DOOR.HANGING MACHINERY

Now You can turn out Pre-hung Doors gulckly and accuratel! for your Contractor customers. Thc operator merely places both the door and iamb in the KVAI Routing-Boring Machine and does not have to shift them durinS the operations of boring, routing, and applying hinges. writo for the l$at Catalog describlng this machine and others for manufacturing and sizlng doors and plywood.

KVAtHEIil ilACHINERY C0.' Petaluma, California

OBlrUARY STUART DOUGLAS LANSING

PAINE, 51, chairman of the board of Thompson & I{olmes, Ltd., appliance wholesalers of San Francisco and the company's subsidiary, Davis Hardwood Company, died March 14 alter a long illness.

A native of New HamPshire and a Yale IJniversity graduate, Mr. Paine served as a volunteer for the second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in charge of the expedition's dog teams.

IIe subsequently wrote a book, "The Long Whip," about his experiences in the Antarctic for which he was awarded a Congressional citation.

Mr. Paine served during the war as a Navy officer and was attached to the American Embassy in l-ima, Peru, as an attache at the close of the war.

In addition to heading ThomPson & Holmes ancl Davis Hardwood, Mr. Paine was fountler and secretary of Paine Manufacturing Company of North Sacramento, vice president of Sunset Factory Service of South San Francisco, and vice president of the Northern California Electrical Bureau.

1\{r. Paine is survived by his wife, Mar- garet, of Hillsborough; his son, Stuart, Jr.; and two daughters, Galen Sharrah and Merlyn.

FRANK MINARD, veteran retailer and retired president of the C. S. Pierce Lumber Company (now Pierce Lumber Company), Fresno, California, died March 4.

In his mid 70's at the time of his death, Mr. Minard had been connected with the retail end of the lumber indmstry his entire rvorking career, starting with C. S. Pierce Lumber Company right at the "ground level" and working his way up through the organization to the presidency some years ago.

Mr. Minard is survived by his wife, Ida, of Fresno, and a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Snead, wife of "Doc" Snead, Fresno dealer, and now head of Pierce Lumber Company.

ARTHUR GEORGE HERTZ, 67, manager of Lounsberry & Harris Lumber Company, Los Angeles, died February 28.

Mr. Hertz is survived by his widow, Rose; a son, Robert; a daughter, Phyllis Osborne, and two grandchildren.

JACK BRODIE, 70, veteran woodworking man and executive of Southwest Sash &

Door Company, Los Angeles, died March 12.

A native of Denver, Colorado, Mr. Brodie came to Los Angeles in l9O5 and had been engaged in the millwork business ever since.

He is survived by his widow, Helen, a brother and a sister.

WILLIAM C. TALBOT, JR,42, heir to a San Francisco lumber and shipping fortune. was found dead the evening of March 15 in the swimming pool of his home in Palm Springs.

IVIr. Talbot's body was discovered lying on the bottom of the pool by his wife about 6 p.m. She telephoned for aid but emergency efforts to revive him were fruitless.

A native of San Francisco, Talbot was the son of the late millionaire lumberman and aviation enthiusiast, William Talbot, and a grandson of the late William H. Talbot, founder of the Pope & Talbot concern.

The younger Talbot was one of the heirs of a $3 million trust fund established by his late grandfather. A resident of Palm Springs for more than 15 years, he also owned extensive properties in Nevada.

In addition to his wife. Frances, Mr. Talbot leaves three children, two sons and a daughter, by his first wife.

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Soft-Sell Bookler Wirh Hord-Sell Focts

You'll sell the house if you sell the lady of the house, and a new Weyerhaeuser booklet titled "ABC's for the Lady of the House" is designed to help you do both.

Written from a woman's viewpoint and in non-technical language, it explains why lumber is kiln-dried and outlines the practical advantages that properly kiln-dried framing lumber contribute to house construction.

Most women are surprised to learn that kiln-dried framing lumber is actually stronger and that it holds nails better than unseasoned lumber.* Hitting closer to their pocketbook, however, is the fact that kiln-dried framing lumber reduces the chance of plaster cracks, squeaking floors, and sticking doors-defects in a house that result in expensive maintenance or lower resale value.

Dealers will find the booklet a source of potent selling information for their builder and contractor customers, too. For a free copy, write to Weyerhaeuser Compairy, Lumber & Plywood Division, Tacoma 1, Washington.

*U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Wood Handbook, 1955, pp. 85, 166.

Wolsh Heqds Mqrket Reseorch

Melvin R. Walsh has been appointed manager of the marketing research department of Masonite Corporation, it was announced by Paul B. Shoemaker, vice-president, marketing. He had been senior market analyst fbr Montgomery Ward for the past three years.

Previous affiliations included Kroehler Furniture Corp., for which he was research supervisor in marketing, the Crane Co. and the Illinois Bell Telephone Co.