Chath am Blanketeer
Vol. 5 AUGUST 28, 1939 No. 23
Preachers Who Work in Elkin Plant
Although few people realize it, among the employees of the
Elkin plant are eleven preachers, pictured above, who in addition
to performing their duties there in satisfactory manner, also do
good work in their respective communities as religious leaders.
Eleven Preachers Are
Elkin Mill Employees
This Group Not Only Does Good Work for Company, But
Are Doing Good Work in Their Respective Com
munities As Leaders in Religious Life
NEW WAREHOUSE
IS NOW IN USE
First Step in Actual Moving Is
Made When Six Carloads of
Blankets Stored in Elkin
The first step in the actual
moving of the Chatham Manu
facturing company plant from
Winston-Salem to Elkin took
place on Monday, August 14,
when six carloads of blankets
were shifted over the new siding
to the new warehouse, which has
bsen completed. Other carloads
of blankets are being stored at
the present time.
The blankets are being moved
to Elkin at this early date due to
the fact that the storage space in
Winston-Salem is needed. Thou
sands of blankets have been stor
ed there in the large tobacco
v;arehouses, and with the early
opening this year of the tobacco
market, the blankets had to be
moved out.
Although the new warehouses
in Elkin are only about one-
third completed, sufficient space
is available to safely store a large
number of blankets, and work
goes forward rapidly upon the re
mainder of the buildings. When
completed, they will have a huge
storage capacity. It is expected
that the entire new plant will be
ready for operation by the first
of the year. It has been said by
those in charge of the construc
tion that all outside work on the
buildings should be completed
within the next sixty days.
Mr. James Poindexter, mayor
of Elkin, on the eve of the mov
ing of the first blankets to the
new warehouse, said:
“This is the best thing that
has ever happened to the little
town of Elkin and we are so
proud that today marks the
home-coming of the thing that
we have long hoped for and look
ed for. As Mayor of Elkin, and
on behalf of the people of my
town, we welcome the Chatham
Manufacturing Company and all
the good people who will come
with it.”
We have sympathy for the ed
itor of a weekly newspaper who
published the following notice:
“Owing to the lack of space and
the rush of editing this issue,
several births and deaths will be
postponed until next week.”
Mr. C. J. Hyslup left Tuesday
for a week’s vacation. He will
spend some time in Asheville
while away.
Few people realize that within
the Elkin plant there is a group
of employees who are widely
known for the good work that
they are doing in their respective
communities. This group is
composed of eleven employees
who are preachers. These men
in addition to their daily work in
the plant are leaders in the re
ligious life of the communities in
which they live. Probably there
is no other large manufacturing
company in the country which
can boast such a group.
These men carry on their good
work in the plant and after
leaving and on Sundays pursue
their other, vocations. A large
share of praise should be given
them for the splendid work which
they are doing for the welfare of
the employees and others in their
communities.
The preachers and the churches
under their direction are as fol
lows:
J. L. Powers, Spinning Depart
ment, East Elkin Baptist church,
Bean Shoals Baptist church and
Mountain View Baptist church;
Lloyd Pardue, Spinning Depart
ment, Macedonia, White Plains,
Liberty Grove, and Sweet Hall
Baptist churches; W. Prank Wea
therman, Card Room, Mt. Carmel
and New Life Baptist churches;
Richard Day, Card Room, Hen-
s h a w Street Baptist church.
North Wilkesboro, and Calvary
Baptist church, Mt. Airy; Cleet
W. Simmons, Weave Room, North
Oak Ridge and Swaim’s Baptist
churches; D. G. Reece, Card
Room,- Rockford Baptist church;
John H. Luffman, Weave Room,
David W. Day, Weave Room, New
Little Elkin Baptist church;
county, and New Hope Baptist
Hope Baptist church, Iredell
church, Surry county; Claude
Flincham, Warp Room, Dewey
Simmons, Spinning Department,
and T. G. Baugus, Weave Room,
preach regularly but do not have
permanent appointments.
GUIDE SERVICE
IN ELKIN PLANT
C. U. Club Responsible for
Showing Visitors Over Mill;
Guest Book Is Kept
Starting on August 7 a regular
guide service for visitors was
started in the Elkin plant, and
members of the T. C. U. Club
have become responsible for
showing visitors through the
plant. A guest book in which
visitors must register is kept in
the office, and after registering
arrangements are made for one
of the club members to escort
them through the various depart
ments and to explain the work
done in each department.
Many visitors have been shown
through the plant since the ser
vice has been made available.
During the past two weeks vis
itors have registered from the
following states: Illinois, South
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, In
diana, West Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia and North
Carolina.
Commissioner of
Labor Is Speaker
Mr. Forrest H. Shuford, State
Commissioner of Labor, was guest
speaker at the regular meeting of
the T. C. U. Club Monday night.
A rather large audience, which
included members of the club and
foremen of the plant, enjoyed
Mr. Shuford’s speech.
“My first thought,” stated Mr.
Shuford, “was to speak of safety
in industry, but after a visit
through your plant I find that
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All in This Country
Could Go for Rides
The United States has enough
automobiles to take every man,
woman and child for a comfort
able ride at the same time, ac
cording to figures released by the
Bureau of Public Roads.
The Bureau listed 29,485,680
automobiles in operation last
year, with 1,085,422 trailers and
108,541 motorcycles. American
automobiles used nearly twenty-
one and a half billion gallons of
gasoline in 1938, the average tax
various state governments $771,-
of four cents a gallon netting the
764,000, and registration and in
spection fees totalling $388,825,-
000.