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Eden, N. C., June 26, 1972
No. 25
Join Or Renew Your YMCA Membersiiip
After completing a highly successful
arst year of activities and services, the
beautiful new Eden YMCA is conduct-
*^S its community-wide membership
earnipaign inviting citizens to join the
"Mca and enjoy the new facilities and
bfograms.
As part of the membership campaign,
^ieldcrest employees in Eden this week
"'Jl be offered an opportunity to join
renew their membership in the Eden
*Mca. To encourage employees to
Join and as a convenience to employees,
•be Company will make payroll deduc-
bons allowing the membership fee to
“e paid in small weekly or monthly in-
stallments.
The small payments may be spread
®''er a period of 40 weeks for-weekly
baid personnel or 10 months for sal-
®*'ied employees. The deductions will
hot start until tire pay period ending
23, or with the July check for
Salaried employees.
Three types of membership are avail
able: Youth (age 17 and under), 45c
Per Week or Si.80 per month; Adult,
'be per week or $3.00 per month; and
Ilians Go Forward For
Kig July Fourth Event
^en’s annual ‘ Old-Fashioned Fourth
July” celebration, sponsored by the
^®ycees, will be held at the Morehead
ji§h School football field Tuesday,
bly 4. There is no charge for admission,
b^ayor A G. Si.ngleton, retired Field-
*^fest division vice president and di-
f®ctor of engineering, has been named
,, ® honorary chairman of the celebra-
*°h and William J. Wall, management
•ainee at the Blanket Greige Mill, is
”®heral chairman of the event for the
“®ycees.
Plans are being made to make this
gear’s celebration the biggest and best
,®t, the Jaycees emphasize, with some-
b'hg of interest for everyone.
, Por the young and the young at
J*?3rt there will be rides and games.
,^Usic will be provided by several dif-
^*^ent bands, as well as the Morehead
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Family, $1.45 per week or $5.80 per
month.
In a change from last year’s arrange
ment, each membership includes swim
ming lessons and swimming privileges
without extra cost at all three Eden
YMCA pools, the new indoor pool. Dra
per pool, and I^ewis Street pool.
In addition to the above types, mem
berships are available in the Health
Club (men and women) and in Friends
of Youth, a plan whereby an individ
ual buys a membership for some young
person he wishes to sponsor.
Friends of Youth memberships, cost
ing 45c per week or $1.80 per month,
are contributions for the benefit of
needy or underprivileged youngsters
and are tax deductible.
The new Eden YMCA Family Center,
located on Kennedy Street, offers its
members over 150 activities including
clubs, classes, teams and camps. Gen
erally, the “Y” hours are from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
The comprehensive recreational pro
gram is designed to meet the needs of
the entire family, children and par
ents, young and old, providing for phys
ical fitness, recreation and relaxation.
In the building fund campaign in
1969, slightly over $900,000 was raised,
with $400,000 coming from a challenge
gift by the Fifildcrest Foundation. In
the fund drive, Fieldcrest employees
contributed $220,000, exceeding their
original goal of $150,000.
Vacation Pay Will Total Over $1 Million
Vacation pay for production employ
ees in Fieldcresfs southern plants will
amount to $1,221,972, a tabulation by
the Payroll Depaitment shows. The ex
tra pay will be distributed along with
the regular paychecks this week.
A breakdown of the figures shows
that $633,101 in vacation pay will go to
3,274 employees in Eden and that
$229,902 in vacation pay will be dis
tributed to 1,103 employees of the
Fieldale Towel Mill.
The vacation pay, combined with the
employees’ regular pay and the monthly
paychecks of salaried employees, to be
paid Friday, vdll amount to approxi
mately $2 million to be disbursed by
Fieldcrest in Eden on Thursday and
Friday of this week.
At Fieldale, the combined vacation
pay, employees’ regular pay, and the
salaried employees’ pay will total
$529,196 to be paid this week.
The vacation pay for a majority of
the employees, those with five or more
years of continuous service, will be
lour percent of their past year’s earn
ings. This is the equivalent of about
two weeks of extra pay.
Two percent of their past year’s earn
ings or about one week of vacation pay
will be paid to employees who have
worked as muen as one year but less
than five years.
Fieldcrest was one of the first textile
companies to provide paid vacations for
employees. Vacation pay has been is
sued each summer for approximately
30 years.
This year, Fieldcrest plants generally
will close for vacation at the end of the
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50-YEAR AWARDS—Mamie J. Bur-
cham, the Company’s newest 50-year
employee, is presented awards by Rob
ert A. Harris, senior vice president. See
page three.