E MILL WMiSTLE droMcifh. fowis tgiiMtg » f b'l^ Fl«!dcresr MiHs, IrK. • Picmts located in Spray, Draper and leaksville^ N. C and Fi>ldale, Vi 3:a. Vol. XV Spray, N. C., Monday, March 4, 1957 NUMBER 17 Contracts Let For New Office Building Move Will Release 30,000 Feet of Space Needed for Manufacturing Purposes Contracts have been let for construction of a ^e-vv office building for Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. on the ®9’^th side of Stadium Drive, apposite Morehead Sta dium. Work will begin at once and the building is Expected to be completed by the end of the year. President Harold W. Whitcomb, in announcing Ilians for the building, said the new central office ^ill release 30,000 square feet of space which is oadly needed for manufacturing purposes. It will ^fee the Nantucket building for use by the Auto matic Blanket Mill and will make available addi- Jjonal space where it is needed in the Finishing Mill and CfefltrahWarehouse by mov- I’lg the office personnel from the,,latter-two build- '^gs-into the present General office.-', Other major advantages to be gained by the Central office will be economies and more efficient operation resulting from the consolidation of the 'Company’s staff departments and office operations ^^d alleviation of the parking situation which is now critical for employees of the Finishing Mill and Bleachery, Mr. Whitcomb said. Total contracts for the building are slightly in excess of $800,000. Robert and Company Associa tes of Atlanta, Ga., are the architects and supervis ing engineers. Contracts were awarded low bidders as follows: general contractor, King-Hunter, Inc., Greensboro; heating and air conditioning, Air Con ditioning Corp., Greensborof; electrical, Adams Electric Co., Reidsville; and plumbing, Robb Plumb ing and Heating Co., High Point. The new office building will be more centrally located and more convenient for employees of all of the mills. When the proposed new highways from Snow Supply Co. toward the river and from Bridge street through the Highlands are completed, the building will be almost equidistant from the mills in Draper, Leaksville and Spray. The building will be modern and fireproof, with the construction of brick, glass and metal panels. (Continued on page four)

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