Chatham
J'*-C.WINST0N
Blanketeer
Vol. 2
JUNE 18, 1934
No. 2“
MRS. J. M. NEAVES
PASSES SUDDENLY
Appoplexy Is Fatal To Mother of
Messrs. W. A. and Fred
Neaves
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Has Been With Company For 37 Years
UNIQUE TAKES
FAST CONTEST
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Mrs. Bertie Yates Neaves, 62,
wife of J. M. Neaves, died sud-
c^enly at her home at Grumpier
Sunday about noon from an at-
fcnck of appoplexy. Mrs. Neaves
was the mother of W. A. and Fred
Neaves of Elkin and was well
known here, having frequently
visited in the homes of her sons.
The deceased was one of the
most highly esteemed women in
her community and was beloved
by a host of friends. She was a
«iember of the Grumpier Baptist
church.
Funeral services were held from
the Grumpier Baptist church
Monday afternoon in charge o
R'SV. R. G. Spencer of Grumpier,
Pastor of the church, Rev. E. W.
Pox, pastor of the Methodist
church of Elkin, and Prof. R-
L. Plumber of Grumpier. The last
rites were attended by a throng
of friends from Elkin andi other
cities. Grandsons of the de
ceased were pallbearers and the
Profuse floral tribute was borne
hy the granddaughters of the de
ceased.
Mrs. Neaves is survived by her
husband, J. M. Neaves, and the
following sons and daughters: W.
A. Neaves and Fred Neaves, Elk-
iri; Guy Dean and Walter Neaves,
Mrs. Joe Pierce and Mrs. Harri
son Sheppard, all of Grumpier,
Lee Neaves, of Santa Rosa, New
Mexico; Mrs. Ghas. H. Smithey,
Jefferson, and Mrs. A. M. Jones,
^est Jefferson.
Those from Elkin attending the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Neaves and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Pred Neaves, Mr. and Mrs. H. P-
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gox,
Mrs. E. P. McNeer, Mrs. S. B.
Miller, H. G. Graham, J. B. Jones,
Mason Lillard, L. Burcham, Jack
I^reeman, Henry Dobson, W. E. L.
Benson, A. L. Griffeth, G. C.
Poindexter, H. D. Woodruff,
James Burcham, Rev. E. W. Fox,
Dixie Graham, French Graham,
Sheffie Graham, Darwin Smithey
and Mont Jones. Thurmond Ghat-
ham and R. W. Harris, of Wins-
on-Salem, also attended the ser-
'"ices.
Winston-Salem Furniture Makers
Down Chatham at Elkin by
Score of 10 to 7
Elkin, June 14.—The unique
Furniture Makers of Winston-
Salem won a sluggish affair over
Ghatham here today by the score
of 10 to 7.
Errors played a big part in the
early scoring but Unique just
hammered Maxwell and Gough
timely for runs.
The Ghatham team nicked
Glement at times but he was very
steady until the ninth, when he
gave up three runs.
Southard clouted a timely home
run for Ghatham while Gollins hit
for the circuit for Unique. The
defeat was the second of! the sea
son for Ghatham on the home
field. Box score and summary;
UNIQUE
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thistle more and whine less
Wo more and holler less—
more and worry less—boost
heef less—give more
Srab less.”
„ Barker, who is one oJ the oldest employees of the
Uncle Je^se company 37 years ago.
Elkin Mill.
h po
has SERVED MANY
?ears with CO.
^ „ Rfirker Is 79 Years of
But S‘in a valued
Employee of Elkm MiH
mile be.ow
ell Barter, J county, on
jonesville, remained
'^TTh^'Barker family tor three
With the Bark
years after th
has beon married
father of «^|;"rked for the
marriage,
Chatham family ^
generations ^ t^e harvest
great deal o P worked
times of the “They
for Mr. Alex Cha ^7’so he
‘*^e*c°a°meto«S.forthe
thirty-seven yea« ago.
when he was given a broom and
scrub brush and asked to help
keep the mill clean. No part of
the mill is kept quite so tidy as
that section that Uncle Jesse
bosses. Mr. Hugh Ghatham was
an idol in the old darkey’s mind
and he often stops one of the old
er men to have a chat about the
days when the mill wasn’t quite
so large and Mr. Hugh could be
seen often walking and talking
among his employees. When
asked if he knew Mr. Thurmond
Ghatham, he replied, “Yes, and he
gets more like his father every
day.”
were
says.
Company
working m the recently
those years up
Honesty needs no change to
keep up with changing condi
tions. ■
If you have to “handle a man
with gloves,” it is usually best to
use boxing gloves.
Homely is the mug which wears
the frown.
Gollins, ss 6
Holcombe, lb 4
S. Pierce, If 4
L. Tysinger, 3 4
B. Garter, rf -4
Lewis, rf 4
Hawn, 2b 3
Hancock, cf 4
Crutchfield, c 5
Glement, p 4
Totals 39 10 11 27 20
CHATHAM
ab r;
L. Gough, lf-2b 5 2
Robins, ss 5
Mackie, 3b 4
G. Gough, 2b-p .5
Munday, c 4
Davis, cf 4
Hambright, lb 4
Southard, rf-lf 4
Maxwell, p-rf 3
Totals 38
Score by innings:
Unique 121 100 140—10 10 0
Ghatham .... 200 020 003— 7 11 3
Summary—Errors: L. Tysinger;
G. Gough. Stolen bases; Ty
singer, Lewis. Sacrifice hit; Hawn.
Two-base hits; Crutchfield, L.
Gough, Mackie, Munday, South
ard, Davis. Home runs; Crutch
field, Gollins, Southard. Hits; Off
Maxwell, 11 in 8 1-3. Left on
bases: Unique 8; Ghatham 5.
Struck out: By Glement, 3; by
Maxwell, 8. Hit by pitched ball;
By Maxwell, Holcombe, Clement;
by Gough, Hancock; by Clement,
Mackie. Bases on balls; Off Max
well, 3. Double plays; Collins to
Hawn to Holcombe; Robins to
Mackie; Robins to G, Gough to
Hambright.
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