22
A & E NEWS and VIEWS
SPRING, 1968
he seen it and he told her it wasn’t
time to go home yet. She said she
wanted to get it warmed up?????
Only the people at Syn. Div. can ap
preciate these two comments.
So long until next time.
"What an awful day! Every one of my
personal calls came in either during my
lunch hour or my coffee breaks!''
cisco State College to complete his
Bachelor Degree in Journalism.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Venenah
Couick, Effie Fincher, Bill Fincher,
Jerry Huneycutt, Earnest Poplin, Lacy
Harris, Roy Lee Barbee, Bobby Deese.
We would like to say Congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. David Springer and al
so to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lilly for
their new arrivals.
That’s about all for this time. Until
the next edition — Bye now, and may
God Bless you all . . .
Betty Cherry is on leave waiting for
the stork to arrive.
In Memory Of Our Employees
Alfred Wingate — Drug Room
Lawrence Clark, Sr. —
Dyed Yarn Winding
Pauline "Jennie" Stikleather —
Universal Winding
Belly Philemon
ALBEMARLE PLANT NO. 3
CARDING DEPARTMENT
By Belly Philemon
It’s news time again, and I would
like to start this issue by sending our
sympathy and best wishes to our em
ployees who have
been sick and in the
hospital. We wish
each of you a
speedy recovery.
Bill Furr has
been suffering from
a broken wrist. I’m
sure he has been
in a lot of pain. Our
best regards to him.
Con gratulations
to the following
employees with perfect attendance
the year of 1967 — First shift: Willie
Talbert, W. B. Sides, F. B. Montgom
ery, Jasper Thompson, Claud Helms
Earnest Poplin, Lemmie Pate, Roney
Barringer, Jasper Dennis, Hoey Curlee.
Second Shift: Sarah Furr, Ruth Mor
gan, Gladys Rogers, John Talbert,
Lloyd Tucker. Third Shift: Hulon Arey,
Jimmy Baldwin, Dewey Robertson.
WELCOME new employees: David
McLendon, Richard Hatley, Walter
Brown, David Springer, Clyde Blalock,
Calvin Cagle, Baxter Lanier, George
Peterson, Bobby Deese, Hurley Lam
bert. Also welcome to 1st shift trans
fers, Betty Philemon and Nelson Lilly.
Two employees in #3 Carding De
partment have been enjoying operating
Citizen Bank Radios for sometime.
They communicate with operators all
over the country, and have made a
number of friends. If there are other
operators in the Company — CALL
NO. for these men are, Edmond Brown
KQK 1644; Clyde Kepley KBK 8733.
Ed Rushing had a very pleasant sur
prise on a recent Sunday morning about
2:00 A.M. when he went to the door to
find his son, Melvin, who Is in the
army stationed in Spain had flown in
with his wife and two children. Mel
vin is a former employee of A. & E.
Venenah A. Couick is pleased with
the progress her son, Walter Vernell
Couick is showning at College in Ber
kley, California where he recently re
ceived his associated Art Degree in
Liberal Arts. He will go to San Fran-
Mildred Robinson
When freedom is al stake we'll choose the
crew-cut soldier in the Green Beret over the
long-haired demonstrator with the yellow
streak.
DYEING & FINISHING PLANT
By Mildred Robinson
All the News and Views reporters
were guests at the new American &
Efird office for, what we hope was one
of the first semin
ars. We had the
privilege of touring
the new facilities,
and enjoying the
tasty food. Many
thanks to Bob
Neff.
We have had
several in the hos
pital this quarter:
Louise Queen, sec
ond shift inspector,
had a wreck trying to miss a dog that
ran in front of her car. The dog escap
ed, but not Louise; and then again
during the icy weather, a car hit her
head on.
Robert V. Hilderbran was in the hos
pital for surgery on his arm.
Sylvia Avery is very happy that her
son has returned from his tour of duty
in the Army.
Earl Payseur has started his train
ing. Frank Fish Jr. is in Korea.
Leoma Nixon’s mother was in the
hospital, also Virginia Edwards’ moth
er; Hattie Black’s husband. Nettie Bell’s
daughter presented her with a grand
daughter; also another daughter was
in the hospital for observation and
treatment.
Ronald & Clyde Jenkins’ father was
operated on in Tenn. Joan Bynums’
mother was in the hospital; also the
wife of Bill Rhyne.
Steve Lyman became the father of
a son. Richard Abernathy was pre
sented a daughter for Valentines.
Margaret Drumm became a mother-
in-law again.
What does Feb. have that June doesn’t?
Barbara Keeter married and moved to
Atlanta. Betty Morgan also tied the
knot. Evelyn Whaley and Johnny Lewis
announced their wedding.
Mae Parker
Father to teenage boy: "Maybe you ibould
start shifting for yourself now while you
know everything."
ALBEMARLE PLANT I AND II
SPINNING AND WINDING
DEPARTMENTS
By Mae Parker
Everyone is enjoying the beautiful
snow we have had for the past day or
so; enjoy it while you can because “old
man winter” is
about played out
and it’s time for
some spring-time
weather.
Wish we could
get away from it
all like Carrie
Howard; Carrie
won a free Dream
Vacation for two
to St. Petersburg,
Florida. The con
test, or drawing was sponsored by the
Merchant’s Association. Carrie is an
employee in the #2 spinning depart
ment on the second shift. See picture
in this issue.
Those celebrating a birthday are:
the two daughters of Metta Lowder;
also Bobby Hartsell, incidentally girls,
Bobby is twenty-three, and still single.
Hazel Parker had a birthday March 12.
We would like to express our
sympathy to the family of Charlie
Helms. Mr. Helms passed away
January 8. He was seriously ill only
a short time. Many of you remem
ber Charlie, a former employee
here; his wife Minnie Helms, is a
rewinder and spinner on the third
shift. Minnie’s son, Charlie Lee
Helms, and wife also lost an infant
daughter a short time ago.
Mary Neil Mauldin received word
that her son, “Mickey” had been
wounded, and was in a hospital in