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MYRTLE RETIRED? GUESS AGAIN!
Recently Sew It Seams tried to
get in toucli with Myrtle Thomp
son who retired last spring after
having been an inspector with
Anvil Brand almost continuously
since 1930. Several telephone calls
to Myrtle’s home didn’t bring an
answer, and when she finally did
get the call she explained that she
is so busy since her “retirement”
that it probably is a httle hard to
find her at home.
“I get my
housework done
first thing in
t h e morning
now,” .slie e.\-
plained, “and
then 1 h a v e
plenty of time
to visit, do
church work
and other things
which I al
ways had to put
off when 1 was working.”
Myrtle first came with Anvil
Brand in July of 1930. The fol
lowing year her sixth child was
born and a year later her husband
died. She returned to Anvil Brand
in August of that year, 1932, and
MYKTLE
worked until her retirement ex
cept for five weeks in 1942 when
she took a job at another plant.
“I used to look forward to Mon
day morning and returning to
work,” Myrtle said, “but in later
years I realized that perhaps I
should retire when I became elig
ible; .so that’s what I did when I
became 62 and now I am thor
oughly enjoying being at home.”
For some time Myrtle has suf
fered from arthritis but says she
isn’t taking any shots now, only
one pill before meals and that
she is getting along as well as
ever.
As to what keeps lier biisy now
—she has plenty of family to keej)
up with. All her six children are
married and among them have
17 children and now there are
two great-grandchildren for Myr
tle.
Retirement for Myrtle Thomp
son? Perhaps a “change of activi
ties” would be a better term. She
said she misses her friends at
Anvil Brand, particularly Ruth
Samuels and Elsie Lester, but is
(juite happy with her “change of
pace.” When Sew It Seams sug
gested calling her back about a
photograph, she suggested calling
“at night” so .she would be sure
to be home.
Mary Elizabeth Davis, 62, also
has retired, having left Anvil
Brand recently after 13 years at
White. But retiring apparently
isn’t the right
term for Mrs.
Davis, either;
she s a y s she
w ants to do
part-time work.
Mrs. Davis
lives with her
husband at 711
East Green
Street. They
have one son in
Virginia and
and three grandchildren. Mr. Davis
is a retired textile worker.
ELIZABETH
BETTY SALTZ
PLANS WEDDING
Betty Saltz of the Specification
Department at Bryant Ofiice, is
planning to be married this month
to Vernon Clewis in Southside
Baptist Church parsonage.
This month marks Betty’s 12th
year with Anvil Brand.
Bonnets New Fad? .
Since this issue is concerned
with a lOOth Anniversary, Sew
It Seams snapped this picture of
Dora Byerly. If tliey weren’t wear
ing bonnets ex-
actly like this
100 years ago
■ when Hallmark
• ^ first started,
they probably
T7 were very simi-
^ lar. Leona Clif
ton, who makes
the bonnets,
said this isn’t
an authentic
“poke” bonnet,
which has a higher crown and
streamers in the back, but it’s
pretty close to it.
Leona started making these bon
nets several months ago and has
given several to her friends and
lias sold some. When the super
visors were planning a trip to the
beach she made bonnets for them
to use as beach hats; one super
visor had one made to match her
beach coat. Everyone said it was
a real sharp outfit. Leona’s bon
nets just might start a new fad.
DORA