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Hardwood Bark, 1929

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  • THE HARB ''«r Nantahala <** A. E. Weaver, F. W. Tittle. E. B. McCollum. Mrs. J. G. Fleming Jack Frost arrived, leaving his colors of brown and gold, interspersed here and there with that catchy crimson which brings to memory the inevitable return of winter. The chestnuts are playing hide and seek with chip munk and grey squirrel. From hilltop to the valley below you can hear the hunter's gun. Nuts are plentiful. Wild life is in its glory, selecting the choicest food and tucking it away for the cold winter days. Men, too, ate busy. Rainbow Springs, once isolated, is today enjoying brighter and happier conditions from the efforts and energy of the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company. Comfortable houses, sanitary living conditions, good schools, Christian citizenship, brotherly love, cooperative spirit, hand in hand with energy and higher methods of living are dominating features of our community. Among those who attended the Cherokee Indian Fair during October 8-11 were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bateman, Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Bateman, Jess Brooks, Glenn Woodard and Grace Fleming. . . Lem Holcombe motored to Asheville for the week-end recently. . . Among officials who visited the plant during September were W. M. Pryor, S. L. Calfee, A. W. Agee and S. M. Wolfe. Some changes were made during September by Jess Brooks, woods superintendent, in the log train make- AT NANTAHALA W- Clarence Norton, left, and Harry Danielson, inspector, of the dry lumber crew, on Nantahala yard. BARK From the Sawmill Koof T It •mi k* i i ! I I L„ \ ?„U-".;k"l' ■ I V •' fjBHtW • « JSS """'.I Here are the dimension sheds at McClure, another scene taken from the sawmill roof. up. Howard Bateman was transferred from the freight train service to the log train crew as top loader, and Glenn Woodard was transferred from the lumber yard to hooking and brak'ng, Bill Cole and "Uncle" Joe Williams having resigned. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Fleming have returned to the Club House from a long vacation in the eastern part of the state. . . Evan Danielson and his family enjoyed a motor trip to Asheville recently. . . We are glad to say that Mrs. Charles Angel, who has been sick, is improving rapidly. . . Mr. John Cole, of Nantahala Station, moved his family here recently. We are glad to welcome them. . . J. W. Stanley and J. G. Fleming have been squirrel hunting some, but so far have not bagged more than their quota. . . Mrs. Wiley Vaught has been very sick but is now up again. LARGER PRODUCTION How can production be increased and cost lowered? Let us begin with the sawyer. He, of course, must do his part in getting the cut as well as the value. He must have the full cooperation of every man in the mill and about the plant, however. He must have good, live steam and his r:g should be in first class condition at all times. The saws must be in fine shape, and the pond man must send into the mill a good average run of logs, butt- end first. Then, the deck man should keep a log in readiness against the loader, while the edgerman must edge properly with the least waste. This same care should go all down the line. Now, why doesn't this kind of cooperation exist all the time? One of the reasons is that employees are prone to fall into a rut, or to become too self-satisfied. This self-satisfaction gets hold of a man and acts as an anaesthetic, lulling him to sleep and taking the edge from his initiative. He forgets that, if he fails to deliver the goods, there is always within call of his superiors someone to replace him. A newly promoted man, who becomes self-satisfied, is like a rocket that shoots high into' the night and bursts into splendor for a moment. Then, all is darkness. In the language of Edgar A, Guest: If they give a job to you. Do It. Stick right there and see it through, Do it. If they thought you couldn't do Such a job, and quickly, too. They'd not give the work to you, So do it. —A. E. Weaver, Nantahala, N. C. Janet: Before we were married you swore you would never look at another woman. Jack: That was only a campaign promise. Twelve
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