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F. T. DeVyver
Speaks at Erwin
High Graduation
Commencement exercises of the
Erwin High School were held on Mon
day evening, June 4, in the high school
auditorium. One of the highlights of
the evening was the impressive candle
light procession of the sophomores
who formed a guard of honor through
which the seniors, accompanied by the
class mascots, little Miss Wanda
Matthews and Master Bob Bost, pass
ed to the stage. The sophomores then
sang "It's Dear Old Seniors" and
the seniors responded with the school
song. The Bev. A. M. Keith made
the invocation. Mr. E. H. Bost in
troduced the speaker of the evening,
Dr. Frank T. de Vyver, who made a
most interesting and instructive talk.
In his talk he stressed the importance
of the seniors taking four points of
character with them on their trip
through life. These four were: the
ability to put first things first; the
power to see the invisible; having a
high opinion of yourself; and the
power to see it through. At the con
clusion of the address, Mr. W. H.
Miley, Jr., presented the diplomas to
the thirty members of the graduating
class.
Mrs. Frank Bolton presented the
Community Cup, which is given for
general excellence, to Anne Raeford.
Mr. J. R. Cathey presented the Grace
Bost Book Club Cup to Richard C.
Leonard. This cup is given to the boy
who excells in scholarship, athletic
prowess, and general excellence. Mr.
Cathey also presented a cash reward
EARLY ERWIN BASEBALL TEAM
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Front I to right: Arthur Kelly, Will Stephens, Clarence Poe.
Second to right: Johnnie Whittington, George Sewell, Gordon
Ratcliffe and fcweoe Sox.
Back Rowj leflt to right: Tom Sewell, Tom Harris, E. S. Yarborough,
Bob Meriitt, A
THE ERWIN CHATTER
Wildcats Defeat
Coca-Cola to Make
Seventh Win
Sparked by Odell Cole and Pitcher
Doc Mitchell, Erwin Auditorium re
mained undefeated in the City Base
ball League June 16 by defeating
Coca-Cola 11 to 3, at Durham Athletic
Park. This was the seventh consecu
tive league triumph for Cocky Ben
nett's Wildcats.
Cole, leftfielder, slapped out a sin
gle, double and a pair of triplets while
Mitchell pounded out a two bagger
and two singles to walk off with wil
low honors.
The winners scored a lone marker
in the initial frame and came back in
the third to tally three runs and put
the game on ice.
Mitchell toiled seven innings for
the winners before he was relieved by
Pilot Bennett. While he worked,
Mitchell fanned 13 batters and was
touched for only four safeties.
Mitchell Allen started for the Bot
tlers but was shelled from the mound
in the sixth act after Erwin had
banged out nine safeties.
Leading Doodle Wilkie's Bottlers
was Junis Beck, who collected two
singles and a double in four tries.
The box:
ERWIN
ab. r. h. o. a.
Fields, rf, 2b 5 3 110
E. King, cf 3 10 0 0
Clark, c 6 2 2 16 0
Cole, If 5 14 10
Whitaker, If 0 0 0 0 0
Talcott, SB 5 0 13 2
Carden, 3b 5 0 0 0 3
Hawkins, lb 5 0 14 0
Brown, 2b 4 1110
Bennett, p 1 0 0 0 1
D. Mitchell, p, rf 3 3 3 1 0
Totals 41 11 13 27 6
COCA-COLA
ab. r. h. o. a.
A. King, If 5 0 0 0 0
Roberts, cf 4 0 0 6 0
Wilkie, ss 4 0 13 1
Beck, 2b, lb 4 13 2 1
Ward, lb, p 4 0 0 6 2
E. Mitchell, rf, 2b 3 10 10
Broswell, c 4 10 6 0
Gates, 3b 3 0 0 2 0
Allen, p, rf 4 0 2 1 1
Totals 34 3 6 27 5
Erwin Auditorium 103 000 340 —11
Coca-Cola 000 000 300 — 3
given by the Grace Bost Book Club
to the scholar in high school with the
highest scholastic average. This re
ward was won by Anne Baeford for
the third year.
The president of the senior class,
Donald Goinedella, presented loving
cups to the mascots of the senior
class, Wanda Matthews and Bob Bost.
Donald then presented Mr. Stutts
with a sum of money given by the
senior class to the school. The pro
gram was concluded by the audience
singing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner. ''
JUNE,. 1945
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TO ALL READERS
Your editors and reporters wish
to express appreciation to all those
who have been turning in news and
photos. In regard to the photos,
an explanation is due as to why
these are not always printed upon
receipt at the editor-in-chief's of
fice. Some pictures are more time
ly than others in view of the news
items accompanying the pictures.
Namely awards, wounded, lost in
service, returned, visiting at home,
etc. Many pictures are turned in
with only the names and parents of
the subjects. Still others only give
the present address of the service
man. This calls for postponement
of printing with the hope that
more news will be forthcoming.
It has not been possible to return
pictures as quickly as would have
been liked, but it now hoped that
photos can be returned within ten
days or less after they reach the
editor's office. Every photo sub
mitted that can possibly be copied
is engraved in a size suitable to
the size of the photo submitted.
Your staffs and your servicemen
would like more pictures of local
interest rather than so much con
centration on the servicemen's
news solely. You have been co
operative and patient. Keep up
the good work. Hand in your
news today and everyday to your
reporter. EVERY EMPLOYEE
A REPORTER!
Bennett's Durham Team
Leads City League; Cole
and Mitchell Stars
The Wildcats of Erwin Auditorium
under the coaching of "Cocky" Ben
nett have been setting a hot pace for
the local league in Durham this sea
son. The Herald-Sun gives the team
a record of eight games played and
none lost. Bennett's tabulation for
THE CHATTER lists seven games with
scores showing all wins:
Date Er win-Visitors
May 9 24-8 Y-B's
May 12 8-7 Wright's
May 21 8-2 .... Coca-Cola
May 22 10-8 Y-B's
June 1 16-3 .... Coca-Cola
June 7 9-7 V-B's
June 16 11-3 .... Coca-Cola
The batting averages for the Wild
cats through June 16th are as fol
lows: Cole (.531), Crutchfield (.500),
King (.464), Fields (.451), Clark
(.393), Mitchell (.384), Carden (.333),
Pierce (.285), Brown (.269), Haw
kins (.257), Talcott (.200), Whitaker
(.166), Bennett (.091), McArthur
(.000), James (.000), Lynch (.000).
The team average is .346.
June 1
June 7
I.R.T. Classes Close
at Erwin Area
On June 19th the Industrial Rela
tions Training Classes at Erwin
will hold the final session after a
very successful ten weeks of con
ferences. The interest in these con
ferences may be seen from the fact
that there has been practically no
absences from meetings throughout
the whole period and all members
have actively participated in dis
cussions.
It is now planned to have a bar
becue or dinner for all members of
the classes who have attended meet
ings and discussions. It is hoped
that a real evening of good fellow
ship will culminate the training ses
sions which are now finished for the
summer months. Suggestions from
class members for additional train
ing sessions this fall are being con
sidered and some definite fall sched
ule will be announced by manage
ment in the late summer.
FIGHT INFLATION—KEEP PRICES
DOWN!
Popularity of Horseshoes Grows in All
Areas as Durham Defeats Wright 9 s
The organization of horseshoe pitch "
ing teams in the various units of the
Erwin Cotton Mills Company has been
continuing with considerable success
in the last month with the result that
on June 10th No. 4 Mill team played
a tournament with Wright's Automat
ic Machine Company of Durham, de
feating Wright's by a total score of
12 games to 2
A good gallery was on hand to
watch this contest which consisted of
play between the two seven-man teams
playing the best two out of three
singles matches.
During the contest the teams pitch
ed a total of 946 shoes. Team aver
ages for all games were, Wright's
Automatic 11% Ringers, Erwin Cot
ton Mills Company 17% Ringers.
Highest ringer percentage for in
dividual games by Wright's Auto
matic went to Farrell with 22% ring
ers. Cole of Erwin Cotton Mills
pitched the best game at 25%%
ringers.
The formation of other teams in
both Cooleemee, Durham, and Erwin
is expected to bring about a good
Inter-Plant League for the late sum
mer months and the fall because all
mills now have regulation horseshoe
court facilities either completed or
under construction. It appears that
Fight Inflation
Buy Bonds
Circulation 6,500
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Ratledge Presents
Davidson College
with Ney Relies
Latta B. Ratledge, Plant No. 3
Weave Room employee, was the
principal luncheon speaker on May
25th at the Davidson College com
mencement exercises. Mr. Ratledge
has for twenty-five years been in
terested in the collection of infor
mation and relics of Peter Stuart
Ney who many believed to be Mar
shal Ney of France.
The speaker was reared in the
community of Davie County where
Peter Stuart Ney lived many years
as a country school teacher and pre
sented to the Ney Room of the
Davidson College Library a com
pass holder and an applewood flute,
properties of Ney purchased in
Charleston in 1816. The gifts were
accepted by Dr. Frontis Johnson
of the Davidson History Depart
ment.
Mr. Ratledge has become a mem
ber of a permanent organization to
foster interest in the collection of
many remaining Ney relics and
plans to continue his research on
this subject.
This official insignia of the 7th
War Loan is adapted from the now
famous photograph of the raising of
Old Glory by U. S. Marines on Mt.
Surabachi, Iwo Jima. Some Erwin
boys were there. LEST WE FOR
GET—onIy three of the original six
Marines who raised the flag are now
alive. THEY GAVE THEIR ALL.
the success of this one phase of our
sports program is assured.
Your local team captain, or super
visor, will be glad to have all possible
entrants who may wish to play re
gardless of their skill, and from the
present indication all participating
players are developing considerable
skill and deriving much personal sat
isfaction from this sport.
Individual scores were as follows:
ERWIN
Team Member R% Won Lost
Cole 25% 2 0
Marks 25 2 0
Pearce 21 2 0
Williamson 17 0 2
Sullivan 15 2 0
Thompson 13 2 0
Gunter 9 2 0
Team Record 17% 12 2
WRIGHT'S
Team Member R% Won Lost
Wallace 16 0 2
Aldridge 8 0 2
Henson 17 0 2
Ferrell 22 2 0
Griffin 9 0 2
Byrd 9 0 2
Tong 2 0 2
Team Record 11% 2 12