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As ft climax to the conclusion of
Indoririal Relation* Training Glass
a barbecue was held for the mem
bers of the various conferences at
burner's Monday evening, April
2nd. A large crowd gathered early
for this outing and the bounty of
faltrbeeued pork, brunswick stew,
com pone, and various green salads
was set before the group after an
invocation by Clarence T. Poe.
When the tables had been cleared
W. V. Byers acted as M.C. and
introduced various guests from the
central office.
K. P. Lewis, President, com
mented on his satisfaction with the
Training Classes and his hope that
employees would take advantage of
the training facilities offered them.
He further emphasised the need
for informed management in the
modern textile world. Following
Mr. Lewis, W. H. Euffin congratu
lated the conferees on their enthusi
astic attendance at the training
meetings and expressed his desire
to see that all such training as de
sired by the employees and felt nec
essary to the improvement, welfare
of the Company in general should
be promoted. Carl R. Harris spoke
of his pleasure in being at the bar
becue and endorsed all that had
been said. F. T. de Vyver assured
the gathering that he was the last of
' the vice-presidents and that speech
making .would not take up all of
the evening's program. Following
his usual good humor he briefly ex
pressed his satisfaction with the
Safety and Management Trailing
that had thus far beejn carried out
under the newly organised Central
Personnel Department. He ex
pressed regret, that W. G. Marks,
Director of Training and Safety
could not be present at the outing.
After a big laugh from M. C.'s
hilarious joke, P. B. Parks, Gen
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Call and Snead Receive
Army Service Award
Ralph o*ll Eugene Efated
CpL Ralph Call, former Erwin
employee, has been recently award
ed the Purple Heart for wounds re
ceived in Germany in February.
He also has the Bronze Star far
gallantry under enemy fire. Hi it
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylrf CSiH
of Mocksville, Route 4. £&s irife
is the former Margaret Mljlwij 1 ,
Cpl. Eugene Snead, son off 31$ V
and Mrs. T. D. Snead* «f Bart
Erwin, has been awaisftdi w
Bronae Star, according to a|pi|»w
eeived by his parents. dmd
was mad# for meritorious MMplftfn
connection with military egMM&ens
against the enemy in Qenflttp l*m
Nov. 21 to Nov. 30, 1945. j
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Left to Bight—Galen Elliott, Erwin Cotton Mills (State Becreation Comgrittee); B. M. Love, Duke Power;
Ed Swindell, City Becreation Dept.; W. S. Persons, Duke University Athletic Dept. and City Becreation Director;
W. G. Marks, Safety Director, Erwin Cotton Mills Co.; W. H. Ogsbury, American Tobacco Company.
"Barnyard Golf" Promoted by Durham Men
W. G. Marks Is Aiding Erwin
Areas in Setting Up
Regulation Horseshoe Courts
A revival of the grand old game—
horseshoes —has been undertaken in
Durham and is being emphasized
for Erwin recreation this spring and
summer. W. G. Marks ap4
Elliott in Durham are
Recreation Committee that is jwo
moting "barnyard gW And Wmr
enthusiasm is i iilihtlg, /the whole
town. Mr. Mark* fens scouting
the whole naijWtt for l»rseshoes of
the regulatna sisa and hopes to
soon hav4 meet the needs i
of Erwin, Durham, and Cooleemee.
In Gotdlpte regulation courts
have btm ! afflapleted which will af
ford a iMHI opportunity for em
ployeeg to play the game under na
tional hese courts at Coo-1
leeme* Jlw illuminated at night
which., friwimo of its location on
Park to be one of the
most evening gathering
Present plans
for include horseshoe
tea|(j|nfl|l|ili each mill engaging in
conq»l&j*h together with play
ammft lotions other local teams
and players in the communities
IjbMfc to the surprise of those
MfMINNt addicts who are aecus
playing back of the barn
mule shoes, they will
lfcat present day horseshoe
is done in boxes filled with
slagr on uniform courts. These
hem as part of a standard court
lpi#e the pegs at a distance'of forty
because of the day sur
face surrounding the pegs, shoes
do not slide and mart therefore be
pitched accurately. Modern horse
shoes weigh two and one-half
APRIL, 1945
pounds and are all uniform in size,
which adds to the degree of skill
which serious horseshoe pitchers
may develop.
Those interested further in tins
new sports opportunity may get
further infoimfttoo by directing in
qnirier to Sports Editor, to
ffixvwL Ifceee inquiries can be
routed to the local editor's office via
the seperintendent's office.
Silver Star Awarded
Renn Posthumously
Mrs. Mary Lou Boyd Renn was
presented the Silver Star "for gal
lantry in action" (October 24,1944)
on behalf of her husband, Second
Lt. Walter B. Rain. Lt. Renn was
reported killed in action November
14, 1944. Mrs. Renn received the
posthumous award from Col. Her
bert Poole at Camp Butner.
Before entering the service, Lt.
Lt. Walter B. Renn and his cous
in T/Sgt Jesse Griffin, both for
merly employed at Plant No. 4.
Renn was a loom-fixer at Plant No.
4in Durham. He received in serv
ice the following awards:
Received Good Conduct Medal on
Dec. 21,1943. Received the Bronze
Star Medal for meritorious service
in action against the enemy in July
1944. Awarded the Purple Heart
July 20, 1944 for wounds received
in battle. Received Combat In
fantryman's Badge July 5, 1944.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant,
on the battlefield in France Aug. 24,
1944 and was in line to be commis
sioned First Lieutenant at the time
of his death.
T/Sgt. Jesse Griffin, a cousin of
Walter Renn shown above with
him, was reported killed in action
July 20, 1944.
Carl Godwin, Erwin Man
Killed in Action
Pvt. Carl Godwin, age 24, was
killed in action on February 3,1945
in Belgium, according to a telegram
received by Mrs. Carl S. Godwin.
Pvt. Godwin received his basic
training at Camp Croft, S. C., and
was with the Infantry of Gen. Pat
ton's 3rd Army. Pvt. Godwin is
survived by his wife, the former
Miss Ethel Robinson of Bear Creek,
four children, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. D. Godwin of Linden, and
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Wood of Fayetteville, N. C. Be
fore entering'the service Pvt. God
win -was. employed in v the ClotH
Room on the second shift.
Walter Hobbs, who has been In
declining health for the past sev
eral months, died, Sunday, April the
first. Death was attributed to
hemorrhage of the brain.
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Silver Star Goes to
Sgt. York with the
9th Inf. Overseas
Staff Sergeant Samuel Ck York,
killed October 12 in Germany, hat
been awarded the Silver Star, post'
humonaly) for gallantry in action.
Sgt. York's citation reads in
put: "Attempting to make contact
with an adjaoent supporting com
pany, Sgt York's patrol encoun
tered a large enemy force which
had infiltrated behind the lines.
Engaging the enemy in a fire fight,
the numerically superior enemy
forced Sgt. York to withdraw lis
patroL
"Notifying his unit of the situar
tion, he led his company through
i a small neek of woods 20 yards to
the enemy front, creeping upon the
enemy with secrecy, and made con
tact with the unit on the flank. A
| joint attack was executed which de- .
stroyed the enemy group.
I "Then, moving forward with his
platoon; Sgt. York assisted in the
capture of several riflemen defend
ing a pillbox. Learning that the
1 pillbox was still occupied, he as
i saulted the emplacement with hand
I grenades and a Browning Auto
matic Rifle and captured one Ger
iman officer and five enlisted men.
jl "Sgt. York's aggressive initiative
devotion to duty, and courageous
fictions, contributed materi&tty to
the success of the operations and
were a credit to himself and to the
Armed Forces of the United
States."
1 He had participated in the battles
for Normandy, France, Northern
France, and Germany.
Before Sgt. York, son of Mrs.
Mary C. York, was inducted, he
resided at Harmony, N. C., and
worked in the Yat Dye Dept. of
Mill No. 3.
TO THE BOYS IN SERVICE:
We appreciate the letters we have
been receiving and hope you wity
keep them coming. Remember tibia
is your paper, too. We want your
news, your criticisms, your ideas.
If there is any problem you have,
just write us and we will try to
find the answers for you as soon as
possible and send you a letter in
return. We are trying to answer
all your letters and will do so aa
soon as possible.
Chas. Bennett Killed in
Action on Iwo Jima
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Charles Bennett Thora*g Bennett
Sgt. Charles E. Bennett was
killed in action on Iwo Jima ac
cording to telegram from the Wwr
Department received by hi* father.
Pvt. Thomas Bennett, eon of Mr,
and Mrs. & C. Bennett of Brwfty;
and brother of Sgt. Bennett. TJwir
father is employed in No. 5 Wm**n
Room.