Leaksville-Spray Youngsters Enjoy Exchange Club’s “Sunshine Special’’
A total of 157 boys and girls' took part in the “Sunshine
Special” event sponsored by the Leaksville-Spray Exchange
Club Saturday, August 25. The youngsters from all parts of
Leaksville and Spray were picked up in cars driven by mem
bers of the Exchange Club and carried to Camp Cherokee
near Wentworth for a day’s outing. Statistics showed the group
consumed 740 hot dogs, 504 large bottled drinks, “a bushel of
potato salad,” with plenty of ice cream for dessert.
With Exchangites in charge, the boys participated
volleyball, softball, badminton, sack races, golf driving, horse
shoes, and marble tournaments. The girls’ games were led by
Exchangettes, assisted by Miss Isabelle Buckley, director of
the Girls’ Club. Ronnie Reynolds' was awarded the boys’ prize
for the best sportsmanship displayed during the day. Girls’
prize was awarded to Sanda DeHart. Wade Martin and Bringl®
McBride were co-chairmen of the event.
FINISHING MILL NEWS
(By Rebecca Barnard)
Virginia Ashworth and daughter,
Carol, have returned from their vaca
tion, spent at Norfolk, Va., with rela
tives.
We’re glad to see Lillian Joyce back
at work after being out sick.
Welcome to Ted Turner, who replaced
Norwood Cheek in the Supply Room.
Our heartfelt sympathy to Miss Annie
Wilson and Mrs. Bessie Carter in the
recent loss of their father.
Pfc. Elmo Hundley, of Fort Belvoir,
Va., son of Rivers Hundley, (Blanket-
Folding) visited in the mill last week.
He is home on a 6-day special leave. Pfc.
Hundley was wounded in Korea and is
now on his first assignment after being
hospitalized at Battle Creek, Mich, and
Fort Bragg.
We are glad to have Katie Archibald
back at work after being out sick.
I’ve had plenty.”
Some Karastan folks are still enjoying
vacations.
Lillian Joines and Aubiere Leffew
spent theirs at home.
Joe White drove to Philadelphia and
New York and saw a couple of baseball
games.
Reba and Roger Myers and daughter
spent the week at Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Rodgers and
family drove to Lake City, S. C., where
they visited relatives.
Geneva and Roy Reynolds have re
turned from a trip to Washington, D. C.,
New York City and Atlantic City, N. J.
While in Atlantic City they attended the
“Miss America” beauty pageant.
KARASTAN NEWS
(By Mary Stephens)
Congratulations!!! Roy Whitten was
the proud winner of the ’51 Chevrolet
which was given away by the Lion’s
Club at the Tri-City Agricultural Fair.
He really had his rabbit’s foot with him
when he bought that ticket. Roy is
foreman in the Burling Department.
Ed Cobb and family have moved into
their lovely new home in Roulhac
Knolls. Ed is really a proud and happy
home owner, and he says, “It’s worth
every minute of work and worry and
Honored On Birthday
Mrs. John B. Buckner (at right in pic
ture) was honored recently on a WLOE
radio program on
her 69th birth
day. She is the
mother of Elvin
Buckner, center,
a weaver at the
Karas tan Rug
Mill. At left is
Mrs. Elvin Buck
ner who wrote
the letter to the
radio station
nominating her
mother-in-law. The two Mrs. Buckners
received corsages from Bateman’s
Flowers.
Shields Grandchild
Beth O’Neill, six months old when
picture was made, is the daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell O’Neill (mother
is the former Miss Maryland Shields)-
Proud grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs-
C. T. Shields of
Spray. Mr. Shields
retired two years
ago with 41 years
service with ths
Company, was gate
watchman at the
Woolen Mill the last
years of his employ'
ment. Mrs. Shields
worked 15 years in
the Weave Room at the Woolen MiU-
The O’Neills’ home is in Linden, N. J-
Beth O’Neill
PROUD GRANDFATHER
John Ri de Richemond, Karastan Ne'W^
York Sales Office, became a grand'
father September 7. The new baby
Deborah Ann Clark, daughter of Mr*
and Mrs. Addison C. Clark. Mr. de
Richemond has been with Karastan
years.
The Buckners
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank everyone for thought'
fulness and kindness shown me while I
was in the hospital both times and duf'
ing my illness. Thanks again for the
pretty flowers, cards and other nice
gifts. May God bless you.
—LILLIAN JOYCE.
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