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VOL. XXVI
Spray, N. C., August 14, 1967
NO. 3
Movie Stars Visit
Fieldcrest Stores
You never know who’ll come into the
Fieldcrest Store.
Recently, at the Fieldcrest Store at
Spray, Tab Hunter walked in with his
friend Tom Martin, of Reidsville. Then,
John Wayne visited the Fieldcrest Store
in Columbus, Ga., soon after his arrival
at nearby Fort Benning for the filming
of “The Green Berets”.
New aerial photo — This new air view shows the Karastan Service Center
“n Summit Road west of Draper. Completed early in 1965 and enlarged a year later,
the Karastan Service Center consolidates all customer service and related operations
tor rugs and carpets. Other operations performed include handling cut lengths of
carpets and make-up orders, seaming, carving, binding and fringing.
At Spray, Hunter was introduced to
several of the clerks at the store and
signed autographs for many of the cus
tomers who surrounded him. He made
some purchases for shipment to Cali
fornia and told assistant manager John
Buckner that he would mail orders for
more items for his new apartment after
he returns home.
Hunter was on his way to Charlotte
Bloodmobile Coming To Spray Tuesday
where he played the leading man in
“Bye Bye Birdie” at the Charlotte Sum
mer Theatre. He and Martin have been
friends for several years, having met
Employees of the Finishing Mill and
Central Warehouse will have a leading
Part in the Bloodmobile visit to Spray
Tuesday, August 15. The unit will be
stationed at the Spray Methodist Church
from 11:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Prank T. Suttenfield, general super
intendent of the Finishing Mill and Jack
fr- Baker, superintendent of the Central
Warehouse, are heading the recruitment
efforts at their respective mills. Glenn
fr- Simpson, Finishing Mill general fore-
*han, second shift, has charge of the
donor recruitment on the night shifts.
Guy Buckle, chairman of the blood
Program, said the success of the visit
ivould depend mainly on the Finishing
'^ill and Central Warehouse employees,
''’ho comprise the largest industrial
Sroup in Spray.
He said each employee was being con-
frcted and requested to give blood and
^hat the employees have attended meet-
’Pgs featuring a slide presentation show-
how blood is used in saving lives
®hd restoring health.
Chairman Buckle said special efforts
®re being made to recruit women don
ors. He said that the records show that
''’omen receive more blood from the
Program than men do and that women
donate blood as easily and as often
men.
The recruiting of donors is being
done by employees who will give blood
themselves, Mr. Buckle said. Every so
licitor who is physically able to give
blood was pledged to give blood before
he or she solicited other persons. Also,
Mr. Buckle said, the “regular, faithful
donors” were asked to bring a new don
or with them.
It was pointed out that the August
15 visit will be the last Spray visit in
1967 and all Spray blood donor teams
were urged to catch up their quotas on
this visit.
Mr. Buckle said that since the quota
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through a mutual friend in television.
Wayne came into the Columbus store
to buy some beach towels. He was im
mediately recognized and besieged for
autographs. “He was very nice about it
and seemed not to mind at all,” said Bill
Miller, the store manager.
Earlier, the motel near Fort Benning
where Wayne is staying had to install a
king-size bed for “Big Duke”. In re
furnishing the Wayne suite they bought
the linens and towels at the Columbus
store.
The cast for “The Green Berets” will
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Cohimbus Little Leaguers Win State Title
Muscogee Mill Supervisors Are Coaches Of The Eastern All-Stars
SVho May Be On Their Way To Winning World Championship
A Little League team coached by two
supervisors from Fieldcrest’s Muscogee
Mill may be on their way to the world’s
championship.
The Eastern All-Stars, of Columbus,
Ga., captured the state championship
and then won their first game in the
Regional Tournament at St. Petersburg,
Fla., Thursday, August 10. They were
to play West Tampa, Fla., Friday eve
ning. Downing West Tampa would put
them in the second round of the Re
gional Tournament.
They would return to St. Petersburg
August 17-18 for the final playoffs and
if victorious would go on to Williams
port, Pa. August 21-25 for the National
Little League World Series.
The Little League All-Stars are
coached by Ray Moss, assistant foreman
in the Muscogee Carding and Spinning
Department, and Henry Childress, fore
man of the Dressing Department at the
Columbus plant.
Moss, who became a Little League
head coach for the first time this year,
guided his Redbirds to the champion-
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