Chainiiaii McBain Announces Plans
For Suburban Shopping Centers
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Three developments in the planned
Skokie, Illinois, suburban shopping
tenter are announced by Hughston M.
^IcBain, chairman of Marshall Field &
Company.
1. The name “Old Orchard” has been
thosen for the shopping center.
' 2. A new corporation, Chicago Sub-
Urban Centers, Inc., has been formed
to develop the Old Orchard business
district.
3. The architectural firm of Perkms
8c Will has been chosen to complete the
Mans for the project.
Old Orchard was chosen as the name,
Vir. McBain said, since it seemed to fit
best the casual, country atmosphere and
the traditional American flavor speci
fied by Field’s for the center.
Newly-elected directors and officers
for Chicago Suburban Centers were
described as follows: Mr, McBain and
James L. Palmer, president of Field’s,
directors; John McKinlay, Jr., president
and general manager, and Donald K.
ICeith, former manager of Field’s sub-
iUrban stores, vice-president and assist-
^ant general manager. The latter two
Vill also serve as directors,
' The following company officers at
B’ield’s were elected to serve Chicago
Suburban Centers: Gerald A. Sivage,
treasurer; Ralph E. Bowers, secretary,
iand John D, Andersen, comptroller.
;A11 three were also elected directors.
; John T. Moss, Field’s design mpager,
Vill be director of design and a director.
Lawrence B, Sizer, divisional^ vice-
president and public relations director,
, Was also elected to the board of direc
tors.
Presently, it was explained,^ Chicago
Suburban Centers will function as a
division of Marshall Field & Company,
The naming of the architects follows
more than a year’s preliminary work on
the shopping center. In this past 12
months, three architectural firms sub
mitted ideas and specifications for the
project. Perkins & Will now will P’i®"
pare a final rendering of plans, John
McKinlay, Jr., said.
“While we are proceeding with the
, final plans and hope to break groun
before the end of this year, Mr. Mc-
i Kinlay added, “It should be realized
' that government approval is now needed
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Thompson Is Promoted
To Foreman Of Napping
W. ROY THOMPSON
. Receives Promotion . . .
In organization changes at the Fin^h-
ing Mill effective March 1, W. Roy
Thompson, formerly assistant foreman
on the second shift, was promoted to
foreman of the Napping Department,
W J Tucker was promoted from second
hand to assistant foreman on the second
shift, Harry Wray, formerly section
hand on the second shift, was promoted
to second hand succeeding Mr, Tucker,
Born in Spray, Mr, Thompson first
joined the company in March 1926 as
a grinder helper in the Napping De
partment. He operated nappers for
many years and before his Promotion
had served as section man, second hand
and assistant foreman. He had worked
on a night shift for 16 years. During the
past several years he completed a num
ber of company-sponsored foreman
training courses.
He is married to the former Miss
Oneda Boone of Leaksville, who is em
ployed in the Packing Department at
Central Warehouse, They own their
home on Walnut street, Leaksville, Mr,
Thompson is a member of St. Luke s
Episcopal Church in Spray and a former
vestryman. He has been a member of
■' the Carolina Cooperative Council tor
several years.
Safety Council Meeting
To Attract 150 Persons
An attendance of about 150 pe^ons
is expected at the meeting of the Cen
tral Piedmont Safety Council at Central
y.M,C.A„ Y:30 p.m., Thursday, March
27. Fieldcrest Mills will be host to the
group. Arrangements for the meeting
are being made by H. E. Williams, Safety
Director, and O. Franklin Griffiths, sen
ior safety supervisor of the N. C. Inaus-
trial Commission.
Wilford Jones, safety director of the
Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem,
will preside. The invocation will be giv
en by Rev, J, K. McConnell and the wel
come by M. P. Miller. Following enter
tainment by the Fieldcrest Quartet the
group will see film on the safe use of
tools. ^
Dodson, 46-Year Man
Receives Safety Prize
One of first men to receive a cash
prize in the safety contest now under
way in all plants was John Dodson^, of
the Blanket Weave Room. Mr. Dodson
has over 46 years of continuous service
with the Company. The record shows
he has never had a lost-time acciden .
Submitting a safety qquestion to the
veteran employee in the photo above is
D. A, Purcell, Blanket Mill superinten
dent.