Belmont (Gaston County, N.C.)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Betty Hinson, Myrtle Brown, Mason Lynch, and Eva Helms Interviews, 26 June 1992
The portion of the video featuring Hinson is silent. Lynch discusses his career working for the Lineberger family and life in the mill village. Brown discusses her time working in the mills and life in the mill village. Helms discusses her time working in the mills and the 1934 textile strike.
Joe Lineberger and Mrs. Lineberger Interview 1
Lineberger talks about his time as mill owner, his father, who was also a mill owner, relationships between management and labor, mill housing, the 1932 election and other topics. Lineberger discusses the Chronicle Mill, the Majestic Manufacturing Company, Imperial Yarn Mills, National Yarn Mill, Acme Mills, Linford -Stowe Spinning, Perfection Mill, Eagle Mill, Climax Mill and National Crescent Mill.
Mason Lynch, Eva Helms, Myrtle Brown, and Betty Hinson Interviews
Lynch, Brown and Helms discuss the 1934 strike, why George Stoney might be having trouble finding former union members, and life in the mill village. Hinson discusses music and dancing during her portion of the video.
Myra Heffner and Hardin Washburn Interview 1
Washburn talks about the Lineberger family, workers being fired because of union membership, his family, reasons why he didn't join the union, and a flu epidemic that affected the United States. Myra Heffner reads from archival documents related to the 1934 strike.
Myra Heffner and Hardin Washburn Interview 2
Hardin Washburn was a textile worker at the Chronicle Mill in Belmont, N.C.