Chatham Blanketeer
Vol. 6 ELKIN, N. C., APRIL 22, 1940 No. 10
Sears-Roebuck Officials Visit Us
Joseph B. Myers, left, blanket buyer, and John Ross, assistant
blanket buyer, spent Friday, March 29, in Elkin, They were brought
to the mill by John Clark, our western sales manager. After look
ing over our plant, they spent the night at Ronda with Mr. Chat
ham. According to Dick Chatham and J. of the P. Hall, they are
a pair of typical city slickers.
HOME OFFICE IS
NOW IN ELKIN
New Office Building Is Nearly
Complete; Located on North
Side of Mill
With the consolidation of the
two plants, the home offics of the
company has been brought to El
kin. Following the completion of
the reception room the new office
will be complete. These offices
are located on the north side of
the mill between the two plants.
The following offices are lo
cated in this one unit: The cloth
designing office, with Mr. Green
and Mr. Roth in charge; the en
gineer’s office, with Mr. Bemon
in chai'ge, Hubert Parker and
Walter Metz assistants; welfare
and Blanketeer office, Miss Aus
tin and Mr. Hyslup; blanket de
signing and wool buying, Mr. Ho-
del and Hugh Salmons.
Superintendents, Mr. Harris
and Mr. Flynt; general superin-
tendsnt, Mr. Nsaves; employment
manager, Mr. Poindexter; pi’esi-
dent, Mr. Chatham; vice-presi-
dent and secertary, Mr. Butler;
stenographers, Miss Taylor and
Mrs. Carroll; bookkeeping depart
ment, Mr. Graham, Mr. Poore, Mr.
Blackwood and Mr. Harris.
Billing and payroll departments
combined into one large office,
with the following desks: Messrs.
John Jones, Hartness, Chatham,
Butler, Dixon, Weaver, Ogburn,
Conrad and Dick; Misses Bowen,
Hinshaw, Dyer, Crowder, Long,
Ogburn, Cox and Wooten; Mes-
dames Greenwood, Adams and
Jackson. Mr. Hanes has charge
of the switchboard.
The production office, with R.
H. Lankford in charge, is located
in the office formerly occupied
by the superintendent. The traf
fic department is located on the
first floor of the finising plant.
Mr. C. H. Leary is in charge of
this office.
Sales offices are located in New
York, Chicago, Birmingham and
San Francisco.
DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS
During the year 1940 there has
been considerable decrease in the
amount of lost time accidents.
There has been only one lost time
accident since January 1st.
This is a good record, but
should be perfect. Watch the
lafety rules and try not to break
them. Do your part to keep a
perfect record in your depart
ment. Report all slight accidents
to the First Aid Department and
thereby avoid infection.
BEAUTIFYING
MILL GROUNDS
Alex Chatham, Sr., in Charge;
Plant to Have Most Beauti
ful Grounds in State
With Mr. Alex Chatham, Sr., in
charge, the grounds around the
mill are taking on new life and
beauty. The contract has been
let for the building of a new
parking lot on the south side of
the plant. The banks will be ter
raced and shrubbery planted.
On the north side between the
two buildings and in front of the
office, flag stone walks have been
laid, the lawn sodded, and seven
large maple trees are in process
of being planted. New steps to
the club house have been built
and the bank landscaped.
With the completion of this
outside work, Cliatham Manufac
turing Company will have one of
the most beautiful plants in
North Carolina. We are sure each
employee will do their part to
help keep the grounds beautiful.
CLUBS SPONSOR
PAPER CONTEST
New Subscription Contest Is
Under Auspices of L. H. C.
and T. C. U. Clubs
Members of the Lucy Hanes
Chatham Clubs and the Thurmond
Chatham Unity Club are sponsor
ing a contest for new subscrip
tions for the Blanketeer. The
contest was started Tuesday,
April 16, and will close Monday,
April 29. The losing club will en
tertain the winning club. Every
employee of the company should
take the paper, and the clubs will
endeavor to place a paper in ev
ery home connected with the
plant. Do your duty and sub
scribe to OUR paper.
More Of It.
Teacher—Now class, what do we
mean by plural?
Bright Pupil—^By plural we
mean it’s the same thing, only
more of it.
T. C. U. CLUB
ENJOYS DINNER
60 Members and Guests Devour
Hamburgers at Outdoor Event
on April 15th
The members of the T. C. U.
club enjoyed a hamburger dinner
Monday evening, April 15. The
dinner, which was .served buffet
style around the furnace at the
rear of the clubhouse, was at
tended by the 60 club members
and a few visitor’s.
The feature of the evening was
a talk by Prof. L. Stacey Weaver,
president of the local Kiwanis
club and superintendent of the
Jonesville schools.
Mr. Weaver used as his sub
ject, “What’s the Thing to Do.”
During his talk he congratulated
the club on its past work and
stated that the club should help
its membei's to make use of their
leisure time and to establish a
worthwhile ideal which would be
accomplished. He said that in &o
doing they would be in a position
to help others.
The dinner was given in honor
of the new members who were
taken into the club some two
weeks ago as a result of an
amendment to the constitution
which raised the membership of
the club from 40 to 60.
The new members are: J. C.
McPhail, Reece Gilliam, Bill Dix
on, Roy Kane, Otho Teague,
Charlie Sasher, Bobby Harris,
Bill Minnish, Walter Metz, Carl
Plaster, Sam Minor, Raymond
Bowen, Lefty McElwee, E. D.
Lane and Ralph Sutton from the
Finishing plant; Bill Mann, Virgil
Cox, Mason Burcham, George
Stockton, and Henry Cathey from
the manufacturing plant.
NEW HOMES BUILT BY
CHATHAM EMPLOYEES
Among the new homes that
have been built recently by the
employees are the following: Joe
Day, Clyde Minnish, Binding;
Brantley Weed, Cletus Ratledge’,
Glenn Martin, Napping; Ralph
Gentry, Shipping; Thurmond El-
dridge. Shop; Stella Gentry,
Spinning; Dick Chatham, Office;
Clyde Carroll, Shipping; Lee
Neaves, Shop; Burrus Gray,
Weaving; Charlie Weaver and
Bob Hartness, Office, and many
others.
Mr. Bruce Lewis is building a
twelve-family apartment house
on Church street, which will be
completed in about six weeks.