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THE CHATHAM BLANKETEER
November 24, 1933
The
Chatham Blanketeer
Editor-in-Chief Claudia Austin
Assistant Editor..Charles Calhoun
Business Mgr Robert Harlness
Club
I Versie Whitlock
„ . , (Juanita Billings
Social Editors< ^
I GypsySmitherman
REPORTERS
Spinnirig & Carding..Pearl Carter
Weaving Tessie Stinson
Spool & Specking..Ora Belle Wood
Shop & Dye House....Mary Brown
Wool Department Ola Teal
Napping & Wash, Esther Norman
Finishing Dept Frances Hensley
Shipping Dept Vera Briggs
Being a Friend
Go to it with a happy heart,
And keep your records clean;
Don’t strain too much for
methods smart,
Make sure you’re never mean.
Oh, brave and eager sister of
mine,
These lines for you are penned.
Think less of wearing raiment
fine
And more of being a friend.
The world out there has work
for you.
So give the world your best;
A friend with an idea or two
Is welcomed east or west.
And if before your time to stop,
Contentment here you’d find,
Think less of getting to the top
And more of being a friend.
The road to fame is open wide,
God, keep your pathway clean
But better still to turn aside
Than wrong your brother here.
Don’t spoil your life with
selfishness
But give whenever you can,
Think less of being a success
And more of being a friend.
LEONA DARNELL,
Elkin Mill.
Character Revealed
In Housekeeping
When choosing a woman for
his wife, a judicious man will
perhaps consider housekeeping—
one of the most essential quali
fications.
A pretty face is, of course, a
great asset. But, the beauty of
one’s face depends largely upon
cleanliness; a captivating figure
depends largely upon being well
clothed; and the attractiveness
of both face and figure depends
perhaps more upon character
than we sometimes realize.
Character, woi’king from with
in, soon leaves its mark upon the
countenance of a person, so that
one’s features quite often tell the
story of one’s life.
A good housekeeper is a jewel,
whether a wife or a workman. A
woman who keeps her home
clean and attractive certainly has
a very commendable trait and
possesses one of the essential
qualifications of a good wife and
mother. A workman who keeps
his place clean and orderly, cer
tainly has the respect and confi
dence of his employer and will
stand a better chance for promo
tion than the one who cleans up
only when he is told.
Keeping one’s work-place
clean and orderly is a habit,
which must be cultivated. Care
less, indifferent habits are more
easily formed than careful ones;
therefore, we have to watch our
selves lest we become careless
about things which are import
ant.
“Habit will reconcile us to ev
erything but change, and even to
change if it recurs not too quick-
ly.”
So, let’s cultivate the habit of
keeping the plant clean and or
derly. Conditions can be im
proved and will be when we all
make up our minds to do it.
Cleanliness, Safety and Efficien
cy should be our motto. The
condition of one’s work-place re
veals one’s character and inter
est in the job.
Try It
List the things you are thankful
for,
Write them in a row;
Extra paper you will need.
First thing you know.
You’ll be very much surprised,
(Another pencil please!)
Start with things you love out
doors—
Roses, birds and trees.
Add the sun, the moon and stars,
Don’t forget the brook;
Goodness me, before you’re
through.
You will fill a book.
Keep right on and go inside.
Look around awhile;
All your playthings, home itself.
Mother’s loving smile.
Mind you, don’t leave out a
thing,
Write it down in ink;
Every blessing, big and small—
Did I see you blink?
You can’t do it possibly?
Row on, row on, row^—
Well, I didn’t think you could:
Aren’t you thankful, though?
Judge: “What’s the charge
against this lady, officer?”
Officer: “Aison, your honor,
burning up the road.”
THEY WOULD BE
MORE SERIOUS
If Our Forefathers Could Come
Back Todiay They Would
Show More Appreciation
Although it has many times
been wished that the dead might
live again, it has always been
wished in vain. Nevertheless,
let us use our imaginations to
consider for a moment just how
a certain group of past livers
known to us as Pilgrims Fathers
would react to our modern ob
servance of Thanksgiving.
To begin with, I think they
would be deeply impressed by
Liie lightness with which the
great occasion is regarded. It is
perfectly evident that since we
have so much to be thankful for
than they, that we should show
more evidence of our apprecia
tion. We all know, however,
how thankful they were for the
mere fact that they had plenty
of the bare necessities of life and
iheir much sought after reli
gious freedom. Since they feast
ed and gave thanks for days for
those blessings, would it seem
out of the ordinary that the Pil
grims should be astonished at
our brief hours of worship and
thanksgiving for our multiplied
blessings and luxuries?
Another thing that would
probably seem queer to the res
urrected forefathers is the im
portance of national sports in
regard to Thanksgiving, mainly
lootball and hunting. For with
out these two, together with the
feature attractions at the
theatres. Thanksgiving would
probably be a failure to most of
us, while the express purpose of
the day was for an important day
in the church and in thanks to
the Almighty for His bounteous
goodness and mercy.
In regard to the Thanksgiving
feast, which has become a cus
tom in all American homes, I
think our revived ancestor would
approve of provided it was not
looked forward to as the main
purpose of the day, but as a re
minder of God’s loving kindness
to us.
The charitable deeds and the
helping of the needy by the
church and other organizations
as well as individuals, I am sure
the Pilgrims would most heartily
approve of, since there is no bet
ter way of showing our appre
ciation to the Giver of all good
and perfect gifts. These few re
actions stand out in my mind as
being the first impressions that
our beloved forefathers would
receive, were they granted the
much coveted privileges of resuj--
r(‘(ttion.
HENRY LEWIS.
If I Were Boss
If I were boss I would like to say:
“You did a good job yesterday.”
I’d like for the man, or the girl,
or boy
Whose heart would leap with a
thrill of joy
At a word of praise, and I’d pass
it out
Where the crowd could hear as
I walked about.
If I were the boss I would like
to find
The fellow whose work is the
proper kind;
And whenever to me a good thing
came.
I’d ask to b'e told the toiler’s
name,
And I’d go to him, and I’d pat
his back,
And I’d say; “That was perfect
ly splendid. Jack”.
Now a bit of praise isn’t much to
give,
But it’s dear to the hearts of all
who live;
And there’s never a man on this
good old earth
But is glad to be told that he’s
been of worth;
And a kindly word when the work
is fair.
Is welcomed and wanted every
where.
If I were a boss. I’m sure I
should
Say a kindly word whenever I
could;
For the man who has given his
best by day
Wants a little more than his
weekly pay;
He likes to know, with the setting
sun.
That his boss is pleased with the
work he’s done.
—Edgar A. Guest
Attend Foot Ball
Game In Durham
Among the boys in the differ'
ent departments w'ho attended
the ball game and dance in Dur
ham on Saturday were: Jim Se-
wall, Bill Kimball, Paul Price.
Sheffey Graham, Dick Chatham.
John Sagar, Sam Atkinson, Si^
and Jack Holcomb. They re
mained over for the dance where
they were privileged to hear Gu)'
Lombardo and His Royal Cana'
dians.
CARD OF THAXKS
Please express our sincere
thanks to the people of tli^
Winston Mill who were so kind
to us during our recent bereave'
ment. The floral tributes wer^
beautiful and more than appre'
ciated.
Mrs. B. N. Nicks and family-
“The path of duty is always’
the path of safety.”