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[first article]
The Y. M. C. A.
Bugle

Published Quarterly in the in-
terest of the Victor Mill em-
ployes

J. L. Gourley -- M. R. Casey.

One year ago we handed to the
press a lot of news which the
type setters, after careful reading
and rearranging formed into
columns and by adept manip-
ulation brought forth what we
have known as "The Y. M. C. A.
Bugle." We were doing a stunt
which we had never attempted
before and from the press
comments have been so encouraged
with our undertaking that it
seemed fitting that this Christmas
season should find another
issue of the Bugle sounding
forth its notes, telling to all our
employees that our Bugle is the
only Bugle that blows to any extent.

Many things have happened
during the past months and it
would take many pages to
chronicle all the happenings and
tell to all our friends what we
have done, where we have been
or how we have lived. In the
matter of running the plant,
there was a remarkable
improvement along all lines. Greater
production has come to the
front. Less waste than has ever
been known in the history of the
mill. Greater variety of styles
and much more elaborate, or
should I say intricate styles of
weaving. Self improvement
among departments, among
individuals and I might say
quality of cloth manufactured. These
combined traits have caused
Victor to forge to the front and
to be recognized as the leader
in the group of the
Victor-Monaghan Company.

[second article]
"As goes the home, so
goes the nation"

Character is largely a product
of the home. The Church is
important, and the school is
important, but the home is more
important than either, as a character
builder and a citizen producer.
The life of the nation
will not rise higher than the life
of the homes of the nation.
Children who have not been
taught honesty at home easily
fall victims of the lure of
dishonesty and expediency when
they venture into life in he open.
When America needs most is
homes of the right kind.

A home is what a woman
makes it. As are the mothers,
so are the homes. The ideals
of the home are not likely to rise
higher than the ideals of the
mother in the home. Fathers
are useful, but their role is less
potential in shaping the intimate
life of the home. Boys are
what their mothers make them.
.... It is the mother who holds
the key to the home.--James I.
Vance, D. D.

[second column]

[first article]
Victor Improvement
Club.

The Victor Improvement clb
On October 26th at the
Imperial Hotel in Greenville the Club
held its first annual Banquet
which was attended during
our connection with the
Victor-Monaghan Co. This Club, as
most of our readers know, is
composed of the overseers, second
hands, section men, loom
fixers and others. The name,
Imperovement Club, is significant
of its policy and its is running
true to form. Mr. Still the organ
izer and president has been able
to direct some helpful improvements,
not only in the different
departments but has inspired all
of us t oimprove ourselves. Only
recently he was talking with the
writer of this article and one of
the good things he said was that
every man ought to strive to
get ahead. Self improvement
is the basis for job improvement
Mr. Still is anxious to promote
any man who shows that he is
aggressive.

The meeting of the Club durin [during]
gthe [the] month of December was
taken of with a round table
discussion of subjects relating
especially to the Weave Room and
splendid suggestions were made
relating to some of the worries
of the weavers and their remedies.
Preceding the discussion,
the Y. M. C. A. secretary held
forth for about minutes on the
subject of geography with a
large map for illustrating. It
was surprising some of the facts
brought out in the discussion
and the vast amount of facts
stated. Further study will be
resumed from time to time.

[second article]
Insurance

The Victor Monaghan Co. has
insured with the Aetna Life
Insurance Co., all employees in
what is known as a Group Policy
icy. The operator pays 65 per
cent of the premium and the
Victor Monaghan Co. 35 per
cent. This is a splendid form
of insurance and we are glad
and proud to announce that the
employees at Victor made the
highest average of the number
taking this insurance of any of
the plants. This insurance
costs $7.20 per year per thousand
dollars. It might be of interest
to all those who were insured
to know that James Genobles,
who was so unfortunate
to lose his life by the accidental
discharge of a shot gun, was
paid his insurance before the
first premium of 90 cents was
ever paid. His estate received
a check for $501.00, the $1.00
being the interest on the money
from the time of death until it
paid. Gentlemen, in these days
of accidents, you can not afford
to let this chance to protect
those dependent on you slip.

The Swedes play at Victor
December 23rd.

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[first article]
Athletics.

Victor boasts the best Basket
Ball tea mof its life this season.
Some good games have already
been played and more are to follow
low. We have lost to the strong
Dunean team and also to the
American Spinning Company,
but as is generally the case with
losers we had an alibi. Perhaps
the most outstanding and
overtowering (Dr. V.) game of the
season will be nest Thursday
night when Olson's Terrible
Swedes will be here for an
engagement. As a preliminary to
this game, the strong Class B
team from Monaghan will meet
the equally strong team from the
Greer Mill. The first game will
start at 7:30 and the Swedes
game at 8:30. Those who want
to be sure of a seat had better
get a reserve seat. They are on
sale at Efirds and the Victor Y.
M. C. A.

Make a note on your diary:
Dec. 23, Swedes vs. Victor. We
have two games this season
which have helped us more than
drawing a lucky number at
some of the recent auction sales.
Twice we have sent the Spartan
Mill team to the floor for the
count and the last game played
Dec. 117, was for the coun 41
to 23. Mooneyham, their long,
lean, lanky player could not
fathom our fice men defense.
Theirs is a good team though
and we compliment our friend
Grover Suttles in playing the
game for all its worth, regardless
of any handicaps which may
arise.

Victor boasts about five distinct
teams of Basket Ball players.
The latest team is the Midgets,
which hopes to enter at the
Greenville Y. M. C. A. Victor's
Class C. team has been able to
meet all comers in their class
without a single defeat. We do
not know what will be the outcome
when they run against the
strong Class C team from Managhan
which takes place next
Monday night. (Dec. 20).

[second article]
The Reason.

Tommy did not come to school
last Wednesday, and Tommy's
teacher received the following
note from his mother:

Dear Teacher--Tommy won't
be coming to school today. He's
timing his father, and it's your
fault. You give 'im a sum for
his homework what said: 'If a
man can run 100 yards in two
minutes, how long would it
take him to run around a
two-and-a-half-mile field three
times?'

"Tommy isn't a man, so his
father's doing it for him and
Tommy;s timing him. But
please don't give 'im no such
sums again, as 'is father can't
lose no more time away from
his work."

The Swedes play at Victor
December 23rd.

[last column]
[first article]
Victor.

In eighteen hundred and ninety
six,
As history tells the date,
A few men gathered round one
day
With tools to excavate.

A cotton mill is no small thing
To build, as you well know--
For days and weeks the work
went on;
And progress seemed quite slow.

But finally, when all was done
And everything complete
The folks began to move to town
At Victor they did meet.

Now thirty years have passed
since then,
The old mill still keeps going,
Our fame has spread throughout
the land
A fact to all worth knowing.

The years roll by. And you, my
friends,
Know well of Victor's glory,
Of all it's products I'll not speak--
"Twould make too long a story.

You'd be surprised to know
amounts,
The number cotton bales
That we have used in thirty
years--
Sounds lik Bert Blanton's tales!

If all the pays rolls, I would say
Were place in one big pile
"Twould make a load two horses
Could hardly pull a mile.

And so you see the greatness
Of Victor's work these years,
To other phases of the place
Please lend me now your ears.

Kind hearts have lived with us
we know
When we look round about us
To see all things provided.
Can any one here doubt us?

Churches will good preachers,
Schools of which we're proud
Fair maidens for our teachers
The fairest of the crowd.

A building for our athletes--
Our own beloved Y,
Where men and boys all gather,
Yes, men as old as I.

And so we say to everyone
Who stand for our improvement
To put your shoulder to the
wheel-
This is a worthy movement.

[second article]
A big man needed. A
Western rancher had asked the
district superintendent that a
pastor be assigned to his com-
munity. "How big a man do
you want?" he was asked. "Well
elder," the wily man of tan re-
plied, "we're not overly particu-
lar, but when he's on his knees
we'd like him to reach heaven."

Seneca plays at Victor
December 25th.