Chath
am
Blanketeer
Vol. 2
MARCH 19, 1935
No. 18
blanketeers to
FACE BIG TEAMS
Duke, University of Narth Caro
lina and Wake Forest Are On
Hard 1935 Schedule
The Chatham Blanketeers of
the Elkin plant have begun base
ball practice for the coming sea
son and prospects are good for
another fine baseball team for
the employees for the summer
months.
Coach Hambright has scheduled
all college teams that were possi
ble to arrange in order that our
employees could see these teams
in action.
The following men are out at
the present time and more will
be out to battle for places on this
year’s team: Parker, McBride,
Stockton, Southard, Harkrader,
Maxwell, Gough, Woodruff, Davis,
Mackie, Crater, Mounce, Day and
Osborne.
The schedule is as follows:
March 29: Duke University, at
Elkin.
March 30; Duke University, at
Elkin.
April 5: Guilford College, at
Elkin.
April 6: Guilford College, at
Elkin.
April 12: Wake Forest College
Elkin.
April 13: Wake Forest College,
Elkin.
April 19: University of N. C.,
Elkin.
April 20: University of N. C.,
Elkin.
April 26: Eastern Carolina
Teachers College, at Elkin.
April 27: Eastern Carolina
"teachers College, at Elkin.
^ay 3: Catawba College, at
Elkin—pending.
^ay 4: Catawba College, at
Elkin—pending.
Fine Tribute Is Paid
Leader By Employee
“Like Father, Like Son” Is Theme of Tribute By J. Bahnson
Greenwood to Thurmond Chatham, His Father and
Grandfather; Company Will Continue To Grow
J. BAHNSON GREENWOOD
Ages ago, it would seem to us
of today, who are young and
working in the world’s largest
woolen blanket manufacturing
plant, a boy had a dream per
haps of things that were yet to
come to pass. Surely gigantic
was the dream, for boy’s dreams
always are; but could he, dare he
even dream that big as his under
takings and accomplishments
would be for his plant, its pro
duct would spread and multiply
until soldier and sailor, million
aire and peasant in every nation,
would rise from their slumber and
call him blessed for that dream—■
those undertakings—those ac
complishments.
The first dreamer, Mr. Alex
Chatham, with his able helpers,
did a wonderful work. Time, the
treacherous cycle, hued him down
before the bud of his gigantic
dream hardly began to open. His
son, Mr. Hugh Chatham, however,
possessed all of the fine qualities
of his sturdy father, and unlike
the sons of Samuel of old, he was
most worthy to fit into his fath
er’s place. But the Grim Reaper
again came, and all too soon, it
would seem to us, took him away.
Are we left without a leader?
Ask our Superintendent, ask
our vice presidents, ask our fore
men, ask whomever you will from
the “white collared man” to the
one with the lowliest job. Their
answer will be. No! Mr, Hugh
Chatham left a son, a noble son,
Mr. Thurmond Chatham, to car
ry out the dreams, accomplish
ments, and undertakings begun
by his sire and grandsire. Under
his wonderful direction—his lead
ership—watch his company, our
company grow, its products spread
and multiply. The zenith has
not been reached. “Like father,
like son.”
A FULL DOSE
had taken a correspondence
bourse in pharmacy and was very
P^oud of his diploma. He felt his
^^roat sore and prescribed for
^"imself, taking the prescription
° the local druggist.
"^he druggist read it, and then
^sked in all seriousness:
“Is the dog very big?”
Herbert—I wish I could find
just how many relatives I
^'^e here on earth.
. Robert—Why, that’s the eas-
lest thing in the world—^just buy
^ summer cottage.—E. H., in The
^^^iHist Couriei-.
Do You Realize
Your Importance?
One seldom stops to think what
is expected of them when they
are fortunate enough to secure a
job with a manufacturing com
pany, that they are supposed to
give their best and try to make
their product better than any
other firm.
Do we ever realize that we de
termine, to some extent whether
or not our employer shows a pro
fit, that by our work he either
makes or loses money? We some
times assume the attitude that as
long as we can get by everything
is O. K., and that our employer
doesn’t need the few cents or
dollars that we cause them to
spend through our carelessness.
We never consider what a large
loss that would mean in a year
among a thousand employees.
Of course our employer doesn’t
expect anyone to be perfect and
accidents are bound to happen,
but we can, and must, try to make
a good, if not perfect job, of
everything we undertake to do in
whatever department we are lo
cated. —BILL HARRIS.
Cultivate Charm and
Folks Will Like You
CHATHAM WINS
BIG TOURNAMENT
Chatham Basketball Team De
feats Charlotte Y Transfer To
Romp Off With Honors
The Chatham Blanketeers won
the Piedmont Basketball Tourna
ment at Charlotte Thursday night
by defeating the Charlotte Y
Transfer in an extra period game
36 to 30. At the close of the reg
ulation game the score was tied
at 28 all, and an extra five min
ute period was necessary to de
termine the championship and
the Chatham team rose to great
heights to score 8 points to Char
lotte’s 2 to win the tournament.
In winning the tournament the
Blanketeers defeated Erlanger,
Clover, Salisbury and Charlotte.
The Chatham team closed their
season with a total of 45 victories
against 3 defeats for an outstand
ing season.
The following men were
awarded gold miniature basket
balls with the following engraved:
Piedmont Tournament, 1935.
Coach Hambright, Maxwell, Cra
ter, Munday, McBride, Mackie,
Mounce, Stockton and Young.
To cultivate a charm of man
ner is to build for ones self an
asset of great value. The first
and greatest rule of all is con
sideration for others. Think first
and always of the other person,
and of how and what you are
going to do or say will affect him.
With almost no other rules what
ever, you will compel folks to like
you.
This does not mean that you
should not have a mind and man
ner of your own, nor that you
should let others do your think
ing. It means simply so to ex
press yourself in words and deeds
as not to give offense. Remem
ber, oiled bearings prevent a
squeak, and by the same token,
a pleasant manner takes one
through many a stile where oth
erwise rough edges would catch
and grate.
Never try to have the last word
in an argument, nor raise your
voice in trying to convince your
opponent, neither toss your head
in silent contempt of his opinion,
with pursed lips and .scornful eye.
Barbara Ann Osborne
Is Claimed By Death
News reached here March 10th
of the death of little Barbara Ann
Osborne, the one year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Os
borne, of Lynchburg, Va.
She was a niece of Mrs. Mary
Holcomb, Blanche Davis, Anne
Swaim and Tessie Stinson.
The funeral was held March 12
from the child’s home in Lynch
burg and conducted by their pas
tor. Interment was made in the
Hill City Park. The child’s aunts
acted as flower bearers.
Surviving are Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid Osborne, three brothers and
four sisters: William, Henry,
Tommie, Lorine, Virginia, Lacy
and Louise.
Never, under any circumstances,
allow yourself to get heated in
an argument, for this is the surest
way to lose your case. State your
opinion, argue your point, then
let the matter rest.
In general conversation, never
try to dominate. Let everybody
have a chance, and try to draw
into the conversation the silent
ones. Often what they have to
say in a single sentence is worth
more than the volimteer talker
cun say iu half an hour.