As we move along in the early 50s, everything is moving along rather well for us. Larry and George are growing and beginning to keep us on our toes. We never knew what they would get into next but they typical boys and we enjoyed them. I was still in the Guard and working shift work at the plant. I was called up to assist in the tornado that destroyed Judsonia in the early 50s. My unit arrived there about midnight but had to wait until daylight to start looking through the destruction for individuals. The entire town was destroyed. Kathleen got a job just a short distance from the house. She worked at Wirges dairy testing milk for Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association. Farmers would bring their milk to the dairy and she would test for butter fat and other test. She would alter her schedule weekly and the farmers would never know when she would be there. This was to prevent farmers from watering down the milk. The price they got for their milk was dependent on the butter fat content. I was able to get at this time to get a larger automobile since the boys were getting older.
In 1955 we decided to purchase a larger house since we were about to have our third child. We moved out on Farris Ave in Sylvan Hills that year. Our home was new and it gave us an extra bedroom. We were closer to school and church. We had grown enough at church to purchase land and build our first building in 1953. Early in 1956, i was supprised at work to learn that Visking was selling their operation to The Chicopee Manufacturing Co. a company owned by Johnson and Johnson. My time with Visking would be carried over to Chicopee and would allow me to enter into their Retirement plan. The new Company reorganization would give me the benefit of being the first to move into a Supervisory role. I was moved to the Finishing Department which handled the sheeting, folding, packaging and shipping operations. We would have a lot to learn in the coming months because of the increased volume and various new product lines that would be added. It was a great experience and little did i know at the time that it would come as a great blessing to me and my family. More to come later.