Issued every Two Weeks by and for
the Employees of Fieldcrest Mills,
Division of Marshall Field & Company,
Inc., Spray, North Carolina.
Wilson Announces
Red Cross Quotas
Goal of $5,000 Set For Tri-
Cities; Community Has Never
Failed in Red Cross Appeal
J. Frank Wilson, general chairman of
the 1947 Red Cross fund raisirg cam
paign has announced the quotas in the
Tri-Cities where the goal is set for
$5,000. A contribution by every work
ing person in the community will make
the drive a success but larger contribu
tions will be necessary because it may
not be possible to contact each and
every citizen, Mr. Wilson said.
“Our community has never fallen
down on a Red Cross campaign and it
is hoped that everyone will do his part
again this year. As long as there is
human suffering in this country and
elsewhere, the Red Cross will continue
to be on the scene where it is needed to
provide medical aid for the injured and
rehabilitation for the needy,” the chair
man asserted. (Quotas on Page Six.)
Hats Off To Four Mills;
Win Safety Certificates
For Accident Prevention
Congratulations are in order to the
Rayon, Blanket, Bleachery and Woolen
mills, and the TWUA locals at those
plants, which have been awarded joint
safety certificates from the North Caro
lina Department of Labor and the
^United States Department of Labor. The
certificates are signed by Lewis B. Swel-
lenbach and Forrest H. Shuford, and are
in recognition of outstanding achieve
ment in reducing the frequency of acci
dents. The period covered is the first
six months of 1946, which was compared
with the same period of the preceding
year.
The citation said in part, “These acci
dent prevention efforts resulted in a
substantial reduction of work injuries
thereby contributing to the common
good by preventing human suffering and
curtailing economic waste.”
The Fieldale Towel Mill made a cor
responding substantial reduction in the
number of accidents but the Virginia
Department of Labor does not issue cer
tificates such as were received by the
North Carolina mills.
VOLUM.E FIVE
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1947
ATTRACTIVE:—Towel Mill products were displayed attractively February 14
when Fieldale civic clubs v.’ere gue.sts of Fleldcrest at a showing of new products.
(Other pictures on page six).
Full House Expected
For Veterans Program
A capacity crov/d is expected when
Fieldcrest Mills honors the World War
II veterans who are employed by the
Company at a program in the Leaksville
High School auditorium Saturday even
ing, March 8, at 7:30 p. m. Letters in
viting them to attend are in the pro
cess of being mailed out to the more
than 1,000 such veterans who work at
Fieldcrest.
Veterans of the first World War are
invited and those who desire to attend
should get in touch with J. O. Thomas,
Personnel Office, Spray, who will send
tickets to them. There was some con
fusion about the tickets in the begin
ning, Mr. Thomas said, and some veter
ans of the second world war wrote in
for tickets. In clarifying this, Mr.
Thomas said that veterans of the last
war will be mailed invitations auto
matically and it is not necessary for
them to request tickets. The service men
of the first world war, though, should
communicate with Mr. Thomas if they
desire to attend the meeting.
Luther H. Hodges will be principal
speaker on the opening program of local
features. The entertainment part of the
program will be a performance by Lin
ton De Wolfe’s “Flying High Revue,” a
stage show. There are 14 persons, in
cluding an orchestra, in the five-act
revue. The show will include dancing,
comedy, music, novelties, pretty girls,
(Continued on Page Ten)
Just A Reminder
Did you remember to fill in the
questionnaire that appears in the
back of the employee handbook,
“You and Your Company”? We
think you will get a lot of fun
out of checking off just what you
like and don’t like about the
booklet and it will enable those
responsible to improve the book
let at any future revision.
You don’t need to sign your
name unless you want to, but
please be perfectly frank and
show exactly what you think of
the booklet.