The Catawba County Museum of History is asking the public to submit stories of their working life as part of an upcoming attraction, “The Way We Worked.” It’s all part of a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit opening Aug. 8 in Newton. If I were to write a work story, it would involve my friend Sylvia Bajorek. It all began in …
Salute to the Ladies of the Panty Club
The year was 1981 and I had just taken a job at Central Telephone Company in Hickory, NC. Female employees gathered to celebrate birthdays over lunch—and gift panties. The telephone company ladies were a practical lot. Granted, a Panty Club wasn’t for everyone, but few invitees turned us down. After all, receiving an entire wardrobe of new panties every year …