Young And Old Enjoy Swimming Pool At Fieldale
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Most popular place at Fieldale these days is the
swimminff pool operated by the Fieldale Comrrmnity
Center. The beautiful swimming' pool, in its third sea
son, is one of the finest facilities of its kind in the
State and attracts large crowds of swimmers on
almost every day of the week.
Persons of all ages enjoy the pool for swimming,
and the adjoining grassy areas for sunning. Lite
Suards watching: out of the safety of swimmers are
Gary Critz, Miss Virginia Lee Goode and Bobby
Rakes.
Swimming- instruction will be provided apin this
Summer. Registration is under way at present and the
classes will commence soon. Jack Stultz, of the Towel
Mill, a Red Cross swimming instructor, will conduct
the classes with the assistance of other certified
swimming instructors.
The pool opened for the 1958 season on May 23
and will remain open until September. Swimming
hours are: Monday through Friday, 9 a. m. to noon;
1 p. m. to 5 p. m. and 6 p. m. to 10 p. m.; Saturdays,
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and Sundays, 2 p. m. to 6 p. m.
The $40,000 swimming pool was completed in June,
1956, and has since provided summer recreation for
Towel Mill employees and their families. The pool
was built through the cooperative efforts of the Field
ale Community Center. Service Club, Rotary Club
and other community groups.
By their interest in the safety of employees and their success
in enlisting the cooperation of the people of the Towel Mill in
their efforts to prevent accidents, the supervisors contribute
Srea'ly to the mill’s safety record. Left to right, kneeling, Ralph
Pickup, J. R. Carrico, Noel Adams, Elmer Fulcher, Kenneth
Koger, Edwin Byrd, Will Nichols, Robert Jamerson, Carl Hall,
Norman Dodson, R. D. Hundley, Harry Martin; standing, Ray
Lawless, Edgar Gordon, Lane Gusler, Bob Cundiff, R. G. Har
rell, Jack Jones, Jack Turner, Clyde Donaldson, J. W. Norris,
Sr., George Merriman, Glenn Nester, T. M. Fulcher, Eugene
Aldridge, Raymond Martin, Don Rice, M. S. McCombs, Andrew
Warren, C. D. Stone, Frank Fulcher, William Merriman, Walter
Danhoff and D. E. Simons. The Towel Mill supervisors who are
not shown were unable to be present for photograph.
Monday, june 23, i958
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