Winfred Hoover Named
‘Y’ Physical Director
Appointment of Winfred Hoover as
full-time physical director at Consoli
dated Central Y.M.C.A., effective Sep
tember 1, has been announced by Paul
L. Peterson, general secretary. Young
Hoover served as physical director this
summer and formerly worked with the
Y.M.C.A. during summers while at
tending school.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hoover. His mother, Edna, is employ
ed in the Blanket Folding Dept., at
the Finishing Mill. Winfred formerly
worked in the Bedspread production
control department.
He graduated in 1950 from Leaks-
> • high, where
he was an outstand
ing athlete. He play
ed football for four
I ■ years and basketball
for two years. He
was captain of the
football team and re-
c e i V e d the best
sportsmanship award
during his senior
school year.
He attended Western Carolina Col
lege at Cullowhee and worked at the
Bedspread Mill before enrolling at Elon
College in 1952. He majored in health
and physical education and worked
on the second shift at a textile mill
in Burlington to help finance his edu
cation.
He is married to the former Miss
Beverly Simpson, daughter of Glenn
Simpson, foreman at the Bleachery.
Beverly formerly worked in the Elec
tric Blanket Office. They have one
child, a daughter born August 14, 1955.
Club Member Drive Opens Today
The annual adult membership drive
of the Tri-City Community Club (for
merly the Girls Club) opens today and
continues through Sept. 24. A mem
bership costs $2.00 per year and en
titles the member to participation in
all club programs (including craft
classes), use of the club facilities and
reservation of the building for private
gatherings.
Miss Dorla Evans, director, said all
girls and women above school age arc
eligible for adult membership. Although
the children’s membership drive was
conducted during the summer, children
of school age may still join at the
child’s rate of $1.00 per year. Miss Ev
ans said.
The following organized groups are
sponsored by the club: New Leaksville
Woman’s club, Happy Hours club, Tri-
City Youth Family Life Council, Play
school, Child Study club and Playschool
Parents’ club. In addition to the or
ganized groups, the club sponsors rec
reational events and classes in crafts
and homemaking.
The Tri-City Community club is the
oldest adult education program of its
kind in the State. It is sponsored by
the State Department of Vocational
Home Economics Education, Leaks-
ville Township Schools, Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc. and the other textile companies
in the Tri-Cities.
Speeding on U. S. streets and high
ways last year killed 13,870 men, wo
men and children.
A bacteriologist reports that kissing
is safer with lipstick. Not if you neglect
to wipe it off.
PRODUCTS DISPLAYED
Thousands of people saw Fieldcrest
products displayed in our exhibit at
the Henry County Exposition in Mar
tinsville, Va. The exposition, held in
the Farmers warehouse, was sponsor-
8
cd by the Martinsville Kiwanis club.
The Fieldcrcst booth was decorati.d
by members of the Fieldale Personnel
Dept, and our Domestics Designing
Dept, and exhibited many of our pro
ducts including domestics and rugs.
Big Crowd Expected
At Council Meeting
(Continued from page one)
year. The Tri-City band under direC'l
tion of J. W. Griggs will present a con-'
cert. John Sealy, of Madison, will sin^
several selections. Governor Hodg«->
will be presented by President HaroW
W. Whitcomb.
The special program will commemof''
ate the 35th anniversary of the found'
ing of the Council. The group
organized in September 1920 followin^^
a course in modern production method*
given at the mills. Participants in tli*
course—managers, supervisors, fixer*'
and other key men—voted to form K
permanent organization at the close
the course. .
In addressing the Council, Governo^!
Hodges will be speaking to an organize''
tion to which he still belongs. As *
charter member he was awarded 1‘‘*-
membership in the Council when *’*
ended his active service with the Coifl'"
pany in 1950. A plaque, honoring hi'’’
as co-founder and expressing apprccif
tion for his guidance of the Council >*'
its early years, was sent to Govern’Jj
Hodges in Western Germany duriwi
1950. He at that time was on a go'',
ernment mission as chief of the i”"’
dustry division of the Economic CO"
operation Administration. .
Governor Hodges will be the ,
North Carolina chief executive to
dress the Council. The late U. S. Sen^'
tor Clyde R. Hoey was Governor
he spoke at the Council’s twentieth
niversary meeting in 1940. Governor ?
Gregg Cherry spoke in 1945 and U- "
Senator W. Kerr Scott spoke at t*’’
Council’s thirtieth anniversary in 19' '
while he was Governor.
Buy...
SgII • • •
Swap. .•
WANTED; Baby Cradle. Telepho'''^
Irene Hall after 3 P. M., Me-5-43^
FOR SALE: Three Pekinese pupp>^.
Cheap. Nathan Collins, telepho*’'
Me-5-6182.
FOR SALE: Horse-drawn mowing
chine. A-1 condition. $35.00. Gra"
Matthews, Ridgeway Road. Tel.
3-2311.
FOR SALE: 2 push type lawnmoW®'^,
Very reasonable. See W. J. Hankins
Tel MA 3-7215 after 5:30 p.m.
FOR SALE: 4 white Spitz puppies,
Also several pairs of parakeets. .
J. H. Wilson, River Road,
near Dan View cemetery. Tel. ^
5-6111.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1 9
J