^ieldcresitersi Prominent At Bloodmobile
Craig, of Bedspread Mill, a
worker, greeted donors upon
• Here she takes coat of Edna
of Finishing Mill.
Sal
The Bloodmobile collected 150 pints
of blood when it was stationed at Leaks-
ville Methodist Church Wednesday,
February 5, on the unit’s first visit to
Leaksville in 1964.
The collection surpassed the 95 pints
collected on the Bloodmobile’s Decem
ber visit but was short of the record
collection of 214 pints at Leaksville in
February, 1963.
Fieldcrest employees, particularly
those from the Bedspread and Karastan
Mills, made up a large percentage of
those donating blood. In addition to the
blood donors, six employees from Field-
crest’s Leaksville plants served as vol
unteer workers during the blood collec
tion.
These were: Norma Craig, Bedspread
Weave Room; Irene Tulloch, Bedspread
Winding; Elsie Carter and Lucille Car
ter, both of Karastan Setting; Nellie
Roberts, Karastan Burling; and Ger
trude Shelton, Karastan Supply Room.
N. F. Young, assistant to the manager
of blanket operations, co-chairman of
the Tri-City Blood Program, express
ed appreciation to all of the blood don
ors, to Raymond Martin, recruitment
chairman for Leaksville, and his help
ers and to all the volunteer workers
who assisted at the blood collection.
Mr. Young expressed disappoint
ment, however, in the number of donors
and again emphasized the need for new,
additional donors—persons who have
never given blood before.
The latest report shows that the Tri-
Cities are using blood at the rate of 192
pints every two months. This means
that 192 pints need to be collected on
each visit by the Bloodmobile.
“We have been officially notified that
the Tri-City Blood Program had a year-
end deficit of 160 pints and that emer
gency measures are customary when
such a shortage exists.
“When blood is in short supply at
the regional Blood Center, those com
munities which have met their quotas
have first call on the blood that is avail
able,” Mr. Young said.
He urged community people to take
time to learn what the program means
to all area residents in terms of money
and of lives saved. He stressed the im
portance of having a large number of
new donors when the Bloodmobile
comes to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
in Spray Monday, April 6.
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Tulloch. of the Bedspread Weave Room, has his hemo-
\ ^ checked by Miss Willene Boatright, a staff nurse from
^Sional Blood Center in Charlotte.
Mrs. H. W. Whitcomb, a volunteer worker, baby sits with
Kathy Walker, three years old, while Kathy’s father, Charles
Walker, of Bedspread Winding, donates blood.
*>teer workers from the Karastan Mill, Elsie Carter Irene Tulloch, volunteer worker from Bedspread Mill, serves
Lucille Carter (second from right) are shown with refreshments to donors (from left) Clarence Stephens and Law-
W Tyner, physician and surgeon; and Mrs. Harry Fagg, rence Rhodes, both of Bedspread Mill; Elizabeth Foley, of Kara-
I ^*1 of Red Cross volunteer services.
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^AY, FEBRUARY 17,
Stan; and Olivia Pratt.
1964