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Spray, N. C., October 21, 1963
NO. 8
Community Fund Drive Will Open Today
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HUGH T. LEE
50-Year Man,
^ s Service Awards
Lee, of the Karastan Mill,
^^wipleted 50 years of continuous
'^as with the company October 15,
I't'esg °’^ored by the management and
awards in recognition of his
l/jj, ^^ing record of service,
t* K ® guest of honor at
^ at Meadow Greens Coun-
Vg Friday, October 11. Attending
T'ak officers of the company, of-
the Karastan Mill, and the
50-year employees.
”®nt Harold W. Whitcomb pre-
N*1(3 with the Fieldcrest dia-
%f ' - gold 50 - year pin and a
"Vr commendation, together with
}jj Sifts and remembrances
?•> (li hitcomb congratulated Mr. Lee
l" ^6a ^*'®®dfast and loyal service for
V® {/®.and praised the record of the
®iily, which now has three 50-
^Ployees, including two sisters
H i) f ^ completed over 50 years
Of^^'^ail their retirement.
thn T that several other members
family were associated with
(Cc
in the past, Mr. Whitcomb
Day’s Pay Per Employee Is Suggested Basis
For Giving In Canvass In Tri-City Plants
94.1% Give Day’s Pay
In Towel Mill Drive
In an outstandingly successful cam
paign at the Towel Mill, 94.1 per cent
of all the employees pledged a day’s
pay or more to the Fieldale Community
Fund. In addition, there were others
who made contributions in some amount,
representing participation by 95.6 per
cent of all the employees.
The records show that of the 1,281
persons on the payroll, 1,205 gave on
the day’s pay basis. In addition, there
were 20 who gave smaller amounts. This
means that a total of 1,225 employee
made contributions, leaving only 56 who
did not take part in the campaign.
Pending a tabulation of the results,
the final money figure was not avail
able Friday as The Mill Whistle went
to press but will be known this week.
Drawings are to be held this week
for a number of valuable prizes to be
awarded among those who gave on the
day’s pay basis.
Certificates of Merit from D. A. Pur
cell, mill manager, are to be presented
to a large number of departments in
which 100 per cent of the employees
contributed a day’s pay.
Fieldcrest employees in the Leaks-
ville-Spray-Draper area will be con
tacted in the mills and offices this week
and asked to pledge the equivalent of
a day’s pay to the Tri-City Community
Fund.
Robert A. Harris, vice president- man
ufacturing, is general chairman of the
drive at Fieldcrest Mills. The manager
of each mill will serve as chairman for
the solicitation in his mill with the as
sistant managers and superintendents as
co-chairmen. Heads of the major staff
departments will be in charge of the
campaign in their respective depart
ments.
The budget-goal for the community-
wide campaign is $65,353, representing
the minimum amount neded for the con
tinuance of the 10 health, recreation
and welfare services receiving support
from the Community Fund.
At Fieldcrest, the payroll deductions
authorized by employees will not begin
until the first pay period in January of
1964.
To reduce the work involved in an
annual campaign, employees will be
asked to make a pledge on a continuing
basis. The pledge would be on the
basis of a percentage of earnings that
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Community College Is Possible For County
'Ontinued on Page Eight)
Fieldcresters will have an opportunity
soon to join with other citizens of Rock
ingham County in approving the con
struction of a community college which
could be in operation by the fall of 1965.
The county commissioners have set
November 19 as the date for citizens to
vote on $1.25 million in bonds and an
eight cents per $100 tax levy to finance
the building costs. The state will pay
$500,000 toward the cost of construction.
Once the buildings are erected, the
state is obligated to pay the major por
tion of the college’s operating costs—65
per cent. The county must pay 15 per
cent; and the students, through their
tuition, 20 per cent.
Provision for community colleges
comes under the Higher Education bill
passed by the last General Assembly
which appropriated funds for a net
work of community colleges to take
care of the increasing number of college
students. Studies have shown that the
state by 1970 will have 31,000 more col
lege students than the present institu
tions of higher learning can absorb.
A site for the college has not been de
finitely chosen. However, the steering
committee has recommended a centrally
located site near Wentworth. The coun
ty already owns 65 acres of the 115-acre
site. The final decision on the location
will be made by the trustees.
Aside from the educational aspect,
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