The
MILL
Issued Every Two Weeks By
and For the Employees
WHISTLE
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY. INC.
Manufacturing Division, Spray North Carolina
Volume Two
Monday, September 13, 1943
Number 5
Pvt. Lloyd C. Dillon
Missing In Action
Mrs. Lloyd C. Dillon has receiv
ed a telegram from the War De
partment notifying her that her
husband, Pvt. Lloyd C. Dillon, has
been missing in action on the
North African front since August
1. Pvt. Dillon was formerly em
ployed in the Rayon Mill cloth
room and is the first man to be re
ported missing from that mill. In
many cases the term “missing in
action” means that the man is a
prisoner of the enemy.
V . . . —
Father and Son
Mrs. Herman D. Hopkins, who be
fore her marriage to Herman D. Hop
kins, A.M.M. 3/C Petty Officer on
August 5, 1943, at York, S. C., was Miss
Ruby Wray, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Wray, Irvin avenue. Mr.
Hopkins, son of Mrs. Lura Hopkins and
the late C. D. Hopkins, is now stationed
at Key West, Fla., where his bride will
join him within a few days. All good
wishes to the happy young pair.
V . . . —
Our soldiers say sadly that the typi
cal beach of North Africa lacks bath
ing beauties. Well, well, it takes more
than little drops of water and little
grains of sand to make a beach.
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Shown above (left to right) are Capt. J. O. Thomas and his son, Ensign Ken
neth Thomas. Neither need any introduction to Marshall Field & Co., as Captain
Thomas was our Personnel Director for some years, resigning to enter the service.
Kenneth, after graduating from Duke, went immediately into the service. Captain
Thomas is a veteran of World War I and for the past two decades has held respon
sible positions with the company. We are all proud of Captain and Ensign Thomas.
Great News!
Just as we were sitting down to the
busines-3 of getting out this paper news
was received of the surrender of Italy
—news that threw us and all the rest
of the personnel folks out of focus.
While the fall of Italy was expected,
the certainty that the lives of many
of our boys have been spared filb us
with deep gratitude and unbounded joy.
None of us are stupid enough to be
lieve the surrender of Italy means the
war is at an end. But nothing can de
tract from our joy. Italy was doomed,
but had they continued the hopeless
fight the lives of thousands of brave
boy-3 would have been needlessly for
feited. For that reason, among others,
we are happy, and pledge ourselves to
greater efforts to bring the war to a
close.
V . . . —
What gets us is how it happens that
Pisa’s tower has been leaning for near
ly 600 years without any shovel.
THIRD WAR BOND
DRIVE UNDER WAY
The government must sell $15,000,-
000,000 in war bonds during September.
This is about the equivalent of a $150
bond for every man, woman and child
in the United States. Leaksville town
ship must sell $500,000 to meet its
quota. This means an average of a
$50 bond for every man, woman, and
child or a $150 bond for each wage
earner.
This quota mu-3t be met in order that
our boys on the battlefronts will have
the necessary food, supplies, and
equipment to bring a speedy end to
the war.
Those now buying bonds through the
pay roll plan are requested to buy an
extra bond during September. Your
Uncle Sam needs your help! Our boys
in the service need your help! We can
not let them down. Buy every Bond
and Stamp possible during September.
V . . . —
Buy Bonds for Bombs for Bums!