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[picture of people, spanning columns 1 through 4]
The Cloth Room Force

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The above picture which
makes such a splendid apearance
is the department that
looks over the cloth. They not
only inspect it, but fold it, bale
it, and send it away on its
mission of clothing the world. They
look over every yard of cloth
and the overseer, Mr. Bagwell,
said that an average run was
[piece of the page missing, it could possibly be "about"] 82 thousand pounds per
[piece of the page missing, unknown what it can be] During the week of De-
[piece of the page missing, it could possibly be "cember"] 6-11th, record run was
[piece of the page missing, it could possibly be "done"] of over 86 thousand
pounds of cloth. On an average
there are to the pound so you can
see that we are making a few
yards of cloth during the day.
For our own amusement we
figured it out that our production
ran about 112 yards per minute.

The Victor plant has about 75
styles now running. One of the
most important or I might add,
best seller is print Gingham. We
are also running a figured broad
cloth that is giving the Gingham
a close second as are the draperies.
More and more we are
getting out a finer product. All
those people who visited the
Textile Exposition in Greenville
were impressed with the strides
manufacturing has made in the
past two years in the making of
splendid and beautiful designs
from our own cotton staple.

There are about forty
employees in the cloth room--mostly
girls and all seem to be happy.
We do not know if it is the kind
overseer or just such lovely
characters who do the work.
Mr. J. R. Sawyer, the best look-
ing oldish gentleman at Victor,
has worked in this department
for 20 years. When you have
people who stay by their jobs
like that you have eople who are
woth something to your com-
munity.

Hats off to the Cloth Room
Force!

Seneca plays at Victor
December 25th.

[second column]

Blacksmith Shop

Our of the outstanding needs
for Victor these many years
has been a good roomy shop for
the kind of work that has
always to done around a
manufacturing concern the size of
the Victor Mill. We want to
congratulate our Supt. on his
splendid judgment in having all
those old boilers removed and
in that very convenient and
ample space installing a welding
outfit, pipefitters equipment and
a forge for the blacksmith. The
old boilers had served their day
and were merely occupying
space. Their sale for junk will
about pay the cost of their
removal and hence will save the
expense of erecting new shop.

Morale

"If you think yo uare beaten,
you are;
If you think you dare not, you
don't;
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're
lost,
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's
will--
It's all in the state of mind.
If you hink you are outclassed,
you are;
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of your-
self before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man:
Bu soon or late the man who
wins
Is the one who thinks he can."

"He rarely hits he mark or wins
the game
Who says, 'I know I'll miss!'
while taking aim."

The Barbers are expecting you
to see them before Santa Claus
comes.

[third column]
New Machinery.

Representatives from
Barber Coleman Co. have been at
work installing Four Spoolers
which will do the work of
twenty four of the old type of
spoolers. They have also installed
three high speed Beam Warpers
which run ten times as fast as
the ones which have been
formerly used. Efficiency is the
watchword at Victor.

The Swedes play at Victor
December 23rd.

[last column]
New Opening Machinery.

All the plants of the
Victor-Monaghan Company are
installing new and up-to-date opening
machinery. At the Victor plant
we will have the one opening
room instead of the two as
formerly. This Whitin Machine is
reported to clean the cotton
better and make the staple in a
better condition for the carder than
any machine known to the
textile world.

The Swedes play Victor
December 23rd.

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Happy Christmas Time

By Carolyn Wells

When the turkey's on the table and the candles on the tree
I'm jest about as happy as I ever wanta be!
My children gathered round me an' my neighbors settin' by,
I couldn't be no happied an' I don't wanta try.
I like the parson's sermon an' I like the ringin' chimes;
I like the dressed-up feelin' that's around at Christmas times;
But best of all the doin's is the time, it seems to me,
When the turkey's on the table an' the candles on the tree!

There's a lot o' solid comfort gettin' ready for the day,
A-makin' wreaths of evergreen an' holly-berry spray;
An' Mother she gets busy a-bakin' things to eat
An' makin' any kind o'food that's savory an' sweet;
An' we tie up little presents an' we make up little jokes--
You know--with verses bringin' in the names of all the folks;
But it's all a-workin' upward to that very height of glee
When the turkey's on the table an' the candles on the tree!

You see, the Christmas ritual is "Peace on Earth," an' then
It also has another clause about "Good Will to Men";
The latter, as I take it, bein' doin' all you can
To give a bit o' Christmas cheer to any fellow man.
So I start in Christmas mornin' with the raisin' of the sun
An' I stick at it tll I get my good-will chores all done;
An' then I want my "Peace on Earth'" an' that is when Isee
The turkey on the table an' the cangles on the tree!