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THE NORFOLK CAROLINA

CONNECTION

JULY 1978

E M P L 0 Y E E S P A R T I C I P A T E I N S T O C K P U R C H A S E P L A N

Many of the pay checks distributed on July 21 included a new deduction. Employees of Norfolk Carolina were recently given the opportunity to participate in the United System employee stock purchase plan. The plan allows for purchase of common stock through payroll deduction at a price of only 85% of the average market price of United on the New York Stock Exchange on June 1, 1978. The average price on that day was $18.50 per share. The offering price to employees is 85% $18.50, or $15.73 per share. On Wednesday, July 19, United closed the day on the New York Stock Exchange at $19.125 per share.

Employees were entitled to purchase one share for each full $100 of annual basic pay. To pay for the stock, $.32 per share purchased will be deducted from the employee's paycheck for the first two pay periods of each month, for a total of 48 pay periods.

243 employees (65% of the total, number) elected to participate in the plan.

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S W I T C H B O A R D S

I N S T A L L E D

The PBX section of our Plant Department in Elizabeth City and foreman Dick Spruill have been busy lately with some large projects. The installation of a 40B PABX (Private Automatic Branch Exchange) has just been completed for the Elizabeth City/Pasquotank County Public School Administration offices at their new location on Halstead Boulevard. They will be moving from their present location on North Road Street where they had a lAI Key System that was installed in the early 1960's. The new switchboard consists of four outside lines, four links, two information trunks, one PAX line, twenty-five extensions, and one outside extension which will be located at the old location on North Road Street. The 40B is a popular switchboard in our area, but Automatic Electric no longer manufactures them; however our Marketing Department was able to locate one that had been previously used. The system was installed by Don Kosik, Boozie Simpson, and Melvin Jeralds.

The Whistling Pines Motel is also receiving a new switchboard. Their L55 PBX manual

type board is being replaced with a 40M PABX. The 40M is the smallest PABX the company has in service at motels in the North Carolina Division. It will have two outside trunks, two toll trunks, and twenty-four extensions. The 40M will allow each room to place its calls without the help of a switchboard operator.

A new addition to the Elizabeth City PBX section is David Lyn, 9 lb. 2 oz. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack White.

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R E T I R E M E N T S

August 1 will bring with it the retirement of two Norfolk Carolina employees: S. G. Scott, Jr., Vice-President - General Administration, and C. R. Wilson, Vice-President

Budget and Planning.

Shell began with the company in 1967 as Supervisor of Special Programs, and later became Assistant Commercial Manager. Prior to joining the company he attended Wake Forest College and was engaged in the produce business for many years as Sales Manager for Scott, & Halstead and later for Weeksville Produce Distributors.

He is retired from the U. S. Army Reserve, after serving twenty years and attaining the rank of Captain.

Shell and his wife Mary Elizabeth have two children, Shell III, and Mary.

Doc graduated from the University of Missouri in 1938 with a degree in Business Administration. He served as a pilot in the Navy from 1941 to 1945, and worked as an accountant in King City, Missouri before joining Norfolk Carolina in 1955. In his twenty-three years with the company, Doc has served as Plant Accountant, Assistant General Accountant, Chief Accountant, Director of Budget & Planning, and Vice-President Budget and Planning. .

Doc and his wife Norma have two children, Lynn and Caro1.

We wish these gentlemen the best during their retirement.

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PARTY! !

A retirement party for Doc and Shell will be held on Monday, July 31, 1978, from 4:00

p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Director's Room of the General Offices, Elizabeth City. You

are invited!

DID

YOU

KNOW

. . . ?

A new peak for operator handled calls was reached on July 5 when 9,784 toll calls

were handled on the MECOBS system.

The company purchased its first motorized vehicle in 1913 - a two wheeler. The motorcycle went over so well it was decided that a "runabout auto" would be useful. So, in 1915, the company borrowed $635, and became the proud owner of a new Maxwell.

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L E T T E R S W E L I K E D . . .

To Norfolk Carolina Telephone Company

May 23, 1978

My career with Metropolitan spans almost 30 years. During that time I have come in contact with a tremendous number of people in the business world dealing in group insurance matters. Many of those people are mediocre of just adequate. Others are well above average or-outstanding.

I thought you ought to know that Virginia Warren falls in this latter category. She has done an outstanding job with your company working on group life insurance matters. So, the only purpose of this letter is to advise you of that fact, although I feel reasonably confident that you are aware of her ability already.

Kindest regards,

Minnis L. Freshour, Account Executive Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

To Norfolk Carolina Telephone Company June 1978

Hallelujah!

Your company has finally printed an envelope large enough for a standard size check and the statement stub.

HC

To Norfolk Carolina Telephone Company July 20, 1978

I just wanted to thank you for the quick service from your service department after I called and asked for a long telephone cord to be installed at my father's house.

He is much more comfortable and I really appreciate your favor!

Sincerely,

Jean Newell

To Norfolk Carolina Telephone Company July 1978

Hooray for the longer envelopes - and thanks.

J. Brown

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P L A Y B A L L ! !

Coach Shorty and his Elizabeth City Men's Softball Team have challenged Coach Sawyer and his Elizabeth City Girl's Softball Team to a game.

A few minor rule changes will be implemented:

Each run the Girls score will count double.

When the Men are at bat, natural right-handed hitters will bat left-handed, and natural left-handed hitters will bat right-handed.

The Men will have the use of only one bat, which the Girls will provide.

The Men will be allowed only two (2) outs per inning. The Girls will be allowed three (3), except that their side shall not be retired until each of the 10 players has had at least one turn at bat each inning.

While at bat, the Girls shall be allowed a walk on the third ball and not strike out until the fourth strike has been called.

Coach Shorty will determine which players his team fields, but Coach Sawyer will assign their playing positions, except for the pitcher.

Coach Shorty is openly enthusiastic about playing against the Girls, and had this comment: "If there are any questions about the rules, the ladies will have the last say so. They always do."

Coach Sawyer countered:

"Coach Shorty really looks up to the girls."

R E C O R D S O F C O M P A N Y S O F T B A L L T E A M S

Great Bridge

2 wins - 18 losses

Manteo

(unavailable)

Elizabeth City Men

3 wins - 16 losses

Elizabeth City Girls

1 win - 14 loses

S E E T H E ‘ S K I N S P L A Y T H E 4 9 ‘ E R S

Richard Lane is organizing a trip for Norfolk Carolina employees to Washington, D. C.

to see the Redskins play the San Francisco 49'ers on October 29. The cost per employee

will be only $55.00, which includes the game ticket, hotel room for Saturday night, and

bus fare to and from Washington. The group will leave about 8:00 a.m. Saturday, October

28, and return Sunday at about 10:00 p.m.. There are twenty tickets still available.

If you are interested, give Richard a call in Great Bridge and let him know by August!

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The judge looked down at the little old man standing in front of him. "Are you the defendant? " the judge asked.

"No, your honor," the man replied. "I’ve got a lawyer defending me. I’m the that stole the chickens."

Source Unknown

P L A N T T R A I N I N G

We congratulate Ricky Wilson, Elizabeth City Cable Splicer-Repairman, for successfully completing a fourteen-day course in Cable Splicing and a five-day course in Cable Pressure at the Plant Training Center in Rocky Mount, N. C.

R E C 0 G N I T I O N A N D T R E A T M E N T O F S H O C K

What is shock? It has nothing to do with terror or fright, but is an actual physical condition, the injured person being in a state of collapse. The condition of shock may be brought about by internal injuries, loss of blood, a severe blow, burns, or exposure to cold. A person in shock must be given immediate and detailed attention.

Below are several symptoms of the person in shock:

Pale skin, cold and clammy flesh, cold sweat on hands and forehead.

Difficult breathing. .

May be vomiting or coughing up blood.

Unable to answer questions intelligently, or may be unconscious.

Severe chill, violent shaking, teeth chattering.

The treatment of shock is not difficult. Don't move the victim; call an ambulance. Unnecessary movement may interfere with the chances of recovery. The patient must be made to lie down flat with the head low and the feet raised. Use no pillows. It is of the utmost importance that the person be kept warm. Not to do this may result in death. The person should be wrapped in a heavy blanket or any thick covering. Simply covering from above is not enough. He must be fully wrapped, completely around, under as well as above the body. If possible, hot water bottles should be placed between the legs, alongside of the body, and at the feet. Persons in shock frequently have their senses numbed and cannot easily feel heat. Serious burns have occurred from failure to note this fact. If no hot water bottles are available use other substitute forms of heat such as glass bottles of hot water, hot bricks, or plates. Do not attempt to rub or massage the patient. It is best to let him lie quietly.

Never attempt to give an unconscious person anything to drink. Only if he recovers sufficiently to ask for water, tea, or coffee should these fluids be given him, and then only slowly, in sips. It is safe to put a few drops of smelling salts or common household ammonia on a cloth and hold near the individual's nose, but not against it. Before using this on the patient you should place it near your own nose to determine whether it is too strong. If the ammonia is too strong, dilute with water. Use no alcoholic drinks.

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0 U R C U S T O M E R S C O M M E N T :

Connie Hassell

Reported! . . .

As being the nicest operator

For giving splendid service

Mrs. Jackie Robertson

on his call!

has ever had!

Good work, Shirley! !

Congratulations, Connie! !

Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H

Our country calls not for the life of ease, but for the life of strenuous endeavor. The twentieth century looms before us big with the fate of many nations. If we stand idly by, if we seek merely swollen, slothful ease, and ignoble peace, if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear, then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by and will win for themselves the domination of the world. Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteousness by deed and by work; resolute to be both honest and brave, to serve high ideals, yet to use practical methods.

Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919

J U L Y : W H E N W E A T H E R G O E S T O T H E D O G S

July, the old fiery furnace, has returned - and with it that infamous period known for many centuries as "dog days."

During this time usually dominated by excessive heat and humidity, the Romans used to sacrifice red dogs to placate the wrath of the gods. The Greeks and Romans tagged dog days as beginning with the rising of Sirius, the dog star, near the sun. This, they believed, was responsible for the period of unrelieved torpor that extends to September.

It was dog days that made July a gander month in the American South. The admonition was to never do anything that could be put off until early fall. Also, it was a beware-of-dogs time: An old myth, still believed by some, had it that dogs went mad from the intense heat of the period. (Health authorities say rabies is more prevalent in early spring and late fall than in summer.)

A few parents still forbid their children to swim in creeks and rivers during dog days. The low, brackish water is likely to be polluted. And many Eastern Tar Heels still believe no sore will stop running until the summer blowtorch has been put out by autumn.

From The News and Observer

T H O U G H T F O R T H E D A Y

| |B I R T H DAY S | |

|We wish a happy birthday and holiday to these employees: |

| |AUGUST | | |

|1 |Carolyn Evans |15 |Virginla Barnett |

| |Brenda Hall | |Bill Ferguson |

| |Earl Shannon |18 |DavidWilliams |

|2 |Julian Cartwright |19 |.Oscar Hobbs |

| |Macie Respass |20 |Doc Wilson |

|5 |Pam Nelms | |Ellena Oder |

|7 |Toni Bateman |21 |Lee Jordan |

| |Ray Privott |23 |Ruby Basnight |

|8 |Sandra Gibson |24 |Elaine Trueblood |

| |Bud Daniels |26 |Mary Ann Aydlett |

|9 |Patrice Dempsey |27 |Chris Jones |

| |Tebia Tarkington | |Ann Hall |

|10 |Showell Blades |28 |Raymond Griffin |

| |Dot Keeter | |Heywood Houtz |

|11 |Henry White | |Collis Whidbee |

| |Cindy Wooten |29 |Jack Sawyer |

|12 |Wilma Burns |31 |Judy Heads |

| |Darlene Pipkin | |Elizabeth O'Neal |

| |Sharon Godfrey | |John Umphlett |

|14 |Paul Ange | | |

| |Melvin Jeralds | | |

C. C. B L A D E S T O B E C O M E

S E N I O R V I C E – P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S

Effective August 1, 1978, Mr. Camden's title will change from Senior Vice-President to Senior Vice-President Emeritus. He has served the company in many capacities, working as Telephone Repairman, Switchboard Repairman, Local Testdeskman, Toll Testdeskman, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and Senior Vice-President. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1919. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Camden served in the U. S. Navy, and attended the University of North Carolina, Trinity College (now Duke University), and the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Camden has one daughter, Elizabeth.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Epictetus

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Shirley Combs

Complimented by Mr. Yaga

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