Obituaries

Donald Murray Hughes, manager of the Hechinger Co. store, Sterling, Va., died Oct. 17, 1987, of heart failure in Fairfax, Va. He was 49.

Born in Washington, D.C., he joined Hechinger in 1954. He was the company's first Manager of the Year.

Mr. Hughes is survived by a son, a daughter, a brother and a grandchild.

Melvin L. Anthony, a former principal at Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar., died Sept. 19, 1987, in Shreveport, La., after a lengthy illness. He was 74.

Born in Hopeville, Ar., Mr. Anthony joined Anthony Forest Products Co. in the 1930s. remaining until his retirement in 1972 as plywood plant division manager. He co-founded M&B Lumber Co.. Nashville, Ar., which he sold in the mid-1970s.

He was active in various lumber associations, serving for a number of years on the board of the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau and on the American Plywood Association board of trustees from 1970 to 197 4.

Mr. Anthony is survived by his widow, Vera, a son, two sisters, and five brothers.

Roy Edward Hilton, owner of the Roy E. Hilton Lumber Co., Oxford, N.C., died Oct. 6, 1987, in Durham, N.C., after a brief illness. He was 56. A native of Davie County, N.C., he started in the lumber business working for his father's E.C. Hilton Lumber Co. in the early 1950s. He founded his own company l0 years later.

Mr. Hilton is survived by his widow, Margaret, his mother, one son, seven brothers, and one sister.

Personals

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Roger Higgins has been named distribution center mgr. at Carolina Canadian Lumber Sales, Spartanburg, S.C., according to Gene Foust, c.e.o.

Bert E. Elliott, v.p., roofing products operating div., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., has been elected pres. of the Asphalt Roofrng Manufacturers Association. He is succeeded as chairman of the executive committee by outgoing ARMA pres. Roger H. Bengtson, v.p. and gen. mgl., roofing systems div., Manville Corp.

R.J. "Dlck" Dougdl has been named mgr. of marketing communications for Heil-Quaker Corp., LaVergne, Tn., according to Chrrles L. Shettuck, v.p. of marketing.

Southeast Scene

(Continued from page 24) sonnel knowledge of various standards and grades of lumber, methods of purchasing lumber, difference in species and their uses, handling and storage of lumber and lumber specifications will be given twice in December. Dec. 8 in Manassas and Dec. 9 in Richmond.

A retail building material management seminar will be held Jan. l2-14 at Charlottesville. An intensive three days of classes, it is for both the experienced and the new owners and top manage-

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A full day seminar on managing for financial results is planned for Feb. 10, also in Charlottesville. Top and middle management, owners/managers and management trainees will be targeted in this workshop which explains new ways of presenting financial statements that are more informative and easier to understand.

The education committee is considering a series of in-state and out-of-state mill and plant tours for members and their employees.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT

George Hovooros, pres. Rick Hovooros, v.p. Lee Rou-rlin. soles Jem; UJilcor, soles