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Hardwood Bark, 1929

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  • «»- THE HARBUDOD BARK <•■'•■ .: *.•**.•■ ■ Tfce creif of the sawmill at New River, Tenn.: Left to right, front: R. O. Bean, grader; T. S. Collins, fireman; Columbus Lowe, turndown man; B. B. Stanley, edger off bearer; John Phillips, log scaler; J. B. Slaven, hog feeder; R. C. Wheeler, chief inspector; Ray R. Johnson, sawyer; James Brown, edgerman; Bryan Pelfrey, bill oak man. Rear: C. Luellen, engineer; A. M. Griffith, mill foreman; E. O. West, derrick operator; Herbert Daniels, dogger; E. M. Newport, millwright; Champ Jeffers, oiler; W. E. Jeffers, tallyman; J. R. Butram, bark skinner; N. P. Lov- ingood, edgerman; Albert Stringfield, Kernie Goad, chain men; F. V. Marcum, setter; William Cecil, cleanup man; Horace Davidson, extra dogger and setter; W. E. Sims, bill oak helper, and E. Lloyd, chain man. TO THE NANTAHALA RIVER From the haunts of the hermit thrush, From the vale of Indian lore— Gliding by forest's hush, Singing thy song of yore. Laughing to meeting brook, Leaping o'er miniature fall— Moving ferns in their shady nook 'Neath the birches, slender and tall. Flow on, Nantahala, 'twixt thy banks, Thou beautiful racing stream ; Swirling and playing thy pranks Thy silver currents teem. Through meadows wide and green, Breaking in silvery spray, There spreading in placid sheen, E'er singing thy liquid lay. By mountains' towering height, Slipping 'neath bending tree— Mirroring eagles' flight, And the trout in its ecstacy . Now faster and swifter you flow, Rushing in hurrying glee, Over precipice into gorge below To merge with the Tennessee. —Written by a Nantahala resident. »*> New River <** The presence of mind and quick thinking of fireman Clyde Sexton on one of the log trains averted a collision that would most likely have had serious results. No Five was up on a branch line coming out with a couple of loaded cars. The grade was very steep and the rails "slick." The engine started to pick up speed and very quickly got out of control. The engineer and fireman jumped in the clear and the train went careening down the road. The No'. Four engine was parked on the track below with its engineer at dinner. The fireman, seeing the approaching train speeding towards him, got his engine«underway and ran it ahead of the other. When they came together it lessened the shock so that neither engine was very badly damaged. Mr. J. S. Meyers of the Columbus office visited New River last month. . . . We are glad to have with us again Mr. George Peck, who' is doing some repair work around the plant. . . New River was visited by another high mark on November 1 9; the river here rose 2 8 feet and it was necessary to close down the mill for one day. However, all damage, both in the woods and at the mill, was not severe, and was repaired in record time. . . Arrangements are being concluded at this writing to have a community Christmas tree for New River. An entertainment is being prepared by the school children, and we expect to have a wonderful time for all. . . Mr. J. A. Hennessey, representing the Chattanooga Blow Pipe Company, is doing the erecting of a blower system to handle the refuse from the hickory plant which has been installed in one end of the band mill. . . Mr. C. H. Greiner, accompanied by Mr. R. D. Wells, South Bend, Ind., visited New River plant for one day recently. We were very glad to have them with us. . . . Mrs. W. A. West died November 27. She resided at New River for a good many years and was the mother of C. O. West, our efficient derrick operator. . . Mrs. A. G. Agee, wife of our store manager, was called to Stanton, Va., on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. D. C. Brower. We regret to report that Mrs. Brower died on December 13. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mitchell motored from Huntington, W. Va., to New River, and visited their daughter, Mrs. D. B. Calfee. . . We've been having some fine additions to our pop- Twelve
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