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W. N. Andrews Wins Flower Show Awards A retired Fieldcrest Mills salesman continues to win honors at flower shows in Illinois. He is W. N. Andrews, who retired in 1952 after a career of 42 years with Marshall Field & Company and Field- crest Mills. Mr. Andrews has long been promi nent, and a consistent winner of top awards, at flower shows in his home town of Decatur, 111., the Macon Coun ty (111.) Fair and the Illinois State Fair. This year, he won 62 ribbons at the Stephen Decatur Rose show and re ceived the Sweepstakes award for the most blue ribbons (27). Following this show, he developed what he described as a “bad foot” and decided to “take things a little easier . Therefore, he did not compete in the flower shows at the Macon County Fair or at the State Fair, where he had been an outstanding exhibitor for several years. Mr. Andrews, earlier in 1967, had charge of the fifth annual Operation Rosebush campaign in a beautification project sponsored by the Association of Commerce, the Stephen Decatur Rose Society and the Garden Club of De catur. A total of 6,300 bushes were distribu ted in the annual project, whose aim is to put five new roses in each yard in Decatur during 1967. Mr. Andrews’ retirement under the Pension Plan followed a career which began in 1910, when he became a cur tain salesman covering the hugh mid west territory, including Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville and other centers as well as several northwestern Upon his retirement, he returned to his home town of Decatur and became a leading flower grower. He and Mrs. Andrews made their home, called “Tulip Hill,” into a showplace with its thous ands of flowers. Bowling Meeting Set For Thursday, Aug. 31 Top Weavers, Fixers The Towel Mill’s top quality weavers and loom fixers are listed below for the most recent periods of record. Weavers—W/E August 20 Dobby Terry Bobby Haskins Jacquard Terry Lauren Via Fixers—^W/E August 20 Dobby Terry Newton Dixon Jacquard Terry Woodman Allen Weavers—^W/E August 13 Dobby Terry Lewis Sigmon Jacquard Terry Lauren Via Fixers—^W/E August 13 Dobby Terry Newton Dixon Jacquard Terry Woodman Allen Weavers—W/E August 8 Dobby Terry Lloyd Mitchell Jacquard Terry John Haynes Fixers—W/E August 8 Dobby Terry Raymond Martin Jacquard Terry Gary Hundley Little boy: “I couldn’t reach it.” Roach Children The organization meeting for the Fieldcrest Men’s Bowling League, first shift, will be held at the Bowling Cen ter at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 31. The captains of last season’s teams and all players who are interested are urged to attend. George Minter, assistant foreman in the Sheeting Mill Carding Department, president of the league last season, an nounced the meeting. He invited all Fieldcrest first shift employees who wish to join a team to come to the meeting. JUST SUPPOSE VAST! EASKITS WERE NOT EMPTIED F0EAFEWA10NTHS. Sales clerk to little boy: “So you are lost, poor child. Why didn’t you hang on to your mommy’s skirt?” HOWMIP YOUflAE^A MAK£0UT? Let'll PradiVeVa^ifi Mxol Spray M With strong support from Fieldcrest plants in Spray, the Bloodmobile ob tained 151 pints on its visit to Spray Methodist Church August 15, when the quota was 150 pints. Employees from 10 Fieldcrest plants or units gave a total of 104 pints, ac counting for 69 per cent of the total donations. , The Bleachery and Finishing Mills had 53 donors and the Central Ware house furnished 11. The Karastan MiU with 19 donors was outstanding among the plants outside of Spray. 50-Year Luncheon John, 3 years old, and Len, 10 months old, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Roach of 100 Lake Avenue, Auburn, N. Y. Mr. Roach is sales service super visor at the Nye-Wait plant in Auburn. The mother, Ann Roach, formerly was employed at the Central Warehouse, Spray. (Continued from Page Three) years of continuous service, all of the time as a spinner. . Mary Manuel is a twin, her twin brother having died at the age of two years. Her parents had 13 children and when the family moved to Draper from Spray in 1917 her father and four or five of the children went to work in the mills. Miss Manuel has continued to work in the Cotton Spinning Depart ment. , She has owned some property ano has lived in her own home on Cascade Road for over 20 years. She never mar ried and lived in the same house with her mother all her life. Her mother was living with her when her mother died nine years ago. Miss Manuel will soon have five years of perfect attendance on the job. She has enjoyed good health through the years and has lost very little time from work. She commented that “I’ve never had any trouble on the job as far as know. I suppose that if my work ha not been satisfactory, they would have told me.” Mr. Murray, the Bedspread Mill s onij 50-year employee, helped to start up the Bedspread Mill and has worked at that mill continuously since 1917. He was a weaver until 1934 and since that time has worked as a loom fixer. He has several brothers who have worked or are now working at Field crest Mills. One brother, John Murray, who is now deceased, came to work oh the same day as Bradley Murray and the two brothers were presented theh 45-year service pins at the same tim® five years ago. Two more brothers, Eugene Murray and James (Whitey) Murray, have long records of service at the Karastan Mi Bradley Murray’s wife, Cleo Murray, a long-service employee of the Bed spread Mill Winding Department. Mr. and Mrs. Murray live on the oW Reidsville Road where they have owned their home for many years. They hav® two sons, Norbert Murray and Richard Murray, both of whom have worked 1°^ Fieldcrest. Richard Murray is now serv ing with the Army in Vietnam. Tb® Bradley Murrays have several grand children the mill WHISTL®
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