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MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY. INC.
Manufacturing Division, Sprav North Carolina
Volume Two
Monday, November 22, 1943
Number 10
What’s This?
New Bus Schedule
For the inA)rmation of any of our
employees who failed to see the ad
vertisement in The Leaksville News
last Wednesday, we are glad to an
nounce that some changes in schedule
has been made by the Tri-City Trans
portation Co. that is of great conveni
ence to employees living in Draper and
working in any of the mills in Leak-s-
ville-Spray. This change will also
benefit the traveling public. The ad-
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Hats Off To The
Blanket Mill
D. A. Purcell, superintendent of the
Blanket and Sheeting Mills in Draper
is here shown presenting the Safety
Trophy to Supterintendent C. A. Davis,
of the Blanket Mill, while the overseers
lock proudly on. The trophy, awarded
by the North Carolina Cotton Manufac
turers Association, was given to the
mill employing over 850 persons that
had the smallest number of disabling
injuries during the past year. This is
a signal honor, a tribute to every work
er in the Blanket Mill. In the group,
left to right, are: Overseers Strader,
Shop; Perry, Weave Room; Baker, Wool
Carding; Supt. Purcell; Moore, Jack
Spinning; Harris, Cloth Inspecting; May,
Dye House; Supt. Davi-s; Marlowe, Wool
Picking; and Funderburk, Ring Spin
ning and Carding. Insert shows the
handsome trophy.
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NO DETOURS
Woman (whose car had stalled in
the middle of the street): “Why did
you bump into me? Couldn’t you have
driven around my car?”
Man: “Lady, I only have an ‘A’
card.”
This picture was taken in Africa and
at first glance it would seem that an
American sailor had fallen into the
hands of one of the fierce tribesmen in
that country. But don’t worry, the
sailor is Manuel Sowers, and he’s plenty
capable of taking care of himself. The
native, 'awesome head dress and all, is
a gui^e, but we’d hesitate to follow him
—even to the paying teller’s window.
V . . . —
Attention Hunters
A. D. Neal, county game protector,
gives the following table for the differ
ent hunting seasons. Sorry, boys, but
while Mr. Neal can tell us when we
can knock over a few quails and bun
nies he cannot tell us where we can
find the shells to do it with. Anyway,
if you’re lucky enough to have a few
shells here’s when you can use them:
Squirrels: October 1 to January 1.
Rabbits: November 25 to February 10.
Quail: November 25 to February 10.
Opossum: October 1 to February 15.
Raccoon: October 1 to February 15.