Six
THE MILL WHISTLE
June 10, 1946
Facts and F^s from Fiildalc
OESBaS
By Inez Stultz and Lucille Stovall
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hassell spent
the week-end with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Skeen of Roanoke.
Pvt. Bill Ferguson has returned to
Camp Edwards, Mass., after spending
two weeks with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Ferguson.
Legrand Turner is home from college
for the summer.
Pvt. Ralph Stone of Camp Lee is vis
iting his mother, Mrs A. E. Stone.
Little Virginia Ann Crigger, daughter
of Pvt. and Mrs. Willie A. Crigger, is
ill at her home.
Nathan Dalton, U. S. Navy, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton.
Mrs. Richard L. Martin and Mrs. Hay
wood Bray visited in Danville last Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Sawyers have
returned to their home alter being in
Norfolk for a year or so.
“Dock” Turner and Miss Geraldine
Gusler were among the vacationers last
week.
Miss Edith Hall and Miss Lorene
Merriman, Madison College, are liome
for the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Diehl left this week
to make their home in California.
Mrs. Mary Spencer has returned
from a week’s vacation in New York.
Among those attending the annual
Virginia State-wide Safety Conference
in Richmond were Jimmy Rimmer, Tay
lor Ingram, J. H. Ripple, and Jack Whit
ten.
Lt. Linda Williams, of the Navy
Nurses’ Corps, recently’spent a few days
with her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vipperman. Lt.
Williams has just returned from Guam
where she served 16 months.
Rev. Anthony Pollard is attending
the Rotary meeting in Atlantic City,
N. J. Mrs. Anthony Pollard and son,
Stuart Franklin, are visiting friends in
Wilmington, Del.
“Town Drag”
By Faye Warren
Mable Eanes being elected president
of the Parent-Teachers Association. Mrs.
J. W. Norris giving a shower for a mem
ber of the Health League. Jimmie Rim
mer driving that new Pontiac. Ray Bry
ant introducing a guest speaker. Blanche
Bray looking forward to living in Tex
as. Misses Frances and Lillian Hundley
being at home for the week-end. Ned
Gauldin working in the bank. Bill Hyl
ton loving to see his name in this col
umn. Margaret Hundley liking to drive
A. H. Johnson, a fixer in the Towel
mill spinning room, with two daughters,
is shown above. The hen Johnson is
holding is 14 years old, weighs seven
pounds, and at present is setting on her
23rd setting of eggs.
an A-model. Pfc. and Mrs. Emory Hund
ley and small daughter, Linda, being
home from California. Joe Shelton’s
friends being peeved at him, ‘cause he
killed a duck and didn’t invite them to
dinner. It sounds like wedding bells for
Jane Phillips and Mae Taylor. Yeah!
Both gals are sporting beautiful dia
monds. Lorraine Martin taking part in
the Senior j)lay. “Pete” Fulcher liking
to play the radio. Rev. Anthony Pollard
back from Atlanta and gone to Miami
to the Baptist S.S. convention. Faye
Warren admiring “Pete” Fulcher’s paint
job. Terrell Fulcher about to reach the
200 IB mark. Sam Fretwell bragging
about that Rotary Club dinner. Gaither
Overby’s bass voice being greatly missed
since the doctor stepped him from sing-
• ing—hope your throat will be o.k. soon,
Gaither. Lillian Skeen and Gene Harrell
taking those marriage vows. Russell
Settliff selling a lot of furniture. Robie
MacFarland doing a little more vocal
izing in the Men’s chorus. Emory Goode
trying some of J. H. Ripple’s good ideas
on how to catch big trout. Don’t stay in
the boat or on the bank fellows, just
“fall right in” and bring ’em back with
you. The D.O.M. Bible class doing an
other fine deed. Mrs. Gordon Warrick
home for a visit with her folks. William
Kelly selling “cokes.” Carol Ann Polk
rendering a solo. Mr. Ben Hunter play
ing another game of bridge. J. Leonard
Stultz and family moving to our fair
city. Joan Ripple having a nice write
up in the Mill Whistle. Johnnie Wilson
favoring the “Y” with baskets of flowers
grown in her garden. Bill Hylton loving
to see his name in this column. Betty
Gordon being maid of honor at her sis- j
ter’s wedding. Ruby Shelton waiting on
a customer. Mrs. Nell Shelton getting
that nice Mother’s Day gift. Rob Joyce
and Carl Wood going to Roanoke and
getting in the “fog.” George Merriman
looking forward to buying another dog.
Finishing Mill News
By Beulah McBride
I’m sorry I’ve been away from the
news column for sometime. Just busy,
that’s all! 'Well, here I am back.
If anyone wants to know anything
about Florida, just ask Josie Taylor,
who i-ecently spent two weeks there.
Congratulations! Mae Terry has fin
ally got around to being a grandmother.
We know that Junior Terry is as proud
of his son, Danny Allen, as any father
could be this near to Father’s Day.
We are very glad to have back witli
us Mrs. Etta Dean, who has been out
sick for some time.
Wanted: A wife. Most important thing
is a pleasant disposition. If interested,
see Elbert Hopkins.
It’s nice to hear that Blumie Flynn
is back home and doing nicely since
undergoing a minor operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodlief, 'Walter
and Gaffery Thacker and Miss Betty
Hutson enjoyed a nice trip to Biltmore (
Estate and Blowing Rock recently.
We discovered why there’s a shortage
of hamburgers and woke up to the fact
that there is a real “Wimpy” in the
Napper room. Jimmy, what about it?—
being out of work last Monday!
August is drawing near and that’s
when Avis promised to be back to see
us. We have sure missed you, gal. See
that the promise is not broken.
Mrs. Mary Burnette is spending a few
days at her home in Richmond with her
father, who is ill.
H. L. Robertson is out on vacation
this week and we “Heared” he’d been
fishing.
We are all well pleased with Mr. Trus-
low’s new secretary, Rebecca Barnard.
Hope she likes us.
If anyone needs any work done on his
car and has a good hammer, see Hop.
If anything happens, he’ll say, “Just
buy a new one.”
How’s this for my part of the news,
after being absent from several issues?
It just takes a little co-operation to
keep it going.
A reporter was interviewing the
grandfather of a famous Hollywood star.
“Does Bill ever come back to the farm
to visit you?” the reporter asked.
“He sure does,” answered the farmer.
“He’s been here every summer for the
past five years.”
“And did he bring his wife with him?”
“Every time,” replied the farmer.
“And they was five of the purtiest gals
you’d ever want to lay your eyes on.”