Military enlistments prior to U.S. entry in World War II caused a labor shortage .
Company officials sold their holdings and the land to the residents after cutting all the timber in the area and deciding not to wait for replanted timber to mature .
Military enlistments prior to U.S. entry in World War II caused a labor shortage , or company officials sold their holdings and the land to the residents after cutting all the timber in the area and deciding not to wait for replanted timber to mature .