Chatham
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Blanketeer
Vol. 5
DECEMBER 12, 1938
No. 11
DIVIDE HONORS
WITH DRAYTON
Blanketeer Girls Win Both Games
While Boys’ Team Are Losers
to S. C. Outfit
Chatham’s basketeers of the
Winston plant split honors with
two strong teams from Drayton,
S. C., Dec. 2nd and 3rd. The
first games were played in the
Elkin gymnasium. The girls won
their game by a score of 23-15
while the Drayton boys walked
away with a 41-22 decision.
The girls’ team, ranksd as lead
ers in Southern basketball, waged
a close game with Chatham hold
ing a lead throughout.
Lineback topped the scoring
for the winners while the defen
sive play of the teams proved
outstanding.
Chatham grabbed the lead
early and held 10-5 advantage at
half-time.
The South Carolina boys moved
away in the first minutes to play
and were in front, 22-8, at half-
time. Lacy paced the scoring for
the visitors with 19 points, while
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CHRI^MAS ISSUE
ON DECEMBER 23rd
The special Christmas issue of
the Blanketeer will be ready for
distribution not later than Fri
day, December 23. Every em
ployee will receive a copy of this
paper. If you have a picture or
news item you would like to have
appear in this issue, please turn
it in to your reporter not later
than Dec. 16. Let’s cooperate
and help to make your paper bet
ter.
Employees Taking*
Active Interest in
Safety Contest
Employees of the Elkin plant
are taking a great deal of interest
and pride in the Safety Contest
being conducted by the First Aid
department under -the direction of
Mrs. Vernon Holcomb, R. N. Mrs.
Holcomb reports that although at
the present time all departments
have lost points and there has
been a number of loss time acci
dents, a great improvement has
been made in the number of acci
dents in every department. Each
employee is trying to make their
department have the best record.
Let’s keep trying and each one
get a Safety badge soon.
C’’ >
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Sam Atkin
son, with the
“deer”
around his
neck, top
photo, prov
ed a pretty
good hunter
when he
and Sam
Neaves, both
of the Elkin
plant, re
cently went
deer hunting
in Pisgah
National
Forest, near
Asheville
The photo
at left
shows that
Sam. Neaves,
standing at
right side,
also did all
right with
his gun dur
ing the deer
hunt. He
and Sam
Atkinson
have their
deer loaded,
ready for
the drive
back to
Elkin