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3ix THE MILL WHISTLE July 31, 1944 George ivt Burgess, S 3/C, is here shown, left, with his buddy, Williams, Q.M. 2/C. George is better known as “Birdlegs” and recently wrote his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Burgess, of his safe arrival in Italy. The picture shown above was taken in Italy. Kayon Mill By Ray Warner We have recently had a complete change in the feminine personnel of our office. Mrs. Mildred Saunders re cently replaced Mrs. Marion Slayton, who went to California with her hus band. Mis-3 Betty Jones replaces Mrs. Walter Gardner, who resigned because of bad health, and Miss Ruby Powell replaces Miss Gaynall McCollum, who resigned to take a position in Washing ton, D. C. We wish to welcome each of the ladies to our office force. Cpl. Eddie Ferguson, of Fort Custer, Michi.'Tan, is home on furlough and visited the mill last week. Mrs. Myrtle Shropshire has been out of work for some time due to illness. Mrs. Inez Burget, who recently un derwent an operation at the Leaksville hospital, has returned home and is get ting along fine. Members of the copping department welcome Mrs. Ruby Bailey as a new hand. We have word that Pvt. William Lovick and Pvt. Roy Martin, who have been in England for a few weeks, are now somewhere in France. Pvt. and Mrs. Eveart Thompson are receiving congratulations on the birth of a baby girl, Donna Jane, born July 21. Mrs. Thompson was the former Mary Carter and worked in the Rayon Mill twisting department. Cpl. Onis D. Turner, who has spent 28 months with the First Marine Divi sion in the Southwest Pacific, return- Some months ago we printed a let ter from a company commander high ly praising the soldierly qualities of James E. Hurd. Above, right, you can see Ed Hurd as he looks today, after months in a hospital. He’s now over seas, “wants all the lonesome girls to see his picture.” And we hope they all write you, Ed. The other soldier is Ed’s buddy, and we’re sorry we don’t know his name. ed home on July 24 for a 30-day fur lough. Cpl. Turner visited us here at the mill and he is looking fine. We welcome you back to the States, Onis. Onis also has two more brothers in service, Cpl. Wallace Turner, who re cently spent a furlough at home and has been stationed at Camp Livingston, La., but his parents have received word he is leaving there at once, and Pvt. James Robert Turner, who was recent ly inducted into service, is stationed at Sheppard Field, Texas. These brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Turner, of Spray. Billy Brown, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Brown, left July 27 for induction in the Marines. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have three sons in service now. Mrs. Mozelle Stephens Lientz, of Greensboro, is spending a few weeks with relatives in Spray, and was also a visitor at the mill this week, where she was formerly employed. A. D. Weaver has been absent from work this past week due to an infect ed hand. Barney Griggs, S 2/C, visited his family the past week-end. Mrs. Marie Hopkins is welcomed as a new hand in the entering department. V . . . — Save MORE money, LIVES, and the NATION! Prevent INFLATION. An EXTRA $100 Bond will do it! i Ui ^ , Cpl. Ernest W. Balser and his wife. Cpl. Balser was formerly employed in the Wage Bureau, where he was very popular with his fellow employees. In ducted into the service in . February, 1943, he trained at Anniston, Ala., and is now stationed somewhere in New Guinea. We had a nice letter from him not long ago. COUNTRY CLUB ACTIVITIES Miss Sara Anderson entertained about 20 or 25 of her girl friends at Meadow Greens Country club Wednes day night, July 19, with a nice supper and bridge party. All reported a very nice time. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boone of Draper were given a farewell party at the club by Dr. Tom Wilson and ' a bunch of his friends. They served a nice sup per of sandwiches and plenty of fried chicken. W. E. Tucker burned up the fair ways Sunday, July 23. He had a neat 34, which is par of the course . . . And yes Tuck was at the party on Saturday night too. He says he got in early. V . . . — The recruit complained to the ser geant that he he’d got a splinter in his finger. “Ye should have more sense,” was the harsh comment, “than to scratch your head.” V . . . — The urchin was highly excited, and well he might be when we consider his explanation: “They got twins up to sister’s. One twin, he’s a boy, an’ one twin, she’s a girl, an’ so I’m a uncle an’ a aunt.” V . . . — When the colored couple were being married by the clergyman, and the words, “love, honor and obey,” were spoken the bridegroom interrupted: “Read that again, suh, read it once moh, so’s de lady kin ketch de full solumnity ob de meanin’. I’se been married befoh.”
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