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Two THE MILL WHISTLE July 5, 1943 MentidFAround the Mills Woolen Mill By Sidney Cox Wedding bells rang out for twd for* mer Woolen Mill girls. We wish for the former Misses Edna Delancey and Nina Marshall every possible happi ness in their new life. School Marm Caston has just com pleted a course in “Job Methods Train ing.’’ Pat Patterson is still complaining about the remarkable speed with which his cucumbers are growing. He says the vines are dragging the ground and causing them to be bruised. Don’t let it get you down, Pat! Little Peggy Ann Hale visited her grandfather, Obe Clark, over the week end. We are proud to have B. T. Wilson and Samuel Thacker, Jr., back to work in the spinning department after a brief illness. Those out sick from the finishing de partment are Helen Hunter, Muster Allen, Myrtle Light and Rachel Reid. Hurry and get well folks. Henry Trotter was a visitor at the Woolen Mill Monday. New employees are Norwood Willis, William Pratt of the finishing depart ment. Albert Murphy has been promoted from checking and weighing to wash er and fuller helper. Lyman Cheek from burler and mender server to conditioner. Etta Howell seems to feel better aft er a nice vacation. Moyer Gilley states that his vaca tion was all work and no play. He mov ed over to Monroe street. Mr. Betts spent the week-end with his family at Whittiers. Mr. Syms, superintendent of the Woolen Mill, was stopped by Ernest Thompson, the guard, and asked to produce his pass which he had left at home. Mr. Thompson told Mr. Syms that he would have to get the super intendent to identify him and pro ceeded by saying: Superintendent, do you know Mr. Syms? The superinten dent said he did, therefore Mr. Thomp son said, go on in. We girls of the Woolen Mill would like to know why Mr. Pitcher wants to swap jobs with Tom> Betts. Mr. Norman is paying a visit to New York. Wonder why Gertrude Dellinger, Inez Smith, Earline Nelson and Wanda Thomas have so much to talk about every morning? Could it be the Won derful Husbands? It seems mighty interesting to the rest of us. Cpl. Reuben Smith of Alabama is spending a few days with his family here. Friends rejoice with Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Meadows. They have heard from their son, Cpl. Luther G. Mead ows, once in May and once in June. Cpl. Meadows has been overseas 13 months and this is the first line in five months his parents have heard from him. He says he is getting along fine and is O. K. Alton Joyce from Delaware visited his family on Railroad street over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. John Humphrey visit ed Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Meadows Sun day. Cpl. Posie O. Meadows of the U. S. Army wishes for his new address to be given to the news editor so he can keep getting the Whistle. Cpl. Mead ows says he really enjoys reading the news about the home folks. Thanks a lot for the news; he said tell all his friends at the Woolen Mill “Hello’’! We wish for Mrs. Reuben Smith of the warp room a speedy recovery. She is an operative patient at the Leaks- ville hospital. V . . , — Rayon Mill By Ray Warner We have received a message from Aux. Edith C. Clifton, and she is really going north. I am sure her friends will want to tell her what’-s going on back home. Write for her address. Pvt. Eddie Ferguson will also enjoy hearing from his friends at home. His address on request. Miss Mildred Saunders of the cop ping department recently visited her parents near Roanoke. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Norris are visiting in Kannapolis this week. Mrs. Francis Hogan is making her home with her sister, Mrs. Harry Hud gens. She was formerly Miss Hazel Miles. Mr. Hogan is leaving for the army. Jack Harbour and Mrs. M. E. Young visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Steagall over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shreves and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Steagall spent Sat urday at Bedford, Va. Miss Lucille Stephens spent the week-end in Reidsville visiting her sister. Miss Nancy Ann Martin of Haw River has been visiting her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Johnson. Karastan Mill By Dorothy Manley The Karastan Auxiliary Eirenien de serve a lot of credit for the last black out being so successful. Each man was at his post and on the alert; six men were stationed in the mill, five on the mill grounds and the rest at the gate house. These men had been in structed in all the modern methods of fire fighting and were also on the look out for saboteurs. Let’s all give them a vote of thanks for such wonderful work. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Evans and Mrs. T. W. Smith visited Mrs. Tom Cruise of Ridgeway this past week-end. Mrs. Clyde Merriman spent the past Saturday in Winston-Salem. Chatter Vs. Jabber Central Warehouse Office By Mary Lee Fitz Dear Jesse: The office desires to convey the heartfelt sympathy to you in the pass ing of your grandmother. We wecome Lois Frazier back to the addressograph department. She is taking lessons from Lucy Connor and Rhuney Patterson in order to be a better commercial teacher this fall. We also have another new girl—Margaret Earles, a brunette too, and as cute as a bug’s ear. Too bad Mr. McBride and Glenn Simpson, but the brunettes are taking over. As you know they prefer blonds (but they married bru nettes). O. K. Mr. Archibald, you may come to see us now. Bette is back at the mail desk after a visit to Virginia Beach. Sorry you didn’t care to com.e to see Iva and me. John Eggleston, realizing that he is not yet grown up, is spending his spare time with the Boy Scouts. Keep up the good work, John. C. P. Wilson has become quite in terested in the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Leaksville State Guards and is now business manager for Lieutenant Priddy. Jesse, I’ve had the honor of shaking hands with a major. He was none oth er than Major George C. Dickerson. Would like to shake hands with all the service men if they look as hand some as Major Dickerson does. Wrap, wrap, wrap for the Red Cross. Yes, that is what Elsie Bundy, Rhuney and Ozelle are doing one night a week. GIRLS, why not break some of those dates and help the Red Cross? Yes, I am going to help them too. Jesse, let’s keep ’em flying, keep ’em rolling, and keep ’em laughing. Sincerely yours, MARY LEE, V . . .—
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