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SHUTS . TOWClS . «iDSPRtADS . ilANKETS . E UCTRICI I* NK i TS • K *« AST* N R UCS • S Y NT H E T 1C EAIRICS MILL WHISRE Published \ii Fieldcresl Mills, Inc. • Plants located in Spray, Draper and leaksYille, N. C. and fieldale, Va. Spray, N. C., Monday, October 10, 1955 Number 7 Pledges Asked For Community Fund Poster Promoted At Blanket Mill p. Foster, formerly assistant to the Superintendent, was promoted to as- ^stant superintendent of the Blanket *11 effective October 1. , A. Georgia native, Mr. Foster has Sen with Fieldcrest since December, : and was assistant director of train- until his transfer to the Blanket IVtili tanb Coll, in June, 1949. He attended Spar- 'Urg Junior College and Wofford P. FOSTER March ®ge in Spartanburg, S. C. and grad es uated at Wofford in 1942. Immedi ately after grad- I uation he became I personnel m a n- J ager for Excel- ‘ sior Woolen Mills in Union, S. C., w continuing in that position until he entered the Army ^ , --**, 1944. He was with an engi- unit and served in the Euro- and Asiatic theatres. ^^Pon his return in 1946 he became ^^®°ciated with the Veterans Admini- . ration and worked for a time as a , aining specialist in the Atlanta ^anch office. He later did field station 5^ ^ among 23 hospitals in a five- j,. ® area. Immediately before joining fg]®'^'^I'est he was chief of personnel Vp. at the Oteen and Swannanoa ®''ans hospitals in North Carolina. Coast Warehouse ^cilities Are Expanded to increased sales activity and expectation of further expansion in West coast area, Fieldcrest Mills, ho*^ ^as moved its Los Angeles ware- operation to a new address, with improved facilities and larger ^age area, g he new warehouse is located at 2401 Cgj. ®ybrook Avenue, Los Angeles 22, jjtornia. O. D. Petty is manager, t tjjg new warehouse Fieldcrest tig ^^^ains complete stocks of all domes- tla , sheets, blankets, automatic Serf- bedspreads and towels, and *ces all of the west coast area. W. RILEY COVER . . . Completes 50 Years . . . W. R. Cover Sets 50-Year Record Fieldcrest management will give a luncheon at Meadow Greens Country club at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow m honor of W. Riley Gover upon his completion of 50 years of continuous service. Mr. Gover, a native of Henry coun ty Va., began work as a doffar-learner at' the old Rhode Island Mill. He later moved to the weave room and has been a loomfixer for more than 35 years. He has worked at the Synthetic Fabrics Mill since the Rhode Island Mill closed in 1930. A remarkable safety record as well as an outstanding service record has been established by Mr. Gover, mas- much as during his enUre 50 years he has never had a lost-time-accident. One of the oldest Fieldcrert employees in point of service, Mr. Gover is a charter member of the Carolina Co operative Council and the 25-Year Club. He married the former Miss Lucy Nance, a Stokes county native. They have four daughters: Mrs. Otis Hund ley, Mrs. Glenn Rankin and Mrs. John ny Redmon, all of Leaksville; and Mrs. Josephine Morgan, of Martinsville, Va. (See pictures on page three) One Day’s Pay Per Employee Is Goal At Fieldcrest Mills Fieldcrest people will play a big part in the Tri-City Community Fund cam paign October 20-22. Each employee will be contacted and asked to contri bute cash or pledge a donation to be deducted from his pay check over a period of several weeks. One day’s pay for each employee, rounded off to an even number of dol lars, is the goal for the Fieldcrest drive. E. W. Medbery, vice president in charge of manufacturing, is chairman for the industrial division. He has ap pointed Edward J. Hoechst, director of industrial relations, as chairman for the Fieldcrest effort with Jones W. Norman, personnel director, serving as vice chairman. Captains will be appointed for each mill and office area and the.y in turn will organize groups of workers who will make the canvas. The community-wide goal this year is $30,515.72. This amount is $2,779.20 lower than last year, made possible by an oversubscription in 1954. The quota represents the financial needs of 10 charitable organizations which must depend upon the public for support. A total of $33,595.24' was contributed last year in the first united fund drive. Of this amount Fieldcrest people gave $16,493.25, representing excellent response on the part of Company em ployees. Charitable agencies participating in the Tri-City Community Fund are Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Central and Henry Street Y.M.C.A.’s, Draper Y.M.C.A., Chil- dren”s Home Society, Carolinas United, Florence Crittenton Home and USO— related agencies. Dr. John G. Truitt Will Speak To Junior Council Dr. John G. Truitt, superintendent of Christian Orphanage at Elon Col lege, will address the Junior Carolina Council at Consolidated Central Y.M.- C.A. at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday evening, October 11. Dr. Truitt will arrive in the Tri- Cities during the afternoon and will attend a dinner with representatives of the Junior Council prior to the meeting
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