Karastan Gets New Winding And Beaming Machinery
As part of a modernization program
necessary lor continuing to produce
desirable merchandise economically, a
new winding and beaming unit has re
cently been put into operation at the
Karastan Rug Mill. This imit is used
for making wool-pile beams for the
two high-speed Clark needle looms.
The new equipment consists of a most
modern cone winder, large 15-foot reel,
an over-end creel and a huge beamer.
Winding and beaming can be done
at lower cost with the new machinery
and with substantial savings in waste
and left-over yarn. In addition, it makes
a better beam for weaving, thereby in
creasing loom efficiency.
ABOVE, large over-end creel
new beaming method.
Fletcher Joyce (left), and D. B. Ho
left, huge 15-foot reel wraps ^
imiformly. When full, the reel
moved on track to the nearby be®
if
BELOW, modern beaming
is used to wind the yarn onto eno
loom beams ready for the weave
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Letters From Servicemen
Dear Editor:
I have been here at Sampson Air
Force Base for about three months. To
day I am being shipped to Cheyenne,
Wyoming. I have enjoyed the MILL
WHISTLE very much and wish it to be
continued on my next base.
A/3C George W. Moore
A. F. 13 486 166
3450 TG, Francis E. Warren A.F.B.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
DID YOU KNOW?
A newborn opossum is smaller than
a honeybee.
The Government Printing office has
a book containing descriptions of 3,658
inventions available to anyone who
sends $1 to the Government Printing
Office, Washington 25, D. C.
Deliberately set incendiary blazes ac
count for about one-third of the na
tion’s forest fires, and one out of every
20 business failures is caused by fire.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends at Field-
crest Mills and others for the cards,
flowers and other kindnesses shown
me during my illness.
W. H. SYKES,
Synthetic Fabrics MiU
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Fieldcrest People
Will Have Parts In
Little Theatre Play
Several Fieldcrest people will have
roles in the forthcoming production of
“Dear Ruth” by the Tri-City Little
Theatre. Rehearsals are under way for
the presentation at Leaksville-Spray
junior high school Friday and Saturday
evenings May 28 and 29.
The very active and growing Little
Theater group has members from all
the Tri-Cities, with Fieldcrest employ
ees and their wives well represented.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Norman, Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Alfred, Macon Miller,
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Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanford,
Landress, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farrell, and
IVir. aTlCl iYirS, «J 06 J- dlldlj diiv*
dicott have all taken part in P
productions.
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Peggy Sapp and Mr. and Mrs- (p ■
Franklin are in the cast of
Ehvood Edwards, R. L. Bui
and Rupert Riley are some of the
bers of the Junior Chamber o
merce which will conduct
and ticket sales as one of the
community service projects.
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Sound travels only 177
ond in rubber as compared to
in air.
ELDCREST MILL