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THE MILL WHISTLE
March 26, 1945
Woolen Mill
By Annie Crewi
We all express our deepest sympathy-
to the family and friends of Mrs. Irene
DeHart, who passed away March 8th.
Surviving are her father, W. B. Light;
her husband. Grant; her little daughter,
Almeria; three sisters, Mrs. Asnes
Boulding, Mrs. Gladie Worrell, of Sp
ray, Mrs. Mae Adkins, of Draper; seven
brothers, Ernest, of Roanoke, Cleophus
Clinton, Chester, Arlow, Sanford, Clay-
tus, all of Spray. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. John P. LaForte and
Rev. John Cook at the Riverview Pres
byterian church of which she was a
member.
Pvt. Leslie Collins, husband, of An
nie Ruth Collins, was home on a fur
lough recently.
Misses Iris and Frances Smith \-isited
relatives in Burlington during the
week-end.
We welcome the following new em
ployees to our mill: Lillie Barton, of
the Spinning dept., Johnnie Edwards,
of the Stock Dye house, Douglas Smith,
of the Piece Dye dept., Wiley Parrish,
Thomas Watkins and Bill Brame, of the
Inspecting department.
Pauline Martin has received . word
that her husband, Pfc. Kay Martin
was wounded for the fourth time. He
is now in a hospital in Paris, France.
Woodrow Kirby is the proud papa
of a baby girl. We understand her name
is Elizabeth Jane. Congratulations,
Nellie and Woodrow.
Pvt. Allen Thomas, husband of Wan
da Thomas, was home for the week
end. It was, the first time he’d ever seen
his baby daughter, Ann.
Lorene Bailey visited friends in Mar
tinsville, Va., Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Geoffrey Thacker, brother of
Lucille Joyce, is. at home after spend
ing 33 months in the South Pacific.
Malcolm Leffew, of the Navy, visited
us last week and he’s certainly looking
fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Roberts and
son, Jesse, were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Alien Stanford, of Stoneville
Saturday.
John D. Robertson, of Radford, visit
ed his mother Mrs. Annie Sue Robert
son Sunday.
Jesse Hale, S 3/c, and Everett Hale,
S 2/c, brothers of Mrs. Glenn Carter
visited relatives during the wec’:-end.
We’re glad to have Isaac Webb, Mrs.
Alberta Carter and Pauline Patterso"''.
all of the Finishing department, back
to work after being absent from work
due to sickness.
“Bunny” Biggs certainly has a strong
desire to aid his country. He’s joined
the Navy. Good luck. Bunny.
Mac Roberts and Marshall Clark
have gone into the armed services.
We heard that “Peter Paul” (Lirourn
Moore) took quite a spin Sunday.
Seems that he likes airplanes very well.
“Peter Paul,” the next time you go,
don’t forget to take Ethel Shorter with
you.
Marie Sedell s^ent an enjoyable
week in Philadelphia, Pa., with friends.
She tells us there’s plenty of cute^ ser
vice men on the trains!
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Finishing' Milll
By Beulzh McBride
It is a great feeling to be able to dis
card old woolens and walk around in
shirt sleeves once again. Spring is right
here in the ole North State and it will
not be long now before We see school
boys bare-footed and making it for the
nearest swimming hole. Ah, to be a
school boy!
Springtime is moving time with
■ housekeepers and it seems to be the
same here in the mill. The government
blanket cutting and sewing has been
moved into the end of the bedspread
department. Sewing machines have
been put in on the third floor and it
is hard to tell what will be changed
next.
Mrs. Pete Kendrick reports that she
and Mr. Kendrick gave a birthday par
ty for their son, Gerald. He and his
friends had huge feasting and a great
time.
Claudia Smothers sends her best
wishes to Pfc. Gordon Smothers and
Pvt. Otis Hopper.
’Visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tilley
frorn Patrick Springs last week were
Mrs. Mary Plaster and daughter,
Gladys, Mrs. James Wilts and son,
David, and Mr. and Mrs. Troy Martin
and children.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McBride had as
their guest, Mr. and Mrs. Jonnie Marlin
of Simpsonville, S. C.
Angelina Talbott visited her husband,
Pfc. James Talbott at Moore General
hospital, Sv/annanoa and reports he is
rapidly improving.
Mrs. Ophus Warren and son, Charles,
spent two weeks with Mrs. Stafford
Warren in Bluefield, W. Va.
Sgt. Doris Jefferson of Bolling Field,
Wash., spent the week-end with Miss
Fawny Evans and other relatives here.
Pvt. Ralph Evans of Camp Wheeler,
Ga., spent the week-end at home with
his father. Worth Evans, Spring street.
Spray.
Visitors to Baltimore were Mrs. Tom
Jones and Mrs. Naomi Spruit.
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Bedspread Mill
By Anne Murphy
Rachel .Carter accompanied her
brother. Coxswain George Vernon, Jr.,
to Danville as he left to go back to
his post in New York, after spending a
30-day furlough here with his wife and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Vernon,
Sr.
Rufus Biggs says he really is glad
to be back in the Bedspread weave
room. And Rufus, we’re just as glad
to have you back with us.
Now what is this we hear about'
Marvin Frazier’s nerves almost failing
him Saturday nite? Oh, yes, you were
an usher at your niece’s wedding? Well,
Marvin, there are still a lot of us who
think you did fine, especially when
you helped light the candles.
Jack Berrier has just returned to
Moore’s General hospital, Swannanoa,,
N. C., after spending a 30-day furlough
with wife and baby (Lonnie), and also
his parents, Mr. and ¥Irs. W. P. Berrier
of New Leaksville. Friends will be glad
to learn that Jack is getting along real
well.
Mrs. Carl Carter and family visited
her mother, Mrs. C. T. Perdue, and her
sister, Mrs. O. O. Tuttle, of the Beth
any Community last week-end.
.Mrs. Carl Webb has just arrived from
Louisiana to spend some time with Lt.
Carl Webb’s mother, Mrs. H. A. Webb,
on the Madison road.
Mrs. Roscoe Richardson visited her
sister, Mrs. John Baughn, and many
other relatives and friends of Mayodan
over the past week-end.
Mrs. Frances Phillips had as week
end guest her mother, Mrs. N. L. Bowl
ing, of Greensboro.
Thelma Buckner, S 1/c, spent several
days here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Buckner, on the Stoneville
road.
■ Mr. and Mrs.' Whittle Murray and
son, Jackie, visited the former’s sister,
Mrs. C. E. Ballard, of Salisbury, N. C.,
last week-end.
Vertio Richardson says Ben Rickman
is extra good on finding mud holes. It
seems that after a little shower the
other night, there was one mud hole
to be found in Rockingham county, and
Ben found that one. He even sets him
self down in it and in trying to get out
of it loses his hat. Now, Ben, you
should know better than that. Mud
will ruin your clothes every time.
A report just came in about Robert
Joyce and James Purgason going crea-
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