Mal’ch 1, 1943
THE MH.L WHISTLE
Seven
Facts and Fancies from Fieldale
Dies At Fieldale
James Alfred Ste- ,
gall, . 81 years old, ^
esteemed H e n r y i
countian and well- 5
known citizen of
Fieldale, died at;
Shackelford hospi
tal, Martinsville,
February 18, fol
lowing an illness of j
pneumonia.
Born and reared
near Fieldale, where ^
he spent his entire'
life, the deceased was married in early
life to Miss Rosa Jane Minter, who
passed away about six years ago.
Mr. Stegall was for many years a
member of the Church Street Primitive
Baptist church in Martinsville.
Surviving are eight' children: Mes-
dames T. M. Hundley, R. D. Hundley,
J. A. Ingram of Fieldale, and John P.
Covington of Martinsville; Charlie A.
Stegall and Joseph Alfred Stegall, both
of Fieldale; Watt H. Stegall and George
E. Stegall of Martinsville. Forty-one
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchil
dren also survive.
The body was taken to the home of
a son, Charles A. Stegall, Friday, where
it remained until Saturday afternoon
when funeral services were held at the
Church Street Baptist church, in charge
of the pastor, Elder J. R. Wilson, as
sisted by Rev. F. B. Ellenberg, Di*. J.
P. McCabe and Rev. Landon Maddex.
Interment followed in Oakwood ceme
tery, Martinsville.
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Fieldale, Personals
By Virginia Warrick
Cpl. Dick Martin, of Ft. Sill, Okla.,
has returned to camp after spending
two weeks hero with his mother.
Pvt. Howard Joyce, of Camp Pickett,
spent a weekend at home recently.
Pvt. Clarence Fulcher, of Ft. Dix,
■N. J., spent a few days in Fieldale with
relatives and friends.
Cpl. Gordon Warrick, of Baltimore,
Md., spent Sunday with his wife here.
He was accompanied back to Danville
by Mrs. Warrick and Mr. and Mrs.
Hurd Mason.
Miss Dillian Hundley has returned
to Washington, D. C., after being called
here due to the death of her grand
father, J. A. Stegall.
Mrs. Edna Lyons spent several days
with her husband, Pfc. Herman Lyons,
who is stationed at Seymore Air Base,
Seymore, Ind.
Miss Bessie Beheler, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is expected home this week to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Beheler.
Billy Harrington, who joined the U.
S. Navy on February 5, is now station
ed at Naval Training Base, Bainbridge,
Md.
Mrs. Josephine Shelor spent the past
weekend with her husband, Sgt. Euell
Shelor, who is with Army War Show,
stationed now in Columbia, S. C.
The readers of The Mill Whistle
would like to offer their sympathy to
the family of J. A. Stegall, who died
February 18, at Shackleford hospital.
Also to H. E. Beheler and family for
the death of his brother, Charlie
Beheler, of Salem, Va.
Shower.
Mesdames Anna Merriman, Madge
East and Eula Correll entertained with
a miscellaneous shower Saturday night
at the home of the former, honoring
Mrs. Russell Wade, a bride of Decem
ber. The color scheme for the occasion
was carried out in red, white and blue.
There were about 25 friends present
and the honoree received many use
ful and beautiful gifts. Mrs. Wade is
the former Miss Margie Correll, of this
place.
Slocum-HarrLngton.
Miss Ruth Harrington, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie E. Harrington, of
Fieldale, and Pfc. Leslie V. R. Slocum,
of the U. S. Marine Corps, were mar
ried February 8. The vows were heard
by the Rev. Nelson M. Fox, of the
Broad Street Christian church, at his
home in Martinsville, in the presence
of members of the immediate families.
After a brief, wedding trip, Pfs. Slocum
returned to his post at Camp Le Jeune,
New River, N. C., where he is station
ed with the Marine Corp. Mrs. Slocum
will continue to make her home here
where she is employed by the Marshall
Field & Co. Towel Mill.
V . . . —
A crowd of German airmen arrived
at the gate of heaven and clamored to
get in.
“Who are you?” asked St. Peter.
“We’re the 50 German airmen who
were shot down today by the R. A. F.,”
was the reply.
Said St. Peter: “Wait a minute while
I look at the DNB communique.” After
reading it he came ba^k and announ
ced: “It says here that only two Ger
man airmen were shot down today. So
two of you come in and the rest of you
can go to hell.”—Kablegram.
Chatter Vs. Jabber
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE OFFICE
By Mary Lee Fitz
Dear Jesse:
We wish to review with you some
of our past week experiences.
Bette Holland has one habit which
our efficient and good-natured, “boss”,
John Eggleston, does not approve. That
is spending the weekend out of town
and not coming to work until Tuesday
at noon. All that Bette will tell us
about her trip is that she went to a
fun, food, and drink-loving town.
“Tennie” Cox, the best all-around,
has now reached the age to receive a
ring. “Happy birthday, Tehnie.”
Small but ambitious Mildred Hodges
is spending her spare moments learn
ing to tell time by a new Bulova
watch. C.'P. Wilson, always kind and
considerate, wishes for her to spend
more time studying the one and five
p. m. hours. The only thing Mildred
will tell us is “Thanks to the" Navy.”
Ozelle Harter, growing conscious of
the fact that she has not been able
to see too well, is now wearing
“spects”. Ozelle says “time is passing
and dates are lessening.”
Jesse, it is our sincere wish that you
are in good health and well contented.
Best regards,
MARY LEE.
P. S. Jesse, I’m sorry I forgot your
birthday, but I thought you told me
you had your last one in 1938.
TOOTS
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could have rendered a greater service
on the Home Front—with the rationing
of Spirits Snuffy could have prevented
there being a shortage of Corn Licker
down there in the Deep South., But
there is nothing we can do about that
—this war is pinching where it hurts
worst.
JUST IMAGINE: Getting an answer
immediately when you lift your tele
phone receiver . . . Nell Hubbard an
swering to the call of “Nellie” . . . Ben
Trotter NOT in a hurry . . . W. E.
“Tuck” Tucker not having a new joke
to tell. i "
V . . . —
PROMOTIONS
Blanket Mill — Herman Blackwell,
from fixer to second hand. Wool Card
ing Dept.
Karastan Mill — Paul J. Tiller, to
second hand in Duck Weave Dept.
Towel Mill—R. Edd Turner, from
stripper to second hand. Carding Dept.
V . . . —
If the trolleys and buses get much
more crowded there’s only one thing
to do—have the men inhale while the
women exhale, or vice versa.