MILL WHISTLE
New Dynel Blanket Well Received
Fieldcrest has announced an import
ant new development in blankets—the
new Dynel blanket—developed after
extensive research and experimentation
and manufactured in the local mills.
H. W. Whitcomb, assistant general man
ager, said the Dynel blankets have been
Well received by the trade and the
Company feels' there is a good future
for this new product.
The blanket is made 100 per cent of
t)ynel, “the wonder fiber of chemistry.”
C>ynel is made from basic petroleum
Sas, salt, air and minerals through a
'Complicated chemical process. The fiber
Was created after 17 years of research
this field by the Union Carbide and
Carbon Corp.
The new Fieldcrest blanket, called
“Dyfield,” retails for less than $20. The
is 72 x 90 and there are six colors.
Several thousands of the blankets have
^6en made and are on sale in retail
stores across the nation. Dynel blankets
are available to employees at the Em
ployee’s Store.
The Dynel blanket is soft, warm,
ttioth-proof, mildew-proof, completely
Washable and practically non-shrink-
able. Yet with all these favorable
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Council 100% Picnic
Set For August 18
At Meadow Greens
The annual “One Hundred Percent
ers” picnic for members of the Carolina
Cooperative Council and the Junior
Council who achieved perfect attend
ance during the 1950-51 Council year
is scheduled for Saturday afternoon,
August 18, at Meadow Greens Country
Club. The program begins at 3:30
o’clock, with supper at 6 p. m.
The attendance records show that 81
members of the Senior Council and 54
Junior Council members had perfect
attendance for the year ending in May.
Letters are being mailed to eligible
members this week.
Rachel McNair and Louise Nowlin are
On the committee responsible for the
menu with Glenn Simpson and Elwood
Edwards in charge of entertainment.
Robert Harris and Dorothy King will
have charge of the attendance prizes.
The Junior Council will provide a
number of hostesses to assist with the
program.
Looking over some of the new “Dyfleld” blankets developed after several years
research and experimentation are, left to right, R. H. Tuttle, director of research
^nd quality control; F. W. Sturtevant, head of the research and development statf;
Powell, mill manager, Bleachery, Finishing Mill and Central Warehouse; Robert
^arris, assistant mill manager, Blanket Mill; and J. H. Ripple, manager of the
blanket and Sheeting Mills.
Joel New Named
Field Executive
For Boy Scouts
Joel B. New
Joel B. New, formerly of King, as
sumed his duties August 1 as field scout
executive in the Cherokee Council to
serve Caswell, Dan River, and Reids-
ville Districts. He will live in Leaks-
ville.
New has been approved by the Per
sonnel Division of
the Boy Scouts of
America for profes
sional scouting and
will attend the
151st national train
ing school opening
September 18 at the
Schifl: scout reser
vation near Mend-
ham, N. J., for a six
weeks period.
A native of Stokes
County, New’s ex
perience in scouting
was as a member of troop 35 at King.
He attained the rank of Star Scout. For
the past six years he had been an adult
leader in scouting, serving for two years
as troop and district committeeman
and for the past four years as district
commissioner of the Stokes District.
For the past few weeks he has been
at Camp Lasater of the Old Hickory
Council as assistant camp director. New
is a Navy veteran and served three years
during World War II as a pharmacist’s
mate on the cruiser U.S.S. Miami. Be
fore entering professional scouting, he
was connected with the New Specialty
Sales Company of which he was a part
owner. He is married to the former Miss
Lucille Cope, of Davie County. They
have one son 21/2 years old. His' family
will remain at King until after he has
returned from the national training
school.
BEDSPREAD WEAVER
IS AUTHOR OF SONG
Dewey Burroughs of the Bedspread
Weave Room has written a song whose
title is “The Angels Will Guide You.”
The song has' been recorded by Mamie
Link and Cecil Squires and will be
played over WLOE August 18. This date
would have been the birthday of Mr.
Burroughs’ mother, the late Mary
Elizabeth Burroughs, to whom the song
is dedicated. It is expected that the
composition will be published soon.