The Log Vol. 35 No. 02

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.• • ' ' ,, . T H FEBRUARY· lQ52 • .... • E • F R 0 M THE EDITORS HaYe ·ou ::m' idea l ow Hl<lrl quart mill. <lJ ton cw he m. d · ' ' from the nly stoc- produ (~ I in (Hl • ·l:3v u1 Houston·$ 'o. • C . b chine. (For Ohio r ad ~ rs, ·o. :.r 1\ lachii c w i' f• fl lCl"l . II at Ha111ilLOn.) ' \'\)Ul-d y u ,a: it ~'ill J\nni. h c1HJu gb~ t o ·k lo ntl · hundt'td thou. <tnd milk cntt n s? Two htmdrcd th u and? ~J 1t hundrc l. th u ·and? m h\lndred th<H.JsaJH I? ' l£ ·ou'r cu i u ·, turn to page 40. 1 hi n l thu Lho ught-proYoklnt> tpJe ·tion ahoul Champion [ rodu'('tion . r pro h~d by LOG \ '\'rit r ·am Elli in hi · t ·g 1l rl momhl ' n lumu, "l)o ou Know · ur • Jill ?". [t.' w H wo tit a glance . • , ao Hamilton rre"1 nd"nt Ruth R, qu.et de ·crib ·d the arriYa1 of a n w citizen f /uueri ' t ~a little boy who ros cd the ~-\tlanti c t join his mother a Getman v. ar bride who works at the H 1ilton Di,·i ·.ion. This month, !111 p ges 18- 19, RwLh t lls ho-' ' \Valter Grabin.k.i Marcum lns Cared during his first year in t.hi , hi n \V hom land. • 1\o doubt you wili aur e with mo t Champions that, "Sure, Champion i . a swell place to work.." But did yuu ever consider the company as a livin · -ymbol of the democratic way of life? Ann Brackett, a o uth Carolina high school student, wrote an e..; ay about demoo·acy, and -he chose Champion as a prime ex­an'lple of wbat demouacy means to her. Ann's essay was a prize­winner in a statewide ' conte t. '\1\le think you 'll be interested in her tor y. It's to be found on page 34. ' The Cham pion Paper and Fibre Cempany Gettel'al Offices . . . HAMILTON, OHIO e Mills at .• , KAMILTO.N, QI'IIO e CANTON, 'NOl!TH CAROLINA e HC>I:JSTON, TEXAS e SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA Editor, STEWART JONES (dHorial Advisors, Jt B. ROBER'TS·.ON, JR. D. J. THOMSON CAL $KILLMAN HAMI·LTON- Division Editor, Lee Doellman Jo Ble\i· ns, Wer; te:y Cob}J, J :.tck Mullen. lJo t·oth R ~d. ,1\-'fa Ro<;k ·. Oc01:gc li leil e l', Uill Tl;wmp;;m,. CANTObl - Divi·sio.n Editor, Jam~s Deaton ' l)ugh , H.uth H. .HJtiC't , Otlo R . D. Col man, Jr., Fred Dn ' laJt, Fr •d Ferg'l1sun , C'l)d.c 1-Lmt lf' tt , C l ~ck R . Hq<:)', Jr., l:. rue~t M e , er, Brtll l! .\itmn-e;, Hoi) Phillip ~. C. L J't ·e,~k), G. C. Stl tl.les, J. E. Willi•uw m. ·HOUSTON- Division Editor, Vern Oeloplcrin SaH.I E lli ,, F1ed hnn ' ss, l\~1 11 Ge~i.,h y, . '\1 . ll <1111i lw u, J \tliann~.· .fl ltnl. SPECIAL REPORTERS Clady E. J l ot.lg s, S:.tJJ.Jcnw lll c~ \Ve 1.-•y Cnbh, A 'u ~k ~·f ( •llllllr) U\'ing; ~ l uliel All 'n Gett ta.l Ul.fii.c. • :: ,, -~ . I .on· ;,-, OUR C 0 V E R On February 2, a day known as Candlemas, the Catholit. Churcll observes the feast of the puri· fication of the- Virgin Mary. £arty Romans burned candles to the ·go<:Jdes~ Februa Ol'l th i day. A ·receflt tradition is that a fair Candlemas indicates a ton~ winte.r- known in America a~ Gteund Hog Day, Covtlt Arti'lt Dusty Rhoade · p,e5: tmisrica-lly portrays thi~; i11q uisi ti ve little woodt:hud about to spy his shadow ... Six weeks till spring: " :Vfa~tli " a 11d '· J'-tllic" R•1h 1 tscm, :.nd !\ ieno, ·troll . lung 1he (hive of I he Rohc-ttson cuumr h . ~ne . Printed in U.S.A. VOL. XXXV NO. 2 • TR Y1 ~G FOR A Tl J> -1';\i a~-arn t rhe Strong B ndi~ tearn a re Gad Uheic'h :wd' l}nb .Jm1t'.' of the H;nniltDn Chmn pion Green vVave. The Wave r ta·y,s in rn.e "\'" l 11rllt,trh11 Leag11e em \-\' ed t~e>.da , t'lig'h ts .. BaskefbaU and bow'ling are currently I:\ CJ,'-JRA Twith Jll;lny summer sports at H-an1il­t n Chall pion, th De ' rnber-Mar :h act.i vit ie are cen­terul 01 _t ·on ajor aLtractiorP- basket-hall and bowling. J:~ ,m·}ing ] ~ the fay red pl>rt of participants b ut basket­Lall hcrld b i lr~ t imere~t for _ pecra,tor -. A i<.l{; lro1 the tw) otgani ; ·d win tc sports, 'ma ny tJf the: U.Jmpany's employees fin l p1 asnrc in oth •r ~" - e­' 1 ion a! pa~Lirn ~s , such a-:. i c.: ~k.at i ng , hi king, cardli, taJ;l · tennis, and Iwnting. Jn bow lin .~, n<;:arl ' evl'r night o1 the we'k ofkr CLJ4rnp1on J. ';tgllr.! nmp ·tiLtOJl - HOt th !'n<:JJL](,n the Chamr}'jtm R ·pr ·sen advt L ·zHn:; for I o~h. ntl(ll <tn 1 W<JJ.uen - wnh th- pin fopi-·lhlg taki11g pJace <tl dt · F WWHll , Linden, <1nd 1,' orrh End Alley~. ln J.,· ~ 1.. -tt>all, tln.: mt:n \ lcagu pani'i!J1Hit,~ P' Juncl tlt<: h_;;n _woo<! at lht. y~,t C-\, 'hjlt dH: girl\ for th(: iil:'~t Lillie, <llt pla 1 in~ at the .J "Ifcr..nll f'J hoot g , mn;,r-,jurr.L 'he t<1hlc tconi-. 1<Hkctt:Ch hold !o1 th tb ir bt.,t ,_\rHl lhdy g-<Hlll'S in tl <.: Br< \o;.t-' Rox . ."\11 <1 ;,-, tn Ut tXI playLng - w ·11 , thar oe-. 'Hl au y~ hcr1• th: r ·\ a d<·< k. of c.vd l · f >p C(Jtl · id~::ring all activ · Ht(•tnhn ' • 11d fol1tfW( ' I :-. oi. ttw CJ a1 n 1 i , hH-. Hlort.' thttiJ ItS l w H' ol pen;' 1 ·wlw pla - trt keep Lit and kf• ·p >''Jtn-sg. -- ' attrach•o ns at the Hamilton mill- I HE. W VET lT'> h< keib;rll t cUll sh' w · a l crt of a -,_fun dtn•lng it pHLLtl<P ~~·~u 1 1 S. f lie gi~ I · f.lh}' iu lh~ (,i.rl ' ltJdW L(ial L<'U jl; ll ~ (lll f lwr~d:t\' qi}\IJh <II thi' 'j<Jf 'f tlN • 1 h!!nl j-\\oJll{ l:l'llU l. l.dt to \i~J.t ,11 0 1\dt~· togg•·, l ~:d l , R .l'Ltq' Hun tLitdl'l 'd . C)1arlutt B n:t~l ~ 1n :1:11. 1-k-r 1\ -r 1 'i u . n I H l' k 11 1 .<' t!. C¢N'ttNiJED ON NEXT PAGE i ' - CARL \'O-N STEIN theck. hi- ia-Jns before Setting OlH 011 another hunling expeditjon in the hills around Harn­ilton. CaTl , lono- a rifle entht-l iact, i a moo cr lhe 30 member: of the Champion RiDe Club. TliE MILL U ':AC E .ha.~ketbnll team provid• pl ncy ()f it,emen t (or spe ·tfffilJr · in their Frid-a] nigtl t g<mw at the "'Y" g·ym. LeadlHg cont nd .r' ar the \l th<.~J ai 1 DeparrmetJL, 13ox S'hop, and In p rion. 2 • CONTINUE'D • BOWLING - STANCE jnclude a look of grim determination , accord~ ing to Roy Allen (left of the Wedne. da y North End. L agu e . Here he demon 'tnHes the proper s ct~w L 'l"J-lE A l'PROACH, like the st nee, is im­proved b ' a deadly ·erious )ook, '· hi c h ma ·r help to s<:a r e split awa . Don Wei ·s (1•ight) of the Thms­da. Linden League shows how. A FAST AND FURIOUS GAiME is table tenn is, en­j< Fyed b many Champion men during the lunch hour. • A .' Q"I~ A. ER ·- f'Ol~T wbi 11 h a.,<; ma,ny wi~ner parttd ­J ><~n~ L card p-Jay111g. He re 1$ the CbamJ r(m Pll)ochJ,. Club in a bit :o.f 'f.a. t :u:rion at one of tp ir Monday uigh.r Jll ~e tingb in the 1-lamiltO'I) V.FW c.hlbl oorn . • T HE BACKSW1NC requnes nmcentratiu.n , oo rd ination - and no chewing gum on the t1oor. Ruth Knodel (be­lotu) of tlle Cids' Repr ,sen­talive Team eyes tJ1e head pin with co rr ect. e{ltnestne.•s. THE DELIVERY.' is dem­onsu ·ated by Betry Pierce (Move) o f. the Tctcsday Girls' Fenroont League. Lofring a ball ttsua lly i ~ fro wried upon - but it saves backsrrai n. For big­geT scores, Belly reco m­mends a wid'er balL ' THE FOLLOW THROUGH l.s shown 'by Bob Craycraft, Sr. (right), of the Men's Repxesentative Team. · T ho ugh a top Hamilton bowler for yea rs, Bob . denies using _a rabbit's foot. ' • ·nu~ WArr - 'lh rmtgh 011 [tgon itiug " cond be ­ ·lovc lhe rr<L h - ofr ·n i , comp<tni d h v:u;ious fu n·us 1f l1ody Fttp, l i ~h. ill n-u nted , l le(t by 'Bud Sclw let· of lh Tll e~ ·1a y Mc11 's I'' . n fHtnH L !ll?,"'W. S'o rne hr.>w lcr .. I ~,,r ~h e ir hair at bad It its, but Lhtd clo ';<; not b ·li · v · in tl'lis pra1 11 ~~ - Captain a Prisoner of Reds \\'h en th ' l . ~ . p ri-.,<HllT of \\";tr Ji~-.t~ \\ t'r · td cascd fron t hurca in mid ~ n of the , \ nne Paper Con tpan in S t. Lotti rc jnic ·d to Jc;nu that Capt. Emanuel R . . -\ m, n u. tlli . ..,jJI in a1 lion sitHT October ·!. < \\·a among Lhn"l' hd d bY th e Red .... Ca ptain \ mann i ~ the -;on o l Emanuel l . \tn <~ ttn. "Cll iOr ~al e lH<"ll\ aud ~lll .. o ld tiwcr" of long -; ta ndin g· \\ i th . \ cme. A p i lo t in th<' l\ lar inc Corp~. Capta in .-\maun e ntered the "en ·ic in 1 ~H 1. For 'il' \' ·n month.- prior to a~si~ nnt c nl t Korea. ht' ..,cr ·cd aboard the carrier Franklin Delano R nose\clt in the :\Ieditcrran can area. He reach ed Korea in 'c ptember. 19 ~~ 1, awl a month laLcr " as reponed m i..,sing fo llowi ng a bombing mis.~io n . Ca prain -\ mann \ \·a:-. the pilot of a Corsa ir fi ghter­bomber. The day befo re b eing- reponed as miss ing-, h e , -ro te hi - famil\' of tralfing and bombing a Communist ... upph train. The night th e p ri son er of war lis ts were broadcast. telepho ne. buzzed among the mcm b ers o[ the Acme Paper Company. _-\ numb<.T of emplo ees and fri ends heard the broadcast and \Ycre trying to locate Mr. Amann to tell h im that hi<; on \\'as still al ive. C.\1' t . 1.:. \1 .\ · t · I·.L R . ·\:\1 \ :'\':\ !Ia~ J)i; CIJ IC'J>folfu1 a p 1i 'if111e r ot 1\ ;tr in 1\.o l t: i ~ ~ llo 11 11 he 11m " i tl1 hi \\ it c , \ l ;ll gt'. <! IHI llo ·io !lit e<: \ca l old d<Jtl g li ll-' 1. ( ,ut ll ld c . ln ,.·nung to The LOG of the incident, Ganlne \t\!r.ight, president of the Acme Paper Company, ~ajd tl1at since Acme and Champion are ~ u c h good (r1ew .. b c1l long standing, "1 thought this n ews is ao:; imp o rtan t LO yo u a s it was w a ll o[ u s." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' Cham pion Management I S. Praised I l.l ' IH' '\ H. RUIHRI 0'\ , JR ., i o n p H·, ~th llt. ' "' l!o \l tl lloltling· .1 C n t·i r i(. tl l· of \ l. llo J~ t: lllt' lll 1 "'- tt lll'llll I CH 'Illl\ .I 1<1 1<kd lo til e U •tll i l<lll\ l01 lil t' 'lll tli t.tll I ll II ltll t: of hll :tg'l' llll'lll , · e ll \" ii tJ.. Cit\ 111 J a llll .ll\ ( lunt p 1un Jll ,m tl ,..,l' llll' lll af~,, ,,·;h l.ltld d h1 " "' {1( ~ ll &.l)!.. l/11 1~· ftll" it t ' olll' t Ill j,c i11 llw pulp and p .q >el ut , tkiu ~ fi ld I ' T HE LATEST recog-nition for outstanding a chi evement to b e rece ived b · Champion i a Certificate of Management Excel­le n ce for the year 1951, presented to P re.-icle nt Reuben R. Robert$on , .Jr., in .Januat) ' by the .\mcrican ln ·titllle ol Manageme nt, New York City. In sc leCl i.ng cornpani c - 'd1.0 me rit thi ~ award, ncdib arc gi ,·en fo r excellence in 10 s ·para tc fic i<h: economic function, corporal· ·tru ct u n:, health o [ ea rning. grow th . fairne:.~ to -:toc kho lden, research and dcvelopmcttt, directorate ana I) ... is. fi <.a! po lici es, production cfl'icienc, , .,ales vig-or and c:-..cnl­tive C\aJuatio n . "One of the major purp:>.·cs of these aw ~tnl s," sayii J ackson ,\J anin dcll , pn:'iid nt o l the lll s titutc , "i~ to CJI(o u rage ntanagc· llltlll in all lilll:" < f bu ·in c;-, -. to g i\'t' d ttl' w · ight lo all Ill r~IC lOl"'o , l l.llht r tltall h e in~ t ' ~('l'Li;t[[ ~ ~ lr lll ~ ill Olll' 01' t\\'0 :111d ltt·ukc t in g- the o th er\. ·'.\ Ccnilic;ttc of .\lanagcmc, tt Excdkn -c proves th a t thl· compan\ H' cci \ ing it ha) atta in ed a pr(lpc r bala nce in it~ < I fo1 t'o and ()h j n i\ T~ ." ' ' I h · lu'>titut<.' , a nntt ·p!ofit foutHhti o n d · v H ·d to the ' ttl I) and inq 1m e ntt>tH ol col lJOLlt · org-anit;..~litm nd man::~ gc ­tllull. dec mcd nnlv ~! l H (tlllljnllin n u t ol ~UlOO in the U. S. a 11d (.anan . \ilno' t ,imultaucou ... ly ' ·itlt the !'<'Lcipt ol thi-; c Ttiti catc, Clt a n1p :ou :tl·P \\' a~ re o.~nite d b} Fur/)(_·.1 tnaga;t nc ol bu ... in ·-;:. and ltn:·tnn·, whi<ll ,.,a,c 1hc ·!Hllpauy high rat ing:-. in ntanagc­ll lt. nl , bbo trlatil)th, ptthlic JL' hti o n ~ . co nu.tlll1il) rdatiou~ and to< kholdt: l r ·LH itH l \ . '-iaid F 1Jd1t'S: ''Cha111pion \ ntanage-ll • lll cnjt )- a kni •ltLiikl' la111t lur lair allncatitHt ;u d <hi,al ­ruu bu ... inc,, pr. (t in : ... . ' '' -' . SCOUT MASTERS SCO.UT MASTERS -from the San Jacin­to District file aboard tl!.e Sam Houston ( hel'Ow ), the H-ouston Port Commission tn~ection boat. Their chamnel trip was a reward for outstanding work with. their oung 't ·s last year. 1 • I SEE • • • • I On rom CHAMPI@N'S TROOP 91 Sco:ut Master Justi·n Thayer, .sec0nd fu·oJ11leh (bottom photo )1 has coffee aboa~d the Sam. Ho:ns­ton witb. Boy Scout .Field Director Jim Johasorr, le[t, and Houston P(:rrt Com­missioner L. E. Dears. I . \ · CHAMPION'S Houston Division is howl'! here as it appears fro.rri the Ship Channel. The scout ma - ters got a fi rst-hand view Of Lbe more than 170 induslries that line the ch annel. . .. anne H'l"t7 VVHF:RE THE PRES:ENT rides tall in the addle and the future looms larger still," is oue publicist's description of the Houston Ship Channel area. And to see it is to believe it, say 40 . cout masters from the San Jacinto Boy Scout District. The scout master ~ including Champion's own .J~tstin Thayer, view­erl the Channel indi.Jstrial area from the decb of the Sam Hou ton, Hous­ton Port InspecLion boat. Tbe scout masters' trip down. the charm 1 was a reward for outstanding accomplish· m.eAts with their respecti e scout troops during th past ear. On the 25-nlile trip from the Turn.. . ing Basin to Morgan·s Point tr: vj wed an cnclkss row of large 1n · <h;stric, hugging the Ship Cb.annel on botl't banks. CJt~lmpion's Housw·n Division was 01 ly one ( several that ~~ rnt"l y more thao a thou aucl: p ople. Al1 to ·ethe , accordi,n!'!; to the most c . r:ccent- industrial urve s, thel" ar · rn.ore than 170 large charm 1 i~dus­t. ries an.d businessc . . The lu urious. s:>.foot Sam H0US· ~O!'t ca.nic1J th · you lh leader :·on th , trip ac; a couree · ' g sturc b ' the Pon Conm1ission . Vi iton; (rom ~ 11 48 ~tatcs anu I ::3 ft>r ign countrie, have vi wed the Gha1wd <\rea frorn th deck · of thi Jaun<;h. 5 .. Two charitable programs combine to aid Haywood County's underprivil.eged families rHi· C():'\1 \flTTF.F h l' ;1(1 i 11 g til(' F l o d • l ;:~. J, ct p1ogram ntet far in <Uh ::mcc to de­termine 1 he merit o[ r ommcncb lion for [a mih 11a kct<.. :e~ued, fdt to right. arc Gradv Rog-er.. Franl-. C bm' n . .Frank ·matheJ' , and Gladson Ha' nie. co-chai:rm n. , t:wding are :nroll Pre, :le,· . • Ru. o;cll Buckner. Uovd Reno. Geor<re Hm,·:l i·d Trost 1 and . Yen Peek. e,·eral othe'r <. mmi ttee member. ,,·ere ab ent \,·ben this picture Kas made in rhe Champion 'T ." G T HERE WAS LAUGHTER and gaie ty among the hundreds of uncl rprivil ged ch.il.dren and adult in Hay-wood County eluTing the recent holiday sea on. h y had ga Lb red at th harnpion "Y'' for th • ann ual c mrn uni tv, Chri · ttlla tr program made pm ·il lc by a~ h comri-bUl iom frmn amon Cb ~tmpi o n rupiO) c, anu o th rs amounting Lo n early . 1,:\00. 'fan of the~e familiL"S on the Suncl ct · I efurc Chri;; ttnas ll d rcn·ivcd f od I ai.>kch , -a lucd a t . ~·arh, a ud now th y h~td co111 • to r cciv their 'lp '< i<d Cln·islt as p t't' 'l "t tl · in th fo1 m of frui t,, nuts, candi ·, ro ''· ·J tJ ing and, in ot H' imtan e,, fu e l. Cool c:raLinr ... pins . . . lwlp · I pttt the ll.t ~Ul ll1l Odl har itable p1ogr. m : tou·s with preci.,ion . Thcr \'cH.: mall}' vo lun · t r wlro oH ·r · I their rod,_ r111 t ~nn•>­mobil to d ·liver rhc Cbr i~ltl1<h I ·bke t s inro man ·nwt · • rea · in H a · w o -) d Count,, and th r : ,,. re 1 1 o o ther$ cwho sa\ , th t th ha:ket') r •ach d th ri"l1t • hOOH~ S. , 1 ill th r. in\' ' ti ra1 ·d a h f<nn j Jv J r to determine the worthi ne s in ach a e r eport d ro a sp ial committee. Frank Smathers, R. an l . fo.rernan, and Glad on Ha,.yni e, I amter ior man , were co-ch< irmcn of the annual 'hristmas Voo I Ba. k t program. Smather ha~ h cad-d the ·v ·'nt since it ' tartcd nwrc t.IJ:.ln ~E.> ' ':J rs ago. Th , ommunit y C hri s Lma ~ Tree pro-gralll .i -· fin a lt Ct'd brgcly t.IU'Otl 0 h Di.me Huard contdburLoll · which £his v ar rca h- • d JIIOre than I ,~S O , tit larg 'st (ig ltr ~ incc th ·· hoard coli 'cted 1,600 in 19 1". T hL' Ch<llilpion Etnpln 't·l's' SLun· ·on­tlibul · l 00 of the 3B food b a~kt:ts ddi\ ­cr ·d , while Jack and Harr · ~th e and the Ca nton T.ions Club al so co ntribut ed s era! h a'i k. L! l ·. Prrlgr. 111 fficial · c-:.pr ' llSC I deep a p- 1 n.: idl.ii)Jl to all p erso n~ '"'ho coo p '-ral ,cl low:trd the sue ess o( th ·event. Onque tion­ahl , this i-; the bigg ' l charir.ablt' paTry hel t in ;ullon each y ar and C. nton Cham­pi >ll · take pl :1sur: in Cinan cin5 th · c nt. • - TH1S FOOD BA KET and 3'74 o thers jtL t like it were detivcred to l1t>me of u nderp r ivileged fa milies in Hay­wood County - cmda:y, December 23. Baske ts were valued at ,. each .an-d con tained a vaLiety of f.ood items. .. HU ~DJ?.J.:~D 0 , 'lYI::RPlU);!(LE ... ED Cf!lt;Dl~F . gat1H,:r d ir1 Ch;11npio"' "Y" gyn1 fQT tl , anmt ·- 1. - om.o:wni1y (;111-istm ~t.:'i. ·rrce ?Wgram. They 1: c··v:cd frnit,'>, toys, (and ;ml lNbing; snmt: hotn •s '' ·re pro ided with fn el whe11 . irl o·us ..,nc .- 1\'iil'f nted. I LUNCH WAS SERVED to volnnteer workers by Cham­p ion "Y" staff mem.be1<s and othet helpe-r s. In thi~ ·p ic­ture Eli zabeth T hompson, ldt,. and Marie Bell are , erving youths who assi: ted with the delivery of 375 food ba,~kets. ' - .. ,. ' .. . . TOYS FOR . 1J R.{S1 MJ\$ cti Lri \) Ltlion are c ~ctnb l ed lay Ja k Cahc. ~Lfmd i ng-, linil'Hla11 of t il · pro r:.1rn. and D. n . cn)gg , (;)1 th. . oclii·, rd ph ~ t elL. Tl)~ to .s '~e gi vt' fl to u ' ·d ell ildr n nee 1.1, ).)(' f i!I'C ()[1 JS.rr.t L::tll. 'R fr ·•h_m~.tl'tS :l<lSQ WCT SC J'\f ()( l. i • Teamwork is at Hs best when mechanics and operators work together on repairs dur­ing the Pulp MiU shot down. ltts o • • a1ns J\B A HORNET's NEST With a stick and you will g~t a g-ood idea of what the Pulp Mill looks like around repair shut down time. A normal­ly calm operation erupts with a feverish bursL_ of activity, and although their objective is quite different, the mechanics appear as de­termined as the hornets in accomplishing .that objective - to get t:he job done. There the similarity ends. The first big difference is the great amount of planning and preparation that goes into the shut down job. . . Everyone in tl1e Pulp Mill and Mechanical Department helps to plan a shut clown. Some of the planning is done months ahead of time. Operators, mechanics and supervisors report prospective shut down repairs and alterations as th y find them. Sorne qf the jobs are routine "d an up" work that cau only be done when the machinery is stoppecl.. Inspecti on reports -----:T • --· --~ I e · add to the total. The accumulated list~ oi shut down jobs add up to dozen - of pages of typewritte:n. data. These lists serve as work sheet for the repair crews. Jobs are evaluated as to the size and type of crews needed to accompli h the work in the se:heduled period. J 'irst things come fir'st and crews are a igned to jobs in a manner planned to keep them out of each other's way. Needed materials are ordered . Some heavy materials are placed at the ite where they will be used when shut down begin s. Then cOJnes the big race again~ t time. The Pulp Mill must be back in operation a soon as possible. It means long- hours for o·tll , unfamiliar work for oth r , and team-\v-ork b every<me if the job is to be fio ish d on ·cbed­uJe. Then it is "back to normal" again as production Ol'lce more get under '"'a '. R[PAIR H T DOWN in t,he Pulp 1\fill requir a grc~ t d ea l of planning by th , ~fecbani ::~I D pantnent at1d Pulp Mill staffs t:o oor linau: ttl:te hundred of jobs that must be done in a f w days. T he pir tura b low hows a rn l.ing oJ' 1e ha·ni al ·uper isoors. L . t\BLE TIM£ fS S.\ VED h)· placing h ea )' and b tlky 111J:a t·:1· ia l on r pai jo-t;, sit •s pr ior to J1llt d ·wn . T h i<. lumber l ll' nt into a vVn ber R Otl l j ou. Constru ction Carp II · tt:ts J. T. Pall r 011 and .'\ . IZ. Muellc-1' hand it to meu I ~ t my . TH ' PULP ULL goe· down (lef t.) and repai. • 1wr'k is sta ted. From thi . . ·tage on. it i a race against time with 011e oh­jcctive- to gee the Pul!) . till back in to production wirll a ll repairs cou pleted. HC''\D RED OF POU~DS of weldiug rods ''re u:.ed du ing a single s.h m down. W ddcr H. hild res a (below) u~ed se' en:I I d£YLen on this re­pair job em . ' o. 5 'm 1L r. RE A~U lT t N HE.Ll' in the Paper Mill, Pool uper ­,. il>Or 11 tin Fitzgerald , ri ght. talks to Paul Smith, Super a lcnd r sup r isor. Smith' i ll check. those of his men who have otC days dming tb repair period to . ee i[ the want t he!( on shut down work. OL NTEER H ELPERS fron the Vap r Mill are as~igned Lo iobs by Austitl Fitt.gcra \u. 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