Chatham
^WINSJON'S
Blanketeer
Vol. 6
NOVEMBER 20, 1939
No. 3
NEW PLANT IS
NEAR FINISH
Fine Weather Has Enabled Con
struction to Go Forward at
a Rapid Rate
The new plant, which will cost
close to half a million dollars, is
moving rapidly forward after the
fine working weather of the un
usually dry fall. After losing sev
eral weeks during July, the con
struction has more than caught
up.
Practically all new sections of
the plant will be completed before
Christmas and it is hoped that
the transfer of the operation
from Winston-Salem will be
started the first of the year.
Mr. J. W. L. Benson, chief en
gineer, in charge of construction,
estimates that the main four-
story addition will be completed
by December 15.
The steel window frames have
been installed and the glass win
dow panes are ready to be in
stalled.
Two more weeks of good wea
ther will see the construction all
“in the dry” for winter. Ninety
per cent, of the outside work
which Includes all the major
grading is completed.
The w^et finishing plant is al
ready completed and the others
are way ahead of the schedule.
The foundation has been start-
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New Methodist
Pastor Speaker
Rev. H. F. Duncan, new pastor
of the Elkin Methodist church,
was guest speaker of the T. C. U.
club at its regular meeting at the
club house on Monday evening,
November 13. He chose as his
subject “Keeping On Keeping
On.” Mr. Duncan stated that as
much as he admired youth, the
real people are the ones that
build strong characters early in
life and maintain them through
out their old age. He illustrated
this point by the story of Admiral
Byrd who was discharged from
the navy on account of a broken
bone in his foot and afterwards
became one of the world’s most
famed men. He closed his ad
dress with Frank L. Stanley’s
“Keep A-Going.”
Mr. Clyde Cothren, president of
the club, presided over the meet
ing which was held at 7 o’clock.
Celebrate Birthday
r
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Yarboro, of the Benham community, cele
brated the birthday anniversary of Mr. Yarboro at their home re
cently when they entertained at a “home coming” for their chil
dren, grandchildren and other relatives. Mr. Yarboro was 69 years
of age. He was employed in the Elkin plant for forty years and has
nine children who have also worked there. At present there are
five children and several grandchildren who are employed in the
Elkin plant.
MISS HANES
SHOWS MOVIE
CLUB IS TO
AID NEEDY
Illustrates Talk to Lucy Hanes
Chatham Club with Picture
Record of Recent Trip
T. C. U. Group Will Make Con
tributions and Place Dona
tion Boxes in Mill
The Lucy Hanes Chatham club
of Winston-Salem had as their
guest speaker. Miss Nona Hanes,
at their meeting November 7. The
entire evening program was given
over to Miss Hanes, who showed
moving pictures of her trip to
New Zealand and Switzerland,
and the Exposition in San Fran
cisco. She gave a very interest
ing lecture on the places of in-
Since its organization the T. C.
U. Club has endeavored to be of
service to others whenever possi
ble. It has tried to reach out
and help as much as posible
those who needed help. In keep
ing with this policy the club has
accepted a report of the Welfare
Committee to set up a Christmas
fund and the money raised will
be used in providing baskets.
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WILLIAM WINTER
HEARD BY T. C. U.
Noted News Commentator Talks
on European War and Events
Leading to Its Start
On the first Monday night in
November the members of the T.
C. U. club and their guests were
fortunate to have as their speak
er, Mr. William Winter, one of
the best news commentators in
the United States, and our own
spot announcer for Chatham
Homespuns over radio station
WBT, Charlotte. Mr. Winter
gave to his very attentive aud
ience a clear, clean-cut picture of
the situation in Europe and how
it came about, bringing into the
background numerous personal
characteristics of Htiler, Musso
lini, Daladier and Chamberlain,
in order to illustrate the reasons
for their actions in world events
up to the present time. All of
his statements were based on
published facts as well as stories
retold to Mr. Winter by reporters
who have interviewed the rulers
or have been present when the
action took place. He brought
up the much discussed question
of “Can the U. S. stay out of the
present war?” and proved beyond
a doubt that the answer is in the
affirmative on one condition:
that the people of the U. S. will
not listen to false propaganda.
Here are some of the interest
ing personal beliefs and predic
tions as related by Mr. Winter
during his talk: During the five
months preceding our entrance
into the last World War the Eng
lish and the French spent over
sixty million dollars on anti-
German, pro-allied propaganda;
the munitions ring in Germany
as well as in France and in Eng
land is controlled to a certain ex-
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Mrs. Morris Talks
On North Carolina
Mrs. Monk Morris, formerly
Miss Dixie Ashe, and one of the
first members of the L. H. C.
club, was present at the meeting
of the club Tuesday night, No
vember 14, and gave an interest
ing lecture on “See North Caro
lina First.” She talked mostly of
Western North Carolina and the
Smoky Mountain National Park.
During the business meeting five
new members were added to the
club roll.