20 A & E NEWS and VIEWS SPRING, 1968 RUSH PLANT NEWS Predia Goodson At a recent Seminar I was privileged to meet all the reporters, except one, and they are the greatest. Sorry Bleaka Blair was sick. Hope to see you next trip Bleaka. I would like to say thank you, to Mr. Dickson, Mr. Bell, and to all the main office personnel for the nice reception they gave the re porters. Folks like you make me real proud to be a part Predia Goodson American & Efird. We’ve had several folks on our sick list, and it’s good to see them back. They are: Willie Womack, Joyce Pressley, Beulah Ford, Dorothy Keever, Howard Kirkland, Ulmer Johnson, George Waters, Betty Hope, and to Henry Cooper — Sorry about missing Henry the last edition. Get well soon; Pearl Green, Bertha Scott, Edna Rich mond, Essie Kinley, and Maggie Nichols. Have you heard about the couple whose unhappiness was caused by illness? They were sick of each other. Lola Moose came back from re tirement, and Thelma Erasure came back from another job. Glad to see you back. I told you, if you ever drink that Dutchman Creek water, you’ll always come back. Margaret McCorkle and Roxie Sherrill have new sons-in-law. Rachel McMahan is gonna paint her Cadillac pink. They only stop white ones suspected of robbery. Welcome to Henry Fisher, our new Canteen service man. Henry is a real nice person and a credit to his company. These folks los ing all this weight really look nice. Helen Alexander, Zenobia Howard, Mr. Jones, Peggy Culp, and Helen Smith are really getting trim. To these folks, go now and thin some more. To those who have lost loved ones, you have our deepest sympathy. With all this snow and ice we’ve had Spring can’t be too far away. A real nice Easter to you and yours. ’Til next edition, Predia Congratulations to the following em ployees with perfect attendance from November 19 through February 25. C. L. Givens Robert Baker Holland Helton John Cope Zenobia Howard Lester Clark Raymond Cowart Ernest Hoffman Frances Hoffman James Bradley Harriett Brown Reba Montgomery Betty Stroupe Hattie Poteat Vinson McElhannon Grady White Walter Moss Ora Abernathy Bobbie Henderson Ophelia Heath Betty Bryant Clay Morris Gertrude Gibson Margaret Cornelius Predia Goodson Johnny Montgomery Inez McEntire W. M. Rogers James Goodson Edwin Nixon Mildred Culpepper Otha McCorkle "Are you really going lo gull. Miss Clark, or are you just saying that to brighten my day?" TEXTURED YARN PLANT By Cecelia Darnell With Spring just around the corner, we are all looking forward to warmer and brighter days. First of all, we want to welcome our new employees and hope you enjoy working at our y a Plant. With the ad- dition of new ma- 4 chines at Plant 62, “13 we’ve been pretty \ busy. As Mr. James, l\ our Superintendent, ' "A / ■ explained to our 1967 Christmas par- ■\ I Cecelia Darnell ty, there has been some machinery moved out and new machinery moved in. Also he explained that he did not want to lose any personnel. They have been transferred to other departments or shifts. This has been carried out with no personnel losses, and most of our new equipment is in production today. Becky Stone’s husband. Perry, is stationed in Germany. Becky hopes to join him in August. Myrtle Ewings grandson, Mike Burns, will be home on Leave from Great Lakes, Illinois, on March 1st. Drucilla McAuley’s son, Dan, is home on furlough from Franfurt, Ger many. Edith Cantrell’s son, Donald, is taking his basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C. Donald is also one of our em ployees, who is on Military Leave. Lucille Lawing’s son, Dick, is being stationed in the Phillipines. He and his family will leave June 1st. Sadie Huff- stetler’s son, Mike, is also home from Service. We received a very nice letter from one of our employees, Raymond Jones, who is on Military Leave. He is statipn- ed in Viet Nam. We sent him the Christ mas issue if the News and Views and he wrote telling how much he ap preciated being remembered by the people at Textured Yarn. Alice Payne Carswell received her first pin February 16, for bowling a 212 game. Sally Rankin and Dot Murphy are proud grandmothers, both have a granddaughter; and also Donnis Queen and Frances Dagenhart, each a grand son. Happy Anniversaries to; Dennis & Kathy Morgan — January 14th; Charles & Margaret Dellinger — February 4th; Mr. & Mrs. James Hunter — February 13th; Gloria & Ernest Pope — February 22nd; Mr. & Mrs. Bill Blackman — February 29th; Mervin & Cecelia Dar nell — March 16th; and Alonzo & Joyce Hicks — March 26th. Christine Vaughn’s daughter, Teresa, is doing fine after surgery. Aline Jack- son is back at work. Her son, Timmy, is recovering after being hit by a car in September. Glad to see Linnie Annas and Minnie Rudisill back at work after a stay in the hospital. Margie Sawyer’s son, Bradford, is home from the hos pital after having surgery; Louise Cabe’s husband, Thurman, is home from the hospital; and Vivian Johnson’s husband is also home from the hos pital. We wish all the employees and families that are ill, a speedy recovery. Happy birthday to Sadie Huffstetler, Mabel Pryor, and Robert Culpepper. Robert, Second shift Section Man in the Crimping Department, was re- embered with a cake and a gift cer tificate. Congratulations to Charles Morrison and Sarah Williams who were married November 25th in York, S. C. Also to Jackson Conard and Jeanette Richards who have set their wedding date for March 1st. Karen Alexander and Leon Carroll are engaged. Jackie Sue Ballard, daughter of Jack Ballard, will begin Nurse’s training September 1st at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Polly and Kenneth Harkey are rid ing in high style now. They have a new Caprice Chevrolet. Beware of Becky! Also Sally and James Rankin are sporting around in a new Mustang. Carol Cashion, daughter of Willie Jordan, is arriving from Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Jordan’s grandchildren will have a nice visit with her. Some of our employees were wonder ing about the unidentified flying object sighted at our plant. Everyone can re lax now, it’s only our Yarn boy taking off on his bicycle at midnight. Well, that’s it, ’til next time. "The trouble with success is that the form ula is the same as the one for a nervous breakdown." ^ MAIDEN PLANT NEWS By Janie B. Hewitt For this issue of News and Views, the Maiden Plant news will be devoted to our servicemen. These are children or grandchildren o f the employees of Maiden Plant. PFC Mike Bal lard is the son of Macie Ballard, who is the lab technician at Maiden Plant. Mike was drafted into the Army in October of 1967 and took his basic train- Janie B. Hewitl gj pj Bragg,