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Elder Forest Products, Inc.

Plant: 1726 West Street, Crowley, LA 70526

(800) 256.7197 (337) 625-8141 . FAX 337-625-5275 Associate

Bill Lennie has been appointed senior v.p.-d6cor for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Craig Menear has been promoted to senior v.p.-hardlines. John Costello, executive v.p.-marketing, has added merchandising to his responsibilities, with the retirement of Jerry Edwards after 12 years as executive v.p.-merchandising.

Mick Whelan, previously with American Recreation Products, has been named v.p.-sales, marketing and product development for Epoch Composite Products, Lamar, Mo.

Paul Grimmer, ex-Armstrong, has joined Columbia Flooring, Danville, Va., as business unit mgr. for national accounts. John Hall, exArmstrong, is now materials control mgr.

Charles Brown has been named president and chief operating officer of the Pentair Tool Group, Golden Valley, Mn., succeeding H. Eugene Swacker, who is now president of global sales and service for the tools group.

Michelle Henebry Finnigan, exValspar Corp., has been appointed sales director of specialty businesses for TruServ Corp., Chicago, Il.

Frederic Souba Jr., v.p., Stora Enso North America's Forest Resources Unit, was appointed chairman of the Wisconsin Governor's Council on Forestry.

Frieda Ellis, Ellis Hardware, Seneca, Il., was recognized for her 50 years in the business with Ace Hardware's Eastwing Golden Hammer Award.

Timothy S. Farrell has been elected president, c.e.o. and secretary of the American Hardware Manufacturer's Association board of directors, effective Jan. 1. William P. Farrell, current president and c.e.o., will serve as vice chairman.

David Beeken, Eagle Window & Door, Inc., Dubuque, Ia., was recognized as Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.

Dr. Donald M. Carlton has been elected to the board of directors at Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Tx.

Dave Brown, president, and Steve Wheeler, v.p., Green Forest Engineering Products LLC, plan to open a composite lumber manufacturing plant in Nevada, Mo., by year's end.

Gordon and June Heard plan to retire following this month's closure of Heard's Hardware, Bowie, Tx. Gordon has owned and operated the l09-year-old family business for more than 50 years.

John Cronin is the new general mgr. for Fabcon, Allentown, Pa. Gene Ingalls is the new plant mgr. in Westfield,In.

Gary Macey, Weyerhaeuser Co., was elected Western Red Cedar Lumber Association chairman and president.

Meg Webster, Brewer-Garrett Co., Avon Lake, Oh., has been elected v.p. of the National Association of Women in Construction. Helen Truskolaski, West Side Lumber, North Ridgeville, Oh., was named to the group' s board of directors.

Ray Adams has been promoted to president of Coastal Industries, Jacksonville, Fl. Founder William M. Cobb is now c.e.o., and Mark Rowlet is national sales mgr.

Danny W. Huff, executive v.p.-finance and chief financial officer, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., has been elected to the board of directors for Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston, Tx.

Derl Bernard, Bernard Lumber, Sweet Springs, Mo., was honored Aug. 1 for his 50 years in the lumber business.

Knox Wood is now selling plastic moulding at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Judge Denies Refund To Payless

A federal judge has ruled that now-defunct retail chain Payless Cashways cannot recoup more than $820,000 it paid lumber supplier Canfor Forest Products Ltd. weeks before declaring bankruptcy in June 2001.

Payless had earlier agreed to wire payment when lumber orders left Canfor's yards in Alberta, Canada, and Houston, Tx. From May 14-18, 2001, Payless wired a total of $820,564 to Canfor. On June 4, the chain filed for Chapter 11 protection.

Payless attempted to void the payments using a provision in bankruptcy law that assumes a company filing for bankruptcy was actually insolvent as much as 90 days before filing, making any payments during the period illegal. The only exceptions include cash payments that benefit the bankrupt firm.

Yet the judge ruled that rhe lumber helped provide inventory and, since Payless paid for the wood before receiving it, the transactions could be considered cash.

Anti-Flag Teen Indicted For Arson

A local 1S-year-old has been indicted on suspicion of burning a U.S. flag that was hanging at Lumber Tag Specialties. Cypress, Tx.

The building was damaged in the March 22 fire and the flag was incinerated, but no one was injured (see May, p. 26).

The flag had once draped the casket of owner Victoria McCord's brother, an Army veteran, and was presented to their mother, who died in December.

Randall W. Heinrichs was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly setting fire to an American flag and a Texas flag a week earlier at a middle school.

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