This picture appeared in the Gastonia
Gazette as representive of the more than 45
employers which had booths and exhibits at
Gastonia Armory.
Youth Appreciation Day was held in Gas
ton County so that high school and college
students about to enter the labor market
could have a better understanding of op
portunities available in local industry.
Our booth displayed large pictures of A & E
employees and their machines as well as cot
ton and yarn at various stages of completion.
Also customer products were featured to
show the many uses of A & E yarn and
thread.
CLEGG FURR and his horse, "SON".
"Son" is a 2 yr. old registered Tennessee
Walker. He won third Prize in a show at the
Stanly County Saddle Club recently.
Clegg is a second shift fixer at Albemarle
Plant ^3. He is married and has two daugh
ters. Clegg has been with the A & E for 21
years. His hobbies are hunting and horse back
riding.
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One of the happiest women around the
Albemarle Plants these days is MRS. CARRIE
HOWARD of #2, Winner of the "Dream
Vacations" for two to St. Petersburg, Florida,
awarded by the Merchants Division of the
Albemarle-Stanly County Chamber of Com
merce in connection with the Washington's
Birthday Sale conducted in Albemarle last
week-end. Mrs. Howard said she would take
her vacation sometime during the summer.
ETTA PICKLER is one of our long time
employees who has been with the Albemarle
Plant for 34 years. Etta is an accomplished
employee on several different jobs, and is
real good on all of them. She is married and
has one daughter.
Etta takes great pride in her collection of
Antiques and has a large portion of her home
furnished with them. But her favorite piece
is the couch (shown above) which is around
138 years old. She is holding one of her many
antique clocks.
SPRING, 1968