Scene at picnic as Harold W. Whitcomb presents service emblems.
Attendance
ij^l'^S'Service employees of Fieldcrest
ijiept' honored at the 11th annual
of the 25-Year Club at a picnic
tej^^'^'^ehead Stadium Saturday, Sep-
6oq 12. Attendance of approximately
Hjj,^®*'sons broke all previous records,
•flan W. Whitcomb, assistant general
63 ®ger, presented service emblems to
fof and women becoming eligible
^niettibership in the club.
Vjjg highlight of the program came
Whitcomb presented diamond
service pins to 10 employees
ovgj, 45 years of service, 15 with
Of years and 60 with over 35 years
it! j[^“^oken service. Total membership
tivo ^ stands at 724, including
S5f^.®®iPloyees with over 50 years of
25 574 more members in the
SS-year bracket.
Vjg Medbery, production manager,
tiQjj “faster of ceremonies. The invoca-
given by R. D. Shumate, a re-
Member of the club. Attendance
Sanforized bedspreads—
to Guy Thomasson,
they Rivers Washburn, Syn-
fetif'^^^brics Mill; and Matt Broadnax,
employee of the Specials Dept.
ditg^^°^cert by the Tri-City Band under
ftient of Jesse Griggs and entertain-
by “y the Family Gospel Singers, led
I’itij, ^owas Scales, Bleachery Cloth
t'togj ® Dept, were featured in the
^ recreational period was
'*'ai members of the Cen-
^ '^•M.C.A. staff.
display of old photographs,
''thej. ^^brics made by the mills and
^ttej^..^®mentos attracted considerable
A portion of the display was
to the Tri-City Agricultural
° Permit it to be seen by other
and the public.
• Alton A. Lennon, junior U. S.
^ ^ E) A Y , SEPTEMBER
At 25-\ear Picnic
senator from North Carolina who was
in the community on the day of the
picnic, was introduced but did not speak.
A skit portraying a couple on their way
to work 50 years ago was presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilmoth of the
Karastan Mill.
A picnic supper was served by mem
bers of the Matrimony Grange, of
Stoneville, under direction of Mrs. Fred
Davis.
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Sheeting Mill News
By Ruth Talbert
Mr. and Mrs. Flournoy Minter and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith have re
cently returned from a vacation trip
to northern parts of the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Axsom and Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Land have returned
from vacations in New York and Can
ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cherry and
son, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Motley re
port a wonderful time on their trip to
Florida.
Mrs. Mamie Willis and family at
tended the funeral of her nephew,
James Doyle Radar, at Norfolk, Va.,
who died of heat prostration while
working as a civilian in Africa.
Deepest sympathy is extended to
Mrs. Pauline Stultz and Mrs. Pettis
Harris in the death of their father,
A. R. Troxler.
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Card of i'hanks
We wish to express our thanks for the
kindnesses and sympathy shown us dur
ing the illness and death of our loved
one, Mrs. Bessie McCray.
THE R. P. McCRAY FAMILY.
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A “fire-packed” bale of cotton is one
that is burning inside because the fire
was ignited durng ginning.
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Employees Notified
Concerning Mill Sale
Notices posted on all bulletin boards
Tuesday afternoon, September 22, in
formed employees of the sale of the
business to Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Text of
the notice, signed by James L. Palmer,
president of Marshall Field & Company,
is printed below:
Marshall Field & Company will
announce publicly tomorrow the sale
of the Company’s Fieldcrest Mills
Division to a new corporation to be
known as Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
The financial sponsors of the new
corporation are Mr. John P. Maguire
and Mr. E. Stanley Klein of the J. P.
Maguire Company, textile factors in
New York, as well as other Eastern
financial interests. The business will
continue to operate without any
changes whatever in important poli
cies. The management of the new
corporation will consist of Mr. Mil
ton C. Mumford as president, Mr.
Harold W. Whitcomb as vice-presi
dent in charge of operations, and Mr.
James C. Walsh as secretary and
treasurer. Mr. E. W. Medbery will
continue as production manager.
The new corporation will continue
the pension plan on its present basis,
and Marshall Field & Company is
transferring to a separate trust fund
the money previously paid in by
Fields for the past service liability to
Fieldcrest Mills’ employees.
The new corporation assumes all
trademarks, brandnames, et cetera,
of Fieldcrest Mills and plans to oper
ate the business without substantial
changes of any nature.
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY
(Signed) J. L. PALMER
President
Central Warehouse
By Geraldine Perkins
Welcome to Jeanie Ray Sawyers, a
newcomer to the Order Dept.
Our best wishes go to Caroline Shel
ton and Randy Horton who were mar
ried Sept. 7. They are now at home
at 122 Park Ave., Raleigh, where Randy
is attending State College.
We are sorry to loose Vivian Fowler
and Ann Gordon who have resigned.
Ann left us to go to Woman’s College
and Vivian just decided to take a rest
at home.
Mrs. Lucy Connor and Mrs. Ersley
Odell visited their mother, Mrs. W. A.
Dillon of Floyd, Va., who has been ill
but is now improved.
Helen Dodez’s husband, Roy, is home
on furlough from Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Bud Chatham of the XJ. S. Navy spent
the past week-end at home with his
wife, Lavata. Bud is stationed at Pa
tuxent River, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Martin are touring
Mexico. They will be gone for two
weeks.
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