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OCTOBER ISSUE SEW IT SEAMS Page Three OUR MACHINE MECHANICS — From left to right, the men who keep Anvil Brand’s sewing machines running are: A. C. Smith, Harmfn Lehman, Charlie Simpson, Bill Lehman, Bill Roach, Brady Felts, Wiley Clary, John Kendrick, Lawrence Edwards, Larry Armfield. Frank McCulloch, and Clarence Duggins. Machines Have To ie Kepi In Running Order Meet the men who keep Anvil Brand’s sewing machines running! When something goes wrong wi'.h the machinsis here the me chanics com'e running, gebting them back in condition in short order. Head of this important de partment is A. C. Smith, master m'eohanic, who has bsen with Anvil Brand since August 4, 1927. '■'metimes you can find him inj 'machine shop, located adjacent to the dungaree department at the Hudson division. But most often he is lending a hand some place' in the plants. Before coming to Anvil Brand, Smith worked with the Regal Manufacturing Company in Knox ville, Tenn. In 1936, after having worked here for a number of years, he married Halcie Welch. He has four sons, three by a previous mar riage and two of whom are mar ried. Donald, his and Haloie’s only child, is twelve and a half years of age and attends Jamestown High School. The family lives at 1501 East Lexington Avenue and look for ward to visits fi-om Smith’s two grandsons, a three-year-old who Atlanta and a six-month-old who lives in High Point. Also home on frequent visits is a swn, Austin, who is attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The chief mechanic’s interests center around attendance at sports events, such as baseball and foot ball, and fishing. At the Sherrod division the me chanics are Lawrence Edwiards and Harmon Lehman. Lawrence came to Anvil Brand in January of 1947 and had been a mechanic for the Gi'eensboro Overall Com pany prior to that time. He is married to Virgie Jackson and has tihree children. Larry, who is nine years of age; Jenny, four years; j and Pa'.ricia, seven months. The j family lives at 611 Lindsay Street. Harman joined the Anvil Brand family in February, 1953. He started as a pa.nts presser, did ibundling in the shirt and pants department, and then started training under Smith as an oiler. He was transferred to the Sherrod division o.n September 1. His wife, the former Dorothy Cox, and he were married in August of 1952 and they live on Highwaiy 68. Be fore coming to the company Har man was in the Army, serving eighit months in Korea. Bill Lehman and John Kenarick keep the maohines running in the dungaree dciparSment. Bill has been here for 27 years and has al ways been a mechanic. He and his wife, the former Jess’ie Clodfelter, have two children. One is Harmon at the Sherrod division and the oifch-er is Billy, now serving with the Army in Germany. Billy has given them one grandson, Bobby, six months of age. The grandson is in Germany with his father but Bill hopes he will be home by Christmas. Bill and his wife live on the old OC Camp Road and Bill does a little farming in his spare time. Jessie has worked for the company here for around 30 years. John came to Anvil Bi'and in 1945, after his discharge from the Army Air Foi-ce. He is married to Josephine Heilig and they have two children, Sandra, who is eig-ht years of age, and John, Jr., 17 months. They are buying their home at 207 Irbywood Drive and John spends most of his time these days fixing up his yard. In the plants department Wiley Clai*y, who has been here nearly 24 years, and Clarence Duggins, who has been an Anvil Brander for a little over one year, are respons ible for the machines. Wiley’s wife. Pearl Humphreys, worked in the pants depaitment for around eight years. The couple own their home at 522 Worth Ave. and have two children, Wiley, Jr. and Jean, both of whom are mai-- rded. Jean has a six-year-old boy and Wiley admits spoiling him. Wiley is a television fan and likes to do yard work at his home. Clarence came to the company after serving in the Army, 16 mos. of which were spetilt ovenseais. Last Derembcr he married Barbara Anne Louis and they own their home at 2523 Friends Avenue. 'Clarence spends his spare tim'e going to car races and fishing. Larry Armfield started as a me chanic at Sherrod two years ago. In September he was transferred ito look 'after the machines in the ladies’ dungaree department. His wife is the former Lee Blackburn and they live on Route 3, Greens boro, with their two children, San dra Lee, four years, and M'arsha Lynn, seven months. They own their hoime and 22 acres of land. Larry rents out his tobacco allot ment and spends his spare time— instead of farming—at the fishing hole. Frank McCulloclh in the mechan ic in the shirt department at the White division. He has been an An vil Brander for 27 years and nine months. He started sweeping and then boxed shirts. He has been res ponsible for building the fires around here and also has spread cloth in the cultting room. His wife is the former Lucille Lester whom he met here. She worked at Anvil Brand for a number of years. They live at 2107 Brentwood in their O'W'n home. Frank has two daughtei's, both of whom are married and have children. Frank admits spoiling his three grandchildren, two girls and one boy. The grandson’s father is in the U. S. Air Force and the boy, James Donald, is Grandpa’s buddy. Brady Felts is the mechanic in the overall department. He has been with Anvil Brand for four years and came here from Mount Airy. His wife is the fonner Kath- leien Riggs and Brady 'has recently completed building their home at 1060 Montlien Ave. They have one AT INDEPENDENCE — Wil liam Wright is the mechanic at the Independence, Va. plant. child, Grace, who is 13 years of age and goes to Junior High School. Brady’s W'ife, Kathleeai, works in the sales department here. She says Brady’s hobby is photography but he hasn’t been doing much with it lately because he hasn’t as yet set himself up a dark room in his new home. William Wright does 'the ma chine work at the Independence, Va., plant. He Started with the company there in July of 1952 as a marker and later started sewing mechanic training under the su pervision of Williard Hussey, the superintendent there. William is married to the former Nancy An ders and they have two sons, David, six years of age, and Billy, three years. The mechanic depai-tment has two “set up” men. Bill Roach and Charlie Simpson. Bill has been here since 1949, starting in the cutting room. He served with the armed forces for two years and re turned to Anvil Brand in Febmary' of this year when he started with Smith’s department. He is single and lives with his mother, Mrs. (Continued on Page Eight)
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