December 4, 1944
THE MILL WHISTLE
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FINISHING MILL
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really fine to see him again.
The Navy honored us again. Hand
some young Lance Sykes, of the Navy,
visited us alsq. We know Elaine Zig-
lar at the General Office was happy
over his being in town.
We know Chatter vs. Jabber will be
full of joy, welcoming their Jesse Bur
ton home, but we want to say too that
it’s wonderful to see you back and we
think you look swell, Jesse.
Mr. Truslow and Tom Price are get
ting so excited, over their deer and
duck' hunting trip. They leave next
week with all their hunting gear. Good
luck to these hunters and we hope they
come back loaded down with game.
We’re mighty glad to see Nell Hill’s
smiling face back in the Sample Room.
Those girls just can’t stay away from
us.
Pvt. Norris B. Thomas, of Elgin Field,
Fla., spent a 10-day furlough with his
mother recently, Mrs. Dolly Thomas,
Spring street.
Miss Cornelia Austin of Madison Col
lege, Harrisonburg, Va., spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Austin.
Andrew Hopkins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dillard Hopkins, left Friday for
military service. Good luck, Andrew.
Mrs. Dewey Dehart had a letter last
week from her three brothers who are
all in Germany—Talmage, Robert and
Billy Washburn.
Mrs. Carlis Martin and Mrs. James
Talbott spent the week-end in Dan
ville, Va.
We all are wondering why Rennie
Parker is wearing a wedding band; Can
it be the income tax situation?
Paul Wilson spent a few days in
West Virginia and got so home-sick he
decided not to join the navy for awhile.
Ralph Evans is now stationed at Camp
Wheeler, Ga., friends will be glad to
hear.
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SHEETING
By Mamie Link
Pvt. Eugene Raleigh Cobb, who is
now stationed at Camp Hood, Texas,
spent a thirteen-day furlough with his
mother, Mrs. Annie Cobb, of Draper.
Pvt. Cobb was called home to be with
his mother due to the death of his
brother, Pfc. Ja.sper C. Cobb, who was
killed in action in France Oct. 3rd.
We are glad to have Mrs. Mary
Spangler back with us after several
weeks of illness.
Cpl. Marvin Clifton, U. S. Marines,
visited his friends in the Carding De
partment last week. (H-m-m—there is
something about a Marine!)
Daniel Young visited his wife and
family of Stokeland, Va., last week.
William C. (Bud) Willis, S. 1/c, sur
prised his friends and parents by a
home-coming this past week. Bud has
been in the invasion and says he is
very glad to be back over here even
for a little while.
Mrs. Annie Stratton and Dorothy
Cannon are on the sick list. We wish
you a speedy recovery.
We are glad to have Mrs. Myrtle D.
Clark back with us. We’re glad you’re
well again.
Mrs. Lena Mason is back with us in
the Spooler Room and it really is good
to see her. It seems like old times. And
she says that boy is really “some” boy.
Ruth Pratt has accepted a job on the
first shift. We’re glad to have you with
us from 7 until 3.
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Karastan Mill
By Francis Watson
New Men Visit Karastan
Mr. Tom Ducey, who has recently
joined our sales staff, and Mr. Paul
Howard, advertising and promotion
manager, formerly of Frederick & Nel
son, of Seattle, and Field’s Retail in
Chicago, have spent two weeks visiting
our mills and getting acquainted. We
welcome them to Karastan and hope
they visit us often.
Mr. E. A. Raventos, sales manager,
and Mr. Harry Haig of the sales office
in New York, spent a few days recently
at the Karastan.
Berkley Reynolds of the Karastan of
fice, has returned after spending a few
days in New York. We’re giad you had
a nice trip. Berk. We did miss you,
too.
T. Sergt. J. P. Cox is home from
Miami, Florida, for a few days visiting
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris.
Private Homer Fain, Jr., Camp Croft,
South Carolina, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Fain, Sr., 76 Central avenue.
Mrs. John D. Martin, Della Nichols,
Mary Boothe, Mrs. Samuel Chaney and
Mrs. Raymond Wright visited their
mother, Mrs. Tom Nichols, at Ferrum,
Va., over the week-end. They had re
ceived word* that their mother was sick,
but found her much better, we’re glad
to hear.
Dora Barnes spent the week-end in
Roanoke, Va., with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Jarrett.
Mrs. China Priddy’s daughter, Katha-
leen Hunnicutt, has returned from
Greenville, Texas, where she visited her
husband. Corporal Bland Hunnicutt.
Private First Class Curtis Chaney,
Fort Knox, Kentucky, arrived Thanks
giving Day to spend seven days with
his parents, relatives and friends.
We are glad to have Elizabeth John
son back at work after being out for
two weeks due to illness.
Mrs. E. J. Taylor, of Cascade, re
ceived word that her son, Pfc. Otis W.
Taylor, was slightly wounded in action
November 12 in France. Pfc. Taylor is
a brother of Eldean Taylor of the Set
ting Department.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Newnam of
Winston-Salem, visited Ulena Robert
son and other relatives over the week
end. Melvin Robertson of Newport
News, Va., called long distance that he
was O. K. and would be home for the
Christmas holidays.
We are very glad to see Alma O’Brien
back at work after being out several
weeks recuperating from an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Gilley of Dra
per, were six o’clock dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Obie Earles on Satur
day, November 26.
Pauline Belton and Mrs. David
Thomas visited the latter’s mother-in-
law, Mrs. Thomas, on Ash street, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pulliam visited
Evelyn Dunn over the week-end.
Carrie Wray has just received the
news of the arrival of a 101/2 pound boy
to her brother and .sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Perry McArthur, Stella, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Shropshire an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Mary
Anne, at the Leaksville Hospital on
November 26th. The father is doing
nicely!!
Mr. Paul Tucker is back at work in
the Finishing Room.
Mrs. Blanche Rice, daughter of Mrs.
Sally McCulloch, has been in Memorial
Hospital in Danville for six weeks. Her
condition is somewhat improved.
Rhumelle Pace is taking a two-week
rest.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Merriman and
Mrs. Jack Simpson had dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Schley Burzart, Thanksgiv
ing.
William C. Snead, ACM, who is sta
tioned at Jacksonville, Fla., spent a
week’s leave here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Snead.
Mrs. Estelle Toler is out sick. Hope
you’ll soon be better.
James Lawson, S. 1/c, is home on
a 15-day leave. He has been over
seas eight months and was in the in
vasion of South Africa and Normandy.
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What a party it had been! Thompson’s
wife was away and he’d gathered a
crowd of the boys to “celebrate.” Just
on midnight he saw one of his guests put
on his hat and walk unsteadily toward
the front door.
“Ai, ol’ man,” he protested, “you’re
not goin’ home yet, are you?”
“No,” said the other steadying him
self with one hand on the knob, “I-I’m
just goin’ to mish the lasht train. Be
back in a minute.”
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LVT’S—those beach-busting Alligators
and Water Buffaloes, are taking the
brunt of most of our amphibious land
ings in the Pacific . . . and the Japs
are hammering them at every oppor
tunity. These seagoing tanks are im
portant to Victory, and we will need
plenty of them when our forces start
scrambling ashore on the Jap mainland.
Let’s see that they have enough of
them to hit the beaches with everything
we’ve got.