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Chatham Blanketeer Vol. 1 JANUARY 30, 1934 No. 11 Turbo-Generator This new Turbo-Generator, recently installed, furnishes elec trical power for the entire Elkin plant. Talks On Style, Color INSTALL STEAM, ELECTRIC PLANT New Boiler Plant, Turbore Gen erating Equipment And Water System J. W. L. BENSON The Chatham Manufacturing Company has been making an extensive improvement to their plant at Elkin, N. C. This work consisted of the in stallation of a new boiler plant, turbine generating equipment and changes in the water supply sys tem. The new plant has been completed for thirty days and is supplying all steam and electric power for the mill. Two new 360 H. P. high pres sure water tube boilers and auto matic stokers have been installed in the existing boiler house, and one 1000 Kw. turbo-generator in a new building adjacent to the present boiler plant. The de sign of the plant is such that an additional boiler and a 1000 Kw. turbine may be installed at a fu ture date in the present building if the growth of the plant re quires this capacity. This ar rangement provides for an ex pansion of approximately 100 per cent with very little added cost. It was necessary to remove the present boilers and install the new ones so as not to interfere with the operation of the plant. This was accomplished by remov ing two of the four old boilers, and installing one new boiler. The new boiler was put into operation and the entire plant was carried with this unit. After all equip ment was adjusted the other two boilers were removed, and this space used for the second new boiler. Other equipment installed in the boiler plant consists of a feed water heater, boiler feed (Continued on Page Four) Dr. Eva Dodge To Lecture Here Dr. Eva Dodge, of Winston- Salem, N. C., will give an illus trated lecture for ladies only, on Thursday evening, February 1st, 1933, at seven-thirty o’clock. The lecture will be held in the Kiwan- is room at the Hotel Elkin. This is being sponsored by the Lucy Hanes Chatham Club. The pub lic is cordially invited. Admission 25c. This lecture will be inter esting to the old as well as young. Come and bring your friends. Mr. T. J. Sheehe, Vice-President and Sales Manager of The Chat ham Manufacturing Company, is recognized as the best blanket 1 salesman in American. Recently he delivered the principal address before the annual meeting of the National Retail Dry Goods Asso ciation. Naturally much of this address was devoted to styles and trends in blankets. Here are some of the important points that were brought out in the address. Each year there is a demand for new styles and new colors in blankets. To meet this demand such colors as fuchsia, peacock and redwood have been intro duced. Although these colors have not lasted long, they have given a definite style to the pro duct and aroused interest in oth er features such as figured bind ings in silk and charmeuse, cello phane wrapping and attractive However, novelties and radical innovations just don’t stick in the blanket business. The reversibles are here to stay, but are gradually losing their place among the best sellers. The trend is toward the popular solid color blankets—and for that reason colors are so important and must be exactly right. Solid color sin gle blankets in the better quali ties are rapidly inci easing in de mand. The plaids, of course, are standard equipment. Perhaps the most important change in blanket trends in the past few years has been the in creasing popularity of the all- wool filled cotton warp blanket. Due to the present high wool prices, retail prices of all wool blankets are going to be a real shock to American housewives. For this reason 25 per cent, 50 per cent and 100 per cent wool filled blankets are going to play a very large part in the 1934 blanket program. We all know what beautiful blankets can be made in these qualities. To a person who knows blankets the cotton warp wool filled is ideal. Why should we take expensive wool and card and spin it into warp threads when cotton warps can be used to better advantage. Cotton warp blankets are lighter, warmer and stronger. For the past year extensive tests have been made by the Chatham Man ufacturing Company to determine the relative value of all wool and cotton warp blankets. The tests show that pound for pound the cotton warp is a far better blan ket in approximately the same grade. Now don’t think we can’t ("Continued on Page Pour) DEATH CLAIMS MRS. CHATHAM Mother of Thurmond Chatham Dies Sunday at Duke Hospital In Durham The death of Mrs. Hugh Chat ham in a Durham hospital Sun day evening at 6 o’clock, was a source of deep grief to the em ployees of the Chatham Manu facturing company. Mrs. Chat ham was the widow of the late Hugh Chatham, president of the company for a number of years prior to his death in 1929. About two weeks ago she underwent a major operation and her condi tion was favorable until Monday of last week, her death had been expected since that time. The deceased was a member of the Centenary Methodist church in Winston-Salem and was ac tively identified with the reli gious, civic and social life of the city. She was Miss Martha Thurmond of Richey, Miss., prior to her marriage. Surviving is one son, Thur mond Chatham, Winston-Salem, president of Chatham Manufac turing Company of Winston-Sa lem and Elkin and one daughter, Mrs. Ralph P. Hanes, also of Winston-Salem. Three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Kavenaugh, Wins ton-Salem; Mrs. Paul Chatham, Charlotte, and Mrs. James C. Harris, of Sheffield, Alabama. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Winston-Salem and the remains were brought to Elk in and interred beside her hus band in the family plot in Holly wood cemetery. PROMINENT MAN PASSES JAN. 18TH Heart Attack Proves Fatal To Noah Luffman, 40; Found Dead In Bed Mr. Noah Luffman, 40, was found dead in bed at his home in the Pleasant Hill community on Thursday morning, January 18th, presumably from a heart attack. Mr. Luffman was employed on the night shift, of the Elkin mill. He had worked in the Weaving department for several years. Be fore coming with the company he held a responsible position with the Elkin Shoe Co. He worked on Wednesday evening until 12 o’clock, went home and went to (Continued on Page Two)
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