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The Log Vol. 27 No. 03

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  • Between 1914 and the late 1960s, the Champion Paper and 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.
  • • __- .. ·• ' ~ . J IN THIS ISSUE Teamwork Wins Battles _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 Wu F~ood Administration _ ___ _ ~ _ _ 3 Has.ty Judqment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Coloqne of the Rhineland! __________ · 5 Edilon'als ----- - - - - -- -- ------ - ---- G World's LaJlqest Passenger Plane _ 7 CHAMPION FAMILY N~S R•mHtom. Ilivision ________________ . 8 Canton Division ____ _____ __ ____ • _ _ 23 Houston Division __ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 Sandersville Division _ _ _ _ _ _ 4(1. 0 IF HAM PION A C II VITI E S RIL 1945 VOL.XXVIr Our Cover · Picture ' ' On the front cover of this issue of our magazine is ·a .picture. of an "Old Shot Tower" located at Jackson · Ferry on New River, Virginia. This tower was used during the Civil War for making shot. The old tower is more than one hundred feet high, with a pool at the bottom into which the shot were dropped. During Civil War days shot were made, I suppose, practically as they are made today. According to the Remington Arms Con1pany, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. "There are two kinds of shot chilled and soft. Soft . . . is sometimes ·also known as drop shot. Both chilled and soft shot are made of lead but chilled contains a . . . . ·gn~ater proportion of antimony to make it harder. "Chilled and soft shot are both produced in a shot tower. -Molten lead is poun~d through sieve like holes at the top of the tower. It forms in small drops, solidi­fies into perfect round shot as it descends a~d falls into ~ater, which acts as a eushion. Different shot sizes are obtained, by pouring the molten lead through different size holes under controlled temperatures. The larger buck shot and single ball sizes are cast in molds." 'The highest shot-tower is in Austria, and is 249 feet high~ The appearance of the platfonn at top of the old shot tower sl1own on the cover would indicate that safety was not practiced in Civil War days. However, this picture \Vas 1nade recently, and when the tower was in use, the guardrail might have been in place. • ' i ~• . r ·n%1. • PUBLISHED BY ''THE CHAMPION- FAMILY'' HAMILTON, ORJO : CANTOif'. N. C. l HOUSTON, Tt:XAS r SANDERSVILLE. GA . Eata:blialied 1914 • • • Thtrty.flrst Year Qf · Public::alioll The paper for the cover of thia maquine ia C!1asqpion Krom.ekote, and the paper for the iujde paoea is Champion Wb.lte Sat\n Refold EnaxneL We manufaccture ·many 9fade• of bleacb•d papera. Machine Flniabed. Super CalenclertcL uul Co•t•d. ' - ' ' WOR B IlLES Official U. S. Marice Corps Photo UNITED STATES COAST .GUARD, MARINE CORPS, AND UNITED STATES NAVY WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPLY MUNITIONS OF WAR FOR OUR BOYS IN THE ARMED SERVICE Shown at right (top) the Coast Guard, ucrammed with men and material for the invasion of Cape Gloucester, New Britain. This Coast Guard manned LST (Landing Ship, Tank-) near the Japane e held hore. Coast Guard and Navy manned LSTs participated in the operation. Troops 'hown in the picture are :0.1arines." Left, HA South Pacific Island-Pfc. Gabriel Lenihan, rSNIC, of ..:. Tew York City, ..1. T. Y., silhouetted against the blue Pacific, guarding rations on the beach of a South Pacific Island. An jmportant job is this, as fJ ·hting Marine are very hungry men." Bottom: "On IVIaj u rs Atoll, jn the ·1 a r halls, vita l food supplies await removal to the fr nt lines after b incr l aded onto the beach from cargo vessels." . NATURE WORKS IN WONDROUS WAYS _ ITS DUTIES TO PERFORM When we see the ligh ning fla sl from tbe cl uJb1 rc knm r tha - something is wrong-it i nature's way< f ri rhting thit us. It is said that there is a constant flow of clc .n;i ity hom the earth to · he cl ud s, and th Hash w s~e, i a di · h&r · of static e l ~ctri ci y from loud l() cloud, or from th cloud tc the earth. The purpc s i twofold- i is n- tur ' \vay r> rechar ·ing the arth a' d the "a ·tio:O. of th tLu .derb< lts in str akin, through th · atm spher · \Vith the ~ ced f ( miJli n m.iles p r l our r leas s nitro· n f om th air, and it th f rm f n-it ic acid, the nitr gen fall in rai r drop, ·md ··n­riches the oil. uTo off .et this Joss of cle ·tricity, th be struck by lightnin at the a v rage e-c t d." arth'. "S urf. cc m l't r te of 0 ti rn 'l (2) ' - - Top: Official Coast Guard Photo. Bottom: Of.ficial U. S. Naval Pho-to . IS GERMANY LIVING ON RABBITS? S · 1 · ur N ·sbi t) ·1lif rDia' r:1l hiL ki ng, is u ) t d as sayin ·, ' J •rman .. rn i. ht b. ·:t e b · ·n kn) k 'd out of th 'v:tr tw) v •ars nrr if it bad 1 ot 1 for rahbi L.'} It i ~ ·t:H 'd t h:'lt'e r fa il y inC 'rn ~tny i ' mpll dby l t J~ p 'IT J ·ast r_ n f male rJl tit . Tha t .is. v hy }c- rm ~ n ' h., B b ·c.·n .ivelf-fcd an I h. "r ~c lli r, b v fu r~lin d ·lc thing. )n f m • . I rt1bb it, it i, sai i wm pr du e 4 you11 · nh­bi ts 'Lt'h ea r, -vvh,i h m •• n 400 rabbits p ·r . ami!.:) r · n · ver.1 c f n r th n n raGbit p r day f r 'lch f. mi l y~ H.._ , y u 'r . a tmg man ith b th fe l n rh 0 f un 1 er? What d y u do for a Jivin cr ?'' 'l take ord r · fr m a man with both fe~t n the desk.' • '" Wat Food-Administration Explains 'Meat Situa-tion T' e \ra F GOO Administration has reque ted the follocvv­inc i fn ·nation be o-1v.en to every indu trial "'·orke r : . - . '•'I he citizen ef l1i ~ gree.t nation enjo- o ne.privilcge not en iQ. ·ed bV. th e c.itizei;JS of mo ' t other nations in the wo rld. Tlai::- is ~he privjlege to comp1ail. · S metime · thev ha\-e a · · ··ea:oJ- ometime the~r comp. lain owt f h.a. bit. • · ~'Right at he pre ent time workers mio-ht feel that they have a ju"'t cau e fDr c mpla.i ning about t he small am ~ unt of meat beiw:r- erved in indu trial feeding enta blishmenL a11d ! € ab en.ce f some of the better cut from the men as. Re­e ht report ... 1ndicate that the in.du trial cafeteria 'menus are· i c\Hiing more and rnore ] wer gra'Gle and vad ry meats. Thee reports are true according to tbe \Var Food Admin­i rar..ion, but · mpl¥ reflect on a Jar er scale the p ·oblem faced dail:r br all civilian . . ·-~here are rea ~on for thi tight SU J ply ituation in meat. · Tee e . p of GUr war effoi~t is increasing daily, as we move on tol'tard the . climax that \V'iJl mean victory for OUT army . The meat req turemenL ·for our armed , ervi e- have increa ,:ed tr~me.ndou~1y. ~""from now on until the nrst of April ou r men in the ~rmed ~e rvice win get tT\.ore than one out of ev r four ~ou nd of meat, produced. In addition t that, lar e quanti­. Ie of meat, m utly pork. _vviU be hipped to our atlie who neoo thi hi O"h-protein food for their oldiers. . . . . '~A a .r~ ~-tllt b£ th~e increased military requirements, \Vt; civl~ta n ~ "':di he e~tin__,. from 5 to ·6 pound' les' meat per capita dunng the h r t three month of 1945 t11.an iu the last three month of 1944. Th~re \vill be Ie · meat than Ameri­can ~ \ ·eu d like to ea-t and certainly much 1e~ of the better cu ~s of meat. . · · ' ~~,~~orker in indu rial plant } after hard hou~s of Labor, na urally p refer to .ati,-fy their food need ,; 1<Yith o·ood ub- . an.r.ia1 p rotein -rich meat,, and eve.ry indu trial f~ecling es­tabh hment would prefer to erve the be t cut and the most a petiZiUQ" f!leat -di:bes with every meai, if that were po . sib,! e. ~ -r ~r.:t ~bm .t me 'fir t, a11d rio-ht now the first thing for a~_I Ot u 1 to ._ J\'e the be t of what ' ·e have to our fighting mer: and women 1i~ho contribution to the war alway entaii ha rdsbjp a nd di .. comfort, at low pay and verv often de-mand~ rhe --ur reme ~acrifice of li£e itl;elt · · _ . l t the re ei_J. time~ iOO% -of all army-sty le ('choice'' "'""o \ and '·comm,er ial" <rrades f beef pr.odtJ ted jp fed~ eraFr inspec ed p~ant ~ are ~et a i.de for wa r r equin~ m e nt . and be war rvJce agencie . take approximately 60% of he:- th~e~ top ·~ rade f beef. The. al so take about 70% of all utlltty and 0% o{ ali the canner and cutter grade+; produced 11.n.der federal in pecrion. ' · . ~'\rho: . i.s left after ou-r ruili ta'ry requ iren1ent a re met £? .~ o e1~-~han andaltbo.u.gh our meat producti n this yea r ~ni1 to~al m exce of 22 billion pounds, the propo,rtion which l' left j' not larve enough o ~ up ply ali .l:he kind o{ meats or even all the n1.e.at we can -afford or d sire to buy. . *· '1 ie.ken wjll not be as plentiful either in 194.) as durincr tl e past . ·ea~. Curreml , al1 chick¢JJ · produced in · be four area · rodunn area , of the countt . are set as.ide f r pur­cha: e by the arm.e.d f rce <H1d another 100%J set aside i in eff ~ o canned boned ch i.ekcn and t urkey to m et mil itary requuement - for 70 mi!hon p unds <Jf thi.s omm d.itv. Ful­fillm , n~ . of tbe~ m i) h:ary need for hick n, which ¢~rmy uthorttt~::- cons1der one . f the he t morale build1n foods for ur figh t n~· m n, wi.ll def1 nitely m an l JS of this fa orite mea for ciYili.an . · ··Tbe o\ver-all me-at upply picture forth, n xt six m. nths, {3) The "Champioons'' of Champion . The Bi Three in a round table di cus ion at the ritz Stork Club, N ew York City, with Nir. S. T. Baron, Royal Paper. Corpora tion, on post-war pr blems, mostly paper. From e .. pres ion on face, particularly 1/Ir. Baron'', it appear all questions were satisfactorily" settled and that Me Baron wa atisfied with the a1nount o-f paper he will re-ceive from Champion a.fter the war. ;- . From right to left: Mr. H. \V. Suter, Vice-Pres.ident-Gen­entl Sales JVLanager The Champion Paper and F ibre Com­pa. nyl IV1rs. S. T. Baron,.lVIr. V\7. l\II. Benzing, Vi ce~Pr es id ent­Sales ~tfanage r , Canton, N . C., Division, l\IIr. S. T. Baron a,nd :lyf. C. \zVaJ h (Champion) , now with O.P.A., \tVr:tshing­ton, D. C. as · far as civilians are concerned, offers no promise ~f im­p, rovement until possibly next September and October when marketings of meat animaJs increase secLOnally. vVith in­creasing req ui re1nents for . war, and d ecreased marketings, civilians will have to do with tess meat-possibly a drop from 145 pounds :per ca'J?ita consumption in 1944 to 120 pound per capita in 1945. This is one of the adju tments to which every real American, however, will readily ubmit in order to win this war as quickly ;1s· possible. The America;n, ~v·ith his heart a·nd soul in our vYar effort, will eat less meat during the next six months of 1945 , and be proud o:f his sacrifice.'' \Tar Fo d Ad.m.inistration ·R 1 as April 1, 1945 ' li PicLgin En vJi h is a ja r · on , a m1 'ture, of lan ua-ge, of ' hnglish word s ar ran ged ·aft · r Chines syn ta. and u ed be­tween f?rei J-D ·rs, aud the hin ~se. I is ~ hi.n c, 'Orruption of Engli h, and 1s probably spoken, as a sec nd langua o- , b. more pe P! than. -any ~th e : tongu -:-with 1110r, than clue h ndred. dtal ·cts 1 n P cdk tsla ncL al nc. • Cavit , pro.n.oun ~ ed 1 a-vc:..ta is th · GlJ ital f avite 1 r - vine · L tr.on, P·hilip in - Island,. 1 t .i ' at th.c end f a curv d p~nin uta juttin ( ut i.nt J ~l a.ni l a Bav nine 'mile sonthwe- t of !\1ani1a. C(ivtt pro inc · has RI) u· a of 510 square niles. I is r;no11ntainou.' but fertif ; the principal pro lu ·ts b in"" S IJgH.P, ice, · off.e:e, amd indi '< • Stl ar r -.fr·nio J' 'and the manu­f tu.re :Jf c rt m and hen 1 de th ar , the ·l ~ ding _indu stri ~s. P pulat1 n about 157,355. • American Iruantrymen move up throuqh a small deserted street, on patrol, ' in Mittelwihr, France. '' • ow I ' ,as em en An opinion is merely a guess or an expression of judge­ment and it may be correct or absolutely false. Guessing has made fortunes for some, and fools out of many. Gu~ss­ing is an opinion formed without sufficient evidence or gro:unds. It is said: HOpinion; that fool, makes fools of all." In 18"76, when Alexander Graham Bell patented the tele­phone, one newspaper reporter said : "Well informed people know that it i ~ impossible to t ransmit the human voice over wires~ and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value." No doubt many others thought the same, but today, your voice can be transmi tted ar0und the world in a fraction of a second, and it has become one of the most useful inventions. In 1879, Professor Henry Morton said of Thomas A. Edison's experiment rn electric lighting: "Every one acquaint­ed with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure." An opinion formed without sufficient grounds for judgement. The electric light today, is one of man's greatest blessings. H. G. \'AI ells, an English cri.tic and writer of great fame, in 1902, had this to say about the submarine that has played such a conspicuous part in \Vorld \Var II: "I must confess my imagination, in. sp.ite of spurring, refu es to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its rews a.nd foundcrir:Jg at sea ." · In 1903, someone wrote: "Those interested in the air­pla, ne will ultimately b forced to admit that ariel 'flight is one of that 7rcat class of problems with which man an n v r hope to cope and will give up all attempts to grapple with it." But today, we are able to take off on a non .. top flight of four or nve thousand miles with several pa sen :rers and ton of freight. The airplan will take you farth · r oa a aon-stop flight than any bird in . xi tence. On August 11, 1928, a leading movie director in an inter­view is quoted a saying, 'fThe silent drama has had a great (4) Bodies of Belgian civilians await identification at Malmedy. Belgium. U. S. Sign 1 Corps Photos rame eems '' clientele. Shall we jeopardize this by tinkering: Shall we sacrifice youth and beauty to voice? \¥hat will become of our foreign market ? Fra nkly, I am afraid of talking p~c­tures. ~ ' The president of another picture company called the talkie a " sky-rocket.'-' And a famous moving picture producer declared, "The talking picture is for class and class only. It will reach its pinnacle in a few short years." How­ever, the talking moving picture seems te- be here to stay. It is said that more th an 95,000,000 attend the movie each week. Dorothy T'hompson, the eol.umnist, wrote a book in 1933, in which she stated : "It took me onl}" fifty seconds after meeting Adolf Hitler, to decide he would never become a dictator of Germany." Wonder if she has changed her mind? Quite often a new idea has a hard time of it, because there is lack of imagination and vi~ion on the part of some of us-we do not readily open our minds to new idea . Every innovation has to ftght f r its life, and every crood thino- has been condemned in its day. john Ruskin, the di ti ncru ished English critic, lecturer, and writer on art, who lived during th 19th enrury sa id, th rai lr ~ d v.:ould ruin England by driving the stao-ecoach out of bu ines and killing the de.r:nand f r h rse·, thus rn inin the L rm<;:r. Thomas J effer on tells tis in hjs autobiography, of a neighbor of hi. wh . wa "agin" he publi s hools, b ause "when · ry on could r ad and writ , no ne vvouid work.'' CIVILIZATION REQUIRES SLAVES Th fat t i ·. rhat civi liz.ati n r 1uirl:8 sl ves. Th Creeks ~· T jlll " ri rht there. l iul ss there are sl . "S () In tlie ugly, horrible, unint r tiug w rk, Ltltur and cont mpla­ti n b·come almost in1.pos ibl . l{uman .lav r i -vuonr, in ~ ure, aJ.Id demora lizing. On me banical ~l avery of the th machjnc the future of the w 1rlu dq end . -0 car H' ilde. • Cologne ~of the Rhineland 0 _ larch 6th the nreat city of Col< t!:D. · ituated on the '\i e~t bank cf he R.iv.er Rhine in Pnr ia; wa..., cap~ t ·ore, d· . -y ·he Allie , Colo ne:. a city· of 0. the ~ econd large t in Pru sia, af er Bertin. and the fourth largest of aU German_r i "'r8 rni1es by rail uth­ ·e..,t of Berlin. In December., before tbe German f-fensive in tJ1e Ardenne the United ~a ·e Fir t Army wa only t'"venty mile~ fr 111 CoJo · ne but General von Rund tedt. leader of the German }\fiJi­tar . l\1achine on the vve tern front made a de pera te ef!ori to force the Allie ~ b -ck and cause a rout. Ground lo t b . , the Allie a. t that time has been regained, though at gre.at co L The · German City of Cologne vYa founded in the year 50 A. D.} and its name came from the Roman lvfilitary Colonia. In the middle of the fifth -centur • the ci.ty of Coloo·ne wa twice deva tated by the Northmen. About the middle of the 13th cen­tun'. the foundation of the '\'vorld's mo.t magnificent Cathedral was laid. It i ~ aid to be one of the puree't peci ­rnens of Gothic architectu re in the ·orld. The CathedraL v·hich i ~ in tbe form of a cro ', i 4 0 feet lono-, and 2 2 feet wide; the height of the central a isle i 1 4 feet, and of each of the ' toPer ~ 11 feet. The great bell weic:hs .. -+,300 pounds. '',..n he heart of the city of Coloo-ne, are rnanv hou ~ es of the bth and 16th " cent tJTie . The tr12ets are narrow and t rooked/ but outside the central -quar-ter.:. there ha - been a r·emarkable tr.ans- - .• • • formation rnce the dem.olition uf he old t0'\11!11 walls in 1 o S-7. One of th most imp-ortant feature of the new city i- the Rjno- tra , e, a fine boulevard, no. here le"s than sixty Hohenzplle.m Bridqe aeross the Rhine Underwood and U'I}derwood (5) • ,• . .. ' Cologne Cathedral Underwood and Underwood feet in width , e11ci rcl.ing the entire old town. ' Coloo-ne, is not only one of the k.~ro·est cities in Germany, but is loaded with fa ctori s, which once turned out armament for the German ·war 1r1a bin e. Tha t i wh v- th R.A.F. took the city :for a roaj r targ t mor t11 an tw and a half years .ago. Colo ne was bombarded by th . Hie in tb " ' c dd vVar and was c u icd by Bribsh olli rs f r ei .rht y ar after th · war. T Glay, as tl1is is written; tb , Hi s 'H · n the 1 t bank f th Rhi1 ·, most f t1 ·· :tern an i\rn: y has r d th River Rhine an<l ba d ~ tro · ·d a 11 brid )' s, th "r .-t· re cr ss­in t he Rhirr by tb ' lli es, i · ha b en sai l, wiii be an an phibious p rati n . . vV . und "'rstancl th clt th [ ctnk of the j er in ·he lowland are. fr .m zr t) 0 fe t ab v > tb . 1 wes 1 vel . f th ri -·r, tba th · current is s Ht, and th riv r 1s ery wid . H we cr, l. "'fore this r i l a p ar in TnE Lo ·) w may r ·ad ho · · th. IIi . s cr . se 1 th Rhin and I u~ hed r1e G 'Fmat rrny fu rth r bH ·t int th " h .. rt f th I· a t11erl and. ... ' ·­' · ' Publi hed by ''The Cl)ampion Famil.. as } ml 1 f th Cooperation and od F 11 >\ ' hip .;·.·i~t in o- at th 1 nt of Th Champion Pap r and Fibr mr nny Hamilton. Ohio· ant n, 1 Tonh ar lin · Houston, Te a-, and anden<Yille, rgia. G. W. PHILLIPS_ •. _ .• __ ~ __ . ____ _ .... __ .• Editor, Canton, North CaJ'olina REUBEN B. ROBERTSON. JR._ .• -.•...•.• -.----.-.- •• - .Assoelate Editor DWIGHT J. THOMSON. _ ••• ___ ___ -- ·-- .. - ----- _----- . Associate Editor EMERSO . ROBINSON ______ ___ __ .. __ . _. Assistant Editor, Hamilton. Ohio A. M. KOURY • ••• • ___ __ ____ ___ . __ • . .•. Assistant Editor. Houston, Texas All articles i z. this magazi·ne a 'e rJ.•ritt n by the editor except those <which carry the name of the au.thor. The Spirit We Need Todqy The "Bucket Brigade' i the forerunner of our modern a -emblv line and ma production- it i also a symbol of cooperation. that pirit which i so e sential to success in • any enterpn e. The ori in of the ph rase, the bucket brigade" was in the rural dj trict- the fa rmer's bouse or barn is on fire, the friendly neighbors ga ther quickly when the alarm is sounded and a bucket brigade i~ immediately formed,-that is, a line of men and vvomen extending from the house to a spring or branch nea rb,), and buckets of water are rapidly passed from the sou rce of upply along the human line and dashed 011 the fi re, and the fue is extinguished. Co-operation did it. Without co-operation on the part of neighbors and the home folk , the house or ba rn would have been destroyed. T he old-fash ioned bucket bri ade is not merely an an­tiquated fire depa rtment, but a symbol of co-operation) and the good neigh bor spiri t whi ch we need more of today. The "Bucket Brigade" or co-operation used to ymbolize tha t spirit so p revalent in the ru ral ections of ur country where neighbors were anxious to assist those in di tre s. Happy· are the .people where such a spirit exists today. \Nor k­ing too-ether in harmony is the spirit worthwhile. • He has achieved uccess who has lived well lauerh d oft n and 1 ved much ; wh has ained tb r sp <:t of intell igent men and the love of li tt le chiidr n ; wh has il lled hi : nich and a. compii h d hi task ; who ha l ft th · worlu hetter than be fou nd it, i:vh th er y an impru ·cd p ppy or ' p ·rf ·t poem; who b a ·~ look d for the be. t in th r · and ri ·en Lh, be t he had ; who e Jif was an ins i a tion, wh ." rnemu y is a benediction. · -1\1/ rs. A. ]. 'tc11tley. ·H-contr lis th ver, first tep which mu ·t e t k ~n ~" all who would attain lead r hip in any ' orthy undertakin . (6) A Marv·elous Building And Oldest Logging Contract On Record In th f it 1 , th ' sec 1d bo k of h rnnides, · ·ond, third .m l foo rt h h apt >t'H, and iu th 1H h nd Iii. h chap ers of Jsr .1 ing , w fm l p rhaps, the most intere tin' tory on r '"H J nf the cont-;1 ru tiun of ' buildt:ng-·aud, p •rhap , he olde ·t 1 Jghrin~ con ract v r re 0rdcd. A· ording t } the reel rd&, after the d ath of David kin :r nf Israel, (-olnmon, whu r ,i )'ned rver the Hebrew peopte, wa~ Cl tn.mi.·s ic~ne d by lmi gh y ;od to "buil<l a hou • unto the 11< m I h Lord,'' in J ru o;aJem. So, .'olomon ent red intc an agre "ment wi h Iiram, kin r of 'I 'yrt:, to supply the ma-t ri al for the ilding. ,'ol mon ~ id to Hiram, king A Tyre, "Thou knmvest that th rc is no am rw u any that can kill to hew timber like unto the id ni ns- end me now therefore a man cun­nin , Lu ork in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in 1 urr le, and crimson, and blue, and tha can skill to arave with tb e cunning men that are with me in Juda and J eru salem.-• ·end me cedar trees, fir trees, and algum tree , out of Leb.:mon- and I will gjve to thy servants, he hewers that cut t imbers, twenty thousand measures of beaten \Vheat, and twenty thousand mea ures of barley, and twenty thous­and baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oiL"-(A bath is equ al to approximately nine gallons.) "Hiram, king of Tyre, answered in writing-! have sent a cunniri.g man endued with under tanding- skillful to work in gold, in silve r, in bras , in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also, to grave any kind of gravi ng.- And we wi ll cut wood out of Lebanon as much as thou shalt need, and we will bring it to thee, in flotes by sea to ] oppa." "And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in the s.econd day of the second month in the fou rth year of his reign (abm1t 1005 years before Christ).-The length of the house was threescore cubits, (about 90 feet) the breadth twenty cubits) (30 feet) , and the height thereof thirt cubits, (45 feet) , and he overlaid it within, with pure gold. The greater house, Solomon ceiled wi th fir tree, whi ch he ov rla id with fine gold , and set thereon palm trees and chain ·-and ga rnished the house with preciou tones for beaut - and graved cherubim on the wall -and he made the v il of blue, and purple, and crim on, and nne linen." Solomon was approximately even year buildin the t mple. 153,300 p ople were mploye i on the j b: 1 he logging contract ·exceeded in magnitu e, any logo-ino- contra t on r cord- th re w r thr e ore and tenth u ·and (70 000) that bor burd n ; four ore th usand ( 0,000) th' t w r hewer of t irnb rs, and tb r e thousand th r hundr d super-int ndi no- the work. Tb 1 were cut and haul d fr m tL mount in · f L b'tn n, t th en, by hors ', a'! d mul s, th en fl oat d down to the purt of .J ppa n th -rr a.t S , p rhap a. h un~red a I d fi ft mile - tb ·nc b h rs r IT\.Ulc t th 1t f th tempi in J ru ::;;d m, appr . i.mat 1y frf rn il ,, The Sid nian ·w - r ma ster in th art f h -·vving timb r, in b t tl v were c l killful ar inf nn d wh n th st n n i tirnl ·t: as la e l itl po iti n in tt t 'mple, cryrh in · fi t: pede t1 . • th at r~1 r was n ither: h." mme~ n r .a. ; n ~ unv to l f 1r n hea rd m th hcJUs whtle 1t vva 111 bU1ldmg. A ;.na rv 1 u j b nd ne of the most magniflLent buildings e er erected. • ' Yon May Count That Day .. ~ lf '\'OU .rit drY" n at s·et o · sun . "' And cozt.tJt the act.r th&t you have don.eJ .liJvd) CGU?Ztl~g {i11,d· One self-denying deed) otu w ord That eased tlu heaTt of hi1n who heard- · Otu glance· most l<.ind) That felllilee sunsAitu z here it went­Then )'O'lt may count that day well spent. Bu:t if, through all thze livelo<1zg day, You'oe che~ued no hea1t) by yea OJ' t:t.ay­l f through it all }" ou}'l.JIJ nothing done that J-ou can trace That brought the sunshine to one fa ce­£ o act most s-mall That helped some S(j)Ul end nothi1~g cost­Then cou~tt that dav as fJ)OrJe tAan lost. ~ ~ -George. Eliot. ·Concerning Our Presidents Of the thirty- t\:vo Pre idents of the nited State nine ·of them : George \Vashington: Andrew Jackson, \Villi am Henry · Harri on, Zachary Ta ·lor, Franklin Pierce -] sse impson Grant, Rutherford Birchford .Hayes, James Abram Gadield, and Benjamin Ha.rrison1 served in the Army before bey were elected president of the United States. Two James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland, wen~ . bache~ lor when elected) hm'lrever, Clavelartd man-jed Frapces Eal­on1 'durin~ his first term. Buchanan never married, and is kf:to,;vn a the bachelor President. President John Adams living for twenty-fiv.e years after hi,., predece- or a umed office-longer than any other ex­pre,. ident of the Uoited . tates.. James Polk lived only du-ee months. \ViHiam Henry Harrison ~ erved as President of the Lui ed tate~ onty on,e month. He was inauaurated fviarch 4_ 1 41, and died of pneumonia~ April 4, 1 41. American Casualties In World War 2 May Soon Reach A Million . . 'tcordinv to the lat:e t repott on th.e nun1ber of American s Jdi~r. killed, wounded m.~ sing and pri ohers in VvT orkl Var 2, have reached approx1mately 935 000 hov ever; about ?0 ,000 of the wounded have returned t duty. · . The lon er. I live, the more I ain certain that the grttat Jrfference between m.en- betweem ·the feeble and the power­ful,. ~h~ great and the insign1 ¥tcant:-is ene-rgy, jnvincible .. de ermmation a purpo e once. :fixed, and tl;l.en; deatb or vic- · ory l That quality will do anything that can be done in thi s · w~rld; and . oo talent , no circumstances, no opportunities, t ~ U make a t~\1 0--legged creatu re a ina11 without jt.-S-ir Powell Bu~o~ . THE THOUGHT rOR iHE MONTH Lord who ' hall abide in thy tabernaCle? Who shall dweH in thy ~o.ly hill? He' that walketh upri ~h tly, and worltetl) nghtecn;snes ,. and speak.eth the truth in hi., b art. - Th, Bibl , P salm l5: 1, 2 . . Proud to Be A Member of · the 10 Ye·ar Group 1-v1r. Reuben Robert on ~ Executive Vice President Champi.on Paper & Fibre Compa ny Ca nton, J~orth Caroli na. Dear Mr. Robertson: 431 JVIain Street Ci ndnnati;, Ohio Febnra-ry 16 1945 · I read and enjoyed the,February issue of the "Log". ~1ay I congratu late you on your 10th annual old timers banquet ... The Champion C . mpany is a great organization ana the old timers ;i one of it areatest assets. ~ ! .am p,ro'l~,d to be a 1"nem-· ber of the 10 year group be.cause it repres.ents yeats 0j se r--:~ice ··or king r~ith and }o1· a corn:pany who.re execut-ives believe i~ and ptact1ce the golden ntlrr. 1\!Iay I wish you and the otd timers nutny mor€ ears of service with the company and may your banquets; oe bigger and better each year. Very tru ly yours, l\10TUAL BOILER INSURANCE CONII:)ANY A. B. Kane Resident lVfanager & Chief Engineer. Pan ~ American Airways Designing · World's Largest Pass.enger Plane It is almos t impossible to conceive oi an airplane capable of t ransporting 200 passengers and a cargo of 15,000 pounds .- non-stop, from New York City to Europe in less tha.n ten . .hours . \Ve understand that the P an America·n Airways have ordered six uch planes from the Consolidated Vultee Air-craft Corporation. It will be known as Model 37, and wi ll have an estimated gross ·weight of 320,000 pounds-,--two and one-half times the ap proximate weight of a B-29 Super-fortress. · ~ • ~ The pl.ane (l\1odel 37) will have a wing span of 230 fee t, an estimated cruising peed of 310 and 342 m~il es an ho:u r, and a range of 4,200 miles. It is 3,500 ni iles from New York to London. It i a s ix-engined plane with the engines set in th.e trail­ing edge of the wings, thus pushing rather than pu lling. The propellers extend approximately thirty feet in the air. It is aid that the purpose of the mammoth pas enger p~ar-1e i s to reduce fare ', which is not po-ssible · with sma Uer ;:u rc:raft .~ John P. Allgeld, o- vernor f Illinois~ 1<93-99, sa-id: "Young men, life i . before you. Twe> voic ar callin()' you.,...:;.:.on . m!n ·. ottt of he swat ps of selns:hne.'s and fore. , wh;cre .succ ·ss mea.ns d ·ath ; a tt' i the .tb r h om the hilltops of JU tJ CG an&. pro -res , \:v.her ev n £ailu r · l rin:crs o·l . r . Tw 1~ghts a)?e seen 0 11 your h Jrit m- n the. ~a t fading .marsh l1gbt of . ower, ancl ·he oth · r, the J >Wly n ·mg sun ofhumGJ1 bro he ho.od. ·Two w~1y , . lio r.en b. f re yo1_:_on 1' · ding t an ev ~n low r and 'low 'r ph:in l wh re a re hea.rd th · ri s of d spai r and th urs s f th · r .oor~ wher manh cd shri · ls and po . es i .n r )ts d wn th pos €Ss :! · ; and th · ot iLr 1 a 1- ing o th." 111 hlands of the morni n g~ · b r · ar . ·bear! t.lP crlad 'Sh (.JUts f bllma nity and wl er · hon " · · ffort is r w·uded ,.._..,....._.... __ .......;.~~.....;...-------~---:..,....-..._ _ ;,l. · with imro rtal1t .N f • 0 F \ m ·-~t n1l'\ here in th · I hilir'­l inc~" . .'tJH ~er~L'<tllt \ ilknn P un:ch- 1 ·r \H t .• th, t it i:' ,1 ~1 'J:urc l t' h • a t hi~ 1< ca i< Ill in~tead f in tl C' juns-h :'. Bill i~ in 'l 11e li--d unit .111 I h' :-;J ~ :-; the n l'mbe -~ h:n (.' l ,_.-en rJther hu: :· but de.::' Jt' hi: hJn,• b '<..' 1 able tn :' t.' t' ( qllltL' t-.ir 1'1 the c untr: . " l t ma k e~ m' fed .... n~d.' ' ill "ri te:;. "t k no\ th t ter t\ Year.- he mill .:: ti ll tbi nl ·:; • of I1t:."' PFC \Y.\ LTER CETZ. in F rance a::: of F bru<.~ n :-I su ·e hit the jac k­f'Ot o mill r;13il toJa ;-·. <Yetti ng THE L( , C HIP~ . plexigb s igar tte pack hol er. ated e\·ents map and other thing.-. I aL rutting the mar jn the me ·s hall ·o the fe llows can ee it. I am en ·1 ·ing a f \' of the im·asion note. that \H, use m·er here. They are t\H). fl\·e and ten franc notes, each franc being ·worth two cenL in Ameri- ~ . can mone~- . The money \Ya pnnted in the 1..·. .... . The fe llows agree THE CpL Marvin S. Harlow. formerly of the Mill· wrights. but who now has an APO out of New York. He received much of his training at Camp Swift. Texas. and during the length of a three·day pass, visited Houston and went through the Champion plant at Pasadena. He met Oscar Schaible, Ben Hollin nd other Ham· ilton Champions there. Marvin expects to go to mountainous terrain and remarked that all of the equipment, hom jeeps to carbines, wa/8 wrapped in wa ter proof paper and sealed with Champion stick tape. tant Editor ere ' l F 'l R.TlS l ( l 1 1 •: 1~ --Thi :- l ·t - t\?r ~ till l ·a \'C~ llll' l)llt in the Pacifl \rh •rc I h ~l\' t' hl.' ·n fur ,·ome tiw · b11 from i:5 la nd. l island. Tint is a dandy map a t1 d r di l l a it a t t h c p :5 t (l f11 c \ lh•re 1 work. S(,'J'. ROI ERT F. K 0 1-\ L, 3S- 2b( 042, 370+tb A !\F B U Sec X, "lass +- <1, Keesler Fickl, ~1i ss . --B obby \H te the letter on De emb "'r 22 from Keesler Field and. said he expected to b transferred to another lc cation. He said he \iVa tran ferred to the air corps " ·ith n~a n y others, to take places of air corpsmen transferred to the in-­fantry. T/5 ALBERT E. \VISEi\llAN, APO XeYv York-It is rainy he re, a gloomy ~ I o nd ay mornina and I am da shing off a few lines to you. \Ve had plenty of snow until the end of J anuary then the \ eather warmed up ove rnight and it commenced to rain. The snow didn t last long and for a week we have had l\1CD. \i'l/hat a mess. (Albert evi­dently is on the western front.) PVT. JOSEPH :rv'IcCOY, in France - I will be so glad when this job i , over and l can come home and go to worl· at Champion. But we will do the job over here fir t and a you know­all the Cis are doing eve rythin they can. The rroina has l een t ou~h here. . ' Tell all the ovs in r\o. 1 ~ Iach inL' Room [ : aid 'Hello." PFC. R.'\ Y C . .\fc l A;\:H :L- T an.1 iu tb · 101 t 1\irborne l) i,·isi )ll and I : upro. c th '• pcl'J lc of llam ilton bav · been leading a bit atout nu r a tiv it ie c· . 1 kn: of late \' httv' been known as th e '' l$ attling BaLtcreJ of the Besieged l>a: rion o( B:t.· og11e." \T arc some ­time knmvn ~L the ".'cr · mill'' FaJ;.dC · .'' I have h(' ·n in EnLrl<wd t\vi • ', FI 'UlCe lhrl't' time.: -., Belcium Lwi · , :1nl I fr ll :tnd nncl'. ( J \ a at Bast •n' that th · Ametican <. Hnm1nd•r <l fl ­\ n.:r d a C rm ·m . urn:11d •r d 11and \".l l I1 " . •u t •" ) liAR 1•.\' ·.HI-., ·.:L ·.Y- T ll c ·­ ·nOll· in th mill h tJo <1.11 l kc r Up h·· nnoci \ rk. l am in g neral h J::-.- (8) ers pi1 al a lh ' rr'' ·nt imf' iu f•.wrland. [ v·a W(11lllci •c in rm'n hu ant ' now a ~ood a nt~w . Say hell{, 1 E _g~ \Vi · m 11 , .fohn :mi h ani all the ,,r_her r1n th TrirnrntJ . R \YPO .. Jl·,R, .L I J/c-Tnr~ Loc; can 't be beat. It n ·c~ ·c~ ~Jl ttl'' infnrrna ion ab(Ju YfJLtr fr-iend · am.l t ·lls of y tJ Uf fri end . you cr} lid no h ·ar from any other way. J ha ·e been at a ~av y Air Station in Rhude I ·land since returning from the Pacific. Letter. al o \i\e re rccciveJ from: Cpl. Albert \V. Sta ll. 3-466101. Co C 26th ig. Tby. Bn, Camp Crowder, l\!Io. Richard A. vr all ace, Co 165 e,.. ~ ·Tc Great Lake , Ill. Earl F. Fanter, ~1~1 3/c: FPO an Francisco. Theodore Lovin- ~l o~I~I 3/c, FPO, l T e'vv York. ... ~orman Bitters. Pvt. Gus A. Breiner, " PO . .:\ew York. (Italy) } red L. :\. ucrustine, S 1/ c~ FPO, an F ranci ·co. Edgar Smith, A/ .. -t-13 F 7 l ·s ' "l'C s l "'lo , ampson, . T . \1 • . Cpl. Cha rle · F. Arn 11, ~Iarine Bar­racks, Naval .\ mmuniti n Dep t, ... rane, lt L C p l. B . R . La n ~~, \- r t h :. \ . ~ 1 S B 4 4- l\JAC 41. :\ICAB, El Tow. Sanla .\ na, Calif. Sgt. Fd . · ;ilium. 1\1 0, Scauk. \ra,· h. Pfs. Edward \'. ··rey, 3: "'0.L3J. L3r I A!\F 8a ~e l nit, t.;:l;d. F, .\ L\l , \ 'a lia \Yall a, \'' Jsh. WOUNDED IN GERMANY S(rt. L eo Rc sc, f )1m 'rlr >f [ nt\j1L' ·­lim , w s sli ght! \ ' und 'd in the tt:·ht ­ing in ;ermctnv n T.. ', ..h ruarv 1 ~. hi s wif\ R rnil cL, · 16 Elai n \ ·,nu ', h · t ' 11 inform cJ . Iie is in ~I h sritnl in Fra n ·· and '"' rot· his wi f · dnt h' wa ,, unabl 1o ~i any ckt ils of th • inci­d ·nt. f1is wounds ar nnd rst :l r h · ,· li ·hr. Hi m th ' r i · l\frs. l\[arie ' R >s , 501 Pry t.:u ia \ v 'nu ·. • - B v tVe slev · Cobb ~ - ThDug-- ht Ior the month . .. Aoril • F~ 0 '~ ~ n~ .t t.;, U'""'.d .. . - .,.; ,. A fool heY~r learn - even by ex- • _penence . .. . . - . The-a rera e man learns by h1 own • ex e 1ence ... The wi-~ e ma.n learns by the ex­rer1ence of others ... (And the man who thinks that he has never been a fool i t he bio-crest f ol of all). » )) « « Hats off to the No. 1 fi.o-htin,g man of the Buli Pen-game little Doug Donley. After being wounded on D-Da'· Douo- reco ered in time to take • ' < pan in th·e famou: Airborne invasion of Holland, where he W<L again wound- . ed, and flown back to E11oland by ho - pita1 hip. ?\o-v\ he has recov·ered a ain, but his combat days are over, and he ­ie on hi · way back to this country. S:ay" Donely~ a~ cocky as e\ er~ "Bad Pennie~ alwa-ys come back".) He holds 4 Bronze Battle tar , _an Expen Comhat Infantryman' Badge, his Glider '' ing for flight into enemy territory Presidential Citation~ Euro­pean Combat Ribbon, and the Purple Heart . . vVelcome home to a hero- an-d added proof that size counts only where the l1ean i concerned. )} )) (( (( They ay that "Beau Brummel" Ben Dirk sings in hi" hower at the Y. 1\IJ:. C. A., but we have yet to gain an audien-ce for it. One nice thing ab-out Jife _.aJway"' omething- to look for­~" ard to. )') )) « « Cur s,miling youngster, 'Ducky" '{Do you feel vveil?) V\1 addle ha:il an ambition to own a big fann orne day. But unLGss you keep ZO roo ter Paul, trained . o ·trow Jang a1,1d mightily at hreak -of dawn - the dew will dry on -the erras and the sun will slip over the han::t aild down into tl1e hollo~v before you am:i your team reaoh the :fidd. Doe that boy love his sleep, Hobe? & shore ·doe . · Vim:e Lauderma·n check bis wei0 }lt 1u er thaiJ any man yoJJ've ever kno~~n. He has reached the point whttre he will weigh himself, and then tell -vou exact.lv how iar vour Cales are ' ' -nff ial adjustment. " » -» ·« « -H.arold N e our night up-erintend­ent, i , mor than an amateur whe11 it come:- o interior decorating. He has kitChen, tdmiu"td -in brilliant red and c rome s rjpped, that i really beauti­fuL - ' -. ' - "P eachyJ Be knell j doing what a ll of tL say we will do, and ne~e r ~ctmdl y do____.raking the l.a'v11, rollmg lt, Plnd ow.i11g grass ..,eed . » )> (( (( Hobe \~ e.aver sav , when the cb.ips a re down and the 'takes are high al­-- w·a v lead \;>\ritb · our a e, if you have • ·..r ~ " one. - And if you don't ha v one:--"- well, sweat it throuo-h , m~ boy, ·and ~:na. the angels be on your side. )> )} ( ( (( Bob \Veaver ha an aunt, .Niaud ivfarshall who has taught school for 3 8 year.., . Incidentally., she 11 be the first· o-racle teacher for that stubborn, tow-l~eaded, sweet little tike of ours, J arrell \ ayne, when he starts school at Hanover next September. }) )) (( (( Buffing the drums ... It has been a sad winter for attractive young Hel­en Napier . . :She lost her brother in overseas fighting, and only r~cently returned from Indiqna where her moth­er was seriously ill ... A note from stout De' ey Taylor, -yvhich was full of the blood and thunder of infantrv - : . . . ~ trainjng at Camp FaBnin ... Boy, if army life can break that kid down and make him holler '.'Uncle", it n1ust be pLenty rugged . . _. P r.int~r T helma vVil­. on makes beautiful ear riRgs from varied coloPed buttons .. . From what Eimer Newki rk writes of the ground crew of the Air Force, they tnust sure- , ly be the unsung heroes of aerial war­fare ... Like the linemen who pave the way for t he backfield touchdown run , but make few of the beadli nes,­the- se expert mechanics are the boys who make pos . ible those successfu l bombin raids. , )) )) « (( P. S. We never knew . what real wearin .ss as until we began to ta c-kle the milliou an-d (Jlne jobs- that .ro with a newly pupcha eel country place. But · i.t's the l<:ind of tjredneR,s that ,.-sts ea ily on your shoulders-for it's t ied in wi:th your dr ams and plans for a lifetime of full livino-, A · ec ruit had r ceived a g od "dress­iug- dowrr~' .ft"om a y-ouHg li eutenant. I ext da, he passed the Iieute ant with­out sal'Utlng. ; atu ra lly, he was _stop-ped. . · . ' vVhy di:dn t you sa lu te n ?" de­manded t he officer. 'W-w-wei-ll, S-s- ir " stammer d the recruit. "T rhou :rbt _ ou \¥ere till C10$S w1. t h, me-. J~ (9} . -' Pf c . _B r o w n i o g KiI I ed (n Action '\Nilson Browning, Private First Class , formerly of Unload ing and No. 1 Beaters, was kjlled in action in the Philippines on February 11 , according to information from the War Depart­ment, received by · his widov1.r, E'ffie Browning, 1105 He a ton Street. - \:Vilson, who was 31 years old and in t he infantry, entered the service on J ani1ary 30, 1943. He also leaves a son, Jerry; 2; a daughter, J udith Ann, 4; seven broth­ers, three sisters and his -parents. : - -'TIS $2 SAVED, QUOTH JOHN - Talk about 11erve, li sten to this one. J ohn Bittner, Ca rpenter Shop, had ucb a toothache tl1e other day he co u.ldn '"'t stt:,u'td still, so after lin-_ ner he decidecl to go t . work on it. John took an old rusty pair of piJJ; > rs, took $2 · from his pock t ­bo )k and stu k it i1i his pock t . · "Two doUa rs saved," says he; ''show me a mirror.~' He then drop1 -1 a nicl 1 iri th-e candy mad1ine, wen · t tb mi rr r­-~ w d <.:[trne back with ne Jf tLe · bi · molars in the pi1J., r ' . . · "'Ther she -is," h aid. Tb n h ' r ut the $2 in th h -r po ·k t. vVh n · o.sl -J wh · he di 1 hi s,. h r plied; ' vV 11)_ my wif will think it ~os t tw b rcks to hav tl at thing pul1 d, . ~_ _ l 'n that much ahe d." . • . -'(• ' ···-~~-~-~ . ' For n·early fou'l' years George Thompson. C M F"mishing. wondered if he · would ever see all three of his s:ons together aqain. Then Elmer. left. who was at Pearl Harbor, later wounded at Guadalcanal and four times stricken with malaria and possessor of the Purple Heart. received his medical discharge. But last Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson's spirits were really buo-yed up when both Jim. riqht. and Bill. center. came home on unexpected furlo-ughs. Jim was in the amphibious forces who invaded the Aleutians and spent nearly two- years there. Bill is in. the navy in California at present. , Elmer is now in the Electric Departm:nt. nm fo-rmerly worked in the Kromekote Department and Bill on the C M Calenders. . They are also nephews of Beph Thompson. Beaters. and Ste-ve Thompson, Co-aters. • I · By Becky Let' tart thi month off with a bang. There is nothing more ·worthy of a bang than a letter from our ser­vicemen, and that s ju t v; hat we have had. This time it is from our old pal, Charlie Carter. Our reporter would like to thank him for the boost about this little column. Take it ea now, Charlie, and lot of o-ood lu ck ! )> )) (( (( 'V\ ho stole that oil ca n?" That s what one of our fine oiler \vanted to know the .other day. "Shotgun", you should be a harn ed of y ur elf { r d o­ing uch mean tricks. You'd b ano- ry t o if omebody tole your fire o-u n. )) » (( (( The w ath er ha been o nic and \:varm lately that l fr. Bart lett an driv dov n Eat n Road hill inst ~d of slid­ing down. One of th ese days I'lJ b t he'll bu o; n airplan o th at the r ad. won't bother hLm at alL )) )) (( (( H a ~ an •one n" ti ed the d rk ircle · under Roy Bineo-a r's ey:.- ; Don't w rry about it, thou h . th ere' - nothino­\: ron~ that a few n.i ht, of g od zieep wouldn t cure. Too mu h night lde will kill you. • l\-1ystery of the month-\iVhy can't P.aul Conover keep the fellows inter­e ted in his work? 1\daybe he leads a dull life upon the hill. )) )) ({ (( How many suckers got stuck on the piece of paper that wa sold for a dime? The be t incident was Chester Nlan­nion having to borrow a dime to buy it from l\1r. Bartlett. Anything for a ood I a ugh. }) )) (( « Con Brugman ha been having trouble \Vitb hi mail. It e e m. ~ he just can t vet a letter over t ha rlie Car­ter. T hi n hould clear up oon, o don t . i ' up. Ror ~-rea l' .: olde t n, Harry. ju · t r ntlv arrive home for furlou h. ' He h , been . t .. ti n d t " bas ho - r ita! in En land. » I) « « Th~ m .::t c' rele . driver in Hamil­ton, i Ike R o~re. 1,he little eirdies hcrve been · hi..,pering t hat the .nc, t time he pull into a parking place_ in (10} {rant f the one certain 1 arty, he'll be takin )' hi car to the junk yard. )>~«« All the sympathy that we have ' e t: C n Collopy. I j n t bad ertou b that he ha t look after Roy all day, now he has to take ca re of him at ni ht l . 1laybe R y will row up and ta:l~. e care -f yo 1 om€ day, C n. )) » (( (( 0 R PERFECT I'vl 1 Pers nality _ - -- - - ~- - ---- Roy Binegar Art of Blushin __ _____ f rank J enning Ears ___ ___ _____ ______ Dick · lurphev rl., eet JL __ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ Frank \tVate r on' Voice _____ ___ - --- -- - - -Ernie Spicer - Hair _____ ___ ___ ___ __ Ralei h riffin Phy i qu e-- --- -- - - --~ - - Pau l Coh<)Ver FeeL ____ __ ____ Clarence Bartlett and Charlie Johnson Nose ________ _____ ____ Frank Turner Complexion ___ ___ ______ _ Paul Beeler Eves ___ _______ ______ ___ Orva l Rowe • Hands_-- __ -- ___ _____ Grover Stivers )) )) (( (( Just one more little item and then this column must close for thi t ime. Potts and Coggeshall seem to be very fond of animals. Maybe we could ar­range for them to get a job in the zoo. AWARDED PURPLE HEART Pvt. Malcolm Borden, formerly of No. 10 Niachine, ha been awarded the Purple Heart for wound uffered last November 25 in the fighting in Ger­many. The award has been received by his wife, Arleen, 420 Ridgela~vn Avenue. Pvt. Borden entered service in l\-1arch, 1944. He formerly was in the infantry but has been transferred to the ground crew in the air forces. WOUNDED FEBRUARY 8 \Vord was received that T/ 5 Sher­wood Crawford, son of Mr. and l\1rs. Joe Crawford, 10.15 Park Avenue, vvas wounded in Germany February 8. No details were r cei ed but the ·war de­partment me s.age sajd the. would be forthcoming as soon as he had been pla ed in a hospital. He later wrote frorn a hospital in Paris that his ·wound were improvincr-. PPC. JOHN C. LEWIS Pfc.John C. Levvis wa wounded in the right elbow and also has trench foot, accordina to a telegram received b his wife~ Betty, 1159 Azel Avenue. The wound was uffered in Germany Febraury 17. He also has a on, John, 4. His mother, 1v1yrtle reside in Sig­nal ~'lountain, Tenn. J hn had been wi_th Champion two years befor€ being called for service. • • • • lUIS 1n By L orrai e • te•wart and .4. I bert a Y oung month ba- rolled around ~ , m re ,,-e ive ou t with ome a e fac , abou thr department. 'i nce l ere a.e only 2 day· in February, \ n:re cu 'hort on our gos ip. n » « < C ns.:-ratulat ions to Kimber Cra nk, ~ T-imme ~. who has become the proud ·athl:r of a bo ->, born February- 5 a t _ fe- ~- Ho·pital. Be·t of [uck to moth-c- a 1d baby. • ) l)(((( Lecta ( .. i:-) B er, Fan an 1 Count, re·enth· ha~ become an aunt . • .~1ncere sympathy to :Carrie Grim, ~ nr imr . • \Yh o..:c father dieu on Feb- •- r 13 rY 1 • • » » « « \Yam he know-all of ~m ile - on the __i rl:· faces these day·: \Vhy, ye. Charli Haye· is preparing the vaca­tion li-t and each girl i ~e lecting the date she want3 to go. Some are plan-ina rip while others will catch up ·i h their house cleaning. » » (( (( A COUJ le of service men vi ·ited us recently. They were Sgt. Ed win -\.skY . L A formerlv of the Cutters, a'"d .·Ierle S~wder, CS~ 1, formerly of tne onina Line. It seems as though en·ice a reed wi h both for thev look­ed · n he be,t of health. Be t ~f luck \ h<~ her on land or ea. t) » « « . . elle \Yick _pen wo week recemlv .... . ,., 1n vannah. Ga., with M/ So-r. and - fr~. Richard Arnold. _ 1 elle' · dauah ­' t·r, Pan~ , wa formerly in the !~b. -~: . and _ Ir . \Yick returned with --elle tc, Hamilton for a week then left LOG FOLLOWS PONDER AROUND THE WORLD l'ncl 'am certain!} i :-.e incr tc i ·ha- hi oy on the fir:hti ng front · ~.___ t ,I _~.e rrna'l). Ro -~ Ponder, A~L f 3/c, now .. , t;oned ar a naval air base in Ri r.J hland after lon<:r ervice in 1.h .... Pacit1c, write that i e received TnE Loc after the is~ne had trav- "'1.e _ _,me ") · .o oo rnt· 1e::. '. .:I followed me 10,000 mi le. and a k a ain and orne more, and mv L timate \ uuld be 25 0 mile ' O'r out1d he world," Ro ·v '"''riteb. • again for Geor ia ' 'here '- tl1 e sergeant i!' undero-oing training. >> )) (C (( \Yil!ard \-a llen, Fini hing, and his wife, recently pent a week end in Chi­cag , \'i , iting a nephevv who is in the ~an· . • )) )) (( ({ Lura Smith. Sorting, is wcarino- a beautiful diamond the:-;e dJys the pre­sentation coming <1 - an enr~aaement c b ring from Cpl. And re\' Zlatyk an iz, C ... A, stationed <H Camp Atterbury. ConrrrJ.tulations. Let ns know the 0 date, we'll be gbd to dance Jt your \-edd ing. J) )) (( {( Helen ,'mathers. Sorting. is ,-isiting her parent:; in Canton, 1\. C. SeYeral new face, are seen on the Sorting Line-Helen Cardon, Evelyn Hou.::er.•· Rosemarv. Letherford, and ; Cynthia Taylor. We are glad to have vou with us. )) » {( « !\Ii ~ ues ~-This food Did vou salt it? • ~ew Cook-Yes'm, u·ed that brand before. Ep om sal t . )) )) « (( tastes terrible. but I never It was called '·There is no difficulty in the world that cannot be overcome," declared the teacher. ''Please ir,' aid little Harry, "have y u ever tried squeezing the tooth pa te back into t11e tube?" )) }) (( (( Tbi - ab ut checks our report. \Till be glad to accept any ~ ugg estions. If you have any news or pictures, cl n't hesitate to ca ll on either em of u . , J) (( (( .'igning off for now, your two re ­p() rt rs-Bcrtic ancJ Queenie. H. FRANK SHERARD H. Fran! Sherard, 70, living ( ill tht: Resor Ruad, sr,uth of Hamilton, <.lied February 22 in his horn ·. He wa a retired Champior . H · ka vcs hi s wiclow1 ~fary; a . <m, Davi l ; anu a dau )'ht , I\.1rs. E. Hahn. SGT. WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL •]()yd F[rJskiu , No. 2 \1achi !l · R(Jom, w:~ · w;tifi d rha a n('pht_·,.\·, S~!.t. \' iJli~m j . ampb·ll, Hilzard, J y., wa killed in act i(Jn i1J Jk1gi u m <Jn Ian - uary 13. · (11) Jack Lamb War Casualties Bring , Sorrow To Many Champion Families l\farine Private First Class Colum­bus B. Lamb, better known to his bud­dies on C 1 Trimmers as Jack, was the fir t Hamilton Champion to die in the battle for the ] apanese stronghold of Iwo Jima. Jack died February 21, of wounds suffered in the landings there, it was revealed in Navy Depart­ment messages sent to his wife, Ruth , 215 North B Street, and his parents, If r.. and Mrs. C. B. Lamb, 457 l\'Iain Street. He was with the first wave of 1\.ifarines to land on the island and friends who reccwnized his divi sion, had been apprehensive since first an­nouncement of heavy casualties v.:a, made public. He entered servic in April of last v- ca r :mel was sent overs a last faiL In acldition to hi . widm.l.' and parent ~ . he 1 aves a son, Gar , thrc yea rs old; t w } broth rs, Normal a.ncl Ralph , both in the S uth Pacific ; and five siste rs, 1 rs. Harold _\.f ·nningc r, frs. Rolan l lcl ec, Vir(rinia L'" mb, '[rs. Dew 'Y All ·n , anu _\1r.. J. . . Cnfrt.'y. Th · 1rst m rnin aft r the hon y­rw> c,n, he hu ;:,ba nd or til) early, ent Llo'A n to the kitchen and b:- u~ht hi \if h<'r b!C·ak_fa ·'t in b 1. 1 atur" II , sh( wa d lighted. Then h r hu ·band :-.poke: '1 Ln e you n ticcd j 11s what T have Ion ?'' "Of lollt.·(-.c, dear; e\·cr single de­tail, '' sh ' :tDS\'1-<.'[Cd. "Cood; tl at's h()W l w·tnt my l r al·­fast sn ·d very m ruing aft r this. ' - • I' \tc ·,1ti uitl.,f' tc• tell \< U \ 1 n c nth ·dh i:- th· ' ; Ill 1\ ' l , I - ol) • : .. n rit.t. Jn ' '\11 \'I ' •. l i. \ \ i l " ' · llc' t'l ul ..:u . i 1 .,. I 1 H h ~· . n 1 • -h, n \ ,J h 1 n n 1l n lilt el\. :-h · t i'tnl.: . It , • j ·t~rt' 1. i \. ' t'llt1lt•ln . t t1 :- J U h' . h'! !J,,:- !' \ t' j 'l t 'I 1 t cT ~.l.n . ' t \ ". 1 i t J --i tl · Pllr r1 n )I.'\ I i. b. ·k ( in. I •n't \1lll hinl--. tlut -~ uld tdl u.· "h. t ~.· II~ h:Jr'­n• ·. i ~ l'.J ,f tht tlll stl I\. 1 1 ;> "1 t • t · • , .1 • • • .~. • .... ,; 11 e. ' » « c \ h ; this 'U \ ' n. nlld ··1 r '.Ynic .. • th t 1 • ) H milt '1 r . l • it~n t ~ne e u · ' ilin.~ o-a] i th . \ccountin~' ~"ar m nt. Yes. y u are fit t be t;e . Fie. in lK're \Ya,-: than one. • » « « P tt~· R u ~ e attend ~J her si..:ter's \Yed­Jin~:.. . aturda). I i:,. rer rted that -he ' 1 ( r e nc n · OlJ :- t h a n the b r i de. T a k e it ea:,.- . Parn.· . Y. our time will come. » » « « The Cat Club has 6.5c in the treas- Pvt. John J. Roo el. APO San Francisco, Calif. Jack worked in the Boil r Plant and ent r d aervic Nov mber 10 ,1941, beinq stationed overseaa ince February, 1942. H h serv d in Australia, New Guin a, and is now in th Philippines. His aunt, Mi s Roes 1. works on No. 2 Cutters and his par nta, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roesel. reside at 1997 Loqan Av . Jack made a model Liqhtninq fiqhter plane out of sh lis and bits of wreck d plants. I ! • \ I II .l.l t' II t I . dt h. I' • I I l1 ' h.td 1 tl l t If(' I • r • tiH •\ ,l I l' l h \ tctl • r .~~..z I l I r 1 11. ltl JT, • 1ft I I ll 11 l lrt • I " • I I I • '•lll ... T1uh. (I R 1: \ I \I 1-.. • PLF. \ .· 1·. ~- ,. ( It ·. Dtll} \ . F ilk, tlll ,,f II . tnd \I '"· F. _1. Ltlk. h.t .. he 11 'l\ ·t t I I tin Pt~q'lt• ll .lr • ,tnd lt;t frll\aldcd it 111 hi..; l' llt'l\1:- . \ ~_·rnnp 111~ inl." rh ~m;trd \,1:' til' ·it.ttillll, ''for \r)llll 1 ~ 1 •r·ti\:ed LlHl' tt l'Jlt.·nn ·l ·t intt.'' I I · '" ;ts \'\·1 JllJ1d - • cd in ( ;ctrnam ()1\ l]nllatv 15tlt. ·tnd ,,.J,· ltn~pit.diz~·d in J.'n n ·: f( r a . hrlll t inll'. Then ,,·as shipped to a lw;, 1it·tl in Ennland to 1 ccnver. Hi · rarhcr. Ernie. ' i~ in the .\ ccountin ~ D ,pan-mL ·nt. )) )) (( (( En~nt: \Ycddin r of 1 li · · Eileen , herlock and Lt. Loui ~ Ganz. Pl ace: St. Peters Church . l ate : Saturday, ~1arch 3, 1945. Time: 8:30 A. ~vL T ime of Bride's Arrival: 8 :3 5 . \I. " ·ho doe she think she is anyhow- :\larie Antoinette? Oh, well, better late than never! And-And-we wish you lot of happiness, Eileen. ~u{ sed! NORMAN DEAN WILLSEY IS VICTIM OF BURNS :-\orn1an Deal \Vill sey, tv;o ears old ·on of Lawrence \Villsey. R. R. 2. Ox­fnrd. and ~/Ir s . \Vi iL <.:y, died in ~'lerc y Hospital l\la rch 7 of burns suffered in his home th s<J me da y. Dr. Edv.:arJ C(Jok. Coroner. reported tl H.~ child and h1: p ·t. Jog w 'r plz1yin,l! in the hr)m, anJ <I match i11 :;on1c \'aV ! l'Ca nH; iJ.mitt·d . rtti ng ti r · to hi ::. clnth-- 1 IlL.'. I 'a\ I l' 11 U' is i n (.' :\ J sIt j I'\ p; 11 r. Tlw child leave ~ 1\-\o bn,thn~, L:t\·­rcncv and R >bert~ t \ o si. t t.·r.·, 1 Ia ry Jlld B~nktta; hi~ Jl:llnnal g r:1n lpar:­v n 1 ~. \ It . a ml \ [ 1 ... • S :t Ill \ i I Is l') , :111 d hi. ~lt:ti-(1Jalldll10 tiH •t. \J t:-.. I<Jh \ fill·r. - - - ORN IN MERCY HOSPITAL 'J', , . fr .. Pl·.1 .1111 1\n () , R. d~w~·lttl'J, l.i nd,t R1ttlt. To \I r . I ; II a ()r f h H ~tr ·t:t, a J e~t iL B rot1 ~, h t () J! , d~tu!!·htn, < 11 m.t To • Jr .., . 'ktdc :h.mk, <hfotd. :t d ;.ttl ,d I t (.'I , ~ f.t I ) ( ; : Je. (12) Roy Webs er Premonition o d Oea h \'hen Rv\ C. \ eb- er ·a ~.:all ·tl into the ,'e r-v' ice in . Jar ·h fll I 44. h · tcnciled on he vall near (. 11 • r.- chine where he worked. the n(•tati n-­'' Roy \Veb ter. ~larch I 'J-tl Diet .. ... Friend .. ay he had a ~ re 1cnitir n h' v.·ould not return and h tuld Earl Jones that he did net c.xrcct () • back. \-'orJ wa - r ceiYed carlv in th · J month that he had b en killed in acti m December 17 in Bele-ium, £he 1 ~t\ £~~1- lo\'in o· the German -hrcak thnAJ~h oi American p ·iti1 ns. H we~ 2< n·, r:: ol c.l and in the infant n. . The d:;te nl his lcatb wa: pt ced un the \<til in the bl.:wk :;!'ace '' hirh he had mat 1-. ·d. His \ iduw. Eula. 201 \Yd .;ret \n:-­nu >, is Pn C \I ~ortin~. HL :d:;t' I'd\·. ' tvV<) :\Oil~. Lt'rtJ. \. ~. and \'illi ,tm. 4. and his rnothcr. ~lr:-. \. \·. S1)· uldin..!, and ·1 si: u-. \I r~ . Ckn \' cb:-.t1:r. ------ -- \'Uil ll~ rna II d f1..'lT ·~,l h '·,tll~l' ,f . ' vc n. bu l C.\ e:-.i...g. h t , 1 t t 'nded a tll.:l rh · . tn()vi c. \ 'h •tt thL' light. t'<lJnt' on ~ud-lenlr h' i< Hlll I ltirnsel :it t in" l t. ,jdt' ' till' rltnirtnatl nf hi: Ill -.tl lr dt b(l,lt l. \l1 nm Itt' l· tH.' \ quitt' wt'll. " l •:;..~·u:-; · lilt.'," s.lid th t' .\ 1Hll1.~ nun , 1 " L. {tl n d) ;r ~ h l co ul I , ·\I ( e" t h i ~ b u ~ 'Cl t l Hirrnit •'hat 1 :·· ~ ou\· · ,, >t ltl lt ,tch . PlltlP:oter:-; th !illl't ' Ill' bl'tWt't'll right :llld \r<,ng. httt yot1 ·dwuldn 't l ry to l'nkc it dt~ \1\ tl1 eir thtnar ... . l.rt th 'Ill :t:--k qlll'.tion:-. r n i thl·n givl th ·n the ;t n, wers.­] len r For I. • • 1.-Pvt. Andrew Smith. stationed somewhere in Germany, is the hus.ba nd of Opal Smith. C M Sorting, and the brother of Virgil Smith. Machin Room. 2-T Sgt. Vincent A. Zinn. stationed somewhere in France. is the husband of Mary Zinn. C M Sorting. 3- Pvt. Green Hubbard stationed so ewhere in Belqiwn. is the brother of Marvey Schrader. C M Sorting. Eltha Walter. C M Sorting, and Ella Roark, No. 2 Sorting. 4- Staff Sgt. John W. Land. stationed at Bar' sdale Field. Louisiana, and Sqt. Clifford Land, stationed in the South Pacific. are sons of Scott Land. C M Sorting Trucker, and brothers of Norman Trauthwein, C M Sorting. and Robert Land Calendars. They were home in November for the first time in two years. 5--Cpl. Virgil Cecil is stationed somewhere in Germany. He is the son of John Cecil, C M Sorting Trucker. He is with the Medical Unit and ha been overseas for two years. BY- Jfadeleine rh neidr>r Ht>nn Bowl' ne- . to kdie-£: r ldt for • L ~~ h .\rm\.· :\larch _rd. \" e all \·ish Ht•n ,. all the luck i 1 the world. • :~... )()(1le.\ · and . l e 'H:r ,·ill sure miss Henry. .: friendh-· ribbin~. . >> >> <C The l~nJoadin!! an' re,-ei\·cd . e\·- 1.:.- . t'\ le ten. fr m Barnc.v Badunan. He a ione 1 in Florida and .-a vs tl~e , : her i: mi(rhtv fine dm,·n thcr •. \ ... I . e had ~me of th .:u weather ll p t'. )} )} {( cc \~ 'elu ffiL four n '\' employee.' 1 o ·I. J din.!. Charle Coffev, \Ym. 1 ; y, Flo}J \ 'ood and L. B. LC\~vi :,. · l (jpe rheir sa\ \ ·irh u~ will be a • · 1 _ 1.d h_ y 01.e. )) » « « J( hi Kn ~ p":::. e. l'" busi JJC:, · i~ iJ­re · i :!· \ e llf"Tt:~t that J uhn 1 ut e " ric li..!hb in hi h n house :.-.o bi. i icr- <.L • Ia · ·gn- da \' a11d nivh . • " I "" » « « L. Lle Bill Conlin, JO- ou nd · d ' .. ·: ., t.:t~ been tellin how m1d he <.. te it C<Jme· tv pla~ incr Tonk. . -~d like to e little Bill UlJU Tipp H TI~ hnok tlp in a game. » « « . d _ fr ... Ray .'tate: arc th . n l d J.'iHt'nt r,f a '-.i.· I ou nd ba b t!i 1 I. ll h (I h r and babv are !J"et;in <Y . e. \ ~e think R;y ,,,j]J b~ oka;: r lt.' ' ' ·l'k . I. 1 t· n e II 'rnm lJU .;., » (( « ((,(Jk rcc iv J an 11rv ·pt -' . Jmt t !tin~ him his 1 HC 0 down in he ta.ll and couldn "t get up. Lawrence ru shed home. picked up the horse, and e>v·ery­thin,_ ·wa ~ okay . \Vbat do you eat to make you ~o trong La, renee? )) )) (( (( \Ve have received word that v\7ilson Brcw:nin ., former Unloade r,. \o\' a , kill ed in action February llrh. ~1 e wish to o.tencJ ou r , ympathy to hi · wife and chi ldren. )) )) (( (( Ec.Jg-ar ·'BL '' \Yei.: locrel, fo rmer -Tit- ney uperato r, '~'aS amo n~.,. the e ·cha nge !'ri ~ oner, '" ho carne h me on the (;rip holm la.:t month. Bu ' js now in Califot nia with his wife. \re are all anxiouo.,h awai ting hi return to Ham­i I ton . )})>(((( P ~u d C ra\ ·f(Jrd paiJ u. \·\" Cl'k. He ce rtainly l1 r()k n>><<<< . . <i Vl S!l rrand . 1 a st \'e \Ish J <.Jhn L wi:-,, f(JrllV' r l -n­loadt r. a spc dy n.:covcry. f le \a s wounded in F rance L.t t mrmth. )) )) « (( I· i:;;h st >ry e;[ t1t n unrh: Ru ... :-.cll \Y rivht had 1he ~aa nd ca t cl of tw ' I lt)' <,rc: fi ·IJ in c1ne d<n. \'e \ond -r h()w bi" tl1e ft -!tinu 'v\'>fll1 u ~in hi !-J l ~~ k­yard. They llltht b ·a :-.iorht t<J br·IJ <,ld. --------------~---- Kiudn :.. i;> bt: tend ·r tcu h of tb . o11 l.- Ha rry . ; rd JIL ----·- - --- ---- L ctur 'r : lf J've talk d l<1) lul H!, it': b · au • 1 for 'Ol my w· tch anJ thl'l .':-. no c I JC k i n 1 i h a 11. \ 'c)ir ·in hack: Tlwr ' .a ah:nda1 on the \vall behind you. (13) 30 More Champions Get Pay Boost Time Service Way During :\larch, 30 more Chamr ions received pay boosts of five percent due to th e policy of the H amilton Divi i m of o-rantin(r automatic increase at the c:. cone! u ·ion of each fi.\ e year of cm-r1oyrnent . Three of these completed a quarter century of employment. They are \Ya lter Cullett, Lawrence Ottman and Rachel I• owler. T'hose completing t en yea rs a re: Ray . Tiller \'ir ri l Shaw D aJ l a, B rotwh ton J o erh inc Puma f-[a rry L. Bruck . \Vanda L. Bultman F lorence \Volsefer Ha rolu P. Keller Edna Broughton Cumrleting ftftccn years: Lendcll G. Hu bb ·trd Helen Sch roer I-T erbert C. Cregg­l) j ·on ~\T. 1-hlcumb .If ·rtnan H. \ '(Jrbrol..:cr Lewis E. B ~1ik·y J <~ t ·s Sa rn · ~ R .:d p h I ·~ . I b u m Pea rl IJ. Brufh· ' Ra .y 11. ll art . lanhn\ R. I us: dl C( nq 'l ·I i Il l 20 y ·a rs : lbcrt (;entn: • 1 klc-u i\1. I :ins ·1 i\Ja Ezell L ., ·i:-. Pa rm ·I Chari· . ." · l11 > ·dn, h. • .I a rn ., h. _l ollllson Bro()J..:-. \ . Lane --~-------- • 'F otp1 ints m tit samL of time [ tr ' not made hy sittiug arounJ." • "THIS IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOW AND I'VE GOT A FRONt SEAT/' WRITES SOLDIER TO HIS fATHER, "AND I'LL BE BETTER FOR EXPERIENCE" From one of the Haminrr battl ·fi 1 · in this ' n , a hampinn L th "'r has recein•d from hi , .:oldier , n a J t 'I which brtter t h n w • at hom • realiz expres ~ th aLtitude of tl1 vhtin man. 'hi · lett\.'r ·· n · .t<.' Hamilton. .1nd t one man, but it ju ' t \ ·dl C\. uld h·t · • b ·en ' ritt n by the n f any n of a thousand · h mpi n f.:nh r- in lfa 111ilt n ton, Hou ton or andcr ·viH TH L G conmend. it t ev r p<H 'I1t: · ·near Dad: '~In many of · ur ldtcr y u rc;f r t a rificcs nd hard ·hi ·. l'm blad · u realiz thi , is n si._ ht ., ecing tc'Ur ut on the ther hand, I'd like to ai\'e you a fev•; o{ my id a n tlF ~ ubj ct. ··(1) To be.:--in with, the w rld i ~ n w n a e l in the r ·a est n­flict i!l the his~ r} f ~ankind. lf it w r . 1~1 tt r f hoi I'd b . right herem th m1ddl f 1t all. 1 atu r 11 r I ·d ilk t n h tne tnl11 ght­IF the war \·ere ov r. "( ... ) There ar f 11 v;s ,. r h r h r r all taking th ruugb stuff but I an truth full . a. that v;r have it relati ly as . (Hi pre­vious letter have t ld of muddy foxhole mi. rtillery fire and battle.) ''(-') Tm conv_inced that r11 b tv; ic a ~ good a man for my Army e ·penence. I v n e ~ en ·vra te words on the physical aspect. When I left chool I had pretty much of a the r tical outlook on life. Well two GI ;ear~ have chanoed a lot of my id as o that if and when I retu~-n to school it will b " ·ith a more realistic and "know what the score is" attitude. . , " 4) The point eYeryone dislikes to discuss is IF that shell comes in with his name, rank and erial number on it. Well, as I see it-with the combination of home life, friends and the life I've led for twenty years I' e had more fun, enjoyment and good fortune than most people hav~ in a normal lifetime. That' something I can't put in words really but I'm ure j ou 11 knovv what I mean. wrh.at s ju t about it, so-in a single sentence-I'm where I want to be, it's not too rouoh, it's doing me good and in any case I won't kick. So don't let this all vvorry you so much more than it does me. I don't feel the lea t bit like a martyr. After all there are millions of us here. This is the world' biggest show and I've got a front seat. "Cheer up, l\!lother, and spend some time on yourself!" ower By Wally Reed Will the party who left the article in Gord0n Andrew's car plea e call at the P wer Plant office for same? Gordon, if you would keep your car lockeJ those things wouldn't hap1 en, or wou.JJ they ? can name and what' more c'm make you believe most of it. That i ct ll but politics, and I b liev he is 'a littl~ prej 1diced in that. Several ca e, of 'clink ritis" hav ben r 1 ned in th· last m mh. For th · uninformed, acl inl ·ri i ' is .a mal­ady th<.tt ' trike. you in th · rm a n.d )) )) « « Grover Bruce has had qu ite a ieoe of il1ne.s, but at last r ·porus he was on the mend a rain and e all I :>P" that he get back t work srJon. (, ro ·r's son, Ral igb , wa h m n a sb Jrt leave to ee his Dad, but had t report ba k to his ba e again He is training war dog and no ne -·lse ou ld handle the particular do . that RaJ i6·h wa · working with. Bill Burres , the "Tarhe 1 S . e'· an gi u the dope on any subject you • back and i c-w ed by plrnching J. r.;>:e linkers. , 'tran 1' ly .n u h th uah, it ,'e ms th. t \ link. riri ,; is ·w aid t) b wlin l. f Jr C\ cral fell ws t lie l od tot I ~ft~.:r <.:t ntn tin, th' : ickn . )) » (( « I nee aw · ielJ at i.· r w h 11 and all. Roy Di · n ' ·i l he aw a guy al rwo d z n rcn e . Ed 'in Tlet n , aid h . n -c kne" . f a el- 10\v who ate foDr dozen nn egg . Ch \i (14) Sergeant Kenneth L. Faist, }t and his h'ride, th former M'ss Mabel Doris Tume-T of Nor­wich, E.ngland. Sergeant Faist is the on of Kenneth Faist, Employment and Saiety. and Mrs. Faist. The marriage look place la&t July in England wbete Ken has be·en stationed for nearly a year and a half. He is a · echnical clerk in the Eiqhth Air Force liberator Base. Prior to enterinr;r the servtce. Ken, }<r ... was with Champion. He is a graduate of Fa.i.dield High School. was a membet of the State Guard and active in YMCA circles. Moore tated he had seen a man eat half a bushel of apple . 1 quit on the econd round. » » « ({ Les Cameron's crew is quite an ac­comodating bunch. J oe Barton and Clarence Pettit are alwav too wjllin ' to scrub your back for you in the showers, whether it need it or not. I do wi h they would use omething other than a wire bru h thouah, or at lea st oet one that s not so ~ ti-ff. )) )) (( (( A friend of mine in service wrr e that Hamilton, Ohio, i · a much better liberty town than Honolul u, Ha,~--ai i . He says that after all there are \:.t·hi te girl here and they do wear ' hoe·. )) }) (( (( mbro e Goin i back witl u again after a 'hort tay "' ith the l ull Jang. Ge rcre Li kliter has 1 ft the P w r P lant and is workirw with the rviill­vvright ·. \!1.1 '11 mi.. "e< rg '. ~ in ·ing but I h ar that Clar nee Sandlin c, n reall ive ut on ''In A Littl Gyp y T a R m', if rou c n .,. t him in th mo d. )} » (( {( \. ithout a -ioult f.ugn · Thmas tal7 ~ the bon rs as th b $t drs d nnn in .lte B il 'r Plant. That I rk Cabl-- mwta -h h. is dev ·1 )[ ing ! 1p:1 it all off ftn t }) )} { ({ vV 11, T'd bett ·r si.sn ff f r thi m nth b for I ·• s mcthi n, _ that ' ill ct rn into tr ull . --~--~------------ Labor to l\: ep aliv in your he rt th li tLl pn rk of ·c le 'tia I G.re o die l cons i encc.~Washington. • ·-· -· . ' The fi.v'e da.uqhters of Mr. and Mrs. William De·Bolt. The father is in. the Machine Shop and the mother, the former Anna Stiehl, was on C M . SOrtmq ana Ptinlshop. The children are. left to riqht: Joy D&Bolt. 16; Lois DeBolt. 12: Betty Lou Stiehl. 12: Dorothy Mae StiehL 11: a:n.d Phyllis Ann DeBolt. G. B'v Otto R eid ~ TOP Y -TUR.lvfOIL ln hi;:; world of th'in o- confu ino­There- are items worth peru ing And f.or $Ome I am enthusjng_:._ ueh tuff w·ould burB old Hoyle to the s:kin. First the brido-e fall in the ri ver, Then ';,?e bp when we should niver A.n.d tr.aio-ht a., arrows from t1'1e qui:ver Are beartrack on the road to old Ber- J: 1 JJU. »»«t BioO'raphy of a ..,pake in the o-r ass: Tilden Thompson~ You don't think Rein would ·hro rv water on you, do iou, Pop. Albert Keppy- That guy woi1ld do an~ hing. '1\lhy he d even pu"h little .e o. lin v in the creek. ~ . )JD(<:«: . Jrm :\fassey is as skeptical as my old vranny_ Every time the old man trad- . ed hors.e ahe yelled: "Dave, there som tbjng the matter with that hoss.' That wa;:; before tbe h r e had a chance to prove i . oundne-s which it seldom could. Jim . rode borne 'i\-rith Bill Grime in b car just obtained from Roscoe EJeton, Jim listened to the innard which hould h:av·e ·been the outtards . ' li.~ten~"d to the gnashin of toothless rreq.r , bent an ar to · the sgHeaJ~s that were no longer mild protests bu.t p r-ents of ·paten an.O'ui h and hastily c m:lucled that Bill has been ~ bHrned.'' - -owadar ·, Jim isn't sure, for Rc..Y-· co~ wat s to work on those rrandaddv . ' . · lont'Yleo- almcJ~ t eve ry day. Ro coe .• ... the car v~:m t start on . unJes day <·r rnoon.le s m hr . Even the shadow o a B-2q s ailed it for tb r e day .. Thev won' t.rade hack f r n ither car c L tao:d the trip. On a recent night shift, Jim Pelley dropped a nickel in the· candy machine. He ot no candy', and he got no nickel back. Big ·Jim . hit the ceiling. He left a note in the machin e~ ask:ed Ora rv1anring, on d.ay turn, to lend a hand , and wrote a touching letter to Harry Tepke r; on 3.:.11 ·shift. All that for a nickeL . Say, that reminds me, I dropped a nickel in the coke machine and got nothing. It kept my nickel. I can see Jim's poiut. · I li\l;anted that coke and I aint givjng away nickels to that company. Who do they think they are: Ain't I got a right to what;s coming to me. I want my nickel! » )) (( « Once upon a time-in the ·future that line may start a lot of stories. Originality i" al ;va)rs copied. Anyway, Gene .Collopy went to Sam Allen's for a bucket of _molasses for brothe rs, P at and CoJ1. omeh ,w, most cf the con­tents was lying in Gene's uncon ented tomach .on arrivaL We asked Gene to elaborate the details but all h said was : Sure .I was sick but with o ne little piece of bread I'm sure I could have put the whole bucke away. End. Quote. . » » « « Tom . Allen v isited · ando Baker ' . determmed t uy a cat, but althou gJ1 Nando l1ad 14, nary a cat would he part with . . f.any of tl1e boys ha wo1 - derecl what th.i W0od da1e farmer raise . It $eeros that h rais ,S cats and .cats rai e who ppe~ . 1 Ta11di says there are no rat · or mi. e! · · » )) (( « Everybody rem n<lD rs. cjur cal ·nd r ro rn giant, the on and only ac &nd a h.a.1f Dewey -rank. · D w · y re€etniy \15~ retired to the life of a farmer at Tyner, Ky., and he has written a long letter to a friend , trying to entice a visit. Here's one thought from his poem: BEAUTY OF KENTUCKY­Father's makin" apple cider, Cows come lowin' down the lane, Mother's sti rrin' apple " butter­'" Pour in sorghum, Saran Jane"; Little boy in ragged breeches Both big toes wrapped up in stalls, 0, if you want to see real beauty, See Kentucky in the £all! · )) )} (( (( Somehow, I dunno, seems like a hard remedy for a desperate situation. Some­what on the order of my herb doctor unde who mixed lye and lard ·and mailed it to customers to remove corns. His first letter from a satisfied custom-. er rea d : "D ear s1. r , I a.m t got no corn, cause you see, I aipt got no toe now. The place where the toe growed is be­ginning to heal, so I guess I'll be a ble to get around in a month." --~----~--------- ANNIVERSARIES OBSERVED BY CHAMPIONS; ONE IS 35TH Charles E. Ellis, No. 2 Fini hing, celebrated the 35th anni er ary f hi Ch <:unpio11 hip on l\1arch 28. H e came with the mill Ol'l that date in 19 10. Wil­li m S. Gu "nthner, R eel ~ an I Beverly H use, olor Room, bser ed th ir · 3Oth an i ve sari. on l'v1a rch 1 . t and ?Ot:h, r spectively, b th coming here 1n 19 15. Lc ter Alfclntyre elebrated hi.s sil . r · nn i v~rs ar , on ing widt harnpion m1 Nlarch 22, 1920. . . Fi y ar anniv r ari ~ , w r€ bs r - .ed by William Tayl r, 1 ch 6; St r­lin Brown Ma ·b 25; and arl N lt ­ing, Min · ard Shtrl . , · 1ar 1-I( 1 ·and C · elia Alb rs, t.Pi ir 10 h , nni .. ersarie 011 th . L h 23 rd, Z th " nd 29tJ1 re­spe. c· ively. F' rank ·1VL Cr·o sl y obs· r - ed hi-s 20th a1 ni J"Sary on the 26th. . . . Left to right-Sergeant V oodro Colgate, and hi wife. Sqt. Colga te formerly worked in the Color Room. On th righ Sqt. Ralph H. Elliott now in England, fo rmerly in Super Bleach. He is a brother of Mary Elliott. tandards. and a nep!:tew of Claude Hightower, Employment. A brother of Ralph and Mary is Pvt. Theodore K . . Elliott. with the Engineering Corps in Washington. • oom--- Hot Off the Dr:;rn-by DRAI \Ye ha\-~ been reading f late about the bi<' thret . meeting in Y Ita an :l .the impor~ a nee of ea h one. y u b ;s iJ1 the armed ·en·ice \viH be inte re sted in the haprening· of the ig three of the machine r om and th i r importance. Big ne\·:: about Harry Br oks, Ru sell picer. and .:\fose , hea rer. Harrr Brooks ha~ pa ~sed hi s physi­cal for the Armed ervice and i now a\:aitina calL Now, if tho e in charge at the induction center could have tbe information tha t we possess do you suppo..,e tha t Brooks would be placed in the medical corp- ? Can't you hea r them callina him Doctor Brook . Our official rep re entative on all committee and ex-council member, Rus ell Spicer, enli sted in the 1 T. S. Arm) on !\l arch 3rd . Spicer has had that ( itcb in " for a long tim e and he fi nally made up his mind th at he was going t fight for Uncle Sam . A lot of luck to you Rus , from all the ma­chine room ga n . T he re was always one man in the mach in room who had th e las min ­ute ne ;vs conce rnina the goat fa rm · uthea t of town dome tic dif+i ·ulti cs of hi, felluw workers, and th e 'fC ner:tl behav ior of all e m p loyee~ . \' ·Jl, t h: .) nc man, ~ 1 se Sh a r ~ r l a f r, ak1·n par er makin cr and i nuw a till er of the oil. Fa rm er, to yo11 "e guy, . \ 'i ll y u eve r for tet 1 lfosc and his exhib;r in the Champion P t ~ h w? )})}( (( ] wo bi cv Ls ha v ccu rred ; i ' ll".: the last i,· ue. F irst, we bad nine inches c f rain fa ll in nine day about t I c fir st o'' f ~. ffa rc h. A Sp edy w mid s-rv, ~ . . . ~ mtc a p rec 1~ 1tat1on of m01 ttW' . ' .. cr nd th a t dark ~ mud c on E a rl Fite's 11 pper lip has eli appea red. \Ve \vond r if the razor slipped r was it remon ::d by reque t from the lady who docs his cooking. )) )) ({ ({ \ l irgil Smith has now assumed an­oth er new job. He is now in a pos ition to offer personal conducted tours th rough the mill, es pecially to the pow­er plant and the big smoke stack. Re­centl y on a short shut down due to .1 po\.ver failure , Virgil escorted several of the newer employees to the power plant and showed them what really makes the wheels go round. )) )) (( (( Th e class in machine coating ha ve fl ni hed their course and we belie\·e the re wa on member who deserves honorary mention. 'There \Va .. o n ~ girl who completed the course. l artha Di rck, a tester in t he lVIachine Coat Depa rtm ent. ~ I a rt h a ha a rec rd , al­th ough \<\' rking shift work . he atte nd­ed ail nv nt ess ion with ut once b - • in a b. cnt. Y\'e admire y ur ' pirit. )) )) (( (( Bowlin r conti r u : to l one of the topic of on r ·rsation in the 1\ Ltchin ' Room. RecPn 1. , aft r the h, mpion B(>\'l·ling Tc urnarncnt, ''\Yhitcv lla c:; • who i.r u.rucllly -;·ery r1 uirt, mcution d th at he l)l li v• · I 1Uld h(}wl b l t r 1h an () m • 'll) ~ ' ·ho m ~tk a big ;,, ss ill he • 1h hi11t R H1L \V ell, ~ ·lc - 1\. ni :l'ht to()k •t ll h' r wll anJ ha ll cn r­ ·rl ' \'hit } · to ~~ m: t l·h , 1 th Y. l\'f. ' . :\. , - ~ CJ ttina him 1 pin a ramc. The mat l w h( I I "·ith 'nm sp ' C­ra tor:, :pr - i ~ lly 1 ob Frc ·b ·r<r. l\ fc­Knight wa · rh yicto , nd ver ' l appy but we unier,' t nd that ~1r. . l' ,n·: wa · uot -o plc. cd. Thi m tc:h ltd to (16) .l dllllb l ' ·h ·ll ng ·. " lcK j., hr nt.rl 11 -l}' '1 . 11. :IIT«nd\annv·r. T·­l nil"hl · nd Ifa_ e \ n · th · ·inu •r bnt tit· ir(1ny l)f fa · \ntlld h· ~ · i• th t ."p"d , lrJ\: 1·1 hi t1r t son and i . til l . ·o.,t him f,1.20. Th 'J'f' ain't I1< 1 .JII , (IC'. \ o~t hri\:' h ~ td of_gU}:~ •rc,in•rlfJ hr" I · II ltml 'r. o r It" ten t u d1 i r, nc·. l L11h ·rt I"· r lll ·r rJf h · 'cJor RJ ,(, n bfJ~Iin' \'ith th_· !-l ·rni- r,·t D t·r,art~ rn · L 1)(1. tuJ a br r ()() ' ll 11 :tl. Huttc•n::-. v ·r · p<'[ ping (iff hi v r all \ c:d lin-t iJ I he fo lluv in'-! T tt da) nivl t ·vl1 ·n hts t(J al wa a merr 377. all V(J 1 r J s v hat bappen ·J (,fl th > tfltrd T u · J ay nivbt: Ye-; , ir, \r1u arc n r­r · ·t. he JiJ not even ujme.d< \·n u, h~ b wling a ll ey. It' · a ,fr2n'fe '-VC;r!d. » » " Kathe rine .~lar v in , uf t!H l 1 pc ti•.;ll Dcpa r ment. 1 · a nwmber fJf tl.c .. m .. r­chant ' ladic b \-\·linu tec:•m TifJ\ · in fir st 1 lace in the cit\' b(Jwlinz tcHJma­ment with one mure ~ve k to~>~. Tcdch·. we h Jpe they don 't beat you out. • )) )) (( « \Ve are not sure if thi has bec11 re­p o rt~ d but to make certain that you are mformed vve w uld have } ou re , a . u red that Robert Zeller· recei ·cd his full quota of \'alentine --vear after year it eem tha t Bob rece; 1.re - more valentine than any other man in the Beater R om. · )) )} (( (( Gee am I ..: ure glad that "J ay·· good f riend of mine. · )) )) ( ( (( Thi probably hou ld be headed the letter of the month and we print thi , knowing. tha t you will reco ' niz it as a ra re lnc:ra ry em. Viro-il ,mith. the Nia chine T en ler on No. 9 ~I a hin · working from 7 o' lock at ni ht until 7 o'cl ock in th m rn ing, I ft t h i~ li tt le epi stl for the Bo s Iachin 1 end r. Blair \ ' pcedy' ' 1 ~utte r, and \Vc uo~c : Friend Spe d.-'' Immedi ately a ft er assumin,u- r e~ p o n ­sibility )Jl :"\ o. 9 l\ rac hinc, la:t (' \' nin7. l foun I it xt r rw·l . · liAl ult to kt.:· 'l' 1st felt in r tT'C t pos it i n n m< chi ne. \ 'ith ut nssistan c 1 rra ·ed rh;s mi s­bcba\ ior uf S< id f It to bad· s' d,· nf ma hin c. whcrerq on I found the th r a I st rit p ~ d n th •t dju ~ ti n ~~ ~ ' r ' \' h )j ling the gui I r ll. If thi: -oncli ­ti n i: ·l ll ow ' I t e, i ~ t it m y r au ·p an Ulllimit ·d :tm unt f tr ubi . H o ~ - • 1ng you ~ ce Gltl::. t ltTcct th is situ a- !i 11, r l'l'li1 Jin v nr 12 h ur and in • 1 ain fri t nd. Smitb. '' -----------~----- - The thre rr L c genti al - to a hiev • anything w rtl hi I ar , fir t, h . rd \ ork · se ond. ·ti ck-tn-it iv n ; thi rd, mm n n .- Th mas A. Edi on. • By Powetsy · \ few ;>v~a - er ~ are being pbced on he umber of year it vvill be, before Betty Hf at- tufP Loheicfe will he in the .circu . he \'\"~'ill be tl1e main attrac­tio. of the 1\Iidway and it will only cost ten cent to see ''The F atte t \Voman on Earth', o the feHm"irs of · the department say. t>>)U(( . You know Betty is a forward on the girl ' basketball team and a couple time· in ames Betty had shot a foul and when he shot the ball, she step­ped o er the foul line herself and her baskets didn t count. Her coach said that ~he wa getting so fat she couldn't see where her feet l ere any more. The team we:nt to Cincinnati to play in the A. A ~ U. Tournament and they lost. The next day a poem \:Vas put up on the bulletin board and here it js- Betty wa our little tar, Rooters traveled by bus and car To see her play in a big city. he thre\V 'em wild, he threw 'em short, Her point were few and far apart In fact, she looked a little .s illy. . he tried one here ht> tried one there, PATIENTS ,IN MERCY HOSPITAL The following Champion or mem­b- er of their families were recent •· patients in 1"ercy Ho pita!: · _irs. Alma Stephens, wife of Rich~ ard · tepben , 205 1 orth C Street; J ohn "VV. ~park~, son of Mr. and l'Vfrs. Atfr.ed ' parks, 1763 Parkamo Avenue; _ 1r . Beula~ Turnbull, wife of Edgar Turnbull~ 343 Dick Avenue; Thomas \V alter , son of 1\1r. and Mrs. Thomas , \Yalters 1120 Garden Avenue; Jimmy DuHvr on of _ ifr. and ~ 1rs. Cla ,ence - ~ ' . Dully; Irene Le\l\'"is wi fe of Harold Lewi~, 1245 Campbell Avenue; Ruby Blume wife of Chris Blume, 617 ~v1c- Kinley Avenue; Russell Herron ~ 261 • 1 rth B tre t; Mrs, Veldrine CoO<g­hell, wife of Che t.er Cogershell, 928 Prytani: Avenue; Ros Holloway, 2929 n ·xie Hi h\vay; General Bond, 14-32 huler Avenue;. Lester Hymer, son o-f . fr. and :irs l\llcKinlee.y Hymer, .1836 Parri h Avenue; . Mynoaka Cook, daughter of M.1r. ancl Mrs. Lawrence 00ok, R:· R: 6. ' But all 3he hit, wa empty ai r. B tty said he wou ld try one more, And as ~he ped across the flo )f But then the -vvhi, le blew The score .... 43 to 2. · » » {( (( A cot1ple of days v\·ere just like spring and it v as so nice outside that Pierce came to work with a pair of v n­. til a ted pant~ on. \ T kn . w that Sprino­i ·:·just ar und the -orner becau e Lloyd Haggard is 'tarting to w ar bow • tles. • )) )} (( {( , Gunner Smith whistled the ·Dentyne Chewino- Gum advertisement so much, that the Bonus Department took up a collection and bought hi_m a pack of Dentyne Chewing Gum to shut him up. They thought if he chewed the guru, he couldn't whistle. . :)) )) {( {( \Ve have lost a couple of girls out of our department and have gained a new one. Elaine Merz and Claire \~ olfe have gone t0 the Main Office and Frances PHanzer has come down to our ofil.ce. Good -luck to Elaine and Claire in your new work a nd good luck to Fran~es, if she can put up with us Schedulers. )) )) . (( (( Flash-Last . mmute news-Betty Nancy {'Betty) Lewis, C M Sortin,q, and Pvt. William Whit$~ Jr .• fomtetly ol C M .Rewinclers, wer~ rnarried m. a q:u:iet c;~remony in Coylnq· ton, Kentucrky, Odtober 29, 1944. Theh.- at· tendants were Kelsey l!lnd E~rl May. Pvt. White. son of Mr. aM Mrs. Wm. Wb\te, Sr., ·. it. R. 8 Hamilton, is now stationed: somewhere tn F'raace. M¥. White. Sr .. is With the Mill· wright .Depa.nmeat. The bride II the daughter (17) came itl with a l~te for Hacker to fly in his par time. The pretti st red· kite u ever saw. Pretty oon ) 0hnny Few i going to start roller ska.tiRg to work. » )) (( {f_ J ll t b a use the vVar 1 e~ws is s Utld­in o- good for OlH s-ide, it is 110 time for re laxation. Keep on the j b for it i, th duty of the home front to provjde the weapons of war. MORE ENTER MILITAitY SERVICE The following ChamplotJ.s entered 1\!Iilitary S.ervice in February: Clyde Browning: Warren Campbell, Navy. J ame E. Gibson, Navy. John E. Blevins, Navy. Truman Songer. .· .. Kenneth A. Pennington, · Javy. lVIa rgaret Hammerle. James E. Seeley, Navy. W m. E. Quinn. Chas. Little. John Houston, Jr .. Henry Bowling. Paul Peters. Charles Urban. Lewis Blossom. Believe me, eve~y man has his. secret . sorrows, whic-h the world knows not; and oftentimes we ·call a man cold when he is only sad.-Longfellow. of Clark Lewbt. Millw,right. and Mac.ie Lewils. Box Shop. - · Altlee .Philpot and Paul Edward Ellis werq united in m.ardaqe. Fz.tiday. Jap.uary 12, in Covington, Ken;tuQky. .A'ftOcl' a Qtiel w-edding< trip the c:ouple are temporarily residinq with the q·rQOJI).'s moth-er., Mary . &llis, Jo:x; . Sho;p, Alllee la With C M SQtting and P13uJ works on C M. Outteta~ Left to riqht: Raymond Seeley, the 16 years old son of James Seeley, C M Calenders. He will be graduated from Hamilton Hiqh School this year. Mildred Patricia Riley (Pat). the nin.e months old dauqhter of Roy and Marqaret Stapleton Riley. Her mother formerly was on No. 2 Sortinq and Roy is in Semi-Coat. An uncle, Albert Riley, formerly o.f Unloadinq, is now in service. Joseph Loschiavo, Gunner's Mate 2/ c, U S Provinq Grounds. Dahlqren. Va. His wife is Mrs. Aqnes Loschiavo. 906 Cereal Avenue. He formerly was inC M Finishinq, entered service in March of 1943 and served overseas for 11 months, much of the time on Bouqainville. · ' By Bud Ebel Hello everybody-hope you have your fi~h worms dug for I know you will want to go fishing this lovely pring weather. » » « (( F orre t Tanner would like to bor­row the I land Queen on rainy days so he can get from one bench to another. From what I've seen, he's right, for when it rains the welding hed looks like the Ohio River. )) )) (( « Raymond Carson got a little mixed up the other day. Went to open his tool box and discovered be couldn't. After examining his keys, be under­stood why-they belonged to some one el e and'his keys were still in his locker. )) )) « « We see now that Eli Ha rris followed in Harry Osterberger's footsteps and quit smoking. However, I don't be­lieve he helped matters much for now he has taken to chewing. Sure hope chewina tobacco gets as arce as cig­arette . » » (( {( It a good thin Hazel Chapin is little. he fell d wn twice in on week and one time when h wa all dres ed up ready to ao to a wedding. vVell an ay she wasn't hurt, except for a hole in her toe kino-. Vi ell, her w r­ri are over ~o far a falling i ~ con-ern d for Harry i aoin to make her a taylor tot. - Sherman Clear can really tell any . man how to keep his chewing tobacco fres h. He sure has a secret hiding place for hi s, and where do you sup­pose it is? In the ice box! » » « (( A note from the Box Shop : Requ est tea jackets and mustach e cups for Box Shop. See manager. )) )) « « They tell me Jim Lowe is having an awful time getting his car to run. The darned thing just wouldn't seem to go.· After he had worked so ha rd on it and even took out the points and put in new ones, it did run, but backward . He's really worried. Even aettina gray hair. Won't some one have mercy and send him a good mechanic. )))){(({ One mornina about 2 a. m. the tele-bone rang at Roy 1!lcElra vey' house. He went stumblino- around in the dark to an wer it. voice t th ther end said a kylight fell in and he hou ld come to the mill at one . So poor 1\!Iac had to hurry and get thr e carpent rs and at 3 a. m. they "" r n the j b and they' ere not fini hed until 9 . m., \V rking in a half doz . Tic oin in hea y rain. \a - Harry 0 terber er embarra ed the other d y. He wa in ~ u . h . hurry to et m~ er town be te hi dinner o fa t it a re him br in trouble. After eating, he ch n ed hi clothes rushed (18} • • • • • • I 10 oans roans By Clarence Soule Bob Cpdike' uggeti ion f the rnunth. [f you have anything to trade~ see rchie W ri ,h . H • insi s that Archie will make you believe that red is green, and gre n is black, o if any ne has a Ford and wrtuld like to trade it for a ! Jymouth , be su re and contac Archie. )) )) (( " Francis Keirn is still on a liquid diet but he d esn't mis those juicy steaks at all-he's like the re t o{ 11s, where do you get them? )) » « Earl Smith took a few days vacation to spend with his son, Nlalcolm, home on a short furlough. Alva Quonley, 743 Coralie Avenue, and Robert Leary, Central Avenue, recently have been married, addina two more to the Shipping Room's long list of benedicts. )) )) « (( The Department extend its sympa­t hy to Ni r. and Mrs. Lawrence Willsey in the accidental death of their on, Norman. down the stair and started out the door. Next thing some one yelled: "Harry, aren't you for aetting some­thing?" and did his face turn. You see Harry put on his work apron anJ let his pants hang on the locker door. » » « {( If you ever wanted to ee hri tma at Easter time, you hould have een Cha rlie l\1Ioyer recentl y. He pill d a bucket of red paint all over hi pant , but that wasn't all. L ter in th day whil working in the bull pen, Cbarli tried to put hi paint b 1 ket n. a h If ben down came th gre · n paint all ov r him. There it wa th Chris rna · tr . It was a good thina hi budd wa with him to tell the atchman wh h wa f r h erta inly didn t lo k lik the picture on hi bad . A woman wa launching her first . hip and wa a little nervous. 'h turned to the shipyard m nager, t nding beside her and asked ''How hard do I have to hit it to knock it into the water?" • u r m u r s,.____.._._......-- By Wilma Hamblin As fa r as I'm concerned my tn1. to Two more people wbh okm ~eh are e ·e- . . pecially glad to have ac wrt ., _us ar - vVashington is t~e ro<?st mtere tmg " ' alter Holzberaer and J oh_n S~h ~~et. P·lece_ of new d un ng thJs past m ntl_ 1: . h 1 . 1 and l··f the re are thos e left w I1 0_ h_ av e Just seeing tbem L rn. ll t b etr CtVJt ht a 'J 11 cl thes O'ive.., us a tun ecau se . e_r not heard all about 1t, if they WI JUSt ar such nice reminders of that ~ a ppy bat've 11le half a cha nce, I ll be m. o~ t ll J b y' Wil l be happy to tell then; because to me tt ~ s hdoaym ew dhoennn m_mo-otth e~i r }C'I:VeV .I eos , and. ta ~ _ a fa ·cin at ing subJeCt. I do ·wa t~t to ing up life where they left off. Oh It nominate Ruth Gerlach, of · ur \. ash- will be a happy day, even for those of J·ngton Offi e a the perfect hostes s. . 1 t 1 ] ttst )} )) (( « It eem that I'm not the on! ne who ha been places. El a Wehr, Ad­vert ising, has ju t returned f ron~ ~ew York city and Pat Ta lor, Ac~J V Jtl_e , also ju.,t got back from t hat Btg Ctty and Wa hington, D. C. (I brought her home.) Both of the ab? e report a very enjoyable and educational time. » }) « '(( I\.fy favorite bo s, lvfr. ~~To rey, s_pent a little time in Evansvllle, lndtana, where he was the speaker for that Chapter of the National Office Ma n­agement Association. He modestly re- p'o rts that he 'had a fi ne ti. me " b ut ot 1: - er reports indicate t~at he was a ~1g Hit with the Evansville group, which is no surp rise to us, for isn't he a big hit with us? » » « (( Eit~er things don't happen ar oun~ here l1ke they used to or else I don t ge a round much anymore. Or maybe it' becau. e Anne Grothaus isn't here to P'lake things happen. Anne i . hav­ing her appendix out and is gett i_ng along splendidly and will· be back With u-s soon. (That's why I 'm in uch a hurry to tell every one about my trip, becau e I know that whe<n she gets back, she will occupy the center of the tage telling about her operati on.) Anyway we all mi s her lot and wi ll welcome her back with open arms. .)) » (( (( Thio month's newcomers to the ,Pool are Connie Thompson, Margery Duem_ er (you 11 hear more from tha t gal) and Edna Sharp (k ep your e~re on her too). In addi tion, main office boas ·s two new members who formerly work­ed in 11il1 Scheduling-Elaine Merz, now working fot Dick Bet s, and Claire \¥olfe, now working for {ar ld Wright. Wek ome, all of ~'youse" and may yc 1 like us so well that your stay with us ·vi1l be a long one. \Ve al ~o sa ''~' ek.ome horne" t Freddy Robin& n Sales, back · 1th us aft r spe1 ding some 6me \Nith h ~ r hus­band in Flodda,. · - ' us for whom Lt comes too a e . · thinking of it should be. enough to k ~e p us all workin0 and hopmg and_f?raymg and bu ying war bon?s and wntmg let­ters to the boys while they are away. By the way, have you written a lett.er to. a service1nan recently? O~e gnl writes regularly to 37 of them : Can anyone beat that record ? )) )) (( (( For the information of male mem­bers of our little group who have b~en finding excuses to go to the JYiedic~l Department) t~e new nu~se Is L01s Streuter who IS "tops" With all who know h~r. Another addition to the "family" is Marie \Volke, the new switchboard operator, who has made quite a hit with us all. )) )} (( (( 'Twas ce rtai nly nice to see Esther Becker Stewart, formerly of Medical Department, and . son, Ricky, when· they dropped in to see us the other day. A few days later, Pearl Garver, for­merly of Billing department, brought h er new son, "Ro nny " 1.1 1 to see us and_ he made quite a _hit. Pea_r~y fairly rad1ates motherly pnde, and Its so re­fr es hing to see such happine s in times like these. )) }) (( (( At this writing, the fav orite topi c of conversatjon is the flood. Although the water has gotten out of bcn.i.nds in many places, to date it has not kept any of the Main Offi e Employ e from gett ing t \Vork. Like the Arrny Air orps, ' nothing can st p th · la in Office Employees." ))· ) ) (C (( ~!far r . h:.m k r and Marian Hct~ t ri h r turn d fr.om ·h ol, mu h, much marter · than b f r ·. El a Sche11 and Irma P 91t r re urn l o ·hool_..al rnuch, m11 h . ma1 than b f re .! )) » (( (( UT OF • i M1 TD : I on~ t vnu llk Harld \IVrigh ' pl s -d . p~ , ­si Jl ? H alwavs 1 k like h ,. i · • thi nkin .r the nic · thin s . . . Hav ' yo 1 een L raine Kog r' new lim - ,Tr e rairJ oat. She's s pretty in i (19) Paula Jean Schriefer. gran:ddci:uqbter o·f Nell Reed, C M Cutters, niece of Marq~ret Mu~phy, West End Control. Her mother, Lucllle Schneier. formerly Wa$ on C M So.rtinq. Her fathe~ is in the service,. stationed at Casper, Wyommq. Paula resides at 701 Ridqelawn. she makes you wish it wo~ l d rain of­ten~ and it doe . . . I wrsh I coul_d have seen Si · Weiland fall off her chatr the other day ... Bete Bard, res~arch, is such a super-duper person-1f he were a girl I'd make him next month's Girl-of-the-J\!Ionth. ' )) )} (( (( This month's Girl-of-the-1Vlonth is none other tl1an-MARGARET LEY­DON, a choice with which I a~ sure you will all agree. Ni a rgaret 1s one of the best switchboa rd operators I have ever ,known-and so pleasant too. vVhen you ask for a number, he ac­tuaUy makes you feel that the thing that will make her the happi est is to o-et our connection quickly and accur­~ tely-and she does. Her, is the otig­inal "voice with a smil e. ' Be ides th at ·he is · ne f the best . port in the . 1 a rts- lse ~ would have ... h t. me 1 n " b for thts for m f the th1n I'v wri t t n ab ut her. Thi, is a pub­li aJ ol gy for s m of tho th in .'. And b si le all th a b . he bas e en promis J t · t hinl kin lly f m vvh 11 I'm cr m , and wh n anyon 1 e sa ~ an un.fincl t hin · a bout m (p ·ri h th thou ht) sh 1 r mi " to ta ke m p rt. Verily , h I.S th Girl- f- th -moRt h ! • "vV n' wc'v fm Jl.v dis D er d what b · me of th pi e of chi k-n, th at ha . , be n di · ppearing," the h ad ch ef r port d · the r "' taurant own r. ''Fi ! -\~lh t ha1 pened to hem ?' . "'I'ha n -~ r ·en o k h . s b en u 'ina tb c-r to make 'hicken salad." ' President Peter E. Rentschler of the Hamilton Safety Counci'l. pre.senting Art Topmiller, Safety, with a plaque in recognition of the no-accident record of Champion truck drivers. who went through the whole of 1944 without even scratching a fender. Th.e presentation was made at a general meeting of safety wo.rkers in the Moose Auditorium. . "You really laave to play safe in this type of contest," Art said, "for it's checked a.gainst yo.u if you nip the paint .from a fender." • ers ara e By Jay It' a cinch to identify ou r enemies. It' hard to find out who ou r friend are. Vncle am's friend buy BONDS! )) » (( (( And nov\, folk , take ) our vitamin pill-you will need it-and we give you our whoppers parade. )) )) (( (( Dear Jay! .T hank to the publi city y u ave my rare penny I was .able to .-ell it for $200.0 . Kenneth Fai t. • (\There i ur cut, Ke neth f) l) )) (( (( \iVhen I wa a li ttle boy in ch<J 1 w· had a priz • contest 1 sin cri11g. 1 sa ner fir st. \Vell , they di i not wait to hear the other :in ; they tfGlV _ n e the 1 ri6e at once, I \:Va that ood. ( ' har­li \Vi Uiams n. (Y , w rem em b r the itle f your ·ono- w.1 : ' Du not Jar my li tt1c br th er, kicJ~ hirn n tb . 'h.m . ,, ) » » <( (( ' h I first sta rt d bo .vl inu nL Dad pr mised m '2 f r cv ry Z 0 , < 1re I made. H ·ke tLi , rd 'md a' on · , th ·war i over J will buy my elf a n w Lin oln v•:ith the m ney he paid me so far. D.R.l\1. (0 Yeah!!! vVith the money you earned for 200 scores, D.R.~1., you couldn't even buy the ECHO OF THE. ~T HISTL E OF A STEAMBOAT even if steamboat were selling for ten cents .) )) )) (( (( \Vhen I came home from work the other day I heard some. ne , ingin c" in the parlor and wh n I 1 ok d in I found j wa little Ro ~ nn in in : 'Don't Fence ~ tl In. ' ..Je rhardt \Vocdl. (V r d f r ' ll1 ' m nth old b· b w ay.) )) )) (( (( Thi s ay-window yo 1 11n lcr rny bel is all mu · ·le. Rufu · (Spik ) Dar­vcr. (v c l \'\": th ( boy .) )} (( (( I ], now r, w nrall wh i: so L 7..V . h pttt." r ·op orn in her r ancake. so thr ~\ill tL n tlP!'Yl · ~r s. Ja < n Richard­~ on. (She is u. ir <r h ·r 11 ; t J,. n.) » )} (C C( .\1; I ad ,,n I w r r nd-rin r hrJ nut in th op "n in ~ hi o· keul '\'h ~ all f a uddcn a bi rr t rrn -an c liP and t'l.lrned th k ttl~ in id · ut SO ~20) }{:I_ "'K ve n · r lo.., · dr >1 < f lard. llarr) · ' ra 1 r. r un (' n hotel, i w~s 10 dy P~ 'l l'' to : t· Y1 'Ih " l · ·l ~ ~ ·- th . ~,~,.· e r' b1 7 ' tlo ugh t 'trry a n1< n a a.. Poh ( • lc ' h) G rdun. (\Ve ·1 h ·n"~· fl.h< It Y< u-r h(lt -1, B b.,. w JUld hav' s nt D.R .• L f r n · i.rh . \Vc , rc would have ·nj•y "d , ina h"' b·J ~ l " ' ra 1 • · . 1. a .) ,, )} (( (( 1 · con B Aey -nd 1 be· t cor{!e St ·iner s ~v ral gam s fJf ch ck ;.:$' , h· r'li Hay, . (Yc 2J ve r ago "nd ~ • tl • . o 1 t" CJ ar t!ll m y 1 r ·even h heav-en.) » (( « I tratn d by b cs o buzz 1 he ke\· of C so that I can tJII when there ar·e stran e ees ir my yard. :ve :an­J eliu s. How did y u do it, . 'vcn~ \Ve happen to know that bees are. to ally dea f.) »· » u « One of ] hnny Youno- s oat and a rooster had a fight. During the £.<rht the goat wal.iowed orne of the ro - ter's feathers. That night when l1e milked that goat he got cocktail in­stead of mi.lk. Leo Gei er. (Do t put idea into J ohnny's head Leo. ) » )) « (( I put a sign up in front of my hou e reading: "Beware of viciou dog. Be­lieve it or not but that dog of mine i sitting all day under that s1o-n and ev­ery time someone walks by he look up at the sign and stick out hi che t. Frank Hixon. (He may be able to read, Frank.) )) )) (( (( The fir st fi sh I caught I a ·t · ummer was too small to bother "'ith ·o I o-ot two men to help me throw it back into the water. Art Gardner. (H 11\1:!\1 .) )) )) « (( \Vhen mv. br th r had a farm h ·complained th at hi " ecrgs eli ·app ar d ·o 1 w nt out one e · enin t se·e what happened t the ego-s. v' hil.e . I W' · -itting uncl r a tre tbinkin o- I ::: ,,. a rat n hi back ·v;;lth an g b t\ve n bi fr nt and hind I. g and ancther rd ·"' · . pn lli ng him by his t il. \~ e kflled th rat an 1 n v 'r l st an th ·r gO'. Art vVils n. ( me , )>a in, rt.) )) » (( (( On e · n , tim 1 had ad . , w alv:ays ca ll ed hirn T eas ., And cv "r)' time he g ind rs, he left rt milli n Aeas. H ~ ur 1 wasth smart t l !; I kn w you won' t b lie it, · .\Jo m tt r where y \l rh r "" n. ton , he 'liW'lYS \ ou1d retriev ~ it. One day I Jntd th t m h cst luck 1 nev r got a bit , I promised l\1om I'd bring h r h me, • h il nidn . • 1 i 1 J m ~ jean. and }. 'fa dnllar. i..... i llt h~ trea " i ,. n •J lH ller. Id 1· 1 i ~ h ~ut and din·J in, I 1 ~ " ·r 1. l hin ·. it :tra nue .. • 1. - e t 'rith 3 'at ! j~h . and I t: 1 " in chante.-_\lex R ennie. 1 \. , ake hand. \·i h Fla ::h C r- _ 1 brain \·ill be in a· .g. ood a c n- 1 ·, n "·l1en I am ) Year;:; otd a. it is ·a . Kraut ( znne) Hirnmcl. (:\ rc (,ne 0f v ur Icarian flight· • • . ain. Himmel:) ))) «« 1 h ee i ne ·. in ne 11 ur. l ~~l thout>- ~r a ·e: "bile playing pinoc'h le in the B· ·e-13 x. (Bob (Dimrlc::.) Fr'r-erg. (There i onlY nc man that ·an~d J bat, Bob. and. we arc too mod­e ~ t mention hi~ name.) ) )} )J ( ( « I -~ined my dog. Pepper. to bring 1 use-<3hoe. to me a, soon a:: I g-et • u l me 'n m "·ork. Ralph (..'bony) 1 1a~. (You mean y ur "·if train­.. tim dun't ~cu .... horty~) )} )) {( (( T, lk al o lt a dew beina . ma rt my ~ 1 n d e\·ery thing he kno\·s by .i :-t: f. He saw me dig- ,-orm5 one . ju:t before "·e went fi~hing, and <:l \' hen he ees me reach f r my .~. · it g--r.ackle he run.:: behind the gar­~ .-. • t.d :: arts dj<J ina worm.:. Elmer H J.:ki :. (I couldn't be that he i ; in<:J" out old bone·· Elmer:) » » « « I - t\·o do fiuhtim~ in :aw- L In the cour-e of the fi~ht ne of '-' ::~ \ent rlump arraimt a 'a\ . in mc.ti ,n, whicl c t him in n ·o. .e dog' hind le r ran a\ay. but th e 'ru- cmtinucd the fioh and whip­,, t.l oth r d(1g-. _ J any Sherard. ) ·-.. lart .. ' e heard a jeep backed o · -· w. wa. em dear in two and e army i u in.! hoth piece., a· · rcyclc . . ) [ . eard that our new hanlc l1ip., ·Ji .:t e bei1e- luilt ecr th. are:.. l i~ th oHicer lVill ha ·e t(} vo a , he ck in j qr. h a rli ·• Pie 'ehr. (Dc}n·t forge t . Charli · k' de i· . c1 lar<re the c. CJk bas to r 1 <>h the Jri,h tew in a ub-ne t J '-'C if the pC!ta t o<.:' arc e . » » " I _} t a ca fi-:h one dav. . tuok . e ;.nd t:Yer. · day T put him in • t ·r l mil I l ad him u li t: 'thuut "ater. Ilc fo l-r. ·· a r1u nd :\·here\' ' f I went. • all· ·d acn1 a bridr,. an l • Lett to right: Earl F. Fanter. MM 3/ c, formerly of the Machine Shop. Joe Fiehrer, Research, and Eddie Fiehrer. MillWTight. are uncles. Shelby Parks. S 2/ c, formerly of No. 1 Machine Room. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parks, 903 Mape Avenue. recently met his brother-in-law, Cpl. Willard Cox, Richmond, Ind., in Hawaii. Shelby's father also i in No. 1. Hansford Hoskins, IS, a V-12 graduate. son of William Hoskins. No. 2 Machine Room, and nephew of Elmer Hoskins. also of No. 2 Machine Room, John Hoskins, C M Trimmers~ and Hank Hoskins, No. 10 Machine. be fell in the water and drowned . :\1el­vin .,loneker. (That, \'i·e believe, ~felvin.) » )) (( « I :aw a case of champagne burn up in a fire. I didn t suppose champagne would burn. Bill (Gentle \V.illie) Hos­kin . (It burns if it is extra dry, \Vii­lie, Ha, Ha.) )) » ({ {( I know a \~.:oman so cross-eyed that v,.·hen he wee~ s the tea rs from her ri 4 ht eye fall on her left cheek. l\1erle Bayne . » )) « (( There i a bird in Africa that :flies backw·ard all the tim e. You ce he doe not care where he is going but waml:i to ee where he was. Elmer 1arrett. (One more like that, Elmer, and you walk backward .) )) )) « (( London, I y ., where I c me f rom i , 0 T t ,H that <II the anarics ·ing ba:-,. . BfJb (P retty Boy) Ba rrct t. (So you think tl1at' tough , Bob? D mvn in Hazard wh re we com from, it ', s) tc ugh we han ed a man fur drinking , \' ·et cider.) · )) )} (( « \'h en 1 was in the na 'Y, back in ' 14 a friend and I crr1t lr 1 ome ,~.rhil c nu;. shi s lay in t h harbor s \VC d cid 'd to dn some fishing. \Ve took a ba tt l ·­~ ltii (JUt in th oaan f r , om Je ·p-ea 1 hing an w •r f(JTl(' t' o day .. \' hrouuht th • lip ba k. <Jfl(l d ')i ncv r rni s d us. Al Sl11 h(·r. (\:\' ha c to li teu to that stuiT all th ,;Ill·.) » )} « « a 111 Kinn ' r tcJld me that. "b ·n h' plays hi i; f!l litar hi ~ lov &I ' ncl in frr1nt of him and keeps tin1c with hi tail. If he play a waltz }Ji tail T J ·s up, left, (21) ri crht. ep left, right. If he changes to a t\•VO step the doa changes his swing right away and the t ail goe up, down. Up, down. Sam says he wouldn't take $1000 fo r that doo-. Al­va Pen\Yel l, Sr. (Sam need not worry, Alva , nobody is going to offer him $ 1000 for that pooch .) )) )) <C (( I am so fas t I ca n turn off the Iight­,;~,.- i tc h and jump into the bed before the light goes o ut. Jim La R ue. (\~hat a man.) A certa in young man was recently speeding merrily along the road ' hen he cau ght up with a .party of chil d ren on their way to school. He a ked them if they cared to ride, and for an an­s" ver they piled into his Ford until it was o completely fill ed that one li ttle girl had to sit in the d rive r' lap. She was a plump littl e t hing and the dri r uddl d her cl se to k ep her away fron1 th e stee ring wheel. ''Do y u lil c school ?" he a ked her. , , \ ~ . " l ] ' d .L C.' ,, :.i l l', S rl' . 1 p . " J) you g ' r d, ?'' "T haven't mi ge<.J a do:~ t h i ~ y ar," t l lc little airl repli d. ''Cood littlL ~ir l !'' s ki ss ing h ·r s )ft ch 'k. your tc<rchcr?" id th dri er, 'Do you lik • U \I r :-- , I• I', " _: ,l l• [ t } 1 } 1' t t J t hL' t , cJH·r ~,, ,..i rl " I'm ' ,\ nd t h ~ Ford 1 a rl went into the c.lit ·h! b<Jp], in: \!l1id1 { th p, rabl do y JU l ikl" lws ? i\ pp nt ice S<·am;lll: Th . n • wh re ·< m ·l r>d I · f and fi. h . • Left to riqht: Pvt. Ralph Harris. former! of the Beaters and son of E. Harris of the Carpenter Shop. He bas an APO out of Ne York. Pvt. Robert R thetford. Reg;ional Hospital. Fort McClellan. He formerly was on No. Ill Paper Machine. · Mary 0 . Simpson. now a member of the WACS. formerly- of C M Calenders. By ]arnes Pelley 2\Iy h art leap · up '"·hen I behold rainbm,· in the · k. · o was it when m -- life beoan· .._ o i it no\~ I am a man o be it '"hen I hall g ow olcl, Or let me die ! The child i father of the man· And I could w i h my da to be, Bound each to each by natural piety. -Tf illi.am U ordswot•th, 1770-1850. }) )) { ( (( The candy machine took a nickel from u . \:V.e put a note in the thing and eventually recei ved a refund as • v. ell as a good kidding. Then the coke machine et oDt to gyp us and when we recovered that ni ckel we congratu­lated ourselves on being lucky. But poor ld Ott Reid put a nickel in th e machine and has been hunting up Homer Latimer e er si nce to either cry on his ·boulder or collect his ni ckel. ~ e hope he finds som one a.s he has cried to every one else, but no result. )) » « « · William ,uenther, from down Symme Corner way, drov up wn brin ing a neighbor. They l ark d on Hi o-h S · reet, left the car and th trick lock 1 eked. As t hey walk d aero s the - tr et, the a s~ e n )·er ask d Bill if the ca r had as, as th moor was 1 f · ru nnin "· Bill returned t find the moto r . till goin and th keys lo ked in the ca r. o-arag" mechanic 1 ulled a wire ff th di ·tributor and topp d t he m tor but Bill had t , call h m for a urli cate et of keys. Comin fl" t th mill ,h tol I everybody n t to t ·II u · . about it and when we walk d into the d or to ta rt t\Tork, there ·were i .~ fel-t lows waiting for us. Let this be an object l ~sson. )) )) (( (( The old adage of "too little ·and too late was exemplified in reverse by our old friend John Lewis Pannel who af­ter a delicate operation, got out too oon, over-exerted himself and had to return and have the operation re­peated. )) )) (( (( Lee King, l\1illwright, walking through the locker room, saw George Rhodus had washed his shirt and over­alls. So he walked over to George and aid : "You owe me 38 cents." George cratched bottom and got the 38 cent , then asked "What for?" to which Lee laconically repli ed "laundry". Georae almost blew a fu se b·ut Lee told him he had to pay for soap and water. (vVe wonder if the fact that Lee tak the laundry t tl1e truck and bring ,the clean back wa the rea on f ) f the fee.) • )) )} (( ({ vVhy d 1elvin Purd and _.d Wyatt (C11tt rs) all Raymond B g -, lyd Botn r and 01a Walton "B i? Brother " ? P t l rdy won' ta lk ju t i ' om thif cr ab Ut " Yon . t Jo Bread with On ~'l ea I all ', t th · an­v i 1 d 1 u. . or i t m, , . A l o 'l t 7 " 1 • on the mi lni rht . hift Pnrd ~ am up with 41Te a r n 1 1 ill " " an t 1 • ym11 1d s tq · out :an. he " and hat until Ptn- ly l s rh lo ker r m. April i p a ~ in nd We:.: re ur olad t sec th l::! ~ f the blank t f n w and i tl at c v ·red th rround fr m Cbri tma un Lil 1\'[ar h. But (22) h in-u ' f ill' thr ugh ho ft o> of 1.1 . - C' 11 dn \' ·i }H U Cftll e !<;0 mu h V ·atcr tH • '' ·s and ri.'\. ' r . ~ r ( ) t ' tf • 1 n ,.cr 1 nt - R .- Ben ·h in v'ashn ,( m wh ' re hoy i a d Jn( k . Plea s · pu s., d- . t"ll or I 'J.S tirrup·· :(, P d Roark and J·.Jm ·r \V· rr ·n can ride it, s it th r e'll · ot h c f th rn a u iff r n t time · 1h ~ a c niC'ht. Incidentallv t.h wreck- ~ - r 7i came u th , ntx ni 1:h .anJ w · is m ·. for I for~u r > play :"' 1 ncle Fred ie A der on the famou :; a rric rlturist of . rcadia, ba be n doin' d tble t ime about his rancho. T he po i s are ·!I in bl om, the grape vines are all in share and oh \'\'hat a cro ! There will be a lot of cmshin o- done about Arcadia thjs fall. T hen he re is ven ac res f c rn. 1 hat can be used for-aw, gwan, fini sh it yourself. An au om bile salesman t ried to sell Fred die a For d. Fred die insisted he would rath er put hi money into a cow. The exa perated salesman said, "You'd look nne riding a cow, wouldn' t you ?"' No wor ethan milkin a Ford/' a.id our placid agriculturi st. The judge was giving hi regulation lecture on the evil f gamblino. ''So you see," he concluded, "what a wick­ed thing it is to shoot craps, e pecially on the Sabbath. Have you nothing better than that to do on Sundays?" "Oh, yes uh) ] udge," replied the pris­oner. ' 1o t o-en'ally ah caddies fo' you when you plays golfs with 1i tuh Smit fo' a dolluh a hole." A recruit pa ed a captain without saluting. The captain t pped him, and aid, ''Take a look at me; do you attach any pccial significan e to this unr. f· orm .', , The new olJ ier looked him over and r plied, \Vhy, ou lu ky dog! 1 ou\ ot on that ftt !" " h, rnamn~ · ..' qu stion 1 th ' ·hild, ''who's that ." He pointed t R nun ·wh wa ~") a~ ~ in . 'A Si ·ter f Ch.:nit ;) (\' '=t the an­w r. " \Vhich ( n ," the b / I · rsi ·t · 1 'Faith . r I-Io:p ?' \Vhcn v r y u l )k a.t :1 pi e of ' rk an t you thjnk the {ell w was razy, th ·n y 1.1 wa nt to pay s me at­t(; nti n t that. On of y u i. rk ly to b , an 1 yon h d b ter find ut "vhich on tt is. It makes an awful. cliff renee.- harl F. Kettering. Letters From Former Champion Employees In the Armed Service The · hri tm.a pack~ ·t>e reached me in ..:. od sha.pe, and I a reciate it very much. Also. thank for the ci arette lig-hter. TH 'Lo ... and Reader' Di- e t, '-' ' a 1 are \1.-elc >m.ed v1·irh rn uch enthu-sia m.-Recently, my i1ip \Ya ~ award­ed he Pre idential Cita tion for out­s anding performance of dt.ny~Alfred J. De champ , Rd.J\L 2/ C, Fleet Post ffice. » n « « . Recei\· J Champion Chri tmas nacka ·e today, and appreciate it ~O nach.- Thank~ a Iot.- Am looking fonvard to the d.av when I can be back with ~ ou.--Pfc. Joe Fluhart , APO Xew York. ).) )} « ({ I wish to express my appreciation or the nice Chri una package, v;,.flich ~a ~-aitin o- on my return · from fur­lough in January. Al o thanks for Pic. Vircfil ·C. Sinq'letceu. 34125623. 91Stb Field Jb-ti:ll,ary Battalion, United State& Army. &as been awarded the Bronze Star. for h'eroic a~vemen.t hl connection -With m:Uitary op.. eraii'OnS a;qa'iDSt t)le. enemy in the European Thealer of Opetafipus. Before enterinq the aet'rice. he W'D eD)t;lloyed in the Soda-Su:!Rhate ~llt. the -tationerv and LoG .......... ..... at. F. Hyatt, Coiumbus Ohio. t.l ~) (( (( _-Tam . . I wi h to ex.pre ~ my appr Ciatwn for the ub criptlon t The Reader' Di e t, THE Loc, and cigarette li hter. -the~ e · I appreciate very mudL-1 carry the lucky piece with me at all time a a token of loyalty from the Champion Family.-P t. Spencer Iat­ney. ,' Somewhere in Lu:xemburO". ))))Q(( I wi h to thank you a lot for the Chri tma . Package.---,All the boy said thank a1 o.~Have been received THE Loc regulady---.:..whieh is a great morale builder.-I think you are doing your part for the boys in the service.-Pfc. Clarence · R.· Ple·mmons, Care · P.NL, New York. }) » ((' (( Received · the nice Christmas pack­age and am exp re ssing my since re thank to you and Charnpion.-After victory, hope to be back with you acrain .-Pfc. Lawrence F. Pembroke~ C are P.Ml . , N ew ·1v.0 1- k. . ~) )) (( {( I want to thank Champion for the nice Christma package just received. Also, for . the cigarette li ghter.~Cpl. Steve 1 fcCrack.en, APO, New York. )) )) (( (( I wi h ·to eX'press my appreciation to the Company. for the many nice· thing they · are doing for Champions in tbe ·s.ervice. May the day soon come when we J:all all return to our old jobs a. I'ld carry oil as before t hi s corrfiict started.-Jack L. fvfedford Private ·. S. Ni a rine Corp . )) )) (( (( I want to thank you for the Chr1st- . rna_., pa;-ceJ. It reached me a little late, but that wa a ll ri -ht.-Also, thanks for TnE Loc. WouTd like ve ry much to receive The R .ader' . Di r7est . -~Sgt . Francis Smi th~ P.M., New York. 1> )} « C< Wish to express n1y thanks for a ll Champion has sent m,e sin e I ent red . the Armed S.ervice.~Loc, pre ents • • J wntmg paper, lucky piece, and Read-er's Diges-t.-Cpl. J ol\n E. Pl ess F l ·et Post Office, San F ta ncisc0. (23) R ecei'\ ed tationery .and Chri trna" package. Christ1nas p-ackage was very nice. I u re can use all he thin .­I am now Private -Fir' t Cla s.--""A thi ~ i -v ritten -I am in the Philippine Is­land- ·.-It · ure is a p:retty place.- ome of the mo t beautiful girls you ever a w.~Sa y hello to all the boy-s j n. the 1\lfill.-Pfc. lVIark Jones . . vVant to express my gratitude for the many gift I have received from Cham~ pion.-Also, for the k ind remembrance. -\Villard N. Haney, S 1 /C~ P.O.: San Francisco. Received th~ Christmas package a few day ago, and want to say thanks. Also for THE Loc.-Champion i, the best company anybody ever worked for.-S 1/C, Charles A. Layman, F.P.O., San Francisco. )) )) (( (( Thanks for the package which ar­rived today-especially for the good wi ll of the Company and all · Champion folk.:-'-T / Sgt. C. C. Conley, APO, New York. )) )) (_( (( ' I wisn to ex·press my appreciation for the nice Christmas package and the cigarette lighter.-vVe feel that we can always depend on Champion.­Pfc. J am.es Blalock, APO, New York. J) }) ({ {( I want to thank you for the ChYi t­rn. as package.-It arrived .in good sbape.-Cpl. Dewey L. Bailey, Jr., Postma ter, New York. ).) )) (( (( Thanks for The R eade r s Di ·est. Appreciate it very much.-The boy in my c mpany also appreciate it.­Les ter \rVard,. P.O., New York. V\l ish t . thank the Company for the Christma · package and. cig().rett · light­er.- S/Sgt. R bert L. Williams, PJvL, . New York. · )) )) (( C( After more than two y: ars ov·ersea , I am. really looking forward to peace and tranquility at Cant n. Champion has ce r~ta i aly don~ it, share in keeping us a ware f the fact that our old. life i ~ waiti ng just as we left it two or • .. t three ) ear a o.-Lieut. .ad Valt n 1 .P.O., ~ew Y rk. (( R ceiYed h ri ·tnl ' b). t la •. , n.::l • \Va very glad to et it. .. gur rcnl! · enjoy ~ getting a box oYer here. Th" boy and I enjo ·cd it 'err much. Thank~ a million.-Pfc. .. \~ . w ·n, A.P.O., Kew Y t+. » ( (( R ·eived nice Christma · 1, kacr todav. Also. the sta ·j nar f r \.\·hi h I rh7mk . T u:-H pe t be t a<:k '"·ith go old Champi 1n ~?on.-P t. J o. Suttles. A.P.O., Kew . rk. A fe,\· words t e ·pr S::, rny ~q. pre­ciati) 1 for ']HE Lc " ·hich 1 r 'lllv' en­joy. l ea<..; erl look forw rd to re ·ei,·­ing it ea h m nth.-Yi t r A. Hall om ... 1 , F.P.O. ·'an Fran i.::c . ) » « (( Your Clu·i, tma~ o-ift v·rhi h an-ived ye ·terday i alr ady on m ''active ervice.' It \-a a mo t thought{ ul c o-ift and rate tops out here where llo-hter, are , o hard to et.- ') George R. Tramm 11. 1 t Lieut.. Bi - mark Group. )) )) (( « \ ·i h to thank you for the nice cig­arette lighter and stationery.-Say hello to all the employee, in the Fin­i hing Room.-Hope to be with you real oon.- Sgt. vValter Spence, P.O., New York. » » (( (( ] u t a few lines to acknowledge your letter concerning The Reader' Digest. -"' ish to thank you for the nice Chri tmas pre ent and writing paper D. G. Young, J"t .. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Young of Candler, N. C. He en:ter~d 5ervice, June 7, 1942, and took his boot train­in. q at Norfolk, Va~ He is now in the South Pacific. rt· l\ d ~~me tim i) r· .-1 am !-.()m­h rein Tn lia n l -~" str, n . ~ thin~t e ch J Y. - 1 f<ll1LiS ..\. 1. 1 fC .1 r., .\ P , ' 't: w Y r k . R .ceiv 'd the h ristnw ' P< ckat-c. .... trt: \ £1, ,_' Ill i to get it.- \ 'ill be r)c. l t • t ba k it th · l\ fill · 'Ji rL- \V. F. ' Ru .. · ~c ll VIe •t .0 .. ~ .. ' '\ urk. ur appn:ci~ tl' Lh' 'J1ri rm· s 1 ack­ag · \Vhich I r ' i·n:~d a ew day, a ru. \~ nt l(. than I- you.- 1 h 1 • all r f tb ' Chamr'i 11 F., mil. ar enjoy in r 1 ( ) d h 'a h h . - · r h u r D. 'vV od y, P , 1 w Yorl·. )) i) {( {(. J ust recei d tll." ni · hri stmas ift, nwi I don' kn 1w how l thank you.- .! pre ·iat rythina you have d nc f r nP si nee I have b en in the s rvice. - P vt. Glenn 1/IcD w 11, P.M., ew Yod. )) )) {{ ({ The Chri tmas box cha ed me from th Atlantic to the Pacific.-I appre­ciate it and the thought behind it.­Lt. F. J. Ferguson, (S), USNR. )) )) (( (( This is to let you know I received today, the Christmas package.-It ure was a lovely gift.-And everything very useful.-Sgt. R. R. Wright, .P.NI., San Francisco. >> )) ({ {{ Want to thank you for the nice Christmas package, cigarette lighter, tationery,-I am enjoying good health, and am with the same "Old Hickory" division.-I receive THE LoG and en­joy it very much.-T /5 G. M. Rhine­hart, Somewhere in Burma. )) )) ({ (( Received the nice box from pion, also ciga rette li ghter. thanks for everything.-Sgt. W. Cooper, APO, New York. )) }) ({ ({ Cham­Many Grover Thanks for The Reader' ])j )'est, an l Champi n' c ntinued inter ~ t in the men in th Armed er ic ·.- James T. Co per. )) )) (( t< Re iv d r )U r m st w 1 m ~ letter • yc t rday n c>rnin The H eade r ' ~ 1 icrc t.- Tav n)t r · eiv c1 a copy f Tn ~ Lo · for -v era! m nth due. no doubt, t > m >Ving so mu l .- Pvt. J()X ­rrtl IJ. Shnpc S m wh r ·in ~ranee. J ust a f ·\ t lin· · t) l t . ll kn )\ tha( I r ·· ·iv ~ J Tt-m Lo .. and • ddr · ' of Ch -w pion. in th ''n ·ic - 1-vb ich I a ppr 'Ciate v ·r_ mn h ind d. - Pvt. Cl a rli ~ . J Jne . • "Runnin an bo l r it the damage." a ter \V men nev · r hurt c t hin tl em that d (24) • Huqh Monteith, Jr .. has been in the Nav) since October 4, 194-3. He is s1a1ioaed a1 the U. S. Submarine Base-, New Lo1!ldon, Conn. Hf has a rating of S.F. 3/ C. He joined the Nav, the day he was 17 yeG.l's old. His mother be fore her marriage, was Pauline McClure, an( Andy McClure is his grandfather. Do not keep your kindnes in water· tight compartment . If it runs over ~ bit 'twill do no harm.-Hubbard. The lack of wealth i easily repaired but the poverty of the oul i irrepara· ble.-JVIontaigne. Pe:rc:y Campbell, E. 8. l>epartment. is in hospital ,in New Mexico. recoveri-ng pleurisy contracted on the front in &mope, expecta to be home aooD. Office News----- Hv /"an and Brth· 1 ll • i · 1 ,l d ·, ~und he en mer 1 a1 l r lay: Th ~team ha~ r. ~id- are \·carint!' prct­" ·er in thei hair. and the t 11 ing ab u \ .i ·tnry ( ;ar- L'l . 'c l cr pre t~· ~oo l 1 ro< 1f i. t. t1 :ful Jiamond. lanha Carr of P · t'r · ~~~ Departme nt is \'car- )) )) {( (( I •, ·t ul l c ;1 ha1 py time. Sprin{T nr .· r· 1\!. in the lac .ck~ and \Yi!li <~ms , n li .... l ccau.:e ~nc of their tou lonn _I c i emher haYe 1 'tu rned. Frank .L \'o<lh- , \Yho ,,·orb·i in he .\ -­r li } i IQ r'>c:T ~Htmcnt before enterin\.!: ~ ,.·.-e. \t'te t\'(l fa ithhd member · of d: Clu mr·ir n Fa mil~-. )) )) ~ « la r :ue ~·humolis <wJ K itha C- InJ !~eli ha ,.e told u~ ()f tl1ei r ~ od ·i ne in _\ lama on vacation. )) » « (( Tr,m O::bcrne. n ,,. of O::b rn Eq·~:rmt:nt C( mpa w, KnoxyilJc. once Pt r I a.l11£!' .\t:c~nt at the Can ton \lill, a 1d daut."htcr~ came back to pay their J friend:: a , hort but ven· nice \ i.:it. • }) )} (( Cl lohn ,'utfin took a .. udden .\ ian a-wh , .. we do nm kn \ e ·l l:n )\ · we n is ed him. »»<<< . tnr to W. but ' H r and Cuv Randall from Ham- • ilt n 't:re with u- for a few daY~. )) }) (( (( ..., z . Bn by Coon, now stationed at ... I 1p Pin cJale. Frc ·no, Calif rnia, .a ~ back. tJ :_ e U~ . It '''aS nice to :ee 11 1 ~~an . a.n·"' Bell, her grandson, Dave Kerr Driver, ADO fu fitmiJy pel. \ .l1at t:!:Oe · on in the ,\ cc nmti11g De­par mcnt~ .. ."om h( d~' ·aid - :mcthing about I eoplc fallinn out of cha1r,·. )) )) ({ {( Bru ·c \ 'an \Va<•ner \'as one >f the graduate: o f the Fcbr11ar:· cla:& of tl1c t ' nin:-r:itv of i\orth Can lina who rc- • .I • • cei\·ed their de<rrce. and commts,· Jc .n:; on February . ..4th in ceremonie, at Hill \ [us i c f-b ll o u the c a m p 11 ;-; ;t t C h a r~ e I Hill. En i<rn Van \'agner i.- now .;ta­tioned in \ra-hi ngton at the Xa\'Y Yard gunnen' sch l. ~ . )) )) (( (( Our heart ,' are :-addcu d by the tra<ric death of Captain Thomas J ames, bot;ber pilot, who, with his entire crC\L wa · killed in the colli ·ion of two bombers a l Orlando, Florid.1. on l\Jarch Sth. _\(ter almost t"''O :ears in acti\'e sen·i ...: e in the Eurorean theatre of \Yar, pa ni -i pa ting in the invasion on ~-c~ay. Cartain Jame returned to the l ·n1ted States late in December, 1944. He wa: the recipient of the Distinguished Flyin£!' Cross, the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf clusteL, and other special • • citation . ''Tommy," as we knew him, was a member of the Paper Sales Depart­ment until he left us to join the Air Force, in December, 1941. \Ye extend our heart-felt sympathy to his v.;ife, the former Miss Virginia 'I ro:tel, and to his small son, Michael. INCREASE YOUR PAY THE AGE SERVICE WAY The following list of employees re­cently received a f1ve per cent increase in pay due to five more cont inuous year, en· ice \Vith the Canton Division c1f The Champion Paper and Fihr Companr: \Vith each fiv<> years se r­vice, the emplo. ec' wage i in cr "ascd fJ \·e per ent. Dcw·v Lankf(Jrd _____ 5 to 10 )'Cilr ~ .1. ~1: Bagwell_ ______ _ I() to 15 year .; Troy .J. Davi):-, ________ 10 t() IS years R. II. . Jackev ________ f () to l.) yt<.ns • . \.F. \ l a::.hhurn ______ IO t() JS y ·ar-. H.(Jy Bri ~~~---- -~ - -- 1 S I() 2() year:-, L. ·_ ·. Devlin _________ ).:; t(l 20 \ ' t!<H~> h ·a11k L. Frady ______ 1:; t() 20 )- ·ars Rc,bett T. Lanning ____ ! ~ to 20) ·ar;-. P n ul 1 ,d ford _____ 1 :; t () 2 0 y c• a1 ~lurtez .\1{1r ran ________ ) 5 (() 2() yc·ars L. C. Y(JtJI '- ------- 15 to .20 yeal :-:> F. R. Earl ,· -------- 20 u 2:; y<·;ns \ 'nnun F. T<>''- · _____ 2() t (J 2) yc:n~ -- ----- \'cJtlJino i o L ti 1ruinp ;.~ tit· c·t ·rn"'l hanging Oil of :itt llnrOlJJpleteJ ta:l· . .,.._ \Ym. Jam':. (25) Pfc. and Mrs. Walter R. Wright. Pfc. Wright is with the U. S. Army in Germany. 'Life" If all our paths were ea ·y, A.s we travel on thr 1 life If we were always drifting­~ o sorrow cares, or strife, Thi world would cease to pro ' per, The mind would cease to grow · With pathways always rosy · ~o sun thru clouds, would glow. I f v\rc desire to pro. per In this great world of ours, \Ve must expect s· me thistle Alono- with daily fl owers. Do not become discoura ed If there are days of rain, Sue e in life is joyful \ 'hen vn~'vc sufrcrcd som of 1)ain. \'c ':tllllOt r ar a han l'St Of cha ff! c>:s golden gr:1in . l 'n lc -.;s wc'n: suiT ·red hc <ata~..:hLs. hHlll JTd sulll ·bitter pain. l\1an 'itlliWt c1rr' hur lens Th at i. l1 is :-.har ·to b Jr, l 1ntil he': trod the l':ltltl\:i)' () f J> :1 i ll , :Ill d \ 0 ' a 11 d l' a r t'. Fn·t n<lt if tate::; u1 pH's, \'uu. ~ ott r load :-~· ~'llli h 'lrtl t< 1 h 'd I', . Tl! l'll'\ '> Ill shine \'.tit ill" rllr \ (J\1 ' t\)oll" life\ Jl.l:t l ..,OJ1H'I\hL' ll' . • , ht•Jt' j, cl llllll' r()!' rv : tpill ~ ( ;( ·nl <'l'd \ ],j~, · !J :\CJU dtd Sl l \, l·r·J ll()t 1 -.; ·tr. btl! [)L' a tnan. The l)Jtft'l lll~·th· .: lik ~\'t' t'll'r ~t tl\. - - Fr, d f. If ill. Champion Y ·and Ca ton Playground Sports ___ _ t i-.. T(,utn· mcn imc .n th \. rhc .\11-·t, ;,,II lc,LIIh·k~..·tlii i \1\.J!­n, n 1ent i. ( ' ·r "it h 'h 1 ll11'i 'll dde. t­- 1 :-wJ (,rdt:...\... the \rillntt. lhe C h . n ~~ i L n t .11 l m , ll rP' l I t n " 'l t ) dH' ::- mi-tu , j, , 1 d t h n 1~1:-l. 1\:. u '11 rimrp~..·d l'Ur 'k1 1ril'll \ c. m .1nd then 1 l (d. d '\.!"'' b\ 1 \en ci<'-"L' • • I . Tl l · ll' ·k ' T urn. 111cn I!' :~!mo:-r n r \i' -,~ \J ··lrth and Ft.nk L:ni in b~.:ktd. r at llcr.ua i 'I · a -~ und ~n,. y fl)r 1 • • l 1 int n Tou 'IU nrnt \ ith the r~ J,"it• en ri ::-: ln th" ~I,n\. ,,.,_ .inn. ,e·hr·.:t. Han1~.::. Duk . La\- • r-e 1 ·c. I uckett. \ illi m:an. R ben..: . 1 ar \. I ucb\ rth, l0n~.::, :\'i ·boll~ ' . :Hhl l '" n . In he \"omen·. Di,·is ion, C. Yew u~h. Freeman. Bar! w. \Yil­Jian .son. :_ ellar:' . Price. C r z i n e. Th mp::-on. Cabe. Libb~· .\lit hell. L o i~ . Iitchdl. B hn .. dahl. Ducbrorth and . lnn..!... n. The Y .. \I.C.A. Yariet\-· ~hmY \·a a . huae succe:-:. "'·ith men, ,,. men. boy and l';irl~ givin._ t\·o deli htful hour ~f entertainment to 600 people on the first night and +00 for the econd perform­ance. The Hillbilly Girl . Floradora Girls. members of· ~loffitt School of Th~ Dance, Championeue-, Pressley's ._ tnn(7 Band, Crawford s ' trino- Band and Jame- Haney appeared in the' ,how and the.v \Vere handed mam-' com- Sgt. Gordon G. Reno. He i with General Clark's divi ion in Italy. ~'lim ·nt l111 ~ 1 •• t 1 rlur rn: Ill·. P1•1 c d ftomtht' . Ill\ \ f111\ .ttdt·d to th ) .\1. ' \ \ (ldd.'l\'t 'rtlllfllit­t t't . I ·~ Jl 0 r" )f \ 1I . . J IIi (' Hd L r. I. \I trtin. Fr d Dnul!. lim 1-1 .111, ( ,: \ . Philli "·· I1 :-..'ilnl \ ilr •n. \It . J•.loi ,. hrtin an I firnrr1 ie IJ •.tton ''Jiltrihnt ­cd ~·r ··tth u; tile , tic·· .. (lf t l'i" sho ·. J ~ \' ,b a 'ham pion . h m v h ' lr am­I'Ion::-. There i. 111 'tho I irt th ·ir madnl' !'I a· u 11 ,· t: 'lll ~ c () n f 11:; ion a t It r Y. but t h 1 · ~ s . ( r ~k 1 ::1 n 1 ~·a: l' t .\ as n I J an J . o 11 n g ( rn rn th • gaml and fun, clas:-. ·sand ~'\hllt meetinf_ ' . . ' on rroup ret ur from a supp r. t i.lblc· ar moved and an ther gr up trooJ s in for a so ·ial, :1~ the basketball players leave the gym. lnm I reel f young people flock in f r a bi quare dance, as one F re­man's or Safety roup goe ut another come in, as one group of boys or girl r rjre f~om ~he swimming pool, an-ther d1ves 111. The Y doors swino­open and hut all day as hundreds of Y .m .e m. bers come in for the variou actl\' Itles. 1\Iany committees work hard in pre­parations for service, the Board of Directors carefully scrutinize the work daily and members of the staff serve very cheerfully. l\1embership is now 2,617 with 582 in our Armed Forces, making a total of 3 199. Committees have been appointed in all ection of our community to boo t camp attendance. The camp program committee is making a study of camp program need . 1\lany team are warmin up for softl all and the hor:e hoc men are shining sh e. f r the coming "ca.:on . Orga ni za tion. arc bcin: rerfc t ,cl for playgrouncl activ iti c, and th children . are rapidly sig-n ing up fur thi ~ a tivit y. ~.fr. -Ja me,- r:1 ''ford. I hy. ~ ical Di r- ·c t(,r, will har die the ::\wimming ~ ro-gram. t . l () will lH riv n, and all \' memb , .., will 0<' !!i\c l1 a ·h; n· to { ' learn tu , \ im. \ e :tiC JoGkin" for f'IU ram :--ll• r '1 - ti o n.. I Iu\ c1n \ la:ll' our Cham-pi cJih \irh rctr<."ltion, It'll bic: or st11dy ? ~-~~- -----..----- In one h ur . 11 in, fottrc. burn~)