OBITUARIES

Thelma D. Reel the wife of Los Angeles lumberman E. G. Reel, died November 15' at Downey Community Hospital in Downey, California.

In addition to Mr. Reel she is survived by two sons, Donald A. Reel and Gilbert M. Reel, and two grandaughters, Linda and Shirley Reel.

One of the nation's leading promoters of wood products, Arthur \M. Priaulx, died of lung cancer in Portland, Oregon on November 27.

For 23 years director of public relations for the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Mr. Priaulx had developed news feature services distributed to several thousand newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, describing lumber in its modern uses, particularly in hone building and improvement.

Ife was a frequent contributor of illus- trated articles appearing in many leading "shelter" magazines, and builder and dealer publications.

He had also assisted in creation of the product literature which the West Coast trade organization distributed by the hundreds of thousands of copies, primarily through lumber dealers.

Both the nationwide feature services and product literature continue to be distributed by the Western Wood Products Association, the group formed by merger of WCLA with the Western Pine Association.

Mr. Priaulx was a foremost spokesman also for forestry and conservation. While campaigning for better manners in the forests, he eoined sueh expressions as "litterbug" and "woods hooligan." He strongly publicized the Keep Green and tree farm programs from their beginnings more than 20 years ago in Washington and Oregon.

A recognized historian, he devoted his final months to writing the history of the West Coast lumber industry. His death cut this work short.

His unique flair for promotional ideas

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and writing blossomdd during the first 21 years of his career, when he owned and edited six difrerent Oregon newspapers. Born at Pasadena, Calif. in 1903, he was the son of a weekly newspaper publisher. He is survived by his widow, Dealtry; four children and seven grandchildren.

Edward P. Stamm, president of the American Forestry Association and a long-time leader in the timber industry, is dead of a heart seizure at 72.

Mr. Stamm lvas a consultant with the Crown Zellerbach Corp,, a post he held since 1957. He also acted as consultant for forestry products firms in Alaska, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, Previous positions with Crown Zellerbach included those of logging engineer, loggrng superintendent, logging manager and vice-president.

Ife was born Sept. 26, L892, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was a member of Pentalpha Lodge No. 276, F&AM; Portland Rotary Club; Pacific Northwest Committee on Forest History; the Arlington Club, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.