THE MILL WHISTLE
PublisiiedI by riEtocREST Mitts,
Plants of Dropef, Greenville, leaksville, Smithfield and Spray, N, C.,‘Refdale, Va. ond Auburn, N. Y.
Vol. XX
Spray, N. C., Monday, July 17, 1961
NO. 1
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This artist’s sketch ffives an idea of how the proposed Fieldcrest Store in its setting- on new Highway 14 will look from the air.
Company To Build New Fieldcrest Store
Plans to build a beautiful, modern Fieldcrest Store to include a com
plete Fieldcrest Shop similar to those found in the better stores in large
cities are announced by Harold W. Whitcomb, president of Fieldcrest
Hills, Inc.
Expected to become a tourist attrac-
'^ion that will bring visitors to the Tri-
Cities from all parts of the country, the
Fieldcrest Shop will display all five
iines of domestics products and will sell
all current merchandise in each line.
Another section of the Store will be a
Senuine bargain department, called the
Thrift Shop, which will sell seconds,
thirds, discontinued styles, etc., such as
are now sold by the Employees Store.
Fieldcrest merchandise will be sold to
the public at the regular retail prices
as in retail stores throughout the nation.
However, bona fide Fieldcrest employ
ees will be issued cards which will en
title them to substantial employee dis
counts when purchasing for their own
Use or for their immediate families.
Mr. Whitcomb said the Fieldcrest
Store will not sell rugs larger than the
4-5, X 6 size. “We have two fine local
dealers, the Pace-Stone E\irniture Com
pany, in Leaksville, and the Wall Fur
niture Company, in Spray, who are do
ing good jobs, and we have no intention
of going into that field,” he said.
Income from the Fieldcrest Store will
go to the Fieldcrest Foundation for con
tinuing its work of supporting local in
stitutions such as YMCA’s, the Boys’
Club and other organizations which con
tribute to the welfare of Fieldcrest em
ployees and the community, scholar
ships and other worthwhile purposes.
Foundation Provides Scholarships
The Foundation, a non-profit organi
zation for the promotion of religious,
charitable, scientific, literary and edu
cational causes, already has provided
five scholarships for employees or chil
dren of employees and will give a min
imum of two additional scholarships
each year in the future.
The Foundation has helped build
swimming pools, provide bowling alleys
and other equipment for YMCA’s and
has assisted in extensive improvements
to recreation facilities at playgrounds
in all parts of the Tri-Cities.
“We hope that the operations of the
Store and of the Canteen Service oper
ated by the Company will increase and
will enable us to do even more in the
future than we have in the past for
the benefit of employees and the entire
community,” Mr. Whitcomb said.
Site Is Being Cleared
The Fieldcrest Store will be construc
ted on a site fronting on new Highway
14, adjoining and south of the Bowling
Center. The site is being cleared and it
is hoped that the bids can be received
and the contracts let by September 1,
with construction completed by early
1962.
The Store will be the most beautiful
and modern facility of its kind in this
part of the country. It will be in Colonial
architecture using oversize antique co
lonial brick and wUl have white col
umns at the front and a lai^e bay win
dow on each side of the entrance.
Built in an attractive setting, the
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