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THE CHATHAM BLANKETEER
August 1, 1934
The
Chatham Blanketeer
Editor-in-Chief Claudia Austin
) Charlie Calhoun
Assistant Editors Lankford
Business Mgr Robert Hartness
) Linda Fishel
Club Editors j Juanita Billings
REPORTERS
Weaving Tessie Stinson
Spinning & Carding
Dorothy Penfield
Wool Dept Ola Teal
Shop, Dye House Mary Brown
Spooling & Burling
Orabelle Wagoner
Napping & Washing
Esther Norman
Finishing Dept.
Gypsy Smitherman
Spinning Dept Vera Briggs
Old Mill Sherman Newman
Winston Office Roxie Bowen
Elkin Off ice....Marjorie Greenwood
Night Force Dawson Cozart
If I Were A Weaver
I’d be on the lookout for any
thing that keeps my looms from
running every possible minute.
A loom that runs is turning cot
ton or wool into goods that will
bring money to the mill to pay
wages. Every time a loom stops
it reduces just that much the
amount of money the mill can
earn in a day.
If I were a weaver I’d remem
ber that my looms were money
making machines—that every
loom stop means that it is not
making money. I’d remember that
my mill has only one way of get
ting the money to pay wages.
That is, selling the cloth it makes.
And so I would see how much
first quality cloth I could make.
First, I’d keep the floor clean
around my looms. I would pick
up a bobbin off the floor the min
ute I saw it. Because a bobbin
on the floor means dirt in the
filling, and dirt in the filling may
stop my looms and help cut my
pay.
Then I would remember t o
look carefully at my filling to see
if it is too dry or twisted too hard.
I would throw out bobbins with
defective filling because it might
kink. I would also watch out for
filling wound too loosely on th.e
bobbin—it might slough off and
choke the shuttle eye. That would
break the filling and stop the
loom. I don’t want to stop a
money-making machine.
And I would watch the warp
carefully. Over-sized yarns may
mat behind the drop wires. And
if the yarn is brittle, the ends
won’t separate before they break.
I would know that if the drop
wires are crowded, they cannot
fall far enough to stop the loom
when a break happens. If that
f
I Batting Average of Chatham Blanketeers |
„„ ,m „„ m .... .... m 4*
Times Number Home Hitting
at Bat of Hits Runs Errors Average
Halteman 7 3 0 0 428
Mackie 130 53 9 ‘^3 407
Mcllwee 10 4 0 1 400
B. Gough 171 61 6 24 350
Davis 168 54 9 5 321
Hambright 158 50 8 4 316
Southard 90 27 4 6 300
Munday 166 49 4 15 295
Robbins 85 24 1 15 282
Parker 71 19 4 7 268
Crater 116 31 6 8 267
Stockton 4 10 1 250
Maxwell 47 10 3 4 214
L. Gough 115 24 0 37 207
happens, the loom keeps on run
ning and makes floats in the
cloth. So I would watch the warp
carefully all the time as one way
to prevent waste of time and ma
terial.
Then I would check-up on har
ness and reeds. I would co-oper
ate with the fixer and get the
fixer to cooperate with me. That
would save minutes and maybe
hours every week. I would want
harness that does not chafe be
cause chafing causes warp breaks
and loom istops. And I would
want reeds made to fit the weave.
That would mean better cloth and
more of it. If my mill could save
money by my care, I would know
that I would be helping it to
compete for orders. I would know
that more orders mean regular
work for me.
L. H. C. Club News of
Elkin
The Lucy Hanes Chatham Club
No. 1 enjoyed a watermelon feast
at the Masonic picnic grounds on
Thursday evening, July 19th. This
was the first water melon feast
held this summer and it was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
The hostesses on this occasion
were Misses Marguerite Lowery,
Maude Hayes, Sallie Smith and
Margaret Lyons.
Thursday evening, July 26th,
around sixty members and friends
motored to Roaring Gap where a
delicious picnic supper was served.
Swimming and boating furnished
entertainment for those present.
The invited guests included the
baseball team. The hostesses were
Misses Ina Madison, Madeline
Carter, Myrtle Young, Jessie
Smith and Fannie Henderson.
The Lucy Hanes Chatham Club
No. 2 met at the home of Mrs.
Beatrice Willard, in East Elkin on
Thursday afternoon, July 19th.
This was the first outing held for
the club during the six programs
which have been planned for the
remainder of the summer. An en
joyable social hour was held by
the members following which a
delicious ice course was served.
The hostesses were Mesdames
Beatrice Willard, Rema Day, Hat
tie Pardue and Stella Baugus.
Reservations have been made
for three camping trips to be held
this summer. The first one will
be on August 4th at Patrick
Springs, Va. This is for any mem
ber of either club who would like
to go. September 1st a group
of the L. H. C. No. 1 will go to
Shady Shack, near Mouth-of-
Wilson, Va. September 15th the
L. H. C. Club No. 2 will go to
Roaring Gap.
L. H. C. Club of
Winston
We are very proud of our two
tennis stars. Misses Linda Fishel
and Vera Austin. They defeated
Hanes Knitting Mill and the Old
Dominion Box Company last week.
This being the first of a series of
games which are being played in
the city tennis league.
On Monday evening, July 17th
Misses Versa Whitlock and Clara
Lawson were joint hostesses at a
swimming party at Crystal Lake.
28 members and friends enjoyed
the hospitality of these young la
dies. After a dip in the pool and
several boat rides, ice cream and
cantaloupe were served in the pic
nic shed near the pool.
We are very sorry to report the
serious illness of one of our mem
bers, Miss Vera Briggs. Vera is
a patient at the Baptist Hospital.
We all wish her a speedy recovery.
Plans are being perfected for
our camping trip which will be
held at Shady Shack, near Mouth-
of-Wilson, Va., on August 11th.
Come on girls, let’s make it a
hundred per cent.
“A man should never b e
ashamed to own that he has been
in the wrong, which is but saying
that he is wiser today than he was
yesterday.”—Alexander Pope.
Shock And Poisoning
Shock Treatment:
Lay the patient flat upon his
back, remove all clothing from the
neck, and apply ammonia to the
nostrils. If the patient has not
fainted but is about to do so (for
instance in a crowded building)
press the head low between the
knees. Let him have as much
fresh air as possible. Keep the
body warm by the use of hot
water bottles and blankets.
Poisoning::
If poison has been swallowed
withou"^. burning the mouth and
throat thrust a finger down the
throat and tickle the base of the
tongue to cause vomiting. Give
a teaspoonful of powdered mus
tard mixed with water to form a
cream. If this does not work
quickly, give a teaspoonful of
wine of ipecac to a child, or a
tablespoonful to an adult. If
these are not handy, give a tea
spoonful of salt in a ?lass of luke
warm water. After the first vom
iting, give several more cups of
warm water and mustard, to
meke sure that the stomach is
well cleansed. If the mouth and
throat have been burned do not
induce vomiting. If the doctor
cannot be obtained quickly, give
baking soda, magnesia, chalk,
soap or crushed plaster from wall
and water. Of course different
kinds of acid poisons require dif
ferent treatments.
In the Dentist’s Chair
There is probably no place
where the character of a boy or
girl revealed quite so quickly
and thoroughly as in the dentist
chair. If you don’t believe it, ask
your dentist to tell you about
some of his young patients and
the trouble he has with them.
If a boy or girl has been
“spoiled”, if a child is used to
having his own way all the time,
if he lacks courage, if he is a
“cry baby” or whimperer—no
matter what the weakness is, it
will show up in the dentist’s of
fice.
We go to the dentist for the
sake of our health. He can save
us much pain and trouble, and it
is up to us to make his task as
easy as possible. Boys and girls
who realize this don’t cause him
annoyance, but the selfish, cow
ardly, willful youngster makes his
work very hard.
How do you act in the dentist’s
chair? Think it over, for your
own sake as well as that of the
dentist.—Youth’s World.
Smart Aleck: “I can tell you
the exact score of the game be
fore it starts.”
I. L. Bite: “What is it?”
S. A.: “Nothing to nothing—
before it starts.”