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MILL WHISRE
Publtshed by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. • Plants located in Spray, Draper and leaksville, N. C. and fieldale, Va.
VOL. XIV
Spray, N. C., Monday, May 14, 1956
NO. 22
‘Open House’ Attracts 9,000 Visitors
Miss Annie V. Lea is presented her 50-year service emblem, and other gifts by
President Harold W. Whitcomb at a luncheon given in her honor.
Miss Annie Lea Worlcs 50 Years At Fieldcrest
Miss Annie V. Lea, of the Inspecting
Dept, at the Synthetic Fabrics Mill
completed 50 years of continuous ser
vice Tuesday, May 1.
She was honored by the Management
at a luncheon at Meadow Greens Coun
try club and was presented her dia-
mond-and-gold 50-year service em
blem, a letter expressing the Company’s
appreciation for her long record of
faithful service, and other gifts and
remembrances.
Attending the luncheon were seven
other employees who earlier had com
pleted 50 years of service. E. J. Hoechst,
director of industrial relations, pre
sided. The invocation was given by
Robert Greene, superintendent of the
Synthetic Fabrics Mill. President Har
old W. Whitcomb, Vice-president E.
W. Medbery and A. L. Jackson man
ager of the Synthetic Fabrics Mill
spoke in appreciation of Miss Lea s
loyalty and steadfastness.
A native of Rockingham County,
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Clinton Named Head
Of Sales Promotion
Vernon B. Clinton was appointed di
rector of advertising and sales promo
tion for Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., effective
May 1, according to an announcement by
F. W. Hoit, vice-
president in charge
of sales for the
domestics division.
Mr. Clinton re
signed on April 30
from C. F. Hathaway
Company, where he
has been merchandise
— manager for the past
.. B. CLINTON two years. Prior to
that he was with Cluett, Peabody and
Co., Inc. for seven years in merchandis
ing, sales and promotion capacities.
Mr. Clinton fills the position left
vacant by the death of R. S. Douglas.
V.
Public Views Progress
In Mills’ Modernization
The “open house” program at Field
crest April 30 and May 1 and 2 was
one of the most successful in the his
tory of the mills. A count of the guest
tickets showed that 8,936 persons tour
ed the plants. Visitors came from a
wide area in North Carolina and Vir
ginia.
Guides conducted the visitors through
the mills in small groups. Printed ma
terial was handed each visitor as the
tour began and posters on various
new machines and other equipment
called attention to improvements made
See pictures of open house at N. 0.
mills, pages four and five. Picturc-
story of Towel Mill program appears on
pages six and seven.
under the Company’s $5% million
modernization program. Simultaneous
tours were conducted at the nine mills
in the Tri-Cities. Cameramen from
stations WFMY-TV and WSJS-TV
filmed scenes at the open house and
devoted a part of their news telecasts
to the Fieldcrest event.
F. C. Dumaine, a director of Field
crest Millls,. Inc. toured the mills with
President Harold W. Whitcomb and
greeted many of the visitors. Other
dignitaries attending included Mayor
Harris Nelson, Jr., of Spray; Mayor C,
W. Roberts of Leaksville; Mrs. C. B.
Tiller, mayor pro tem of Draper; Sher
iff Carl H. Axsom, Harry Davis, presi
dent of the Tri-City Chamber of Com
merce and Glen Allen, executive di
rector of the chamber.
Door prizes of 38 company products
were awarded at the end of the open
house event. Tickets were chosen by
Miss Billie Jean Edwards, the current
“Miss Tri-City High School” and the
daughter of Mr. and William Edwards
of Leaksville, both of whom are employ
ed at Fieldcrest.
Door prizes were awarded as follows:
3x5 Karastan rug, Iris Barnes, Martins
ville, Va.; electric blanket, Lillie M.
Cox Leaksville; Acrilan blanket, Sha
ron Lee Kendrick; bedspreads, Ed
ward Rakes, Martinsville; Mrs. N.
Curtis Durban, Reidsville; Robert L.
Powell, Draper; Thomas Joyce, Leaks
ville; John Weatherford, Draper; sheet
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