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FIRST UNCHEON MEETING OF
COOLEEMEE STAFF IS HELD
The first luncheon meeting of
the Cooleemee staff of the em
ployee newspaper was l&rid at
Riverside Hotel on Saturday at
noon, November 16th. A turkey
dinner was served the large group
gathered for discussion of plans
lor continued interest in the
newspaper.
Following the informal meal,
H W. Calvert, editor-in-chief of
THE CHATTER, spoke to the
group about the history of this
employee activity and mentioned
that it was fitting that the first
real staff celebration should be
held in Cooleemee since the papa
had its beginning here under W.
G. Marks. He went on to praise
the group for their cooperation
and reporting and pointed out
the many problems connected
with representing their various
departments. "The employees do
appreciate the paper and what
you are doing, although they may
not always seem to be coopera
tive in aiding you in gathering
news," he stated, "and your con
tinued working in this phase of
employee morale is contributing
to the welfare of the group you
represent."
Mr. Calvert then introduced E.
M. Holt, manager, who was a
special guest and speaker for the
meeting.
THE ERWIN CHATTER
"The Erwin Chatter belongs to
the people of the Erwin Mills and
its community," said Mr. Holt.
"The paper is supposed to report
doings and happenings of the
Erwin family of employees. Never
has the paper been used nor will
it be used for purely Company
propaganda or as a tool for Com
pany purposes other than em
ployee morale."
Mr. Holt went on to express
the fact that he wished the re
porters to view their volunteer
work as being work for the Er
win family as a whole and that
they were getting their remuner
ation in die fact that they were
serving—serving to make the
Erwin family a. closer knit or
ganization by bringing to their
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Plants To Stand For
Pro-Xmas Holidays
All plants will doee down for
the Christmas Holidays Friday
night, December 29, at the end
of the third shift The mills will
start up the following Thursday
morning, December 2f, on the
first shift at f*t A M.
The plants In all areas will be
in operation Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Decanter 2S, 27
and 28.
COOLEEMEE, N. C„ DECEMBER. IMS -
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Chnstms CaiUU
Wffl Be PreseiM
A Christmas Cantata, The
Choir of Bethlehem by Noel
Benson, under the direction of
Miss Mariola Crawford, will be
presented in the Cooleemee Meth
odist Church on Sunday, Decem
ber 22, at the 11 o'clock service.
Special soloists to be included
on the program are Peggy Brine
gar, Mrs Ben Mitchell, Nancy
Ridenhour and Marvin Spry.
Others participating in the pres
entation of the Cantata will be as
fallows: Sopranos, Victoria By
erly, Mrs. J. G. Crawford, Mrs.
C. W. Shepherd. Mary Shepherd,
and Margaret Skinner; altos, Mrs.
Baxter Gibson, Mrs. M EL Hoyle,
Imogene Isley, Margaret Kirk,
Mrs. Elizabeth S Nesbit, and
Peggy Vfiick; tenors, O. D.
Booe and S C. Phelps; buss, C.
F. Bahnson.
A cordial invitation is extended
A swfiil IMB Seal and
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neann OUT HI awe Will pf ovMic
funds for preventing ALL cases
of tuberculosis. The Seal Sale is
the only support of the county
tuberculosis associations. The
Christmas Seal Sale will carry
on the association's regular case
finding, nhabiliMi^judhu^
The 1945 ond other years' Seal
Sales have prevented tubercu
losis in areas all over the coun
try. The mass X-ray of thou
sands of WELL people in this
state have revealed many cases
of tuberculosis. These people
have been isolated and the chain
of infection broken at the source.
The Christmas Seal Sale is a
GOOD HEALTH INVESTMENT
for each member of the commu
nity. Christmas seals may be pro
cured from students of the Cool
eemee School.
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CHATTER STAFF ENJOYB TURKEY DINNER AT RIVERSIDE—Inn here cm reporter* m*i ate* mm
tors of the paper as they gathered for a luncheon mooting to dioeuse plane for this employee activity. (UA tp
right) Elisabeth Hartley, Manor si Bailey, Goneva Gregory, Juanita Flaming, Emma Hoffman, Emma Ray Spry,
Margaret Skinner, Claudie Sogor, Carolyn White, Janiee Eaton, E. M. Holt, and H. W. Calvert Prasai* but pot
soon in the picture were Kelly Payne and Hadgs Phifer.
TWEMTY-FIWE YEM CUB HAS
FUST mm DIMES BEC. 14
Safely Saggestm
Cutest ■ Jaiiary
Hie Safety Department and lo
cal management announced today
that for the month of January
there would be a safety sugges
tion contest- The amount of
twenty-five dollars will be award
ed for the best safety suggestion
that is approved and adopted for
use in the plant or plants.
All suggestions must be writ
ten giving a description of the
hazard involved and the cor
rective measure to be taken. All
these suggestions should be
turned in to the overseers who
will then pass them on to the
Safety Department far considera
tion and practical usefulness.
All suggestions must be turned
in by January 31. Award will be
announced as soon as possible in
urged to participate in this can
test as no one yet knows what
Duplicate suggestions are not
anticipated, but in case of a tie
the prize will be equally divided.
New Safety Pasters
Attention is called to the new
safety posters that are being is
land from tin Dnhtji and Train
ing
DMSBk Glenn Penland is en
larging cartoon drawings from
the National Safety Council in
composing these Mack and white
posters.
NOTICE
Christmas Holidays far the
Caoleemee Schools will be
gin Friday, December 2t.
Classes will be resumed an
Monday, January C, at B:3i
•'deck.
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1 The first annual dmnw of the
Twenty-Five Year Club in Cool
eemee was held Saturday eve
ning, December 14, at € o'clock
in the Cooke mce Methodist
Church. This was the onrasion
for the organization of fhJ*
and about one hundred membeia
of the local plants with twenty
five years or more service at
tended.
Following invocation by E. K.
Sedberry. one of the Club mem
bers, remarks by Carl R. Harris,
Vice President and Assistant
Treasurer, woe made. Mr. Har
ris welcomed all the twenty-five
year employees and other guests
and stated the reasons for the
dinner and the Club. In conclu
sion, he read the foreword from
booklet printed for each
member: "A mill is much more
than a building—it is the work
ers in a plant that make the ma
chinery move and that make a
business grow. It is, therefore, a
win products famous for tbor
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to>wd turkey btiere the Christ
mas Holidays dared the |tet
Haas Car the fcUihuttwi rf
the tafceys wiß be wmkt at a
later date.
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tide Greetmgs with the Mhw-
"As we approach the CMt
aas Scasea The Erwin Cettea
Milk Ceaapaay extends to each
el its employees every feed wish
end trusts that the helUhys aaqr
be very happy tor yea."