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■ ^ ^ DEPARTMENTAL NEWS ^ ^
Construction
It was with sincere regret that the
men in the Construction Department
learned that Mr. L. S. Grandy, the super
intendent of construction, had accepted
a position with a subsidiary company
in Dutch Guiana, and would soon leave
Badin for South America.
Mr. Grandy has been identified with
the construction ,"work h«re for over
three years, and by his fairness and
personal attitude has made a friend of
every subordinate, and each, while wish
ing him every success in his new field,
feels a personal loss in his leaving.
Mr. C. R. Clay well will assume the
duties hitherto performed by Mr. Grandy,
and needless to say will have the loyal
support of the organization.
Mr. W. I. Stokes, while attempting to
start his new car, was unfortunate
enough to have it step on him and frac
ture his arm. As ladies were present,
he suffered greatly. He is having Mr.
Smith paint his coat of arms on the
doors. The design shows an Elgin ram
pant, with a crank as a bar sinister.
Stokes again tried his car, and while
going up a steep hill en route to the
Spencer baseball game badly stifled its
left fore wheel, and scratched his “gee”
escutcheon. No injuries to passengers,
as they were all masculine.
Apropos of construction—all know
records seem to be in danger from the
rapid completion and putting into ser
vice of rumors about the status of
Badin’s development. As an example—
in the course of a few hours recently,
one telegram was quoted, “shutting down
all work, authorizing ’steen pot rooms,
transferring everybody but the office
cat, increasing and promoting the whole
force including the aforesaid cat—and
so on ad nauseum.”
The gardening fever is raging. Jessup
laid out his patch with a transit, using
a brick as a monument. His neighbor
keeps chickens, and the brick several
days later was used as a missile. He
is now trying to identify the different
rows—as something very like beans is
coming up where he expected potatoes.
The sewage disposal plant at the
Negro village has been completed, and
will soon be put into operation. An in
specting committee, composed of Messrs.
Stokes, Cowart, and Casper, has been
suggested, and the necessary preliminary
work, enlarging manholes, strengthening
ladders, etc., is under way.
Tommie Culp recently borrowed all
available cars, so that he could not be
followed, and went up to Misenheimer
Springs and got married. The blush
ing bridegroom is again in our midst,
and is receiving the congratulations and
best wishes of his numerous friends.
The Baseball Team has organized, with
W. I. Stokes, manager; Chief Early,
captain; and N. L. Smith, as secretary
and treasurer. Several of the sched
uled games have been played, resulting
in a crop of assorted emotions in the
minds of the fans.
“Dugan” Shankle, the official rooter
for the baseball team, has recently re
turned from a week’s fishing trip in
Onslow County. He reports excellent
fishing, and an attack by a crowd of
vicious frogs. He says he saw no snakes.
It seems strange that so many other
wise sensible people will listen to and
then retail the frenzied yappings of a
puerile prevaricator, whose imagination
and brains are proportionately like unto
a mammoth and mudcat.
Ananias and Munchausen have been
figuratively awarded the palm for being
the greatest liars of all times—fortunate
ly for 'them, they were not contem
poraneous with some of the Badinites.
“Boss, I can’t git on dese boots, the
biggest ones in the bunch is only
’levens.”
J. T. Garrett
Works Office Notes
Sergeant T. Rupert Huggins, who was
recently mustered out of the service,
has returned to his old position in the
Cashier’s office. Mr. Huggins enlisted
at Port Slocumb, N. Y., from which
place he was sent to Fort Andrews,
Mass., where he remained until Septem
ber 22. His brigade, the Thirtieth
Coast Artillery Corps, went over on the
transport U. S. S. Mongolian, and were
assigned to the Marne sector. This
brigade was being trained for the attack
on Metz that the armistice forestalled.
They sailed on February 23, and landed
on March 7, in Boston, and were
mustered out March 25, 1918. M
Huggins is originally from Union, S. '
Among the Badin boys who are e
pected to return from France soon an
Sergeant W. H. Aiken, Jr., Lieut. P. j
Roberts, and Private Jno. H. Corneliu
They have been away since Septembe
1917, and have all seen much active se
vice abroad. Their return will be
source of satisfaction to their mar
Badin friends.
Mr. Mirch L. Fox has arrived froi
the Pittsburgh office, to play on
Badin Office baseball team. Mr. Fo
is a southpaw of great promise, a”
already the team shows signs of
provement, altho he is playing in rig^]
field now instead of pitching. He
spend his leisure time in the Accountiw
Department.
Mr. Z. Z. Hadley, our popular fishef
man, reports business grood around Whi*
ney, having caught (at least he says b'
caught them) several nice bass recently
Mr. John C. Mitchell, formerly in
accounting department, has been tra”®
ferred to the draughting room in ^
general office.
Mr. Harry Swindell will leave so®®
for a vacation trip to his former hon>«
Belhaven, N. C., and to other resorts *
that vicinity. j
Mr. J. W. Tilley, Miss Ferabee.
Miss Ferree witnessed the baseball
at Spencer, Saturday, the seventeent*'-^^
Mr. W. F. Livingston and family
a trip to Ansonville, to visit relation®
Mrs. Livingston. j
Mr. C. H. Jones has been transf«'’^j^^
to the Auditing Department from
Cashier’s office. .
Mr. I. P. Moragne, from Hattics^'*jj|{
Miss., has accepted a position •'*
clock house. ^
Mr. W. G. Nelson spent a fe»'
with homefolks, at Allen, N. C.
J. H. Leonard was a visitor »n
ston-Salem recently.
Carbon Plant Note*
The exhaust s>’stem for the Cl** jt
Department is nearing
will soon be so the cleaner* c»n
work wearing their white
will improve the working condit