Opportunity Knocks But Once

Bv Jack Dionne

"Opportunity knocks but ONCE," said the old-time sage; thereby proving that he was OLD TIMEY.

"There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the food leads on to fortuner" said Bill Shakespeare. And he prcceeded further to declare that the man who overlooked that critical and pregnant opportunity would be a t'has-been" frcm then on.

As a writer we've got our lid ofi to Bill. Ffe was, is, and prcbably will always b", h a class by himself literarily (if there is such a word). And it may be that his philosophy as above quoted was filled with wisdom as applying to HIS times. Things moved mighty slow in Bill's day. That was long before the days of radio, wir.eless, motor cars and aeronautics.

But that line of dop", if followed nowadays, would never get a man into the big league at all. Bill didn't know that OPPORTUNITY is just a fancy name for HARD WORK, and that the chance to do pr.oductive HARD WORK is like the poor-it's ALIVAYS WITH US.

No sir! If old Bill Shakespeare knew the number of human failures that have been caused by taking that opportunity advice of his too seriously, he would not only turn ove.r in his grav* as perplexed departed spirits are alleged to do-but would likewise turrr a few back handsprings.

For the Devil never handed a bigger lie to the poor faltering man to keep him from trying to get somewhere and do something, than old Bill Shakespeare's "opportunity" philosophy. We have always been under the impression that the Dwil's printing presses have been continudly and tirelessly busy ever since Shakespeare died, reprinting Bill's line of opportunity bunk for general distribution and follow-up sewice on this old earth; and that he had the whole dad-blamed line-up of human creation on his mailing list.

To the man who can THINK and WORK and has burning and insatiable desire to DO BOTH, that "Tide which taken at the food leads on to fortuner" is fooding constantly; has never ebbed, and never will.

Sam Hayward Elected Chairman o[ Lumber and Allied Products Institute

The new Board of Trustees of the Lumber & Allied Products Institute, of Los Angeles, is composed of O. H. Barr, F'rank Fox, Sam T. Hayward, T. O. H. Herzog, Thomas H. Hudson, Allan O. Huff, Ben J. Levy, Olaf Olson, Grey M. Skidmore, and Dave Woodhead. They elected Sam T. Hayrvard Chairman of the Board, ar.rd re-elected Henry S. Patten Treasurer. Mr. Patten has been both Chairrnan and Treasurer for the past three years.

An executive co.mmittee was elected composed of paul Hallingby, Sam T. Hayward, Allan O. Huff, George Lounslrerry, Ray Melin, Henry S. Patten, and J. A. Privett.

In electing Sam T. Hayward Charrman of the Board for thc ensuing year the Institute gave due recognition to one of the youthful stalwarts in retail lumber circles in Los Angeles who for years past has stamped himself indelibly as a fine. cooperator and has given numerous evidences of leadership ability. He should be a worthy successor to one of the stoutest and most devoted men who has ever devoted himself to the betterment of the lumber business in Los Angeles territory, Henry S. Petten, who retires at his own insistence after three years of continuous and unselfish service.

For three years Mr. Patten has given freely and continuously of his time and his genius to a job that calls for much personal sacrifice. The men rvho have worked with him during these years have marveled at the devotion which prompted this very busy man to place himself wholeheartedly at the service of a job that made endless demands upon his time, his efforts. and his patience; for verily, association iobs are very thankless ones.

The lumber industry honors Henry Patten for three years of worth-while devotion. No man could have done the iob better.

Chris Totten lssues Manifesto Commemorating Labor Day

"To the Members of the Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association :

"For you who accept and shoulder life's responsibilities, and who are wearied from toil in a sincere effort to accomplish the task of life that is laid before you, and who are unwilling to accept that whi,ch you did not earn, Monday, September 7th, 1936, to you, is a day of rest and recreation.

"And to those who are laggards and refuse to face life's realities, caring only for a bare existence, willing to accept charity from any source; who, like the lilies, toil not neither do they spin; who 1ol1 on the green in the shade dreaming of the fantastic philosophies which espouses a false doctrine of a Utopia, when all wealth will be shared and they will receive a bounteous income that must be spent each month, and which comes from a perpetual spring whose source is God only knor,'i.s where, to him and his kith Monday, September 7th,1936, is just another day.

"Monday is LABOR DAY. Here we rest.

"And let us strive to make this our motto: "'ADVERSIS MAJOR, PAR SECUNDIS."'

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