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Spray, N. C„ October 25, 1965
NO. 8
K^*^^**^ CLUB ‘JUGGER’ — Clarence Law, of the Blanket Mill, demonstrates
it H? » Chilton (left) and Betty Gillie, of Draper Offices, hostesses
•teniK Sheeting Mills 25-Year Cluh meeting. Mr. Law. a 25-Year Club
tour “jugger” in a string band that entertained at the meeting. See pages
five for story and additional pictures.
New Fieldcrest Store Will Open Nov. 1
new Fieldcrest Store built by the
rieiucresi oiore nuut ny tn
at 2421 Victory Drive in Co-
(jg^^hs, Ga. will open for business Mon-
”> November 1.
A
special preview is to be given em-
bb at Muscogee Mills Saturday, Oc-
|6r 30, from 1 p.m. to 5
fmployees and their families will
p.m.
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Sal,
^‘hvited to inspect the new facility
see the beautiful merchandise man-
No
^^LUred by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. .l,,,
^ s will be made during the employee
''‘Sits
TVi
tbg”®. outlet in Columbus is similar to
I'an ^^oldcrest Store which the com-
i'fov Spray in 1962 and which
Cou;®'^ highly successful. It includes a
Fieldcrest Shop such as those
^^0 better stores in large cities
jjOas the country,
bu ^ohts from the store operation will
tiuj principally for employee activi-
*'0u various charitable and educa-
causes.
tou3^®o^od to become a showplace and
attraction, the Fieldcrest Shop
io(C display all five lines of Fieldcrest’s
products and will sell all the
4 ®ht merchandise in each line,
bother section of the store will be
a genuine bargain department, called
the Thrift Shop, which will sell seconds,
samples, discontinued styles, etc., in the
same manner as the Thrift Shop in the
store at Spray.
Merchandise in the Fieldcrest Shop
will be sold to the public at the regu
lar retail prices as in retail stores
throughout the nation. However, em
ployes at Muscogee Mills have been is
sued cards which entitle them to a
25 per cent discount, the same as at the
Spray store, when purchasing for their
own use or for their immediate families.
The new store will serve Columbus,
Fort Benning, Phenix City, Ala., and the
surrounding 20-county trading area with
a population of over 500,000.
The building is larger than the store
at Spray, having 14,866 square feet com
pared to the Spray store’s 12,266, but is
of the same Colonial design. The
grounds are landscaped with a paved
parking area to accommodate 130 cars.
In addition to making Fieldcrest
products available to a wide section of
Georgia and Alabama, the Fieldcrest
Shop will be advantageous in showing
the merchandise to the company’s cus
tomers in that part of the country.
Fund Campaign Still
In Progress At Mills
The Tri-City Community Fund cam
paign in the mills was still in progress
as The Mill Whistle went to press Fri
day.
D. F. Carson, general chairman of
the campaign at Fieldcrest, said the re
sults of the drive would be announced
through The Leaksville News and The
Mill Whistle as soon as the solicitation
is completed and the final reports are
received from all mills.
Eligibility for all prizes and contests
in connection with the campaign at
Fieldcrest will continue through Mon
day, October 25.
Awards To Be Given
A President’s Plaque, given by Presi
dent Harold W. Whitcomb, will be
awarded the mill and major staff de
partment in which the highest percent
age of the employees pledge a day’s pay
to the Community Fund.
Certificates of Merit will be presented
by the Tri-City Community Fund to
each mill department and staff unit in
which all employees pledge a day’s pay.
Mills and staff departments will have
drawings among the employees who
pledge a day’s pay or more. The win
ners will have their choice of an “1776”
bedspread, a Chateau blanket, a Hap
piness rug, or a Royal Satin sheet and
pillow case set.
In addition, the names of all em
ployees—mill and staff—who pledge a
day’s pay will be put together in one
drawing for a grand prize of a Karastan
9x12 Estella rug.
Bloodmobile To Visit
Central Area Nov. 8
The Bloodmobile will visit the Central
Area Monday, November 8, with a goal
of 150 pints, John G. Cunningham,
Tri-City Blood Program co-chairman,
has announced.
“Because of the greater interest in the
Blood Program recently, the donations
have been brought about in balance
with the usage of blood. We hope that
this will continue so that we can remain
current in our blood donations.
“We are grateful to all who have
donated blood and to the many individ
uals and organizations that have assist
ed with the Blood Program,” Mr. Cun
ningham said.
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