OBITUARIES

Henry D. Hancock, 61, veteran Reno lumberman, was buried on January 16. He was manager of Paul Bunyan Lumber Company at Reno, Nevada.

Born and raised in Battle Mountain, Nevada, by foster parents following the death of his mother and father in a renegade Indian attack, Mr. Hancock had spent his entire working career in lumber. IIe took his first job with the old Red River Lumber Company at 'Westwood, and remained with the same firm and Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., a subsidiary, through- out his entire career.

Mr. Hancock leaves his wife, Blanche, and a son, Gregg.

James N. Abel, 85, longtime lumberman, died of a heart attack at the home of a nephew, Robert Weber, in the San Fernando Valley on December 14, 1962. He had been in good health.

Born in Michigan on March 6, 18?6, Mr. Abel went to the Pacific Northwest as a very young man and started in the lumber mills in Washington. He later came to Southern California and was connected with Pacific Sash & Door Company. Following this he became yard superintendent of 'Western Hardwood Lumber Company, re- tiring in 1963 after being with that company for twenty years.

W. Elston Baker, manager of the Import Department of Dant & Russell, Inc., died on Tuesday, November 20.

Mr. Baker had been with Dant & Russell for over 12 years and was well known in the industry.

Otto B. Egland died in Bakersfield, California on December 29. A victim of leukemia, Mr. Egland was in his late ?0's.

Mr. Egland was founder and manager of Egland Lumber Company, Bakersffeld, one of the leading lumber and building materials concerns in the lower San Joaquin Val- ley area. He had spent years, of active service in Kern County civic afairs and was a past director of the Lumber Merchants Assoaiation of Northern California.

Mr. Egland leaves his wife at their Bakersfield home, and a son, Otto, Jr., who now manages the affairs of Egland Lumber Company.

Don Jewetl Jock Compbell

Omqrk Technicions Keep Power Scws Running

To Cleqr Storm Debris

Cleanup after a severe Pacific Coast storm put all available chain saws to work causing a windfall of problems for the service department of OMARK Industries, Inc., manufacturer of OREGON Saw Chain.

On Monday follo'wing the October 12,1962 storm, OMARK'g service technicians handled some 300 power saw and chain problems. "We filed close to 250 chains that day," said serviceman Bill Haglan. "Our customers included the Milwaukie City Fire Department, the U.S. Army, the State Highway Department and the State Police. Many of the jobs were on a no-charge basis."

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"'We salr many old-time 84w8,' added Ileglen. "Makes like Electro Boss, Redhead Wood Boss, IEL Twin, Reed hentice came in, and these were all from 10 to 15 years old."

Perhaps the toughest cutting job for an OREGON Chain following the storm was on a 4"x7ty'z," concrete tree plug. The customer biought his chain in after sawing the plug completely in half. Re-filing put the chain back to work.

"Some funny things happened that day," related Gordon Hodson, another OMARK serviceman. "One fellow drove 50 miles for some repair work, only to find he didn't have a key to unlock the chain saw from his trunk. We had to help him take out the back seat of his automobile before we could do any chain fixing. In another incident, two fellows swapped their saws in the parking lot after having some work done, and both appeared to be delighted with the impromptu transaction."

Trees felled by o severe Pqcific Coqsl slorm proved trying to choin row cquipmenl. Jeri McCoy. OMARK lnduslries, Inc. employee, holdt o contrele lro. plug cut in hclf wilh qn OREGON Sqw Choin. OMARK'S service deporlmanl refiled lhe choin to put it bdck lo work

Arizono's Cliflon lumber Celebrotes Soth Anniversory

Pete and Thora Pollack, owners of Clifton Lumber & Improvement Co., 403 Railroad Avenue, Clifton, Arizona, recently celebrated the company's 50th Anniversary with a big three-day Anniversary Sale. Some 1500 local friends and customers attended the event which, according to the latest census records, would mean that just about every man, woman, child and dog living in Clifton was in the store sometime during the celebration!

Although the Pollacks advertised leaders, including a new line of plastics, they were successful in moving a good amount of slow moving merchandise as well. Principal advertising of the event was done by handbills, and door prizes were awarded to those who guessed the closest to the number of nails contained in a large jar displayed in the showroom window.

Sondslone ond Evqnite Golden Oqk preftnished hqrdwood poneling blend lo qchiere this "fireplace wqll" in on otmosphere of conlemporory lecor. fhe paneling is rondom plonked poltern to provide o voriety of groin lextures ond cpplied with motching color nqils.

Evonite Exponds Line

One of the fastest growing segments of the Evanite plywood line is the company's new family of factory finished hardwood plywood paneling. Recently Evanite Lustre-Sheen finished panel- ing was increased to 14 distinctly different panel types oi pre- finished woods.

Also available with the paneling are matching color nails which blend with the finish of the paneling, These nails are annular threaded for lifetime grip. T'hey may be face driven and do not require setting or touch up puttying.

The durable surface of Evanite hardwood paneling is protected by a scratch and wear resistant catalyzed iesin finish.- Evanite officials state that although the Lustre-Sheen process applied a deeper film for longer protection than most other marruf-u-"ture", use, the Evanite resin is so clear it does not retard the show through of the wood grain. The finish is baked onto the wood surface to form an actual bond with the wood. Backs of all panels are sealed to prevent moisture absorption.

All panel species are V-grooved in random pattern and have beveled edges to achieve a continuous monolithic surface effect. Wh-en properly applied with the exclusive Evanite matching color nails, it is nearly impossible to locate the panel joints anJ nails.

This paneling line includes four surfacei which Evanite calls "Charactef' grain. The paneling in this classification bears burl, knot and swirl patterns which add to its informality, The charac_ ter-grain woods ihclude Antique Birch, Natural tsirch, Natural Walnut and Provincial Cherry.

In addition to the characrer grain woods the line also includes

Silver Mist Ash, Golden Oak, Platinum Oak, Desert Oak, American Black Walnut, American Cherry, New England Birch, Colonial Birch, Knotty Pine and Knotty Cedar.

Prefinished mouldings in eight different types are also available to rnatch the panel coloring. Panel sizes may be 4'x8, or 4'xL0'xr/a,".

Evanite hardwood paneling is a product of Evans Products Company, Building Materials Division, 1029 S.W. Alder Street, Portland 5, Oregon. A full color folder is available upon request.

Superior Cobinet Destroyed by Fire

Superior Cabinet, Inc., 909 Owsley Avenue, San Jose, was leveled by an estimated $50,000 blaze on December 27, burning the structure right down to its slab foundation. trmmediate plans for rebuilding were not yet available from president and general manager Al Toland.

llodern Morketing Goncept Plqnned For New Diqmond Notionol Stores

A new marketing concept in lumber merchandising witl be introduced by Diamond National Corporation at four retail-building supply stores planned for construction in New England shopping centers, William II. Walters, chairman and president, has announced.

For the first time, all the services usually found in a multi-acre lumber yard will be provided in just 6,000 square-feet of floor space at the stores soon to be opened in I{ingham, Natick and lfaverhill, Massachusetts, and North Kingstown, Rhode Island, near Providence.

"We are breaking age-old lumber yard traditions in simplifying our sales approaeh to meet the special needs of home building supply customers," Mr. Walters said. "Our aim is to provide more and better service to all our customers. Contractors and builders will find greatly improved and accelerated service at these convenient locations."

The shopping center sites at Hingham Plaza, Haverhill Plaza, Sherwood Plaza in Natick, and Kingstown Plaza in North Kingstown, are located in rapidly expanding suburbs of Boston and Providence. They were chosen by Diamond National after extensive market studies.

Construction is already underway at the Ifingham Plaza store, which was scheduled to open on or about November 8. Tentative opening dates for the other stores are: Sherwood Plaza, November 23, and Haverhill Plaza, December 6. The North Kingstown store is expected to be ready early this year.

The stores will be of identical one-story brick and concrete block construetion, Colonial style in design, and each containing 6,000 square-feet of retail floor space. They will have anothet 2,400 square-foot of outdoor selling area. They will be airconditioned and operated on modern retailing principles.

"Our stores will be open when people want to shop-in the evening as well as daytime," L. S, Lavezzi, director of DN's Eastern Retail Division, commented. "Tlte usual technical lumber yard terms used to quote prices and in estimating material needs will be reduced to laymen's language as an aid to the rapidly gtowing ranks of do-it-yourself buyers."

There will be ample parking space available at the four locations, making it easy for customers to carry purchases of small lumber items in their cars. Express delivery on larger orders will be made possible through servicing from nearby Diamond National lumber yards.

In addition, Diamond National will offer its own financing plans to help homeowners make improvements when needed rather than having to wait until they can pay cash. Specially trained store personnel also will assist customers in planning various home improvement projects.

In that conneetion, the new stores will be staffed with local area people, and there will be opportunities for management responsibilities through Diamond National's training program.

K. L. Brownell, general manag:er, Eastern Retail Division, announced the stores will sell lumber and lumber products, brandname hand and power tools, household appliances, paints, garden supplies, plumb- ing equipment, prefinished wood paneling and a wide variety of other building and home improvement materials.

Diamond National's Eastern Retail Division presently operates 26 building-supply stores and lumber yards in Connecticut' Massachuetts, Maine, New Ilampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The company's West Coast Retail Division has 64 stores in California, Idaho and Washington.

Diamond National. with 39 manufacturing plants here and abroad, is a leading manufacturer of packaging, printing and molded-pulp produets, matches, lumber and wood products.

Williqm Whitmqrsh RePresenls

McCoy Firm in PhilodelPhio

Lawrence R. McCoy & Co., Inc., Lumber Merchants, Worcester, Massachusetts, with representatives in all major distribution centers throughout the East, announce the appointment of Mr. William F. Whitmarsh, presently of New Haven, Connecticut,- as i sales representative in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.

Mr. Whitmarsh takes over the territory formerly handled by Houghton M. Trott who hai left the lumber business. He will divide the Greater Philadelphia area with Mr. William E. Barrett, III, who has represented Lawrence R. McCoy & Co., Inc. there for the past fifteen Years.

From 1948 until the present' he has been in the wholesale Iumber business, as a Vice President of the Frost & Davis Lumber Co., which consolidated with Lawrence R. McCoy & Co.. Inc. in 1960.

Texqs Firm Exponds

American Liberty Oil Company, Dallas, Texas, parent company of Wynnewood Products, has purchased the New Hamp- shire and North Carolina particleboard plants of National Starch & Chemical Company.

Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

K. N. Stordalen, General Manager and Vice-President of Wynnewood, said Wynne- wood Products would continue to operate the American Parboard flakeboard plant at Black Mountain, North Carolina. Its capa- city is 12,000,000 square feet per year. The 18,000,000 square feet-capacity Granite Board plant in Goffstown, New Hampshire, will be moved to another location.

Acquisition of the National Starch properties will add a flakeboard to Wynnewood's line of building products and increase its total production capacity to 42,000,000 square feet, once the Goffstown plant is relocated and in operation.

In announcing the acquisition, Stordalen said:

"The additional facilities will give us wider distribution in different parts of the country and enable us to ofer a more diversified line of boards."

Crqbb Nomed Centrol Division

Soles Monoger for Kqiser Gypsum

Hugh L. Crabb has been appointed manager of the Central Sales Division of Kaiser Gypsum Company, it has been announced by J. J. Hague, vice president of sales.

The Central Division embraces Northern California, Utah, Northern Nevada and part of Idaho.

Crabb will be assisted in the division's management responsibilities by S. J. Smith, 'W. E. French and E. D. Ryan. This broadened organizational structure will enable the division to provide an increased level of service to its widespread customer groups.

Crabb, a member of the Kaiser Gypsum sales organization since 1956, was previously sales manager of acoustical products for the company. Prior to assumption of that post in 1959, he was insulating board products manag'er in the Central Sales Division.

Before joining Kaiser Gypsum, Crabb spent five years as Northern California manufacturer's representative for Dant & Russell and two years as a division manager for Dyke Brothers, a Texas building materials firm.

"Fqslesf Culfing" Boyonet Sqw Hqs

Two-Yeqr Molor Guorqnte€

A new, heavy-duty portable bayonet saw -described by the manufacturer as the fastest cutting saw of its kind-has been developed by Rockwell Manufacturing Company's Power Tool Division.

An unprecedented two-year consumer guarantee covers the unique failure-proof motor which powers the new Porter-Cable Model 300.

The saw's high-speed cutting action is attributed to a simplified orbital drive mechanism in place of the usual six, coupled with its 5/32-in. longer stroke.

It is used for hundreds of jobs from general rough cutting to fine scroll work on many types of materials-including wood, metals, plastics and compositions-by builders, cabinet shops, contractors and hobbyists. It can be used for ripping and crosscutting operations and serves also as a coping, keyhole, jig and hack saw.

Rockwell is making the unusual motor guarantee-longest in the industry-on the basis of exhaustive testing which proved average motor life is well in excess of the warranty period. Test results also demonstrated the tool's greater speed and power

Green & Dry Uppers

Rough & Milled Commons in comparison with other available models. In extensive testing, the lightweight (six lbs) unit cut through almost 614 miles of 1tl-in. and 2-in. playwood without a sign of failure. In eontinuous eight-hour test periods throughout the summerr not a single motor was burned out, the company said. No difficulty was experienced even after 15% hours of testing, the longest single test period, while a comparable competitive model lasted only three hours and two minutes.

The saw "ot 1-r/rin. to 2-in. stock 30 per cent faster than other models. Tests showed also that blade life with the new saw is three times longer in heavy stock than other bayonet saws tested.

Durability of the motor is attributable partially to the treatment of critical components with special plastic formulations for improved insulation and longer wear. Commutation is 50 per cent improved due to an increased number of armature slots and commutator bars, Arcing and commutator wear are reduced and brush wear is cut by more than 300 per cent.

Equipped with a tilting base for 0- to 45-degree angle cuts, the machine also has a rip guide, circle cutting guide and base insert. A built-in spring clip prevents the blade from tearing veneer, and an improved blower keeps the line of cut completely clear of sawdust. An improvcd dust seal in the blade holder bearing provides an airtight seal between the bearing and blade holder, thus protecting the gear chamber,

The 2,5-amp motor delivers a speed of 4000 strokes per minute. Capacity of the heavy-duty machine is 2r/z in. in wood, 96 in. in aluminum, and 3/16 in. in steel.

Green Promoted to Celolex District Mgr.

Stephen J. Green has been promoted to manager of the Kansas City sales district for The Celotex Corporation, according to E, E. Dierking, Celotex general line sales manager.

Green has been assistant district manager of the district for the past five years. In his new position he will direet all Celotex sales activities in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, western Missouri, western Arkansas, and parts of southern Nebraska. His district office is located at 1318 City National Bank Building, 928 Grand Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Green joined Celotex in 1949 as a salesman in Dodge City, Kansas.

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P.O. Box 340 Berkeley l, Colif.

Rollin Cqntrqll Plqns Relirement

Rollin A. Cantrall, vice president and general manager of Klamath Lumber and Box Company, has announced that he has requested an early retirement commencing later in December.

Cantrall has been associated with the lumber mill operation in Klamath Falls, Oregon for 36 years. He was appointed general manager upon the retirement of Gustave A. Krause in 1958 and was elected vice president last year.

While calling a halt to his long-time daily routine, Cantrall emphasized that the lumber business is still his first love and that he will be available for consultation in box shook and lumber production and sales.

Prominent in community activities, he is a past president of the Klamath County United Fund and was for eight years a member of the Klamath Falls City Council, 1937 to 1945.

Cantrall is now serving his fifth year as a board member of the Elementary School District No. One, Klamath Falls. He is also chairman of the membership committee of the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Rotary Club, and a director of the Western Wood Box Association.