Chatham
Blanketeer
Vol. 6
SEPTEMBER 2, 1940
No. 18
Raw Stock Gets Wetting^ in Recent Record Flood
The flood of August 14 caused considerable damage and stirring about on the part of the Company when advancing waters made
it necessary to move raw stocks of cotton and wool from Company warehouses. Top, left photo shows wool and cotton spread out in the
sun at the main plant after removal from the partly flooded old shoe factory building. Top right was made after work of cleaning up
the stock had begun. Lower left photo shows activity on East Main street in front of the Chatham warehouse there as wool was moved
from the building to be piled on high ground (lower right), near the home of Mrs. Rich Chatham. Mr. Thurmond Chatham may be seen
standing in center foreground of lower left photo as he talks with an employee.— (All photos by C. C. Poindexter.)
Clean-Up Follows Receding Flood Waters
As soon as the water began to
recede, Wednesday, August 14,
following the flood, a clean-up
campaign was started. Local
business firms began to put their
stores in readiness for business.
Local grocery stores held sales on
canned goods and quite a bit was
saved on damaged goods. Along
with this, our Company immed
iately went to cleaning up the
Scouring and Carbonizing depart
ments so that work would not be
curtailed within the plant. V/ool
and cotton which had been
placed on higher ground was
washed and dried and prepared
to be placed back in the local
warehouses.
It was first reported that a
train would not come to Elkin
within two weeks. The first train
arrived in town on Tuesday, Au
gust 20. The town was without
lights for only one day and
night. However, Jonesville and
West Elkin were without lights
and water for some time.
The actual amount of damage
done to Company property has
not been revealed. However, it
was small in comparison with
other business firms in town.
There is a section of the
African jungle where man and
animal and even many plant
growths are stunted; the ex
tremely dense growth of trees
does not allow them enough sun
shine to grow.
T.
C. U. CLUB
HEARS TALK
Members Learn About Stamp Col
lecting at Regular Meeting
Last Mnoday Night
Members of the T. C. U. club
had the opportunity of hearing
about Stamp Collecting as a Hob
by last Monday night at their
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