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Issued Every Two W eeks By
and For the Employees
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MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY. INC
Manufacturing Division, Spray North Carolina
Volume Two
Monday, October 11, 1943
Number 7
For Your Safety
Members of the Karastan Fire Brigade
are here shown in one phase of their
regular drill. Under the leadership of
Wayman Smith these fire fighters are
being trained to ccpa with any situa
tion that might endanger lives or prop
erty. It is one of the moot valuable,
least publicized units of the commu
nity and every last one of us should
do everything possible to aid these men
in their work.
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About Your War Bonds
Effective immediately the Pay Roll
Department has arranged to buy Bonds
for employees, where deductions are
made through the pay roll-3, as soon
as enough money is accumulated to
purchase the size Bend requested.
That means Bonds will be issued week
ly after completing ths pay rolls
whereas in the past Bonds were only
issued monthly. ’
This will enable the emp’oyee to get
his Bond immediately after enough
money has been deducted to purchase
the same.
This information should also interest
other employees who may wish to buy
Bonds through the Pay Roll Deduction
plan.
President McBain Writes
Interesting Article
Hughston M. McBain, president of
our company, is the author of a mcst
interesting article in the magazine
“Nation’s Business”, for October. The
article, titled “There Are Still Things
To Sell,” deals with the difficulties re
tailers are facing in supplying cus
tomers with things they want, and goes
on to tell how Marshall Field & Co.
are meetmg this demand.
The article is instructive, and writ
ten in a manner both interesting and
understandable.
Beg, buy, or borrow a copy of this
magazine. You’ll enjoy the article.
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THIS IS THE LIFE, GIRLS!
Second Lieut. Lucille Powell Poc,
A.N.C., in camp somewhere in North
Africa. She’s a graduate of Leaksville
hcspital, 1937; trained at Fort Jackson
and went overseas in April, 1943. She
is a sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Walker,
Bleachery.
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Good And Bad News
Good News: Miss Gertrude Min ter,
our correspondent from the Hosiery
Mill who has been ill for several weeks,
having undergone a major operation
Goes to Washington
J. p. POWELL
John Powell, Assistant to Production
Manager, reports to the War Produc
tion Board in Washington, D. C., on
Monday, October 4, to head up the
Domestic Unit of the Cotton Textile
Section of the War Production Board.
His new duties v/ill be the handling of
War Production Board matters, which
pertain to blankets, sheets, bedspreads,
towels, and related items.
Mr. Powell will be lent to the War
Production Board and is not resigning
from the company. • He is not contem
plating moving his family to Washing
ton but he hopes to be back in Leaks
ville on most week-ends.
Incidentally, John will draw a salary
from the government — approximately
two cents per week!
at the University hospital in Char
lottesville, Va., is now at home and
reported to be recovering rapidly.
We’ve missed you a lot, Gertrude.
Bad News; Captain J. O. Thomas,
well known to us all and who has
filled various executive positions in our
company, suffered a fractured leg in
a fall at Camp Pickett last week. De
tails are not available, but every one
of us wish Captain Thomas a speedy
recovery.