https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/fbef764c3c41a7d30f1b404260e149a8.pdf fc65c5dc79fd5f6f4066dda46f6c6b52 PDF Text Text PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY AND FOR EMPLOYEES OF WELLMAN COMBING COMP ANY, JOHNSONVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA WELLMAN TOPICS - VOLUME VIII AUGUST, 1964 NUMBER I Housing Subdivision Formed From Wellman Property Recen t.l y Unwelcome Surprise Slated For 1965 Withholding Tax Payers · The Wellman Combing Company property on the S e aboard Railroad b etween the M arsh and the Prosser property has been subdivided into a housing development called " Oakhill" according to a recent announcement by Mr. W e llman. The Federal !:lousing Administra tion has approved this subdi v isio n and arrangements for fin- Since March 5, 1964 employees have been able to see how the n ew lower 14 % withholding rates of the new tax law effect their take-home pay. How to spend this has probably b een no problem. An unwelcome surprise of ti on s is legal and will have no this tax law is that unless pro- effect on the number of exemp<'isions are made, some em- ti ons that should b e claimed on ployees will discover that the year-end returns. lower withholding rates estab(3) File a Form 1040 E. S. which lished will not cover their tax allows an employee to pay one liabi.lity when they start pre- quart er 's tax to the Internal p : :• ring their 1964 tax returns. R eve nu e Service every three ancing of the houses and lots, m a package dea l only, can b e made with the R ollins and Hagan I nsurance .Agency. Mr. Shay Hagan states that three- bedroom houses can be purchased for a down payment as little as $400 which will ccver all closing costs, insurance and taxes. Monthly pay(Sce H01.1sing on Page Three) Wellman Families The E·~'< m:!mbers of th e Poston frm;ly show n above have a combined total of 35 yzars service at Wellman Combing Company. They're to be congrat ul a1ed for this excellent record. Left to right: James Lexton Poston (Card~ng A Shift), 8 years and II months; Lilla Mae Poston (Finishing B Shift) , 9 years and 9 months; Edward Poston (Finishin3 A S hift) one mont h ; Lottie Poston (Preparing) 1"\ Shift) 3 years and 4 months; Leroy P~ston (Carding Day), 4 years anq 2 m o nths; s.nd Addlaide P oston (Wool Room A Shift), 9 yearE. L;lla Mae, Addl aide, J ames and Leroy are brothers and sisters; Lottie is !he wife of Leroy; and . Edward is the son of Lottie and Leroy. 'l'u st ate it concisely, According to w ithholding rates established by the government, not enough iax is being withheld from paycnecks io cover an employee's 7 :< nbable federai income taxes for 19:.4 if ihe employee is claiming the correct number of dependents. Under t he new tax law the go v ernment is withholding four p~rcent less than it did last year - but the taxes for 1964 have b2en re duc ed only two percent. This diff erence of two percent will have to b e paid back on April 15, 1965 when employees file their iilcome tax returns. Beginning January 1, 1965 the withholding rat e will be about fae same as th e tax rate but 1964 is th e ye3r t o b e concerned about. H is su .:sgested that employees figure out th eir estimat ed 1964 income and taxes now. If the present amount won't be enough t:l cover the taxes, it is suggested t:iat each employee make prernration s by one of the fo llowing &rrangements: (1) Compare the amount prese ntly withheld with the tax withheld prior to March 5. Half of this rl ifference is what will have to b e made up when taxes are paid prior to April 15, 1965. An employee should increase his savings t o take care of this amount. (2) File an amended Form W-4 in the Personnel Office reducin g the number of dep endents an employee claims by one or more. This claiming of fewer exemp- months. RETURN FROM VISIT TO WEST COAST Mr. a n rl Mrs . .fack Wellman anci their four children, John, Jr., Greg, Mike and Linda recently return ed from a t wo-week visit b California and Disneyland. During their trip they spent fo ur days enjoying the sights of Disn eyland and they were also house guests for several days of 11/Ir. Wellman's uncle, Mr. William Wellman, the Hollywood motion picture producer. Mr. and Mrs. Vlellman also enjoyed playing golf at the Pebble Beach Golf Club and toured the West Coast and San Francisco b efore flying home by jet airliner . TCW ·- C SHIFT Grace Joye, Reporter iN2 a r e sorry that Nancy Lawrim or e is in Marion Memorial Hospitd. We hope she will b e back with u s soon . J essie Mae Creel is a proud " Grandma" now. Her daughter Miriam presented her with a grandchild. Another proud "Grandma" is Nancy Lawimore. Her daught er also presented her with a grandchild. W e are glad to have James Le e and his wife Virginia move to Johnso nville. James works on "C" Shift in Tow and Virginia is em ployed in the Wool Room Office. �Page Two WELLMAN TOPICS PIN SHOP Wellman Topics Published Monthly by and for Employees of WELLMAN COMBING COMPANY Johnsonville, South Carolina Personnel Manager and Editor Assistant to the Editor - - - William L. Mace Frances Owens Member of <I Member of South Atlantic Council of Industrial Editors Daisy Powell, Reporter Our ov erseer and family enjoyed a few days vacation at the b each last week. He went deep sea fishing while there. W e are enjoying working with E l void Port, Claire Fennell and Richard Morris who have recently been transferred to the Pin Shop. The new pinning machine has b een working well lately. The pins are going in the books so fast Linda Thompson opened her mouth the wrong time and she swallowed one. Have they fo und it y et, Linda? Congratulations t o P eggy and Carroll Collins on the birth of a son on June 21. Bill Hicks spent two weeks with the National Guard at Fort Stewart, Georgia. J. D . and Ann Greenwood and Bill's wife, J o, joi n ed him for the weekend. lVJ.cLendon Prosser and fami ly vacationed in Florida for a few days r ecently. P REP ARING HELP A FRIEND Thoughts of school and careers h ave a way of gettin g far from the minds of most young people during the summer months, chased away by the more immediate lures of swimming, sunning, relaxing and a "temporary" job. This, of course, is right and proper. Young people shouldn't be baFdetted-w#h~ orrie buuftfie years o com e:-However, they should be concerned with how they a: e going to spend their lives, and you can help them generate that concern. Tell them about the textile industry. Make it possible for them to talk to other people. If your section or shift has a young man just 0 1 1t of college, introduce your young friends to him and ask him to explain why he chose the textile industry for a career. The proof of what the textile industry has to offer to bright, well-trained young people is reflected in the record of the nation's largest textile school. This year, 129 students graduated with textile degrees. Each of them had at least two job offers and the average starting salary was at an alltime hi gh. Help a friend--Tell him, or her, about the prospects of a textile career. C SHIFT away from the country so he moved to the City of Hemingway. The boys on B Shift are wondering if he accomplished anything. Already Billy wants to get back t o good old Center. Ronald "Shad" Eaddy complained about havin g only two weeks of Camp. I heard that those National Guards had a ball this year. I surely hope Shad's wife reads this and bawls him out-but good. ,John Miller says he guesses whoever hit his truck thought they were funny. He wants the Clown to know that it cost $65.00 to have it fixed . The boys on B Shift and I h ope that the one who did it will read this. Shame on him. I would like to report in behalf of the baseball t eam that we have done very well. We have played 10 ball games and won seven of them. We hop e n ext year to play more ball games and play even better. F or myself, I think the team has don e v ery good. Although the season isn 't quite half over, we plan to play as good or better the last part. All backing of the team I'm sure will be most appreciated. - - - - - - -,-. - - - - - - - Basial Lewis, Reporter W e welcome Sherrell Taylor to our shift. W e wonder what is the name of Edward Powell's new girl friend. We hear that she is a /r.11 -- _, ~ , . ---4.. b eauty. ~ l ::.T .i_ ~~~~ =-··, Bobby Hatchell and Joe B ell, IJ v -,,·: ., > how d id you like Fort Steward? / 7""'._:..... We h ear that you did real good on your grade. K eep up the good . . . . work. We're glad to have Pee Wee Hicks back off of sick leave and h ope he continues to get along good. W e surely are sorry to hear ab out Elaine Roger's house burning down. Elaine, how do you like you r new trailer house? Your reporter was pleased that _everyon e was glad to have him back from vacation, and reports that he had a very good time. ,r-7 Violets are blue - . Koses are ved ,,,, Guards not in place Can put 4ou ·1n bed! ~ LIGHTNING When an electrical storm approaches, outside workers in exp osed positions should seek proper shelter. An individual is in an exposed p os ition when he is: on top of steel framework or a building roof-on the outside of or near a crane-on or close to a bulldozer and similar equipment-on the gr ound in contact with machinery-on a hilltop-in open ar eas isolated from higher obj ect s. R elatively safe positions from lightning are those that are low in st eel framework or inside a substantial building; in a crane cab or an automobile; in a ditch or other ground depression; and, if in a level open area, flat on the ground (ly ing prone). Small sh ed s, isolated trees, t ::iwers, p ow er or telephone line p ost s, and other upward projecting objects sh ould b e avoided. Since th e p eriod of greatest danger often is just b efore a rainsto rm break s, a person in an exp ::ised position sh ould n ot wait for the rain to run him off the job. Sufficient time should b e allowed to secure loose materials; cover work machinery and mat erials subject to water damage; c: n d to retreat to sh elter or other r elatively safe positions. COMBING - B SHIFT Liston Williams, Jr., Reporter B Shift is sorry to report that Harry Gaskins has gone to the Fiber Department. Malcolm Haselden h as taken his place. James W. Cameron has decided that h e won't sleep with cold fee t this winter. He and Sarah Thompson were married in June. Ivory Carter has the big head. He b ecame a grandfather a coup l2 of weeks ago. Right after the baby was born Ivory boasted that he saw a ho g that weighed 1,900 pounds. We are all wondering if h e kn ows t h e difference between a n elephant and a hog! Billy D. Miller wanted to get ! y COURTESY OF NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL "An out standing development ha3 b 2en the almost startling exp:msion and mod ernization effort currently underway in South Carolina's textil e industry. The permanence of the t extile industry as an important segment of our economy is being secured with construction and expansion of the m '.lst modern plants in the world." -G overnor Donald Russell of South Carolina, commenting on record investm ent for new and expanded industries in the state during 1963. �Page Three WELLMAN TOPICS Engagements and Weddings Barbara Hanna W ise P e arl Rich ardson Evans Frankie Jean Altman, Barbara Hanna (Finishing, C . Shift) b ecam e the bride of O' Neal Wise (Preparing, B. Shift) on Thursday, April 23. The ceremony was performed by the groom's uncle, Mr. H arvey C. Collins at the h ome of Mr. Collins in the N eck Community . Barbara is the daughter of Pressley Hanna (Tow, C Shift ) and Mrs. H a nn a of R oute 1, J ohnsonvi ll e. O'Neal is the son of Oliver Wise( Carding B Shift) and Mrs. :Wise-c Barbar and O'Near° are making their h ome in the Possum F ork Community. P earl Eliza beth Richardson and Thomas A. Evans, J r. (Finishin g C Shift) were united in marriage on Friday, July 10, at the home of the brid e. P earl is the daught er of Mr. a nd Mrs. Willie Rich ardso n of Brittan 's N eck in Mari on County. They are making th"'ir h ome with T omm y's parents on M arion ::: t r eet in J ohnsonville. T ommy is the son of Irene Evans (Wool Roc m Grading) and Mr. Thomas A . Evans. Mr. a nd Mrs. Frank lin Eldridge Altman of J ohnso nville announce t h e engagement of their daughter , Franki e J ean t o James Alton , Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J ames Alton Elvis of Galivants F erry. The wedding is planned for August 29 in the W est Side Free Will Baptist Church of J ohnsonville. Frankie J ean works in our W ool Ro om Offie. J ames is employed by the DuPont Compan y of Florence and was formerly employed in the W ool Ro om at W ellman Combing Company. TOW - B SHIFT Nina Venters, Reporter Congratulations go t o Mr. and Mc. F arrell Lindley who are expecting more "pi tter-patter" of little feet at their h ome. B Shift regre t s that they are losing W endell Owens t o the Fiber Department; he will surely b e missed . H appy Birthday greetings in t he m onth of July t o Farrell Lindley on July 30 and K atie Cok er on July 27. Milda L angley h as r eturned t o work after an injury. W e are glad t o have you back, Milda. B Shift is really proud of their produ ction rating and say many " Thanks" t o each p er son who helped mak e it p ossible. HOUSING Tiny and Miriam Matthews Miriam Collins and Tiny Matthews (Finis hin g, C . Shift) were married on F riday, June 12, at the Prosp ect P e ntecostal H oliness Church. Miriam is the daughter of Mr. a nd Mrs. Wilbur Collins of Johnsonville. She is employed by W arner's in H emingwar a nd is the daughter of Cleona Collins w h o works in our Finishing Department on A ~hift. S UBDIVIS ION (C c ntinuEd From Page One ) m ents would b e approximately $7:l and possibly as low as $64. A scale drawing of Oakhill subdivision and a picture of one of th e many differ ent houses w hich ar e available can b e seen on the bulletin b oard in the time clock area. A nyone who is interest ed may secure a dditional information from Mr. H agan at R ollins and H agan in J ohnsonville. CARDING - DAY SHIFT D e mpsey Braveboy, Reporter I was t old that you couldn't 6 et along w ith Charles Campbell unless you w ere a coon hunter but it h asn' t b een quite so bad. J ohn V an said if he couldn't get away for awhile, h e might have a n ervous breakdown. H e didn't say where h e was going on his vacation-probably fishing ?? ? Sam Cribb wanted to take some time off t o get away from Jack C a!)ps. H e said Jack bragged t oo m u ch ab out his Chevrolet . Will Miles is still h oping his wife will ch ange her mind and let him buy that $100 coon dog. L eroy P oston's wife said if he bou ght on e, h e w ould sleep with it. It seem s the strippers have been working J . Q. L yerly to o hard. H e h asn't sh own up for work tl1is week. Leon Grier and W y lie Cok er li ke t o go fishing every Saturday m ornin g ev en if they don 't get any thin g but mosquito bites. L eon 's wife said h e should b e home keeping the grass green. The fitt er s have b een working harder lately aft er B oyd Cant ey told them things could b e a lot worse. Barbara Baker Daniels Barbara Ann Baker and A ndy Dani els (Combing, D ay) were married on . Saturday, F ebruary 22, in the Grace Free Will B apti st Church at L ak e City. Barbara is the daughter of Mrs. Cath erine B ak er and the late Mr. Baker of Charlest on. They are making their h ome with the groom's mother in the H anna Community. BIRTHS A girl, Angela, to P ete, and B essie Cobb on March . 5. A b oy, Russell·, to Emily- an"d~ Randolp h Willis on M arch 9. A boy, Darwin, to David and Sara S t on e e n l'.'[:2r-ch 12. A b oy, Leland, t o Leland and Margaret Eaddy on March 16. A girl, Beatrice, to J im and B eatrice Eaddy on March 16. A boy, L ewis, t o Joseph and Martha B ell on March 17. A girl, Susanne, t o James and Violet Hanna on March 21. A boy, Troy, t o Clair and J oyce Fennell on April 12. A boy, S ammie, t o Frank and Carolyn Smith on April 17. A boy, Willie, t o David and Claudia Fraser on April 21. A girl, Laura, t o Sylvest er and Corine R ogers on M ay 20. A girl, Ruth, t o J . C. and Ruby Gray on May 21. A boy, Timmy, t o Early and Myrtie L awrimore on M ay 29 . A girl, Sharlene, t o B ennie and Nellie P ort on M ay 30. A b oy, Phil, t o Buren and J eanette McCrackin g on June 4. A boy, Stev en, t o Arlis and E arlin e M cDaniel on June 11. A boy, K enneth , to Waymon and R omell Cobb on June 21. A b oy, Lavern , to S ebin and Julia Davis on June 29. A girl, P amela, to L avern and Willcimena J ackson on June 22. A girl, Brenda, to Charles and J ohnnie Marlowe on July ., 19. A girl, B arb ara, t o Julius and B ertha Cochra n on July 19. A son , Warren, t o Warren and Valarie Rogers on July 26. �Page Four WELLMAN TOPICS Wellman Personal ties 21, 1941. They h ave tw o daugh t ers : Eileen, who is a n sm g J unior at the University of S outh Carolina in Columbia a nd D onna, who is a rising Junior at Johnso nv ille High School. The P a ptittos are active members of St. Phillips Catholic Church in Lake City w h ere Vic serves as a commen tat or w h en the church is broad casti ng M ass ov er R a di o Station W JOT during th e Fall and Winter m onths. They live on M a rion Street in J ohnsonville. Victor Papitto Vic was born in Cran ston, Rhod e Island on May 26, 1919. H e graduated from LaSalle (Prepatory) Academy, Providence, Rhode Isla nd in 1935 a nd went to work for Olneyville W ool Combin g Company in Providence. H e was first a S ection Man for about a month and the n a Shift Over seer at Oln eyville. In 1939 h e went to work for Nicholson File Company as a wood lathe operator. In 1942 Vic joined the Army and attain ed the rate of Technician, 5th Grade, in the F_1 ld Attillary. H e was awarded the European , African , Middle E astern Theater Camp 9 ign Ribb on with five service s tars (Norm andy, Northern Fra nce, Rhineland, Arde nnes, and Central Europe). Upon completion of his service during World War I~ in 1945, he r eturned to work at Nicholson File Company. Vic was employed by Provid e nce Wool Combing Company in 1947 and worked there as a Section Man and Shift Overseer prior t o starting work at Wellman Combing Company on June 1, 1954. He helped to set up the m achinery in this plant and instructed classes for N oble Comb S ecti on Men , Fixers, N oble Comb Operat ors a nd Preparer and B ackwash T enders. H e was at fir st a Shift Overseer and then assigned duti es of Combing Engin eer. Later he h elped set-up t h e Combing T echnical Shop , and th e Pin Shop , a nd was aiso in ch arge of the Stock R oom , and wor ked as a Rese-f.trch Engineer in the Pilot Plant "for tw o year s. Vic h as b een G eneral Overseer of Fre nch a nd Nable Combing since F e bruary, 1963. Vic and the former Miss Velma W as ilew sk i: were married on June Carroll Barnhill Carroll was b orn at Britton s N eck in Marion County on F eb ruary 27, 1925. H e a ttended gram rf'!a r a nd hi gh sch ool at Britton s Neck. Irene Evans Ire n e was born a t Murphy, N orth Carolina and a ttended grammar a nd hi gh sch ool in Johnso nville. B efore coming t o work at W ellman Combing Company, Ire n e was employed for about tw o years a t Pool's Five a nd 10c Stor e in J ohnso nville. She was employed h er e on May 17, 1954 a nd h as the lon gest le n gth of service of any h ourly paid employee in th e company. She is a grader in the Wool R oom and all of h er service h as b een as an Overlooker or Grad er in t he W ool R oom. Ire n e is married t o Thomas A. Eva ns w h o works a t International Paper Compan y in G eorgetown. They h ave fo ur children : Libby, w h o is employed at W arner's in H emingway; T ommy w h o is a n ew employee in ou r Finishing D ep artmen t; J anet, a 1964 gradu a t e of John so n ville High School ; a nd Randall, w h o is in the second gr ade a t J ohnsonville Grammar S chool. The l ast word in a u tomobiles fre quently is "Step on it ." Cou r t esy is a coin that will pass at par under any circumst ances. B 2t wee n 1942 and 1946 Carroll was in the M erc hant Marin es and served in th e P acific, Atlantic, a n d N orth · Africa theat ers of World War II. Carroll and M y rn a J ordan were 1:: iarr ied on Novemb er 23 , 1947 a nd th ey h ave three children: Miria m , age 13; Kenneth, age 10 ; a nd D ennis, age 7. Carroll has been einploye_ in th e Maintenance D epartment at Wellman Combing Company since A u gust 9, 1954. During the first five y ears h e worked in the b oiler ro om a nd the past fiv e he has b ee n in air conditioning. Prior t '.l coming t o work here, he worked six years for the Libe rty Life In su ra nce Company. A . very active member of the Johnsonville Methodis t Church, ,Tohnsonville B aptist Church Carrall is at p resent a Deacon and the C h urch Fin a ncial Secr etary. In the pas t h e has taught th e M en' s Bible '..:'.lass, and served as Sunday School Superintendent a nd as Trainin g Union Director. TOW ·- A SHIFT Ida Myers, Reporter I3ut ch D a vis was glad t o h ave his m oth er spend t wo week s w ith hi m a nd his grandpa r ents. We a re sorry t o lose Linda S h epphard from our shift. She w ill b e tra n sferred t o the n ew Fi b er L ab orat ory. Linda, we sure will miss yo u . W e also regre t t h a t Butch Da vis a nd J a va Eaddy will b e transferred t o the new Fiber D epartm ent. I da Myers a nd h er family sp ent last w eek e nd in Cha rlest on . Ned Hughes N ed was b orn a t H emingway on July 15, 1925 a nd a ttend ed gr a m mar and hi gh sch ool in H emingway. During W orld W a r II, N ed was ct Private First Class in the A rmy a n d serv ed in the Phillipines. Following the war h e farmed a while a nd the n r eentered service just prior t o th e Korean War. D u r ing t his t our of servi ce h e attained the rate of Corporal. Ned farmed and did carpentry w ork prior to comin g to work at W ellman Combing Company o:;: n--..:;;_,,__ July 29 , 1954. He has worked in the Receiving V\Tarehnuse, on th e Bale Press and as a S ection Man in Finishing, in the Combing Tech nical D epartm e nt, a nd at the present time is a Fixer in Finishin g. N ed is th e so n of Mrs. M yrtle H. Hughes and the late Richard A. Hughes of H emingway. H e is an active m embe r of th e American L egion and the Mason s. So far Ned has b een able t o elud e the young l adies w h o might be interest ed in matrimony but vou n ever can t ell when the right ~n e m ight lead him to the altar. SCOURING - A SHIFT David Stone, Reporter We are gla d t o welcome J . C. B aird t o our shift and r egret losing Ma nnin g R ay. J. C . h as a secret. Could it b e h e is m arried? What about it J. C .? Robert McDo u gal has b een h anging around the concession m3.chines la t ely. What is the r eason R o bert? We h ad a m a n t o st a rt six t een h ours las t week , but after t welve h ours h e "m onkied". Don't wor ry, Arle n, I wo n 't t ell anybody. P. J. Cobb has built himself a garage. It seem s he fixed his b oy's wago n a nd n ow h e thinks h e is a mech anic. �WELLMAN TOPICS OFFICE NEWS CARDING - A SHIFT Joy White, Reporter Brunson Evans, Reporter Th e topic of n ews this issu e is the r ece nt addition t o the R an dolph Willis famil y. Con gr a tulations, Emily , on the birth of '-' b a by b oy . The W ool Buy ing D epartme nt is in full swing und er the wat ch ful eye of Mr. Bill Bullock who n ow claims t o be a R eb el. W elcom e to South Carolina, Mr. Bullock. A gr a ciou s welcom e also to Ste ve and Nin a Stressen ger a nd a w elcom e b ack t o Dick O'Brie n a nd K enny Power s. W e nr2 also glad t o h av e Kin g Whitlock b ack with u s after his wool b uying t r ip a nd r ecent illness.. J uni or Thompso n is n ow in M ethods and Sta ndards. Den a said .ot t o w orry ; sh e w ill k eep him stra igh t . We'r e sorry t o lose L or ey G en e Marsh fr om our v er y efficient H . M . G . Staff t o the Fiber D epartme nt, but N orman V e nter s seem s t::i fi t in his place ver y nicely. L ouie Campbell wish es t o an n oun ce that h e will not b e w orkin g for th e State in another coup l e of week s until sometim e n ext Mar ch whe n h e plans t o attend H ig h way P atrol S ch ool. S . B. Chand ler seem s t o h av e gr ow n a likin g t o H. M . G . work. What 's the re ason for this, S . B. ? The bi g questi on s t od ay b et wee n R em a D avis and P arkley Tilton ar e : "Whose Grandfather h ad the fa st est h or se, and w h ose h ead w ill p op the l oudest ?" J ohnny J ones h as come up with the new th eor y that if yo u b it e t he h a rd est, yo u win the fight. Did a nyo n e happe n t o see three c;cr at ch marks on Kenneth "Duke" Mar sh 's face? W onder what caused them ? ·wh at m ak es Franklin Matthews so n er vous that h e spills his coffee? W ell th at just ab out cov er s the n ews on A Shift for this tim e. But on e qu esti on b efore closin gWhen did J. B. start closing on Sunday? W e surely miss Ela ine Overcash sin ce sh e h as t ra nsfer red back t::i the Fiber Dep artment Off ice . F arr ell Lindley h as a distressed look these d ay s. Could it b e prob lem s of the T ow D ep artment ? J ean M cDa niel a nd family r e cently returned fr om a vacation i n T ex as and Mexico . W e know they h a d a good time. F rances Ow e ns a nd Elnora BarLel: ,· ;:i:;0 r t that they really enj oy ed their visit to New York City a nd the W orld's F air. Frances and Wayn e chaper on ed the Hemingway Senior Class, and Eln or a a nd Calvineau ch ap er on ed the India ntown Senior Class. F rances says that Rich ard Burt on " ki n d a made h er swoon" whe n they saw him in the stage p lay, H amlet . W e 're sure W ayne's eyes w er e foc u sed on the w ing of the st age t o view Mr. Burton 's famo u s w ife, "Liz." B illy a nd L ou ise Mace recently , p ent sev eral d ays v acationing at W e~t End on Grand Bahama Island in the B ahamas. They fl ew t o the I slands w ith fri ends of theirs, Mr. and Mrs. Ed K in g of Clin t on, South Carolina in a privat e a ir plan e . Billy rep ort s that c;in ce they e nj oyed their t rip so m u ch , h e's alread y saving his pennies t o m ak e an other visit. W e won der when S ylv ia an d Johnn y J oye ar e going t o have a H ouse-Warming Par t y and invit e all of the offi ce d own t o their pretty new h ou se. A nd h ave yo u seen G eorg e Bailey's n ew camping trailer ?It's r eally " the m ost" w ith air cond itioning, r efri gerator , g a s st ov e a nd a ll the convenien ces of h ome. W e b et that G eor ge and h is family won 't b e seen at h ome on week ends very oft en . COMBING - Page, Fiv e C SHIFT Clarence Owens, Reporter W e ar e glad t o h av e G eor ge Harrelson , Buck Turner , Jimmy J am e , C. W . Cox , and J ohn TimEt: ns on t h is shift. W e regr et bsin g Cecil P arr ott a nd D onald M cClam w h o have b een t ransferre d t o A Shift. Edsel Davis is taking a w eek 's vacati on at Garde n City, h oping b get in som e good fishing. Bas£al Lewis (P reparing C Shift) is presented a check by Bobby Hatchell for a sugge s l:ion. FINISHING - B SHIFT Buddy Coop er, R e porter B Sh ift w elcomes B obby Ven t er s b ack to t his shift as ou r over seer. W e are sure t h at h e w ill d o as well as b efore. W e w ish the b est of luck t o .:; .:rry Cox on his new job in the F iber D epartm ent althou gh we h at ed t o lose him from our shift. It seems as if Lilla Mae is doing a l ot of fuss ing b ecause she has t e work on Saturday even in gs. '.:' 0 0 bad Lilla M ae that special b uy frie n d of your s w ill have t o wait until yo u get off at t welve. Who knows, h e may h ave just w h at yo u are l ook in g for, an d yo u wo n't h ave t o wor k an ymore. W e are glad t o see all t h e new employees on B Shift and h ope that they do real good work. It seems as if Jimmy Williams h as already spot ted one of the new op 8rators. H e h as b een seen several times wit h Cheryl H anna. B oy, at the part y t h e other n ight, h e and Cheryl were h itting it off p re tty good! T ak e it easy J immy! PREP ARING - A SHIFT Earl Thompson, Reporter vVe would like to welcome Alan Knigh t t o our sh ift . Vve also welcome Andy P ost on on his r etu rn from t h e N at ional G u ard Camp. He nry P oston h as b een on sick l eave fo r several week s t o h ave a n operation . H e was d ismissed from M cL eod Infirmary on July 6, 1964 a nd we h ope that h e is conti nuing to improv e. W e look fo r ward t o h aving him b ack t o work abou t t h e mid d le of A u gu st . ''I'd r athe r fi ght than switch to LBJ !" ' Figu res may not lie, but girdles cert ainly w ithhold the t ruth. CARDING - B SHIFT Terrell Altm an, Reporter If anyon e is inter est ed in a 1946 Chevrolet st at e b ody pickup, contac t R alph Cok er , B Shift , Card R oom . An yo n e interest ed in buyin g a l on g t a il cat ab out as big as a lar ge dog, black w ith a w hite marking under h is breast, contact Waldon Robert s. It seems t h at h e has gone in the cat ret ail business. It seems that having to work six days a w eek without a lengthly noti ce threw a m onkey w r en ch into B Shift's d eep sea fishing t r ip on the week ending 7/ 18/ 64. J ohn P rosser's coon d og n amed "Ole Blue" has the world's record of treei n g the m ost coon s up one t re e. H e said that his d og would ro u n d-up the coon s like a h erd of cattle a nd put t h em up t h e ~am e tree. Anyon e interest ed in " Ole Blue," cont act J ohn H en ry. William Coop er sp ent his yaca t ion in N orth Car olina. . '.'H ow m a ny fish did you catch up ther e in them thar hills, Coop er? J ack Ty ler is campaigning for G old wat er in the Card R oom. If an yo n e is inter est ed in w h at plat fo rm h e st ands fo r , p lease ask J ack for infor mat ion. D oes a nyo n e want t o take a Charl es Atlas cou rse? Please send Oli ver Wise $10 for a reservation fee at on ce. H e's nearly b ooked u p now. D on P oston is the p roud owner of a new car. Congratula tions, D on ! Ch arles Campbell h as a new n ick n am e in the Card R oom" Gra vel G ertie." D on't sit on you r seat b elt. You 've got t o buckle it t o b enefit . �WE!.LMAN TOPICS Page Six W e would like to welcome Wendell Richardson to B Shift. W e are sure that we will enjoy working with him. We sur ely miss Wiley F ennell while h e is w ith the Army Reserve for two weeks . Don't know what we' ll do with R en a Sick . S eems she's getting younger e very day. Things must b e picking up aro und W ellman. W e're working s ix d ays now. Sure can U SE;_ the overtime. W e're d oing all t o ke ep the cust down in the Preparing D ep:wtment. We w elcome t o the b est shift at W ellman, Cecil Parrott, D onald McClam, Buster Haselden, and Jack Ward. Lonnie Coker and his famil y ~~:mt a few days in Pittsburgh, P ennsylvania during the 4th of July. Lonnie said he and his son Ricky really enjoyed seeing the ball games between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati R e is.-Reds won a doubleheader. If the boys in French Combing look blue, its not all the rain we've been having. It's tha t lovely blue wool we've b een running on the weekend. Ther e is a certain gii:1 in the Preparing Department after one of our day boys in Combing. W e think she will get him to o. "Watch out Hoss!" T oday's dime is really a dollar with taxes taken out. The finance company's attachm2nt will fit any make of car. · A SHIFT Benny H atchell, Reporter LABORATORY Isco Timmons, Reporter FINISHING - A SHIFT Rena Cox, Reporter Our "Boss" ju st got back fr om We are glad t o report that every a week's vacation looking rested thing is going along well on three and tanned. H e has t old some shifts. W e surely do enjoy having pretty wild tales about catching our weekends off. We hope everyall these Flounders at night. I body will get a good habit .: , haven't seen any fish though. • b eing in church on Sunday m6rning. Cora Lee has just become - a We are glad to have R on ald Grandmother for the second time. Brock back after a t vva wP el, ;; She is expecting h er son D onald stay with the National Guard. and his fa:mflyfrom Alaska any We would like to welcome OU!' day now. All night, Granny, get your rocking chair ready! · new comers to A Shift: Willia m Davis, Billy D ou glas, Larry ColJust w h en Linda b ought her new pair of red shoes t o go with lins, J oseph Hughes, Edward Posthat new red car, Tim is shipped ton, S ara Stone, Kareen Johnson a nd Bobby Fisher. t o Oklahoma. We are glad to have Cleona Collins, back after being in the WOOL ROOM hospital for a week. Irene Evans, Reporter We w ere sorry to hear that Curtis Turner got in a wreck on We'd like to welcome to our Monday the 13th. G ood it wasn't department A. R . Dennis, H elon C ollins, D oris Baxley, Carolyn Friday the 13th. Curtis, you h ad better watch ou t behind you from C ollins, E. M. Collins, K enneth now on! C ollins, Freddie Campbell, C arI know everybody will b e glad rol Hanna, Bobo Ailen, W ayne when t he weatherman decides to Avant, Gloris Mae Filyaw, and give us some fair weather for a Thomas Pope. change. It's n ice to have o hver C.ulpan back after his buyin~ trip. G wen Marsh, M yrtis P owell, and Shirley Foxwort h are enjoying the beach these,t.> days. They sure have nice tans : Norman Edgeworth's relatives from Florida have . been visiting him. It's nice to have' Ernest R ichardson as overseer again. Harry Richard son can't d ecide what day is best to gather tobacco b ecau se of the rain these days. , Bill Hanna and family recently sp ent a weekend with his sister in Columbia. PREPARING C SHIFT Evelyn Parnell, Reporter W e are glad to have Lucille Snowden back after being sick with h er head and eye. W e s ure h ope she continu es to improve. vw e are gl ad to have the new employees on our shift and hope they enjoy working with us. Vle hear Eulene S cott has b een doing a l~t of painting inside her h ouse lately. W e bet it's pretty. We're sorry to know that Will ard D ennis' little boy has been very ill and hope he will be well soon. Grace Cannon sure has been having some big excitement late ly. One as earl y as 4 o'clock in the morn ing. W e bet you didn't have any trouble waking up, Grace. Wedding b ells have really been ringing on C Shift. W e all wish for Tiny Matthews and Tommy Evans and their brides long and happy marriages. Wilma Coker says, "Girls, you know something! If you ever want to kill time, try working it t o d eath. " J immy Altman was watchmg Max try t o sew on a button. Jimmie said, " Max, you have you r thimble on the wrong finger." M ax replied, "Yes, I know. It s houli be on my -ife's - ...,.-.-::=....,....:~~:;:"~ mger. Always remember: What ever you do or where you go, be safe.ty conscious and · watch the score. Keep accidents down in '64. COMBING - Harvey Hanna and Mae Lee Eaddy of the Pin Shop are shown receiving checks frcm Ed Tanner for suggestions. FINISHING - B SHIFT Vera Poston, Reporter We would like to welcome Jimmie Stone, J esse Russ, K enneth M cDaniel and Gary Cribb to B Shift. Glad to have Louise Johnson back after a short visit in the hospital. We hop e sh e is feeling m u ch better now. We are a lso glad to have David Rogers tran sferred back from C Shift. K eith Baker will be l eavin g for his vacation next week. Have a good time, Keith. Muldrow Cokel' p r esents a check A S hia) for a suggestion. t:, Earl Thompson (Preparing � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wellman Topics Subject The topic of the resource Wellman Inc, Wellman Combing Company Description An account of the resource Over the years, Wellman Inc. created an employee magazine detailing goings on in Johnsonville and with the company. Various surviving copies of this magazine are digitized in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wellman, Inc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wellman Topics August 1964 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1964 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cheryl Williams