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Serving

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Editorial

DAVID CUTLER publisher

Ready for the worst Gase soenario?

I T'S been about two months since the New York I Stock Exchange had its Monday meltdown, losing 508 points in a single day. Since then we've read about 508 different explanations as to what happened, why and what will happen next. We get the distinct feeling that nobody really knows what's going on.

Given that situation, it seems prudent to do a little mental planning in the event a worst case scenario becomes the one that we have to deal with in real life.

While we are not necessarily forecasting that America is about to suffer another Great Depression like in the 1930s, that is not to say that we think it couldn't happen again. After all, who thought the stock market would drop 508 points in one day, losing half a trillion dollars in a single sickening slide? Today, many companies rightly pride themselves on surviving the recession of 198l-1982, running mean and lean since. But that slump was a comparative piece of cake alongside the hopelessly grim days of the 1930s. In those days business didn't just slowdown, it virtually disappeared. Let one statistic suffice: In Detroit in 1926 construction was running at a $l8l million annual pace. After the bank collapse of 1933. construction fell to $4 million.

Coping with that kind of a crash was often impossible and businesses died by the hundreds ofthousands. Yet a few survived, somehow, to go on to what were to be the most prosperous times in U.S. history. The ways they did it were varied, ingenious, sometimes lucky, but always involved hard work and lots of it.

We've heard all the arguments as to how a replay of the 1930s can't happen. We don't buy it. We'll go along with the philosopher who said that those who ignore the lessons of history are condemned to repeat its mistakes.

It seems smarter to us to put in a little time preparing for something that supposedly will never happen again than to gamble on being unprepared.

We Can Naftdle It

We're an experlenced, professlonal bulldlng mat€rial carrler uslng all company owned equlpnent drlven bY company drlvers. Southern Gulf has 48 state general commodlty autborlty, common and contract. Intrastate Texas bulldlng material authorlty stateslde. Arkansas and Oklahoma Intrastate bulldlng rnaterlals autborlty.

SOUTIIDRN GULF TRUCKIFIG

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December 1987

Kelly ls Lumberman Of Year

George E. Kelly, Memphis, Tn., was named Lumberman of the Year by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, during their annual Wood Products Week celebration.

He received the Wilson Award which recognizes personal honor, character and integrity as well as interest and participation in the club; the industry and the community. The award has been presented since 1966 in honor of the late J.S. P. Wilson.

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association, the American Parquet Association, the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association and the National Wood Flooring Association. Gray Moulthrop, Searcy Flooring, Inc., Searcy, Ar., is sponsor chairman. School director is Charles "Mickey" Moore.

Airington New G-P Presldent

Harold L. Airington has been named president and coo of GeorgiaPacific effective Feb. 1.

Airington succeeds Robert A. Schumacher who will retire when he reaches the company's mandatory retirement age of 65.

Ronald P. Hogan succeeds Airington as executive vice presidentbuilding products. Hogan, 47, is considered a prime candidate for chairman and ceo when T. Marshall Hahn Jr. reaches retirement age in four years. Airington at 60 is thought too old to be in the running for the position at that time.

Kelly, who began his 33 year career in the wood products industry upon graduation from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. Degree in Forestry, is co-chairman of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis trade promotion committee.

He retired last year after 10 years as president of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association (now the Hardwood Manufacturers Association). This position included serving as managing director of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association, secretary-treasurer of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association and executive director of the National Lumber Exporters Association.

Ceremonies honoring Kelly were held on Oct.26.

Hardwood Flooring School

Applications are being accepted for the March 21-25 session of the Hardwood Flooring Installation School at the Memphis Convention Center Complex, Memphis, Tn.

Applications are available from the sponsoring associations, the

Meeting Focuses On Hardwood

An update on their current program to educate the public on the value and quality of hardwood furniture and cabinets was included in the Hardwood Manufacturers Association's fall meeting agenda emphasizing manufacturing and handling of hardwood lumber.

Lumbermen contributing to the program included Barry L. Cook, Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C.; L.N. Thompson, Jr., T & S Hardwoods, Inc., Milledgeville, Ga.; Don Overmyer Jr., Linden Lumber Co., Linden. Al.l David Williams, Louisiana Southern Forest Products, Inc., Opelousas, La., and Larry Averitt, Averitt Lumber Co., Clarksville, Tn.

The Sept. 22-24meeting in Nashville, Tn., was planned by Paul Barringer, Averitt, Steve Bryan, Mark Conolly, Clay Curtner, William Neese and Thompson.

1989 Recession Foreseen

A 1989 recession will follow a year of continued moderate growth, predicts the National Association of Business Economists.

Dlstrlbutotts

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