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THE MILL WHISTLE
January 17,
Mention Around the Mills
Finishing Mill
By Beulah McBride
CpI. Melvin Ray, of Hollywood, Cal.,
spent a few days with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Ray, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Biggs, of Leaks-
ville, were made happy Christmas by
a long distance call from their son, Pvt
Harvey Biggs, Jr., of Houston, Texas.’
Pvt. Biggs wishes to extend his thanks
for The Mill Whistle, which he enjoys
very much. It’s like a letter from home.
Miss Lora Burroughs has returned
home from the hospital where she has
been a patient for several days. Lora,
we hope you will soon be well and
back with us.
Frances Terry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Terry, underwent an ap
pendectomy at Leaksville hospital last
Thursday. Friends are glad to learn she
is recuperating nicely.
The Finishing Mill extends deepest
sympathy to Claude Kallam in the loss
of his mother, and also to Walter Smith
and family in the loss of wife and moth
er, Mr3. Tillie Smith.
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Blanket Mill
By Katherine Turner
Service men around town this week
include Cpl. Junior Turner, Bud Willis,
Junior Franklin, Arnie Moore and
Junior Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Carter spent the
week-end of New Year in Roanoke and
Indian Valley, Va. with relatives.
Mrs. Annie Cobb is very happy as
she now has three of her five sons who
are in service with her on furloughs.
They are Cpl. David L Cobb, Pvt. Rob
ert Cobb, and Pfc. Jasper Cobb.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Johnson enter
tained at supper on Tuesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Miss Mo-
zelle Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Denzil
Johnson and daughter, Betty Carol. The
occasion was W. A. Johnson’s birthday.
Misses Dot and Ann Peary spent the
week-end with their sister, Margie, in
Winston-Salem. Mr. Peary joined them
on Sunday.
Mesdames Gladys Leary and Pearl
Montgomery were dinner guests of
Miss Lillian Holt recently. Ask the girls
how they liked collards.
Mrs. L. A. Hamrick had as guests
during the holidays E. F. Hamrick,
Billingsley, Md„ Mr. and Mrs. J. M.’
Hamrick and family, Landis N. C., Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Adkins and daughter,
Mooresville, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. W. d!
Hamrick and son, Lumberton, N. C.
Chatham had his tonsils remov
ed Saturday. Recovering nicely.
• Manuel is among those out
sick this week. Also Mrs. Carrie Rob-
erts.
Mesdames Edna Troxler, Katherine
Roberts, Jack Powell, and Misses Inez
Hodges and Madeline Hamrick have re
turned to work after brief periods of
niness. Glad to have you all back.
Rayon Mill
By Ray Warner
Sgt. P. W. Robertson has received a
medical discharge from the army. Set.
Robertson entered service with the
National Guard in 1940. In 1942 he re
ceived a serious leg fracture in an ac
cident while on duty. After spending
fourteen months in the hospital, he was
given an honorable discharge. Mrs.
Robertson, who has stayed on the home
ment Winding Depart-
Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy were
made happy recently when their two
sons, Cpl. Paul Murphy, of Camp Pick
ett, Va., and Ralph Murphy, seaman
second class, of Norfolk, Va! botrar-
rived home on furlough. It was the
first time these brothers had seen each
other in more than a year. Sgt. A.
Cannon whose home is in Arkansas
and stationed at Camp Pickett, accom
panied Cpl. Murphy home.
Pvt Curtis McCollum, of Tennessee,
recently spent a short furlough at home
with his mother, Mrs. Thelma McCol
lum, and friends in Leaksville-Spray.
Mrs. Marion Slayton spent the week
end with Mrs. Morris Wright in Greens
boro. Due to the heavy snowfall in
Greensboro, she was forced to spend
Monday also. No busses left Greens
boro until Monday evening.
Pvt. Russell Ferguson, stationed at
Greensboro, visited his relatives and
friends in the Tri-Cities last week.
The many friends of Bill Pitten-
dreigh, formerly an overseer in this
mill, will be delighted to hear that he
was recently promoted to Superintend
ent of Research at Judson Mill, Green
ville, S. C.
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Central Warehouse
By Maybud Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Harris and chil-
ren attended a birthday supper at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Boyd
on the Reidsville road, Saturday night,
the occasion being Mr. Boyd’s birthday.
Ray Turner, of the U. S. Coast Guard,
stationed at New York, spent, a 48-hour
leave recently with relatives and
friends in Leaksville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ashworth and
Miss Elizabeth Ann Ashworth and
Hazel Kirkman, of Draper, were vis
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Stanley Sunday. ,
Kermit Thompson, seaman
class, of the U. S. Navy, spent
week-end with his mother, Mrs.
Thompson.
We have as new employee
Packing Department, Melvin Chaney-
Kermit said to his wife, “I belie''®
I’ll go down to the barber shop
get a T-bone steak.” Mrs. Marti
said, “You can’t get a T-bone steak
the barber shop.” Kermit said, “Neiy*
er can you get one at the butcher’s.”
J. M. Newman visited J. V. Orre
Sunday afternoon.
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Sheeting Mill
By Gladys Sumner
Visiting home for a few days from
the army and navy are: Pfc. Frank E.
Cherry, Texas; John A. Cassell,
folk, Va., and Gordon Burnett, Virginia-
Mary Lou Gregory has returned to
work after several weeks’ illness. Say®
she is glad to be back home (in the
We are glad to see you
well
mill),
again.
Mrs. Gaynelle Christley and two
daughters, Mary Frances and Barbara,
were visitors in Reidsville last week
end.
Virginia Ball has been sporting a
b-b-b-beautiful black eye this week.
“Vic” don’t tell us you ran into a door,
too. (Same as Mamie L.)
Mrs. Ruby Eanes is expected home
in a few days for a visit with her
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Earlie
Ball.
Misses Mamie and Cora Link, Vir
ginia Manuel and Anniebell Craig were
the supper guests of Miss Gladys Sum
ner Sunday. (Cora seemed to be slight
ly hungry; anyway she saw that no
one ebe received her attention.)
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Williams was seriously burned at her
home on Draper road Monday
Mr. and Mrs. P. p. Younger of Spray
announce the marriage of their daugh
ter to L. James Moore, of Draper.
Warning! If you wish to enjoy a
movie show, yours truly says never
choose a seat in front of a mean person
by the handle of Mary Hawks. (Say,
who was the nice looking gentleman
who drove you home from church
Sunday?)
Mrs. W. H. Griffin has returned home
from the Leaksville hospital and is
improving nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Griffin’s son,
William H. Griffin, Jr., of Cooksville,
Tenn., U. S. Army air cadet, was home
on furlough due to the illness of his
mother.
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Gob: “The girls run after my kisses.”
Ditto: “So what? After mine they
limp.”—U.S.S. Chicago Big Shot.