The midland journal., 1946-10-25
SILVER CANNING COMPANY
ENTERTAINS


On Saturday evening Oct. 5th the
Silver Canning Company staged it's
tenth Harvest Home" party at their
up-to-date and sanitary cannery near
Colora. The weather was fine and at
tendance very good, estimated at over
500.
The Company served cigars, coffee,
ice cream and coca colas and more
than thirty cakes made by the ladies
wko work at the plant. The Refresh
ment Committee was composed of
Mrs. Norwood Williams, chairman;
Mrs. Norman c. Way, Mrs. Bessie
Pusey, Mrs. Maude Honaker, Miss
Alice Garvin, Mrs. Vivian Mellinger,
Mrs. d. c. Lucas, Mrs. McGuigan,
Mrs. Edison Burkins, Mrs. e. N
Ragan and Mrs. Keithley with the as
sistance of many others.
The Party was opened by music
furnished by ''Diddy" Nesbitt and his
band. Mr. Francis S. Silver welcomed
the guests and expressed the Com
pany's appreciation for their splendid
SOOPOl oIiOL Oull llS IAC dIhSI u1ul-
suit season. Senator Cecil Squier then
made short address recounting this
country's War Effort at home and
abroad and emphasizing the liberties
and freedoms we enjoy as a result
At the close of the Senator's remarks,
Mr.. WIN. E. Silver distributed Certifi-
Gates Of Meritorious Service to the
follwoing who had done outstanding
work:
Bernice Altland, Edith Altland,
Christie Barrow, Motley Belcher,
Jean Biakeley, Vivie Bolen, Annie
Boyd, Mary Brown, John Burkentine,
Edison Burkins, Grace Burkins, Hen
ry Burkins, Marietta Burkins, Paul
Rurkins, Wilson Burton, d. S. Coale,
Elizabeth Coffin, Leonard Coffin, Lett
tia Curry, Margaret Densmore, Janet
Devonshire, Linnie Devonshire, AL
mar Eastridge, Eta Eastridge, Min
ME Exhard, VIM. Eshelman, Betty
Jean Evans, Geo. Benton Felty, Car
rie Fogleman, George Fogleman,
Harry CARRIER, Alice Garvin, Helen
Gibson, VIM. Citing, Clinton Gray
beal, Connie Graybeal, Hunter Gray
beal, Lime Hardy, Mary Hairless,
Thomas Hairless, James Hairless,
Charles Hogdes, Donald Holbrook
Lola Holbrook, Henry Honaker, Julia
Honakel, Laura Honaker, Maude
Honaker, Betty Jane Jackson, Paul
inc Jones, David Kaufman, Reba
Kaufman, d. E. Keen, Dora Keithley,
Earl Lee Kennedy, Martha Kennedy,
Eunice Kilby, Alan Kirk, Wilma
Lane, D. G. Lucas, Jess Lyons, Mil
dred Lynos, Lottie McCardell, Sara
McCush, VIM. McCush, VIM. McGloth-
lin, VIM. McMullen, Annie Madron,
Samuel Martin, Lewis Martindale,
Vivian Mellinger, Yvonne Mellinger,
Lydia Newberry, Bessie Pusey, E. N.
Ragan, Mary Ragan, Pauline Ragan,
Stephen Ragan, Walter Ragan, Ollie
Richardson, Roger Silver, Betty Jane
Smith, Evelyn Smith, Stella Temple,
Ernest Thompson, Ruth Whiteaker,
Margaret Williams, Dorothy G.
Ewing.
AT the conclusion of this ceremony
Mr.. E. N. Ragan, the Company's pop
ular and capable head foreman, dis
tributed gifts purchased by voluntary
subscription to the Heads of Depart
ments.
This being an Election year, the
Company, anticipating a large attend
ance, had invited candidates of both
parties, more than twenty of whom
appeared and were introduced by Mr..
Francis S. Silver to the assembled
people with whom they talked later
while the dancing, which followed
the refreshments, was in progress.
The Party closed at midnight and
all in attendance felt that it kad been
memorable occasion and fitting
close to the Company's seth consecu.
tive season.