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Page Two THE MILL WHISTLE May 21, 1945 Mantion Around the Mills Bleachery By Charlotte Martin Mrs. Annie Roberts visited her daugh ter, Mrs. H. O. Payne, who is an opera tive patient at Reidsville Memorial hos pital. She is reported to be getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brim were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brim and children of Carolina Heights. Mrs. Annie Meeks recently returned from a visit to see her son, Haywood Meeks, R.M.C. 2/c, who is a patient at the Naval hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Miss Nellie London and sister Mrs. Doris Mabes spent a week in Newport News, Va., recently visiting friends. Sarah Eggleston, Lillie Martin and Elizabeth Meeks spent Saturday in Greensboro shopping. Hurry back to work Sarah, all of us sure do miss you. Leslie Robertson, Sl/c, is spending a 21 day leave with his relatives here and in Virginia. Mrs. Eliza Washburn and daughter Sunshine, spent the week-end in Mar tinsville, Va., with her sister Mrs. Roy Crews and was joined there by another sister Mrs. A. H. York of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Bassel Wigington, and son Douglas, of Mayodan, visited Mrs. Nannie Wigington recently. Mr. and Mrs. Buck McCollum spent the week-end with the latter’s mother Mrs. J. W. Carroll on the Reidsville road. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Earps had as Sun day guests their children to honor their mother on her day—“Mother Day.” We’re glad to have Gladys Shough back after being out due to illness of her daughter. Those on sick list now are the follow ing: Ora Atkins, Opal Baughn, Mamie Jones, India Hubbard, Katie Land, and Edna McCollum. Hurry back folks! I noticed today as I was getting news, that several people said yes, they had news and knew lots of news, but it just wouldn’t do to put in the paper. Oh! we don’t have any very mischievous people working with us do we? A girl in the bleachery received sev eral poems from her husband in Ger many and wanted me to put them in the Whistle, so I went to get them and she said,“Shucks! since Germany has surrendered he may get here before the Mill Whistle gets out.” Wish all of them could come back real soon. Flash! Flash! Flash!—There’s still a mystery to be solved. I keep putting things in the paper, just little things mind you and they completely vanish into thin air. Sure would be glad if someone would be so kind as to help me find out who our “News Condenser” is. We know the reporters name, but I believe the other one remains in the dark. V . . . — Blanket Mill By Katherine Turner Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Gillie visited Mrs. Gillie’s mother, Mrs. B. F. Barrow, in Axton over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Weadon and children Bobbie Ruth and Jerry, spent the week-end in Greensboro visiting relatives. We are glad to have Rucker Wilson back to work after a long illness. We are very glad that Lee Francis is much improved. Louise Gerringer is very proud of her big, sailor boy husband, Henry, who is home on leave and so she has taken a leave too. They will visit Mr. and Mrs. John Talbott in Baltimore this week. Nellie and Bill Gallaher look awful happy to be together again. Happy fur lough, Bill! James “Fat” Powell entered a Greens boro hospital for an operation. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Arnie Mason is very much improved since his leg was broken while being overseas. We hope he is on his way home. Mrs. Harel Squires is with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Francis, for a while as her husband Dan, is now on foreign soil. Mrs. Katherine Hairfield and daugh ter Francis, and Mrs. Ruby Maness visited Mrs. Hairfield’s husband in Camp Blanding, Fla., for a few days. We are glad to see these sailors and soldiers visiting home: J. C. Stultz, Ens. Lewis Moore, Charlie Gillie, Kenneth Hall, Marvin Lillard, “Wimpy” Mills, George Slayton, J. D. Young, Calvin Chilton, Lawrence Roberts, “Dick” Birchell and Kermit Law. Captain and Mrs. Irvin Squires and baby are with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Squires for a visit. Bob Martin entertained at a big chicken fry on Saturday night for Fred Hall, who was home on furlough. We have a new policeman from the blanket department. Good Luck! Buddy McBride. V . . . — Professor: “I want you to explain this examination paper. Why do you have all your answers in quotation marks?” Freshman: “Just a bit of courtesy to the man seated at my left, sir.” Karastan Mill By Frances Watson Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Childress, Vir- ' ginia Snow, Joe Childress and Elmer Gunn were Sunday guests of Abalene Meeks. We heard from Pvt. Mildred Carter last week. She is now stationed at the Lawson General hospital in Atlanta for the duration and says that she is enjoy ing her work very much. We often think of you. Pvt. Carter—especially on birthdays because of the vacant chair. Evelyn Dunn received a telegram from the War Department Monday in forming her that her son, Pfc. Harry Lee Dunn, had been wounded a second time in Germany on April 18. She also received a letter from Harry Lee say ing that he was wounded in the right thigh and was getting along alright. Ulena Robertson gave her nephew, Hal Robertson, a birthday dinner on his tenth birthday. May 6. He had a white birthday cake with pink and green dec orations and received many useful gifts. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Pace and daughter, Kay and Mac Morris. Mrs. Paul Hodges from Newport News, Va., has been visiting her sister, Loma Gallimore, Summit Ave., and her mother-in-law, Mrs. D. P. Hodges, Ham ilton St. Maye Roberts, Cora Carter and Ulena Robertson spent Saturday in Danville, Virginia. Christine Powell has just received a letter from her husband, Pfc. Elmer E. Powell, who has been stationed in India for the past fifteen months, saying that he has recently been transferred to China. We are glad to see Sallie Gallimore back at work after an extended honey moon. Bertha Cole’s son, F 1/c Lewis Cole, is now stationed at Norfolf, Va. Evelyn Dunn was delightfully enter tained at a birthday dinner Thursday in Robert’s Cafe by Ulena Robertson, Margaret Kerley, Maye Roberts, Cora Carter, Shirley Taylor and Thelma Land. Dunn was also presented a two- pound box of candy which looked very tempting. In fact, she had right much trouble trying to keep up with it during the afternoon. Harry Lee, do you reckon she’ll save you a piece of Jhe candy? V . . . — “We shall be glad,” wrote the Firm to the Selective Service board, “if you can assist us in retaining this man a little longer. He is the only man left in the firm, and is carrying on with fifteen girls.” V . . . — “Hello, Salvation Army?” “Yes.” “Do you save bad women?” “Yes.” “Save me two for Saturday night.”
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