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U.S. lumber production is concentrated in three areas of the country: New England, the South and Far West. Which of these states has the largest output?

(a) Maine (b) Alabama (c) Oregon (d) Georgia

Which of the following products can be manufactured in whole or in part from wood?

(a) safety glass (b) fountain pen cases (c) textiles (d) sugar

Where is the world's largest wood building located?

(a) Japan (b) United States (c) Germanv (d) China

Approximately how old is a piece of petrified wood?

(a) l0 million years (b) 50 million years (c) 150 million vears (d) 300 million years

Approximately how many wood species of commercial value are grown in the United States?

(a) l0 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 1,000

Angwers

About 100. There are approximately 10,000 board feet of lumber in the average home, according to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

The covered wood bridges built in many parts of the United States throughout the l9th century were, for obvious reasons' known as "kissing bridges." Wood bridges are still being built on secondary roads throughout the nation. The development of modern preservative chemicals, which protect the structure against moisture and other weather damage, have now largely eliminated the need to cover wood bridges.

3. 5,000 years. The floor, as well as several wood beams used to support the roof of the crypt, was in excellent condition when Egyptologists opened the tomb.

4. False. Timber growth in the United States exceeds timber cut by about one-third.

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Whot's Your Wood l.Gl.?

Here is a qutz, prepared by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, to t".i how muih you really know about wood' Give yourself l0 points for each correct answer. A score of 50 or more is fair; 70 oi more is better than average; and 9O or more makes you an authority.

1. About one million board feet of lumber was used to build temporarj, seating for some 20,000 people at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy last January' How many average-size homes can be built from this much wood?

(a) 2s (b) 7s (c) 1oo (d) 250

2. What is a "kissing bridge?"

3. What is probably the world's oldest wood floor was recently discovered in the tomb oI one of Egypt's first pharaohs' How old would you say this floor is?

(a) 2,000 years (b) 5,000 years (c) 10,000 vears (d) 20,000 vears

4. True or false: U'S. forests are gradually becoming extinct'

5. What holds up the Brooklyn Bridge?

5. The towers of that giant 78-year-old span rest on submerged pilings of tirnber, which was chosen for its great strength and durability as well as economy.

6. Oregon.

7. All. Inside a tree are raw chemicals useful in literally thousands of consumer and industrial products.

8. In Nara, Japan. It's known as the Daibutsuden of the Todaiji Temple. Wood's inherent elasticity helps protect the structure against earthquake damage.

9. 150 million years.

10. Approximately 100.

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Wood Poneling Avoilcrble For All Homes

Americans in 196l bought a near-record 1.9 billion square feet of hardwood wall paneling-enough to circle the world 15 times or build 125 eight-foot fences around the sprawling state of Texas.

This is more than double the paneling homeowners bought a mere decade ago.

Once considered a prerogative of the rich, genuine wood paneling belongs today to the great masses of Americans. Available in a wide range of colors, shapes and sizes, it can now be purchased for as little as 12 cents a square f oot-or as much as 75 cents. Ten years ago the average wood paneling was more expensive than the highest of these two extfemes.

Because of its wide abundance and comparatively low present day cost, rlany homeowners rank paneling alongside fireplaces and outdoor living areas as a housing "must"something to be specified even at the expense of other modern conveniences.

What accounts for this abrupt rise in popularity of wall paneling?

"People have always appteciated and wanted hardwood wall paneling but only a few coulcl afford it before now," explained Martin Shea, sales manager of E. L. Bruce PlyWelsh Co., Memphis, Tentr., one of the many firms that have sproutecl in the wake of the paneling cra.ze.

Shea said three factors had combined since World War II to bring paneling prices within reach of almost anyone: the advent of rotary-cut hardwood veneet:s, the development of factory finishing processes, and an increase in imported plywoods frot.n other lands.

Before World War II, horrteowners wishing to ornament their homes with the subtle tones of wood perforce cliose solid wood wall paneling-the only kind then readily available.

Sawn from carefully-selected, high-priced logs, these walls were too expensive for the average householder. Available onlf in plank form, thgy were tedious and costly to install and more often than not rcquired thc services of a professional cabinet tnaker. IIence only the wealthy could afford paneled walls.

A new process was perfected in the early forties wherebl. sheets of veneer-thin slices of decorative woocl one twenty-eighth of arr inch thick-were peeled off logs much as you would peel a potato. Glued to a base of less expensive material, the thin veneer layer revolutionized the paneling industry and brought wood wall paneling within the buying range of most householders.

Even the clumsiest ltomeon'ner coultl install these four by eight panels, but he still had to finish them-or else pay someone to do the job.

To overcome this marketing obstacle, wall paneling manufacturers in 1945 devised an elaborate prefinishing apparatus to sand, sea1, finish and even wax the panels.

Although slightly higher than unfinished paneling in initial cost, the factory-finished panels eliminated the cost and labor of finishing on the job site. Installation then became simple and easy.

The importation of low-priced foreign hardwood, especially from Japan and the Philippines, brought modern-day wood paneling to its present inexpensive price level.

An average-size l0 by 12 foot room be paneled irr Philippine mahogar.ry by homeowner for less than $100. The same amount of pre-war solid wood paneling would cost at least $200 in materials alone. tr4ost of the larger manuf acturers now offer a complete paneling package. First introduced by Bruce PlyWelsh, this package includes not only prefinished paneling, but rrroldings color-matched to the panels themselves. Putty pencils to seal off nail holes and even stains and finishes for built-ins and accessory woodwork complete the kit.

Assisted by these accouterments and simplified installation techniques, almost any homeowner handy with a saw and hammer can palrel a room in less than a day.

Most panels come in three standard sizes -four by seven feet, four by eight feet, and four by 10 feet. They can be nailed to wall studding in new buildings, or cemented to plaster walls in existing structures.

Most manufacturers offer a wide selection of species-birch, walnut, cherry, oak, pine, elm, ash, butternut, pecan and, of course, foreign mahogany. The latter species is sold under names such as manila bataan and sandalwood.

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WRCtiA Adds Administrqtive Assistant For Clinics ond Liqison

Rober't M. Zofrel has been named as an administrative assist,ant for the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association it was recently announced in Seattle, Washington by WRCLA Secretary-Manager, D,onald W. Pleier.

According to Pleier, Zoffel fills a new position made n€cessary by the cedar association's recent set-up in field promotion activities and related service,s. Chief among these activities is the "Cedar Clinic" program launched by the association early in 1961 and condu'cted in the field by WRCLA field men.

Says Pleier, "Our new clinic program has proved so popular among builders, retailers, designers and wholesalers that it has created an unexpected, but very pleasant, administrative traffic problem for us. Couple this with increased activity in collating, evaluating and disseminating cedar marketing information for our association members and their customers-information made available to us as a resul,t of our more vigorous field program-and you can see why we are happy to welcome the addition of Bob Zoffel to our Seattle staff."

A 30 year old native of Seattle, and son of a forester, Zoffel spent many of his boy- hood years living in Northwest logging camps. Prior to joining WRCLA he was with the Seattle division of Kaiser Gypsum Company and before that with the credit department of Standard Oil of California.

After graduating from the University of Washington, in Political Science, he played a year of rprofessional baseball before serving in the U. S. Navy for two years.

The Weste.rn Red Cedar Lumber Association, one of the wood product industry's international associations, represents the following United States and Canadian cedar lumber manufacturers:

Aloha Lumber Corporation

British Columbia Forest Produots Limited

Flavelle Cedar. Division of

Canadian Collieries Resources Umited

Lamford Cedar Limited

MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River Ltd.

E. C. Miller Cedar Lumber Company

Nalos Lumber Limited

McDonald Cedar Products, Limited

Rayonier Canada Sales Limited

Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Co. Weyerhaeuser Company