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Six THE MILL WHISTLE August 30, 1943 Fact^tid FJcieste Fieldale Hoaiery Mill By Gertrude Mlnter Dear Boys: Here are some familiar happenings I thought you might be interested in: Coy Campbell of Dale theatre still doing a flourishing business on the Fri day and Saturday night double fea tures. Rev. Ralph Yow and family moving from Second street to Eighth street in the former Bowie house. The Health League and Home Dem onstration club having a picnic. Vernon Wood, Frank Bradley, John ny Tilley, Tom Padgett, Hobart Gusler all visiting here from the Army and Navy. Marie Hedgecock and Rowena Shaw starting to choir practice. Kathleen Dalrymple home from North Wilkesboro where she visited Mrs. Har ry Dalrymple. Mrs. Grover Overby back home from a visit with relatives in Ohio. Anne Merriman and Mrs. Minter at tending that Association. Cy Looney getting his picture in the paper. Emory Goode enjoying the children’s playground. Inez W. Stultz accepting a position with Rose’s Five and Ten. J. W. Norris, Jr., Billy Setliff and '"v Juanita Yow returning from Ferrum college where they attended a Youth Fellowship meeting. Margaret Nester enjoying that week’s visit with friends in Norfolk. Miss Anna Stultz of High Point, N. C. shaking hands with friends here on a recent visit. Derwood Merriman and Carles Saw yers getting ready to take that trip to Roanoke. Melvin Gourley seen purchasing that nightly Coca-Cola. Mabel Looney with that bunch of flowers in her hair. Alonzo Beheler and Booker Dalton driving those “A” models. Bob Taylor and Stormy Joyce with those GI haircuts. Frances Hundley knocking that home run. Ned Gauldin looking at those pictures of himself. Yours truly trying to find some news that you would be interested in. Bye Now, GERTRUDE. V . . . — The modern home is one in which the switch regulates everything but the children. Towel Mill Bjr EllwbeUi Jo/ee Dear Boys: Since you aren’t around to find out the goings on of this burg. I’ve been doing some snooping for you and these are the highlights of the past two weeks. Pvt. Vernon Wood home from New York still wearing that moustache. Navy boys in town include Frank Bradley, J. D. Nester, Tom Padgett, Roy Hopkins, Clarence Padgett, Joe Shelton, Dick Hager, Odis Tillie and Johnnie Tillie. S/Sgt. “Red” Stegall, from Martins ville, and North Africa, visited relatives in Fieldale while on furlough. Frank Hartis, of the U. S. Navy, get ting himself a bride while home on furlough. Becky Tipton home from the hos pital. J. H. Pickup “rooting” for the sewing room football team. “Doc” May still closing up at nine o’clock. Everybody looking forward to a nice pay day this week. Marjorie Correll Wade all smiles over that visit from her husband, Rus sell. Cpls. John Adkins and “Whitie” Lyons home for a week. Boys, can you imagine Rob Joyce be ing a proud pappy-in-law? The Amoma class entertaining the war widows at a picnic Saturday even ing. Emory Hundley umpiring a softball game between Fieldale and DuPont. George Merriman working too hard and being placed under Dr. Rucker’s care. Ernest Self being promoted to MMl/C. Pfc. Leslie Slocum being shipped to the West Coast. Curtis Padgett arriving safely in England. Billy Harrington of the U- S. Navy sending greetings to the packing de partment. Until I get going again . . . Best of Luck. “DUNKIE.” V . . . — The Irishman foreman of the road gang found one of his men sleeping in the shade. “Slape on, ye idle spalpeen,” he said, “slape on. So long as ye slape, we’ve got a job; but whin ye wake up, ye’re out of work.” Centr&l WarehouM By Mftybnd Stanley H. D. Hopkins, of the U. S. Navy left Wednesday for Key West, Fla., after spending three weeks with his mother, Mrs. Irva Hopkins, Railroad street. Elmer Boyd returned to work this morning after taking two weeks’ vaca tion. We are all glad to have him back with us. Mrs. Myrtle Brown is back at work this morning after being on the sick list last week. Moir Dale Hylton of Little Creek, Va., spent the week-end with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Boone, Walnut street. Miss Treva Thompson and Miss Marian Reynolds were the Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Irva Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Stanley were visi tors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ashworth Sunday. SUPT. E. E. SYMS Supt. E. E. Syms of the Spray Woolen Mill carefully examines a blanket that is in process of inspection. Supt. Syms has some difficulty in concealing his pride in the work of his employees and we see no reason why he shouldn’t be proud. Also of his own efforts. TOOTS (Continued From Pa*e Four) on the floor beside my bed—something that hadn’t happened to me since I was a kid. I got up sheepishly, glad that no one had seen me, looked at the clock and realized I’d have to hurry to get to work on time. Then (heavenly thought!) I realized I was really on vacation. So back into bed I jumped and dropped off to sleep hoping that I could have another wonderful dream. s-f
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