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.

• Creator
  • Champion Paper and Fibre Company
• Format
  • Newsletters
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1960-04;
  • Date digitized: 2016-11-11
• Extent
  • Dimension: 11.75" x 8.75"
  • Pages: 44 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • Autobiography
  • Champion Paper and Fibre Company -- Periodicals
  • Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
  • Industries -- North Carolina -- Canton -- Periodicals
  • Robertson, Reuben B., Jr., 1908-1960
• Location
  • Haywood County (N.C.)
  • Canton (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • Canton Area Historical Museum
• Identifier
  • Champion_TheLog_1960-04_Vol43_No04
• Repository
  • Canton Area Historical Museum

• MEMORIAL ISSUE Tf-11:- LOG / APRIL 1960 2 • ' • THE. R IH:RTSON CHILOREN ju a Christmas, 19:J!-J, pic1ure abov -. Seared: Loui ·a, Manli , George and Reuben llf. Standing: 1Ja1wy and Pe ter. The 1951 phot a t right shows Mardi and !'etcr with their dad. At left: Peggy and Reuben in Washington, .1955. Two events made the year 1908 a significant one for Champion and Champion . That spring the Champion Fibre Company, later to become the Carolina Division, began operations under the leadership of Reuben B. Robertson. But Mr. Robertson had another reason to be a busy anrl happy man that year. For on June 97 occurred the second event, of personal joy to him. which would touch the liv s of Champions everywhere. His wife, Hope Thomson Robertson. gave birth to their second child and first son, Reuben Buck Robert on , Jr., at their home in Ashe ille, N.C . • The chubby-che ked, dimpl d lad grew to young manhood in Ash ville. H e attended th A he ville School for Boys, working at the Carolina Mill during hi l --en-ag ·ummers, and starting, by his own slat rn nt, as " fou.nh assi tant office boy ge neral '' Fo11owinh· his faLher 's xampl ·. R ·ubcn Jr. att ncled Yllc Un iv rsit.y, maj ring in hemical engineering at the Sheffi e ld Scic ntifi S ho l. He gnd uat 'd with a B.S. d gre in J ggo. He was a mcrnb 'f of th · Aurdian Honor So ·i "Ly, St. Anthony and D lta 'Psi anll ·wz.s president of lh · !illld nt < hapL ·r of rl e Am ·ri an lnstit utc of C.hcm ical Enginecn;. A rugg d athkt ·, h · ll!ad Lh · ·clwol ~ wi1nll1 ing . nd haseb~tll t :-~ms, <aptaincd the Yale so c r 1 am <lnd wa,<:: nam ·cl -:111. All -Am ·ri< :m soc rr pL ycr hi~ jun ior y ·ar. Coli g · cbs m ;Hcl! vot ·d hit 1 tl ' '1\1( 'il h n 11g-h C ' n tle m:-tn " of his cl ass and list d him Continued • • • • • • among th .. lOp five l\lost Popular. 1\lost to be Admired, B<: l N awred, Best Looking, Best All-Around Athlete and Most Likely to Succeed. Upon fTJduation Reuben had an opportunity to spend four months in Germany and other I ;ut of Europe studying· fore. try under Dr. Ca rl A. S henck. famous German forester and founder of the first chool of forestry in America. Thus he '"'as well prepared for a career in pulp and paper making when he joined the Carolina mill that fa ll as a laborer in the Wood­v:: u L • Under the hard but understanding tutelage of his foremen Reuben worked in all parts of th mill. His fellow workers remember his driving energy, his ceaseless inquiry into all phases o f the business. the warmth and friendly interest which -as it had in college- drew · all person to him. Thec:;e "·ere his bachelor days, and many recall the Ford roadster in which he rattled to and from -\sheYille. But his weekends more often than not fo und him returning to his beloved Lake Logan coun try \·here he swam, h iked the h ills, and chopped wood till hi<.; shoulder" ran \rith . weaL Hi" bachelor days soon turned to courting _days. hi wife - ·Margaret Watkins. of Charleston. S.C. for he had met the girl who wa to become On December 17. 1 ~) ~H~. thev were married . T\'E:-.1 fY MO:'\TH OLD, Reuben, Jr .. was . t11rd baby. Hi dimpl , his mile and his p it f r hard work are all in e\iden e in th~ p oto a t the f mil ho111e in b iUe. •• ft ' l RE £ E L'TI\'E ·ho ob- \I u 1 h d a preference r chootin t Yal , "hlle I ·ng into tht! future 1th lh aacteri~ri optimi m.' said hi J ct o thi:. pi lUre ' Contin11ed . T THE AGE OF 10. Wrote his head· master at the sheville School for Boy · " \ e find him a roo t attrac· tive boy, ami a ,·ery capable one in e\·erything he undertake ." !; EUnl'" 11. R0BE,1TSON JR. A.Co. HV..II t.. ~ C.:CHO L. flo C.H(1H C a.RO~ Ifrt~ jAJ (' . ·. ;I~ 4 . (4u:f;;.~, ~ c. ?m.. d?ll. ~~ ~- j ,....,.. t...t r~ ~ l\.. j..t- d...vk~ ~ CJvt~· B..of..: AAJ '(~ ~ 4.-ul~,U~~d. d..~---~.!.<.~ ¥~ ~1~ 1!~ ~4~ ~ p,.-?,u,i~ -"· .tivta-t r1 ..c. ~ ~ 1.-.A .~ ~~ . ~~ ~ J..A.v1. .... , Je. ~..c..t.N" ~~ .. -~. ~L di..J.... ~ """"'~-c.-44C. ~ -~ ( ' ~ ~- :.'•f ~ ~ -1-t ~. ~ tt... ~ -~ ~ {()()~. <J,...v.d-::1_-«. ~t~ ~~ -1 ~ AP1u<:lf~ P6, F'F.~ N 0 ~OS~I~l'SON. JA· ~ • • '· A LETTE.R OF APPLICA ION 1913- A. fll_ . P, H '1 <th w R.e-u ­ben. Jr., lefr, whh hi p rerrts a d I i~ sbLe s, .Jal.lra and H p . Laura d ied in ddl 100 l. His bro ther Logan as !Jo in J Hi. for the position o-f "fourth as i tant office boy general. ·• y . l' I. OJ- TH · Y L 7 C F:R l.t.'\M:, R ub J1 w n II - me i · n honors in 192~ . H(: v;,.~ voted an our• talltJinjil aH·arour d alh let but had to th. r kmm,t'l, "ur 1 pk-s." SHOW ' T 1.. I C L Cr, r ith au a.·e ov his sh< ui<J •r, Re b •n w • m · tdl for hi hu k I d . . l l ft L a c >U 'in . R lJbcn P rin, L1 e uti viv·p c i<.l 11t of nin m I an o. ... 5 CAPT.-\I ROBERT~ . is sho1~n •i th Pe ~ in 1913. hortl"' after h wa commi~ ionetl in the ,\ rm) nice .Forces. He ' ·a separated <~.> a L~eurenant Colonel in October. 19~5 . J>£(; .y \ '\D RH' BE"­• re h 1Wn at their 11 rd diug in : h•.ult'~ton , ', De(cmhcr 17. ltl, Sh was the fonm·r l\f, r '" t \ · ,1 t J.. ins of Ch trl '>tlln Rl·ub·n hat! just ben u.tn~f ' nL·d tll the Ohio IJi\'iSitlll THE FIRST HOME of t.he yo~tng newlyweds was ~ll Glendale. Ohio. TheiJ· heusehold was never -withoLlt 1 eet,s. which at this rime inflt)de<.l a lamb and 11 cocker spa.ni-eL "This picture was made the day Reuben, Jr., was dis­charger), from the Anny/' ·said De~vey Gillespie of the Atlanta Sales Office. ({He received word -early one tnorning that another heir wonld arrive momentarily,· so he asked me to charter a Cessna for his return trip. to Cincinnati. Characteristically) Reuben succeeded in cutting the Army red· tape by getting released from the Army in a couple of hou;rs' instead of a couple of weeks) and started his race with th~ stork. In a photo finish) he won by 10 minutes." This also was the year that Reuben, now a vice-president of the -company, moved to Ohio. Senin · up ho usekeeping in Glendale, the young couple soon greeted the arrival of their first chHd, a son, Reuben B. Robertson III. Their family later grew to si:x children: Reuben III, ' Danny, . Peter, l\1ardi, Louisa and George. From their earlie t years together, attractive and lively Peggy Rober-tson helped Reuben immensely in bi business social and family life . . A good listener and counselor, she shared hi problerns accompanied him on trips, ran the household and entertained a constant flow of di ·;ringuished vh;jtors. With. Reuben, his famiJy always came first. Never stinting his commitments to Champion or ·the demands of public service, he found many oc asions in hi busy schedule to be ,,,Jith "Peggy and the children," riding, swimming) pla-ying tennis, enjoying w ek ·en ls and vaca tions at Lake Logan, in FloTida and the Caribb@an . The close family . ties of: his boyhood- still bound him as a man. • 7 • WITH DAN1 Y, who earned his pr ivate pilot's lie nse last sumruer. R euben enjo ·d tennis, sw immi1 g ancl h rseba k ridiug with ld ·hddren. DEEP SF.A FlSHlNG was one of .his bobbie . Early this year Reuben l-anded a 205-lb. blue marlin and a 283-lb. blacktip shark o.ff Bimini in the Bahamas. AT HIS FARM on McKelvey Road, Cincinnati. Reuben is shown congratulating Jitn Flint, farm ma1:1ager, who raised a11d exhibited this 1951 Ohio Grand Champion boar,. A FAMILY PHOTO at a 1950 dinner honoring Reuben, Sr., as "Man of the South" shows Mr. and Mrs. Robertson seated. Standing: Cherie Norburn Fanner , Reuben, Jr., and Peggy, Dr. and Mrs. Logan Robertson, and Dr. and Mrs. Russell Norburn. rh' stn ng ~ ond of afft'llion \ llich t' i~t ·d bl'twc· 'Jl Reub 'II , Jr.. and hj.., l;t hn ~uidcd Jnd ... u-.t. inc l him lll hi" life. A ,1 ( ntrg m.lll he \H llc' to h1o.; P•'' ·nts: " In all of my vo k l n .tlitc .md ·•pptt'l i.ltc r11on· md tuor · t h · wond 'rful .tdvatltagcs ytJtl I ol h hav ' gi •t•n m ~ . not •)nl · in "·hool :md coli ·gr but al o th : tr.1ining- a11d (', p r ierHT i11 lm ... incss .. . •· But th · tld ' 1 i\ 1. nl crt.~ lll love I to Lc.~s · hi-, .· n :d oUl hi" arcompli.,Jrm ·rHs. Iu lat r car . . ·nding hi: .s m :m ol I s hool rq Orl caul - ' h ich 1l0ltd lhttl t J ·y( .tr ol<l R ·ub ·n. r r:. h.td · 1 .b· d \'l'l\' nic ·J ·in .11 hi: ·uljc t ·" - 1\fr. Rob Ttson ousf·tvecl. " It wight b · a good Hk,l t< I< ld tl 1 · in r ~st'l'\ c for an occ.t-;i m wh n 'Oll o.;hould impr ·ss your wife -o Rc tbt·n III " But Rt t b n. Jt .. wa · r ·arly to r 1 ly in kine!. On one O< cas ion h scJJt his dad a dipping from nw LO ~ '·ith th ·remark: "I juc;t' .mt to call y ur attention to Lh , attach d thrct pic tnr s, to tht: '· er • tt ·ntivcn 'SS ' ith whi h I am listeninJ to your talk. You will lT aJI rhat at an <:. rl't·r :p( 't h mv , ttitudc '·a, such that it ' a, indicated that I was thinking. 'Dacl h<h bunion" h tt n 1 r. in·!· You St' that i:n 't 1·eall • tru ! " 1 ) R 0.. \ D HI ,·o. 'S w re to· er fH H re the ,., re ta!..ing part in a f at 1 !.. I 1 .111. l'h ir warm p r l 1 1 'th "11 and humor. t right • ' ' 10 • Th '{1h los o· tw o Hr. 1 lJert ·on's av rift ,·. ''Til v <t' •re mad at Lake o an ( n th occasion of 1\11· . R ob£ rts n . and H\' f"ij"tieth r.eeddirlf!: mw i itf.\ar ',.' he nid. • • '1 utd en,· rged s ne ntertair11n nt from .lsheville, {Jill n•hen 1 anived at the lake I disco·u~red that R ulJ n hacl cancelled the. e pla11.s. I was . ome t)hnt disco mf'ited by tlti turn of e<• n ls until S7.tddenJy there app m·ed 'Th . Fou·r Flats/ my favorite barher:lwjJ q uarlet [1·om Houston. These picttaes slwro R euhen exjJlaining the won­derftd trick he had pla.)•ed on me." ONE OF RElJBEN 'S PROUDE T MOMENTS came when he shared wilh his family the honor of hi s appo intment , s Deput Secretary of Defen e. 1 I 12 • • • ton a A grand on of Peter G . ... fhomson, Lhe founder of Champion, Reuben B. Roben on, J r., .was born into th hampi n tr< li ti n. His schooling his surnm r work and the guidance of hi father all led him in vitably into the career that was his life. tartin · to work a a mill hand in 1930 he served under his grandfather, and under the later · Champion presidenLs, his uncles. Alexander Thomson and Logan Thomson, and hi fa ther. Reuben B. Robertson. At the Carolina mill he rounded out his education by working in nearly every department of the plant. One of the famous stories at Canton deals with the time he went to work for Frank Hall in the Board lVlachine Room. Noticing the crew taking its ease the youno- man remarked th~t there was "nobody working." Without a word Frank stepped over to the machine and broke the sheet. Broke piled up on the floor and the crew sprang into frantic ~c.tivity . When the machine was re-threaded and the uproar had subsided, Frank, who stuttered, turned triumphantly to Reuben, Jr. "S-S-See," he said, "When w~w-w-we're sssitting dddown we're makin' money! " In l 934 "Young Reuben" became assistant general manager at Carolina, and the following year, a vice-president. In 1938 he transferred to the Ohio Division wher he directed the THIS CANDID PHOTO shows Reuben at his desk in 1958, when he was preparing the Annual Report w Employees, At right he chats with Cedric Stone, Dallas Rowe and George Trostel in Carolin a's Hardwood Bleach Department, 1954. Contin ued • • • iwrallation f 19·41 h be am ntr 1 . ' tl'm . nd a si, t ·d in per~ 1 nci n rl OJ Ya ni7atiot l \ ·ork. During ·'c -r r ., id ·n and ''1.1 -r 1 prodw 1 ion m;111ag r of the c mrJany. ft r t v <:wd a h lf ar. { militar crvi ' h · return foll '·ing nar b an ·e .utive \'i ·e-1 r silent. In l~J r. O d L Champion in 1945, a d the h · '·a · cl ' ted pr :>. id nt nd a me1 b r f th Ch:m11 i n B nl f Dir r . H " was L onLinu , a~ presi len of ,hampion (r m th t tit lL until hi, d ·:t h, with th excepuon [ a two-year period, 1 55-57 ·when he ' ·a._ ;r nt l 1 Y • · Lb. n [ r g rnm 1 t se rviCe. Under hi, d ·nc mi I ·a lt::r ·hip tbe company was lO rnor than doubl its , ales an it. payroll, wh il mpl in another 3,000 Champions. H e C>uided the com pan ; into its first ventures in th plastics fi eld with Therrnokup and pol· th ·l n c atino·_ Champion gTew r apidly with the addition of outbern Paper Box, \'aculi t , ~lid - \ Te · t-Pak. Champion Paper Specialties, Buffalo Envelope, f on tag and o . 20 ·1\fachine. \'eLea ' markets were expanded too- through the Champion Export Corp., Perga de Cuba and Champion Celulose S.A. H e wa· mindful of the company's equal obligations to its shareholders, employee ·, customer , nei. hbors and the public at large. Opportuni~y , steady employment and secu ri ty for all Cham­pion 'in one of his main concerns. Under his direction Champions aw the advent of Profit Sharina-. Chapaco Council the Employment Security Plan, employee meeting and an im­proved afet · program. But the things for which Reuben is best remembered by Champions are his qualities as a . . THE CHAMP'ION CREDIT U:-.JION at Carolina. which Reuben was instrumental in organizi ng, began in 1932. He was a member of the supervisory committee for eight yea rs. He is shown at extreme right. Continued \ ,' " 0Ll1 rL~I Ef s·· P \R r\' at the T xa~ Oivision in l ~ II >ftm,- ~ RctJben , Jr .. o; .11 d ccnt ' J, with Hubert F •tcr . C'km \tiller, Reuben . r .. and \Y. R. ('rut . -- - '\T THE TE/ .\S 1 lVlSfO: m 1917, Reul.l 11 ml St 1·c C.:ha c. renter, insp ct n sheet o( LIFE paper with C. L. . tillman , then vice-president and treasurer of Ti 111e, 1 nr. OHIO'S ADV CHA 1 PION, Jean Withrow .on nell y. was en.>' ned by R uhen at the ham­pion f<tnli ly Picnic in 19·18. He was then execu­tive vice-p r silen t. AT T H E O llf< DIVISIO R ub n r unll I ouL his exprriC'nCe in per onn I and nrg niza · liona l wot·k. H • w::.s a ''shin l e e " (; · cutive. 15 • IN T HE OHIO MILL on one of his freq uent visits, Reuben talks with Charlie Hayes, left, and "Deacon·: Beg­ley beside No. 9 Machine, in 1954. ' REUBEN WAS A SPEAKER at many Champion service parties. Here he congratulates Sam Arnold, new Ohio Score Club pres.ident in 1957 . IN THE CHAMPION MOVIE, "Good Business," in 1953, Reuben played a brief role. He explained his philosophy of human relations. CAROLINA qLD TIMERS at Camp Hope, May, 1953. RE U BE~ . fADE APPEARANCES at nu mcrou employee meet.ings Lhrougbout the compauy. Here he is explaining the Profit Sharing Plan to Carolina Chal'npions in 1954. • man: hi' hu de. his enthusiasm and optimism, his willingness to listen, his keen memory and understanding of all phases of the business. his respect for the rights of others. "The fint time I met Reuben," says Glenn Cribbs, formerly of the Texas Division and now ­of General Office, "was at Pasadena nearly 20 years ago. One day we were going through the mill together and saw a gang of riggers loading some heavy machinery into a box tar. They called out for help and while I stood by to ·watch, there went Reuben, a vic~-president, sho ing and pushing with the rest of them . I never forgot that lesson." "Reuben ·s deep understanding of the feelings of others and his abiding respect for their rights - whether their position was high or low - made Reuben the great. man he was," says Andy Anderson, director of Personnel Administration. "Years ago one of our folks got a bawling out from his boss because he was a staunch Demo­crat and dearly enjoyed expounding on their superiority to everyone- and Republicans in parricuiar. This was just before election and feeling ~.vas running pretty high. ''Reuben heard about the incident and from his office window saw the man "\Yalking across the parking lot on his way home. He called to him and dashed out in his shirt sleeves and talked to him ... it was chilly too. He told the man that everyone had a right to hi opinion and a right to express it. Furthermore, neither he nor anyone else need be concerned about his job at Champion because of his political beliefs." "Reuben was out in the mill every chance he could g •t," say Mike Faber of the Ohio Divi­sion. 'Back about 1939 we used to walk through the Pulp Storage Area together. He'd meet a person and five years later be able to recall his name and cv ryt.hing about him. He liked Continued 17 18 • RE.U BEN 'S BROAD ACQUA INT ANCESH lP in industry a11<l governmen t brought mAny distinguished speakers to Chapaco Council. T he late 0 011a ltl Q 1arlt:s, 1 hen ere tar of the Air Force, second from left, chats with Ed Knapp, left. people. And he was the same way about the business; he loved it, and he remembered every detaiL No use trying to pull the wool over his e)eS if you made a mistake!" Reuben made every moment count. Before ·the last series of employee meetings at Texas he left Hamilton by plane on Tuesday. He had conferences in Pittsburgh. New York, Buffalo, and again in New York. Next day he worked in Nev.r York with meetin ·s until midnight. when he caught a plane to Pasadena. By sleeping on the plane he was r eady for bre:-1kfa t next morning with Karl and Steve Chase to discuss a few company problems. He attended the first employee meeting at 9 a.m. ''In the office nobody would stand close to R euben 's door when it '' as closed," s:.ys ' iolet Fisher, his seo-etary. 'You could never tell when he would come bursting through! There were some exciting collisi ns before we got in the h-tbit of standing ·clear." "Hi ability to relax completely was what k pt him going," according to Ed Elli on of General Office. ''I worked for him in th ~ Army Servic For 'CS during the "W:lf . vVe w Te having a whole series of long ses ions at night at th R<: lamation Cent "r. where Reuben w:1s Directm of Operati ns. Wh ~ n. w ~' d g t bogg~ d down on a l tai l R uben would push his chair ba k , tilt his head ove t on sid and go Lo sle p . Fift en tninul' , later he' cl be ba k again, fresh and ready to go." ' Reuben was a wond ·rful guy 1 o W<>rk '' ith and work for. " Dwight Thomson says. "He had a way of bringing out th · b t in pc pl , r rcn1c.:mb T one ·, soon , Cter I becam head of Cvntinued Chapaco Council was starfr"d in fCJ"i to £rnple·ment our mantlgemoll d t'elojnne'llt jn·op;rmn. in 1.uhir:h R c ul;eJl u'a' •itall.v inteTesterl. fler t he chats with ~ftm'l Bendel - , en, r:hninnrm of the first conference. ''R u/J en'.s· great love fo1" jH'Of)le, and hi · fair aurl consid entl treat nwnl of er.,eryont' It ~ 1net. weTe arn ng his highe. f. qualities," Karl r calls . ''He ·was alwrn.• s i nl e1'ested in he/j;inr(i , .ham-jlions to de •t>loj1 md gro L' as the comf)a.ny grew. J-Je set far-sigllft•d goals, and ·u,llS ah lc to f'l·rm.s·.,n£1 to othen­the bfeadth of hi. visioH, his ·oumge and en th11siasm . Th<lf j.s why 71'f can m.m,e forwaTd 11 ith S1 tCh a sound and ugorou ,· team tor/a''··· • • 20 FATHER A D SON are shown in J 950 following their election, by the .Board of Directors, as hairman of the board and presid nr. 1\HLL S F TY was one of Reuben' maj r interests. H re b J9&:8 ac id .nt pr vcn tion program ' ilb K ·n Fai ·t ::tno D' ight " I wanr to r mph ize the person:1l responsibility that I f 1 on-th -jou injurie 1o .hampion f lks," he aid. discusses tb T. Thon son. in regard to P·ers nnel and Public Rel;nions I pLtlled a boner- and a l r. .tty big one. Reuben called me in alone to Lalk about it. He explained why r " as off base. Then he aid, '.Everybody makes rui ·tak.e .. . it ' · one of the .ways tve all learn . I eep on taking the in'tiative in your job. ,\.s I've told )OU, don t check 'vith me unless ies on .major policy.' That's the kind of a boss be wa . ·· "Reuben -v. as the 1nost understancling peTs on, 'ays Lil CampbelL of the Ohio Sorting Line. ''No m<:itter .lw'"' trivial · our f roblem, he was always ready to listel1 .. '' Last year Lil saw R ub n Jt r::he Opening Day ball gatne in Cincinnati. She nudged him. "Say, Reuben, who ok' "d our card lor the afternoon ?' ' He laughed . "Why, Lil, while' the rest of the folk!! were tr ting to d cide who 'cl g~e t to go, I just slipped off! " uch stories are legend at Cham1 ion, and there are n'lany. But through his talent for organi­zation R uben 1 It a strong team to carry on - and this is his greatest legacy to all who ar , a h \ as, a 1 art of Champion. , A MAJOR MIL ' TON for bampion was the completion of . o. 2{) Machin at Carolin.a in 1'959. Above, Dwight, Karl and Reuben appear at tl e f mmis ·ioui,,ng with Herb .Su ter, Jr. B USl 'ESS WE ,K I'Wagazine feaLureGI. Reuben on its cover .ln 1953. "At 45," it said, "Robertson is a husky man wh~ nor only look like a ful lback but acts ii"'e one. At Wlil~k he drives hard . . . : · • 21 22 • Philosophy of Champion from th speeches, statentents and em.ployee letters of Reuben B. Robertson,jr. 1'1' i · not iJ lll m;u hin :-;, rrur b uil d i ng~, p-eople ( ur rnou ·yo o ur matc1 "; L that m.tkc th diHe e n b t v •n uc e : · nd fa ilure. Jt i th • peo Jl tt in ou ( mp:my that det r ­ruiJ , lww , uccc,. ful w · re. \V • can h avt:: the tnr) 1 mo l rn <till p 'rl ·t ma bine · t h ~tt can I · m· d ·­but tlt y wilJ do n l <-:: tte th an th ' 1olk · wh run tho e machin s .... By fa r the mo t i.mp rtant p art of ur bu. ine - v ry bu 1o ss - every church - every hoot - very · mmunity - ev ry nation - i it · p opl . How well they work. together anti understand a h ther de­termin 's the su ce s of every organiza tion. orne of thes p eople create ideas for new produc t-;, new methods, new pr cedures. Some maintain our busi­ness by running the rna hines, selling our products, obtaining the money we n eed . Some extend our business to new markets all over the w rld . nd some- most of them, in one way or a nother- do all three. In our company, all of our fo lks share in the re ul ts of their efforts- share in the gains they produ ce. There is no way any of us can grow and gain e,· ept throi.1gh our own efforts, combined with the efCorts of others. • t If our company can be thought of as a citizen, then we might say tha t one of its first principle is to live right with its people. ' If it is to be strong, .if it is to assume responsibility for leadership, if it is to contribute its share to the growth of the com­munity, it must so conduct its affairs that everyone associated with it is proud to have it as part of the community. For our shareholders, we must earn a g od return on their ever-increasing investment. For our cus­tomers, we must produce a qualit product at com­petitive prices. For our slJppliers, we must maintain a stabl e, increasing market for their good and services. For our n eighbors, we mu t ontinu to be strong, pro p erous, fri endly and h elpful. For our mployees and their families, we must do wh t we can to k ep hampion constan tly improving as a pla e to work. a ompany, w do not h< v any l uilding , an mon y, :my produ ts r an m< rk t that ar not availa bl to oth r ' . T h lift r nc that has b en an l always will be th most signi f.ic, nt, lie in all of th e p oplc who ar a part o( ur ompan . h ·u;:npion is thes p ~;op l e. lt ca nnot be any - tron r or W"aker th::Jn they - it cannot produce any beLter prod u t than th are willing to 1 rodu - it can­not h any b .tter n i hbor - it cannot b ;.t ny b tt cr i tizen than all of th e people want. it to b . Our strength aud nc e s depends en tire I y o-n all of 'th()S< who are a part f it - it ,an onl ' x ~ fl 3 t them. 'J'ogether ~hey form it · organization. Th-is organi'zatim:l has been b ~.;~i .lt on a solid founcla ­tl n of good EJ<~.y, steady work. opportunity, purri i-l ation and sharing r s1;1lts. · Th Chapaco concept is '.rooted -teamwork in he finn belief that the la t nt _ - pow r wid1in the i_ndi,vidual to cO.Jitrihl'lle to our grot Lh anti developmet:tt js pra - ti ally limitless ~f we can le_,1rn how to make it pos ible for him to become interest~d ~tnd enthu· siasti about hi - work e: 'perience, lemonst.rate his-n~ a tive a biliti at'J.d gain th pers-oi't:a l sa:tisfaction of hi acctmlplishmen t.s .. • Progres wiJJ be gre test for those who work to­o- ether closest as nations i<~1 a world, as communities in a nation, as companies in a eo1J1munity, as people in a family an l a n eighborhood. The one thing that will epa.ratre- th:e chaff from the wheat will be how closely we work together in. our daily living - nothing more than the simple thing called team­lVo: rk- so ea:ily said, $0 har-d to achieve ... \hat better theme -could we have in the :next decade than " Partners in Progress,' ' for all Cham-piol\ ls -and their families. · •• A sucessful Cl1ampion provides the greatest _job securhy, the be t p ssible protection for old age, the highes.t daily working pleasure that a)lY of us caA. ha e. Cordiality, fhen.dli.n ess, interest in prog­res and -te'amwork are the cornets tone on which Champic;m uccess will be built. Let's continue to do our daily part in proving .to the unsettled world th.-1t democra·c, _is tThe best way to protect man's freedom.· Our organization bas been organization built in depth. We have a . plan for the future that will continue our same dynamic grow~th that has meant .. -so much to Cham pi ns .and their families, shar e­h0lders, <::ustomers and r:lf; igh:bor.s. 'I'h-e same princi­ples that ha · e guided us .successfuJly up to the present lime will contin'4e as th.e comers ton€ o£ this: great company in the next decad --' a decade thal­can mean for an metubcr' of the Champion t am an l th ir families th gwat · 1 peri.od -Of pr.osperity W€ hav ever kn i'lvn. me-nt a u• ' • objective of our 1 la,rr~~gh rnent de'vel p­iti s are to dev~ lop : • an organi zation tbat i · competent to cope with unkriown need or requir ro.elwi or the ( u tu-re. • an organi-zation that is actively concern -d with Lhe :suceess .of the whole ent rprise. - • an orga nization that i capa bie of repla.aing itse lf. These are the objectives- theit implementation is our · challenge. - We are con~tan tl y t:rying to develop a clima te where . people can grow, wher~ p eople an look forward to the deve1opment of ·th€ir f ull pottlntial, WJ1frt the opportu;r;}iries ~tre commens urate with the growth and su cess of the busin ~s- The r eal reason {or b ing so conscious safety of safety is not rooted on a ledger shc;:e t, it grows (rom the simple fact that we are human beings to . whom the man-made blight of accidents is repugnant. ·We want to wipe out that blight ... -- At Champion, safety is not considered just ,a part-time job related to any one special part of a man's -job or life. R ather we feel that safety is a way of working and a way of living. It is an a ttitude, not just a program. I realize that change in an organiza- . change tion creates problems -of understand-ing- understanding of the reasons fo-r the d1ange, understanding the effect of the change; getting acquainted with new bosses. new procedures, establishing n ~w relationships between departments an,d activities . . . We need everyone's · help in making these changes workable . . . Our basic, long-range objective is for Champion to continu.e to grow, expand and diversify. To do this, we must constantly improve our . ability to marke-t a top quality product at competitive ptices anGl produce a good profit. This is the only way we can continue to enjoy the success that has mea,m SQ much to each and every one of us in terms of pay, secu rity, opportunity and sense of personal accomplishment. To do thL, every one of us must put forth every effort to work together, as we have in the past, in an atmosphere of mutual · rt?spect . and confi(~ence. · · Make .no mistake about it, it i ­the future - the ision of ft1tt1re gn~ a r.ne s that move nH~ F!. and moves man­kind . . . e terclay, tomorrmv - bl.lt what f tacla ? (J nthmLn, wda , doesn 't really ist, x ept fle~t­ingJy. The man or nadon r.h .. (lt Liv for toda. onl ' is ju, t 24 h o ur · nway f.r01n livihg in the pasc -· ' .. 23 24 • . PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT as Deput · Secretary of Defense gave Reuben a po ition of grave national responsibility . He was delegated "full power to act for and i11 the name of the Secretary of Defense." e serve • From his earliest days in business Reuben was an interested and active partiCipant in indus­try, community and national affairs. As a young man in North Carolina he took part in National Safety Council programs and helped to extend the work of the Blue Ridge Confer­ence on Human Relations. I ~ later y ars he became a director of several of the country's largest corporations. He helped to fo und and was the first president of the Employers Labor Relations Information Committ e. As a member of the National Industrial Conference Board and vice-pr sident of the Am~ri an Pap r and Pulp A ociation, he w s wid ly regarded as a sp kesman for th paper industry. Reuben first s TV d th Fed ral governm ·nL a , , memb r of the War Production Board in th · ritical clay ' of 1942, h lping to g ar th -, n·Ltion to its gTeatest wartime effort. In 1950 h was app intecl by PT id ·nt Truman ~ . a m •mb 'l' of th Wag Stabili zation Board. From 19.53 to l955 h • ,~ . s '1 ·- partment of Corum 'rce. It "'"' leader of a team to a]u t our named "Man of h Y r" by th hain1:1an < h in J utual of th Rusin s Advisory Council for the U.S. D - 195 th:tl he sp nt several weeks in Germany as ~ecuri t. y Progra nl - and for this a hicv ment he was National As:or iatic)n of JVfa n u blcturcrs. Continlled • • 26 • Hi · ut unduv "( rk i1 I J."l;> n th · H o\· •1 Con m~o,;toH t ulv f bu"iin . .., organiDIIion <)1 tht' D·ch• l.'C 1 t'p.rtm·nt I d to hi · :q1 iu tnH: tH th t y ·ar a" Dcput ' Sccr ·tary of Dcfens. Iuthi:r1l h wa. th · N;Hion ' N .... d ·en ·t'< Hi ialundc1 S·cretar ' Charl·s F . \VJ.I ·on , 'ilh " full l f r an l in th · n~ m . oi th<: S · cIt.: tar of Dd ·n ~ . " ~L ny time:, ·n \Vi:lson' ~ b~en . l cuben .·erYe::d (I J tin , err t ry of 1 <:f ·n ·c. h " D n.c De1 anmern duling th ' -rucial devdopm ·n tag· of our g tided mi ", il 1 r",... ... ,.,.. .. l 1 - f te mo. t of th tnt ion h ;:~ d even h "ar 1 of a "mic; il rae ." Through hi abilit 1 t r. ·;l.llite .. nd hi.: ·tg r . i · leadership , II helped to bring our n ~\.· ars ·nal of H nt ·r d ino· a a gre:ul ace ·1 rated pac · . . w :1[ m mto •I\'11\ directi n and uidance to the many priv·u e fjrms building parts for our guid -d :il .·. and e. ·pedit in< th " work of th s i , nti. LS, he ha t<.:ntd the d · ~ Iopment of tla , Tit.m , JnpiL r and oth r w <tpon that fonn our first line of clef n ·. After hi· two-· ar stint in V\ shington Reuben returned to Champion, but remained . 1111 - hor. . cnv Contimted A PHOTOGRAPHER')' J<'A OJUT • was this pi tur of Peggy Robertson r ('; i~i ng rhc cong a!t dati ns of P esi<J nl Eisenhow r upon h r .husband' appoinrm nt. The l'tl· ~ i d ·nt prumised slx·y ··r-oll Manti a swim in the White House pool ; but two-y ar-old . , orgc to le th show. 1\llO.\lUJ ' I Ill', .. \RRH.R H)l{REST/\L or ()IIC o€ his rnauy inspeo ic n to r u ~. Re il1 n pos 'I ~ f( r 1 his Navy photo. He had ju t ro rnpleH·d a flrghl in · n J13D j t fi ~ht.CI. RI:'.VfEWfNC 1-fO, 'OR G ARD at fori Ri hard­on, Alaska, rh D puty Seer rary ( >f Defense i hown with 1\ l aj . (~ 11 . J amc!l F. Collin~. left . Reub n visi t ·d maj r .S. dPfense l.nstallatiom in Europe, the lcditcrr n "an. Africa, the N ar ·_aqt anu Far East. .,.. ..."." \. ~ "'-" OS a It]r. • 2 "'-""'i\IPEt ?;·wN!'.S,i:\v~~ .~ .,..., __ -· - -- . ·- - --·- -· ~- ... D"S'Dept~Y Seet~l<il]< QJ ~ Rebel:tson Here J1o{ · er oy ~-· ,f A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING of Defense Department officials in \Vashington shows, seated : Lovet t, Wilson and McElroy. Standing: Foster, A.nders.on, Bradley, Rober tson, R adford, Twining, Quarles and McNeil. • '· '\ l 1' KOR 7 <\ during his 1956 tour o[ t11e Far East Reuben held discussions with I ident ngrnan Rhee. While inspecting U.S. milit,ary installations Reuben also neo-otiated f.or overseas bases a11d did much to improve cooperatio.n between the .S. and tber countries of the free world wiili respect to military defense. THE GENERALISSIMO, Chiang Kai­shek, and his wife greeted Reuben at their dinJler in his honor during his visit to Taipei, formosa . a an ad isor in the U.S. defense program. He was a strong proponent of the Mutual Se­curity Pro ram and constantly sought to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our de­f n e organization. Al o, over the past two years he undertook important special proj ects for the Defense Department. Hi intere<>ts extended to many fields. A trustee of the Asheville School for Boys and Duke and ·Miami Univ rsities, he rook part in the affair of the National Red Cross, YMCA, Na­tional Council for Stream Impro ement, and Chamber of Commerce. But in pitc of hi_ rnany per onal accomplishmep ts, it may be that his reate t contributi n was in enc uraging othtr busines men to public ervice. Fonner Defens S cr tary Neil 1 Elroy ha, . aid that Reuben wa. one of the "key p ople re ponsibl for my er i e in W h ­ington." Reuben urged all busines men to look tO ''th larger problem on br d. ·r ho,rizons." He ~aid , "Our que tion LO ur elves must constantly be what can I contribut , not vhat doe the world owe me. Ou guid •line must be that .fr ~ nt.cr ris so i -- ty do s no exist f r th btndit of bu ·ine..,smen hut that bush ~sm -•n e.xi t in Lead for that fr cnt q ri · s , t =-m. ' ~rhus, a~ he ~ ·rved Champion ·well so he also s ·rv d his country . • 29 30 PEG J Y ROBERTSON went with he1· hu hand to the Far East, ma/1-ing fri ·nrls for the U.S. in. f r tgn land . Abo 1e, she is visiting a Korean orf hrmage in, oul. t right. P"F.F!.Y and R '1,(,/Jeu greet. th eiT lu:trlr n ·uf' n .,. tn ning fr m a 21-rlay trm:r of llu~ Pa. £fi and l lsirt. Bath hom iH th . nation's capital Pegg' also h lj,erl I m ,fl th . man ffi in1 and unnffi ial 1'Uf1li ments of R u!J n · i b. M magin!{ th Ro!Jertsuns' social Nil r·n lm· in ltVtnhi·n ton p,· J • 1 n l at ,:n it.wLf. II fairl t 1 ical w . I~ in.cl11.d .d a .ej1tion in the l~..o iJ .'rt .wus' hm or b)' tl1e ,\'e r ln ' of tfu' Ann' for 50 jH:OjJl ., (( Nolurr(son co htaU j;w·t. for 0, dinn rat i.h ~ (.71' lndanrl Fmba\s . and (£ Ro!J ~ l's n j}{L?' l J f r 0 rltillrt~n f def nse officials. 'tJot£ WHITt !'fOIJS£ INA& HiNb f ON M••~" a6. 19~7 lt ia. wi!h g.tea1 f"tclu.:taace that l tlut!!'pt. ~0\fr rtLe-ta:naHon •• Oepu.ty-See,reU1'y ot.Oetettl4, eUe: t Uve ea yO\I rftquttftP.d ln )ate Aprl!. { W'$d•li'•taad mat u. .. tweoty~ C.Uth ~f t.be men11h belat msa.t8)"0Ur ceave.n.l~'ot:•, fl,Ad th.a.t iA a(:c6pta.bt. to me~. . . You have ill4•ed ttatab1i•d a •pleodid re-.or<l of "•h·u.e to our £0\UitTyov.eTiJ'Iepaatyean -~with Ute Wa.r Pt>ddu, :.. tioa Boa~ aftcl· lat.P. t' ib- eerv-t.c• Vitdl tb• Army dul".i.4J Wo~ WAt- u~ -,rrd t11o .. ~NJabel' of respou-tbio po$iti.on• ltu.r~ ttri.t AdmiJ::d,*lRllOI\. I a.m. de ply ~l' if!<tet~ for the t..."-Oattibti~ tn.a.t fOU ba ve made in ~aU oi the.m. Jtnd l •m parti.t~rJy -.pprer,,• tlve "41 th• Qtt.fatahd ln& e&~v.tc-o you. h.a-ve J-i¥4t~ a • J>-eputy S'eCJ"et.Ty ol DeleQ•e -the-no Jia !ft tvrro ~,.. .. I know tbat Y.Q~T mA.O)t M•oc.i&tes are ttu~.nktW. tor ..._.ftelpful ar'llv•~ you bave aupplted. Yo~ htlthly ef(-et: ~ "'t-lft- \YOrk •e a au~mber of tta& Oper-•t,Ol\1 CoortfiAatl.njJ -sv.ted.. hat be&rt ot areat value to all of ua iD IJovorzltn-ent -.ua-4 oto-- the ~Jtth: • Mt.lon. My f>n,l w-l.ehu gO '*"'itb V(lb..Ln vdt•tevel' a~livitf&e f'QU. plan to WHltor'lalleo A:.Dd I do hope tha.t you wUi be aNeU· ~hle. tor spe-cial a••41DJn611t;tl wi~ WI {.rO:fn lim• to tun4] in die lutuu. PR ESIDENT EISENHOWER reluGI'antly a.c­cep" ted. Reu ben's resignation a.s Deputy Secretary of Defe nse. H e expressed hope that Re-uben wou\_a "he available fot special assigtunent&." . AWARD foT MeritoriO!JS Civilian Service was presented to Reuben by Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson in 1957·. For text of the award, see inside back cover. Reuben also received citations from the A~;my, Navy and Air :Force. 131 32 • A Philosophy of Freedom from the speeches, tatements and letters of Reuben B. Robertson, Jr. indus try and the community Ju ·t the cornpan and. its people contribute a .­tiv ly a.nd tinanci<. lly t the u pport f communiL) ervi s and agencies, o ira tum do s lhe ·ommun-it y 1 rovi<lc ervke and ag ncie. ., t help th c m­pany su h as poli e and fire p otection, anitation ys t ms, ho ' pitals, h ur h s, bu in ·s <.en ers, high­ways, •tr cts, lighting and many other. There i. an int n.lependence of the company an l i ts neigh­b0rs that compels us to work wgethe an to be as oncerned with the interes ts of thers as our own. As most of you may know by citizenship now, I have been nominated by the President a Deputy · e re­tary of Defense .. I want yo u to know that the decision to accept this assignment was reached only after very serious consideration on the part of our Directors and officers as well as myself . . . If we as citizens are truly interested in the effectiveness of our Federal Government in its op er a tions both at home and abroad, we must, wh en req ues ted, be willing to contribLite our service to the exten t that we are able. This was the on e compelling reason which led to my decision • • It is our policy to .encourage those with whom we work and the public with which we deal to fulfill their individual responsibilities of citizenship with-. out regard for party or special interests. The e responsibilities include the necessity to be a well informed as possible on the public is ues of the day, to take a position on these issues as dictated by the individual's conscience, and to vo te upon these issues, or inform their legi lative representa­tives of their views. It is also ourpolicy to make all appropriat efforts: • T o assure that our company and its people are adequately represented in the l ublic forums as part o£, but never greater than the common goo 1. • To cooperate as fully as 1 ossible in the formula­tion of publi policies by freely supplying pertin ent inf rmation regarding onr own role and stak in tho policies. • To m::.ke a a ilabl , within tb limits of individ­ual job demand , th time ancl tal nt of rhose hampjon who mny b abl to contribut a tiv I LO th · mor ffec tive operation o( our local, stat and f derol gov rnm IHs. • To d mon lr~•tc before ::dl men our c nvi t'ion tkll th in1 rc ·ts of fre tu .n ar mutual nd must no t he divided by line )E . ped al inter .st. Our qllestion to our- 1~ole of bttSitteSS dve ltlU •t CQU:tUUJtly b v,l h<il t c-a n 1 C(l;m tribute, not what cloes the wNld ow me. Our' guid.eline ruwt be that (J·ce ent :'t}Jrise so iety doc not ex ist f"Dr the benefit of l)t;t in . ·stl.'\ n but that husin ssrneu ex.ist' in tead fot lhal free e nt erphst~ s· stem. • Our fr JHier o£ freedtJni, re 1uircs that w' -do two n~aj~r jobs oi so ul scarchi,~:1g. One -'-1.'" ~ ognize that fr edom requil'e ·kill; kno~vledge, <..leclica Lion anJ bard vark. OJU.e o.£ the kill and knowledge ~n~t~.st be d vnte<.t to working o\..lt such things a a full employment 1 olicy. pr~ emion of monopoly, c0n­s rvrttion of human and n1ate:rial ·a-sets, and deter­I iuat;ion o[ those area . in v hich the suryival o.f out sociN require some collective politi 'al action and · those area that r guir indiv:idual economic action . . :r,.vo- recogniz that . we n eel bt.isin ssm n who rak. a highe:r · 'iew of their calling th<U1 that they are simply produc r of a product. , ,Ve are all pro­ducer of something br more important- the op­timism .. of [reerlon1 m· pessimi m.s of control. • The Mutual. Security Pr0griilin as we know it today will change i.ts eJt'l.pb.asis- o er the coming years - but not it obj.enives. It should shift graduaHy [rom being· an excht 'ive government project to o-r1_e that "· .ill see impo,rtanr segments ra.ken o;ver by privalie eot.erprise. How.evel~, this shift will be larrrely depeRdent;; upcm ·the extent . to which OUr . go.vetru.nent will tancl back of American industry it1 going into the growth countri€6 of the Free World, and giving_ them the benefit of American .ea:pital and know-how. the war we are in I not a shooting war' The war. we are in is although it has · in­dud '1 shooting, as in Korea . . Nevertheless, it is a -t tal war. It is f.oLJght at every Jevd of our life and sode-ry around the wodd . Its £ronts a:re psychologi­cal, politi-cal, economic, social, culrural, and mili­tary. ft is fought ia t.h e. open an,d it is · fougl'lt subver iv ly, but it is fo.ugh.l constantly and will c ntinue to be so long as aggre:Jsive Soviet imperia-l­ism m.aiti ta ins its mastery of R uss.:ia apd its . Hslave­men: t of tbe s.ateHites_ · Tod>ay we are an commit d on this battl field . ' A:t take is fFe. dom and ev: n Chri tianity. To sur-vive, we must win. We dare not l s . defense effort :Oefm1s Pr gram Myd p m: rni th wa in "~ lt1.ch p. o bl i a ta k.s upon the Pr sid nt and out eaken u po . tl}f at hrJme .arui ub-t--oad wh~n we l'lre cng;;tgecl in a titanic sttuggte th a.L tb.renlcn tne frc ' dotn o£ m en e~cryw h er •. \Vh.ile working on the D-efense Program; a/Hl par­ticularly on b ~~lh ·de mi.s!i iles, 1 wa~ . urious 4bou.t the background and swdkd in_r nse ly -the histor y of earlier years, I becai:n.e mo t a·~ are o[ the fa ct that a!Lhouglt the miHtary i vitally impo:rt;mt and needs s~wng su Pl ort~ th psycbologi al; techn logi· cal, economic and political· as-peels of Lbe onibcl ar~. also most important . . , Thes ~ iire J' u ·t some 'Of Lh re'1s ns 1 anl most ~ , ~ . an~x1o us to do what T can w h lp 11 , utraTrt..e the impact of efforts · to downg rade th'.e U.S. mili Ut ry · p~{S ilion a nd our President ~ ev n mo-re itnpor­La. ntly to try to give th~ American people and the world at large the confidence: they should have in the great accomplishments of our Defense organiza­tion and· our position as the strbhgest military power in the world. One great ontribution the Amer-education ic~m people can make to~ay is to reappraise th.oroughly our educa­ti- onal ystem and then to adjust curricula , incen­tives; rewards and recognition to give needed ~m­phasls to basic science amf te,chnology. Our children and grandchildren are the ones who will pay the price of our failure to recast our educational system to cope with the age of s.cience. Si.Kh action will requir-e pmfound changes in our concep·ts · aml practices. These will not be achieved unless _the American people are convinced that the effort is necessary. Leadership and guidance in the appropriate direction is vitally important. ' a free world Throughout the free world th€:re is an exploding expecta­tion of people tb improve their whole standard of living- their health, edu­cation., transportation, "industry, agriculture, They are going to get help somewhen:- either the. U .S. is going to move aggressively fonvard to help th m achieve their goals or they will turn elsewhere ... If industry and government careful] . s lect and train the .people who· repr ~sent free ·enterprise and . democracy in the growth ountries of the free world, w · ean demonstrat ti:Le values that can be gen rated where freedom is at work, cl€'mocracy is · at work, and Chri tian ,principle ar at" work .. , Thi o:mpels ea b 0f us to h in easing ly inter- , 'L ·d and a ci i:n intermrtiona l, ·t · w -'11 as lo al, state and national affttirs . . . \ V'" m'Hit d m 1s tr. t to tl worl · th t the fl-ee nt 'rpr isc 5'Y"'t m in the .;.Oth ntur ' can o rne do5 r tcr the fulfiJ1nJ ent of the netd an 1 tle ires Q( 111 n and ·om n . 'rywh ·re t.l an any ther ys.· tctm ....., thrr:.t the ulti1rnate g o.l vf pro t.t~ictitn:!-y. and .fn·ofit is the fr •dorn. and well being of all m&n. · .. 33 • • • HOOVER COMMISSION COMMITTEE, wi t b. Reuben, Jr., as vice-chairman, was responsible for a study of the busin ess organization of the Departmcn t of De fense in 1955. Charles R. Hook, a bO\'C, chairma n, ~ p ea k · to the t" aliona l ln lustr ial Conference J3oard n committee fin di ngs. AT I TER I01 L TRl •OR , R u b n, J ., an 1 ·i o t h<'l' IJllsinc ~ :md industrial le-,dcJ· ar ,,h(l 11 r dy d -p· rt for Paris in I Ul) . RrulJ<' II wa. I ader of th · t am ar p uint1·d by M'i Dir c.tcn· H .. ro td E. S r a~s •n to t•v:.tl •t :ltc the U.S. 1u lu I . > uri ty l'rOgJ ; m in C ' liiHrny. H 1 i\llLTO'\ lM 'l <~l inti111Lll 1 R ds b<tll game 111 19 H louud ~ ·~ uhen as nt ~ t r of r r>rnvt ic . Iltt k pt an acti • _ mr. reH in community prog an s while oc upicd · i tiJ I· r!;'·r ind usr ial nd govemmCJ• ff,ttr . CIVI A 3G TOWN LIBRARY WiiS p ' sent t..l to the ity < f . nwn by ub ·n, Jr.. i-n IYEd on I.J half of the Champion Paper Found~Hi OJl. I OWl'l :n lot .· r k b tw · n tl I at ' nrand }0. H dg nd l ub n B. R 1:) rts n s h la. tL' William B. l J•m t ~ttl , th ·n gov ru t· C Ofth '. ro litHI . l EliJ:U<:N'S L ST P JHUC SPE ~JN ': A1'11Ki\RANCE ' its b( for I h ~ Hamilton ~ d',~ r :o llll il, 1\far ~h 1, 19tin F u n kft ~~~ l'l~ht : 1.'ir • Chi ef C · rge S hlun.rb ck, Ohio Pe c'O itll · l Admini~ tFa tiQll 1fanager C. C. l'ra Lr, Reub ·n, ity M a nag- · ~ H(JW<• I'd Wil~~lll , M .1 or l)ob 11 l' t J ·. THE. FIRS"r .$lW,000 StGIVm NT o£ tl to tal gi.f't o( $7!J.OOO to tbc H11mil ton Cornrrruu i ty FO~tnd · t i-ot) W<L gi eu in 1959 to City [ah·•'ge.r H uw~it-d Wilson h R u.l; n .. .Jr .. on beh alf Gf th Cl1 <1111p i.ou P·tp(!r Fou nda tiun At l ' ft. L ·w i~ l;ll'k "h mson , tllld ab iTf1t . Leo Oeis ·r . • IN l fr\ l'vULTON th • l n dusu ial Mamige11) n t lub ch( se Reub ·n for I he grou.p '. firs Imlustx ial Cit izen Aw:Jrd iu 19!iil. l left: P.red Beachler <1 11d .Ralp h . I adc. !\ year · a rli er Re11ben w a~ named "~J a n o.f the Year" in Lh ' pap r ind us t. y by the mirion al Paper and ·r winc , s oc.:ia ti n . .. 38 • His many i11terests • • • Ret f ·lt d qJl hi-; r ·sp1 n'>il iliti ·s as <1 ·itit.en , < 11 1. hi int ,,. st. Y:lngl' I through i.ndu. try. ·omu utu y -nd g( vernment fhi u • H . ' a: tiv . in 'iO many fi ·lth th<.t . only ;t li.·t ol hi , (filiation · G tn illu ·tra tc th · s 'OJ of I i~ r . f th -· h avy lemands on hio;; tim - · ncl b ca · · h ~ rcfus · I t nt r into any endt:avor tha t h ould not ri e hi· whole heart d ·upport - 1 e h d to turn d ' n m ny organi­Lations that h would hav liked to s rve. • Thes in lud d lir "ctorships of some of the co untry' largest orporauon . A partial list of his activities and accompli hments in lude . .. Business A jjiliations The Champion ~aper and Fibre Company- P·resid.ent and Director The Procter & Gamble Company- DiTec lor The Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company- Directm· The B. F. Goodrich Company-· Director Dairypak Butler, Inc. -Director 1 Employers Labor Relations Information Committee, Inc. - Director and Vice-President; Past President American Pulp & Paper Assn.- Vice-President and Member of Executive Committee American Forest Products Industries- T rus tee National Industrial Conference Board- MembeT Industrial Relations Counselors- T Tustee American Forestry Assn.- Honor-ary Vice-PTesident Foremanship Foundation- Past 1\1ember, atioual Aclvismy Board American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Past Member Committee for Southern Conference on Human Relations :in lndu ·tr Past Member Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. of Asheville- Past Directm· Civic and Social Associations St. Anthony Ha ll - D Ita Pi Ash vi ii S h I for Hoys - Trustee Duke 1 iv r.s ity - Trustee Mjami Univ r ·ity - Trustee Am ri ; n Ass rnbly f Columbi. Un iv rsity - Trust e Ohio floundatic n of In l pend nr Collcg - T ·rustee 'h1ci n1 i Coun .il o£ W rld ffa ir - Boar Membe-r ommtr .ial Club o( in innati - Me111be1· and Past f'i ce-P1·esident Commonwealth Cl.ub of Cincinnati- Mmiber and Past Presidenl · Ham.illon Axea Chamber of Con'lrncrce - Member Hamilton Jntlu trial Cc uncil - M: mber "'hti t burch ol: Glendale, Ohio- M ember and J>ast Vestryman Cincinnati Cl)mmHnity Chest - CroujJ Chairman , 7900 Campa£ n, "nd Pa t Trustee 0 llio ' tate Cham l;>er of Comn1erce - 1 a: t 13 oa rd Me m !J -r and Vice-PTeside nl National Council for ' u-eaJil lmpro ment - Boord of Cnvenwn Y~ 1 Nati nal Committee for lndu trial ervicc- Pa. t Member North Carolina Stat Planning Board -Po l i\IJem ber North Carolina tat Boavd of Vocational Ed uca tion- Past Member i\ational Red Cros. - Past Memba, Board of (yo enwrs U.S. Governntent Record Bu ine Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce- Member; Vi e-Chairrnan 1953-55 ' 'Var Produ tion Board- 1942 . . Ann · -1943-45, Captain to Lieutenant Colonel \Vage tabilization Board -1950-51 Leader of Team to Evaluate Mutual Security Program in Germany-1953 Commiue on Bu iness Organization of Department of Defense, "Task For e" of ,econd Hoover Commission- Vi ce-Cha.i1'man 195'5 .Deputy Seuetary o'f Defeo e -1955-57 Special Recognition ''Man of the Year"- National Association of Manufacturers, 1953 "Man of the Yea r" - Pape1· and Twine Association, 1957 f eritoriou Civilian Service 1-hvard- U.S. Department of Defense, 1957 E. ceptional Civilian Service Award- U.S. Army, 1957 Exceptio al Civilian Service Award- U.S. Navy, 1957 Exceptional Civilian Service Award- U.S. Air Force, 1957 Charle L. Harrison Gold Me lal- Cincinnati Post, American Ordnance Association, 1957 Cover and feature article- Business \t\Teek Magazine, 1953 H e ~vas a \Vi e administrator in government and a tower of d di ated strength in the Defense Department. I valued his wlllingnes to lake on any chore and I admired bis apacity to g t difficult jobs don ' speedily and effccti ely. And perhaps ;:~,bo e all I prized his friendship, a friendship which on his part a. ked only to be helpful . . . -Dwight D. E1:senhoweT • / 39 • . . . ' ' ... " . . , " . ·' •' ' . . ' '' . • ,. . -~ ,I ·;.· -· . . ·' > ··' ' . ., " . ' ,., ' ' ~ .. ' '· . ·' ,, " ~--- ' ' -. ,. . . ~ - ' -~ .' .. ' ' ' ·. ., "' . ,. • • .. .. · S€rving ~as ~eputy Secretary : of D efense~ . Mr. .·' ., ,. Robe~tson has distiJ.iguis~cra h~~mse1£ in the direc~ · .. tion -a-rid guiclanc;e _ofsuch. ~ajot p:rograrii~ as the ,_ ' - · · implementation gf Hoover Commis·sion recom~ mendations for the · improvem~nt · oft~~ · D·efense . . .. organization and its operation, the acceleration of -the ·guided ·missile progr;::~.m, ·.·. and international - -~ ' - ·. . ., ~ ·· "~ege>tiaiions '"'rith-t espect to · base rights and o~her .~: ;r . - . • '·- ~~- ,. -,_, . -~ ·n1aJ:~ferrs:. .: en.haneh1g · tbte , defense position ·of the . . ·" "hlniteCl St~tes and the free world . ·_ . For these and . ·:..' . . - . . ., . . . . . . · · m,any orht?r · contributiens to. the_ security o£ the nati011, Mi. Robertson is awarded the Office of. ··the S~~~~tary . of Defense 'Meritorious . Civi_lian ' ' .. Ser;vice ·Award. -c .. E. WILSON, .Seey. PI D-e fense • A p·ril 18, 1-95'7 ' •.. . - ' ·).~ ' . ·' -. . ' . -~ · · ' . , : I, ~ ' ,., ' ., -. , ,, .. ' . . . • : He was our companion in enterprise. The stature of his judgment, the great scope of his mind, the stimulation of h is thoughts, the inspiration of his leadership moved and sustained us all. Champion Board of Directors March 15, 1960 •