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Dow to Construct Phenol Plqnt on West Coqst

The Dow Chemical Company alllloullces it will construct a phenol plant with a capacity of 36 million pounds per year in the Pacilic Northwest. The plant will be built at a location still to be selected on deep water at Puget Sound, or in the Longview, Washington, or the Portland, Oregon, area. Options on some sites have been secured and others still are under study.

Several million dollars will be spent o11 property development and plant construction before operations begin early ir-r 1961. Dow said construction of the ohenol plant is the first step irr the planned development of irr integrated chemical and plastics manufacturing operation in the Northwest to produce chemical materials important to the region's growlng economy.

Phenol has a wide variety of applications as a chemical intermediate and is particularly Coast's plastics, agricultural and important to the West lumber industries.

SWPA Elects Jenkins

Robert T. Jenkins, Winslow, Ariz., was elected president of the Southwest Pine Association at the gioup's annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. lle succeeds Milton Whiting of Kaibab Lumber Co., Flagstaff , Ariz.

Named vice-president was P. C. Gaffney, Phoenix. James J. Cox of Phoenix was re-elected executive secretary. SWPA's new executive committee is made up of Jenkini, Yale Weinstein and Whiting.

The association, made up of Arizona and New Mexico lumber producers, voted to cooperate with other parts of the Western Pine industry in trying to obtain relief through the courts from the competition of Mexican mouldiirg interests.

Under rhe Holly

Under the holly with PollyWith Polly, bewitching and shy; A glint of warm gold in her tresses, A hint of blue dream in her eye.

A fig for the night and it's stormingSome music, and laughter, and folly; We'll lift a blithe tune

When it's summer and JuneUnder the holly with Polly.

Quick Thinking

A young man was taking the examination for a place on the police force, and the examiner asked:

"Suppose you were walking along the street and a young woman rushed up and reported that a strange man had just grabbed her and kissed her. What would you do?"

"A pretty young woman?" asked the potential young cop.

"'Well, let's say she is a pretty young woman," replied the examiner.

"Well, sir," said the young man, "there are several things that I would do, but first, with the young woman's assistance, I would suggest reconstructing the crime."

The R"oqd to Success

The road to success is over the rough hill of difficulty.

The path to prosperity is through the swamps of sacrifice.

If you have decided that you are going to detour, going to duck the regular route and reach your ambitious goal without honest service and the hardest kind of hard workpinch yourself, boy I you're dreaming.

Gude Nichr

Sandy and Archie were sitting in a streetcar when a pretty girl got in and smiled at Sandy. He tipped his hat.

"Do you know her?" asked Archie.

"Verra well," replied Sandy.

"Well then, let's go over and sit beside her and you can introduce me," said Archie.

"V/ait a bit," replied Sandy, "She hasna paid her fare yet."

Flowers

How the universal heart of man blesses flowers ! They are wreathed around the cradle, the marriage altar, and the tomb. The Persian in the Far East delights in their perfume and writes his love in nosegays; while the Indian child of the Far West claps his hands with glee as he gathers the abaniloned blossoms-the illuminated scriptures of the prairies. The Cupid of the ancient Hindus tipped his arrows with flowers, and orange blossoms are a bridal crown with us. Flowers garlanded the Grecian altar and hung in votive wreaths before the Christian shrine. All these are appropriate uses.-L. M. Child.

The lumber Outlook for | 960

By H. V. Simpson, Executive Vice-President, West Coast Lumbermen's Association

Demand for housing in 1960 should equal the high level of last year's 1.35 million new starts. But the money to buy these same houses may not be so easily obtained. The F'ederal Reserve Board's tight-money policy, a hedge against inflation, hits hard at the lumber industry, as money for home mortgages dries up under such a program.

This is an election year upcoming, and the administration probably will not stand by and see the home construction industry harmed too severely.

Another bright spot is the boom-type optimism which seems to permeate all levels of business, and the declared intention of many big business managers is to expand plants and add to payrolls. Lumber should share in this boom movement.

The unknown factor as far as lumber is concerned is money. The Douglas fir industry is capable of supplying lumber in quantities usual for this region, 12 billion board feet annually from the fir region of Oregon, Washington and California. If the demand remains firm this year, we could have another satisfactory year here along the West Coast.

Mind R.eoder?

The stout lady at the restaurant table said to her equdlly fat companion:"How do you suppose that waitress knew we didn't want any butter?"

Wouldn't Sell

Two old lumberjacks were walking down the street in Seattle, hungry, cold, broke and very low in spirits.

Bill spied a small white envelope lying in the gutter, stooped over, picked it up, and found that it contained a spoonful of fine, white powder. He took a pinch and sniffed it to see what it was. Then he took another good sniff. Shaking his shoulders and tossing his head with sudden new life, he turned to his friend and said:

"George, get ready, we're going to hop the Limited for Frisco tonight."

"What's the idea?" asked the other. "We can get just as hungry in Seattle as we can in Frisco." Then he took a sniff of the powder the other held in his hand.

"I'm going down there and buy all the lumber carriers on the Coast, take them out of commission, and corner the lumber market," boasted Bill.

But George took another good sniff of the powder and firmly said: "No you won't. I won't sell !"

Her Christmcrs Wish

One Christmas night, a little three-year-old girl was saying her prayers at her mother's knee, and she ended it:

"Thank you, Lord, for all the nice presents I got; and I certainly hope your Son Jesus had a happy birthday."