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WHISTLE
NUMBER 3
Spray, N. C., Monday, August 13, 1956
VOL. NO. XV
Field’s Window Shows ‘Happiness’ Rugs
"Picturresque enough to frame” is
how the caption described Karastan’s
‘Happiness” rugs in this mid-summer
■Window at Marshall Field & Company,
Chicago. Colorful, all-cotton rugs were
framed and hung., and window was
Products Given
Fieldcrest hit the high road in mid
summer with our products being shown
editorial features in a large number
leading magazines.
The August Good Housekeeping, with
® circulation of about 3,000,000 copies,
a double-page spread of a college
Sirl’s room, featuring our “Princess”
hsd-pread and draperies in full color.
The July issue of Woman’s Home Com
panion, circulation about 4,000,000, car
ried Carnation Fantasy sheets and cases
its beauty section.
Our April blanket was shown in a
^ull-page bla';k and white photo in
JuQ3 issue of Mademoiselle. Vogue
July had the Rosegay cotton blan-
in black and white with copy point
ing out the matching sheets and cases.
propped with child mannequins, dolls,
a realistic toy dog, and balustrades at
either side. Window was very success
ful, according to Field’s, with complete
stock and re-order of the rugs sold out
as a result (See page four)
Wide Promotion
The picture was a hope chest article in
a wedding issue.
Living For Young Homemakers in
it’s August issue shows a Field Flowers
blanket with sheets and cases in a
full-page room setting.
All of the bridal books in their fall
issues carry additional publicity for
our products. Modern Bride has Gold
en Strand, Fontainebleau towels.
Chateau blankets. Field Flowers sheets,
cases, and blankets. Bride’s Magazine
shows Elegance, Royal Velvet, and Mad
rid towels, and Rosegay sheets and
cases, all in color.
Guide For The Bride shows Elegance
towels and Rosegay sheets in color.
(Continued on page five)
Emery And Frank Join
Company On Sept. 1
Appointment of Paul D. Emery as
assistant to Robert A. Harris, vice
president in charge of manufacturing,
and of Clinton J. Frank, Jr., as director
of industrial relations, has been an
nounced. Both men will assume their
duties with Fieldcrest September 1.
Mr. Emery has a broad background
at experience in textile manufacturing
and recently completed his 25th year
with Bates Manufacturing Company.
He has been plant manager of the
Bates Hill Division, Lewiston , Maine,
for the past eight years. He previous
ly was plant superintendent, worked
on production and design assignments,
and was in charge of fabric develop
ment for a 10-year period.
Before joining Bates, he wa? asso
ciated with the Boston Manufacturing
Company, Waltham, Mass., and with
the Peprerell Manufacturing Company,
Biddeford, Maine, in various capaci
ties.
Mr. Emery is married and has three
sons, ages 15, 8, and 3, and a daughter,
11. He plans to move his family here
after he assumes his new position.
A native of Michigan and the son of
a Presbyterian minister, Mr. Frank re
ceived his B. S. degree at Parsons col
lege, Fairfield, Iowa, in 1940. He joined
Procter and Gamble Company in Cincin
nati, Ohio, immediately after gradua
tion and during the next four years ad-
(Continued on page five)
Date Set For Annual
25-Year Club Picnic
Company officials announced this
week that the armual picnic for members
of the Fieldcrest 25-Year club will be
held at Morehead Stadium Saturday
afternoon, September 15. Invitations and
tickets will be mailed to all present
members and to the large group of new
members coming into the club this year.
Committees are at work making plans
for the event which is expected to be the
largest and most enjoyable in the history
of the club. The picnic supper will be
served by the members of the Matri
mony Grange at Stoneville, under the
direction of Mrs. Fred Davis. This is the
same group that prepared the food for
the past two or three picnics.