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Page Two The Caromount News JULY, 1955 J THE CAROMOUNT NEWS Published each month by and for tbe employees of the Wilson and Caromount Divisions of Sidney Blumenthal and Company, Inc. JULY. 1955 Editor R. Quillen Ward Ass’t. Editor George Harper Ass’t. Editor Dorothy Smith Reporters ■— Herman Allen, Ray Barnhill, Inez Dawes, Mae Dickerson, Julia Sutton, Ruth Haskins, Floyd Hedgepeth, Vivian Hodges, Lee Rob ert Joyner, James Modlin, Myrtle Wranch, Susie Peaden, Katherine Ri ley, Garland Rose, Loula Solmon, Jim Speight, Viola Walston, Maud Ward, Paul Wells, Billy Williams, Audrey Sowers, Will Young, Adelle Boyd, Juanita Mattox, Nellie Howell. Send News for the August Issue to Personnel Office before August 19. Devotional Thoughts “Give Me” Or “Make Me” Someone has said, “Tell me what you like and I will tell you what you are.” These words have been used through the years hy men of every walk of life as a “thumb rule” for character. A man’s character is displayed very clearly by his likings, his wants, the demands that he makes on life, the heart prayers that he offers to his God. It is too true that “we are what we want most of all.” What do you want most of all? Better still, for what are you praying? Are your prayers like most of our prayers today? Are they the kind that turn to God in the attitude of “Give Me?” Has this attitude of Materialism so crept into your life that you can’t even separate it from your conversation with the Almighty? Man has stolen the secrets of the earth, harnessed the lightning to his chariots, conquered the forces of the sea and air, but what have we gained by it? Like many of the men who have gone be fore us, we have sold the secrets of our soul for the wealth and ease of the world about us. Re member the story of the Phrygian King, Midas, to whom the gods granted the power that every thing he touched should turn to gold. His greed was satisfied, until his beloved daughter rush ed into his arms, only to be changed into a beautiful, lifeless, golden statue. Like Midas, we have learned too late that it is the personal and spiritual values alone that can give us lasting con tentment and enduring joy. You remember the story of the Prodigal Son. This story tells of a foolish son who came to his father one day demand- Births Judy Rose Bradberry Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Bradber ry announce the birth of a daugh ter, Judy Rose, born July 8, at a Wilson hospital. Mrs. Bradber ry was the former Rachel Page. Kirby is employed at the Wilson Division. Billy Ray Coley Mr. and Mrs. Billy Coley an nounce the birth of a son, Billy Ray, Jr., born July 2, at Park View Hospital. Billy is employed in the Final Inspection Depart ment. Dohna Louise Pridgen Bunyan and Mrs. Dora Prid gen announce the birth of a daughter, Donna Louise, born July 24 at Memorial Hospital. Bunyan and Dora are both em ployed in the Caromount Weave- shed. ing all that he could get free. His words are, “Father, give me all the goods that falleth to me.” In a real sense he is here saying to his father, “Give Me”. He wanted all he could get out of his father. After his request was granted, hq took all his belongings and went into a far country. There he spent all that he had, and as he fed the pigs in a farm ers field for a living, he came to grip with the real issues of life for the first time. He was sick at soul. He had lost all that he had, both friends and funds. For the first time in years, this boy remembered the love of his father, the warmness of the home and the good times he had en joyed there. He determined to go home and be made into the kind of a person that would fit into the atmosphere of this good home. When he returned to his father, he asked that he “Make Him” into the kind of a person that he should be. All of this happened after he “Came to him self.” Here is the eternal secret of life. We must want to be made into the kind of a person that God wants us to be. We must desire to be made into the kind of character that can bring praise and glory to our God. We must come to the place that we want something besides “things”. We must long for Christian char acter with which to point to the better things in life, and the bet ter way of life for eternity. It is my prayer that each one of us will face the opportunities of today in an attitude of willing ness for God to make us into the kind of persons that we should he. Rev. Aubrey Quakenbush, Pastor Stoney Creek Baptist Church Weddings Ricks-Bass Miss Dorothy Ricks and Billy Bass, both third shift weavers at the Wilson Division, were mar ried on July 4, in Dillon, South Carolina. Bissette-Hicks Miss Hilda Gray Bissette and John R. Hicks were married on July 5, in Nashville, North Caro lina. John is employed in the Caromount Warping Department on Second shift. Engagement Announced f Pictured here are Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lee Denson, who were married June 25. Mrs. Denson, the former Mrs. Ardie Gaboon Winstead is the daughter of R. Bruce Gaboon and the late Mrs. Gaboon of Fairfield, N. G. Harvey Den son is the son of Mrs. W. A. Denson and the late Mr. Den son of Rocky Mount. Harvey and his wife are both employ ees of the Garomount weave- shed. Russell Kinchen Batchelor of the Garomount Dyehouse is shown above with his wife on vacation at Kerr Dam. Kin chen reported a wonderful trip and recommends that anyone interested in taking a short trip should certainly visit Kerr Dam. Mrs. G. W. McArthur and Mr. W. O. Boone, Jr. of Rocky Mount announce the engage ment of their daughter, Mar garet Bell Boone, to Sylvester Gray Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Smith, also of Rocky Mount. The wedding is planned for October. Dyehouse News Fishing Trip Bill Crocker reports a very suc cessful fishing trip to Hoboken during vacation week. Trip North Bill Rotters and his family have returned from a visit with relatives and friends in Massa chusetts, Connecticut and Pennsyl vania. To Niagara Henry Pennington and his faiH' ily motored to Niagara Falls and Canada during vacation week. Fishing Good Charlie Sanders spent several days fishing at Norfolk recently- He reports the fish were biting and he had very good luck. In Florida Luther Balkcum took his fam ily to Florida during vacation week. To Ganada Mrs. Vivian Hodges and her husband spent most of their va cation at Niagara Falls and ovef in Canada, where they did a lot of sightseeing. Rested At Home Some of the Dyehouse employ' ees report a relaxing week at home during the fourth of July- These are Hubert Lindsey, Atla^ Lindsey, Johnnie Joyner, Jack Tolar, Johnnie Cockrell and Arvi^ Griffin. At Garolina Beach P. T. Rowland and his family spent vacation week at Carolina* Beach. In Wilmington A1 Suessmuth and Mrs. SuesS' muth spent a few days in Wil' mington while the mill was closed for vacations. Gi dj ca th in in va rei br N( wl eal Sp da in Sh tri] dai Vi, Vie 1 in bro En: Be, day reh Va, of ^en Vac spe Bea Mo, d ay J, V Bry a w Mos durj My, A ®per Vac, in B B the the
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