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Vol. 11, No. 5
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc., Brevard, N. C.
MAY, 1978
DERA— FAMILY RECREATION
YEAR ROUND
The 1109 members of Du Pont
Employees Recreation Association (DERA)
and their families and friends participate
in a wide range of sports and leisure
activities during the year.
President Terrell Orr and the board of
directors meet monthly to transact business
matters and to coordinate activities.
Membership also means discounts on
purchases at many area businesses and
special attractions.
Janet Murr, secretary, has discount
coupons for admission to Six Flags,
Opryland, Disneyworld, Ghost Town,
Frontierland and other Maggie Valley
attractions, and admission tickets to
Carowinds at $1 off the regular price.
She will answer any questions or accept
the $5 membership dues from employees
who have not joined. See Janet at her
desk in the safety office.
Other DERA officers are Earle Johnson,
vice president, and Chan Hubbard, treasurer.
Seasonal activities include special events
for children, dances for adults and the
plant picnic for the entire family. There
are organized team sports with participation
in league play and facilities for individual
sports.
Excellent facilities are available for
picnicking at Lake DERA, High Falls and
Guion House, and for camping at Lake
DERA, High Falls and Grassy Creek.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
With summer almost here. Lake DERA
will soon be the busiest place on the
property, with its facilities for swimming,
camping and picnicking.
Fred Ballard, chairman, says the lake is
"one of the nicest things ever done for
Du Pont people." All campsites have
been cleaned and are ready, and new
IN THIS ISSUE
DERA Continued 2
Cafeteria 3
Scott Wins Speech Contest 3
Employee Promotions 4
EMT Training 4
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Enjoying Lake DERA is Brandon McCarson, 3 year old son of Gene McCarson, "C" Shift Casting
restroom facilities have been constructed
between the old and new campsites. A
nominal fee is charged for electrical
hookups at the various campsites.
Beginning June 1, Pam Trawick and
Susan Wetzel will begin work as lake
attendants, checking people in and out,
keeping vending machines filled and
keeping the area in order.
Primitive camp sites are available at
Hooker Falls, with no facilities except
spaces for tents, according to Jimmy
Jacobs, chairman of the camping and
hiking committee. One site is available at
Grassy Creek for those who want to camp
away from others.
Hiking trails follow the river to the
scenic Bridal Veil Falls, Triple Falls, High
Falls and Hooker Falls. Maps of the
property marking major areas of interest
are being prepared to help members and
families find their way more easily. The
trails, however, will not be marked.
The Guion House is available for
overnight visits, cookouts, picnics and
other such events. Once a month, it is
reserved for a musical evening, when
employees who play string instruments.
get together for a practice session. Various
sports equipment including volleyball,
horse shoes, basketball and softball is
available.
The house is also used for plant parties
and plant visitors. Carl Lambert, chairman,
said that dates for the summer months are
being filled quickly.
TEAM SPORTS
The golf league for 1978 is now being
organized, with play to begin June 7 at
Etowah Valley Golf Course. Teams will
play on Wednesdays, with tee-off time
between 5 and 6 p.m. Sign-up sheets are
available in the DERA / safety office,
according to Volney Tinsley, golf chairman.
New league officers are Tom Bailey,
president; Larry Van Der Vliet, vice
president and secretary; and Bob McBee,
treasurer.
Two softball teams with about 15
members each have signed up with the
Transylvania County League, with 22
teams. Play began May 11 and will continue
through July, according to Dave Hannah,
chairman. Each team plays an average of
two games a week, with Tuesday games
played at the Du Pont field, and other
games played at the South Broad Field,
Camp Straus and Schenck Job Corps.
Roy Sheehan is captain of the A Shift
team and Gary Miller is captain of the
C Shift team.
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