PAGE FOUR
FEBRUARY 1946
Rambling Reporters
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Storeroom
be much smaller. Then he took
his tweezers and picked up the
bear, placing him securely in the
match box. No comments, please! 1
During the last rehearsal of the
Caromount Novelty Band, a
group of Caromount spectators
were there to judge their music
and the band was really good,
with W. G. (Boogie) Greenman on
the piano and Horace (Sina
tra) Hudson doing the vocalizing.
. . . A. J. English is feeding his
dog on laying mash these days.
We wonder what returns A. J. ex
pects. Shorty Hamrick said “Who
has heard of a dog laying an
egg?” . . . .We regret that Mrs.
Ruth Ohlweiler has resigned. We
will miss her passing the Store
room.
Roscoe Harrell is known by
the girls in the Laboratory as
“the boy with the pretty face.”
Nice going, Roscoe.
Office News
By Wahah Edwards
After a recent business trip
to Shelton, Conn., where the
thermometer registered five de
grees above, Ben Thomas now
declares that he has become a
good Southern rebel.
Wahab Edwards visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Ed
wards, in Belhaven, N. C., on
February 5th. This was a very
special occasion for his parents
were celebrating their Golden
Wedding Anniversary.
Randolph Sutton has learned
the hard way that even would-
be hunters are required by North
Carolina law to buy a hunting
license before taking to the fields
and woods. He enjoyed squirrel
season without license while
hunting in the woods, but he
hunted in the open fields during
the quail season and near the
end of the season the local game
warden appeared in the same
field. Randolph ended this hunt
in the office of W. S. Swain,
Justice of Peace, where he neces
sarily acquired his hunting license.
Miss Gertrude Millard was mar
ried to Hector Guzman in a quiet
and impressive ceremony in the
Baptist Parsonage at 5:30 on Sat-
urdav afternoon, January 26. Dr.
J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of the
First Baptist Church officiated at
the double ring ceremony. Mrs.
Guzman is secretary to Ben
Thomas. Mr. Guzman is from
Tampa, Florida, and now holds
a position with the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad. We are glad that
Trudy has decided to continue
her work at Caromount.
Mrs. Daisy Jolly has returned
to work after two weeks’ absence
due to a severe case of influenza.
.... Mrs. Lillian Avent has
joined the office staff at Rawls
and Winstead. We miss Lillian
and wish her well in her new
work. Dorothy Ellen Jones k
taking over Lillian’s work as ac
counts receivable clerk.
* Welcome to the two new office
employees: Mrs. Evelyn Harri
son, formery of Norfolk, and Mrs.
Mavis Walker. Mrs. Harrison
was employed by the Colonial Oil
Company in Norfolk before her
marriage in December. Her hus
band is a salesman for the Blue
Plate Company here in Rocky
Mount—Whence, Norfolk’s loss and
Caromount’s gain. Mrs. Walker
formerly worked for the War De
partment ih Washington, D. C.,
before returning to Rocky Mount.
Her husband, Herbert Walker,
was employed by Caromount at
one time before entering the
Navy; but since his return to civ
ilian life in November, he has
been working for the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company.
Miss Ada Clay Hedgepeth be
came the bride of W. B. DuPree
in a private ceremony at Jackson
ville, Florida, on Wednesday, Jan
uary 30, 1946. Mrs. DuPree was
secretary for the Caromount En
gineering Department. Mr. Du
Pree is employed in insurance
and real estate business in Jack
sonville. Loads of luck and hap
piness for Mr. and Mrs. DuPree.
Welcome to Mrs. Catherine Pitt
who has returned to work as
secretary in the Personnel Of
fice. Before terminating her
work at Caromount in January,
1945, Mrs. Pitt was secretary for
Randolph Sutton. . . . Mrs. Ruth
Ohweiler has resigned her work
in the Personnel Office to accept
work for Sullivan’s Plumbing
Company.
New Band Members
The Caromount Novelty Band
has acquired some new and varied
talent recently. Horace Hudson, of
the Machine Shop, has been audi
tioned as singer for the band and
has proven successful with his
theme song “I Can’t Begin to
Tell You.” . . .Kinchen Joyner on
the banjo and Johnny Mac Smith
on the fiddle make a fine contri
bution from the Machine Shop
also. Percy Joyner, guitarist from
the Weaving Department, has also
joined the band . . . Billy Williams
THIRD SHIFT VETERANS
There have been many Caromount tliird shift employees in
the Service. Pictured above are some of those who have returned
to work at Caromount. Reading from left to right: Front row:
Maryland Brantley, John Howard Joyner, Randolph Brantley,
Jessie C. Pridgen, Charles Kirkland (2nd shift), James Pridgen;
Second row: Lorenza Boone, James Ezzell, Richard Eason, Walter
Thompson, and Edmon Creekmore.
VETERANS
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JOE LANGLEY—Joe has resumed
his work at the Wilson Division
after three years in the Army.
He was with the 14th P. O. E.
for two years and four months in
the Eureopean Theater where he
served as mess sergeant for of
ficers’ club. His unit was award
ed a Presidential Citation for out
standing achievement.
RALPH MORRIS—Ralph was
discharged at Fort Bragg in the
latter part of January after more
than three years service with the
334th Infantry. While over-seas
for 18 months in the E. T. 0. he
was awarded the Combat Infan
tryman’s Badge and three bronze
stars for campaigns of Southern
France, Ardennes, and Germany.
His unit received the Presidential
Citation also. Ralph plans to re
sume his work at Caromount in
February.
0. J. PARKER—0. J. was a
tank driver and section leader with
the Infantry while in the Asiatic-
Pacific Theater for 22 months.
He received a battle star for par
ticipation in the campaign at Sai
pan. After more than three years
in the Army, he has received a
is still giving with the red hot
jive on the piano. C. G. “Bill”
Williams and Herbert “Bootigo”
Taylor still have the band under
control and do a fine job in keep
ing things going. They are to be
commended for their fine efforts.
“Every time I kiss you it makes
me a better man.”
“Well, you don’t have to try
to get to Heaven in one night.”
discharge and returned to work
in the Shipping Department.
ROBERT PITTMAN—Robert was
discharged at Fort Bragg after
about eleven months in the Army.
He was over-seas for five months
in the Pacific Theater participat
ing in the liberation of the Phil
ippine Islands. He is now work
ing as a loom fixer.
ROY WALLACE—Roy has re
turned to work in the Raw Ex
amining Department. He was in
the Army Medical Corps for
about seven months, receiving his
discharge in November 1944.
Since that date he worked in Nor
folk, Virginia until his return to
Rocky Mount.
ALVIN WELLS—Alvin was with
the A. A. F. for about three and
one-half years during which time
he was in the Asiatic-Picific The
ater for about 21 months. His
unit received a Distinguished Cit
ation and he was awarded three
battle stars for Bismark Archi
pelago, Dutch New Guinea, and
Southern Philippines. While in
the A. A. F. Alvin served guard
duty and as a switch board op
erator. Now he is learning as a
repair fixer in the Wilson Division.
JAMES WILSON—James was
with an Ordnance Company dur
ing his three years and nine
months of service in the Army.
He was in the Pacific Theater for
30 months and was awarded a
battle star for the New Guinea
campaign. He is now weaving at
Caromount.
Word has been received that
Julia Shearin recently received
promotion to Sgt. T-4. She is
still with the 22nd WAC Hosp.
Co., Billings General Hospital,
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.