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CONTEST WINNERS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS' WEEK—
First row. left to right: Kay Nichols. Joan Spillman. Glenda
Ijames. Sue Smith. Second row: Ann Ridenhour. Edith Foster.
Pauline Gales. Third row: Peggy Brinegar, Mary Shepherd.
Peggy Daniels. Fourth row: J. W. McClannon. Jean Wagoner.
Janet Tatum. Jack Riddle.
Legion Ball at
Cooleemee
Cooleemee Post 54 to
Sponsor Team This
Summer
The Cooleemee Post of the
American Legion has completed
plans for a Legion sponsored
bsaeball team for Cooleemee for
1946. Buddy Alexander is chair
man of the committee sponsoring
the team, and Arlie Jordan. Jake
McDaniel. Sid Carter and Carl
Tatum are working with him in
formulating the plans. Luther
Whitlock and Grimes Parker are
the coaches. Practices are now
under way and a schedule of ap
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WINS SCOUT
AWARD
T
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JEAN WAGONER
At a Bovs* and Girls' Week
urogram Saturday night, May 4,
Joan Wagoner was presented a
Cuived Bar which is the high
est award in Intermediate Girl
Scouting. She is the first Ciirl
Scout in Davie County to win
this honor.
THE ERWIN CHATTER
AWARD WINNERS
Red Cross Drive
Completed in April
More Than $850.00
Is Subscribed
The 1946 Red Cross Drive in
Cooleemee. conducted during
April, raised more than SBSO. Mr.
J. W. Wall was chairman of the
drive, and Mr. M. A. Carpenter
and Mr. G. R. Madison served as
co-chairmen. This committee
from Cooleemee. as well as the
Davie County chairman, is great
ly pleased with the splendid re
sults of this year's campaign. The
cooperation of all the workers as
well as that of the people of Cool
emee made the 1946 drive the
success that it was. Again we may
prouudly say that the employees
of Mill No. 3 and the people of
Cooleemee have recognized and
met this responsibility to those
somewhere less fortunate than
The chairmen here in Coolee
mee wish to thank each of the
following workers for their co
operation and help.
Warehouse —Buddy Alexander.
Dyehouse—C. L. Isley.
Machine Shop—Miss Tise.
Card Room —E mest Capel.
Howard Martin. Claudie Boger.
Jim McNeely.
Spinning Room —Belle Hodgin.
Ruth Waller, Virgie Dean. Mabie
Ho war ton. Mamie Wofford.
Warp Room —Lillian Alexan
der. Carolyn White.
Weave Room—Brady Alexan
der. Ruth Gobble. Ollie Mayber
rv, Bertie Garwood. R. V. Alex
ander. Dorcas Vogler.
Bleachery—Janice Eaton. Ben
Tutterow.
Vat Dye—Sarah Bowles. Ruby
Alexander. Ben Tutterow.
Cloth and Napping —Opal Ja
cobs.
Packing and Shipping Joe
Bivins.
Outside —Paul Hendricks.
Main Office —Thirza Perrell.
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COOLEEMEE. N. C.. MAY. 1946
The Chatter to
Be Published at
Mill No. 3
Durham and Erwin to
Publish Their Own
Individual Papers
This is the first 1946 edition of
THE ERWIN CHATTER and the
first to be published as a Mill No.
3 paper since February. 1945.
Since THE CHATTER was start
ed in July. 1944. it has grown
steadily in size and interest and
comes back a larger paper than
ever. Not only has it appealed to
Erwin workers in the past, but
also to Erwin employees at war
all over the world. Those em
ployees now back at work have
expressed many times their ap
preciation of the paper which
served as a connecting link with
home.
The end of the war and the re-
turn of our servicemen to their
various stations has not in any
way decreased the interest which
THE CHATTER still holds. To
the contrary, we believe that the
leturn to more normal living has
enhanced our purpose since we
can now devote all our time and
efforts to things right here in our
plant and our town.
A complete staff of reporters
covering the plant and plant ac
tivities has been named. They are
ell glad to give a little of their
time to making the paper a suc
cess. but they cannot report news
unless there is some news to re
port. This is where you come in.
See your reporter and turn in
news and pictures to him or her.
Let's make their job easier and
THE CHATTER better than ever.
The staff is very anxious that
THE CHATTER reacli ail serv-
icemen. Please turn in to your re
porter the names and addresses
of all employees or sons of em
ployees still in service.
Pity the man who does not re
flect upon his mistakes of the
past, in order to steady his course
for the future.
Wm ♦L - a 1 i Wul^K^mJ^mt^^M
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COOLEEMEE BAND PLAYS FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' WEEK PROGR \M—Memht i> of the
Cooleemee Band which plays for many local programs arc. left to i ; jjht: lionr\ Foster, drums;
Pfc. Paul Shepherd, hass: Irene Spry. French horn: Mary Ruth Turner, alto; Mary RiddU. trom
bone; Ann Ridmhour. trombone; Pe?ey Wyrick. cornet; Betty Sue Fnton. cornet: Anne Riddle,
clarinet; Rev. C. E. B. Robinson, clarinet: Jack Riddle, cornet; Mr. Floyd Nail, cornet. Mr. Nail is
director of the band.
BEST CITIZEN
PHRSv
JACK RIDDLE
During the recent celebration
of Boys' and Girls' Week Jack
Riddle won the distinction of
being voted Cooleemee's Best
Citizen.
MUSIC CLUB
SPONSORS FESTIVAL
MRS. J. KENNETH PFOHL
SPEAKS ON
"HYMNOLOGY"
The Cooleemee Music Club
sponsored a Festival of Church
Music last Sunday afternoon un
der the direction of Rev. G. L.
Royster. The Story-Hour Chorus,
the Junior Chorus, the Grammar
Grade Chorus, the High School
Glee Club, the Cooleemee Music
Club and all the church choirs
presented musical selections: and
the congregation sang familiar
hymns.
Mrs. J. Kenneth Pfohl. past
president of the N. C. Federation
of Music Clubs, made an inter
esting talk on "Hymnology."
The program was a complete
success and was thoroughly en
joyed by everyone present.
WHAT TO BUILD
To each is given a bag of tools.
A shapeless mass, and a book of
rules.
And each must fashion, 'ere life
is flown
A stumbling block or a stepping
stone.
—The Mill Whistle.
COOLEEMEE BAND
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Cooleemee
Observes Boys'
And Girls' Week
Prizes Awarded at
Program Saturday
Night. May 4th
National Boys' and Girls' Wee
was observed in Cooleemee fo
the fii-st time this year. The ob
servance began Friday. April 2«
when the ministers of a]] fix- lo
cal churches went in a bod\ *
the school for a chapel program
to extend to the student body an
invitation to attend church Sun
day. April 28.
During the week scores of chil
dren participated in the various
contest? sponsored by local civic
organizations, and on Friday aft
ernoon. May 3. the Cooleemee
Theatre was host to all the school
children of Cooleemee for a spe
cial show.
The week's activities culminat
ed in a special program Saturday
night. May 4. at which time all
the winners of the various con
tests were presented their prizes.
These winners are pictured on
this page.
The Scholarship Award pre
sented by the P. T. A. went to
Harold Wagoner and Janet Ta
tum: the Citizenship Award pre
sented by the Cooleemee Lions
Club was won by Jack Riddle:
Mary Shepherd won the award
presented by the Music Club for
music accomplishment: Jean
Wagoner won the Girl Scout
Award given by The Erwin Cot
ton Mills Company, with Kay
Nichols winning honorable men
tion for Girl Scout Achievement:
J. W. McCJannon was the winner
of the Boy Scout Award given
by the American Legion: the
Health Postert contest, sponsored
by the Woman's Club, was won
by Sue Smith. Glenda Ijames and
Joan Spillman. and the Essay
contest, spons or e d by the
churches on the subject "Why Go
to Chuixli" was "*on by Peggy
Daniels. Janet Tatum. ana Ann
Ridenhour: the Essay contest
sponsored by the County Health
Physician on the subject "Sun
shine and Its Relation to Good
Health" was won by Janet Tatun
Edith Foster anc Pauline Galeiv
the Essay contest on "Good Citi
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