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« Page Ten the erection of the generators in the new powerhouse at Yadkin Falls. Mr. Sea- brooke spent the winter with us two years ago, while working on the erection of the generators in the Yadkin Nar rows Powerhouse. The winter so far has been just right for power purposes—plenty of water, and not cold enough to freeze water pipes and make life miserable for the station men thru fear of trouble due to frozen pipes or the possibility of their freezing. Mr. J. G. Horney, who was released on a furlough last summer to return to his work in Badin, was recalled in De cember to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. We hope that he will soon be released, and again be with us. The completion of the turbine test now seems farther away than ever. What apparatus the December floods did not carry away, the January flood did. Pot Room Notes Among those who we want to recom mend to have their names placed in the Hall of Fame, are Geo. Phyfe, Monroe Evans, and Odis Sullivan, head potmen in room 28. This room up to time of going to press had made the most metal, and had the lowest carbon consumption, of any of the pot rooms during the month of January. These three fellows are working in the interest of each other, and are taking an interest in their work, and of course they are passing the same spirit to their men. Another set of deserving triplets are Clarence Huggins, Slim Jessup, and O.scar Coffin, meter readers on section 4, in room 2G. This section has the low est copper record of any of the sections during the month of January. These fellows are on the watch for red rods all the time, and hum a little tune which goes like this; Keep your copper below the line. And your clamps all good and tight; Keep your eyes open all the time. And pull every red rod in sight. We want to recommend that Mr. Hawkins, in charge of metal weighing, be elected an honorary member of the Hurn.s Detective Agency. The other morning one of his trucks was missing, and he immediately started a search. Finding no fingerprints, and being un able to smell the thief’s feet, he pro ceeded to look over every foot of grouml behind the fence, and if he failed then, to ask Farmer Scott what he had done with it. After walking 11% miles, he located his truck in the Rotary Station, and returned to his office tired, but happy with his success. Say, do you know you can almost smell the circus sawdust in Building 30 when Doc Walker, time checker, and Frank Herndon, pot lining foreman, known as Jersey B., get together and talk over old times. Doc was in charge of the concessions of Sparks’ Show, and Jersey was once connected with a show featuring “Woola Bola,” the wild man from the Bald Knob Mountains of Blount County. Mr. W. D. Kitchin, who until recently has been in charge of the Rod Room of the Maryville plant, has accepted a sim ilar position here, and is now located with his family on Cedar Street. Bill was here last October, and after breath ing Badin’s ozone for two weeks decided to get back here as quickly as possible. We welcome him and his as one of us. Starkey Burns made two speeches in presenting Christmas presents to Messrs. Parks and Swagerty during Christmas. We believe that if Starkey could get hold of a sip of cider, etc., he could make the silver-tongued W. Jennings Bryan feel badly. That boy has a future before him, either as a congressman or a spieler for a Midway show. Those who were working In the Rod Room during the war times are now greatly relieved, since peace is in style again. It is a known fact that the Ger mans are noted for killing old men, women, and children, and if a German airplane should have ventured over Badin, the Rod Room would certainly have been wrecked. Mr. D. T. Swagerty, who answers to the call of “Dave,” was confined to the house for about three days during the past month on account of a very bad cold. Dave says this is the longest ho has stayed at home at one time in his life. We certainly hope his good health will continue. We would suggest that all the fellows in the Pot Rooms subscribe to The Bul letin, as very likely something might appear in it about them, and they not see it; and if there is anything we hate to do, it is to talk al>out a fellow behind his back, which would amount to the same thing. Walter G. Nelson, late of Camp Jack son, Columbia, S. C., is back on his job in the Time Checking Department, after training several months for overseas service. We are always glad to welcome the boys back to Badin. BADIN BULLETE Mr. Fuller and Mr. Craig, of the search Department, are doing work in conducting their school. Tb* are teaching the whys and wherefo'' of the pot room to the men, and it mighty poor man that cannot gain great deal of grood from their teachiof; Sandy Welch, head potman in 36, still cussing the Germans, and his ** luck because he couldn’t get In the s’* to fight them. Sandy tried the Uni^ States, Canadian, and English arH>^ but without luck, and was going to j'** the Irish; but they quit fighting. Big Tate, floor walker on the 3 shift, was claiming a few weeks *■ that he had a tooth that needed fU'^ but after passing by Woirs Depart®^ Store a couple of times he “ ’lows has about $239.00 worth of work mouth now that needs doing. If you know or have done any^ that you want printed in The Buli^ or know of anything anybody els* ^ done that they don’t want printed, it in to Sturkey, in the Rodding and he will see that it gets in THE ^ LETIN. Among the well-known men now ing in the Rod Room are: Geo. ington, Governor Marshall, King Little Jonnie Homer, Jay Gould, J- ! num and F. Bailey. H. C. Ivey has returned to job in the pot room, having beco ^ charged from Camp Greene late i" cember. A lot of fellows are beginning j; ize that a meter reader’s head * be used for something more than * \ rack. Who Are the Oldest Inhabitants? ^ Wouldn’t it be a nice thing if find out just who are the oldest inhabitants of Badin. since the ^ came into existence? They wooW'’^:; very old, to be sure, for the town is still just a baby of tender year*- '^ way, we want to know who the) and we shall be glad if parents w ?' us the names, ages, and the children who were bom her* * ^ ■ days of the French Companyf ^ in the year 1915, which was th* that the TallaMee Power over the holdings of the Frene^ pany. If we can find a ♦ enough to risk a decision ' delicate matter, we may offer • the prettiest, as well as the ©Ides'** inhabitant.—The Bfuxns.
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