Graduates
Evans Children
Sheila, eight years old, Caroline, five years old, Gary,
Jr., two years old, Angela, three years old, and Jerri, seven
1 months old, are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Evans. Their
I father is employed at the Blanket Finishing Mill. Their mother,
s Mary, is employed in the Spinning Department at the Draper
Sheeting Mill.
Jerry C. Wilkerson graduated
from Tunstall High School. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Wilkerson. His mother, Lucille,
is employed in the Cut and Sew
Department at the Sheet
Finishing Mill. He plans to
attend Danville Community
College, Danville, Va., in the
fall.
Nine Months Old
Tracy Sheree Lewis, nine
old, is the daughter of
I Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis.
Iw employed in the
«Warehouse and Shipping
epartment at the Scottsboro
ug Mill. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Bradford and Mr.
and Mrs. James Miller, all of
- Scottsboro.
^^f;^MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1975
JERRI
Hugh Edwards receives first pension check from J. P.
Foster, general manager of the Scottsboro Rug Mill.
Happenings At Scottsboro
Hugh Edwards, an employee
of the Storage and Shipping
Department, on May 1 became
the first person to retire from the
Scottsboro Rug Mill under the
Fieldcrest Pension Plan.
He had five years of service
under the Pension Plan, dating
from the time that Fieldcrest
purchased the mill but had 21
years of continuous service at
the Scottsboro location.
He had worked with the
Maples Company which built the
plant and with J. P. Stevens &
Co. who owned the facility prior
to the purchase by Fieldcrest in
1969.
Mr. Edwards was presented
his first pension check by J. P.
Foster, general manager of the
Scottsboro Rug Mill.
Montgomery Children
Larry William Montgomery,
five years old, and Cindy Gail
Montgomery, eight months old,
are the children of Mr. and Mrs.
James Montgomery. Their
father works in the Weave Room
at the Blanket Greige Mill,
second shift. Grandparents are
John C. Stophel and Lillie
Dillion.
COLUMBUS TOWEL MILL
Top Weavers And Fixers
Weavers W/E May 18
Plain and Dobby Weaver Bernice Littleton
Jacquard Weaver Sh.rley Kelly
Fixers W/E May 18
Plain and Dobby Fixer HetcherMoss
Jacquard Fixer trover Adams
Weavers W/E May 11
Fixers W/E May 11
Pla,n and Dobby Fixer GrTerMS
Jacquard Fixer m ok
Weavers W/E May 25
Plain and Dobby Weaver Z.-.^Betly BuS
Jacquard Weaver
Plain and Dobby Fixer
Jacquard Fixer
Give News To
Your Reporter
Ann Midkiff is The Mill
Whistle reporter for the
Bedspread Finishing Mill.
Employees there are
encouraged to turn in news, pic
tures and “Buy . . . Sell . . .
Swap” items to her for
publication in The Mill Whistle.
Mrs. Midkiff has continuous
service with Fieldcrest since
1958, and during nearly all of
that time has worked on her
present job of office clerk in the
Cutting and Sewing Department.
She is a native of Rockingham
County, the daughter of Robert
Rodgers, a long-service loom
fixer at the Karastan Rug Mill,
who is now retired. Mrs. Kidkiff
is a graduate of Wentworth High
School and of the comptometry
school in Charlotte.
A member of the Leaksville
Moravian Church, she is vice
president of the Women’s
Fellowship and an active
member of the Ladies’ Circle.
She has been a teacher and
assistant teacher in the Sunday
School for many years.
For hobbies she enjoys
camping and sewing. She has
made her own clothes for many
years and also does some craft
The next phase in the space
program is sure to make
headlines: Scientists are plan
ning to put 300 head of cattle into
orbit. It’ll be the herd shot
’round the world.
ANN MIDKIFF
work. She is a charter member
of the Eden Camping Club and
has served in most of the offices
in that organization. She
currently is the club’s chaplain.
She is married to Harley A.
Midkiff, a sample coordinator in
the Product Development
Department. They have one son,
Michael, a member of the 1975
graduating class at Morehead
High School. The Midkiffs live at
706 Hunter Street, Eden.
Card Of Thanks
I would like to thank the many
friends, especially those at the
Blanket Griege Mill, for their
kindness to me and my family
during my illness. Your thought
ful acts and generosity will al
ways be remembered.
NATHAN L. JONES
Plant Service Department
Blanket Greige Mill