November 6, 1944
THE MILL WHISTLE
Seven
LETTERS FROM
SERVICE MEN
September 27, 1944
Dear Sir:
I have been receiving your paper
every month and am very glad to get it.
It makes a guy feel good to get some
news from home every once in a
while. I haven’t been working in your
company but I have a brother working
there and he likes his work very much.
Maybe when I come back home I think
I would like to have a job in your
company. Your paper has been coming
to my old address so I thought I would
drop you a line and let you know my
address. I am in Holland now. Every
thing is going O.K. over here. Tell all
the fellows back there to keep up the
good work and that we will hold this
end of the line down if they will give
us a little rope on that end. There’s
not much I can write so I will call this
a letter. I will be looking for your
paper next month.
Pvt. Robert E. Cobb.
V . . . —
Dear Friend,
Just a few words to let you know
I have received The Mill Whistle and
enjoy reading it so much. It is a
pleasure to have you send this paper.
Hope some day after this big job over
here is finished I can come back and
help keep the mill wheels rolling. I
have a few words I am sending I
would like to have put in The Mill
Whi.stle, so all the boys who get this
paper, can read it.
I am here in England and like it
OK. We have a nice place and are
staying in barracks. I don’t know of
much to write about but hope some
day to be back and all unite together
in peace again. May the wheels keep
rolling to finish up the big job soon.
As ever, a friend,
Sgt. Nollie Burgart
(Sorry I couldn’t make room for the
poem, Nollie.)
V . . . —
South Pacific
Oct. 9, 1944
Hi, Mr. Newman,
Guess you don’t remember me, but
I am one of the old mill hands who
was employed about four years ago. I
receive The Mill Whistle every two
weeks, and I want to say that I really
enjoy reading it, and for a small town
I think there is quite a bit of news.
Although I don’t know half of the
guys who live in Draper, I would like
to get acquainted with all the new
guys tha have moved there since 1940.
Tell all the old gang to drop me a
few lines because a letter means a lot
to a guy overseas. Keep up the good
work and smooth sailing.
Harold Wright
P. S. I am sending you my address.
Woolen Mill Awarded
Second Star
For the second time within seven
months the Woolen Mill, a unit of the
Marshall Field & Company, of Spray,
North Carolina, has received a star for
excellence in the production of war
material.
On November 2, a brief presentation
ceremony Was held in the yard of the
Woolen Mill. J. Frank Wilson, Produc
tion Manager, presided and presented
Luther H. Hodges, Vice-President and
General Manager of the Manufactur
ing Division, who came down from
New York for the occasion, as did H.
W. Whitcomb, Assistant General Man
ager who will soon take up his duties
in Spray.
Mr. Hodges spoke feelingly of the
fine work the employes of the Woolen
Mill are doing at a time when every
one should exert their best effort. He
pointed out that by staying on the
job, performing their tasks to the best
of their ability, and exercising care in
keeping their product at standard
quality, the employes of the Woolen
Mill had achieved the enviable record
of an Army-Navy Flag and two stars.
Mr. Whitcomb spoke briefly, con
gratulating the workers and officials
and expressing confidence in their
ability and determination to keep up
their good work.
Short talks were also made by Har
old Griffiths, Director of the Bi-County
Joint Board, C. I. O., and by Corporal
Ernest Perry, of the Marines and for
merly employed at the Bedspread mill,
who left one arm in the South Pa
cific.
The flag was accepted for the Wool
en Mill employes by J. G. Halsey,
Manager of the mill, and Hal Leavitt,
Superintendent.
V . . . —
Hi, “Dummy”,
Received your Mill Whistle yester
day and it sure was a treat. Sure
makes a guy feel good to get a paper
with some home town news in it.
In this edition of The Mill Whistle
you mentioned something about Miss
Manufacturing Division. Do you mind
if I make a suggestion? Well, here
goes. I think it would be swell to send
a picture of Miss Manuwacturing Di
vision to all the boys in the service
and let it be their pin-up girl. What
do you think of that?
Say, “Dummy”, will you send me
the addresses of some of my friends
who are in the service. Here are three
names: Lewis Cox, Ernst Thomson and
Edith Clifton. Sure hope you have
their addresses for me and I sure will
appreciate it if you will send them.
Well, guess this is about all for now,
so goodbye, and tell everyone “hello”
lor me. Here’s hoping to hear from
you real soon.
William Land
C's
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Brenda Anne Nowlin, beautiful lit
tle daugher of Petty Officer Howard
(“Lucky”) Nowlin and Mrs. Nowlin.
She is now eight months old and this
picture was taken when she was six
months old. She saw her sailor Daddy
for the first time on June 30th, and
we’ll just bet daddy was mighty proud!
Petty Officer Nowlin was employed at
Draper Blanket mill and Mother, the
former Louise Hill, was secretary to
Davis Petty at the General Office.
V . . . —
Oct. 21, 1944
Saturday Night
Hello, J. U.,
Well, here I am again writing to
tell you that my address has changed
again. I guess this is a lot of trouble
for you but is the only way I can get
The Mill Whistle without it being a
couple of months old. I’m really sorry
but would appreciate it if you would
send the paper to my new address.
Thank you very much and all you
home folks keep up the good work.
Hoping to be home soon, I remain
Your friend,
“Wimpy”
V . . , —
Captain (to newly appointed ser
geant) : “Look here, there are men
coming into camp night after night af
ter ‘Lights Out’ has been sounded. It’s
got to stop.”
A few days later he asked the ser
geant whether things had improved.
Sergeant: “Oh, yes, sir. The last
man in blows the bugle now.’
V . . . —
Teacher: “Now, Johnny, if you put
your hand in one pocket and pulled out
75 cents, then put your hand in the
other pocket and pulled out 75 cents,
what would you have?”
Johnny: “Somebody else’s pants.”