Chatham
Blanketeer
Vol. 2
AUGUST 17, 1934
No. 6
STAFF IS GUEST
OF CHATHAM CO.
Blanketeer Manager And Report
ers Are Given Dinner In
Winston-Salem
The Blanketeer Staff for 1933-
34 were the guest of the Chatham
Manufacturing Company at a din
ner on August 7th, given at the
Reynolds Grill. Guessts included
the staff and Albert Butler, R.
W. Harris, W. A. Neaves, C. C.
Poindexter, A, R. Plaster and Hoyt
T. Hambright. Following the din
ner a business meeting was held
with Claudia Austin acting as
chairman. A report of the past
year’s work was read by Robert
Hartness. Mr. Butler led the dis
cussion for the improvement of
the paper and a number of help
ful suggestions were adopted.
Plans were made to make the pa
per bigger and better and to put
a paper in the home of every
family that works for Chatham
Manufacturing Company. The
staff for the coming year was then
elected as follows; Editor-in-
Chief, Claudia Austin; Assistant
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entertains in
HONOR HANCOCK
W. A. Neaves Has Delightful
Chicken Supper August 10 For
Fifth Distric Congressman
Mr. W. A. Neaves entertained a
j group^^pf men at his home Friday
evening, August 10th honoring
Frank Hancock, Congressman
from the 5th district.
After the guests arrived they
were invited to a beautiful grove
near Mr. Neaves' home, where a
delicious chicken supper was
served with country ham, and
many other good things to satisfy
most anyone’s appetite.
The following men enjoyed this
delightful occasion: Prank Han
cock, Thurmond Chatham, Albert
Butler, R. W. Harris, Alex Chat
ham, Carl Poindexter, Henry Dob
son, Dick Chatham, Bob Lankford,
El Burcham, Cone Cox, Sherman
Newman, Fred Neaves, A. R. Plas
ter, H. T. Hambright, Mason Lil-
lard, Gavin Dortch, Lee Benson,
Tom Roth, French Graham, Har
ry Barker, Worth Graham, Worth
Gray, Jim Poindexter, W. H.
Spradlin, E. E. Hayes, Paul Gwyn,
Dick Freeman, E. F. McNeer, M.
Q. Snow, S. G. Holcomb, Chas.
Poster, R. Pyron, Marion Allen,
Lon Folger, Cleve Lewellyn and
Garland Johnson.
Lucy Hanes Chatham
Club Pride of Community
Started With One Member
And Now Has Member
ship of 153
WAS ORGANIZED IN 1929
(By JOHN SAGAR)
Inasmuch as such an institu
tion as the Lucy Hanes Chatham
Club should be a matter of great
pride to every member of thu3
community, whether they are di
rectly connected with it or not, it
is with considerable satisfaction
that a short history of the club,
its aims and what it has already
achieved, is brought to readers of
this newspaper.
In 1929 Miss Claudia Austin
and Miss Lorena Kelly, both
members of the Centenary church,
of Winston-Salem, were discuss
ing church welfare work in which
both had had considerable ex
perience. Miss Kelly told Miss
Austin that she intended to start
a welfare club among the girls at
the Chatham Manufacturing Co..
and asked Miss Austin if she
would like to take charge of it.
Miss Austin readily assented, so
the matter was discussed with
Thurmond Chatham, who offer
ed to do everything in his power
to further the idea. As a result,
Miss Austin accepted a position
in the Winston office where she
could come in contact with the
girls. The result was that after
a few months the first meeting
of the club was called and one
member. Miss Betty Gentry, was
enrolled. At the next meetmg
five more members enrolled ana
since that time the club has
grown until now the Wmston
club alone numbers 60 members
who meet every week in their
club room at the Centenary
Mrs. Lucy Hanes Chatham
took such a profound interest m
the club and did so much to fur
ther its aims that it was decided
with her permission that the club
should be named after her, and
probably only its members can
fully realize how much her kind
and sincere interest and help
have meant to them.
Every week classes are con
ducted in cooking, sewing, art
interior decorating, English and
music. Each class is m charge
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Lefty Pitches
45 Scoreless
Innings
Southard Hits Stride With
Blanketeers; Fans 45 Men
In Six Games
I
By JOHN SAGAR
Judging by the number of peo
ple who have turned out to see
the Chatham Blanketeers play
baseball, and by the interest that
is displayed in the team locally
and in the surrounding territory,
it is no news to anybody that
Chatham has a first rate ball
club.
Neither is it news to anyone to
WINSTON-ELKIN
STAGE FIELD DAY
Large Crowd Watches Chatham’s
First Field Day, August 10th;
Display Much Talent
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Winston opened the day by de
feating the Elkin Volleyball team
by the scoes of 15-4, 15-5 and
15-4. These three games drew a
large crowd and both teams dis
played a lot of real talent. The
lineups for the two teams were,
for Winston, Wilburn Woodruff,
John Sampson, John Sappenfield,
Bob Southern, Clyde Minish and
Lee Ketner. For Elkin: John
Francis, Clyde Day, John Austin,
Walter Barnette, Dick Chatham
and Tom Parker.
In the first game of the horse
shoe pitching J. Goforth and
Bates defeated Freman and
Groce of Elkin two out of three
games. Elkin won the first 23-18,
Winston won the next two by the
scores of 21-10 and 21-19.
The second set of doubles were
won by Elkin. Hambright and
Parker won over W. Goforth and
Lackey by the scores of 21-18 and
21-20.
Winston won the first single
match when Sappenfield defeat
ed Parker of Elkin 21-15 and
21-9.
Elkin won the next single
match after a hard battle. Free
man of Elkin defeated W. Go
forth by the scores of 21-15 and
21-12. Goforth won the second
game 21-12.
In the diamond ball game
Winston defeated Elkin by the
score of 2-0. Taylor for Winston
hit a long home run in the first
inning to finish all the scoring
for the evening. This game was
called at the beginning of the 5th
inning to let the Varsity teams
have the field.
There was a lot of interest and
pep displayed during these games.
Both Elkin and Winston are
looking forward to the date of
the next meetings between these
teams.
Girls Are Enjo.ying’
Swimming' Classes
There has been a lot of inter
est shown in the swimming
classes that are held twice a week
in the high school pool. The
classes are held each Wednesday
and Friday nights from six to
seven o’clock.
Canada is larger than the Uni
ted States and Alaska combined.