Former Employee Gets Degree In Optometry James Pierce Hill, former Fieldcrest employee, received a degree of Doc tor of Optometry at commencement exercises at Chicago College of Op tometry June 20. He was presented with the Division of Clinical Optome try award. He is a former employee of the Finishing Mill and is the son of Samuel D. Hill, a weaver at the Bed spread Mill who retired under the pen sion plan, June 1, 1951. Young Hill was presented with the Cum Laude honor award for scholastic achievement. He is a member of the Tomb and Key fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa of optometry, and Omega Delta, professional optometric fraternity. He plans to establish a practice in North Carolina. Five years of college work are now required for a degree in optometry. There are only 10 colleges of optometry in the United States and the Chicago College of Optometry is one of the largest institutions in that field. Warehouse Office Has Long-Service Employees Hitcheh HpKnm^t Trying to train your children in good table manners? More can be done with an attractive table setting than with nagging words! Spread a fresh, gaily colored cotton tablecloth and matching napkins. If the kids still spill things at first, it’s no tragedy, as such table linens can be sudsed easily enough. A pretty tablecloth shows you trust the children and appeals to their festive feeling, and encourages an extra effort at good manners. Men are the only people on earth who think they have more sense than women. Mrs. Wilson Honored An informal party in the department was given Mrs. Annie L. Wilson, long- service employee of the Sheeting Weave Room, on the last day she worked be fore her retirement under the Marshall Field & Company Pension Plan. Mrs. Wilson stands at left of the table show ing the cake and gifts presented Mrs. Wilson by her friends in the weave room. Shown at right is Mrs. Elizabeth Webster of the Weave Room. % These six 25-year Club members in the Central Warehouse office have com bined continuous service of approxi mately 187 years. This picture was made just prior to the retirement of one of the members. Miss Annie Millner (in center on front row). Left to right. Mamie Burcham, 30 years and one month; Robert Joyce, 29 years and eight months; Miss Millner, 29 years and ten months to normal retirement date; Irvin Hodges, 30 years and four months; Lucy Conner, 32 years and two months; and Ottis Koontz, 35 years and nine months. New Officers Installed In Draper Lions Club 90h- New officers were installed at the regular meeting of the Draper Lions Club at the Duke Power company re creation hall June 9. T. B. Hamrick was elected president and Marshall Law, Cody Stegall, and Ernest Funderburk were chosen as vice presidents. Other officers named were: H. T. Harrison, secretary-treasurer, Raymond Gallagh er, lion tamer, and Ed Barksdale, tail twister. Directors were elected as fol lows: John Wilson, John Hodges, Bob Martin, Bill Hairfield. Dr. Hugh Mauldin, international counselor of the Lions Club organiza tion, spoke briefly and conducted the installation ceremony. Left to right above, are: Martin, Hodges, Hairfield, Wilson, Gallagher, Harrison, Dr. Mauldin, Hamrick, Barks dale, Frank Tipton (proxy for Marshall Law, newly-elected vice president who was unable to attend); Cody Stegall and Funderburk. Serving In Germany Cpl. Calvin C. Stevens, whose wife, Naomi, lives at 410 Aiken road. Spray, N. C., is now serving in Germany with the 2nd Armored “Hell on Wheels” Di vision. The Armored outfit joined xhe North Atlantic Pact Army in Europe last July- In World War II, the division had among its “firsts” the honor of being the first American unit to enter the fallen city of Berlin. Corporal Stevens, a veteran of three years of service in the Navy, entered the Army in 1946. Among his decora tions for Naval service are the Euro pean Campaign Medal with two cam paign stars, the Pacific Campaign Medal with two campaign stars and the Navy Conduct Ribbon. He was formerly employed by the Fieldcrest Mills, Draper, N. C. His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens, live at the Spray address. FIELDCREST MILL WHISTLE