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THE ERWIN CHATTER
P° D I& to U°* H* 'FOCL W XtSSInPS^BSJSS!
Carl R. Harris, Vic*-President and Assistant TwijldWh !>■> X. IST*! Vice-
President and Industrial Rekrtiaas Director.
Printed at ths Rowan Printing Company, Salisbury, M. C.
Cooleemss Editor ~.C. O. McDANIEL
Editor-in H. W. CALVERT
Spooling, Warping, Slashing ...CAROLYN WHITE, LILLIAN ALEXANDER
Weaving MRS. EMMA R. SPRY, MRS. EMMA HUFFMAN, ZELMA BROOKS
COLEAN SHOAF. LILILE FLEMING, GENEVA GREGORY
Cloth, Napping and Packing........... owfmk
Bleachery and Vat Dye SARAH BOWLES, FRED TOTTEROW, WILLIE
BROWN, RUBY ALEXANDER, MARGARET EATON
Oftics. ELIZABETH HARTLEY
Community Reporter MARGARET SKINNER
Warehouse, Shipping, Dyehouse and Outside HODGE PfQGQI, KELLY PAYNE
New Slant Olde Theme
Nebuchadnezzar, the most powerful of the Babylonian Kinp
lived 600 years before Christ. He lost his health for a time. With
his health also went his mind, until he went into the fields and ate
greens like the wild beasts. The greens restored his health and
mind. He resumed control of his country and ably conducted the
affairs of state for the remainder of his life.
For hundreds of years before the discovery of America the
people of England and Northern Europe, half sick with scurvy and
vitamin deficiencies, rushed to the fields during the first weeks of
spring and devoured the leaves of sorrel and dandelions like rab
bits. "A necessary spring tonic," they said—"Health requires it"
Early* Immigrants to America brought the sheep sorrel from
Europe in order that a supply would be available each spring to
chase away the blues. This sheep sorrel is in our pastures yet
The old time settlers in America placed great store by such
things as Poke Greens and Cress (creesis), which appear very
early in the spring. "Spring tonic," they said; "such thingi purify
the blood."
Yes they were right Medical science and nutrition experts
back them up. When long denied green substances, mankind devel
ops a number of vitamin deficiency diseases and disorders. Among
these may be listed pellegra, scurvy, rickets, and that well known
condition "Old Run Down State." The prevention and the cure
are to be found in greens, other fresh vegetables and fruits. If we
are too young, or too old to eat these things, then we may let the
ows eat them for us and we may get them by drinking fresh milk.
Sorrel and poke greens, and dandelions and cress, and bananas
and oranges are less easily obtained in the rural areas these days
than good garden vebetables. This is an argument for better winter
gardens and early spring gardens. Lettuce, mustard greens, turnip
greens, kale, collards, cabbage, endives, onions, leeks, carrots, beets,
salsify and radishes. There are a number of these things that do
well in all temperate climates. Some of them resist hard freezes.
All of them are valuable tonics and far better than most vitamin
pills.
Whether Nebuchadnezzar had pellagra and lost his mind in the
natural course of this disease, we do not know, but the fact remains
that some wise prophet, or Providence guided him to the fields and
gardens, where he ate vitamin rich greens of some description. His
symptoms subsided and he regained his health. That is pretty much
the way we treat pellagra today. In this way some miracles are
worked.
Greens and other fresh vegetables lose much of their value if
gathered too
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Blcachery and
Vat Dye
Reporting:
JANICE EATON
JAMES MARTIN SUMMERS
Hie first shift regrets the loss
of "Red" Rogers, who has been
transferred to the second shift.
We're proud to have Mrs. Elsie
Taylor back with us after having
been out for quite a while.
Carl Rives Anderson is back
with us after being in the armed
forces since July, 1945. Welcome
back, Carl!
Our sympathy is extended to
Albert Lewis Rogers since the
passing of his father. A
We understand that we
represented on Radio St
WSTP now. Turn your dial that
way and bear our "Big Ben" sing
on Thursday afternoon at 5:90.
Anyone interested in buying a
good radio cheap, see Vironia
Code. He talks as if his is tops.
We understand that there is to
be a column in The Cooleemee
Journal called "Hayden's Cor
ner." What do you suppose this
will consist of???
Production
Control
Reporting:
HALLENE BECK
On Thursday night, February
27, the Production Control Office
members entertained Mrs. Eliza
beth Nesbitt by taking her out to
dinner, and afterwards a movie.
We all regret the leaving of Mrs.
Nesbitt.
Another member of our office,
Mr. A. L. Cline, left last Friday
to return to His home in Hick
ory. We will al| miss him.
A certain ciite blonde in our
office was somewhat nervous last
Thursday moriing. It could be
because something new has been
added —"third finger, left hand."
Chappell?
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YOUR
REPORTERS
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I T. Pelted,
Mr. Kathryn
FHomer.
a number
of planes
which so low
over which we
can't ask Mat
tie £* Jean De-
W they
r Frank
G are
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Gibson
an-
We
of
thed^Bfi3|^wßH|
spent a
recent
to
have Mr. Gib
son back with us after being out
sick for several days.
We understand that a certain
person from the Machine Shop
would like to be transferred to
Mr. Pegram's office. What about
it, Mr. Walters?
We are all anxious to know
why Viola Cartner goes to the
Card Room every day. Give us
a hint, Viola.
Cloth, Napping,
and Packing
Reporting:
WILLIAM OWENS
Mrs. Mary Daniels' daughter,
Nellie, has rejoined her husband,
S/Sgt Kenneth Hoover, in New
Jersey. They are making their
home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dorton and
children, Joey and Becky, of
Concord, spent a reecnt week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bivins.
Hunter Miller's father has been
very sick, but we are glad to re
port that he is very much better
at this writing.
Miss Mary Hellard, former
Cloth Room employee, and Mr.
Richard Thomas were united in
marriage at York, S. C., on Feb
ruary 16, 1947. They are making
Ibeir home in Spencer, N. C.
e welcome to the Cloth Room
.following new employees:
Garwood, Cornelia Gib
(■Raul Gibbons, and William
■r, Jr.
trry to lose one of our
ipyees, Thomas Wall-
Lvish him success in
i ting any fresh
e Ted Lagle. He
kill.
. Herbert Jacobs
Brents of an eight
srbert, Jr., born
>7.
kind of a car
k that will chase
MB
-' MH
Tin smiling little boy above is
Evcntt* Eufww lhavw, Jr, 17
months old son of Mr. and Mr*. E. E.
Bhovor of At 1, Salisbury. "Billy**" •
fatfwr is an employe* of tbo Produc
tion Cowbd.
went shopping in Winston-Salem
Saturday. Nathan says there will
not be any dark corners in the
little white house on the grassy
knoll, and we know that he is
right from all the lights he pur
chased.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ndaon are
enjoying their new
Mr. and Mrs. Say Smith are *
about to complete their home, and
they plan to celebrate with open
doors when flnfaheH
Wesley, what became of all ♦
tfaoae trucks round the table? We
are glad to see our way through
again for the time being.
We regret that S. L. Tutterow
is still unable to be on his job.
We hope he will soon be back
working.
It was too bad Mr. Smith had
his hand between that truck and
post the other day. Mr. Turner
was on hand and Mr. Smith is
doing nicely.
Cleatus, what about the rest of
us?? Maybe we would like the «
remedy, too.
We all notice liable has a new
permanent. Wonder why so long
before Easter? ,
If anyone wants any ringing
done, see Lois Wilson and Theo
Rice as this is the second singing
school they have attended in the
past six months. They might also
get someone out of the Warp
Room to help them. How about
it, Hazel?
Mrs. Meekie Thompson attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Cora Ben
son one day last week.
Cpl. William James Wilson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson,
has been in the Army Air Base
Hospital, Greenville, South Caro- «
lina. He was on his way home
from Maxwell Field, Alabama, on
furlough, and was taken serious
ly ill on the way. He was trans
ferred to the hospital Saturday
morning. At this writing CpL
Wilson is at home and seems to
be much bettor.
We wonder if Joe Garwood was
taking a sun bath during his pre
dicament one recent Saturday.
He says it felt more like cold wind
than sunshine. (
It is funny that Bill has to go
to the kitchen so that he can know
how much chicken stew to eat
We all would liked to have seen
Wesley up on the house top the*
other day.
Mrs. A. M. Miller is visiting
her daughter 1n New York. Here's.
hoping she enjoys her trip.
Kelly Payne is back at work
after being on the sick list for a*
week.
Fred Ijames is on the sick list.
Here's hoping for him a speedy
recovery. 1 *
A. J. Patterson attended a
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,says that he
renter of the
I days' work,
lu all.
fcthan Beck,
■rs. Daniels
March, IMI