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BADIN BULLETIN
IB U L LETIN_
Devoted to the interests of the employees of
the Tallassec Power Company, and the pleasure
snd profit 0! all people of Badin.
Published Monthly by the
Employees of Tallassee Power Company
Subscriptions. Fifty Cents a Year; By Mail,
^S«enty-Five Cents. Per Copy, Five Cents.^
CONTRIBUTING STAFF
H. S Electrical Department
Buchanan, R, Falls
Claywell, C. R Construction
Daniels, L. Carbon Plant
Dotson, W. J. Laboratories
Gomo, B. L Dams
Dickson, J. H Machine Shops
Moore, Aiken Main Offices
Oliver, T. M First Aid
R. Pot Rooms
Kainey, Dr Hospital
Sheppard, Thos. C Town Site
'^>'orpe, J. K. S General Superintendent
Mrs Coffman..., \
Mrs. Bussey j
Business Manager. Advertising, Subscriptions,
and Distribution, H. R. Wake
Decembeu-January
This authority calls attention to the
fact that Uncle Sam is buying back
Liberty Bonds to reduce his debts, and
has purchased and retired $244,000,000
of them already. Mr. McAdoo took ad
vantage of the low market price, getting
the bonds at 96, and thus making a lot
of money for the Government.
There will be another issue of Inde
pendence Bonds next Spring, Mr.
Spillane says; and probably that will
clear.up our war finance needs. Then
we may look for a steady advance in
the quoted value of Liberty Bonds.
Men Who Make Good
Who are the men that have been with
the Company since the earliest days of
Badin? In recognition of the fact that
Managing Editor F. A. Cummings
Vol. 1
No. 4
Hold on to Your Liberty Bonds
In a recent article by Richard SpiHsme,
®ditor of Commerce and Finance, and
special writer on Economics and Recon
struction, some interesting things are
Said regarding the curious fact that
Liberty Bonds are now selling below
par value, while other securities, which
are not nearly so safe or so desirable
from the standpoint of interest-earning
^apacity, are bringing higher prices.
The explanation, according to this
authority in matters of finance, is that
**'any persons in their patriotism
bought more Liberty Bonds than they
'vere able to carry, and have been forced
to dispose of them. Other persons, thru
one vicissitude or another, have been
compelled to have money at once; and to
S®t it have sacrificed their Liberty
Bonds.”
Spillane urge.s that we pay no
attention to the quoted price of Liberty
Bonds, since it means absolutely nothing.
The securities which today are selling
par will in a few years be selling
points above. “Hold on to your
^*e>-ty Bonds,” he says. “They are
Detter than gold. They are the greatest
security in the world.”
P. E. BOOK
all the world delights to honor stability
and “stick-to-it-tiveness,” The Bulletin
has planned to publish a series of ac
counts of the men who might be called
the pioneers of Badin, and takes pleasure
in presenting to its readers in this, issue
the likeness of Mr. P. E. Book, who fills
one of the most important positions with
the Company at Badin.
Mr Book is a Westerner, having been
born in Kansas, tho he was educated m
Lancaster, Pa. Before coming to North
Carolina, he worked as stenographer in
Coatesville. Pa., and in Philadelphia.
Mr Book came to Whitney in Novem
ber 1912, to work for the Southern
Iluminum Company, filling the posi
tions of clerk, payroll clerk, bookkeeper,
and cashier. He held the latter two
places until the French Company dis
posed of their holdings to the Tallassee
Power Company.
Starting with the Tallassee Power
Company as cashier, Mr. Book succes
sively rose to the positions of Assistant
Chief Clerk and Chief Clerk, which place
he now holds. He is a fine example of
what can be accomplished by ability and
“stick-ability.”
We understand that there are several
other men here who date from the time
of the French Company. The Bulletin
will appreciate it if each one will make
himself known to us, and send us a
photograph of himself.
Badin’s War Work Fund
Our War Work Fund Campaign went
“over the top” in fine style, the amount
raised for the boys in the Camps being
$2,650.00. Since our quota was two
thousand dollars, we feel we have the
right to be pleased with this result.
Badin is keeping up the fine record
established in the Liberty Loan, Red
Cross, and War Savings drives.
Makers of the Flag
(Contiimed from page 4)
and dreadnaught, drayman and street
sweep, cook, counselor, and clerk.
“I am the battle of yesterday, and the
mistake of tomorrow.
“I am the mystery of the men who
do without knowing why.
“I am the clutch of an idea, and the
reasoned purpose of resolution.
“I am no more than what you believe
me to be, and I am all that you believe
I can be.
“I am what you make me; nothing
more.
“I swing before your eyes as a bright
gleam of color,’ a symbol of yourself, the
pictured suggestion of that big thing
which makes this nation. My stai's and
my stripes are your dream and your
labors. They are bright with cheer,
brilliant with courage, firm with faith,
because you have made them so out of
your hearts. For you are the makers of
The F'lag, and it is well that you glory
in the making.”
FitANKLiN K. Lane
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