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FEBRUARY 1946
News From Wilson
By Nellie Rose
At the present time a nucleus
of workers is being developed for
third shift operations in the Wil
son Division. The third shift was
discontinued shortly after VJ-Day
due to the termination of Govern
ment contracts and reconversion.
Plans are being made for resump
tion of third shift operations in
about five or six weeks which will
be governed by circumstances re
lative to the necessary yarn sup
plies, etc.
Pvt. George Burden payed us
a visit recently while home on fif
teen days furlough. He is stationed
at Camp Belvoir, Virginia. George
does not like the Army very much
and we hope he will be discharged
soon. George, visit us on your
next trip home.
A letter from Pvt. Ronald Lamm
indicated that he has been trans
ferred to Camp Pickett, Va. He
recently underwent an appendix
operation and has recovered sat
isfactorily.
John Cobb has resigned from
his work here. He has gone to
the farm.
Alvin Wells is learning repair
fixing. Since he got out of the
Army, he is wearing gloves. Of
course, he has to take care of hs
tender hands.
Dispatch Highlights
By Dorothy Sturtevant
Interesting and important hap
penings have taken place for em
ployees of the Dispatch Office.
. . . .Jean Winbon is still all a
dither. Yes, you guessed it. Her
husband, J. D. Winbon, arrived
home recently. He is now in
“civies” again .... Mrs. Car-
roll Batton is on the job again
after being ill with flu for sev
eral weeks. . . .We enjoyed a
recent visit from our former
chief dispatch clerk, Mrs. Mil
ford Harrison, formerly Miss
Frances Riley. She is quite talk
ative on the subject of her hap
py married life. . . .Doris Ellis’
man is now Lt. (J.G.) Congrat
ulations! We hope he will be
home soon Your reporter
has been learning the technique
of ballet. Oh, those aching
limbs! If she lives long enough,
perhaps she will become grace
ful—Maybe!
Mr. and Mrs. John Manning
announce the birth of a daughter,
Vickie Lynn, born Tuesday, Feb
ruary 5, 1946 at Rocky Mount
Sanatarium. Mrs. Manning was
formerly Miss Marion Adams and
a former yarn register clerk at
Caromount.
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(lamLLUuf^ Refianie^
GATHER NEWS FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISIONS
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Dyeing and Finishing
By ‘‘Dud” Adams and
Walter Greenman
Frank Brock is walking again
for his recently acquired motor
cycle suddenly blew up. After
picking himself up. Brock checked
, the motorcycle and learned that
a new motor was needed . . . The
biggest news this month was the
production. The Dyehouse has sent
the cloth fast and furious. For
a time it looked as though a doz
en more shears would be needed
in the Finishing Department;
however, we finally won the bat
tle. A great job was done by all
the employees. Incidentally, most
of this cloth carried the new veleda
finish which requires a very par
ticular type of shearing for pro
ducing the best finish on the
market . . . Roland Quincy, in
dark glasses—For a long time peo
ple thought he was travelling “in
cognito”, but now the truth is
out. He was just covering up a
nice “shiner”. Any further infor
mation on the accident will be
gladly accepted by “dye house
boys” . . . Leon Garner and Jul
ius Eppes have been absent from
work due to illness. The boys in
the dyehouse are convinced that
sickness is due to the “fog screen”
the mechanical department de
veloped there. The present
condensation methods develop
conditions which are similar to
the New York harbor on a foggy
night.
Weaveshed Reports
By Jimmie Speight
and “Crow” Davis
The Weaveshed boys are now
bowling every Tuesday night.
There is quite a bit of interest
and a lot of side bets are passed.
The leg show at a local theater
accounts for the late arrival of
the bowlers—one of them, we
mean. The weaveshed bowlers
are Wilbur Williams, Frank Shel
ton, Bernice Inscoe, Clyde Evans,
Herbert Taylor, Ray Bass, Tommy
Layton , Owen Solmon, Dean
Winfree, Russell Langley, H. J.
Ezzelle, “Ex” High, Billy Wil
liams, James Hollingsworth, and
J. C. Speight. Other Caromount
bowlers are invited to join this
group Style flash — Upon
returning to the third shift B.
C. Joyner sports a new lid.
Sounds like he cleaned some of
the first shift boys. B. C. is also
in the chicken business. His
fryers will be ready for market
in about six weeks (adv.). . . .
A recent telephone message from
Minnie Pearl Leonard explained
that she did not report for work
because her husband, Kenneth
Leonard, has returned to the
states.
J. S. Raper has left our em
ploy. Mr. Raper had been with
the Company about sixteen years
and performed every task assign
ed him in a very efficient and
satisfactory manner. His efforts
along the way have been a corn
er stone in the development in
weaving. His many friends here
wish him good luck as a farmer.
Bill Rose’s eye was injured re
cently when one of the new take
up springs broke while being in
stalled. He was hospitalized at
Park View Hospital. Bill is out
of the hospital now and his eye
is improving nicely.
The fragrant odor of recent
date arises from the hair tonic
of Clarence Jones. While discuss
ing it Clyde Davis declared that
the said odor was similar to the
odor of the loom cleaning fluid.
In reply Clarence stated that at
any rate he had not thrown water
on the wrong loom in an attempt
to extinguish the fire. Clyde will
explain this matter further upon
request. At any rate this dis
cussion was discontinued.
Warping Department
By Will Young and Paul Wells
We are glad to see the new
building making progress in spite
of the bad weather. We hope the
Warping Department will be able
to move in that direction by
spring ... A new beamer will be
installed when the new bulding is
complete with the aim of improv
ing beaming . . . We are glad to
have Herman Ezzell in the Warp
ing Department again. He was
recently discharged from the Ar
my . . . Mrs. Lena Walker, Mrs.
Lena P. Hewett, and Mrs. Lula C.
Evans have been on the sick list
recently. We have noticed robins
playing in the mill yard for the
last several days which is a sign
that spring is near . . . John Amos
Dail, our famous gardener, is in
the mood for planting potatoes.
We have not learned whether Her
man Allen will be his partner this
year or not. Mr. Dail says Her
man can’t stand the hot sunshine
and he lives too far away to come
back in the cool of the evening . . .
Jessie Williams fell in the river
recently while setting some traps.
Latest information indicates that
he will stick to raising rabbits
which is more profitable and not
quite so cold.
News From Menders
By Miss Susie Peaden
Mrs. Pearl Allsbrook has been
transferred to the Final Examin
ing Department where she has been
assigned work as a final examiner.
During the past five years she
has faithfullly served the Mending
Department as forelady of the
third shift. The Mending Depart
ment’s loss is the gain of the Final
Examining Department. Good
luck to Mrs. Allsbrook.
Mrs. Effie Crawford and Mrs.
Lucille Waddell were presented
gifts at their mending tables on
the occasion of their recent birth
day Knox Ellis and Mrs
Vata Lou Perdue were also hon
o!red on their February birth
days with gifts from the employ
ees. . . . Thomas Pitt was con
fined to his home recently due to
illness. His condition has im
proved and he is able to resume
work . . . .We are wondering
who will teach John Sterken to
mend when he completes his
training in raw goods examining.
Who???
We regretted to learn of the
death of J. D. Bryan of Elm City,
N. C., who was Henry Earl Ses-
som’s father-in-law. Mr. Ses-
soms wishes to express his ap
preciation for the many acts of
kindness and sympathy shown by
his friends at Caromount. . . .
We also regretted to learn of the
death of J. T. Pope of Kenly,
N. C., whose son, Steve Pope, is
an examiner in the department.
From The Storeroom
By Ray Barnhill
According to Mose Ezzell, he is
the best bear hunter in the state
with proof of this fact. He
claims that he caught a 300-
pound bear without firing a shot.
This claim aroused the curiosity
of the machine shop boys and
curious questioners surrounded
Mose while he described the
hunting feat. He went hunting,
taking with him a match box,
a pair of tweezers, a magazine and
a telescope. First he located the
bear and made the animal mad.
Then Mose hid in a tree and
read his magazine. Finally, he
went to sleep and dropped the
magazine and the bear picked it
up and read it. The bear fell
asleep. Upon learning that the
bear was asleep, Mose took the
telescope looking through the
wrong end and finds the bear to
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