VOL. XV Spray, N. C., Monday, April 29, 1957 NUMBER 21 Harris Elected Head Of Carolina Council Robert A. Harris, vice president, manufacturing, was elected president of the Carolina Cooperative Council at the group’s final meeting of the program year Thursday evening, April 25, at the Consolidated Central Y. M. C. A. Elected to serve with Mr. Harris Were: R. L. Wilkes, vice president, D. E. Simons, member of the program committee; Otis Marlowe, secretary; and Jesse Burton, assistant secretary. Committee chairmen were elected as follows: attendance, Dan Squires; ar rangements, Fred Sizemore; and consti tution, Norman Young. J. M. Norman, outgoing president, presided. The invocation was given by Paul L. Peterson, general secretary of Consolidated Central Y.M.C.A. Attend ance prizes were awarded to William Joyce (beach towel ensemble) and John Barber (Acrilan blanket). William B. Lucas, of the program Committee, introduced Charles Cullen, of Charlotte, who spoke on “Eternal Pury.” His inspirational message on hu- nian relations was greatly enjoyed. The Council will open a new program year in the fall. Norman Young To Take Part In UNC Inaugural Norman Yoiing, assistant superinten dent of the Bleachery, will participate in the inauguration of William C. Fri day as president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. In the ^remonies at Chapel Hill May 8, Mr. ^oung will represent his alma mater, Wabash college, in Crawfordville, Ind. Wearing cap, gown and hood, repre sentatives from institutions of higher learning throughout the U. S., will niarch in an academic procession. The representatives will line up in the order in which their respective colleges were founded. Following this group will be the faculty of the Consolidated Univer- ^ty and then the inaugural party itself. The program will close with a luncheon at the student union. Mr. Young received his A.B. degree from Wabash and his M.S. degree in ^xtile chemistry from the Institute of Textile Technology, Charlottesville, Va. joined Fieldcrest four years ago. i WHO’S THE FAIREST?—Two of the 20 contestants in the Miss Draper Junior High School beauty pageant and talent show May 3 and 4. shown left to right, are Dawn Hooker, daughter of Chester and Annie Hooker, both of the Blanket Mill; and Sandra Spencer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spencer. Sandra’s mother, Leone SL; Diper »"“■»”'« ■« Three 51-Year Employees To Retire May 1 Three employees with 51 years of continuous service at Fieldcrest are among the 14 persons who will retire under the Pension Plan effective May 1. The long-service champions are A. D. Weaver, W. Riley Cover and Annie Lea, all of the Synthetic Fabrics Mill Ceremonies honoring the 14 retirees will be held in the Nantucket confer ence room at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30. Company officials will speak to the group and the first monthly pen sion checks will be presented. To retire, in addition to those men tioned above, are: J. Gordon Turner, 39 years; George A. Bateman, 37 years, Claude E. Dillon, 35 years* Susie K. Gilley, 29 years; George w' Martin, 28 years; Maude Parker, 26 years; and Mary R. Patterson, 21 years. Synthetic Fabrics; Jesse B. Biggs, 38* years; and James Frank Allen, 12 years Sheeting Mill; George A. Stultz, Blanket Mill, 15 years; and Burl Bradford, 28 years. Towel Mill. James P. Bryant, 87, Oldest Retiree, Dies James P. Bryant, Fieldcrest’s oldest retired employee, died unexpectedly at his home early Monday, April 22. Death was attributed to a heart at tack. He would have been 87 years old May 10. He had been retired since December 1, 1944—one of the first re tirements • after the Company pension plan was put into effect. He was born in Patrick county, Vir ginia, in 1870. He had lived at Leaks- ville for 50 years. Personnel records show that he worked in the Napping Dept, at the Finishing Mill as early as 1908. He had continuous service since 1921. He worked most of his years as a napper operator. Surviving are two sons and three daughters. One son, E. A. (Lige) Bry ant, also is a long-service employee of Fieldcrest and is a napper operator.

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