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The Log Vol. 33 No. 07

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  • Between 1914 and the late 1960s, the Champion Fibre Company published an internal newsletter, called The Log, to share news about the Canton mill, the community, and its employees. After 1940, news from the entire “Champion Family,” which included mills in Hamilton, Ohio; Houston, Texas and Sandersville, Georgia, was featured in each issue.
  • ·-,-----~ ,_. ~- .. - -.' " "' ~ .,..., .. ....... ,. < dJ" ' I J f !I :.-r_.qJ'i'¢~,;.-"'M"" ·' ....... • --. • • ~,.., . .....-.~- ~ ... -- ... ·-· • T H E • L 0 li • • From th e Editors T h > LOG's articles on employe ervic a re w n-tinui ng to draw sum naliowwidc at tention. After the So i 1 Sc ·urity drninistration distr il> t ·d copie of our D ccmb r arti le, "Thi Pro blem of S urity," to all of i t · U. S. fi •ld offi ces, the Equitabk Life A · ·uran ce ociety of Lhe U. ·. ·elc ted our March fca lun~ . ''1t's Your Life," for 10,000 reprints. T he ~>e r i c j · c min ucd this momh wi th a tory, "Champion 's Credj t Unions," p ages 23-27 . * * • * You may n ot believe in voodoo, black magic or witch­craft, but if yo u're like most of u , you do ha €: one or two pet supersti tions of yo ur own - and you may find them li.sted iti J oe .Blevens' column, "We're a 'trange People," p age 30. Joe in ists Jha t he s not ·operstitioull himself, but in submitting his copy he said, "Welt 1 hope the people like this story - I'm keeping my fino-er crossed." Hmmm. * * * * Other current and cho ice items th is month include a story by Ernes t Messer, "Tom Harkins Retires, '' page 40. Tom·s attitude upon retirement is one that we be­lieve is shared by many Champion Old Timers . .. Bill 1 hompson b ~gin s an interes ting ser ies on Champ'on communities around the Hamilton mill . . . Lucille Harris, a relati ve newcomer to the correspondent ranks, shows a flair for writing in describing the tribulations of one of the company's new bowling enthu iasts. You'll find it on the inside back cover. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company General Ollices HAMILTON, OHIO Mills at HAMILTON, OHIO HOUSTON, TEXAS CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA Editor, STEWART JONES Ed itorial Advisors, R. B. ROBERTSON, JR., D. J. THOMSON, CAL SKILLMAN Editor Emeritus, G. W. PHILLIPS HAMILTON_;, Divisional Editor, Ray Garrett Henry Alexander, Joe Blevens, Wesley Cobb, Bud Du.nlap, J atncs Lel i, J ack Mullen , Dorothy Pugh . R uth Raquet, Otto Reid , Mae Rooks, George teiner, Bill T hompson. CANTON - Divisional Editor, James Deaton R. D. Coleman, Jr., Fred Dayte'fol, Christio Deaver, Fred Ferguson, Ralph Go[o.rth, Cl yde R. Hoey, J r ., Rubye H~:~ sk ey , Ernest Messer, Bruce Nanney, Gen vieve Nalion , Uoh Phil· lip , C. E. Pressley, Gwendolyn Plemmons, Grace Plott, Stanl ey Smith, G. C. Su u les, J. E. Will iamson. HOUSTON - Divisional Editor, Vern Delaplain H elen Bierwirth, Ruth Brock, Sam Ellis, .Fred Fu rness, Sam Gard, orma Hacker , A. W. Hamilton, Lucille Harris, Ph lli Ketchltln , Nellie .Mauney. SPECIAL REPORTERS Gladys E. Hodge , Sa dersvil1e. We ley Co bb, What's New On The Farm Mu"T iel All en, Genera l Office OUR C 0 V E R P I CtURE Shown Lti t t,., on-t h ·job in~u uct i ;n fr m In p<.: ror .Bi ll \Vebst r 1. ~ l a. r n Jl Rcn[r ' \', a nc'v H ou . Lon Champion who i r ' J)rt:>.entafi \>e of dt man \ oung men . ' ' and wo1nen who hav ' r · en I: joiJ1 •d th grow irt ,.:, .. ha m-pion organ in tion . h · a rti t · l.. t h at the bo ttom u{ the cov r d I ict constrtt tif>n of tl · new tunn ·l ad j·ac n t to the HOLnon Di\ i ·io n. VOL. XXXIII JULY, 1950 NO. 7 GL RON . IND GLENJ A Renfrow and their yon g .m1. Dirk. are ~1e of the 1;nany pew ta roi1i to fiad a place 111 the growl!lg Charn ­p i(.1f'l Q.J'Q'a niz tfO;Il . j\ I etnbet'S of t.be. Houst~n Division, . tJJ ~Y aTe hown · at tbe•r horn m fi'<t:;ade)l:l. . a ron • I .. en J II '· \ •· row .. . . ' A • > ;oo ,. . . . " " " } • . 9 • '-:,1 . -.· r- ,- "' . . "" ~ - ·-~ ~.,., .,..,. ~ ..,;, . .... ~ ' < i J .. • Like other new worlu~rs, he is -part el Champion's "young generation" BoRN CLARON B. RENFRow-, · bl'lt an werit1g to the nickname · of "Don," the young man pictured on Th:e LOG cover thi .month is in tnany ways t ,rpical of the new young worker who are taking, their pla in t.oday' growing 01ampion ot'ganization. . As lh · c:omp<in)1 expa.nd , hundreds of yourig men and women like Don are joir1,ing tl e Chaa1pion Fatnilr, ea ·h y ar, }<;a ning th · kills of pulp and papennaking and linking their fu tuxes with the future of the company. . Don 's life sto.ry began Nrrvembcr 12, 1924, in Owens" bor , I<.y. .....r h son of a lathe ·Operator in a furniture manufa .. t ul:-ing com an , D n grew U)iJ . in Owen.':iboro, and th ~n w ·nt to high hoot in Florence, Colo., where h. pla · d both fo Jtba1l and baske tball. He went back to Ow· n. bo ·o to . hi · last year of high s hool - ancl thr t montl s later, January~ 1943, he was drafted. Dur jng Lh n ·>). t tht e y a t Don fol.Low ·d th · Army tyajl a ro md the wodd: frm J et£ ':rl)on Barra lu,, Mo., to th A\'On f'ark gunn(..:r " h c,I in florida . . ~ acro~s the tlanr i im a 13-t5 b mb · to Oran, Ca a blanca, Algicr~ • • • t f.J the fir st a_j r·-borne invasi<J!Jl o( Hurrna .. . and into 17 nonths e f fi b.ting as a ball turPt gunmr in the ;llurn a ar ·a. . · · . .Jthou gll hi ;; platH: '"'a~ cre:oire9 wir.h six Jap·z · ·o.s, Don - mu 0:-vv ~s t . ·s ap · ·arne at lu.~ own t ·Omt ha~ · w Bu wa. J)uring; a ndd m. Rm!..,~(>Ol.l , hi~ pi<Hw's h d atdk . y:-,t ·lu \i.Va~ slwt ;nay, bnt it p·ut.lt:d. out at ·Jy an l mad· its: · ay · hom '. ln an en:1c1 gcn ·y landing clt the ba~t·~ howe,,er, the plant! cra.~h ·d. :and Don u.He d a. b.r0ken • ·~.>< fQOL It is his lasting metnento o-f the war. for toda r he . can . still feel an occasional "twinge" after a aa r of ~tanding and walking at th,@ nu11. . · Returning LO the States, Dbn was discharged in Ja"11U­ary, 1946. A month later he "vas in Chicago, \vorking at the -Ljnde ·Air Products Com pan · and making hi adjusun nt to civilian life&:. It was there, too, that he met and n1.arried a1i a ttracti:ve brunette. Gl ada Mayo. Now Don and Gl ncla have a ev · n-month-old on, Dirk. In Dece:mbcr, 1949, th Chicago divi ion o£ Don'· ompany elm~ c1 · down., an.d Don ~ · as Jookin for a job. Finally, he called hi , sister in 1-:ToustO;tl LO talk over the problem with her. "\1\lhy don't ou C<.Hlle o·u down to Bou ·ton?'' h is ~ist r sa i L ' Thi~ pla c i growing so fast there a.r lot · of . O[.:iportuniti s. r think. y 'u could get (, j b- ana I t. Iu .n k you .v.... l 1' k e 1' t.! " . . So Don ·went to ':I t.l ton, . nd in .J~lnuklX , F b O. h ))f.,\.l.rt ·d r.o work for Cll~mpion 's H( U "'ton Di i ,ion, · A(t x a SJ 1l in the T aa1 ·[c( Po 1, h " landed a regular b erth jn t.hc ln;-;p ·ction Depart11:1t:t1t and lat ' l ' .mn · "'d up to \IV t .En I Control. , . · . Now Don .1:u1t1 · G I ·'JUla ~H r ·n ring a -mall place a r. 619 .E:t t R ·lmont in J.l~sad na, but t:h .1;r planning on buying: a )HU1le;• of th .ir (")Wll ~tnd b o 1h.1g p .rman 'ni r· · idu:u · in Pa ad. ·u.a·., .Sun 'e't Terrace. · It's ou tlw lttHH.ln.:d.!'> . of 'Ollftg ftJlk~ lik t: Uon ~~ ~1d Gh:nda - at f-Iawilt• n., CanloH an.d ·Hou-.hnt -- that th.c hHurc of .... hantpion will he built. r l • ' ' Porty of the Year" for many a boy and girl i$ the I ..;EPH ;\( •DFORD, and Freda Gray Hipp - br ak through " ll itch Your Wagmi 10 a c' t<lr" t!ec-ra tiO)I ' to enter dining room. ' J A~.l E COR.Zl1 • and \ i!liam Hayn s ar shown Teading "jin ~Jc about m. mb r · of sc r~tor class (a.bove left). At righL, a hovc, ar_ Jew l1 Rhm hart, 1atue Lou Ju lice and Mary Lee Ju~ ti c. E\'E AL '10. ·: A.l\D DA GHTI':RS oC CJ ampions took Jc:1ding ol . Left to !Jght: Edwat d. Fo d, son o.f Ott Jio.r:d; Sybil SrtydeT, daufjht ·-r of .J ~rry .!.,nydcJ; Pegg} Sanford, daugh1c of W, c. San · ford ; H:1ll Wan n , ~o n of Httn·ell VVan n; GJCiliCh )lol n, daughter r,f 1r~. Billy Bolen ; aroll r~ri ·p· ami Ht,rolll Lcdf ttl . . 2 I • BANQUET F ROJH TI-JE lOVNT Il s of North Carolina to the coa tal plain of . exa. thi spring, young Champion sons and daughte were decking out in their holi.day fine t in prepara­tion. for a round of exciting clas partie · a- their school days drew to a clo e. Typical of these. were tl'le junior · and ·eniors of Clyde High School, near Canton, who , tagecl their annual, evening-long Junior- nior Banqu t with the theme, "Hitch Your vVagon to a tar." Since many of the members of tb n ·o cla c are sons and daughter o·f Canton Champions, The LOG dropped in on t11cm to re ord th colorful event. Taking a leading role in the festivities wa Joseph Medford pr -ic:lent of d1c senior class and th . on of m Medford, Bookmill Finishing Area. T he picture · on thi · page l Jl a to1 >vhi h "'ill bring fond recoil ·ction t rn:nJ , a. mc111bcr n[ the older genera tion; and to be ut' , it will Jiv lor years in tJ1c m mori of th ·se (m(lo folks. • [.()lJJS.E (;JtEEN I·., 17 )Ciir· u ld C l\d t: Hig·h ' cft<lOI jll111nr . ,.-. ic ~-'. •· 'p;td-,tllv Jittt ." Slw i ~ £he d :tll g hr t c.,1! T hunm111 Gtc •c r~e.:. of Canton C hampion ' Soda­Sulphale Area. T, inform its . readen abo'ut . the tvide ly discussed floo 1er Plan for Reore;aniza-. • I twn - one of the most impor-tant 1:ssites confronting· the • < A mencan t)eoj le today - The IT'S YOUR FEDERAL GOUERDmENT LOG jJr'ese·nts the eighth in a se ries of m'ticles b)' Dr. Robert L. .Johnson~ p·resident of Te·mj1le Uni ersity. A DIS INT EGRATED DEPARTMENT THE n EP • ..\RTJ\L ,· q · oF coi\rMERCE is a cl ivi. ion of government hos functions, lik · Lhe h eep of Bo Pe p .. ha. c trayed awa ' into nea.rl t very other agency of the K ·e.cutive Uranch. Unlike that young ,~hepherde , the Departm nt knmvs jn t where to find . them, b u t it ·will r equire a m.ajor r eorgan ization to bring them back int the fold . In the Act of: 1903 whi h ..reate 1 ·the Departtnent of CoJ?merce, its activities and re pon .ibilitie. were pecified to md ude the developnlent of ind-u stry, transportation and ·mmneJ:ce. But in the 6 year of its xistcnce, \vhile som of these functions bav be-en placed in othe:r aMencie.\ transporta tion matters have become scatter ed piecemeal over man parts of rh go ernment. . Bur~ng those year;; _transportation d eveloped rapidly . along hnes n ever ent'L wned b . th.e framers of th€.' Act. Th . v~~ t a tivhie of motorized transportation and e.'p~ns1.on. o~ ·~Ommerrial a vi tion Jn.a · e ?;rown up O::tltsicle the JUnsdictwn of the D partn1ent of Commerce. They hav c.ot~'le und~r th~ co~trol of independer~t ;egulatoiy conttnl, :1011.'1. Th b1pal'tl. an Hoover Com.mrSSH)n recomc ITL ·ncJr:ct that a il adminiStrative matter re]ating tO trans· pnnanon be u~an. ferr . d . fYon1 the e _onrmissions, and. Jther activities from other agen ie and r estored to the Cmnn e ce Dq artment. L It mak an impr siv Ji t. The e a re th strayed. fun tions · ;h ich the Comroi ·, ion say. should be cailed home to ti e :Oepartmient: . The Jviar itime Commission, now practically inde-pendent. . T he l. ational A vi ory · . mrnitte for A ronautic, independent. · The C~ jJ ronaHti ·s .:Board , whh r esJ ct to renain ' safe~y d~1 · s~ . · ~rh , lnterstZ~ t ~ Commt:rc ommL .i0n, with re<.;p t · t saf ty and ar s~·rv.ic . Tlte Pubhc Raa<i" Ach lin.h ra tiJn. The .Office cJ · Der n. ~· Trans portation. The Coa~ l G .r-ard, 'Rov..· in th Trea ~ ur y n ·p, tm nL In a.s ·umJng lull ont c l of our ttan · p :>rt< tdo y t m ~h e ... ~n -~ rce Department vm b . 101 •.iug n {- 1 .) Url ·, izcc1 JOb. Jn, toun ~, ht.t.s nwr diJ a.n 227.000 mil s of xail­way- · wht.h , ·ac¥1 ·year, J1<.w l 600 bi11inn ton-m ' lc .of fP<!JJ4hL arHl ·op·'-rare 70 billion: pass<~[ g _r n 1il '_. _Our .i r st;l'VJ (.'(~S Or em tc 11101 • fhU)'l 7 ,tJ()Q, n0~~ pr ~!'\ ' fl~{;f:; tnil 'S an_nuall . and tr lJ"pon _arg . and umiJ o · lOO.OOH rndt· of dom ·. ti · r .r,t,..tt •.. .and I i9 000 1rdk: ol int('f· n ati<)n-a1 rf).U •s ·with ,00() ai po.r ~~ . We ba'· a 1 d!li.<m a1Ml a half ., trf c··d r~ ad"~ .27 ,noo d .., · r,.f)ml..~rovcd inland wat rwa~ · · 'nd n ·a:dy '> .0{)0 occan-gonlcg . hip •. • Our government h.a.s gone after transt).ort:ation in a • ~ t btg v ay . . In the past 0 years it has spent $30 billion in the develor>rnent o£ tran sportation facilities., and b e­fore July . will have spent another billion. Th re ar · 89,000 :f clcral employt":es engaged in various areas of · transportation. . Of the variou:'l agencies wh1ch the Commission would add to the Depa:rtn1ent of Cornm · rcc, the R_eport mak s several points: · The JV(aritime Comroissjon, as it stands, is an inde­pendent body m.ade up of full~time me~nber- who have . · variotls functjons but, the CommisSion 'ays: "It is an anom.aly that a regt:datory commission should also~ coriduct the executive function o£ managing a larg bus;,~.ness; that such executive function should be ca 'ierl on by an agency not . subject to Presidential direction; that executive fun,ctiou·s should be . arried on by a 'f1J1l­til'i1e board, of which all lnernbers have equal responsi­bility an:d authority, irl.steacl of a sin gle aclmini trator. ' ~. "The . Coast Gu4rd is obviousl , rnisplaced in the Treasbl.l.J'. Considering the nature of its v ork. i t· loca­tion there has no Teascmabl basis. On tbe other h and there is n eed to coordinate .its work ''" i th that of the Civi I Aeronautks Administration. and th ~1ariti1ne Con:.tmis~ :sion au_d with the work o£ the tra-n po-rtation agen cies. "The Public Roads Ac1ministration . hould b . tran­fencd to . the _D epartmen t of Com.m r e from the Pu.blic 11\To:r'ks Agency. "The \!\feather Bureau ser ·' both aviation am:t the . Merchant 1VIarine . '\1V'e r cotnlll nd ·that it he -om-di­n. at d in the Commerce Dt:·pL rtm.ent. "Th Con'lmi. sion· rccom.nJiencl15 that all COtl ltnCr ial fish 'ry acti vit i. , 6f th D partm nt of the lnt ·rior be tran Ccr;lf c1 to tb .. B'lu·ea u f Cit m.ercial F:i1 h r i s in th l)epanm .nt of Comnl'-rc ." Now th r ·, i o bri ·, -i. the s.imat1ol'l In t.h Depart ~ mcnt of Commer .. It does ·n lt r <:lnir ~ -;,m ~ ·Tt to see that m)re effi ie t c6nll he Lttain. db · f llo ~i.ng ut th.CS.t.! l" <':>1:rnn·nd .tion. . l.nH. thi ~ 'tvil ll'tJt ne ·e ~aril · happ-<:I . h · it.elL. · · \. \ :, ih itirens, nnt f dcmat"l(l ·ir. 'v·c 1nn. t m:tK " ' t ·1 ~t- that w '. do no app:ruv of u ·h. conglonte.rate Hlcth.od. c,( go · ·rntncnt an I that w w<:n t • much-n . ·rl. ·(l ch( n~e .. . \ ·V ·11. ir i , olr iou h J • v\'0 ,·hou1 i gt a : no~ u ttiri T so 11 ·tb.i nJ:; ·lf 11e. · ., V ~ il . Jttht Write to OU S 'llatOl" ., ftd ·ine · ltd h"ll thcl'l'l wh{.tt w · ...A ~..tnl. Aft -r all . tl1c • ar,.. th e c~ Hl ' IJ·l't'*el1t m .(.tWl t/J u· t(_. fulfill our \.._•i:h et\ • All 'Fe h·w · In lH>, flu·c[on?, i;\ lO tn~tlc it< l '< r, b /ond auy d ~>ll l:H. th:::tt \ ' '\<. :ul the Hoo' ·.r hill top~ . The r , t ~\l llta.k·<- ta.r oi 1t1->etl. . . \ha 1hi ulllllln need, in .diiti>Il to, •nod fin> cnt ci~-ar. is a r c.,-i,-al of th hamn totk. \' · ' lll C:l.l1 ' the nll-fa hioned kind that u'cd to "\ inn bc t"·c ·n two ' tre<:'' in dw tn nt ~;;nd do \TJ on ~·ra ndp.l . f<l m. There t ' ' <"h a ba1 e .-pot IH:. idl' the hammock ' ·h ' r ' the gr::t. had I n n.tll eel away by til ' gent! · prc ·su rc of man,· fee£. 1 he la ' frino-c wa.- on the 'rago· d sid ' ' J \ t. O and at tim th - at f the win · wa .o thr adbarc that d. Ylio·Ju Dicke eel b tween he cam .. . • For .in tho~<' da,., the ham1n k wa:; 1nuch u, ccL ' .\iter each n onda · meaL grandpa took a haH-h our nap before r turnino- to th lielcL and hi ulti vatin g. "" remember the picture well. with the bot . un hi o·h o\·erhead a.nd th ham · ~ ed b or-es m unching tb c barn lot gra and ~randpa trctche 1 011t in th . h ammock., hi black fel1 hat .on the gTol.mcl be jdc him a nd an arm throv;n loo. ely acr . hi face .. On quiet "ummer ni ht, afler cl ore time, ch<~irs were brought out and the fami l: congTcga tecl a round the hammock. There '''oulcl be much low-vo iced dis­cu ion of the approachin thre h ing-time while the .. unset flared and faded and darknes . ettled down . And we 1\'0uld it on the ground at gTandpa ' knee lis ten to the ltirpin of the ka tydids and th steady creaking of the hamn ock hooks. and dread the m om ent wh en he ' ould stand up and tretch, and h ead indoor . The hammo k is on e o f the few thing. that is e)'entially the .,arne 10day as it a yes terday. T he designer. have left it strictly a lone, God bk . th em . True, the c..olors arc a bit more gay than the dral b d ­'> pread hues oJ grandma's day. And the mo dern h a rn­mocks can be bo rght with a pring- tee] ta ndard whi ch takes the place of two L )ll t trees. (For j ndecd, a trce­l · s hammo is I Clter tl1an no hammock at a ll.) Bu t hy and larg tl1e clotJ s a t, w ith it~ ov rhanging , i<l s and friJlge, and h · !)upporti ng corcl. bra id •d at each · ·nd to an iron ring arc still h sam . . e t the JJOpularity of the ha.mmo k .i-s no m re. The b rrel -lt tav vari ·ty i so extin t that it h a5 he omc an 0bjcct f urio., it y. \ncl th nr tdt more ornforttthl d Mll &Wi1 1g i!) now li s r('d a a s<..ar : i tem. ·\ !P t you ·JHcr a fum i tlll · . tore a r1d :1nnoun c · our int rest iJ a h a w~noc · , th · ~ al eo,nJall will rub hi-s h a ncls in gle(·. H · ''rill ~h ow yn.u g l·idcr <·H •tnl;l ·· with 1 Ju.,h cushions, " Sir·cpy Hol l( \·\'" 1 _1111 >(' ch<lih with c tt >m ans, ttnd 1hc.: r Ja te ·t i11 .:.p1 ing :.t1· t I chait 11 111 - fort. H ·will <>it in tlwr11 , lJ(, HH(· u 1 and liu1 u in dH·rn, ar d lie dnwn in tl em, sway ing bac..k ·n1d f(,ttll (llld rniling with · ~t i -; fa((ion . At t}li~ }JOint ym r llltL t tak · '' (irm 'tnt! . \ 'ith mild g ., l,.LIIC. lHI Uf·rnOll "ll at<.: (I) h itll tJw ~ lfll}'l e ~II Ude Ott ha\'(: in 111in !. \'\rh('r · ~tpon. h · ~ar:-. " ( >h, ult, oh ,' ..tltd with a look 1 'I ~Ull' l l lte inlorrn "> )ou t1 at tlw do Jll1l carry tbc:m 11 '>I >ck <Jll)' Jongl' - llaH' no <all lor 11t •111. Fo ho in I i rig-h~ mind wmtld ill\( ' Lin a11 ' h~llllJI OI k with all crf t l c"t lu xm i m:.~ · di,an., at hi.., di jJCI) al~ H · c at . ' unll Vtr<:-;t we lti1\ '~ ,,.o, n ou t on· b;lu mock ' and thi li ~p1 ing w ' ..,<: t fot th lo l• tt) anotlt •r. h ~ ~l(l!lal ouut w · iJnark I e:ight , lute and turnt d up one tiJJH h.ttil!JHH k. Ftn h 'lllHif •• i1 i\·., dr ... i~ned {' p < ially (or 11 ~ \ ith a -. t, nd;rr I. (. \ o; '\'f>U mu · knr•w bv thr iruc. ' W<' <II c· OrJ <· >t lJos · 'lJO tJ r-.d;;tin " .., · ndard; nuh ntu t l>e la Lr n ·d to wo u ·u·., · ·n if a dJ~l in ex ten ion is tt cc ,.., ·try t J tn ttk • vm11 ·ctif 11 .) n \ ·a . . n : bou~h tiH: hartHOOI J.: , ad jtt'>l :tl i 1 t) 'i ll l l f)Ul 11('t'd', '!H I OIJ(I· HIIJl"t:: 1 · at p ·i.lc : \'ilh rb · ·world . To e:tll r ·a l ha.tnJnnck l<H •rs, the pt•or e. tate of thi outdoor wi11g r ··IJlain · Tli'}' tcry. It g;,.,,.., rnr r · germint.. rt'>f. a n..d relaxation per in \'C')trucnt than · n, t hiug ehe Oil ea rth . , hawm(, k tare~ ,., tb · " natural otrvatur · ., a'l nrHhing d <>c s ·c·m ~ able to dn. Psytl ologi ts dote on th tccbniy IC of r<:htxation . .'hah~ Merely lie in a ham­mock and J resto ! . . . you gn limp without kno vin~ ir. II variably ovr vi itor nm<>r tr} ott th' h mniO(. bcfor they leave . l nvariably (one hour J ter) th ·y r e lu c ta n t ly hoi st ch ern ·d ves out of it aml m ter, "1 could sta Lh er fo rever.·· To ·hich we ~a,· Amen. ; ' FROM THE EDITORS I • By G. f1 . Ph illip T he late Ch arles \V. EH iot, " ho '"a pre ·ident o( H ar vard U niversity for 40 ear , aid: ''The found· ­tion o f Ameri can pro ·perity i . n t ch eap land, or fre h mines, or irgin fo re ·t.. The real fou dation i e flici ncy of the A rn ri can a t ,.vork." It i n a tural for a ·worker w want rn Jr pay - ' ·e ca n a ll use m ore mo nc ' - b u t the guc. tion i · how can "" · g r it? T here are, perhaps, ju .t two 1 gitin1:n m~::ans: 1> r p r ·par in g- o ne e lf for a bettcT jol o r b · h con ing­nw rc effi c ie n t in th · work on i doing. \V. g jn. r asc · mu ·t be earned by jn T ·as ing pro lu tic 11 , p rocluci g • b rt ·r 1 rodttct. p rcv 11 tin )' wa,tc, c lc. ' Vorkm ·n hould cm1. 1an lly . tr ivc to irn pmv· t!eir (,;f ile ic:ncy a r1d r ·due th co-st o l what the ' produc ·, so Lha t· mor • people can aJ fo t·d to hu · what th · ' make. R .,.u lt: b rger s .I s, gr a t T p n Ji r, m rc jol ~'5 , b tl T pa ;. l'll l' l"' lorc, a '"'r :1 1 r ·s pq n ~ i bi li t , r s t~ 11 pon ca h of 11 to JH'£H iu( • ·! fi ·i ·n1l ·. T he ' e lth ll' th i ~ untry on­si-, t"> nl' c,·cry th ing •ou <ln cl J, all of us. produ ' · I he man '"' h o gc t a 11 c~t d i · r It ~· rna n who is n ot onl im ·r . ., , ·d in a bell ·1· job I'l l d b iglwr w· gcs Ina ,.., I o j., pr•Hl 1 l( hi<; pt di lrlltan e. Pt'rhap-, w · put the "11m iHilTj)l l t ' ll ion n n l11 c Ri.hli ci..l l injnm:tion, '' P rid ~? ~orn e:. lr lwf 11· d e!>.llllctit 111. ., · Tt, th • avcr :tg 1nan thi:. n1t·an-. 1 hat !Jrid ~· is 11 0 1 a v.irtu e. Or doe · it rn an ' ' hen 1 i<k· gn rh. de 11 '" tion j.., u rc to l• lJiow? r11 g:ttH ·, \ ' (111-rf ', ~df- con ·c it ::t l 'l' to h · condemned - !Jltl nling pri dt' in orr l''t-. CO IItttr ~ , on \ fa lllil • on · ~ \' 11rk i<, tolnmt·mLtbl ·. !11 fa n . with o u t su h :1 -p irit do1 1im11 ing our bH·. w<· C::llll'lOI. l ''X I t to c ( o mp[i ..;b )llldt. 11 lnt'> I> ·en ~a i d tha t Lh Wl1rld IJ f l}\' ) ir" big p it ·s, b()th in moH ''\ a nd in lt o ll (Jn . Jo r bn one thing - a nd ' t h.u j._ initiat i.\ e. 1 \ RhRt 0 I prou 'ing- c1n ··mak or btcaJ..." the pttllllC. Jl ~elc . 1JP\l . 'ordcman :md '· 'hut· ruhu;r' P~t· - i~knl F1.1 1H i · ILtp ncr con 1pare 111 thoJ . ((jj f. UUII \ l r' \ , Jotd lot • Il (l\ :J d J.rc "'111 , • t · t , ,lfi <H ll \( I !J i } }) i I ( I j IJl I i ll r, " Slrult~-r Ltr ''. dul1 ll<h tCI <· J•IIC•If• f,\ l r . ! '!Ill I . Hamilton '' utter II u s J'lw/cJ5 In· J .tu• Tfarl:fn. • 0 ru ; \ NitrD in ,\pril ol 1~1 l ~l. Lh(' Hatnilton Champion " Shuucrlnq.~">. , C:antna Club ha .., lll<tdc rapid 'ill ide-. in it ~ IilLI · mor · than a ,. ' ;-Jr o[ e:>.. i~t(' IH '. Fotttt cd ,,·itlt the.: aim ol acquain t ing Ch;unpion · with p h otogr;q>hy and :ti l ol its itltcrc..,Ling bt ctlHh ·-;, the dub ha~ ahn :-.cr Tel to prontol <: IK tler r ·latinn .., h l'l\HTil the LOtllpan} ;tnd tile (Otlltll llllit y ; , ~., 11 , ·hole. ' Tltc fir.,t cl:t-,.., w, s <. c)IJl pmcd (It icll y of ht gi 11 lll'l '>. <-don g- with a fc'' ac h ~uHcd photograph ers. But alter~~ (OlliJ>~Irativ l' l y I'C\v tnunth-,, ,l Jltajorit y or the glOup II;ICl ;nail ·d th cm..,chl'" ol the alu abk leach­in g-\ and w ·n~ capahl · or nnkin g- their m\' 11 pi( wn·-, and u u 1 yin g- ()Itt full deYcloping procedure ~ . On -.<· \era I o< ca~ion'>. til · duh ha.., !)('e ll houor d with prof ':-i'>lO tla I tal b. Fuwrc plan -; ca ll for -,c\ cral li c lcl ll ip-, ancl po" ibl) a dinnct • r the c1 d of lltc year. ,\fee t ill.£.;'> an· h('ld on Llw la~t Ft iday t'\ Cnin g- of ';tch month, with ~pcrial ( all s(.·-,.,1ulh i11 ord('r. .\II int ·r ·,o,u ·d Lltalll­piotl 'i arc ill\·itcd to join tlw dub, which hi ghlighh it-. <H 1 i\ iti('.., with a " print ol tllc rnonth " cont ' '>l ~111d oth T Jc>1 ms ol tompctitiou in all eLL· e ·. I' R \111 II (. ,\( I 1\'1 l \ 11 1t.!ll\ in ltH!t ,1 ( tllriJIIII 011 1 I < rll\l ' l.t ll'tllliiqtll '~ rlld l rth e l p l rn lrJ l.ttl iJh f, ~ Ill(' .It t. ndi11g · lltlllt ' tl >tl " · f11 , j,j , i I . ( \11 R\f\~ l·td \1,\ llnt tt \1 ' . 1.1 I II ' \ n b ' lo r ' ( I· .ti l ~ . I II \' lll)lt ' l " 'rlllt(l l t btl~ I 111 !- . . l Ill ll<.tlll (, IH ·,, ' Ill I I IIJ•"Il 1111 I I < ,, I I ll ~<>• l< l t•hllll"' t.q •h\ \t H I ( .. .... ... l ll tlltl · !111 • 1 HI il \ h >,I) tl lilt (,I i11 • ,1 It •ht llh 11 '1 l l. ldll t• •tl hc ' l 'tl h }ttf lol lilt' l lw 11lttlt• 1 111 ll• l! J.J<\ , - Hamilton 6 ".\ lady UNI >lu .1 p:t ir f hos . bu t ret urn 1 th<'m to th . tO I e \dth a compb.illt." ''The I ·rk a.:k d, 'Didn ' t th ese ho~e come up to )'Our expectn· lio n . .. rnadn m?'" "The lady an \I'Cr cl, ' l hnuld say uot, mi. ter. the} hard ly carne up Lo my knees.'" ·· Arc th e an que tk,o ?" Fl. B. CRlM.ES, acknowl fl g· d Ch~r111pio n go11 and bowliJJg tar, claim J a 'lion·s share of il1c cO\'eted " hardw re.'' Four trOJllieJ _ me his wa1 i11 recogniLi. n for tit'le ffortfi in 111 · tlvO '-port;,, A • , riO US • ,, • AFFAIR More than 300 of Hamilton's sports fans enioyed this rollicking banquet PROUD of their honor, Ed n:t T bnrp, Charle· "C~p·· tubbs and lrwlll C:crber ry were ::~corde d "out sta nd in "''' r ·cogn it ion for their ·port n ti\'ity duriug thl: yea r. Mr:. T h;n·p won " al) . .-rir.l " acda.im, t nbhs p lied high as rh No. J 1 on -par t icipant. an I arb rr.' W:JS l 10~c n [01' "a ll - IJO ·" laur Is. STEWART JO ES .. bunflnCt tna s tm a~ ter :t ncl LOG edi tOr. 111 ) 11 .-c<- in,.; rile , m(-ra flash : " h -rc · · on p i llll'e rlt:lt yo11 \' ill h · see ing in Log.'' l'l \ '\ J\"1 "\ y tarted '' ithin th Em ­pi()\ t· · · .\di, i t il' \ -.oci· tion Bc ud of ( ·ontrol. Here Ft ank. ·1 holllp .;on , h<mqnll chairman. confe rs with Cl \ \ l' t ~~ ident Garl<HH1 :'\J tmt . I' HO~l :\G i;; the nc:-:t . rep. inc arran ge­' tCllls for the h a tH[tt c:t . itc and Gllcring -;cr­' ices nw -.t he m ade , Employee en ices u ­pcn i. or Ern ie , 'c bon ca lls the Eaton Ma nor to -o h c lh din ner p rot !em. . \11-Sp oH 'i the most Tur FIFI H ·\ . '\t A L Hamilton a nd General O ffi ce~ anquct tan be recorded in Champion sports ann a ls as ropitiou~ C\Cll t o f ih kind ~ e t to lc staged. From the momen t Toa tma. tcr St ewart J o n c~ o pen ed the carl ) ltllt' octasion -- fo ll o,,Td with the in\'ocation by P uth R aquet. t ltc inmx honr. the talk hv managemen t fi gure ·, the vaYio us a ward ~ 1 ·~cnLation h) Garland :\ftm1 and the; rema rks of g u est sp eaker Ollie .1mc' - the cn~n i ng wa-; one or real enjoymen t for the more th an 110 attendants in the -;\loose _\udiLOrium .. \ cited b\' -;\f il l \fanagcr John Zimrn crrn a n: "There i'i no greater ll'dium for get ti ng; Ln knov, our l'cl lm\· ,ro rk er !'! th an we find throu gh lC .port program.'' .\ <, noted by Earl J on c.~. superintend ent or a1 C'"making: ··;-. ftm agcmcn t has ome to look on Cha rnpions· : ports rogram 'tdmi n i.,tcrcd by the Ern ployec. · Ani vi tics ·Association a~ 111... ·1f tiH more wort hwhile contribut io n <; u employee happiness tHl ' ' ell-hcjng-." J lHI'l. Lt: ling a wo rd from til · C incinnati E nquirer\ illu strious Jr. _lame. the Fifth .\nnual Hamilton and G cncrZ~ l Office.;; ,\11 -Sporls oa lHjll( t \tl ') truly a •· .a]uhriou< ' a l fa ir. 1:.,\RL JO'\ES (hclow, left ). p ak ­i n~ I<H m an a~ ·m ·nt: " It'<; 11 h an oc a-.i on a this t h a t m ake u<; glad ''<: at \m e ti c t~t<;-it ' t)picall ~ . m 11.c a n. '. T H .\ I> I.\ l 'J>LR \1.\ :'\" p rc,c nt e <l the ftHIII '> 11 ial C oif Cl ta mpiuno, lttp lt Ot h ) to Ch:llnpion \ i.1 \ 1i ll .\ l <tn3gt 1 john Zimme rm a n (cC Jtl Ct ). ·1 he llli l l llt :lll :l gCr :t n cl C :trLllld i\ lttlll 1· ig- ltL) t Jack tll <' CJth<.: l It o pl 1\ a11'~1!'<b . Hamilton ;; ;; . :\f . \!Ll ~G i · the third <,tcp , af£ord i'ng a ll H am­i lton and Ge nc:r;tl Office. Champion a YOte on the " o u t~ t andin g · · ind i\idu al ;1 wt1rd. H e re St ·lla " B lond ic '' Ca1dw ll . bcgtn~ the di stl·ib ution of over 3.200 bal lot . .\RT WORK is t llc fourth step . ricr Bill Fow­le r, f.m p lo ce Servic '>, pr pare -. a n o r namen tal p iece to add co lor t< the large stage backd rop . .. 'J ROI'IIIES a rc -.;~not l ) l lllllt.., ,,·ith a p )rt han · qu ct d tH! lli:ll1 tp io tl' :tlt ~ o ( pl et tt\ o f the pril v<l pn<.,-,l''-SILIIb at th eir ann u.tl " I l·<L" Hen: . l't lttic ~I.Jr,in . F.mpl ~~l'L' ~ct1i ccs . m:t l...c-. a lin :1l t h Tk (lr ,.,ome ~Hl p ict l ' of " !tard11 , rc." ,.. I • \_ 1-J , EDIT H \'ELLS VETOE (above) , a n1:ember of tbe talented Blalock. iste1-.· · trio, is hown in a garden scene during a 11111 leal num ber with Bryson Ledford , of Cb:!mpion·s E ngi ­neenng Departm ent. Et T ER.TJ\ L ' .ifEl\'T PLUS was furni shed by members of the Canton chapter of Barb r Shop ingcrs :l1 1d Blalock iste rs (c .nler) as a ·pecial a her-di nner feature. Director Robert J· i\ lcGio key 1 hown sec nd from left i11 front row right. \ • • • ' • • • • • . - • • ' - ) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Canton Division stages ·a banquet to honor its 15-year continuous serv1• ce members cooperation and good fe ll w:~hip • • nunuou se rv1 c gro up party at AN AT tOSP HERE of pl~eva ile d at th annu·:t.l LJ· . a the Charnpion "Y" l\~f a 6. Rci1bcn B. Rob 'fl''OI , pr ·sident of the con pan , was host and principal speaker. H wa: ac ompa11icd b Mrs. Robert on. ' t\Talt r J. D·:tmtoft a ·-istant e , ·e tary-tre.a~urer ,.va master of cer m nie . . George ~l. Trostel, Canton Champion' · production manao-c , gave the addrc s of welcon1 · for I-I. c • Helder , Can ton di is.ion manager, ·who wa: suHering a slight thr at ailment. Earl 'il r, a coordin·uing inspector at Canton Champion, r ·spond d. 1. tdl Jarni ·on pr sen ted ''T ull ' · Tales" · as a humor u angle of the program. Other after-dinner ei tertainm t wa furni hed by the Canton chapt er o( Harber Shop Singers assi t d b · the Blalock Sister . '1 he dub n "' boa L a total rnembersh ip of 37 J Canton Chan1- pinns who have between l 5 and 20 '"ears of continuous ervice t their credit. Exactl 108 of these Champions became eligible fo dub rnember.ship this year. THE SER. VJ,TG LINE wa:s in proure~<s when this photo \';ts made from. the bakony i.n the '"Y'' gynm3sium . . fter a roa r bee( c:li't'lner. tbe 1: -year group h e~nd several 1 1 us:ical rnun her. · aa.1d intenisti ug talks, • RE BEN l;l. ROUERTSON (below), pre.id nt of The ham· pion Paper and t .icbre Company and party ho t , is .'h ' ·a add1'e$S· ing member, of c-mt.on Cbao piOl.l ', 15- ·ear con:tinuous s rYic g-r~o up at Lt le Cl Jamp.w n. "".a: " • • .' • fHE FJRi\T l'H \ th~ n.•tc!TI'-U\1 tit 11 r1f o. * rap\:1 \ brhite 1\ ;l ' 1'\ adn ('(11tplctj(tll \hen thl­phD1fl 11.;h ma•k. htt..d c(wc; ,fl' hottn alkarl ol ~herl11Jd FOR NO. 22 ' 0 \£ DOW:>Y ( i11 record time) and two to go. That ,,.as the score as of ".\fa ' on the H ou ston Division's No. 22 \fa hjne rebuilding pmjec t. ConstTuction, maintenance and operating crews pitched in to ether, chopping valuable minutes and h ours away from the estimated time schedule £or completing the first: step of a tlu-ee-phase operation . A nev,• No. 1 dryer ection was. in-tal! ed and the machine tu rn ed· over to the operators in five days- two days le than the o ri gina l time estimate. Step number two wa schedu] ecl to be started in .Jun e, but pr ,limina.ry preparation · began with. th e completion of the first step. A.o idle mach ine earns nothing. Tjrn.e saved before hutd0wn of the machjne mean ~ quicker resumption of produ tion. Cooperation of the crews, ommended by the divi-i.on ~anagcr, 1 clped .mak th ~ first-phase record po.-~ibl c . Judg­mg by past pcrJ r>'n 1ance, more r cords are to be cxpected. 10 CHALKED :FlGl ' R E~ rm the l,eam 0\(:J "nich tu~tcr Young ;:,li e! \V. L \ ;~ I ter~ are ~ orking. indicate hurried ·,tf ·u l;tt ion.< in ;m ffort to "'·eep the job wlling.'' PREPAR ATION for the ec01~d step vet under ' •ay. Th' · roll grinder i a11 ordjn:ar · lathe adapted for the job by men in tJ1e Machine Shop. A. R. Fox i. the operator. THE FIRS ROLL of th new d ~ er r.ion i ~ , Wiutg .iutn pia ·e (be l w . To ha ndle jub$ 1ik . this one quick1 · an! ~a fcl · rcq 11 ired th ' cl oSt' o 11 ra tion of aU tiH: ( ch. ni · I .D p :q· trU f'IH .tnd l'ap r ' Ji ll crews . COOh.L ·c is don . on <ll1 ouldoor fir ' pl:l.ce (above) by exp 1i nc d cool;:s. Ham, nunp , ewgs' and coffee are p1·epared i_n thi. ~L I . Cornbread i" rnatle at hon1e. . QC.\R:r'ET SL 'GL 'G and d9'g_ dan ing· added to the fu 1. ll r the ~ou th e1 n er: qLHlrt:e t sings a specia l ln m n tor· t11e ?:tt h.£:ri1J""' 0f "' ,500. '\1 .)H~ :..R uf the Htl.) ,.,·ood · uunty Ramp Conven tton {b lc_,, J a1 Jea'(iers io the. p1 ogra111 each p:fing.. Thad Eme, secret;n; of the state -of Norrb Carolina, · a.n h. Hll a~ m~mbei", i hown at ri g.ht. Jack \ \'e. t second f.ro·rn left, ba k row) i. a meml er of anM>n ampion':;; ga age 'CI C\'. .. otent itt e amp T HL RAI CAl'-iE in wrren ts, the wind blew with ga le force and cars skidded about i.n ·the mud, bur niembcrs of the Haywood County Ra111p Convention enjoyed their twentieth annual get­to- gether atop 5,000-foot Black Carnp Gap Mountain Sunda , 1\!Iay 7. . ~fore than 2 500 rain-soaked tamp eaters bra · cd such weather to again chat w·ith old friends and enjoy the delicac of the lowly ramp. ' People who eat ramp · don't mind the odor. A spring onion ·is n1ild con;1pared with the «sto1H'' little ramp wl ich thrives b · ··· the thousands . .. hundreds of~ thousands ... in the fertile and shaded soil in the vicin ity of B-lack Camp Gap. These "delicious' little bulbs are gathered b th bushel about 48 hours i.n advance of these annual parties. They are topped, rinsed, peeled and ·hopped up for the f J ing pan on the day of the convention . ' ~·fany ramp eaters will teH you there's nothing bert r than rarnps scrambled v\ith eggs, plus a nice slab of co u.mry ured ham an.d a cup of black coffee ... and cornbread. The ramp is a species of wild onion, but rnuch b .n r ay old tinae ramp eaters. Petsons who thi ·ear ate ramp Jor the fint tim,e, labeled th m " tops" from a St.andpoin t of taste. . Of course, th ere were o.thcrs a trending th cmn :encfon who <.hd not eat ramps . .. the J.on't even eat nion.s! GLRDWOOD ' \l ATHEl~S. a Can· ton Charnpi011 "'l <':lcLrician , i;.; [D.re.i ­clent of .thl! lla ywoo I Ollllt Ra,tnp " ' . . . ,(}·lJ V lll!Oil . I J - • • I ' ----- GI , ,\RETTE GlRL l ::ugie Smith and ::\lar · Ann l\ r euz.er w·ere a n)ong se\·eraJ -attraclh·e Champion mis es who a ·j;;l.ed at the pan•. • I ' A :'J O VER -ALL VIEW of the banqu.et ( r·ight) . ·ho1 .­p art of the .wore ihan six_ hundred HarniJton and Genera l Offic s Cham-pion Old T imers, including wives and hus­ballds, who attended the e.i.g-hth annual affair. ' I - e ntu r • I j. J - - . 1 .... • DORIS M .E , il tltact iv .• vw.ali ~t and nli,stre $ o( ceremonie-s during tbc highly ace pt<tl! le e n1 ertainment pm­gram, kcl group si ngirtg with the Old Tilllers l e ndi-ng Lh ir ~~oictN in uni on. I an u e t "TuE MOs'r ~u .cr-:s.st~ c" in it · C' ight ·e;n · of srag-i nh· w·ts r.h ' expression of mm-e th:1n six hundred Han1ilron 'llld Genera l (JfJic 's. Old Tint -r , it,t lu ling wive.~ ;,1nd h t,ls bands, following th h M id-Ce-n tm. H, n­qu ~ ~ ac rite :!' loose . ltditnriunt jn ~ra . Frol)J ihc tliOnPIH iMo.sr ..- of Ccrcn totti c\s Ctty Cmnr ­lm ;.ig·n ~d(:d for the pla)tillg uf t he Nation<Jl ~ \uth c111 , rhrottgh lhl' invonnit)Jl h, l£1vy llou~ ·, l\lr. P ' tlbcn N. Rohcrt'i()tt's add t't':-;S, th Old Timrrs' resr one b I 1\nhur Gardner, dw in t rodu ·rion of n \N O.ld Ti llH'f by H <lill ­i] t()lt ·'fill M::.nag-t't .JQlm ZinmH:rrnan. Lltt' ln lVI ·nwria.rn h Dr. Louis Fr<' h tling ar td the lu·it-f lnt .:;1 ness · ssion l_ ,r'(.~ided over by Rcrhing J •rr~j d ent J'ob ·n Craycr:.tft, Sr., th cr<-· w;,s l'l l) lh iug- bttl ;a c0t'(.li a l, ~> tit:wtlarin g rt~tltri n to t h p I'OU: ·d iII~', Clima. i11g th ' g<da eve-n l -...va · a di ers i (i cd nnd colorfu] novdl ex rravaganza, katuring- the .lovcJy JVfag· a1.inc · .over~ Ci1 I Doris 1\tae. tbc pert Spa rk lcttes · t ire ]~:squire flo S, Ja ' OIL tl t t,d jeny. ~lC liJ!J 1 t I ( I J H ('I 1 j{ I R S I 1 lrn .11111 \lit I'JC ide 11 OJ! IJHitl (,•llli/:!II')JJ pJ j( t dtl J i11<Y llJ: lt11 IIH ~ '-1.1\f(f tpuid \ • dl ,It fH I pl. till< .1 tll lllll" J, I 1 k' l'tt Jt\Utl II ( . ldll ( l <.,c\IU:Il\ f (1111 ,,ll fl hi. \ ( I (.! lt.lll It'd I 0 -.j 'I \ I dtu ing I'J",(I . llwit i11~Ltll.t! iuu Ill Llilt' tollt)\ 111 1 <fitiiWI. t I t I ~H d llllt' I IJHI llw Ill t. Ill I c,llt lll>g lilt ~Ill \ .l lilt t\tll. (I I \f i ' I O'\ \I' I I R \'\"i. lat\ I ttr .1 :1d R 11l•t11 1\ lZt•ht'il on, ')I. at(' -.llo\11 ;1.., tiH l''ltllliH' \llh 1'1 \l'.ll ol illllllltltOll tl\HV IOJI~I<Illll.ttUf till' I 'lilt d ( hdlllj'lllil L111pfou:' >II flll' Pt,,l lOll ,1t llt 'l C'lgllt\·111111(11 hittltd.l\ ,JIIill\l'l".l l\ . I I' I' \ (lllld I It ,d lr l•llllt L tlc•lnt d tlltl\'ll 1111 td tlt•n tl Ill I l t I I \ •tllill ,lf(l)l\( I II\ t •H tlt f, liHJih I I 1 . ( to! I I ·d ttl I 1 II; " I I ., II"' I ,( I ,t I. l 1111 111111 , ~ h 1 I l II "' .it I I I ' < I '" \ HIt J• 1hu' I' 'l ill 'k l ' Hamilfon 1'1-l£ .Sl Pl· R\' J..' I ·cott their I· die~ itlW tl1e LeS<>utrls\ ill· Lnk lhn'j n~ R()um. irhi h pt<nl"d an idcn l '<"I lin!! h r llW a o ntwl ditwcr. ' wi th the sp:Hi•Ht« l.t k<! \if' '' . ih pklllrc ·qu • s~tn , tolCHn!!!' ;md r - lt 'f• hill, b t Ct'/f''-. ' THE R ' HEJ\fEY.E:Jl'S 'YN OVA-I OHS of Gi n in11 at i 1 re. ented an hour of 'in t ·um ntal and mc<tl "ari-·ty entenai nm 11t, cli rn;lxing tltc eventfu l e1·>ning with mm~e t ou curtain (~tll s . ASSOCI" TION PRE 'JDEST £ 1uH!l" N ll'kit'k p t·cs 111 f lOI\'C s ro ~fr . 01i,er Swanne1·. · 1r;·. Swa11ner was am•mg Lhree of til IOH:1) guests to re('lei\ · the Clm:al door Jl i Zt'i->. ;\1 mhcr. ~d, · : and guest~ atte(lciing the part y rnnuhet·ect m '1:' LIJ ;o t 250. t' , QB[L "' 14 It was "the wife;s night out" when supervisors held their annual dinner T ru: ANNUAL Hamilton and Genera 1 Offices Supervisors' A socia tioo Dinner Meeting has becon1e one of , the more predorni nant ocial eyen ts, at tra cting Champi011~ · inter es t and atten tion. Staged at LeSourdsville Lake. the t hird annual dinner attracted :more than 250 associa tion member, i nclt1d ing v\ti ves and gues ts. A well . arranged affair, the eveni ng's prin .ipal interests came in the chicken d inner, a speaker of n a tion­al prominence and an entertainment program approved wi th rhundero.u ro unds o [ applause. s- for attention, the event offer d a socia ti:on mem­bers another opportunity to demOJ'1St rate their gentle· n'lan Jy ways and th eir nw ·t charming gu st. mHst have sen ed the gen eral, prevailing feeling of " ladies fir r." R E, EARCH'S CD Kl\' PP gFe.c l ~ t he 1 eaker, Fred Smith of in i un:Hi 's \1\'i-U i<t t'n Po welt ' ' a lv Cornp ·1n y, as Rob ert J'-;{;1 .ke r,. pa~t pu:sidenc, I oks on hom the leh . Mr. ;1 11d Mr . G o rg · Fe g·u ~(,) n are shown in the foreground. I'IPEFI r l ' R~ ,l JH l a pip weld 1 ''ork togcth r ,m a hl1 k liqun t c1nk. :km ;\ll lh'l i:; the cld r and c-~ il Kit kl:mtl , n d Fred Ben tun :11 • the pip - f n tet I Hl <;;H F F:T \1 [T.\L BR 1\ K w3 le ~ ign c:d a nd f. ht ~~- t t·~l h> Ch. mpion welder.... , _(.l rge V;:~..,j l '. u I' u'lt ~ 11 to tmm J p iece of m tal. \ f \( [ (J ' f \H l ' J 1>0\V n1 ·an ~t lot C•f \Oil fn t th · pip f111 1 . H . J- _ J ur \... j JU I T1l'\ t..tr bm J ... 111 a dt CJ h :1d l) Tl , ' u . 21 1ac.hi11e. HoustoK Two Champion crews with short title and "long" iobs are Houston's • I e I r 1 T \'nt 1.n HF a n1a n -... itcd joh to f i ~ur Htl tlw 1 U.' llll'il · dou..; number c f tons o[ mctnl pr>tlu ts incorp<)r :ll n l in Ilouq,)n 1)iYi~1on bui lding-!\ ;1ncl machin ·~- ]L j.., ;~n even big-ger j<)h to fahri ~ catc nnd maintain a ~oc d portion of th a t tnnal. but thi.., i the jnb assigned to Houswn· ,,Tll •r: and pipditt >r.., . The ir job-. Jr · as intrie<1ll :1- their Iit le. - \T idcr an<l pipe· lilt T - a rc brie f. Their ll'licinl job <1 • ·n ip1i o us ldl . cn:ral pagt' . To .,bow the co!npkxity ol their jobs. th <.·"c lv\·o sh o rt c <erpl" ''Trc chosen from tho, c d cscripl ions . .. (\Ve ldc rs) __ . the g-r(lup rnponsibk lor 111a inten~tnn· alt c r :t tions and re pair )r all nl<.'lill ' ·ork throu g lwut th · p l,1nL L'lw g-cnnal (unci ion~ of dw group include all tn :.tint l·n a n u: ' ·cldin~ .tnd iron '"·ork, sh eet n1l'tal. bLt ck.mith. bo iler r c p:1ir a11 l altnation:--.. r tubin ~ ev aporator~ . conde n::-.t::r:--. and lH.:a tcr:-.. rc pa it i n~ til ranb . _ . They bujld g uards and inswll o\· Tdri \t' < h a in-. :tn t! -;prod .. '"· l>nil.d and r ~ pair cat \valk.s. hand raib, . tq>s :md b d(t ·1. . r ·p<: ir ;md r ·build fans. ·t _ _ .. " ·· (Pipcfitters) . . _ Run new i ipc lin •::-.. bo th large and ~mall. install and main1ain :Ill g-~ts :111 I ~ t ea m heaters r 1r offices or an - whcr · hcau.' rs arc used in th · plant. r e pair un<l rground pip ·. n ·­' pla e sprinkler head in th fjrc s,·stctn , u mtwct c w-.. tir. rh lonnc 'ttHl acid talk caL and cli"c,mncrt sam· wh ·n ·m p t ; or full .. . " High in the air or on 1hc gr Hind . 1nsid · or ou t.., idc. hot or tnl d . lind da · or niJhl, it is :_dl the same to the · · lHl'IL In :-.p '< t iH' of the <irn tntst:liH · th ' ' pic hint. k ~ · 1 the mill runnin ~'·. • J., Houston • \" ELD ER CH .\RLEY Hi\f~R I S fa bri ca ted this rncral ta ble to he used at ' o. 2 , mn­ch inc. H e re be use · a stee l l1rt1.h ou h is II'C I cl. ' , Pipefitters B LAC K.S ~IITH LOU BYNU f works with the weld ers and p tpe­iitter~ . He is using a J 00- p ou nd drop ham111 er to forge a drill. S\VI t GING a tii•O-I ound ban:rm er, Frank Sparrer, pipe fitte r, p a ck ­a dig ster blow ,-la ve. T bi · is o ne of many regu la r repair job, . A 1\:EW, Champi n-improv d , ba rking dnrm i, being lmill l1y these men. D. I V. JHi tch eJl welds, ab V. L. H ark in . . H . . . O w·ns and B. D. CJ gg ' \'Olk Oll t~i d . 1 ) \-VORY JNG in the alvage Yard. tb se men ~rre nble to sa ve lllll ch 1·a! ua11e ma ter ial for r ·-use . \.Vo1·king on pipe jo int . a re Georg Brobsr. Paul H e rr 'T:t and W. B. "Bug le" Stame y. Prop_er op e ra ti on of the ah age Yard i a big it m in Champion 's economy program, fo r ll ca n mean th ou a nds of dolbrs aved or h>H cad1 ) a r. Houston Tl \: \ lS :\0 lTD for it ,,.3rm ,,·cathcr, hut the heat ncar thi ~ drgt·-tct litptor hcatet h<~~ n ~ttttl'C IJe: tt con :>iderabl\'. Joe Bl ack a ttd L. D . Kirksey are putti ng the h ead hack on rtftcr a pcriodi Lion for leaks in the svstern. . Ill" pee- HfCH 1 . THE .-\fR , \'. L Westmore­l: t11d '>li ]KJ \ i-,ot . Ltkc-; a )r :ok at a repair jo!J D. G. "Pet ' · . Tc\'honer i-; doing on tltt' cotltt(,J m('dt;~nim o l a -.oot 1Jiowc1. ' RFCO\'ER \' R00\1 BOILERS h a n ; thou s and~' o .· fee t o l.' pipe and lit tin gs. Ra: lo rd C: hcrr) a nd J. 1' . J:tm-i ~O ii co nti>inc th e ir .~ kill ~ to fi" a water co llllllll Oil Lh i ~ Oil C. .JOH~ fl ELDER . H-e lder. make-, -.omc measurements 1dJilc ton t1ucting a motor dri1 en sam p ler '' hi ch will check the f'lo\ ol so lid: in ' ' a-;tc \'ate ,·. 17 I I " • • • • I • EXJOYING POP COR;'>~ jtU out~id e ·wirnming pool an~a were Joan \ViUiam. and france. Gidney, shown above . - THE. E YO • 'G 'TER (aho\'e were atl~}ol) t just " t, kJr'J' it ea) ··on the ht ·b di\ing bo rd. Wa.t r 1, d1illy opeo.irtg day MJ tile)· ~\pent . b.o11t a rnuch out i11 . The Cant-on pool was well filled with youngsters on I ANITA BROOKS (Jeft)and Donna Rohe~on . a re hown . w:it:1.tn1in~· into the camera. · The)' are two of the pool's best p<~tron.· . FILLED to its 25@',001) -ga llon a tpac.ity, Can­ton's · MemoriaJ Recreati®n Park s11"il:t'lming pool (below) a tl"raoc iecl m, ny )'Oumg:-rers :;md :1dnh opening day d pil"e irHCI' illhtent showeJ:". .. "' . ' - • • I I FOR 48 HOUR.· water flowed through a two­inch pipe into Ca n ton 's .!Vfemorial Ren~ea ti on p ark . sw.imming p ool for the official opening lVIay 27 . \Vhen the new 250,000-gallon swimming poo l was tilled, many youngs ters and adults wer e on hand to div .... into the cry tal clear (and ra ther frigid) water for the pening da of the 1950 ea on. The p ark <:;ommis ·ion expects great things for . the proj"'cr. this sun,nner. Attendance records will b e shattered, tlL) ·ay, before the annual Labor Day celebration r olls around and p ark ;;tctivitie dose for the season. Opening-day a ttendance was top heavy with sons and daughter of Canton Champions. Although . the tempera­ture did not r egi ·teras high as they had hoped it would, they enjoyed the swinuning . faci lities with chattering Leeth and shaking bodi s. Lat ·r th sun came ou t and the whole situation b e­c;:•. me mor:e ~atis factor. After the sunshine canie the r~,j n .. . and after that the welcomed sun · rays again. A , pecial progrart1 was he ld recently in · connectio11 "vith the openirw of a V.F.\IVft - spo nsored wading pool [o,r youngsters \ ·ho cannot swim. T HI TRlO of girls aL'lO tujoyed some :wv iromiug d ·~pil.e riP cool ,; ath! r. Lett to righ t: Carolyn Carnpb~;ll , 13. Velma Mor , 14 , aud F rankitt Owen, 13. ., . .,.-...... ., BILLIE PR ESSLEY and Betty Rathbone were two more of the Canton girls on hand for Opening Day. Doing a jack knLEe dive at lt!·ft, above, is R ey Lee Lad y, li feguard. : 'A':'i\f HO£Y, son of tr. and '{rs. Clyde R. Hoc ', Jr., r;~jo y. po~ corn h Lwe i'l wi:u1 ' . H is J ad i · n n a ua ly t lJ,l th t a 111. and l'(fwt::r Oev n truc o t at. au ton Ch a t~t pi.on. Cl de als, ha;; be .n a LOG Tepor t r ft10fi1 tha t area for $ ·v ra 1 · years. 19 JOSFPH H. \'AR.:\DORF (abo l· ). presid ent of t he Ht zens Bank in Hamilwn and chairman of the Butler County . . . Sa Yings hone! drive, litcr:tll\ "1·ang the bell'' at d1ampi n wb n Ohio's repl i ca of the Libeny Bell ,·a ecellth di,pla' u io Hamilton. Scores of C ba111p io ns saw this uoon-da1 denwn~ln.llion in frotH of the Cafeteria. CHJC.\(,0 PRL 'TER (r ight ), from the iVl id land Pa pe r Company Jnd tile llane-ter l're.; of International H an · e~Ler, I isited c~I J I1Uil in June witl1 R . C. )\all of hampio n·~ .hicago .'i:1lcs Office. Lnokin~ 01er No. 12 \!;.~thine 11inders are .JnlOn \ (~ rl \<\'ei re; . 11·an ; C. G. l:nste r. presid ent uf \liclland: and Louis Plough and Cliff .Johnson. ge nera l manager and 'upet imendent. re pectiH~ly, ol Harl'es ter Pre ·s. LC f A. 'D \B~l:. R (right of radio fame get laugh · from oi lman Glen .\fcCartlt1 /whiLe hin) and the Ho 11 . Lon Di\'i sion's Ralph Davis (se;ll ed behind -''IcCart h y) at the declic;ation o f the new Lutmr l be t\' en Pll adcn: t and Galena l'atk. The tuntlel . Tcx::t ' fir . !, adjoi n ~ the Houston Dil·i­sion lllill alld rtlll !tenea th the Hotl\tou Ship Clt ~JJJil e l. B, RB. R.\ '1 H.. ER ( iJei(H\, 1 ight). daughter o f \h . and \l r-. Tom Turn • J , w:1 l'a ledi ctol ian o f Iter Ia ~ du ri ng ~ra du a tion cxetci,e. J l lJi ·i · He ig-ht ~ High 5chool, Kt•t tl tJ il Count , h..). 11 ur-ta ndlllg clwlar ::Jitd lot thn·c )Car~ a cia'>S dfic(·J , Bar!JJ.J,t wa~ a III CI11 1H.:t o l the ,IHdt·111 counc.il , r ite \C,ll book '-Lafl. and orher '' houl cngani7,ttjuJI\. !let f:Jtlll' l , Tom, i ~ i11 t i1C G 11 r.JI Office~ .I Ja fli( J cp a ttnt c·nr. ( • ews 1ews • • • ... - Pictorially presenting Champion in everyday happenings in and and Champions around the mill. _o l l ' \.. ' ene'l..al • • I ... • ' ' • .. ~ .. ' .,, FLEE.T l~OOT TRIBE MOTHERS (ab ve . h: fL) were h 11ot ed wilh a banquet at l11c I-btni1tcm tribe's ;\[ay m elin g . Seate I: .Mrs. '''arner, Mrs. Marvin , Mrs. \ a t ' On. t\J rs. N wmau, 1r . . Holdcu and ,\'frs . .J ack on . Standing: Mrs. kil ln1an , ofrs. Vornhecler, Mr ~ . Frils h , Mrs. Raque t, .Mr,.:. Brad ley . Mr ·. Reiger. , Mr . Ba rel, l\h.s . .Beckett a n<l 1\.~rs. Riggle. THOMAS LEE ALLEN above, r ight), won the tille o[ " k.ing" o( the two and. three-year age gro up in a recent Bah, E-lealth and Beauty Con­t~ s.t . ponsored by tl1e disabled vderans of Huncom be County, N. C. Thocr.J:as Lee is the . on of Mr. and Mr.. Gle11 1'1 , \ Lien of Clyd e , and hi: fat lter works J.n the R. , nel A. Department of Charnpion· Canlon Division: EXPLORER SCOUT Sam Jon es ~ Jr. (left), the son of Mr. and .i\J.rs. Sam Jones uf the Haro:i.lton · Divi s.ion, is shown expTes ing fond ". o- loogs·· to l1i~; parent:::. atH~l brothei· Ji-m , as 'be lea ves for the Boy Scout J amboree Ill \'alley For:ge;, Pa., late in J une. -fter the Jamboree he will make tw(HlJO'Utb Boy .Scou t p.i lgritnage to Rome. Sarn. hopes l wcet. ot11er Ch am pion Scouts a nd Scouters a t the Valier Forge .J amboree . . HAMILTON MlLL TOUR ISTS (be"luw, teCt) clurino· May in cluded thi;, you d1fu l group of Oxford i fcGuffc High Scboot ~tudents and their chemis try in str uctor, FreeL Fox. shown. at upper leCt. Guides Ed \Vo lfE and Dave \!\ eiser, both o f Re carch, a re shown. at right rear . iMo rc than 200 individ ua ls saw H amilton Champ ion operations in May will wur ·. MlKE \VALSH (below), cl ir ctor of trade 1 2escarch. dis us. c l C l1arnpion ·s sa les o rgan izatio 11 d u ring t he :M.a) sCI' i ·s of llatui lton Champion ; upcr­visor · con ferCIJ Ct:s. Here M.ike is s.l1own explaining d etai. lll of tl1.e D ~tUa salcs te.rr il OJ y. Sa rn. Arnold (ex tl'em e 1 ft) , liver \I' a nn r and · (' u ,' Compton (extreme righ t) are i\ 'fiKe's ~tte1n i v e l i. tcneTs. 2l ,. I ' \ I • ' ANEUVERS" a·t Camp Hope B EU EVI. c that m ili tary preparedness i.s essential to America's security even in time of peace, a numb r of young Canton Champions are active mem­ber of tl 30th Signal Company of the North Carolina National Guard. During the recent wet:.k-end en ampmcnt at Camp H ope, in which th eir company participa ted, the e Na­t ional Guard. men had an opportunity to stu ly f'icld problems, test th ·ir kill on th rifle ra nge- and sample om of the nwdcrn military "chow." Tb pictures on thi pag ~ho w sorne of Canton Chan1pion's men at th -ncamprnent. 22 SGT. l /C GEORGE B 'KS of Canton Champion's R . and Department poi r11s to a bull' eye fired by hi · son , Pvt. Tracy Banks, during the recent rifle range exercise at Camp Hope I memuers of tbe 30th Signal Company, ·ational Guard. CON UL Tl 1G TARGET on tl< :u1lp Hop rifl range arc gt. arro ll F . P rc~sl y (I ' fl ) . Sotbmi ll r·ea; Li. 11 1. 1\:f:trk .:ttll y. :111d otp. ··a.rro.ll C. 'mith . FO n IV ;IS IIC of llr. main features of th . Wl' ' k·l'nd ll Gll llp· 111 e rrr . Aft t rifl pracric · U.1 ~ 11\Cil we r r ac.l ' (· r " hl>w ." ' THlS C:WART HO\VS the r;•ptd gro<A"th oE Cttan,;~ ­pi n's t hree Credit . _nion at_ the ll<nniJton: ('~n ­ton an<! H:ou ·wo l:)Ivts10n . Stn e tl1e founding .18 ve . rs ago, the, h av" acquired ncarl 6, 00 mt mheJ:s ind have amas cd assetS- of ·$1,7 · 0,00'0. Small loans have be.come a big business enterprise for . CH AMPION 'S < 1 • • -J~ rTI. 'G ·mne t:''Lnt · i.h in hi claughtJ \ .lJ:n_ a.ccoum. .Oall:as l\roughtou and th H<nn.ilton u ·dit · nlcm's executiV<e ;'tCr ·tary, Otto Re ,t;eiJ~ , e ccha:uA ~ "good mon:ling ." Dall-as' daug t •r. hen , is am mg a t:rumb. r o btHig Chall•pion relit , nim member . ..... 0 • I'"! A MILTON, CANTON, t-iO US TON OIV lSI 0 N S • - -+/: . I • I . ·m ' t ' l• 1 . -~ • I . 1-~ -r-· -· - I t--·-1---1-···---1- . • J ACK AND HlS BEANSTALR have nothih~ on the phenome­nal gFowth of Champion's Ert1J lo ee Credit lJnim-r. }'m· . d uring . their sh ort span o f existence, tb.e ·e three cooperative loan agencies have sprouted into Ju.s t enterprises doing bu i~ Jie. s a t ·the rate of .~ 2 million a ear . ' SiHce the in ception of the c01npan 1's f.ir t Cr dit ·. n.ion just 18 years Rgo the thre mi ll: - at Canr n~ Hou ton nd Ha.rr:tiJ ton - ha · made bans to th eir r:n ·rnbers in exces · o[ $8 Yf2 r:nilb on. At the pre , n t ti Ill their toral -ass ' l , 'lmou n t to $ 1 ~ 7 5 0 , 000 , and. they ar 1 nding money at a culT nt annual rat -~ o-f 2 m i.lli on. ' This ''big bu~ in s" ·nll.Jre has pr v d pr fitabl ~ to ic ~ I HU"(<' lw l d ·r. 1o elate the ~hr c group hav · paid out 1 68 , 71 ~ in divid n<..l:i,· and a ' the cont.iuu " to grow, th e~r t aru ings r · 0 11 the j H T ca.s •. L-a..,b year, fo '.N' nq lt'. the shar h > lc(~ -rs r ""ach "'d an ali - ILJF , high for a r·nings. n t.:tC ng " ::>K,/ 11 in l.i\ td :nd · att r tne·c liu, th 'ir upc~·a t.lll g' e.·p ~ J Fe 3 a 11d adJing- to their i&c.-:}b.le · r ·~c· J vt•s to m 'C t .tn · pos ibl'" fu tm· · •1nerg ·TKi. s. Cn·<lil union 't'vcrc n>m 1 an t1 q:~ l y _new to in ltb Lry vht-2n Can ton o:rg~u i1c l iu., Crc lit t)i o.:.n in ~ \pr il. 19:32. Form d \vith rh · inf •nt _of providing a t'eg~ dat . av in.g--s 1lau for ih m ·mbc't'q, whH · t) j;f ''it g low-'i 11 " l'l ' .'t loan'l thos \ lw t ~mpo­rar it IW ·d -·d nton ·y. the irl ·a ~ ~>Jgln >tl. t" tpidl it.t Canton . . \l tlte LtHl )tit fit.t }~ar. th " orgaui iiH lOfl ha 1 ·m i.nv·st tncnt 1 ,( JHorf tln ·n SR.700; i l tht-• · ·on<l · ur ·this fig·ure N ~l s d mbletl, . '\ .aw{ th · g t :t) \1 th ha. IJe ·1 r-apid , \>er t.itH ~ • . ' I ht..· 1.)lau ,;..ts f.:H-ri( 1· H> l m1dt1 n afld 1-lo:usrot , nd I nU1 of rln.:~c· divLt,le) H~ lowl(kd th ·i: Cr .tiit Union iH 1 ~ 8. •1 fie ch art Oil thh, pag' ,ho\ s tlH. "1Jc n 'L'tl\: .. "' OTOWth ,f Ch~ritpi 1 ' . ~hPe( ·Lt ·di,t ni;.on ~. CONTINO£~ O'N Nll.XT PAGf ~3 I WITRDRAWlXG a part of his saYings, Hamilton's Dale Hornsby f inds his Charo sharehoJdjng;; account a n advantageous n1 e:1 ns of pu tLi ng away a part of his earning fm· that prm·erbial "rainy d <Jy." Cha ·o Clerk Lorraine House i. h<Jwn at 1ight. ''Chaco'' is an 3bbrel'i'l tcd title adopted b )' the Hamilton Di \ is ion Credit ·c nion. 24 I ·1 HIS MODER :'II C III CKE ' UOUS I·. 1\l <tS 1'0111-IT llct cd h )" Ca •ltO'tl \ lJ OI'\'U rd L('a 1 h ·r" ood (] ,roug·h the h I p of :( C.:l.nHnpi()n Cr·cdit l ·,don iCJa·IL J11 jul y, ll'herl C<J iil l) l <ill<'d , it 1 ill IW!l >J: 111nrc:: ~h w I .Ouu chi ·ke n ~. I \ • \' ,\ CAT ION BO U.\'D . the Herrick Polen famtJ ' of Hamilton deparr from their 10'/4 Campbell A-..·enue home in a arefree m ood . H errick, :\·[anha and son~. Dick ami \ Ve rtd )'. know a Chaco accou11t can p rovide Eot m.a ny ··ex tra·· p l aSLtres at Yacation time. I CHAMPIO N ' ! HOWARD D. LE THER\VOOD (left) , head cook in the Sodamill re:1 o f Ca n ton ChaU)pion . has sHed sr:ternatical ly and bo rro wed. t bl'OU)'\h tb . Credit Uni 11 to iJTlprove his propert\'. H e i · sholl'n here wil h a n w tractor wb icll he pt,l rchased \1 ir.h ~.he assi tauc o[ a Crcd it Union 'lo:m. A CR ED IT UNION LOA r Jla i.d for th e.· H n t i .• n blinds (II low in rhe hOlllC ol' Pi lar n ·L e ln . H (Hi$10 11 l>i vision . Si~ t c r )ani · :111d h r th.rec- ea r-ol! t:tug lt tc.r, Olivia . li c: wiLh "ril:ir wilu owns tlli.s ~ v" n-room botnc . • • ' ,••. I • ' SIC . T~\C a P·') toll d ·dttction end lor 'rcdit naon "har pul · <ha~e . :lt llou,lOn i ]). L. \filJ'\, wh o \·orl-. 0 11 th UJ>"lcafender .... P c:ul \l.tt h ;d l , .t cdit l l niot J senct;n\ and director. a lo.;o has "igm:d up D .L.· .., brother, h c ameth , a11d f<:tthcr , V. L. '\lilt s. CONTINUED By offering loans, the shareholder "capitalists" put their money to work F ol . ·m.n Oil th principle f thrift, each or Champion' empl<, e<: Crc·dit l ' nion. encourages the , ~, , i1" habit a111ong it nH.:mben,. -:\Lllly Champion Lamili<·.., In e their lif<.'til1le . aying ... in\ ·. ted in their .J<.dit l 11ion : oth ·r ... make -.,hare purcha-,C's lor a family ··J ajn) da ~· · luud, or .... ave lot ... pnifi{ future need!'!. B111 loan ... ah< a1c a\·ailahl · to tlH:mhero., who find thclll'>the ir the 11 ed of <a-.h Jor pu'>onal or famil · <·mel ~rc· nci .... .\ Chan1pio11 "!Jo i:, a part-tiu c· f rm ·r ma~· borrow JllOil l'Y lo lw a tr~Ktot or a plow. Another JJl:.t · ,\·ithdta \' hi~ ;l\ · inu~ to oct rnatricd. Or a tamil\' ro n , u 1 a \ o I , a in a J oa 11 ' to 1H'lp c1Hl a vm or daughte1 10 ( olk. •c . 'l Jw .... tilt: ftnHI'I v H'tHlc.d l>) th · Ctcdit l hwm 111a\ • I IJ· JH:nt lnr ahno)L <h man) diflt·t<·ntJ('aoJh 'h th ·tc an: pnJhklll-. l1l d:til) li\ ing : t<J buy an :wtonwbik. to H-pai t a houw, Lo in"lt.tll pl1t111bing 1!1 IHt y ltuJ tiUIT , to take a \~H atioll, to !Ja~ l:t T , 1o build a road , to IIH'( t 1111 pn ted JftJHily l,ill-;, l(J bu in ... llrall< <', to bttild .t id ·waJ , to bu\ ( 'hri-.ulla )Jll ' C'llh , to pa~ k g.t I kc- , 11' pa~ lor lltt· lic;d VI'\ i<C'l, ot llJ bt~y l11od or < l Jt!Jttlg. 'ot Jo11g <tgo one· Lll ~llll(liliJJ <tnt pi( k< idt ·<t tH :tdopl a <hild. J1H~ had ,th ·ad · pick('d out til<' tltild a bwJ,"a tlt, c UJ I) ht:ad< d litt.lt )OUI1")(t·r \d1o a ju..,t tlH kind ol boy th ') had alw·' )" hop ·d to Jtaq· l111 a 1111. Blll Ll • ·-.pen n c>l adt,pt io t \' 'H · l• rt·aH'l han th couple had foreseen. Th y need d ad liti nal b •droom furniture for tbeir home, there were some legal r. ' .. and the , rn u ~t buy children's clothing and )t'Orcs o[ other small itctns - which, all told , would co t . 500 or more. They had not thi~ much r ead cash. but after going O\Tr th ir fam i I · budgct. the · knew that their i11comc - balanced again~t their regular h ou~ ·hold c · pen-;'"- would ca~i ly enable them to make up the diffcr­<' ncc over a period o[ a yc.;ar. .\ loan from their Credit Union prO\ idcd the ;, tL wcr. Toda • the haJp ' young ·tcr j, another llH'lllht: r of the Ch<~ntpion Fan1il) atld llw lo. n ha · been paid ofl. llnlib· lll:lll , loan agcncie. , llo\H'H: r . Champil)n\ C1cdit lnions di-,rouragc til ·ir Jllt'lllhc.:r'\ ftlllll IJorrou·ing tnont· , lor llon -c ... e111 ial u ... l'~. Ea lt appli< ,Ilion lor a lo<tll i~ ..,<Tt'Utcd ], tlw lm;tl ( :rt'dit Cnmmitt 'l' LU dctt.T· • nt i 11 v Lh at r h · I uti< J.., ~H h a tl ccd will •u for '· p n >' ide n 1 ant l ptodu<tin· pttlpo <''-." I I w ( : h :11 11 pi '11 111 • n a n d ' · o 11 H • n ' ·I j() t ·n co u rag c t h l' Ctc·dit l nion lllO\cllll'lll Jitttlly h ·li '\T tll:tl rhcir pin­grant j.., a11 <"1ft·< ti \t' alh\HT to the argunH'llb of nHn ttlllll t•.tll. l'ot th · philo"t)j>l\ '' llich undt·Jli · all t rnlil union ... j , ow of llllttual "" j..,t,llln. in ;t <:tpitali-,Lit -.o il'l) . Ead1 'l ila! <' lir>ldt'l j., a t ;tpii~Jii ... t ill lti' 0\11 righr. and tog ·dwr the , ;nv p1o itt:> th:u <:q>Jt :di .... m j-., :1 ..;c uu I, U<tc.., lui '\ ... l l' Ill () i It t't. 'II tl IJ ll i -.< • CONTINU D ON N XT PAG ' i I THE MEMBERS' ABC's of getting a convenient Joan ... B EE'OR£ the loan i~ graiHecl, the Credit om­mirtee's approval mu t l e given. If the a 1p1i­cant's work record is favorable , chance are that he or she will receive the loan prom ptL. Here. Chaco' e ·ecutive secretary. Otto Ker tei;1cr. for· 11·arcl:s the applicatio11 to the credic CorruJ, ittec ·hairman. APPLICATION is·. simply a matter of stopping in at the Credit Union office.' Here, Hamilton's Ernie Nelson makes applicat ion as Chaco Clerk Max Ellen Hussey till in the required data on a Chaco loan foi:m. Col­lateral or co-signers may be required. I CHAMPI ON'S • CONTINUED Their operations are employee-financed and employee-managed Co fPLETELY FINANCED and managed by m· p1oyees of the compan , Champion's Credit Unions each operate on an indepe::nden t ba i., like an_y other private enterpri e::. Althouglt the ompan prov1des them wH1l offic: ·• pace and allow · th exn w use the pa roll deduc-tion plar for nvenient monthly sbare purcha, e~ b memb rs, it has no control over th<: oncluct of busm ss ir1 any of the thre , organizations. Bmlike all banking ahcl _redit in tituti~n-;, the Credit Union must up rate.: uncler :;tate or n, u oual laws ol uJmlncn . -- he .Canu;,n anJ Houston ·r ·dit nion.;; an.: under f dtral r gtt lati(Jn, whi l t.l Hamilton gnmJ.l i-, -;ubjen to th. laws ol .th !,tate of Ohio. . )d!OI,.t ·h e !1 .( rg-anitation cundu t'i rts own yc.:arl}' auutt . H bo k_., alsu ar ubj'-u to a ;,urpl . .,e annual aud it h the ttgulat iliJ4 aulhori ty. r\ 11 1 Champion :rnploy c: - or nt "lllb r rJf his or her itmn diate family -- in the Ca11ton, Hamilton o Huu~toll Oivi 'ions is ligiblc to join the Credir Union .. On t: _a m m b ~ r, that pet· ·on may borrow m n . or 1 r1ve t w dividend-b 'aring " har · ," ea ·h . har valued at 3. On April :50 of hj ~rear the 1hree or anjzationll h:Jd a tOtal of 5,971 shar h oldcr-meu 1ber . At an annual d i id nJ fot· t h · 26 m(·e ri n the har hold d c·, r - nel all · ran. in• fr tn late a j lO 6 per cent, depending upor1 th amount oJ n t profit for that year. They also elect a board of dir ctor , a r ·'dit committee and a supervi ory audit omminee which determine policie · and manage tl1 org ni zation. Full Lime clerical per -onncl to keep tbc books and adm ini "ter the routine bu ~i ness are hired and prt i l uy th Credit Union itscl[. Th tr asnr r .md all o ther offi r and cl ric;al p t'Sollll 1 hand ling (unds arc bond d as rc::quir d b ' Jaw. Whil · promoting th · Credit nion prog raH.t willri 11 th~: comr any, many hamp'ions also take ~u1 active pan in ~ tar · , n l mt LiouaJ Cnxli c U n i n a l'fai r-;. Ham i [toll 's Eruie 1ClSOll i a directt)r J b th th national and Ohiu tate a " Ociations, and the General Offic . ~· Cal Skilhu:m ha .'i rved in Rimilar < apacities. In Cauton A. B. Robin ·on has been <t mcmb r of th , i 'orth Carolina Ccoual Committe . and uuth h " and CantiJll 'han1pion L. E. Gates h lp d to pl<Ht the ~>Latt: LOil\cmiop ·whi h wa · !Jeld in :\':>hev ille this ~pring. The Hou ton Divi ion annually sends two of its oJJi ut "~ to au nd the Texa 'ltate m €ring ; it was rq>reserHe I at th Dalla~ t.onventitm this ~prino by D . C. Thompson anti ]. T. Patter on. a .~ -.~ I 'H c obt,tined ii1 the forru o£ a ll· · ec.iable ch ck, the stri ~t t c nfidence pre' ailing. H ere, Chaco , Lm.Tain . H me P'resei1.ts Frnie NeL: .n ' ith a for the amOlltlt of the loan he sought. Repay­- · can he tnade a.t a rate · f .i.nt re t sub tantialh · r thnt cllaTg'('d hy most :mall lo~ n age11 ~i .. FULL-TIM£ PERSOr . 'EL are paid by the Credit :-nj( n at eaCh divi~ion to ke p bDoks an-d h, ndle tner administ.rativ detail . Abo e are Canton re-dit · ni n employ e :. Ruby Lee Tran­th.: nn. Dori. Turner, \far 1 Alk Roberts. -- ---- THE UDlT OM;\HTTE.E keep · a close wa tch books. how1"1 abo e is the Barnilto1 Cha ·o Ch.a irtnan Ed Turpin (sea ted) , T •d eem~1 n (s tanding) , and n-ook keeper \ innie G< odin. ,·er Credit Union audit conu:u itt ee: aud "'\1 ilbur Banl THE C.REDIT COMMITTEE is a signed the r sp<:m.ible ta. k of approving or disapproving loans. Here i . Hou ton's Credit Com­mittee a t work: Jess Dudley, Ca leb Hubbard and Bob H:a ker. DIRE-CTORS determjne policie and exerci e super j, o.r ' control. Here are 1.2 o.f Canton'. 15 d irectors: Front row - Jeter Ma.rtin , - ' A. S . Robinson, Ben '"' illiams and Letch , ., orle .. Second rO\ ~ Bill Robertson, W. V, Ivester, Loui Gatcts T ull Jarn isot1 and Claud \Viu. lhck rerw - W'ade Enloe . , .\feaver onells 'tnd vV. . Havnes. ' ,-\bs nt: Bill Abbott, George M rgan and Vn.tnk Bye~-. . · ... • 21 • • I - • Housfou. V. W. l\fiLLER. Pa~adena :-lllf'l r i1Jtende11t o f · l>too l ·. .·lim mar izes the loca l pi cwre in regard to Champion anr'l mcationa l. t1·ai nl·ng. nwrcr:iT THO 1: · o~ . h .L m p i o u \ OCt> pre ~id·enr , xtre ' 1he i11Jf O!Lln<."C o f \ OGHiOila l t r~1in iu!! to h lh 1 he rom p.m.., auJ the st 1 I nt. \V. R .. ,,RlJTF .. Hou s10 11 D i vi.•ioD rnar\ · Jgcr·, presented rh · n ;'ti1d 11g car iric't1 t c~ to the gTad 11 ates lef:t). \' . E. B llu o ~ ki i~ the' . t11.dc n t r Tc i' i11g ~fll l g"r; ltt il a.t.io n ~. ;\TANY FA .\fTLlC, of rh vrcati.n:t! ~tu · · d e111' cam· to tbe Pasadena Hi gh School Lo !!et: the stu<len · ret th ei';r cc rtifi Gtte . Hcrt: i~ ;1 pt1Ti ion uf l h ;H crowd . ' F. G. " FR£ ' 'GHY'' k '.:J) ER 1·epresr:·nt<:' I r 11 -e g-rad:ua te­\ Ul.IJ ;m ur..ceptan e .pee II . ' Vocational tra1• n1• ng certificates to Houston workers ·who combined ' Learning an d go their Ear ning· T E·:rE :\I A Y GRAOUA l'lON ceremony f:or Cham.· p ion voc~t i o nal training tudent (fa1l, ·wim cr and pnn terms at the Pasadena High Schoo] '\·vas a fining climax to rhe mo<it u cees.s (til vocaliona] p rogram in the h i-wry o( the H ouston Di\·ision. The prOQTam wa dir:rnjfied. bri · f and devoted to honoring the o-radua lec· and in tructors. Jmpt'>rt<.mc of tJw graduate-' accornpli shm.cnts was m:? ~M~d 1 y a Jaro·e wroup of Chan.tpion and chool offi-cial . The e nti 1.'C program .. . i rwocation , peechcs and pre ntati n o{ cc1·tificate-s . .. tc,ok nly on· hour and 10 min me . Like the trajui ng· program, rnuch w·a · om­pli. hed: jn a brie.f pe6o I. The followi n dara i · a ~ tnlln~an, ot t llOJ>e accom-p! i hmc11ts in t€rrn · o( th.t:· number of · n if icare amcd in each cour~ t 'wg1rt . • G('nr ra.l Pap rn1a~itw. 3 1; team ] ower Plant Op .ra· ti1 n , l " ; Elt:(·tr icir;. 19; Blue P·rint Rcalir)g, 6 ; P·aper \li!l \f:uheu1aJ:i · , l9 ; Sulphate Pn.Ke · Pulp i\fakin,. 43. lk~:,ner Jtc'Klm Operation. II ; Four h:in .ier >\·fa. him: OJ · 1 tion and R wi.ndin~. ~ J· Coatinr)·, 20; Pap r rini-.h· ino ·pr) t."dttre. l b . Pap • t;. and Board In pcction, 20: 'Y[ i J l-\.nighr Pra t icc ~- : Pipditt iu ;uuJ Pipe La}out, ?7: Offrct Pranie at C'Jl::tml i n. ll : \'.er End Com.1·ol. I 0: \b.( hi nt• Shop than.i.n;. 3: l;)rint ipl ~ ot h1du trial Cmur :tl ln su: t ­m' nL :. I 0 'May It Always Be So' . I I By Tll es Cobb Thou/ht for th month ... 'Ve squatted in th apple or hard beside Dad and n l Ralph and plucked at tbe gre n blades of gns and talked o[ man_' things. Around u ' er the c>l n , houses and hundreds of half~~row n Rhode I sland Reds on range. Uncle Ralph wa ~ t llinO' abou t the hie ken lhieve. "-vho had been ,· lipping in from the road and stcaljng hi , birds in 10 and 20 lot . lie had b en sittino- up at night with a loaded ·hoto-un. _ ''You know," he said lowly, '\vhen I think of the hours and hours of h ard 'Nork I spend in this poultry bu in , , I could e-ladl h oot to kill an man who tries \_.} • J t.o take it fro1u 1ne !" There '"'a: a gleam in his eye and a f nn ~ t of hi j a' that ho ked u a bit. Uncle Ralph had alway: b en a mild-m.ann red fellow, gentle and ' l y-g inO'. , , 'e had n ever found hin1 in an angry moment from th , tin1e w sto d be. ide him a a tinv tot and I watched him patiently turn the ice cream freezer after a hard da, in the fi lcL. SeeiJ1g him mad was a new • . 'P n n e. Upon furth er rcOection, it se m to u that Un le Ralph typi fi d lh true \merican spirit. '"'e Yankees are · a ffable by nature tl a t foreign r have often questioned b_oth our 'l>V i11 in n ess and our ability to fight for our n ght. . Y t, v h "n th "chip ' were down" and our fr e w y of lif has been vitally affected, we hav on ·i t nlly sh ' ·n an irr . i ·tib'le fighting s1 irit. ·l\fa, it alwa be so! * * ,. ' Vi. h th . u cce: s of Krorn kote firmly esta bli.sh d , w think it i fitting to tak tim out for an A ppre ' ialion · Da . l'nm1 time to tiu ·we haYe huded th · fforr s ot ew:r 0 1 e in the 1 rum Coat Departmcn t. Hul 1 h · ...,lor ( f Kromc:ko te, h o m. Sales and Sch ·dulit g- to Shipping, is 1 igger than any one d -partmen t. It is t h · story of "vill ing coop · a ti JO on the pan o.f many de:partJllcrr1t~. So at thi time, in b baH(,[ bo.· ~ K:tomckoL ·r Elmer ; r wkirk, we wish l, ·xtend apprcci<ttion to aU 'ham­pi · s " ho ar · working o harcl with a n •w prudun n.nd th · new probl ··m: that it jnvo]vC.) . .. r] o "Gunn >r'' Sn itb and his group of schcdul ·rs . .. To Jolrn R illllS , Bob :i\t1cKnigbt. Earl J n . .,, and all the J\.1achin Rootn bo ' . , . To 1\fik · Fab ·rand his Unloading gan g, IJadan f Quinle- and his Rull Storag .. men, some of h , unsuug h ro s of the papc:r mi IJ .. . To Bob Stephc n o:;on, \ViJbur K ller and their hawk- ·yed ins1 · · tors, who k p us GL£ \flNG , . HITC Kro.mckoL - is a prod ttct of whicJ1 all Cham­pion are justly proud. Here> CM Cal nd rrn cu Clar nc.c Cow n and Don Lang-wonhy ont-ribule their p ccia l kill:- and " ktlO\ -how" to tHrn out th qualit --farned bampion paper. mistake-con, cious ... To "7\Iac" 1\tlclntire and the Cal-ender R()otn men ... To Jimmy Simpson and tJ1e g.iTL who sort out the wrinkles and stu -k spots ... T Bob Peters and his hard-workins shippers ... To Cha rlie Shields and the boy- who throw the casein down the . chutes . .. To veryone who has a part in molding th a t final gloss label "Kromekot ' . . . .Many thanks for your great cooperation! ... * :¥.< * * Jerry Hall tell · thi one about his e 1 cri nee in the Brooklyn training camp a year ago. One afternoon as Jerry stepped into the batting cage he noticed that Branch Rick. y was sitting on a ben h n earby. The Dodger president ·was engros ·eel in cqn ersation with a stranger and eemingly paying- little attention to what was going on around him. After JelTY had taken a few cut, a voice piped up, "Hey, son, take a ste p deeper and a step farther back from the plat ." s Jerry turned around, the keen-eyed Mahatma grinned, replaced hi cigar, and re umed his con er ation. Young Hall took Rickey's advice and ha be n getting mor po·wer into h is drive, this sum.mer than -ver before. * * * * BuHiug tl1c drums ... Bud \'hit . the "Huck :Finn'' of Kromckor . prayed [or a boy. came up ·with ano ther girl, Connie Jean, on A pri1 29 ... Ed Combs is ·way out front again with. a l usciou ~· suntan ... G l 'l 1 ad of thai:. gals! ... Cor.li-s Drake is ' 'earing th kind of 'Butch;' haircut"'' . a.l l love but can't quite n rye up to! ... The tough littl ~ [ann T from Collins\·illc. Norm"' n St ·cl '. is still nursing a 1 ain(ul rhcu.mati hip . . . Qute t, sand r-haired " Pench r" B ·ckncll has a ,'Cll f r ~p ·ed . . . . .He follcn s th · tnidgct racers dlr011gh the Jndian .. a cir .. uit <. and lat· ly watched th · big· boJs tune up ·H In iianap li ·. * * * P.S. FtmtiJy l ortndt.s: Bu a 'i leo , ct and ~ta , at home! As Hoh ' '\Vea,·t·r wm1ll put it, '·The ' ~a .. . hut f dunno! " Today ' · · mad "' five;~ t .' lra trip · t tova1 jll:'\t Wh{;H Wf' had vi-; ious of' the ~ll' gt"lthl'rltlg' llttsl and sparr<rw dr(Jppings in th · gal"lW'). 1) ·Barr ' ;uid his f aJ to bus l<·nnjllal for LcSol.ll~d·wilk; 2.) Barr nnd his pal 1<1 Lc~ounl 5 , _i li e', II() hu-. ; g) }tiT •II ~nd his pal w movie : •J) J a tl' ll nud his p<d hack homt'; f Barr an 1 his p~ 1 trand(-d , h<Hk llOJnc. (fn bdWt;' ' t1 trips we watched snat II . ., of L levi ·ion!) • ' ' • I • Hamilton OY H Jl.U TE \t dl I'Pii t: "(,o ahc .• d ~1mi latt >11, hut I 'll ' co~.:~tinuc I t) liip on I ft f ••L "n 1he flOOr (H O~f'\llHl iJll 'C til11\'' J cf tc pi ki 'R up :1 Hmlh ... (;tdJ~< :E Ol ' ' '· ;-.n. I ra Jiinf' R om: " l -wnuldn 't lh 1r•b. of ,dim ing h. Gr" n \Vct w: lJft ha tl rF m to . tart · tL en ·,, i1mirrg 1dth 111 lilY f :~i 11 g rh. hall o the pi r w'·· l' ·r-hap~ th i 1 a ·,n • vy' notion. h11 t .1 rt1 ntt t.tlong ; 111 ~ dtaHrec; in not f:nori r g • d~ He·'.'' / BOBBY K~ODEL , No. 2 Fini shing-: " Jt se ms that No. I ~ r. ·s with me wh reYer J go. l'rn not exactly all e rgic L tb numb r. hlll it ha sn't hro11ght me luck, e ith eL l h op Lhi. doesn ' t ho ld true th is y ar, howeve r , sin ·e it. m · thirtc -ntl;t year witlt Champion.' ' , "W·E'RE A STRANCE PEOPLE" By joe Blevens H o , . .\!ANY or u ar firm believers in some of the many uper titi o ns of our time? Do you e'1er cro s your finger for lu ck, throw a pinch of spilled salt over vour boulder or kn ock on wood? ' j fanv of th ·e common super. t itions are founded way ba k . in' early history su h as the o ne of knocking on 1rood. Thi behef originated from the id ea that good spirits lived 1n trees aod in order to call them forth one '·ould have to rap on the tree, h ence the idea of knock- . ing o n wood to bring goorl Juck cam about. j; " he number 13 is an o ther, and a firm believer h<rre a1 Hamilton Champion in thi supers ti tion is Bob Knodel of No. 2 Fini lung. Boh says it all start d a long while ago when h e got a ·arcl fiom a p enny weighing machine which said that No. 13 wonld follow l1im throu gh lif . The following scri s of vents wou ld s (•m to b ar that o ut. ·when Bob was in th: s r vicc it tO(Jk 13 days on the ship to ross th ;\tlantic wh r h wa'i a ss ig n ed w tank 1o. J ~. Lat r h • wa. s nt from the hospital U<•< k Lo th · lro nt line:-. on pril l ~- He play 'd on an nn b: .. t-.e ball t <:1rn and wore un if nrm l\' o. I !:l i'lJld wh c:n Ll 1 c t un 1<:d lo thl' Stal i5 it again roo P ,h y~ to o o'>s th<' Atla nri _ fn j d ntally, thi is Hob'., thint;emll ('ar a1 Chan1p i o r 1~ T l1 rc :rrc also ·1 lnl of wp t ti ·ti on ~ conlW ted " 'ill! s port s .u h a .... the beJicr of uoxcr '> that it i:-. had luc!., to lay a hat nn a l;cd and the 'Cl)l lam Hh '>uper-,t iriun that Jilek Dcrn..p~c:y lt <1d about !.he robe· he wolt ' i1 1 11H prize tit g. ~, h (: only br,u t r1 1 v:ll .i< b lr C' b ilc:d In \H' . 1 it wa~ l1is last rna tch with(. ·n · TunrH~ ). P erhaps it io, a I r•l id o! th is kind wltirh jt~fh ~t· n et:) George Yo 11n '~·. on • of Hamilltm Charnpi.oll '. athl ' H '~ to follow hi s belid on the fydJ diamond . C eorg • ~'ill ·d wa .~ when goinr; ou t inw th<: l iv id . gr1 the uall and tu ... 'i it ro the pi tcher. Just a stqxrHitinn you rni .-r lr ~t a ~ but perhaps .mn · of 'OU can r ·membcr "Rc-ct·• Luc.;; tJw Cincinnati R edJcg baseball pitciHT ·dw : hv;t} 111t hi-, right foot a ero-s~ th , fmd lin l i r ... t wl 'n wa I kin' ( ~· t unto th ' diamond. 30 One of the more unusual belie£ held b · any nc i _that of Roy Hollister, supervi ·or of the l\1 ill Police h ere at Champion. Roy will n ever pick up a pocke t comb or any comb from the floor or ground wi thout tapping his left foot to the flom or ground three time . Probably a lot of you will not light three cigaret te on a match, walk under a ladder or eros the parh of a black cat. Ed Ashford, 'lachine Shop ·welder, i firm1 con ­vinced in another one of the famili a r super titio ns such as these. If Ed forgets anythin when 1eavin the h u. e and ha to return right away, yon can be po itive lhar he will not go out again ·without fir r. sitting down for a minute. His belief is that not to no so would brin · on th -v.·or t kind of luck po sible. Ther are no doubt hundred f thes uperstiti ns and belief many of rh m with th ir :founiling in th cu stom and id ea >( the ·mci nt times. lt j - no mall . our of won ferment, though. tlun in a m dcrn ra you can sec our peopl crossing lh eir &ing r ·. kno king on ., O<l and goi11 g- out of their way in or ler w ke p fmlll passing trndcr h ld e r~. \ Vc're a strange pcopl . l·.n SHI'O Ril, Mach~n • Shop: " f hvil)5 ·it d0\'11 rot " tllilllll(' C\N\ tilll l' I I ;t ' t: ihe hon"<: and 1 ' Llllll fur "'lll thing that 1 for · ' ot in [he tir,'l l . ving." ~· . ..' '. ~51)'] '\.'4"! , n\~ '7-!l1 1 •. •z; ~~ l M'ARG!\H.ET ABRAM , '1\f ::iorl i ug: " I 'm n ot too ~· per. ti - 1 iou~. hu.l sumcliu1 ·'s I wond r :Jbout having bN'n bom on Fri­day t'hC l3tb ." Grattd Coulee Dant Destruction Ha ··ole Mac" Powell Worried By Otlo Rf"id • "Ole , be" Pmr ll i, beg-inning- to ·worr · ab ut the dc-,truft il)ll of Grand Coulee ]) m . He sa 'S any tilll ' . Olll of the boy. wa Ill a trip \ C ' l - { inancc~l by !HOlT d fidt- th , ~ . houll hop a rattler and d edHate son1 <: l )ha e of the ,,·ork ooitw on there. ~lac utlculat .~~ tll:u ~ ~ ~ the q ic o1 the dam ba · been extolled 13 time in the La t ~0 \ears, dllU the putting up of a crccn door calb [or a d ca r-spctial train to the dam :site . . \ ccc rdin:·· to ~1 · c, the arc gonna wear the top of th ctuu down and around until the dam '·on't dallL (\ \'e'll pil on , ack_ of 'talers ... and carry on.) * '*' • .. omctime . . a man ,\·i ll lraw attention to him ·cH with the ·tatemen t: rhc male fi6·ure is actually more beau ­titul than (well, )Oll know ·who I mean). He's a h ypo­critical liar- p rhap r igh in hi: . tatemcnL- but 110 power on eanh could con\ incc him that he's not right. Howcn.:r John "Fats'' l"\ethcrton took one gan<ler at hi - hand ome phig in the Log, and forthwith bought a . 7~ cam>ra. H wanted that prolific profile pre ·ervecl per po terity. The rcaetion o( "Fats" proved that Ray Garrett ha· learned the can.lirul virtu ~ of a ·mart pho­toMrrapher: make thelll to . ce tJ1cmselvb as they want Lo be ~ecn- not as ''ither ·ce them." "Fat " doc · admit that bt:ing photographed between Cecil J )ne · and Paul Blume adds beauty ... by com­pati~ n. \V 11, rno:-,t value. are arrived at b comparison . '1 hat' what makes ham better than sow be1ly. It ain't ju t 'cau e it' high r on the hog. * * * * E'\en a married. man can alway b th · "captain of hi 'iOUl", but h i~ no longer the "master of hi fat ." \ 1hcn he sa). ''l do," it takes him 25 y ·ar. to TealiLe ju-,t how n ud1 he do do. A man retains certain 1 asjc, nm-,titutional riuht~; few ,..-omen read the constitution. < T(J them right i!') right ... which th y arc. · Of cour')c, Bill G1illles, Bill ~tephenson, Namon Johnson and other n~tc1 an~ o( the creeping-analysis o( rhc painful dia lnosi., do talk w our young proo;;pccts ... \C:ty mud1 like a "dutch uncle." But, it ajn't no usc a.tall. Love i. \ ty blind, but it ain't blind enoug-h to ~a11 <ncr a dil1 oJ tr stle. It eem~ to be abl · w g ' t ,,vhcr · 1t ,,ant lOgo. • 'Ihc~ gn:at Chun.hill got cr(' lit in Arne1inw ncw!:t­} J~}'C:h for <oining the phla-. ·: ···1 lti. da.rklint!, lJ()tlr. " Btl -,ltakc-,p ·at · quc(·;cd the tc ·ardrop" l'rom tltaL <JtH ' ~00 vear ... bcfme the g t<.·at -... t man ot oul' cuHtnv \'a-. ' I born . . \ltho ou1 languagt: j-, b c:au tilul and \.ati<'d. tiH:n <OIII''i a titn<· \ht n wt glop<' lot a dnoiptiou that 'an11o1 1it1 ~ nne· .nd o w1· 111akc a '\'Otd. Ralph fl a rri ... tcnuhed th(· l1ingc. ., ol g ·ttJ U'>, wh ilt· (I('"< til,in ~ 1lw ILL'>'>, tatic , -,qucal., pop-., oar "· ('[( ., that <.allH ' out ol IIi -, L:.td icJ, ~ aid Ralph, .. I lw clc 11 thi11 g- i-, cHJllitlt: t in '." (So thcrl', lh<:w ·t·r ( tHl ,, tllat and "' '<' lH,w tnud1 aqtlilt• ·tin' • JJlljJlo\ c-, all that , wll l ,,·a-, tl) i11g 1o <k-.t 1 ib ·.) Ol c out ... ·, tl1e R 11 ... iath in\<' llt •d !Ia· radio and 11 o..,t o[ tl ·other thing., tlutt ll( '<- i>oiiJ .\lll( 'ttu 11.., u y to t<tJ..t· u ciit fur . gut 1 tand to 1 ·1nin I ~ou that ··aqnilii 'I in' " t one o( th · be t dc-,c ript ive wonh <'n 1 in \t'IIH d. 11 I. higo~ ll . R lph ha rhem o\cr a h:tnd on that · tltl ',' lilll' l u aw.l'*t · it. TOU , Hn:- n ,, t1 1" <.1 iffitl1. -.o 11 of H a 1 ·J C 1 if I it h . C: \I Ct 11 • le('ll , i-., ,}wwn hell', Cl tllit lg hi., fifth hir tltd · \ rak e. B11chh. live., witlt hi., p ~11 e nt-. at , ;, ~) R1• ~ Avcnllf'. He is th n e phew ul l eona C <-llli!Oit. 1 'o. ~ \l ill F:tlt :tttd Cot tnl D cp<:llllllt'llf. Hamilton SWElT - l>OIIIl;t Lee \'illi ;tm ­<., 011. the fun1 :llld one-h;.d f )Car­o ld tl ,anght cr of :\1 r. ;liHl \ [r '· .Jolm \Villi am'>on, R .R. No. J Sorncrvillc. Donn a' · mother, Ruth , i ~ a C \f Sorlirw Cha ut - . n p1ut1. Her fatht:'r i'> itt the Gen-eral S:1 les 01 Cice. · Ex-Champion Jack Ramsey Gains Distinction In The Field Of Art .' By Jack J'iullcn A former Champion, Jack Ram~ ey, son of :\furray Ramsey, boss machine tender o( No. 5 and Ko. 6 Paper Machines, ha · gained distinction in the licld ol ~n in the c~ty of ~~tlanta .. Ga. Jack, ·who \l.:a5 rc. pou~ible (or sorne of the finest p1cturcs ever to o race thl' cover o.r this rnag~:tine, recently contributed ~ruite a Jot ol ume and dtort to the Atlanta Civic Balle t. The able young artist de ignecl and exec uted the: scenery (or the entire produ ction in addition to ttll nino out 2,000 silk-screened programs which required a lt~~ gcthcr 7,000 cparatc proc ·s:cs. l'vlr. Ramsey's job as a fashion lay-out ani t for a large d partmcnt store in the Peachtree City k 'JH him bu~y until 7 o ' ·lock in the ~ \' ·ning. Fro111 7 p.m. until midnight, he aud lti" · s.;;i'it<lllb worked 011 build ­ing a 111 thic ·tl c ~htl · atHI a gold and ~i l vvr [on:st I or ' '' j wclvc 1 ;t tl < i 11 .~..~.. Pt i11 < (' ...... cs" and ".J olll'l1L') to Ca-.lllll t' I L'. ·· J llc wee k end ... 'J.,o Wl'IC dc..·\OI(•d 10 l~t...il iollillg -.ct-. :111d lal)ot ing 011 til(' handp;~itttnl ptogtaut ... ,\ll thi"i ;uduoth ''orb. \'il"i dollt' \ ;thotll 1 t '11tlltt('t <ttion ;n td Ute on ly tn,·,trd 'ilid1 l;•d rvrl'i\ ·d \ it" rh ' • jo) in doing· a ,•ood j11b i11 lti dt ,..,~·n tidd ;tnd thv In >\'I - n I g l' ol h i.., u H 1 11 i I> 1 t t i o 11 l o '1 o 1 til ' II i k < i \ i <. pro j L' < I I or thc: <it\ iu \·hi< It It mak . ., f,j., honH'. ' l h<: < ilt/( 'Jh ol \tLmLt Jl'C< J\('d tht• l):tll ·t enthu ... i­: l">li< .Ill· ~tltd l ·1 trH:d il ,l tl'<. 'Jll('lldtHh tH <"t''"· IH'iltg- I nul ill tit< ir f11<ti <' 11! ll~t · t ' · ~ ·lh ttl Jlt ~.· ork ;tnd the lw,HHi­Jull) dc ..,jgnul ... d ... . 31 • I - • • 32 • . ' • .1 .\lH J·L\ :":1\: 1' tlain1 ~ all (:lf tit · .<hoito K:~ od U11· tlt oh' ,•.~, • ·;ll t{flllet - ' tile ,ti l :tUt• tdh Ltkiltg lo the tup fl ~~>pM c hi~ :tl! ·utpl ro JH lllJI the hole. \ '.·\RH . I':N H \ •11\IEL ·x c•Jn(J] i fi e, , I rtncRs i11 rhe ope" spaces, ·uggc ·t · ing a 11 · u·ld lr ·c as fitti11g cu1C1 I'O a~· oitl s l'ra'\' rni:;~ il c~ or fh·ing· ~ ;tu cers. ' ' • LORAINE lZOC IIR c:1a never be ac­cu. cd of' not po ~~%s in g facilit y -- sill1 - pl )' to~s i11 g t.he I art olll of the ro ugJ1 e ll'h en Lh u ~e of a heavy iron is lln11g. ' .JOAN AYERS depict~ c l everne~s 1r i th a "drag'' shot - water and rocks be·i ng no bnnier f0r Lhi·s Ltir fe 1mne golfe r. when the goi og gets r.l bit rugged . • I DEXTROUS • Champion golfers display skill, ease, alertness, adroitness, nimbleness·, expertness, and facility on the fairways . • cleverness • ED \'OLFF d~;HIOII S tralt·~ his skill , rakiu~ a hclt~· "'' ing ltt p•oH• th:i! h ~.: l"'"'' li 1' \ lJ,n l ) ~.,III<Jl lw 's loing. 'R .\L) l ON C \:;\11'JH•:LJ .. ~ hows wbar is m~aut h}( UIS•' CJ!t th .t::r ' II. , '!o illlC it', ~ ~ known I act tlHll a good pull r ''' icld ' I' i ~ a lw:tys 1clnxed fror heM re lilt . Open Letter . To Fleet Foot Moms 1 y R u. t/1 Ra{f'Ud D ·ar l\ [t n . : \ c~n in and H:. a ( u L, at llik ·, aft ·r hi kc , vv e·tt Lh · . . most ddicii..H.I. rood , \)) the 't.Ye r:·tgc. of •tny KToup I ll 1 1-;,uni!wiL . \nd who is r Cli}JOI1SibJc for .the fin fcasls ' ;' < cnjov) Yc u, of course. I lv t t' ' 1d1V W C o:o t SllCh H hi~>• kick. OUt of ()Ut ~-f( dH.' l'S, ' 1,. , ' . t") h p rt v at f.<H()a h nor the other 't\lonc:.la - iL wa ' jttst a ~m·an . way ol. getting- cv ·rL And w · tho-ught it " as fun :-;ct•·i ng- a 11 n Ytru tog thcr, ha \'in g- ·ou mee 1 on ~ ~~ tw thc r, · nell ' tl ing ·on 1 ··rtn ht w our g t-tog · thc r~ "' n: (lu11. Lmt 11 H. f(WdV) . • ,.\.nd td1l'fl it t aqlc 1 o 1 hr 1 :trt whcr · the meal d is-apjl .·u:cd. '"' > Ie:trued . wh -·rc ~11 onr !dk "I.'s -~cquir ·d lhcir lu ty pp ure . . \ ou a l.l d1d the meal JUSUC ' . too . • 'cv a: tt · th ' 1~i ·turc ~ o u so vi itJi.11gl posed Cor, you'll t'iud it j;n th ' "Ne ·s \ 'ic·ws'' portion ( [The LOG th-is month.. Lo(k · lld . e . how p r~ uy )'OU wer . \Ve ·nj()y ,-d - :u .1 we th in k you did . Loo - lhc gam·~ <nH:l group ·, ingi ng. l ut m:ost o l ·dl ;we cnjo eel the ski t · f}!lle of \on JHO{h"L pw. on for us. because '"c lear ned J . . a 1c\.t' thing.· ahpu 1 .'. <Hn o f y m, as Lollow,' : · ·. h.;. \' tc t ccm~ light! ; forgetful, csp ' iall , -.h- '".anted to h-.:~rk li t.c a (l.og in. t ''a J of growl ·'bHLt<tl n ine1·. '' . , rncc like a ~lr. . R ·(u~:r. i. a ,,. )lHicrfu1 a ·tress. Didn t you a ll get the ·H:a. h.da. ' hlu . < ' ·hen : he ~YaY tho, gr eat bjg igh~? _ ll . J:l: ·k. on ' LH he ( Prta.i n l ' an ~i.~--..-­C. n·olyn.?; \ · · think H tl t: t ). quite d:ig1i ri I and all that, but like ( h ould we say 1\1.art a.nd . 1. n • :h~· can ' roll dent eyes." • ·t >l •oo mother are. rea ll .-well, \J\'c' · \()rr aU th • nl.6thc w ·r·n 't able to b th ~ rc; · ~ m.iss · l th · ~h ent on ·s af.lJ hop th y'J. be al 1 to-join u at ~nfll~ Jut r • patty .. -\n l' 'll he }{,( king fot ·ard to t·,inr . ~t:IJ tJf y( n J"'rahl em. You· e a · and hun }1', and ' . • · a · pFJucl.r,f u s we ,an lJe. Lo~· in(.-! , ' Th " Fkct fuot T rib · lflCH . CHOOL ,1<:.\h - ·1_. I) '-~'ill ,,f f1. ,nitl ..\ 11 ~ ':tti!Wil!t' Hit.!d! li·uL O'fl I 'Yl'(j/lfd . If(' • l r I\ V<.,ul U<tl • Loll ILunilt<lH ( ttho~H H lJ!h d1 >ul \ 1-,:cH;_ ht '' 4' .tn ltN\ "kJIHling <..dwr 1Jo,- <ilhkt ·• . <·~d - ~ i l!'h, , - Uun1t~ic," i 1f<~Wl d Silf.'f'l\t¥Jt' 1o ( \'[ l iui-;f)it ,g. f ~ui(Hi< f HW~k , Jig t • dt · l~· hu · r ~~r VIJ. · nd \f1..,, Cht11le I i11 t't u h.. t l~t c ~un .tl \ \ ~ 11 i•·· a t' u !{fcdU:i! IJ Ill] fJ ~lililliATt Jl il6h "!.{It >cOl \dU l . I ~ .f~ 'tlll t' lH {1\1 itt .;fur e n !. net 1\ ;tJt "· :\'i:n jut1t ·~ tnof lit r. Sophi(·, i . t , I, ( ut It 1' ,I };.!,Ill f t.< •11. HamiltoK - COl\H~ ·, ${)NS A,' D Tli\ UC HTF.R S - lbd I Ltc (vppt:r ldt). t ,·o and a. haH lllOnths old ; f·u\ · (ul p •r r igll l) , a juni<n' a r Osrc·t h ·m C o ll ccr : DOt.lg las (l o ·w .. · 1 ft) , 12 ) car), )-Ill aJtd a \' il Oll J nnior Hj.g h ninth grad r .ne;.. t fall ; . ;;~lid J'h: ll is . (hn'' 1 ri<~'hl ). l' <im~ a jlnlior at Hatililt.on H·igh Sd w ol. th · dttldrcn of ~11 . and . J1.;. .F lo •d 'ornhs. D50 ~orth :'F" Stt cL Flo d. a: ,ltan~ ptotm of 2'..! ca.rs· Bcrvicc, is in the , :f.ilhl-'r igltt Dep;trttn t t . HJ -1'> <., l~An n( ''" '\ t< ; · · ~~ ·, . 1h<.: at l H l ~\ ·. ~ 1 . tl~l.l J ,t f t . · ~ >H Ju.il 11 • Lh•''' 1 , t" ,ot:~> l r . h_ .... , I R 11,!l : ,, t'lllll' . :1 J tn \( ~ 1.1 d H. It l rtHI H ,l U\ ll {. i fl i,>lt 'ell •~>I ·(' 1 ( ,tti '1Hl,·J ltl . phryo· ~( lh ·.., f;~th r l' : ( ' l vlllt · }jl.,l~ (.'! ::.!i H J ·} ' lllllli~Ht•Hi :;! 'J \< l I; • " .... HA;\f' " - . r~tm - 1. Blmn ·, • th H1 -Y at ·OI tau ·hl r f J'. ul • 1Jlmn ', .:'\1 Red-; hampi n , :1n l a ~ph.OllHJ! -: t " Jn.t,h r ol J\1 ' I I Ii 11 ~h •&l in in itl- · Jh 1 i. .\ ttta trv' nn~I athl rt . N :1m" ln pro\ l , l · 'tt <lll Otl I t::Uhling . Ill t 'H{ l 11 \ f tnJiHg_ ,., r i'h " '-P Hin~( ton t e-.'t · i-u I i Citt i nt .tti <~ch ).( t · . h. \H ~ a lnt..·ml' r of tlte V I "! •. \ _. • c hampintt hil h :.kdh H h~Uli <11 J , ·i t C \(;, d 1 t II tt ' tlJ!)~H ~ Fhl(·r tH~h h o1 . Mi · · m~nu . plun« a 11 H"i1\ . r ·~r. ' 3 ' • •• I • · · 1 Ihuntb ., I n~t (rood ' But o Ha\ e one I Far Wor e 1 ) ' ('01 • ' I CI' II(')' -\ \h .ag ' from af ' t , . up 'P j, 1 \n ·r( pmilkr: \'hat .u , our i11o ' I · w n h r ) u h a ~ u nl · t ' !'. 1 ·n or p n eil r>r an; tool r f -lll l • '~Hl t r a ll z ' th t rh ditku·nt tin,,er are ar b om l! J" m~ lh ' S<l lll alu with r· krt: n({~ w th eir u efuln · " in 1 rtorming \Hir ·. T h u1 1 t imp n·m t i-:. 1he thunll . In~· wi thr til it p1 h l'll i n •·rulJ b · impedect. Th · ~1 a 11d 1: no longer a pincen, but m · n~ h d :n · wh en I pn ved of t.h ~ lltum b. :£ t:r Lin er i imp rtanr to uu . \ rk ·. £el . hampion ' · ~ in p mtr xtraordinary, Charli . 1 ) r. i ittin pxeuy thi- comin · fall (so he th_ink . n the rictht ide f hi ~ u tdo >r firephc , Jo ated m lus bav vard, 01arlie planted t mato , an l Otl the left .iJc l1e piamed onion . . \nd - lu k • ould hav it, one { hi nei rrhbo · i. rai ino chi ken by the dozen . ''.-\11 1 haTe t do:· ay-- Charlie, i reach ov r the ience, crrab a chicken by the ne k, hold l t 0 er the fiTe until ~- ll d n.e then rea ch for a t mato or an on ion.'' mE:bod)' -hould teU Charlie that his neighbor is the IJ\"ller of a repeatin r ifle and know how to u e it. C1lariie h ould al be told that all the garden bugs had a meetin o- the Yer ' day be ·et the plant ou l, and are p lan ning to mak . hallb out of every thing that gTows in that gar~ e n. Charlie ·- fri n d , h o'' ever, need not feel sorry for ltim, for hi wife, who know · all about his prowe as a gardener , bas a lready laid in ev . al larg cans of horse­radi h -and they say it goe ood with a 'iviener roast. .r\ man finaHy bought a parrol at an auctjon after ~(mt e S(iiril.td bidding . " 1. .up1ose the bird talk <>," he aid tn t1 e a ucti me . "Tal ~ " was the re ply. "H e's been bidding againsL you for t h , pan ha lt hour." l-fi~ Rl•:!) J•.R. OF rk1t Lil · nl'i ~ hh1• 1 ', 1 !tit ' t'll' lidn t ' ' i" !•lll i 11 tlllir frud 11i tll Clr.-HllL: \lcJ'l:i ' lind ~i ~ h ~IIHI ~ litlle ~;<udt·ll p.•tt:h h{' id<· l ht: J,,,tk \iii t gJ.i ll. ( h a tli.e . . 1 i i · \t',ll (.ftatnp ion, h :1 ~ .t lun1 d tfldl. o il on• of lite trc'~' ~"'in fu1d , "!ti l dau hts:r Jauo:: offer l1111lwr C1idt:1Ji t' ol lwr d ;Hl '.; ttimnplr >It di'pla~iu .l t - ~~ rA hi p r i.J~ I unu.Hh. 'the 1\[l;) " ' h-ome is Jl ~ ~H .,_,JHrlt Nin1h 11 •t . '' J'l<L 'T S OF T H I:. \ l o .··rH .. - LefL ' ' Li tt le C' o ~ i>P},-­Rook ~ . 1ig ht. "T he Ci r,gle,>·· IJ ~ H;uol rl joiner. Harold Joiner and Mae Jtooks Win "Shutterbu " Pic Honors Ry Mae R ooks "Print of de Month" ho nor were acwrded to Harold J oiner, R esearch, and :VIae R ooks, C. :VI . 'o tin , in the "Shutterbug., regu lar monthl judgint" . Harold'-· print, ''The Gio-gles," wa made with a Gennan \!Virgen Camera and i the pi n.tre of hi daughter Faye, who is ·e ven years ld . Fay i her da ld ,, favorite model and ·e \·en though she i. a vi tim of ere­bral palsey, I ettcr known as pa t1 paraly i , I o b willingly. Harold ba · b een with Charnpiou nine year and ' 'a the first pre ·iden t of the "Shutterbu · Ju b ," which ' ''as organized in April, J 9'19. Harold say · 'Tve been intere ted in photO raphy fo1· 20 ear~ but I n ever reall go t dmvn to bu ine "' until I j oined the 'Shurterbuo-s.' " Tho:·e P ho hav \·atch - l hi work hav not.iced a great d al of impro,·eme nt. Harold erved ?G month in the Kav '· H e like· ro bovvl and ro make good pictures but hi · r eal int ere t i__ hi h rn and hi. · Lamily, and h e i particularly im r· estcd in th health of his Jittle da ugh t r Faye. 1 have t lei you al OLlt his hobbi ~ ·, hi imer and eve-n his favorite mo let, b tt J fol'got LO nJ nti n thar hi~ favorit ' angl ' i · from the top of • ' t ·p l ldcr - nd good nawr ·d 1 L:nold take · ~~ lot o( ribbing· a bo ur it in th · ·Jub . "" . l·or the " cond Lime c inc il~ inc ·ption lour n1 011th~ agu , our writ<'r ha-; h ·cn fonnllJ[t• e.t l01.1 ·h lo ctt ptur · f 1 t :; 1 l, L t · i I! 1 h · C 11 a 111 pion · ·. 'Jw ll • b up( C I u b · " I' r in r u[ lbt: :\ lomh Cmtl! ''>t.. '' Out. priLC· 'vinnin ,. phoro is ~ n ­litk I ' 'Lirde Cowboy.'' 'J hi:. inte rotin~ pi< Llll t: wa:-. mod ·I ·d b ' 1ittl Hilly \1\'dlb, so tt ot ;\!1 , ami :\f.r,. P;tul \! ·hh. The yo un 1:1~ 1 e r i wd.l known ll) man y l-lan•iltn11ian ·. ,\ vi ·rim of ntH:mi. ... inte binh. Jill) recptirc.., :1 tran,•dtt ..,ion ' r)' :ix 1, igl1t ·week . Sc·' tT~ l CJ1a111pion h,l\ e d(lll:tlc I blood lor him. llc h <.tn i kat Cllodt: l and 1h · u ·Httraln t':-.~ t)f th pi <: LtLr • fJI CJH ''I O tll . t:lt t'l) l<.:llt. One t the " 'ltuu vrbttg·.)·· han c.:r 111 ·1111> •rt.. we h:w · !'I V"d a~ th<; dt~h\ 'lt'U e1aY ' sin -e it. 1; Jllllatit·Hl. Our iutt ·rt ·t in 1 hntograph . date hark 1 ht ·c ycaL., hut in the pl:l'>L ~ix \l ontlh 'W ·'<. · o ne ";dl oul" wi th tl1e ptlrrha .. e u f a new Citolkx and cn rnpl<'le d.ark roon1 aud enbrgin.,· • cyU lf.Jl 1 nt. .-\Pl'RO.\ ,HING OKL\ . '..-\ from the south .. :tate toutc 1~6 ?r the · ' i:n innati -llrook' ill Pik " 'inds acro, s t.he C. C. '· L. Ratltoa_d . pa . t h J.ULifu l i\ft~·g, n "1'< wn:<.h ip Hig-h Scl ool and in to the small. pea ·eful. l.IJri' ing vi llao·e of ! 40 popul attotL Hamilto.K . ~ J A J N STREET is a shaded ar a on a lny s ~cJmu1cr aJtt·-rnoon , witb no Lraffic problerns to coufront the Ok a r1a citizet'l rJ:'- The M • thodi ~t Chur h is shown Otl the l igb t, s _ene o~ ~:l~{J. • fa mons Ok ana ·h ick<;-n ~ upf cl': and otb r ornm-un1ty actl vt lles. A Salute to Home Towns The first in a series of articles paying tribute to Champion comm-unities in the 8 u t I e r County area. By Bill Thornpson A~ ;\ \{ ZJ N(;.L v c RF..AT n un1 ber o E .America's ou r-tandio:g perform rs and producer in all fields of en ieaYOY hail fron1 th hinterlands .. l\lfany of our greatest athletes, a tors, banker , lawyers, industrialists and lnili­tary leader are proud of he fa t that they were born ar:d reared on the farm. That rural beginning- seems to inst1.ll ~ .methhF.r into people \·vhi h never lea e them. Th late John fcGra' once remarked concerning me of hi - greate t ba eball playen who came fron1. the faTm, ")'au can tak. the boy out of the bu hes~ but you can n -,. take all th busb out of the boy." ' Getting do · r to h n e, we would like toe · plaip that c :er so many of our f llow empl ees · till Jove the g_oocl ea. th and the inspiring en vir(mmen ts of a qui t h .tt.lc home tm,.~n. Locale of initial vj.it is Ok ana (pro~ nom cui ''oh-ke -anna ") - J -, m llcs via Vcnjce and l :J b ~ 1m ville .. .. a b a.urifuJ lri-\1 ithc:r route. . ~ v ·n of this thri ing hamlet' 140 population are Ch.antpion . . \1\ kncn th ·m ·ll. llut what ahout Okeana itscU? D lving jnro th <lr hives of Bu.tl -·1· Coun~y 1 isto y \-,. lea n tha th · well -known spot in Morgan Township Wail origh any ·ailed Tariff Pn!>t Offic . T11 vd),istl . StBp 'tn the olc1 Chiragn, C.:inci nat:i and L(Jui .;viJle Railroad wa-s {.rea ted in l 28 . In l R5- tl1 ' na1 tt \--va · r haugcd by peti tion to Ok' ana. ()kc~~w a ·wa~ th · n ~ me of th · pr ·u , d.augi· · e1~ of Indian -h ief KiaH' y ho .~c r ·nwi n~ .a1 · buric·d ncar the 111-<Jilth (Jf Kiatt Cre ·k do~c b . Ok a na '''a-; J· i l oul by th R.t \ T -uct lk t jam in I.h.1 , d ""·ho owned the land wh ! the v .iH ag~..: ~aa ndh . I .ike nH ~~ ru ro 1 om rn un i ti ":'), it. ha · al wa V'l l C'UJ I k~~ 'd '' i1l an I ample Jntmber o[ d ~cuche~. 1 .., firs1 plac c ()r public Y(J1 · I H l " L Ok c!HJ ;.l d l ilt:'ll , !-IHm tt ' htH on <• ,,h,tfk I vi I lag•• hwn, cl ,n ' t. ' fl \ thciJ (it\ I it-n<1 , 1'-i lll . tlv r · <P ·• r: l •£1 .-:.lJ Jtdr·., 10 l1e 'f• 11nd in 1 n ·a ] Jife. StJJ(lol, dun II acJJd mll (llll t " cf ;ntt arou.n.d r · r<.:iHi ofl a£lract d:J ' 'ill;~g ,.,_- <HH n tiort clUJ it g .idl · ~~e tttl''- - • · worship was the Okeana _M ctho~ist Er~i.scopal Chur h. founded ib. 1851 and ded1 ated tn 1853 . It is said that Cidane Poe, reno" ned Indian (igh.t r who fought with Big Foot, is buried in - tl;-e origi!lal church burial grounds".· Sti ll on ·the _lGg~ndary tde, (~rvJ He 1-Iandley infornl.'i us exca ation md1cate that pnor to glaci al movement a great fishing Jake covered the en - . ttre area. Hoping everyone has . en joyed the . vi it, -we h uldf_ introduce our aEore:mentLOnecl h ost 111. the order their Champion service year.- Orville Handle, , motor trucks, and McKinley Po ·ell R eel R om forema:1.,_ 24 years each; vVill:Lam Ruddl , oiler _ 22 . ears-:. \ tlh~n1 A_yers, Store Room 21 ye~r ; R:?b .rt U pch,k , _c._lV~, :l.lp­pm. g) 10 year. ; Low 11 Sm1.s, ptn : un1oader {o l .l. h~e Faber, nin y an;; and Harry T homp-son , ~ . 2 ~ flll Em.boss ing and r -winde cran operator, 1 ht 'car, . They cnjo tb e.ir w< rk -v ith us but -the t . till.lov_ .th · fresh air and op n spac 'S b niglu. H ·?u haven· t y~:n tcd Ok ·a na. Ohio, driv · O\tt fot· on " . tl tr fantou .s ·chlcken supr cr.- au(l b con jncc~ l. ' •. • • ' . t • I I I . Han~iltau ' I B \ LI.'\G ' fL\MPIO '\'S of th ir respe ti,·e ·exes, ~ f ec h <Jni cal dcfl) of th Tue~d:a) :'ll eu·s F nmotll League pro,-eJ i)c .. l. in Lh e n.1ll-vff het\e n the qrious champions of the Ch::tmpion men 's howl i n~ loop<. while l' a peterie (r igh t) c-l aimed a.ll femme kegling honor · in "· inui n ~ the T 11e. lay Fe n tiiOtll Girl's Leagu e Lili e. i\1e· ' "Fatuily" Camtlin Pro ram Under Way At Thontson Park By Bu.d Dunlap The Champion Employee' Activities Association Hoard o[ Control i go,·eming operation · at Thomson Park. .Staning this year the camping program is for employee · and members o f t lleir families, because it was felt there wa!-> a lack of family · carnping opportunities, while ample children'. camping facilitie · are available in the comm.unity. · The CEAA r epresenta tives penecl camp aturday noon, J uu 17. There are eigbt cottages available and they rent for a small tee per week ; the (ee is pro-rated for o ne or mo r · days, anll a maximum of one week is a llowed p r · fami ly group. Cooking and refrigeration units ar~ provided . A ll park poli.ci. ·s of the past r emain cl'fc tive and a n y profits going to the CEAA. R cserva tions are b.c:ing tak n by Emplo ces Servic ·s, MiJ I Phone r 1 L Golf 'ot s: Cham pi on Jus two f(O I [ lU l nJ . i 11 tlt.c lndus(rial League. One i ~ call ·d the Champion :·chipp rs," and the n cHtb n. <o •: Cap1ain Hob R. ·h. H er i.ck Pol ·n , Ral ston ta111pbc l.l, " Cltttck " Brinker. Ed \Vis man, l)i k Scent, "Chuck" M ' -ri ll, a11d Bud Sind ·r. Th · Jtl.l r teanl b named t.h Cll ;1111pi.oJ " Puttr.:r-;,·' :'lnd it has Captain H. B. Grill1 tS, Nit'' 1\·fa -;-.are lli . Dick Collopy, ·1 hacl Lwden11an. C li(f Rck <'l'~. lian 1 ir hl­ing, Ev Hall and Bnh Stri.l er on it r or-,1('1. Til r· are 12 t<:"lm~ in Lh · Chmtlpi( n Mill Lt·:r._,w: at Potte r's and tbcr · an: wn1c .:o 1tibli J,. ('n, p<ll 1 i ipat ing in thi. · loop. [·Jerri k Polen is duing a ~'"I ·II j11b for tht· g-olf<·rs at Champion. 'J ft c• Champion ' I ra ding ·r eatn is COill J o-;ed n( Captain Rahto11 Gun phd I, !·Terri f... Polen. Br>b R ceb , " CIJUck " \krrill, ' i<..k l\fa~s:lf·c lli an.! H . B. Gr im e~. ... oj ] ltc "\1\ 'avt.:rte:-. arc ., et.urnin . tr> win niu ) \ ·a\' after a slow ·tart in th Thur~day i\fun y-Ciris Sltftball LC'agu ". l\ I ill Lcao·ue Soltbal L Md Purdv's ·otmg Calender ~ I ~ ~ ~ chanica !: S·a ted - Carlo. Andrew , "R ed·· Lemon, H en icL Polen. Standing - H . B. C:t im e. , Robe rt Cr<~ ycra ft . .J r., Guv Compton. Franlz Simpson wa~ a bsent for the pi cture. l'apetcrie: ';ea!e 1- iVI ary Al tc'lre \' s, l\'l;trgaret ·.\ll urplwr. " tanding - \'anda Hultman , l~ rances Sand lin , Clach' ·s T r ue tt. Summe1 Jca•.,r uc acti\· itic~ are ll(m in fu.ll swittg. ' team has taken tbe rest of the Mill League so ftball L nines in stride, and at this writing is Lmclefeatccl. Thi: Calender team is a scrapp bunch of kicL that takes advantage of tl e other team ·s mistake. and also mak e~ its own brea ks. Green Wave Softball: Charlie Stubbs' Green ' '\faye nine has a record of Lhree "'in and two 1 > :e: at this writing, but rhi · could 've been fi\·e ·wins and no lo c with a couple ot brea ks. Tb Green vVave wm1 its f ir. t two games without much effort, but lost a 9 to l d ecision to Beck et t ·; and Art Smith pitched a no-h.it game only to lo ·e l ro 0 to Mo let" . The e '"'ere tough game: to lu e. but "Cap" and the boys are confident the breaks "\'On't be against them aJl the time. * * *' * Looking 'em over: The Annual ,ha.mpion Empl )'C ~ Picnic ,.vill be h eld July 3, 1 ~hO , at LeSe urd s,·ille Lake. Don't forget to bu your tick -'L' on the Picnic Awards. as th rc arc some n.ice pri zt'S . . . Garland lunz, CE-\A prc!> id nt, au. ' ncled tl1c National lwlusrrial P cre~1li on Convention in . I i.lwauke -· rece ntly ami brnu"l11 hont ' some: p;ood id as ... Th Chatnpiou Mill Softball L ··1gue has ·lc ·t ·d a 1h rc.: ·-man ;:;rbitration contlllittec to s ·ul. all prot •st ·. Th · men selected >vet tmm St. ffnrd , ''Chi k" J(ihnsrnt and T ed Scc ntall, :~ nd arc 1NCII quali ­fi ed a<> a II a r ' funu -r ba. I nl l s l m·s. ' 'Ca ll" St11bhs waii d~t)'>C n prc'l id cnr of 1ltc IndttstTial Soflh<tll I c~t g tl c. ,arl :-mcl 1VI1t t17 i · pr ·s id cnt >l' tlt · ~ lil.l Suftha ll f.('agu · and I()Ul''i trul y. '>t: re t:u ' . .. \V;dl · Reed ro lll'd filS! i11 ABC Toul'll 'tntCIH at Colunlltts and will g'(' t "' rhu 11k. of tlw priJ: • ntml ·y ... ··short ·• CarhetTy ~;nd ··cap" Slll IJIJ ~ <trc t h · new U•· IIW ua ~crs nf \Va n .' t 1 c ~ Jl't ba.ll ... 'I ftc new ·· ., ' ' ·birrs 01 ~:t l · tbroughouL (ht mill an: ~ ponsor d ], t it ' CEA:\ ancl the prices ar · 5 cn1s lor lit ' lig ht ·w ·.ight sl1i rl <tJ1d ' I .:JO ((lr the lll':l\ y -.It j rt . ' Tt the inlcH·"il i':l grca l CJt,ough for a 'so(t piLcll soft­lull t l'rliH or lc;.~guc I >I'll('. t )'Ul l.". (OII. l:t.C l Hud nuulap CE.-\ .-\ sqftl all n:•pt·<· nt<lliv and express ~our attitude . . . 'ha111pirm T c n11i., team · \o\'ill com pert:: in the H <unil­wu T enni., League again rhi · year ... Teamwork Aitd Cooperation All-Important Combination By FYed B. Dayton Ob er 'ing a rer air job r cently, t ·\1C took special notice of the teamwork a.nd cooperation of the m.en on the job. Further study of 'coop eration" r evealed rnany here­tofore hidden -secrets. The mo. t outstanding examples of cooperation is th e hurnan body. Not one musde can move nor one sound be made without first getting a sigt1.al from the min d . Touch typing is a direct result of the cooperation of the eye, brain, and. 1nu de. During the recent rail­road strike the dependen e of 01,1e industry on another \'va. exemplified. Our variou suppliers of raw materials cooperated wonderfully ·w-ith us in g·etting . out extra hiprnent. , ovex 'l nd above regula{ shipn:1ent . * * * No. 14 Machine has had another "shot in the arm" i11 the way of a n ew h eadbox, and additional vortraps. \~ye are expecting grea t thing from this "ole girl'' in tlme to co1ne. *. ..,.... "• * ~... . SOl_Tte interesting vacation r eports have corne to our attentiOn. f.- B. R eece and 'tarnil visited Mrs. -Reece's si ster, - J . in Vancou . er, B. C., wl::tile on vacation with an additional two weeks off. While th ere th y had supper with an old Ha.)"'\-\'OOU County settl er, Fred Penland, who fonnerly · ?wned th prop rty wh re the We t Canton woodyard i now located and pro perty around Lake Logar1. . John H.yatt has alway dr arned o:f go ing to N iagara FalL~- Canada · ide - on his honeymoon. His dream has come true. He was m!lrrle l February, I 949, and in F bruary, 1950, he made h,is trip LO Nia.gara Falls. V iy . 00n Howard vVr1gl t will . be journcyililg to l'VIexi o to se bjs broth. r. Said he :might get to put on a bu ll fight while down ther e. \V , all know how he can "shoot the bull" a :rt)Utld .h re bt1L arc not certa in how . h.e will com · out u sing the ir w ·a pons. * * * * .. \ '\!hile you are eel ·brating yrmr indepond ·nc just make sure ycJu le t the oth ' r fdlow Ii· e to e njc~; hi. alsc>. ' C lebra tions of Ind pcndenre Day are a l-;; ays c h cri hed by r:eep.om.-Jo ing rcopJ ·. \1\lj thr all the prc • .,cot~day rcstnctwn.s w · Otll.etul1 "· w()nd er whtit fr e­d )ffi really .is. Tb n.:: are ah" a)'\ a s ·lect few who .,~ ilJ . ab'use an y . privilege gi . en t.hem; so, fu.r that r. a son , re ~ri c tions are plavd, spt iJying the lK~u nds b ·yond · wind we cannot pas ·. ·Dr. 'Vitters Becomes Canton Championls Plant Physician Dr. J. E. \NiLter, of lVl.illnor N. D., who has been engag-d .in private and industrial l"ll:Cdi cal practic . sin e 1928, became plant physician (or the Canton division of The Champion Paper and Fibre Company dfective j'une 1. ' native of ]Vlicbigan, Dr. \ t\liLters is a gradual:.e of 'Vayne Uni\rcTsity Colleg·e of 1V1cclicine where he r e­ceived hi · degree in 1927. He compl:e ted , his inter.n ship at Butterworth Hosp.i tal, · ·Grand . Rapids, 'Mich. Canton Champion's new · plant physician was one of two physicians pntc­ticing in Sargent County, N. D., for a numbeT o£ years. o ~ n e · there ters w' as stranded in a blinding snow blizzard for even hours while rnaking a call 1 n the rural area o£ the co:m.­munity. Although the snow plow operator knew- the doctor's plight, he ·was unable to reach hin1 for sever al hours in the 10-degree.s-.below-zero weather. During winter Dr. Wit- Since the Dakotas are known for rugged winters, Dr. \1\Titters decided that the South would prove a be tter section in which to live- and that Champion wottld prove an excellent firm. with which to be connected. An expert shot on Dakota ring-neck pheasants and ducks, Dr. \!\Titters is wondering how he'll get along with the swift-wingecl ruffed. grouse of the \1\Tcstern North Carolina mountain come next fall . . Dr. \~\Titters adl'nits rather candidl that hunting and fishing <i.te his main hobbies.. . DI. and Mrs. Witters are members of the Epi. copal Church and are n1aking their home tem.porarily at No. · 5 Terrace Drive, Canton. * * Thomas tee Allen Wins A Crown Two~year-olcl Thomas be · Allen, who i · { atur d in "News Views" · of 1'he LOG this I11(}Utb, cenainl · knew what it as aU about wh 1\1. h . was nam ·.d "ki.ng.,. of die 2-3 year age group .at the recent Bab 1 He.: lth · .and Beauty Contest. He_ as all smi les·ai1d mio-hty proud when th ~' placed th · o-ow:n 011 his l1ead. . . Tl1ornas Lc ' tli the son of Nfr. and Nlrs. Gl nn AHen of Cly<'Lc. Jfi · ·Father has l.r~en wilh Canton Champion's R. and A. Dc.partru ·nt S.i nee Jul ~ I L, 19.!JO. His moth :.r v;;orkul f<>)t Ll1 · compan 1 dnring rh · war ears, a:nd Jus granJdaJs, T. B ·n. Alkn of R. and A. a1Hl "Pat'' ;rlenn - ~ e, 1\.fiU Poli ·e. hilv · both be n with Champion for nru1v y·ears. 'l'J H:~ bab show ' a~ ·pQn, orcd b th · cr sab l d V('HT'Uls of ]~uncotnhc (:ot~nty . lt ·v a~S st.a:g 1 at the Cit .Audicuriun1., 1~ ·h<.:villl: .. in May . . 37 • • . I • ( ( \ ' l. l! ~lllC >ft~ tl ,h '11 p , lf:ft h ~~~Itt. iront l(n, (,(p~tr) l t!k.- H<'\:lnl :~w'. {,tJ!f ' l! \, idr'l p J\n-1 h ' \ ft . . cd h'nH r ( •• .,.,, ~l.! l< ' . td J \ ll !;' 1\(" l t k I C\ ; J I ht !) \ t I. :rt-, St ·rh..l1•lol> -h. C-1 t<h H<ttnl•IL ( I\ de ! J!I•1 C. I Pk~"- l t nhg Rn·•<·' ., .1 l.ttt . t~t · " ll" .1 · l e u· t' \ h ·m • nc Rl ..: Tid I ~f1111 i . tiln t'( "~It .111d [ f,\lll lh lr. They ,. • • • T.hat 's the big question in Canton s -oftball B ' ] . E. l'Fillinmson F A\ -r:>.TrRr5r aht:>ady i, r ad1i ug fcycr h e~tt in antm . the , ftball hotl ed )f North arolina, .and ·jll nndo ub terl l~ hit th boiEng [ oint .in A.ugu.st •dren tl1e .rare toumament \vi ll b played at Champion Park or the . econd consecutiYc - ar. lt' all b c:m the Charnpion YMCA team i agai.n piaying· the bran of nftball Lbat bro ugh t them their fir t tate ham.piomhil last . eason. and th ir staunch bac rs arc Yen now nYi inning a repeat pedon11ance. The "champs" then · elves arc show:ing a definite rlecermination to become the second team in North Carolina hi tory to win the crown twice in su ccession:. They earned th ir hampionsh.ip the hard way - 10 years of con tam campaigning, during_ which they were always dangerou. cont•nder. a11d w rc rwice runne1"s-up - · and tltey don't intend to reli11q uish the coveted h onor ·with­> ut a eal Krap. .-\.ctua1ly, m05t of the: hl acllcr ex perts Cc ·1 that the " \'" team i 1 iaying b tter h all th is season than when the ' >r<m the ti tie in the stat rn c: ·L at Ch arn pion P ark last umm -r, wb ·n all ex isting atten£1anc · records for the tate ,.,.. re bToken. In th 'jr [jr, t scv "'tl c::xhi bit ion gall i C~ this ;,.cason, agai11 t top-rank1 ng t\(Jl'th Cawfimt teams, the C h:1mpion "Y" nine won -;, i.x by ckci ~ i vc scores. ·nJe ir on ly h .s». a 1-0 tln·ilkr, earn ' in (:be scumd ganw ()f a d()u hk -h ·adcr when th . re11 ·rve)) w~:re given a ciJaJJC · to <,hnw their stuff. \1anag.cr J'los~ i ' 1J ·VVces ·, 11<1slty tlii rd--s;t(kcr, wl1u pilo:tc•d th clnb 1n lh <' lop, h a1 the l1 clll1 ag: in and lHts ~ irt!I<Jil v all oJ lcr~l year·.~ Lll:u •tpillll hip pla yc IS 'ba<k \ in a tion. H e has bolstered rhe quad and i bt ikling fm- th · future through the addtt.ic n of evcral promi ing youngsters who are making rhe veteran<; hustle t hold their job . Ho,~ ard " \1\l indy" Sams, oted tb out'itandjng player of Jast year's slate tourn ey, and Gcnnan " ~ azi " filler who pitch er! a no-h itter in the championship game, are again the backbone of the twirling . orps. They an~ ge tting pleruy f h.elp from Carroll lValdroop, who i n;1aking a sensational comeback otl the monnd. Thi. trio of starters is backed by .righ thand r .Jim Powell and southpaw Frank H yde, who rate a better than averao-e relief men. The recei,-ing dutie are well handled by Bobby . Mease, leading hitte}: of the 1949 tournament, and ' eil Rhymer, a high sch oo l lad who i" performi-ng like , veteran. The al!-v tera11 inf.ield, " ith J enniT\gs Rog rs · first, Buddy Ivester at ccond, Steve Scarbor mgb at hc>rt , and Manager IkvVce:;c at third, i~ functic nin.g lik ~t well-oiled machine. but even so. ~ p. ir f n<'wcomcr::>, Doc Yosl and Grad)1 H amlf.' tt, ar threat oing to break in to the lineup. The fastest outfield fn tb b u~ in .ss :is the di sti nc­tion accurclcd Geo 1~gc ''Sp · l ,·• Stamey, J tlll Rhea and Cl.ydc MiJJcr, ;til ot vh01n WCIT cm Jfc-n.:nr • dash dt~m­pions in th eir high schopl da ys. And. j[ 1 nc l f !hem. L-t11 crs, s-u ·l1 seasoned g·arckn ' rs ;:ts GciJC Rhea, 'Bill Mon i ~. C. L. P ies" aud Go .nl Rh ·mer ar ·read 1 to step in. Ye.~ , it look. Jik t• ano ther gn·at y 't'tr fo-r th · Cllatnpinn YNJ ( ;A tl:t lll ;111d lbcir ltn~ t of ll'\,r ttl C:111 1011 l'an ~. - \1:\' \L f R '' J< t n~oci ~ ··· lld\ •c-..c / 1 igllo!J , of i!JC ... l.li.(' (b<~ ttlp i ~lll '\f( '\ ~CJ I! IJ ; ;II VJil ;td , poi.ttl <t lo lr-1 1 l1dd j,, c• pt :chl it lg g-l <lltlld ''"~'~ '" ,1 1 i~ i 1 itq,; FH : •n :• ~il' l L•t I /' ' • I 1(' jill '''llf(' fll I Jil) ftll•' ' · 1:\li ''IR I· "' N •·.d \ \ t.,f• , Cltf•de' (. , r 1 Lrll .tnd ' ' ltillk .' l' ll ipi J, . h •ll\11 1 f(fl ta ll tlli c• g~ m • t hel'or(· 1h • o peni Jog o f Htl i llt· pt.!l l :oa coJtrl ·,t. Th,: e mnp., lt;u1<1 1rd the . L.lll· town:nrwn1 i tt Canwn l . r ~ t ~u rnn ·t <: l - ·p,riee Completes · Course; Boitner Takin ·. Internship B 1 Bruce N anney .. 'Valter Pr ice§ J r., p ent a week at Charlotte, N. C., "tvherc he a tt ndecl th annual meeting: of the Fir College and Dr ill Sc.bool. H e con,1ple te<l a four-year course at thi · e -sion . \Valler l1as prov n to be a valuable n1~u1 in thi - most con1plirnentary ende;:wor. J\lernher of thi departt1.1ent are :tnuch plea ed with th · increa e 1 b ~nefi t: ot the Cha mpion Hcr pital A socia­tion a~ a rcsalt of the April ele tion. Thi 111ai'ks anoth er 'tep of p rfection in the 1lan. <;>f Ch;;~:mpion ·eT ices for the individual employe an l h1 · family. * * * * We ar~ much inter es ted to learn that 1\tlack Stuart Bonner, son of T. lVf. Bonner, began hi · junior intern­ ·h.ip in medicine at Unive1:·siry of Georgia Hospital on June l. \ -e are all glad to see Jame "Jungle Jim" Pressley ha k on th job after a fmH months' ab ence due to a seriou ba k ailrnent. Jim has also begun the construc­tion of a n w hom.e ·just out of the Highland Park cction of Canton. The 16-year group enjoyed the Annual Party at the "Y" with unusual gtt sto. Our 15-year men are 0. L. ~ math r ·, J. B. Maune , .T . 1\.f . Press le ·, Bruce Alexander) E. C. Jenkin, Jim. P ro1 est and Edgar Hawkins, Jr. * * * * ~[a was a month of bereavement in the E. B. Five families uffered the lo s of r elatives. Fred Pardue's brother Arthur, d ied on Jfay 11 . lVIr. Pardue was also the uncle of Jack Rect:or of this department and brother of John Pardue of the R. & A. tlr. Sarah Ford \ 1\lri ght, aunt of Jesse Ford, died on ~lay 14. Berry P lo tt, · step-father of' iV1rs. Bruce Alex­ander, d ied ar Newport News. Va., in April. ~h . Laura \'\Tilson, ruother of Gomer \Vilson, died 1\·1ay 12. . C. R . R oberts of Wea er­ville, N. C., brother of N . J. R bert , died on Ma 20, and was buri d in a F la t Creek cemct ry ther e. Busy inspecting a bir th­day ca.ke i~ R e becca L ynn Carn.pbell, o n e -year-old daughter of Mr. and 1\tlrs. Craig Campbell, 26 N orth· l\.1ain -' treet, Can ton . Her dad is utt r ope1·ator . in Can ton Cha mpi on ; ~ Fini sh­ing R(>om, and h er grand­d ad is J. Carl Campbell ot T horne lllea h . Tl1c l\ihrguerite Hyatt Dancing Schoo1 do~ed the ~easo n with arc ital in June. T'he first class of (lancers included Car-olyn Su ' Nehon, Carol .Bruce La ll,t n(e, Beth Jaco(.:.k ~ . Margan:t H ook, Pa tricia Haney, Sherry Blytbc, Pat s, Thoulp,"Jo.l.l, Parri:tia Mason, 1{oots l~olmsuald, and Mary Ann ~ l cCl ure. T he !)Ccond cJass inciud ·d Nanc.y ·math r s. J oy e Abbott, Robinette Scrogg-5. Dianne Srua th " , • dwina Bdl and Vickey Jackson . Wiley, Stafford Are Highest In Numb,er Of training Awards . Canton's spring vocational training " univer. it " drew to 'l close 1\ r a 26 when 203 training cer tificate · were a""arded by Di v i~:>'ion 1\fanager H . \ . Helder. T he award · were mad at the annual graduation e . rcises in the Canton Cafe teria. Among the 179 student earning cert if icate · were J 9 persons who qua lified for two or more. The high-s orin~ individuJ l wa ·Albert L . vViley who cornpkted courses in Soda ~nd Sulphate Pulp 1-vianu­facture, Pt,tlp and Paper :Mill Pump, Steam Pla n t Opera­tions, and Paper and Board Inspec tion . Alslon. \iV. Staf­ford received thr · e certificates, and J ohnnie P. Peague was the only lady to earn two award . * * * * . CLYDE HIGH school has organized its Eic t footb all sqwul and ir1dications !?oint w a great (ir:;t -season next fall. 1\Jany of the you ngsters . p-ictured here are sons of Canton Champion . Left to right, front row: Bruce Buc.bal'lan, · mgr. , Mack £n ·der, Geor ··e L.indo , Luke Terrell , Cotton Steven .. on, Henr, Shook and 'Teddy JqUey. Seco-nd row: Bob Hennes:ee, Marvin Ledfor d, Pee '''ee Morgan , Don Jackson, Brown lowe HniL T mkev F ra nci . .. G ra id i\1ecHorct Wayne Steven ~o n , Albert McCracke n, William H aynes, and Cl1arlie Jenkins. Da k row: Johnnie Spen e;r, Jimmi Gh:;unhcr:. Ray Burnette, :Bru ce Cal l\,·el1, Bill Thompson , Howen Hro1 rn , ] zJck S!Jul.cr; Ray Jane. and Co::~ ch Cl ·de J. Srnith. l' reT U Rl~ ]) htre HfC tl l l 'ntbu-.; of the I b wood Couury Junior f ,cf\ion h;L<.;Chail sqtt <HI who f;.~,ccd a: ~LH.lll~ 1 2 · ~-;um sd~ ~aulc dtu iug .Jun e. Lvfl to ri~llt ~~c Clw.rlb I'Qindex.l' T , C:1rroll ~ wan:ger , Jilllll1) Ku y keod~11L , Ray Morgun, Budd\ 1 l dore, JinH\l Y ol:;nct, Huldy Krl) kenda ll, and lJavi·t1 lh.istoL 1'\;tck r·m,: C(>ach J:-tck. Ju.slicc, phy,; i<'al dire ·t~H · o( Chanrpitln , Y R tl Kcen tll'U, {)avid K.-irkp;,~.Lrifk • .Pt:le flm,·Hnt Kct)ndh Jonc ~. C lwr1es Carpcut 'L )3ob l·handl , T'cny 8w<HJg{'l', Cbarlc.::-. B urnetle, Hugh Po\ 1;'11, Bu<ld L ·<IJo1 d , and Dave Rolli mon. K i1 k pat rid.::, M n rg·:w ;1n.d Ca q>Cl 1 t ·r til e ·on l)f Can ton Cha:t.U pions. 39 • • ' ' . ' Tom Harkins B·y Erne t Messe-r T OM HARJU •s, track foreman in the Canton Divi ion \ oodyard, retired on July 1 of this year after 2 · 'ear '"ith Champion. Tom sa ·- he regrets very much that he has to leave the people he has worked with for the past few years but that he is ge tting "a little tired" and thinks he ought to rest more. Tom ay- he plans to do a little gardening and a lot of fi hing· during the next few years. " 1ay the f ishing be good and the year many" is tbc wish that all of Tom's many friend - expre s for him. On retiring he ·wrote the following letter to Reuben B. Robertson, Pre. ident of The Champion Paper and Fibre Company: "Dear :\1 r. Rol enson: ''.For _the p::. · t 2; )!Cil s I hJve IJe ·n mploy d hy lh hampiort 1-' <i.per aud J' ilJre Co. Tht:Se bavc been lt appy , cars for me. T iley hav I n happ bea us J have h ;1d a type of job ·cc11rity that Retires J 0\1 lb\ R.~I . .., ltetJt('l), tt;~tJ for nJaiJ Ill l'hC \ (JO<l\ J rl, , ht11~t1 here 1~i!lt \ lut nf hi.; d · p 1.:1 dalle tr;,, I< etn plo ~ ·;., r 'lircd (J Jill 3t Li Chdntpion -.cnitc j uf~ I . \ bond f dw · fTh wbhip lu b' 11 nmirt· t<•u•e1l fJ 't"·cen 1-Llt' kilt'> ,,d hi ,'\ ·gro 1\l fJrl<cr ~ fo1 •e<~r. The • thr<::• lllCII ha ve WOJ Kt!l lfl <'lh 'T fill 1t e;11·1} a q11artct· of. a !f'llHu ~. \t kft i . .Jiln LO\C, ntplO)'CU l'cbwan I . I ~12K, awl at ight is Lu h " I famhune" Lm e. em pI o) e d Octob r n. I !)_ t), worker in ver ' few p la n t · ever ha \'C. l read of people tbrou ,.hout tbe country being out of ,,·ork be ·ause of str ike and b cause of entire plants shutting down. Becau e I have be n ·work i.flg f.or Champion, I h ave never bad to face the e thi.n <;, ''Year by year I ha ve een ·working condition im pro'l-·e here. I have een hours of work become horter and pa) chcdule higher. So, because I have been " ·orking for hampion, my Jot has stea dily improved as tbe ye::~n; ha\·e gone b ·. "Having now reached that a e ·pecified b · both the GO\ern­mcnt of the United Slates and b Charnpion at ·whi·ch a per u may r e tire, I feel that for nw own bene fi t and fo,- the ben lit of Champion 1 mu st rake th'a t step .. HI wish to take this opportunity to expre" tn) <lpprecia tion to yon and to a ll the oth er Champions for the man) thiq you have done fm m.e. l know that aU o.f \ Oll are nt\' friends a nd mv primarr regret in retiring i · that l m~L't ~e\' r r i1) lo · re l a tion·~ with you . lt has been a rca.l pleasure to,,. rk 1ritb yon and .fen )OlL ''While I will no longer be active!)' connccte 1 " 'ith hampion . I will alwaY · he a Champion booster. 1\nd i[ at a ny time l can be of <m~· se r vice to any of ' O~I , it will. lJ a real pleasure to do ~o." Sin relr, T m Hark in ~ r-.E\.VLY INSTALLED Ame ri an Legion offiret o the \ ':n n .t -Rhillch urr l'o ~ t .·o. 6 1 ;tr 11<'' n her · in11u dJat.el · afte iu~tall;ll ion ni cs 1 th Catll~:,n J, _g i(!lt H11l Jnrw 1. Lc t t<J J.\.\RT0,\1 R. \Y, C:tnl oil Clt:u11pion R. and A. cmplo)'€l', t'\prt·~~e s hi · a jlpt tc ia tion for the ronpetation he rC' Ci\ d fr0111 Jnemlwr.' o( Lhc Amt:t ir::111 Lecrion 0111 ing 1ight, front rnw: hades Ha t diJl , , dju!anl; Jud SJ;tifkt. fin lll<'t! offi cer; H~liL•n R •• y, rit \ t vu - omrn-andet; L C. H 11. command r. S rond rol\': Rev. Cl ~t t<>n g _ Li11lc. p ;1. to ( the Ca nton Fin~1 Pr(·~ IJ) tetia1 t Cbur h , rh :1pl~un ; ff.uulu ))qci,Nt. ' :o111l i n ><Otnrlt:lt1lk l ; .JCrN \' illiam ... , ~c1 gc.-tm -at -:mns, and t:u1 H.oiJ ll · , w1 1 il • officer. ' l ltt autr n po l ll f tll' hua't' :1 bout !lOO a tiYe ment h rs. ' 40 '!'> ' his ad l'u ini ,.,lt :llicm :1s comm:llldC'r. Alh rt J. Reno. C:unou h:nnpiuu 's ' tul ke pl'r, looks on. THREE . H c\1\ti~I.O:\'S well known t C<wton ateLeria habitues are th ~oung people I icwrcd ahrwe. Frorn left to 'ighc Vlade Hamlett Introduces More Of Cafeteria P·ersonnel By Ch~da Ha1nl 9 :ft • J Since 1 'tailed ne~l\', is a liu1 h this month, we' ll present at 1 a t tbre rnore staH rnernbers to Canton Champion ·. The c . nff members take a delight in · n ·ing Champion · '"' ll. They not · onl like serving CJ1ampions, but th y like. Ch" mpion ... p eriod! For in tan e, there's Glenn Pope, who is do in ~.:r a " bang~up .. job o{ giving excellent ·er .i e to patrons o{ Nc'>. 2 canteen. Then ther ',, Freda 1\luse, who accepts ''oniy cash" wiLh your cafeteria food check . She is a popular mernb r of the ·tafE . pecialiilng in clerical dw.ty._ Husband, Cecil, is ernployed in Canton Champion's Fini. h1ng Area. Handling No. 1 _ Canteen is the major du y of '\Vade Eadev. \'\7acle like his work · and Cha111- , I pi( ns like hi: servi e. ,New Staillles - Steel Pipe Line Means -:Greater Mill Economy By Clj>de R . Jio(:y, Jr. • A re-c ·nt intp ovem.cllt that w l e lievc is-- typical oJ th wa harnpinn doe · tbiJ'irrs is th -' installation of an ·i . ht-inth . ·t.ainl ;<,.S st cl pipt: lin .. about -250 f ·d long. This pip · l ine .arri s u~ atcd onden. a.t frarn the de­nil -r. to th "' k ·dwalcr heaters. I., •a ing the d e~oiT ·rs, the .. ond -n.sa t ~ carries quit _ a c nctn l a i0n of ch.en1i ak and dis olv d ga ·s to th~ ~ fc · dwat ·r h ater. wheJ'<.:: rh.'" g··'l.e. are ,'p Ued. . heh hemicals and ga, e: · n(~t ortl d - ~ IX' / ·d th ' old pipe-:-- requiring i to t, c ~place . al ou :v ·ry thr ·e y ·a·.,~ but rh. ~ lHdge {om the ·h :rnicalr · cti(m on t:h ; p:ip · ah J I lugg · 1 up th ~maU r.~11Je in 1h · Vt:.nt con­den-; -r ()t the ht·(ttcr, and filL ·d th~: 01 nin ) ~ in th hta·t r tra ) - La g ·"I / dc&t: ru~ ing the u~elnJn ·~" of the hef.lter anc,l r '(Juiring 1r qut:n anJ cu\tl , JeaP1i.n.g<,. Thi Jlt'-'\'.' \.Lai·nfu:-.<:>, · -cl Vi! e js c · p ~ t •d to eliminate; the n n ~ w~d pn~ bl ·n-1 and to aJlm,,• the L ·at<· to lun<..t.iOIJ at top •f(j{ i. rH.: •, wirl_1 only o <.. ... i nal ilt.p ·~t i H'l and de-amnu p~Hod · 1. 'f!hliLd. . . Thr c. lra CO~ I oJ t.hj . lar~ \l <.,('' ink~ ... -.t -d vip . ·o l] c HljJI wi ll be n:ttntH.:d in a rda tiv·1 .-h ort timt: hom ' ihe J'lavin rs in tb ' co ( 0{ plajn ·teet pipe antJ 1 bm· f!rl' .. E;tr.ley, who works in tbe No. 1 Ca nteen; Gl ,nn P pc, No. 2' Cant en , ancll,.r:eda ;M ns , a letk in tht: cafeL·ria office. installing it, o( 1abor for cleaning and ln assuring longer life to the big boil ~rs through cnabli og the heaters to send better fecdwatcr· to them .. Usilig th right rnatcr:ial · in the right place can save a lot o( · tirne, trouble, a1 cl · expense. * * * * . Glenn Howell twisted his back during the re1 airs to the big boilers and h ad to ha c hi backbon stret hed a whi.le in the hospital and was out from wot·k almost a month... H e g-ot the doctor to tell hirn not to. milk or L . pick up anything we ighing more than 10 pounds after he left the hospital. Nfrs. HoweH is wondering if that is only for life, and is thin>king she rna have to have a ' talk . with the doctoT hersel.f. An ad<fiitional skylight has been, adde l to tllc rear of the generator room, bringing ba-c.Uy needed light and, . ventilat i,on i:oto a hot, da1·k corner. That, together ' ith the new paint job, certainly puts a dif~e·rent look back around the feedwater h eaters. ' 1Valla e Davi says Tro S:rnith will go back there by hi.mself now. ·Hugh Terrell's "On, Hugh K. Jr., had quite an: honor b stowed upon hi1n. when he was .e l ··t d by th.e faculty of Bethel High School to receive the Sportsmanship Award. Thi · is given annually to the bo ' and- th girl they co 11 sicl --.r most worthy t< re ci-vc this f:ovete l bon 1. Hugl is very p.rond o( thi. honor to l1i. -on - a · " ho wouldn't be! Pi ·r.urcd here is L wi·s Lynn Son·ell s, nine-mnnth· old , on o{ L ·w is H. Snrre11s of the Champ.ion Emplo .­t\ ·s' Store. 'hnrl ·' V\ ooclt'uff h<: l;H.)ugltt a nnv car. a Chev­l olct H l A 1r 1 lO<kl., and mQv<;;d ·lo~ -r 1 o t:he m.ilt Sun1 · o j dw bo ~ a.)' Ch.arle-; tJmughr .it W1tu I 1 IH;')f h~~ 'I ig;ht to ( X.J l.l:-(l J1 h, new .car to ·~rr him 1\'<l ' • ur on Nm th Main Slr ·t , (fFHl so moved du~ 'H do.~ · < 'lH JU~b 1 ~:tt he ('an \N·all.. ha( k and f )rth r:o wm;k . and w;t haH.: to di"iturf) hi (,.ar\ rc~t. It sun· is ·1 go )t1 h t king c~u (tn I wt~ ' fl bel it 1 id · ' good . • • ' . ' • HEL£ ; l Df LA E and 1~ ­Jnonl h-old ~on .J o h n 11 · are sho\nl · here e njo ~ ing a bappv moment in 1h ·ir ):tltl a t horne. Hc1 n i<, on the.: Sorting Line.:. and f:t ther en, i~ in the 111 - ~uum .Ill lk pa11m nt. ]. H , R H 00\ EIU:i fLlllltC right hand lll :lll. ; r lt~'ll G11icln . 17 -H:at -old '-<Hl of Adelle L CuiclJ .. pol h .ck r fur the ll othl<Jll D i~i,ion. H\'E -YE,'\1{ -0LD Ri cky Cooh­h) 's pa1 enls are ne11 mne1 · to Cha1 11 l ion . Father F n 111k i~ from hipping and Storage, ~1nd mother i\nn on th Sortin g- Line. OLD TI:\11-. R'S. :'\F.\"CO\JER. r our-nwnlh-olrl John M:le~ Ra ine} . SOli of H ugh R ;tin y, Color R oom. Hugh taned wJth Champion in Canton in lYJ '· Houston's "Younger Set'' ' JERRY .LE-:-JN . TEL - a t St'I'Cfl -alld -onc-ha l( month5 a11d J ~ p 1Un<k '' Pappy" is H . H . te •n, Jir 1 h I per in the Bo"< 'hop. "C 1 :.t 11d papp " J o h 11 Rce1e' \ol "' in the ,\ -~hll ., Ro 111 a t the.: ll oH'"t"' llili;, i n . . T HE YOt ·• esTERS urow big and beautiful in Texas, where they play in the ·un mmt of the year. Houston Champion are proud of the uop pi turecl here. Adelle G t1i clry and Nellie ·Maune' a~~cmbl cd thi.) collec­tion of napsltots ·and portrait. T HE Kl ~G B CR i'S ­Sholl'n here arc l\fr. and :'lr r<.. n. A. Kin ~s­l. Ju l), daugh ter R ol>IJ ic, II ~ ·ars old , and sons R a1. nine. and R <llld . (ou'r . Motllcr lary 'i " f10111 tll ning Line. • . ..-1 F . R . \f LO "\ f l l.'L ·. R E , J '\ •\ \ ' WIMBERLY, lil-itcd his mothct, It,, l rcnP dat~-..;h••·r of 1\Jr. ; 11 I ~r,, . llill r ;\ l ,t lcJile <JI tl1 • otring Line \ 'in oh th . C I iJ did H . ze l 011 Iii '~·') 10 HHuwrtou Hubbard :n c ptolld grand- • \ROI.\' , •· \' (kf1) , ;u1d .'llaril ~ n Ka y. :11 • the twin dau htcr of \ 'jrgini:t ::~nd Hom 1 ~ mitb . Tlomcr, a R n ton Dill - ion :hantpioll. is • n OJ J',tl or in th \' ;t,hillg'l )II. P· ICilb. n all ' I [ ep; lll m IlL • Taylor Lake Recreation Park Proves Popular for Picnics B<y Fred Furness Cha-mpions are finding the Recreation Park on Ta ·lor Lake a niGe phic {ct-r their picnics and outing . R nt visitoL ar<~ the John Bryant , J. C. Arc::hers Roy Bryant·, Arthur Spicen. John Bryant ·a_ _Js., " it's the dght lind of medicine for these hot, ~ultr days. ·· • • * * This <-'little Indian" i.· Gerald Littl , five-y ar-o]d daughter' of Pearl Little. The occa­ion for thi shot "' 'a, a n u r r chool play wher . I1 C Sa U g "S- 'I OUX City Sue". Co­work r Red Port .r mad t.his intrigu­ing picture as s-he performed. _, "'It is unu ual for T xan to dig a b. ole that d e p and not , trike -oil'' sa;. ;Abner of the f;mwns Ltnn and Abner team_. This s-tatement _was a -mall part of a big celebration on· Pasadena's T-Day ( runnel Opcnin · Day). Cl1ampion was well r~preseuted ;n the aHair. and amon~ the city and county officials wert:: RaJI-11 Davi , city comn:lissioner of Pasadena, and Bil t Philpot mayor of Galena Park. Ralph is Recovery fore-tnan and Bill io in tbe Plant Protection DepartmerlL Slan vVy:r:m, Pa adena lire chief, was busy directing traf-fic, aided by other members of the Fire Department. I\.iany more Champion ·were on hand to watch the rihlmn c 1tting which officially opened the tunnel to the pnblic. ., * * .., Back from va ation~ \:\Talter Kaul, wh

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Canton Champion Fibre Company

When it opened in 1908, the Champion Fibre Company was the largest pulp mill in the world. For 60 years it was under the leadership of Reuben "Mr. Champion" B. Robertson and was a...

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