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
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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.
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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
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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