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Bleachery and
Vat Dye
Reporting:
• JANICE EATON
MARGARET BAILEY
We welcome the following new
employees to our department:
# Herman S. Allen, James A Ri
denhour, Harry G. Swicegood,
Homer Lee Lagle, Giles A. Myers
and Jake H. Walker.
Also, we welcome George C.
Correll, Jr., who is a transfer
from the Warp Room.
We are sorry to report Louis
Beauchamp, Edith Miller, Ralph
Forrest and Moulton Steele on
the sick list Here's hoping they
will all be back with us soon.
Our Assistant Overseer, Mr.
■Cook, returned after Thanksgiv
ing with stiff joints. We're hop
ing he will survive thristmas.
We are glad to have Nettie Ball
«back after being out for some
time to be with her mother who
has been ill.
Ifs good to see Rovie back and
all smiles after being out two
weeks on his honeymoon.
Office
Reporting:
IRENE H. YOUNG
Visitors from Durham recently
include Messrs. C. R. Harris, W.
H. Ruffin, Dr. F. T. deVyver, Mr.
H. W. Calvert, Mr. Glenn Pen
-4 land and Miss Louise Horner.
Mr. E. M. Holt spent several
days recently in New Orleans on
business.
» Mrs. EM. Holt spent Thanks
giving in New York with her
daughter, Betsy Boby, who is
studying at the Katherine Gibbs
Secretarial School there.
Those attending the Carolina-
Duke football game were Messrs.
E M. Holt, W. R. Wands, C. G.
Hannah, I. H. Huske, T. G. Sexton
and J. E. McNeely. Mr. Sexton
4 especially enjoyed the game!
Card Room
Reporting:
, CLAUDIE SOGER
This reporter wishes to take
this opportunity to thank the Er
win Chatter staff for the nice din
ner which was served at the Riv
erside Hotel on November 16.
Our new Card Room Overseer
has arrived, and we hope he will
it here and enjoy working
with us.
We wish to welcome to the
Card Room two new employees,
Richard (Buster) Bean and Con
t ard Nichols. Hope they will en
joy working with us.
Our former Overseer and As
sistant Overseer were in town re
cently—glad to see them looking
* so good.
We understand that Fred
Phelps is studying to be an un
dertaker, that is, according to his
brother-in-law, who is also mak
ing the good fortune of 30 cents
* an hour plus all the cokes he can
drink.
Everybody had plenty of meat
for Thanksgiving dinner, accord
* ing to the reports from all the
hunters.
This reporter wishes to take
YOUR
REPORTERS
SAY...
this opportunity to wish every
body a very Marry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
Sam Myers is moving in his
new home before long. We wish
him lots of good luck.
Carpenters
Reporting:
CLAUDE BOGER
Flake Baity who has been out
having some teeth (Milled is now
back on the job again.
Floyd Mitchell, the new Con
stable, took time off to show his
new badge. We also notice that
he is building a "caboose" near
his house (better put a roof on
it, Floyd, or they will get out!).
The luckiest carpenter of the
year was Layman Eaton. He won
a 1946 Chevrolet at the Winston-
Salon tobacco market All Laun
dry lulls were paid by carpenters.
"Fuzzy" Foster was very un
happy the other day when a bet
ter looking man than he was
hired on the carpenter force.
Clolli y Napping
and Packing
Reporting:
WILLIAM OWENS
Mrs. Shepherd is being con
gratulated on the arrival of a
granddaughter, born to Lt and
Mrs. R. W. Harvey on November
18 at Lakehurst, N. J.
Being a grandfather certainly
ages some people—they require
an awful lot of help these days.
Even an assistant is necessary.
That long hill up Main Street
surely seems to have steepened
a lot in the last four weeks. Any
body have an extra walking cane?
We are glad to see Miss Allen
and Howard Danner back after
being on the sick list for several
days.
We rejoiced with Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Bivens when they heard
from their son recently saying
that he would start for home De
comber 16. J. T. is stationed in
the South Pacific.
Mrs. Mary Daniels spent a re
cent weekend in Greensboro with
her daughter. She spent Thanks
giving in South Carolina with
relatives.
Mrs. W. C. Lagle spent Thanks
giving with her sisters and
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rice spent
a recent weekend in Kernersville
visiting relatives. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Wilson. Seems as if they had a
lot to eat as Bill was not able
to work Monday. Oh, Bill, we
understand that you have a ham
bone of your own now.
Others in our department had
a delightful Thanksgiving but
were unable to give us all the
details.
We welcome to the Napper
room Mr. C. H. Smith, who came
here from Franklinville, N. C. He
is now Assistant Overseer to Mr.
Shepherd. We hope he will en
joy working with us.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Shepherd
and family spent the Thanksgiv
ing holidays visiting relatives in
Athens, Ga. They attended the
Thf F, »ti« Chattel
wedding of Mr. Shepherd's niece,
Miss Ruth Shepherd, to James
Henry Logan, both of Athens.
Misses Nanrthalyn and Gwenda
lyn Shepherd of Franklin ville ac
companied the . Shepherds to
Georgia.
Production
Control
Reporting:
HALLENE BECK
At this writing we welcome
two new members to our office,
Ethel Spry and Mildred NaiL
Ethel is the payroll clerk for the
Warp Room, and Mildred is our
typist We are glad to have them
and feel assured that our days to
gether will be very enjoyable
ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart and
family of Erwin will move to
Cooleemee soon. We hope they
will enjoy living here very much
Miss Frances Campbell and
John Justice Williams, Jr., were
united in marriage on Saturday
afternoon, November 9, at 5
o'clock, at the South River Meth
odist Church. Mrs. Williams is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
L. Campbell of Route 1, Cleve
land. Mr. Williams is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Williams,
also of Cleveland. Those attend
ing the wedding from this office
were Mrs. Talmage Nesbit, Kath
ryn Hall, Mary Alice Jarvis, Mrs.
George Milholen, a former em
ployee, and Hallene Beck.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Kenneth Gillean who has been
ill for several days is able to be
back with us.
We regret to lose Mrs. Hubert
Shoaf, Thurm&n Miller and "Cot
ton" Moody from our office, but
wish for them lots of success.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Barber
spent Thanksgiving Day at the
home of his father, Mr. W. T.
Barber of Cleveland. Mrs. Bar
ber reports a delicious! How
many pounds did you say you
gained, Bessie?
ATTENTION: Anyone inter
ested in a 1946 Studebaker, see
Kathryn Hall. It seems that she
has her eyes set on a "CERTAIN
BUICK."
Spinning
Reporting:
VIOLA GARWOOD
THELMA GREGORY
FLOYD BRINEGAR
REBECCA McDANIEL
Mrs. Ethel Scott spent a recent
weekend visiting relatives in
Mooresville, N. C.
Tommie Ridenhour of the Ma
rine Corps at Camp June, S. C.,
spent Thanksgiving with his
mother, Mrs. Clara Ridenhour.
Miss Elsie Ridenhour went
shopping in Charlotte one day re
cently.
Mrs. Vennie Correll has been
sick for the past week. We miss
her and hope she will soon be
with us again.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McClam
rock of Lynchburg spent a recent
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Lomas Carter.
Verily Stout lost her purse last
Saturday evening. She went out
the next morning and found it
lying on the hedge in her front
yard. The finder had taken her
money but was kind-hearted
enough to leave the purse.
Mr. C. E. Pierce is all smiles
over his new grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller
and little dt* 'ghter, Frances Ann,
spent a recent Sunday visiting
relatives in Salisbury.
We hope Mr. Pierce will raise
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NEW MEMBERS OF PRODUCTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT—
Ethel Spry has joined the department m payroll dork for Warping and
Mildred Nail m typist in too PDC office.
his own meat next year, the«
other people won't have to be
bringing him some. Was it good,
C. E.?
Winnie Spillman is THE maw
who can handle most any job.
Some days he comes in at 6:00
A. M., some at 8:00. The other
night at 11:30 when the whistle
blew he jumped up and told his
wife he was late for work.
Wonder what has happened to
one of our Assistant Overseas.
James Trexler was asked by his
father to go with him to Salis
bury after he got off work at
11:30 to celebrate Thanksgiving.
He refused to go saying it was
too late. What's the matter,
James, is it old age?
We were sorry to hear that
Juanita Frye's mother fell and
broke her arm. We hope she will
be better soon.
We are glad to have Floyd Peo
ples back with us on the first
shift.
Pvt. Lee Roy Kerley of Camp
Lejeune recently spent a ten day
furlough with his mother, Mrs.
Essie Kerley.
On Friday after Thanksgiving,
Anna Painter and Sadie Mae
Messick heard they weren't go
ing to run on Saturday. Anna
looked at Sadie and said to let
her tell it. Anna was so thrilled
over getting to be off that she
hasn't been able to work for a
week. Better let Sadie do the
talking next time.
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POUR TIMK WINNERS IN LOCAL GARDENING AND CANNING
EXHIBIT—Mr. and Mrs. J, D. House have been •utttaMing in their tar
den ing and canning records during the I act four year* and are the anly
community member* to Have won top award* •uocecaively ever MNti a
long period of time.
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Viola Garwood's lullabys must
be good (she has been practicing
a long time). It was two weeks
before sbe could get her new
grandson down without crying.
How many rocking chairs did you
wear out, Viola?
If you want to know your daily
earnings just ask Mozelle, and
she will be glad to tell you, but
be sure you don't give the unit*.
Mo, you had better get instruc
tions on that.
Anyone who would like to give
a donation toward buying a wheel
chair for Buster KiHbm please
turn it in to the Spinning Room.
It is urgently needed in his work.
We want to welcome Minnie
Sue Crotts to the Spinning Room.
Hope she likes to spin.
Mrs. Emma Dudley, who has
been out side, is very much im
proved. Hurry up, Bmma, and get
back to work. We all miss you.
Ray Trexler and family of Los
Angeles, California, have come to
North Carolina to live. Mr. Trex
ler is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Trexler.
Mrs. Bessie Myers who has had
an operation for appendicitis has
returned home and is getting
along fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Leonard are
parents of a baby girl who was
born October 31. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard are Spinning Room
employees.
We are glad to have Alphonzo
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