Cool Off Before You Pop Off
By C. B. RAKESTRAW
Quality Man, Finishing- Mill
Adult Homemaking
Classes Being Held
At Girls Club
Did you ever hear the nickname “Wild
Bill”?
Sure, and he wasn’t always a Western
character, either. You’ve seen quick
tempered Wild Bill on his job at the
plant. You’ve observed his careless and
thoughtless action when he was in one
Of his “fits”.
Such an employee is a menace to him
self and to those who work around him.
When Wild Bill is
having one of his
tantrums, he is tem
porarily out of con
trol. Under these con
ditions, he is ripe for
an accident.
Why is this true?
It’s because when
Bill loses his temper,
„ neither his mental
y* B. Rakestraw nor physical reac
tions are normal. Judgment, reason, pa
tience, care and even the instinct of self-
Preservation are absent. But let him
turn on the power of self-control and he
recovers all of these qualities and acts
uke a rational human being with proper
*"®gard for himself and others.
Learning to take a good number of
?ur petty annoyances and frustrations
iQ our stride helps us to develop self-
control. But it takes practice. Granted,
all have our days when “everything
^es wrong”. What are we to do then?
best remedy is the realization that
^ display of temper, violent movements,
^Wearing, and excitability accomplish
Nothing. In fact, such goings-on usually
^ake matters worse.
A calmer approach to the job at hand
^®aves us in control of ourselves when
''fe have the full power of the better
of our natures. It takes determina-
tion and everyday practice. But self-
'^ontrol is possible for each of us.
Such self-mastery not only helps to
Prevent accidents to ourselves and
others, but its attainment is a richly
Satisfying experience.
★
Hitchen Hmntent
, Yesterday’s coffee, still clinging to the
^es of the pot, can brew a rancid cup.
^ rout out those stubborn coffee barn
acles with suds. Splash them around
swoosh them up the spout, then
'■inse well.
4i * 4t
Samuel Pepys records in his 18th
Century diary that he served his break-
^st guests with a barrel of oysters,
'^^en’s tongues and anchovies.
♦ ♦ *
. Don’t throw paint leftovers away. If
full of lumps, strain it through an
nylon or silk stocking, suggests the
®voe Home Decorating Institute.
*^ONDAY, MARCH 2, 1953
S. R. Fifield
(Continued from Page One)
and for advising the management on
general cotton policies.
Mr. Ragsdale will continue to buy
wool, woolen and synthetic materials for
the Blanket Mill and woolen and worst
ed yarns for Karastan. He will report
to Mr. Fifield.
Now branch manager of Volkart Bros.
Inc., in Memphis, Mr. Fifield has a back
ground of many years of experience in
the cotton trade. He was connected
with the Woods Manufacturing Com
pany, a cotton mill in Welland, Ontario,
Canada before becoming associated with
various cotton brokerage companies in
Memphis.
Fixing the kitchen? Working on your
yard? Installing a bathroom?
Then you’ll want tips on the best way
to do the job and how to get your
money’s worth. You can get a lot of use
ful information at the adult home-mak
ing classes at the Girls club in Spray.
Miss Pauline Gordon, house specialist.
State College, will speak Monday eve
ning, March 2 at 7:30 o’clock on “Mak
ing Your Kitchen More Attractive.”
Miss Marian Bullard, Rockingham coun
ty home demonstration agent, will show
colored slides on “Simple Landscape
Problems.”
At another meeting Monday evening,
March 16, W. H. Warwick, extension
specialist. State College, will discuss
“Installing a Bathroom.”
A Message From Management
The Company’s contract with the TWUA-CIO contains the
following clause:
“Section 19
Effective Date
This agreement shall be effective May 8, 1951, and
shall continue in effect until May 1, 1953, at which
time it shall automatically renew itself from year to
year thereafter. If either party desires to modify,
amend or terminate this agreement, written notice
of such desire shall be given to the other party sixty
(60) days prior to any annual expiration date. In
such event, both parties agree to engage in con
ference to negotiate the desired amendment, modi
fication or new contract.”
As you know, there has been a dispute since May, 1952, be
tween the TWUA-CIO and UTWA-AFL — each claiming they
represent a majority of our workers. The UTWA-AFL has peti
tioned the National Labor Relations Board for an election to deter
mine which union, if any, does represent our workers. The Board
has not answered this request as yet.
Since a question of representation has been presented to the
National Labor Relations Board and it is not known which, if any,
union represents a majority of our employees, we have advised
TWUA-CIO that we desire to terminate our present contract at its
expiration date, April 30,1953, and we will not enter into contract
negotiations until the question of representation has been deter
mined.
As we have told you before, the Company has and will main
tain a neutral position in the dispute between the two unions.
The purpose of this message is to keep you advised and informed
of the Company’s action in this matter.
Assistant General Manager.