Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DECEMBER. 1963 'QS^J/SJtJEZjSt WEAVING n"" f",,T,m ? i_y onir x by Richard Martin Mr. and Mrs. Webb Taylor and Bonnie went to Elizabethton, Tennessee this past week end to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Mr. Z. V. Swift. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Webb Taylor wre the Frank Parkmans of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dyer of Kings Mountain, N. C. spent the day Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart. Mrs. Dyer is James' sister. Mrs. Daisy Moore's daughter, Carolyn, celebrated a birthday December 23. Joe Corley visited h i s mother in Greenwood recently. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Taylor visited in Easley last week end. We would like to welcome Jerry Satterfield from Department 42 to Department 41. We would like also to welcome J. W. Hawkins to the 2nd shift. WEAVING NO. 4 3RD SHIFT by Ronald Pace Mr. and Mrs. Mike Starnes and family spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Starnes. Mike is in the U. S. Navy and has been stationed in Iceland. Mr. and Mrs. Bones Campbell went shopping in Greenville recently. If anyone is interested in buying a muffler they can contact the Greenwood Police Department. They can tell them of a Weaver in No. 4 that has one for sale. Birthdays Jimmy Earl Gregory?Dec. 7?4 years old. Mrs. Wood row Campbell? Dec. 25. Mike Campbell?Dec. 22. We wish everyone a Merry Hcyward Tumblin is shown with his sons, Mike and Ricky, The proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dean. Christmas and a Hannv Nnw Year. SPINNING & SPOOLING 1ST SHIFT by Mozelle Nelson Well, Christmas is almost here and no one seems to have any news. Everyone is waiting for Santa Claus. Maybe we will have more news next month. We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Windsor gave a party recently for the Regents and their family. Twenty-five were present. The Windsors wished all a Merry Christmas. Birthdays Gladys Campbell?Jan. 2. David Campbell?Jan. 18. iviozeiie iNelson?Jan. 22. Wilma Coleman?Dec. 20. Willtha Burden?Dec. 8. Roger Burden?Dec. 4. Ransom Coleman?Dec. 19 Julia Frick?Dec. 9. Cathy Brown?Dec. 14. June and Jean Black well twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Black well, celebrated their birthdays Dec. 21 Jimmie Dean?Jan. 1. Mickey Riley?Jan. 7. Jimmie O'Shields?Jan. 8. Martha Tumlin?Dec. 27. Joe Lark?Jan. 17. CLOTH ROOM by Eloise McElveen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Larkim and children of Savannah Georgia and Mr. and Mrs A. L. Larkins of Greenwooc were dinner guests of Mr. anc Mrs. James P. Butler recently Mr. and Mrs. Butler have recently moved into their new home in Lakewood. We would like to welcome Mr. A. T. Crawford, Sr. back after a leave of absence due to an operation illness at Sell Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. Mrs. Hallie Campbell hac her children home for Thanksgiving. Those present were Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Aber crombie and children of Lau rens. Mrs. Ray Starnes ane children of Clinton. Mr. anc Mrs. Henry Holley and chil -..-.^1 l\/r.. 1 TV T ? r* ?: VII i ll mill IV11 . ami IVIIS. Glenn and children of Green ville. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wofforc and children of Nashville Tennessee and Mrs. Edith Co> of Laurens spent several day: recently with their mothei and sister. Mrs. J. L. Wofforc and Mrs. Ilallie Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Fo\ of Halifax, Virginia spen Thanksgiving holidays witl Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Fov and Mr. anc Mrs. Bennett attended the P. C.-Newberry game in New berry on Thanksgiving Day. THE CLOTHMAKER Mrs. Ruby Hairston has returned home and is doing nicely after an operation in Greenville General Hospital. Wayne Hairston is recuperating at home after an appendectomy at Bailey Memorial Hospital. Steve Hairston is confined to the house with flu and Harold has his hands full. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McElveen and Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Wilson were in Columbia for the Shrine Ceremonial and dances the latter part of November. Birthdays Mnrtrln v Hnn 17 Butch McElvcen?Dec. 26. Edward Roberts?Dec. 15. Mrs. Mertie Alewine?Dec. 20. Ezzie Miller?Dec. 25. Debbie Bennett?5 years old ?Dec. 21. Claude Gilstrap, Jr. ? Dec. 19. Mrs. Sybil Jackson?Dec. 12. Anniversaries Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meeks celebrated their first wedding anniversary December 8. Mr. and Mrs. Ezzie Miller observed their sixth wedding anniversary December 14. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bennett celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary December 19. ^ ^ Plant Trees Aglow Large c e d a r Christmas trees burn brightly on the ? mills' lawns. The beautifully ? lighted trees, conveying Best Wishes For A Merry Christ' mas to all employees and ' their families were cut locally by Mr. Glenn Downs and his men. Machine Shop personnel at the mills lighted the trees despite bitterly cold ? weather. Unfortunately the Cloth maker s camera cannot capture the beauty of the multicolored lights for our many out-of-town readers. We wish you could drive by to see the trees as many area residents are doing. F. A. Bodie Retires Fred A. Bodie, Lydia Spinning Overseer for the past 11 years retired December 1. Spinning Room Shift Supervisors and departmental employees called on him earlier this month to present a retirement gift from Spinning Room employees. 1 Mr. Bodies career in textiles spans a period of some r 45 years. He plans to "take it t easy" until warm weather. ! "Come Sprint*. 1 plan to do considerable fishing." he said \ last week. ? Mrs. Bodie served coffee and cake to the group calling on behalf of the department. You Arx A Kxy Pxrson In our Safxty Program Xvxn though my typxwritxr is an old modxl, it works quitx wxll xxcxpt for onx of thx kxys. I wishxd many timxs that it workxd pxrfxctly. It is trux that thxrx a ; * kxys that arx functioning wxll xnough. but just onx kxv not working makxs thx diffxrxncx. Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that a safxty program is somxwhat likx my typxwritxr ? not all thx kxv pxoplx arx working propxrly. You may say to yoursxlf, "Wxyy, I am only onx pxrson. I won't makx or brxak a program." But it doxs makx a diffxrxncx bxcausx a safxty program, to bx xffxctivx, nxxds thx acti\x participation of x\Txry xmployxx. So thx nxxt timx you think you arx only onx pxrson and that your xfforts arx not nxxdxd. rxmxmbxr my typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf. "I am a kxy pxrson in our safxty program and I am nxxdxd vxry much." i i iicic ncvei a yuuu liiue lur an accident, but certainly during a holiday is the worst possible time. Let's all concentrate a little bit extra and perform our jobs especially careful during these last few days before vacation.) Second Flu Shot Response Low There was a very noticeable decline in the number of employees taking the second flu shot earlier this month according to Clinics records. Plant nurses contributed a recent news article on the value of flu immunization as a contributing factor. The shots which have proven helpful in reducing the number and severity of "flu" cases among employees in past years have been offered to all employees on a voluntary, nocost basis each year since 1957. The opinion and evaluation of the shots in reducing inf 1 u e n z a expressed by Dr. Alexander Langerir of the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta. Ga. is not shared by a large percentage of the medical profession. B. J bedroom Mmk ?$w supw$ hra v i 1 HAPPY RETIREMENT ? Lest O'Shields, Tommie Moore and 1 Austin presents Mr. Bodie a ret department earlier this month. 3 Willie Mae Edmonds celebrated her 13th birthday December 19. Happy New Cheer Another New Year is approaching. This one happens to be 1964. The events and near catastrophes of 1963 have come and gone. The world was besieged with noisy politicians, space explorations, compact compacts, and juvenile as well as senior delinquents. But the world moves on and i lankind. moving with it, is surely improving. T r a a ^ . c muriunaieiy, improvement is too often measured by the yards of material wealth rather than by the little inches of moral and social good. Still, the beauties of life remain, and each year new hope springs from the seeds of hope so painfully produced through the prayers and strivings in the Christian tradition. The elements of each happy New Year are simple indeed. Each year of cheer is created in such constant pleasures as the smile of a child, the tender look of a loved one. the purities of justice, faith, charity, humility. These pleasures are everywhere. forever. And no mat ter what the disappointments of the future, they make this new rear of cheer?wonderful. "No license, lady?" growled the traffic cop. "Don't you know you can't drive without one?" "That explains everything," said she. "I thought it was because I was nervous and nearsighted that I hit two cars and ran into a fire hydrant." j'fy ^ t% t v / Hx \ t^_v er Davis, James McElhanon, Alice F\ L. Thornburg look on as Venie irement gift from employees in his