PROMOTIONS
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BOB HALE has been promoted
to Foreman in the Control Area (elec-
tical instruments) of the Mechanical
Department. Bob was born in Missis
sippi, raised in Texas, and is a graduate
of Waynesville High School. He has
been a resident of tho Brevard area
since 1955.
Bob is married to the former
Rebecca Orr of Brevard, and they have
three girls; Cynthia, age 10; Marianne,
age 7; and Heidi, age 19 months.
Cynthia and Marianne attend Straus
School in Brevard.
In 1959, Bob began work with
Du Pont as a stores clerk in the sili
con operation. Later he moved into
production. When the plant was con
verted by Photo Products, he returned
to stores, and later to the Control
Area as a Mechanic.
Bob was a radio operator in
the Navy, serving with the Atlantic
Fleet on a variety of ships.
He has been active in the Elks
club in previous years, holding elected
office within that organization.
Bob and his family presently re
side in Pisgah Forest, on Turkey Creek
and raise dachshunds, Siamese cats,
parakeets, and tropical fish as a hobby.
Cynthia, his oldest daughter is interest
ed in becoming a veterinarian. The
entire family cares for and enjoys the
animals (the Hales even have a goat).
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SPALDING MclNTOSH, JR. of
400 South Broad Street in Brevard
was recently promoted to Foreman
in the Control Area of the Mechanical
Department. Spalding, or Mac, as he
is called by many of his friends, is
a native of Trpnsylvania County.
He is married to the former
Dorothy Osborne of Brevard, and they
have two children; a son, Spalding III,
age 8; and Dorothy Elizabeth, age 11.
Both children attend the Brevard Ele
mentary School.
Mac is president of the Du
Pont Employee’s Recreation Associ
ation (DERA). He began work with
the company in June of 1957. He was
the sixth employee to be hired for the
new facility which was to produce
hyperpure silicon, and eventually med
ical x-ray film. At the time of his em
ployment, no silicon was being pro
duced. He and eight other employees
were silica fabricators —welders of
glass.
When the new facility swung
into production, Mac began a new as
signment as Mechanic in General
Maintenance. With the conversion to
manufacture medical x-ray film, he
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Mac is a graduate Deep Sea
Diver, having studied at the Sparling
School of Deep Sea Diving in Cali
fornia.
JAMES JERRY STAMEY has
been appointed to the position of
Control Shop Supervisor. Jerry, as
he is known to his friends, was pre
viously Foreman in the Control Shops.
Jerry is married to the former
Martha Huffman, a native of this area,
and they have one child, a girl, Susan,
age 4. The Stameys live at 11 6 Allison
Road in Brevard. Jerry’s wife, Martha,
works at the Transylvania Times
Office.
A graduate of Brevard High
School and Brevard College, Jerry
holds the unique distinction of being
the first employee hired at the Du
Pont plant. He came to work 11 years
ago, on June 12, 1957 as a fabricator
in the Silicon operation. When the
plant got into production, he became
a member of the Control Group.
When Photo Products converted
the plant, Jerry became a Control Me
chanic, and was promoted to Foreman
in 1965. Jerry served in the U. S. Navy
as an Aviation Electrician. He is an
active member of the Toastmasters,
International, and has just been elect
ed President of that organization. He
enjoys public speaking and debate. He
is a golfer, and exudes a lot of self-
confidence in his playing ability. He is
president of the Adult II Men’s Class
of the 1st Baptist Church.
JUDY REECE, Safety Office
Secretary, is nearly buried by tbe
more than 700 scrapers that were
distributed to the plant employees.
6,000,000 MILESTOIME
On November 8, we completed
6,000,000 injury-free working hours.
Our rank, company-wide, in on-the-job
safety is seventh. If we continue our
injury-free performance, we will soon
be eligible for another Board of Di
rectors’ Award sometime around the
middle of May, 1969. This award, as
you recall, is the highest in the com
pany, and after winning it, if no injuries
are incurred, the plant continues to
win it rather than reverting to a lower
award.
Our record at the Brevard plant
is one of which we can take pride. Our
on-the-job safety is a reflection of the
individual efforts of all employees.
On the darker side, we have one
of the poorest records in the company
in off-the-job safety performance.
While suffering no disabling injuries
while on-the-job, we have the frighten
ing record of twenty-five painful and
disabling mishaps off-the-job so far
this year.
It has been wisely said, if we do
not begin to take our safety attitude
home with us, then soon we will bring
our injuries to work with us. As winter
approaches, the hazards of snow and
ice contribute conditions which war
rant special alertness. Keep your
family and yourself free from needless
pain, suffering and disabling injury.
Make safety an around-the-clock
family attitude.