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MILL WHISTLE
Piiblisheil liy Fleldcrest Mills. Inc. • Plants locsted In Spray. Draper and leaksnlle, N. C. and Fieldale, Va.
VOL. NO. XIV
Spray, N. C., Monday, November 21, 1955
Number 10
Council Program
Plans Announced
for
The annual Christmas entertainment
members of the Carolina Coopera-
Council, the Junior Council, their
^ives, husbands and guests is sched-
for Saturday, December 17, in
"s Leaksville-Spray junior high school
®^ditorium.
The famed Charlotte Boys Choir will
'I'ssent a concert at 2:30 p.m. for
^ ildren of Council members and at
• 0 o’clock in the evening for members
ad,ult guests. Council members
“0 find it more convenient to attend
® afternoon program will be given
*'®dit on the attendance records.
Letters of invitation and tickets will
® trailed to members well in advance
the^ program date.
■President Harold W. Whitcomb and
Vice-president E. W. Medbery will
Peak briefly preceding the concerts,
•"mging greetings from the Manage-
Stunts for the children’s enjoy-
®wt are being arranged for the after-
*ioon
program.
Safe Driving Day
Planned For Dec. 1
kinds of persons are respon-
for the nation’s traffic accidents—
Women and children,
otirt will be the target for the sec-
o observance of S-D Day on Dec. 1,
sponsored by the President’s Committee
Traffic Safety,
g *^®®ident Eisenhower has set this
le Driving Day for Americans to
^oye jjjgj jjy efforts traffic
Z^^^ents can be held to an absolute
'nirnum for a 24-hour period,
he day is typically American, the
j '^mittee said. Although officially
^^onsored by the President and his
^j'^'^ittee, its observance and all acti-
les connected with it will be on a
Operative and volunteer basis.
5g.^*‘Pose of the day, the committee
tr f - increase awareness of the
^^9ffic accident problem and inspire
and pedestrians to assume their
and personal responsibility
highway safety. They will be urged
.*^bey the letter and spirit of all
jjj, regulations by driving at speeds
Scribed by law or indicated by road
(Continued on page four)
JOHN J. DODSON
... A Half-Century of Service . .
Retirees Will
Ham Program
A retirement meeting in the Training
Dept. conference room Thursday
morning, December 1, will honor a
group of employees who will retire ef
fective December 1 under the Field-
crest Mills, Inc., Pension Plan.
An informal program will be held
after which the first monthly pension
checks will be presented.
Verne C. Snyder, of the Karastan
Sales Dept, with 36 years and two
months has the longest record of ser
vice among those to retire December
1, Thomas L. Willard, Central Ware
house, is next with 34 years and six
months. Silas G. Strader, (early re
tirement) Blanket Mill, has 31 years
and 10 months and Arch H. Griggs,
Sheeting, has 30 years and two months.
Continuous service for others is as
follows: Jesse W. Adkins, Blanket, 24
years and two months; Nora D. Rich
ardson, Bedspread, 24 years and two
months; Carrie B. Helms, Bedspread,
20 years and two months; James E.
Tilley, , Towel, 13 years and six
months; Thomas G. Holley, Towel, 13
years; and Frank J. Aheron, Finishing,
(early retirement) six years and four
months of actual service.
J. J. Dodson Is
New 50-Year Man
John J. Dodson, of the Blanket Mill,
Fieldcrest’s seventh 50-year employee,
was honored at a luncheon at Meadow
Greens Country club Friday, Novem
ber 18.
On hand to help him celebrate his
anniversary were five other 50-year
people; J. Will Patterson, Blanket Mill
(retired); W. A. Blackburn, Miss Mollie
Lea, A. D. Weaver; and W. R. Gover,
all of the Synthetic Fabrics Mill. Oscar
F. Ferguson, Sheeting Mill (retired)
was not present.
J. H. Ripple, manager of the Blanket
Mill, presided. The invocation was
given by Mr. Dodson’s pastor, the Rev.
Earl York of Draper Christian Church.
Mr. Ripple spoke briefly and present
ed the following who made brief re
marks praising Mr. Dodson and his
outstanding record of service: E. W.
Medbery, vice-president of Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc.; H. T. Bundy, assistant mill
manager, C. A. Davis, superintendent;
J. P. Foster, assistant superintendent;
and D. P. Gambill, foreman of the
weave room.
Harold W. Whitcomb, president of
Fieldcrest, spoke briefly, expressing
the Company’s appreciation of its long-
service people and presented Mr.Dod-
son with his diamond-and-gold 50-
year pin and other gifts and remem
brances.
Mr. Dodson responded with remarks
during which he expressed his grati
tude “to the Company, the mill officials
and the people I worked with for being
so good to me.” He stated that he had
enjoyed his work and “always did all
I could to keep people’s morale up.”
A. D. Weaver and W. R. Gover who
(Continued on page four)
Thanksgiving Holiday
Schedule Announced
Plants and offices of Fieldcrest Mills
will be closed for the Thanksgiving
holiday, Thursday, November 24, re
suming operations Friday, November
25.
In mills where there is a third shift,
this shift will stop at the end of the
shift Wednesday morning, November 23,
and resume operations Thursday night,
November 24, at the regular time.
Pay roll checks for all mills normal
ly paid on Thursday will be paid on
Friday.