270 Pints Of Blood Given At Fieldale
Fieldale area residents—a large per-
centage of them from the Towel Mill—
set a new record for the community re
cently when a total of 270 pints of
blood were donaited.
The 270 pints collected exceeded the
community’s 140-pint quota by a wide
^3rgin The records showed that 301
Persons appeared and offered to donate
Wood but 31 were unable to contribute
blood on that day for various reasons.
James T. Roach, supervisor of the
warehouse Office, and Robert Jamer-
son, foreman of the Weave Room, were
Co-chairmen in charge of recruiting
donors inside the Towel Mill. The fore-
!'^en assisted by handling the recruiting
their respective departments.
The senior class at Fieldale High
School had charge of recruiting donors
outside of the Towel Mill and the Ap
palachian Power Co.
The seniors also assisted with various
other duties, including clerical work,
Serving in the Canteen and even made
; ^ baby-sitting service available to care
I small children while their mothers
I 'donated blood.
G. W. Curwen was on duty the
entire afternoon while the Bloodmobile
in operation. In addition to the Red
“foss nurses from the regional Blood
'-enter in Roanoke, Va., volunteer
*^urses from the local area were fur-
|J^ished through the Martinsville-Henry
ounty Red Cross chapter.
Towel Mill employees and other resi-
®*its of the Fieldale section have an
Pj^^standing record of strong support of
^e Blood Program for many years.
The Blood Program makes it possible
Or the residents of the area to have
. eir blood needs met, without charge
the blood, at the Martinsville Gen-
Hospital and at outside participat
ors hospitals.
**ti More pints includes, from left,
>Si, Marie Knight; back row, Glenn