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Page Two THE MILL WHISTLE October 12, 1942 MENTION AROUND THE MILLS Bleachery Mrs. Ruby Lovell was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Leonard of Win ston-Salem, the past weekend. Mrs. Annie Meeks spent, the week end in Ridgeway, Va., with Mrs. Lillie Trent. While there she attended the Primitive Baptist Association. Mrs. Ruth Burroughs was the week end guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. W. Glide- well of Winston-Salem, N. C. Renfrae Atkins of Burlington spent the weekend with his family at the Carolina Home. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fitz and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paries of Reidsville were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Flynn, Saturday. Joe T. Austin, former employee of the Bleachery, is now employed by The Glenn L. Martin Co of Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Felton Parker and friends from Third Avenue Christian Church, Schoolfield, Va., visited and conducted prayer meeting in the home of Mr .and Mrs. Haywood D. Parker, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dodd of School- field, Va., were visitors in town • last ■ week. We wish to extend our sympathy to Mrs. Ella Waters whose mother, Mrs. Susie Vestal Messic, died Sunday, Sep tember 27th. M. C. Thomas of Portsmouth, Va., spent last weekend here with his fam ily. Miss Elice Smith, who has been on the sick list for the past week, is some bet- er now. Karastan Mill We all extend sincerest sympathy to Paul Hall in the death of his mother, Mrs. Ellen Hall, who died Friday a week ago. Mrs. Hall had been in ill health for a number of years, and was dearly loved by all who knew her. Funeral was on Sunday from King Memorial church and burial followed in the family burial ground at Shiloh Baptist church, on the Leaksville-Madi- son highway. Four sons, three daugh ters, three brothers and three sisters survive, also twenty grandchildi-en. Miss Margaret Kelly spent the week end in Hopewell, Va. Charles Irving, of Youngstown, Ohio, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkins. Miss Polly Branch spent the weekend in Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Manuel spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Step hens in Lawsonville, N. C. We are glad to have Mrs. Rose Nance back at work after a long seige of sick ness. Oldest Employee Born in Rocking- county, April 1871, P. F. Gro- m ham "iligan spent his boy- fhood on a farm; In i; 1898, he moved to “Spray where he did P. F. Grogan. his first public work with the contractor who built Nan tucket Mills. He helped install the first machinery in the dye house and to put up the shafting. In 1899 he took charge of the steam plant and continued as en gineer until electric povter was install ed. He then began work with the shop crew, being in charge of the humidify ing system and motors. On May 31, 1942,.Mr. Grogan com pleted his 44th year with Marshall Field & Co., and during all these years he missed very few days from his work. In 1901 he was married to Miss Lucy Hayden. Their home has been -blessed by the presence of three children, Mrs. Walter Hudnall, Mrs. James Curry and James Grogan. Appropriately enough, Mr. Grogan is now watchman in the plant (formerly known as Nantucket Mills) he himself helped to build. Speaking of his work and long service to the company, Mr. Grogan remarked; “I never cared to rove about like some people.” And he feels that he has lost nothing by fol lowing this inclination. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weaver have moved to their new home on Cedar St. Miss Julia Austin was in Raleigh last week. Sgt. Fred H. Hayden, who is at home on furlough, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner Hatden. Junior Craddock spent the weekend with? his parents. Miss Nancy Price is put sick this week. Miss Polly Lovick spent the weekend in Fayetteville, N. C. Mrs. Viola Vernon spent Sunday with Mrs. Jimmie Darnell. Loyd, Clovis and Odis Turner have aecepted positions at Radford, Va. Bob Swinney spent his vacation last week in West Virginia. Ida Pickelsimer spent the weekend with relatives in Washington, D. C. Willie Gatewood has returned to work after being sick for some time. Mrs'. Margaret Hudson spent the past week with her brother at New River Marine Barracks. Mrs. Davis Odell spent the past week end at Woolwine, Va. Miss Clarice Gilley and Mrs. Virginia Richardson attended a weiner roast at Roberts cabin on the Reidsville road with the First Baptist B. Y. P. U. Misses Carmen Nelson, Pauline Bel ton and Beadie Wright spent last Sat urday in Greensboro. Miss Maggie Cox is back at work af ter having her tonsils removed. Finishing Mill BornrTo. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Burroughs, Leaksville, a son, Howard Douglas. Mr. Burroughs is staff ser geant, U. S. Army at Fort Jackson, S. C. Ernest Wood, Bedspread Cut & Sew Dept, has been inducted into the Army. Designing Department has started up complete again. Three designers have been called back to work. Louise Burnett, Bedspread Cut & Sew department, is out sick. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Strader visited their 2 daughters, Doris and Gloria, over the weekend. They are spending some time in Chatham, Va. Mrs. Gaynell Warf and son, Bobby, Mrs. Myrtle Alderman, Mrs. Flossie Strader and Miss Nettie Dillon visited in Reidsville, Saturday. Mrs. Mary T. Ray, Folding Dept., visited her son in Monroe over the weekend. Lucile Hylton, Folding Dept., who has been out of work since last June, is back again. J. D. Glasgow, U.S. Navy, has return ed to New York after spending several days with his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Glas gow. Mrs. Maude Hopper, Folding Dept., spent the weekend with her husband in Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shumate spent the week with Rev. and Mrs. Paul Rob erts of Reidsville. Corp. Fred Martin, former employee of Sample Room, now of Camp Wheeler, Ga., visited his family and friends over the weekend. Mrs. Elsie Mae Carter spent the weekend in Wilmington with her hus band. Mrs. C. O. Peters and son, Herman, visited her ’ daughter, Mrs. Fred Harris, in Roanoke, Va., over the weekend. Mrs. Elmer Hayden of Newport News spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Bertie Motley. Mrs. Edna Hoover ate birthday din ner with her mother, Mrs. Dan Holland, Sunday. H. L. Laws, former employee of Machine Shop, was a visitor in town last week. Mr. Laws is now employed in Newport News. Employees of the Machine Shop, Fin ishing Mill, have been attending First Aid classes. J. B. Lamar and J. H. Lindsay were in New York last week on'business.
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