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8 I PSAI Association Insight, September 1, 2021 hand making the urinal and toilet seat holes in the deck, routing the vent holes in the sides. When every- thing was assem- bled, these units were very heavy and would only get heavier each time they came back to the yard because my uncle would put a fresh coat of paint on them. At one time Chem Can employed [me], my brother, my mother, two uncles and three of my cousins. For some reason they changed the time off for a funeral policy after my grandfather passed away as half the company attended the service! The former general manager, another pioneer in the industry [named] Gene Howse and his brother Mike were CW'S cousins, and they continued the success of the business. I wouldn't trade those days for anything because they have led me to where I am today. The last 42 years have been an adventure, and I have had the pleasure of being associated with some of the best people in this industry." Miscellaneous Notes of Interest Bill Reynolds, Sr. of Rent-A-John in Columbus, Ohio was the consummate salesman. Pictured (right column) is the "sales kit" for his wooden portable I got that job way back then making a whopping $3.25 an hour, and I think I worked about 70 hours that first week. My job was to work the slab in the morning cleaning the toilets. Then after lunch I moved inside to start building or repairing the [unit]s. I don't know if CW or my uncle designed the units. They were made of 1/2-inch marine grade plywood; they had an A-frame roof; [and] they had extruded metal corners. The tanks and urinals were made from fiberglass that we got from a company in Madisonville, Texas. If I correctly remember, the runner skids were 4"x6" pressure treated [wood], and rest of the skid was made up of some 2"x4"s and 2"x6"s. I spent a lot of time with a router in my Wooden Portable Restroom Units – A Long History (continued from page 6) (continued on page 9) Chem Can units in the 1970s.