OFFICE BITS
By Alex Duris
Once more we enjoy the
Thanksgiving Holiday. I
wonder how many of us really
pause to count our blessings
and give thanks for them???
Or do we just consider it an
other holiday to be enjoyed
without giving thought to the
hardships and the courage of the Pilgrims who
strove so mightily to establish a new home, in a
new world? Were we faced with similar hardships,
would we come through as well as they did? Mus
ing a bit over long, long ago but it does raise
questions.
Carolyn C. McCall, (Mrs. T. R. McCall,) is the
new young lady working in the Purchasing De
partment. She comes to us from Hendersonville,
via Greensboro, N. C., her home. Welcome Caro
lyn!
At the outset, it may well be a good idea to re
mark that the girls must have used up their vaca
tions on the beaches this summer as very few en
joyed vacations this past month. The men saved
up some of theirs for hunting, puttering around
the house, and a bit of fishing.
Harvey Souther took a quickie trip to Greens
boro, arriving there in the wake of Hurricane
Hazel. By co-incidence, yours truly arrived in
Greensboro ahead of Harvey while the waters were
still swirling, and trees cluttered the highways.
Harvey continued on to Raleigh for the Duke-
Army game.
L. C. and Frances (Hicks) Poor, vacationed in
Florida, visiting in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Ft.
Pierce and St. Petersburg. They had an enjoyable
time but missed out on the surf bathing as it was
a bit too cool at the time they were there.
Leonard Bauer and Harry Dreyer visited
Charleston, S. C., not long ago to inspect the port
facilities there. They found the port facilities very
good. Sailings from Charleston to world ports
have increased tremendously in recent years, offer
ing a wide range of services to the exporter and
importer.
Lois Roberts used up her final installment of
her vacation by staying home and resting up.
Carl Stephens was out for a while on the sick
list. Back again in the saddle!
Charley Dunlop enjoyed a late October vacation
learning how to relax and taking life easy. He
learned so well, that it was quite a job for him
to forget what he learned and face reality again!
Ola Gooch was on the sick list for a few days
but back again on the job.
Vacation time is over for John Redmond. His
second vacation period was used up by taking a
trip over the Blue Ridge Parkway and rambling
around Hendersonville.
Velma Bryson is back with us at her old stand
in the billing department. Glad to have you back
with us again!
Clyde Orr walked in the other day, a civilian!
He has doffed his Air Corps uniform for a neat
grey suit. We were glad to have seen you again!
J. D. Finch off on a vacation trip to Memphis,
Tennessee! We will have to wait until he gets
back to learn from him what he did.
George Taylor vacationed in the eastern part of
the state at the time that Hazel was cutting capers
there. Part of his time was spent in the Great
Dismal Swamp. George said that he never knew
the wind could blow so hard!
William (Bill) Hannan enjoyed a partial vaca
tion early in November.
Elder Brown changed his sport from fishing to
a bit of hunting. He went squirrel hunting,
bagged a few and not bragging too much. He does
a lot better at fishing!
Franklin, N. C., claimed John Holbrooks atten
tion for a vacation. He spent most of his time
looking over the old home town and getting re
acquainted.
You know, life is pretty funny after all. For in
stance, the young folks get into a model A or
equivalent and try to burn up the road as fast as
the old crate will go. On the way, they pass some
doddering old folks in a Cadillac with 260 horse
power under the hood dwadling along at 30 miles
an hour! The fair thing to do would be to trade
cars!!! !
rOTHER SIDE TH' TRACKS
By Gene Eggert
Here’s deadline again. How’d it git here s’fast?
Lucky we got vacations to call on for news. Looks
like a bunch of them were had in October.
Doug Brown says he saw an African lion cub
at Cherokee on his tour through the Smokies.
Hilda and Marshall Hunnicutt did the historic
spots in Atlanta, Ga., an’ also saw a football game.
Marcus Laws says he had him a big time in St.
Augustine, Florida.
Freddie and Bill toured the historic spots in and
around Washington, D. C., and oh yeah; saw a
football game too. Big One!
U. G. Batson got a lot of things done around—
the house—says he has had a better time on vaca
tions.
Dr. Levy tended the homestead while his wife
visited the folks in good ole Chicago. She got into
some of that rain storm too.
Just like I said, Jim Rickards had a big time at
Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dr. Bryant had an enjoyable visit with his wife’s
folks.
Yers truly really enjoyed the jaunt to the ole
home town. The place is sher changing and grow-
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