Jr. Council To Hear ‘South Chords'
At Meeting Tuesday Night ;
When the Junior Carolina Council opens a new program 5'®*'
with a meeting at Consolidated Central Y.M.C.A. Tuesda.'
evening, September 9, at 7:30 o’clock, they will be entertain^
by the “South Chords”,
from Danville, Virginia.
prize-winning barber shop qua
irte'
South Chords Quartet, of Danville, Va„ left to right, Jimmy
Norton, Charlie Norton, Warren Bowen and Walter Caldwell.
The South Chords quartet was formed in October 1954
the Danville Chapter SPEBSQSA (Society for the PreserV«'|
tion and Encouragement of Barber Shop Singing in Amer>'’;
Inc.) was born. They have since been very active in VirS^i
and North Carolina, having appeared on chapter shows and
numerous radio and TV guest spots in both states. ■
They have appeared as guest entertainers at “The Homestea(|
at Hot Springs, Virginia, and at “The Carolinian” at
Head, at the latter on two different occasions. They have
returned from Paterson, New Jersey, where they appeared'
a chapter show, and are planning more northern trips.
The quartet is comprised of Jimmy Norton, lead; Charlie 1^°!.
ton, tenor; Warren Bowen, baritone; and Walter Cald^ ,
bass. Jimmy is a construction engineer; Charlie is a rese^^,
and development engineer for Dan River Mills; Warren t
mdustrial engineer at Dan River Mills; and Walter is in
hardwood lumber business.
The South Chords have appeared in the Tri-Cities .
number of occasions including the Fieldcrest Mills
aub picnic in 1956. They thoroughly enjoy their hobby of
ber shop smgmg and they Uke to feel that people enjoy see^.
and heanng them perform.
Smith Children
Teddy, aged seven years, and Susan,
six months old, are children of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Smith. Father is a loom-
fixer at the Sheeting Mill. Maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Veit Wil
liams, both are long-service employees
of the Draper mills.
Six Weavers Remain
On Quality Honor Roll
Six weavers are continuing on the
Blanket Mill’s “quality honor roll” as
posted for the six months ending Au
gust 31.
Of the four quality leaders in the
jacquard group, Rufus Dix and Laurence
Overby have remained on the list since
the quality weaver recognition program
was started. Both of the weavers now on
the list in the plain or jacquard classifi
cation, Mattie Hall and Lessie Walker,
likewise have been on the quality honor
roll since its beginning.
The Blanket Mill began a program
May 1 emphasizing the importance of
good quality weaving and giving recog
nition to weavers with outstanding qual
ity records. At the beginning, the names
of all weavers who had worked six
months or longer without a major defect
were posted on the weave room bulletin
board and published in the Mill Whistle.
Quality weavers for the six months
period ending August 31 are listed in the
accompanying box.
Employees’ Daughter |
Home From Hospit^'
Card Of Thanks
Please accept our thanks and real ap
preciation for the kindness shown us
since our accident. We want to thank
each of you for the flowers, letters, and
cards we received and a special thanks
for your prayers. May God bless each
of you.
MR. AND MRS. E. D. McGUIRE
MR AND MRS. ALTON SHOUGH
JACQUARD WEAVERS
Rufus Dix
Elwood Fayne
Laurence Overby
Bruce Powell
PLAIN WEAVERS
Mattie Hall
Lessie Walker
Reba Lumpkins, 13-year-old ps
of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Lumpki^^^j jj
returned home after being a
the Orthopedic Hospital in Ga
Father works in Bedspread j,l?
mother (Velva) works in Blanks
Card Of Thanks
The family of the late Mrs-
■J'
^#1
Dallas Thomas wishes to expr®®®
many people who showed love
ness to their mother and gra*^ /
during her recent illness and (.[S '
cere appreciation for their ^
thoughtfulness.
—THE THOMAS ;
c.'t
the MILL WHl^