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CHATHAM BLANKETEER
September 2, 1940
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Present During Willkie Day
Pictured at left are Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Osborne, and at right,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bumgarner, both, couples of Elkin, who were
in Elwood, Ind., at the time Wendell L. Willkie, G. O. P. standard
bearer, made his acceptance speech. Shown in center photo is Mr.
Willkie himself as he addresses a large crowd.
NAPPING DEPT.
A Shift
Folks, the flood has come and
gone and of course, there was a
lot of loss, but I think we are
surviving as well as can be ex
pected. Especially “Freck” Tut
tle, a newcomer to Elkin. He has
been having ham (potted ham)
for breakfast every morning since
the flood. He bought it on sale
at 35c per bushel. We wonder
how he will live from one pay day
until the next after his canned
goods give out.
We sure are glad to have Jack
Shoaf back with us.
Doesn’t Gilliam look bad to
day? August 26th. Going to
Lenoir doesn’t seem to be serving
him so well. I’ll bet that ole booze
does give you a bad hang-over.
Doesn’t it, Gilliam?
Jimmy, they tell me you had a
wonderful time on your vacation,
but they tell me that your Ford
just had to go down the mountain
rather than up. I guess that is to
be expected.
Misses Jennie and Jannie Sher
rill visited their parents near
Statesville the week-end of Au
gust 17th.
Marvin Masten donned his old
overalls and helped clean the
home of his aunt. Miss Laura
Masten, several days last week.
Miss Masten had the misfortune
to have her home damaged con
siderably by the flood waters.
NAPPING DEPT.
B Shift
Naomi Wooten attended a
birthday dinner at Hamptonville
Sunday. She ate so much she
lost her hat. Was it what you
ate, Naomi?
Em spent Sunday in North
Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro seems to
be the place to go since the flood.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Butner
spent the week-end with Mrs.
Dull near Winston-Salem.
“Preacher” says they had a
“stew” on Saturday night. Why
couldn’t we have been invited?
Anyone with a house to rent,
on Peters Creek, please see Page
Brannon.
We welcome Charlie Hudson to
this department. He comes from
the third shift.
Polly, we are glad to have you
back after being out sick for sev
eral days.
Hubert, what happens to you
on Mondays? Have you been
“wooing” Dogpatch style?
Henry Price likes to get out
early on Thursday and Friday so
he can climb the “golden stairs.”
We have been hearing bells in
this department. Could it mean
a wedding for Jack Boose and the
red head or Ralph Golf and the
black head?
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shoaf have
as their guests this week, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Shoaf and daughter,
Reba, of Greenburg, Indiana.
Luther Orrell is getting along
fine since he is in the army now.
Glenn Martin entered the
Hugh Chatham Memorial hospi
tal Tuesday where he underwent
a tonsillectomy. Glenn has been
out sick for quite a while. We
certainly hope he can soon return
to work.
WARP
A Shift
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Nance and
sons, of New Providence, Iowa,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Deane
Reece at their home near Boon-
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Martin and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Nilie
Love in Wilkesboro recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gilliam visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Gilliam,
of Stratford, recently.
Stella Nance had as her guests
recently, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Carpenter, of Thomasville, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jim White.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward and
children, of Hickory, were recent
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Odell Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Transou
had as their guests last Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carter, of
State Road, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Johnson and children, of Moores-
ville, and Mrs. John Lane, of Pi
lot Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. David Masten had
as their Sunday guests recently
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cranfield,
Mrs. John Comer and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Ratledge, of Winston-
Salem.
Almost everyone in this depart
ment reports that they visited
Wilkesboro last week to see the
flood damage.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Berry were
among those from here attending
the funeral of Dr. Shore in
Boonville, Sunday, August 17.
From what we see and hear,
the “love bug” is in the Warp
Room.
Mary Byrd had as her week
end guests Misses Elsie Riddle
and Vena Shores.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clanton
have moved into the Blackwood
Apartments.
We are glad to report that
Howard Sparks is much improved
at this writing.
WASH ROOM
Roscoe Davis, of the wet finish
department, narrowly escaped
serious injury Monday, August
26, while working near a line
5haft. His clothing was caught
by the shaft. Quick action on the
part of Roscoe as well as other
mechanics near the scene saved
him from more serious injury.
He was rushed to Hugh Chat
ham hospital for observation and
late reports are that he is recov
ering nicely.
Fletcher Holcomb is the un
lucky boy of the wet finish room
for the past week. He was the
owner of a nice 1935 model Ford.
But alas, the fire hazard over
took it and now Fletcher tells me
that he is waiting for the in
surance man to come by and pay
him of. That is the only time
that insurance is nice.
Louis Tuggle, (always news)
the white hope, had a slight set
back a few nights ago. It seems
that Louis just couldn’t believe
that these boys of Elkin are as
tough as Possum Kimel has told
him they are ... so says Louis,
after recovering from that night.
Friday, August 16. What a night.
Moral: Don’t get Butch Ambrose
for a bodyguard.
Lefty (Gabby) Mcllwee, of the
piece dye department, says that
he would love to have just one
hour (at least) at the beach so
that he could get into that good
old water. It surely is tough for
a vacation to come but once
yearly and then have it in the
hospital.
Raymond Wall, foreman of the
second shift in the wet finish de
partment, got his vacation last
week and took it to Asheville. Of
course everyone knows that all of
the roads up in that country
were washed out but we all just
look at him as if we really believe
that he went up there because he
is easily made angry about things
like that.
Bill Lineback, of the first shift
in the fulling room, was forced to
take a vacation under doctor’s
orders. After several weeks of
overtaxing effort he has con
sistently failed to equal the out
put of the second shift fulling
room under the able direction of
Tom Bruce. A good reason for
the shortage could be that he has
too many men around in his way.
Your disable reporter of the
wet finish department second
shift, really did have a swell time
at the beach the week of 18th to
25th. Of course Myrtle Beach
was just about washed away but
after all . . . For further informa
tion consult Babe Poole.
T. O. Caton, night watchman
of the piece dye department, has
kindly consented to let the sec
ond shift piece dye outfit profit
by the use of George Willey. I
really think that George was
really glad to get off of the third,
not that T. O. is a worse boss but
that the third is really a killer.
Ask Huffman.
CARDING
A Shift
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cockerham
had visitors from Galax, Va., the
past week-end.
Armstrong Gray, Mayor of
Frog Level, reports the flood loss
of this city very small.
“You hear a lot about the
state of the nation,
But you never hear a thing
about Dewey “Silver” Mason.
He is here and yonder, into
this and that.
If he would work a little more,
he wouldn’t be so fat.”
Author Unknown.
For Sale: One pointer. Age 30
months. Thoroughly broken. See
“Cooter” Steele. Card Room.
Oddities of the Card Room:
Tallest man: Fred Laffoon—
6 ft. 3^2 in.
Shortest man: George Chat
ham—5 ft. 5 in.
Oldest: “Til” Gambill.
Youngest: M. C. Dobbins—18.
Quietest: Manley Hodge.
Loudest: Luther Hemric.
Oldest in point of service; Dan
Woodruff—44 years.
Youngest in point of service:
Gratis Walters.
Largest Family: “Sink” Adams
(15 children).
Most Punctual: John Parker.
John has worked eleven years, on
every shift, has never been out of
work or late one minute.
Only three of conscription age,
John Brown, Fred Wyatt and
Clay Felts.
Hitler and Mussolini are each
5 feet 6 inches tall.