MILL WHISTLE
Scout Finance Drive Under Way
J'ieldcrest men and women will play
^ *^ig part in the annual Boy and Girl
^cout Finance Campaign which opened
^ovember 11 and continues through
^ovember 21. The Tri-Cities’ goal is
^‘,950. Of this amount, $4,200 is for
oy Scouts and $3,750 for Girl Scouts,
hese budgets represent the minimum
sinount needed to carry on the scouting
Pro^am in the Tri-Cities during the
'doming year.
James T. Chandler is general chair
man of the fund campaign with Mrs.
illiam McGehee as co-chairman repre-
senting Girl Scouts. Harold W. Whit-
assistant general manager, is
^airman of the industrial division and
direct the campaign at Fieldcrest
“Is and other textile mills in the com-
'^lUtlity.
j^*^licitations will be made in the mills,
„ .°ls, business places, clubs and or-
g^’^ations, and among professional
°ups. There will be no house-to-house
®°licitations.
^^Leaders in the drive in various parts
the Tri-Cities are: Spray (including
Spray), Phil Wall, White Reeder,
g ®^'^an Peters, Mrs. Luther H. Hodges
Ea 1 P- Price; Leaksville,
p •'I Brown, Bill Hardesty, Garr Price,
q' Roberts, Mrs. J. G. Halsey, Mrs.
V. Tyner and Mrs. A. G. Singleton;
Joh'’ Barksdale and Mrs.
ft Geer; Draper (including Draper
Hugh Bundy, Claude Tiller,
John Maclsaac, Mrs. J. W. Arnall,
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^ills Will Observe
^anksgiving Holiday
the mills and offices will be closed
Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday,
(jg ®^ber 27, resuming operations Fri-
ail ’ ^°vember 28. Payroll checks for
normally paid on Thursday
J bo paid on Friday,
kj,^ the mills where there is a third
the shift will stop at the end of
■'t Wednesday morning, Novem-
'lay resume operations Thurs-
iay
titne ’ November 27, at the regular
Oti ^Ployeos in departments operating
"'hetK advised as to
fUfj or not their departments will
the Friday following Thanks-
Carolina Council Hears
Frank Angell, Humorist
Frank R. Angell, humorist and musi
cian of Roanoke, Va., entertained mem
bers of the Carolina Cooperative Coun
cil at its monthly meeting at Leaksville-
Spray Y.M.C.A. Thursday evening, No
vember 13. The crowd of more than 300
Council members roared at the speaker’s
humor and applauded his performance
at the piano where he played and sang
some of his own compositions.
Otis Marlowe, Council president, pre
sided. The invocation was given by Tom
Cole. Attendance prizes were awarded
to W. A. Cooper, Bedspread Mill and
Ralph Pickup, Towel Mill. Mr. Angell
was introduced by Cecil Squires of the
program committee.
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“Y” Sets Up Program
For Young Adult Group
Young adults between 18 and 30 years
of age are invited to Leaksville-Spray
YMCA, Spray, Tuesday evening No
vember, 18, at 7:00 o’clock, at which
time several activity groups will be or
ganized, including bowling leagues for
men and women, basketball leagues,
varsity teams and young adult clubs.
Paul L. Peterson, General Secretary,
said “an interesting and enjoyable pro
gram has been planned for this occasion.
The program will feature a movie on
basketball for women and girls, and
other young adult activities. Refresh
ments will be served.”
Mr. Peterson stated that the YMCA
hopes to constantly improve and in
crease its program for young adults.
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Boy Scouts To Aid
Civilian Defense
state Civil Defense Director E. Z.
Jones has recommended the training of
Boy Scouts as air raid alert and drill
instructors for school children.
Mr. Jones said a short course of in
struction given to Explorer Scouts, boys
over 14, equips them to teach alert pro
cedure to other school children with
good results.
While the plan calls for the use of
Explorer Scouts primarily. Boy Scouts
and Cubs may serve as assistants.
Karastan Group Holds
Merchandising Review
A between-season merchandising re
view was held at the Karastan Rug Mill
Thursday and Friday, October 30 and 31.
Purpose of the meeting, attended by
members of the Karastan Sales Dept.,
was to preview new patterns and mer
chandising plans and to outline the
Karastan program for the new season
Home Furnishings Show in Chicago and
New York in January.
The sales officials seemed pleased
with the several beautiful new designs
which are to be presented at the show
and were highly complimentary to the
mill and designing department for their
fine work in developing the new pat
terns.
A feature of the meeting was a dis
cussion of advertising and promotion
plans by W. C. Pank, of Calkins & Hol
den, Carlock, McClinton & Smith, the
New York advertising agency which
handles the Karastan account.
Participating in the meeting from the
Karastan sales offices were: W. B. Gui-
nan, director of sales and merchandising;
E. K. Beauchamp, sales manager; H. H.
Haig, T. J. Corbett, W. F. Taylor, all of
New York; and V. C. Snyder, of Chicago.
Men from the Karastan mill taking
part were J. M. Norman, mill manager;
Virgil Hall, superintendent; Elwood
Sedell, head designer; and staff assist
ants, J. B. Reynolds and J. H. Lindsay.
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Thanksgiving Service
Plans Are Announced
The annual community-wide Thanks
giving service sponsored by the Leaks
ville-Spray Ministerial association will
be at the First Church of the Brethren,
Wednesday evening, November 26 at
7:30 o’clock. The visiting speaker will be
the Rev. William H. Neff of Greensboro.
There will be special music.
Mr. Neff is district superintendent of
the Pilgrim Church and first assistant
superintendent of the entire denomi
nation of the Pilgrim Church. He is a
graduate of Friends College, Wilming
ton, Ohio, and Cincinnati Bible College.
He previously had pastorates in Cali
fornia and Battle Creek, Michigan and
has had 25 years’ experience as a pastor
and administrator.
The Ministerial association cordially
invites the public to attend the Thanks
giving service.