Visitors to the Slieet Finishing Mill during open house saw the Early arrivals at the open house were Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ray
production machinery in operation. Here, a large roll of cloth shown as they signed tickets to be used in drawings for door prizes
attracts the attention of Cecil Gravely and daughter, Lydia. Hostesses are Faye Light (left) and Lucille Alley.
New Sheet Unit Shown At Open House
Scenes at the recent open house at the
Sheet Finishing Mill which was attend
ed by a large number of visitors, mainly
employees and their families and
friends, are pictured on these pages.
Visitors were greeted upon arrival
by Faye Light and Lucille Alley, em
ployees of the mill, and invited to reg
ister for door prizes which were award
ed in drawings among those attending.
The guests were invited to follow a
marked route through the mill which
enabled them to view the production
and warehousing facilities and to see
the production equipment in operation.
In the drawings for door prizes, the
first prize, an “Inheritance” hemstitched
sheet and pillow case set was won by
Dewey B. Shough, of 207 Grove Street,
Spray, a Sheeting Mill employee.
The second prize, a scalloped sheet
and pillow case set, was awarded to
Mrs. Troy Hodges, of 317 Seymour
Court, Leaksville. The third prize, a pair
of “Madeira Bouquet” pillow cases, went
to Lonnie Hankins, 752 Early Avenue,
Leaksville, foreman of the Sample De
partment at the Finishing Mill.
The open house was held to permit
employees and the public to see the new
mill unit, which consolidates all sheet
and pillow case sewing, packaging and
warehouse operations in the Nantucket
Building. The first floor is used for
manufacturing and the second and third
floors for warehousing operations.
Retired June 1
Cora C. Minter, of
the Sheet Finishing
Mill, retired under
the Fieldcrest Pen
sion Plan effective
June 1, but her pic
ture was received too
late to be included
with the retirees’ pic
ture in the last issue
of the Mill Whistle.
Mrs. Minter is a
native of Henry
County, Virginia, and worked at the old
Rhode Island Mill as long ago as 1926.
She worked in the Spooling Department
and Twisting Department at both the
Rhode Island and the old Lily Mills.
Her continuous service dates from
April, 1941, when she was employed in
the Blanket Cut and Sew Department
at the Finishing Mill. She was trans
ferred to the Bleachery in 1947 and
worked there on various pillow case
operations. She was a service operator
for the pillow case turners and folders
at the time of her retirement.
David Emory
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David Emory is
shown here in a pic
ture taken on his first
birthday. David is the
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Emory. His
father works in the
Standards Depart-
ment in Spray and
his mother (Marvel)
is employed as a sec
retary in the Do
rn e s t i c s Designing
Department at Spray.
Pamela Hunter
Shown in the ac
companying picture is
Pamela Ann Hunter,
who is one year old.
Pamela Ann is the
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernie Hunter,
of Draper. Father is
employed in the
Weave Room at the
Bedspread Mill.
Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Hunt
er, Jr., of Spray, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Massey, of Draper.j||
Mike Trollinger
The accompanying
picture shows Mich
ael Spencer Trollin
ger who is the three-
year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. W. Trol
linger of Route 3.
Reidsville. Father is
employed as a dye-
stuff weigher in the
Beck Dye Depart
ment at the Finish
ing Mill in Spray.
Mother was formerly Louise Lawson
of Draper.
Wanda Johnston
Pictured here is
Wanda Johnston, 10-
year-old daughter of
Mrs. Christine Chil
ton and granddaugh
ter of Neal and Anice
Thomas. Neal is em
ployed in the Blanket
Weave Room and
Anice works in the
S h e e t i ng Spinning
Department.
The only right way is the safe way.