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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.

• APR1I~ J947 G. W. Phillips, Editor Emeritus .. --n ·~ . -.~{!' ': ~- ~ , I , .. ··~· -1 i '" 'Y .~J • '·• ~0. 4 Tbe Champion Paper .and J."ibre Company - ' General ,Offices Hamilton, Ohio lJD;LS AT: IIA'MIL't'ON, OHIO HOUSTON. TEXAS AN'rONC, NORTH OAROLINA SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA CAL SKILLM~N. Managing Editor Editorial Advisors: REUBEN R. ROBERTSON_, .JR., DWIGHT J. THOMSON HAMILTON ·ANTON -'Reporters Editor-Ray Garrett Merle Bay.aes, Joe Blevens, Mary Campbell, Wesley Cobb, Bud Dunlap, Jim!JlY Durrough, William R. Eowle.r, Pat Uasltell, Hel.ea Pierson, .Jack Ramsey, Otto Reid, Bob S.cbane-y, Dorothy Schubert, Lorrahie S.tewa.rt, George Steinel', Bill Thompson, Alberta Young. Re~rters Editor-James Deaton !Elaine Goolsby_, Ralph Cooke, Fred Dayton, Floyd Gillis, Mary Hard1n, Clyde R. Hoey. J ·r ., Ernest Messer. Ctayton Mifler, Genevieve Nallons, -Kath .. e-ri'lle Piemmon_s, Jim Queen, Nonna "Pol!y" Renot Ba1p!l Gofo.rt'h, J. E. Slaughter, G. C. Suttles •. H. G. W.iJ.Jlams, Sibyl Wilson. Gwendolyn Plemmons. Reporters Editor-A .. M. Koury F. M. End.sley, Norma llacker. Advadina Mlcka.n. Justin Thayer, Otto Wager, Emma Westbrook._ Betty . Yaung. Gladys E. Hodges I N THIS ISSUE GENERAL SECTION ' Editorial -------------------- - ---~-----"'" - -- 2 Proudly We Present ---- -~ --~---~--- - -- 2, 3 The Quiet Corner------------------------ 3 Canton Generator Room - -- - ------- - - -~--- 4 Ha.ltlilton Basketball Teams ---------- ------ 5 Canton Basketball Teams ----- - ------- ----- 6 6 - ·Houston Basketball Team - --·-------- - ---- New Calender Threading Tooi ------------- · 7 Hamilton Handicap Bowling --------------- 8 Tommy Furness Honored -'------- - - ----~-- 9 Canten Junior Old Tin1ers _______ ,.. _____ .·10, 11 Champion Credit Unions ----- --------- 12, 13 . DIVISIONAL SECTIONS .. Hamilton ----~------------- ·------------- 14 ;. Canton ---------------·----------------- 26 flouston ----- -----------------------·--- 36 Sandersville ------~--~------ - ------------ 40 • OUR COVER PICTURE • ~oda:;hrome by Q. W. Phillips Thi month' cover picture is a reproduction of a kodachrome .taken on a m untain tream near La.ke Logan, N ,rth Carolina. Tla €!i white bTidge across the stream, tl1e forest cl )theci. in gorgeous col r , the blue sky 1 the rug­ged hills, and the r ippling water of th ~ trwuntain stream, it; a picture of entranci;.ng beauty. 1-1any such picturesque scenes greet the eye during autumn in Western North Caroli·na. ' • 1 FROM IHE EDITORS Cat P B) G. n. Phillips \ hat doe~ Ea ter mean to ou-a ne'\ dre , a prett hat, a cor age of fragrant. flow r~, . lore eg ,-or, do l t mean an empty tomb a n en · hn t living avi ur? Ea~ ter i the fe tival of life. " I am the r -urrect ion: and the life: he that believeth in m though he were d ad yet 'hall he'live," said Je us. . s the -p ring of the ear approaches aH creation seems to be pushing up into. the un hine. . ~ife is ev~ry_where. Some people seem to thmk that the rehgwn of Chnst 1s only for tho e who are bovved do n virith grid, or app roaching the ri er of death. Not o; ] e~ us came to teach a better life, a bigger life, a happier lde, an endles . life. "God so loved the \vorld, that he gave hi, only begotten son, that whosover be­lieveth in H im should not perish, but have everlasting life." Ou the early morning of the first day of the week, we see ~1ary Iv1agdalene walking alone along a lonely path to the tomb where he had · een the lifeless body of her Lord laid in death. With bowed head and dragging steps, all the world eemed clark and dreary. The sunshine, the flowers, the birds, had no attraction fo r her. There was no thought of the resurrection in her mind. She was thinking only of a dead Christ. Absorbed in her grief, she had given no thought to the difficulties ahead- how would she pass the R oman guard? vVho would dare break the Roman seal placed there by order of the Roman guard? Who would roll away he stone from the entrance to the sepulchre? Here is where many people hesitate and turn back­Easter wid its glory has never dawn d, and for them life be­yond the grave mean nothing, instead of a new life and a happy pilgrimage to a home of eternal bliss, they continue to struggle alone through the "slough of dispond", until they are swallowed up in death. · When Mary 1\Jlacrdalen · got to the tomb, low-and-beh ld, the tone had been r lled away and the ody o{ J sus 'V as gone. A 1vfary s ~ood without the t mb weeping, she stoop d down and looked mto the sepulchre and saw an £tn el ittin one at the head and the other at the feet, wher the bo 1y f · J esus bad lain. The angel said unto her 'W man why \ e 'P­est thou ?" Mary said "B cans they h v tak n my Lord .away,-tell me where thou has l.aid Him and 1 will ak ~ Him away.' As Mary turned ar und she came fac -t -b e with Je~u , ~~d cried, · 'Master!!" As she ru ·h d t ward J H : a1d: 1 ou h me n t; for I am n t y t asc nded to n y ,Father; but o o my brethren and ·ay unt them I a cen.d unto my Father, and y ur Father and to my od and you God.'' . Je u , who di d upon the cro f C h·ary i ri ·en from ~he d a~ and at the right hand of · od the F ther, makinO' mterc 10n f r u,. 1 heref re ma we • Prai e the rd fo hi · o cln s::~ · n l hi wonderful ~rks to the chil-dren of men~' and on thi Ea t r Day. · Two 'Miss Alvadina Mickan Loct Re·porter, Houston Division POU Twas barhete you spend mo t of you r time. Hm"'r about your step r-ce1 ar, porch, and in ~ ide? Are they in ood repair and well 'g-h ed: Do they have non-skid treads or carpet ~ Do they ll h aYe hand rails; In general> are they in uch shape that 1\To:u an our family do not ri k a fall every time yolJ u e "'~~, ? · nd are they equipped with gate, so that your child- , en :on t tumble. _ few dollars of your money and a few m r of your time can in ure their safety. Isn't this a small •n . ..-·.... ao-ain t the pain and unhappine s which a bad fall ,\Yould brmg. Then con ide if your children are protected from burns 1-·we-U a sume1 erhaps falsely1 that we adults can look ou for o ' r eh e . Are your heatino: units f uch a d ~ i n that a fall a ~ ain t them wdl not revult in a burn ? 1 f not, d you a~ a screen or guard a round them? And is there a chance he kitchen of a child upsetting hot liqu ids on himself or ,...,..,'~--,- n(Y his hand on your match supply? Consider these ~ .. ,·. o-s carefull - a burn hurts lik the devil. ~ Anot er dan e.r around the hou e is the pre ence of m d1tine oison or lye wh ich a child can get into. Such t ... in e1 hould be locked up or placed on your highest . h lf o a to be out of reach. I you have a car, it probably serves you both as a way t-o O'et . o work as v ell a s. a means of recreation for you and yo • amii . You have only to read the daily paper to learn wt a defective auto or a carele s driver can do to a family' f tun: .appiuess and . e urity: Ask yourself whether or not Iviany of u leave our ~afety mtnd clne s Ill our mill locker with our working clothe . Wouldn tit be wise to take a good amount of it home with u to tell ur v' i es and families about: \Vhat do you think? Otto Turner Reid Loq Reporter. Hamilton Division f'OU ~ reJenl Otto Turner Reid, writer of the popular and widely read " Reel-ateEi" column a Cham­pion since November, 1925. . . . The p o s t tn a n ' motto, "Neither snow, nor rain"­etc., applies to Otto, too. No matter what the weath­- er conditions, he always man- -ages to come througR wit.h his monthly LoG contribution. Otto works on the No. 13 and 14 reel job and the title of his column is merely the matching of his dep-artment's name with. the ·word ''related' , to give its title significance. He considers writing of all types as his No. 1 hobby, either prose or verse, as the occasion may demand. His materiel..! bas appeared regularly for the past five years in THE LoG. Attending Hamilton Hi.gh School, Berea Academy and Eneida Baptist Institute, Otto's young life was highlighted in receiving a Carnegie Medal award and $1 600 scholarship for heroism, at the age of 11 years. - In November, 1926, a year after coming to Champion, Ott0 married Ethel Farn-ver. Three children make the Reieparbnent maintenance. KNOWS HIS KNOTS - Louis Chambers. Jelt, of the Steam and P.owet DepaTtment maintenanc• cr:ew, prepares a special cable kuqt on turbine roto:t: sll due to the intense heat r quired in the calender fly and .chi lled rolls. This factor, no dou bt, prompted the more re ent inten it in action toward th.e goal now achieved ,,, • HAMil TO · CALENDERMAN PROVES IS TH:E MOTH'ER OF INVENTION" By Ray Garrett Calender operator and helpers can forget the above aijom. For years the proce s of hreadin a web of paper Ll:irough the rolL of a super-calender ack bas been a d.anger­u and dreaded job. At times nc>t only the paper was pulled into the nip but al o a finger, hence the saying "To be a fir~t-rate calenderman, you've got to have the finger marks." A a result of much thought, study and di cussjon, inspired b. Ken F ai t, Supervisor of E mpl yment and Safe­ty, an the Hamilton Champion Accident Prevention Com­mi ee a 'Olucion ha been found. De irin to eliminate the mental hazard, especially with sew calend rmen, as weU as the injuries often sustained in .reaAlu· 1g. many idea"' have been advanced over a number years_ But, Dee Deaton of the Coating Mill Calenders bt accredited with making a calender threading tool Getting back to Deaton ao-airt, he tried the working model and was at once atisfied that Al Cat s had helped in answer­ing the calendermens' prayer. Other calendermen joined D eat n in hi b lief and rej iced with him. No time to be lost, Dee place l his uggestion into one <;Jf the Mit! Suggestion Boxe . Re ived bv the Sugges ion Committee, the usual procedure followed ~nd an appropriate award rn.ade. Mean­time, however, the Safety Depa rtrnent had pla ed a number. of Deaton's gadg ts into actual operation in the Coating Mill Calender R oom. \:Vithout delay, operator there besieged their forem_an, Les JVIcJ ntyre for individual- threaders. But, "1' tream, dressed m lus worn Army sh1rt battered hat nd hip boots. · ' CANTON CHA.MPION ELECTED CHAIRMAN .. OF . W. . N. C. COUNCIL Tommy Furness, Satety upetvi sor for he Canton Div­i ion of The Champion P aper and Fibre C ompan , was unanim u I · elected Chairman of the Vve t rn · orth aro­lina Safety Count , 1onday, l\llar · h 17, at a re- rganization meetin0 held in the cafeteria of the ~ custa P aper Corpora­tion, Piso-ah G re t. Oth r C uncil office rs elc ted to erve lu ring the ensuing year were ]. D. Brown Saf t Dir "cto r fo r The American Enka Corporation Vic -Chairman; Johnnie B arne , A sist­ant Safety Director for the Cant n D ivision of The Cham-ion Paper and Fibre C mpany,' S€cretary; and N. W. Fer­gu on of D a yton Rubber Co1npany, Hazelwo d, Treasurer. ' Bennatt-Helder Retire Retirin offic r included Raymond Bennett, General Sup­erintendent of Ecusta Paper Corporation, Chairman; H. A. H elder, Divi ion .Nianager of Canton Champion, Vice-Chair­man; lL E. N wbe rry, Ecusta Paper Corporation, Secretary; and Arnold Pm.vell, Beacon lVIanufacturing Company, Treas­urer. The Council la t met in 1942 vvh n it was decided to dis­continue council meetings as a result of the gasoline and tire rationing. · 1\4r. Bennett, retiring Chairman, presided over the reor­uanization meeting and welcomed visiting council members. Reports were made by Ed Garrett, Safety Director at Ecusta; and an retiring officers. Baucom Lauds Council Declaring that the W.N.C. Safety Council was the mo$t active in North Carolina, I-Ierman S. Baucom, a mem1:5er of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, spoke briefly con­cerning the .importance of stfch an organization. From th-e eight other Councils in the state, the speaker picked the W.N.C. body as the most active and energetic. The speaker predicted much success for the organization which was again "taking its feet" after being inactive during the · war years . Tommy Furnes , the new Council Chairman, made it Glear that every effort would be made to improve safety con­ditions within all industries in thi section of the state during the coming year. He declared that meetings would be short and to the point and the success of the Council depended on the whole-hearted cooperation of all. Other newly .elected offtcers pledged their best efforts to the rganization during the coming year and appealed to all Coun. cil members 'for their undivided support in this con-nect10n. Excellent Entertainment nder the dire tion of John Eversman, f Ecusta, a musi­cal entertainment featured the concludin cr porti 11 of the evenin g' progra1u. Mr. Ev r man rend r d tw vi lin solos ace mpanje l at tl pian by 11ary Glass. Ac ompanied by the piano and violin, mern ers f the Ecusta fern le quintet di splayed cl ever talent in sin . ing four pe ial numbers whieh dr w much applau c from the m r thar. 14 p rsons attend­Ing. 1em ers of the quint t wer : Lucill Heffn r, 1tliriam 1\iJ.errill, Lorraine Vassey, Nelle G. Su g and Felicia E. Wal­den. A rnoticm pictetre bn saf ty follow d by another on "Ad:. ventures of Pap "'r Making', with narrations by Mr. Evers­man, also featured the entertainment program. The "Adven­tures of Paper :tvlaking", t1lm d in te hnicolor, covered operations and recreations in and around the Ecu, ta Paper Corporation. · Nitze ENJOYED PARTY-Everyone enjoyed the annual party and especially these Junior Old Tuners. Left to right are: Oscar Stamey, W. C. Sanford. Dae Mann, Dave Shipman. W. L. Goolsb and Charlie Bolden. POSE FOR PICTURE-These club members posed for this shot. left to right. are: Cbal'les Stinnett, L. Robinson. Ruel Dennett, G. Haynie. Alex Garden and Ed Payne. PRINCIPAL SPEAKER-At Junior Old Timers' banquet was Reuben B. Robertson. Jr .. Executive Vice-President of The Cham­pion Paper and Fibre Company, General OHices, Hamilton, 0. MANY JUNIORs-Are shown in thla banquet servin.q line. FLEET HOLLAND-Shown re­sponding to welcome address by George Trostel. TULL JAM IS 0 N- De1ivering "Tull's Tales" part of progTam. ATTRACTIVE SOLOIST-Was Lucille Heffner, Ecusta Paper Corporation. JUNIOR OCTET- Is formed by these dub mem­bers. Left to right are: Fred P!Irdue. P. B. York. C. Morrow. R. M. Davis, Med Williams, Walt WUllams, Fred Trull and B·urgin Fore. LOVE C 0 MAN- Old Timel'. chats with Car1er Rhinehart cmd W llis Kirkpatrick before dinner. THIS QUARTET- Of Junior Old Timer includes. left to tight. J. W. Davis, W. C. Earley, J. F. Pax· ton and J. J. Ivester. GALA PROGRAM FEATURES Between 250 and 27 5 members of Champion' J unior ld Ti.m r lub enj y d their e nth annual p rty and enter­tamment t Canton armory aturday e\· -nin , • I ar~h 29, with Reuben B. R ber ~ u n. Jr., E.-ecuti\·e \'i e-Pr id nt o The hampion Paper nJ Fibre Company Gencr, 1 Offi_..,., H milton1 0., d liverin th nn i al addr ~ . \\~i th pe ial t r in r from the Ecust· Pap r or- Tt• ANNUAL CHAMPION EVENT or"tion Pi g h Fore t furnishing th musical highlights o the venin~, J uni r ld imer cnt r d into the o-al affaif' ·ith mor th n u u" l cnthu ia m. John R. • v r·m3 n, R · ·re tion I Dir ctor a Ecusta, pl ) ed t o violin olo ; th Ecusta girl quart t, campo ed o Lucille Heffner, al fea urcd oloi t, l\1iriam !\1errill, Lorraine \'a sey and · ellc G. Sugg, sang four numbers, while eiGARETTE GIRLS-Were Caro- . lyn McElrath. left. above, and Pa­tricia Bell. Both served the banquet quests in excellent fashion. CHAMPION GIRL5-are shown above before startinq the Champion sonq. to ri'lht. they are: Dori"i Plott, Muriel owell. Mary ·Sue 'Shumolh, Anna Lee !>wen. Frances: Summers c;nd Virginia Ran· alpn . Mcme Bell was at 'the piano. . W AITIN' FOR SUPPER- This qroup of Junior Old Timers. plus a few membe-rs of Champion Old Timers' club, were photo­qraphed just before buffet supper was served in Canton armory. Many members can be identified in the picture which is strictly informal. CHAMPION K N I G H T-Featured staqe decorations above. . · CHAMPION TR~Q.;.-.-Below are left to riqht. Cora Mae Worley, Grac£ Tallent and Ellen Chaney. The~ chel!ked hats and eoats • E.CVSTA ENTERTAINE'BS Are shown enioyinq ev­emnq m~l. Back -to front are John Ev·ersman, direc­tor. Lucile Heffner, featured. solist, Mary Glass, p"cmlst. Miriam Merrill. Lorraine Vassey, Nell Sugq, and Ray Bennett. Ge.neral Superintendent at Ecusta, Fred Poutt, ·of Canton Champion, is at riqhL {i~ H effner ang three solo number . The talented musi­ere accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Mary Glass, ls-o of Ecu ta. T he mu ~ i ci an were a·ccompan ied to Canton R ay Bennett, General Superintendent of the E custa plant. .........:. Ecusta ~tring band furni hed special music. Georc:e Tro ~ t 1> General uperi n.tendent of Champion' and Chemical Depar ment , welcomed incoming mem­ ·hile F leet Holland, R. and A. Foreman, re ponded. .. u . J am: on d rew much applaus with hi "T ull' T ales," the Champion theme on o- was beautifully rendered by Champion G1rl with \t1arie B . 11 at the piano. Cham­....,.,. o Girl i:nging WPre Dori Plott, F ranee ... Summers, Mary Lie · humoli Anna Lee Owen, M uriel P owe1J and Vir inia ph. . 'Irs. Ben Grube had charge of th e dinner menu, and _1' . :...~" alter P hiliins editor emeritu of TnE Lo ,, was master of • • re omes. · Bill Barnes, of Chamoion s • lectri cal D epa rtm nt, wa cttd dub president while P aul Francis, of Soda-Sulphit . Lif''na rtment. vas elected viee-presid nt, and Mr . Dixie Sut­es. o F.ini-hing area office was named ecretary. T he accom. anyincr phat tell t heir own story. E' 1 ~ -thr e Champion em pl yees were eligible for mem- . ,., ~ ... .,., . KNOW THEIR FOOD~This quartet of ladies, above, really know their foodstuff and can prepare it in expert fashion. Left to riqht. M'ts. Ben Grube, in charqe of buffet menu, Mrs. Glenn Williams, Mrs. Clyde A. Hildebrand and Mrs. Willis Kirkpatrick. The menu they prepared and served. with much as­sistance. was labeled "tops" by Junior Old Timers . bership in the club this year. They were: T. R . Burnett, W. I-I. Burress, C. E. Blazer, M. E . Bur­nett, ]. C. R. Bright, W. W. Burrus, A. N. Campbell, C. N. Carpenter, Fred Carpenter, D. F. Corzine, D. M. Ca~le, Finley Cook, C. B. Crawford, fl. F. C~easman, M. N~ . Cn p, R.oy Cri sp, C. C. D eaver, J. \¥ , Davts, R. ~· Dav1s, J. L. Donaldson, J. W. Fvans, Jud ,~ v an s, Davtd Farmer, Joe Green, C. H . Gaddy, F. A. Gaddis, vV. A. H rndon, M. E. Kuykendall, D. V. King, R. R. I elley, C. W. Limbo, C. C . Lowery, L. S. Love, J. G. M cClure, :1 , · M . Mason, K. E. Murr, A. B. Owenby, David P arton, J. E. P ayn , J. F . P ax­tor, ~ , J. P arham, B. S. PI · mm n , and Fred Ray C. L. R bins on, W. R. Rhin hart, A. L. R f"er , Troy· R ed, T. R. Ray, M. A. Ra r, M. D. R bin ,_ \V. C. Re e, C. H . S ru gs} E . . . Smatb rs, ~. . Sanf rc.l . P . Sn1ith, F . W. SwaJford, E. J. S r u N. D. he1 ~ a d, D. R . St ckton, Dav .. Shipman, lyd ' innett, C. A. mitlr, C. ·vv . Tbomp · n, J. :tvL Taylor , C. H . Va rner, Jam. 8: V n e l Whitmir , J. R. Willi~ m, J.D. \V b, . C. Watt; , C . . V. Watts, H a rl y Warren, A. L. Yar ur ugh, J. T. }..,ovm) N [ r . Lora B nni.ck, Cecil Collett, D. V. fann, W. · . P r I , C. 1-I. Bolen, S. B. Rh dar mer, F. C. Whi aker, Garland M cGuire and C. L. Rhi11 hart. Eleven • DlR.ECTORS-CHACO CREDIT UW.ON-HAMILTON DIVISION: Front: Frank Thompson, Bob Stephenson, Al Wiseman, Elm0re Keller, Cal Skill­man. Con Brugman. Back: Ernie Ne-lson. Harlan Me Quinley, Tom Wells, HAMILTON DIVISION OPFIC£1\S: Lono:w, talk to your Credit l nLn before you complete the cleat Become an active IHL", bcr of th Credit 'Union by making a payment on bares ·cry pay day. It will be cheap "rainy day" insurance. 2207 934 22~4 754 • • 558 282 THE AM E R I c·A N ALPHABET Always give the other fellow a square deal. Be reliable, sincere, adaptable, courteous. Cooperate with those who have high ideals. Dare to be self-ni1iant and self-respecting. Enlist against poverty, disease, and crime. Find out how you can assist your community. Give freely to aid schools, arts, sci nces. Help tl10se who are less fortunate than you . Inspire others by loyal, unselfi sh service. Judge all race and creed without malice. Ke.ep thi s, your land, as Freed m' anctuar 7 • Live whole omely~ n hly, · nthusia tically. Measure up -to all obligati ns and prornis . Never ake m an advanta e of any situati n. · Obey the law follow cu t ms of d en y. Place the Cr at r b fore any th · r loyalty. Quickly re ist un.:Am ri ·an id ·as nd a t .. Re ere th flag our for ·fa tlP r · fou h f r. Se Ameri a, t1 land • ou 1 b ~ t, fir t. Try t bett r your life by ho.n< ra bl ~ 1, n . Uphold fr eed )m, j'Usti e , quality for all. V i e y our faith jn Arn ri a' r "at h1ture. Work for t day and for . min g ·n r j_ · i o11 ~ . X-ray ofv n tho cl ct d t ) public Hi.c . · Yield uly tc) ri ght · usne . ·a 1d good sen . Zealou ly protec;t th · we t from the · trong. 5049 ; 1970 . . • From rhe Hamilton Foundry and' Machine ~omp a n y News Letter. · Thirteen o I ...... • • - - DOING WH.AT COMES NATURALLY­THE HARDWAY By Ray Garrett DO\Y1 r 0~ '\. FARiv'f in Carter County, Kentucky, when · \\ orld \ · ar I wa ra ing on all ~ronts, a tall, thin, tender aged lad occupied many -leisure hours in playing mountain ballads on the old and slightly battered family phongraph-longing for the day when he could trurn the guitar and sing like the arti t on the needle-worn recording . - A bit more grown-up; at the age of 12 his ambition and de ermination over8m-ved and he ~ tarted {or hi mark in the w Jrld. top in · in Hamilton be pent all of hi mea er saving for a 'ch· ap" . ui -ar. The urge tc succ ~e d -oon found · him playing and singjng his loved ballad,. He' ne\·er topped. 'll e re wri ing about our OWl 'Slim" Brickel of o. 2 Finishin -that likeabl , go )d natured fella all of u · ).a e come t know well in a n atter of a f ' w eks a a Champi n. Slim" l a. n' t been in Har1ilton all th ·whit ,. in · biddino-the fo lk aJi u dovvn at Olive Hill K nru ky ar th • turn f th 20' ·. He '~' a · a Chicago rcs id nt duri1 g hi .. la t ~ teens, app"'a rill, th r n Radi Station \\'LS the fam~.;J Prairi Farmer Station and ·till talk f hi \Vindy 'ity m - ·ting with G n · Autry of llc llywood r ·pute. At about 2 years f age ''.'lin ' ot a "1 n ir o-'' for Hamilton aaa in-returninb to or •anize hi first band, · h Ridge Runner - layin radiocasts fr m V\ HBD, ]\.rft . rab, a well a incinnati ~. \VCK _rand Da t n ' \'\1 HIO. • 'Slim' learn d a lot about ho busine in his lono t ·rrn ith th Dixieland Ba1n Dance, a road how, traveling far and il;id , nd ap arin' in -many of the outh s leading theatres. His trek ·ith he Dixielanders was no doubt FotJ-rteen ~ 't 1 f 1 -o. 2 rd.ill s, rtin ~ . a1 l . ·on a ki L · b ·n o heir uni0n in l ). c, \ orl int; J1) fat 1il tr, ".'li rn .va · r play "' ne-ni rb , ., f r ~ time. H( 'ev ·r, wh 1 I · mi1 on' \V OH op -'11 d br{ aJ (t: ' in r f oliviti ' h' wa. he fair hai ed lad of the h 1L1r-· 1· ying the "V 1 of Bu kr Co tnt ' " ini i-1 pr rram h< m h i\ntho 'Y \Vayn • Io· L Hi· Mountain­. r ca rri ·d~ w ov \r vVM · I for mnre h~n two and a h If ars, cnt rtaining at numer 1 huws nd dances in he Bamilt n ar a. To ay the "Slim'' 1.3 rickels has a " followin n is put rn it mildl -tho u ~ and uf cards and letter have been addre e in compliment to him. His 1945 band-a picture having o- e time graced Mountaineer Radio Mag., a Radio City, . Y~~ publication-was p robably his most n0ted. "Slim", Anna Belle and J ackie Lee are ju t a little mor independent now, having their own home do e-in to the city, since last August. But, he's till the same { lim" Brickel , whose name is lengendary with mountain ballad~-ballad he loves so much--ballads his many friend love 0 wen to hear him play and sing. EDITORS NO'l'E: Future issues will find this page continuing t f atu re stories of Hamilton Per$onalities -iC nt ibuted by Loc R porters and po - ib ly guest •• wn t r . THE HAUSER·BILLMAN WEDDING PARTY of January 19. Jean h aYe An Topmiller mea ure him up for another pair of ~afet 8hoe . 'That funny remini ~ced Melvin, "I have been w ·aring safety shoes all these year~ now and never had an.~hing drop on my toes, but that i n't going to stop me - aring them.'~ \Ve1l spoken, Melvin! . A large a onment of safety hoes are now available at , your afet. Department at very attractive rice . Remember, ~ell ws, it is b tter · o hou1:, ''Ouch~ m .,hoc," than 'Ouch! m r toe.·~ » » « (( Franci ~ K.olde, foreman of all oiler , gav an excellent alk to the member f the Accident Prevention C mmittee Fr:day February 2 1947. In regard to oil on floor~ he aid '·I realize the hazard f il being on floor and we are doing all . e can to eli~inate th_i .. conditio~ . With the type of bea:m we are u m ~ow 1t 1s a c ntJnu ous truggle. · Once dunno- the \ ·ar when gtrl were workin(T a oi l rs vve tried to ~ ta nds. If so, c n­tact Louis H -ld a he has all the importan data n that , his favorite subject. )) )) {( « . . . Sitting at hi, desk the other day Ge rge I-Iug aid: . "I haven t got them all". We were worried about hjm until we realized he meant bill ~ of lading. )) )) (( « A good time was had by all the members of th.is depart­m. ent at the Champion Veterans dance Sunday. ,Plenty of refreshments and a wond rful floor show. No wonder I feel so bad on Monday morning . )) )) (( « Tickets, tickets, this department is ticket wild. No worry about a shortage around here. Contact George Hug for tickets to any basketball game, . dance, hockey game, any : game of chance or burlesque show. \) » (( (( • Glad to see John D oty's smiling face around again. J ohn has been on the sick list fot qu ite a while, but h e's in the pink now and we sincerely hope he stays that way. FERRELL-Bii\UCE WEDDING PARTY Bottom, left to rtqht: Austin Webb~ Pillow bearer; Daisy Sowders, Candle lic;rhteY; Be·ulah Roberts, ,Bride't Maid: Oped Bruce. the Bride; Sadie Spicer, Mcdd of Honot; Ann Lakes, Bride's Maid: Mq:ry Bruce. Candle lighter; Juda Lawson, Flower Girl. Top, left to right: Thomas Freeman, Usher; Fred Ferrel. the G1oom: Clarence Weaver, Beat Man; Oscar StewaJt, Usher. The Church ot God. 7th and Chestnut ~lreets, was the scene of a lovely but al.mple weddi'nq, Sunday. Decembet 1. at twelve Q.oon. when the Rev. Shelton Brock united in marriage Mise Opal Bruce. eldest daugb. tar ot Mr. crnd Mrs. Grover Bruce, Oxford, and Fred Ferrell. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ri.chard Ferrell. ~reeden. W. Va. Fifteen • • ON THE JOB TALKING things over on No. 19 C. M. Cutter, 20 yea.rs a ChGmpion~ Henry Smith and Llllian Thomas, a 23 year employee, aqree on all counts. LIFTING a roll. Navy Veteran George S m i t h does duty on No.'s 16 to 24 Cutters now, in the Coating Mill. He's a Champion of six months. INSTALLING a new bumper board on No. 2 Cutter in No. 2 Mill, Millwright Fred Bach drills while assi&t.ed by ex-Army man. Herman Bose. ' P U L t. I N G the f ln 1 s h e d sldd f r o m Us berth at a No. 2 Mill Gutter, ex-G.l. Arnold Farmer will move sam-e. on ·to the Sorting Une. POWE LANT NEWS lJy Bud Dunlap I bert B ian. Sr., 'vatch n in r in the Boiler Plan an c.rd nt wr lin fan and an b .. s ·c a th Fcnmont. --..nt r m · t any '"11 nr. d· y ni h . B l f!C s qu-i a thriH u f Wc. ching the b y f the grunt and roan profc. ion m t h tl ir brain and brawn to he . most Jeo-rce. He l een , ~ m" of the b 'S wrcstl · rs in th oun ry and he thinks J hn P es k was he be in hi prime. )))) (((( liff rd (Sai lor) · rathwoh1 had an unf r mate exoer- · ience the other day while unloadin coal on the Boiler Ph do k. ( ote: Th coal is unloaded {rom the coal car~ into a coal hopper which cr hes he coal.) He focu ed his eyeq upon his wri st to catch the time only to find no watch. \Vi h­out much hesitation he put on a frantic search for his time­piece, with the help of his fellow worker . The search came to an ab rupt end, when one of he boy found several pa r_ of the watch in the crushed coal. P. S. The watch :va · crushed also, and repairs will not worry Sailor at alL Time waits for no one. )) )) « « Congratulations to Otto Nunnery, of the Pipe Shop who is the proud fathe r of a daughter (named Linda Rae). born in 1\1ercy Hospital. Otto passed out cigars to all the fcllmvs in the plant by the way. Ed (Grandpa) runnery, foreman of the Boiler Plant is the proud o-randfather. )) » « {( On February 22, 194 7, at 7:00 P. l\t1., the Linden Alleys was the scene of one of the top bowlina matche of the ) car. Mr. Robert (Cannon-Ball) Netherton versus l\tlr. Edward (Curve Ball) Nunnery matched their skill and technique on the bowling lanes. The outcome of this match was not de­cided until the tenth frame of the th ird game. It seems that lVIr. Netherton became rattled \Vhen the fla h of a earner~ blinded him temporarily causinp- him to throw the bowling ball in the gutter which proved very costly as he lost the match by seven pins. The totals showed that Cannon-ball Netherton had 478 for the night and that Curve-ball Nunnery r.ocked the pin for a 485 t tal. . )) )) (( « vVe wish to wekcme Clarence McWhorter to the Boiler Plant fami ly. Clarence is about 6 feet 2 inches in height and weigh about 220 pounds. He is a very fri-endly chap and a hard w rker. » » (( « St aming : Tom Hatterchide has r turned to work in the Power Office for six w ek ... Bob Krahn has l ft to resume hi · studie for ix W"ek at U. C .. . . Th B iler Plant bowling team is now h !ding a tw o-ame I ~ cl in the NI n's Lea u at th · Lind n Alleys ... B b Rc b pia d in the mon y in the 1oo e State T urnament at D y t n ... Yvonne Li le will bet any n that Kentu l·y ha the best ba sketball t ;"~m in th ountr ... Chest .r l\1 or ha an unb)O vn admirer ... Gr v r Bruce 1 st a d pend nt re 'ntly a hi Id t daugl t r got marri d. » » Cl « Stan Haak 's favorite ong is ' I'm \valking th flo r over ~ - . )'ou" . .. Jack Stewart has trad d his llJ37 P ntiac for a .. 1942 Model which is a h ney ... S 'Vera! of the fellm in th Boiler Plant ' ere left o It in the cold at the St · t ffigh chool Ba ' ketball Tournament at Dayton, l\.1arch 6 ... Chade Hacker has set hi wedding d te for the first of Spring ... Paul ShoUenbarger ha not lost his top coat of late ... Joe Hunter s,top in to visit the boys c\·cry so often . .._ l,\·t 71 -~------~-----~~-~--------~---- ll-A:TED B Otto . Reid ~ Paul }\. ick drive.. a , fugitive f ron1 every j~ink . yar(i in· Ha . ilt(;(n ·but 1jdt say- whatever it 1 oks like it's sti ll u .an - o ,_atioo,. The uphol . teri ng l~ a . h en pulled loose. by l\.1tck' . . Childre and. hangs in _b red , to ob , tr~et t~;. vJswn f rom """"'rta1 to portal. Early o~e fogf0r mo_rmng :l\tlick stop ped to . . elp ~-o gen s who had s;~ d~ swLped m. t lae murk. O~e car wa ~ on the C· ad th.e other ln a deep ciltch .' vVhen the two ,.,, ecker . arrived 11v{i k helped them hook onto the wreck on he road. He vV7fllked back to.fincl his car jacked i tp and the 0 he wrecker hanging onto it l i~e Talmadge holding onto the Georgia Governor ~ chair. · R eluctantly and gently ~he man let J\:Lck 's car down, muttering like one ·who i~ comm.,g aut of a bad drea.m.: . ' Hol moke ! that s the 'I· orst looking me · I eve-r hooked 'this wreck r t , iet ~lone leaving it to it O'Wfl devices for crettin0 into tovvn. If that still runs it will trengtllen arly l!lll ll . faith in the mechanical age." )) )) (( { ( Rig men are r eaUy impre sive not in imp?rtance, but in charact~r. vVe heard ,one in our C0111pany rav1ng abuut wha-t . a raw deal he got fn)m a fello"\ev. A friend poi nted out that the crooked-appeari ng" dea! could have been innocence and an ·hone t e;ffo rt to be helpful. I-Ie gav~ logical r asons to back.his opinions, . ~n ta~tly, the f r ow nin ~ b elliger.ent countenance of our , · · ub3ect chsappeared. He looked rehe ed and happy . Here . · i wliat he aid so a nalyze hi own philo ophy-theh fo rget · i · if you can. HThank a million, paL Say~ I'm-glad I ·t alked to you on the subject. You .kHow, I guess ou could be ri~ln; and o han as there i a doubt I'd much rather gi · e t hat · feHow the benefit of it than t:o feel as b itter a I have beGn lin . 1 dDn't care to hate anyone, unle" I have to.}' )) )) « (( • - ' ~ .~~~,~~--~------~--------------------- . . ' . " MOME from the b1ilsY .. day at Ch~.pion. t h e Al HOME Ziegenhatdts a rrive . at th~i\' own tr::zil~r home. Ex-M