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The Log Vol. 5 No. 04

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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.
  • > , _ • -.. -- ANTO N R TH CAROL I NA . AUU .. 191 8 THE SPIRIT OF 1918--•(Courtes Asheville ' iliiz.en.) I " ' N U M B~R 4 3:00-· Add t• s·· by !.Yon. c> m· ron Mor:rison of Charlotte. All of the p t·ize, will be award d imm dial ly: after bae addreSs, by L. H. Cl rk, Pre i­den t of t he Ghampion Relie{ As­s~ mi a ti on . At this time t he baby contest will be h ld and the fol ­lowing prizes a wat·ded : Prize of $2.50 for baby not ove1 one year old. Prize of $2. 50 for haby be­' tween one and two years old . P.rize of $2.50 for . baby be· tween two and three years old. It is defi nite lr understood t hat c lotbin~· will not be taken into. con~id era tion in t flis contest. Jud ges un knowJJ. · Mr .. Wal ter P.l)itl'ips will be in charge of the Safety and Wel­fare of the Champion Family at the Park. There will be a new flag-pole erected which will be carefully pol ished and greased . A piece o.f bacon will be suspen ded under the flag and the las.t centest wiH be to see who climbs -and gets the bacon. If it is a rainy day unsuited $2.00 and $1.00 for picnicing 'the Southern Metho- 12:15 Wood sawing contest. · dist chilrch will · be opene.d· at ;HAMPION EMPLOYEES LABOR DAY Pri zes, $2.00 and $1.00. three p. m. for the speaking ~nd 1 ~ : 30 - Hundred yard dash singing. ·. ·CELEBRATION AT CHAMPION PARK (open to a ll.) Pr izes, , 1.50 and The following are the oommit- , ~r 2-:Bring Vou.r Baslret and Your . Family aud $ .75. tees in ehar~f!. ofthe eei br·lli .t»'l: 1 2~45-H un d t·edya rdda s h (open Sup rvision - Walte.r P rice, C. to all boys unde r 14 years of L. Westmor lanfl , T. Furne s. Enjoy a Real Picnie N F CH.ARLOTTEORATOR OF THE DAY age. ) P rizes, $1. 00 and 50c. Entertainment - G. C. Smith, ON. CAMERON MORRISO O 1- Picnic dinner and quoit E. W: Pt'i · , William )al vin, J e P f t.tbl · ·.1'- t st C 1 t Off ·a.1 p pi tchin.! contest. Pl'iz 'l $1. Dick on, L. H. 1 rk,' W. S. An- Appropriate rizes or "' ebc \..UD e a- . omp e e tea rogram 2- Selections by t he Champion der on, H. L. Evans. E ped al significance at tache on M_ain stre t.. The vari - choir. Th ~:: award will he a cu p. Ath letic-F. JL Smith, J . . W. t_,elf this year to th cominl'( ous mtlt te.am. WJ il cont st to- 2 :30 -S~ k rae (men.) Priz Ale ander, .lohn St v n • ru. Labor Day celebratio n, c1 ef1- g th " and th winner wi ll meet $1 00. · Rob ctson, C. A. Htltl bl'a.nd. · l&d fl)r Monday SepL mber ::!nd. th town team. Priz $7. 00. 2:40 --Sack rae (women.) Judllt'e ~ H . L . Se r st , L Wor- The comm1tt.e.e consider· it H Thts and all other priz- wfll Prize 1.00. ley , M•". Wood . · fortunate and hs to be congratu- be paid in thdr~ . tamps. REM. EMBER THE CHAMPION RELIE. F AS . · att-d on sseurin a orator of 11. ;15- Tu Q[ war contest be- . - th d H 11 c eron r- tw n mill t am . Prjze, $11.00. 5 · T W LL D E ri~n a:r c~:~:t~e, s:~ t() he one 11: ~~0-Tug of war OHtest be- . OCIA ION . I CON ucr A SAL the most eloquent orator-~ in thP tween Fibr ville wom~n and State. The cel.ebran·on .•, •.. or•1 f>r womenH t fJWH· L am Pr ize, $6.00 0 n pi cnic ur-.-ru-u-·.o-d a at Lu ch R· oom pr ices-··Sa.n d- wic he s, C0 .1lj ee, will take place at the 'ham1.1it n 11 :45 · PilJeti t tPr ·' .onh.: t. Park. The f ollowing is the Fir :.at l~t· i:w , ., 2. oo t•J p-i~,~~. fitt r. PROG{i.A~f: $ 1.011 I<• hr lp('t'. ~~'('£In 1 i)rizP; Piet, Caku , Soft Drinks, lee Cream 10 a. m.- - Band leaves J1>"t · , l .fiO tupip -ii lte r, 5tk t t) helper. offiee. 10:30-Hose and reel . ace 1~ .1\' ot ty ing contes t. Prizes AN~ ~N AMPLE SUPPLY OF JUICY GEORGIA WATERMELONS ' THE PAP.ER ON WHICH 1'HIS ISSUE OF THE LOU; lS PRINTED IS MAOE ii'ROM CHAMPlQN SULPW 'E AND SODA PULP • •• ' Tl-Jtf LOG A tbl > J Oll rnu1 of ew d I nformwt io < • .Pll blis hed hy und for tbe Enwlo_e of The Cha,mpi:on Fibre Co. an \•oted Yourlntere t Md Mine €fln:~ pond nee M lie1t tl from ach :nd very E-mp loy !e wh d ~Ires to ·o k lor the welfart> <'£all. . L --· - ------· Sign all ronnn nll'atl(lll>< Hh your fuil mtmt>, a tlJI'f'":< l·~d' tor'l'h J g. nd drop 111 lUW ..; gg.:> · ttnn b._)x. c-on­tribut' '11s Wl ll bear epted unless s ign d SUBSCRIPTION RATE Per Copy o~ -·­• Per Annum $0.00 1n :variahl in Ad~anee Editor ll•>W under eo tence and d in2 time : PHILL P C )LEI\ A ' Readjng th1" life of Walt Ma­wou , in the eptember 1neriean pn mpte I U!' to on er you a home-made l"llVOl ~ in \ a}t Mason tyle. Here it i : S TEADY WORK . Yo Need It---So Does Un­cle Sam Tt e Log h as made , orne few mt take. a nd caused perbapa me ~rrpans and aches , with thing that sounded que e r . But whil<? we've madP. some b ro,ther . ad we h pe we've made another ~Ia with simple words of cheer. Our aim has been and still will be to "'pur the whole dam family ' by sowing littl ~ee~ ; the seeds tl]J\t, sprout and growth attain 1-r•• · nf,(to e 'rY 'nember gain, to satisfy his needs. We 'rl li ke to sow in every mind the faet that fo lk s ad \Tancement fioo by always wqrking harder, for whe one join. ,.,n ~ loafing mob and worJ,s but half-time on the job, his is a half-time lardPr .. 1'1 e law of hature bas deer ed that half-time work re. ults in n e~d-ThP fiddl er must be paid. Your e nvelo)le won't 1111 with The way to win .. the war is for every one of us to WORK a little harder at our presen1t jobs. This applies to all of us, whether rich or poor, men or women. Ev~ry idle hour helps the Kaiser in his damnable attempt to enslave ·the world. Wherever we are, or whatever vie are doing, let us do our wo·rk a little better. ' Even if we are not on war work, or • helping the Government directly, we can help release others for such work by speeding up our own jobs. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR • I ~, • • W. B. WILSON, ·- ail- There is no time to spar , Each <kty YOll work from . r,n,orn til night and do that work. with all' your might is helpin~ ''ove~ there." We Need More Copy ' -'~ . • '·I pledRe my allegiance to my country anrl my flag, .and sfl lon-g as this w-at' lasts I wi ll stick to mv· job aurl ·wi11 do 'whatever· 'the United - States wahts; so help rn Cod.,, sheckiPR if Y<JU but snooz and And we would like to hav , ~alber freckle3 upon SfJme sunny some of our employef>s g t, bu~y glade. And if you have a hank: wtth contributions upon the ·ub­aecount a-nd Htacks of gold in ject of patriotic cluty. We r • v&Mt a.nl(JUut (just loa <1s on loads print the following rticl from of ''mon") } ou shouldn't join "Makin'' Papt>r:" This is the spirit t hat will win th war. Our· Rnldiers in Fran<' cannot do it all ; they mll!llt be upported hy tht> worker·R here at hom ; ur industri s must be mnde to hum as nev£lr befor in onr hi tory. When w hem· of anyune poek ting an exorbitan t profit on foodst uffs we brand him a profitE-er and say that su h a man ought to be puniah d. ev n to fh t*'nt of hanging him. And y t tb man who the hcmle of trarnpR, but you A FEW week$ ago em hundr d hould porchase Savings Stamps . f:lmp loyeeiJ of the Vail y Jr n and Bonds to beat the Hun. So Works, builder& of paper mak· dch and poor and great and small ing machinery, took the follo\'­should go to work both one and ing pledge: dJ:Ul'"tlR his .i ob pvery ff' · '-'' i>t k ·11h never h<· hear ~; 1f t>mpln, me 11 t w h _ re hf can i!d 25 :- ., . mo-re. i. "imply a •lf· .·t>rvr>r. llnrml rio li : SP ... kf' r nft e r " ""'"' lllOtH'. ·." j11 ·t a. hi. br•rtl pro fit et of f o ls l u:ff,; tlw 1 1 er ope at~s on a lanret· c·· IP, tha is all. oth an~ a. ffi(! I'H (' to t h • t iniPresf and t lv· · el fare hi· <· 1Untr.v and :are t t·yi nrr g rab all ( h y c.: an fOl' tht! tnsf•fv du r in g- lhi >~ C' n . ·is, f, :hat if GPr·man.v \ •in . • t.h y w I ec.)tn slavw'! snd l heir vnll he taken a \vay from throu g h various fo t rl'lS of tion. E very man, woman a nd in this count r.v Rhould help t · v t·y limit c f his or her ahili and streng th , so t hat Amet · may put f rth her fwll p(1wer · the shortf>s t possi ble time ove rwhelm the Hun Wllh mig·flt, s hor tening the war saving thousa nds of precio1 li ves. Do not make money your in times like these, but gi yourself free ly to your c:ountry so that in tlu~ years to come may sti ll see: the Stars Stripes wav ing over thi land and know I hat Ame rica nobly fulfill ed he r des tiny a that you honestly played part as a self -s acrificing ci of this great nation, and he"''" to make the world sc1fe democrocy. - Makin ' Pape r . . __ ._,..__...__. THE SHIRKER He toils with one eye nn the alack ' And not s lh minnte qwi ftly HLLm Awl so he a lw·t •s INttf-< th flo k nd t.hwngs the ,, it g ate a t Jll t i Ill,!' He hat es th e . t::~rtin~· whi. Ll <'':< hirutl That ~< • m rlii of "od' tll1il ealla h l.o it . And lt<' ·er lt-t ll!H'" <l\'<'1'1 ime {) nll'::N I"• kno wR 1\(•' p ~ai d to dolt . SqtJIU'<' rl allng :a~ n worl\ing .pl 11 I so old- f r, s lu ned h , w nuld -.-purn it: His motto l'Pa d ~ ; "C:t-L a ll y~·u ran, Hut ~iv~· i he ' "'~ s t yt u c n to a I. t . " If hi.> f;IJnu ltl r·hatll'i" t o fitui a lo>ak With prnlilr; d11il w til Ling- thr'< ngh He prohabl~; •oultl ~><'Orn to sp~uk , RPcau,;e h > i n't p:li<l tn do it . If•' lu l's nlnng rrom d:oy lo dny' l nnt.~ntN I ' itlo hi~< lnw po,.itiou, Sine•· ,Jr:lwin~ ,(<nvtl hi,; nt<'IJJ.(er v y lK quit~ lh bdght. · f .,r hiJoJ mb1 tion T in) thin~ f hat mil(ht b<' terme•l h1s ba•ain Hall ~onc t.o lit' .t, if ht' but kn w F'<~r ~~~ nvoids Il l! mi'nt I . tr in, B • ~ IYi • h' i ~•t't ,ni..t to d) at THE PAPEH ON WHICHTHIS UE OFTBE MADE FROM HAMPlON SULPHITE· AND SODA • • ...:OMMEND him, ho with J aid and encourag m n of nds · ucc d • But the n tf> be admir d 1s l1e who · ceed in 'Pite of H ll ! Elbe.rt Hubbard. ' H ' SM i. bt. ter. invective. wlth maliciou intent o inflict injnry upon t he fE-e lings. 'ATlR is onl · playful poke h1 the ribs. Th LO i guaranteed to contain nething W:Ol'S~ than satire. try to m ke a kn Jck oat -of a push. So don't nd it came to pass in the days of Hei kanen, th~ Chi f (en­. ineet') that he was summoned before his master who spake unto Stop the Leak• &Uld Lo&au . him and said: "I would have Joseph with thee." And Hei kanen 'd . t . ' h' k journe ed forthwith unto t he Land of Joseph, which is upon a 1 you v '1 8 op w ~ m (' t. h .at it co t, dail , for upplies ,otJr~. · e l e~gt1l o:{L! w h•' ch. 1· s 80 cu.b t' te an d the br eau..:~' t1 1 40 eu ·b'·.t s. keep the h.ampion Famll And m the m1dst there f 1s a net and Joseph played thereon w1th Death has visited QS and tak· en the wife of D. H. Brown of the Sulphite Miscellaneous Crew, the' wif of J. R. Rhodes of the Extract Chip­per Room and a young daugh~ ter of C. E. McGowan, Night Foreman in th~ Sulphite. 'l'o the bereaved families the Champion Family extend sin­cere sympathy. .y 1 Ten thou ·and dollars .. ringed Instrument, 1'1 1 t' kind of smaU junk, pl k it up and de· · 118 1 e a nrge urn ° rr oney A.nd when they were both "returned the master spake unto · · · f th liTh ·r c " :h~ a 'erage member of the . , . , , . . . pos'.t tt .'" o~.f3 o os ra t 1lns. 'tmp'on Famil , . t, every t~e.m saymg. Prepare ye for a long JOUrney for I would that ye ·A Slgn ts prmt d on each can reading: 1 in the month thr e hundred 1s1t the land of Bogalusa and ·Satannah and go ye even unto West "Save the Scraps." ''We, U. S, & 1 tw l e da , in the year. Point that ye may bear witness concerning the mills like unto the Co." And each can enrries a small U . . ring 1917, ten thou;:;;and dol- one w bich ye will bujld. , S. Hag. It Is your patriotic duty ta · d t f )' help in this effort. Remember: Ea.eb a t' ortea l poafl on or. ::JPP te.' And they made haste and J. ourneyed And it came to pass scrap that's saved, .eaeh nut or holt, thr~c tmlhon one . . . · . · 1 mired and twenty tho1.1sand upon a cet•tam mormng. while the. Ch1ef yet slept, that Joseph hits Kaiser Bill another jolt. · lar . looked and beheld a great City. And he com:iseled with himself Dr. A. s. Wheeler, Profe.fsor of Or­How much of thi do you up- and said: " My soul craveth buttermilk and I am as an empty ves- ganic Chemistry at t he University of e wa wa ted? What per el. Y ~t 'there may not be sufficient for two." And he held his North Camlina, whose recent research nt of thi amount. could have peace nd went forth alone, even unto the market place that he work in connection with the preparation . en a ed? I thmk fi\'e per • ht b d . f h . d . . A d h . h . 11 of toluol from spuce turpertine has at-nt is a conservati e e tirnate, mtg uy an satls Y IS great eslre. n w en e was we tracted ... Nation-wide attention, was a n't you? Fi e p r cent of ten drunk (on buttermilk) he returned to the place from whenCJ3 he recent visitor at the plant. He evinced ousa.nd dollars i.., five hundred came. much interest in our products and by- ·llars, which would mean ft e And when he drew !'lear he perceived that the Pulman was, products and was espeeiaiJy pleased . mdre~ dollars a day,. saved. gone and the engine thereof, and he was heavy of heart. And with the spirit of "Co-operation-Gaod- ~y ~\ e add C:~~~1:ea~v~ \0:. he beheld in the distance an engine and he ran as a strong man ~:~=~~!~,o~~~:hj~~~ much in evi- ~. er;~at ~ver~T man 'can save who having laid aside all weights, runneth a race. And he made · • " · · h d d h d · h f Hill Patten, the ten-year-old son f .ven pel· eent of hi wages each Slgns Wlt his han s an cried in a loud voice to t e · r1ver t ereo , "Steve" Patten, of the Wood Roo~ y. A few hovel of coal, a as one having authority,. upon · which the ·engine was forthwith met with an accident on August 9th, .w feet of ,lumber, a few stopped. while at play with other boys, and his.. "upds oi nall •. nuts, bolt ' And the driver raised his voice unto Joseph in fear and' tremb- ri~ht arm was broken just above the h r , crews, J.ron, steel, ce- li " Ot A. 0 1 Wh f l d h ' wrist. This boy bad his left arm brok · 1 nt, llirne, . adlbt, odda ~sh, ~us- c~!~st th~uu~~;!?"ne. at manner o man art t lOU ~n w y en in almost the same place about two e, pu p, ear oar , tZ~, co -or- · · . · . . years ago and again a bout two montha t.g- atter. s~ lphur, bnck B:'nd And Jo eph went upon the engme and made answer, saymg · ago. "Steve'' is mighty thankful that any other kmds of ma.tenal, 'Surely thou art on the wrong track. What meanest thou? And the bov is considerate enough of the · nd the . needless wa~te. m the the driver looked upon him and was sore afraid. And Joseph_ home folks to have his arms broken one. e tructwn of machm r and · h' . 1 " t t' 1 uipment by careles handling, calmed tm and spa~e: ·~where thou goest tb~re wtll I go a so. . a a Jme. e the leaks through which And he gave unto htm a c1gar (as a burnt offermg) of the flavor. Treasurer c. s. Bryant is spending undred of dollar are lipping known as EL TORO, saying: ''By this token thou shalt return me his vacation at New London, Conn., ily, unnoticed by some of 1l t{) my chief." and, during his absence, Mr. W., M. nd perhaps with not much con- And it wa-s done and Joseph was returned' to the place ,of his Benzing Pulp and Paper Sales Man · rn on t he pal't of many of u. . . wbicl:l . . ger, whose headquarters are at Ham- . the multi'tud of sm- il l k Berth. And he made for h1mself a tablet UPon · . ~as wr1tten. Hton. Ohio, is·oceupyin"" Mr. 1'Yll ' c~~rring dailey, to which we . " When, peradventure,. thou jo1:1rneyest in a fa.r coun.try '. pro· offlce and familia.rizin; himself with ave become . accu tom ·d, that vide for thyself burnt offermgs of EL TORO, which bemg mter- our methods of manufActuriNg pulp and c think iA yj bl and there- p.l'eted is THE BULL!' container board. It has been rumored re make no effGrt to op, that . th t Mr . .Brya nt was somewhat bor~ duc.e pr fit. and pr vent th with the problems of the board depsrt-pcrea e in wag s which we de- ment, s he engaged board a a N w ire. London hotel, WP-nt to t he depot, At thL~ particu ar tim(? in the boullht a tic.ket and got abOArd, whillh . tffair. of the nation, wasteful- rtominrl!l us of the stor of Bill and the 1e~ i li:ttl 5hor t of trea~v:m , Bill bona'IJ. which run as follows : .her fore, let's tu n our faces to · " Bill had a Bill-bo r.d; Bill ai'&Q had .he fu ture with a determinatilJU Chief 'lwmist (~Porge M. Trostel is full Jimison. Foreman .In the Ele4 t- 1\ hoard-bill. Now th board-bill bored , 0 do our be. t for OUl'. lves and ~"Pe ,.,di nt{ his v ~o~ ca li•m in the north 111 d rolytic Bleach ()epBl'Lment, is 11pending Bill 90 that Bill sold his hlll-bo rd to ut employel·. too girl 11r . ~akiug llis place in the a few days at Ooono-Lufty, recoverin~t pay his b ard-bill and the b ard-bill no D n't judge the amount af ork you do by hat others do - a shirker is always the fit'St to e fired. "Always remember that the Bos ean•t promote y(m. You have to promnte yourself." Boost the Champion. ftPliPf A.8- ociation always and everywht«t·r. IS laboratory. from tb~ effect ot a recent "gas at- longer b red Blll. " tack." They say that 'l'u,ll inhaled so 'fhfl, ulphit~ i. 11 gaa y place ~ l lik i.t. h ruakes lhe t.ea.r1.1 run tluwn my face; I like it. It make m cnugh, it mak .. me !lf.lel ZP, ll no fJ fill' worse than L mbf>rg (' h•:.e f' I:Su t a ll hund ll'y t llik it . milch gae one day last week tha.t if Food Adminlstra>t ;r Secrest now at­ar• yone had ut his suspe111der:s be 'd t nds all .h weddings fn an o.ffl43ill have gone up. "Thrift Cans" have b en plac d in eonveRient places around the Mill tO e.nable. employees at la!1l'e to help sav email valuable material which may be touud anywhere around the plant, When you see a bolt, nut. spike. w&.~~h ­er, pie.ce of metal frf any kin~ or any eapaetty. ,HI duty ill to ee that no one JP:ets 'to sw ~T. It ·would not be $Urprising if he Issued an ord~r to tht Chief of Pollet> to arrest all tbe , ' pie· taees' In t n. (Continued 0 11 P4ge 4 .) 1'HE PAPER ON WHll:H THIS lSSUE OF 'fHE LOG IS PRINTED 18 MADE FROM CHAMPflON SULPHITE AND SODA PULP • I • • -· Chips and Splinter. ( nutinued from tbltJ pcge l Th ·if.?flf J . T. co- y is rep rted as sttri u_r_ ill. T '<l soldier enr~mte from ellmp kt "u"bo .;t w.er di eus ·i11g tbe subject of st cenuous trai nin wh 11 one f them w • ' ' J·beard to t· mar ; • 'Ta111t nothin ' ·er here to "hat you'll have t.o> • ta w ben y u get OYPr tbere. Th y "a) th m rench riC . TA K IS • ID~th\ng fi r(' . " Foa"ld In m, ill h adquart I , a I eoat. of tb inta e f lYlO or 1911 . The p< · t r ntaiJl one deck of ellrd!l, marked. se · ra.l ivor · l ' bone J.i cs, red, bJt and blu iu .::ol r, a pat~ut m.edicin pa nph\et Kd ·• rlising a cur f r lo t manhood. onte lace handker­chief. "'ever I I rter writtt>n in va1·i<~u 1~n,imne hand~. t r toba('eo tag~ and rwo cig r . tu . The manufacturers tag n tb iui!i<ie f the eoUar reads; Ca 1tun ~ -Qpl'rlltive <..4:1. J. . Pre . w Her may ha e same hy calling for it . No questi •v• a ked. J. MED WILLIAMS. arried-On unday, August 25th, at t me of the bride, in Canton, $er? ant Holhtnd Bell, u: . A., one f ur Charnpi n boys whn is now in service at amp . evier. and Mis Jon­nie M E-, si ter of our Champion 'i'raffi.c Manager. Hugh M-ease. The Log xtends congr tulations and bel:l't Wl eii. Colu bus ing, employed in the new saw mill at t e Wood &om, suffered il p cu!iar accident ten days ago which re:mlted in bis becoming a ho11pital pa­tient f~r a ff'w days. The • 'picks," ·ith w ich the short s~eLions of Logs are. :roHed from the saw to the splitter, have a smaH n rrow axe blade on the side opposite the pick. His pick be­came imbedaed in a piece of wood w ich wa· at that moment being rolled toward him and the blade end came over and caugh~ one foot, complet ly ~>evering the toe next to the little toe. We v-i ited him at tlre Mvriwether and found im getting along plend•<lly. T ere were one other patient from anltm, tl•e wtfe of Wood Room Fore. ntan,Lawsnn Trantham, who is conv"S I­escl:! tlt after a serious operation. Two more of the Champion Family have lret!n entered as patients within the a t few day11, Pulp loepector John Whetst,ein and a child of Sulphite (.;ook, Jim Hyatt. Mr. J . L. Lee, a&flilitant to F . L . Win eate , Wood111nd Sup rintendent, volunteer d re enlly for U. S. Army service and wi.U IMuv S.p mb r lc!t fer the utflcer~;' t raini l•.".' c.a' m,, ;. t ia Jl Hi Of: k11 g Ill fl'f !'to juke with t e parents in her r <'OVt'l'~· 11ncl • enn ratulale rb m upon th isd m di phayed in promptly phtci"R the child iu the hand>~ of e pert and r 1 w• their advice . If ther '"' ttnythin wrong with tb little ones it 's a Af piau h• eon ult th oclor immt>d1 t J tltld folio his adv1cf'. If h sn • • · 'H pi tal" take the child thN and "do it n w." D I -vsar•d n rotH•. . ingus. onl' of the boy itl the cr \ of T. P. wen, spent a part of one 8 unrl.ay, reeently, ill 1111 appl tr e at the old .Min us home, rtd aft r feastiug gloriou I on t h fl-uit, which, from th b ginning, ha:; b en the ori­gin of much trouble in tl1 human family, fell from the trli'e ~< ntl broke his Ktln. Be wa taken to th Firat Ht~Wt'Vf'f ·h~1 it i. f>\l'f, Wt• ptorn•~•· A. I I rt el. . hi to tt>ll ,,u All ahout 1t. W ' """" une 11me e rv now tw l tht•u 811 d·-,u't llt1nk our hfe wholl d rk 11 tl clrcill · ruurlf<""l If' J . hall du1-~ with bt-st J.! rds to ulllotrl l!o11iug to lw h ck fort m11ny '' M{II>Il>s .. , WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW A FELLOW When you get to know a f 11 ow. knnw h s ·flys n11d kMw hi. car~< . \Vben you 've c m to unrle• s t>1nd him and th burdt>!l >~ t h1 L It • bears, Wh n you've I urn a lh lili(ht he's making and the trou!Jie in bis w y, 'fh n you'll find tha he il!l diffPrcnt th1111 you thouJ{hl him yes terday. You'll find his faults ar trivial anti tb r 's not l!O much to blame ln the brothet• that you je red at when ymJ unly knew his name. You or ui k to see lh ble mish in t he di stant neighbor's s tylt!, You can point to all his errors and rnay sn er at htm llC while, nd your prejudices fatten .and your hales Jll'lre violent grow, And you talk abont the failure of the mnn you do not know, But when drawn a little closer, nnd yvu1· hands and s houlders t.ouch, id t'oom lit the Mill where an an s­You find the traits you hated really don't amount to much. thetic was administered and the bone set. Another bo , \hose nall'\e we When you know a fellow, know his every mood and whim , fail d t btain WIIS brought in suffer- You b gin to find the texture of the s plendid s 1de of him. ing with a similar accident, u few cI a ya You begin to understaud birn, and you cease to scoff .and sneer, afterward. A few days later, Mrs. For with unde rstanding always prejudices disappear. Silver, the mother of a Champion em- You begin to find his virtues, and hill faults you cease to tell, ployee, was the victim o f a runnway For you seldom hate a fellow when y.o u know him very well. accident in town and a· brought to When nex t you start in s neering and your pb.rnses turn to t..Jame, the First Aid. Cantunians are begin- Know more of him you ce nsure ' than his business and his narne; ning to realize what a blessing this de· For it's likely that acquaintancf! would your prejudice dispel pa rtment is to t he public in the hand- And you'd really come to like him if ynu knew him very well. ling of emergency cases, an? among When you get to know a f el low and you understand his ways, employees it is looked upon wtth 17enu-· Then his fau"lts won't really ·matter, for you'll find a lot t._ praise. ine appreciation. . ' Ed A G --·--- The Editor Of " The Log" Cham;lion Fibre Company, Canton, N. C., U. S. A. Dear Sir:- • Just from one of Canton's "boys" now seeing service in France. · Myself and tho! other boys from home are·hav­ing a great variety of experiencE's. Where we are, there is no such thing as dullneas. In fact once or twice it has been disagreeable interestin~r. "Fritz " loves the Americans, ever coming fa·r to "sea," to we lome us. We Tar Hells see many 11trange things, chief among them the length of days. Only about five hours of darkness for we are far N - the weathet· is very cooJ. l mean pleasantly so . The boys are do11 g muc,h tncvelhng, but -mot~tly ia 1he !Danner of •'GentJ· men Pedes­traino~." However t hough mu h is hard and we cau't speak to our French friends we d.-own our trouble in s leep ant.! thoughts of home-made much dear­er by tlte happy rt:ception or J etters. W1tb Jill beat wi»hes to the Canton­ians and aJI m miJetri of th Champion !t'Kmily anu lroping Ul return befor many year11 p~t .. s. Ar<'hie G. Ru II, 'ergeant let, clus M.· IJ. U. 8. A. Following is an exc rpl from anoth er J lt r fr m !) rAe ant ku 11dl o Jt U. ol man, under date of July 2 1st . - . ·gar . uest. Chief Electrician D. J. Kerr . Some cail him "Chief," others public speaking is not a requJJ:>.II-4 "D. J.," but he 1s most generally of the Electrical Engineer knowlil. as "Our Dave" and al- "Dave" has talcen the platf ways he is the ·'lead" horse in during his recent campaigns every pull for the public good. Uncle Sam and has won the As the "main spring" of the utation of being the best extern­Second Liberty Loan and Red porancous speaker in this lo­Gross Drives, as weJI as the I cality. He i a lso the best Thrift Stamp Campaign, he has ganizer. If you want to demonstrated his patriotism and something, b ~ it a Sunday school is now leading our stay-at-home picnic or a snipe hunt j army "over the top." Though call on Dave. ' Mr. Kerr,in capacity of Electrician, char·ge of all ..... lighting and tric~d power ap­paratlls at mill, in Juding t t>lectrnlytic Lleach p i nt, and in this line he is also known KS ''li e wire." · rn(J Ha nc.Dck. W bile we r ~r t hit; dep-«rtore we are giloid to add . to t he list of d f nd •rs at tbe Star and t,rip s t l1e name of 111J0th r real Champion man . We boys ov r h r ar having a r~<tbe'l' stirriag timo w1 you would Since the de­par ·ture of hief F.ngineel' Mr. Kerr Bernice Calvin, the a ughttlr ot Will C•lvin vf the s ulphite, who sulftor d .au i LrJury w the epi 11 , the r~ult ot a fall while at pl .. y, ha relurned from e n-iwetber Ho 1tal, where ahe .nnder1V uta nlOtlt llrl!riO~ O}:Htration and If you looked ~ t a mttp n11 tu;w where we af'l: . Surn tl illi[tt II(<' v r·y ltar I .lllld little ill cnmfort.ahl ).ut 'th; u stl'&llp f ,elan Wt' h ve b4Jt lilt lu.l I 11m h~<JIJ.I)' 1111d pruuct to L• b IV We kuow we are riJlbl .u Y"ur tutr:eu u of bMc.kintr at bomt- i l'UUntt<d • OIU h. There is very little on y wnte for the cenaorahip i11 rtect~litllmly ~t trict . HEP WIUCB THIS J. V& OF THE LOG I~ PRIN D lS l> n in ( har j'f' u ... -.• the Steam PI nt in addition to hi own work and h keeps tho potl boiling. FROM CHAMPION SULPHITE ANP SODA ' •

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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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