Members of the building committee and representatives of the architects and the
general contractor are shown at the site of the new community hospital.
Work Under Way On New Hospital
Construction of the new Morehead
Memorial hospital has begun and will
be in full swing very shortly. Practically
all details of the construction have been
settled, the rough grading has been sub
stantially completed and work has been
started on the footings and foundation.
Funds for building the new communi
ty hospital were raised last fall by public
subscription. Fieldcrest employees, in a
magnificent response pledged a total of
$223,000 to the building fund.
Fieldcrest Mills as a corporation gave
$100,000, making a total contribution of
$323,000 by employees and the Com
pany toward the cost of the new hospital.
Above, at the hospital site, left to
right, are Maurice O’Mansky, of the
building committee; Harris Nelson, Sr.,
president of the hospital and member of
the building committee; A. J. Fox, in
charge of the project for the general
contractor, F. N. Thompson, Inc., Ra
leigh; John T. Childs, construction
superintendent; D. L. Craddock, building
committee; H. C. Thompson, resident en
gineer for architects, J. N. Pease and
Company, Charlotte; Harold W. Whit
comb, chairman of the building commit
tee; Harold Kent, architect who drew
the plans, and Frank Dougherty, hospi
tal consultant, J. N. Pease Company;
A. G. Singleton, director of engineering
at Fieldcrest MiUs who is assisting the
building committee; and Robert E. Cun-
diff, administrator of Tri-City hospital.
In background is Sam Smith, of Leaks-
ville, whose machines did much of the
grading for the site.
j[ieldcrest Purchases
l"]fe-Wait Carpet Mill
r . (Continued from page one)
1 wv ’ G. E. Schulz and Harold W.
; 7tcomb._
I W- ® directors then elected the fol-
y officers: Chairman of the Board,
^ Whif' Schulz; President, Harold W.
\ Har Executive Vice-President,
ris-H. Fonda; Secretary, R. A. Har-
'\ Seer * Roberts; Assistant
J W. B. Lucas; Assistant Sec-
if Harold D. Brown; Assistant
Alan R. Parcells.
J the K was formerly chairman of
i of Nye-Wait and Mr. Schulz
* V Mr. Fonda was execu-
6 ssff ,'^‘^s-president, Mr. Brown was
/Urej Mr. Parcells was treas-
Y Nye-Wait Company.
/ Sal Takes Over Sales
ly J. of Nye-Wait carpets, previous-
V by Raymond & Heller, a
I ovet h sales agency, will be taken
Karastan Rug MiUs. Walter B.
P''®sident of Karastan, a di-
Salgj Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., said the
* distribution policies of both
' ''ir unchanged.
\ g "^tcomb said sales of Amber-
' cushion made by Gustin-
f *9s Q.^^nufacturing Company in Kan-
the if’ Missouri, will be transferred
'f, ^"^astan Rug Mills division. Am-
Ij since 1950 have been han-
'["'hieh^ Raymond & Heller agency
1 disbanded.
V^O [)g^^y®-Wait Company, employing
'i^5s Was established in 1836 and
IS®- continuously since that
• ^''^itcomb said the Nye-Wait
1 *ton ^ noted for its high quality
Chenille broadloom carpets,
‘'i '"’JUtrv’ through some of the
'j p ® finest stores.
L“lt j *®Plements Karastan Line
' belief that the addition of
^ carpets will complement our
j, J?*>tio^ and further enhance our
fi the leading manufacturer
4 "Or cq * high-quality, well styled
'■ J*'® til Mr. Whitcomb said.
K Nye-Wait is the sec-
i In . acquisition by Fieldcrest
1 I'ioij recent years. In August,
(,,®*tai . ^'^crest purchased the entire
of St. Marys Woolen Man-
Th^.^°*r*Pany, Inc., of St. Marys,
:‘lhi operated as a sub-
manufacturing fine
; the Wool blankets complement-
%ati *®^'^crest lines of blankets and
blankets.
Course
! V ^gin typing class for adults
1 Morehead High School
I ^0 ajj ®^ing, September 30, accord-
I Q^*'*'°’^ncement by Odell Nas-
'1 cla commercial department.
open to all adults
■ f *^ty. E advantage of this op-
’ lie ^Ployees who are interested
* R?* the course are requested to
. '^5 p ®*^bool, typing room No. 5,
■ Tuesday, September 30.
I SEPTEMBER, 22,
25-Year Club Picnic
Attracts Large Crowd
(Continued from page one)
new members coming into the 25-Year-
Club this year and to the eight mem
bers who have records of over 50 years
of continuous service with the Com
pany.
Members of the 50-Year Club are:
Oscar F. Ferguson, Sheeting Mill (re
tired); William A. Blackburn, Specials
Department; Miss Mollie Lea, A. D.
Weaver, W. R. Gover, and Miss Annie
Lea, all retired employees of the Syn
thetic Fabrics Mill; R. Bruce Gauldin,
Blanket Mill (retired); and Mrs. Cora
H. Rickman, Blanket Mill (retired).
The delicious picnic supper, consist
ing of baked ham, fried chicken, and
accessories, plenty of cold drinks, cake
and ice cream, was prepared by the
ladies of the Matrimony Grange of
Stoneville, headed by Mrs. Fred Davis.
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Community Fund Drive
Set For October 6-11
(Continued from page one)
$4,128; Tri-City Rescue Squad, $1,750;
Tri-City Girl Scout Council, $4,154.20.
Contingencies and two months of 1958
account for $5,000.
The Community Fund is returning to
the annual fall camnaign after the 1957
drive was postponed until February of
this year. This was due to a half-mil
lion dollar fund campaign successfully
conducted in 1957 for the new hospi
tal.
In the Community Fund campaign
at Fieldcrest Mills, each employee will
be contacted and asked to contribute
cash or pledge a donation to be deduc
ted from his pay check over a period of
several weeks. One day’s pay for each
employee, rounded off to an even num
ber of dollars, is the goal for the Field
crest drive.
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