New Product Due to Be Feqtured At Hyster NRLDA Exhibit

Averoge Size of Americsn Fqmily Increosing

The average size of family in -the United States increased from 3.54 persons in 1950 to 3.66 persons in 1959. Families generally were largest in the South, with an average of 3.81 persons in 1959. These figures are presented in a report published by the Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce, announcing results of a survey of households. Subfamilies-family groups living "doubled up" with relatives-numbered 1.6 million in 1959, a decrease of about 800,000 from a total of 2.4 million in 1950.

In 1959, the average family head had 11 years' schooling and one in ten was a college graduate. Among family heads under 45, those who had attended high school or college had fewer children on the averag:e than those who had not gone beyond elementary school.

Outstonding Weslern Retoil Yords

The first pneumatic tire lift truck with Hyster Company's exclu^sive Monotiol control system and an Oil Clutch-equipped 6'000 pound capacity lift truck-these industry "firsts" will be spotiigfrtea in the Ityster exhibit at the National Retail Lumberman's Alsociation convention, San F rancisco, California, November 1316, 1960. F or the retail lumberman, this means more handling per day throughout his yard-handling lumber in and out of boxcars; stacking, sorting and loading out.

Dvams, Aberdeen Plywood Negottatlng Merger

Edward S. Evans, Jr., president of Evans Products Company' and Monford Orloff, president of Aberdeen Plywood and Veneers, Inq., Aberdeen, Washington, confirm that negotiations are taking place, looking to a possible merg'er of the two companies through an issuance of Evans stock for Aberdeen stock.

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Weyerhoeuser Closing Willometfe Shecthing

Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 3l-Consolidation of plywood production facilities of Wilamette Sheathing Company with those of Weyerhaeuser Company's lumber and plywood division at Arcata, Calif., was announced today by George H. Weyerhaeuser, vice-president of the timber products firm.

The Willamette plant will be closed November 4. Its machinery will be moved about a mile away to the plywood and Timblend plant which Weyerhaeuser acquired from Roddis Plywood Corporation earlier this year. The closure of Willamette's manufacturing facilities will reduce temporarily the company's local plywood output about one-third, Weyerhaeuser said.

The move follows a recent announcement that the firm was curtailing production of both plprood and lumber due to poor market conditions.

WiUamette Sheathing Company was formed in 1959 by Oregon timber interests which took over the facilities of the old California Barrel Company, T'he plant wa,s purchased in April 1960 by Roddiscraft, Inc., a subsidiary of tlte Roddis Plywood Corporation. Roddis, in turn, was acquired by Weyerhaeuser this August.

New Cedor Shingle Coveroge Cqlculqtor for R.oofs, Sidewqlls

A new, easy-to-use cedar shingle coverage ealculator is no\r' available to interested builders and dealers. This handy aid takes the guess work and tedious arithmetic out of shingle estimates, and makes it possible to determine quickly and accurately the coverage, in square feet, of a standard bundle of 16-inch FfVEX, 18-inch Perfection or 24-inch Royal shingles when applied at various weather exposures for roofs and walls. Shirt pocket size makes it convenient, too. For your free Certigrade shingle coverage calculator, write to: Reil Cedar Shlngle Bureau, 5510 White Bulkltng, Soattle 1, Washington.

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