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PAN PACItr'IC Forest Products, a growth company cclebrating its lfth anniversary, is seeking professionals to join our sales force. Establish your exclusive customer base from one of our three officcs in Oregon or one in Florida and enjoy one of the industry's best compensation packages. If you have professional sales experience and are interested in joining our respected team, send your rcsume to: Pan Pacific Forest hoducts, Inc., P.O. Box 1507, Bend, Or. 97709, Attention: Sales M-ug"t, orcall Ron Hanson, (800) 7768131.

WANTED: Plywood/OSB strips, drops; sound, square, uniform, dry, thickness l/4 thmugh 23R2. Prcfenrd width, 3-ll2, 5-ll2 or wider. Length 32 to 96 inches or longer. Mixcd or truckload. Send price and availability to FAX #901-682-8501, or mail to: Lumber Source, 4746 Spottswood, Memphis, Tn. 38117. Phone (888) 5768723 (I-SOURCE).

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S0-YEAR-OLD LUMBER COMPANY for sale or lease in the North Texas area. Established market. Willing to deal. Terms available. Fax interest to 972-437-3115, or c-mail at oll@rbm-tx.oorL

Panel Suppliers Merge

Sel Group International Inc. has merged with fellow comrgated pvc and polycarbonate panel supplier Suntuf, Inc.

The new company retains Suntuf s name, Livingston, N.J., headquarters, and distribution centers in Florida, Texas and Van Nuys, Ca.

SGI president Elizabeth Benham will serve as v.p. and sales & marketing mgr., while its Amityville, N.Y., quarters becomes the new Northeast regional distribution center.

Contestants Make The Grade

Dale Todd, Rayonier, Baxley, Ga., was recognized as best overall among 84 graders and Union Camp, Meldrim, Ga., as best overall team at Cox Wood Preserving's 7th annual Timber Products Inspection grader contest.

For individual categories: o Bruce Kicklighter, Union Camp, won the written testdimension, with runners-up Russ Rambo, Union Camp; o Visual-neo or boards- Robert Washington, West Ashley Lumber, Cottageville, S.C.; Scott Ray, Union Camp; Joe Ladson, Westvaco, Summerville, S.C., and John Grant, Georgia-Pacific, Varnville, S.C. o Visual-dimension-Nancy Varnadue, Stone Forest, Orangeburg, S.C.; Alfred Pierce, Union Camp; John Adams, New South, Conway, S.C., and Jeffrey Bennett, Union Camp. o Visual test-wide dimension- Beaver; Doug Cross, Sizemore Lumber, Graham, S.C.; David Streweler, Union Camp, and Pierce.

Todd, and John Beaver, Culp Lumber, New London, S.C.

. Written test-RED or boards- Donnie Lloyd, Rayonier, followed by Todd, Kicklighter and Rambo.

Deck The Halls With Routers

Power tools, by far, top the list of the most popular gifts purchased in hardware stores during the holiday season, according to a recent survey of Ace Hardware dealers.

Nearly half (48Vo) of the 132 dealers surveyed selected power tools such as drills, sanders and saws as the most commonly purchased holiday gift.

Hand tools and housewares were each named by about 207o.

A few dealers named unusual items such as pet supplies, plumbing products and hunting apparel as commonly purchased presents. Automotive maintenance supplies and paint producs didn't rnake any retailer's list.

Kerr-McGee Facility Seeing Stars

Texarkana, Tx.-based Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC's creosote treating plant has earned Star status, the highest level of recognition under OSHA's Voluntary hotection program.

To qualiS for the program, a facility must have injury rates below the national industry averages for three consecutive years, and its safety and health programs must exceed OSHA's standards.

The latest three-year injury and lost-workday incidence rates for K-M's plant are, respectively, 88Vo and 8l7o below industry averages.

Robert L. Hixson, Sr., 67, chairman of the board of Hixsorrlumber Sales, Inc., Pine Bluff, Ar., died Sept. 23.

A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, he got his start in the lumber industry as a salesman for W.S. Fox & Son. In 1959, he founded Hixson Lumber Sales in Pine Bluff, eventually expanding into Magnolia and Plumerville.

He served on the board of the Arkansas Forestry Association.

James McKenzie, 51, president of Southern Wood Specialties, Starkville, Ms., died of a heart attack October 2.

A native of Starkville and a graduate of Mississippi State University, he was a longtime member of the Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association.

Alfred G. Moore, 74, president of A.G. Moore & Co., Norfolk, Va., died Oct. l0 in Norfolk.

A native of Norfolk, he served in the U.S. Army in England, France and Germany during WWII and was a graduate of Virginia Tech.

He began working for A.G. Moore & Co. in 1949, eventually rising to president. His father founded the business in 1946.

David Moore, Mr. Moore's son,.is currently overseeing operations.

John L. McMinn, 69, owner of B&M Building Supply, Water Valley, Ms., died of an aneurysm Oct. 5 in Oxford.

He founded the firm in 1967.

- Anhur Martinez, S e ars c hai.nnan, c o mme nt in g on Home Depot's plans to open smaller hardware stores

Elsie M. Hicks. 76. retired coowner of the now-defunct Farmers Merchants Lumber Co., Brenham, Tx., died Oct.3.

Mrs. Hicks and her husband. John

J. Hicks, founded Farmers Merchants Co. in 1972. She closed the business in July 1990, two months after the death of her husband.

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