Mrs. Curtis' pitcher and wash basin: an historical enigma.
Pitchers Keep Pouring In
For Resident Of Drewry
By KEN FERRICCIO
Staff W riter
There is more to history
than the glory that was
Greece and the grandeur
that was Rome. There is
also the story of how one
proud pitcher entered the
home of Mrs. Catherine B
Curtis of Drewry.
One day Mrs. Curtis went
shopping in Norlina for a
pair of shoes for her
husband, and chose a pair
that bore the imprint of the
inspector's name, whose
address Mrs Curtis was
able to find with a little time
and effort. She then sent the
inspector a letter
Why? Because Mrs. Curtis
is •'always doing things
like that." But it makes a lot
of sense when you stop to
think about it. After all, if
you're going to stand firmly
on somebody's name, you
ought to know something
about them.
The upshot of this is that
Mrs. Curtis received a
written response from the
inspector. Mrs. Alvin Stokes
of Michigan, who since this
epistolary introduction has
visited Mrs. Curtis twice
and has given her a pitcher
And it is no ordinary pitcher
because it symbolizes what
most assuredly will be an
eternal friendship
Mrs. Curtis now has more
than 450 pitchers. Some of
them have sentimental
value, such as the one her
son gave her with a
corn-on-the-cob design,
moulded in pink glass.
Others are valuable antiques.
The pitcher her aunt's
mother, who is 88 years old.
received on her wedding day
is now over 1(X) years old.
Not the least valuable to
Mrs. Curtis is that species of
pitcher whose history is
unknown One such historical
enigma is a pitcher,
wash basin and cup set.
Mrs. Curtis' pitcher col
lection was at first very
small, and a few shelves
built by her husband were
then sufficient. But as her
interest grew, more shelves
were needed. A E. Liles,
formerly an agricultural
teacher at Middleburg High
School, kindly rendered his
services.
She now has two floor-toceiling
pitcher shelves,
forming a right angle where
two walls meet
Everyone who knows Mrs.
Curtis, knows that gift
giving is synonymous with
pitchers, and as she has
main friends and relatives,
the pitchers keep pouring in.
Mrs. Curtis is also the
caretaker of some 50
parakeets. Even now we
suspect there are many
newcomers to this feathered
flock since six pairs have
recently laid They live
melodiously according to
the Biblical injunction to
increase and multiply and
may very soon numerically
equal the pitchers
Among her pitchers, antiques
and parakeets. Mrs.
Curtis lives harmoniously
with friends and relatives
for whom she loves to cook,
and although she is much
too modest to admit it.
reliable sources indicate
that her cooking is • quite
excellent and highly in
demand."
Native Of Wise
To Receive Honor
Ot the five alumni of the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill who wilj
receive Distinguished Alumnus
Awards at Chapel Hill
on Oct. 12, University Day,
one is a native of Warren
County, Nathaniel Perkinson
Hayes son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Malvern H. Hayes
of Wise. Hayes is chairman
of the board of Carolina
Steel Corporation of Greensboro.
Other alumni who will
receive the Distinguished
Alumnus Award are Phillip
Hettleman, a New York
investment banker; Susie
Marshall Sharp, chief justice
of the North Carolina
Supreme Court; William
David Snider, vice president
of The Greensboro Daily
News: and Shepperd Strudwick,
theatre, movie and
television actor.
University Day observes
the Oct. 12, 1793, laying of
Mr*. Catheriae B. Cartic among her pitcheri.
HAYES
the corner stone of Old East
Building. It will be celebrated
with an 11 a. m.
convocation in Memorial
Hall with chancellor Ferebee
Taylor presiding. Tom
Lambert, chairman of the
UNC-CH board of trustees,
will be the featured speaker.
Hayes born in Warren
County in 1901, earned two
degrees from Carolina, his
A. B. degree in 1921 and his
B. S. in civil engineering in
1922. After working in
Pittsburgh as an engineer,
he returned to North
Carolina in 1926 to join
Carolina Steel Corporation
in Greensboro. He was
named president of the
corporation in 1950 and
chairman of the board in
1967.
Hayes is a trustee and
member of the executive
committee, Moses H. Cone
Memorial Hospital in
Greensboro in the Oak
Ridge Foundation in Oak
Ridge; and a trustee of
Bennett College, Greensboro.
He was the first
southern president of
American Institute of Steel
Construction, Inc., in 195658.
He also has been
president, director or chairman
of several organizations
including the N. C.
Chapter, American Society
of Civil Engineers, Business
Foundation of North Carolina,
Inc., Piedmont Associated
Industries, General
Greene Council of the Boy
Scouts of America and
United Fund of Greensboro.
Ocean Crossers
Eighteen airlines now
operate across the Atlantic.
Carolina Sportswear Plans
Open House Here On Sunday
Carolina Sportswear will
hold its third annual open
house Sunday afternoon,
October 9, from 1:30 to 5 p.
m. John Andrews, plant
manager, extended an invitation
to every citizen of the
county.
The local plant which
manufactures knit shirts for
men and boys has been
operating in Warrenton
since 1956.
The first operation was in
the Boyd-Boyce Farm Machinery
Building with seven
employees. Audrey S. Paschall.
one of the original
employees, is still working
at the plant.
The company, proving
through the efforts of
employees and management
that it could be a
prosperous business, began
expanding. In May, 1958,
ground was broken for a
new facility containing
39,204 square feet.
On January 1, 1959, 83
employees moved into the
newly constructed building.
The first cutting department
was included at this time.
With room to expand, new
product lines were added
and the company began
making collar shirts.
By September, 1961 an
addition of 9,680 square feet
and over 300 employees
were required.
The company continued to
grow and by June, 1966, a
second addition of 14,520
square feet was added. New
offices were also constructed
to house the engineering
and personnel specialists.
Testing laboratories have
been added and a new
parking area for employees.
Carolina Sportswear now
has 63,400 square feet and
employs over 250 people,
mostly women.
In addition to John
Andrews, the plant manager,
Joe Walker is the
Sewing Department foreman;
Thomas Salmon is the
Finishing Department foreman;
Melvin Reekes is
Cutting Department foreman;
and .Audrey S.
Paschall is Office Manager.
Line supervisors are
Lynda Talbert, Peggy King,
Grace F. Rudd, Lina L.
Walker, Evelyn G. Paynter,
Virginia G. Bolton and
Shirley Hicks.
Bernard Williams is head
mechanic. Barbara Walker
is Personnel Supervisor and
Pamela Moseley and Jean
Egerton are Training Supervisors.
Carolina Sportswear has
come a long way since 1956.
Many of the employees have
remained loyal employees
for up to 20 years.
Open House Sunday will
include tours of the plant
with explanations of the
plant's operations
Refreshments will be
served. A photo display of
pictures taken at the 1969
open house will be exhibited.
Attends Seminar
Miss Marina P, C.
Moseley, Pharmacist at
McDonald Army Hospital in
Fort Eustis, Va., attended a
three-day Hospital-Clinical
Pharmacy Seminar at the
Governors Inn, Research
Triangle Park, Sept. 23-25.
Over 150 hospital and
clinical pharmacists were in
attendance tn hear speakers
throughout the United
States and Canada review
the broad responsibilities of
pharmacists.
Miss Moseley is a Warrenton
native and the sister of
Mrs. James H. Bullock of
Warrenton.
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lyre
12 Fly
13 Be
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M Wild
Asiatic
horse
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with
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consonant
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Miller"
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35 Tall tale
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