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SHfilS • TOWILS • lEDSPREADS • IIANKETS • tllCIRIC IIAMKITS •MOSIEBY • KARASTAN SUSS • SYNTHETIC FAIRICS MILL WHISTLE Publislieil by FieldcrBsl Mills, Inc. • Plants tacatEJ In Sprar, Draper aod leabville. I. C. aad frehlale, Va. XIII Spray, N. C., Monday, February 7, 1955 NUMBER 15 One. EKHOYEE BENEFITS ■ WWIAIAID PENSION mn KMr* w v.i .. „ t-!WM «1»f iSl**- m v v v&;* m\ ttiuwMnoN h ^ TWI A WWKUI &’'L1GHT on BENEFITS-This_attractive display in th^ arranged by the Industrial Relations Dept., highlights the Fieldcrest Mills Plal group insurance program and the Mutual Aid asso«aUon Job appji_ to tr . , , , T +v*ia r*rtTr»r»anv s nroffram of em- I'lan. eroup msuranue pj^'icants are invited to take a booklet describing the Company s program of em- plture-slory on these hidden “extras” that go with a job at Fieldcrest. see ■'*l2f_four and five. — match the design. Fieldcrest’s rose- printed cotton “May Garden” blanket introduced last year is now available in pink on pink and blue on blue in ad dition to these colors on white. All of the screen-printed cottons are designed to retail at about $4.98- “Treasure”, a new fine-quality nylon -rayon-blend, winter-weight, in solid colors is available in 72x90 and 80x90 sizes. Available in eight fashion colors, the blanket is bound in matching 8” acetate satin ribbon. Colors are pink, blue, gold, light green, turquoise, emerald green, cantaloupe, mocha and charcoal. Twin size, 72x90 will retail at about $10.95 and double size at about $12.95. New jacquard patterns also in nylon- cotton-rayon blends, include a stylized floral pattern in rose, blue, light green, mocha or charcoal with white, with 6” acetate binding in matching colors. It will retail at about $6.95. Another jac quard added to the line, designed to sell (Continued on Page Three) ^ew Products ^i*e Introduced gil^®'^orative screen-printed patterns on fgand concentration on nylon- a.^°''-cotton blends in both summer Ijj ^inter weights feature the new f'isLT®*' recently introduced by «iacrest. thr, ^ towel designs introduced include tiew beach towels in brilliant and colorings inspired by authentic 3e^i^®ntal stripes. The new towels are sigj^ 'luality cotton terry and are de- retail for about $5.00. (ikt; ^^olets” pattern in blankets is * * ... tiig jSuished by a new design treat- '*1 ir ■ ■ - . . . - - ii CU*! just below sheeV turndown. which a large cluster of blos- the incorporates a large ribbon bow Of is centered in the upper section Of ,, Sracefully trailing ends as part ''I03. Printed design. Single violet are scattered throughout the of the blanket. Mtjj *'^ble in violet, yellow or pink is leaves on white, the blanket in two-inch satin acetate to BOY SCOUT WEEK MERIT BADGE SHOW Leaksville Armory 7 P. M. Friday, Februarj- 11 Mutual Aid Posts Yearly Statement The annual financial statement of the United Mutual Aid association to be posted in the mills today shows 1954 receipts of $98,032.11. More than 1400 claims were paid, with expendUures totalling $89,168.94. The remainder was added to the association’s reserve, which stood at $43,778.62 as the year ended. (The auditor’s report appears on page seven.) Following lengthy investigations and study by the board of directors, the by laws were revised in August of 1954 to bring the benefits more in line with pre sent-day hospital costs. At the same times, dues were increased to pay for the additional benefits. Although the re serve at the end of 1954 was greater than at the start of the year, the assoc iation has more liability due to the greater benefits now available to its members and larger reserves are need ed. The United Mutual Aid association (Continued on page eight) Purcell Chosen To Head Advisory Training Group D. A. Purcell has been named chair man of the Training Advisory Council at Fieldcrest Mills for 1955. New mem bers appointed to the Council by Presi dent Harold W. Whit- . comb are: Ralph Going, Robert Hard en, Roger Wilkes, Horace Penn, and C. P. Wilson. The following mem bers were reapointed: S. T. Anderson, J. W. Arnall, Frank Brey, T. R. Ray, Vir gil Hall, W. R. Kiser, Arthur Jackson, Foy D. A. Purcell Laseter, and D. E. Simons. William McGehee continues as secretary of the Council and Vice President E. W. Med- bery continues as an ex officio member. Mr. Purcell, superintendent of the Blanket Mill, has served as a member of the Council for the past two years. The Advisory Body, which meets quarterly or at the call of the chairman, advises with and assists the Training Department and makes specific recom mendations for projects and activities in various areas of training at Fieldcrest Mills.
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