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"A-* MILL WH tPuWish^d iy fieWcTfif Mills, Inc. • Plants located in Spray. Proper and Lealcsville, m Fteidale Vol. XVIII Spray, N. C., Monday, August 24, 1959 No. 3 Remembrance Book’ Will Honor Donors ^emorial Volume To List Names Q Families Who Gave $100 *" More For New Hospital names of more than 500 Field- The l^feste _ building fund for The Morehead a .J^orial Hospital will be inscribed in t(j who contributed $100 or more , Book of Remembrance” which will ue p- Mtal, Th is now being prepared un %, ' > Who is chairman of the hospital ^tftoriais Committee. the ^cGehee said the book will carry l)i^J^®*nes of all families whose com- Ii)Pl contribution was $100 or more. 5 ^oed in the Fieldcrest listings are of retired employees who Cn^,^ their contributions through the '^Pany. Waced in the lobby of the new hos- direction of William McGehee, ctor of personnel research at Field- donor has been sent a form ask- his j to indicate how his name or jug name should be shown. tliQu the listings are as families, al- some are in memory of deceased *^ons. '^cGehee said the committee is ® to make sure that the listings are ^ (Continued on page eight) Accidents Yet th^° disabling injuries occurred in "'e , during the first three in August. However, two ons were injured late in July tj these injuries caused some ‘^o^th^° be lost in the present .Special efforts are being made Mo^stJ- is So through this month without SUst injury’s occurring. Au- itirii formally a peak month for strial accidents. tiQj^®ty director H. E. Williams ij^ ’ “We have made quite an t^wovement over our previous we can continue thg 3 disabling injury during hav week in August we will tivgj °ffset a portion of our rela- Jvjly^,experience in June and BURNS SERVICE WILL GUARD PLANTS William J. Burns guards—like this one greeting President Eisenhower at a New York airport—will provide plant pro tection at Fieldcrest. 25-Year Club Picnic Scheduled Sept. 12 The 17th annual meeting of the Field crest Mills 25-Year Club will be held at a picnic in Morehead Stadium Satur day afternoon, September 12. The pro gram will start at 3:30 p. m. Several committees are at work on plans for the outing. Inv'itations and tickets for the 1154 employees eligible to attend will be mailed early .next week. The above number includes 63 new members who have completed 25 years of continuous service since last September. The program will include music, en tertainment and drawings for valuable attendance prizes. President Harold W. Whitcomb will present greetings and remarks. He is expected to discuss the Company’s op eration and the outlook for the busi ness in the future. The picnic supper will be served by Mrs. Fred Davis and the ladies of the Matrimony Grange. This is the same group which has prepared the food for the 25-Year Club picnics for the past several years. World-Famous Agency To Take Over Security Program At N. C. And Va. Mills The William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc. has been engaged to handle plant protection at Fieldcrest and, effective August 29, will take over all guards’ and watchmen’s duties at the mills. The Burns force at Fieldcrest will be headed by Captain Edwin R. Pistilli, who will make his home in the Tri- Cities. Captain Pistilli is a native of Bedford, Va. and, before being assigned here, was in charge of the Burns plant protection set-up at the General Elec tric plant in Lynchburg, Va. Working under Captain Pistilli of Burns’ North Carolina-Virginia office will be sergeants at mill and warehouse locations in Spray, Draper, Leaksville, North Spray and in Fieldale, Va. Each mill area will have a gate guard as well as other guards who will handle the regular patrolling operations. The new plan was adopted in order to strengthen our plant security and provide greater protection for the prop erty of the Company and its employees. It was felt that Fieldcrest needed the assistance of an outside agency with substantial experience in plant protec- (Continued on page eight) St. Marys Piece Goods Still Available At Store The special sale on St. Marys woolen piece goods and cashmere-wool blend material is continuing at the Employees’ Store. These goods regularly sell for over $6.00 a yard but are being closed out to employees and members of their fam ilies at the reduced price of $2.50 a yard. The wide variety of patterns and color combinations includes plaids, stripes and tweeds. Available in 60-inch and 72- inch widths, the material is ideal for skirts, suits, coats, jackets etc. The St. Marys goods is being sold on a first come, first served basis as long as the supply lasts. Towel Mill employees may see swat ches of the material and may place orders at the Fieldale Employees Store.
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