The year was 1969 when gas prices were 33 cents per gallon, a postage stamp was 6 cents, Neil Armstrong made history stepping on the moon and said “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” and Charles Pray started work at the DS Smith Paper Mill in Riceboro. The mill was then called Interstate Paper. Little did Pray know that his small step starting at the Paper Mill would result in a marathon career making history in his own way by working for the same organization for 50 years.