Page Eight
The Caromount News
JULY, 1949
I People You Knowj
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Charlie Lee Ward was born
May 14, 1911, at Kenly, North
Carolina in Johnston County, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wil
liams. His mother died when he
was only six weeks old and Char
lie was adopted by Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Ward. He spent his early
boyhood in Kenly and attended
high school there.
In 1930 Charlie went to Wil
son to work for W. R. Miller,
produce dealer. Except for two
years with Ed Lamm’s Market
and one year with Armour and
Company, he continued working
for Miller until starting his work
with Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.
at the Wilson Division in March,
1941.
Charlie was married in 1932
to the former Miss Alma Ezzell,
second shift weaver at Wilson Di
vision. The Wards have one
child. Max, sixteen years of age
who will be in the eleventh grade
at the Charles L. Coon high
school next year. •
Charlie says that he does not
take an active part in baseball;
but that he enjoys seeing games.
His favorite sport is fishing.
With the help of his dad, he
built his home at 504 Oak Ave
nue in Wilson where the Wards
now live.
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Husband answering telephone:
“I don’t know. Call the weather
bureau.”
Pretty young wife: “Who was
that?”
Husband: “Some sailor, I
guess. Wanted to know if the
coast was clear.”
Artist, to impatient landlord:
“In a few years people will look
at this miserable studio and say:
“Doaks, the famous artist, used
to work here.”
Landlord: “If I don’t get the
rent by tonight, they’ll be able to
say it tomorrow.”
Employer to beautiful blonde
who has just filled in job appli
cation: “Miss Jones, under ‘Ex
perience’ try to be a little more
specific than just ‘Oh Boy!’”
“I’ve never heard a man talk
so fast in my life.”
“Why shouldn’t he? His father
was a tobacco auctioneer and his
mother was a woman.”
The rich old gentleman was sit
ting in his wheelchair beside an
open window as a slick chic walk
ed by, displaying a comely figure.
“Quick, Jenkins,” called the old
gentleman to his valet, “bring me
my teeth. I want to whistle.”
Then there is the nurse who is
so conceited that when she takes
her patient’s pulse, she subtracts
ten beats for her personality.
My wife is a whiz at removing
spots from my clothes.”
“Grease spots?”
“No—five spots and ten spots
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Father (to son): “When Abe
Lincoln was your age he was mak
ing his own living.”
Son: “Yes, and when he was
your age he was president.”
Chief: “When anything goes
wrong around the house I always
fix it.”
Wife: “Oh, yeah? Since you
fixed the clock, the cuckoo backs
out and asks ‘What time is it?”
“Which would you rather give
up—wine or women ”
“It depends on the vintage.”
Warping Dept Reports
Gladys‘ ”I want a hat that won’t
go out of style.”
Saleslady: “Here’s a number
that will never go out of style. It
will just look ridiculous year
after year.”
Vacation Ncavs
Mrs. Elsie Young visited her
mother, Mrs. Adams, in Greens
boro . . . Will Young and grand
son, Berry, spent the fourth at
Ocean View, Va. . . . W. A. Baxley
visited friends in Bennettsville, S.
C., and Virginia Beach . . . Roger
Joyner visited Norfolk; but spent
most of his time helping Eddie
Brake, his father-in-law repair his
house . . . Mrs. Mandy Coats visit
ed in Charleston, S. C. . . Herman
Ezzell visited friends in Norfolk
. . . Mrsv Pauline Reams went to
Sanford, N. C. . . . Mrs. Kathleen
Baxley traveled to Raleigh and
Ocean View . . . Herman Allen
took his family sight-seeing in
Washington, D. C. . . . Aubrey
Frye spent the fourth in Raleigh
and Franklinton, and enjoyed a
quiet week afterwards . . . Luther
Cuddington traveled to Manches
ter, Ga., sightseeing and visiting
his brother, James . . .William
Barnes took his family to Spring
Hope to see some relatives and
friends.
From The Storeroom
Diirina Vacation
William G. Rose stayed at
home and rested.... Shorty Ham
rick and family visited his family
in Ellenboro, N. C., Morganton,
Edenton and at Sunshine Swim
ming Lake. .. .Julius Hargroves
enjoyed staying at home. . . . J. G.
E. Boone vacationed at home, get
ting a good rest.... Cecil Lewis
and family visited Middlesex,
Norfolk and Carolina Beach....
Roy Pittman, Roy Pittman, Jr.,
and Matthew McNeal took a trip
to Ocean View... .
The History of Cotton Textiles
NO. 3 OF A SERIES
BY ANDREW L. PETERSEN
The story of Samuel Slater ranks as one of the greatest romances
of American industry. Born in England, he served his apprenticeship
in one of that country’s newest cotton mills and learned the secrets
of yarn manufacture. Defying the law which forbade technicians to
leave England, he made his way to America. Here he offered his
services to Moses Brown, Rhode Island manufacturer, confident that
he could reproduce the vital machiner5%
' SUTEf? AS AM EMGLISH APPUENflCe WAS
. SCHOOLED /Nike NEW ARKWRIGHT METHOD
^ OF manufacturing cotton YAgNS.
Wife (trying on hats) : Do
you like this turned down, dear?
Hubby: “How much is it?^^
Wife: “Twenty-five dollars.
Hubbv: “Yes, turn it down.”
Sa^iI^ the emo of his six-veac
APPRENTICESHIP, SLATHB MEMORIZED
WOW iLktile machines were made .
MOSES BROWN OFFERED flARTNERSHIP TO
SLATER, WHO VOWS TOtRANSfORM BROWN'S
run-down mill.
Celebrates Birthday
Billy Whitley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Whitley, Jr. cele
brated his second birthday, July
11, by entertaining a few friends.
After playing games in the yard
where each child was given a
whistle as a favor, they were all
invited into the house where re
freshments were served. There
were about fourteen present.
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