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T PAGE FOUR Mending Dept Reports Mr. McKinnon, Mr. Ellis and several others who celebrate their birthday in February were rem embered by the second shift on February 1. Although Mr. Mc Kinnon’s birthday occurs on Jan uary 21, his gift was presented on February 1, along with the others. Others who celebrate their birth day in February and who were re membered with gifts from the sec ond shift mending dept were Mes- dames Lou Perdue, Eva Collie, Gertrude Rowe, Ora Lee Ward, and Blanche Brantley. Mrs. Effie Crawford is out from work due to a knee injury. Knox Ellis paid a flying visit to his sister in Jacksonville, Fla. He went down with Sidney Walker. Jesse Lee Adams, a new employ ee, has joined the ranks of the sec ond shift Raw Goods and Mending Department. The first shift enjoyed a birth day party given in honor of Mrs. Gertrude L. Rowe. Mrs. Blanche Brantley enter tained at a kitchen shower on Sat urday night February 22 given for her son and his bride, Mr. and Mrs. Hassel Brantley. News From Wilson Millard Leonard is in order to receive a ‘‘Purple Heart” for wounds received at “Monk” Haynes’ place (Erby Powell’s favorite hangout). When ques tioned all Millard would say was, “You should have seen the other fellow’s foot.” Bradsher Slaughter, second shift fixer, is on a diet. He now eats only about a dozen biscuits each meal and has lost around nine pounds already. We would like to know who buys the most drinks (and* not for themselves) Gieorge Bradbury or “Possum” Webb? Friends were saddened to learn of the death of Calvin and Ed Jones’ step-father, C. L. Bauer of Roxboro, N. C. KEY TO PICTURE ON PAGE THREE Top photograph: Left to Right, John W. Denson, gateman. En gineering; Miss Gladys Smith, mender. Mending; Marvin Carter, repair fixer. Weaving; Mrs. Nan nie Dickens, weaving instructor. Weaving; Medie Lindsey, floor- man, Weaving. Lower photograph: Left to Right, Roland Quincy, foreman, Dyehouse; Mrs. Mattie Barnhill, operator. Finishing; Milton Webb, rolling machine operator. Final Examining; Mrs. Lynda Bone, final examiner. Final Examining; Ernest Taylor, manager. Cafeteria. Harry Walker, although better known as the truck driver, has performed many other jobs since beginning work at Caromount on October 10, 1928. Three looms had been installed when Mr. Walk er arrived- on the scene here and he set to work in helping install the other looms. Later he worked as a knife fixer, a machinists’s helper, substitute watchman, and boiler operator. As truck driver, Harry has made approximately 2625 trips to and from the Wilson Division since the opening of that plant in 1941. Mr. Walker is a vital link be tween the Caromount and Wilson Divisions for his trucking ser vice provides the yarn for weav ing at Wilson and the cloth is brought to Caromount for dyeing and finishing. His first truck driving began in 1930 and was confined to trips in Rocky Mount. Mr. Walker’s attendance record and accident record speak for themselves. In his 18 years at Caromount he has been absent from work only 9 days and he has never suffered a lost time accident. Including his 2625 round trips to Wilson, not to mention the thousands of local hauls, Harry has never had a major automobile accident. He stated on one occasion someone ‘‘bumped the truck fender” and paid the damage for they were at fault. His department boasts of his dependable, reliable and efficient manner of work. The smile shown in the photo graph is typical of Harry’s “good nature.” He will soon begin his gardening for Walker grows a fine vegetable garden each year and also beautiful flowers. He enjoys the approaching warm weather for it offers opportunity to observe his favorite sport, baseball also. Then comes the fall season and he follows another great sport, squirrel hunting. FEBRUARY, 1947 Weaveshed Activities Mrs. Frances Webb and Mrs. Olivia Nelms have returned to work after having been out due to illness. Ollie Renfrew is displaying a scratch on his snozzle which he received in a fight with a game rooster. Norman Richardson is now the proud possessor of 'a 1942 Buick Eight. It is a red baby and really has the power. When Norman bought the Buick, he gave the lady a check for it. The next morn ing the lady brought the check back marked insufficient funds. It was then that Norman blew his topper. The next morning he went to the bank to investigate and found that another Norman Richardson who lives out in the country was getting credit for his deposits. It’s all straightened out now and everyone is happy. W. L. Rowe and George Prid gen are among those taking ad vantage of the cold weather for hog killing. We are glad to see A1 Inscoe back on the job after being down for the count of nine. A1 sur vived a very severe illness but is just as fit as ever now. Russell Langley is welcomed back into the Weaveshed fold after a brief sojourn in private enter prise. Glad to have you back. Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Charles Hughes have adopted a son, Charles Durant. Sgt. Hughes, a former Caromount employee, is now stationed at New Brunswick, N. J. Safety Committee Meets On February 11, 1947 the Caro mount Safety Committee met. E. H. Suessmuth, Resident Manager, was present and pointed out that our safety record is bad and must be improved. We must talk more safety and take a personal interest in eliminating hazards. Efficiency and good production are the pro ducts of good housekeeping and safe working. Safety is an every day problem and must be con stantly in the minds of all. Following are some of the un safe practices noted by members of the safety committee: Using an air hose to blow off clothing. Working on loom with switch on. Floor cluttered up with quill boxes, beams and other loose ob jects. Unloading wooden crates with out wearing gloves. Riding on back of trucks with feet hanging down. Not wearing goggles when using emery wheel. Schools Show Great Interest In Good Health The Good Health Program for North Carolina has aroused great er interest in the schools con cerning this North Carolina’s No. 1 project. In Charles L. Coon High School, Wilson, N. C., the com ments of Miss Ruth Suessmuth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Suessmuth, were selected for pre sentation to the entire student : body assembled for a program on good health. Her comments ' were self styled as a letter from , a listener to an imaginary radio ^ station C. L. C. H. S. She stated. ’ “We have just completed one ' of the most horrible wars in the i * history of mankind. In it we ' have seen the unnecessary waste I ' of human life and energy in the ^ ^ senseless struggle of existence. We ^ can’t fight life itself, but we can i ^ fight a destroyer of life—disease I —and we must. Our state ranks' ^ forty-second on the list of good; ^ health in the United States. It ^ is a frightening statement. In ^ ten more years this state will bei ^ turned over to the present day; ^ high school student of todav, and f J ei p] tr fe Ir ec ac unless they are educated to the needs and ways of gaining good health, they will be just as dumb-i e founded by this problem as thej P present day leaders of our state-i d In view of this fact, we must edu cate these future leaders so that they and theirs will live in a healthier and happier state. “Yes, your product is wonder- ful—through it may be found happiness and success. It caP not be given or bought. It must be gained. Yet it is possible fol everyone to have. It is one o the few things of value availibk to all. Without it we are lost-" and lost we are nothing.” In Battle School, Rocky Mount N. C., Miss Velma Taylor, daugk ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul TaydoP in her editorial for The Battler? the eighth grade publicatioP stated “Take care of your heald today and live a long life tomof row. Your liealtb is important As a matter of fact it is the rio- important thing in all our exist ence. Because good health mean we can overcome any obslack and we just feel like doing thing' whether small or large. “The boys and girls of today at' future citizens of North CaroliP' and United States. Upon thet rests the welfare of tomorrow, aP'^ unless they are equipped with goP health how can it rest upon theiP Good health means a long, hapP’ life for tomorrow. Let us remeit ber this. Extend our life span, aP just love living while we can.” sp of ha 4i fre Or, On a de: tai ki Co
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