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Chatham Blanketeer Vol. 5 SEPTEMBER 27, 1938 No. 8 START WORK ON BAPTIST CHURCH Pleasant Hill Members Planning Fine Structure to Replace Present Building Two miles west of Elkin, N. C., in a little community called Plea sant Hill is tha Pleasant Hill Baptist church. The church was built in 1883. Services have been conducted in this church from time to time for fitfy-five years. Rev. Paris was the first pastor. The church had only two dea cons at that time, Mr. Eli Walls and Mr. Peter Darnell, both de ceased. Mr. Eli Walls help to cut the timber for the first Chatham Manufacturing company. The church now has fourteen deacons, who are as follows; Mr. C. G. Couch, Mr. Edd Couch, Mr. C. H. Day, Rev. D. W. Day, Mr. Claud Ray, Mr. Eugene Couch, Mr. Arthur Collins, Mr. Evie Yarboro, Mr. Paul Wood, Mr. Oscar Gen try, Mr. Roe Collins, Mr. Charlie Burchette, Mr. Jessie Adams and Mr. Dallas Carter, all except two being employees of the Chatham Manufacturing company. This church has grown from year to year. The membership now totals four hundred and twenty. It is now necessary to build a new church. The new building will cost $14,000. The present membership is not trying to build a church above its means. They only hope to build one to take care of the needs in this community. The church is being built entirely by the people and the help of the Lord. Free will offerings and donations will be gladly accepted. The rock and sand for the building is being hauled by members of the church each morning and evening. The men working on the morning shift taking over the evening work and vice versa. Mr. Hilton (Continued on Page 8) L.H.C. CLUB NO. 2 OF ELKIN Mrs. Kathryn Day, Mrs. Lorene Royall, Mrs. Tessie Stinson and Mrs. Clara Southard were joint hostesses to members of the Lucy Hanes Chatham club No. 2 Thursday at one o’clock, when they entertained at a social at the club house. During the games Mrs. Hallie Haynes and Mrs. Her man Royall received prizes for their skill. A delicious refresh ment course was served by the hostesses. New Church Started Last week work was begun on a new church building for the Pleasant Hill community. Here is shown a power shovel grading out the space for a Sunday School room section to be incorporated in the basement of the church. In the background can be seen the members of the church hauling in sand that has been donated by another member of the same church. These boys work at the Elkin Plant, and haul sand and other materials for the church in their spare time. Most of the mem bership of the church are employed at the Elkin Plant. APPEARANCE OF HOUSES IS GOOD Safety Campaign Is Off To Good Start Records Kept During Months of July and August on Acci dent Status of Employees Show Good Progress Is Being Made Along This Line; Accidents Show 25 Per Cent. Decrease Along the way to a .safer and better place to work, the records kept for the month of July and August on the accident status of our employees, show this cam paign to be heading. Since the inauguration of this contest the lost time accident rate has dropped from 8.3 lost time accidents per month to 6.7 lost time accidents per month. A reduction of about 25 per cent. This reduction means a lot to the employees in this plant. It means that one-fourth of the people be ing out of work due to accidents has been prevented. One-fourth of the injuries that can maim and cripple people have been forestalled and avoided. It also means that some person has es caped the pain and discomfort that go along with serious in juries, the necessary disarrange ment of working .schedules in the plant and other losses due to the worker being away from the job while nursing injuries. Serious accidents tend to work undue hardships on the person suffering them. They unerring ly, whether true or not, brand the sufferer as a careless person. One that cannot be depended upon to think in terms of .safety. It demotes the ability of the em- Company-Owned Homes Show Pride in Upkeep; Are Attrac tive and Well Cared for Another home of a Chatham employee appears, herewith. An other home that we can well be proud of, in the way that its oc cupant keeps the appearance up to a high standard, in the way that the inside would be found, clean, orderly and well kept. Yes, this is another “Camp-ny house,” and it is on “Happy Hill” in Jonesville. The occupant of house is to be congratulated on the appearance that this photo faithfully shows. Regardless of the location of a home, it can be made attractive. No little amount of work goes, along with this kind of upkeep, but it is worth it. An employee that keeps his home in tip top shape is bound to be a worker, he uses his available time and experience in making a de lightful place for his family, and friends to live, and enjoy social relationship. A worker at home indicates a worker at his job. Genius in devising a way to keep a home in good shape and live able is genius that can be used to help create healthier working conditions in the plant where the employee is working. The Com pany for whom he works will string along hand in hand with this type of man, and do their part to promote the better living conditions that this and dozens of other employees of this great plant are trying to achieve. We would like to suggest that (Continued on Page 8) L.H.C. CLUB OF WINSTON (Continued on Page 8) Members of the Lucy Hanes Chatham club and their boy friends of Winston-Salem were entertained at an oyster stew at Washington Park on Tuesday ev ening, September 20. Mrs. Mae Whitener, Mrs. Margaret Sprinkle and Mrs. Clara Finley were joint hostesses. Following the supper, square dancing was enjoyed in the pavilion. Music was furn ished by the Dr. Pepper string band. This outing concludes the out ings for the summer months. The club will hold their first fall meeting in the new recreation building October 3. Any new members wUg migTat like to join are urged to be present at this meeting.
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