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Page Four The Caromount News AUGUST, 1954 Edgar Poe Walker of the Caro mount Mending Department was born March 18, 1890. He is a native of Nash County and the son of Annie Laurie Rouse and John Worrell Walker, He began his work at Caro mount in July 1943 and has work ed continuously in that depart ment except for a short illness in 1952. Before coming to Caromount Mr. Walker did auto repair work and contract painting. He spent his early life on the farm in Nash County until 1915 when mar ried the former Vivian Irene Whit aker. Mr. and Mrs. Walker have two children, Olivia Walker Nelms of the Caromount Weaving De partment and John Ashley Walker who is employed in Rocky Mount. He has six grandchildren. Mr. Walker owns his home on Washington Street, His garden is his main hobby and he states that he has the finest garden on Wash ington Street. He also has about 100 layers and sells many eggs, Mr. and Mrs. Walker attend the Arlington Street Baptist Church. What To Do When Absent When absent employees are re quested to contact their foreman immediately and advise them con cerning the reasons for their ab sence. These reasons are being recorded for further study. Be sure that your record does not indicate that you have been ab sent without reporting your rea sons for absence. A man who has reformed him self has contributed his full share towards the reformation of his neighbor.—Norman Douglas, Woonsocket Plant Sold With Our Service Men In Many Places Andre’ Blumenthal, Chairman of the Board of Sidney Blumen thal & Co,' Inc. has announced the sales of the land and buildings of the Company’s Woonsocket Divi sion, at Woonsocket, R. I., to Messrs. Israel and Samuel Medoff, of Woonsocket. In announcing the sale, Mr, Blumenthal stated that the chang ing conditions in the worsted in dustry no longer warranted the maintaining of two spinning Mills, and that the Valley Falls Division, in Cumberland, R. I., has sufficient capacity to meet all the requirements of the Company. Troop 113 Enjoy Trip Twelve scouts from Troop 113 spent their annual summer camp ing period at Camp Croatan re cently. This is a newly acquired scout camp located on the Neuse River about nine miles below New Bern. The camp is furnished with several nice log cabins and a mess ball large enough to accommo date over 100 boys. Our scouts were encamped with about 80 other scouts from various towns of Eastern North Carolina. The program for the week consist ed of advancement in scouting ranks and merit badges, swim ming, canoeing, rowing, rifle markmanship, archery and all kinds of nature study. Some of the advancement re ceived by the Troop 113 boys in cluded: second class, Charles Frye and Kenneth Smith; first class, George Odom and Bobby Smith. The rest of the boys in camp were Ronald Smith, Phillip Bone, Ronnie Hay, Harold Eason, Phillip Riley, Randy Sutton, Ron ald King, and J. D. Privette, who qualified for many merit badges. Phillip Riley received a free trip to Camp Croatan by winning a fire-by-flint-and-steel contest held last April in the troop. All jof the scouts in the troop were eligible to compete in building a fire by using only a piece of steel and flint to start the flame, Phil lip won this wonderful trip by establishing a record of 11 sec onds in building his fire. Ronald Smith won a distinctive honor while at summer camp. He was one of a very few of the near ly 100 scouts to be taken into the National Boy Scout Camping Fraternity—^The Order of the Ar row, Ronald is the first scout from Troop 113 to be so honor ed. The scouts wish to thank the Caromount Athletic Association ^who paid for one third of the cost of going to Camp Croatan. Captain F. K. Simmons is shown preparing for a take-off. The mission is to drop supplies to a rescue party in Alaska. Captain Simmons is the son of F.. F. Simmons of the weave- shed. We Take It For Granted We Americans who grow up in freedom sometimes fail to realize how important it is. Wilh Stanisla^v Zakrzewski, a Polish emigrant who became a barber on Long Islajid, New York, it >vas different. He had lived in a country where fre.eeloin was re stricted. and he could appreciate liberty when he had a chance. So .when Mr. Kakrzewski died recently, Im left a will giving $100 to the United States of America. The will said, the money was “a token of gratitude for the privilege of enjoying freedom and the op portunities offered by the United Stales of America,” Nurse Helps Employees First aid room for first aid care is available to Caromount employ ees. A nurse is on duty from 8:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. You are urged to use this room to your advan tage, The nurse rvill refer you to a doctor or hospital for treatment when necessary. Consult a nurse or your foreman before reporting to a doctor or hospital for treat ment in connection with an in jury at the Mill. If medical atten tion is necessary in connection with Mill injury when a nurse is not on duty, your foreman will make necessary arrangements. First Aid Kits are available at the Dispatch Office and Dyehouse Office when a nurse is not on duty. Cotty Thompson, shown above, w^rote to us recently from Pu san, Korea, where his ship picked up a load of passengers to be brought back to San Fran cisco. Cotty has chalked uP quite a record number of Pa cific crossings but says he is willing to let it stand as it is- He said he was still receiving The Caromount News and was glad to hear from all the folks here at home. Roger Nines wrote to us oi August 6, from Huzo Base in Gd many. He has heard from soiP' of the folks at Caromount aiif says it is really nice to get nia' from his fellow employees. Rogf says he is looking forward to turning to work at Caromount. T' ds tl a] B SI a at so m th Larry Campbell, son of LeRo) and Ruby Campbell of th^ weaveshed is shown aboV^ while receiving training wit® the U. S. Air Force in San AP' tonia, Texas. After completing his training in Texas Larry W^- then transferred to Denver Col' orado. He was a ’54 gradual of Revenue,
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