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Return Requested a.'■ IT I ay■= — 2 7-8c PAID BULK RATE Permit No. 15 Spray, N. C. ___r “ SSiilBit rnce.-f' M J».«_ INC.5 * Plants ctl Ashfv>ll|>, Dropot, FPrast Oly. Ore*nwilfi», tauret MiH, Leokivillft, Mount Holly, Solrtbury, Smithfiold,'- ■*“ ■ ' Spray on(W,r«,v,-|t,,N. C„f,.Idol., Vo^,C.)!...-.b»,, G.,fbl.d.lpl„.,|..,„„j A«b„^,H y. ' ’i ^L. XXV Spray, N. C., June 12, 1967 NO. 23 FLETCHER W. HOPPER W. Hopper Retires ^ith 51-Year Record j^J'letcher W. Hopper, of the Blanket retired under the Pension Plan 'kie 1 after working over 51 years as doffer in the Cotton Spinning De- ®^ment at the Blanket Mill, ij ^6 learned to doff by helping the Offers when he carried lunch to the dl for jjjg sister (Mrs. Cora H. Rick- (.®b, also a 50-year employee, now re- jJ®d). He was given his first job by a *'■ Poag who asked him, “If I give a job, will you stick to it?” Mr. popper stuck to the job for over 51 as a doffer nearly all the time, j Mr. Hopper was born in the Boxwood Action of Henry County, Va., but moved Draper in 1908 when he was six old. In the 59 years since that he has lived in only two houses ^dich are next door to each other on Street. .Mis father, W. T. Hopper, moved the from the farm to Draper and . ® father and a son and a daughter ®ht to work in the Blanket Mill. The h Was George Hopper, now retired as .blanket Mill loomfixer; the daughter as iy[j.g_ Cora Rickman, Blanket Mill Pinner who had 50 years of continu- ® service when she retired. .Fletcher Hopper recalls that another other, Tom (now deceased), helped to (Continued on Page Eight) 250 Pints Of Blood Needed June 14 Fieldcrest employees, particularly those at the Bedspread and Karastan Mills, will have a prominent part in the visit by the Bloodmobile to the Leaksville Moose lodge Wednesday, June 14. An intensive donor. recruitment cam paign is being conducted in the Leaks ville mills and Guy Buckle, Blood Pro gram chairman, said there was to be competition between: departments and shifts to recruit the highest percentage of donors. J. G. Cunningham, Karastan general superintendent, and J. L. West,' Jr., Bed spread superintendent, are recruitment chairmen for their respective mills. In addition to the donors to be fur nished, the two mills will also provide women employees to assist in the can teen and at the reception desk at the Bloodmobile. “The 250-pint quota is the highest we have ever had,” Mr. Buckle said. “Al though we have exceeded that figure in the past, we have never before set our quota that high.” He said the emphasis is being placed on women donors, pointing out that women can give as easily and as often as men. He said it would be necessary to have a large number of first-time donors, women and men, if the quota is tO' be met. Although the recruitment effort is being concentrated in the Leaksville area. Chairman Buckle urged all who can give blood to donate at this time rather than waiting until the Bloodmo bile comes to their own localities. Sheets For Governor Ed Alley, of Fieldcrest’s insti tutional sales department in Nev/ York, has received a sizeable or der (through the H. W. Baker Linen Company of Seattle) of our Duracale sheets and pillow cases for delivery to the GOVERNOR’S MANSION AT JUNEAU, ALASKA RCC Announces Adult High School Program Registration in the Adult High School Program at Rockingham Community College will begin in room 208 at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, for those who plan to attend day classes. Those to at tend evening classes should register at 7 p.m. in the same room. Classes will begin on the following Tuesday, June 20. Based upon educational achievement. Credit Union To Pay Dividend Of 4^% Members of the Fielderest Mills Cred it Union in all locations will receive a 41X per cent per annum dividend, fig ured on their average monthly balances and credited to each member’s share account as of June 30, 1967. The dividend was authorized by the Credit Union’s Board of Directors at their last regular monthly meeting. The Credit Union, whieh has never paid less than 4 per cent per annum on savings, increased the per annum div idend rate from 4 per cent to 414 Per cent effective January 1, 1965. It was increased to 4iX per cent for the six months ending June 30, 1966. the program is designed to assist adults in moving from their present education al level through an educational level of 12th grade. When this is acomplished and the adults complete four approved elective courses, they are awarded the Adult High School Diploma. The college also will offer summer courses for adults in Personal Typing, Speed Reading, Effective listening, and Advanced Knitting. Those wishing to enroll should telephone Rockingham Community College (342-2336) between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. prior to June 20. Registration may be completed at the first class meeting for each course. A summer course for adults involv ing laboratory and field study of wild flowers of the North Central Piedmont area of North Carolina will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, in room 116 of the Laboratory Building. It will continue each Tuesday and Thursday evening except during July. Carl Erickson, biology instructor at the Community College, vdll teach the course. Interested adults may register by mail, in person, or by telephone prior to Tuesday, June 13. Registration may (Continued on Page Eight) .
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