Towel Mill To Get
New Bleaching Unit
First Military Service Folder Is Presented
Continuous Process Equip
ment On Order For Delivery
in the Late Summer
Orders have been placed for the pur
chase of a continuous process bleaching
unit for the Towel Mill at Fieldale. The
new equipment is being secured from
the Rodney Hunt Machinery Company
at Orange, Mass., with delivery expect
ed by the late summer.
The unit will be placed in the pres
ent bleachery building at the Towel
Mill. A few alterations to the building
will be necessary, such as new foun
dations, leveling the floors, providing
drains, etc.
The new equipment wiU replace a
number of older-style kiers and wash
ers. The new machines will have vari
able speed drives and automatic steam
and water temperature controls. Speeds
can be adjusted to the various types
of goods being processed. Much greater
uniformity of quality is expected to
gether with greater efficiency through
out the bleaching operation.
You, Too, Can Help
By Donating Blood
You can help win the war in
Korea if you will donate a pint
of blood to help supply the need
of our fighting men overseas and
civil defense.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be at the LeaksVille Armory
Wednesday, February 21, from
10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Blood is
desired from men and women,
white and colored. There is no
pain attached to the donation of
blood and no donor is accepted if
there is any likelihood that he
will be inconvenienced or will
suffer any ill-effect from giving
a unit of blood.
Fieldcrest men and women who
wish to visit the Bloodmobile on
their own time to donate a pint
of blood are requested to contact
their mill personnel office. Ap
pointments will be made so there
will be no waiting.
Oscar Forrest Overby, Jr., is shown
(left) as he was presented the Field-
crest Mills military service folder by
J. O. Thomas, veterans counselor and
personnel manager at the Leaksville
plants. Mr. Overby, formerly of the
Bedspread Weaving Dept., entered mili
tary service last week. He was the first
to receive the folder which henceforth
will be given to all employees entering
the nation’s armed forces.
The folder contains a letter from the
Management expressing appreciation
and good wishes, excerpts from the
Fieldcrest Mills military service policy,
postal cards and a letter to his com
manding officer containing a certificate
to be returned in connection with the
service man’s military bonus from the
Company.
The handsome, gold-lettered leather
folder can be used for papers and per
sonals effects, photographs, or even as a
wallet. A glass window on the front
holds a card bearing the name of the
service man to whom the folder is is
sued.
Council Program
Is Much Enjoyed
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A special “double program’’ was en
joyed by the Carolina Council in Cen
tral Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening,
February 15. In entertainment preced
ing the speaking part of the program
Bob Heckard and Dave Carroll, of
Winston-Salem, delighted the audience
with songs, skits and pantomime.
The featured speaker was Charles
Milton Newcomb, of Candler (N. C.).
Making his fourth appearance before
the Council in the past 25 years, his
topic was “What Are You Afraid Of?’’
He discussed the fears that beset Man
kind, offering knowledge, courage and
faith as antidotes for all the things that
cause Man to be afraid. He interspersed
his talk with frequent flashes of humor.
Challenged Votes
Count In Election;
Union Lacks Majority
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Final results of a union election at
the Hosiery Mill were determined Fri
day, February 16, when three challeng
ed votes were opened and counted by
the National Labor Relations Board.
The final vote stood 105 votes against
representation by the American Feder
ation of Hosiery Workers and 105 for
representation. Lacking a majority, the
union will not represent employees of
the mill.
In the election held October 17, 1950,
103 votes were cast against representa
tion with 104 in favor of representation
by the union.
Three challenged votes caused the
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