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70 • JUNE 2014 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Through the Years with World Fence News June 1984 cover June 1994 cover June 1984 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1984 issue of World Fence News, 30 years ago this month. • The cover for June 1984 showed a fence truck displaying a big sign say- ing, "Another Truck Load of Post Holes." Yuk-yuk. • According to an article in that issue, a survey of gate operator users on the West Coast revealed some star- tling attitudes among them. Compiled for Customline, Inc. by Selmore Ad- vertising, the results strongly indicated a need by dealers/installers to provide more consumer information, among other things, to promote repeat busi- ness. • Dealing with today's "do-it- yourselfer" can be a real headache un- less you know what they really want. World Fence News contributing editor Jim Lucci talked about the modern day market, its variations and motives. • Just in case you still ask yourself "where's the beef?" when you look be- tween your (hamburger) buns, don't worry. Contributing editor Jim Hart claimed to have found it. • An Indianapolis-based whole- saler of 22 years added a retail outlet to his business. Conflict of interest? According to the owner, it was the only way he could stay profitable with the influx of wholesale chains in his area. The wholesale/retail operation also provided alternative jobs that worked well with fencing and netted bigger profits. • Wood consultant and historian Richard Phillipe looked at the fence systems of the early settlers. Some of the styles can still be found today. Find out what the colonists had to work with, what they did with it and where. • Southwest Metals introduced an all-metal horse fence system as a "maintenance free," functional alter- native to standard corral systems. They claimed DuraCade to be easy to install and cost competitive. • In his continuing series on base- ball backstop installation, World Fence News contributing editor Herb Borner talked about estimating labor, how to figure scaffolding costs, foundation re- quirements, wings, back panels, canopy arms and more. June 1989 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1989 issue of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed pictures of a Toyota Supra that had a close encounter with a post and rail fence. During the collision of the vehi- cle with the fence, a rail went through the engine compartment, firewall and dashboard. The driver only had bruises. • The cover story discussed action by chain link manufacturers to compile statistics on the U.S. market in order to study the consumption of chain link fence fabric and framework. • If you run across specifications that list cantilever bend or free load bend strength, Herb Borner told how to figure these values. • Contributing editor Jim Lucci looked at how a company owner could efficiently delegate duties among his employees as the company grew. • Doctor-turned-fencer "Izzy Logan" has returned again, this time to a life of crime. We catch up with what Izzy's been up to the past year. Unfor- tunately, he's been up to no good. • Ornamental iron fabricator Roger Scott showed how to add a classy twist to those plain iron fence pickets. • Fence and access control dealers should be prepared if a customer asks them for a service or maintenance con- tract on a system that they install. June 1994 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the June 1994 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for June showed a good looking split rail fence that was photographed by Rick Atkinson, di- rector of sales/fence and highway products, Burke-Parsons-Bowlby Corp., Ripley, W.Va. Burke-Parsons-Bowlby is a major manufacturer of treated wood prod- ucts. Since the time of this writing it has been acquired by another firm. • A federal study focused on the importance of fencing/gates for child- proofing swimming pools. • World Fence News contributing editor Jim Lucci discussed getting the most out of your Yellow Pages ads. • World Fence News contributing editor Herb Borner discussed chain link fence layout for baseball and soft- ball fields. • Phillip Perry went over the seven most costly errors that owners make when evaluating employees. • Charles Roberts discussed how claims control was not a part of safety, but controlling accident claims was an essential part of an overall loss control program. • Jim Hart reminded us about Murphy's Law: "No job is going to be as easy as it looks, and anything that can go wrong usually will, at the worst June 1989 cover