Vol. XV
Spray, N. C., Monday, April 1, 1957
NUMBER 19
‘Y’ Membership Drives
Leaders in membership campaigns being conducted simultaneously by the Con
solidated Central Y.M.C.A. and the Draper Y.M.C.A., left to right are, Mert Warren,
'Chairman of the Consolidated Central drive, and Robert Joyce of the membership
committee; Frank Setliff, co-chairman, with Dr. C. H. Sugg, of the Draper “Y”
'Campaign; and Robert Powell, an area captain at Draper.
Fieldcrest To Discontinue Syntlietic Fabrics
Fieldcrest Mills will discontinue the
'Manufacture of novelty fabrics and will
'^lose the Synthetic Fabrics Mill at
Spray, President Harold W. Whitcomb
announced Friday, March 29. The mill
'''ill end operations upon the completion
Of Work now in process, probably by
IVlay 1.
Notices concerning the decision to
'^lose the plant were posted Friday
afternoon. The employees still at work
''^ere addressed by Vice President Rob-
A. Harris and Mill Manager A. L.
Jackson, who pointed out the circum
stances necessitating the closing of the
Plant and explained the status of the
^ttipioyees.
The mill has employed 350 people
®f>d about 80 of these have been trans
ferred to other Fieldcrest plants. It is
®xpected that the other displaced em
ployees will be absorbed in some of
the seven other mills operated by the
company as rapidly as conditions per
mit, since Fieldcrest gives a priority
to the placement of such employees.
In order that all of the employees
might have more complete information
concerning reasons for the closing of
the mill and the future status of the
employees, the following letter was
mailed Friday to the homes of the em
ployees:
“TO: EMPLOYEES OF THE
SYNTHETIC FABRICS MILL
“After long and careful study we
have decided to discontinue the opera
tion of our Synthetic Fabrics Mill as
soon as present orders and materials
have been run out, which we anticipate
will be approximately May 1. This mill
has lost money for five consecutive
(Continued on page four)
Under Way
Consolidated Central,
Draper YMCA’s Holding
Simultaneous Campaigns
Membership campaigns conducted
simultaneously by the Consolidated
Central Y.M.C.A. and the Draper
Y.M.C.A. began March 25 and con
tinue through the month of April.
Goals are 1600 members at Consoli
dated Central and 1200 at Draper. Ef
forts are being made to contact all
families in the Tri-Cities and offer
them an opportunity to join.
Leaders of the drives believe the 1957
campaigns will be the most success
ful to be held so far. Mert Warren,
chairman of the membership commit
tee at Consolidated Central is heading
the drive, assisted by members of the
committee and a group of helpers. Dr.
C. H. Sugg and Frank Setliff are co-
chairmen of the Draper “Y” campaign
and they have the assistance of a large
number of volunteers.
Softball Bleachers Purchased
The Draper “Y” has recently pur
chased a section of softball bleachers
seating 200 spectators and a successful
membership campaign will provide
encouragement to continue improve
ments in facilities, officials said. Also,
the Draper Y.M.C.A. is planning to
employ a girls director either on a full
time or part-time basis as another for
ward step, it was stated.
A progress report for Consolidated
Central shows that since 1951 the “Y”
has grown in several directions. Or
ganized purposeful and hobby clubs
have been increased from three clubs
and 94 members to 27 clubs and 1218
members in 1956. Enrollment at the
(Continued on page four)
Guinan To Be Speaker
At NRDGA Conference
Walter B. Guinan, vice president in
charge of rug sales, will be a member
of a five-man panel who will discuss
floor coverings at a two-day confer
ence on home furnishings at Phila
delphia April 9 and 10.
The National Retail Dry Goods As
sociation will sponsor the conference,
the third annual one of its kind. Mr.
Guinan’s topic will be “The Impor
tance of the Room Size Rug.”