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60 • AUGUST 2013 • WORLD FENCE NEWS August 1988 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the August 1988 edition of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover stories for August dealt with the FAA tightening security at commercial carrier airports, and how the drought was affecting sales of farm fence. • Access control columnist Pete Martin continued his look at the high potential offered by the health and elderly care industries. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner took a look at the "most abused fitting in the fence industry." • Management consultant Jim Lucci began a series on commercial credit. • Fabricator Roger Scott drew on experience and came up with helpful hints for installing ornamental fence. • Jim Hart took on a piece-of-cake military fence job that soon had him advancing to the rear. • The World Fence News Fence Truck of the Year Contest was just around the corner. • Business expert Leon Danco felt that many family-owned businesses August 1988 cover Through the Years with World Fence News could benefit from a board of directors. August 1993 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the August 1993 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for August showed an unusual fence made from dozens of steel wheels of all types. The fence was located on Steve and Junette Dahmen's farm and ranch near Uniontown, Washington. The photo was taken by photographer Robert Crum of Gainesville, Florida. • On the surface, offering a written warranty on fence installations above and beyond the materials and workmanship sounds good, but contractors should not lock themselves into guarantees that could eventually turn profitable jobs into losers, said WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci. • Should employees be compensated for performing their jobs safely, as part of a company safety program? Charles Roberts takes a dim view of this practice, noting that they are getting paid to do the job, and doing it August 1993 cover safely should be a given. • To say that the federal proposal to close thousands of acres of western timberland is unpopular with the industry would be putting it mildly. The industry responded in this article. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner said that one great use for scrap fence materials is making temporary and portable fences. He also showed how to construct movable vehicle guide rail for traffic control. • Jim Hart bought a fancy telephone answering machine to make his business run smoother. Well, it was not to be. In trying to figure out the system, he accidentally recorded an obscene message for all incoming callers to hear. August 1998 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the August 1998 issue of World Fence News, 15 years ago this month. • The cover for August showed a recreation of an historic rail fence at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Freehold and Manalapan Townships, N.J. The reconstruction was done by C&B Fence of Howell, N.J. Another article on the cover talked about a fence installation for the Atlanta Braves. Allied Fence Co. of Mableton, Ga. had installed a fence for the Braves as part of a memorial at the spot where Hank Aaron's 715th home run landed on April 8, 1974, the day that he broke Babe Ruth's home run record. The fence was 8 foot high, 6 gauge blue chain link fence, which was specially manufactured for this installation by Merchants Metals. The posts are 4" square steel tubing and the top rail is 3" round. The monument stands in the middle of the parking lot and includes a replica of the warning track, as well as a grass area that recreates the outfield. • WFN contributing editor Herb Borner talked about beefing up barrier gates. • WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci discussed how to prepare to work with architects. • The Dodge Report showed that housing starts were down. • Adverse possession really can be adverse for property owner. • Attention to detail makes safer electric fence. • How to plan for the unexpected: Preventing child drownings. • Good fences really do make good neighbors. • The National Spa and Pool Institute slated its upcoming expo. August 2003 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the August 2003 issue of World Fence News, 10 years ago this month. • The focus for the August issue was on swimming pool fences. The cover showcased several nice continued on page 62 August 1998 cover