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FIELDCREST MILL WHISTLE
March 31, 1947
Shearer Is Interesting Machine In Finishing Mill Department
Picture at left, above, shows Char
lie Madison, the operator, at a section
of the Parks and Woolson four-blade
shearing machine with loop-breaker
recently installed at the Finishing
Mill. The blankets go through the ma
chine at the rate of 821/2 yards per minute. A suction pulls the
strings up into the revolving blades and they are cut against
a ledger blade, the principle of cutting being very much like
that of a lawnmower.
The loop-breaker, shown in center foreground, is a revolv
ing wheel with fingers on its outer circumference holding
blades which break the loops formed along the selvage in the
weaving process. A blast of air blows the loops out from the
selvage and they are caught by the revolving fingers.
After the shearing operation,
the blankets flow through two floors
to the napping room where they
pass through the conditioning unit
shown at upper right. The blank
ets first go through a steam box
where they absorb additional moisture (the same principle
as that which is used in the sprinkling of clothes before iron
ing), then they drag over two steam-heated stationary cylind
ers which have the effect of ironing them and removing
wrinkles, then they go over six revolving dry cans which
remove the excess moisture from the blankets. The blankets
are automatically folded into a box ready for delivery to the
napper. Wallace Shelton, the operator, is shown at the con
ditioning unit. ,
Entire Shough Family
Works For Fieldcrest
One of the most interesting employees
in the Bleachery is Harold Shough who
has had more than 27 years of service.
He came to Spray from Patrick Springs,
Va., and first worked for an oil company
delivering oil by horse and wagon.
His first job was tearing sheets, and
after working at this for some time he
was transferred to the Sheet Folding De
partment (upstairs then). After about a
year there he returned to the Bleachery
Sewing Room as a utility man, his pres
ent job.
His wife. Pearl Shough, also works in
the Sewing Room. They have two sons
both of whom were in the armed forces
during the war. Both the boys came
back to the Company and their jobs.
Bishop works in the Finishing Mill Nap
ping Department and Dewey works at
the Sheeting Mill. —C. M.
Blanket
(By Katherine Turner)
Mrs. R. F. Turner recently visited her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Cherry, at Wilmington. Mrs.
Cherry, the former Lucille Turner, was
formerly employed in Personnel depart
ment, Draper.
Mrs. Louise Lay looks awful happy,
and no wonder: her hubby, Ralph, is
home on a 30-day leave.
We are glad to see Mr. J. U. Newman
back after a few months’ rest-up period.
Harold Francis and James Giles, who
are attending school at Winston-Salem,
visited their parents over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hodges enjoy
ed a visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Car
ter during the week-end.
Misses Violet, Stella, and Hugh Mc
Millan of Greensboro were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Slayton for the week
end.
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Woolen Mill News
(By Geraldine Hubbard)
We welcome Lillian Newman and
Malta Faye Hagler to the Woolen Mill
Office. We hope you girls like us as
much as we like you.
We really are beginning to believe the
saying: “In the spring a man’s fancy
turns to love.’’ At least it seems to be
so in our mill. Edna Haley and Robert
Kallam were married on the 15th. Chris
tine Grubbs and Earl Volrath were
married on the 22nd. We wish both
couples much success and happiness.
Maeoma Williams is out sick. Hurry
and get well, Maeoma.
We are glad to have Bob Mills back
after being out sick for a week.
Tommy Alley is sporting a new car.
When are you going to take us for a
ride. Tommy?
Edna Kallam is no longer working
with us. She, desk, comptometer and
all have been moved to the Wage Bu
reau.
Thomas Barnes and Bobby LaMar de
cided that they would like to have a
new job, so they just exchanged jobs.
We hope that you boys will like your
new work.
CARD OF THANKS
We, the family of the late Mrs. James
H. Going, wish to thank our friends for.
the use of cars, floral offerings and*
many expressions of sympathy shown
during the illness and death of our be
loved wife and mother.
J. H. GOING and CHILDREN.