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SECTION ONE PAGE SIX THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1953 Some Of The Machinery HOSPITAL GIFTS g. r; ,t r ROCKINGHAM POST-DISPATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY, N. C. .Jj;.;. 'I -'" :' I mmxmm , munim,, nMmmmnrmmmii)) mm.ni , i , m-l t , l- ri'-nncinm "ifin run .ii'Tn rii l aimvxln iiiiui . mm. in iniii ii'ii :- " - " " ' ff Sandhurst Hosiery One Of South's Finest (Continued From Page One) 1946 sold his No. 2 mill to the! Robbins interests who in turn sold it to the J. P. Stevens Company who converted it into a woolen mill. The Hannah Pickett No. 1 mill sold Sept. 22, 1944 to Safie had 2248 looms and 77,000 spindles and brought S2400 per share (1200 shares) or $2,800,000. And with the sale in 1946 of his No. 2 mill, that put the Coles out of the mill business. (No. 1 mill had been chartered in October, 1906). There is an old saying that 'printer's ink sticks." Once tarred with it, one never quite quits the printing game. And so with Mr. Cole. And the mill industry. He had spent his entire adult life with mills starting back in the late Nineties as bookkeeper with Steele's (now a unit of the Burlington chain). Then with his own beloved Hannah Pickett Mills. In all his endeavors he was most successful one of the recognized top mill executives of the South. After selling his mills in the 'Forties, " he found that ' the period of "idleness" was not to his likeing. And so he and his son, Bob, i n January, 1950. launched their plan for a mod el new hosiery mill. They first planned to build it just east of town, fronting Highway No. 1 on their Eastside Dairy prop erty; but changed, and instead bought 4:75 acres from the Leak Realty Company, fronting old Highway 74 half a mile south east of Rockingham, for $4000 this on the old Shea ball park, fronting about 400 feet on High way 74, with depth on the east side of 466 feet. The Sandhurst Mill was in corporated Jan. 31, 1950, with W. B. Cole as Chairman of the Board, Robert L. Cole as Presi dent and Treasurer, and Atty. Thomas H. Leath as Secretary. C. M. Guest and Son, con tractors, began erecting the building March 1, 1950. The building of brick was put up in quick ordei-, so that within six months the first of the eight Reading full-fashioned ma chines began to be installed this on Aug. 9, 1950. Each' This Is Tpe Way Seams Are Made Mrs. Grace Rawls is shown above operating a Seam ing Machine which joins the sides of the hosiery. 'As can bto. the hosiery is fed into the machine kre in effect welded together. There are about 20 such machines working when the mill is fully operating be seen in the ph and the two sides machine is four feet wide and 52 feet long". It required a month to install ea jh machine, and gradually the ; slant got in operation. There are no windows in the mill. A perfect air-conditioning system prevails from a 75-ton CARRIER unit, arid more important, the the most modern The east wall of is a "false" or temporary wall so that at the proper time the mill can be expanded, with more room added qn the east. what is mill has humidifiers. the building At the present time, only one third of the large building is being used. , The mill has 20,000 square feet of space. And the present eight big 1 machines turn out around 2000 "dozen pairs of ladies hose per week. They; are made" of the finest 100 Dupont Nylon about 500 pounds a week (and this Nylon costs about $6 per pound). The mill runs on tiu-ee shifts five to six days a week. The Hosiery is shipped to Siler City and to Milwaukee- where they are dyed and finished, and put on the market. Each machine makes thirty stockings at one time. Approx imately thirty minutes are re quired for a stocking to be com pletely knit. As stated, in a 6 day week the present mill turns out 2000 dozen; in a 5-day week, about 1600 dozen. An interesting fact is that the average primary size turned out now is No. 10, whereas in 1951 the average size was SV2. Ladies feet getting larger? In April, 1951, the Coles sold a block of stock to W. H. Ent wistle Jr., and he joined the company April 16, 1951 as Vice President and Treasurer, and General Manager. And Billy is still in charge, the mill running smoothly and with plans at some future date for still further expansion, with new Reading machines to bring the total to 16. The 20,000 square feet of the present mill really has room for -24 machines without adding to the building unless it is -later deeided to fin ish hose here for direct sale to the retail stores. . 1953 Personnel. , Around 55 persons are em ployed at the mill, half of them young ladies. The personnel in charge ate, Billy Entwistle, Vice Presi dent, Treasurer and General Manager. Mack Riddle, Office Manager. Miss Becky Fowlkes, office secretary. Harry Usher, Mill Supt. John Raymond Thomas and John Robert Sparks, knitting foremen. John Satteri'ield, foreman of Auxiliary department. Mrs. Dan (Margaret Doster) j McCall, assistant Aux. dept. 8600,000 Capital Outlay. The building cost about $225. 000 in 1950 to build and of course such a building would be more now. The Reading ma chines in 1950 cost $34,390 each (as against a 1953 cost of $38,000); and so putting in eight such machines at $275. 000, and the cost of the build ing, plus the expensive hum idifiers, air-conditioning etc en- " 1 y :. ;r ; ' -r f f A " ' I - - - 4 ''Jtr J i I J ' ' 1 Appreciation from Staff. The Sandhurst machinery is all new and turns out about 2,000 pairs, of hose a week. The finest 100 percent DuPont nylon is used. Eight of the big machines shown above use about 500 pounds of nylon a week and are run on three shifts five to six days a week. Each machine makes thirty stockings at one time, requiring thirty minutes to completely knit. She Mends 'Em Although, with the new machinery and modern methods used there is little to be done, Mrs. Edna Caple, above, has the job of mending any small tears which ap pear in the hose. tails a total capital outlay of around $600,000. The faith of the Coles, and their friends the Quests, in Rockingham and such an in dustry, was well-founded; and it is a source of gratification to this community that we have such a well-balanced organiza tion, and t one affording plea sant and skilled workmanship. Supervisory Staff Alt Sandhurst I wjijjLiMjEWMMiMJWMMMmiWBIII rTn nrn r d '' d " '- , 1 , 1. &: ? ( -v ' l ' The Supervisory staff of the mill is. above,, seated, Mrs. Margaret McCall, assis tant supervisor of the auxiliary; and Harry Usher, superintendent. Standing, left to right, John Satterfield, auxiliary superintendent; Robert Sparks, third shift super visor; and John Raymond Thomas, second s Final Step: Inspection hift supervisor. The job of Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins, and a number of other women, havp the job of inspection each pair of j hose for defects. Thev draw the hose over a wedge-shaped !1 t t -m " '-.-I T 1 a Confederate Dead Confederate Dead in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Where more than sixteen thousand lads Lie sleeping here upon this hill I live and breathe a pleasant air. What sympathy it is to kill! Who could conceive this acreage Of soldiers lying side by side, The meaning of these many mounds, The tears they brought from far and wide? Think of the many funerals, The digging of so many graves ! Who could forget these ter rible days When death was coming in such waves? And sadder stiill, no loved one near To say good-by to these brave sons. Their fathers, mothers never knew The resting place of their dear ones! Written by A. G. Melton in Oakwood Cemetery May 13, 1945. P. S. There are thousands of Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Rich mond where the great Editor and Historian, Douglas Free man was buried last Tuesday.- $ CASH $ LOANS On Furniture. Cattle, Etc. REPAY ON EASY TERMS $$$$ $ Thrift Loan & Fin. Co. ROCKINGHAM, N. C. "Supv. State Banking Comm." Room 1-5 in Watson Building NOTICE OF SUMMONS North Carolina, Richmond County. In the Superior Court. Betty Low Wright, Plaintiff vs. Warren R. Wright, Defendant The defendant, Warren R. Wright, above named, will take' notice that an action - entiiled as above has been commenced, in the Superior Court of Rich -1 mond County, North Carolina,, by the plaintiff above named for an absolute divorce fromj the defendant on-the grounds of two years separation; And the said defendant will further take : notice that he is required to appear at the of fice of the Clerk of the Super ior Court of Richmond County at ; the Courthouse in .-Rpeking-ham,. North Carolina, on the 31st day of July,' 1953, which is the return date of this sum mons, and answer or demur to the verified complaint filed herein within 20 days "from said return date or the plain tiff will apply too the Court for the relief demanded there- COMPLETE SHOE REPAIR SERVICE HUDSON SHOE SHOP West Washington Street ROCKINGHAM. N. C. The Richmond County Mem orial Hospital has recently been the recepient of several sub stantial and useful' gifts for! which it is deepf ul grateful. The Land-Covington Furni ture Company has given a new eight cubic foot Kelvinator re frigerator to be used in the kitchen of the new Nurses Residence. Then the Collins Department Store has given the complete fur nishing of the small items for the Nurses residence; included in the gift are a complete set of dishes, silverware, pots and, pans and food preparation uten sils, garbage can, dish towels, dish drainer and so forth. The Medical Auxiliary, which, is composed of the Doctors wives of the Richmond County Medical Society, has given two' attractive floor lamps 'for the Doctors' lounge on third floor of the Hospital. Also, the Hospital's Guild has1 presented two sixteen inch os cillating electric fans, one for the x-ray department and the. the other for the first floor nurses station Such generous support as is being expressed by these groups; is most encouraging. We sin cerely hope that the services that the Hospital renders to the people of Richmond County will warrant the continued confi dence of the people in thist area. m. : This, 1st day of July, 1953. Miriam F. Greene, Asst. Clerk Superior Court. Jones & Jones, Attorneys for Plaintiff, (July 2, 9, 16, 23). ARTHRITIS? I have been wonderfully bless ed in being restored to active life after bein crippled in near ly every joint in my body and with muscular soreness -from' head to foot. I had Rheumatoid Arthritis and other forms of Rheumatism, hands deformed, and my ankles were set. Limited space prohibits tell ing you more here but . if you will write me I will reply at once and tell you how I received this wonderful relief. Mrs. Lela S. Wier 2805 Arbor Hills Drive P. O. Box 3122 Jackson 7, Mississippi - (July 3p) DR. CLAIR L. INGAIXS M. D. F.A.CS. Practice Limited to Surgery Rockingham Hotel Building , OFFICE HOURS 2-5 Except Wednesday and by Appointment Office 5050 Home 3933 If Above Phones Do not Answer, Call 5221 n n rrf) nr! R The LigHt Look mm pr 1 n-mri-inniiM run r---'- - -- M , The trend is toward furniture that is raised from the floor. Here ease pieces arc lifted from the floor by carefully tapered legs, giving a light feeling to the furniture. Brass ferrules are used on legs for decorative contrast. Footboard on bed contains storage compartment for two blan kets. The wood is mahogany. Finish on gcoup shown is called "Fawn". For those who prefer a darker finish, the same group Is available in a cordovan finish. (United Furniture Corporation). Ml! f iiroBotoo1 COMPANY E. Washington -St. Rockingham, N. C. Doara, take a look at botft sides ana note any tears or other defects. (All photos staff) i
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