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VOL. XXI
Spray, N. C., April 1, 1963
NO. 19
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Captain Moir Earl Eanes, Fieldale native who was recipient of the Distinguished
Service Cross, second highest award for extraordinary bravery in the face of enemy
action, is shown with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lee Eanes.
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Fieldale Native Given High Military Award
Captain Moir Earl Eanes, a Fieldale
native and the son of Fieldcresters, has
been awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for “conspicuous gallantry, superb
leadership and intense devotion to duty ’
in action June 8, 1951, near Chipo-ri,
Korea.
Captain Eanes, a graduate of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and now assistant
general superintendent of P. Lorillard
Co., Greensboro, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Lee Eanes, Route 3, Martins
ville, Va. His father is a retired em
ployee of the Towel Mill and his mother,
the former Lucy Haynes, of Spencer,
Va., is a long-service employee of the
Towel Mill Sewing Department.
The DSC award, the second highest
^Ward for extraordinary bravery in the
^ace of enemy action, was presented in
Ceremonies at the Greensboro Army lle-
serve Armory by Col. Marion Walker,
commander of the North Carolina Mili
tary Sector. Others taking part in the
Ceremonies were Lt. Col. Ernest F.
Brockman, commander of the Winston-
Salem sub-sector command and Rep.
Horace H. Komegay.
Captain Eanes’ mother, his wife, Mrs.
Sonnie F. Eanes; and his son, R. Scoit
^-anes, were present for the occasion.
His father was unable to attend due to
poor health.
Captain Eanes received his ROTC
commission at V.P.I. in 1950 and was on
active duty from October, 1950, until
September, 1953. He was ordered to
Korea in April, 1951, and served one
year with the 24th and 35th regiments
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Bloodmobile
The Bloodmobile will be stationed at
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Rock
Church) in Spray from 11 a. m. until
4:30 p. m. Wednesday, April 17, as the
unit makes its second visit to the Tri-
Cities in 1963.
The recruiting of donors will be con
centrated in the Spray area and a spe
cial appeal will be made for donors
from among the employees of Field-
crest plants and other textile companies
in Spray.
A record 214 pints of blood were col
lected on the Bloodmobile’s visit to
Leaksville in February. Tliis outstand-
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Mill Products Will Be
Shown At Trade Fair
More than a quarter-million visitors
from throughout the world will have an
opportunity to learn more about the
products of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., ac
cording to plans announced by the com
pany today.
Both our Fieldcarest fashions for bed
and bath and Karastan rugs and car
pets will be exhibited at the North Caro
lina International Trade Fair in Char
lotte.
The widely-publicized event is sched
uled for April 27 tlirough May 4 in
the Merchandise Mart and Coliseum
buildings. Among the quarter-million
spectators will be thousands of “pro
fessional buyers” from throughout the
United States and abroad.
An original announcement that Field
crest Mills, Inc. planned to exhibit at
the Trade Fair was made earlier through
the governor’s office by Hargrove
Bowles, Jr., chairman of the state Board
of Conservation and Development.
The board is sponsoring the eight-day
international event for the benefit of
North Carolina industries wishing to
aggressively improve their marketing
positions on a state, national, and world
wide basis.
The Fieldcrest Mills exhibit will be on
the desirable ground level of the Mer
chandise Mart. For those who wish to
visit that exhibit first, the specific lo
cation has been designated as booths
eight and nine in room “V”, the same
location used by our company last year.
‘Y’ Membership Drive
Will Start This Week
Norman Young, assistant superintend
ent of the Bleachery and Sheet Finishing
Mill, has been named the general chair
man for the 54th annual membership
campaign of Consolidated Central
YMCA.
Mr. Young and J. G. Cunningham,
superintendent of the Karastan Mill,
who is president of the YMCA, an
nounced that the campaign will be
launched at a dinner meeting Tuesday,
April 2, from 5:45 p. m. imtil 7:15 p. m.
All committee chairmen have been
asked to bring a report of the proposed
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