The Log Vol. 32 No. 07
Between 1914 and the late 1960s, the Champion Fibre Company published an internal newsletter, called The Log, to share news about the Canton mill, the community, and its employees. After 1940, news from the entire “Champion Family,” which included mills in Hamilton, Ohio; Houston, Texas and Sandersv...
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Between 1914 and the late 1960s, the Champion Fibre Company published an internal newsletter, called The Log, to share news about the Canton mill, the community, and its employees. After 1940, news from the entire “Champion Family,” which included mills in Hamilton, Ohio; Houston, Texas and Sandersville, Georgia, was featured in each issue. • ' ' • '· • ' •' • ' ' . ' r • . ' • ' -.· \ , • • ' ' 1 l I j l T H E L 0 li IN THIS ISSUE ;Jax Tltomp-.on o f (.:fJampion ' Canto 1 Divj-;ion i. one of the ve ry J 'w men in the nation cv r to win the cove ted c() l'l ''lTSSioua l l\1 •d a l of Holl()l [()r "exceptional military valour" in r.nrnbat. F()f Gwen lol , 11 J'lcmmon ·' .swry abmn .Max an· I hi :) famiJ y, urn to l;age 11. To maintain its lcade r'lhiJ in the papcnnak ing in· dustry, Champion continues to develop newer and nwre effi ien t rltcthods of operation. One f th late· t innovat ions i.s the mechanization of woods op ~rat i on lllroughout the Charupion forests around Hunt ville, 1 exa . Since last ta ll, Helen Bierwirth, LOG corrc: ·pnndent at Huntsville, .has been gather-ing d e tail on tbe pro•rre s o( this work. For th is i ·sue sh e turn Jd out the eHel ~e n r story, pages 20-22, enLitled, "Mechanical Paul Bunyan : · Calvin Ba Uard and C. Y. Townie ar credited "~· i L h ' an ass1sL. 1. he photographs, incid nta11y, arc Baflan.L. * * * * Are you in tJ1e market for some crow' egg ,? lf you are, see -Ernest Messer's column, page 13. for con rplctc information -and for a slory about one of Champion' largest famili es. * * * * For folks who like his 1 enetrating philosophy of the farm, \'\Tes Cobb spin another good yarn this m nth. Page 4 . 'nuff said. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company Gener.a/ Offices HAMILTON, OHIO Mills at HAMILTON, OHIO HOUSTON, TEXAS CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA SANOERSVI LLE. GEORGIA Editor. STEWART JONES Editorial Advisors, R. B. ROBERTSON, JR., D. J. THOMSON, CAL SKILLMAN Editor Emeritus, G. W. PHILLIPS HAMilTON- Divisional Editor, Ray Garrett HOUSTON- Divisional Editor, Vern Delaplain Henry Alexander, Gordon Andes. Wesley Coull, Bud Dullhq,>, Hugh Kirkpatrick, Ken Moore, Jack l\·Jullen , 1argaret Q ·. borne, Helen Pierson, Dorothy Pugh, Ruth Raquet , Otto Reid , ftiui. Schne ider, _. org · ~ t ei H ' r , Hil.l 'J ho111p 011. .He len Bi rwirth, SHm E ll is, Jad. Fi:her, Fred F urne s, Sam G ~•r I. Norma lla ker, Lucille H·•rris., Ph • IIi ~ K etchum, Qt:t· ll &:tndcrs. · CANTON- Divisional fd.itc>r, James Deaton SPECIAL REPORTERS I' .111 C <~ig, The Pi lot Report r G lad s 1::. Hodges. Sanders\ ille R . D. Col man, Jr., Fr d ])a} ton , 'lui (>tine Jk:tll.'l , lred Ferguw11 . R:1lph C.ofor£1) , Clyde R . Hv y, Jr . P · lptc:i H lwdl. F f e r, 'flru :'\a11ne). G 11cvi H' i'atiOJh, Rc,l e 1l Pall r.son , Bob Pllilli.p ·, Gw, ud!JI , t1 Pl c nltlHlti S, K.u.l eri1t l'lctnll!Oth, Cn1 PieHl, J. E. Sla11gh1.t' 1, SL;lltl.n 'inlith , {; . C. Suttle . ] . E. Willia lli 'IO II . \\' sJ }' Cobb, Wh:u' 1ew On The J;11nt1 VOL XXXH \Juti I Al.len , e11er:d O(fi· · < ( ' 0 U R C 0 V E R PICTURE Thi original painting puwav lnd pt: nd e n c ~ Hall . l'hiladclphia, ene of the pro lamalit)Il nl dr D ·la ra tion of In l.ep ·nden ce. A full < >lor wp, of lhi~ p::tinting wilhout tl1e name, Th OG, and Lhc dat · . .J t.dy, lU-19, ma,' h obtaine(l b ' writing 1h G 11 raJ Public Rebtiom Offi . The Champion P~1pe1 and F.i.b1 Company, Hatoillon, Ohio. JULY 1949 1 NO. 7 I ~u~r" ' ( "' J I lt 4 q • TilE I . OG (!~ GOES PLACEs~ AT HOME, Champion youngsters en•joy rea d ing The LOG as much as mo.m and pop. Here Joe Etta , Billy, and Morris Bryant, chi·ldren of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bryant of the Houston D·iv ision find an artide that inte rests them. I . , • • IN TH.E OFFICE J . E. Re.ister, executiv vice-president of t~e Haywood County Bank, on Can+on, takes tome out to look ove r The LOG woth Mr$. Tom Hyi!Tt, gene.ra l ba nk clerk. ' 1 ' .,.-,.,._. / ACROSS THE FENCE, Mrs. Walter G eisle r, wife of Walter of Hamilton's Inspection Department, offers her LOG to a new neighbor, Mrs. William Davidson. Mrs. Geisle r had kept every issue until a few years ago, when she broke her collection to provide the LOG editorial office ,with file copies. To AN AIRFIELD in Britain, a large paper mill i1 Au.tral ia, a vice-president's office in South Afri·ca - and to thousands of home , offices and fa ctories tltrot:ghout tbe United States, each mouth The LOG carries n e,. about Cham_pion. Though pubhshed primarily for\ Champion workers and their families, the magazine also provide. int resting reading for n eighbors, local civic lcader f), magazine and newspaper editors, customers, fores ters, and b usincssrn en .in the many fields re lated to paperniakin g. The LOG'S monthly circula tion o[ nearly 9,000 CO(.HCS go s to 41 staLes ancl 11 (ore igJ? countl- ie:;. LOG readers are con scrva1 Jvcly e tnnated to nurnL·er more than 30,000 pcrs ns. ON THE STREET attractive Krome. kate cover, caught the attention of white-~loved doorman at the Kin.g Edward Hotel, Toronto, during an editors' meeling . Taxis tooted and bagg11ge piled up while he scan.ned fhe pages. ACROSS T H E D E S K, Hamilton Journal -New$ display adver+i5ing personnel - Ru sse ll C~:~mmin s, Wayne Jerden, Phyllis Konrad and Earl Bur<;~ ess-- loo~ at the new LOG. I FR,OM THE EDITOilS ) ) Independence Day Nineteen Forty., Nine By G. W. Phi llifJs The m , t momentou event in the history of the Unite l tates of A~nerica occurred July 4th, one-hunched and seyenty-thr e ·ears ago, when the representati es of the thirteen truggling colonies passed a resolution in Congre s proclairning our independence from the Mother Country, Great Britain , and ab olving us hom all aile iance to th.e British Crown, thus becoming free to li\'e a life of our ovm choosing. As a resul t, America has beeR · transformed within a few years frorn a vast wildeme s into the riche t and most powerful nation on the o-lobe today- a leader among the nations of the euth. · . Those were dark day· for the little handful of coLonists- hostile Indians to contend with; land to cleat and prepare for cultivation; houses, church es, schools and manufactur1ng plants to erec t; h ighways and railroads to b~ b uilt au l ~ranspo:rtat ion facilities to b provided. D1sease was WicLesprcad throughout the colonies and poverty attra ted little at~ention. There were practically no amusements and busrness was transacted largely by ~xchange of: ~me _commodity for another. Yet, through 1t all t he sp1nt o£ the colomsts ne er wavensd . The population increas d ra1 idly, the wilderne -s began to di sappear, pro&p rity ap.y 'arcd in th d istance and the sava.~e Indians were ddven far ther and fanher into the unexplored wildern ess o·f the west. . Jndust_rics were estalJli sh cd, tlv people w nt to work wrlh a wtll, and the New '"' orld, t.h Unite 1 States of Am.crica, began to assume its prop ·r i lac an1on - the natron.s. It is hard for the people >f Arll rica . li vin g- in th ~i~lst of pl n ty a.nd enjoying t11c highest s t.Tr;,d ttrcl of h ·mg of any p opJ ·, to visu a liz on r-his [nd ·p cndcnc, Day what a transfor n1ation ha s tak n pta , sin e "' oHr for fathers fi rs t land d on LJli • ron tin flt. 9f cour (her is some po r•rl , still pr ·scm , 'btrt the natron as a whol h as th ~ grea tc:sf <•h h o f :tny nation in the world. And instead of sm ll v illa ~re · , the · · nit ·d States has not only the larg £t cil in th wnrld - N ·w York, b1tt mor -· than JOO ·iti s wi th a pnpu lacim' pf more th, n 100,000 each. \1Ve ·a .l o bav Hpprox imal ·ly 22r,OOU m;:m,Lfactt ll'lJlg plants, . mploying Jnillions of "o kers. Railroads cover the nation (rom ast to '\:V st, anrl lJ ()rtb to south, with a gr 'at n · t'"1or·k of t I rail . Suppi mc.nting railroads are more than r::oo,ooo m'il ·s. of ha.Hl- 11r£aced. higlnvay f(Jr the con venience of r:.ru k-;. bus s an i more than bO,OOO.OOO pas· nger ·ar. Tran ·• p ortation 'Ly plane i:, more comn1on toda in Jlle ica, tJJan th ·stagecoach of t.h ei""ltt 'nth cenwr . Th . omfoTts and r,onvcui ence: of )i\'ing arc within rl1e gra:;p of the m 1 rat ly itt.1at · d a ,.,, 11 a the l\' alt.hy. Tb s · arc som of tl1 thin s t1nnks to fr <) - > en r rv isc. th _ Anwriorn people enjn, toda ·-the onehundred <Hid '): · vcmy-ti ircl ar.~niv ·nary of the Dedaraticm of ·1 nd 'pendcu · . ha "] Carr(lll, th ~ la t rn mb ' r of the immmtal com pany who . ign ·rl th eir nam s w lhat famous docum ·nt, k :, b ¥ n lying sil ent iu hi,., gr v · for mo €- than 11 6 'Car s! and t,l ' mitni Lhat co n c~ive land tlH: hand that '"Tot - ~he . De .1aratjrm of Independence h- s long l;ec11 ·ullecl m d eath but til · Declaration is yet a living: fact, and today It has as rn u h force al1<1 meaning as it had n: -htmdr ·d and seventy-thr year a, o. $ * * • TEXAS NEWSPAPERS PRAISE NEW CHAMPION PAPERMAKER Houston , Pa adena, Galena P ark and other newspapexs in the Houston area wrote numerou . news wries and editorials about the Houston Division of the Champion PapeT' and Fibre Company recentlv 1--vhen the company ar:nounce~l t11at finished paper wot{1d be made here. Below IS a repnnt of one of the shorter editorials. It was published in the Houston Po t, one of H ouston's large ·t papers. · CHAMPION EXPAND PLANT . "_Champion Paper. and Fibre Company' multilml~ wn c~o_llar expansiOn progran1 t~e ngthens Hou - ton s pos1t10n as a, paper manufactunn center. It i also con vincing evidence of faith jn the endurinoo quality of Houston's progre s and in tl1c future of the region served by Houston jndutric . "Champion's big mill at Pasadena ·will manufacture quality white paper for printing nd convers.ion purposes Otl. a large scale. Hitherto much of rhe pulpwood treated here has been . hipp d t th ompany's pm-eDt plant at Hamilton, Ohi l. f r final processing. Plans ju ·t announced by R · uben B. Robertson, corupa-ny president; all foT th · manufa ·ture of the finished product in Te,·a . "The cornpany's le ision mean · a larger marke t for Texas puJpwolKI and for ch emicals ::t.nd rrratifyin. g incrca E' in pa Toll . lt i rl efin.it 1 an~th er st .p forward for Hou, ton m1c.l for T -·< :' .-.~ DICK BETTS IS APPOINTED TO CIVIL SERVICE POSITION D i k B('tts, supe rvisor f CJ a m r ion ' ( e n r a I Schctlulirtg· Sc Lion , ·w:;l.) d · . I ·d ch_oo I l i s ( t i c L rrpn . .:s ' utalin: Oll the f-hm ihnn Civil S< rv ice CoTnntik'> tOtJ h tbc Board o f EducrtinH · hy · ] . :\ etiv i11 commonity affnirs for"' n t~mh r of cars, Dick i. tl rorrncr C!)lllHllSsicOncr of the Y.c:nt Hamilton ('(Jll (,cil { the noy .Scouts, and pre cn tl y i. llle lea<let' tJf a C11 h Pack m th Pre b 'l ri n Ghurt1L He i~ td -, a mvm bcr o[ the H <lmjltou Gh n ptcr of Toastrttast c~·.,, lntemational. 0 cha111 •I ORS • COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS- These Canton Hi twelfth grade seniors were chosen commencement speakers. Front, left, is David Mitchell, son of W. W. Mi+chell , Steam a nd Power superintendent; Nell Whitmire, daughter of Craig Whitmire, R. and A. Upper left: Jimmi-e- Patton , son of B·ennit 'Patton, board inspector; Patsy Smathers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Carey Smathers; and Geo·rge Ryder, J r., son of George Ryder, of Paper and Board Inspection. BETA C LUB MEMBERS- Shown here are thirteen Canton High School twelfth grade seniors who 'have averaged above 90 on all subjeds for the past four years and qualified f.or Beta C lub honors. leJt t o right, front ~ow: Jean Gallienne , Mary Frances Howell , Nell 'Nhitm ire, Martha Ju ne Trull and Lu ra Mae Bryson. Second row : Helen Howell, Jo Ann ";"atham, M.ary Lou Plemmons, Patsy Warren and Betty Reagan. Back row : David Mitchell, Patsy Smathers and Jimmie Patton. Many of the girls a·nd both boys represent Champion f.amili·es. wa• n sons honor Employees' daughters posa• ta• ons g rad uation . , exercases SoNs AND DAUGHTERS of Canton Champions established some excellent records eluting the pa t year at Cl:anton- High School, accarding to assignments they received in connec ti on with a nnual commencement exercises early in June. It is not m1common for a big majority of the members of the graduating class to be sons ;1nd daugh ters of Canton Champions, but commencement speaking- a very important assignmen t - also fell to ons and daughter of Champions this spring. :Member o[ the :Seta Club - 13 .of th ·m - proved top heavy with Champion "chilclret)." In order: to b ome ligible for th · BeLa Club, a student nm t average 90 or abo e on all , u bj cts ering a four -year period . T he a cornpanying ph tns identify m~ mh rs f. th · H ta lub , the com-rncn. tn n t speak r - and m · mb rs o{ t:11 graduating etas~ . GRADUATION CLASS - Approxima tely 78 of the more than 85 members o·f C'<! nton High School's grilduating class are shown in th is tee n-ag e informal picture snapped in fron+ of Canton Hl.gh School. These students, a majority of whom re prese ttt Cha_mpion f~mili es , reeeived thei r diplomas du r>ing exercises early in June . • HOUSTON REACHES I ,000 MARK. Ronald McKenney signs on the dotted li4'1e end the HolJSfon Division reaches the I ,000 employees marl. I. D. Wells, assistant mif.l manager, at left, and Mike Koury, industrial reiations ma nager, !oo~ on. The Housto11 Division has grown from 404 employees in De-Gembe r, 1938, to 853 in December, 1947, and 902 in December, 194 8. By lVes Cobb The screen door b anged shut and \Ve recognized the loud, _ hearty voice of Cou sin Ed. '\Ne hadn' t .5een him for years a lthough we knew that he was now a successfu I contractor in a thriving New York town . He had stopped by to see us before he drove back home. He ducked h is head through the doorway, rushed across the room almost before we could get to our feet, pumped our hand in a viselike grip, and began talking in his rapid, confident way. A 1 i ttle older, yes, and we noted tb lines creeping round his eyes and the frown v. rinkle th ~H had made a permanent home for itseH; ye t th ese. details were obscured in tJ1e picn.ITC o{ a strapping man of acUon in the prime of hjs life. He protested the chait ·whi ch Dad wav d toward him , saying .be 1 ad men working on fum· d iffer nl jo bs ·md. must o;oon b on h.i !'l way. H e compromised by s.iuing on the arm of th · co L1 ch , stv ingiug on' l •K 11c rvomly . F ift en minut later , with a boornrng: "Take ·are u l' yourself, \\Tcs," h · was gon and th · s r en door ba~ag;cd shut again. It was as thmJ gh. a giant be hild be.,,, bu u ing through 1 h how, h Cor ~ find ing its fre dom and rushing headlong jn1n th op '' air. \-ve turced to Dad rtml said, ' 'o11siJ1 ;Jld i~ t hr ·qm as er. A lways in a burr ." Dad smi.Jed and thougbtfvlly $trok ·d tlw Cfw lwt d Riec of n ~<ll <rwork. that. ~N~u; pimvd rn the a rrn r 1• is chair. "He wa!) th tc cia li s t~ to pot ltim back on his f · t. h , 1 tt <,on ta. irPd no " I I old y.ou ·o 's.'' Th · was mer l · the 4u ict dal m nt, "I think 0 usin Ed will ha. <: to low dowJ ." ~ e thii'IK of th ~·e thing witl HlJfC or h:! · ol a uilty to ns ·i ·nee. Th ·r arc 111'('>rc tim ,., Ll an we care tQ n.:. member that we Gn I o rrs 1ve<> caught ln thi am . whirl· pooling ta ·e with T I f£. i\ gain and again ,.,,e hav· sympathized with the philosophy, "Too rnucb to do and too liltl time to do it." · Tbcr i th work at th , mill and th wo k on the place. The house, tl1e yar l, the fen e, the ard ns, the work with the dog. , and the wuntl ss Jittl job as-socia ted with them. We find ourselves nettled more rhan we care to admit by the fact that we are alv.'<l.ys some dozen jobs behind with little hope of ev r catching up. Much as we hate it, we find ounelves rmhing, ru h~ ing. Often we work for hours ham-strung with ten ·011 , trying to finish a job before nightfall or TIME to go in to work. More than once we have dropped everytbin in disgust and forced ourselves to lie in the hamm ck for the rest of the day. · Instead ·of keeping our gail at an ea y trot, ·we are forever breaking into a mad gallop ' i Eh TI. •fE the pursued and the pursuer. The an wer h ould lie in the simple philosophy, "Relax and do what you can. Let the rest go and don' t worry about it." Ye . tha t' - what we try to do, most of the t£me, but how difficu lt il i to follow. We wonder wh '· · Perhaps this is .an argument against country li\ inlf. having "too many irons in the fir ." Perhap- this is an argument against the wild tempo of mod · rn liYing with its tens ion and .speed . and d etail . l erhaps this i. wh · there lurks somewhere in our being a ·v\' pponunity. as photography is a hobby whid1 requires compelt:I1l instruC[ion and supervision tor lwginntt . Some of the member ' have pent years in the pur uit of photognphy as a Jiobby and th eir expe.rit: tl< e and kno,.,_•Jcdge will be pas-;ed on to the others. Fellcm hip, e. change of idea:, promotion of exhibiLiou -., <-OrHbb, exd a11gc of print~. lectures, demonstration . tour-. anJ photographic courses are o ther objectives of th Champ.ion Shutteruug. The club wi ll also promote the athaucement of photography as a science and 3rt, 3nd endea\-or to imtre . t more people in photog raphy a a hobb)- Darkroom faci l ities will be provid ed and a mean~ of pr )(.Uring photographic . u ppli es will be a\ai lable w all < lub mcmbcrs. Withi n the fr.iendly cum pe ti t ion '"''h id1 will he fost crul uy the < I u b I in the 111ea ns of improving th<: tu hnique of <.: \ -r) Jllt'tllb(:r. A piu11rc (Otlle'>t lung witJ1 the Champion Fa111il> Pi e.n ic has been \\'OJ e d (} ll t. Offi(.(.·t-; of the Chatnpi(lll SllliiH'l bugs, who were cl ·ctcd at a Jt:Ccll t nteeting. arc: Harold J oiner, pr<·-; ident; .Jo Rapp. vice-pre id ·n t; .Johu Young, trea~ urcr; \fac Rook.,, 'I('(J'C' lary. ' I h <'rt Wli'!l a total ()I ~!) Jll t lllhc t ~ i11 the lir!-.t < liJ,., and th i., wtal i-. t"-)Jtll ·d 111 i~tcrca '>('. :\-. mo'>t Ilt<:ll with lung t:>. pc.:rit ll< ·in the all o l Jj, i11g a bala11<cd, \\'CJtlll\\'bilt life art agH~t:d, <·,eryonc llcc n't ~<llll ·thin~ l ca ll y imt:rc-.ring an l .,ali f) ing in pltotography ((Jr ~uu. Th · IIJ(·!llbt:h 'tdw a1 · "old tilll -r1," in photography ~ u h a., FtaJJk TltonlJNHI, Ea1 J Prince, and several ()llt<' ' ' ,.,.ill be read and willi11g ro ain· ()lit with lwlpful hitH'> and iulo111 ation. RAMSEY WINS G-OLD AWARD AT ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT ew.e'ta.l To J a('k Ra111scy. I.OG ~La lf arti._t, \\'('Ill th<' Gold A\ ';Jr<l for ac hi c,·c mcnl. a' the oLtt'ltanding- third vcar '>lltd<'nr ol the Ccntlal .\cadent · nl' ComttH.: rcial \/t at g-radual ion <' ·cn·i,c-. .I till<.: :J. J a c k. who l ormcr l ""or ked in th <' H<~tnilton Em p Ioyce Sen·i< C!- S ~< ti ou. It a ., been doing- LOG o\·cr!'> and page layout<, for the past th rce yc a r!'l wh i lc attending school. He i~ the son of 1\1 urray Ra rmcy, of No. I Ma c hin e Room. Thi!'l photograph s h ows Jack's display a t the annual s c h o o I art exhibit. It was this \vork which. won for .h im au almost unantmous first place vote by advertisers and prtnters ·wbo judged 1 he ex hibi t. Two LOG covers, painted by .Ja( k, mav ue seen in the background. *' * * * \ RANDALL IS NAMED TRUSTEE OF PAPERMAKING INSTITUTE H e rb Randall , Champion's vice-president in c harge of Res<.: a rch and Engi- • n e c r 1 n g·, was e lee ted in l\-1 a y to the board of <rtt'>l ·cs of the lmti tutr of Paper I a k i 11 g Ch c nti ~ tr v. App h' 1 on , \Vi ~t . Th e lmt ittllc. a gn~thmt e .,< lwol of Law- 1 CII( C Col lt·ge, is 'Ill ppot L(•d by I he JlCI]' T illdUSll' )' lor advan<cd ., ttul , in pap •r- 111aking I ·a di11g to M . '-1. and l'hD. dt g t cL· ~- II<·riJ i" a pa-.t pH·sidcnt ot th~· . ~nKI it.tn Pulp :IIl(l Pap ·r 1\I il l 'lupet in t t'~Hlen l' .\ '>'-< c 1:H_tun . 1 k c_omplct~d :l:Y ·ars <JI ~e1 "i< <· wJth till' Challlpton or •an!lal lull 111 I April of thi · y ar. • I I • Hamilton f j I LORRAINE HOUSE (above), Wavette all-sports star, and George Young received 1948-49 Outstanding Boy-Girl Athletic Achievement awards from Leo Gei ser. ' Sraged in th spaciou s surroundings oE th highlv d 'coratcd 1oosc Aud.i toriurn, the Founh Allnual Hamilton and General Office Champion A ll-Sports Banquet must be atalogccl among the many interesti no- ev n ts occuri ng· cluri ng Lh 1949 . ori al season. b ' ' The spl r did 350 attcndanc · figure marked tl1e JaYg-csL in 1 he four-year hi sto ' of the gala a ffair and thos · attendiu g- W rE: quite lll an in10US in tb · rcc ]in ~ that it a b.o m~trk ·d tl , mo:-.L ~U!'CC sruJ in I b e "nua 1. . of t ll c> ahva y'> popular ha nq w :t ev ·n l. following tbe din ncr hour, .B LLrt \ \ 'interha lter opened bri e[re ogi1 ition cer ' nJOn ies, .in whi ·h Ch, mpion pa.id h mor to iL "Champions of harnpion" oJ. th 1948-49 ·port Json. Leo Gei · rand John Zim. mcrman rep resent 'd rua nag rnent in short talk ·. Bol> Conq 1·on pr 'Sent l th · r ' · pccti\' · "Chnmpions" with trot h.ie an.d n tcd ·:tl s. , yrnbolic nf th · , · a ri ~ HI S laur ·Is won. Si Burick, nat i nc lly (anw:u . p )l·fs ligur ·. d c l i, ·c n~ 1 Lll . c ,·cnint>· · pri11 ipal cl dn . -:. ;\ n Ganln •r g:1\'C the inYn ·aciott. FOU RTH ESTATERS- John Heinz, Journal-News; Ray Motley , WMOH; Bill Moeller, Journai-Ne•ws; Si Burid:, Dayton Daily News, principal &peaker; Fra nlc Thomp son, Champion Employee Services; and Bill McDulin, WMOH. E.A.A. BOARD FIGURES- Howard Lipscomb, Garland Mun1, Charles "Cap" Stubbs .and Bob Compton. Lipscomb nd Stubbs are representati¥·es to the Hamilton and General Offices Employees' Activities Association Board of Control , sponsoring th-e banquet. Hamilton • • GEORGE YOUNG, Green Wave softball and basketball satellite, accepts his sports trophy. Both George and lorraine House were chosen in a poll of Hamilton and General Office Champions. THE BOB-O-LINKS- Joe Fisher, Noble Minnich, George Ferguson and Vince Laud.erman- sang " Barber Shop" for the large gathering. The la tter two are both well-known in Champion song circles. AMONG THOSE ACCLAIMED were Herrick Poelen, Men·~ Golf Re prese nta tive to the E.AA. Board, Edgar Wiseman, Mrs. Wiseman and Louie Robinson. Herrick and Edgar won acclaim in men's golf an.d Louie took down high honors in tennis play. A "PRIZE" for "The Little Man Who Wasn 't There ," is held by Merle Johnson, secretary of men's bowling activities, and Burt Winterhalter, who took the toastmaster role ~t th~ banquet . . SOME OF "THE BOYS''- Lew Bri c kner, Lee Doellman, Adrian Brunner, Nid Massare ll i, Howard Pyl es, Don Cenaa n and iony M nzer. Mas>ere lfi won a trophy for ' 'outstanding" golfing ac hievemen:f, 7 • The Houston Division shows customers why Champion products are superior in order to .,bring home the ' paycheck." A ,·1 1c TSSFliT. i\ lr\NUFACT R E.R on sa icl : ' 'Th re are l"WO I hases in developi ng a nourishing bu ine ··: l) i\faking a UJ erior 1 roclun, and (2) Convinci ng the customer your 1 rod1.1Ct is 1 t. •• harnpion know the quality of their produ .L G uing it ao-os · to the cu stom er i · ano ther matter. ·without ale ', ChatTtpion's fin e production rc ord would mean nothing. Sa1e · mean money. i\loney m ans paychecks. One of the best ways of impress ing the c u~tomer w'itl1 tlte quality of a product is to le t him see the care wi th whi h it is made. ·when number 25 Paper Machine went into production; the Houston D ivi sion se ized the oppoTlunity to how o[l' their p lant. Shown here is the process of cr eating a large group of ·' atisfiecl customers." ' MO RE CHAMPION TALK i$ hea rd by the customer, Bo Watkins, at ri ght, as Homer Lalimer (l eft) and Reuben B. Robertso n, Jr., hold a li ve ly discussio n. , , J p REGISTRATION at the Clubhouse. Jeanne Cole an·d Bernece Ha rris t ake care of t·he two custom· e rs at the tab le as Cal Skillman , .assistant d irector of publ ic relations, watches the procedure. A Y C H E C EXPLAINING THE DISPLAY of Champion products are Frank Ahrens, second from left Charles Dabne¥, the man with the bow tie ond dark rimmed glasses; and Herb Suter, Jr., wearing the polka dot bow tl . TOURING THE MILL. t his group stands beside a ma chine discussing what t hey have seen, while Glenn Smathers, Houston Division Pulp Mill hlperinter>dent. ce-nter, listens in on the conversatio n, 5 • -- I N •. A WARM WELCO ME is extended to ,R. R. Mos·er, Sr., gen.eral sales manager of t he Carpellter Pape-r Company, by Champion's Herb Suter, Jr. T H E A SATISFIED SMILES h eam on t he faces of Hre t'hrtle customers siftin-g t-o the fef't of Dwight Thort~-son, vice- pcres id e nt. 9 -- BEFORE THE DINNER, Herb Suter, Jr. , Champion's general sales manager, addressed the guests as Reuben Robertson, Sr., president of the company, W. R. Crute, and Hubert Foster listen . K I G HOUSTON'S Fl RST CHAMPION, W. R. Crute (righ t ) gets across a point to Genera l W. G. Heavey; port director for the Houston Port Commission. ' ' ) ARRIVING BY BUS, the first group of visitors pauses f.or a picture before entering the Club House. \ -L • THESE LADIES handled advance arrangements. Seated, left to right: Mrs. J. Frank Pate, Mrs. Elwood Ebie, Miss Jewell Graves, Mrs. Harmon Moore, Mrs. J . M. Alexander, Mrs. J. R. Westmoreland, Mrs. Garvin Cole. Standing: Mrs. Noah Swafford, Mrs. Harold Hanse n, Mrs. Bob Anton, Mrs. Logan White, 0 0 D T Mrs. Herschel Keener, Mrs. J . B. Mo.rford, Mrs. J . L. Reeves, Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey, J r.~ Mrs. A .P. Cline, M'rs ~ J. C. McGee, Mrs. L. H. Hartshorn, Mrs. C. E. Mclain, Mrs. Clark Dickerman, Mrs. R. W. Schofl. Mrs. H. A. Helder. Th is commiftee had p lans re:a.dy when the h>loodmobi'le arrived . 0 s A v E Seventy-one persons 0£ Canton and Sl.llTounding commm.J.it , m.an , o£ whom are members of the Champion Family, responded to the appeal for " blood tO ave liv s" when. the · bloodmobile from the ree; ion<J.l Red Cross center in A heville made it' fir t visit here May 5. _ A total of 56 pint. of blood was collected from the volunteer lo noir an l returned to the r o-ional center where it wa typ:ed and placed in refrigerated toTage. Ir will be rei sued, without cost to the patient, whenever it i · needed to help ave the J·ive o [ \ '\l · rero t orth Carolinjan . Apparattr carri db ' the bloodnwbile -.;.vas , t up in rhc Champjon Y. M .C. A. gym- MRS. HARMON TRULL, wife of Canton Champion Ha·rmon Trull , of Finishing area , rece-ives blood pressure test iust before giving blood. NURSE LUCY DAVIS completes physical check-up on Charles A. Smith. Jr., in eharge oi welding eq uipment, just before- he increa.ses the biQIIiH~ b&l'lk. ' GENERAl. SET-UP of bi>Ood program is shown in this photograph taken in Cham.pion "Y" gymnasium· iust before operations started. L I v s FlRST TO GIVE B-LOOD were Mrs. J. R. WeshM•reland and Carlton Peyton, ef t'he Acco-unting Department. Mrs. J. Bruce Merford, volun- Canton ANXIOUS DONORS await their physical check-ups in above photograph. Many of the workers and donors can be readily identified. · ieer as~istant, is at the extreme left, while Or. Marga ret Burn~, Ashe· v-Ille, supervises the procedure and observes the blood flow at center . • ' • ! 1 • MRS. L H. HARTSHORN, wife of Larry Hartshorn, Bookmitl Machine Area, and Clar~ Dic~erman, of Paper Inspecti-on, gave blood dur ing the afternoon. Both were edive rn p romotir.g pla ns for the arrival of bloodmobile. DONORS REFRE.SHED themselves aHer giving their blood . Th is canteen was location o·f refreshments. Left to right : Lee Matthews ( bad to camera), Mrs. Dick Scholl, Mrs. Elwood Ebie, Mrs. Hartshorn, Mrs. Westmoreland and Mrs. J. H. Duckett. nasium by a team oJ technicians, nurses and physician fr m the regjonal center in Ash eville. The firsr donors appeared on chedule at ? o'clock and from then until nearly 6 o'clock a steady stream - of volunteers registered, were given a phys ical d1cck-up, gaye th eir blood, a nd enjoyed refreshm nts ervcd in the canteen. A large grou p of local women, who had volun t creel th ~ir servic s, as 1s ted .in the operation of the tc:m porary collection cen Ler by performi n :s: the many non-technical tasks. No time has been lost in putting the Yoluntccr blood to work to save li ves. The Jirst deli,·ery of bloocl to the Haywood County .Hospital ·wa made the clay follm" ing the visit of the bloodm hil . A second visit of the bloodnJobi lc to C::mton on Ju ne 30 also met vvith succe . . T his program will ·continu to be carried · ou t from time to time during t·h.c year. BLOOD COLLECTED in Canton is d e li vered to Hayw-0od Cou nfy Hospital, Waynesvi lle. wi+hin 24 hours Left to rig ht: Le.e Davis, hospita l administrator; Dr. Tom Stringfield , ®ld est member of surgkel staff< receiving blood from W. H. Kidd, di·rec l·or of t he reg,io na l ce nter, Ashe vil le. Mrs. Ell en Freeman, suF"erinte nd nt of nur$.e~ . looks o n. B L 0 0 D TO SAVE l 12 • THE OFFIC IAl PARTY - Mr. a nd Mrs. Elme r Newkirk, Mr. and The Reverend Pay Le Meadows, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hac ke r. Elmer introduced Revere nd Meadows, pri nc ipa l spe.ake·r at the banquet. Bo b is the supervisor bod y's energe- tic preside nt. • AT THE C LOSE of t he e ve ning, supervisors stop a t t·he hat c heck booth. Th e d inn er is one time ea ch yea r when supervisors , wives and guest$ can get toget her in the tr ue spi;it of Champio n. u tn SUPERVIS ORS SlX O 'F A KIND - Orvi.lle Tabo r, J a,mes Wet , McKinl-ey Powelll Bill Stephenson, Bob Crawfo- rd and G ovan B.egley qet a chuck le f rom a ." s-to r-y'' p~io~ to the. b11nquet dinner_. _Six of a k.ind , they are re g ular attendees a t Supe rvasor Assocaataon fundaons. The assocaataon number-s 1 -8~ members, an all -t ime high. ELKS' CLUBHOUSE, showing a portion of the picturesque Clubhouse and the ouHyi~g golf course. 'Some 250 supe rvise rs and gu ests asse mbled here to e njoy the second a-nnu-al supe rv i-sors ' d inn e r meet ing . H igh on a hill top, the location and general ·u r ro undi ngs of the Elk's Country Clu b are ideaL The £i r:.t glimpse on the scene extends promise of fr iendliness and gaye ty within. Inside the Clubhouse, it is near perfect for a celebra tion such as ~ h e Han'l il ton a nd Gen eral Offi ces Champ ion super visors' and g·pests d inner meetmg. As one gaz about the large as-semblage of Champions a feeling of cordiali ty and the tru e spirit of a u n ited p eople comes w mind. It's the sp ir.it that gives Champion and Ch ampions a proud p osition in the paper making fi eld - h igh on a h ill top. FLOWERS FOR THE LADIES- Bob Hacker, pre siden,t of the Superv iso rs' Associatio n, preS'ents flowers to one of the lady g11es ts. Many such door prizes were g iven out. I • HousloH • • Q NE •. H UNDRED TE "dt tor f rnachincry ' probed, listened, and th n insp cted the l'llC h ;tu i ·d produ t · of th ir imagination thrmwh ut the H uston Division of t e hampion P a per and Fibre Company. After on, id r ing their [i nuings gravely' they pronoun eel the pati nt a fine, growing youngtcr v,;it11 a h ealthy aptitude for making fine paper. The "doctors" were membe1·s of the American Society of Tool Engineers, gu ests of Champion and Division Manager \IV. R . STUDYING BOOKLETS describing the process they have seen engrossed engineers {left) after dinner . PRO £D Crut durinJ May [or a guided tOur tltrough th mill and dinner of Virginia bak d ham a t lhe Clubhou:lc alter the Lour. t: Ann Sullivan, cafeteria managbr; Edna Turman; J ean Braxton Callire Witherington a111d Jerry Smith. 14 THIS PHOTO shows many of the approximately 200 persons attending Canton Champion's "Y" annual dinner meeting in May. L U .P\VARDS OF 2 0 perons jnteres tecl in Y. M. C. A. . :tetivitics enjoyed lhe at=lnual Champion Y. M. C. _A.'s dinner 1neering here duriJ.1g May. · Principal speaker "'as Dr. George D. H eaton; pastor of the l\rlyer Park Bapt.i t Church, Charlotte, and one of the leading orators of the southland. His subject was ·'The \1\lonh of the Y. M. C. A. to the Community." Louis E. Gate ·, Canton Champion's assistant chief ' • • ,, • EA D E R s M E E T \ chemist and recently re-elected presiden t of Champion "Y," presided, and gave a report on ·local "Y" activities. A detailed account of "Y" work during the past year and propos~ls fo~ the coming year were presented to the guests m wntten form by G. C. Suttles, general secre tary. Gen~ N~ahnke, of Canton Charnpion's engineering staff, hrghhghted the entertainment with violin solos with Mrs. ]. Frank Pate at t11e piano. GENE MA HNK~. of Champion's en.gineerirtg staH, p,layed several selectio'fl.S on the violin wjf,h Mrs. J . Frank P9te accompanying at fhe p ii!no in furnishing. musical enter· DR. GEORGE HEATON, Charlotte, held t he atte ntion of guests for more than 40 minu~es as he d'elivered principal address of the evening. LOU IS E. GATtS, "Y" presiden~. and as~ista nt chief chemist fo r Canton Champion, presided over the annu·al eanquet. tainment. 15 • OPENING A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL - Julius Harrison , Store Room, cuts wire tie on a 7·00-pound bale of wiping rags. In good hard cash, the bale rep resents a $100 investment on the pa rt of Champion management - necessa ry for clea nli ness, comfort and safety. NICKELS AND DIMES GO TO WORK- h11est McCorrnich {fe:ftl . Millwrights, requisitions a bundle of wiping rdgs. McCormkh takes only the amount needed to do the job- takes only the necessary nidelsand- dimes worth of rags required. ' ' WORKMAN~ SPARE T H 0 S E RACS I " • ' Everyone has h ea rd a favorite ex pression) "Ther e's Gold in Them Thar Hills." At Hamilton Champion, it m.ight be changed to read, "Th ere's Gold in Them T har Wiping Rags." Of course, nobody has probably bo th er ed to disclose · the tru th that wiping rags are a pre tty costly item. As a matter of fact, the rags now being u sed over the n1ills cos t Champion ma nagcmem someth ing like 15 ceoL a pound . . T hink of tha t, J 5 cen Ls per pound! Considering that Champions u<;c in the neighborh ood of hal£ to three-quarter of a ton of w1pmg rao-s every vveek, it amounts lo an inves tmem of n early 200.00 Going a littl e · furth ~ r, the figure amount , t almo t $10,000 a year - all hgure con · rvat.t"Ye. '1l1is :is an inves tm.en.t of omethiug like .2.00 per employee O\'Cr tb . e span of one yea r. Now, top and think what would be said o ( e rnp lo ·ees ·who pro ec.ded. lo to:·-; two bu cks here and t.b ·re ar und Hallli lton Champion. J\lost fo lks don 't hav two dollal':> to throw ;rwa in . o ·h a rid iculous ma nn er , and the ·amc g.o s (or Champi n ma nagement, }Tl this very thing i ~ hapr cnin6 e,·cr J d . ), BUNDLESOME " HAN'KY" - Unexpla ined, ~-o me wor,ers il'f6ist thai wiping rags a re to be ca rri d a'$ handketchreh. Some men have been known, uptln ot.ca~ ion, to use wiping rags for sods. JACKBOOTING THE JACKPOT~ Nickels ond dimes being wasted away: U$ed once, d wiping rag ;s seen here, d is,.a roed on a piece of machin&ry. It 's ea.sy to un i nfe nt i on<~lly jackboot tbe jaelpot. COSTLY ABSORBENT- Oil and grease are hazardeus te t he safe+y o{ Champions, but wiping rags werll never meant as absorbents when sawdust is available. 16 • • days into weeks, weeks into ye.a r , with the improper u e of . w1pmg rags. Th company cannot afford to throw money away, ju t as individual Champion · could never do. Again, ther i a solution to the problem~ just a little common sen e and £air play on the pan of every Champion employee. "MOO LA, '' AIIJKLE DBitP .,._Here is a wiping r,a~g supply box in a typical Mill are-a. Almost as many good, dean rag~ are $eEHI on th~ floor as in the- box . • a cos-fly pradlce. CASH IN THE TRASH - No Champi on would allow a coin to remain 1n this ga rbage can untou~hed, yet_ +his wiping rag is money, money go1ng to an end without being spe nt soundly. . ' . • TENOERLY AND CAREFI:/LLY- l'his picture Jhows a wrping rag dis:posal C'c\11, where rags are plaud for lavn.dering or final djsposal by burnin.g. Here, used rags have beiin properly treated . Hamilton THE WAY THE DOUGH GOES .,. Thought· lessly, some fo lks hav& been known lo fake wiping rags off Champion properly. The result is usu a lly as shown here- rags stuffed into the glove compartment of a car. • MONEY IN THE GUTIER To the lower right of this North "B" Street scene, a wiping rag can be seen unnoticed , desorted. No one bothers to pick it up and put it to goad use. Yet thi.s rag is money and va luable, wh en pU '~ to us:e for which it is intended. ' • .17 r ! ' DED ICATION CEREMONY took place on ·$tage of Canton ,Highr School auditorium. Front row, left to right: A. J. Jutchirns, J. R. SechFest, Will is Kir kpatrick, K. E. Silv.er, J. E . , Henderson, Rev. C. W. Kirby, and the -Rev. D. 0 . Mci nn is. Canton school band is shown playing "America," in background. UNDAUNTED BY HEAVY RAIN greai throng lihes Canton High Sehool ath leti-<: fi eld for final p rt of dedica+Jon program. "Girls In Whlte" a re show.n $+andlag b •ide markers where ·they bave plac d wreaths of f l-owers. Honoring the nH.mory of 2 ~) Canton 1'-Iigh School ·tuden .t · who g-tvc their lives ou the (idcl of battle during Worl<l \Var II. : pc ·ial memori al service:J w r<.: condu clcd "It Canwn Hig-h School !\thy 30. Gol l Star m thers a nd fath ers w rc ho11orcd g tl t.> 'ls du ri ug- tbe cerclllon.y. Cnncrr t:c an l br rue nl<lrkers, cr · .t 'd w the rn cmor o f Can- . 1 n ·ch ol war dead, ' ·"' •re oHi-la lly dedicate I, an l rh Je·w concr .tc ·tadiu Jn .vas giYen th offj i.al narn" of "Cannn Hig-h Sd100l M<mori, l tad ium" in • GOLD STAk MOTHER a nd father, Mr. and Mrs. l ogan Wllite of C a nt on , each stand by marke rs of their two sons lost in World War II. MIt WHITE is a machinist for Cant·on Champion. They w.e re two 0f t he many mothe rs and fa t hers attending the d·ed ica · t io-n cer emony. · GOI'/CRETE ANE> BRONZE markers s+ t~ n d a.s lasting tribute to 23 Canton High Scho ol stud ents who lost th eir 11ve$ d uri ng World War II. Uncle John Dotson, a virtua•l Canton landmark ( leH) was last +e le-ave scene of ded ication. Uncle John knew "all the boys pe rsonally.' a - ·ot e - MARKER HONORS THE MEMORY of Pfc. James Ca.rl Kirkpatrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kirkpatrick of Canton Champion. ' ' . - • ' memor · of tb.e.c \-·var dead, maoy, of whom had made their lettets on the spacious 10-acre athleti.c field luring their high school areers. \Villis Kirkpa trick , · of Canton Division Management Pl an ning, and cha in nan >f the B ave-rdam district sch ool board, dedi cat ed the stadium and a thl etic fje]d. ' The R ev. · . \V. Kirby. pastor of Can ton Cen tral ·Methodist Clnuch, delivered the me sage of dedica- • tion of brome marke-r- and trees p lanted in honor of the school's wa.r dead. The Canton chool 4-fJ-piece band played two patriotk numbers du ring the p1;0grarn which opened i th high s:chool aud:itari um as a resu 1t of a steady rain 'which felt during the e~:Jt ire program. - Girls of Canton Hi, dressed in s0Jid whi t:e, were flowerbearers and placed wrea ths at the foo t of the ~> brom markers. T)oy Sc ut abo p layed a part in the Memot.ial Day cerernon y. 1\-larke1·s w r dedica t cl ~o the :memory of the fo llowing war dead: S/ Sgt. Gilbert H unt Bailie, Fir:>L L\. G orge \ illiams Barne , Cpl. Hoyt Allen Edwar ds, F irst. Lt. J. Fran k Cur tis, P·vr. Lawrence Ens]e ·, J r ., Pfc. Eston E. H olland., Gunners' Mate Lewis 'Gibson , Pfc. Jarnes Carl Ki rkpa trick, 'F-1 / c Carl Jam · · Keylon. Sgt. Gonnon \ 1\T. Robe n s, MM 3/ c Marvin Joe Drake, Sgt. Henry N. Penland, Pv t. Max J. Muse, • Capt. J enn ing :Herbert Mease, First L t. R ex Willard Muse, S '2/ c P te J ohnson Mo(':>re, Pfc. J. "'r. Taylor, ·AS· Ma k Starney, Jr., Cpl. Ralph Renr Robertson, Pvt. Lest r Joseph Tran,tham F irst Lt. Logan Mil-lard \Vhite, 1/ Ch arles Dupree v~ hjte and First Lt. Paul Sarnu l Glark, THE AR'MED SERVICES pe rformed mili,tary hanors Jbelow) during program on the athle-tic field. \ \ • DIXIE SKID LOADER equ!p·ped truck . W yrnan Hok& hold, one of the paifeh whiah ar pulled u.p the ramp onto the bed by o winch on the tn.l ek, • COMPLETED RICK of lfl slin9 1o~td unih. Marshall Roark is 5hown leanir•g a9oinlt o ~ep•rato~ stick. MARSHALL ROARK 5tands in from· of a ri~!t; which s OWi the method of ricking % sling load units, Houston Woodlands Workers Adopt New Techniques. By Helen Bierwirth Champion ha lon " l>een intere ted in de eloping mechanical method for cuttin . handling and loading the pulpwood u ed in its 1niUs. There are a number of rea -on why 111e hanization is· d ·irable. During war time and oth r labor h rta . periods me 'hanizecl method , can incre wood pr luction when m n re not av ilable. \1\foo Is work i - ·tr lltl lll lab r · nd ln•o~ t nothing has b · ~ n done t '"''anl it n1e haniz.alion a om par d with o l her induMri . B n rn ans the least con. i·d ralion, a su c :,.· full ' mcchani;, d job i f q11 nrJ ' a rnor Lfici nt • <)perauon. The 1-(o uston 1 ivi. ion r ·enrl pi ced ll l.Ol'C c1npha:i. on th mcch.anization of wo d · work I y as'> ig ning on· ol rh' \ 'oc lJ. n l;; Depar'tm nt work"· full tim t thi <; i< b umil jl ran be llwroug-h I • l \l.'g mu t be adhered to. The a im Df the experimental work -is to develop mechanical meth d which are applicable to and could be used by any Champion wood producer in the Houston Di vi ion. For example, it is obvious that the aver·age pulpwood producer could not affor l th expensi e dragline u ed for sling handling so far. This ,c[ragline has been 0'" · d by the Houston Division for sonte time and employed on other work. Mr. Ballard h;r de igned and' con truc tecl an "A" frame hoist mounted on the front end of an oll woods truck, \ hich is a piece of equipment any producer could afford. T his hoist ·will be tr.i d out in the ne r •future. ·Many other items are being experimented with in c nne tion w-ith tl~ 1.hree major la ssihc~ tions. ' steel sl ed for skidd.ing p~tll et 'loaded with p ulpwood Oll t Ot pb ce ~ in::u.:c , jbl to a tr u ck has b n buill and j ~ proving v ry successh.tl. A 1 ulpwood spli tting gun SJ I its oversiz d stick quick ly and cheaply. ball-nearing sw iv 1 book j · b ir~g used in ·onne ti n with rhe lings ro permit ea y turning of the load. Threc-ei:;hth: ot a uuit f pulpr o l w igh& in e. u:~s of 2,500 poun.cls. - QLt.iq:: a load for J.ight hos Ling eq uipment! Spr ad r ha · t: lJ · ·n d · veloped to hold th ' sling UJ bl s apart wh n 1 icktng up a 1 a l of pulp>\' 1ocl. S1mJ .· of tl t , rn ' lhod:. d ·scribed lt:lV b n <-1 vcloped a n.l bujlt b ·1 tlt Champi n m n in hi:irg · ol: tlti wotk; oth • l> \ er · d · ··Lor d arl£] u ~etl h '! wht:r b tt t are b ing pu into Ul')C' Jvre for Lh · fir: ~ time. T he VVoodhtnd · Dq:mrttn ·nc l1 opcs w improve on . om€ rt th m. Vari.ous ompcLing·. pap •r com;muit> · ar willing i.ll)d an, ious t·o exchange iclca. on n1 · ·h. ni cal rn ·Lhod. it wood. \vork, <:: lth 'l a lr ad p .ovc;n or b e ing dtHdupcd. ' Houston THREE COKES COMING DOWN. Table antics by former Champion Ruth Calvitt resuhed in t he sc~n~ above . Left to ri.ght are Martin Cavne.ss, Mrs. Calvin , husband Peck, Bol;> Wald-r~n, Jo Wdliams and Mrs. Cavness. TEXA- S s ·T Y L E 'Siuinrr on out" ha acquired a ne\v n1 aning at Hbuston sin-e 'the annna'J spring dan ce {or Champions. And. if you haY ~ e ve r se n. a Paul Jones done d1e ·way Hou ·Lon lad and Jassi s do it, ·ou will agre - that rhe n w wa)' of sitti.ng· n . out ba·· ]ts ~ . • pomt~ . Th Hou ton \'ersion of a Paul Jone i a hecti aHair that O'O • on and on ana on. Th . tempo \•arie from fast to fa l r. ' . he boy · join har1ds and skip around in a circL Girl i1~ the in ·ille circle go the uppo ite dire ·ti( n. A whi ·de b low: you grab th. nearest girl and · cart dan ing: At the next ·ig·nill hom tl1 whi tle. th " · ·y le start over agam. JL' . simJ.l i:U'l1.l lor · ot [un - for th (i r. t half hour or o. Then i ·wh 'l l the new I-lutt tons sLcm of ·.irting· one out pmv ·· i s m •rit. \'Vh t n n dann:r g-ets ti n ·<'1 h -, jus t; dr t·, ou t 1 f tbc ei n ·le. her h " h :t n :: ·ted a w hilc Jw joins t11e circle a~ain. Couples and indivjduid:l UfO!J Otlt 'llld join in ·whcnen.·r the fed like it. Th.is is ~ t !JajnJ ·ss ~o1utjon to th ' pwblcm t>C a btiSI);Wd. who d o l'S 1'L lil r t) dance> and thl' ,~· if& '"lw docs m vice . w·r-_ a. • KIT REID'S ORCHE.STRA ~;~iv·es out with a L.:~tin number . hile people at ,the table in the bukgret~nd "sit one Wha.l happ ·n: t () the ·'mltt J)1 ~w" '"'h 11 ot'll one. p c J" IJl t dror ~o ut ? H ' or ~he c;.nl '\\'<:tit a few i,;:coJub au I join tl~t• <·inlc ~tgain ll()I ing sotiH'Oil " cl" ·wil l be ~llll . 'Cl.t'd out 1 h <: !l<').t t illl~ thl· whistle IJiows or go sit cln\ yn ,.rirb the per!'< t~ \<\' Ito dru1 _pcd ouL More p 'Of lt: g-e t 'Kq ttainw clvu. like unt o ('l:t' ra ns u f th flooJ on alwosr. an , ubj ' t. 'l'h(' ] ad ies 1•11 joyu l r he prog·r am [J ott I tlte beg inn ing . .ll " a ~ but tlm o tt )) and I ull o l t·ownntc ti v · t.Til ic istrL Thf' R(·v. G t n q!;l' B. Cu ll rei h. " <rs grallllll~ Ui ;w o . The group 1ne ' t·· sc rni-rn nlhly. ''Lactic: N ig-ht" was lh · h rst t irne n:1 mb •rs lta.d p rforlll 'd b furc 1 et" ons o u tside their :ilnmedi, l r' 111 'nd crship. • HALL WHITWORTH, president o.f Canton Toa.stmuters Club, is shown (left) recei ving club's of'fki,al chart-er from C. G. Pieka td, of Ash11ville, 11 district officer of the growing orga njzation, Mrs. Pidard is shown at le:ft. DISPLAYING SOM£: of thi:!ir ereati e efforts are Maxine Bl ilc k, Lu~;'11e F-o•r-d, and Mary Ellen Gilliam wh.il Instructor Ruth Laird and lucille Ho.rris look on. TRACING OUT THE DESIGN they plan to put on glazed tile squares are BHIIe Hend.erson and Mary Ellyn Gilliam. CERAMIC HOBBY CLASS is shown assembled in the Houston Division- Clubhouse, ready to sta.r-f work on their current proiect of pcainting and d~corafing poHery obiects which they have al.ready .meade. Houston H 0 u s T 0 N s PLAY WITH CLAY Hobbi<'s, p sychj ~ tri ·us say, sl1 mld furni ~h a mean& of t · · la.' st tl ·y h .d di spl een seen ip the rnjJi area- each. improving up on its predeces or in modern design and pulling capacity. The first witch engines were only capabl of pullin-g someth ing THE DIESEL TEAM - Enginee r Did Brother· ton and Fh eman Ra·ymond Schulher make • for a good t eam a nd theirs is a job that requires teamwork. MODE·RN DE-SICN FO A MODERN INDUSTRY - like fi ve cars. T he ratio in creased ~vith the addition of n ew class engines, until wday the new diesel can pull 30 cars, -with its 12 cylinders providing 1,200 horse power • operation. The ne·w diesel and aJl property and rail equipment used in thi · connection is owned and mainrained by B-&0. Champion "pay the freight." • \ • MO'DERN DESJGN. 1900--There are few Champion$ who ever sawthis Chetmpi·on swi1ch engine of the turn of the century. St-anding on the fron t run'tl ing board is ··:rurk" Mat>hias. Jim " Di,do' ' Smith is lea ning aga inst the c ylinders. • A FAITHFUL SERVANT - In years to come Cham pions will probahly 1-a l'k of the " lc,st ste-am job '' at Hamilton ChcHnpion. This is No. 64 1- the p1dl!re taken some few years bc)ck ~and th~ cre-w of t hat fi me , npw a ll retired from active B. & 0 . se rvice. O.n t he ground: Speneer Shaw. C~arles S~; hn eider and Huold Bowke-r, who still carries on in Cho.mpion Traffic. In +he engine: P\reman Otto Bn:~rnmit and En gineer Sill Hill. 27 • HcusfcH- • CREDIT UNION OFFICERS discuss pre-convention deta ils at the Club House. Around the table from left to right are Clyde Miller, Pearl Marshall , D. C. Thompson, Justin Thayer, Odell Sanders, and C. H. Thomsen. : "POST MORTEMS" are held on material presented at the Industrial Relations Conference. Discussing the topic just previously covered are Arlie Smathers, Ray Bedenbaugh, Tom Jeffrey, Frank 'Winters, Mike Koury and S. L. Swasey. DINNER IN CHAMPION ROOM at the Rice Hotel ended with more talk on conference subjects. Seated around the table, left to right, are Tom Jeffrey, Frank Ahrens, S. L Swasey, Ra ~· Bedenbaugh (almost hidden), Arlie Smathers, Mike Koury, Frank Winters and L D. Wells. ' . ., w 0 , CONVENTION DELEGATES " LOAD UP" for the +rip 1o HoustE>n . and the Credit Union meet. Justin Thayer and Clyde Miller wait for D. C. Thompson and C . H. Thomsen i•o scoot over, e a s are W HAT P RPO ·E do cornention erve? Som Lime the bet ans\"-'er to a que t.ion is a rrived at l a ' king another qu tion. ''\Th~· do mo t busines ha\e a board o f director ~ Be au.e of 1h omrnonl; a epted belief that two head" are bett r than one. · C nv ntions bring roo· ther group of pc ple with imilar proi lem mutual int re, ts, and a ba. k2-rot:mcl of e,·pe ie11 e in '"rorking at a certain type of job. Each has ornethin'g to conn·ibtH and e e1 one stands to benefit h. ' learning ne"· d \·elopm nt , method and idea . Do tor. u e the an1e principle wb.en they call in pe iali. t and hold a COJl ·t.tltation over a puzzling or trnu ua1 case. hampion'. Hou ·ton Divi ion know the vaLue (Jf th e assembJie a11d during the month. of iVIa ,, interested ~rroups attended tt'>\l'O imp rtan t convention . Fir t, the }ar, e t uthvest Area Confer nee on Indu tr ial Relation. eHT held, follO'\'\'ed on · w k laLer b the f irst ' .rcdit Union of 1'\orth .\.m -r ica meet held in the Soml1we t. . ONCENTRA nON MARKS THE EXPRESSIONS of th~ Champions rr the second r~. Seated from left to rigftt a ~<e Frank Winters, S. L. Swasey, Frank Ah ren~. !. G. WeU~. and Tom JeHrey. Seated in . front of e t t e r • • • D"·legates to the Industrial Relation. Confcrenc ' Ji. tcn ed L authorities speak on su h cubjects as ''Developing a Sound. Managemen Philosophy of Erttp1oyee Relation.'' and took pan in the discussi. n and question periods that followed. Champions who attcndc 1 were: W. R. Crute, F. F. Ahren s, . M. Koury, Hube t Foster, Arli mather, l. D. 'Veils, Tom J effrey, Frank v\Tinters, S. L. S1~>'asey, Ray Bedenbaugh, Vern Delaplain, George Lille and John Po t. , Credit U nion memb n; from Champion heard and discus. ed topic such as: "Legi lati n Covering Ct;edit . nion ' and "Organ ilation o[ Credit nions.'' D. C. T.hmnpson, Credit Union president Justin Tha ·er. secre tary: and Director Cl de Miller and Cha.rlie I hornsen attended. The Champion "doctors" ·who attend these ''con ul· tations" usua ll contribuLe a well as leaq1 frorrr them and r eturn with tb.e ati. faction of knowing the Champion "d iagnosi " i the one accepted b)' the be t aMthorities. • them at the far right are Gu ~ B. Arthur, a conference panel member, and Dr. William R. Spriegel, Chai rman of the. Department of Mana9ement at the University of Te1eas. 2 • . Hamilton JACK DUZAN, popular Cincinneti e ntertainer, h11d the attendees in " sti ches." y 0 u -.I HOUSTON VISITOR-Steve Hollin, former Hamilton Champion vacationing from the Houston Division, a n d Bob Pie rce. CA 'T B ' "THAT'S AN ACE, SON"- B~b Stephson and Stan Newkirk whiled away t he early evening hours with a deck of cards. Here Stan takes a trick. HEY, WHY SO SERIOUS -Larry Schelter, leo Geiser and Nelson 'Be - z•r n g. EAT You t:an' t beat fun -<md that' · exactly what rule. ,\·h en the Hamilton Champion Gre n \ •r a,e B o. ten. get · together for th ir .·en1i -annu I pa rti es to honor \\'ave ba-;k ·tha ll and soft ba II clubs. Som · 80 13oo ·tcrs were on hand for th · reccnl part y in Ma ', paying n·iL ut c to 1 he 19-1~ - -1~) \\fay · II< op:ten; at TIH1111Mll1 P·11-k. Pi cttlr ,' < n this 1 age te ll th · ·t.or ·. WORKING UP AN APPETITE- Thomson Park's badminton court prove.d just the thing for v.:crking up hearty appetites . • IF WISHES CAME TRUE- "Shorty' ' Carberry and Green Wave Basketball Mentor Garlanq Munt: break a wishbone. George Young, Howard Hetterich and Fra nkie Tutrler IH oth r Wave ea gers at the honorees' table. :10 SPINNING A YARN-"Ace" Adams, Bill Moeller of the Journal-News, Howard Hetterich, Eddie Simpson and Bill McDulin , (WMOH,) as Bill spins another of his famous yarM. HOUSTON VISITORS CET Visiton, to the .1:-iow:t n1 Di ·i ·jon - Champio ns, hanJpion gue ·u, oldtirners rr newcomers-zdmo,· t alway in ·lud a ·i it ou t into tlt , m ill as a 1 art or their stay here. The n'li ll in operation ncv "'r fa ils to fascina te an yone \ ·lw ha · n o t . een it before. Ch arn1 io.ns lrom o th er di- VISITORS FROM EQUITABLE L I FE. Charles Dow [cente r}, and Williams Cow i e (right), get i nformat'lon on paper makin9 from W. R. Crute, division manaq-er. CAL SKILLMAN AND DWIGHT THOMSON, a-t center, vi sit wi,th .Sill ~d nowe,r and Jerry Moyer whil·e P.ea rl l ittle starts a r;ew sheet on Number 25 Machine. • '. -· Housfcn vi ·i.vu tind num rC>Lts friel'lds working t.her~;; who were Hl c rn ernbers of the visitor's home tnill. The Champion farrrily htt: alway· h 'Cn a .losely knit group. ln terest in how ''Jo " or "Jim'' is ge tting a long "down there" or concern witl t new developments in another plant is a~ n atu ral a, int eres t in their own plant and personnel. fri endly r e1 Lion is a Houston tradition . Firsttime visiLOr.s get ready answers to their many questiont;. Champions from Hamilton or Canton find a welcome as warm as the Houston li mate from both the native '"'rexan aud their old bud(Iies. HAMI LTON NEWS 'is· passed on to Vanover and E. E. Smith by Skillman as Moyer continues to tell Thomson about the situation in Houston. • HAMILTONIAN HOMER LATIMER re l-ates .:tn amus'illg dor'f to the man at his right, Ca~roll Wil.son, dire.ctor of finance from Cbampion, <!nd Co-,.ie aMd Do,. ·join in the loughter. 31 ' ' Hamil tot 0 T R 6 ET- Th~ base pilfering l,u\te , f.da harp, !so c uch a b~ll et-li 11 pitch. DO N'T S H 0 0 T . GALSYou've on eur he ad·~ a lr·eady! 'Ruth Knobel and Gfadys Bennett, a pair of the Wavette s' h ter marksm-en. COOL WATERS - Mary Ellen Huu ey <!nd L~;~lu Hu v saHsfy their t·hirst Ollring " b,ttlt3 .'' but tho real i~irst is ·for anofh r W a.-·et+e +riuml)h. THE PEUOIN' IS OVER- Kati John$on, Roberti! Wil y, Clar Witham and Mary Ann Packe.r applying the "w r paillt ." 32 A KILL) J' B.EIN AMiD- 8 t"'• C6 d'•r Je~ A <1 tl, Co ch S.,b .,.,.,, M na . 8ol>by t11ob.el .fl d PHt '" Oc+ti Riqgle- nd err~ebo ( go~Ag fc et uri t. t r n7 ~P . t 1 . S H 0 0 T F 0 R A T I T I. E LADIES, PLEAS~ NOW - Jerri Lott, Score~ Tottie Marvin and Naorni J ones debate Miss Marvin 's ability to i11dge b.etween a hit and an ~rGr. • THE CtJRR ,'liT "hit parade·· li.,t a popu lar f1ng, "1 D idn ·~ Know the Gun Was Loaded. · While the ubj ct may he true in a mu ·.ical wav. it ccnait~lv ' I doesn 't hold ood as far Ham-ilton Champion·, \'\'a ctt · ottball "hit 1 ara tc·• i., umn nwd. Sp a king· o I f a v o r i t e : , ' 1Vavc tte fo llowrr'i \.: Jl kuov. . that th "gun i l-oaded" and their Mull ·- ' irl . . . ( I r t I a I I Lcagut.' foes ppr ·ciate the n-uth i11 a broader ~eu,e. . ll hnn~h failing to annex the h ighe t hnnOf'i jn th op 11 ing; 1 o tmd nf lc<lgnc p ia) . Both Knolwl' · g,tl llll h:l b ' con:-;id ·r<' I a · •lli .J on ~:. Lulu Hu. '. l aw · Jnhmnn an I. I,, nain · J[ Ht .'C'; rngc th ·r wit l1 un • ot (he t n vn\ uc •t1 L'l mll 'chts, dt • Cha111pi<ln · )]nr b ' ilrt' t' ~ t. ;;tcb Ujl ns Otlt' ni" tf1C , t.r !l1 fr\ t d<'i '' Jl'ilVl' t htb ~ Ctl · tt n·d JIJ T h t 11.·~d a y ln1 )p pI. t _ 'f oo, p<nvcr· p l u ~ i •:-; ·tnpli l'i (·d oflt·m1\·('ly, '\\'li lt .~lt h " big gnm'' tl!l (;J;1d ys 1\t-nn ' II , R.LII LJ Knode l, 1\IT:trv Ann P:t ·kn an.! 1 ' (' tT ' 1\'1 :1r.-.ha II i 11 tIt · \N a ·tt(' l.illf'·llp. ln Lite way n l' r inrorc('IIJ ·nl s 1h t .).' tcr is not l;,u·kin . wi t lt such wdl-knm ·n Ham i ltmt :-.ol tln.ll ntt n1 c!oo as 1\Ltr ' EH ' It Hu~.~c· y , J ·ni Lo1 L, .J c> \11n J'\l ., •. kirk., Rob erta \ 1\"iky and Clara Witham. I 0 . , AFETl SHOE AL BOO' II G ·. VITH STOR· IN rEl LOCATION 13)' (,nJr ". :Sf iner v 't: k \ C a 1mportant )II · -.a~ for you hi,. J 1 nll . ~ If<; abnnt \ ·Ty SHOES. af ·t Supcn'i'J<Jr, \n Tup· miU -r, i-. righdy proud >l h ~ su(c . ., of tiJc S, k ty Dtt· parurlr n( h J • tor ·1 lt> a f. tv ltr · J tar · H [err tht: b i lmet at tbc ' 111 ·t , urafcl i \. · p I ·, ~ rt ·1' l d the " aftopc ic . , a at ·ty -.ho: that ha-, wmfon p odu .ing f"'aturc that can he lound JH n olh T :<.a let r h( .:: ( l) An Artn:,trnl_' n.rk. fi1l<:1- b·.tw·en I· in il and u sok· p vvid ~ a p man n·d) mt olh-h ·ari ng , u ~ fa{·e f 1r tl1-t~ hotumt of tl f )tit. (:!) The cIs a w.id -.t ··l.,harP feu full ·m.·a.ure of th' {<XIt $Upf ort. ) · h · li · .l \iLh ii1 ide we lg ·a ,-,trre pt:'OJ er halanc.e; impro\' · po · ttw ·, . }J , n anJ f.UJ,lti n gi\· ·~ . <:.Hi ·nt. rmtfiJrt~d,l · . uppnrt to th • bf'i 1(; ~f1 U.LLU •• \ 1en }tU buy he fl'l)d· .n ",aht,JJdt< Ci" you g·t the n1 .JSt u rnf Jd.ahle pair of :<.ted o · ::raftty sh1J • ., r pr rdtte; c. • Dr. r ·hth ~·s off-ering f~.t t.h ~ " IJJ M · or iarn" at tht annual · 1d Tim£-_ ' Banqu ·t n ·\. ·r fai l! to r •ach the h " r trin~ f:.f all p ('-'.'{.'rlt, and c~.tll't for th much favor· al-Ae G mrrtenL :R ith nnauination; >mbin-d with or.igtnalit tflat i<; J. · h ·ritag ~ h ·lps hjrn 'ea\', 'onl.s_ il'lt;tt~ b _autiful ~ fl · nc s l •at: ar >. long :mcm I -r ·d. H ere a::r · a f.,,. lH '1> U . Fr chtli g u a.bly ga1- ·: •·t\'iH y9u, in. a spirit e>f eH:T -nc· (HH1 Jf rdJ " tJ, · name and ~he m ·m(, i . ., of tb<rr"' 0 I d. · f i1 n :r~ who, · in( • we iaH wn. J ;n ac< 1tnpli h£:d their t:.t.:~. ~. a 1 · th ·ir }fJHJ day don·, haw· w llt ·red jn th' \ '<:s t, wl1erc ,rith th · ·tting ~WH 1 . p1 ·odid .and ' (.'llt, tt~· ha <' pa<~M:d t!tr ugh t h;t; dt>~'r flf dar· u ·~s . .from . \"'hH.h n~nc t tn tr, tell tht road, w td ea ·h ot o., H) due turtc nu'>l di. n ~;.,-and t a\ ·1. ~ ~ . rca . d the nanr.e., r>£ rhu>.e who Qti\ . gon. ah ·ad I ! n . mu 1;. . on1 ' Lo } f}U a~ 0 )'J! (; orn · H:THfo~Jj', God gr·· m we UC\ . l.o"'c." • DAtLA BltO·G HfO TYPIFIES "EVERYDAY Cll MPIO FOLKk''· \ mnnji, l-1< tnilt,c,n Ck lflf inn' •· '\ ( ·ryla~ Chtut pir,u ful . h 1J;.d ht 'l~ I) l ,ft nJi, Cit tt !' l.j l1 t '+ 1)0 nv r i- ,,1 . lti'> . 'a:t J\ l!i{l , . •. M. UH r". DaH~ ov 1· ' t Ch' 11 .i1 n f1t t 1 u,.u inttttlh w·ar.; o~ 't ·r •~ ' k.e. aH h· vin;,; I · 11 "P ·ut cm r b · C.M. Ctt !f.{' r '!, 1m.d fi·' qtJ ,( tht· l1 :<~ ill d . bu')in !>S at I i c ho ::n tf,(d . 1 . .,idil1g ~ ~ tt t J' r) · r . r.r s r • •t, Dalla. i <; Htl~ht / ptnudrrf i\\\ikanJ ll·t: lu dy daught r,. - Tl1 fml'l, ag ·d 1 >, wh(, will b · g-:radu· at ·d frmn H.am.il r Higl• • · .SdlO("J{ n · Jun •; li •n ·, aged 1 , < fjfl h ~ a(.] • pupil at .-'\clam., ··hJ f, and JiuJ. ~ • J.o. JW J · n, ag d f•.)t r, ' •hu i). r H1 "th · bcJ"s" in th · B tmgh hft hou"eho!fl. ;\n arckm ba. ·IJal! i<J Huwcr, .Dl'd lao, ta ·~ ~' ·J y '~:t pf;rtHnity t . ~ · .1r llll'jt,n oilnaH t~·afl•~ ir ;1rtion. J:fr ·., ( on.,id 'l d r n · of 1 1<' lll H ·• I id Ciru innati Rr·d htn., in th · :h,;unpion ('1np1(1)' ~ r· nk . -;\t (y tv.f,,lkH ' · '' (J ·: ;mrl let h \ c . poltcy J.n h1., Ch· l'ltfJJon -w . •. .JACK Wt L$0N, SoJG She~. 9~) uu ~d w'f a p 11' ~f " aJtGp ti:cs.' Ray lin:ll. S.alety and s.,Ha '~"'· -&Xplit~M t f> comiod, protec ive !ld e~o_nomic.a~ !et~hu?s ~f thi· . higMy po,p,ular af~J t6o W .;ch:' h J Jea ,·i.n Champt n to lea<"! a ch m '·uc lif '. O ur b ·st wi.h go ,\·ith her. \ \\tn la Lak . and La' Ten · ' Bow T t the Trimm rs ma \"'-·ed June ll. f'hc · . pent their ht.meyn10on in UP nmok\ ~ Iou 1tain r ::t. • Poor eye ight or the desire to improve their appearance is au ing several of the girls to wear glasses- Irene \'\Tilmont, Gladys Shepherd , Beatrice Joh.nson, and Ruth Browning are the latest to adopt th n ewest eye wear creatwns- cute. :Mary Kin el elebra ted her birthday recently. She r ceived many lov ly c.ards and was guest of honor at a dinn r. tella Cook baked her a beautiful birthday cake with y llow roses on it. * ~ * • ] 1J eJ' sa Van f!i sc::, Mary Kimel, J oc.: Krovochc k, Ada Poppcl aud L ttie Alford were pre. en ted Or ' <.lg s b th. ' girls on th ir Li · s to wca at the O ld TimC"rs' Banqnet. '*' * ~ * THOMSON PARK CAMP COUNSELLORS met with Cl!mp Directo• Andy Vonovich ond Merle Baker of t,he Advisory Staff t·o hold a lea.dership program discussion just prior to the opening Q.f the four one-week boy camping periods on June 19th. The group is currently conducting the second week of activity. Shown with Vonovich and Baker, the Counsellors are, Art Kehr, son of Carl Kehr, Shipping Supervisor; Bud Lenhoff, son of Eldon Lenhoff, CM Finishing Supervisor; Jack Gaston, son of Steve Gaston, N<>. I Machine Room: Dtck Cog~eshall , son of Walter Coggeshall, Pipe Shop, and Ken Anderson, n'$phew of Hazel B,rnes, Cafete-ria. :34 FLEET FOOTERS EX1E D THAr K TO RESEAittH S BILt lTODDARD R 1SO VED: f hat the Fl -e t fon r ri lJ cxtr·nd a ro L'ing \ ot • of llank tc. Bill ~tOd<lard lu prof rr ing tht· l1 nSpitality of his hm,n · to ~ ~ Jor a w nderful h ik . Thi. i · a l 0 to se1 \ · notice L0 non-hiking n mber that th e ' mi '>Cd 50meLlting vortb w hilc. ll wasab autiful p r ino- · evening a we walk <.l to th e~ Sto ldarcl home by wa"Y of the Ri ve r R oad. Millie p arLieu larl y en joyed all the "wild life" observed along VOTED THANKS - Resear{;h s Bill Stodda d, who edeoded hospi· tality of his home, Ha Lito · Cleves Ro.:~d , to Fle,e Footers or a wonderful h.lke. the way. There were no major mj ·hap eilher gnjn~r or coming, unle ·s we take note of . uch thing ~ as: Dottie Cummings getting in the way of a 110 e ·with a dribble of water in it. Becky taking the measure o[ 2t ditch alon the road . Martha Jackson sitting in a p late of beans. Arlene giving the care of their li v .- to two J it-tl farmer boys attending their chores. She cared them more than they scared h r. One of th bright r spots of the hik - wa the f t lh:.u we had a gues t · our crood friend~ , Ju lia Bennett and .Janie ·w eckley ma.king it eem lik · old time' ae-ain. Corning horne Millie again cncoum r d a different varie ty of "wild life," which she didn·L njoy · > nu 11. It was only a harml ess litlle kin 'n cryi no· {( m~k , friends, but Millie ju ' t co uldn't ~t·e rltin/')s that wa,·. W . learned one thingJ aLl a. r. Boil1 fillie , nd 1\rl ne haY xcell nt vocal ord · ([ro rn the . tanlp int 1[ r 'aming . Our sc ond hi kc t ok Ll .) Lo our o.td f:w ri l - th r a L id • park a t i'le1' l\fiami. N l stmlm •r is ·otnll r without at leas t ont.' hik th rc, 'O ,\. mad' th i- :-umm r compld b ·I c)r · it •vt·n ~- 1t a good t '\rt. ROY CLARK- The ix-y ar-old 'son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Clark, 348 Cli11ton Avenue, who was g ra duated f rom the Pierco Kind ergarten in early June. Erni e's a veteran CM Finishing Champior. f THERESA MAY HUEY - Th seven·y ar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Huey, 165 Hanover Street, who toqk . her fi rst communion at St. Joseph 's Catholic Church during early M!!y. She is the granddaughter of Carrie Huey, beloved CM Sorting matran . • IN WHICH PETE MICK'S "KID" GOES TO THE BASEBALL WARS B)' Otto R eid 'T•·a· -pringtim in N ' "' -fi ami and the thou ·ht o( PeLe Mick's 10- ·car- Jd on lighll · turned LO the coming Kame f ba eball. He tal d lick'· arm H o.nd dream -d a.ncl dream '(1. . \ nd tl en he cane h0m from the war ~ Tav-ely silem: Bt_tt the cleYil that i. )\'[i k kep t a traight Ia e ·mel a twm klmg epa.- he r r icd the ?;Of; lNaih from an a ·hing heart. ··Hmv wa. t·hc gam ," Mick quer i d . "O.K . I gu-c -;· and lh boy headed fo r part. un-known. -. PAUL, PETE AND TOMMIE- The devil that is Mick keeps a straight face and a twinkling eye as he pries the gory detai ls from an aching heart - that of hi.s son, Pau l, age 10, while Tommie, age ei9ht, expresses sympathy wtth his brother. '"Yeah, one hjr- two walk s." Again the boy was le ging it to the merci fu l solitude-of tall and thick timber. But that bulldog rena ity o£ the Mick (except for the ake of cha1·ity we'd like to a' : the ornery critter) would not let him stew in p eace. •·"What was the score?" "Oh- thaL i -gulp- well, it would'a been closer, only we only g-ot to play 'bout two innings- we were gaining on them towards t.he -end." ''Yeah," old R obe pierre Mick wung the aw, "What was the score?" "It was 2.7 t 7," the lad admitted , and he looked as forlorn as Alexa n der wh en there was no more conquering w be clone. J ohn's J oy ur _ was no joy to BiU Gu nther, ausc Bill laid a nice hun of folding green on his nose. Bill made no error in be tting on th |
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ftwestcarolunidc:oai:cdm16232.contentdm.oclc.org:p16232coll18/1600 2023-05-15T15:25:41+02:00 The Log Vol. 32 No. 07 Champion Paper and Fibre Company; 1940s; Haywood County (N.C.); 1949-07; newsletters; 11.75" x 8.75"; 50 pages pdf; http://cdm16232.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16232coll18/id/1600 eng; eng Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723; Canton Area Historical Museum; Canton Area Historical Museum; Champion_TheLog_1949-07_Vol32_No07 http://cdm16232.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16232coll18/id/1600 All rights reserved. For permissions, contact the Canton Area Historical Museum, 36 Park St, Canton, NC 28716; Champion Paper and Fibre Company -- Periodicals Industries -- North Carolina -- Canton -- Periodicals Bloodmobiles Blood donors World War 1939-1945 -- Monuments -- North Carolina -- Canton Sports Awards industry events Text; 1949 ftwestcarolunidc 2019-01-22T18:23:56Z Between 1914 and the late 1960s, the Champion Fibre Company published an internal newsletter, called The Log, to share news about the Canton mill, the community, and its employees. After 1940, news from the entire “Champion Family,” which included mills in Hamilton, Ohio; Houston, Texas and Sandersville, Georgia, was featured in each issue. • ' ' • '· • ' •' • ' ' . ' r • . ' • ' -.· \ , • • ' ' 1 l I j l T H E L 0 li IN THIS ISSUE ;Jax Tltomp-.on o f (.:fJampion ' Canto 1 Divj-;ion i. one of the ve ry J 'w men in the nation cv r to win the cove ted c() l'l ''lTSSioua l l\1 •d a l of Holl()l [()r "exceptional military valour" in r.nrnbat. F()f Gwen lol , 11 J'lcmmon ·' .swry abmn .Max an· I hi :) famiJ y, urn to l;age 11. To maintain its lcade r'lhiJ in the papcnnak ing in· dustry, Champion continues to develop newer and nwre effi ien t rltcthods of operation. One f th late· t innovat ions i.s the mechanization of woods op ~rat i on lllroughout the Charupion forests around Hunt ville, 1 exa . Since last ta ll, Helen Bierwirth, LOG corrc: ·pnndent at Huntsville, .has been gather-ing d e tail on tbe pro•rre s o( this work. For th is i ·sue sh e turn Jd out the eHel ~e n r story, pages 20-22, enLitled, "Mechanical Paul Bunyan : · Calvin Ba Uard and C. Y. Townie ar credited "~· i L h ' an ass1sL. 1. he photographs, incid nta11y, arc Baflan.L. * * * * Are you in tJ1e market for some crow' egg ,? lf you are, see -Ernest Messer's column, page 13. for con rplctc information -and for a slory about one of Champion' largest famili es. * * * * For folks who like his 1 enetrating philosophy of the farm, \'\Tes Cobb spin another good yarn this m nth. Page 4 . 'nuff said. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company Gener.a/ Offices HAMILTON, OHIO Mills at HAMILTON, OHIO HOUSTON, TEXAS CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA SANOERSVI LLE. GEORGIA Editor. STEWART JONES Editorial Advisors, R. B. ROBERTSON, JR., D. J. THOMSON, CAL SKILLMAN Editor Emeritus, G. W. PHILLIPS HAMilTON- Divisional Editor, Ray Garrett HOUSTON- Divisional Editor, Vern Delaplain Henry Alexander, Gordon Andes. Wesley Coull, Bud Dullhq,>, Hugh Kirkpatrick, Ken Moore, Jack l\·Jullen , 1argaret Q ·. borne, Helen Pierson, Dorothy Pugh, Ruth Raquet , Otto Reid , ftiui. Schne ider, _. org · ~ t ei H ' r , Hil.l 'J ho111p 011. .He len Bi rwirth, SHm E ll is, Jad. Fi:her, Fred F urne s, Sam G ~•r I. Norma lla ker, Lucille H·•rris., Ph • IIi ~ K etchum, Qt:t· ll &:tndcrs. · CANTON- Divisional fd.itc>r, James Deaton SPECIAL REPORTERS I' .111 C <~ig, The Pi lot Report r G lad s 1::. Hodges. Sanders\ ille R . D. Col man, Jr., Fr d ])a} ton , 'lui (>tine Jk:tll.'l , lred Ferguw11 . R:1lph C.ofor£1) , Clyde R . Hv y, Jr . P · lptc:i H lwdl. F f e r, 'flru :'\a11ne). G 11cvi H' i'atiOJh, Rc,l e 1l Pall r.son , Bob Pllilli.p ·, Gw, ud!JI , t1 Pl c nltlHlti S, K.u.l eri1t l'lctnll!Oth, Cn1 PieHl, J. E. Sla11gh1.t' 1, SL;lltl.n 'inlith , {; . C. Suttle . ] . E. Willia lli 'IO II . \\' sJ }' Cobb, Wh:u' 1ew On The J;11nt1 VOL XXXH \Juti I Al.len , e11er:d O(fi· · < ( ' 0 U R C 0 V E R PICTURE Thi original painting puwav lnd pt: nd e n c ~ Hall . l'hiladclphia, ene of the pro lamalit)Il nl dr D ·la ra tion of In l.ep ·nden ce. A full < >lor wp, of lhi~ p::tinting wilhout tl1e name, Th OG, and Lhc dat · . .J t.dy, lU-19, ma,' h obtaine(l b ' writing 1h G 11 raJ Public Rebtiom Offi . The Champion P~1pe1 and F.i.b1 Company, Hatoillon, Ohio. JULY 1949 1 NO. 7 I ~u~r" ' ( "' J I lt 4 q • TilE I . OG (!~ GOES PLACEs~ AT HOME, Champion youngsters en•joy rea d ing The LOG as much as mo.m and pop. Here Joe Etta , Billy, and Morris Bryant, chi·ldren of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bryant of the Houston D·iv ision find an artide that inte rests them. I . , • • IN TH.E OFFICE J . E. Re.ister, executiv vice-president of t~e Haywood County Bank, on Can+on, takes tome out to look ove r The LOG woth Mr$. Tom Hyi!Tt, gene.ra l ba nk clerk. ' 1 ' .,.-,.,._. / ACROSS THE FENCE, Mrs. Walter G eisle r, wife of Walter of Hamilton's Inspection Department, offers her LOG to a new neighbor, Mrs. William Davidson. Mrs. Geisle r had kept every issue until a few years ago, when she broke her collection to provide the LOG editorial office ,with file copies. To AN AIRFIELD in Britain, a large paper mill i1 Au.tral ia, a vice-president's office in South Afri·ca - and to thousands of home , offices and fa ctories tltrot:ghout tbe United States, each mouth The LOG carries n e,. about Cham_pion. Though pubhshed primarily for\ Champion workers and their families, the magazine also provide. int resting reading for n eighbors, local civic lcader f), magazine and newspaper editors, customers, fores ters, and b usincssrn en .in the many fields re lated to paperniakin g. The LOG'S monthly circula tion o[ nearly 9,000 CO(.HCS go s to 41 staLes ancl 11 (ore igJ? countl- ie:;. LOG readers are con scrva1 Jvcly e tnnated to nurnL·er more than 30,000 pcrs ns. ON THE STREET attractive Krome. kate cover, caught the attention of white-~loved doorman at the Kin.g Edward Hotel, Toronto, during an editors' meeling . Taxis tooted and bagg11ge piled up while he scan.ned fhe pages. ACROSS T H E D E S K, Hamilton Journal -New$ display adver+i5ing personnel - Ru sse ll C~:~mmin s, Wayne Jerden, Phyllis Konrad and Earl Bur<;~ ess-- loo~ at the new LOG. I FR,OM THE EDITOilS ) ) Independence Day Nineteen Forty., Nine By G. W. Phi llifJs The m , t momentou event in the history of the Unite l tates of A~nerica occurred July 4th, one-hunched and seyenty-thr e ·ears ago, when the representati es of the thirteen truggling colonies passed a resolution in Congre s proclairning our independence from the Mother Country, Great Britain , and ab olving us hom all aile iance to th.e British Crown, thus becoming free to li\'e a life of our ovm choosing. As a resul t, America has beeR · transformed within a few years frorn a vast wildeme s into the riche t and most powerful nation on the o-lobe today- a leader among the nations of the euth. · . Those were dark day· for the little handful of coLonists- hostile Indians to contend with; land to cleat and prepare for cultivation; houses, church es, schools and manufactur1ng plants to erec t; h ighways and railroads to b~ b uilt au l ~ranspo:rtat ion facilities to b provided. D1sease was WicLesprcad throughout the colonies and poverty attra ted little at~ention. There were practically no amusements and busrness was transacted largely by ~xchange of: ~me _commodity for another. Yet, through 1t all t he sp1nt o£ the colomsts ne er wavensd . The population increas d ra1 idly, the wilderne -s began to di sappear, pro&p rity ap.y 'arcd in th d istance and the sava.~e Indians were ddven far ther and fanher into the unexplored wildern ess o·f the west. . Jndust_rics were estalJli sh cd, tlv people w nt to work wrlh a wtll, and the New '"' orld, t.h Unite 1 States of Am.crica, began to assume its prop ·r i lac an1on - the natron.s. It is hard for the people >f Arll rica . li vin g- in th ~i~lst of pl n ty a.nd enjoying t11c highest s t.Tr;,d ttrcl of h ·mg of any p opJ ·, to visu a liz on r-his [nd ·p cndcnc, Day what a transfor n1ation ha s tak n pta , sin e "' oHr for fathers fi rs t land d on LJli • ron tin flt. 9f cour (her is some po r•rl , still pr ·scm , 'btrt the natron as a whol h as th ~ grea tc:sf <•h h o f :tny nation in the world. And instead of sm ll v illa ~re · , the · · nit ·d States has not only the larg £t cil in th wnrld - N ·w York, b1tt mor -· than JOO ·iti s wi th a pnpu lacim' pf more th, n 100,000 each. \1Ve ·a .l o bav Hpprox imal ·ly 22r,OOU m;:m,Lfactt ll'lJlg plants, . mploying Jnillions of "o kers. Railroads cover the nation (rom ast to '\:V st, anrl lJ ()rtb to south, with a gr 'at n · t'"1or·k of t I rail . Suppi mc.nting railroads are more than r::oo,ooo m'il ·s. of ha.Hl- 11r£aced. higlnvay f(Jr the con venience of r:.ru k-;. bus s an i more than bO,OOO.OOO pas· nger ·ar. Tran ·• p ortation 'Ly plane i:, more comn1on toda in Jlle ica, tJJan th ·stagecoach of t.h ei""ltt 'nth cenwr . Th . omfoTts and r,onvcui ence: of )i\'ing arc within rl1e gra:;p of the m 1 rat ly itt.1at · d a ,.,, 11 a the l\' alt.hy. Tb s · arc som of tl1 thin s t1nnks to fr <) - > en r rv isc. th _ Anwriorn people enjn, toda ·-the onehundred <Hid '): · vcmy-ti ircl ar.~niv ·nary of the Dedaraticm of ·1 nd 'pendcu · . ha "] Carr(lll, th ~ la t rn mb ' r of the immmtal com pany who . ign ·rl th eir nam s w lhat famous docum ·nt, k :, b ¥ n lying sil ent iu hi,., gr v · for mo €- than 11 6 'Car s! and t,l ' mitni Lhat co n c~ive land tlH: hand that '"Tot - ~he . De .1aratjrm of Independence h- s long l;ec11 ·ullecl m d eath but til · Declaration is yet a living: fact, and today It has as rn u h force al1<1 meaning as it had n: -htmdr ·d and seventy-thr year a, o. $ * * • TEXAS NEWSPAPERS PRAISE NEW CHAMPION PAPERMAKER Houston , Pa adena, Galena P ark and other newspapexs in the Houston area wrote numerou . news wries and editorials about the Houston Division of the Champion PapeT' and Fibre Company recentlv 1--vhen the company ar:nounce~l t11at finished paper wot{1d be made here. Below IS a repnnt of one of the shorter editorials. It was published in the Houston Po t, one of H ouston's large ·t papers. · CHAMPION EXPAND PLANT . "_Champion Paper. and Fibre Company' multilml~ wn c~o_llar expansiOn progran1 t~e ngthens Hou - ton s pos1t10n as a, paper manufactunn center. It i also con vincing evidence of faith jn the endurinoo quality of Houston's progre s and in tl1c future of the region served by Houston jndutric . "Champion's big mill at Pasadena ·will manufacture quality white paper for printing nd convers.ion purposes Otl. a large scale. Hitherto much of rhe pulpwood treated here has been . hipp d t th ompany's pm-eDt plant at Hamilton, Ohi l. f r final processing. Plans ju ·t announced by R · uben B. Robertson, corupa-ny president; all foT th · manufa ·ture of the finished product in Te,·a . "The cornpany's le ision mean · a larger marke t for Texas puJpwolKI and for ch emicals ::t.nd rrratifyin. g incrca E' in pa Toll . lt i rl efin.it 1 an~th er st .p forward for Hou, ton m1c.l for T -·< :' .-.~ DICK BETTS IS APPOINTED TO CIVIL SERVICE POSITION D i k B('tts, supe rvisor f CJ a m r ion ' ( e n r a I Schctlulirtg· Sc Lion , ·w:;l.) d · . I ·d ch_oo I l i s ( t i c L rrpn . .:s ' utalin: Oll the f-hm ihnn Civil S< rv ice CoTnntik'> tOtJ h tbc Board o f EducrtinH · hy · ] . :\ etiv i11 commonity affnirs for"' n t~mh r of cars, Dick i. tl rorrncr C!)lllHllSsicOncr of the Y.c:nt Hamilton ('(Jll (,cil { the noy .Scouts, and pre cn tl y i. llle lea<let' tJf a C11 h Pack m th Pre b 'l ri n Ghurt1L He i~ td -, a mvm bcr o[ the H <lmjltou Gh n ptcr of Toastrttast c~·.,, lntemational. 0 cha111 •I ORS • COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS- These Canton Hi twelfth grade seniors were chosen commencement speakers. Front, left, is David Mitchell, son of W. W. Mi+chell , Steam a nd Power superintendent; Nell Whitmire, daughter of Craig Whitmire, R. and A. Upper left: Jimmi-e- Patton , son of B·ennit 'Patton, board inspector; Patsy Smathers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Carey Smathers; and Geo·rge Ryder, J r., son of George Ryder, of Paper and Board Inspection. BETA C LUB MEMBERS- Shown here are thirteen Canton High School twelfth grade seniors who 'have averaged above 90 on all subjeds for the past four years and qualified f.or Beta C lub honors. leJt t o right, front ~ow: Jean Gallienne , Mary Frances Howell , Nell 'Nhitm ire, Martha Ju ne Trull and Lu ra Mae Bryson. Second row : Helen Howell, Jo Ann ";"atham, M.ary Lou Plemmons, Patsy Warren and Betty Reagan. Back row : David Mitchell, Patsy Smathers and Jimmie Patton. Many of the girls a·nd both boys represent Champion f.amili·es. wa• n sons honor Employees' daughters posa• ta• ons g rad uation . , exercases SoNs AND DAUGHTERS of Canton Champions established some excellent records eluting the pa t year at Cl:anton- High School, accarding to assignments they received in connec ti on with a nnual commencement exercises early in June. It is not m1common for a big majority of the members of the graduating class to be sons ;1nd daugh ters of Canton Champions, but commencement speaking- a very important assignmen t - also fell to ons and daughter of Champions this spring. :Member o[ the :Seta Club - 13 .of th ·m - proved top heavy with Champion "chilclret)." In order: to b ome ligible for th · BeLa Club, a student nm t average 90 or abo e on all , u bj cts ering a four -year period . T he a cornpanying ph tns identify m~ mh rs f. th · H ta lub , the com-rncn. tn n t speak r - and m · mb rs o{ t:11 graduating etas~ . GRADUATION CLASS - Approxima tely 78 of the more than 85 members o·f C'<! nton High School's grilduating class are shown in th is tee n-ag e informal picture snapped in fron+ of Canton Hl.gh School. These students, a majority of whom re prese ttt Cha_mpion f~mili es , reeeived thei r diplomas du r>ing exercises early in June . • HOUSTON REACHES I ,000 MARK. Ronald McKenney signs on the dotted li4'1e end the HolJSfon Division reaches the I ,000 employees marl. I. D. Wells, assistant mif.l manager, at left, and Mike Koury, industrial reiations ma nager, !oo~ on. The Housto11 Division has grown from 404 employees in De-Gembe r, 1938, to 853 in December, 1947, and 902 in December, 194 8. By lVes Cobb The screen door b anged shut and \Ve recognized the loud, _ hearty voice of Cou sin Ed. '\Ne hadn' t .5een him for years a lthough we knew that he was now a successfu I contractor in a thriving New York town . He had stopped by to see us before he drove back home. He ducked h is head through the doorway, rushed across the room almost before we could get to our feet, pumped our hand in a viselike grip, and began talking in his rapid, confident way. A 1 i ttle older, yes, and we noted tb lines creeping round his eyes and the frown v. rinkle th ~H had made a permanent home for itseH; ye t th ese. details were obscured in tJ1e picn.ITC o{ a strapping man of acUon in the prime of hjs life. He protested the chait ·whi ch Dad wav d toward him , saying .be 1 ad men working on fum· d iffer nl jo bs ·md. must o;oon b on h.i !'l way. H e compromised by s.iuing on the arm of th · co L1 ch , stv ingiug on' l •K 11c rvomly . F ift en minut later , with a boornrng: "Take ·are u l' yourself, \\Tcs," h · was gon and th · s r en door ba~ag;cd shut again. It was as thmJ gh. a giant be hild be.,,, bu u ing through 1 h how, h Cor ~ find ing its fre dom and rushing headlong jn1n th op '' air. \-ve turced to Dad rtml said, ' 'o11siJ1 ;Jld i~ t hr ·qm as er. A lways in a burr ." Dad smi.Jed and thougbtfvlly $trok ·d tlw Cfw lwt d Riec of n ~<ll <rwork. that. ~N~u; pimvd rn the a rrn r 1• is chair. "He wa!) th tc cia li s t~ to pot ltim back on his f · t. h , 1 tt <,on ta. irPd no " I I old y.ou ·o 's.'' Th · was mer l · the 4u ict dal m nt, "I think 0 usin Ed will ha. <: to low dowJ ." ~ e thii'IK of th ~·e thing witl HlJfC or h:! · ol a uilty to ns ·i ·nee. Th ·r arc 111'('>rc tim ,., Ll an we care tQ n.:. member that we Gn I o rrs 1ve<> caught ln thi am . whirl· pooling ta ·e with T I f£. i\ gain and again ,.,,e hav· sympathized with the philosophy, "Too rnucb to do and too liltl time to do it." · Tbcr i th work at th , mill and th wo k on the place. The house, tl1e yar l, the fen e, the ard ns, the work with the dog. , and the wuntl ss Jittl job as-socia ted with them. We find ourselves nettled more rhan we care to admit by the fact that we are alv.'<l.ys some dozen jobs behind with little hope of ev r catching up. Much as we hate it, we find ounelves rmhing, ru h~ ing. Often we work for hours ham-strung with ten ·011 , trying to finish a job before nightfall or TIME to go in to work. More than once we have dropped everytbin in disgust and forced ourselves to lie in the hamm ck for the rest of the day. · Instead ·of keeping our gail at an ea y trot, ·we are forever breaking into a mad gallop ' i Eh TI. •fE the pursued and the pursuer. The an wer h ould lie in the simple philosophy, "Relax and do what you can. Let the rest go and don' t worry about it." Ye . tha t' - what we try to do, most of the t£me, but how difficu lt il i to follow. We wonder wh '· · Perhaps this is .an argument against country li\ inlf. having "too many irons in the fir ." Perhap- this is an argument against the wild tempo of mod · rn liYing with its tens ion and .speed . and d etail . l erhaps this i. wh · there lurks somewhere in our being a ·v\' pponunity. as photography is a hobby whid1 requires compelt:I1l instruC[ion and supervision tor lwginntt . Some of the member ' have pent years in the pur uit of photognphy as a Jiobby and th eir expe.rit: tl< e and kno,.,_•Jcdge will be pas-;ed on to the others. Fellcm hip, e. change of idea:, promotion of exhibiLiou -., <-OrHbb, exd a11gc of print~. lectures, demonstration . tour-. anJ photographic courses are o ther objectives of th Champ.ion Shutteruug. The club wi ll also promote the athaucement of photography as a science and 3rt, 3nd endea\-or to imtre . t more people in photog raphy a a hobb)- Darkroom faci l ities will be provid ed and a mean~ of pr )(.Uring photographic . u ppli es will be a\ai lable w all < lub mcmbcrs. Withi n the fr.iendly cum pe ti t ion '"''h id1 will he fost crul uy the < I u b I in the 111ea ns of improving th<: tu hnique of <.: \ -r) Jllt'tllb(:r. A piu11rc (Otlle'>t lung witJ1 the Champion Fa111il> Pi e.n ic has been \\'OJ e d (} ll t. Offi(.(.·t-; of the Chatnpi(lll SllliiH'l bugs, who were cl ·ctcd at a Jt:Ccll t nteeting. arc: Harold J oiner, pr<·-; ident; .Jo Rapp. vice-pre id ·n t; .Johu Young, trea~ urcr; \fac Rook.,, 'I('(J'C' lary. ' I h <'rt Wli'!l a total ()I ~!) Jll t lllhc t ~ i11 the lir!-.t < liJ,., and th i., wtal i-. t"-)Jtll ·d 111 i~tcrca '>('. :\-. mo'>t Ilt<:ll with lung t:>. pc.:rit ll< ·in the all o l Jj, i11g a bala11<cd, \\'CJtlll\\'bilt life art agH~t:d, <·,eryonc llcc n't ~<llll ·thin~ l ca ll y imt:rc-.ring an l .,ali f) ing in pltotography ((Jr ~uu. Th · IIJ(·!llbt:h 'tdw a1 · "old tilll -r1," in photography ~ u h a., FtaJJk TltonlJNHI, Ea1 J Prince, and several ()llt<' ' ' ,.,.ill be read and willi11g ro ain· ()lit with lwlpful hitH'> and iulo111 ation. RAMSEY WINS G-OLD AWARD AT ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT ew.e'ta.l To J a('k Ra111scy. I.OG ~La lf arti._t, \\'('Ill th<' Gold A\ ';Jr<l for ac hi c,·c mcnl. a' the oLtt'ltanding- third vcar '>lltd<'nr ol the Ccntlal .\cadent · nl' ComttH.: rcial \/t at g-radual ion <' ·cn·i,c-. .I till<.: :J. J a c k. who l ormcr l ""or ked in th <' H<~tnilton Em p Ioyce Sen·i< C!- S ~< ti ou. It a ., been doing- LOG o\·cr!'> and page layout<, for the past th rce yc a r!'l wh i lc attending school. He i~ the son of 1\1 urray Ra rmcy, of No. I Ma c hin e Room. Thi!'l photograph s h ows Jack's display a t the annual s c h o o I art exhibit. It was this \vork which. won for .h im au almost unantmous first place vote by advertisers and prtnters ·wbo judged 1 he ex hibi t. Two LOG covers, painted by .Ja( k, mav ue seen in the background. *' * * * \ RANDALL IS NAMED TRUSTEE OF PAPERMAKING INSTITUTE H e rb Randall , Champion's vice-president in c harge of Res<.: a rch and Engi- • n e c r 1 n g·, was e lee ted in l\-1 a y to the board of <rtt'>l ·cs of the lmti tutr of Paper I a k i 11 g Ch c nti ~ tr v. App h' 1 on , \Vi ~t . Th e lmt ittllc. a gn~thmt e .,< lwol of Law- 1 CII( C Col lt·ge, is 'Ill ppot L(•d by I he JlCI]' T illdUSll' )' lor advan<cd ., ttul , in pap •r- 111aking I ·a di11g to M . '-1. and l'hD. dt g t cL· ~- II<·riJ i" a pa-.t pH·sidcnt ot th~· . ~nKI it.tn Pulp :IIl(l Pap ·r 1\I il l 'lupet in t t'~Hlen l' .\ '>'-< c 1:H_tun . 1 k c_omplct~d :l:Y ·ars <JI ~e1 "i< <· wJth till' Challlpton or •an!lal lull 111 I April of thi · y ar. • I I • Hamilton f j I LORRAINE HOUSE (above), Wavette all-sports star, and George Young received 1948-49 Outstanding Boy-Girl Athletic Achievement awards from Leo Gei ser. ' Sraged in th spaciou s surroundings oE th highlv d 'coratcd 1oosc Aud.i toriurn, the Founh Allnual Hamilton and General Office Champion A ll-Sports Banquet must be atalogccl among the many interesti no- ev n ts occuri ng· cluri ng Lh 1949 . ori al season. b ' ' The spl r did 350 attcndanc · figure marked tl1e JaYg-csL in 1 he four-year hi sto ' of the gala a ffair and thos · attendiu g- W rE: quite lll an in10US in tb · rcc ]in ~ that it a b.o m~trk ·d tl , mo:-.L ~U!'CC sruJ in I b e "nua 1. . of t ll c> ahva y'> popular ha nq w :t ev ·n l. following tbe din ncr hour, .B LLrt \ \ 'interha lter opened bri e[re ogi1 ition cer ' nJOn ies, .in whi ·h Ch, mpion pa.id h mor to iL "Champions of harnpion" oJ. th 1948-49 ·port Json. Leo Gei · rand John Zim. mcrman rep resent 'd rua nag rnent in short talk ·. Bol> Conq 1·on pr 'Sent l th · r ' · pccti\' · "Chnmpions" with trot h.ie an.d n tcd ·:tl s. , yrnbolic nf th · , · a ri ~ HI S laur ·Is won. Si Burick, nat i nc lly (anw:u . p )l·fs ligur ·. d c l i, ·c n~ 1 Lll . c ,·cnint>· · pri11 ipal cl dn . -:. ;\ n Ganln •r g:1\'C the inYn ·aciott. FOU RTH ESTATERS- John Heinz, Journal-News; Ray Motley , WMOH; Bill Moeller, Journai-Ne•ws; Si Burid:, Dayton Daily News, principal &peaker; Fra nlc Thomp son, Champion Employee Services; and Bill McDulin, WMOH. E.A.A. BOARD FIGURES- Howard Lipscomb, Garland Mun1, Charles "Cap" Stubbs .and Bob Compton. Lipscomb nd Stubbs are representati¥·es to the Hamilton and General Offices Employees' Activities Association Board of Control , sponsoring th-e banquet. Hamilton • • GEORGE YOUNG, Green Wave softball and basketball satellite, accepts his sports trophy. Both George and lorraine House were chosen in a poll of Hamilton and General Office Champions. THE BOB-O-LINKS- Joe Fisher, Noble Minnich, George Ferguson and Vince Laud.erman- sang " Barber Shop" for the large gathering. The la tter two are both well-known in Champion song circles. AMONG THOSE ACCLAIMED were Herrick Poelen, Men·~ Golf Re prese nta tive to the E.AA. Board, Edgar Wiseman, Mrs. Wiseman and Louie Robinson. Herrick and Edgar won acclaim in men's golf an.d Louie took down high honors in tennis play. A "PRIZE" for "The Little Man Who Wasn 't There ," is held by Merle Johnson, secretary of men's bowling activities, and Burt Winterhalter, who took the toastmaster role ~t th~ banquet . . SOME OF "THE BOYS''- Lew Bri c kner, Lee Doellman, Adrian Brunner, Nid Massare ll i, Howard Pyl es, Don Cenaa n and iony M nzer. Mas>ere lfi won a trophy for ' 'outstanding" golfing ac hievemen:f, 7 • The Houston Division shows customers why Champion products are superior in order to .,bring home the ' paycheck." A ,·1 1c TSSFliT. i\ lr\NUFACT R E.R on sa icl : ' 'Th re are l"WO I hases in developi ng a nourishing bu ine ··: l) i\faking a UJ erior 1 roclun, and (2) Convinci ng the customer your 1 rod1.1Ct is 1 t. •• harnpion know the quality of their produ .L G uing it ao-os · to the cu stom er i · ano ther matter. ·without ale ', ChatTtpion's fin e production rc ord would mean nothing. Sa1e · mean money. i\loney m ans paychecks. One of the best ways of impress ing the c u~tomer w'itl1 tlte quality of a product is to le t him see the care wi th whi h it is made. ·when number 25 Paper Machine went into production; the Houston D ivi sion se ized the oppoTlunity to how o[l' their p lant. Shown here is the process of cr eating a large group of ·' atisfiecl customers." ' MO RE CHAMPION TALK i$ hea rd by the customer, Bo Watkins, at ri ght, as Homer Lalimer (l eft) and Reuben B. Robertso n, Jr., hold a li ve ly discussio n. , , J p REGISTRATION at the Clubhouse. Jeanne Cole an·d Bernece Ha rris t ake care of t·he two custom· e rs at the tab le as Cal Skillman , .assistant d irector of publ ic relations, watches the procedure. A Y C H E C EXPLAINING THE DISPLAY of Champion products are Frank Ahrens, second from left Charles Dabne¥, the man with the bow tie ond dark rimmed glasses; and Herb Suter, Jr., wearing the polka dot bow tl . TOURING THE MILL. t his group stands beside a ma chine discussing what t hey have seen, while Glenn Smathers, Houston Division Pulp Mill hlperinter>dent. ce-nter, listens in on the conversatio n, 5 • -- I N •. A WARM WELCO ME is extended to ,R. R. Mos·er, Sr., gen.eral sales manager of t he Carpellter Pape-r Company, by Champion's Herb Suter, Jr. T H E A SATISFIED SMILES h eam on t he faces of Hre t'hrtle customers siftin-g t-o the fef't of Dwight Thort~-son, vice- pcres id e nt. 9 -- BEFORE THE DINNER, Herb Suter, Jr. , Champion's general sales manager, addressed the guests as Reuben Robertson, Sr., president of the company, W. R. Crute, and Hubert Foster listen . K I G HOUSTON'S Fl RST CHAMPION, W. R. Crute (righ t ) gets across a point to Genera l W. G. Heavey; port director for the Houston Port Commission. ' ' ) ARRIVING BY BUS, the first group of visitors pauses f.or a picture before entering the Club House. \ -L • THESE LADIES handled advance arrangements. Seated, left to right: Mrs. J. Frank Pate, Mrs. Elwood Ebie, Miss Jewell Graves, Mrs. Harmon Moore, Mrs. J . M. Alexander, Mrs. J. R. Westmoreland, Mrs. Garvin Cole. Standing: Mrs. Noah Swafford, Mrs. Harold Hanse n, Mrs. Bob Anton, Mrs. Logan White, 0 0 D T Mrs. Herschel Keener, Mrs. J . B. Mo.rford, Mrs. J . L. Reeves, Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey, J r.~ Mrs. A .P. Cline, M'rs ~ J. C. McGee, Mrs. L. H. Hartshorn, Mrs. C. E. Mclain, Mrs. Clark Dickerman, Mrs. R. W. Schofl. Mrs. H. A. Helder. Th is commiftee had p lans re:a.dy when the h>loodmobi'le arrived . 0 s A v E Seventy-one persons 0£ Canton and Sl.llTounding commm.J.it , m.an , o£ whom are members of the Champion Family, responded to the appeal for " blood tO ave liv s" when. the · bloodmobile from the ree; ion<J.l Red Cross center in A heville made it' fir t visit here May 5. _ A total of 56 pint. of blood was collected from the volunteer lo noir an l returned to the r o-ional center where it wa typ:ed and placed in refrigerated toTage. Ir will be rei sued, without cost to the patient, whenever it i · needed to help ave the J·ive o [ \ '\l · rero t orth Carolinjan . Apparattr carri db ' the bloodnwbile -.;.vas , t up in rhc Champjon Y. M .C. A. gym- MRS. HARMON TRULL, wife of Canton Champion Ha·rmon Trull , of Finishing area , rece-ives blood pressure test iust before giving blood. NURSE LUCY DAVIS completes physical check-up on Charles A. Smith. Jr., in eharge oi welding eq uipment, just before- he increa.ses the biQIIiH~ b&l'lk. ' GENERAl. SET-UP of bi>Ood program is shown in this photograph taken in Cham.pion "Y" gymnasium· iust before operations started. L I v s FlRST TO GIVE B-LOOD were Mrs. J. R. WeshM•reland and Carlton Peyton, ef t'he Acco-unting Department. Mrs. J. Bruce Merford, volun- Canton ANXIOUS DONORS await their physical check-ups in above photograph. Many of the workers and donors can be readily identified. · ieer as~istant, is at the extreme left, while Or. Marga ret Burn~, Ashe· v-Ille, supervises the procedure and observes the blood flow at center . • ' • ! 1 • MRS. L H. HARTSHORN, wife of Larry Hartshorn, Bookmitl Machine Area, and Clar~ Dic~erman, of Paper Inspecti-on, gave blood dur ing the afternoon. Both were edive rn p romotir.g pla ns for the arrival of bloodmobile. DONORS REFRE.SHED themselves aHer giving their blood . Th is canteen was location o·f refreshments. Left to right : Lee Matthews ( bad to camera), Mrs. Dick Scholl, Mrs. Elwood Ebie, Mrs. Hartshorn, Mrs. Westmoreland and Mrs. J. H. Duckett. nasium by a team oJ technicians, nurses and physician fr m the regjonal center in Ash eville. The firsr donors appeared on chedule at ? o'clock and from then until nearly 6 o'clock a steady stream - of volunteers registered, were given a phys ical d1cck-up, gaye th eir blood, a nd enjoyed refreshm nts ervcd in the canteen. A large grou p of local women, who had volun t creel th ~ir servic s, as 1s ted .in the operation of the tc:m porary collection cen Ler by performi n :s: the many non-technical tasks. No time has been lost in putting the Yoluntccr blood to work to save li ves. The Jirst deli,·ery of bloocl to the Haywood County .Hospital ·wa made the clay follm" ing the visit of the bloodm hil . A second visit of the bloodnJobi lc to C::mton on Ju ne 30 also met vvith succe . . T his program will ·continu to be carried · ou t from time to time during t·h.c year. BLOOD COLLECTED in Canton is d e li vered to Hayw-0od Cou nfy Hospital, Waynesvi lle. wi+hin 24 hours Left to rig ht: Le.e Davis, hospita l administrator; Dr. Tom Stringfield , ®ld est member of surgkel staff< receiving blood from W. H. Kidd, di·rec l·or of t he reg,io na l ce nter, Ashe vil le. Mrs. Ell en Freeman, suF"erinte nd nt of nur$.e~ . looks o n. B L 0 0 D TO SAVE l 12 • THE OFFIC IAl PARTY - Mr. a nd Mrs. Elme r Newkirk, Mr. and The Reverend Pay Le Meadows, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hac ke r. Elmer introduced Revere nd Meadows, pri nc ipa l spe.ake·r at the banquet. Bo b is the supervisor bod y's energe- tic preside nt. • AT THE C LOSE of t he e ve ning, supervisors stop a t t·he hat c heck booth. Th e d inn er is one time ea ch yea r when supervisors , wives and guest$ can get toget her in the tr ue spi;it of Champio n. u tn SUPERVIS ORS SlX O 'F A KIND - Orvi.lle Tabo r, J a,mes Wet , McKinl-ey Powelll Bill Stephenson, Bob Crawfo- rd and G ovan B.egley qet a chuck le f rom a ." s-to r-y'' p~io~ to the. b11nquet dinner_. _Six of a k.ind , they are re g ular attendees a t Supe rvasor Assocaataon fundaons. The assocaataon number-s 1 -8~ members, an all -t ime high. ELKS' CLUBHOUSE, showing a portion of the picturesque Clubhouse and the ouHyi~g golf course. 'Some 250 supe rvise rs and gu ests asse mbled here to e njoy the second a-nnu-al supe rv i-sors ' d inn e r meet ing . H igh on a hill top, the location and general ·u r ro undi ngs of the Elk's Country Clu b are ideaL The £i r:.t glimpse on the scene extends promise of fr iendliness and gaye ty within. Inside the Clubhouse, it is near perfect for a celebra tion such as ~ h e Han'l il ton a nd Gen eral Offi ces Champ ion super visors' and g·pests d inner meetmg. As one gaz about the large as-semblage of Champions a feeling of cordiali ty and the tru e spirit of a u n ited p eople comes w mind. It's the sp ir.it that gives Champion and Ch ampions a proud p osition in the paper making fi eld - h igh on a h ill top. FLOWERS FOR THE LADIES- Bob Hacker, pre siden,t of the Superv iso rs' Associatio n, preS'ents flowers to one of the lady g11es ts. Many such door prizes were g iven out. I • HousloH • • Q NE •. H UNDRED TE "dt tor f rnachincry ' probed, listened, and th n insp cted the l'llC h ;tu i ·d produ t · of th ir imagination thrmwh ut the H uston Division of t e hampion P a per and Fibre Company. After on, id r ing their [i nuings gravely' they pronoun eel the pati nt a fine, growing youngtcr v,;it11 a h ealthy aptitude for making fine paper. The "doctors" were membe1·s of the American Society of Tool Engineers, gu ests of Champion and Division Manager \IV. R . STUDYING BOOKLETS describing the process they have seen engrossed engineers {left) after dinner . PRO £D Crut durinJ May [or a guided tOur tltrough th mill and dinner of Virginia bak d ham a t lhe Clubhou:lc alter the Lour. t: Ann Sullivan, cafeteria managbr; Edna Turman; J ean Braxton Callire Witherington a111d Jerry Smith. 14 THIS PHOTO shows many of the approximately 200 persons attending Canton Champion's "Y" annual dinner meeting in May. L U .P\VARDS OF 2 0 perons jnteres tecl in Y. M. C. A. . :tetivitics enjoyed lhe at=lnual Champion Y. M. C. _A.'s dinner 1neering here duriJ.1g May. · Principal speaker "'as Dr. George D. H eaton; pastor of the l\rlyer Park Bapt.i t Church, Charlotte, and one of the leading orators of the southland. His subject was ·'The \1\lonh of the Y. M. C. A. to the Community." Louis E. Gate ·, Canton Champion's assistant chief ' • • ,, • EA D E R s M E E T \ chemist and recently re-elected presiden t of Champion "Y," presided, and gave a report on ·local "Y" activities. A detailed account of "Y" work during the past year and propos~ls fo~ the coming year were presented to the guests m wntten form by G. C. Suttles, general secre tary. Gen~ N~ahnke, of Canton Charnpion's engineering staff, hrghhghted the entertainment with violin solos with Mrs. ]. Frank Pate at t11e piano. GENE MA HNK~. of Champion's en.gineerirtg staH, p,layed several selectio'fl.S on the violin wjf,h Mrs. J . Frank P9te accompanying at fhe p ii!no in furnishing. musical enter· DR. GEORGE HEATON, Charlotte, held t he atte ntion of guests for more than 40 minu~es as he d'elivered principal address of the evening. LOU IS E. GATtS, "Y" presiden~. and as~ista nt chief chemist fo r Canton Champion, presided over the annu·al eanquet. tainment. 15 • OPENING A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL - Julius Harrison , Store Room, cuts wire tie on a 7·00-pound bale of wiping rags. In good hard cash, the bale rep resents a $100 investment on the pa rt of Champion management - necessa ry for clea nli ness, comfort and safety. NICKELS AND DIMES GO TO WORK- h11est McCorrnich {fe:ftl . Millwrights, requisitions a bundle of wiping rdgs. McCormkh takes only the amount needed to do the job- takes only the necessary nidelsand- dimes worth of rags required. ' ' WORKMAN~ SPARE T H 0 S E RACS I " • ' Everyone has h ea rd a favorite ex pression) "Ther e's Gold in Them Thar Hills." At Hamilton Champion, it m.ight be changed to read, "Th ere's Gold in Them T har Wiping Rags." Of course, nobody has probably bo th er ed to disclose · the tru th that wiping rags are a pre tty costly item. As a matter of fact, the rags now being u sed over the n1ills cos t Champion ma nagcmem someth ing like 15 ceoL a pound . . T hink of tha t, J 5 cen Ls per pound! Considering that Champions u<;c in the neighborh ood of hal£ to three-quarter of a ton of w1pmg rao-s every vveek, it amounts lo an inves tmem of n early 200.00 Going a littl e · furth ~ r, the figure amount , t almo t $10,000 a year - all hgure con · rvat.t"Ye. '1l1is :is an inves tm.en.t of omethiug like .2.00 per employee O\'Cr tb . e span of one yea r. Now, top and think what would be said o ( e rnp lo ·ees ·who pro ec.ded. lo to:·-; two bu cks here and t.b ·re ar und Hallli lton Champion. J\lost fo lks don 't hav two dollal':> to throw ;rwa in . o ·h a rid iculous ma nn er , and the ·amc g.o s (or Champi n ma nagement, }Tl this very thing i ~ hapr cnin6 e,·cr J d . ), BUNDLESOME " HAN'KY" - Unexpla ined, ~-o me wor,ers il'f6ist thai wiping rags a re to be ca rri d a'$ handketchreh. Some men have been known, uptln ot.ca~ ion, to use wiping rags for sods. JACKBOOTING THE JACKPOT~ Nickels ond dimes being wasted away: U$ed once, d wiping rag ;s seen here, d is,.a roed on a piece of machin&ry. It 's ea.sy to un i nfe nt i on<~lly jackboot tbe jaelpot. COSTLY ABSORBENT- Oil and grease are hazardeus te t he safe+y o{ Champions, but wiping rags werll never meant as absorbents when sawdust is available. 16 • • days into weeks, weeks into ye.a r , with the improper u e of . w1pmg rags. Th company cannot afford to throw money away, ju t as individual Champion · could never do. Again, ther i a solution to the problem~ just a little common sen e and £air play on the pan of every Champion employee. "MOO LA, '' AIIJKLE DBitP .,._Here is a wiping r,a~g supply box in a typical Mill are-a. Almost as many good, dean rag~ are $eEHI on th~ floor as in the- box . • a cos-fly pradlce. CASH IN THE TRASH - No Champi on would allow a coin to remain 1n this ga rbage can untou~hed, yet_ +his wiping rag is money, money go1ng to an end without being spe nt soundly. . ' . • TENOERLY AND CAREFI:/LLY- l'his picture Jhows a wrping rag dis:posal C'c\11, where rags are plaud for lavn.dering or final djsposal by burnin.g. Here, used rags have beiin properly treated . Hamilton THE WAY THE DOUGH GOES .,. Thought· lessly, some fo lks hav& been known lo fake wiping rags off Champion properly. The result is usu a lly as shown here- rags stuffed into the glove compartment of a car. • MONEY IN THE GUTIER To the lower right of this North "B" Street scene, a wiping rag can be seen unnoticed , desorted. No one bothers to pick it up and put it to goad use. Yet thi.s rag is money and va luable, wh en pU '~ to us:e for which it is intended. ' • .17 r ! ' DED ICATION CEREMONY took place on ·$tage of Canton ,Highr School auditorium. Front row, left to right: A. J. Jutchirns, J. R. SechFest, Will is Kir kpatrick, K. E. Silv.er, J. E . , Henderson, Rev. C. W. Kirby, and the -Rev. D. 0 . Mci nn is. Canton school band is shown playing "America," in background. UNDAUNTED BY HEAVY RAIN greai throng lihes Canton High Sehool ath leti-<: fi eld for final p rt of dedica+Jon program. "Girls In Whlte" a re show.n $+andlag b •ide markers where ·they bave plac d wreaths of f l-owers. Honoring the nH.mory of 2 ~) Canton 1'-Iigh School ·tuden .t · who g-tvc their lives ou the (idcl of battle during Worl<l \Var II. : pc ·ial memori al service:J w r<.: condu clcd "It Canwn Hig-h School !\thy 30. Gol l Star m thers a nd fath ers w rc ho11orcd g tl t.> 'ls du ri ug- tbe cerclllon.y. Cnncrr t:c an l br rue nl<lrkers, cr · .t 'd w the rn cmor o f Can- . 1 n ·ch ol war dead, ' ·"' •re oHi-la lly dedicate I, an l rh Je·w concr .tc ·tadiu Jn .vas giYen th offj i.al narn" of "Cannn Hig-h Sd100l M<mori, l tad ium" in • GOLD STAk MOTHER a nd father, Mr. and Mrs. l ogan Wllite of C a nt on , each stand by marke rs of their two sons lost in World War II. MIt WHITE is a machinist for Cant·on Champion. They w.e re two 0f t he many mothe rs and fa t hers attending the d·ed ica · t io-n cer emony. · GOI'/CRETE ANE> BRONZE markers s+ t~ n d a.s lasting tribute to 23 Canton High Scho ol stud ents who lost th eir 11ve$ d uri ng World War II. Uncle John Dotson, a virtua•l Canton landmark ( leH) was last +e le-ave scene of ded ication. Uncle John knew "all the boys pe rsonally.' a - ·ot e - MARKER HONORS THE MEMORY of Pfc. James Ca.rl Kirkpatrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kirkpatrick of Canton Champion. ' ' . - • ' memor · of tb.e.c \-·var dead, maoy, of whom had made their lettets on the spacious 10-acre athleti.c field luring their high school areers. \Villis Kirkpa trick , · of Canton Division Management Pl an ning, and cha in nan >f the B ave-rdam district sch ool board, dedi cat ed the stadium and a thl etic fje]d. ' The R ev. · . \V. Kirby. pastor of Can ton Cen tral ·Methodist Clnuch, delivered the me sage of dedica- • tion of brome marke-r- and trees p lanted in honor of the school's wa.r dead. The Canton chool 4-fJ-piece band played two patriotk numbers du ring the p1;0grarn which opened i th high s:chool aud:itari um as a resu 1t of a steady rain 'which felt during the e~:Jt ire program. - Girls of Canton Hi, dressed in s0Jid whi t:e, were flowerbearers and placed wrea ths at the foo t of the ~> brom markers. T)oy Sc ut abo p layed a part in the Memot.ial Day cerernon y. 1\-larke1·s w r dedica t cl ~o the :memory of the fo llowing war dead: S/ Sgt. Gilbert H unt Bailie, Fir:>L L\. G orge \ illiams Barne , Cpl. Hoyt Allen Edwar ds, F irst. Lt. J. Fran k Cur tis, P·vr. Lawrence Ens]e ·, J r ., Pfc. Eston E. H olland., Gunners' Mate Lewis 'Gibson , Pfc. Jarnes Carl Ki rkpa trick, 'F-1 / c Carl Jam · · Keylon. Sgt. Gonnon \ 1\T. Robe n s, MM 3/ c Marvin Joe Drake, Sgt. Henry N. Penland, Pv t. Max J. Muse, • Capt. J enn ing :Herbert Mease, First L t. R ex Willard Muse, S '2/ c P te J ohnson Mo(':>re, Pfc. J. "'r. Taylor, ·AS· Ma k Starney, Jr., Cpl. Ralph Renr Robertson, Pvt. Lest r Joseph Tran,tham F irst Lt. Logan Mil-lard \Vhite, 1/ Ch arles Dupree v~ hjte and First Lt. Paul Sarnu l Glark, THE AR'MED SERVICES pe rformed mili,tary hanors Jbelow) during program on the athle-tic field. \ \ • DIXIE SKID LOADER equ!p·ped truck . W yrnan Hok& hold, one of the paifeh whiah ar pulled u.p the ramp onto the bed by o winch on the tn.l ek, • COMPLETED RICK of lfl slin9 1o~td unih. Marshall Roark is 5hown leanir•g a9oinlt o ~ep•rato~ stick. MARSHALL ROARK 5tands in from· of a ri~!t; which s OWi the method of ricking % sling load units, Houston Woodlands Workers Adopt New Techniques. By Helen Bierwirth Champion ha lon " l>een intere ted in de eloping mechanical method for cuttin . handling and loading the pulpwood u ed in its 1niUs. There are a number of rea -on why 111e hanization is· d ·irable. During war time and oth r labor h rta . periods me 'hanizecl method , can incre wood pr luction when m n re not av ilable. \1\foo Is work i - ·tr lltl lll lab r · nd ln•o~ t nothing has b · ~ n done t '"''anl it n1e haniz.alion a om par d with o l her induMri . B n rn ans the least con. i·d ralion, a su c :,.· full ' mcchani;, d job i f q11 nrJ ' a rnor Lfici nt • <)perauon. The 1-(o uston 1 ivi. ion r ·enrl pi ced ll l.Ol'C c1npha:i. on th mcch.anization of wo d · work I y as'> ig ning on· ol rh' \ 'oc lJ. n l;; Depar'tm nt work"· full tim t thi <; i< b umil jl ran be llwroug-h I • l \l.'g mu t be adhered to. The a im Df the experimental work -is to develop mechanical meth d which are applicable to and could be used by any Champion wood producer in the Houston Di vi ion. For example, it is obvious that the aver·age pulpwood producer could not affor l th expensi e dragline u ed for sling handling so far. This ,c[ragline has been 0'" · d by the Houston Division for sonte time and employed on other work. Mr. Ballard h;r de igned and' con truc tecl an "A" frame hoist mounted on the front end of an oll woods truck, \ hich is a piece of equipment any producer could afford. T his hoist ·will be tr.i d out in the ne r •future. ·Many other items are being experimented with in c nne tion w-ith tl~ 1.hree major la ssihc~ tions. ' steel sl ed for skidd.ing p~tll et 'loaded with p ulpwood Oll t Ot pb ce ~ in::u.:c , jbl to a tr u ck has b n buill and j ~ proving v ry successh.tl. A 1 ulpwood spli tting gun SJ I its oversiz d stick quick ly and cheaply. ball-nearing sw iv 1 book j · b ir~g used in ·onne ti n with rhe lings ro permit ea y turning of the load. Threc-ei:;hth: ot a uuit f pulpr o l w igh& in e. u:~s of 2,500 poun.cls. - QLt.iq:: a load for J.ight hos Ling eq uipment! Spr ad r ha · t: lJ · ·n d · veloped to hold th ' sling UJ bl s apart wh n 1 icktng up a 1 a l of pulp>\' 1ocl. S1mJ .· of tl t , rn ' lhod:. d ·scribed lt:lV b n <-1 vcloped a n.l bujlt b ·1 tlt Champi n m n in hi:irg · ol: tlti wotk; oth • l> \ er · d · ··Lor d arl£] u ~etl h '! wht:r b tt t are b ing pu into Ul')C' Jvre for Lh · fir: ~ time. T he VVoodhtnd · Dq:mrttn ·nc l1 opcs w improve on . om€ rt th m. Vari.ous ompcLing·. pap •r com;muit> · ar willing i.ll)d an, ious t·o exchange iclca. on n1 · ·h. ni cal rn ·Lhod. it wood. \vork, <:: lth 'l a lr ad p .ovc;n or b e ing dtHdupcd. ' Houston THREE COKES COMING DOWN. Table antics by former Champion Ruth Calvitt resuhed in t he sc~n~ above . Left to ri.ght are Martin Cavne.ss, Mrs. Calvin , husband Peck, Bol;> Wald-r~n, Jo Wdliams and Mrs. Cavness. TEXA- S s ·T Y L E 'Siuinrr on out" ha acquired a ne\v n1 aning at Hbuston sin-e 'the annna'J spring dan ce {or Champions. And. if you haY ~ e ve r se n. a Paul Jones done d1e ·way Hou ·Lon lad and Jassi s do it, ·ou will agre - that rhe n w wa)' of sitti.ng· n . out ba·· ]ts ~ . • pomt~ . Th Hou ton \'ersion of a Paul Jone i a hecti aHair that O'O • on and on ana on. Th . tempo \•arie from fast to fa l r. ' . he boy · join har1ds and skip around in a circL Girl i1~ the in ·ille circle go the uppo ite dire ·ti( n. A whi ·de b low: you grab th. nearest girl and · cart dan ing: At the next ·ig·nill hom tl1 whi tle. th " · ·y le start over agam. JL' . simJ.l i:U'l1.l lor · ot [un - for th (i r. t half hour or o. Then i ·wh 'l l the new I-lutt tons sLcm of ·.irting· one out pmv ·· i s m •rit. \'Vh t n n dann:r g-ets ti n ·<'1 h -, jus t; dr t·, ou t 1 f tbc ei n ·le. her h " h :t n :: ·ted a w hilc Jw joins t11e circle a~ain. Couples and indivjduid:l UfO!J Otlt 'llld join in ·whcnen.·r the fed like it. Th.is is ~ t !JajnJ ·ss ~o1utjon to th ' pwblcm t>C a btiSI);Wd. who d o l'S 1'L lil r t) dance> and thl' ,~· if& '"lw docs m vice . w·r-_ a. • KIT REID'S ORCHE.STRA ~;~iv·es out with a L.:~tin number . hile people at ,the table in the bukgret~nd "sit one Wha.l happ ·n: t () the ·'mltt J)1 ~w" '"'h 11 ot'll one. p c J" IJl t dror ~o ut ? H ' or ~he c;.nl '\\'<:tit a few i,;:coJub au I join tl~t• <·inlc ~tgain ll()I ing sotiH'Oil " cl" ·wil l be ~llll . 'Cl.t'd out 1 h <: !l<').t t illl~ thl· whistle IJiows or go sit cln\ yn ,.rirb the per!'< t~ \<\' Ito dru1 _pcd ouL More p 'Of lt: g-e t 'Kq ttainw clvu. like unt o ('l:t' ra ns u f th flooJ on alwosr. an , ubj ' t. 'l'h(' ] ad ies 1•11 joyu l r he prog·r am [J ott I tlte beg inn ing . .ll " a ~ but tlm o tt )) and I ull o l t·ownntc ti v · t.Til ic istrL Thf' R(·v. G t n q!;l' B. Cu ll rei h. " <rs grallllll~ Ui ;w o . The group 1ne ' t·· sc rni-rn nlhly. ''Lactic: N ig-ht" was lh · h rst t irne n:1 mb •rs lta.d p rforlll 'd b furc 1 et" ons o u tside their :ilnmedi, l r' 111 'nd crship. • HALL WHITWORTH, president o.f Canton Toa.stmuters Club, is shown (left) recei ving club's of'fki,al chart-er from C. G. Pieka td, of Ash11ville, 11 district officer of the growing orga njzation, Mrs. Pidard is shown at le:ft. DISPLAYING SOM£: of thi:!ir ereati e efforts are Maxine Bl ilc k, Lu~;'11e F-o•r-d, and Mary Ellen Gilliam wh.il Instructor Ruth Laird and lucille Ho.rris look on. TRACING OUT THE DESIGN they plan to put on glazed tile squares are BHIIe Hend.erson and Mary Ellyn Gilliam. CERAMIC HOBBY CLASS is shown assembled in the Houston Division- Clubhouse, ready to sta.r-f work on their current proiect of pcainting and d~corafing poHery obiects which they have al.ready .meade. Houston H 0 u s T 0 N s PLAY WITH CLAY Hobbi<'s, p sychj ~ tri ·us say, sl1 mld furni ~h a mean& of t · · la.' st tl ·y h .d di spl een seen ip the rnjJi area- each. improving up on its predeces or in modern design and pulling capacity. The first witch engines were only capabl of pullin-g someth ing THE DIESEL TEAM - Enginee r Did Brother· ton and Fh eman Ra·ymond Schulher make • for a good t eam a nd theirs is a job that requires teamwork. MODE·RN DE-SICN FO A MODERN INDUSTRY - like fi ve cars. T he ratio in creased ~vith the addition of n ew class engines, until wday the new diesel can pull 30 cars, -with its 12 cylinders providing 1,200 horse power • operation. The ne·w diesel and aJl property and rail equipment used in thi · connection is owned and mainrained by B-&0. Champion "pay the freight." • \ • MO'DERN DESJGN. 1900--There are few Champion$ who ever sawthis Chetmpi·on swi1ch engine of the turn of the century. St-anding on the fron t run'tl ing board is ··:rurk" Mat>hias. Jim " Di,do' ' Smith is lea ning aga inst the c ylinders. • A FAITHFUL SERVANT - In years to come Cham pions will probahly 1-a l'k of the " lc,st ste-am job '' at Hamilton ChcHnpion. This is No. 64 1- the p1dl!re taken some few years bc)ck ~and th~ cre-w of t hat fi me , npw a ll retired from active B. & 0 . se rvice. O.n t he ground: Speneer Shaw. C~arles S~; hn eider and Huold Bowke-r, who still carries on in Cho.mpion Traffic. In +he engine: P\reman Otto Bn:~rnmit and En gineer Sill Hill. 27 • HcusfcH- • CREDIT UNION OFFICERS discuss pre-convention deta ils at the Club House. Around the table from left to right are Clyde Miller, Pearl Marshall , D. C. Thompson, Justin Thayer, Odell Sanders, and C. H. Thomsen. : "POST MORTEMS" are held on material presented at the Industrial Relations Conference. Discussing the topic just previously covered are Arlie Smathers, Ray Bedenbaugh, Tom Jeffrey, Frank 'Winters, Mike Koury and S. L. Swasey. DINNER IN CHAMPION ROOM at the Rice Hotel ended with more talk on conference subjects. Seated around the table, left to right, are Tom Jeffrey, Frank Ahrens, S. L Swasey, Ra ~· Bedenbaugh (almost hidden), Arlie Smathers, Mike Koury, Frank Winters and L D. Wells. ' . ., w 0 , CONVENTION DELEGATES " LOAD UP" for the +rip 1o HoustE>n . and the Credit Union meet. Justin Thayer and Clyde Miller wait for D. C. Thompson and C . H. Thomsen i•o scoot over, e a s are W HAT P RPO ·E do cornention erve? Som Lime the bet ans\"-'er to a que t.ion is a rrived at l a ' king another qu tion. ''\Th~· do mo t busines ha\e a board o f director ~ Be au.e of 1h omrnonl; a epted belief that two head" are bett r than one. · C nv ntions bring roo· ther group of pc ple with imilar proi lem mutual int re, ts, and a ba. k2-rot:mcl of e,·pe ie11 e in '"rorking at a certain type of job. Each has ornethin'g to conn·ibtH and e e1 one stands to benefit h. ' learning ne"· d \·elopm nt , method and idea . Do tor. u e the an1e principle wb.en they call in pe iali. t and hold a COJl ·t.tltation over a puzzling or trnu ua1 case. hampion'. Hou ·ton Divi ion know the vaLue (Jf th e assembJie a11d during the month. of iVIa ,, interested ~rroups attended tt'>\l'O imp rtan t convention . Fir t, the }ar, e t uthvest Area Confer nee on Indu tr ial Relation. eHT held, follO'\'\'ed on · w k laLer b the f irst ' .rcdit Union of 1'\orth .\.m -r ica meet held in the Soml1we t. . ONCENTRA nON MARKS THE EXPRESSIONS of th~ Champions rr the second r~. Seated from left to rigftt a ~<e Frank Winters, S. L. Swasey, Frank Ah ren~. !. G. WeU~. and Tom JeHrey. Seated in . front of e t t e r • • • D"·legates to the Industrial Relation. Confcrenc ' Ji. tcn ed L authorities speak on su h cubjects as ''Developing a Sound. Managemen Philosophy of Erttp1oyee Relation.'' and took pan in the discussi. n and question periods that followed. Champions who attcndc 1 were: W. R. Crute, F. F. Ahren s, . M. Koury, Hube t Foster, Arli mather, l. D. 'Veils, Tom J effrey, Frank v\Tinters, S. L. S1~>'asey, Ray Bedenbaugh, Vern Delaplain, George Lille and John Po t. , Credit U nion memb n; from Champion heard and discus. ed topic such as: "Legi lati n Covering Ct;edit . nion ' and "Organ ilation o[ Credit nions.'' D. C. T.hmnpson, Credit Union president Justin Tha ·er. secre tary: and Director Cl de Miller and Cha.rlie I hornsen attended. The Champion "doctors" ·who attend these ''con ul· tations" usua ll contribuLe a well as leaq1 frorrr them and r eturn with tb.e ati. faction of knowing the Champion "d iagnosi " i the one accepted b)' the be t aMthorities. • them at the far right are Gu ~ B. Arthur, a conference panel member, and Dr. William R. Spriegel, Chai rman of the. Department of Mana9ement at the University of Te1eas. 2 • . Hamilton JACK DUZAN, popular Cincinneti e ntertainer, h11d the attendees in " sti ches." y 0 u -.I HOUSTON VISITOR-Steve Hollin, former Hamilton Champion vacationing from the Houston Division, a n d Bob Pie rce. CA 'T B ' "THAT'S AN ACE, SON"- B~b Stephson and Stan Newkirk whiled away t he early evening hours with a deck of cards. Here Stan takes a trick. HEY, WHY SO SERIOUS -Larry Schelter, leo Geiser and Nelson 'Be - z•r n g. EAT You t:an' t beat fun -<md that' · exactly what rule. ,\·h en the Hamilton Champion Gre n \ •r a,e B o. ten. get · together for th ir .·en1i -annu I pa rti es to honor \\'ave ba-;k ·tha ll and soft ba II clubs. Som · 80 13oo ·tcrs were on hand for th · reccnl part y in Ma ', paying n·iL ut c to 1 he 19-1~ - -1~) \\fay · II< op:ten; at TIH1111Mll1 P·11-k. Pi cttlr ,' < n this 1 age te ll th · ·t.or ·. WORKING UP AN APPETITE- Thomson Park's badminton court prove.d just the thing for v.:crking up hearty appetites . • IF WISHES CAME TRUE- "Shorty' ' Carberry and Green Wave Basketball Mentor Garlanq Munt: break a wishbone. George Young, Howard Hetterich and Fra nkie Tutrler IH oth r Wave ea gers at the honorees' table. :10 SPINNING A YARN-"Ace" Adams, Bill Moeller of the Journal-News, Howard Hetterich, Eddie Simpson and Bill McDulin , (WMOH,) as Bill spins another of his famous yarM. HOUSTON VISITORS CET Visiton, to the .1:-iow:t n1 Di ·i ·jon - Champio ns, hanJpion gue ·u, oldtirners rr newcomers-zdmo,· t alway in ·lud a ·i it ou t into tlt , m ill as a 1 art or their stay here. The n'li ll in operation ncv "'r fa ils to fascina te an yone \ ·lw ha · n o t . een it before. Ch arn1 io.ns lrom o th er di- VISITORS FROM EQUITABLE L I FE. Charles Dow [cente r}, and Williams Cow i e (right), get i nformat'lon on paper makin9 from W. R. Crute, division manaq-er. CAL SKILLMAN AND DWIGHT THOMSON, a-t center, vi sit wi,th .Sill ~d nowe,r and Jerry Moyer whil·e P.ea rl l ittle starts a r;ew sheet on Number 25 Machine. • '. -· Housfcn vi ·i.vu tind num rC>Lts friel'lds working t.her~;; who were Hl c rn ernbers of the visitor's home tnill. The Champion farrrily htt: alway· h 'Cn a .losely knit group. ln terest in how ''Jo " or "Jim'' is ge tting a long "down there" or concern witl t new developments in another plant is a~ n atu ral a, int eres t in their own plant and personnel. fri endly r e1 Lion is a Houston tradition . Firsttime visiLOr.s get ready answers to their many questiont;. Champions from Hamilton or Canton find a welcome as warm as the Houston li mate from both the native '"'rexan aud their old bud(Iies. HAMI LTON NEWS 'is· passed on to Vanover and E. E. Smith by Skillman as Moyer continues to tell Thomson about the situation in Houston. • HAMILTONIAN HOMER LATIMER re l-ates .:tn amus'illg dor'f to the man at his right, Ca~roll Wil.son, dire.ctor of finance from Cbampion, <!nd Co-,.ie aMd Do,. ·join in the loughter. 31 ' ' Hamil tot 0 T R 6 ET- Th~ base pilfering l,u\te , f.da harp, !so c uch a b~ll et-li 11 pitch. DO N'T S H 0 0 T . GALSYou've on eur he ad·~ a lr·eady! 'Ruth Knobel and Gfadys Bennett, a pair of the Wavette s' h ter marksm-en. COOL WATERS - Mary Ellen Huu ey <!nd L~;~lu Hu v saHsfy their t·hirst Ollring " b,ttlt3 .'' but tho real i~irst is ·for anofh r W a.-·et+e +riuml)h. THE PEUOIN' IS OVER- Kati John$on, Roberti! Wil y, Clar Witham and Mary Ann Packe.r applying the "w r paillt ." 32 A KILL) J' B.EIN AMiD- 8 t"'• C6 d'•r Je~ A <1 tl, Co ch S.,b .,.,.,, M na . 8ol>by t11ob.el .fl d PHt '" Oc+ti Riqgle- nd err~ebo ( go~Ag fc et uri t. t r n7 ~P . t 1 . S H 0 0 T F 0 R A T I T I. E LADIES, PLEAS~ NOW - Jerri Lott, Score~ Tottie Marvin and Naorni J ones debate Miss Marvin 's ability to i11dge b.etween a hit and an ~rGr. • THE CtJRR ,'liT "hit parade·· li.,t a popu lar f1ng, "1 D idn ·~ Know the Gun Was Loaded. · While the ubj ct may he true in a mu ·.ical wav. it ccnait~lv ' I doesn 't hold ood as far Ham-ilton Champion·, \'\'a ctt · ottball "hit 1 ara tc·• i., umn nwd. Sp a king· o I f a v o r i t e : , ' 1Vavc tte fo llowrr'i \.: Jl kuov. . that th "gun i l-oaded" and their Mull ·- ' irl . . . ( I r t I a I I Lcagut.' foes ppr ·ciate the n-uth i11 a broader ~eu,e. . ll hnn~h failing to annex the h ighe t hnnOf'i jn th op 11 ing; 1 o tmd nf lc<lgnc p ia) . Both Knolwl' · g,tl llll h:l b ' con:-;id ·r<' I a · •lli .J on ~:. Lulu Hu. '. l aw · Jnhmnn an I. I,, nain · J[ Ht .'C'; rngc th ·r wit l1 un • ot (he t n vn\ uc •t1 L'l mll 'chts, dt • Cha111pi<ln · )]nr b ' ilrt' t' ~ t. ;;tcb Ujl ns Otlt' ni" tf1C , t.r !l1 fr\ t d<'i '' Jl'ilVl' t htb ~ Ctl · tt n·d JIJ T h t 11.·~d a y ln1 )p pI. t _ 'f oo, p<nvcr· p l u ~ i •:-; ·tnpli l'i (·d oflt·m1\·('ly, '\\'li lt .~lt h " big gnm'' tl!l (;J;1d ys 1\t-nn ' II , R.LII LJ Knode l, 1\IT:trv Ann P:t ·kn an.! 1 ' (' tT ' 1\'1 :1r.-.ha II i 11 tIt · \N a ·tt(' l.illf'·llp. ln Lite way n l' r inrorc('IIJ ·nl s 1h t .).' tcr is not l;,u·kin . wi t lt such wdl-knm ·n Ham i ltmt :-.ol tln.ll ntt n1 c!oo as 1\Ltr ' EH ' It Hu~.~c· y , J ·ni Lo1 L, .J c> \11n J'\l ., •. kirk., Rob erta \ 1\"iky and Clara Witham. I 0 . , AFETl SHOE AL BOO' II G ·. VITH STOR· IN rEl LOCATION 13)' (,nJr ". :Sf iner v 't: k \ C a 1mportant )II · -.a~ for you hi,. J 1 nll . ~ If<; abnnt \ ·Ty SHOES. af ·t Supcn'i'J<Jr, \n Tup· miU -r, i-. righdy proud >l h ~ su(c . ., of tiJc S, k ty Dtt· parurlr n( h J • tor ·1 lt> a f. tv ltr · J tar · H [err tht: b i lmet at tbc ' 111 ·t , urafcl i \. · p I ·, ~ rt ·1' l d the " aftopc ic . , a at ·ty -.ho: that ha-, wmfon p odu .ing f"'aturc that can he lound JH n olh T :<.a let r h( .:: ( l) An Artn:,trnl_' n.rk. fi1l<:1- b·.tw·en I· in il and u sok· p vvid ~ a p man n·d) mt olh-h ·ari ng , u ~ fa{·e f 1r tl1-t~ hotumt of tl f )tit. (:!) The cIs a w.id -.t ··l.,harP feu full ·m.·a.ure of th' {<XIt $Upf ort. ) · h · li · .l \iLh ii1 ide we lg ·a ,-,trre pt:'OJ er halanc.e; impro\' · po · ttw ·, . }J , n anJ f.UJ,lti n gi\· ·~ . <:.Hi ·nt. rmtfiJrt~d,l · . uppnrt to th • bf'i 1(; ~f1 U.LLU •• \ 1en }tU buy he fl'l)d· .n ",aht,JJdt< Ci" you g·t the n1 .JSt u rnf Jd.ahle pair of :<.ted o · ::raftty sh1J • ., r pr rdtte; c. • Dr. r ·hth ~·s off-ering f~.t t.h ~ " IJJ M · or iarn" at tht annual · 1d Tim£-_ ' Banqu ·t n ·\. ·r fai l! to r •ach the h " r trin~ f:.f all p ('-'.'{.'rlt, and c~.tll't for th much favor· al-Ae G mrrtenL :R ith nnauination; >mbin-d with or.igtnalit tflat i<; J. · h ·ritag ~ h ·lps hjrn 'ea\', 'onl.s_ il'lt;tt~ b _autiful ~ fl · nc s l •at: ar >. long :mcm I -r ·d. H ere a::r · a f.,,. lH '1> U . Fr chtli g u a.bly ga1- ·: •·t\'iH y9u, in. a spirit e>f eH:T -nc· (HH1 Jf rdJ " tJ, · name and ~he m ·m(, i . ., of tb<rr"' 0 I d. · f i1 n :r~ who, · in( • we iaH wn. J ;n ac< 1tnpli h£:d their t:.t.:~. ~. a 1 · th ·ir }fJHJ day don·, haw· w llt ·red jn th' \ '<:s t, wl1erc ,rith th · ·tting ~WH 1 . p1 ·odid .and ' (.'llt, tt~· ha <' pa<~M:d t!tr ugh t h;t; dt>~'r flf dar· u ·~s . .from . \"'hH.h n~nc t tn tr, tell tht road, w td ea ·h ot o., H) due turtc nu'>l di. n ~;.,-and t a\ ·1. ~ ~ . rca . d the nanr.e., r>£ rhu>.e who Qti\ . gon. ah ·ad I ! n . mu 1;. . on1 ' Lo } f}U a~ 0 )'J! (; orn · H:THfo~Jj', God gr·· m we UC\ . l.o"'c." • DAtLA BltO·G HfO TYPIFIES "EVERYDAY Cll MPIO FOLKk''· \ mnnji, l-1< tnilt,c,n Ck lflf inn' •· '\ ( ·ryla~ Chtut pir,u ful . h 1J;.d ht 'l~ I) l ,ft nJi, Cit tt !' l.j l1 t '+ 1)0 nv r i- ,,1 . lti'> . 'a:t J\ l!i{l , . •. M. UH r". DaH~ ov 1· ' t Ch' 11 .i1 n f1t t 1 u,.u inttttlh w·ar.; o~ 't ·r •~ ' k.e. aH h· vin;,; I · 11 "P ·ut cm r b · C.M. Ctt !f.{' r '!, 1m.d fi·' qtJ ,( tht· l1 :<~ ill d . bu')in !>S at I i c ho ::n tf,(d . 1 . .,idil1g ~ ~ tt t J' r) · r . r.r s r • •t, Dalla. i <; Htl~ht / ptnudrrf i\\\ikanJ ll·t: lu dy daught r,. - Tl1 fml'l, ag ·d 1 >, wh(, will b · g-:radu· at ·d frmn H.am.il r Higl• • · .SdlO("J{ n · Jun •; li •n ·, aged 1 , < fjfl h ~ a(.] • pupil at .-'\clam., ··hJ f, and JiuJ. ~ • J.o. JW J · n, ag d f•.)t r, ' •hu i). r H1 "th · bcJ"s" in th · B tmgh hft hou"eho!fl. ;\n arckm ba. ·IJal! i<J Huwcr, .Dl'd lao, ta ·~ ~' ·J y '~:t pf;rtHnity t . ~ · .1r llll'jt,n oilnaH t~·afl•~ ir ;1rtion. J:fr ·., ( on.,id 'l d r n · of 1 1<' lll H ·• I id Ciru innati Rr·d htn., in th · :h,;unpion ('1np1(1)' ~ r· nk . -;\t (y tv.f,,lkH ' · '' (J ·: ;mrl let h \ c . poltcy J.n h1., Ch· l'ltfJJon -w . •. .JACK Wt L$0N, SoJG She~. 9~) uu ~d w'f a p 11' ~f " aJtGp ti:cs.' Ray lin:ll. S.alety and s.,Ha '~"'· -&Xplit~M t f> comiod, protec ive !ld e~o_nomic.a~ !et~hu?s ~f thi· . higMy po,p,ular af~J t6o W .;ch:' h J Jea ,·i.n Champt n to lea<"! a ch m '·uc lif '. O ur b ·st wi.h go ,\·ith her. \ \\tn la Lak . and La' Ten · ' Bow T t the Trimm rs ma \"'-·ed June ll. f'hc · . pent their ht.meyn10on in UP nmok\ ~ Iou 1tain r ::t. • Poor eye ight or the desire to improve their appearance is au ing several of the girls to wear glasses- Irene \'\Tilmont, Gladys Shepherd , Beatrice Joh.nson, and Ruth Browning are the latest to adopt th n ewest eye wear creatwns- cute. :Mary Kin el elebra ted her birthday recently. She r ceived many lov ly c.ards and was guest of honor at a dinn r. tella Cook baked her a beautiful birthday cake with y llow roses on it. * ~ * • ] 1J eJ' sa Van f!i sc::, Mary Kimel, J oc.: Krovochc k, Ada Poppcl aud L ttie Alford were pre. en ted Or ' <.lg s b th. ' girls on th ir Li · s to wca at the O ld TimC"rs' Banqnet. '*' * ~ * THOMSON PARK CAMP COUNSELLORS met with Cl!mp Directo• Andy Vonovich ond Merle Baker of t,he Advisory Staff t·o hold a lea.dership program discussion just prior to the opening Q.f the four one-week boy camping periods on June 19th. The group is currently conducting the second week of activity. Shown with Vonovich and Baker, the Counsellors are, Art Kehr, son of Carl Kehr, Shipping Supervisor; Bud Lenhoff, son of Eldon Lenhoff, CM Finishing Supervisor; Jack Gaston, son of Steve Gaston, N<>. I Machine Room: Dtck Cog~eshall , son of Walter Coggeshall, Pipe Shop, and Ken Anderson, n'$phew of Hazel B,rnes, Cafete-ria. :34 FLEET FOOTERS EX1E D THAr K TO RESEAittH S BILt lTODDARD R 1SO VED: f hat the Fl -e t fon r ri lJ cxtr·nd a ro L'ing \ ot • of llank tc. Bill ~tOd<lard lu prof rr ing tht· l1 nSpitality of his hm,n · to ~ ~ Jor a w nderful h ik . Thi. i · a l 0 to se1 \ · notice L0 non-hiking n mber that th e ' mi '>Cd 50meLlting vortb w hilc. ll wasab autiful p r ino- · evening a we walk <.l to th e~ Sto ldarcl home by wa"Y of the Ri ve r R oad. Millie p arLieu larl y en joyed all the "wild life" observed along VOTED THANKS - Resear{;h s Bill Stodda d, who edeoded hospi· tality of his home, Ha Lito · Cleves Ro.:~d , to Fle,e Footers or a wonderful h.lke. the way. There were no major mj ·hap eilher gnjn~r or coming, unle ·s we take note of . uch thing ~ as: Dottie Cummings getting in the way of a 110 e ·with a dribble of water in it. Becky taking the measure o[ 2t ditch alon the road . Martha Jackson sitting in a p late of beans. Arlene giving the care of their li v .- to two J it-tl farmer boys attending their chores. She cared them more than they scared h r. One of th bright r spots of the hik - wa the f t lh:.u we had a gues t · our crood friend~ , Ju lia Bennett and .Janie ·w eckley ma.king it eem lik · old time' ae-ain. Corning horne Millie again cncoum r d a different varie ty of "wild life," which she didn·L njoy · > nu 11. It was only a harml ess litlle kin 'n cryi no· {( m~k , friends, but Millie ju ' t co uldn't ~t·e rltin/')s that wa,·. W . learned one thingJ aLl a. r. Boil1 fillie , nd 1\rl ne haY xcell nt vocal ord · ([ro rn the . tanlp int 1[ r 'aming . Our sc ond hi kc t ok Ll .) Lo our o.td f:w ri l - th r a L id • park a t i'le1' l\fiami. N l stmlm •r is ·otnll r without at leas t ont.' hik th rc, 'O ,\. mad' th i- :-umm r compld b ·I c)r · it •vt·n ~- 1t a good t '\rt. ROY CLARK- The ix-y ar-old 'son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Clark, 348 Cli11ton Avenue, who was g ra duated f rom the Pierco Kind ergarten in early June. Erni e's a veteran CM Finishing Champior. f THERESA MAY HUEY - Th seven·y ar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Huey, 165 Hanover Street, who toqk . her fi rst communion at St. Joseph 's Catholic Church during early M!!y. She is the granddaughter of Carrie Huey, beloved CM Sorting matran . • IN WHICH PETE MICK'S "KID" GOES TO THE BASEBALL WARS B)' Otto R eid 'T•·a· -pringtim in N ' "' -fi ami and the thou ·ht o( PeLe Mick's 10- ·car- Jd on lighll · turned LO the coming Kame f ba eball. He tal d lick'· arm H o.nd dream -d a.ncl dream '(1. . \ nd tl en he cane h0m from the war ~ Tav-ely silem: Bt_tt the cleYil that i. )\'[i k kep t a traight Ia e ·mel a twm klmg epa.- he r r icd the ?;Of; lNaih from an a ·hing heart. ··Hmv wa. t·hc gam ," Mick quer i d . "O.K . I gu-c -;· and lh boy headed fo r part. un-known. -. PAUL, PETE AND TOMMIE- The devil that is Mick keeps a straight face and a twinkling eye as he pries the gory detai ls from an aching heart - that of hi.s son, Pau l, age 10, while Tommie, age ei9ht, expresses sympathy wtth his brother. '"Yeah, one hjr- two walk s." Again the boy was le ging it to the merci fu l solitude-of tall and thick timber. But that bulldog rena ity o£ the Mick (except for the ake of cha1·ity we'd like to a' : the ornery critter) would not let him stew in p eace. •·"What was the score?" "Oh- thaL i -gulp- well, it would'a been closer, only we only g-ot to play 'bout two innings- we were gaining on them towards t.he -end." ''Yeah," old R obe pierre Mick wung the aw, "What was the score?" "It was 2.7 t 7," the lad admitted , and he looked as forlorn as Alexa n der wh en there was no more conquering w be clone. J ohn's J oy ur _ was no joy to BiU Gu nther, ausc Bill laid a nice hun of folding green on his nose. 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