January 1945

On May 12, 1940, the plant hosted a contest to determine the name of the official Old Hickory DuPont Company paper. A committee met at the plant to determine which of the 74 suggestions would be selected. It was unanimous that the name would be "The Rayon Yarns." The title was submitted by two individuals, Mr. K.N. Calkin and Mrs. Reba V. Leeman. The plant publication would bear this name for 25 years. Although there is no mention as to what these two people received for their creative effort, the memories left to the thousands of employees of the "Rayon" period will linger for generations to follow. We will post an edition and/or articles from past Rayon Yarns on a regular basis.

From Our Old Hickory Heritage - published by the DuPont Old Hickory Site, 1982.