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May 1991 More Photo Contest Entries Page? Cape Vincent, N.Y., lighthouse on Lake Superior shot by Edna Mobley of Silver Knit. Lifesaving Effort Lake McDonold in Glacier National Park in Montana, shot by Tony Dawson, Plant Manager of Marum. vr„ ,7 . Debbie Jones, Silver Knit, pho- --daughter, Mich- found this crawfish home in the Louisiana Bayou. elle, at Hollywood in Gatlinburg, Tenn. (Continued From Page 1) like this happens.” Howell and Stone were among 12 Silver Knit employees who took the CPR course on Febru ary 19 and 21. Other Silver Knit employees have also been certi fied in earlier courses. Howell and Stone’s supervi sors, Duane Carrick, Jean Proc tor and Bobby Smith, had high praise for the pair. “They did everything they could do,” said Carrick. “And ^ the paramedics said if had not been for what they did. Mason would not have made it.” When Tonya Angel, their CPR instructor learned of their actions, she also offered praise. “I was really proud of them,” she said. “I was especially pleased that they really took time to learn what to do. The whole group was a good one to teach. They were all willing to learn. When the class was finished, I felt comfortable that they knew what they were doing.” She said it was the first time in the two years she has been teaching the course that she has learned that any of her students has had to use the information from the class in a lifesaving situation. “We never know when we will need it,” she said. Though eveiything turned out all right, Howell said that when she got home she went to the manual she received in the CPR course “just to make sure I did the right things.” Royal is home from the hos pital, recuperating and Howell is looking forward to the time when he can return to the plant. “I can’t wait till he walks through the mill again,” she said. And Stone added, “I want him to see how many people it takes to do his job.” Gai7 Lee, Silver Knit Dyehouse, photographed this ship before taking a cruise to Cozumel, Carcon and Key West. Lfs Like A Dream When Shirley Estep, Silver Knit Knitting, paused to shoot this tunnel before entering it in Jefferson, Va. Nora McKiver quite fre quently is asked, “How did you do it?” And she sometimes wonders herself as she looks back over the years when she reared 15 sons and daughters. But she saj«, “It didn’t seem too hard.” “It’s like a dream when they all come home,” said McKiver, an inspector at Silver Knit, where she has worked for almost 17 years. “My house really is full around Thankgiving and Christ mas.” At those holiday times most of her children come home with their children and grandchildren. That’s 20 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren for Nora. “I love them all,” she smiles proudly. She and husband Lonzell McKiver met in Bennettsville, S.C., where she had moved with her family at age 4 from her native Newberry, S.C. Several years after they were married and six children later, they moved to High Point. That was 30 years ago. Their family continued to grow to eight boys and seven girls. The oldest child is 43 and the youngest 24, just five months older than Nora’s oldest grand child. It takes a while for her to name all of her children and relate what each is doing. But Nora McKiver At Work she can do it. Four of her chil dren work with Silver Knit and Adams-Millis. Michael McKiver works in the Silver Knit dyehouse while Betsy Davis and Darlene Annette Ratchford each work in the folding department. Betty Roberson sews in Adams-Mil lis’ Plant 1. Mary Elizabeth McManus is a sewer for a clothing manufac turer. Ella Louise Wells is a secretary at a manufacturing company. Patricia McQueen is a teacher in the High Point City Schools. Ada Liggett works for a yarn company in High Point. Lonzell Jr., who is called “Bobby,” works in a manufac turing plant in Milwaukee, while Sammy Lee is a chef at an Asheville restaurant. James, who was disabled three years ago, lives at home with his parents. Benjamin works with a com puter manufacturer company in Guilford County. John Thomas works with Sears. Kelly lives in High Point as does Abraham, who works with a printing com pany. With all the children named, she didn’t attempt to recall the names of all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. How ever, she pointed out that three of her grandchildren are involved in successful football careers at the University of Virginia and a university in Tennessee and at the professional level. One is Junior Robinson, a graduate of Andrews High School in High Point and East Carolina University, who this year will begin his second sea son as a running back and wide receiver with the New England Patriots in the National Foot ball League. Of her football playing grand sons she said, “They play so rough but I love to watch them. I’m proud of them.” In addition to her athletic grandsons, four of her daugh ters are into bowling. “They love it to death,” she said. “They’re trying to get us (Nora and hus band Lonzell) to bowl too, but we haven’t started yet.” It is obvious that Nora and Lonzell enjoy their family al though raising them has not always been an ea^ task, in cluding sending four to college. Lonzell worked at two jobs much of the time. He retired five years ago as a bus driver with the City of High Point. “He really de served that,” Nora laughed. “He has worked hard for us.” Nora joined Silver Knit more than 16 years ago as a clipper and continued in that job until about two years ago. Prior to that, however, she worked for three years with Adams-Millis as a pantyhose boarder. “I’ve enjoyed my time here,” she said. “I love the people. They’re good to work with. Everyone is nice including the bossman,” she said referring to Don Stewart. Away from work she is active in New Bethel Baptist Church where she sings in the choir, which she has done “for years and years.” She also is a Mis sionary Member of the church. “I love to go to church,” she added. Nora also is a member of her Neighborhood Watch group and " enjoys reading, sewing and ’ “to help people.”
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