Yesterday: Foil Motor Company

Published 12:00 am Monday, May 13, 2013

Janet Brown of Woodleaf submitted this 1959 photograph of employees from Salisbury’s Foil Motor Co. Of the 25 people pictured, at least 15 have passed away, Brown says. Foil Motor Co. used to do business in the 200 block of East Innes Street. The employees pictured left to right in the first row are Grady Mesimer, E.O. Pinkham, John “Pete” Peterson, Charlie Beeker, Bill Hardin, Homer Hall, Bob Ingold, W.G. Scott and Glenn Green. Second row: Nancy Fields, Janet Brown and Linda Burris. Third row: James H. Foil Jr., Bob Morgan, T.C. “Clark” Adams, Ralph Shepherd, C.F. “Red” Connor, J.R. Stoner, Jim Lemly, John Crawford, Albert L. Kepley, W.R. “Dickie” Walton, Lonnie McConneaughey, James Muskelly and James H. Foil Sr.