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Bror G. Dohlberg

Bror Gustav Dahlberg, founder, former president and retired chairman of the board of The Celotex Corporatioir, died Feb. 2O ol a heart attack in his home at Miami Beach, Fla. His age was 73.

Nfr. Dahlberg'was born in Srveden, coming to this country rvhen 10 years old. He started out as an elevator operator, became chief clerk of a railroad system in 1906, engaged in furniture manufacturing and tl-ren became a traffic and railroad rate counselor.

In 1916 he *'as named vice-president of a paper manufacturing company. He continued in this position until 1921, u'hen he organized The Celotex Corporation. With a group of Minnesota business men and engineers he had developed a process of making structural insulating board from bagasse, the fibrous residue remaining after the juice is extracted from sugar cane. The Celotex Corporation rvas established for manufacture of tl-ris nelv board and rose srviftly to its present position as one of the nation's foremost producers of general building materials.

Mr. Dahlberg retired as president of Celotex in 1948 and as board chairman in 1951. He continued as a director of the corporation.

He also was a foundel and former board chairman of Celotex, Ltd., English subsidiary in London. He organized and headed the South Shore Oil and Development Company and the South Coast Corporation.

Mr. Dahlberg was a member of the advisory board of the Proclucers Council. a director of the National Housing Company and a mcmber of the Chicago Housing Council. A co-founder of the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, he was a leader in various civic enterprises.

His homes were in Chicago and Miami Beach. Surviving are his widow, Gilda, a daughter, Mrs. Richard McCauley of North Holly'lvood, Calif. ; a son, Craig, and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Lilley and Mrs. Ruth Elmsquist of St. Paul, N{inn.

New R.ig for Trussed Rqfter Construction

\Arashington-{ nslv and practical fabricating bench, on rvhich all four basic members of modern Teco trussed rafters may be cut and grooved, with precision that assures accurate assembly and efflcient performance, has been designed by Timber Engineering Company, research af.filiate of National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

The nerv fabricating bench rvas introduced by Teco at the 1954 exposition of the National Association of Home Builders, in Chicago, where plans for its simple construction were distributed.

Aithough many builders have their trussed rafters prefabricated and delivered to the job by established prefabricating firms, there are others who prefer to fabricate rafters at the job site. The trend to Teco trussed rafters is being augmented by the simplicity of their construction, using standard lumber items found in most lumber yards,

S. S. Mirchell

Skeffington Samuel Mitchell, 90, passed arvay at Eureka, Calif., on February 22. Mr. Mitchell was a native of St. Stephens, New Brunswick, and came to Eureka in 1883 from Canada to work in the Dolbeer Carson Lumber Co. mill founded by his uncle, the late William Carson. He went to Alaska and was ihere at the beginning of the gold rush, returning later to Eureka.

He was a rnentber of various Masonic orders, Elks Lodge, Flureka Rotary Club and a former president of the Alaska-Yukon Sourdough Society.

He is survived by his widorv, Wilhelmina, and three sons, S. Carson Mitchell, Sonoma; John G. Mitchell, Seattle, and Samuel F. Mitchell, Eureka. Fttneral services were lreld at Eureka on Februarv 24

George 5. Hoys

George S. Hays, 75, retired division manager of The l-ong-Bell Lumber Company, passed a*'ay Feb. 15 at San Fernando, Calif. He retired on Jan. l, 1952, after 51 years with Long-Bell. He rvas a member of the management staff at mills in Nevv Willard and Lufkirr, Tex., before rrroving to Longvier,.,, in 7924 as assistant general manager of the company's Real E,state division. He took an active part in the construction of the city of Longview. In 1940, he returnecl to the manufacturing department and was named manager of the Long-Bell mills at Klamath Falls, Ore., and Dorris, Calif. When the Vaughn, Ore., mill and timber rvas purchased from the Snellstrom interests in 1945, he became manager.

He is survived by one son, Lo1.al B. Hays, Encino. Calif. Mrs. Hays passed away in May of 1953.

Private funeral services rvere held on Feb. 18 followed by interment in Forest Lan'n N{emorial Parrk, Glendale, Calif.

Mrs. O. H. Barr

Funeral services for Mrs. O. H. Barr were conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 8, in the Smith & Tuthill Mortuary, Santa Ana.

Mrs. Barr had lived in Santa Ana for 33 years and previously in Whittier, where her l-rusband, the late O. H. Barr, founded the Barr Lurnber Company. She is survived by a son, Wilbur Barr, president of the Rarr Lumber Company, Santa Ana, and two daughters, Mrs. D. W. Atherton of 'Lemon Heights and I\frs. Horace Mickley of San Marino.

and ease of assembly with u'edge-fit timber connectors.

Whether delivered to the job, ready for erection, or produced there on the suggested nerv rig, trussed rafters continue to be an important factor in the economical construction of homes, one-story 'tvood school buildings, recreation and community structures, and commercial and industrial buildings.

Scale drawings of the fabricating bench layout, and copies of the new booklet, "Hotr to Build Wood Frame Teco Trussed Rafters ," are available without charge to builders, architects and engineers, on request to Timber Engineering Companv, Dept. FB, 1319-18th St. N.W., \\rashington 6, D.C.

Phil Gcrrlin