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^8’OCTOBER, 1948 The Caromount News Page Three Warping Dept News Sniokey Taylor, Knox Ellis and A. Pittman took a fishing trip decently to Swan Quarter and fwse Bay. They experienced a ^'ide variety of thrills and what ^'"uld easily have turned out to be ^ tragedy. Besides catching 30 trout, and being three or four •oiles from shore, their boat be- leaking. Knox began dipping ''ater as rapidly as he was able Mdth a 10 quart bucket and his senses, and at the same dine yelled “head for shore” to ^aiokey. —Smokey headed for "^aore and on the way there, the in the tank gave out. Luckily g, tliey had an extra can of gas along Smokey hurriedly replen- rshed the supply while Pittman ^ ^f.^^ted the boat with an oar. ” dh no other complications they js^jifely reached the shore—none d, y Worse for their experience. — a e Wonder if they will be anxious 1 go again soon or if this trip Proved to be “too much fishing” O '^ o) was it “too much water”? and Mrs. Herman Allen a ■‘’•id Eddie spent the past weekend a 1‘ikeville, Mrs. Allen’s home. Pay attended the homecoming p avices at Nahunta Friends 'i \h (Quaker) of which Mrs. an was formerly a member. g A ir and Mrs. L. C. Cuddington g P’d as -heir guests recently, Mr. ^'id Mrs. Carl Hinnant, and Mr. |, ^’’d Mrs. L. L. Ferrell, and their g, joe Cuddington, who was on from the Army at Fort Eus- Vh- ‘^rginia. Second Sliift P and Mrs. Leslie Alexander t- Eddie spent a recent weekend d .Jj- and Mrs. J. S. Stevens and j Sarah Thomas of Washing- V '“‘I- D. C. Ira Thompson and his family ' ‘^^Ited Oliver Hayes in Nashville ^ Sunday recently. ^ ^Irs. Dorothy Doyle had as her ; ‘>^csts recently, Mr. and Mrs. ■‘Ward Doyle and son of Snow Maryland. j • A. Baxley served on jury in tj ’ ^^1'ville. fl \PIy in the last term of court in ■ P^n’t stop work. Stop work ac- Mending Dept Reports Mrs. Frances W. Pullen, form erly of the first shift has returned to Avork. Mrs. Ruby Lee Worrell, wife of Lawrence Worrell, who is an em ployee of the Raw Goods and Mending Department, is working on the second shift. They have at last found a place to move to but it is too small, and they hope to find more room. Their new hom§ is out on the Pinetops highway. They prefer to live in the country as they have chickens and pigs. John Henry Livesay of 311 South George Street works on the second shift with Graham Faulk ner at the pickpulling machine. Mrs. Edna Mae Evans of 608 Chester Street is working on the second shift. William C. Duke also trans ferred from the Weaveshed to the third shift to work with Stephen Pope. Mrs., Mildred Pavelka and Mrs. Dora Elmer Rowe were both transferred from the Weaveshed to the second shift. Mrs. Lena Brown Walker trans ferred from creeling in the Weav ing Department to Mending. Albert Holmes is working with Worrell on the second shift. He has recently returned to work. K.. P® you serve women at this you gotta bring your Royce Balkcum has left to enter the U. S. Army and his brother, Hubert Balkcum of Route 3 has come in to take his place on the first shift. Mrs. Edith Dunn of the second shift is still in the hospital sick. We hope that she will soon be able to go home. Mrs. Theresia Perdue of the first shift has been to Duke Hos pital for treatment. She is better but has to continue to go for treat ments. Her mother, Mrs. B. B. Baines, is also sick. Finislung Department Second Sliift It is good to have Reade Satter field back at Avork. He had been out for a short while due to an illness. A lot of women would be more spic if they had less span. Woodrow Shearin has traded cars again. He says its a Chevro let for him. Weaveshed News Reynolds Kennedy has been moaning and groaning around here ei^er since the fair. He had a booth and it rained all Aveek. Tough luck, boy. We hope that you have better luck on Novem ber 2 Avhen the fair returns for another AA^eek. Joe Deans and Clayborn Harp er have gone back to the second shift to work again. Mrs. Claudie Doughtie of the second shift has been out for two weeks due to the illness of her brother. He is better and she has returned to work. Wilbur Williams is sporting a new Dodge automobile.—Bet you have to carry a stick around with you to keep the girls away. Roscoe Dawes made a trip to , Dukq Hospital recently to have' an examination. It is good to be able to report that he is getting along fine now. Roscoe and his wife, Inez, of the second shift in the Final Examining Department, have moved into their new house. Roscoe says that it is not exactly finished; but that it is a comfort to know that they have moved home. Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Pope had some tough luck recently when someone took their car. They had to hitch-hike to work for a couple of weeks until the authorities re covered the car. It is back in ship shape and the Popes are very happy to have it again. Lancey Winstead says that the only news that he knows noAA’’ is that his baby has two teeth. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnhill were among those attending the Caro- lina-Wake Forest game in Wake Forest on October 9. They said that Caromount was well repre sented. Hunter Hughes of the Finishing Department has been out due to an illness for several weeks. He lias gone home from the hospital and we hojie that he will be able to return to Avork soon. CAA Host To Champions (Continued from Page One) mount Cafeteria and the softball commission consisting of George Harper, T. E. Hamrick, Cecil Lewis, and Randolph Sutton were also among those present. A good time was had by all present. The Caromount entry in the City League defeated Rocky Mount Mills for the top position in the second half of the City League play. They went on to de feat the Washerettes, first half winners for the championship. A1 Inscoe managed the Caromount team. The CAA is an employee or ganization for the benefit of em ployees. Its officers are James Speight, president; Cecil Lewis, vice president; Charlie Sanders, Secretary. 1st Hubby: “My wife tells me that almost every night she dreams that she’s married a millionaire.” 2nd Hubby: “You’re darn lucky. Mine thinks that in the daytime.” Mrs. Lucille Rowe was out for about tAvo Aveeks this month Avith a back injury. She is much better noAV and able to be back at work. Miss Hazel Thomas spent a re cent Aveekend in Asheville, North Carolina in the mountains. This was her first trip to western N. C.; and she said that she thoroughly enjoyed being there. We extend our deepest sympthy to Joe Inscoe, Charles Inscoe and Billy Inscoe, Weaveshed em ployees, Avhose mother died Thurs day, October 7, 1948. Another son, Bernice, is a former Caro mount employee. Our sympathy goes to Mrs. Ruby Hedgepeth of the Weave shed Avhose sister, Mrs. Nannie Johnson Bass died suddenly in October. The Weaveshed extends sym pathy to the family of Mr. S. B. Messer \sho died Monday, Octo ber 4 at the age of 72. Relatives working at Caramount are: In the Weaveshed, Loomis M es s e r, grandson; Melton Messer, son; Mrs. Ruby Williams, daughter; and Mrs. Eunice Moon, daughter; Cecil Messer, grandson, works in the Dyehouse; and Lester Messer another grandson, is employed in the RaAv Goods Department. “Papa, why do they rope off the aisle at a wedding?’’ “So the groom can’t get away.” A pretty doll named Brenda Went out in a jeep on a benda— After riding for miles She lost all her smiles; It seems that poor Brenda was tenda!
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