The
MILL
Icfued Every Two W eeks By
and Por the Employees
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY, INC,
Manuf«cturin£ Division, Spray, North Carolina
Volume Two
Monday, May 8, 1944
Number 22
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From left to right, back
unit of the Safety Class at Draper.
Front: Cherry, Minter,
Shown above is a
Yeatts, Adkins and Heffinger
Strader, leader.
row; Moms,
Kneeling
Swinney, Hamrick, Blackwell and Go_^
William Gale Rhodes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Rhodes, was one year old on
April 13th. We wish the young fellow
many more happy birthdays. Daddy
is a second hand in the Rayon Mill.
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Agnes; “Does this lipstick come off
easly?”
Antia: “Not if you put up a fight!”
Mr. Hodges
Completes Trip
In a recent issue we told of the first
lap of a trip made through the West
by Luther H. Hodges, our Vice Presi
dent and General Manager of the Man
ufacturing Division. He ha-3 finished the
second and final lap of his trip, which
carried him from Pasadena, Calif, to
Greensboro, N. C., by way of Tuscon,
Arizona, El Paso, San Antonio, and
Houston, Texas, New Orleans, La., Bir
mingham, Ala., and Atlanta, Ga.
Although the trip was primarily on
business, Mr. Hodges states that every
where he went he received -such fine
receptions that the trip was one of
pleasure as much as business.
He visited nearly all of our old cus
tomers, as well as newer ones and in
his usual thorough-going way contact
ed officials of all the stores and the
result of his trip will undoubtedly show
in an unmistakable manner after the
war.
After reading the report the one
thing that stands out most forcibly is
that among merchandising men all over
the country the name “Marshall Field
& Co.” stands for honesty in our deal
ing with customers, good merchandise,
a
This remarkable lady is Mrs. Rena
Land, (left) who celebrated her 89th
birthday on March 13th. She is still
able to go places and is keenly inter
ested in everything that goes on. Since
1902 she has made her home in Spray
and for the past 15 years has lived
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Cath
erine Church, shown at right.
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Negro 25-Year Club
Enjoys Banquet
On Tuesday, May 2, the Negro Divi
sion of the 25-Year Club held its
first meeting at the newly completed
Negro Y. M. C. A. on Henry street.
After the sumptuous banquet a wel
come address was made by Robert
Broadnax, president of the Henry
Street Y. M. C. A. Short talks by J.
F. Wilson Production Manager of the
Manufacturing Division, and R. H. Tut
tle, Personnel Manager, were thorough
ly enjoyed. Special music by a negro
quartet was a highlight of the meeting.
25-Year Service Pins were presented
last December to the following men:
John S. Bell, Peyton Blackstock, Sam
Coleman, Jesse Martin, John E. Moyer,
Ed L. Thompson and Hubbard Wilker-
son.
and the ability to deliver as promised.
The enthusiastic reception accorded Mr.
Hodges, as a representative of Marshall
Field & Co. should make all of us very
proud of our connection with the com
pany.