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THE CHATHAM BLANKETEER
November 5, 1934
The
Chatham Blanketeer
Editor-in-Chief Claudia Austin
Assistant / Hoyt T. Hambright
Editors 1 A. R. Plaster
Circulation i R. G. Chatham, Jr.
Managers 1 Stauber Plynt
Chief Reporter ...John Sagar
. Leona Darnell
Club Reporters....J Bessie Gilliam
(Madie Austin
Weaving Catherine Brannon
Spinning & Carding
Pauline Morrison
Shop, Dye & Power Plant
Elizabeth Underwood
Spooling Sc Burling Fay Reavis
Wool Dept Pauline Masten
Napping & Wash Room
Dorothy Norman
Finishing Dept Hallie Ball
Shipping Dept Margaret Taylor
Night Force Earl Conrad
Old Mill ...r Sherman Newman
Winston Office Roxie Bowen
Elkin Office.—Marjorie Greenwood
In Flanders Field
THE APPEAL
In Flanders Fields the poppies
blow
Between the croses, row on row.
That mark our place, and in the
sky
The larks, still bravely singing fly.
Scarce heard amid the guns be
low.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset
glow
Loved and were loved, and now
we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from falling hands we
throw
The torch. Be yours to lift it
high!
If ye break faith with us who
die
We shall not sleep, though pop
pies blow
In Flanders Fields.
—Lieut. Col. John McRae.
L. H. C. Club of Elkin
The Lucy Hanes Chatham Club
No. 1 met October 23rd at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Young in West Elkin. A large
number of the regular members
as well as several new members
and visitors were presnt. The at
tendance contest between the
Duke and State captains has
created a lot of interest and the
girls are working hard for their
side to win.
During the meeting basket ball
was discussed and more girls vol
unteered to play. Plans were al
so made for a Hallowe’en party.
A short but interesting program
was enjoyed. Talk of the new
Club House seemed to be the most
thrilling event of the evening.
On Thursday evening, Novem
ber 1st, Mrs. Earl James was the
guest of the Club and made a
most helpful talk on “Happiness.”
The Club is always glad to have
Mrs. James as she is a most tal
ented speaker and always brings
a message that is helpful.
L. H. C. Club No. 2
The L. H. C. Club No. 2 held
their regular meeting October 23.
The devotional exercise was con
ducted by Miss Austin, our club
leader, after which the meeting
was turned into a business discus
sion. Mrs. Ora Willard was ap
pointed to cut the pattern for the
quilt which is being made for the
club. It was decided to change
the, club meeting day back to
Thursday. From now until
Christmas we will study “The Fa
mous Women of the Bible”, with
Miss Austin teaching for us.
L. H. C. Club of
Winston
One of the most attractive Hal
lowe’en parties ever to be spon
sored by the Lucy Hanes Chatham
Club was given on Friday night
October 25th, at a vacant, and
said to be haunted, log cabin just
off Hawthorne Road extension.
The entire cabin was decorated
with Hallowe’en suggestions. The
lower floor was decorated with
bright colored autumn leaves,
jack-o-lanterns, corn stalks and
pines. The draperies were made
of orange and black crepe paper
and the only lighting was the
light from the jack-o-lanterns.
The upstairs, where the gypsy
tent was placed, was even more
weird, the pine trees and shrub
bery made a spooky setting. Up
on the arrival of the guests they
were met at the door by a ghost
who shook hands with a cold rub
ber glove, on the other side of
the door was the witch who pro
ceeded to tickle you with'‘-corn
husks. Games and contests were
enjoyed throughout the evening
with Mrs. Nell Petree and Henry
Lewis receiving prizes for the
most attractive costumes. Deli
cious punch and doughnuts were
served to the thirty-five guests
present.
On Monday evening, Oct. 22nd,
a lecture on “How To Take Care
of the Skin At Home” was given.
A facial was given to one of
the girls and in this way it was
demonstrated in a way so that
everyone could understand all the
movements. This was the first
of a series of lectures that our
Club will enjoy throughout the
fall season.
Dr. Eva Dodge was present at
the meeting on October 28th and
made a most unusual talk on the
“People of China”. Monday night.
November 5th, Dr. Carl Barclay
will speak on the “Care of the
Teeth.” Anyone interested i n
these lectures is invited to at
tend.
THOMAS L. GWYN
TAKEN BY DEATH
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“He was a man of great tender
ness; he was inherently kind, un
failingly courteous. Those who
saw him day by day with his
family could not help but be in
fluenced to be themselves kinder,
more courteous, more considerate.
He was a great gentleman of the
old school. He loved his friends
and was a person worthy of
friendship. The recurring visits
from old friends testified to this
beautiful trait, and when they
came they received a royal wel
come. His hospitality knew no
bounds. Everyone received a wel
come who came into his home;
the most humble, the poorest,
were treated with as much
warmth and distinction as the
nobly born and bred. In all these
traits Mr. Gwyn daily showed
forth the heritage he received
from a long line of distinguished
ancestry.”
Rev Fox was assisted in the
service by Rev. L. B. Abernethy
of Newton, a former pastor of the
deceased. Interment was in the
family plot in Hollywood cemetery
beside his wife, Mrs. Amelia Dick
enson Gwyn, wha passed away in
1917. The maginificent floral
offering, which covered both
graves, testified to the love and
admiration of a host of friends.
The people who attended the fu
neral, many from distant states,
further testified to his popularity.
He is survived by one daughter;
Mrs. Van Poindexter of this city,
with whom he made his home,
and four grandchildren, Mrs. J.
O. Bivins and Mrs. H. H. Stevens,
Elkin; Mrs. Paul C. Reich,
Greensboro, and Gwyn Poindex
ter, Durham, and five great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were R. G. Smith,
Paul Gwjn, Alex Chatham and
W. A. Neaves, Elkin; Rufus Gwyn,
Lenoir, and Walter Gwyn, North
Wilkesboro.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Darnell, a son, at the Hugh Chat
ham Hospital, October 25, 1934.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Long-
worth announce the birth of a
son, Edward Ramon, October 18,
Winston-Salem.
Old Lady: “i understand you
divorced your husband. Did you
get the alimony?”
Mrs. Jones; “No. I decided
I’d rather have a first-class ref
erence.”
CHATHAM OPENS
BOXING SEASON
Five Bouts and Battle Royal On
Tap Here Saturday Night;
Large Crowd Present
The Chatham Blanketeers
opened their boxing season
against the CCC Camp boys from
North Wilkesboro at McNeer’s
warehouse Saturday night.
This was the first time that the
local mill had sponsored a box
ing team. Harvey Stockton faced
Wilbur Herring in the main bout-
The card was as follows: Pat
Osborne, 110, vs. J. J. King, 1171
Jack Holcomb, 126, vs. Hoy*'
Greene, 126; Raymond Vestal, 13'?,
vs. Jack Dunn, 132; James Free
man, 147, vs. Ford Carter, 143;
Harvey Stockton, 154, vs. Wilbuf
Herring, 152,
In addition to the five feature
bouts a battle royal between ^
group of colored boys was staged-
The fight was sponsored by the
Associated Charities.
ELKIN OFFICE
Henry (Kingfish) Dobson is ^
busy man these days, having
addition to his usual duties th®
extra work of “campaigning” her®
and there in connection with
certain new political job. HeU^y
is making the best of the remai**!'
ing few days before electioi^’
handing out cigars to the
and that charming smile of his
the ladies. We hope you
Henry. (And I hope I get my
of candy.)
I have looked high and low
some exciting news for this issu‘d
of the Blanketeer, but it seen®®
nothing has happened and nobo^
has been anywhere—’cept
Lankford, and Bob says “where
goes and what he does won’t
to write about.”
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lillard
a party of friends, motored
Newton Sunday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hambrig^
attended the Charlotte - Dall^
football game in Charlotte
Sunday. ,
Charlie Calhoun says he asKe^
Jess Powers to come out to
vices at his church the
night, and Jess said:
make it Charlie. Got to go to
political shin-dig and pray
Henry Dobson.” .
Mr. and Mrs. Cone Cox
last week-end at Mouth-of-'^
son, Va., the guests of Mr.
father.
And that’s that! Hope I
find more news for you
time.
Mistress (hiring maid):
you an educated woman?”
Applicant: “Well, I was
in a college boys’ fraternity
for three years.”