OtsITUARIES

Robert E. Dougherty, founder and retired executive vice president of the National Particleboard Association. Gaithersburg, Md., died March 19, 1985. He was 67.

Hardwood Flooring

(Continued from page 49) designs brought out here from the east, for example, may have problems.

Finally, and I realize that I am being repetitive on this point, building supply yards and home centers should constantly strive to improve their hardwood flooring displays and augment them with updated models. If a display floor is somewhat old, check with your distributor about replacing it with a new pattern. It is a good idea to do this often to keep a new look appearance to your display. capitalize on the many attractive new patterns and designs that are available to show people walking through the display what's new in the hardwood flooring market. The increased floor traffic will result in sales that otherwise probably would never have been realized.

Mr. Dougherty was a member of the National Forest Products Association advisory committee. He was also a former associate general counsel and assistant to the executive vice president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, the forerunner of the NFPA.

Mr. Dougherty is survived by four children and three grandchildren.