Amendment No. 1 To Employment Contract The Employment Contract between Justin Industries, Inc. and John S. Justin, Jr. dated December 14, 1994 ("Contract") is hereby amended, effective December 1, 1997, as follows: 1. Employee's term of employment...

                                 Amendment No. 1
                                       To
                               Employment Contract

     The Employment Contract between Xxxxxx Industries, Inc. and Xxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Jr. dated December 14, 1994 ("Contract") is hereby amended, effective December
1, 1997, as follows:

     1.   Employee's term of employment under Paragraph 2 of the Contract is
          hereby extended to November 30, 1998.

     2.   The minimum annual Salary to be paid to Employee under Paragraph 2 of
          the Contract shall be Six Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
          ($600,000.00).

     Except as hereinabove amended, the Contract shall remain in force as
     originally written.

     Executed this 18th day of December, 1997.

                                        XXXXXX INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                        By:  /S/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
                                             Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
                                             Vice President


                                             /S/ XXXX X. XXXXXX, JR.
                                             Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Jr.