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MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY, INC,
Manufacturing Division, Spray, North Carolina
Volume Three
Monday, September 25, 1944
Number Six
MISS MANUFACTURING DIVISION TO
BE CROWNED ON SEPTEMBER 30
The Beauty Contest sponsored by
The Mill Whistle will come to a final
close with the coronation ceremony at
Leaksville high school on Saturday
evening, September 30, at 8 o’clock.
Winners in each of the Company’s
mills and offices were selected by
their fellow workers. These winners
were announced in this paper and the
vote for Miss Manufacturing Division
was cast entirely by men and women
in the armed service. The final win
ner, Miss Margaret Smith, of our
Worth Street office. New York, will
be crowned Miss Manufacturing Divi
sion.
Each winner will be crowned as
Queen of her mill, or office, and each
will be presented with a banner on
which the name of her mill or office
appears.
Immediately after the coronation
ceremony Ed Harding, famed humorist,
will entertain the large crowd that is
expected to witness the coronation.
Mr. Harding can be depended on to
give a delightful show'.
Winners and their respective mills
and offices are;
Bedspread—Beuna Hutcherson.
Blanket—'Virginia Giles.
Bleachery—Ethel Joyce.
Finishing—Avis Jamerson.
Hosiery—Christine Dodson.
Karastan—Reba Price.
Rayon—Treva Thompson.
Towel—Blanche Merriman.
Woolen—Frances Smith.
Central Warehouse—Glennice Jones.
Nantucket Building — Jeanette Ed
wards.
General Office—Cecile Price.
Worth Street—Margaret Smith.
This coronation, the first of its kind
in our organization, features the most
beautiful girls in all of our mills and
offices and the public is cordially in
vited to come and see the girls crown
ed. We venture to say that never be
fore has so much beauty been seen on
any stage in the Tri-Cities.
V . . . —
War Effort.
The Navy says in order to transport
troops and supplies, we need to launch
more bottoms. We need to kick some,
too.—Judge.
CAMP BUTNER SOLDIERS
GIVE FINE SHOW
The crowd that .iammed the Leaks
ville high school auditorium on Wed
nesday evening, September 20, to wit
ness the show and enjoy the music
furnished by the all-soldier troupe
from Camp Butner were privileged to
see and hear one of the finest shows
ever presented here. It was, from
start to finish, intensely interesting
and informative.
This same all-soldier cast will return
here for the final rally of the series
of three textile rallies during the first
week in October. The exact date will
be announced ih The Leaksville News
this week. They will present a new
and different program.
CROWDS SEE NAVY EXHIBIT
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of last week our workers were privi
leged to witness one of the most inter
esting exhibits ever shown here. It
was the two trucks filled with cotton
goods that are playing a great part in
winning the war, and with captured
enemy equipment. The comparison be
tween goods manufactured here and
in enemy countries was highly in
formative and interesting.
The mobile unit, in charge of Lt. J.
M. Ryan, District Industrial Incentive
Officer, is making a tour of important
textile towns in the South. Three re
cently returned combat veterans. Radio
Tech. Gernie Henderson, GMl/C James
Brewster, EM2/C 'William Watson all
of the navy, told of their experiences
while under fire; giving us a vivid pic
ture of what our own fathers, brothers
and sons are undergoing on the fight
ing front.
In the passing of Mrs. J. C. Chandler Draper lost one of its oldest citizens.
Mrs. Chandler died on June 8th. Mr. Chandler, before his death in September,
1942, had the unique distinction of being the oldest employee in the company,
having worked regularly until a few weeks before his death, at the age of 91.
At the time of his death he and Mrs. Chandler had been married 63 years. Four
children survive them; Charles, Ira, A. R., and Edna. The young man on the
right is Charles, Jr., son of Charles Chandler, and grandson of the aged couple.
He’s nine months old.