Fieldale Employee Is Artist In Spare Time
If you walked into Margaret
Lawson’s kitchen, you might
find her painting a water color
picture of bluebirds while she
was cooking supper.
Mrs. Lawson, a roving hauler
on the third shih in the Spinning
Department at the Fieldale
Towel Mill, has a drawing board
set up in the kitchen and does
much of her painting during odd
moments while working in the
kitchen.
Her paintings are attra9ting
attention at present and she
already has sold some of her pic
tures. She hopes to sell more and
would like to have an exhibit.
For some time, examples of her
work have been displayed in the
showroom of National Glass and
Mirror Corp. at Collinsville, a
firm that has done all of her
matting and framing.
Mrs. Lawson has always
liked to draw and through the
years drew cartoons to amuse
her children. At one time she
hoped to become a cartoonist but
now she would prefer to get into
some kind of designing that
would permit her to use her
talent.
Although she specializes in
water colors, she would like to
paint in oil if she had the time.
She began water colors about a
year ago when one of her
children wanted her to draw a
picture for his classroom at
school.
Right now her favorite
subjects are birds and most of
her paintings are birds of
various species. Her husband,
John Lawson, loves birds, she
said, and she painted a picture of
a blue jay and the family cat for
his birthday. From that she
went on to other bird pictures.
“Birds have such beautiful
colors you can do so much with
them,” Mrs. Lawson said.
Although she specializes in
birds, she is beginning to get into
some religious pictures and
hopes to do more of that type. A
favorite of hers is one called
“The Lighthouse” after the
gospel song of that name.
When friends ask her how she
can work on her job at the mill,
do her housework and feel like
painting, she replies, “It is so
relaxing that I can spend the
entire weekend painting and not
feel tired.”
Think Of Credit Union
When You Need A Loan
It is easy to apply for a loan from your Credit Unioi
the interest rate is very competitive and there is the add®
convenience of being able to repay the loan in small insW
ments through payroll deductions.
These advantages for Credit Union members were
phasized this week by L. E. Chewning, president of ^
Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union, as he urged employees *
think of the Credit Union first when they need to borro'
money.
“I would like to remind employees that a main purpo®
of the Credit Union is to make low-cost loans available *
its members, as well as provide a place where they can sa''
and receive a good return on their investment,” Mr. Che""
ing said.
“When members need to borrow, I urge them to
around and see what kind of interest they will pay and
other charges there will be.” ,,
He pointed out that the interest rate charged by the Cree
Union is nine-tenths of 1% per month on the unpaid. balaH®'
amounting to a 10.8% ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE.
“Remember, too,” Mr. Chewning said, “all Credit Uf'*’
loans are insured. life insurance in the amount of the
is provided without charge. Should the borrower die,
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Margaret Lawson, Fieldale artist, shows bird paintings.
Mrs. Lawson’s husband
encourages her in her painting
and is one of her greatest
boosters. She has five children,
ages eight to 19, afl at home, and
they too encourage her to use her
talent for painting.
loan would be paid in full by the insurance. This has hapP®*
ed many times since we have had the Credit Union.”
“Basically, the Credit Union is an all-employee acb'"
— an association of Fieldcrest employees who have jo>n®
together to pool their savings, from which savings D®"
are made when members need to borrow. ,,
“It is easy to apply for a loan: just contact the Cr®
Union representative, who is usually your area person'''
manager, sign an application and, when required, get so"’
of your fellow employees to co-sign to guarantee that
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loan will be paid back. Loans are made promptly and
veniently,” Mr. Chewning said.
A large majority of Fieldcrest employees are mem
be'
of the Credit Union. Those who are not members are in"'*^
to join. All you need to do is to pay a 25f fee and sign a
authorizing the company to deduct a specified amount
savings from each paycheck. An application card may
obtained from the Personnel Office at your location.
Retiree Makes Big Catch At Nags Head
A. T. (“Snake”) Heffinger,
upper photo, and Captain Calvin
Thompson caught 52 king
mackerel during a recent two-
day fishing trip at Nags Head,
N.C. The fish weighed in at 552
pounds. Mr. Heffinger, a retired
employee of the Draper Sheeting
Mill, had 40 years of service on
retirement.
Upper photo shows Mr.
Heffinger at sea. In right photo.
Captain Thompson, left, and Mr.
Heffinger admire th'dr catch.
DAVID PENN
Elected To NAA Post
Celebrate Golden Anniveisaty
IKE SAID IT
When shallow critics denounce
the profit motive inherent in our
system of private enterprise,
they ignore the fact that it is an
economic support of every
human right we possess and
without it, all rights would soon
disappear. —Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Sykes,
of Eden, celebrated their June 11
golden wedding anniversary at
events June 14 and 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sykes Jr.,
of Virginia Beach, Va., and Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Lindell, of
Maple Park, 111., honored their
parents at a dinner Saturday
night at the Dutch Inn in
Martinsville, Va.
Sunday at noon, they
entertained at a family dinner
which was served at the Sykes’
Patrick street home. Later in the
afternoon, friends of the honored
couple were received at an
“open house” when anniversary
cake and punch were served.
The Sykeses were married
June 11, 1925 in Chapel Hill and
have resided in the Eden area
their entire married life. Mr.
Sykes taught at Leaksville high
school before joining Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc.
He retired in 1964 as Karastan
Rug Mill office manager with
over 37 years of continuous
service. Mrs. Sykes, the former
Grace Neville, taught for over 30
years in area schools.
Ron Noble, manager of
Blanket Mill Accounting and
David Penn, supervisor of
customer claims in the Accounts
Receivable Department, have
been elected to the board of
directors of the Piedmont-
Greensboro Chapter of the
National Association of
Accountants for the year 1975-76.
Mr. Noble will serve as the
secretary and Mr. Penn as the
director of programs.
NAA is.the world’s largest and
most active accounting associa
tion. Its nearly 70,000 members
scattered in more than 300
chapters throughout the world
are concerned with the
accounting problems of business
management.
A native of Freeport,
Noble graduated frob’
University of Tennessee
B.S. degree in accountin
has been with Fieldcrest
June, 1969, and was sup®
of payrolls and banking P'
his transfer to the Blank®
Accounting Departm®'
April, 1972.
Mr. Penn is a nati
Ridgeway, Va., and gr®'
from A&T State Universit
a B.S. degree in accountb
has been with Fieldcrest
July, 1969, and was a
projects analyst before
named to his present poS'
October, 1973.
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