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OCTOBER, 1959 WEAVING NO. 1 r 1st Shift By Sudie Putnam Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neal visited relatives in Salem, S. C., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Riser v and Dorothy Mims of Pritle- 1 ville, Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. ( Sid Riser and children of An- < derson were weekend guests ; of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Riser. j Mr. and Mrs. C'vde Putnam < and Wallace attended the i Putnam reunion which was 1 held at the picnic shelter in ? Joanna. ; Mr. and Mrs. Rov Jackson. ; Mrs. D. G. Jackson, Miss Min- | nie Hughes of Columbia and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Terry of < this city were dinner guests i of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Terry Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. Allen Powers ] and Mrs. Bessie Queen were shonnprc in C\nill" rr^. w HI vjiwiiviuc ic" ; cently. y Mr. and Mrs. Jim Meadors celebrated their 40th wedding i anniversary Oct. 18. Con- i gratulations and we wish you ] many more happy years to- ] get her. < Happy birthday to: j Edna Terry?October 7. . Newell Brewington ? Octo- < ber 13. ] Alta Riser celebrated a ; birthday October 7, too. We 1 asked if it was her 25th, she i said she was really going to < tell the truth about it. It was her 46. Ha! Ha! Who does she think she's kidding, when WO all knnu' Wo tako this opportunity to i-ay welcome to Mr. Jim Mea- < dors, who came to us from Weaving -2 due to the i changes made. We lost Marcell (Nub) Barker to Weaving 1 -J We woidd like to express ( our deepest svmpathv to Neuffer Creswell and Arthur Davis duo to the death of their uncle and brother-inlaw. Highlights of Safety Meeting ii ?. tr iiuuiagemeni Mas adopted a different approach to safetv. we have talked to .'14 employees in our daily safetv meetings. Some of the outstanding suggestions and facts we would like to pass to you which were brought out in these meetings were as follows: Dewey Lawrence, w a r p hand, suggested if every employee knew his or her job 1 and the safety rules pertain- < ing to them, he thinks that would solve 50 per cent of the saieiv prooicms. Arthur Davis, loom fixer, talked on unsafe conditions and what to look for when making regular monthly safety inspections. i Sudie Putnam, battery filler, talked on the importance of reporting minor injuries im nediately to your supervisor. WEAVING NO. 1 2nd Shift By Lucy Robinson Wc are now having our safety meetings once a week. We have a different speaker aach time. It was in charge of Mrs. Inez Turner this week and she made a nice talk tellng us of the things which we should do and should not do to make our department a setter place to work. Our supervisor, Mr. Alexander, is always safety minded and we all want to cooperate with aim. Mr. Hobert Phillips and son, Billv Ray, and Mr. Burton Phillips and Marsha Ann Turner spent the weekend ivith Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Bradford at Bee Log, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Croy and family visited in Greenville Sunday. A surprise birthday dinner was given at the home of Beatrice Hawks on Sunday for aer mother, Mrs. Susie Hawks, who was 74 years old October 2. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren visiting her were Mrs. J. W. Ledford, Mrs. Barbara Hopper and Rodger and Debby Hopper of Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fortner, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Massev and Mike, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Still and Miss Emily Fortner of Greenwood. Earl Turner had a birthday October 13. Lana Turner had a birthJay October 26. Judv Coker had a birthday October 26. Robert Butler's babv had a birthday September 26. She was five years old. Sorrv we didn't get this in last month. Robert. WEAVING NO. 1 3rd Shift By Neola McCall There were thirty people talked to about safety this month. Short talks on safety were given by G hoi die Simmons. Neola McCall. Syble McCall and Dorothy Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawson and sons were weekend quests of Mrs. Ruth Miller of Spartanburg, S. C. Genie and Kathy Mulligan of California were weekend ..f ? l ; ^ f *?i Mr <t11(i r.i nue ivicCall. Leo and Ermio are (laughters of Hey ward and Svblo McCall. Genie and Kathv Mulligan arc Hoyward's nieces. Mrs. Ann Stroud has been sick. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Dorothy Wooten and children of Charleston spent the week with Dorothy's brother. Warren Calvert. We welcome Margie Avery THE CLOTHMAKER to our department and also Syble McCall. Svble will be with us a few weeks until Mrs. Lillie Mae Motes comes back. William Gregory has been out sick. Glad to have him back. Mr. and Mrs. Gholdie Simmons ? Anniversary October 24. WEAVING NO. 2 1st Shift By Ina Bell Hooper and Blanch Creswell Hi Folks. Wow, I'm in a hurry. 1 am cooking supper, Hfritinrf fVin nnurc nr\i i n *? ? 1 V?|*^ tuv. nv. *y o, c iii a long distance telephone call to my brother, who is a patient in Newberry Hospital, and I want to watch a TV program. You would think I don't have much to do since Tony is away at school. Mrs. Edna Terrv spent the weekend with her mother in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oxner of Aiken, S. C.. are the proud parents of a baby girl born September 27. She has been given the name. Tammie Charlene. The proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Oxner. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barker visited their daughter over the weekend, who is a patient at the Watt Hospital in Durham, N. C. Mrs. Corene Hanks. Mrs. Beulah Saville and Theresa Rawton of Anderson visited Ina Bell Hooper recently. We have all been taking part in our department concerning safety. Our supervisor. Mr. Bently, has explained to each of us how much Safety means to each of us and to the company we work for. There has been several talks made on Safety bv Mrs. Janet Cauble, Mr. Charles Slack. Mr. Nathan Cannon and Mrs. Opal McAlister. We hope there will be no accidents so let's all be careful. I do hope everyone will give to our chest drive this year as before only the ones that have had and do have these dreadful diseases knowhow much w-e need your help. (I know because I have been one). Please Help. Birthdays Ronald Rentley celebrated his 4th birthday October 3. Edna Terry had a birthday October 8. WEAVING NO. 2 2nd Shift By Leila Black Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson and family visited their parents in Greenville recently. Mr. and Mrs. Rave Patterson and family attended a hirttirlai* rtinnnr fri>- AT?-o i ? %?? ? VI1IIIIV. 1 IV'1 A*U O. Alma Johnson in Spartanburg Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Duncean. of N. C.. visited Mr. and Mrs. Rave Patterson recently. Mrs. James McMillan had as her guest this week. Miss Dot Nelson, of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. James McMillan gave a birthday dinner in honor of her mother. Mrs. Aubrey Nelson, of Whitmire. on September 29. Mrs. Betty Creswell and Mrs. Leila Black visited in Greenville several weeks ago. Alda Mae Johnson of Woodruff visited Mr. Harold Fowler Sunday. Mr. Louie Black of Travelers Rest visited Mr. Harry Black last week. Welcome New Hands Steve Tucker ? Weaver; Kenneth Stone, Charles Fallaw and Thomas Womble. Birthdays Margaret Patterson ? Oct. 23. Annie Sloan?Oct. 7. Harriet Black?Sept. 24. Glad to have Coley Campbell and Inez McGinnis back after being out due to sickness. Our Department, as well as others, are enjoying talks on Safety. We are hoping that this will help us all be safety conscious at all times. Speakers this past week and their subjects were: Mildred McMillan?Battery Filler ? "Safetv Conscious at Work." Inez McGinnis ? Smash Hand ? "Defective Eves on Harness Should be Replaced." Billy Watkins?Hour Hand ?"Guards should be on Electric Boxes on Spare Floor to Cross Alleys." Rave Madden?Loom Fixer ?"Safety at Home Leads to Safety at Work." Leila Black ? Weaver ? "Safetv is No Accident." WEAVING NO. 2 3rd Shift By Evelyn Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William Metts and family attended a birthday dinner recently in honor of Mrs. R. L. Avery. Mr. F. L. Wilson, father ol Shirley Stroud, is in Spartanburg General Hospital, where he underwent surgery las1 week. This looks like anniversary month for Weave Room -2. Mr. and Mrs. Chess King celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary on ??? Mr. and Mrs. Ulvss Gilliam celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on October 2. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Wilsor celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary October 7. Mrs. C. E. Leopard and Mrs. George Thompson anc children attended the all night singing in Spartanburg October 10. Ansel Gilliam celebrated his fifteenth birthday on October 12. Mrs. Joe Spillers had s birthday on October 22. Juanita Glenn had a birth ir-S This handsome young man i Mike Sineath, grandson o! Mr and Mrs. Herman Johnson, Clin ton Mills. Mike is b years ol< and attends Mercer Baile' School. 3 A lP^| /^% *8fc | ^^ Sp^? ^ ^E \ 1 This striking young man is "Chuck" Lever, son of Mr. and Mrs. Evans Lever. Clinton Mills. ? "This school business can get complicated" says first gTader Jerry Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler, Clinton Mills. Jerry was six years old September 11. The beautiiul young lady above is Deborah Jean Wooten, daugh ler 01 i*ir. ana Mrs. eoDDy Wooten, Clinton Mills, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wooten. Clinton Mills. Debbie celebrated her 6th birth, day September 18 and is in the first grade at Mercer Bailey School. '^L cJtf f "I am not going to laugh" say* Johnny Lever, son of Mr. and i Mrs. Evans Lever, Clinton Mill*. Y Johnny celebrated his 9th birthday September 21.