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Chatham Blanketeer Vol. 1 APRIL 3, 1934 No. 15 OVER 500 ENROLL IN CAMPAIGN OF mutual aid ASSN. Governing Committee of Chatham Unit Erpresses Thanks for Cooperation Shown several been aided ih Groverning Committee of .6 Chatham unit of the Elkin utual Aid Association desires to thank each and every one of the employees of Chatham Manufac- uring Company for the fine spir it of cooperation shown during the Mutual Aid enrollment cam- Over 500 have joined the -Association to date (3-28-34) and ^I’e assured of needed hospital c^-re for themselves and their de pendents should an emergency ^^ise. Several members have al- ^eady received benefits under the Plan and naturally they are all ^ery enthusiastic in their praise ^ the Association. Those who have received benefits for them selves or their dependents to date ^^e: John Martin, Richard J. Pardue, Ernest Byrd, Dewey W. Harvey Martin, Vallie Harp, ^laude Stuart, Kerley Hall, Ha Martin and Ravon Garris. In view of the fact that the Wan has been in operation less han two weeks and that the ser- ^ices rendered the above would have cost the members over ^400 00, but will now be paid for ^ the Association as a whole is ^tifficient proof that the plan is to be of inestimable value 0 its members. Chatham employees are indeed ° be congratulated for their ^^Continued On Page Three) State Inspector Visits Our Plants J. P. Lang, chief inspector Of North Carolina, visited our hiills this week and gave us an A rating. Mr. Lang was very com plimentary, saying that the Chat ham Mills were among the neat est plants he had visited. He was avorably impressed with the Firs room of the Elkin plant. The Idea of an Athletic Association ^et with his approval. He ex- Pjained the benefits that the em ployees will derive from such an Organization and ended up t>y work and no play akes Jack a bad boy.” Scene of Chatham New York Style Show Above photo is one view of the Chatham New York office u , style show designed to create new ideas for the retail sales promotion of blSS recent Style Show By Chatham Creates New Retail Ideas Chatham Manufacturing Com pany sales office in its recent style show has created new ideas for the retail sales promotion of blankets. The office as it ap peared during the show was a model blanket department for any large department store. It was arranged so that the blankets can be displayed effectively in indi vidual cases rather than in bulk quantity. In the center of the room were placed small cases showing individual blankets with these were used ornaments which added to the attractiveness of the display—one a wooden cut-out figure of a woman used to hold up the blanket, was particularly admired by many of the buyers. The windows were divided into three linen closets, each contain ing neatly folded blankets assort- ted so as to give the most pleas ing color effect. Through this arrangement of the office Mr. Chatham has given the retailers an inspiration for more effective blanket display. which they feel will greatly in crease sales. Many comments were heai’d on the new Chatham display room with the novel and effective win dow exhibit. Every one who attended the style show was very fortunate in having the privilege of hearing Mr. Kenneth Collins, assistant to the President at Gimbel’s, in his brief talk to about 160 guests who were present at the time. He was most complimentary to the efforts of Chatham in bringing this new idea to the minds of the retailers. Mr. Collins stated that this type of cooperative efforts on the par- of the manufacturer makes a turning point in the selling of textiles. With very few excep tions he felt that the woolen in dustry generally has been anti quated in its ideas and methods. Mr. Collins hoped that this helpful suggestion by Chatham would do much to improve the re tail selling of blankets. Too many (Continued On Page Three) LOCAL OFFICIALS ATTEND SHOWING Go to News York for Opening of 1934 Blanket Line As Guest of the Company H. C. Graham, R. M. Ogburn, Charles Dixon and Ezra Shamel from the Winston-Salem plant; Gavin Dortch, Richard Chatham, Henry Dobson, Thomas Roth and C. C. Poindexter from the Elkin plant, attended the opening of the 1934 blanket line in our New York offices as guests of the Company. The party left Win ston-Salem on March 16th, re turning on March 21st. During their stay in New York a part of each day was spent at our Com pany’s offices and show room, 57 Worth St., and the remainder of the time was spent sight-seeing, visiting the big department stores, window shopping, “etc.” On Tuesday, March 20th, the formal opening of the 1934 line was held in the show-rooms. A very inspiring talk by Mr. Ken neth Collins of Gimbel Bros., was heard with intense interest (Continued On Page Three)
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