Work History

Carl’s first job was at a factory called Asbestos. They made brakes and clutches. He was 17 but he told them he was 18 so he could get the job.

March 26, 1958 he was hired on at Lock Steel Chain making $1.50 an hour. This is a factory that worked on farm chains. He worked there until 1963 when he moved his family to Enid, Oklahoma.

When he first started working at Lock Steel Chain he was living with Hazel and Jim Newman. They were Donna’s Aunt and Uncle. Carl hadn’t yet met Donna after he had moved in with them. It wouldn’t be very long after he was living with them that he met her.

Donna’s brother Dean and his family were living in Enid, Oklahoma and they found a job for Carl as a machinist so away to Oklahoma they went. The stay in Oklahoma was short lived. They moved there in July, 1963 and moved back to Indiana, February 28, 1964 (Janet’s 3rd birthday).

After they were back in Indiana he worked on building Hwy 69. He drove a water truck while working for them. He worked there until he was hired on at International Harvester.

Carl began working at International Harvester March 26, 1964. His pay rate when he first started was $3.67 and hour. This job changed his life. The pay was better than he had ever earned and it came with amazing benefits. This was a bonus since Donna was a diabetic and needed expensive medicine. God was blessing Carl’s life. He retired in 1999.