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MILL WHISTLE
Publislied by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
Plants located In Spray, Draper and leaksville, H. C. and Fieldale, Va.
^OL. XIV
Spray, N. C., Monday, April 2, 1956
NO. 19
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^fi-City High School science students board chartered bus for
B. B. Olive, representative of the Fieldcrest Technical Seminar, is at left, front.
Local Students See
Engineering Show
Fieldcrest Technical Seminar
Lends Assistance To Boost
Interest In Engineering
A group of 35 science students from
^ri-City high school attended the an-
*^'^al engineering show at the Duke
University College of Engineering m
Parham, Friday, March 16. After visit-
the engineering show where they
®aw many engineering and scientific
®^hibits, the students were given a tour
the west campus where they visited
^he physics and science laboratories,
Duke Chapel and other points of
'ftterest.
Members of the Fieldcrest Technical
®6rninar, comprised of the gradute en
gineers in research, engineering and de-
}'elopment work at our mills, assisted
arranging for the local students
}'^sit to the engineering show in the
interest of furthering student partici-
f*3tion in science and engineering.
B. B. Olive, a member of the steering
5^ornmittee for the seminars said, ‘ There
is currently a nationwide movement to
®f>couraee the youth of the nation in
® better understanding of science and
®f*gineering. We believe that the Field-
'^rest Technical Seminar has made a
Contribution along this line by help-
local students to attend the engi-
*ieering show.”
Bedspread Mill Gets
New Smoking Booths
For the convenience of employees
and to minimize the danger of smoking
in congested areas or in places where
there is a definite fire hazard, smokmg
booths have been installed in the card
ing, spinning, winding and weaving de
partments at the Bedspread Mill and
will go into use Tuesday, April 3.
Such booths have been found effec
tive in eliminating congestion and loi
tering in rest rooms and in improving
housekeeping, making a cleaner and
better place to work.
Smoking booths earlier were installed
in some departments at the Towel and
Blanket Mills. A booth in the Karastan
weave room will be put into use during
this week.
Jr. Council Meeting
Dr. R. O. Respess, pastor of the First
Christian Church, Spray, will speak to
members of the Junior Carolina Coun
cil at their meeting Tuesday, April 10
at 7:30 p. m. at Central Y.M.C.A.
Announcement of the meeting was
made by Hilda Grogan, program chair
man, who urged all mem'-ers to attend.
Officers will be ele-ted ts serve dur
ing the new Council year.
Dr. Respess came to Leaksville-
Spray from pastorates in Florida. He
received his doctor’s degree from the
College of Philosophy, Kansas City.
Fieldale Clubs Will
Sponsor Talent Show
Plan Fund-Raising Project
To Benefit Swimming Pool
B. K. Rives, president of the Fiel
dale Service Club, and Bruce Cox, pres
ident of the Rotary Club, have an
nounced plans for a “Talent Show” to
be presented Friday, April 27. The
show will be a joint undertaking of the
two clubs for the benefit of the Com
munity Center swimming pool fund.
A search for talented young people
to appear in the show is already under
way. Application forms for contestants
may be obtained from members of
both clubs and at Martinsville and Hen
ry county high schools.
Contestants will be entered in three
classifications—popular, novelty, and
classical. First prizes are $50 war bonds
and second prizes of $25 bonds will
be awarded in each classification.
Coupled with the “Talent Show”
will be a baby contest in which resi
dents will be asked to vote for king,
queen, prini^e, and princess. D. E.
Simons is baby contest chairman.
Members of the talent committee are
the Rev. C. T. Boyd, chairman; Allen
Bobbitt, Oren R. Counts, Grover Over
by, J. M. Rimmer, Mr. Rives and Leon
ard Stultz.
Other committees are as follows:
Tickets, D. A. Purcell, chairman; Jim
Carrico', Walter Danhoff, Willard Gour-
ley, R.’ D. Hundley, Eugene Minter,
Lawrence Nester, John Schleuter, Al
fred Stegall, George Webster,
Arrangements, Curtis Martin, chair
man; Mr. Boyd, Mr. Counts, O. D. Fox,
J. W. Koontz;
Staging, Mr. Boyd chairman; Harry
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Alfred Takes Part On
ABC Network Program
D. L. Alfred, department sales mana
ger, Electric Blanket Mill, and chair
man of the electric housewares section
of the National Electrical Manufactur
ers association, participated in a pro
gram over the ABC 300-station network
March 29.
He was interviewed by Jo Halpin on
the “Your Better Tomorrow Show” in
a presentation recreating the recent
“Fashions in Electric Housewares Liv
ing” show at which Maggi McNellis
was the hostess.