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L South Pole Exploits Of Lt. Conrad Shinn Related In Magazine Lt. Conrad S. Shinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Shinn and former canteen boy at Fieldcrest Mills, is mentioned in National Geographic Magazine for Oc tober in an article ■ written by Rear ■ Admiral Richard E. Byrd, whom Shinn accompani- ^ ^ f expedi- lion to the South Pole during the ^ early part of 1947. / In the article en titled “Our Navy Explores Anarcti- cia” Admiral Byrd tells of a mission piloted by Lt. Shinn over a pre- Lt. Conrad S. Shinn viously undiscov ered mountain “This flight flew at an altitude without oxygen on one range of 14,500 feet of the coldest days in February before the plane was over the level surface of the plateau with no mountains ahead,” the article stated. “When the clouds cleared temporarily, the crew saw below them one very large range. The colors of the barren peaks ranged from dark brown to dark red. Shinn describes them as having an ‘ashy’ look and feels that they are of volcanic origin,” Admiral Byrd wrote. Other striking features encountered by the flights were a 20-mile-long “can yon above the clouds” with sheer, tow ering rock walls about eight miles apart on both sides, and a “great strange val ley” whose floor was paved with black, rounded ice-free hillocks from 15 to 30 feet high, according to the magazine. ABSENTEE METER Two-week periods ending October 26 and November 9 Per Cent MILL 10-26 11-9 Woolen 4.9 4.0 Hosiery 5.5 4.8 Towel 5.1 5.0 Finishing 3.7 5.1 Central Warehouse ... 4.2 5.3 Embr. Bedspread 5.3 5.3 Bleachery 5.2 6.2 Rayon 5.8 6.4 Bedspread 5.8 6.7 Karastan 7.0 7.4 Blanket 8.7 7.9 Sheeting 12.6 13.5 TOTAL 7.1 7.3 Local Unit of National Guard Receives Honor Veterans May Revive Insurance Without The Tri-City unit of the National Guard, Cannon Company, 120th Inf., NCNG, has won honor as the first com pany in North Carolina to reach full strength as authorized by the War De partment. The authorized strength of five officers and 76 enlisted men was at- .tained on November 14. The local unit v.'as authorized to be gin recruiting on August 15, 1947 and on September 22 was federally recog nized with strength of four officers and 22 enlisted men. Main weapons of the company will be medium tanks mount ed with 105’s. Approximately half of the enlisted men are veterans of World War II. The company is comrnanded by Capt. Cecil J. Squires, weaving foreman at the Sheeting Mill, Draper. Other offi cers are First Lieutenants Robert E. Burnette, John T. Rose, Jr. (Research Dept.), Ben Dunton (Engineering Dept.) and Ralph Pickup (Draper Wage Bu- eau). Charles E. McNair, of Rayon Mill, is first sergeant. Medical Examination Veterans who have allowed their Na tional Service Life Insurance to lapse are reminded by J. O. Thomas, Field- crest Mills veterans counselor, that un til December 31, 1947 reinstatement can be accomplished at any time on a statement that “you are in as good con dition of health as at the time the poli cy lapsed,” and by payment of two monthly premiums only in the case of term (or wartime) insurance. The Veterans Administration urges those who have lapsed their insurance to give strong consideration to reinstat ing it before December 31, 1947. Those interested may contact Bennet Nooe, County Service Officer, Leaksville, the regional office of the Veterans Adminis tration, Winston-Salem, or branch of fice No. 4, Veterans Administration. ★ If we have not peace within ourselves, it is vain to seek it from outward sourc es.—Rochefocauld. Fieldcrest Distributors See New 1948 Line of Blankets Wholesale distributors of Fieldcrest products from all sections of the United States spent three days at the mills last week seeing the new lines and discussing manufacturer-distributor problems. Picture above shows a representative group as they view the new line of blankets at the Central Warehouse display room. Left to right are: J. H. Lindsay, Fieldcrest Mill manager; R. E. Forward, Jones-Witter and Co., Inc., Columbus, Ohio; Porter J. Case, Porter J. Case Associates, Los Angeles, Cal.; Scott Gentry, Hibben, Hollweg and Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; P. W. Klaus, Richmond Dry Goods Co., Rich mond, Va.; and A. F. Lux, of Fieldcrest Mills, department manager, sales to dis tributors. FIELDCREST MILL WHISTLE [2] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1947
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