The Log Vol. 21 No. 01

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.I , J • • rt~tz t. t¥&r.J(l J!f~f (J With th. ie w pau on to you th 25th Anni versaty number of our lant maqa.zin , TH Log. Thj. maqu· 1e waa establish d in 1914, an has been publish d nti uouRl y for a quarter of a century. At this time, wa wish to ihanlt members of the Champion Fantily nd our many friends outside of the organization for llie intere&t you h ve tn .n­ite ted in thiS publica ·on, nd tho words of encouragement expre sed fl'om time to time. for without your interest and encouragement 1his mag-a .. 2.ine w.o'Uld ha e died a premature death. We also thank the reporters who ha-,r.e so falthJully qiven an account of the departmental news ~ach month, as well as a.U those who have con· tributed special articles. Durinq the first year of its publication. this magazine was issued month­ly. and then, for a few years it was published quarterly: but for twenty years it has been published regularly each month. During the time it was . issued quarterly we continued to count twelve numbers to the volume .. consequently. this issue is Number 1. Volume 21. As we enter upon another year, we hope to have your blessings and qood wishes; we hope to fetain all our old friends and make many new • friends as the years shall come and go .. With best wishes to all, -The Editor FEBRUARY 1939 - - - - VOLUME XXI Number 1 Established 1914 - - - . - . - . · - • Twenty-Fi1th Year of Publication ' Published by "The Champion Family" Cft.. H T ON. JIO RTH CARO LIN A : .. H 0 U S T 0 N, T EX A S Th& paper {or the cover of this magazine is Champion Cordwain Embossed. and is made in our Canton Division plant out of wood trom the fores ts of North Carolina. The paper for the inside pages is Cham­pion White Hingefold. made in our Hamlllon plant. We manl.:facture many grades cf bleached Sulphite, Machine finished, Super Calendered, and Coated Papers. • • • h: I· I I H \ I:. 11 ( I HI J I I sr I • • , ) • ' • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • t~ f'~ ltt: 1' r'j} ;.;; • - ... - oopm~ d£o z. an,. ........ ' • rli. i] " J ~ ). ( l' lt·1 :!\~ 1H H' rea f l· l~~-1J.3 11I 1~ ~Vt'nt' ~t1ft!h tn iles1ottc.~ in its c·~ ... ~ re r ~\ad if l ~ll1 n L lni, tc k "U t h<.l t jnake~ it the ohJe ''t indu~t rial how$f • t·he t ~ .S. ·t$ J1 (.) lo·I~).'t'e r t:nereJr a rnill paper, it is ·iul hL~'fittttio n t haL i-s a vit fd port of l 'harnp­iOtl ac ivit ies and w · c·an t ak.e pride flJ the reput ~-tf i( n 'vvhith it has so richly ea rnecl of bej 1 7 t· he b~_st i11d ns trial paper . .,~s,e "J llt' i" not .!l tu,a ( ter for pArt· icu,.. . in rbt~ -fl. tJd. t r " id '< t at· sf: '\ion for undet· son1c • m -'-- b~ onh. ..- the ]~'or rhis nne record of accornplish­naent we have to tha n.k. its 'beto,·ed iestdt {1f a fortu11- Le ~ ' ape frorn ' . . ~1 lruclJ \ 'e 111 1 s-na o t 'e l v • • • · -~ga tli\·e v1rrue. Ju. Tlle case of · ·rhe Eq~ hbwever" long life has a n1ucb n1 ore irn-·­P o :r tan t signifi- &.llce; a s .Lt nas nre.an1 a constant struggle t (1) ove~­co .ne the IB.an~_. j n- ., ce ~l san t G.]ifficu lties \Ybjch be$e1 a pub- · • • Ent r oR·. NOTF: ,, T he sr-i ri t c:~I f Piet)dlint ~s .:Hsd .taop~rat .ion exi~tiDg l - ~rweJoyet ,i'll l..lle c~H110ll Di-­vi~ it·m of 'T~l.u~ Cluunpion Pnp,~r and Fibre · comv~ny, i~ th..e k·'H_gthe-ned sh~d~.,~ of os. e "£1:j~ Jl..:_Reu~en B. R uOOfl!SOrt. Sr. ~in ce ~907. li>ef(,r~ lh~ gl::nn "vas in o~er~tion,. 1\fr, ' obe.rL~01l has been i.n char.ge of the (;;a r: ~on .Di'.:i.sion1 and d~u1ing a 11 thc$e yel}TS })is rna in ~~jep.l;i:;wc h~ s {1~.~n t0 d~n:lor .Rn af'gftl,fcirZ.a,lit).lil _:irr \'''-hicli l';l\e spiri t . of friet!lG!lline~ ~O'Q~ {e!~~w~J) i p and t00,1»etc-t.tJon W0uftl b.: t11e nctua ting pri:nti~il-e In: . {l<*l lir~ ~ i·th e~d) .othur. Dn f>in~ 'the i~.o:tst th:i rty y.ea rs, a n;d m0t;e~ l)y fa,ir p{:ty at;1d fi6Dct-st:y of pOllifl0S,~ "' N.r,:. ~~,t>"e.nsc)!il has. con­\ rtn~I!J hrs enlt'tlnyee~: th-ar l.l1'ey \s~'~ll reGei"'"c~- a· sqn.a re (J~L ~~, as a rcsul.t. uh<!") ha~c· ]e:arn:et:;l to' trust 'hhn lm pli:tl tl r t ~ Ir. R,,_,bert sNJ has- always· h>diev.etl in and prac­ti_ ee;d the tl)pcn-hou:e S)'"'s'tera ('etatiBg :cQ. -r:ec~1,·in'g and he;;tring e<im\plainls fr.o.m his ~rnnlo~rens. 'l'be ... l.atch­:- trin~· f- t n;I the O\.tlside; :Jt.nd ~Jlll·J1I0~"'ee · kno\,-. ~J~e~ \\Jil IJC; re~eiv-ed kiJldly ; HI 1 t11catt 'w:it.h j.us-t.ly. A~ a vc utr, we CJLten hear Yt$itors con:u1\eHt on. th~ ~pirit of friendl1nc.~. ~n·H1 g'(>0d-fello,w~hii~ e:xititdns in ;the Ca-nwn l)i,·i~ion : (tlf Tne Cha mp.;ov Paper ,and Fihre C'omrany. ~ n Qil.~a.t\'ii!:-. tion i11 w ti ich eaG:h em nloyec fcwr{ll r nmd hecausc: hr has heco. ttlld is.~ a vital for~e in t.lev. cl.i .J.f llll ' and rn a ii'Ha it~ ing the {GQ0d sri1:it of ,the O)'~C.:IHZ<.t Uon. .. . Editor, vv· a 1 t. e r PhiJlips, -vv!JG, f.or t hese n1any ·years, has given so gener­ously of his titne ·ana effort \V i thout a selfish thoughc £o here)s to \ ~ al - ter PhiJ Lips, t he grande~t Editor of the grandest 1nil1 pap.er, may he Live long ana happily a n d con tin,ue to • • • -entertatn, 1ns ptre, · • a 111 u s e, 1ns truet l ica~ ion of this sort a ruf a.bus4· us al l' for at 1-ea·st an:ot h~ r - ) n t. e r e 1> t h as b e e n s tead i 1y qua. . r:ter of ~ cen tl{try . • Ul.aintaineJ, its field of tL e! ulaes.s ·has • • b~e n co 1.'-i L.t u a 11 y \\-},d e.tle cl, i tQ a,p pear- ' ance l1as been rr.pro\·ed each year. 1[.t • ' • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • • • - ~ - P J•.'f J ~ R (j, 'll rc JMSO.\, 3JJ.. (4} • J • • • • / / lJJIJtlfJt 1~n 'J l~ F l, \ ,.l 'l\ 1 c tt.l Y. apr r ,'HJ d J•"itJ n~ , 185 1. ;' , rh in life. it 1~ s J i d~ h e> b< ~ ani int f"r~~ h d in hool s e.nd rzoqd li rr r ~ t l l'; , 4 ~ a Hl ~"~ .. t rt:~ t 1t. 1ft rr leaving s\.h oo llt ~ a .t·( pl J ~ posiLio11 3S clerk in a liuciHn a1i l ' :\ rL , 0 <..1 :u" 1 b ~ 1 ol ert ' lark 'tud l 'oTnpany. Sornr )'!"a rs l.arer\ !lr. rr'honx­~ H ptncJ n l' 't'k ~h' r .'tnd publi hing h u u, e Qf his O\VtL nud, as a purchaser of p a­f,' • ~ad ,~ i rintt•r, be.: he arne interested in a ne,,v t} pe of paper call e d '~ 'oal c: d" p:t­per ''hi h pc.)s~~s~ e\.l • bt~a utiful SJnootb surface and a bright fi nis h. Realizing that 'O:lted paper otl~red rnan~ at.l ractive feature s for t he print <,.. r and thal j t \vas fa r ~ lat='t rio to ot ht"J papers such as, n1achine i1nished and super ca lendered, he de:... ' . ·;l1ed ~o J i:-pose of h1 -- store and prinLing business and enter the 1nanttfacturing f1 eld . .\ IL ~fbon1 .:on iir t purchased a sn1 a ll paper n1i1l at f 'ranklin, Ohio but in a '~r. ~ha rt rin1e the . n1all rniH proved inadequate Ior the detnands n1ade upon it, ir11 d he d-c~cided to erect a n1uch larg-er plant at Han1ilton" Ohio. S ucb an undertak­ir~ o. bo\\'e\·e r, required a great deal of cot:u·age and the expenditure of large sun1s of n1e>ne~ l ut,_ u-ith faith in his venture and encouraged by inc rea .. ed den1and for his !f -,.J ~1cr.. he n1arched , teadj}y on \V a rd . • • Shor t ly after The Cha1npion Paper l\.1ill at Han1ilton, Ohio, had reached a l a. i. of profitable operation and s ~.:.J ccess s·een1ed to be ·assured the plant was com­plet t: l, de tT O) ed by fire . .t\lthough a severe set-back, ~vithin a sho r t tin1e a greater i lant \\·as erected on the as hes of tl1e old Ini1l. . bo ut t,\-eh·e years later, in 1913, a flood S\•\'ept through the l\1iaini Valley, a r d t:ie.s troyed a large portion of the ne\v plant. But, \vith a courage an d deternli­nat ion pos~e~ ed b~ fe\V n1en of his day, he a gain re-built on a Jarger and n1ore per­Ill anent scale . I n 1 90) ~ :\lr. ,..fhou1 .0U1 \vho .had becon1e interested in the establishn1ent of a . pulp 1 1i lL to insure a uniforn1 upply of \.vood pulp for h is paper plant at Ha1niltofl:) (Jh1o, Yi .ited ~\/e tern 1'\orth Ca rolin a, because he had been informed that the t in1- her ~.uppl y of thi ~ re~i on \Vas a l JlJO~ t inexhaustable. J\ s a result, r['be C h anlpion Fi­br~ Contpany , -a;;, e -tabJi .. bed here at Can ton , a separate orga nization to that oi· his pe:q~~er iutere .. t : - -'fhc <.:han1pion c ·oated P aper Cornpany, at flarujlton, Ohio. In 1936, t he J1ousLon plant, for the rnanufact tire of pulp frocn outh rn pine. \\'~built. l~nd on ()ct(Jb er 10, 1937, the three. ptar I"H- -JT~uu il ton, Canton am.d 11!..U"' i r n ·,·.~en- Illt- rgeJ under the uarue of 'f'he Chan1pion Papc·r c n l l~'i b r c ( 'out- • (5) • • \ l .l• ./\ ~ IJI .JI ' IIIII ~ I SC ) ~ • • • • • """---- , /,(;l £fltJ'Yt.t~Jit • (J ( lb « i \ "l l'l t f ll c: ' ' ' '' i1f) f.d th a nu i '\· \· r~.:t r) of ·rhe { ,urr h rin ;,"'S to tnj n J t he ·s-r ,;hh~ hr neru "'r ' I' he h ~uup1ou F ihJ~t' ·0 nll) J ll ) . t h , idea f o r '"·hi ch c r." st aJJir.rd in t ht•' r ti l d nt 1 'elt:r ( l 'J'h \\ll . '-'1.1 sr tne fi. . r =-a r~ he fo re I h j llC ·pt ion tJf I l'he 1 ~ )(!. l \ c 1 in 1 ho, ._ d: ~ ~" llH· l 'h,HHpi n oaLcd Pctpc.: r ·nJJlpa tiy \Va ... o ue of t hf' la rgc', t r' ·o~._)ur 'l"~ , r u~ll" l J n,J n ool· p:tper ' an 1 Hct.:dcd a SUUfCC of 'i Ul ply for it ~ r a\V llta­' ·, r i .1l ~ . 1 t '~ , • ·· ft u n. d i h, H t be 11<.~ J res l and p rob ab 1 y t he be s t ;tv a i 1 ab l e l j 1 n her are a b '\\ e'· tn r b ~ ~ ; 1 h Jrol· na tnou nta ins .. -1) father o rdercJ rn to vi !S i l the Srnoky i\1< l.Ht n)n .. in 1 h~ sear ·h fc r an :t\·:tilable site for the build ing of \-Vh a t \\ as then "nnsi 1Lle' l a '" r~' Jarg pu lp tn ill. 1 h "' n1 u u t. in~ :\ ere priu1itive and travel betv\reen :!Vln rphr and sh e,·ille \vas tnlc· t.~. \n ~ rai lro ,~d ,'chedules, hotels go od roads and all such conveni en ces nO\\. 'ounJ i 1 ~bun L1uc.: \~·ere nor available.\ alking vvas the safest ;;u1d speediest ITleans oi t ·· ~l t:..t u nle- ~ one had a geod horse. F'i ht- r- \.\ e;e ~~Yeral aYailahle ites con "ide red bur Ca nton \Vas report ed to be ~he i est and atr er th is \\·a. confir1ned through careful check-up, the constructjon of t e U):ll1 ' as s1ca.rted in 1906 during the wet te·st -sprii1g and early s um1ner that t he 1~a0 lnta·ns h ad e\·er ho\\·ered upon the Pigeon River and· vi cinity. (Jne of the reason for selecting Canton as the site for t he establish1nent of t he i iJJ.s ,.a ' t he fa\·orable opi;nion \vhic:h I in1xnedia tely formed of the peop le \Yho li\-eG 1 h re ~nJ it h as ah,·ays been evident that the people there are "folks" and not .. tranger. un les forced to be. The 1nountaineers and tO\Vll d\vellers alike oave 1n e e ,~er; - bo, pi ali ty. I a rn happy to state that .this cordial relationship has been :pre~ e r\·ed by 1nen and rnanagen1ent ever since that titne and I believe that all part ­ie5 b.:n rnaJe au earne t effort to avoid friction and tnaintain mutual conhden ce a1!d c0vper a t ion. '[}~ t; l?Ju1Jding of t his 1nill represented to the citizens of Canton and the enl­p1o~: ees of the Fib re c ·ornpany the turning of the natural resources of the n eighbor­hood i1 HD hu1n an oppon u nit ie . The fore st , vvhich have afforded n1ilJions of doll ars iu \ ·a .. zes. and salaries rq the e.tnp1oyees~ had been Standing un-noticed for countless 1niHenia. I t \\ el..; 0nlr ,~ .. hen hutnan ~ kill and energy \\'ere appl ied, through the effort , 0f I nana~·eln t"nt and ernpJoyees, that v alues, \vhicb could be t urned into oppol·tuni­ttt d jnt o c a ~ h. \Ve r t tJla,de avail able . • J- rrJJU t his ·~ t a r £ t he C anton plant has gro\vn, adding paper-.rn aking Tllachinery to th.e pulR rnilb &nd the cont inuous p erfection of bolh has 1 een 1na lc po ible cl-~ou ~h the c:ontidenc of C'h an1pion eJnploye.es th at t h ir inr res r-s '"'·ere served as \v~ll {-1 ~ otl1.;r · thn.!rwgh rhcse C€Hlstant· 1tn pro ern€nts. . • • ·r'h :a ?~ct nr r.Jf our ~rly r11 ethod of IHtHdling \\'Ood \vith oxen , con1pa red to · • I (7) J I • l.C )(I :\ 'I Ill ) I t ) •• 1'1( ,, [t"lll • , ,,, ( I.LinJi,:l l""l 1 d11 f- d•· 'nm1 :11) (8) • \ . . • I -' • • ' • • • • • • ' • • • • the tT 'f'\lf. ~ f~l\l ll'L1'bl·He~, ,,·fii ch bnndl ~..., \i\O,t)d h)' th ~;0 1d, ~?rO rl~ · OLJf ltl'()C f t.::: li:-1 luu n~' 1h : ~ <'- r~~ t'fh c~ t\ l n;:e dtt' J~ ·\\ it.h IO\Ycred 'l 'ri~es 11 1\d in:tpt tJ ed <f'l::! ~d i t · ·'" ha 'c de! rou. t:r;lt t',j that \lYft n hun1an lllU ~ ct ~· ttre re l es<t ~t~cJ. ftont tJ, r\er~ q, j t\' oi f t~r:u - • • • • • i!.htl r tfH" ~ -,.)\vtt • 1ll1tJ l~\' f' tli ~·en C~ 3Jhf lll ll 'l ~~(-l l.l lt~ nt j ~ p0JTtllf't. (.1 tO t;.t~e th ~ place .. of t "-'tl t.h.t' l. t th: ftt is e)~ r! · u~ ·t--~1 t y ~ It \·\ · ho cooper at@. '1 any nH:n, s t iII in the ~n }­t1t :- "t rl1e }jl'l~. l ot Ht~:~n). sa\\ tb<' c1H-tiu of tbc firsr ~iJ nl er a.nd th h a.u ~.ing by )xen f' \\ n to ~.·uubnr~t and fn~n:1 the? re d.O\l\~'11 t bt? [ ) ~t·ou l ~i Vt;:r @V 1 RH e tt Cf'l l <=" l ft"!'t L c:lS ~ ou1d n.o\~. t .lll~· j(~{) b .~1rd i Ael to Juak~ the <: i~ h~ etl tni.le I r ip irt-L\.VO day~. l 'h ~ 1n n rit;)'. \\ itl ~- tt \tive .:\-$ lo11~ a:s t·bere is ~tl .utcl·nber ~.lf t be O·Jd ff.i mers' "lub . It is 1ay h01'e th~t ir. ha~ becorne tradjtion.a lt·bat Chat.up ion has opera t.ed vvir'lt tht· h~~ r t ) _J~ :t, . ilal"te. J a lso he:lieYe· and hope that it has be "'On1e hradition <~mong u ~ t hru. _'-hanlpion reflations \\·ith. it er1:1p Joyees have been fair af a ll t in1es-. v e can t;>-t e-~'1. f< N·nc~ .. (: nl. , ,·hen \\·e ofie.r jt; eoopera tiqn \Vhen vv·e are coopera-tive, an cJ ' \ 1 ~ ~H ut the: <:o.ns l:.)tlt bettern1ent. of .hun1an relatio'tlS and \Utde:rstan·ding {h e re is no !1ro1 (!r ult i.rnate :Ol tJ.tiol:t to ®Ur indu.strjal p rohlen1. Throu~b0 ut. t h~~e t ree dec~clres Cha n1pi.cna: has ever sought t~0 provide \va-yb and H1€..tU$ for rn:aking lite 1nore }Dleasant, rnore safe, &J1.d 1nore jnteresting. In fu r ther­- nee Qr · has I 'FOgrarn and · i.o. accordance '\>v_ith t he- desire. to fun1ish the best tools ' .. ~' 1iial)le., there h2rve been established a:t ai.treren:t. tir:nes t he Chan1pion r:r~nph~y-ee$ ~ STore-. the Y.~I.C._-\ . , Group Insur;.4nce, Voeaticiilal ~:~dtJ.cati~n, The C redit Un­ion r-· e Hospital Associatie>n~ and one .9£ the e.arlie~ t. a.n~~ by no n1-eans. lhe ] ea~n The · Lo·". Th~se are all tools of fit1est qualit}'"_,- tools ';v;ith ~ ~d1ieh ·ca1t be '~rou ght the in­Cit> a e of llappiness to those ~vho us.e them. \~(.~ h,a ve, a1\'V· ays lo0ked upon The Log a.s a great a,_ •• "et to the intere ... t and \:Velfare. of our et)lph!)fees and to earry the simile · in another Gt.rectjon it is looked up0n as. ·a. m1i:r~r i\Yh~cli veflects COll$ta n t inlptove­lllel'lt in th'e rel anion of Champion n1en to Cll:-ampion l\llanagen1ent. Con!?rat1ilations L0g, on ):.®-ur t~; enty-mve suceess·fu l • • .. • • A l ex<Hl~f:.1e r T'hctmson is Ch:air,rnart C')f th-e Board' o{J)i reo'[;ors. of 'l'h~ C.h a~rnJ~­ion Paper and- Fibre Cornpa fly, 'v i-rh ofliees lotareGJ. in fl a.tnllton, ().hio . • , (9) • years! . -t\.lexan der • • • • • . • • • • - (I (l) • arl'l! U \: rr JRTl'2\'AT E L r . \\ e did not gee the picture of the bri cla I pan y shown a bove in time for Lbe las t is.s lit; of T li t: L 0\.., bc.v:ev·er. since the marria~e of NJr. a nd i\~1 rs. Reuben B. Robe rt son , J r., i~ of pa ramoun t in te rt"'Sl lo meml... . er~ ,...f the c; am;'in;n j~ amily. we are pubJJshi ng it in rh is issue . . \lr. and .\fr~. Rol)r:n:>0T1 !Ja\'C:' retu rned from their honeymoon sr cnt in I-IonolultJ. ' r'hey ·will m :~. k e t he-ir hntTte' in • • • • wct.r.mat1. ]1,3 ru;;~ . \\ Jlat' lhat ther{ \rord 'ma trjmony' mean r· : ,Jnhr~: •·That ain't nrJ \\{,ed-t bat·::. a !;I: IH~ I ll'L:, rn a JI ~" - II r • ' PanJ;::rn rrw. '' 1 inl·l· u.- - _____ _.._,__,. ____ """ __ _,_ ____ , .. \ l:Ar blc.N. lll).i 1.\rf,.'!-i l1;l~ in~; 1.1 t(·r riL I <.~ titw· lt';J t llt l) p to . 'i t • ) I . '' 111:. IA't 1 • Jrt1 i"n 1 r.1 J', '' 1111· c· rfill' l"' ,·;iiJy: 'V/,:r'll w,Jt br.r her !tt't JW,:d ~,. J l,t 1 JIJI ·h,· V' I ... ftr.,,s 1!. • llt'l~· l tlu;h ., f a. tLtJ Wit HltJdJltV :tl till t·dj:!t f)f ~:1 l j fl iLd I 1111 iII H Sf!9 br-1(.~~\~. 1lw andvr'icl u·s cltncJw,l ;,, f,j a1 t rt,i,( fwd ltirn u r1d f llv~·('d " ' h; ci);-.L k •11d. f .lr ... t\1t,Jh•:l -ny") It i~tr ' t •£rft ltl'h:/' ~tt l l h<' huy. 1 '•\ 11,1 ~ .;/;-,·I Jll,t·r lq ( r,ttw iJW;ry 1)1 t• lo• II) viv~· n tC the ::•trtdwit: hl !'I Auempt the end> and never h:trd h~r r sea rd1 wi.ll finJ it out. II t::4 i:-. not Hll v idle whn d u~~ • mivht lw bct t r r t' lllf' loypd. stand tc'l dnubt; - Robc•rt ------~-----------....._ nuthin~ so '- ll t'll ic/.:. \\ h t·n I h1• \ \ ()I'd 1 h II l\lfdt. ~ nu ~l't ri ~tl t t duwr'l to t h\.• t lu>l nl t h ~..· llh':Htinr pf ··~ ut'<'\.'ed," Vlt ll ft11d t lt rtt it ~1 111 pl ~ H h'• I I1S. l \1 ll\(IO\\ - r. 11 . 1\'t,·hul. \ 11111 11 j ~ IILVI ' I II !(OUisdwd t h il( hL' d ut'" ll ' t kiiPW \\ h(\l .1w ,tlu•r duL· 1 11\ll IH· itt Hl t pt i M~d .11 llu: 1.:. 1' t, ~ ii'H, u·;ut,·,· nt tlw t11 1tt· t ir• IH JI "-rrqwitty w h~tl I t ~· du~. 1\. - 1/.tltblu·t(m. In d tl' w dinHI' hu.i11u. nl lik) in"lttl;l t ) c -111 d,) an\ t hnw VIt ti I, •r c•Hil ltt ~ .w du, .I tid \' l' l \ Jll , lfl \ I hilW .. wid\ h it L,ll\n\.11. -·1/ I'IU-\ It 1nd /t .lth,r. (l ?.) • flF }• i ·h \ ~.nu~l H:lH'-llld ~ in. n the l 'h(tn'tpion OIJ 'J r i' t: n .. · \.'I u h b' P t:" h'-· n B. R c J ben son . '"'" J h ~ h.l at t he • CLatnr:Qit .~L ·. \ . t tiday ni ~ ht. J anuary 1 3~ with 109 ' 1 t:·· en r. ~ • "'rhc Olcl ·riJnl'i ~' Club ,,·a~ L1rganized f1\ c \'Cars ag-n br ~ .. '"' . . \ 1r. R ibert~\ .. :l ~nt.J ... ::h .. L yt:ar he has gi\·cn thtrn a banqucr ::~nJ a ~ e\er: '!: ~A f';Lasure :1nd entertainment. rrhe cl!r~11. r , a:, prepared by ?\Irs. Ben H. Grube and ~ · "· Lora Bl::.. ni"k. --ehe tables ;vere be a utif uJly dec ora ted :n "' h.ir~-- .. ud blue. '\ri1.h a Profusion of yello"v roses. fern s I • ' .:.1hi ''hite fto\V(.T~. ~~" read over the '"·hile utbJe cloth in t!\:1.. ·etttt?r. '\\'a~;~ :-tnp c_,f blue crepe paper. 'fhe candle­~< Jl.J,~r ... and flo\\ t:r va"'es \\·ere d ecora£ed ·with blue celo­pb:- Hle . and UH" a·ttr-dinner m1nls and nuts ,~~ere a lso served · ;- a 1··1ue celn.p hanc .r :·~c~ a:.?e. 'The table clecorenjons were ~ bt · :._\(u!, and lh~ 1hings to cat ,\·ere good enough for a ki_l~ - Ch·de . \ P:I~itiehrand. acting as tuat ma!lter and chair­rn. ln. :aBed ·he ~neerin!: to order, and inuoJuced thirteen ~~.t"v: J;~.ernbe r~. ~Jitri bl6 !or nu~rube,rship, at which tiri1e R eu­ben B. Robert"l:.ln~ t~e hose JnaJe a brief talk expressing '.a~ app1et!~t:c~n f-·~'' · heir loyalty~ and he Lhen pr<:sented Lhe f:oU. ·i .. Q "ith ah G!itr~· · ti \:e n1edal. or F ai1hful Se rvice .\·,\ard_ b;eari n.g the trademark {.:II 1he (1uunpicJn Paper and Fibre ConJ}':.tny: \Y. E._ ulanJ, Hoyt lf nlland ~ Herman Bi.\·du~. Cbarlie Chap [na1~. \ l ark L. f rady. i\ JiJlard Chap­Jnan J:cr:r} 1 ... Ji iJ ·p. San1 )aQl·snrt .. ·h~rma n Sha.rp~ Bob L't ~\·r.c.:nc<.:, HGmer _ lo;Jrc:. Z. H. ·rt1nn1.s~ tl and T'. -~ - GulTt:}r. f~Jll•.i\\ lDg •J,e lJanquct~ tJ,f• ~l'llCS l S \\' ·re c;H lenaincd a n"i~.strd il{JW C(1fH JHJ·<..J lar~cly tA k.wcd taleot. wiLh 'J'h~- c t.n j n s t r c 1 c a s l i n cl u d cd P a ul C r a i g, J or d an ~ t · a.l , J (' r r y J J i ll. Ifarry Fjshcr, \Vay-nc Ball Hill .[-farris, ]\."_ C. Carter: E;HI T'8rh am, H. F. \Vhitehead, J i1nn1y Deaton and Clyde I-l i!Jt­bran l. who entertained "'·iLh l'o n gs~ ~·isc-cracks and dancinz. A spl:>cial fe,HLire composed of a nnmber of colored children f ron1 an Ashevi lle sc hool of dancing, \vas also very good . Tlte entcrlainn1·t:nl as a \.\rhole wa~ C'XccptinnaHy ~oCJd and the ·consens us of opinion of all present "\\r a~, it ~- a~ the be:n enterLainment ever rut on in Canton. \Ye ''tip our hat'' to lVIr. I-lildebrand. who was responsible for the prpgram­he 1s a natural bonJ sho\vman and shoukl ha\·t; JC\'(ltctl his talents to t he. stage. . On behalf of Lhc Old 'I'im c r~ \\ .. e wish to extend Lo ~Ir. J~o benson ou r host our s incere thank .. for ~uch a p l e~bant e\·enin·g, and 'r\'e hope Lb at 1939 will be one of the happiest yea rs of his life. JH IUCOCNJTJON OP~ ~)..1 A QVAR.TEil ea. OILY OP LOYAL seR V Je, Wlftl :.;'\·.,~;:\ T)fB CHAMPION FltJf B COMPANY ftlc:stmile of medal pre~Jentod to employee$ by R-euben B. Robertson in r c<Jgn fion o.{ m'()re thM a q uarter of a contury ot service. (13) The Formation and Derivation of The States of Continental United States and Its Contiguous TerLitory Author's Note r~ ·I~ .\ rril. l<' ~.. ~.11 cf 'lm l n\', we ht-~:In a 1c riu~ o! r ~· .. .:son tb1. \. ,· _J ::,;. t~$ !ln,! its C(mti"'''l'U~ 'l ernton·. ln t; ~ a••d iu1 ' c t~s .... ~'~ ~hail ~'\\.' 1\ sh•>rL l:io.:ton · ~f c:01.:h sun c. 1 in~ '' ·; re~u :n: ·' ~n."a t ,1( .d d n'sea rch ":O, k. llo"'('·.-cr. ' ~ ~·.,~ t:l: t ' ,es-._. !trtidc~ \\ ill be helpful to ome ~ ";J. .;t."l~ ; i h · -l mn~lu he. CPART 9 NORTH CAROLINA) IN\\ -RI fl.:\l, th~ l' ~hon 1li'-h• racal . tories of the thirteen c'\ri ~ :~~. .. 1 ~.ou tc' of the .\ merican L'nion. Wt: haYc endeavored to f resent the ~rate:- ID the order in " ·hich they were settled by t' e E~g:i!\!L A. a rt: ~ ult~ the state upon which the En~lisb first tanded. ;" the subject of the ninth article in ~+ \. ::-erie~. ln J-+0 ~. Chris·ophtr Columbus. the rer'uted di scoverer of Ar~er!ca. on his t:j,rst vo,.· ag-c. landed o n the I sland Guana- h:an:. one oi ihc g-rour o f the \Yest 1ndies Islands.