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Page Four The Caromount News NOVEMBER, 1950 1 I jPeople You Know} WMi. ■■ MM—PU—HU—Wit—llll«^— Leon Edward Garner eame to work in the Caromount Dyehouse in April, 1942. He has worked in that department ever sinee. Leon was born in Carterett County in Eastern North Caro lina on December 23, 1911. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Garner, and the oldest of six chil dren, having four brothers and one sister. When Leon was fourteen years of age his family moved to Nash County where he continued to work on the farm. After leaving the farm he worked as a construc tion worker, prison guard, and taxi driver before coming to wmrk at Caromount. On December 17, 1930 he was married to the former Miss Bessie Lucille Bunn of Nash County. They have two children; Edward Lee, age nineteen, who is now with the Navy Air Force stationed in Hawaii and Doris Gray, age six teen, who is a student at Red Oak High School. Leon now lives in the country a few miles from Rocky Mount. He grows a garden and raises hogs and chickens for home consump tion. He enjoys rabbit and squirrel hunting when he has the time. Leon is getting in the dog busi ness. He has two fine beagles which he expects to train for rab bit hunting. He is very proud of them; and they have drawn much favorable comment from everyone who has seen them. The Garners live at Route 3, Rocky Mount and attend the Stoney Creek Baptist Church at Dortches. ! Raw Goods & Mending New Oar Mrs. Claudie Doughtie is not letting anyone get ahead of her. She has bought a new 1950 Chev rolet, four door sedan. In Norfolk Mrs. Annie Woodard spent a recent weekend with her daugh ter, Mrs. W. Williams in Norfolk. Appreciation Mrs. Gertrude Rowe wishes to thank her many friends at Caro mount for'their kind expressions of sympathy in their cards, wires, letters and beautiful floral tri butes during the days of her sor row at the time of her son’s death. Sickness Mrs. Pauline Morris is back at work now. She had to miss sev eral days due to sickness. Another Granddaughter Mrs. Blanche Brantley has an other granddaughter, making four in 1950. She thinks that is a pretty good record. Sympathy We regret to report that Clar ence Freeman’s mother, Mrs. Lee Freeman is critically ill with dou ble pneumonia. We hope that she will be much better soon. Lee Freeman works in the Weaving Department on the third shift. Americans Speak Up (Continued from Page One) cember 24. She is one of America’s outstanding women columnists. She is author of several articles in current magazines designed to re store economics to its original pur pose as a guide to statesmanship. Dr. Alexander advocates a militant defense of American principles. 12. Eddie Rickenbacker is going to speak on “World Security,” De cember 31. He is President and General Manager of the Eastern Air Lines, a prominent Army fly er hero of World War One, of the 94th Air Squadron with the rank of Captain, who came back to his grateful country as America’s “Ace of Aces”. During World War Two he undertook several missions for the Secretary of War, and we all know the story of one of those missions and the heroism display ed by Capt. Rickenbacker in his air crash in the Pacific . God spar ed him after 23 days on a raft. 13. Rev. Robert I. Gannon, fam ous Jesuit Priest — “The Fight For Men’s Mind,” January 7,1951. Father Gannon is an accomplished scholar, a great religionist and a fine American. He is President of Fordham University. His life has been dedicated to the education of America’s youth and he has fought vigorously for the right of every American to secure an education. Warping Dept Sympathy We deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thompson in the loss of their infant dauhter, Helen, October 3, 1950. Sickness Mrs. Viola Cuddington recently spent a few days in the hospital receiving treatments. We hope that she will be well soon. Mrs. Elsie Young has recently been a patient at Park View Hos pital and Duke Hospital. She has been moved to her home, and is rapidly improving. Blue Ridge Mountains Mr. and Mrs. Nickie Eliga Vick and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parker took a trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shennadoah Valley and the Skyline Drive. Visited Friends Mrs. Deanie Stancil visited friends in Kenly and Tarboro re cently. Football Game Herman Allen and son, Eddie, and Willard Cooper (Weaving) attended the Duke-State football game at State College, Raleigh. Dyehouse News Appreciation Garland Joyner, second shift, wishes to thank Mark Lee Dickens (Dyehouse) and Clayton Hedge peth (Final Examining) for their donation of blood when his sister- -in-law, Mrs. Dennis Joyner was in the hospital recently. In Trouble Miss Toby Knight says she is really in trouble. She received a bill the other day for more 1948 taxes. That is bad! A Good Turnout Caramount really turned out Sun day, October 29th for the Bennett- Tippett wedding. Just about every department in the mill was repre sented. I guess nobody would be lieve Steve made it down the aisle and back without seeing it well done. Steve and Joyee were well taken eare of. They left in a hur ry, but not before the boys had time to write “Just Married” all over the car, and to put plenty of rocks in the hub caps. Finishing Dept Out Sick Mrs. Mattie Barnhill was out for several days due to sickness. Vester Mae Cone has returned to work after an absence of two weeks due to an illness. Second Shift Billy Marsh and Curtiss Stew art have transferred from the third shift to second shift. Call To U. S. Army Raymond Wesley Spivey of the Raw Goods Storage Department at Caromount was inducted into the United States Army on No vember 8, 1950 at Raleigh, North Carolina. Raymond reported for work in the Raw Goods Department on January 23, 1947 and has worked there since that time. He is a na tive of Nash County and is 22 years of age. Service News News From Tlie Service Lester Vick is stationed with the Naval Air Corps at Corpus Christi, Texas, but he is seeing all the ter ritory for miles around. He was recently in Old Mexico, and said he really enjoyed the scenery. Lester says he is going to school now to learn all about a new kind of plane. Lester wanted to thank all of the first shift of the Weaveshed for the farewell party and the gift. He said, “the gift is the very thing I need and the thought behind it means more than I can say. Also, the party the boys gave was real nice. It makes a man feel proud to work among people like that.” Lester would like to hear from any of you who have time to write. Weekend Trip Mrs. Ertie Edwards spent a re cent weekend in Richmond and touring the Skyline Drive. First Shift Mrs. Estelle Driver is noW working the first shift; and the workers on second shift say that they miss her very much. In A Wreck Mrs. Larry Strickland, wife of Larry Strickland (third shift) is improving from her injuries re ceived in a wreck last month while on her way to work.
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