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Vol. 7 July, 1928 No.4

MILL MANAGERS AT HASLAM, JUNE 16th

A bove picture was taken immediately after lunch had been served in Haslam's Community Church as a part of the entertainment of the East Texas Mill Managers' Association and represents part of the group that enjoyed the hospitality of the Pickering Lumber Company and its manager, J. W. McKee.

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Photos by Underwood & Underwood.

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DOG DR.

Dr. Buck awaiting the crisis . If the poodle had been a POIii, poke, or chow, it w(;uld have been something fancy like appendicitis. But it's only dist emper.

~enter- COP AND BEA UTY

BALBOA, Cal.- A lucky cop. Frank Truman, with a yardstick instead of a "billy" m easuring "Miss Balboa," or Joan Fairchild. The law here says that 10 inches is the limit between the bathing suit and the knee.

Lower Left- SUBMARINE SAFETY

NEW YORK- D::!GCO Fisch<!r (left ) and John Kardos with their new invention for savir.g the lives of those trapped in sunken s::bmarincs. The device is a large diving bell, 6 feet in diameter, the side entrance to which screws into a special port hole to be built in submai'ines. From 6 to 10 men can then go from the submarine to the bell and be raised to the surtace. The bell is then lowered again until all are saved.

Lower Right- FAIRY LAKE

Fairy Lake in Paradi£e Valley- a scene which justifies the flatcet'lIll;;' names Wnl l: ll nave been applied to it. Turn tne picture upside down- it's as clear eacn way.


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McKee Entertains Mill Managers

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What has been said by many to be t he greatest party yet, was given by J. W. McKee, Superintendent of the P ickering Lumber Company at Haslam, Texas, in honor of the East Texas Mill Managers Asso.

Tbere was nothing spectacular about the entertainment-just simply good old Southern hospitality in its highest form with no "long winded" speeches to mar the entertainment.

Nothing was left undone to insure the comfort of the visitors, while the Community Church, in which the luncheon was held, and the Community Hall, in which the meeting and dance was held were profusely decorat ed. The Community Hall was especially well decorated as will be noted from picture below. The ceiling of the building was entirely covered by pine bows giving the appearance of the open pines, while oak leaves graced the walls. The punch stand was a bower of roses.

A most wonderful lunch was served the visitors in the Community Church, while music was rendered by a local seven-piece orchestra. A big barbecue was given in the evening followed by a dance in the Community Hall. Music for the dance was furnished by the Shrine Orchestra of Shreveport while a vaudeville troupe entertained between dances.

While aside from the Mill Managers meeting a word concerning Haslam's community spirit is not amiss. Haslam does everything as a Community-a big family, and enjoys the reputation of being second to none in Community Spirit. Its Community Hall could be well emulated by a number of mill towns where nothing of the sort now exists. A free picture show every Friday night and an occasional dance are some of the purposes for which the Hall is used. While it is also used for home talent plays, lectures and the like. It is modern in every respect , having a large stage with suitable scenery and a nurser y with lOYS wher e mothers may "park" their babies under

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Giant 91-in. Harvey Safety Hog Installed at Long-Bell Plant

A Harvey hog, with a capacity of over one cord a minute, has recently been installed in the east fir mill of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, Longview, Washington. This machine is said to be the largest sawmill hog of its kind anywhere, and has proved so satisfactory that a second machine is being installed in the original large timber mill of the company. The Long-Bell plant, recognized as being the largest and the greatest capacity mill in the world, produces considerable quantities of slabs which are cut up in the Harvey hog for fuel, and also disposed of to the paper mills in their section.

The Longview power plant has a capacity of 24,000 horsepower, and, in addition to running the large LongBell sawmills, furnishes power throughout the district, so that the economical use of fuel is essential. Inasmuch

McKee Entertains Mill Managers

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as every unit of fuel has a market value, all of the waste except bark is cut up for use in paper and pulp mills, and for both domestic and factory fuel.

The Harvey hog, built by the Lufkin Foundry

the care of capable nurses while the parents the entertainment undisturbed.

and Machine Company, Lufkin, Texas, and used in the Long-Bell operations, has a steel disc 91 inches in diameter, weigiling 10,000 pounds and carries eighteen ll%-inch and six 23-inch knives. The main

enjoy shaft if; eight inches, and is run in oil tight journals

The funds for entertainment, picture shows and t he like are provided by the employees through a fund to which all contribute a very insignificant sum monthly. This same fund serves benevolent purposes also and much good has been accomplished through its US3.

Note the fine character of the buildings in the pictures on page 3. It is extremely unfortunate for East Texas that thIS good company does not have an indefinite cut at Haslam.

Mr. McKee's ability as an entertainer is second only to his natural genial disposition. Surrounded with capable, efficient men, McKee ha3 made a record at Haslam that stands him high in that great organization known as the Pickering Lumber Company.

When a man has a rip in his coat and only three buttons on his vest, he should do one of two things; either get married or divorced.

The Nationally Known Trade Mark of the Long-Bell Lumber Company.

provided with water-cooled chambers. The machine is equipped with the Harvey safety feature, so that should iron get into the hog the safety lugs break, allowing the disc to slide back and the iron to pass on through. The hog is driven by a 250-horse power. 6eO speed motor direct connected to the hog shaft by a flexible sliding coupling, the average horse power required being around 125.

The Harvey hog gives uniform cutting, and its many users have found it both satisfactory and economical.

Be Cheerful The mind and the body work together. The mind

has a strong effect on the health of the body. A fit of anger, or a spell of worry, or envy, or hate, or jealousy may make you more tired than a hard day's work.


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Lieut. Alford J. "Williams Flies 322.55 Miles Per Hour In Especially Designed Plane' Reproduced below is the plane in which Lieut.

Alford J. Williams of the United States Navy recently flew 322.55 miles per hour. This ship was designed and built by the Kirkham Aircraft Corporation of New York and is powered by a Packard "X" motor of the following specifications: 24-cylinder "X" (known as "X" account of its peculiar shape) water cooled type.

Cubic displacement 2,775 cubic inches (about 16 times the average 6-cylinder motor car of today.)

Number of spark plugs 48, Magnetoes 4, carburetors 4, valves 96.

Mill Managers Elect Paul T. Sanderson, President

At the annual meeting of the East Texas Mill Managers' Association at Houston on May 19th, Paul T. Sanderson, of Trinity was elected President; H. T. Roehl of Lufkin, Vice-President, and George

R. Christie, Secretary.

The following were elected directors:

J. H. Kenesson, A. E. Hickerson, Watson Walker, Cecil Smith and J. W. McKee.

At this meeting $2,500.00 was pledged as a contribution towards the purpose of what is to be known as "Fairchild Park" in honor of the late Senator 1. D. Fairchild of Lufkin.

Horspower 1, 3 7 5 (estimated) revolutions per minute 2,60), full throttlE..

Lieut. Alford J. Williams and especially designed plane in Which he flew 322.55 miles per hour.

We look forward to a year of great accomplishments with Mr. Sanderson at the helm of

Oil pressure 80 to 100 pounds; Weight 1,580 pounds (estimated).

The pictures reproduced were taken immediately after the speed flight. It is interesting to note that only two such mo ~ors have been built and they are th<:) only two of their type to fly succeJsfully.

We are informed that Lieut. Williams takes up brand-new airplanes for safety and speed tests. Every flight a first flight-some business.

R. H. Rouse

Guess Who?

No one would take this distinguished candidate to be the machine shop superintendent at Doucette, Texas, but such is the case and we would say that about ten years ago this was a very good likeness of R. H. Rouse.

The only difference between meddling and investigating is that we always investigate and the other fellow meddles.

the East Texas Mill Managers' Association, and wish him well in all undertakings.

Industry, Economy, Honesty and Kindness form a quartette of virtues that will never be improved upon.

-James Oliver.

ALLPAX Reg. U. S. Patent Office

Pat. Applied For

For All Sizes Of Stuffing Boxes and All Services

"Ask George About It"


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AMONG THE MILL MANAGERS

Our failure to publish "Lufkin's Stock Sheet and Magazine" regularly for the past several months, has not been due to our inability to secure new jokes or to find "fill-in" matter, but due simply to the Editor's inability to get going.

So much of interest has happened since the last issue of our magazine we would hesitate to attempt mention of any except the outstanding, and to our mind the outstanding was the celebration by the folks at Keltys, the Angelina County Lumber Company, of their Fortieth Anniversary on May 1st. Organized in 1888 this company is today operating under the same active management, the only operation of its kind in the Soutll with such a record, and today this company has customers on its books who were counted among those in the beginning, a testimony in itself of square and fair de~ling and service -Sudden Service. Other operations of the Angelina County Lumber Company through its officers include: The Vernon Parish Lumber Company, Kurthwood, La.; Angelina Hardwood Company, Ewing, Texas: Kurth-Zeagler Lumber Company, White City, Texas; Martin Wagon Company, Lufkin, Texas; Texas Oak Flooring Company, Dallas, Texas. J. H. Kurth is President and E. L. Kurth a Director of the Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company.

Forty years of striving to make better iumber has won for this concern an enviable record of national character.

Fred Wilson is the manager for the Frost Industries of the newly acquired plant of the Waterman Lumber Company, Waskom, Texas. Mr. Wilson was superintendent of the big plant of the Frost Industries at Nacogdoches before moving to Waskom. Fred Wilson is an experienced and capable manager and we look for great results in his new location.

Hubert Deal succeeds Fred Wilson as superintendent of the Nacogdoches plant of the Frost Lumber Industries. Mr. Deal comes to Nacogdoches with a great deal of experience acquired while superintendent of the Jasper County Lumber Company, Jasper, Texas, from which position he resigned to accept the su~erintende~cy of the Nacogdoches plant, also from hIS connectIOn with the Peavy-Moore Lumber Company at Deweyville, Texas. The Frost Industries have certainly strengthened their forces by the addition and promotion of these two lumbermen and our best wishes for their continued success go ~ithout saying.

It is with the deepest regret that we chronicle the death of Fred L. Burdette which occured Tuesday, June 12th, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Death was caused by the accidental discharge of the gun he was cleaning at the time. Fred Burdette was known through-

out the South as a mill builder of the highest type, having constructed some of the largest and m03t efficient plants in the Southern lumber districts.

According to A. S. Boisfontaine, A"lsistant Secretary of the Southern Pine Association speaking before the Lions Club of New Orleans, the lumber industry furnishes the livelihood for 28 per cent of the people of the South and accounts for 17 per cent of all the capital invested, 25 per cent of all the salaries and wages paid, and 17 per cent of all the taxes derived from industry. "The forest industry supports more of our people than any other industry after agriculture," declared Mr. Boisfontaine.

These are remarkably interesting figures, that should swell the pride of those connected witn the lumber industry, as well as make those who have to do with legislation sit up and take notice, and look with more favor upon the problems of the lumberme!! in their efforts along the lines of reforestation, not the least of which is the matter of taxes.

"Hick" says no golf for him until he is too old to enjoy the "sights" from the street corners or until tl:e styles change.

T:1€re was one gentleman at C1e ,Ha:;lam meeting who refused to be photographed with his hat off fo~' fear people would think him "bald headed." No one would imagine this gentleman as being the "Imperial Potentate" of Trinity, Texas.

A failure is a man who waited too long for an inspiration. If you can pick your goal and start toward it, fine! But if you don't know what you want, pon't sit and wait for an idea. Get started. Keep movmg somewhere. You'll find your inspiration along the road.

Teacher : Johnnie, where is your brother? Johnnie: I hain't got no brother. Teacher: Why, Johnnie, where's your grammer'? Johnnie: Oh, she's gone to New York.

Every married man thinks he would have been rich had he remained single; and every busines3 man thinks he would have made out better in some other line of business. Both are mistaken.

A store is known by the clerks it keeps.


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Uncle Jarge's Musings on

"MAKING THE GRADE"

I heard a rooster once remark: "It sur e is getting tough-Altho I hUllt from dawn to dark I can't find worms e n 0 ugh; There's plenty when the weather's wet; But, gosh, when it is dry, there simply ain't no ~',orms to get." And the poor cock heaved a sigh. A wise old hen who overheard the rooster thus complain, just smiled and clucked, "You silly o~rd, we can't always have rain. Now watch me close you foolish cock and you may learn a bit." She t hen flew on a nearby rock and gave her claws a whit. Then out into the fie ld she flew where the earth was hard and firm; The rooster ~rowed, "Go wa3te your thew-you'll never find a worm," But the wiSe old bird paid him no heed, but digging fast and free, she cackled, "Worms is what I need and they can't hide from me." I heara the cock enunciate as he tur ned and went his way, "There's not a thing to do but wait 'til there comes a rainy day." When he flew upon his roost that night his stomach suffered pain and he prayed with all a chicken's might for the Lord to make it rain. But before the old' hen went to sleep, she said, "I've dined right well, the worms were there-but down real deep and one mU3t riig li l'.e hell."

Jul!.] When the sun is blazing high In the torrid time, July, And the air Wion't even sigh,

Do you ever dream?

Do you dream you'd like to be N ear the breezes of the sea 0., beside some shady tree

A -fishing in a stream?

Does the weather make you blunder, Does it rend your wits asunder? If it doesn't you're a wonder,

And you're a better man than we al'e, Gunga Din_

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Age Not Guaranteed

Power of Advertising Card in Florida Paper: "Thursday I lost a gold

watch which I valued very highly. Immediately I inserted an ad in your lost and found column and waited. Yesterday I went home and found the watch in the pocket of another suit. Thank you very much."

First Burglar- "Come on, Lefty, let's figure up what we made on this haul."

Second Burglar- "I'm too tired. Let's wait and look iIi t he morning papers."

Sunday School Teacher- And wny did Noah take two of each kind of animal into the ark?"

Bright Child-Because he didn't believe the story about the stork."

Chief Clerk-Why is your wife so suspicious of your stenographer?

Trainmaster- She worked for me once.

Pete--Wllee-ler--; of Hickory Holler, had urdered four tire covers from a mail order house. They were sent to him, and a few weeks later the manager of the mail order house was surprised to find the following letter on his desk:

"Gentlemen: A few weeks ago I ordered four tire covers from you. I put them on, and hadn't drove fiftec .. miles before the blame things had wore clear out. Now I want wme new tire covers or my money back.-Pete Wheeler.

Salesgirl (at greeting card counter): 'Here's a lovely sentiment, sir: 'To the only girl I ever loved.' "

Customer: "That's the stuff! Gimme a dozen of those."

One difference between a farmer and a city guy is that the farmer doesn't count that day lost whose low descending sun hasn't seen a luncheon club at noonday done.

Poor Papa Father (to youngster, just put to bed)-"Now

what are you crying for?" Son-"I wanna drink." "So do I- go to sleep."

She: I'd hate to be walking tonight. He: That's what I thought.-Colorado Dodo.

Fine and Imprisonment First Nut: "What is the penalty for bigamy?" Second Nut: "Two mothers-in-law."


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Our Mill Supply Department

Specializes On -- ~ --

Can't Be Otherwise

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Water King and Crawfish Leather Belting

Redskin and Wonderful Rubber Belting

Coupes and S. B. C. Lace Leather

Clipper and Alligator Steel Lacing

O. K. High Speed, and Carbon Planer Knives, Hog and Veneer Knives

Rex Genuine Griplock Chain

Long Life Steel and Iron Conveyor Chain

Quick-Pach Jointless Furnace Lining

~Sairset High i emperarure Cement

Atkins and Simonds Saws

Norton Grinding Wheels

Hoyt and Federated Babbitt Metals

Red Strand Wire Rope

Plymouth Manilla Transmission Rope

American Steel Split Pulleys

Johns-Manville Packing

Quaker City P. P. P. Packing

Steel Bars, Waste, Pipe and Hose

Western Lath Yam

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