LOOKIN’ THROUGH
6 'I THE MILL WITH
OUR DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE TRACKS
By Betty Finck
Spring with snow flurries! That is what greet
ed many fishermen when they endeavored to
cast their flies this past weekend. They either
got cold feet or came back early, empty handed.
Martha Sellers has a new hobby since she
recently acquired a camera, which she calls her
"Shadow.” With it, Martha intends to capture
and preserve the beauty of Western North Caro
lina in color.
Dr. E. O. Bryant has been elected President
of the Western North Carolina Engineers Club.
Congratulations Doctor.
C. L. Dickson’s wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. F. Yerton of Concord, and her brother, Luth
er, paid the Dicksons a recent visit.
Charles Norlander and Larry Dixon took their
vacations last week in the hopes of good weath
er so they could plant grass and plow their
gardens, respectively. After much rain, etc. they
finally succeeded.
The Technical Department welcomes Dorothy
Burns, who has taken Dot Sams place as Mr.
Schur’s secretary.
Ed Hill is building a new home in Arden. And
Betty Brown is sporting a new green Plymouth.
A beautiful lake full of cool, refreshing water!
That is what Julia Morgan will enjoy this Sum
mer when she tries out her motor boat. We’ll
leave you with this delightful thought.
INSPECTION NEWS
By Kenenth McDaris
We have several new men in Inspection—
Welcome boys! We hope you like us. Joe Nor
man, John Sprouse, and Bly Rogers have trans
ferred from Pulp Mill Control; Preston McCrary
from the Cleaner Crew; and Cecil Morrison from
the Refining Room Lab. (Preston and Cecil are
former inspectors). Robert King has transferred
from Pulp Mill Control to the Refining Room
Lab. We have a new girl in the office. She is
Carolyn Ashworth, formerly of the Research De
partment.
Harry Buckner is the proud owner of a new
buick. Coleman Scott and Helen Fullbright have
purchased Ford Sedans, and Lynn Pressley has
a new Deluxe refrigerator.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Huggins have moved to
their farm, which they recently bought, near
Silica.
Randall Langford served on the jury at the
last term of the court in Brevard. Charlie Orr
has 300 baby chicks—hope he has good luck
with them. Paul Ledbetter has purchased a regist
ered Bluetick hound from Vick Sigmon.
The Control baseball team has the first game
of the season Monday, May 2nd. Ray Rigdon is
the new addition to the team.
Ray Byrd, Tom Bryson and Robert Jennings
took advantage of the opening of the trout sea
son by going to the Auger Hole on an extended
fishing trip. At this writing we don’t know
what luck they had.
Vick Sigmon and Robert Jennings are each
raising 5,000 trout. They will use them to stock
the streams in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Rastus Smith went to the "Grand
Ole Opry” at Nashville, Tenn, on their last
five days off.
Among those sick this month were: Clarence
Glover, Jake Hollis, Jasper Nix, Jim Griffin, and
Odell Gray. Pamela, young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Wells, had a tonsillectomy. Edward
Brotherton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brotherton,
also underwent a tonsillectomy. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hutchins’ children, Judy and Carroll, are
among the many children who have had measels
recently. Tom, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
McCall, has had the flu.
Those taking vacations this month include:
Tom Brotherton, Joyce Sen telle, Jim Griffin, Ivan
Galloway, James Middleton, Lee Reid, Ralph
Brown, Jack Hogsed, D. L. Thorne, Juanita
Thorne, Hubert Batson, Tom Bryson, Blanche
Jones, Jake Hollis, George Love, Helen Fullbright,
and Ray Byrd.
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