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CHATHAM BLANKETEER
April 22, 1940
AROUND THE MILL
NAPPING DEPT.
B Shift
Proud Grandfather
Mr. S. E. Newman, of the Production Department, and his little
granddaughter, Brenda Ann Vestal. Little Miss Vestal is 10 months
old and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vestal, of Elkin.
She is also the granddaughter of Mrs. Alice Vestal, of the Burling
Department.
There have been six people ad
ded to the night force. Louise
Wilkins, Bessie Laffoon, Emma
Groce, Ruby Swaim, Wilson Bell
and M. E. Gentry. We welcome
you and we hope you like us.
Dawson Cozart has moved into
an apartment in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Barker, in West
Elkin.
We all wonder why Simmons
and Moody came in last Saturday
all scratched up. Was it a wild
cat or a grisly bear?
Sallie Ball was missing Satur
day evening. We guess she was
on the sick list.
Glenn Martin says he likes to
live in Elkin fine, but he doesn’t
like to walk home alone at night.
E. M. Brown has been on the
sick list for several days, but is
back to work again.
Vena Cash has moved to Jones-
ville, and is she superstitious. She
stayed at home all day Saturday
for good luck. We don’t guess she
moved a broom either.
Henry Stoneman is on our sick
list. We wish for him a speedy
recovery.
Yates and Jimmy just will get
tickled once in a while and have
to take time out to laugh.
Page seems to like Elkin fine
and we understand why.
Mae Sihoaf and Polly Gentry
seem awful quiet along now. I
suppose they have already taken
spring fever.
Our old reporter is still vaca
tioning in California. We think
Naomi should send us a picture
for the Blanketeer.
Little Dorothy Hensley, small
daughter of Mr. Fred Hensley,
was badly burned several days
ago. She has recovered suffi
ciently to be removed to her home
from the hospital.
Jack Boose, how about intro
ducing us to the girl friend you
meet shortly after three-thirty in
the afternoon?
WOOL DEPT.
John Sears reports that he
planted a garden on Good Friday
but the only thing that turned out
good was the onions. (Reason; It
snowed Saturday and Sunday.)
Frankly, we think that his wife
did all the planting.
Ashby Cheek has been making
trips to Statesville to see a doc
tor. We hope he will soon be well.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cockerham
spent the week-end at the home
of Mr. and Mrs.. J. A. Brooks of
Traphill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lott Swaim, Miss
Grace Defibaugh and James
(Red) Welborn spent the week
end at Comer’s Rock, Virginia.
Fred Shores spent the week-end
with his wife for the first time in
ages. We suppose he has to work
most every week-end.
Ralph Pinnix had quite a num
ber of visitors Saturday night.
Among them were Guy Shores,
Gurney Wilkins and Fred Shores.
Jim Cothren says that he will
have the best farm in Wilkes
county as soon as he finishes
hauling lime for his land.
Hasten Eldridge attended the
auto races in Salisbury last Sun
day.
C Shift
Denver Cockerham is going
through his second childhood. He
has just recovered from a case of
old fashioned red measles. He is
expecting to break out with the
hives anytime.
James Adams went to Winston-
Salem to see the picture, “Gone
With the Wind.” He was expect
ing to see Tex Ritter and Gene
Autry play in it. He was very
disappointed when the show was
over and he had not seen his he
roes.
Paul Sprinkle has purchased
an ice machine. He says Ernest
Myers head has to have an ice
treatment every Sunday night
and it is expensive to buy all the
ice.
DeWitt Burchette is now chief
of police of Ronda. His ambition
is to arrest someone with a big
load of corn whiskey, then retire.
The boys on this shift are won
dering what happened to Bug
Page’s face. Didn’t think the
wedding was until July.
The days of miracles are not
over. Fat Laffoon has not in
dulged in any spirits since last
fall. Won’t someone invite him
to church Sunday.
Snowball Eldridge is waiting for
the Chatham Blanketeers to start
playing ball. He wants to go to
Lynchburg, Virginia, one more
time. Wonder why?
Ray Norman and Webb Hayes
stopped their truck line. Ray is
now in the finance business. His
interest rates are very low—low
down robbery.
John Walters requests the
Klondike Farm to send buttermilk
to the mill in gallon jugs. It
takes him too long to sober up on
a pint at the time.
Bill Swift does not have any
trouble keeping up with his hat
now. He leaves it home for Bill,
Jr., to play with.
Russell Burcham of the second
shift, brought a very charming
visitor through the mill the other
night. She lives in Raleigh. I
think he is trying to get her to
make Elkin her home. Smooth
choice, Russell.
This is your reporter’s first at
tempt to get news from the wool
room in a long time. I am going
to write something about you, so
you may as well get your news
ready when I come arond, or
something may be told on you
that you wouldn’t want told.
WARP DEPT.
A Shift
Mrs. Evan Martin and daughter,
Bennie, spent last Saturday in
Winston-Salem.
Glenn Evans of New York City,
spent a few days with .his sister,
Mrs. Odell Church last week.
Mrs. Ethey Macy and Miss
Vetra Macy of Goldsboro spent last
week visiting Misses Minnie and
Ethel Macy.
Miss Ruth Jackson spent last
week in Tennessee visiting friends.
Ruth, how’s Charles getting along?
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Judd have
moved into their new home at
State Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer Kennedy
and Mrs. Fanny Kennedy of San
ford and Mr. W. E. Cochrane and
Claude Cochrane of Cameron spent
last week-end the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. David Gilliam.
Lulu Church reports a “Whoop
ing” good time over the week-end.
Well, we are sorry the children
all have whooping cough, Lulu.
Charlie Sparks says he’s giving
black eyes instead of taking ’em
from now on—Folks, just wait ’til
next Christmas.
Dan says someone shipped a
page—nice going, Dan.
Mary Byrd knows some news
but she wont tell it.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Clanton
tpent last week-end in Statesville.
Charlie Sparks has bought a
lawn mower and is going to Ha
waii.
There were only 10 cadets
present when the U. S. Military
Academy at West Point was
opened July 4, 1802.