Chatham Blanketeer
Vol. 2 DECEMBER 5, 1934 No. 12
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The photo above shows state of construction of the Lucy Hanes
Chatham clubhouse at Elkin. The clubhouse is a gift of Mrs. Lucy
Hanes Chatham.
HOMESPUNS ARE
GOING OVER BIG
Bug:ged Cloths Are of the Same
Character As Those Made For
Generations In N. C.
The old saying that “The Lord
helps those that help themselves”
is very appropriate. Every busi
ness that amounts to anything
has resulted from hard work on
the part of someone. Our blanket
sales have been built up by the
concerted efforts of our organiza
tion over many years.
Our newest product “Chatham
Homespuns”, is steadily growing.
Every person in the Chatham or
ganization can help these sales by
constantly telling other people
about these suits. Here are some
of our best selling points:
1. Chatham Homespuns are
virgin wool—no waste or shoddy.
They are made by people highly
skilled in woolen manufacturing.
2. We have given our whole
production to L. Grief and Broth
ers, Inc., of Baltimore. They are
among the world’s largest manu
facturers of men’s clothing and
have the highest reputation for
tailoring of quality and style.
3. We believe Chatham Honiti-
spuns make “The Best Wearing
Suits That Can Be Made.” They
are moderate in price and the
patterns and colors are up-to-the-
minute in style.
4. These rugged cloths are of
the same general character a s
those that have been made for
generations in the mountains of
North Carolina. Our modern ma
chinery and increased knowledge
of wools results in even better
quality than we made 50 years
ago. If every person tells others
about these suits our business will
grow faster than ever. Merchants
all over the country carry them.
Norman Stockton in Winston-
Salem has already sold more than
500 suits. Nowell Clothing Com
pany in Raleigh has sold more
than 250 suits since September
15th.
Wear them yourself—Tell oth
ers about them—Write your
friends about them. They are
suits we can all be proud of, and
every one of us has a part in
making them successful.
Busy Man
Insurance Superintendent (sus
piciously)—How did your husband
happen to die so soon after get
ting his life insured for such a
large amount?
Widow—He worked himself to
death trying to pay the premiums.
16 CHILDREN ARE
KILLED IN OCT.
Were Among the 107 Persons Who
Died On North Carolina High
ways In Accidents
Sixteen little children were
among the 107 persons who lost
their lives on the highways of
North Carolina during the month
of October.
The wholesale slaughter estab
lished an all-time record for
deaths resulting from accidents in
which automobiles were involved,
according to L. S. Harris, Director
of the Motor Vehicle Bureau. The
total, however, was only one
greater than that rolled up in the
preceding month, when 106 met
violent death.
Statistics compiled in the office
of Mr. Harris show that automo
bile fatalities for the first ten
months of this year were 754,
which is 107, or exactly the num
ber slain during October, than the
total of 647 rolled up for the same
period last year.
Ten of the deaths were caused
by hit-and-run drivers, but reck
less drivers were involved in 126
of the 505 accidents reported, and
22 of the 126 resuted in fatalities.
In addition to those killed, 754
persons received injuries of vary
ing degrees of severity.
R. PYRON TALKS
TO SOUTH POLE
Manager of Klondike Farm In
quires Over Air As to Health
of Bull Calf
Quite a few people listened in
to hear the conversation of Mr.
Ruohs Pyron, manager of Klon
dike Farm, with a member of the
Byrd Expedition last Wednesday
night over the Columbia system.
Mr. Pyron visited the New York
studios of the Columbia Broad
casting company to inquire as to
the health and general welfare of
Klondike Iceberg, the only calf
ever to be born in Little America.
Klondike Nira, a pedigreed Guern
sey cow loaned the expedition by
the local farm, is the mother.
In the brief few moments on
the air, Mr. Pyron received the
information that the bull calf
weighs in excess of 500 pounds
and is thriving. He humorously
pointed out that members of the
expedition should be careful not
to let the youngster come in con
tact with any of the snow trac
tors as the tractors would be like
ly to suffer as a result of the
meeting. He also stated that
once Klondike Nira and her son
come home there’s going to be one
of the biggest cow receptions in
the history of Klondike Farm.
BLANKETEERS
WIN 6 OUT OF 8
Are Fast Developing Into A Good
Team And Should Be At Top
Speed From Now On
The Chatham Blanketeers in
the last two weeks won three
basketball games from Boonville,
CCC Camp and Dobson high
school and lost a heart-breaker to
Hanes Spinning in Winston by
the score of 35 to 36 in the last
minute of play. This brings the
season total to six wins and two
losses.
Mounce, Dobson high star last
year has joined the locals and
should help the Blanketeers very
much.
Games have been arranged thus
far with the Charlotte Y. M. C.
A. on December 7th in Charlotte,
and January 9th with Guilford
college at Guilford. Plans are un
derway to have them play here.
The Blanketeers’ new blue and
white uniforms have arrived and
were issued to the following men;
Crater, Davis, Mounce and Ham-
bright, forwards; Munday and
Johnson centers; Mackie, Mc
Bride, Maxwell and Stockton,
guards.
Friday night the Blanketeers
defeated the Courtney All Stars by
the score of 43 to 16.
The Courtney team presented
two real players in the Badgett
brothers, one at forward and the
other at guard.
The playing of Maxwell at
guard, who fed Crater at forward
with the ball was outstanding.
The Blanketeers are fast devel
oping into a good team and should
be at top speed from now on.
The schedule for this week is as
follows: Monday night Courtney
at Courtney; Wednesday West
(Continued on page four)
Funeral Services Held
For Frank Ray Russell
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the home of
his paternal grandfather, J. S.
Russell, for Frank Ray Russell,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Russell. The services were in
charge of Rev. Eph Whisenhunt
and interment was in the family
plot in Hollywood cemetery. He
is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Russell, a twin sis
ter, Frances Ann, and another
sister, Louise Russell. Mr. Rus
sell is employed in the Wool de
partment of the Elkin mill.