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Chatham Blanketeer Vol. 5 JUNE 10, 1939 No. 19 Dressed Up The Loom Fixers don new uniforms. FINALS ARE UNDER WAY Kound Dogs and Bull Dogs Figrht- ingr it Out for Championship of Softball Tourney The finals in the T. C, U. Club softball tournament started last Wednesday afternoon with the Hound Dogs, representing the Spinning Department, and the Bull Dogs, representing the Of fice and Card Room, playing the series for the honor of winning the tournament. The second half of the tourna- closed last week with the Hound Dogs and Lap Dogs winning first and second places. The Hound Dogs and Bull Dogs won the first two places during the first half. Acording to the rules of the com mittee in charge of the tourna ment, the teams winning second place in both the first and second halves had to play a three-game series to determine which team should meet the Hound Dogs in the final play-off. The Bull Dogs and the Lap Dogs, repre senting the Shop, Warp Room, and Picker Room, played the games with the Bull Dogs win ning both games by the scores of 9 to 8 and 18 to 10. The final winner of the tourna ment must win three out of five games in the final series. Those playing on the Bull Dog team are as follows; Ab Crater, Gavin Dortch, Hubert Parker, John Sagar, Dick Chatham, Clay Felts, Clyde Cothren, Raymond Chat ham, Sam Neaves, Hugh Chat ham, Bug Page, Dr. Beale and Mont Jones. The Hound Dogs include the following players; Roy Judd, Heber Mounce, Earl York, Howard Carter, James Freeman, Aubrey Martin, Hervey Martin, Tat Davis, James Frye, Parks Gross, H. C. Day, Reece Couch, Lawrence Simmons, Hugh Salmons, Lloyd Powers, Harold Sale, Fred Colhard and R. G. Boles, manager. These players, (Continued on Page Three) Next Blanketeer World’s Fair Issue The New York World’s Fair is causing so much interest among Chatham employees that your ed- itarial staff has decided to devote the next issue to the educational value and other interesting news about this wonderful Exposition. Any employee who has had the opportunity to visit the Fair is invited to contribute to this spe cial issue. Dick Chatham Becomes Realtor Dick Chatham, of the Elkin Mill, has taken on the job of col lecting information about “Lots for Sale,” “Homes for Sale,” “Houses for Rent” and “Boarders Wanted.” He can give you this information and help show you anything you might be interested in along this line. If you want to buy, rent or board see Dick Chatham. The Blanketeer would like to know as soon as any of our Win ston organization makes arrange ments for living in Elkin. If any one has bought or rented, please give us the news. Time is flying and we will be moving before you know it. So get busy and make plans to live in “The Best Textile Town in North Carolina.” Hyslup to Head Safety Council W. A. Neaves, vice-president and general superintendent, an nounced last week the appoint ment of C. J. Hyslup as the direc tor of safety for the Elkin plant and also the personnel of the Safety Council. In addition to Mr. Hyslup who will serve as chairman of the council the fol lowing have been appointed to serve on the Council: J. W. L. Benson, Mrs. Vernon Holcomb, Richard Chatham, Fred Neaves, W. E. Burcham, Hugh Salmons, (Continued on Page Three) First Aid Class Conducted at Elkin For the past two weeks a group of Elkin employees has been re ceiving instructions in First Aid from Mr. Hugh Salmons and Mrs. Levada Brown. The class has been meeting each night in the club house, and it is reported that much interest is being shown by the members of the class. Chatham Blankets on Exhibit World’s Fair The “Chatham Blanket Shop of Tomorrow” is open in the Consumer’s Building at the New York World’s Fair. This build ing is right in the center of the Fair and we hope billions of peo ple will ,see our blankets this sum mer. If you or any of your friends go to the Fair, be certain to see our exhibit and make it your headquarters. Two very at tractive young ladies are there as well as one of the boys from our New York office. The shop is small, but complete. Our blank ets are shown as wall displays; each framed so as to give the ef fect of a picture. More friends for our blankets means more sales and more employment. Tell everyone to see our Shop at the Fair. Cop; “Hey there, just a min ute, mister, where are you going at this time of night?” Wanderer; “I’m—hie—going to a lecture.” ANNUAL BANQUET IS A BIG SUCCESS Winston Plant Stag:es Employer- Employee Event on Marine Roof of Robert E. Lee Hotel The annual Employer-Em- ployee Banquet of the Winston plant was held on the Marine Roof of the Robert E. Lee hotel Friday evening, June 2. The theme of the Banquet was cen tered around the World’s Fair. Attractive place cards and pro grams representing time tables marked the places of the guests. One hundred employees attended the dinner. Miss Addie Biddix, president of the Lucy Hanes Chatham Club, acted as guide and toastmistress. The invocation was given by Rev. Wannamaker Hardin. The group was welcomed by Miss Erline Mayberry. Mr. R. W. Harris re sponded. Miss Arnishe Rothrock rendered a piano solo. Mr. Frank Spencer, sports editor of the Journal and Sentinel, was present and presented the athletic awards to members of the girls' basket ball team. Each player was pre sented a medal for winning the Carolina A. A. U. tournament in High Point. Five girls were placed on the All-Carolina team. Babe Poole, Ann Lineback, Cleo Petree, Leva Smith and Jennie Sherrill received these medals. Miss Leva Smith was presented a gold en graved basketball for the best sport on the team and Miss Dot Samuels received one for being the most outstanding player. Miss Norma Rhoades, talented young musician, was present and rendered two beautiful vocal numbers. She was accompanied by Miss Juanita Taylor. Miss Naomi Wooten told in a very in teresting way, “What to See at the Fair.” The .special feature brought a floor show presented by the Dorminy Studios. The Hall of Nations, Hall of States, Fan Dance and Midway were present ed by this group. The General Motors building was presented by Mrs. Fleet Mathis. Following the floor show, Mr. Thurmond Chatham made a talk on the Chatham of Tomorrow, at which time he told of his plans for the future of the company and expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the Lucy Hanes Chatham Clubs, the Boys’ Clubs and the Athletic Program of the plant. Dancing followed the banquet, music being furnished by Bernard Fowler and his Rhythm Band, of High Point.
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