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A man who had just moved into a small Pennsylvania town fell into conversation with an old Quaker who sat on a bench in the public square. "What kind of people live here?" asked the newcomer.

"What kind of people didst thee live amongst before?" asked the old man.

Said the other: "Oh, they were mean, narrow, suspicious and very unfair."

"Then," said the Quaker, "I am sorry, but thee will find the same kind of people here."

Not long afterward the old Quaker was accosted by another man who had come to live in the town. "What sort of people live here?" the newcomer asked him.

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An Editorial

"What manner of people didst thee live amongst before?" asked the old man.

A warm smile spread over the newcomer's face. "Friend," he said, "they were always friendly, kind, lovable, and I hated to leave them."

The old Quaker beamed. "Welcome, neighbor," he said, "be of good cheer for thee will find the same fine people here.t'

Mqteriqls Hondling Shorr Cuts

By Robert B. Brown, Materials Handling Director, National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn.

Many yards that use fork trucks to handle most of the material they stock ievert to the "pick-and-shovel" days in handling sand and gravel. This is due to the fact that the average yard does not handle enough volume of these bulk items to warrant special equipment, such as a front end loader, and the average fork truck manufacturer doesn't have available an economical easy-to-use attachment for this purpose.

Shortly after Frank M. Hankins, Jr., vice-president of H. H. Hankins & Brothers, mechanized his Bridgeton, New Jersey, yard with an 8,000-pound capacity fork truck, he found that the only scoop attachments available were expensive and not easily interchangeable with the forks. The one made by the manufacturer of his fork truck required that the forks be removed before the scoop could be attached. This required 10 to 15 minutes' time putting the scoop on and the same in removing it. This wasn't economical in the averagi order for sand or gravel so Frank, with the assistance of a local metal shop, devised a scoop that could be picked up, used and set down by the fork truck without requiring the driver to leave his seat.

Usuat working capacity is approximately 1 ton. 47" long, 60" wide, 32" high at back. Since the full capacity of the scoop cannot be easily picked up without making repeated "dives" into the pile, the height of the sides and back could be reduced. Sides and back are 3/16" steel plate.

If not properly used, a scoop attachment on a fork can cause unnecessary wear and result in damage to the transmission. Since fork trucks are not stressed to be front-end loaders, it is recommended that the driver take the truck out of gear just before making contact with the pile. The truck should "coast" and not be "powered" into the pile.

Mr. Hankins feels that his scooD has worked out very well and saved more than the $200 cbst within a few monthi after they began using it. During the winter it is used for snow removal and throughout the year is used to remove trash and help keep the yard cleaned up.