health
And Work
Ilealth Education Is
Of Vital Importance
By DR. A. D. GULLETT
Wedical Director, Fieldcrest Mills
health education and personal health
,,^’^'^seling make up the fourth basic
of an occupational health serv-
■ Both phases are of equal import-
in a health maintenance service
a have overlapping meaning. We will
the term health education for this
‘*aussion.
Beaith education was never more im-
tant than it is today when everyone
(ij a® the knowledge that will enable
3 to take prompt advantage of the
protective health measures being
aioped through medical research.
L^are are of course many methods of
with education, ranging from excellent
Te ®^°§nanis like the National Health
3dv Tuesday night, January 18, to
^ae from a friend, relative or fellow
Particularly true because of the vast
annt of misinterpretation and misrep-
sj,' ayee who may have had a similar
%tom or sign 5-10 years ago.
Health Progress is Rapid
progress is so rapid today that
where sound health informa-
j a can be obtained is invaluable. This
atH(
that exists concerning health
and health products,
tjj alert to health advances which
tijj i- be beneficial to an employee’s or
tlj, ^Shiily’s health is a responsibility
majority of us as individuals
accept.
S|j^*hember of the medical profession,
bfjj your family physician, is the
jj source of health information and
^sorial health counseling,
tfe! 'bourse, a large number of Field-
t()j. ®rs work during the time when
Prtvate physician’s office is open.
not wish to take time off to
something that seems minor in-
®«gated.
work on the second or
'I'lH need to rest and sleep
when their private
(Iqq is most available. Still others
tw Tiany) do not have a private physi-
'“Un health education and health
is not always available to
5'one who seeks it.
Fills Important Need
occupational health service then
Our
ii) does fulfill an important need
of health education and per-
counseling. You can obtain
to your questions from a physi-
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and
4CREDIIUNI0N
m
RANDOLPH C. JOHNSTON ARTHUR S. THOMPSON, JR. PAUL E. SCHICKLER, JR.
Si*
CHRIS A. FOX
WILLIAM I. KROHN
JACK A. SCHROETER
New Regional Sales Managers
The men above were appointed re
gional sales managers, effective January
1, and will supervise the field sales or
ganization in the Fieldcrest Marketing
Division, as announced.
Randolph C. Johnston will head the
Lake States region, with headquarters
in the company’s service center in
Cleveland. Arthur S. Thompson, Jr., will
supervise sales operations in the North
east and will be located in New York.
Named Bank Director
D. A. Purcell, manager of the Field
crest Towel Mill at Fieldale, Va., has
been elected a director of the First Na
tional Bank of Martinsville and Jlenry
County. Mr. Purcell and A. J. McGinty,
manager of the Martinsville DuPont
plant, were added to the 15-member
board at the bank stockholders’ recent
annual meeting.
Named to the board earlier were Wil
liam F. Fulton, president, and Judge
John D. Hooker, a director of the former
Patrick County Bank at Stuart, which
merged with First National in Novem
ber, 1965.
Mr. Purcell, a native of Rockingham
County, has been with Fieldcrest in an
executive capacity for 27 years and has
been manager of the Fieldale plant
for 10 years. He previously served as
superintendent of the Blanket and
Sheeting Mills and lived at Draper,
where he was a town commissioner.
Paul E. Schickler, Jr., wm airect sales
in the Midwest, with headquarters in
the Chicago Merchandise Mart.
Chris A. Fox, Atlanta, will supervise
sales operations in the Southeast. Wil
liam I. Krohn will head the West Coastf
region, with offices in Los Angeles. Jack!
A. Schroeter will be the regional man4
ager for the Southwest. He will have
his headquarters in the Dallas Apparel
Mart.
D. A. PURCELL
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