Retiree Chosen ‘King For Hour’
William N. Andrews, a retired Fieldcrest salesman, was
“King for an Hour” on Rose Day at the Illinois State Fair in
Springfield. He sat on a throne and visitors went up to greet
him and to sign a register he had before him. The first to sign
the register was Illinois Governor Otto Kerner.
Mr. Andrews, a perennial winner of top awards at flower
shows and at county and state fairs, was the man responsible
for having the State Fair officials institute a Rose Day at the
fair.
He was nominated for the “King for an Hour” honor by
Mrs. Laura Bailey, the fair’s superintendent of horticulture.
He was cited for his work with roses and for his part in estab
lishing a rose garden at Fairview Park in his home town of
Decatur, 111.
A leading Decatur gardener, Mr. Andrews is a member of
the Decatur Beautification committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and represented the Stephen Decatur Rose Society in
the chamber’s sale last March of over 2,000 Eutin roses in the
beautification program.
At the Decatur rose show in June he won 38 ribbons, in
cluding 15 blues, and three purples for special awards. He re
ceived two silver bowls and two gold American Rose Society
certificates in the sweepstakes awards.
He won a large number of the awards at the flower show
at the Macon County fair and at the Illinois State Fair which
has just closed he won his share of the awards. On Rose Day
in the horticulture section he won a total of 25 ribbons.
On the last day of the fair he was honored for his fine en
tries of flowers and for keeping up the quality of the blooms
exhibited.
Mr. Andrews retired under the Pension Plan in 1951 after
a 42-year career with Marshall Field & Company and Field
crest Mills. He returned to his home town of Decatur and be
gan flower gardening on an extensive scale. His home, “Tulip
Hill”, has become a showplace with its thousands of flowers.
He has been extremely active in beautification work and
in promoting the organization or improvement of flower shows
W. N. Andrews gets roses ready for entering in flower
at fairs and other events. He has received wide recogniti®*'•(
has won hundreds of ribbons and prizes for his flowers.
From 1910 until 1951, Mr. Andrews was a custain
covering the huge midwest territory, including Pitt^'^'ai
Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville and other centers as well 3® f
eral states in the northwestern United States.
WeU known to many at Fieldcrest, he continues to ei
a keen interest in the company. He keeps in touch
Fieldcrest organization through The Mill Whistle and
occasional correspondence with President Whitcomb,
in the sales division, and others. i?
Towel Mill Lists Top Weavers And Fixers
The Towel Mill’s top quality weavers
and loomfixers are listed below for the
most recent periods of record.
Weavers—^W/E August 11
Dobby Terry Vilas Triplett
Jacquard Terry .. .. Robert Ferguson
Draper & Cam .... Larry E. Stoneman
New C-7 Looms William Law
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Fixers—W/E August 11
Dobby Terry James Law
Tommy Joyce
Jacquard Terry Woodman Allen
Draper & Cam Ben Miller
New C-7 Looms Lloyd Barker
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Weavers—W/E August 4
Dobby Terry Albert Goard
Jacquard Terry Leon Joyce
Harold Richardson
Draper & Cam Ralph Ballard
New C-7 Looms Harry Kennett
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Fixers—W/E August 4
Dobby Terry J. S. Hundley
Jacquard Terry Woodman Allen
Draper & Cam Baxter Thomas
New C-7 Looms Lloyd Barker
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Weavers—W/E July 28
Dobby Terry Albert Goard
Jacquard Terry Robert Ferguson
Draper & Cam Ralph Ballard
New C-7 Looms Harry Kennett
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Fixers—W/E July 28
Dobby Terry David Holcomb
Jacquard Terry Woodman Allen
Draper & Cam Baxter Thomas
New C-7 Looms Lloyd Barker
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Weavers—W/E July 21
Dobby Terry David Shively
Jacquard Terry Moir Padgett
Draper & Cam Ralph Ballard
New C-7 Looms Harry Kennett
(In Hosiery Mill building)
Fixers—W/E July 21
Dobby Terry Melvin Woodward
Jacquard Terry Wendell Walker
Draper & Cam Thurman Watson
New C-7 Looms Lloyd Barker
(In Hosiery Mill building)
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Loom No. 58 ReceW^>
Housekeeping
Loom No. 58 won the
Weave Room housekeeping a''
for the month of July. Weaver^
the loom are Bud Roberts,
Fain and Hobert Hundley-
The Karastan Mill awafd^
certificate each month on the ,0]
which has the highest total P® ^
in four housekeeping insp®v^|-r
by the weave room supervi® n,
The little voice inside us used to be
conscience; now it’s a pocket radio.
To avoid that run down feeling-
cross the streets carefullv.
Catherine Faye
Catheri''"^t.
Turner, shoWO
is the eight-'^jj^
old daughter
and Mrs.
er of LeaM',;'
Catherine F
a granddaug
Major C. C
who works
Finishing
W. F. Turne*’
stan W e a
Turner, Karastan
and Viva
Center.
THE MILL WHi
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