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COLORE! REUS
• North Cooleemee School held
its dosing exercises on Thursday
and Friday nights, May 22 and
23. The Primary Department, un
do: Mrs. I. J. Burke, gave a mu
sical playlet, Magic Gifts, on
Thursday night, and the Gram
mar Department, under Mrs. W.
T. Davis, held their exercises on
Friday night
The North Cooleemee P. T. A.
gave a banquet at the school on
* Monday evening, May 26, in hon
or of the parents and a few
friends of the school The school
was beautifully decorated with
pink and green crepe paper, and
a profusion of spring flowers, a
bowl of which adorned the center
of each table.
The guests assembled at 8
o'clock and were shown to their
• places by school girls who also
served as waitresses. They were
entertained with two solos from
Joan Burke and Dolly Patterson.
» Guest speaker for the evening
was Mrs. A. M. Houser of Salis
bury who is a prominent leader
in the A. M. E. Z. Church and
is well known throughout the
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# • Cpl. 1-eroy Kerley of Camp Le*
jeune, N. C, eon of Mrs. Keeie Kerley
of the Spinning Roam. Leroy has
returned to comp after a visit at
home.
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THE ERWIN CHATTER
Vacation Notice
The Company has announced
that a one week holiday will
begin Thursday at midnight,
July 3, 1947, and the plants
will resume operation on the
third shift, July 13, 1947, at
midnight.
Lite vacation period was
agreed upon by union repre
sentatives and the Company
management representatives.
Pay will be according to union
contract, article 5, covering
vacations.
In making the announce
ment, management of the
Company expressed the sin
cere hope* that every member
of the plants would have a
safe and enjoyable holiday.
They feel sure that the rest
and relaxation will benefit
everyone.
THE CHATTER requests
that every member of the
Erwin Family have a most
happy vacation with the hope
that off the job everyone will
sanely practice-, safety and re
turn well, rested and hearty
to their various tasks when the
holiday is over. The reporters
will be looking for those snap
shots covering your vacation.
Take your camera along and
make a record of your happy
times whether you stay home
or vacation somewhere else.
Playground In
Full Swing
The playground opened Mon
day, June 2, with a large attend
ance. One hundred children en
joyed the new sand boxes, bat
tennis, ping pong, checkers, car
rom, Pollyanna, volley balls, etc.
Mr. Sinclair, high school ath
letic coach, has organized baseball
for boys and is organizing soft
ball for the girls. The tennis court
will soon be ready and teams will
be organized and tournaments
arranged.
Members of the staff this year
are Mesdames Charles Hannah,
C. W. Shepherd, Miss Nancy
Ridenhour and Sonny Miller.
COOLEEMEE, N. C., JUNE, 1947
Former Editor
Has Baby Boy
Wo are sure that all noderi el
The Erwin Chatter will be glad
to know thnt Mrs. Mildred W.
White, former Cooleemee editor
of The Chatter, is the mother of
a new baby boy, Mteheal Wag
oner White, born May M. Mrs.
White is now living with her
husband in Elisabeth City, N. C.
Stoie nut kernels in airtight
containers to keep them sweet
Put them in a cool, dry place
away from the light
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A bMuUful •olorW picture .» th. r.w Cj.l«m« »w«irt Churth U.l~«
and was unveiled before th* congregation on* Sunday. Thie picture thews th* but let ng M it will WW ***•*
completed. It Is expected that construction will begin sometime within the pwrt tlx menthe.
No Chatter In July
Due to the long vacation period
coming at the deadline time fee
The Chatter, there will be no
publication in July. However,
the reporters are requesting
everyone to take cameras en their
vacation* and torn in news and
snapshots of their trips during
July. A big edition is being
planned for August With each
employee's cooperation, The
Chatter staff can make the post
vacation edition the best yet- Plan
now to turn in your news and
pictures!!!!
THE NEW COOLEEMEE BAPTIST CHUHCH
FIGHT INFLATION!
SPEND mower
WISELY!
Circulation 1200
COTTON CLUB
IMS OUTDOOR
SUPPER
The Cotton Club members en
joyed a chicken fry on Park Hill
Tuesday evening. May 27. These
girls were the first to enjoy using
the new tables built for the ben
efit of those in Cooleemee who
enjoy cooking and eating a meal
out of doors. The grounds have
been cleaned thoroughly and we
hope others will come out and use
the tables and grill, shuffleboard,
and horse shoe equipment
The above picture was made at
the chicken fry by Rev. G. L.
Royster. Those present were, left
to right: Helen Walker, Mrs. C.
la. Isley, club sponsor, Lorena
Nail, Annie Riddle, Jean De-
Weese, Hallene Beck, Allie Jar
vis, Dolly Spry, Margaret Brine
gar, and Kathryn Jarvis. The
little baby in the foreground is
little Sara Frances Walker, dub
mascot, and daughter of Mrs.
f Helen Walker.
The Cotton Club was organized
in 1939 for girls from eighteen to
twenty-five years of age, who
i have graduated from high school
, ami are employed by the Erwin
I Mills. These girls are very civic
minded, having helped with va
rious drives such as Red Cross,
Crippled Children Fund, and were
I sponsors of the recent Cancer
i Drive in Cooleemee, realizing
s $233.80. At present their project
• is to improve the appearance of
the spot in front of the warehouse
on Main Street by planting flow
ers and shrubs.