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Draper Man Collects Old Mill Items C. P- Webster, a weaver at the Blan ket Mill, is shown with an old kerosene lamp which was used to light a mill where his lather worked more than 60 years ago. The lamp, made of solid brass, has been in Mr. Webster’s pos session for 40 years and has been made into an electric lamp for the living room. Mr. Webster’s father, the late V. B. Webster, was spinning overseer at the L. Banks Holt Co. in Alamance county for many years. Also shown above is the old watchman’s pistol used at the mill—a heavy 44-cal. Remington. LANDMARK GOES—The huge steps at Consolidated Central Y.M.C.A. long a familiar landmark along Morgan street in Spray—have been torn down to make possible the widening of the street and elimination of part of the curve at the Y.M.C.A. intersection. Traffic congestion was somewhat relieved and the visibility of motorists at the curve greatly increased. New steps will be erected at the south end of the “Y” porch. A new curb and gutter already have been constructed and new sidewalks will be built at the “Y”. Enjoys Retirement Mrs. Pearl Light Earps, who retired early under the Marshall Field & Com" pany pension plan in December 1951) reports that she is enjoying her retire ment and sends best wishes to her friends and former fellow employees in the Bleachery Sheet Sewing Dept. Mrs. Earps was born in P a tr i c k county, Va. and first worked for the Com pany as a blanket in spector in 1920. She later resigned but re turned to work in the Bleache^ in ^arps 1934 and worked in that department until the time of her retirement. ★ / “Chris” Suit, 21/2 Years Picture at right , shows Christine Suit, who was 2 years old February 3. She is shown with her mother, Freda Suit, secretary to J. J. Be dell, Packaging Coor dinator, and formerly the MILL WHISTLE reporter for the Elec tric Blanket Mill. Chris’s father, Wes Suit, is head of the Standards Depar ment at Fieldcrest. Buying For Quality Everybody who spends his money a purchase—whether it is for ten cen ^ or ten dollars—wants assurance that tti article is the best his or her money buy. The housewife is apt to squeez^ the tomatoes, thump the melon, or aP ply whatever test she can think of be sure of the quality. The good shopper for the home pri“® herself, quite justly, on her ability ^ know quality and not to be taken in a product of inferior standard. There is certainly no intent here t slight the knowledge and experience 0^ the housewife in doing one of her jobs—shopping. Yet when it comes t making sure that what is bought is a ' most certainly the best, American indus try has to be even more careful tba the housewife. Against the possible of a few cents or dollars to the wife if she makes a poor buy, the who reputation of a product may be at staK when a company is doing its buyi^&j That’s one reason why most industr^^ firms employ special technicians apply every known scientific test to aS' sure the quality of every ingredient. Entirely too many women get excit®^ over nothing, and then marry him. FIELDCREST MILL WHISTL^
The Fieldcrest Mill Whistle (Spray, N.C.)
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