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THB MILL WHISTLE
July 22, 1946
RIGHT OFF THE FLOOR
NEWS OF OUR NEW YORK OFFICES
By “WIG”
Karastan: 295 Fifth Avenue Domestics; 88 Worth Street
Right on the Ball
Talk about being on the ball—well,
at this writing Otto Hash has won the
iron hat. One of his customers came in
last week and stated that he could not
make out his blanket allocation because
some of the numbers were not on the
price list, and we were to be congratu
lated on the price of our blankets—so
we checked, and found out that Otto
mailed him a 1945 price list. Atta boy,
Otto! Keep plugging; you’ll make the
grade yet.
Parking Privileges
Since Tom Ducey controls the park
ing rights in Mr. Thompson’s office the
rest of the boys object to paying a fee
to get to see him.
From the Road
At this time of the year the manage
ment has the road men spend some time
at our New York sales, com. This week
we have the Merry Mortician—Randy
Johnston makes his own clothes, and, of
course, the pants are baggy and too long
and the coat too short, but Randy claims
he and Mike Flynn differ because he
only wears certain styles whereas Mike
puts on everything he can’t carry.
Then we have Owen Due here with a
bunch of papers spread all over the
showroom ’til we chased him—what he
had on all those papers no one knew,
including Owen, so he threw them all
away and started fresh and did better.
Harold Danke came in from California
telling us that he had to sleep all night
in the lobby of the hotel. Looking at
Danke when he arrived we all thought
he slept in that hammock they have
on Pullmans. He kept his shoes oft' all
day because they were new, and he
doesn’t wear any in California.
John Stellner spent a week, and was
busier than a one-armed paper hanger
trying to keep the flies off of him. He
used Mike Flynn’s desk and when we
would look up suddenly and see that
bald head, why we for the minute fig
ured Mike changed overnight.
George and His Trick Dog
Georgie Young’s dog again makes the
headlines. He is now eating electric
light bulbs. Yes, sir, George came home
and told Marie, “I’m sorry, honey; I
couldn’t buy any meat or biscuits.” So
Marie said, “Honey, he ate three elec
tric light bulbs.” George fainted, the
dog just looked. (I suppose he figured
if they don’t feed me. I’ll show them
up.)
Visitors
We were very proud this week to
have some visitors from the Corporate
office, Mr. Hughston M. McBain, our
president; Mr. James L. Palmer, our
executive vice-president; Mr. Gerald A.
Sivage, assistant to the president, who,
by the way, carries not only the writer’s,
but everyone in Worth Street’s congrat
ulations for this nev/ assignment. Jerry,
Southerner?
This is little Annie McCluskey from
South Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Annie
claims she’s a Southerner, due to her
Bay Ridge connections. But, folks if you
saw Annie—it’s South Ireland.”
you’re a swell guy, and everyone likes
you. Good luck, and last, but not least,
a former alumni of Worth Street, our
friend, Mr. H. W. Whitcomb, affection
ately called “Whit” by his many friends.
Mr. McBain gave an informal talk to
some of us in our conference room, and
it was enjoyed by all present. You see,
to us fellows who have been around a
few years, it is nice to see our president
and the rest of our officers pay these
visits, because some of us can remem
ber when the president of Marshall
Field and Company was only a name.
We in New York never saw him. But
how things have changed from to just
having a job to being a member of a
family. It certainly is nice and I feel
that all you mill folks agree with me.
Mary Ann Pruitt is daughter of Mi',
and Mrs. Webb Pruitt. Father works
in Blanket Weave Room.
“Whit” gave me a little ribbing that
I either had a ghost writer, or else
Wilbur must be my stooge. Well, folks,
the low-down is that it’s the Jack Ben-^
ny-Fred Allen act, the only differenc.."
is that Wilbur is older than both of
them put together.
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Rock a bye baby
On the tree top
When the wind blows
Worth Street will rock.
“Yes,” I’m guessing again—confirma
tion next issue.
Dishing Out the Dirt
As most of you know, our girls have
their own lunch room and once a week
one of the girls is assigned to take out
the refuse. This week’s garbage man’s
daughter is Bea Kastner.
World War Veterans are urged to
notify the Health Department as soon
as possible if they have had malaria.
Buy . . . Sell . . . S-wap
FOR SALE—Maple finish baby bed and
innerspring mattress with adjustable
coil springs. See Ernest Grogan,
Threading Dept, or Susie Grogan, Fin
ishing Dept., Karastan.
FOR SALE—Estate Heatrola. Excellent
condition. See L. J. Baker, First Street^
Oakland Heights, or call 349-W. *
FOR SALE—One large oil heater, prac
tically new. See Mrs. Raymond Gro
gan, Bedspread Sewing Department,
Finishing Mill, or call 440-J.