| Summary: | 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. ' • ' ' SEPTE • i ' • • ' ' ' • ., I CHAM'PtON COR:OWA.N COVItR ' - .MEt0$$~0 U:ATHICR Fllti$H ' ' 2%x3.Sc- l40 :Le.--cor PElt • ' • • • ' ' THE STORY OF PAPER . Told in pictuzes . Picture No. 4 --- Digesters, or Cylindrical Ta11ks for Separating Wood Fibres . • i er pu}p.:wood i~ d li\ e' e l to riH· p l· nt tht b rk: i' remO\: d , n the ' ·o<hf thor· nu ·hh cl n d an \ -h d. It 1<: th n Ci.lt ·ntp .mall chip - ,bout 4 in·hc · lmw an 1 pla, m ig ters or hr •c <.'} luH~rira l t. n , fi.Ued "Ti h :-;oluti n · oi ("td m a.lk.: li. Th(' · ·p· a e ·el' unde-r ahou 100 pvund · o.l: . t m r · \ re 1 rom 4 to r2 f ou -. or n ' he nbr . are th• rou h 3' , c.p~ r t J, a r ' rhr b the ulp or f1bres an:: bl '11 int a~> and :\' ed. 1 be 'Dt r'' ·• the pulp Ul111 ·- .o.ib~t • ' o de vl 1-' ~ct.tity i • m~m. all l iw• , n· '1 t •. \ ·rld J ' 1 t0 h 11 i ' hi . ' • ' • l mat~ · • a11t ~ xas • rogre s111g T \V. R. CRUTE The photographs on this page depict the progress of The Champion Plant at Houston, Texas. \Ve knm.v that Champion employees are interested and would lil):e to know how the construction work is prog-re~sing . • The photographs seem ·o jndic te that \IVillie Crute, the ~''Fe . ·a Ranger," is not onl. tearing up the earth, bnt er·ecting buildings at a r apid rate. Above is \¥iliie, "Texas Ranger," Crute dre ed in full uniform. \IVouldn't you like to see him riding a Mexican bronco ? · .To the left, top: A view inside machine room. Cent r: The 100,000- gallon sprinkler tan1< footings behtg installed. . Ma6hine hop in background. Bottom, the R covery Building footings as se n from the top of t.ke black liquor tank. • • 1' i• · t\)n' l;' , :v J . .Dewt' .•' I r · tt. ·as !lt>Hver .d bdor·e th W · t <>rn r r lin "af t y o~m cil at the: Battery Par·K B <' , A 11 vill , .1. ortb a o- 1 July H. lt 1$ ms that Mr. Th)r ctt •h en us th whol"' tory of a.cetd ·nt prev nti n. _ 1\ IJ orga.niz {I s a e ' t y pro . ram m t h:we the ·hol h aJ·t (I a.cking of tb rua.Dag ment " ':!lJ a each cruplo~· ee in the orga nizati n, It. is a p olJ- 1 that can be solv d onl~ by the organization aa h l . • A CCIDENT p ev n . tion. as you kn() v, depend largely up n the t:xteut to which :you can get the ""orkers saf ty consciou . Safety is a matter of continuous caution, and nothing has vet been found to b0 • as effective as a w Jt rounded - out educational program to combat accidents. • • dut.v of sup rvision co guide m n into the pl·oper m thod of 1 rfcrming the.ir · or k. It isn't enough to tell a man how to do a job you mus also ·ho him how to do it. Then you rnu!';t watch him do it and s that h do it right, ru1d last ly you must provide continuous supervisjon so tl at he will not develop bad habits O\' short cuts. Teach him good habits until his lmowledge or every rule of saf conduct in connection with his job is so intraincd that obedience to each has become effortless . Real Safety is attajned when, in going about his tasks, a man reaches that .mental state wherein the desire to p rotect himself and others is upp rmost in his mind. You .must secure the \Vorker'.s interest in Safety as a basic necessjty. Assuming you are all Accident prevention is a cooperative job. Management i~ re ponsible for safety in an)r organization and the employees .share in the responsibiiH ·, provided the management fir t how the 1s a matter f sold on Safety, can . you 0 sell others ? An idea, like • ·a r ~ . oJzttnuous • any commodity, can only autt. on be sold to a man aftei' he has been convinced of its Safet has to be sold fir t to the top boss, next to the supervisory force-s By J. DEWEY DORSETT Chairman N. C. Industrial Commission , worth. Isn't safety like any other commodity ? Isn't it an idea that can and lastly to the wo.rker on the job. The b1g boss be sold if the right appeal is used? How do you houid understand that he can have, in re p ct to Satety, just the kind of .a plant he " ants, but that he ha.s to want it and he ha to do omethino- abou·. 1t. 'l 'he ability he po e e that enabled him to build a ucce sful busine s will enable him to see the necessity for the \ ork in hiN plant being done safe] · as well as being done well. Having the authority to issue orders, he also has the authority to see to it that they are carried ou . Unless he will take a conscientious critical po ition about accident , he will find that no ont: el e will do it for him. He must personally see to it that his supervisory forces detect and correct all unsafe acts and unsafe condition which, ii allowed to exist, will cause acddents and injurie to h.is e-mploy e:s. He mu t make Safety a part of the duties of every employee on the payroll, and must convince them tbat it i not an added r . ponsibility but an opportunit~ . rnle outstanding reason why he shouJd promote Safety i ih imple, unvarnished. fact that auident prevc:ntioh is "'OOd business. Let us now tum our attention to the boys on th :l firing line the fellow who get things done. Jt is the go about selling Safety? Do you command your men to buy or do you persuade them? Does the life insurance agent demand that you buy a policy or doe he educate you to want insurance? Doesn't he tactfully point out the uncertainties of life which make in~ surance a vital need, and when you decide to take out a five hundred dollar policy, did he say you were a cheap skate'? He did not. He probably said, "That's fin , that wil1 just about take care of your funeral expen e . . Now what about the w1fe and kiddi,es '?" He brought you face to face with your financial re p nsibiiltj , . H ~ understood your ne ds and tried to suppl them. Well, you. have som thing that your men need ideti\S, il m·ance against accidents, a.fety ideas tl at will b in-aluable to them, and it's your job and you duty ~ y ur company and to humanity to s 11 th m. Th y ar not going to tep up to the count rand buy. Th y hav to be ofd. 1h must be made to realize the tragic c n qu-e-no . of a diB L>ling injury. If you. w .re lling afei raz-Or blade you wouldn't slip up on a man and ay, "You dQn't want any razor blade today, d you, CCon inu d on Pa T n) . a ~ ,, Ul~ THE Cha-mpion Family is proud of our German B'and. This. band, composed of Champion employees, or:. ganized about one year ago, is a gTeat asset to our organization and should h ave t he support of Champion employees and the people of the community. Frank Jacncks j -, director of the band and H. E . . :Wright is manager. We under stand that the name, "German Band,'' comes from the fact that they ,play only German music, do not use a drum, aml drink Budweizer Beer, or any other kind they can get, no doubt. Pictured above are members of the ba.nd, readi11g from left to right~ H. E. \Vri.ght, Cyril Sheppard, Wayne Smathers, Jr., George Ryder, Frank .Tacock , Bryant Holtzclaw, Wayne Ball, Fr.ank Swafford, and Bob Hall. The German Band furnished music at the celebTation of the N~rth Carolina Exploration Company and the 'Ve-stern Carolina Safety Council, \Vh ich ,~as hela at Bryson Ci y Augu.st 15. The music was nne, enjoyea by all pre. ent and added greatly to the me~ting. The boys are to be congratulated. This band alsrJ pl~yed in the Rhododendron F stival parade in Ashevill~ Jun~ 17, 1936, and made .a gr e{lr. hit. Note the letter f:rQm a reporte-r fa, Germ· n new~ paper publish~ in New York City; · A h vEL. N. ~ . , Jun ] 8, 19. 6. Director, Ge1wan "Eand1 Canton, N. C. . Dear Sir: The G rm.an Band fr ·m C nf.Qn in th · Rh . dodendron Festival parade on Ia t W dne d y 1 rov d to be a most uniqu ~nd ntet·tainin · e~ UJ:' . As correspondent to tl e ''. ta t -H rold,'t n . w York .German~language new paper l am int r .t '"d in obt aining some· detai1 d inffit'm.ati n about m· 1 :n d. Some of the things ~b ut which I would like to l H)W more are: • • L How long the band has been o1·ganized ana under what conditions was it founded. 2. Tile names of the members and the name of the director. The foreign-born members and the. ir addres~es· in the Old Co.u ntry. 3. The names of the places at which the band has played engagements. 4. A picture of the hand in uniform if one is available. 5. Whether OT not you c-on.fin~ yourseJve · to German music. 6. Anything else which may be of interest about the band. · •• This information will be used for a . tory in th.e newspaper which will appear in an early i ue. Copies of the edition bearing· the story will of course be sent to you. The endosed stamped and addressed envelope will carry your answer t o me. Or, ii you pref r, you might call me some day when you are in town and we could meet at some convenient place. A personal int 1--view might b more satisfactory. Tha_nk you very much, 150 Mu.r dook Avenue, Ashevitle, N. C. Your very tru·ly, H. C. HICKLIN. O.u to mer: You 'r . Ul'e one bottle "\1\11 U cure a cold'! Clerk: It must, sir no body's ver co.rne ba k for a ·e ond. "&'he joke that a lway seems sparkling to George Aile concerns the man who, when ask ed if his wife was f':lt rta.ining this winter, replied, "Not ve'fy,'' ChaJJt /011 • • and Loan Association THE second quarterly audit of The Champion Sav- . ings and Loan Association, which the Supervisory Committee has ju.st completed, bows the Association to be in excellent financial condition. The following Comparative Financial Statement, comparing tht:> Association's condition on June 30 this year with the same date last year shows a remarkable growth during the past year. COMPARATIVE F1 ANCIAL STATEMENT JUNE 30 ABETS 1930 1935 Cash on hand & in banks Accrued interest 5,740.16 uncollected 2,274.98 Loan Outst'd'g 55,021.13 Prepaid expense 171.01 2,112.47 1,426.04 37,010.85 90.06 INCR ~A~E Amt. % 3,627.69 172 848.94 18,010.28 80.95 60 49 9 63,207.28 40,639.42 22,567.86 56 LIABILITIES Should Schedule Our E . ~ attng. SIX year ago, Dr. Howard W. Hag-gard and Dr. Leon A. Greenburg, of Yale University, began a study of industrial fatigue. The purpose ot Lnen tuoy was not so mucn what one should ea.t, but how oi en s11ould we eat. The general conclusion reached by these eminent physiOlogists was, "lf you are m pretty good heaith and not suffering from psychological maladjustment (mental delusions) and worries, but are subject to rrc-' quent attacks ot t.Jlat tired feeling, the best way to cure it is to eat at least five meals a day and possibly six." • · Doctors Haggard and Greenburg's report seems to indieate that efficiency 1s mcreased by eating often, and decreased matenauy with less than five meals pet day. . From time immemolial we have been . taught that three meals a day was enough for anyone. That eating between meals was injurious that you shot.Ud give the stomach a 1·es.;; t1me to digest all the wod m ·th~ stomach betore tilling it again. Now they tell us that eating between meals 1s not injurious but helpful'' muscular efficiency depends largely upon the length of time since the last meal. .i:<1ve hours is too long. Best results are obtained by eating more often, at intervals or two and one-half hours. Shares outst'd'g 58,2 4.82 Reserve fund 1,572.79 37,491.15 825.77 2,322. 0 20,793.67 747.02 1,027.17 55 90 The test conducted by Doctors Haggard and Green- Surplus 3,349.67 44 burg over a long period of time, indicated that the ef- 63,207.28 40,639.42 22,567.86 STATISTICAL .Members . 1,189 Borrowers . . . . . ' 763 1;007 577 182 186 ficiency of the five-mealers was much higher than those 56 who ate a less number of t1mes. Those who ate five meals a day also "made fewer mistakes and showed less irritability in the late morning and afternoon.' The U~ workers also reported an improved feeling of general 32 well-being and more zest for their work.'' The following Compruative Profit and Lo s StatemEnt, shows a comparison of the Ass-ociation's profit for the first six months of this year compared with the me pe1iod of last year : EARNINGS Intere t earned EXPENSE Sala1-ie · office upplies office Bank erviee Bond premium Due to .C.C.W.L. Traveling expense 6 months 6 months ended ended &.80.36 6-30-35 2,917.53 1,977.37 831.22 23.53 16.30 23.54 121.92 26.02 1,042.53 300.00 16.26 23.42 19.84 57.65 417.16 INCREASE Amt. % 940.16 48 531.22 7.28 7.12* 3.70 64.27 26.02 --- 625.37 177 111 l\TET PROFIT 1,876.00 1,560.21 314.79 150 20 Denotes decrease~ During the four years which the Association has been operating, there have been 4,237 loans made; nounting to a total of $377,479.00. Dr. Haggard states that the children coming home from school are "usually given a 'sn.ack,' some cookies or bread and jam, with the result that they have no appetite for dinner and by bedtime are 1·estless and irritable." He thinks that they ·'should have a well-balanced meal when they come home, with another carefully selected meal at bedtime." A glass of milk and a ripe banana, alternated with a vegetable and fruit salad, is suggested as an excellent between-meal lunch. D1·. Haggard states that "whe.n milk is taken with food the food sticks longer and we retain our muscular efficiency longer." Suggestions : "Don't depend on your stomach to te11 · you when you are hungry; it may tell you and it may not. Don't fast in order to give your stomach a rest; it usually works harder when empty than when moderately full. The standard treatment for stomach trouble. s is frequent light meals. "Don't add the food for your extra meals to your regular meals subtract it from them." In order that employees may have an opp rtunity to secure a light "snack" between meals~ the Employees' Store is operating a lunch wagon in the plant before and after noon. m r ~ufrty mrnpl1!J Car le ne on th · 1 • ·t f one man caus d the 1 . of th .__afety Troph~· f 1 Jul -. Th wholehe&~ted cooper: ~ tion of each employ e ' ill help to retain it durino· future months. • The Western Carolina ·Safe tv Council .J l . I • Science Discover. that a PerJotl \ Who Has One Accident is Alnrzost • Certain to H ave Another DR. DON LD A. LAIRD, irector of Colgc te Uni-ity P ychol gical Laboratory, Hamilton, . "'evv York, says: "The man or woman who has had one accident wiil have more. This curious fact, observed but not rightly accounte{] for dwing the centuries is what hasgiven rise to the superstition of jinx~ and hoodoos." Men and women who have had one or mDre accidents are called "accident-prone''; that is, an jnnate or inherent tendency or propensity for accidents. . . RecentJy a certain phy.sician reeited to the writer an experience which had come under his observation. He stated that he was convinced that not only were individuals accident-prone, but whole families. Said htt, "I knew a family of folll' brothers; three of them were killed and the fourth was accidentally erippled for life," He also stated he had observed that one accid~nt was · . usually followed by another unless the first accident Q NE of the most intere~ting meetings· ·of the W e8t- was fatal. · ern Carolina Safety Council was held in the High Dr. Laird states, "one way the toll ·of street and School auditorium at Bryson City, Saturday, August 15. factory accidents can be lessen~ is, when an accident- The meeting was held in conjunction with a jubilee prone person is discovered in a fact-ory, the managemeeting by the North Carolina Exploration Company, , ment should see to it that he is kept away from work celebrating a four-j"ear period without an accident caus- in which any element of danger is involved." ing lost time, , Drs. Charle·s S. Myer s, G. H. Miles and Eric Farmer, • The North Carolina Exploration Company", and its of the Natio~al Institute of Industrial Psychology in employees, certainly have cause for rejoicing. Fbur England, "have discovered beyond douht that the best years without an injur~' causing lo.st time is :not to be indication a person is going to have an accident someestimated in dollars and cents. It's the suffering and time in the future is the fact that he has previously heartaehes that mean most to workers in industry. had one. After his· second accident, if he wants to live The Western Carolina Safety Council is becoming one of the most potent .organizations in the state, and should have the support of employers and the pub- . lie, because its object is the conservation of human life and. limb, GOO's greatest creation. We are looking forward to a very successful year under the leadership of Reuben B. Robertson, Jr., Assistant General Manager of The Champion Fibre Company, and Mr. W. P. Crowell of the Sylva Paper Boord Company. At the suggestion of Mr. Robertson, a Traffic Department of the Western Carolina Safety Council, was organized with Frank J ohnson, of the Southern Dairies, Chairman. We. believ~ this is one of the mast important st ps tak n by the Council, and when we realize that an average of nearly tlu e people r kill d on the highways of North Carolina. each day, we have ome idea of the n ed f a concerted effort on the part of the people of our state to put forth very eff rt possible to reduce the numb r of highway · c ·1d nts. You and I, and the other fellow, n ed to be more careful on the highway as well as at work. Al1 accid nt on tl e high . way or a.t work may not only c use suff :i.ng or death, but S:OlTOw to our loved on s. ' A great many p ople fail becaus.e they'r so d d sure they a,re going to. It would be hame to dis-appoint them. • long enough to grow whiskers, he would be wise to be more careful, for the ·Fates are warning him that he is definitely accident-prone and undoubtedly in for serious trouble sooner or later." Dr. E. R. Grannies, in an article in Mental Hygiene, states that, t'perhaps more than eighty-five per cent of factory accidents are caused by the worker's mental attitude." The right mental attitude of industrial workers toward accident prevention would reduce injuries and suffering to a minimum. We all take too many chances. It is better to follow the rule of safe practice. Ward'en: We must set you to work. What can y.ou do? Forger: Give me a week's practice and I will sign your check for you! She: Can you tell me how lo e and a roll of films are alike? . H : No, are they ? b : They both got to he developed in the dark. "I say, waiter, the flowers on the table are artificial, aren't they?" "Y.e ir. That's the worst part of running u vegetarian 1·e ·taurant if we use real flowers the customers will eat th m." 6 . :-r 1 Eyes" Points . Out Potential Accidents Here • And There About the Plant ar lr. Editor: Th e safety comments are not intended to discredit .' per n's effor but rather to po-int out some of th smaller things which mig·ht contribute to an aceid n. , humorou ly described, yet each is an actual fact. We hope to win the Safety Contest, but we won't get to first b e until each of us think a little about the other fellow. While we are in the mill, we have to concentrate on our jo~ and for this reason we \vish to point out ha.zaras which are easily overlooked yet they may cau e a bad accident. W will tart with tripping h azards, meaning the umbling against an object placed or misplaced in the p ths of u ual travel. In the Book Mill basement, under "D" machine and oppo'"'ite the drinking water fountain, is a l-inch water hose connected to a pipe. This hose is about 100 feet long. It is dragged all around the floor, and it crosses the walkway ever al times, and on top of that, the discharge end i usually stuck into a sewer, showing that he fellow who last used it didn't e en go to the formalit r of cutting the water off. Walking down toward the clay mixeTs, by a three plunger pump, is another hose. Sometimes it is curled twice and at other times three times across the gangway, and it's just like a polit ician who doesn't know he is out-it's always r unning. Under No. 1 machine, at the S()Uth end of broke beater hich serves No. 2, i a. "bird." The colored water i several in-ches deep, and the hose lays around in it all sorts of ways. It's hard to see, and, boy, if a guy ever spills in that mess he will stay spilt for a week. Under No. 4 machine, from the engine out to the th ee plunger pump, is a hose which makes :prettier figure 8 than the most expert ice skater can. It doesn't have pressure enough to squinn around, but enough to keep it inflated. ' There is a doorway under the trestle, leading into the basement to the beater engine. A stream of black water crosse this at right angles and in that black tream somewhere is a piece of hose connected to a pump near by, and is used to keep the ewer foam do-wn. In the Sulphite Bleaching Room, the Badger Evap. orator Room, along the line shaft from beater engine, under the lime kilns, at the door entering the old semichemical, aU park their hooe any way. They drop it on the floor or teps and let 'ergo at that. In most cases, no place is provided to hang or place the hose. Hanger , bra kets 01 shelves, as w-ould fit the particular plac , would eliminate this hazard. In the Extract Evaporator room a new water line was run along the vacuum pumps about the 4th of July. A 4"x4" post was placed upon some timber on he platform, the post support the pipe. The plat. Spinning Belts are Dangerous 0 NE careless act of an employee ca.used a s rio us accident during July . ·am Devlin employed in the Sulphate Department, thoughtles ly ~r carele sly placed hi foot against a belt to prevent it from slipping·; his foot was caught and his leg was fractured. Why did he do it? Mr. Devlin says th belt w~s slipping on the pulley, but he does not know how h1s foot was caught and his leg broken. There w.a absolutely no rea on or e- cu ·e for the act. He knew better, but unfortunately we have to pay for our mistakes. Devlin is now paying for his not only in suffering bul in time 1 t, which mea:ns a loss in wages al o. Our accident record has been very good during the past twelve months, but the indicatjons a~e th at there are too many unsafe practices going on m our pla.nt. We cannot expect to hav,e a perfect reco-:rd or even a good record so long as unsafe practices exist in our plant. 1\ir. Devlin was injured on July 24, and on August 5 another employee was seen standing on a twelve inch timber, about twenty feet from the floor, kicking a belt that was slipping on a pulley. If the foot of the employee had been caught by the belt fastene1·, the man, very likely, )VOUld have been killed. It ~eveloped that the room foreman not only permitted this unsafe practice but o-rdered the man to kick the belt and admitted that he himself had done the same thing. The pw·pose of our safety effort is to· prevent human suffering, but when foremen and employe~s are not interested enough in their own safety and welfare to play sa.fe, accident prev-ention is a difficult problem. form serves two stairways, a walkway and a doorway into the Lillie Evaporator Rooms. I_t's in an awkwaTd place, and makes traveling there ve1·y _ aw.kward, too. Several good pipe hangers would do the tnck. Men have to travel in and out of the Book 1v1ill basement, and this is very difficult because the way the wet laps are placed in and around there; for example, a skid of pulp was upset across the walkway at a stock chest serving "D" machine. To get into the basement, oilers, mechanics and all must climb over this pile of pulp. It's been there about a month, and it appears to be ruined. Here we have a double-barrelled loss. Boy.s, we gona have to beat that. Too much of that kind of stuff and the paydays will get scarcer, and yo!l know that won't be so hot. Well, so long . We'll be seeing you next month. -OWL EYES. Electrician to helper: ''Hey, Bill, catch hold of -two of those wires." Bill: "All rig-ht." "F·eel anything?" "No." "Well, it must be the other two. Don't touch them -there's two thou and volts in them." -·7-- • Published by "The Champion Family" :ts a SymbYl of the Cooperation aJ'ld Good F€llowship Existing at the Plant of The Champion Fibre Company, Canton, North Carolina. G. W. PHILLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor REUBEN 8. ROBERTSON, JR . Associate Editor REPORTERS National Republic, Washington, D. C., says: "'Tile Russian Communists hold one hundred and sixty-eight millions of the Russian people in absolmte slavery. ana the AI:nerican Conununists will impose the same bon.ds of slavery upen 130 millions of Americans if they ever get the chance." We are told that here in the South, where we boast · of our loyalty to the Stars aR verthrow Americanism'? Fro.ro practically every corner o! the world we hear of the threat of socialism communism. Not only than; ~ut we are told "there a.re six times as many members tn the Com.m.unist Party and its atfUi.ated ffi()Vf<lments in the United States today as there were in Russia at the time of the bloody Bolahevis.t revolution wltich cost th_e ~ives of lnillions of so-called "capitalists," peasants. mumters, men, women and children an.d all thdr vropeil." ty and Pl'ivate rigl<ltS.11 . But, we say it can't and will not happen here in America. "Do You rettlize that there are twiee as NUlllY members in Coxnmtnnst-and affiliated m0v me-nt . in the UI}it~d State.s today as ther~ are at p1~esent in the €ommcmtst Party of Ru.ssia ?'~ The reporl to Congress b·Y Walter S. · t el, of the • Crabb's English Synt>nyms say.s1 "Socialism provides that all that is necessary to support life .that is.~ land and the machinery of produ-ction shall be under the contrQ1 of the community as. a whole, so that no individual shall have it in his power to buy up any of the crops, like wheat, wliich is necessary to support life, and to control the selling price or keep in his possession large tracts of land not under cultivation.'' . . The Soeialisti'c or C@m·munistic doctrine is un-Amer· iean, seeking t-o dest.roy .A.rn.eri:ean tr'aditioos, interests ·and ideals. Its purpose is to kill the spirit or urge that has made the United States the greatest al!ld most prosperous nation on earth. A nation with mere homeownet ·s, m01·e automobiles, more telephones, more radios, P&;vcs higher wages and provides better living conditions than any other nation on the globe. Str@.nge as it may s~ero, we are reli-ably ihformed tt1at many <¥f our schools ami colleges are hotbeds and propagati11g ga.r:dens for the Socialistic or .communistic ductrine. If it is true th.at a large :per cent of our teachez ·s and educators a:r:e leaders m the movement, somethin, g ooou!d be.done to correct the situation. Sl1ouldn~t we inv.e&tiga:te ea:refully a $Chool or college before we Plaee our ehil(b~n in institutio:n.s of leruming? Our schools and college.s -houJd teach nothing hut true Ain~ieani.sm. Amt!"rican standards we1·e g·ood enough · f-o'f our fathe1·s and .sh-@uld be good enougb for us . 8 . l ~ e1y yecessary- Without it There lf/outd Be J.Vo Leisure Q E of the Grecian Philosophers said, "Slavery is n~y, for without slave_s there would be no I ure, no opportunity for men of intelligence to develop knowledge.' The old Grecian Philosopher spoke the truth, for at tha.t time slaves and beasts were the only burden bearers. But, when machine-power came, ala ·ery began to facle away. It is true you find traces f slavery iil certain barbarous countries today where maehine-power is net available. Power in one form er another has been necessary in all ages today without machinery we would be perhaps little less civilized than the Greeians in the old Philosopher's time. Can you imagine the aching muscies of the Egy!r tian s.taves who lifted into place the huge stones of wh ich the Pyramids were constructed? Today those tones would be handled with nearly as much ease as a tenographer manipulates the keys of her typewriter. In a certain city in China, we are told that the mon~ pro.spe.rons class lived on a high hill, the material of which the houses were constructed, briek, mortar, stone, lumber, etc., was carried up the hill on the heads and backs of men and women. A British company applied for permission to build a railroad up the .steep ind ine; the franchise was granted on condition that no freight should be carried on the railroad, because Chinese laborers contended that if the railroad was allowed to carry freight they would be deprived of employmem. They are still carrying brick, mortar, lumber and merchandise on their heads and backs up the hill j ust as their forefathers did ages ago. . . It is true t hat some men will tell you that machines e a curse that machines are responsible for the Jarge number of men and women who are out of employment today. Wluch do you prefer, labor-saving machines Ol' the Chinese method of transporting heavy material ? There are wme of us who pr efer the machine age. We _ elieve tha t modern labor~saving an:d tt:ansportation machines are a blessing to mankind, and we wonder hat we would do without them. Machines not only lighten our burden&, but without them many of the articles which we are able to purchase for a few c.en or a few dollars w-ould be enjoyed only by the ealt hy class. The most modern labor-saving machines are used today in the manufacture of automobiles, and as a reult -car are own-ed by f"anners, factory workers and mechanics. If automobiles were made by hand, only millionaires could afford them. The locomotive, the mechanical loom, the sewing machine the modern -saw., the drill press, lathe, thz printing press and a thousand other labor-saving machines have proven a boon to mankind. And as a re-ult, the articles we need and enjoy not only cost lea bu millions of men and women a"re employed operating them. Make Unemployment Your Opportunity M ANY a young man today is looking fo.r; a Jo~, and many a young man has beren unemployed for perhaps a year or more. What are these young men doing with their idle time? Many of them are loafing around, some of them ~omplaining at their fate. Now the truth of the matt~r is that this idle time is their God-given opportu11ity. It is their cb~nce io become exvert at some su.bject. And the world 1s looki- ng for ex~rts. A man becomes an expert by becoming mas;ter of a. subject in other words by learning all about it. This can be done by reading and studying or by practice. The thing to do is to choose the subject you are in~ terested in. Say, for example, it is seeds. Then.read everything you can get hold of about seeds. You ,c.a.n start with a seed catalog for lack of other hooks, then go to a library and read up on seeds. Some, you will find, are best grown in acid soil, some in alkaline soil, some in this country, some in foreign countries. Study the different varieties and how plants, and crop,s may be improved. Find out what does weU in your community. Observe, as you drive around the country, the soils and the plants. Before you realize it, you will know more about seeds than your fellows. People will turn to you for advioe. A s~ee Hn~ Industrial Commission, Cohunbia, S-. C.; ·p. M. Canilak, member South Garol: ina LndustriaJ Commission, -CoJumb~a, S. C.; Ei W . . P:riee, . 8ecn~ tary .North Carolina Industrial Con:imission R-aleigh.r N. C.; John H. Pokes, Chairman ""outh Carolina Industrial Commission., Coluinpia, $. C. Frank Crane, Saf;ety Engineer Nm·th Carollna Industrial Commissiol!l,- R~Ieigh., :r. C.; .T. A. \Vil on, member No~·th Carolina Indu,strial GoalJ:'llissiori, Raleigh N. C.; artd Buren .Turney: member Norlh Caroljna Ind:u-·trial Commission, Raleigh , N. C. . · · The North Carolina Irtdu .tr.al Commission h-as done much toward ereat4n.,g a safety spirit i.n· the Old N{)rth State. They are backing the safety effort 100 per cent1 and ~sa. r-esult our st~e- ha:s been made a safer place in which to live. · MRS. E. W; PRIC;E . ' A Chicago man the tith-er <la:sr 'took an extra hig "Why is ·a kiss like the three grace&?" drink of eol;'n whiskey, arid shortly began to -see r-eP- . ''It's faith to a girl, . P,ope to a you11.g wom:m, and tiles, also animalS in. assorted oolcn:~s. &> he , rented a ehari.ty to an old maid." ·. toom and opened a mm;eurit. Man:y p~ople paid 35. eettt:.s · a«niission and wheu they sai-v only an empty r0o,m t1rey caJl d. a poUeero.an who was going to .arre.st ltim, but thB man got him otf in a. -corner an:d ga-ve liint a ,drink. The eop then. gave the J1ll3;n $&D-O for a hflllf interest in the . sho:w. Wroe's Writing;s. - Teacher (to dull ~'lass): Now, o-hildrenl if the donkey's head :points. to the north, ·where does his tai I ~K>.int -to ? Small Boy: To the gFound, teacher; • ' ,. Ted: What is tha.t scar on yettr fo;re-head? · . . Fred : Berth mark. . Ted: It lool s m01:e like ~a wouud . . Fred: So it i . You see, I accid1tnta,l1 g-et in the wro:r:~g berth r . ''I've been advised to-'.· tay ou.t in the op,en 1f J wa~t to keep my health. u "By .YOt:t'f doct<;n· '?'' . - "No, by my-la.ndJord.ltl' _ • • • • • Th>e fl're·pfaoe at Ttmber Top. A Timber To Adventure Mr . Phillips ~ Again this year Mr. Robertson gave the Office Girls an outing at Timber Top near Newfound Gap in th~ Smoky }1:ountains. There now being about twenty- five of us, the number WaB divided into groups t>f seven or eigh t each, and each group given a Captain who was made responsible for the crowd and for leaving the cabin in ord er~ etc. The .attacherl report from the Captain of the las~ group going up was enjoyed so much by some of us, thought you. might Jike to put it in "The Log.'' -M, ay Holtzclaw. MAIN OFFICE GIRLS VISIT TIMBER TOP GROUP NO. 3 REPORTS We gave Mr. Trull our watermelon . We gave Sarah, the cook, beans, ¥2 slice ham, apples .left fr1om · lunch. . . . Cream was useQ. for dinner; but sour l;>y breakfast . 1 steak was missing . . Cucumbers were missing . . All Irish potatoes and apples used. Small portion. of French Dres,sing and Jelly left; some: sugar also, (Three captive flies found in sugax bowl released for a little a(!tivity.) (No harm done-ate sugar just the .same.) Two large boxes of balsam gathered by Mr. Trull and his friend . Found trees which had boon felled by storm •. No greeRery ga,thered from any tree which was not on ground or uprooted . •. Guest of Mr. Trull's came with permission of Mr. Damtoft . . Was very qui.et and former employee &f Champion Fibre Com~ pany . lielped ~rry bags . . Two men talked into wee hours of the mom. ,. . Even six women just couldn't swing that one. . • V c;)ice,s floated up. but always qui~ J>leasantly . . windows on back being -open •. Mr. Thull a great shot sitting down . , two hull's eyes in two shots . Even Cary's tire building se m d wan beside of the MIGHTY Trull's. One postcard film ruined by the slight r~jsing of RhOda'tJ hand. . •. Camp in apparent good condition. . . . • Road passable, but getting rather wom from use by CCC tor gathering grass, etc . . Lower elld being cut up and in deep ;ruts by large truck •. . , Men v~:ry agreeable about backing to let out ears from Tlmber • Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe Entertain • 0 N Saturday, Augu6t 16, Mr. and Mrs. J . E. S. . Tho~ e:n.tetttained officers of th.e Weatern Carolina SaJiety Council, iruhtstrial exeettti,ves and memb~rs of the North and South Carolina Industrial Commission, at a Buffet Lu.Qcheon at theiT home in Bryson City. · Those present were: Reuben Robert.son, Jr., Asheville T. "A . W ils0n, Ralei-gh Miss Agnes Pless, Can oon; 1\r. P. Smith, Morganton; L. D. Wilson, Raleigh; W. R. 1\fcGallum, Columbia.;. E. W. Price, Jr., P!.B.1eigh J. R. M~David, qolumbia; John II. Duncan1 Columbia; E. W. Pnce, ~ale,J.gh; - P.l\l Camak, C_olumbia; Jqhn H. Dukes, Columbia; Frank Crane, Raletgh; lVlack Salley~ Asheville; Bur~n Jurney, Raleigh; Love C.0tnan and G. W. Phillips, Canton. Mrs. Thorpe is a gracious hostess and a charming lad.y. All present will undoabtedly remember with a great deal of pleasure their visit with Mr. and Mrs Thorpe. Mr. Thorpe is General Manager of the N:mtahal:a Power Com.pany. Top . No display of interest in females on trip . . Thank GOO! - • No disturbance! G-ood cook, good food, good weather, great beds, great fire, great trip . Hefty limo to Clingman'$ Dome! Ma,rveious fog . in fact, the best one I have ever seen at Clingman's Dome. . . . But l beat Mr. Trull when we shot standing up. Hurrah ! ·He sure came back at me sitting down. ' . ONLY one SCARE . SEE MR. TRULL AND ASK HIM HOW FAST· GIRLS CAN BOLT DOORS AND PUT OUT LIGHTS? . Not even a Rat, Goober, Snake or Bear or nary-a-thitur. ·Snitched a little of lVlr. Robertson.s' bal'sam to ma.ke a souvenir, as always so afraid it might be our last trip up to Timber Top. , .• If he minds much, let me know and will bring iu_ small pm~tion to ease my guilty con-sci• e nce. Thus do this day report in full happenings. (Signed) STANLEY ROTHA, • Captain Group No. 8. 8-18-36. . Good Production Recot . ds During the last period the following depart-ments made out~ tanding production records: Paper Machines Shipping Department Soda Mill St1lpbite Mill PulJ> Macaines -lk • . . ' . '• E B 'Items · . rft. PhilliP$~ . During the p.i~imru.}' election the m-en ill t hls hear departm'en't talkea a lot about pqill~' ticlts. · iVIost all you "eoulcl b:ear was the. n:Lacltil'le vs. the people. \it~ e pUt our shouldocs t.a the wheel and nominatea the machin. e. . That jest s!u~W:S wnat can be done when we ~n p,w,ll tegether . · It is h.:a:rd tO dcefea.t the people but -Wti! shore done it. Now we air tryin to put old Qarelessness on the shelf like we did the people, and pu:t SAFETY FIPJ5T. rite in the mo&t prominent place i:a the hole milL This can be done, <llllG the wa;> t.he . men air get tin- enth11sia:shc abo-at SAFETY they a ir gain "00 do hit. \Vhlle the Boss is polezyd-en.t of The Western N. C. Safet~ Council we air · a:goin te try to make as · ~ood a record as the N. C. E.xplor~· twn Co., at Fontai'l.a, but cl.;:lnged Ifany body can beat t h.em. . I gu.ess that one 'reasoB. that we . get · altmg in thh~ departmep1t s6 good is Oeea,use we air all edieated men. Mo. t of us g.radit-at.ed in the second grade, but a few was so dauge nneef.;:eid moved ·to the shop, s t ri·l!l . e"d, eontple'tely re.,. wottnd, .taken back ana . :plaoed. :.u operat ion witHin -2ii hours . \!V.hen a huia')~-·ap je>'b tP requir ed the boys in . the ~<l eetrraal Depa't"tment are always t here with the .good . . A fine r.ecord, iacleed, boys ! ' 1~om the third grade, and he snor-e He h ain t. nlilver beeR ilU jail his self, now ~ his staff. 1 'l::utve seed uni- · but he has heett mm-ried sever;J.t versity nien thai oouldn1t spread lt · tUnes and he can give them some · like he e:an~ And he would walk all . rite !WGd advice about how to g€lt day to get to a SAFETY .tneetin. · · out of t:Mng.s of that kind. He can There air shore some doggoned generally figger orne way to keel) strange t hings in this department. tkem; out O'I th.e penttentia:ry, an<1 _ 01\V furinst ence,. one ove the -lime always - keeps t h.eir . ~; \Tes from slacker . i$ a preacher, and: l:Je i,. a leaving the~. but' he always pints tl · ootlliestrai13ht and narrow way-to gooden to. Then one (}Ve · u~ fore~ t b:e.m, a;;nd gives 'em a a:ood lecture .men read a tew p ages in an oid o English law book that his ,grand- .· ' about .S.A.FEWY };~RST ancl he daddy died and left a:ad ri:e cUdms hardl.v ever has tlie , arne clie.nt to know a _right sm.art about litw. t~i.ce. · The honest fact about it i'S that he Now that lime &lacking t}t~eacb.er, · do11't know nothln ata1l about hit, he. pints· out the trai~ to -t)f-em that but anyway when any of the feflers. ., leads to ar playe wh~.re they wQn'i is about to get in jail Oil when they need no SaFET¥ FIRST and b.e air in p.r:etty deep trootlle at h@m.e, swea,r; . h:e haint . nev:.er To 't a case · they -go t"' this fore.ma:n f~r OO.v:i(te. y~t. & you see t;hat they be:;t;int -13.__ " ·' • ' •. ago-in to be any body from the bl-eacb. ptant get i:n j ai1'.o1• have their wife l·eave them, and if ehey g-Q to - hell hit shore wi.J:l not be the preacn . er's fault. · NQW .U any boqy wants · a Job in this part of the mill, we don't need no more men; No~v speaking about pollyticks, . . the~: is agoin to be ~ bj~ elect iou tbis faJJ, and I dread hit. Hit shore hainli no easy job to beat the peo-pl~ and we air agoin to have to do hit again t his fall. We can do it as -u:.sual, but I shore do hope they won't have _any free likker fur hit increases the h:aza,rdness of the thing so much and hit is at least ten times as SAFE if they hain't . , got no likker ata:ll. SAFETY FIRST . a.nd likker shore don't mix. . _ · .M.r. Phillips· I seed . you out theFe at Bryson City sittin rite upon the st age among all the_m other d.igmtaries, and l was dang glad to see you t here. I shore think you deserve i~, if hit was not for you sGme of us that was there might • · be up in that place t he lime slacker tells about, instead of having the privilege of attending so good a meetin as that wa s. * * * * Miss lVIary Neal Ford, daug·h te1· of 1\11'. and lVIrs . Jesse Ford, passed away on. the 15th ·Of July . - Miss Ford, a popular member of Canton · High .School, was stricken with appendicitis, and was , rushed to an Asheville hospital whe:re an opet:- atiem failed to save her life · The men of this depa r tment ex~ bend- their hear t-felt sympathy to Ute bereaved family. • Bootlegge,r (to · man fishing J : • ' f{ave any lqck ?" · · 'Man : '(No/' 'Bootlegger : "Try some of this on your bait.IJ . Man. pours something .from bot tie ove.r th11 worm o:n th hook ~nd l@wers it into the water. Sean a g;reat ~pJ.ashin~ about is heard and · th-e line is je1·ked up. The worm had a st rangle-hold on. a c.at:Qsh an(l: wa · puhc~htng him iu ,the e. € with hi~ t'O.il. . Por tla.end Spot ll g:ht. ,. . ,. ,· . • By P. G. Kink 'n "C ing all ! C• lin nll cars! B n the 1 ok ut f r thr oda . ·u ndit . The~ men re rm-ed.: ·,call almost pu 3n ~nd ' Bu le ··r · Foo " ,t 1:;- H n ~. '1ll ·g f' :\lill and barli(> " . la · y Frolic · Ya.rner. Excep for w.e quick thinking of Bugle Stan e.v ·h pl duced the good'"' ('wha '?), rip w uld haYe ended at Enka. ·nc their return to Canton (we ever did ee any peaches) Bugle h been bragging that his car m de the trip to "'outh Carolinn .nd b~ ck on four gallons of gas. We found out that l\lills and Varnei were pa. ing for the gas, and so in order to save money they pushed the ca1· up the hills and coasted do\ n. The only time the motor vas run was when they were going through a town. _.x . •• Bob Davis started taking two baths a day last week, but soon decided that one was enough. .-.x.-. Our Safety record was spoiled by a moment of carelessness at the Smelters. It was too bad that this had to spoil the whole mill record, but if everyone will do his part from now on, '"e can soon break the present record of 98 days. At present we have run 23 safe days. There has been two all-time production records broken of lute. Peliod 31 Week 4, the Sulph te Mill averaged 149 tons of pulp p r day for thirteen days. Th , Soda Mill blew a total of twenty-thr ;) dige. - ters in twenty-four hours on August 5th, which is another 1· ord. Our ick ar composed of l•r d 'Thompson, Dig st r L a n n i · Blythe, Black Ash, and J ( rn th-rs, Smelters. We understand th~ l J e threw away his wheel chair for a car th other night. \Vc art" orr: to learn of the death of Tom Rickman's brother at Frankli n. ELIZABETH LEOLA, 16 months- old da ug hter of .Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Warre n, Sulphite ,Digesters By "Digester" J. P. Howard has recently traded car.s again, and has served warning to "Mac" Ivester that he i ~ going to take away Mac's title as the "automobile tradingest" man in tow·11. Speaking of automobiles, if anyone wants some empty oil cans, D. K Everhart can supply him with any quantity wanted. We understand that Keller usetl to make r egular excursions to Asheville for oil, but now he gets it directly from the wells. • ,. . X.,. Among those attending th<:> me ting of the Western Caxolina Safety Council at Bryson City were W. V. I vest l', Wad Scrogg ·, G. C. Pa - ton, D. V. l(jn , and I. F". Ma hburn. They re1 ort that they h·:~.d a fin tim nd att •ud d a real m t- . mg. .h. I . J . Spt·ang h t • turn d fr >m Michi an, ' h r he sp nt his vat·alion. Whil a ay h vi ited v raJ mill manufa tming ulphit ·pulp. ._,.,. )( f •• W. V. lv st r h I ' Wl'llCd from hi~ v tion. -- --)(-- - . Bob Malth · h~s asp in .l an- • R By 1\L V. Bramlett Our department political ·tl t - gists ana ootb ayer are getting I>U ·y now ano. thelf progno tJ.catwna are vai · ous and many. ~orne prophesy one thing, others ay otherwlSe, but it mu t be rememberea that all a:re to be taken with large pinches o:t salt, and orne are not to be taken at all. For wstanee we have fortune telle1 s in our department that are always rong m their predictions. Some of the boys ask their opinions about a pn~e fight or something else; w11l go and bet on the opposition and alway · win! -·-- • )(Ad r o It .seems in the political game there are changes being made almost overnight. 'For instance, it seems that Paul Robinson has bolted the Democratic party with wh1ch he has been affiliated all his life and joined the other major party. Anyway, it seems that a striped shirt, a red necktie and a pair of green socks !.!hanged hands in tn., consideration~ Of course, there may be a mistake in this, but if there is, I am pretty sure Paul will bt only too glad to explain w hete these article came from. --x·= . Eph Rolland comes out thi month with the champion fish tale. He says that on a recent fishing trip to Cattaloochee he caught a trout so large it jumped into the air and squealed like a pig. Anyway we will ha e to take him t his word for he says it got aw y, and therefore has no witnesses to ba k him up. kle, which is keepin · him at hom . ::5eems to be a cas of too much soft ball. W saw harlie Fi h glancing through a pistol catalogue the other d y, as though h wa pl"'nning tog t a new one. Put in lour ord r for Thanksgiving turkeys or hick ens now, as Charlie rna not be so accurate with the new on as he was last year, and there m y be a shortage in his supply. Cone News By Nell Bright Katherine Snelson spent the past w ek . end. witJt her grandmothet· in Alexander, N. C. Eva Medford is well -again and hopes to return to work within t\."i'0 ,~·eeks. - · *- r;. )iC to:il • , · Frances C.oilins has gone back to Washington-, D. C. She is going to v.·ork up there. . ~ . - '*' • ft Charles and Betty Cook, children of Madge Cook, are getting along nicely after a tonsil and adenoid operation. "'*' •X• . • Grace Rowe and husband recently spent the '\veek:end at Lake James camping. - Grace has been siek for several day since._ She mus have had a large timer .Alina Glance went to the GlanceWorley Reunion Sunday. It was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John WO>rley, and there were about one hundred p1·e ent. Alma sah~s everyone had a lovely time, and who wouldn't; with a:ll the good thing they had to eat 1 . x.- Eleven o'clock finds many a head peepmg over the window sill looking for the lunch wagon. The cela drinks are proving to be very popu .ar during thi~ warm weatha-. The Cone Department is undergoing everal changes. \Ve have a new dressing r0om. There are several other things under way at present, but we shall ~ve to wait and see what they are. . . ··x .-. ~moors of the Cone Department held their annual picnic Saturday. A good time was had :by all. Swimming, boating, dancing · and · Jai Lay ball were among th.e sports enjow-ed. Mr. Rt1bertson loaned us his boats and Jai Lai ra(iuets. P.AU,LIN E MULL, 3·year-old daughter of- George Mull (Woqd , _fee .! witch and away he goes. He visi at the Haywood Ho pital, starts to leave and alack and alas, the key won't · turn in the switch. What shall he do ? He calls a garage and a mechanic puts on a new lock. He drives back to Canton; 1.ells Pee Pie about the change of locks and goes home. Pee Pie finishes hia wor k, gets in his red wheeled Fol'd, tries the new key and it do n·t work. He puts in the old key, turn the switch and a ;vay he goes. Now the mystery lies in why the car would star for Ot, then wouldn't; he puts on a new lock; then the .old key starts the car for Pee P1e. Rather baffling isn't it? The solution is that Pee Pie must have a key for all red wheeled Fords! Hope this finds you well and happy goodbye. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our manr friends and co-worker for the kindness shown us during the illness and death of ur dear bt·other, A. R. Rickman. Especialt do we t hank the oda ulphate for the beautiful floral offering. THOMAS M. RI KMAN AND F M-llLY. Only two pa.s engers harl urvived th shipwreck, a. ' om an and S otchman. By the nd · f their c nd we k th ir clothing w ' in tatt r , th ir food wa xhau.,ted and the outlook '!V dark ind ed. " It just couldn~t b wor e," b - m an d the woman. ., h, but it could " ~ 'd the S otchman "I might ha e bought a return tick t."
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