November, 1946
BLEACHERY &"
VAT DYE
Reporting:
SARAH BOWLES
FRED TUTTEROW
WILLIE BROWN
RUBY ALEXANDER
JANICE EATON
We welcome Moulton William
Steele to our department as a
newcomer.
We understand that Mr. Mac
is "Grandpa" again. So that ac
counts for that broad smile he's
been wearing.
We wonder why Buck Berrier
was hauling pinto beans on elec
tion day. Which party were you
feeding, Buck?
News flash: Arthur Whitaker
has traded his Chevrolet off for
a truck and is now hauling gar
bage for J. N. Ledford Co.
Wonder why Myrtle likes to
get off at supper time. Could it
be the movies?
We wonder if Willie Forrest
uses the broom at home as much
as she does down here.
We are glad to have James
Cartner back with us after being
out sick the past few weeks.
We welcome Beatrice Shaver
to our department.
Whom did we see at the show
the other Saturday nite? Yes,
George, we were surprised be
cause you were out sick and
couldn't work Saturday morning.
Why doesn't Lloyd bring his
sweet potato patch with him?
We have a certain man who
should be on the "Ladies Be
Seated" program.
"Sarah, why don't you rest
more often?" asked Nell.
Fred, why don't you stay out
of that corner? We know you
stay in it more than you did
when in school.
We don't know who marks the
smallest rolls for the Jigs on the
first shift but we do know his
initials—ALßEßT ROGERS!
Carl Eaton spent his vacatioi)
recently down in the eastern part
"deer" hunting.
Carl Potts is all smiles these
days. It's a boy!
Arthur Whitaker has pur
chased himself a new pair of
shoes. Why did you get them so
long, Arthur? Did you think your
feet would start growing In jreur
old days?
Ralph Forrest has his new
home about completed.
Clarence McDaniel spent a few
days in Durham recently with
his father who is in the hospital:
Pfc. Wayne Eaton spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Eaton, recently.
CARDING
Reporting:
CLAUDIE BOGER
"SAM" BOGER
The ceiling must be off of horse
meat according to what Doc
Ridenhour says horses have
jumped from one hundred to two
hundred and fifty dollars.
After four months Sam Myers
says he has his house built ex
cept for two doors.
We are glad to welcome Kelly
Waller back to the morning shift
YOUR
REPORTERS
SAY ...
We are sorry that one of our
assistant overseers, Tom Plum
mer, is leaving us. We wish him
the best of luck in his new job.
Claudie Boger is laying bricks
these days. If you don't believe it,
just come up to the Episcopal
Church and you will find out how
good he is.
We are glad the election is over
—maybe we will have more help
for a while.
Charlie Barnhardt sends his
best regards from overseas and
says he hopes to be with us some
time after the first of the year.
We see Sherrill Munday throw
ing a lot of bone away at lunch
time; those aren't rabbit bones,
are they, Sherrill?
The other day Roy Hepler
looked sad —said he had lost his
units and couldn't find them.
Baxter Boger says he is in the
tr>. king business if anyone needs
any hauling done.
We see James Tise has a pre
war truck, but we don't know
which war.
Will Pierce paid two dollars
for a 'possum, walked two miles,
picked two pecks of persimmons,
bought two gallons of milk and a
dollars worth of hay to feed it.
If anyone finds a 'possum with
its ears clipped, return to Will
and receive a nice reward.
Need any wood cut? We have
three champion choppers on the
second shift who claim to cut
afty cords in one morning.
Need some fresh meat? See
Howard Swain—he will butcher
your hogs if you have any to
butcher.
CLOTH, NAPPING
and SHIPPING
Reporting:
WILLIAM OWENS
We regret to have Leßoy
Templeton and Howard Danner
on the sick list, but we hope they
will both soon be able to return
to their jobs.
We are glad to note the prog
ress of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nel
son's new home at Ephesus.
We are glad Bessie is able to
be back sewing.
Gilbert Tutterow is out sick*
Here's hoping he will soon be
back.
We understand now why we
have good work from Hickory
Stansst since a new set-up.
Bill Rice says he will be glad
whan cold weather gets here so
he CM have m new H—nbone. The
one he's bean using ell summer
has been ruliwi rfnee Homer
Hodgin borrowed it to cook tur
nip greens.
SHOP
Reporting:
GRIMES PARKER
ELLEN TISE
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mills
spent a Sunday recently visiting
relatives at Salisbury.
We are all glad to see Mr. J. J?
Hellard back on the job after be
ing out sick.
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Barnhardt were Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Shelar of Radford,
Virginia.
We are sorry to hear of the ill-
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ness of Mrs. Ransom Dudley and
hope for her a speedy recovery.
We were sorry to hear of the
death of Tom Vogler's grand
mother, Mrs. W. A. Vogler.
Baxter Barnhardt has been
busy setting out an orchard on
his lots on the Mocksville high
way. Anyone interested in buy
ing a lot see Baxter or Grimes
Parker.
The Shop should be commend
ed for the large amount donated
by them in the recent drive to
raise funds for the Boy Scouts.
SUPERINTENENT'S
OFFICE
Reporting: ✓
ELIZABETH HARTLEY
Miss Viola Cartner spent one
day recently shopping. We won
der why Ishe is buying so many
pretty clothes—could it be a cer
tain ?
Mr. Deweese has been serious
ly ill. We wonder what his
trouble could be —the election?
We are very glad indeed to
have Mr. A. D. Walters and Mr.
George Gibson back on the job
after being out sick for several
days.
Miss "Chick" Hartley went
shopping one day recently, dur
ing the time she suddenly con
tracted a very severe cough. She
went to a nearby drug store, pur
chased a bottle of cough medi
cine, and after reading the direc
tions carefully began taking two
teaspoonfuls every two or three
hours. Several days later her
cough was much better. She
picked up the bottle for another
dose and re-read the directions,
and to her surprise, she had been
taking a double dose. Wonder if
it really was cough medicine?
We wonder why Mr. Pegram
has turned down three offers for
trading automobiles!
MAIN OFFICE
Reporting:
IRENE H. YOUNG
Miss Jean Deweese spent a re
cent weekend in Brevard, the
guest of Miss Dolly Davis.
Mr. J. L. James attended the
Carolina-Navy football game in
Baltimore and also the Duke-
Georgia Tech game.
Recent visitors from Durham
were Mr. C. R. Harris, Dr. F. T.
deVyver, Miss Louise Horner,
Mrs. Billie Southerland, Miss
Kathryn Freeman, and Mr. Glenn
Penland.
A recent note from Jim Wall
tells us that Army life isn't TOO
bad. Jim is still in San Antonio,
Texas.
SPINNING ROOM
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Reporting:
VIOLA GARWOOD
THELMA GREGORY
FLOYD BRINEGAR
REBECCA McDANIEL
We are glad to have Fannie
Waller back with us after being
out sick for several weeks.
We would like to welcome Mrs.
Helen Munday to the first shift.
Guy Foster is getting pretty
old—older than we thought. He
finally admitted the other day to
being sixty-three.
Mrs. Leona Myers has moved
to her new home near the Junc
tion. If anyone needs any farm
ing information call on Leona.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reece of
Greensboro were recent weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Stout.
Sammy Carter who is now em
ployed with the Police Force of
Charlotte spent the weekend re-
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cently with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lomas Carter.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Miller. A baby
girl was born to them on October
28, named Frances Ann.
Miss Elizabeth Hendrix went
to Kannapolis on a recent week-)
end to be with her son, "Benny
Dick," on his fifth birthday.
L. R. Head, Jr., son of Mrs.
Mabel Head, left recently to join
the Army Air Corps. We wish
him luck.
No wonder our foreman, Mr.
C. E. Pierce, was wearing a long
face last Thursday. Two of his
dogs were struck by a car on
Wednesday and killed instantly.
Mr. and Mrs. Lomas Carter
spent the past weekend visiting
friends in Lynchburg, Va. They
report a wonderful time.
The latest speed record from
Cooleemee to Salisbury is thir
teen minutes, just one stop to re
fill water. How long did it take
you to put the water in, Law
rence?
SPOOLING,
WARPING,
SLASHING
Reporting:
CAROLYN WHITE
LILLIAN ALEXANDER
We are glad to hear that Fred
Dunn is improving. Keep up the
good fight, Fred. We all wish you
a speedy recovery.
Carrie Cornatzer is back on the
job again after being out sick.
The price of pork isn't worry
ing Avery Sink. He says he now
has five pigs with the one hi 4
wife won at the carnival.
The spooler hands put Mary
Tom Daniels under the spooler to
celebrate her birthday.
The Warp Room was well
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