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SEW IT SEAMS
Office
By
Harrell
Clementine
Hudson Division
Hello and Happy New Year to
each of you! We’re glad to have
Martha Belle Grimes and Ethel
Brackett back; both have been
sick for a few weeks.
Members of Hudson Office had
their Christmas party December
16 at the Y.M.C.A. The committee
in charge of party arrangements
decorated the room beautifully
and the refreshments were deli
cious.
Alma Peele is our newest ad
dition to the payroll repartment.
She transferred from Sport Shirt.
We’re happy to have her and
hope she likes working with us.
Verline Brower and Barbara
Mendenhall had a nice vacation
doing nothing . . . just being lazy.
Had a good rest to have a good
chase for the Leap Year. Sylvia
Tate didn’t get any rest so she
can’t enter the race.
Joel Paul spent his vacation
working on his new house; ex
pects to be in by February . . .
Alma Paul had her two sons and
their wives and granddaughter
for Christmas dinner. Alma cer
tainly is a good cook; she bought
us some samples of her cookies.
Mona Bryant was out of work
several days with her daughter,
Pam, who was sick.
WHITE DIVISION—
Girls of the White Division of
fice held their Christmas dinner
December 21 at the Woman’s
Club. A delicious meal was
served and a good time was had
by all.
Everyone was admiring Betty
Pugh’s and Mildred Shropshire’s
third finger, left hand, the day
after Christmas. Seems that Dan
Cupid paid them a visit during
the holidays and we’re anxious to
know the date the wedding bells
will ring.
The lovely bedspreads given to
us as a Christmas gift from the
company were most appreciated
by everyone.
SALES DIVISION —
The past month has been a
very busy one for everyone in
the Sales Division. We all en
joyed the Christmas season and
our Christmas party was a great
success.
Mrs. Mary Fetner spent sever
al days before Christmas in New
York. While there she was in-
Ladies
Dept. No. 1
By
Margaret
Hill
It’s nice to be back at work and
everyone had a nice Christmas
and is starting the New Year off
right.
We wish to express our sym
pathy to the family of Earl Ward.
Dovie Damerson’s son, daugh
ter-in-law and daughter visited
her during Christmas. They also
surprised her with a birthday
dirmer. They’re from Fayetteville.
Shirley Faircloth and her four-
weeks old daughter are doing
fine. Shirley worked in our de
partment . . . Velva Short has a
new baby girl; she also worked
with us.
Brady Felts enjoyed his visit
with his mother in Mt. Airy dur
ing Christmas . . . Virginia Davis
had a nice trip while with her
family near Asheville for New
Year’s.
Annie Laura Dixon was out
sick . . . we missed, her. But we
wish to thank the girl on the sec
ond floor for coming up and
sweeping for us.
Edna Patterson has been out
for a while but is back and we
hope she is feeling fine . . . Doro
thy West spent the holidays with
her family in Raleigh . . . Wel
come to all the newcomers to our
department . . . Dorothy Slate
was glad to see her little nieces
and nephews when her sister and
family came from Fort Bragg for
Christmas . . . Margaret and Jr.
Hill had a fine day in Bassett,
Va., with relatives recently.
vited to the William Isler’s
Christmas party. Says her trip
was a very pleasant one.
Santa Claus was very good to
Ernestine Vaughn and her fam
ily; just before the holidays they
moved into their new home in
Archdale.
Ellen Moore made Christmas
just a little brighter for two chil
dren from the Methodist Home in
Winston-Salem. She entertained
them at her home through the
holidays.
Welcome to Nancy Saunders—
hope she enjoys working with us.
Sorry to hear Peggy Lyda is no
longer with us, we’ll miss her. Ly
dia Salmon also is leaving. She is
moving to Alexandria, Va., to live
with her husband who is station
ed near there. To Lydia and Gene
we say “Good Luck!”
Finishing
at White
By
Katie Lee
Sellers
Hi, everyone and a Happy New
Year! G«e, we had a btmch of
noisy girls after the Christmas
holidays — everyone telling what
they got and where they went.
Ina Mae Hamlin and husband
spent Christmas in Virginia . . .
Pauline Mendenhall had guests
from Gastonia . . . Pernnie Har-
vill received a beautiful watch
from her husband . . . Betty
Brewer’s aunt and uncle from
Virginia visited her over the hol
idays.
Martha Jones was surprised
with a nice gift from her hus
band and boys . . . Lynda Gard
ner spent Christmas day with her
mother . . . Katie Sellers spent
Christmas with her family in S.
Carolina . . . Elsie Motsinger en
joyed Christmas at home with
Santa and the kids.
Lloyd, Howard and Elsie were
surprised with a beautiful gift
from the finishing room. We all
would like to say thanks to An
vil Brand for the nice gift we re
ceived.
Our newcomer welcomed this
month is Mary Wise. Here’s hop
ing she will enjoy working with
us.
Beatrice Steele spent her
holiday in Candor and Pinehurst
. . . Palice Robinson and Mae
Flowers and Blanche Cheek spent
their holiday in Wadesboro.
We’re glad to know that
Blanche’s baby has improved.
Hazel Adams and Ruth Tor
rence enjoyed their holiday at
home, . . .Louise Johnson was
transferred from Hudson division
to our department. Glad to have
you back, Louise . . . Bertha Lee
Prince spent an enjoyable holi
day in Charlotte and Sanford.
Mostly
Angela
Hunt
The Balmy Spring-like weather
of Christmas Day brought out a
few fishermen, among them Earl
Byerly. Not much luck, he said,
but a very enjoyable day,
Frank Lambert made good use
JANUARY ISSUE
Ladies II
By
Peggy
Whitt
Everyone seems to have spent
a quiet Christmas and New
Year’s.
Frances Wells and husband
motored to Alabama to visit her
family. She also caught the flu
and was out of work the rest of
the week. Glad you’re back,
Frances.
Brady Felts visited his mother
in Mt. Airy . . . Virginia Davis
visited her family in Asheville
over the New Year’s weekend
. . . Your reporter’s brother,
A 3-c P. H, Gunter was home on
leave from Sheppard Air Force
Hospital, He (returned January 3.
Mary Earomirski would like to
thank all the girls for the gifts
and cards . . . Girls, did every
body see the new Cadillac Mary
got for Christmas? It sure is pur-
ty. Anybody can dream can’t
they Mary?
Did you see the minature
groom Bessie Vuncannon got for
Christmas? Well, now that this
is Leap Year, Bessie Vuncannon
and Betty Saltz are running a
race to see which can make the
big leap first.
Sorry to report that Edith Hill
is out sick. Hope she soon is
better.
Some of the girls are envious
of Betty Saltz because she still
is single, so they bought her a
set of rings at Kress Jewelry
store for Christmas. You’ve got
the rings and this is Leap Year,
so all you need is a man, Betty.
of the fine weather by digging
up and re-potting some of his
buried money.
They say Santa was so con
fused by the length and breadth
of Rickard Manor that he made a
stop at both ends to be certain
none were missed.
Paul Frye is much improved
after seeking the services of a
chiropractor for a sore back.
Bob Alexander vows Bill Hipps
found something to see in an
other direction when he passed
him while fixing a flat tire on
one of these bitter cold mornings
. . . Glad to have Bill Proctor
back after several weeks’ ab
sence to have his arm operated
on.
Johnny Hooker had a some
what profitable holiday — traded
a few horses . . . Most everyone
reported a quiet, enjoyable vaca
tion staying fairly close to home.