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Vol. 31
Eden, N. C., September 11, 1972
No. 5
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W. DEXTER WOOD
New 50-Yr. Employee
Will Receive Honors
W. Dexter Wood, an employee of
Sewing Department at the Fieldale
Towel Mill, has completed an outstand-
record of 50 years of continuous ser-
''ice with the Company.
^r. Wood, whose 50th service anni-
versary came on Sunday, September
will be honored by the manage-
hient of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., at a
^ncheon at Meadow Greens Country
Club Tdesday, September 12. Other
*hernbers of the Fieldcrest 50-Year Club
"'ill attend.
During his half-century of unbroken
Service with the Company, Mr. Wood
"'as never off of the payroll for any
•■eason except during his military ser-
yice in World War II when he served
Europe with the 66th Medical Depot.
De has worked in the Sewing De
partment for the entire 50 years and
pas been a cutter for virtually the en-
time. He was a huck cutter for
hiany years and since huck was discon-
tinued has worked as a wash cloth cut-
'■ar which is his present classification.
His wife, Bertie P. Wood, is also em
ployed in the Sewing Department and
oas continuous service since 1954.. How-
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Eden United Fund Campaign To
Open On Monday^ September 25
William D. Hicks, supervisor of qual
ity control at the Karastan Rug Mill,
will serve as chairman of this year’s
United Fund Camipaign at Fieldcrest
Mills in Eden, according to Robert L.
Moore, general campaign chairman.
Vice chairman will be Raymond En-
dicott, manager of industrial engineer
ing services, Mr. Moore said.
The Fieldcrest campaign will begin
on September 25, simultaneously with
the community-wide campaign. A kick
off luncheon will be held on that date.
The money contributed each year to
the Eden United Fund is used entirely
for services provided by its 11 member
agencies. None is used for capital im
provements such as buildings.
Allocations for the 11 agencies were
approved by the budget committee on
August 21. They are as follows; Boys
Club, $23,705; Boy Scouts, $15,465;
YMCA, $50,369; Girl Scouts, $5,200;
American Red Cross, $12,008; Rescue
Squad, $5,760; Retarded Children, $2,-
500; Salvation Army, $7,369; Eden Child
Development Center, $2,750; 4-H Club
County Council, $1,000; and Carolinas
United, $7,528.
The 1973 budget also includes a Con
tingency Fund of $12,346. This money
is used to fulfill pledges for those who,
due to moving away, illness or other
such circumstances, are unable to do
so. The fund is also used to meet emer
gency needs which may arise during
the year.
Fieldcresters, along with the employ
ees of other firms in Eden, will be
asked to pledge on the “Fair Share”
basis. For the convenience of employees
and upon their authorization, the Com
pany will make payroll deductions over
a 12-month period in order to collect
the pledges.
R. L. Moore, a regional personnel
manager at Fieldcrest and the Eden
general campaign chairman, expressed
confidence that the drive would be suc
cessful and the $146,000 goal reached.
AT LUNCHEON FOR STUDENTS Harold W. Whitcomb, retired board chairman,
chats with Danny Higgins of Eden, law student who received grant-in-aid, and
Clara Shepherd of Salisbury, scholarship recipient who is junior at Catawba Col
lege. See story and pictures of educational aid recipients on pages two and three.
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