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Eden, N. C., November 22, 1971
No. 10
Children’s Parties Set
For Sunday, Dec. 19
., The annual children’s Christmas par-
sponsored by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
be held at Eden and at Fieldale, Va.,
Unday afternoon, December 19. The
Parties are for the children or grand-
,*ldren of all active and retired em
ployees.
The Fieldale party will be in the
gymnasium at the Fieldale-Collinsville
^*gh School at 2 p.m., with the Eden
purty following at 4 p.m." in the More-
fiad High School auditorium.
.The featured entertainment will be
Oner Harrington and his trained dogs,
act has appeared at Eden and
f'oldale
tio:
before and has been excep-
nally well received.
Christmas stockings will be present-
u to all children under 13 years old and
anta Claus will be on hand to greet
pe children. Mill officials will give as-
'stance to Santa Claus in the distri-
UWon of the treats.
Other mill locations also will hold
nildren’s Christmas parties, with those
and places to be announced lo-
hy when arrangements have been
'^Uftipleted.
Activities Reviewed
At 25-Yr. Club Meet
Twenty-seven new members were
^filcomed into the 25-Year Club in the
edspread Operation at the annual
Oeting of the club Saturday, Novemi-
6, in the Burton Grove School au-
®*’^orium.
j^The new members were presented by
• M. Vaughn, general superintendent
j the Bedspread Finishing Mill. The
group brings the total member-
jjj'P in the Bedspread Operation to 216,
. Whom 126 are active employees and
are retired.
E. Barron, division vice president-
^_®dspread manufacturing, extended the
Wei,
conie and recognized the guests at-
ing. In brief remarks he reviewed
. ® activity of the mill and described
‘arket conditions and the business out-
look,
P. Foster, plant manager of the
®dspread Finishing Mill, reviewed op-
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Vivian Minter, of Sheeting Inspecting, is given “flu” shot by Peggy Gillispie, a
staff nurse. Jane Reynolds, supervisor of nursing services, is in background.
Free ‘Flu’ Shots Offered To Employees
Free flu shots are being provided by
the Company for all employees who
wish to take them. The vaccine being
used is the most improved available
and has the advantage of producing
fewer side effects.
People in the older age groups and
those with heart and lung diseases, di
abetes or other chronic diseases are
especially encouraged by the U. S. Pub
lic Health Service to have these shots.
In recommending the shots Dr. J. G.
Springer, medical director, Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc., said that “local outbreaks
are always a possibility and are un
predictable.”
Employees of the General Offices,
Sheeting Mill, Blanket Mill, Karastan
Rug Mill and Bedspread Mill were giv
en the shots November 15-18.
Arrangements for flu shots in out
lying locations and sales offices are
made with local doctors and nurses
with Fieldcrest supplying the vaccine.
These schedules are being posted on
bulletin boards in the plants and offices.
The schedule for immunizations at
Fieldale, Worthville, Foremost and the
remaining mills in the Eden area is
given below:
Worthville Spinning Mill—Mill office.
November 19, 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m., and
November 30, 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Blanket Finishing Mill, Blanket Ware
house and Research Building — Blanket
Finishing Cut and Sew Department, No
vember 22, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 10:30
p.m. to 12:00 midnight.
Karastan Service Center — Shipping
Room Office, November 23, 2:00 p.m.
to 4 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 mid
night.
Sheet Finishing Mill — Plant Office,
November 24, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Bedspread Finishing Mill — Training
Coordinator’s Office, November 26,
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fieldale Towel Mill — Greige Mill
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Collect Records Now
With the income tax filing season al
most here, get a head start on your
1971 return by getting your tax records
together now.
J. E. Wall, district director of in
ternal revenue for North Carolina, said
that cancelled checks, receipts, records
of contributions, and other financial
data will help you prepare a more ac
curate 1971 Federal income tax return.