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BADIN bulletin
Mr. H. L. Grant, our efficient addresso-
graph operator, went lost for a few days
immediately after the election—possibly
to consult the wise men as to the returns
from various districts.
Mr. O. G. Nelson will take over the
Carbon Plant time keeping, succeeding
Mr. Mills. Mr. Nelson was formerly
time-keeper in the mechanical depart
ment.
Mr. Z. Z. Hadley begins his vacation
on Thanksgiving Day. He will spend
the entire two weeks hunting in Mont
gomery and Richmond Counties.
Mr. Joseph H. Cowles and family are
spending their vacations in Anson and
Caldwell Counties. We w'sh for them
a pleasant visit.
Mr. W. R. Mathewson is leaving the
fifteenth of December to spend his vaca
tion at his old home, in Taylorsville,
N. C.
Mr. W. H. Bell has been transferred
from the clock house as time-keeper in
the mechanical department.
Mr. B. H. Thompson has moved to
the Club; we hopa he will be well
pleased with the change.
Mr. Jas. F. Hunley has accepted a
position in this department as clock
house attendant.
Mr. Ben H. Wallace seems perfectly
satisfied since the election; you can
guess why.
Main Office Gossip
Burglars, Beware ,
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes are all ready for
’em. Here are two who don’t believe
in locking the door after the horse is
stolen. “Bobby” has a 28-gauge shot
gun all ready for use, while Mr. Hayes
has a 20-gauge ready for action. The
recent midnight prowling has had the
same effect on others, and they are now
ready for the housebreakers.
It’s a cinch the ladies can’t be out
done. Not satisfied with watching the
boys play basket-ball, the office girls
have organized, and are to have regular
practices twice a week—Tuesdays at
4.30, and Saturday afternoons at 1.30.
Well, Girls; the coach is quite strict,
and will no doubt have you all In train
ing. That means no sodas, ice cream,
or candy, not saying anything^ about
dieting. If you want some good pointers
on how to swear off the good things
when in training, see Mike Day and Don
Tilson. They will lecture on the subject
„ any time by special request. Music
must be furnished for all lectures.
We regret to learn that T. R. Huggma,
!stant cashier, has severed his cjn
rec'ions with the Company, having
accepted a responsible position with the
Boyette Shields Company, of Scotland
Neck, N. C. “Rupert” leaves on the
fifteenth of December, and we certa'nly
are sorry to see him go. He is one of
DICK—READY FOR WORK
Badin’s old-timers, having enlisted; in
the army during the war. He saw active
service in Prance, and upon his return
resumed his old duties in the cashier’s
office. We all wish him luck, and hope
he’ll pay us a visit occasionally, and
not forget the old town.
Speaking of shooting ducks, we’ll have
to hand it to York. He must be an
old-timer at duck hunting, or else he
has some supernatural instincts. It is
reported that while in the throes of a
maze of figures, York will look up, and
with a “hm!—must be a duck on the
lake,” go to the window, and sure enough
there is Mr. Duck. York then proceeds
to raise the window, and shoot his din
ner for that day. All orders for Christ
mas ducks should be sent to him early.
Mr. Book spent about ten days in tbe
Pittsburgh office, and incidentally states
emphatically that he wishes no one
would order seventeen-pound turkeys
for him in his absence. Speaking of
turkeys, we wish you all could have
seen Mr. Parks and Harry Smith chas
ing turkeys over the beautiful hills of
Stanly County a few days befor®
Thanksgiv'ng.
Turner, Huggins, Doc Campbell, and
our old friend John Derm’d decided that
the ride on the Yadkin train from SaliS'
bury to Badin was too lonesome for the
fair ones, so they went to Salisbury SuD'
dajv and returned with some of the
teachers who had spent the holidays
their homes.
Christmas? Yeh—must be! Jiniiny
Green killed a hundred and forty pound
porker last week. He says it will last
him all winter if he doesn’t have any
company. All right, Jimmy; we’ll only
come around occasionally.
Miss Ellen McKenzie has been trans
ferred from the Purchasing Department
to Mr. Pannill’s office. It’s all in
family, so to speak; but we miss
and hope to have her back with us
the spring.
Mr. Thorpe spent a few days in Chat
tanooga recently, having made a
ried trip there on account of the illne®*’
of his son Poster, who with Mrs. Thorp®
was spending the Thanksgiving holiday®
there.
Robinson says he might as well
presented w:‘th the prize cue now.
appreciate being spared the suspens*^’
but Robinson must have forgotten that
Johnny Purcell has signed up, too.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolton spent a few days
in Charlotte last week. We suppo®®
“Bolt” was getting more dope on “chic^
en farming.”
Miss Bernice Cherry, our new
girl, succeeds George Coleman, who ha®
decided to spend a little time in schoo
again.
“Special to the Bulletin”—A i k e
Moore now a Floorwalker.
We wish You All a Merry Christn^^®
and a Happy New Year.
General Office Notes ^
If you want to know how the
feels out on the lake in December, ^
Mr. Gooch, for he surely knows.
At the present writing, Mr. Nash ^
in his glory—he is up in the mountai