PEOPLE
ANSWERS:
QUESTIOIM: What made you decide to work for
Du Pont?
JACKIE RANDOLPH —Laborer, Power
& Grounds Area —Resides on Rosman
Highway, Route 2, Brevard —Married
with 1 child —5 months Company
Service.
“I talked to a lot of fellows about
the working conditions and never
heard anybody say they didn’t like it.
They said it's just a real good place
to work. They mentioned room for
advancement, job security, excellent
working conditions and all the bene
fits. This made me decide to work
for Du Pont.”
Ms-.
RAY ROACH—Service Operator —
Finishing Area—Resides at 274 Maple
St. in Brevard — Married with 3 chil
dren—5 months Company Service.
“I spent 10 years in the U. S. Navy then
went to work as a machinist for a ship
yard in New Orleans based on a job
offer in the Navy Times. Both my wife
and I got homesick for the mountains
and we returned to Western North Car
olina. My brother-in-law who worked
on Brevard construction told me about
Du Pont. When we got here, I put ap
plications in at Du Pont and every com
pany from here to Asheville. I went
with Du Pont because it was the best
paying job I found for wages and bene
fits in Western North Carolina.”
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DELBERT CASE —Casting Operator —
C & S Area —Resides on Fletcher
School Road in Fletcher —Married —
6 years Company Service.
“The big reason I came is because
it’s the best industry around this area.
It has the best working conditions.
I knew a few people who worked
here. They advised me it was a good
place to work. Du Pont is a well
known industry and it’s not as likely
to go “on the blink” as some of the
smaller industries. The pay is a little
better than any around here." Where
there might be better pay, working
conditions are probably worse. When
I first came here, I noticed the grounds
were neat and well kept and it was
cleaner than I expected any factory to
be.”
NEXT MONTH’S QUESTION:
WHY DO YOU THINK IT’S IMPOR
TANT TO SHOW PROSPECTIVE CUS
TOMERS OUR PLANT OPERATIONS?
SANDRA COSTON —Travel and Res
ervations Clerk — Accounting Area —
Resides on Bear Wallow Road, Edney-
ville—Unmarried — 2 months Company
Service.
"I’ve heard about Du Pont all my life
from people who worked here. When
I finished school at Mars Hill, I applied
for work at several places. After visit
ing these places and receiving several
offers, I chose Du Pont because I
was impressed with the cleanliness of
the plant, good working conditions,
chances for advancement, the benefits,
and the salary. What impressed me
most when I first arrived was the
friendliness of the people.”
FLOYD GRINDSTAFF-General Me
chanic Trainee — Maintenance Area —
Resides on Route 2, Fruitland Road,
Hendersonville — Married with 2 chil
dren—5 years Company Service.
“I'm originally from Mars Hill. My
dad lived next door there to Perry
Robinson’s dad. While visiting him, I
met Perry and got an application for
Du Pont through him after being laid
off from a smaller company for lack
of work. I made out applications to
other companies too. Better pay, bet
ter benefits, and better working con
ditions made me choose Du Pont over
all the others. I moved to Henderson
ville one day and started to work that
same evening.”