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VOLUME II DIBOLL, TEXAS, JUNE 30, 1949 I . No. 12

PUBLISHED BY AND FOR EMPLOYEES OF SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER COMPANY

Left to right, top row: Joe Homer Jones, L. E. Gumm, Tip Brashears and E. A. (Slim) Stephens. Mid­ dle row: Russell Dykes, Dewey Ballinger, Clarence Young and Bascom Weeks. Bottom row: Wilbur Fogg, Ed Smith and Sam Wilkerson. Copied from an original at The History Center, Diboll, TX www.TheHistoryCenterOnline.com 1993:001

PAGE TWO BU~ SAW JUNE 30, 1949 Barty Breazeale & the Bumble Bee One extremely hot day in August, on the mules back like a set of long­ 1918, Barty Breazeale slept peacefully handles on, a wind-swept clothesline. under his log truck somewhere in the "Catch him H ...... !" answered Barty vicinity of Old Camp One west of Di­ frantically. "Catch ME!" And with this boll He had worked hard since early parting remark he sailed through the morning and it was now 3:00 p.m. air and landed on his Southern Ex­ The still air of the forest was heavy posure, defeated, dejected, and disgust­ with the scent of blossoms. It was ed. And he hasn't tried to ride a mule also heavy with the scent of Barty. since. A lone Bumble Bee droned through Barty Breazeale, as far as we know, the tall pine trees a mile or so away. has never had but one accident on the The tranquility of his domain had been job during his long career with South­ unbroken for thousands of generations ern Pine Lumber Company. He is safe­ and he buzzed happily, mad at nobody. ty conscious and-especially since the Then his keen nostrils detected an in­ accident which happened last year-a truder. And he didn't like it. man who really watches his step. In The Bumble Bee flew in ever-widen­ fact he is now one of the most care­ jng circles in his reconnaissance mis­ ful ~en you'll ever meet, particularly sion until he was directly over the park­ when he's on foot in the woods. And eo truck. Two large feet protruoed here is the reason: Last year Barty from under the vehicle on one side; stepped over a log while walking over a man's head in a black hat from the some government timber. His foot land· other. He was asleep, his mouth wide ed on something soft and when he look­ open. ed down to see what it was he saw The Bumble Bee dropped his flaps, NOT what he expected, but a rattle­ dived, The buzzing of his short wings, snake. And Barty had stepped right in heard faintly at first by RIchie Wells the middle of his back! and Paul Durham sitting nearby, be­ No, the snake didn't bite him. He came louder and louder but the snoring BARTY BREAZEALE didn't have a chance to. Barty made truck driver was not disturbed. Final­ a flying leap through the air, hit his ly the crescendo rose to siren pitch with Richie Wells. This job consisted Mercer) of Houston. Barty is a mem­ head on a tree, knocked himself out as the bee shot through the branches of building spur railroads for the old ber of the First Baptist Church, Wood­ and had to be carried into Diboll to of the trees like a bullet from above Shay locomotives that huffed and puff­ men of the World, and the Odd Fel­ the doctor. Some of the men working -then WHAM! He hit squarely in the ed through the woods on a daily diet lows (7th degree) in which he has been nearby heard the commotion, killed wide open mouth of young Barty Brea­ of pine knots and over track that to­ active for 32 years. the rattler. He measured exactly six zeale. day would be considered unfit for a A familiar sight to logging crews, feet, two inches i.l length. Longer than throughout Southern Pine Lumber What happened next can best be de­ roller coaster. Barty was tall. But j4st not as quick. In those days logs were brought to Company's thousands of acres of tim­ scribed by Richie Wells: "When the Which proves that the Old Boy has loading points by four mule teams pull­ berland, is Barty Breazeale riding his Bumble Bee hit Barty he sunk his plenty of fire in him yet. ing two-wheel carts under which one, gray horse "Smoky". Old Smokey stinger in his tongue. Barty almost ----0---- two, or three logs were hooked with knows he has on his back a real man turned the truck over getting out from grabs, with one end of the log drag­ of the saddle and Barty considers under it with the bee still in his mouth !DiuQ 'Te,Qe,phcrne,~ ging the ground. One man set the Smokey, in his line of work, as great and when he finally did get on his feet grabs, another drove the team. The as anything that ever walked on four he spit out the bee and took off through skidder was yet to come. feet, Citation and Man 0' War not the woods. I jumped on my horse and ~ n~taQQe,& J-t e,Jl,e, Barty left Richie and the grade, excluded. It's a case of mutual admira­ took out after him. I ran him three started driving a cart. And it was on tion. miles and finally caught him in a little Approximately 100 dial telephones this job that he almost met with dou­ What Old Smokey doesn't know is­ post oak thicket and wrestled him have been installed in Diboll homes ble disaster. that Barty, great horseman though down to the ground to keep him from during the past few weeks and by the Driving through the woods one day, he no doubt is, has never been able hurting himself. His tongue was swol­ time this issue of the Buzz Saw goes astride one mule of a four mule team, to ride anything but the most gentle len up to about the size of a roasting to press the work will have been com­ Barty's cart hit a persimmon sapling of mules. Bucking horses are no prob­ ear and he thought a rattle snake had pleted with the dial system in full op­ and the sapling promptly hit Barty on lem. He can handle the wildest with bitten him-thought he was going to eration. It is expected that at least 100 top of his head, knocking him slightly ease. But a mean mule is another mat­ die. I tied him up and draped him over more telephones will be installed with­ batty and almost spilling him off the ter. the horse behind me then took him in the next few months with more to mule. Tom Welch, standing nearby, A few years ago there was one par­ back to the set where the truck was. come later. thought the whole thing very funny ticular mule that seemed to have a def­ When we got him calm enough to un­ Diboll, for many years, had one tele­ and laughed long and loud. Barty came inite dislike for Barty-snorting and derstand what we were trying to tell phone line into Lufkin and the outside to, roared out to Welch: "Listen, you kicking every tim J he came anywhere him-some two hours later-we show­ world-and the few telephones in town big ..... _..... _!, I'll get off this mule and near the corral or in the vicinity where ed him the dead Bumble Bee and he were all on the same line. The only whip you 'till your grandma won't the teams were working. As time went snapped out of it. Couldn't utter a syl­ possible method then of enjoying a know you! Wipe that smile off your on the mule got worse and Barty de­ lable, though, for three or four days private conversation was for the par­ face or square off!" cided-against his better judgment­ and that's the only time during our fif­ ties on each end to hire Chinamen to Welch, weighing 225 pounds - all that he would show him who was boss. ty years of friendship that I ever had do their talking, then translate what muscle-l\ept the smile and squared So one day he had the mule skinner a chance to get a word in edgeways". was said. But even under that system off. Breazeale, weighing 1l0-0nly part give the team a workout like they had The episode of Barty and the Bumble there was always the possiility that muscle-stayed on the mule and drove never gotten before, driving them as Bee happened when he was 28 years somebody would run in a third China­ quietly away. hard as he could drive them from morn­ of age. Even at that early date he man and sabatoge the whole scheme. It was a close shave. ing until night on a hot summer day. had worked for Southern Pine Lumber Approximately eleven years ago a After several years on the carts, About dusk both the team and the Company 12 years. Now he has been Barty began branching out into every driver were exhausted. Barty, stand­ switchboard was installed in the office, on the payroll, with the exception of type of work in the woods. He drove ing by as fresh as a daisy, said to extra lines were obtained into Lufkin, the times he branched out as a con­ log wagons with mules and oxen, cut Richie Wells: "Now I'll show you how and a few additional telephones put tractor, 43 years and Richie, Hugh logs, hooked tongs, braked on the to tame a bad mule. I'm going to ride in. But it was still a party line affair Timms, George Thompson, and Albert Shays, drove slip teams, swamped, and that bully to the corral and from now after five p.m. and rough on the citi· J. all agree that, barring accidents, hauled pine knots. He worked under on he'll have some respect for me." zen whose ring was three longs and he'll be here at least 43 more. every woods foreman from the days Wells, as usual on this or any other three shorts who had to wake up dUr­ Barty's Dad also worked for South­ of John Massingill until the present. occasion, said nothing. ing the night every time the 'phone ern Pine Lumber Company-arriving His job now is overseeing the opera­ Breazeale walked up to the droopy rang at all on the theory that it might in Diboll about 1900. In 1906 young tions of contractors who log Southern worn-out mule, got on him bareback be his ring. Like listening for the sec­ Breazeale-age 16--got his first job Pine Lumber Company timber and it and started down the road. Passing be­ ond shoe to drop in the room upstairs. in the woods as a water boy for the is his responsibility that it's logged tween two piles of logs banked up on Now every telephone subscriber will cart crews at Rayville. His equipment exactly according to Hoyle. This means either side, the mule suddenly came to be on a two, four, six or ten party was a swayback horse and two kegs. that only marked trees are cut, that life. He snorted, planted his front feet line-but when his or her number is His procedure was to fill up the kegs logs are cleaned up properly, that pro­ in the sand and let forth a mighty dialed, only that telephone will ring in Old Britton Slough, ride from one perty lines are followed correctly, and lunge in an effort to dislodge his rider. on that line. It won't be impossible for operation to another and let the thir­ a thousand and one other things done Breazeale hung on. The mule then the other person or persons on that sty woodsmen gulp down the not-too­ in the interest of sound logging prac­ started bucking, twisting in mid air, line to listen in, but it will mean that clear water that sometimes contained tices. and hitting the ground on four hooves they'll have to guess when you're tadpoles, shiners, and a wide assort­ Barty and Maggie Breazeale have with the force of four pile drivers. talking and the odds against that are ment of bugs, both visible and micro­ three children-Leon who works for Wells ran up to the scene of the battle about 100 to 1 in your favor. scopic. Peden Iron and Steel in Houston; between man and beast. "You want Which all adds up to the fact that From water boy Barty was promoted Odessa (Mrs. W. W. Nast) of Denver, me to catch him? he shouted at the it will be a wonderful convenience for to (or into) working on Hthe grade" Colorado, and Dorothy (Mrs. Frank struggling rider as he flounced around us all.

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JUNE 30, 1949 BUZZ SAW PAGE THREE

Diboll, June 18: O'Ree gave up nine hits while striking out twelve Lufkin Gel Ready 1'0.. F.. eddie batters to chalk up his fifth win of the season. Johnny of Lufkin and By FREDDIE LEWIS makes you think he is. White is the White of Diboll lead the sluggers with Manager Otis Spikes' Diboll Eagles preaching back·stop of the Eagles and Johnny getting two doubles and a triple are showing plenty of power as they once he starts talking to the team while White was banging out three fly high wide and handsome over all nobody can go to sleep on him. He singles. The big wallop of the game the available opposition. Beaumont, chants out pep talks to the infield and was Jelly's home run. F. J. served up Lufkin, New Willard, Pineland, Hous­ it is worth the price of admission to Jelly a pitch that looked too fat to ton, Kilgore, and others have bowed to hear him lay it on in the form of a con­ turn down and Jelly promptly hit it Diboll already this season. stant line of chatter. into the barbecue pit on the other side The Eagles have won nine games \Vhite puts everything he has into 01 the school house. Others with more out of twelve with O'Ree Brazil pitch· the baseball game and hustles every than one hit in this game were Griffin ing with five victories. Besides help­ minute. As an example-the Eagles and F. J. of Lufkin each getting two ing the cause all along by hitting the were playing a game one Sunday and out of four and Freddie Randolph of ball at a 354 average, O'Ree has taken the score was close. An opposing bat­ Diboll who also hit 500. Diboll came it upon himself in two games to not ter came 'up and hit a high pop fly out at the long end of the 10-8 score. only pitch to victory but also win with about 12 feet off first base between In the June 19th game Allen held his mighty bat. On May 1st against first and second. Two men came down Lufkin to six hits while beating them 6·2. No Lufkin player got more than a one base hit. White, with three out of four, led the attack. for Diboll and O'Ree and Hodge each got two for know when they get here they will get four. Allen struck out 11 men bring­ plenty to eat, plenty of entertainment, ing his total to 22 against Lufkin in and the hospitality that Diboll is fa­ two games. C. P. Griffin, Old Man mous for. River of the Lufkin team, went hitless There was plenty of entertainment in the June 19th game. this year for the people in addition LUFKIN to the big barbecue dinner. There was Players AB R H dancing, swimming, and lots of base­ Johnnie, If 5 3 3 ball. This Juneteenth blended with the Isaac, cf 3 1 1 opening of the Rogers' new cafe and Griffin, 3b 5 0 2 dance emporium. To make way for Joe Dee, rf 5 0 0 the street improvement plan which Fred, 1b 4 0 1 called for moving Rogers' old place Cloudy, C 4 0 0 of business, the remodeled skating rink Cooper, 2b 3 1 1 was the scene of the big doings this Crawford, 2b 1 0 0 year. It was Rogers' second anniver­ Charlton, ss 3 1 0 sary of his cafe. Along with his wife, Scott, ss 1 1 1 J odie Rogers, he worked and planned F. J., P 4 1 1 and put on a grand opening complete 38 8 9 with flowers, lots of decorations, and DIBOLL some terrific entertainment. An or· Players AB R H chestra from Houston came down to Brown, cf 5 2 1 furnish the music for those who de­ Left to right: Lewis Mitchell, Elliot Gordon, A. C. Phillips, Q. T. Bussey, R. E. E. C. Williams, ss 4 2 1 sired to be-bop. And on Saturday night, Roach, J. B. Smith, C. Cosey and Jim Davis. White, 3b 4 1 3 June 18, be·bop they did. It was a treat Allen, 3b 0 0 0 to watch the crowd of dancers going Pineland, after pitching six hit ball, the first base line in a dead heat and Trimble,Ib 4 2 0 through all the intricate steps and O'Ree came up in the last half of the about twelve feet this side of first base F. Randolph, c 4 1 2 fast swinging that this new dance ninth inning with one out and two on­ one cut across toward second. It ap· O'Ree, p 4 1 0 craze calls for. and with the score 0 to O. After swing· peared that the runner was cutting Jellie, If 4 1 1 ing on a curve ball and missing it by first base and the fans started yell­ Hodge, rt 4 0 0 This year June 19th fell on Sunday. about four feet, he caught a fast one ing that the man was out. Then all of Jeff, 2b 4 0 0 The mill was closed down Saturday, and sent it to left center for the game a sudden they realized that it was 37 10 7 Sunday and Monday-three full days winning single. Then on June 5th in White, the catcher, who had cut across Lufkin 240 000 101 - 9 to give us all plenty of time to really another six hitter he had thrown and who went on over between first Diboll 405 100 000 - 10 have a terrific Juneteenth celebration against Beaumont, O'Ree came up in and second and took the fly ball while LUFKIN and that is exactly what we had. Sat­ the last of the ninth with one out and the first baseman and second baseman Players AB R H urday afternoon, June 18th, the fes­ the score tied 3 to 3. On the first pitch both looked on with amazement. He Johnnie, If, cf 5 1 1 tivities began at 1:30 p.m. with a big O'Ree parked the all over the right pitched the ball over to first and ran Isaac, rf 1 1 0 barbecue after which came the baseball field fence for a long home run. He full speed back to the catcher's box, Griffin, 3b 4 0 0 game between Diboll and Lufkin which alternates between outfield and pitch· picked up his sermon just like a preach­ Handy, cf, c 4 0 1 was won by Diboll. As night began to ing, and occasionally on first base, in er WOUld, and that was all it was to it. Wafford, c 2 0 0 fall we all gathered at Rogers' Hotel order that they can get the benefit It was the first time anybody had Joe Dee, If 1 0 0 Ballroom and Cafe for the big dance. 1 0 0 of his batting power. In addition to ever seen a catcher make a play in F. J., If It was a tremendous success and en­ 4 0 winning five games as a pitcher, 0'­ the outfield but that is exactly what Scott, 1b 0 joyed by all. Free souvenirs in the Cooper, 2b 4 0 2 Ree has hit five home runs so far this he did. form of balloons and whistles were dis· Charlton, ss 3 0 1 season and he hasn't lost a game on White, in addition to being a top­ tributed and flowers and decorations the mound yet. notch catcher, is hitting a cool 400. Sanders, p 3 0 1 32 2 6 were in. great abundance. Allen, Williams, and Sunnyman Some of the other batting averages The dance was such a big success are as follows: J. V. Randolph 384, DIBOLL round out the pitching staff and they Players AB R H that Rogers decided to make it a have four victories between them with Freddie Randolph 290, E. C. Williams monthly affair so watch for the an­ 257, Hodge 211, and Jellie' 190. Jellie Brown, cf 2 1 0 Allen having a record of two wins and If 4 0 nouncements of the next one. fell from a batting average of 310 to Jellle, 0 one loss, Williams one of each, and O'Ree,lb 4 1 2 The Rogers' Hotel is a two· story his present 190 in five games. We are Sunnyman one of each. In two games Trimble, 1b 4 1 1 building containing the Cafe, private expecting him to hit his stride again against Lufkin, Allen has struck out White, c 4 1 3 dining room, a large kitchen, bed rooms though soon and he will no doubt end 22 men. And with six hits out of thir­ H. Williams, 2b 4 0 0 and complete accommodations for ho­ teen trips he is swinging the bat to up the season hitting at least 300. Hodge, rf 4 1 2 tel guests. the tune of 462. Williams and Sunny­ All in all, the Diboll Eagles have so Barnes,3b 3 0 0 For the grand opening the hotel and man are used as relief pitchers and for this season had a remarkable rec· Allen, p 2 1 0 cafe was beautifully decorated with don't get many chances to start a ord when you take into account the 31 6 8 red, white and blue paper and also love­ game. Williams is not hitting the size fact that the teams they have played Lufkin 000 101 000 - 2 ly flowers sent from Lufkin by various of his cap and Sunnyman is not hit· were all (except two) from places four Diboll 321 000 000 - 6 business firms and individuals. ting period. or five times the size of Diboll. The o fans have been supporting the team, Willie Trimble gives the Eagles a BROTHERHOOD BARBEQUE Nothing makes people "so worthy of and many people from Lufkin and sur· lot of spark at first base and with him Diboll always did throw a pretty compliments as occasionally receiving rounding 'towns come to Diboll espe­ back in his old form the Diboll infield good party on June 19th and people them. One is more delightful for being cially when O'Ree is on the mound. To is strengthened. This fellow plays head­ from miles around come here to attend told one is delightful-just as one is up ball all the time. Takes advantage watch him pitch is worth riding several the festivities. This year was no ex­ more angry for being told one is angry. of every mistake made by the oppos­ times the distance from Lufkin to Di­ ception. The Brotherhood took over the ing team when he is on base as a run-,. boll because he is really a hurler from sponsoring of the big free dinner and Cunning is a short blanket-if you nero Trimble has one home run to his way back yonder. Watch for the an­ it was a tremendous success. No hand pull it over your face, you expose your credit and is batting 333. bills or advertisements are ever nec­ feet. nouncements of our games to come Jessie White, who off the field talks essary to draw a big crowd into Diboll as if he is inside your head, takes the and give our team the support that from other places on June 19th. They Beauty without grace is the hook field in the catcher's position and they so richly deserve. come from everywhere because they without the bait.

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PAGE FOUR BUZZ SAW JUNE 30, 1949 Texas Forest Service Conducting Experiments At Diboll By E. D. MARSHALL survey for separating the amount of handicapped in recent weeks as a result (Texas Forest Service) waste that is chippable. For future cost calculations on the engineering of houses along the concrete strip be­ The Forest Products Department, The Ladies' Corner ing moved back. But we should all get Texas Forest Service Texas A & M and economic phases of establishing industries utilizing such portions of the By JULIA ASHFORD SCHINKE into the spirit of the thing and do all College System, is out to obtain relia­ Hot weather may keep our appetites we can to make our lawns as attrac­ ble and up-to-date figures on the ac­ waste components which are suitable for manufacturing rayon, plastics, and at a minimum but we still have to eat. tive as possible. tual amount of mill waste in Texas If you like tuna or salmon try this: This is my first venture as a col­ by type, condition, and ~proximate other products, besides pulp and paper, it is felt that the data as it is being 1 Tablespoon (envelope) of Gelatin umnist and I will appreciate very much location. The latest figures now avail­ % Cup cold water any contributions from readers. House· able date back to 1923 and are cer· currently collected will be in such form to make ready calculations in this re­ % Cup hot water hold hints, recipes, and any other in­ tainly of little practical use today. Fur­ 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice formation of interest to women (ex­ thermore, these were for the South and spect. Just how is the waste measured at 1 Teaspoon of mustard cept gossip) will be welcome. not for Texas only. . % Teaspoon of salt . The first phase of the study Is con­ the mill? Logs are picked at random ----01---- and the bark removed by hand peel­ % Teaspoon paprika cerned with sawmill waste and this 1 Can (13 oz.) tuna or salmon (flak­ phase of the project is well under way. ing. The log is weighed before and after debarking. A special-built plat­ ed) To complete the picture of wastes from 1 Cup shopped celery other wood-using industries in Texas, form scale with a capacity of 3000 pounds and weighing to the nearest lh Cup heavy cream or salad dressing By GEORGE JOHNSON sampling of planer mills, bark waste 3 Boiled eggs trom pulp and paper mills, veneer half-pound is used. Inventory time came to the shop Soften gelatin in cold water, dissolve mills, and other wood-using industries The peeled log then goes through supply house this month and caught in hot water. Add lemon juice and will be carried out. By multiplying the the mill and the sawyer, and other us with more items to sort count and seasonings. Chill until partially set average waste figures from a given mill workers, are asked to handle it record than we could sort,' count: and then add tuna and celery. Mold in unit of the product by the total num­ "just like you would normally". As record. There was just no solution to ber of units produced annually in the the pieces of lumber, slabs, and edg­ cream or salad dressing, chill in molds the problem anywhere. Then somebody state, over-all figures on the various ings, are produced they are collected or individual molds. came up with the suggestion that we forms of waste will be obtained. ' and each weighed separately as a class Now for a few household hints. To try to borrow Mrs. Freddye Faye In this article only the first phase or component from the log. Trimming preserve brooms dip them for a minute Thompson from the main Southern of the study will be discussed-that to proper length is done by hand and or two in boiling suds once a week and Pine office and sure enough we did. is, the survey of the wastes from saw­ the weight of trim is also recorded. they will last much longer as this That solved our problem. mills. The sawdust, of course, is too diffi­ makes them tough and pliable. The only thing we regret is that she It becomes readily apparent that it cult to collect. The amount of sawdust To take out paint, equal parts of will have to go back to the main office would not be practical to sample each is obtained by the difference in weight ammonia and turpentine will do the Monday but by then all the inventory and every sawmill. Instead, the pro­ between the peeled log and the sum trick on any kind of clothing. Saturate work will be completed, so at least ject is designed to sample only a few of the weights of the lumber, slabs, the spot two or three times then wash we won't be in such a terrific jam as mills of the different types and to an­ edgings, and trim. out in soap suds. Ten cents worth of we were before we got .her. She and alyze the results statistically to deter­ In some mills the slabs and edgings Oxalic Acid dissolved in a pint of hot her husband Elmer will both teach school in Rusk this year. ' mine whether or not additional mills are further manufactured into interior water will remove paint spots from need to be sampled to come within the trim, handle squares, lath, etc. In such the windows. Pour a little in a cup 10 per cent experimental error estab­ cases, those pieces of "waste" which and apply to the spot with a swab. Be The Diboll Millers baseball club is lished. will produce such remanufactured ar­ sure not to let the acid touch the hand. now under the management ot Gresh­ am Temple who succeeded R. V. Hon­ The sawmills are divided into six ticles are weighed separately and run Brass may be cleaned with it also. Be types: through the remanufacturing plant to sure and label the bottle and put it ea on June 20th, Honea resigning as a result of ill health. Most the write­ Type A -- Circular Head-saw, Trim determine the final waste from those out of reach of children as it is a dead­ ot ups you read about baseball, or any saws; Type B-Circular Head-saw, Ed­ pieces. ly poison. type of athletics, always concerns the ger, Trim saws; Type C - Circular Samples of the bark and wood are Personals-Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Law­ players and the teams. But this time Head-saw, Resaw, Edger, Trim saws; taken to the Research Section of the rence had as their guests for the week I am going to give you a little insight Type D-Band Head-saw, Edger, Trim Forest Products Department at Luf­ end her mother, Mrs. W. O. Gilchrist into the characters who sit in the kin for determination of moisture con­ of Pineland, her sister, Mrs. J. F. Fer­ saws; Type E---Band Head-saw, Re­ grandstand and watch the games. saw, Edger, Trim saws; Type F-Band tent. All of the data on wood waste will guson, and Mrs. R. J. Parks-the latter N. B. Hall attends practically every be converted to an oven-dry or bone­ two fr()m Artesio, New Mexico. Head-saw, Gangsaw, Edger, Trim saws. game and is Diboll's chief heckler. He dry basis for reliable comparisons. Miss Dorothy Nell McAdams spent At least two mills within each type rides the players, the manager, the will be sampled. Both hardwood and Of course, this term "waste" should the past week in Nacogdoches visiting umpires, and sometimes even the bat pine logs will be studied with respect be used carefully. In the larger mills, her grandmother, Mrs. F.G_ Rector. boys and gets the whole bunch so upset to lumber recovery and the amount this so-called "waste" is not actually A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. that they either get mad and win by of sawd ust, slabs, edgings, and trim waste-it is used for boiler fuel. As S. Scoggins at the Angelina County a large score or get rattled and throw resulting from manufacture will be such, it may have an estimated value Hospital June the 24th. away the game. determined by log diameter classes. of from $2.50 to $4.50 per ton. How­ Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thompson re­ Alvin Fox is another front line sing­ Because of the possibility that with­ ever, it is quite possible that, even ceived their Bachelor Degrees from er. He joins in the chorus with Hall in the not-too-distant future, logs may with thQse mills that now use their Daniel Baker College May 21st. and others with loud comments on be debarked before they are sawn so "waste" for boiler fuel, new uses will Donald Thompson, son of Mr. and everything that takes place out on the that the larger pieces of waste may be bring higher prices than any present Mrs. Clyde Thompson received his de­ diamond_ reduced to chips for use at pulp and vq"lue for boiler fuel, and natural gas gree and was commissioned a Second Garvey Walker is not far from the paper mills, provision is made in the or oil will be substituted for the mill Lieutenant at graduation exercises at top on the heckling list. Ed Smith the United States Military Academy at usually helps out a little. D. D. Dev~ Peeled log being weighed at Mill No. I West Point on June 7th. ereaux, Bob Cook and several other ex­ Miss Ruth Greene accompanied Mrs. perts manage to get a chirp or two George S. Greens, Delma Joyce Parker in from time to time, especially when and J 0 Lynn Holcomb to the Southern anything is going wrong. Regional Meeting of Future Homemak­ I have always heard that a man that ers of America at Memphis, Tennessee raised the most cane at a ball' game June 14th, 15th, and 16th. She also vis­ was the man who raised the least cane ited in Berriville, Arkansas and Seli­ at home, on the works, and at his gamen, Missouri. mother-in-Iaws. Of course, nobody in Let's ton't let the beautification pro­ the United States lets the world know gram for Diboll be forgotten. It is not how he feels about this and that, out too late to plant zinnias and petunias-, on the job moreso than Dred Dever­ and it is never too late to keep our eaux so maybe part of this doesn't lawns mowed and our yords cleaned apply to him. But I think it all appUes up. Of course some of us have been to the rest of them. But don't be misled. The Dibgll Mil· waste now being used for boiler fuel. lers have a real baseball team and The Texas Forest Service has receiv­ they have defeated some of the best ed high praise from both within and clubs in this part of the country this without the State regarding the value year already. We have one of the fin­ of this project. It not only will serve est lighted parks in East Texas and as a firm foundation in the arientation when you go out to watch those boys of future research projects based on play you will very seldom ever go this waste resource, but it will serve ·i1ome disappointed_ The team has been an immediate need for potential new reorganized and it looks to me like industries which are already interested under Gresham Temple's management in knowing the location, amount, and it will go to town. Gresham is an old kind of wood waste available through­ time Pineland star and at least one out the State. (Continued to page 5)

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Manly Strength • A Serlllon <- • • Quit you like men, be strong.-I. strength. But how did He give thee can give thee such strength and the Corinthians, XVI., 13. strength to walk? Did thy mother, means are at thy command. But here Rat Tales- One might think that strength was when thou wast a helpless babe lYing as before, not to be showered upon purely the gift of God. That we should in thy little cot, pray that God would thee suddenly in return to thy listless (Continued from page 4) be told to use what strength we have give thee strength to walk, and then wish, but to be acquired according to year hit over 400. He has hit 350 sev· seems a natural and proper exhorta­ didst thou rise and walk whithersoever God's own laws and methods. Mental eral years and was Pineland's leading tion. But here we are told to be strong, thou wouldest? Do we not all know discipline and investigation through a home run knocker several more. He just as though by some effort of the from observation, if not from memory, series of years will give thee thy knows baseball, he is level headed, will we could make our weakness to that the simple strength for walking heart's desire. and I believe he will put the baseball be strength. Yet this is not the only came only after months of creeping First pray, like Solomon, that God team over the top like it has never place in the Bible where persons are and stumbling and crying with bruises will give you an understanding heart been put over before. commanded to be strong. David on his and discouragements? Even so must to discern between truth and error; death-bed says to his son Solomon, we now gain the additional strength between real beauty, simplicity and The G. 1. school is well under way "I go the way of all the earth; be which we now desire. God will indeed sublimity, and all imitations of these; in Diboll headed by Mr. Frank and thou strong therefore and show thy­ give it in answer to prayer, but l1e will the insight to penetrate the motives of Ramsey. self a man, and keep the charge of give it in accordance with certain laws men and societies and parties. Having Among other things, some of us the Lord thy God to walk His ways." and methods which He has thought thus prayed and recognizing God's are taking a store manager's course best to impose. Those laws are temper· Again when God's prophet came to way of giving them, then go earnestly and this i~ to serve notice on Mr. Drew, King Asa to direct him to put away ance and discipline in all appetites and patiently to Work to unlock with Hines and Cruthirds that they had the abmoniable idols of the people, he which pertain to the body; plenty of the key of knowledge these hidden better really stay on the ball if they said to him, "Be strong therefore and quiet restful sleep; plenty of nutritious verities. When' at length the thing is don't want one of us breathing down let not your hands be weak, for your food; plenty of fresh air; and plenty done and you stand a master in litera· their collars for a change of jobs. work shall be rewarded." When the of physical exercise regularly and pa· ture, science, or statesmanship, remem· We are also studying the fine points Jews having returned from captivity tiently taken. When you have thus bel' who has given you this strength. of determining good clothes from bad. were about to rebuild the temple the acquired all the physical strength you Be not like some literary men who So I will serve another notice: Lefty word of the Lord came unto Haggai desire or need, let me bid you remem­ have used their talents in writing Vaughn had better not try to slip the prophet saying, "Be strong, 0 ber that notwithstanding all your own against Christianity. Nor like some sci­ any second and third grade material Zerubbabel, and be strong, 0 Joshua, efforts, it still came from God, and entific men who, because they cannot off on any of us after graduation day. son of Josedeck the high priest, and to Him you must give an account of apprehend God by microscopic or spec­ be strong all ye people of the land, it all. For us to be physically strong tral analYSis, deny His existence. Nor George Thompson (Old Web Foot) saith the Lord and work for I am is what God intended and our Chris­ yet like some political giants, who use and Joe White are both happy these with you." ' tian duty. And so when we snaIl have their God-given strength for oppres­ days-George over the fact that he acquired all the phYSical strength we The Apostle who wrote our text ends sion and wrong and robbery. But rather finally got the rest of his harness and desire, it will be our duty to use it, let him who thus towers above his fel­ Joe because of the receipt of a certain up his epistle to the Ephesians with not for purposes of violence and wrong the same exhortation to strength as lows in the splendid gift of mental check. and lust, nor use it in ambitious rival· strength use it for the honor of his follows: "Finally, my brethren, be ries and needless feats merely to gain strong in the Lord and in the power country, for the good of humanity and M. G. Meadows, the handsome truck plaudits of sensual men; but we are driver with the Clark Gable mustache, of His might." for the glory of that God who thus to use our God·given strength to de­ endowed him. Then shall be said of says he is the only man in the woods Now all these passages of Scripture fend our country and to protect the him, as was said of Israel's matchless that can haul logs fast enough to suit show us that God looks upon strength weak and the innocent; to carry the king, "All the people feared the king, the foreman. as something we ought as a duty to burdens of those who are heavy laden, for they saw that the wisdom of God possess, and so something we are able to nourish God's poor and unfortunate was in him." Oran Burchfield, a scaler and bus to acquire. We are too apt to look upon children, and to subdue the earth by Is there one person today who would driver in the woods crew, is better it differently. We look at the strong ennobling, manly toil. Then shall the known as Old -Trouble. Everytime you man-strong in his physique,-strong like to be morally strong; who would King rejoice in thy strength. like to be thoroughly honest, truthful see him he wants something. in the control of himself and others­ Is there one today who would like strong in his hopes and in his efforts and honorable; trusted implicitly by to be strong in mind-strong to ap· his fellow men in all matters of busi­ Cecil Harper is one truck driver that to attain them--'and as we look, we believes that his truck deserves just admire and wish we were gifted with propriate the glories ot language and ness; whose word is as good as his oath (Continued to page 6) strength. Again we look on a strong literature-strong to ascent the rugged or his bond; able to resist the most woman - strong in her affections - hill of science-strong to grapple with powerful temptation to bribery; one to whom dying men are glad to commit cuting judgment; maintaining the right strong in her faith and sense of duty the social and political problems of through thick and thin; always doing -strong in her patient endurance of the care of their families and their the day? Then know this that thy God fortunes; one loving justice and exe- battle for that cause and under those sickness and evils. Again we admire ------colors which are righteous and honor­ and wish that we too were endued with able? Then know this my friend that much strength. But our wish is of that God can make thee heroically strong listless, nerveless kind which does not in morals. Set this ideal of the truly stir us to lift one finger to acquire moral man clearly and immediately be­ the things we covet. We would accept fore you and keep it there all the time. it doubtless if it were showered upon Never allow yourself to take, keep, or us by some divine hand with no men· even desire a dollar, a single penny, tal or manual exertion of our own. that is not justly yours. Never wink But that is not God's usual way of at others, nor allow their fault in this giving, nor is it the true Christian's respect to go unrebuked even though way of receiving. it be no concern of yours. Keep your Mere life itself God does indeed give conscience so clear and sensitive that us in that way, but he does not fill it instinctively shrinks from every it full of blessings, nor even preserve taint of falsehood or deceit in yourself it without steady and thoughtful ef· or others. Especially be active and forts of our own. Just so the strength interestecl to see that the poor and in which we would glory, whether weak have their rights and that the physical, mental, moral, or spiritual persecuted are protected. It is thus must be prayed for, toiled for and wait­ that you can become, though neither ed for, -until we have delved it, so to talented nor wealthy, one of God's no· speak, out of God's own treasure house, ble and true men, honored alike by and clothed ourselves in it withal. "Put great and small. Then can it be said, on thy strength, 0 Zion, put on thy of you as was said of the- righteous beautiful garments, 0 Jerusalem," Cornelius, "He is a just man and of cries the Prophet. And so strength, good report among all the nation." though coming from God, the giver Is there one person who desires of strength and all things, may, like something far better and higher than a beautiful garment, be put on or off physical strength, or mental strength at our own will. The process may be or even moral strength, - one who slower and more difficult, but the way Pictured above is Vernon Burkhalter, Southern Pine Lumber Company's ambu­ yearns for spiritual strength? Know is open to us and the means at our lance driver, extra man in the store, or what have you. Vernon is on call 24 then, my brother, or my sister, hunger· command. hours per day for ambulance service. If you need hom, call or go to the store ing and thirsting after righteousness, Is there one person here who would during the day or to his house after she P.M. He lives in the last house (South) that God can make thee strong in like to be strong in body-strong for in the new addition across the old highway from the H. G. Temple residence. spirit. And what is spiritual strength athletic sports-strong for manly labor The ambulance will be parked in his yard-so you can't miss it (unless he's out different from mental and moral or household toil? Know then that He on another call). Within the next few days when the dial telephone system is strength? To be spiritually strong is who gave thee strength to walk completed, Vernon's telephone number will be put on the bulletin boards so to be strong in faith, strong in hope, can likewise give thee still greater you can call him and get the ambulance with a minimum of delay. and strong in love.

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PAGE SIX BUZZ_SAW JUNE 30, 1949 Wandering Horse Causes Another Wreck CLASS OF '24 HOLDS REUNION Twenty·five years ago a solemn They gathered at 5:00 p_m., talked group of nine seniors stood on the stage about old times, hard times, and this of the Diboll High School auditorium and that then went to the Steak House in Lufkht for dinner. After dinner they dressed in caps and gowns (one base· attended a Square Dance at Shands ball cap. Graduating equipment was Gymnasium, returned to Diboll, then short in those days) . Their families the next morning scattered here and and friends sat proudly in the audience there to their respective homes through­ in hushed silence broken by an occa· out the State. sional swat at Junior for throwing The 1924 graduating class, among spitballs and the periodical wailing of many other distinctions, put Diboll an infant here and there who didn't High School in the "First Class Affili­ care whether they graduated or not. a ted'" bracket for the first time which The principal speaker of the occasion meant that from then on graduates at stepped forth with persipiration run· our school were qualified to enter col· ning down his celluloid collar and, af­ leges and universities on credits rt­ ter scaring them half to death with ceived here. warnings of what they'd be up against Another distinction of the class of in the "outside world," ended up by 1924 was that they attended college handing each a mythical torch to car­ 100 per cent, all nine getting further ry down lifes pathway to brighten up education after graduating from Diboll the route and lead them to success, High. happiness, and prosperity. And ALL SEVEN of the girl gradu­ The nine hopefuls filed past the table ates at one time or another became on which rested the diplomas while school teachers. a sob or so broke out in the jampacked In addition to the graduates, their building as the import of the speakers husbands, wives, children, et aI, the message with reference to the whole reunion was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Pictured above is what was left of a truck involved in a collision with a horse bunch having suddenly been thrown R. O. Davis of Beaumont. R. O. was south of Diboll a short time ago. Two men were in the cab at the time of the into the cold cruel world finally reach· principal of the school back in 1924 ed home. Then it was all over, the and coach of the baseball and basket· accident, and believe it or not, both escaped serious injury. The horse, roam­ speaker wrapped his speech up for ball teams. (He was also Captain of ing at will across the road, simply walked in front of the vehicle and the driver next year, and everybody took off. the school guard, a volunteer organi­ did not have time to stop or avoid hitting him. The result was that the impact The graduates: Mary Jane' Agee, zation among the best student rifle threw the truck off the road and into a tree, completely demolishing every,­ Gertrude ..,Davis, Ethel Burris, Marion shots. Timber wolves were bad in those thing except the trailer. This accident-and the dozens of others which have Wilmoth, Elodie Miles, Meta Strauss, days_ Somebody was always missing happened in Angelina county this year already-would NOT have occurred Julia Ashford, Fred Jones and Faus· in the first and second grades. ) tine Allday. Before breaking up the party, it was had an adequate stock law been in effect requiring owners of horses, cattle 1949 finally arrived and the members decided by unanimous vote that an and hogs to keep them under fence. Remember: THE NEXT ACCIDENT of the 1924 class held a reunion in Di· other reunion be held in 1950 at the CAUSED BY WANDERING STOCK ON OUR PUBLIC ROADS MAY COST boll on May 21st at the home of Julia home of Elodie Miles Edwards at Bay­ THE LIFE OF YOUR OWN CHILD. THINK IT OVER. Ashford Schinke. town. Rat Tales- not believe in missing a day and if everybody operated on tke same sched­ (Continued from page 5) ule we would have a more efficient as much attention as anybody else's. organization throughout. On this theory, anytime a mechanic in TO ALL SOUTHERN PINE the shop does something to somebody Shine Burchfield, an ace loader man, else's trUCk, Cecil thinks he is getting would be rich with his luck if he LUMBER CO. EMprLOYEES: gypped if they don't do the same work would bet more than a nickel at a on his, even though there is nothing time. the matter with it. You would think that that piece of equipment was kin Joe Williams is a truck driver who We would like very much to be able to to old Cecil the way he pets it. thinks he can do anything in the world better than anybody else. And on that make a definite announcement of the date that Buddy McAdams, considered by at truck driving he may be right. least one person (Buddy himself) to employee vacations will begin this summer but be the best cat driver in the country, is another man who pets his equip­ Pate Scarborough is a team feeder due to the uncertainties of the kiln construction ment just like a baby. I have heard who wouldn't trade his job for any that he has several pictures of the other job in the whole outfit. He is schedule we cannot tell you at this time just Caterpillar tractor in his house hung also a harness maker. I can't vouch up on the wall so he can look at it for his ability either as a feeder or what day vacations will begin. after working hours. as a harness man but I will put him up against anybody in Southern Pine Lumber company in the knife and fork It is planned to shut down the mill for a B. Powell is a tractor and loader league. His appetite, especially for ice man. He says he can't understand why cream, is something to behold. period of one week, sometime late in the sum­ it is that every year he is humored and bragged on until it is too late to plant Jimmy White is a general handy­ mer, and make the necessary change-overs in a crop-then immediately jumped on man. He is a scaler, loader man, truck and nagged at all the rest of the year. driver, mule skinner, or anything else connection with the re-building and re-model­ you want. He is one of the few men Jim Vance (better known as Honest that I know (besides Herb White) who ing of the plant. As soon as it is definitely de­ John) will soon be presented with a can out·talk me about fishing, hunting, compass. If any of you have heard or anything else. When he comes termined just when this can be done, all em­ the story about his being unable to around I just shut up. find his way back to Diboll you will ployees will be notified of vacation dates. 1 know why. ---0--- TRAINED MALE: A good husband Hugh Timms is the handsomest is one who feels in his pocket every All employees who qualify for vacations woods foreman Southern Pine Lum­ time he passes a mailbox. ber company ever had. That is, in the under the same requirements as last year will opinion of the ladies around here. But he is a thorn in my side because he receive this year a week's vacation with 40 waits until I get in the bath tub and Dr. Dan Spivey now has then comes after me for something in hours payor a check equivalent to the money the sup:ply house. offices in Lufkin at 201 Groesbeck Avenue, Tel­ they would eavn in a 40 hour week if they work Criss Landrum has been a mule skinner for the past decade. He is one ephone 2474. He resides during vacation week. of the best-"and another man who has to have everything just right. at 701 Markus Street, -Southern Pine Lumber Company Frank Ruby, another mule skinner, and a top notch man, is on the job Telephone 2474-W. every time they go out. He just does

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JUNE 30, 1949 BUZZ SAW PAGE SEVEN The Buzz Saw Foremen Hold Regular Meet Published Monthly by and for Employees of Southern Pine Lumber Co. Monday afternoon, June 27th, at exact date of the shutdown would be .------4;00 p.m. tbe monthly meeting of announced as soon as possible in order Southern Pine foremen was held in that employees and their families could the new assembly room over the fire plan their vacations as far in advanee Let's Think This Over • • • station. J. Shirley Daniel, the sawmil­ as circumstances would permit. Southern Pine Lumber Company has no propaganda for sale, no de­ leI'S Cecil B. DeMille, showed two films The meeting adjourned at 5;00 p.m. has been operating continuously in Di­ ception, no fantastic promises that can­ --one on the subject of bass fishing ----0---- boll for the past fifty-four years. And not be kept. and the other entitled "Accidents Don't there is every reason to believe that the THINK IT OVER. Happen". F. F. A. Work -----0'---- Arthur Temple, Jr., spoke to the company will be in operation fifty-four By PAUL DURHAM group, coml'limcnling all on our fine After a month of hard work, the di­ more-or a hundred and fifty-four­ e.mpQe. - Wh.ite. safety record for 1948 and so far in rector of the Agricultural movement in because we have a perpetual supply of

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