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Blanketeer
Vol. 2
DECEMBER 21, 1934
No. 13
HOLD BANQUET
FOR EMPLOYES
Those Completing First Session of
Textile School Are Feted
By Company
A banquet was held Saturday
night in the banquet hall at Hotel
Elkin in honor of the employees
of Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany who have completed the
first session of the Textile Night
School. Members of the school
present were: J. H. Myers, Ed
Wall, Charlie Young, Frank Rob
erson, John Yarboro, H. P. Mc
Bride, J. M. Freeman, T. H. Cock-
erham, Pat Osborne, R. G. Bur-
chette, C. H. Layell, Sam Johnson,
Robey Reece, G. R. West, Horace
Vestal, Edgar Hayes, Jonah Lyons,
Vernon Holcomb, Tom Sprinkle,
C. P. Darnell, Hope Brown, Y. B.
Johnson, Smith Collins and P. E,
Layell.
Guests invited by Lee Benson
&nd Harold Lewis, the originators
and instructors of the school
were: Thurmond Chatham, of
Winston - Salem, president of
Chatham Manufacturing com
pany; w. A. Neaves, superinten
dent of the Elkin mill; C. C. Poin
dexter, Fred Neaves, W. E. Bur-
cham, Noah Darnell, John Sagar,
Henry Dobson, Thomas Roth,
Charlie Weaver and Jimmie Boo-
her.
Carl Poindexter, in his inimit-
a^ble manner, acted as master of
ceremonies.
Thomas Shehee, of New York,
sales manager of the company,
was also a special guest. He gave
a short and pointed talk on the
sale of blankets.
Mr. Benson and Mr. Lewis spoke
on the aims and aspirations of
the school; or what it has already
Achieved and said that next year
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The Need of Santa
Claus
“If there were no God it would
be necessary to invent Him”, said
^ well-known writer. There is no
Santa Claus in our grown-up
^’orld, but we have found we
deeded him as one of the most
beloved characters in the world
of childhood, which is peopled
with legends of the child’s own
snaking. The enchanting belief
in Santa and his reindeer.
Daunch and his pack filled with
toys will never hurt a child. The
cynical grown-ups, who have tod
completely lost their belief in him
his kind, need your help.
Complete First Session
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Above is photograph of the students completing the first session
of the Textile school sponsored by the company. Jim Myers and
Cleat Simmons, two members are not pictured as it was impossible
for them to be present when the picture was made.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone in
the Chatham organization. It is the time of the year to
think about family and friends, and especially the children.
It is the time of year to take stock of ourselves and to make
plans for 1935.
The world is moving fast and we are all affected by dis
tant events. Four and one-half years of depression have
passed and we are gradually coming out into the sunshine
of better times. We have many things to be thankful for—
Health, Jobs, Friends, and Opportunities. We have been
through the worst times in a generation and are still plug
ging on—we will not be stopped. We have a growing busi
ness and we are leaving no stones unturned in trying to im
prove our business. Our blankets are known the world over,
our Chatham Homespun suits are growing faster than any
suits on the market. Soon after the first of the year we will
tell you about a new product we will sell.
We have no room for discouragement. No matter how
hard the knocks, we will try to go a little further after each
setback. I am proud to be working with everyone of you
and proud of the products we are making and selling. I
promise you that next year I will do my best to keep the
mills running, to improve conditions in every possible way
and to do everything in my power to make Chatham a hap
pier and better place for you. With your help we can go a
long way together. And now in the words of Tiny Tim.
“God Bless Us Everyone”.
THURMOND CHATHAM.
Dec. 19th, 1934.
SENDS MESSAGE TO
WINSTON-SALEM
Billy Sunday Says City Is One of
the Favorites In Which He
Has Preached
Rev. W. F. Staley has received
a letter from his son, Broadus
Staley, who is in New York City
studying music, in which he sta
ted he had the pleasure of hear
ing Billy Sunday recently while
he was conducting meetings in
one of the Bronx churches.
The evangelist recalled affec
tionately his visit to Winston-
Salem and wrote a brief message,
which he asked Mr. Staley to
send to the Sentinel to be trans
mitted to the people of the city.,
the statement reads:
“Citizens of Winston-Salem:
“Yours is one of the favorite
cities of all the thousands in
which I have preached.
“Thousands of times I have re
turned in my memory and have
gone to the Robert E. Lee hotel
and to the old Tobacco warehouse
to preach.
“Love to all and especially to
the Billy Sunday club and to Bill
Reynolds. I learned with regret
of the passing of Hugh Chatham,
but he has gone to Heaven. Ma
and I are still keeping warm un
der the blankets that he gave us.
“I am well, thank God, am
leaving tonight for the good old
Southland—Houston, Tex.
Fraternally,
W. A. Sunday”.
SCHOOL IS OPEN
TO ALL EMPLOYES
First Term of Textile School
Sponsored By Company Has
Been Completed
The first term of the textile
school sponsored by the company
for the employees benefit is com
pleted. Out of the vast number
employed in the Elkin plant only
25 availed themselves of the op
portunity offered them in this
school. In case there are others
who would like to start in the
school the same course in elements
of arithmetic will be given begin
ning in January. One thing should
be remembered by all, and that
is that it does not matter how
little you have been to school in
earlier life, because the course will
begin at the very simplest opera
tions and take the student
through all the progress of arith
metic.
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