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l»rf>i ^ed l>y fWdtTMt Mtitt » Pionrs located in Spfcry, Orisper ond leakiviH^* ond Fi^tdale Vo
Spray, N. C., Monday, October 24, 1960
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NO. 8
Fund Campaign Still
In Progress At Mills
a ^*^EDIt union office, George Cassell, Finishing Mill, checks on his
■*>teiy ''““nt with Betty Fulton, Credit Union clerk. George is one of the approxi-
Oo Fieldcrest employees who belong to the Credit Union.
Ndcrcst Credit Union Continues To Grow
) Sea Mills Credit Union has
k” sijj of approximately
■ ih- H T ^ organized in July,
t '“^®s, treasurer of the or-
■ ®'!tor the Credit Union’s board
n I their regular monthly
p '^tober 21.
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-^tion
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^ '6f Union has made nearly
hn '^fee! niembers totaling well
iCf ®haj,g''^'^3rters of a million dollars.
I*! )J^Se have continued to
1 members now have
* $300,000 in savings.
Union has paid a four per
You Joined?
*'>eu,u^®*^Ses are available to you
)' ^l>6 Fieldcrest Mills
y®*“' ^ellow-
iT« a ™®»«l»ers and use the
® fop I systematic sav-
I'll 1 ®"'-cost loans when they
money.
^111 about the benefits open
Credit Union rep-
^rat> ®**tatives are: Melvin
V Moore, Spray;
*' Oe„. Leaksville; and Roger
Offices.
cent per annum dividend on savings
each six months since it was organized.
Mr. Wilkes’ summary of the Credit
Union’s activities since organization
came as he took note of International
Credit Union Day which was observed
Thursday, October 20.
From its beginning less than 2% years
ago, the Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union
grew steadily in membership and in
service to its members. State Credit
Union officials describe it as one of the
most outstanding Credit Unions in North
Carolina.
Evidence that the Credit Union fills
a real need among employees is seen in
the fact that there has never been any
formal canvass to obtain members. The
employees immediately recognized it as
a means of convenient, systematic sav
ing and as a source of low-cost loans
when they needed money to finance im
portant purchases or tide them over em
ergencies.
Membership in the Fieldcrest Mills
Credit Union is open to all employees of
Fieldcrest Mills in LeaksviUe-Spray-
Draper. An employee can join by paying
a 25c fee and signing a card authorizing
the company to deduct a specified
(Continued on page eight)
The Tri-Ciiy Community Fund cam
paign in the mills was still in progress
as The Mill Whistle went to press Fri
day.
Campaign officials said the results at
Fieldcrest would be announced as soon
as known, through The Leaksville News
and The Mill Whistle. A commtmity-
wide report meeting is scheduled for
late this week.
The cut-off time for all prizes and
contests in connection with the drive at
Fieldcrest is noon, Monday, October 24.
The President’s Plaque, given by Pre
sident Harold W. Whitcomb, will be
awarded the mill in which the highest
percentage of the employees pledge a
day’s pay to the Community Fund. Cer
tificates will be given all departments
in which 100% of the employees give a
day’s pay.
Each mill will have a drawing from
among its employees who gave a day’s
pay and the winner will receive a $25
U. S. Government Bond. Another $25
bond will be awarded in a drawing
among all staff personnel who gave a
day’s pay.
The names of all employees—mill and
staff—who gave a day’s pay will be
thrown into one final drawing for a
grand prize of a $100 U. S. Government
Bond.
Bloodmobile To Visit
Fieldale This Week
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
be at the Community Center at
Fieldale from 12 o’clock noon un
til 6 p. m. Wednesday, October 26.
Recruitment of donors at the
Towel Mill is being handled by
D. E. Simons and James T. Roach,
assisted by the mill supervisors.
The seniors at Fieldale High
School are recruiting donors in
the community and are handling
various arrangements.
The Red Cross program makes
blood available to Martinsville-
Henry County people through the
Martinsville General Hospital, the
Community Hospital, and to those
who go to outside hospitals.