Foundation Buys Textile Books For Library
Funds provided by the Fieldcrest
Foundation have made it possible for
the Rockingham County Library to pur
chase 53 books in the fields of textiles,
business and chemistry.
President Harold W. Whitcomb ap
pointed a committee made up of Rich
ard H. Tuttle, director of technical
services, and Dr. William McGehee, di
rector of personnel research and train
ing, to work with William O’Shea, coun
ty librarian, in selecting the books.
Special emphasis is being placed on
books which will be useful to the man
who is beginning a career in the textile
industry.
The Fieldcrest Foundation in the past
has supplemented the library’s collec
tion in textiles and related fields. This
most recent gift was to bring the basic
collection up to date in these specialized
areas.
“Knowledge and technological skills
are advancing so rapidly that without a
constant review of these advances a
man soon will become lost,” Mr.
Whitcomb said. “For this reason, we be
lieve it will be helpful to our employees
and others to make this information
available to them.”
Through the library’s exchange sys
tem, the books can be borrowed by pa
trons through any of the units of the
Rockingham County Library. They will,
however, be housed at the Leaksville
and Draper units when not in use.
The Fieldcrest Foundation was es
tablished in I860 fcr the promotion of
religious, charitable, scientific, literary
and educational causes. To date, the
Foundation has provided college schol
arships for 11 employees or children of
employees.
Also, the Foundation has given fi
nancial assistance to Y.M.C.A.s, hos
pitals, libraries, educational institutions
and other causes benefiting the com
munity, county and state.
LLOYD P. THOMAS
SAM B. THOMAS
LUCKY SEVEN—Kneeling. G- ^ jj„,.
Thomas Eggleston; standing,
tain; Dean Vaughn and Dudley
Jacklegs
Vanessa Lee
Vanessa Lee Kal-
1am, is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Kail a m. Grandpar
ents are Doris Ken-
non, of Sheeting
Spooling, and Jesse
K e n n o n of the
Blanket Weave Room.
Vanessa Lee is the
great - granddaughter
3f three Fieldcrest
retirees, Ernest and ^
Katie Jones, and Will Kennon
grandmother Dollie Kennon is
ed at the Sheeting Mill.
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Three Are Promoted At Karast^^
JASPER S. OVERBY
In organization changes at the Kara-
stan Mill, effective January 1, three
second hands were promoted to assist
ant foremen in their respective depart
ments.
Jasper S. Overby became assistant
foreman on the second shift in the Fin
ishing Department; Lloyd P. Thomas
moved up to assistant foreman, second
shift, in the Winding and Setting De
partment; and Sam B. Thomas advanced
to assistant foreman, third shift, in the
Burling Department.
Mr. Overby is a native of Leaksville
and has worked at Karastan continuous -
ly since 1953 except for two years while
he was in military service. He worked
on several floor jobs and as fixer in
the Winding and Setting Department.
He became head receiving clerk in the
Shipping Department in 1959 and ia
April 1962 was promoted to second hand
in the Finishing Department.
Lloyd Thomas is also a
XUUllldd lb dlbU o * . yi
Leaksville and is a veteran of
in the Marine Corps. In his li
- 1955
Fieldcrest beginning
worked as inventory ^
man at Central Warehouse v,
ana
designer trainee in the Karast»"jji‘
signing Department
clerk
a:
He was
^ A
second hand in the Winding and
Department, second shift, in
Sam Thomas was born in 'Rocj' a ‘
County and first joined Field^
1935. He was a tracker and ch® v;
the Sheet Sewing Department -g/
Bleachery until 1943, when he r.
He was reemployed in the Bur*'
partment in 1947 and was chie^
on the second shift until 7
He was employed in the Burf' Ji>,.
partment on the third shift ^
1961 and worked as a rug ser'' jgiJ'
May, 1962, when he was pron*
second hand. ,
THE MILL WHl^