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Enoch Israelson, one ofthe pioneers of the moulding industry, died Aug. 17, 1986, in Sacramento, Ca. He was 84.

A native of Minnesota, Mr. Israelson moved to Californi a in 1912. He cofounded Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co., Dorris, Ca., in 1924, opening a second moulding plant in Sacramento in 1945.

He was a founder in 1962 and on the founders board of the Wood Moulding and Millwork Association. Mr. Israelson was widely regarded as one ofthe deans ofthe industry.

Mr. Israelson is survived by his widow, Evelyn, one son, one daughter, one sister, six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.

Arthur J. Harff, owner of Arthur J. Harff Co., Los Angeles, Ca., died July 26, 1986, in Los Angeles follorving a heart attack. He was 80.

Born in Sheboygon, Wi., he moved to Los Angeles where he began his own lumber company in 1930. He was a member of the L.A. Lumbermen's Club and Hoo-Hoo International, the lumbermen's fraternal organization.

Mr. Harff is survived by one son, two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

Peter J. Bendetti, retired lumber manager at Hammond Lumber Co., Bellflower, Ca., died Aug. 3, 1986, in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. He was 88.

After emigrating from Italy in l9D, he ioined Hammond Lumber in 1928. He -became manager 13 years later, retiring in 1968.

Mr. Bendetti is survived by his widow, Josephine, one son, one daughter, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

C. kmoine Blanchard, owner of the former Blanchard Lumber Co.. Burbank. Ca., died of heart failure Aug. 13, 1986, in Burbank. He was 75.

Grandson ofthe founder, he and his brother RW. Blanchard Jr. purchased the company from their uncle in 1956. He was a past member of the Los Angeles City Council and chairman of the L.A. Airport Commission and theL.A. County Housing Authority.

Mr. Blanchard is survived by his widow, Frances, one daughter, one son, one brother, two sisters, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

House Hungry Baby Boomers

Home building prospects for the '90s are promising according to a demographic study which shows that baby boomers will arrive at the 35 to 54 age group with the peak earnings which usually bring high home ownership percentages.

The Population Reference Bureau sees a resumption of steady growth in median family income as well as an increase in the number of families. In 1985 married couple households dropped to 58% of all U.S. households from'75% in 1960, but the 1990s is expected to change this.

As more couples marry, they are expected to move out of apartments and multi-unit dwellings into single family homes, thus improving the picture for home buildins.

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