January 3, 1944
THE MILL WHISTLE
ON THE JOB
FOR UNCLE SAM
A Corner For Our Boys in the
Armed Forces^
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Robert W. Martin, whose
appeared in our Christrnas issue, ao
been reported wounded in action, is
wounds, it is believed, are not seri
ous. He is a son of Mrs. J. W. Ma -
tin. Draper. ^
Cpl. Russell E. Cherry, son of Mr
and Mrs. O. E. Cherry, and husband
of Lucile Turner Cherry, Draper
Personnel, was also reported wound
ed in action. In a later message
Russell said his wound was not
serious, which is mighty good news^
Curtis Willis and Norris Pruitt were
both employed in the Carding Dept,
of the Sheeting Mill before entering
service. Both received their training
at Bainbridge, Md., and both were re
cently at home together on furiough
and said they really “painted the old
home town red.” Norris is a son of Mr
and Mrs. E. E. Pruitt and Curtis (better
know as Buddy) is the son of Mrs.
Mamie Willis. They are mighty pop
ular in their home town. Draper, and
the best wishes of many friend-3 follow
them vk^herever they may go.
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No, fellows, this isn’t exactly a
Christmas tree but it is the way a lot
of trees looked in your home town on
Christmas Day. We are printing this
picture chiefly for the benefit of you
men who are located in tropical coun
tries and we’ll bet that it bring-3 back
to your mind memories of a lot of
other Christmas trees—and a lot more
to come. Compare it with the picture
of Marion Harris and his buddy in the
next column.
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The Company’s Retirement Commit
tee, just appointed, consists of J. L.
Palmer (chairman), V. Koch-Weser
(secretary), H. M. McEaIn, G. L. Ber
gen, R. H. Tuttle, M. C. Law and J. C.
Gocdall. This committee will adminis
ter ths Retirement Program. It also
will supervise the retirement of pres
ent employes over 65 years of age who
are not eligible for the formal Retire
ment Program but who will receive
[ubstantially the same benefits—Field
Glass.
V . . . —
“Your wife used to be terribly nerv
ous. Now she’s as cool and composed
as a cucumber. What curcd her?”
“The doctor did. He told her that her
kind of nervousness was the natural
result of advancing age.”
Five
William Griffin, Jr. (left), son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Griffin, was employed
in the Blanket Mill weave room before
entering service in July 1943. After
training at Miami, Fla., he was sent to
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, at
Cookville, where he is now training as
an aviation cadet. His address will be
sent on request.
Pvt. Ronald E. Brown, Jr. (right),
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Brown
of Carolina Heights. He is a former
employe at the Rayon Mill and is now
training at Camp Maxey, Texas. Since
a good many of our M. P.’s are trained
there it is possible that Ronald is train
ing for that branch. His address on re
quest.
Marioa F. Harris (left) and one of
his buddies. Off hand, we’d say they
are located in a pretty warm climate.
This picture was taken shortly after
cur boys had captured a Jap base and
if you look closely you can see writing
in Jap letters on the box behind
Marion. Marion, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. O. Harris, joined the Navy in 1940
and has seen much action. He has a
brother and a sister also in the Navy.
His sister, Mildred, was the first Dra
per girl to join the WAVES.
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