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Four Generations Of Retiree’s Family Advanced first aiders a traction splint of the type used in case of a leg or thigh. “Patient” is R. M. Carithers. Kneeling left to right are M. H. B. A. Barker and O. Franklyn Griffith, instructor. Members of Fieldale class demonstrate how to make an arm sling. Wearing sling is Blanche Merriman. Others, shown left to right, are Dorothy Arnold, Whitten, one of the instructors for the course; and R. D. Hundley. yj Four generations of a Fieldcrest re tiree’s family are shown above. At right is Mrs. Pearl L. Earps, who is retired from the Bleachery. Next to her is her son, John Light. Next to him is Mrs. Earps’ granddaughter, Mrs. Doris Young, of Cary, and standing in front is Mrs. Earps’ great-grandson, Ken Young. Willie L. Burchell, of the Sheeting Mill, completed 40 years of continuous service with the Company on Thursday, September 15. The veteran employee was honored in informal ceremonies at the mill on his anniversary date, and was presented with the Fieldcrest diamond-and-gold forty-year service emblem, a gift, and a letter of commendation from Presi- 6 dent Harold W. Whitcomb. A native of Spray, Mr. Burchell has lived in the Tri-Cities during all of his life and is a well known man in the community. His personnel record shows that he worked 1917-1920 as a doffer at Spray Cotton Mills but resigned be cause he “wanted to work at the Nan tucket.” He was employed as a doffer in the old Nantucket Mill spinning department September 15, 1920 and has been as sociated with our company continuously since that date. He was transferred to the Sheeting Mill in 1937 when sheeting operations were consolidated at Draper. He was an oiler in the Sheeting Mill Spinning De partment for many years, and more re cently has worked as a sweeper. If it isn’t safe it isn’t the right way. Cotton Imports Gro''^j Imports of foreign-made coun*^^ cotton cloth for the period through June of 1960 totalled than three times as much as impo'^ the same period a year ago. Total imports of such cloth the first six months of this -A amounted to 252,295,044 square ^ against 81,729,945 square yards same period in 1959. i)( Japan ranked as the top shipp®’?^f several other countries made shipment increases of their i'', Hong Kong, ranked second, JurnP jf six-months total from 6,939,527 jf; yards in 1959 to 40,417,394 in dia, in third place, went from ^(,5^1 square yards in the first six f, last year to 32,191,440 square the same period this year. , j THE MILL WHI = J
The Fieldcrest Mill Whistle (Spray, N.C.)
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