Happenings...Happenings...Happenings...Happenin
RANDY HELMS
THE “AMP CREW” enjoys doughnuts courtesy of Eden Radio Station WLOE and disc jockey Randy'll
What A Break!
"You deserve a break today.”
That’s what disc-jockey Randy Helms of Eden’s Radio Station WLOE
decided when he received a letter from employees at Fieldcrest’s AMP
Building describing in poetic form why they should be the recipients of de
licious doughnuts during coffee break, courtesy of the radio station.
Helms promotes the station during his morning broadcasts with a good
will gesture offering free doughnuts, personally delivered by the disc jockey,
to any office employees writing the best letter telling why they deserve to
win.
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Recently he selected a letter written by employees at the AMP
who wanted a little change from their daily break in theCanteen. So.°uj
rubary 7 Helms and a huge helping of doughnuts arrived at the
ing for a delightful break.
Luckily, the employees got more than they asked for: '
“If you pick someone else, we’ll try not to yell,
Just drive by the AMP building and at least
Let us smell!!!!!
—The AMP Crew”
Employee's Son Plays Country Music Circuit
Country and western musicians
don’t always come from Nashville,
some just come to Nashville to get
their start.
That’s how it was for Rick Money,
20-year-old son of Agnes Money, an
employee at the Phenix City Plant.
Presently a guitarist with Johnny
Rodriquez’ band, Rick recently was
interviewed by the Columbus En
quirer newspaper during a visit to
his parents’ home.
gling musicians. In 1973, he went to
Nashville to visit friends and sat in
with a group there to do some ‘pick
ing and grinning.’
“Somebody listening went down
the street and told Tom T. Hall about
me,” Money told the Enquirer. “He
came in and listened, hired me that
night and the next day I was on the
road to Indiana for a concert.”
being a country boy traveling to
places far from ‘down home’
Georgia.
Richards In
Honor Society
His jump to success sounds like a
dream come true to a lot of strug-
Since then Money has appeared
behind Hall and Rodriquez in con
certs in nearly every state and on
such television shows as “Midnight
Special ” and “That Good 01’ Nash
ville Music.” He was scheduled to
appear on “Hee Haw” in February.
Stanley Richards, a student at
Central High School in Phenix City,
Ala., has been selected for member
ship in the National Honor Society at
that school.
His mother, Catherine Richards,
works in the Quality Control Depart
ment at Columbus Towel Mill.
KAREN MCNEIL
McNeil Recei^^
Collegi
Money began his music career
playing steel guitar at the age of
nine with his father, Richard Money,
also a guitar player. He got an
electric guitar when he was 10 and
father and son entertained in a
PTA show at an elementary school.
The two continued to play and
after several years of proving his
talent at various clubs in Columbus
and Pbenix City, Rick made his way
to the city of country and western
music, his home base now.
RICK MONEY
Someday, Money may cut his own
album. But, until then he’s happy
Karen Trinita
sophomore at .
Community College,
selected for membership '"J
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American Junior College®
program.
The program recogi^'y
individual scholastic exce*
outstanding campus leadef’gj,^
will continue to study
Education at the University
Carolina at Greensboro
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Mrs. Solomon McNeil.
Shirley, is a training
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STANLEY RICHARDS
the
Sheeting Mill.
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