East Texas Light and The Timpson Times (Tenaha, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1969 Page: 14 of 26
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December 24. 1969 E*rt T*
Whisper Ridge
Natore Trails Open
La Porte-- The closer you
look. lie mote you will see «uul
enjoy. P1e»sc walk cuietly.
Take nothing but pictures,
leave noiiiir.g Nit loot print*."
This is tlie introduction of tlse
£piCe sheet for S replica F. Aw-
tm State Patfc'-i new “Whisper
Ridge Nature Trail."
The park is located near Sea-
. *y-
Vinton wf>' walk the trail
wifi be able to identify
South's Timber
Economy Expected
To Accelerate
increase occuring during the {SouthCjffol.ua. Oklahoma,
seveoiio". . r Tennessee, Texas and Virginia
In addition to its reliance on With Id* million acres of foe-
lumber for the basic *tr.jctural jestland, the South has a po ten-
parts of lmmcs. the nation is * tial tree growth nor enjoyed by
increasingly dependent on tim- ■ other repons. It*s projected
her for chemicals and other es- that by die year 2*»0D die Sooth
ientlafc. Such demand* and must provide the majority of
needs cook! expand tc astroou- die nation's forest products in
j mical proportions by die end volume more dian twice as
Sof 1ih century when the U.S. gre.r as die region produce * to-
. p<tpulatioa u expected to reach Jay.
3'!'* million. Thai’* why the The oncoming forest is called
Conte snow, cold or showers,
classifieds arc tops in selling
power. _
COFFEE SHOP
The decade now coming to a
close was a period of unprece-
dented growth for industrial dt-
•erpmes based on die Southern
Pi.ie forests.
AU iigns indicate that expan-
sion of the South's timber econ-
omy will further accelerate dur-| in'° ^
ing the oocoming “seventies". Tear ** 50 v
With the advert of I^TC, the welfare,
region a bo oo nuteoces the TW* indm
*ciion phase of the most am- ,>CT resourct
bi no us program of timber re- &**** *ccks
*> vee development m history. lB ??
Thi new surge of forestry, oce largt
planting and giowdi is designed aK‘Ua*ce A
to meet mushrooming popula- ,nifhoit sm;
tiou nee Is for forest products. landowner
recreate* and other essentials. '*,€ retPu
By die HejiarUng of the 1300s. ^et ai
j iiuirntnal fo.eswy programs had
become- so successful that die
growth of Southern Pine at that
time was double ilie rareofhax-
vest despite substantial produc- ;
tion of umber products. This
healthy resource situation at- -4^^
tracted invest*!-cm frmu all
parts of the Untied States i n '
Southern forestlands and timber
. eotenmes. While outside in-
vestnlent came in, existing in- ^Sj
dw-try expanded appreciably. a ^
• Total investment in new plant w
and cxnamion was estimated at //
• $3 billon. jy
Owing the lM(s, production
of Southern Pin* lumber in- -JX
creased 2o percenr. m«w is jB*;;;
sufficient to build a million j
homes annually. A new South- *
era Pine plywood industry-- £1*
born in MCI--pew u> the point
where it now provides 16 per-
cent of the nation's total ply- *
wood sjpply. Pulpwood prod no X*j£Jk
tion iu the South, which ha«
quadrupled since World War II. ; ...:
now approximates Cl percent of 4£;;:
the nation's total and is The
source of product; weft as news- j BHB.
prim, rayon clothing, food and i WjjmST ^
beverage containers. paper nap-1
kits and towel* and many more, j Wir '
By the close of die decade. j fBHHS-''
Southern Pine was also supply- ^
mg ft5 percent of the nation's if
pressure treated w«*>J poles plus \ ; . •-«;
Rowing qitanriiie» of glued >
laminated lumber, chemicals j
and other prod net*. ; *
Throughout lire 1306*, .timber j
• strengthened itr challenge ’o , ; *;:
j cotton 3s "king". A new breed ‘ £|*; **/,:
of tree farmers rapidly multi- t Tjg| J,’
plied. TheSouh mw has mure ^ Tit
than 4r million acres of tree f
f.trrm--two thirds the nation's
The "seventies" can be even \ Jd
l more prolific. If lousing goals _
set by die federi! government
at 2C million additional units mt x
foT die next ten years are to be iB
met, it may be necessary to i^B.<N
double the availability of Sooth-
ern Pine lumber and plywood.
It 's also projected chat demand xi•
for Southern pulpwnod will *
Open till KdW weekdays
Oper c.tl !2:00 weeketd:
Short Or<k_-r
F< »untua Hnnfc:-
Trrsli UofM.L Duly
FOR THF
HOLIDAYS
itwire
•iian V> varieties of piano,
distinguish between poison ivy
aud its harmless look-alike.
Virftna * creeper, and at the
same time enjoy the rhythm
aod bcaury of a NiitixnLand
• WOOds.'
ihosc who follow the imcruc
tiem may be able *o ob«erve
rabbie. raccoons. Jeer and
udier forms «>f wildlife.
Rreakfasi -crve-J d uly
at fc.18 a. ft.
M av all the
good will and good
cheer i»l the season
lift yowr heart and
brighten all the days ahead
Cuckrt* Triod Stcdr
IK t xMbak Sandwich
Fried OiKtkcii Plate
SLrr.*jq> Plate
tL.ixseiici Plate
Ttitip>.'n. Texas
■mt
Jt is on a note of sincere apprecia-
tion that we thank you for your pat-
ronage and wish much holiday joy and
good cheer to you and your family!
Christmas Greetings From
Dean’s Hardware
Joaquin, Texas
Jt rom all of us to all of ^ou...our tert< best wishes for the
happiest holidays ever! And along with our greetings, we’d like
to send our sincerest thanks for gour patronace and good wilt.
You've helped make this past gear a fine one for us. and it’s
been a real pleasure to serve gou. Here's hoping gou have a
wonderful time during the Yutetide season and in the gear to come.
fii you worship in die i" 7 '' ’.y--*
Ciiurcii of your clroke. may 'y ®
(.nnstmas bring you the most precious **
gift of all... j'Cjcc .ih! eonlentmcnt. Ami may the
spirit rrf Him whose birth we celebrate abide with you now and
ttirougliorit the coming year. May all the true joys of Christmas be yours.
Tom rot Beuy Amos. Stanley. Stephen. Timoil.y an) Terry
Timpsoo. Texas
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Grissom, Loyd C. East Texas Light and The Timpson Times (Tenaha, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1969, newspaper, December 24, 1969; Tenaha, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth766102/m1/14/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.