MILL WHISTLE
Local Girl Represents State in Miss America Pageant
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In the picture above, Miss Carolyn
Edwards of Leaksville-Spray, “Miss
North Carolina of 1950,” receives the
good wishes of Harold W. Whitcomb,
assistant general manager of Fieldcrest
Mills, prior to the beauty queen’s de
parture for Atlantic City where she
Will represent North Carolina in the
Miss America Beauty Contest. A party
' consisting of Miss Edwards and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Edwards,
Representatives of the local and State
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
other well wishers were to have left
for Atlantic City Sunday. Miss Edwards
Will participate in the week-long page
ant activities. It is expected that the
winner of the Miss America title will
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be announced either Saturday or Sun
day.
Miss Edwards will carry a number
of Fieldcrest Mills products with her to
Atlantic City. Our Company presented
her with several gifts including Field
crest towels and Fieldcrest La France
nylon hose, as well as evening gowns
made of rayon brocade woven in Spray.
Fieldcrest Mills also made a sizable cash
contribution to help defray expenses of
sending the beauty winner to the Miss
America contest.
Miss Edwards’ mother, Mrs. J. B.
Edwards, is shown at left; John T.
Sasser, president of the Tri-City Junior
Chamber of Commerce, in background.
Good Response Given
In Chest X-ray Survey
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Machine Will Be At Leaksville
Mills Through Wednesday
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The Mobile X-ray unit of the State
Eoard of Health will be stationed in
fhe Bedspread-Karastan mill lot through
5-00 p. ni. Wednesday, September 6. If
you have not yet had your chest X-ray,
you still have the opportunity to get
one without charge.
The X-ray machine was at the Spray
mills last week. A total of 875 Field
crest employees from plants and offices
in the Spray area received the free
chest check-ups.
The X-ray unit spent Friday at the
Bedspread-Karastan location making
X-rays of the employees on the first
and second shifts. The unit will be at
Bedspread-Karastan Tuesday, Septem
ber 5, from 1:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. and
from 10:00 p. m. to 2:00 a. m. On Wed
nesday, September 6, the unit will be
at the LeaksviUe mills from 12 noon
until 5:00 p. m.
Gov. Scott To Speak
At Celebration Of
Council Anniversary
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Carolina Cooperative Council
Will Be 30 Years Old This
Month; Charter Members
To Be Honored
The Carolina Cooperative Council will
celebrate its 3uth anniversary Thurs-
aay, Septemoer zt. tiov. W. iverr Scott
will speak. Gov. Scott will attend a
ainner with cnarter members at Meadow
Greens Couniry CiuD prior to the gen
eral meeting m the Leaksville High
School auaiiorium at 7:30 p. m.
invitations win be mailed within a
week or so to the Council members.
Notice of the meeting is being given
now so that members can be making
plans to attena. n. number of commit-
lees are at work perfecting details of
tne anniversary program, cnarter mem
bers will be accoraed a place of honor
and there will be otner special events
appropriate to the occasion.
September 23* Set For
25-Year Club Outing
Members of the Fieldcrest Mills 25-
Year Club will be honored Saturday
afternoon, September 23 with a bruns-
wick stew at Tri-City baseball park.
The stew will be prepared by the
Greensboro Police Dept, under direc
tion of Capt. E. Q. “fved” Sewell. This
is the same group that cooked the bar
becue for last year’s outstanding 25-
Year Club meeting.
Plans are under way to make this
year's get-together the most enjoyable
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Radio Program Returns
To Air September 10
The Fieldcrest Show will go back on
the air over Station WLOE September
10. The program will be heard each
Sunday thereafter at 3 p. m. It wUl be
the fifth yearly series of the Fieldcrest
radio program.
Features will include the Fieldcrest
Quartet, the “Mr. Fieldcrest” guessing
game, human interest stories, guest
singers and other entertainment. It will
be broadcast both on AM and EM.