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Attends Girls State
Makes Dean’s List
Villie Jean Eanes was one of the dele
gates to the Girls State in Greensboro
sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of
the American Legion. Both of her par
ents, Willie and Hazel Eanes, are em
ployed in the Spinning Department al
the Draper Sheeting Mill.
MR. AND MBS. F. W. HOPPER
Golden Wedding Day
For Retired Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher William Hop
per celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary at a reception on a recent
Sunday afternoon at their home on
North High Street, Eden.
Hosts were the couple’s children and
their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mar
vin Pruitt and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Yeatts, and the couple’s grandchildren,
Miss Adrianne Yeatts and Mrs. Sharon
Yeatts Moore.
Approximately 150 guests called be
tween the hours of 3 and 5 p. m. Three
guests who attended the wedding in
1921 were present at the reception, Mrs.
Earl Cook, Mrs. Vada Perry and Mrs.
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Naomi Cartrr, a 1969 Fieldcrest Scho
larship winner, recently made the
Dean’s List at Radford College in Vir
ginia.
Miss Carter, v/ho is a nursing student
at Radford, is in her junior year. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Carter of Patrick Springs, Va. Mr. Car
ter is a packer at the Fieldale Towel
Mill.
Tunstall Graduate
Cheryl Kay Wilson is a 1971 graduate
of Tunstall High School. She is the
daughter of Kathleen Wilson of Cas
cade, Va., and the late Pleas Wilson.
Mr. Wilson worked at the Draper Sheet
ing Mill prior to his death.
Walter Bailey, of Danville.
Mr. Hopper is one of Fieldcrest’s 50-
year employees, having worked at the
Blanket Mill over 51 years before his
retirement in 1967. Mrs. Hopper also
was a long-time employee of the
Blanket Mill before taking early retire
ment in 1968. '
Working Couples May
Owe More Income Tax
Than Is Being Withheld
The Internal Revenue Service has
issued a bulletin advising that maBy
working couples do not have enough tax
withheld from wages each week
eover the amount of federal income tax
due for 1971. ,
Most couples with both husband ah
wife working, unless they have allow
ed for extra deductions, will owe
tional tax when they file returns a
the end of the year.
The tables on the opposite page ind>^
cate the amounts of additional tax tha
will be due from working couples a
various earnings levels.
Fieldcrest employees who wish ®
have more tax withheld should obtai
and fill out a new W-4 form
fewer withholding exemptions. Th
forms may be obtained from the de
partmental supervisors. ,
By having greater amounts withhel
eaeh week, you will owe less when S'®
file your annual tax return. If
amount exceeds your tax, you will o
course get a refund.
Tracy Jean Higgs
Tracy Jean Higgs,
three months old, is
the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James
Higgs, of Madison.
Mr. Higgs was for
merly employed as a
shipping clerk in the
Non - Woven Blanket
mill.
Tracy is the grand
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Higgs and of Myra Pfid
of Madison. Mr. Higgs is employed
the Draper Sheeting Mill Weave
and Mrs. Higgs (Marie) works in ^
Bedspread Mill Weave Room.
Brian Michael Pruitt
Brian M i c h a ®,
Pruitt, one year o
June 29, is son of M '
and Mrs. Thom
Pruitt. Grandpare^
are Mr. and MJ
Clyde Pruitt and M '
and Mrs. Dillard U ,
derwood. Clyde ^
works in the
Weave Room and b
, wife (Goldie) is
ployed in the Blanket Mill Inspect'b^
Department. Brian Michael Pruitt
great-grandson of James Nelson of
Draper Sheeting Mill Spinning Depa
ment.
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WANTS VISITORS
Jesse L. Adams, a Fieldcrest ret- j
has moved from Annie Penn Hospi
in Reidsville to Medic-Home Hea
Center, 543 Maple Avenue, Reidsvili®_
Mr. Adams says that he will
date cards and visits from his frid*
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