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MIL1 WHISTLB Issued Every Two Weeks By md For the Employees of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Spray, North Carolina Copyright, 1954, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. OTIS MARLOWE Editor Vol. XII Monday, June 14, 1954, No. 23 VERSE; Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainth not, neither is loeary? There is no searching of his under standing He giveth poioer to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. —Isaiah 40.28, 29 Safety Rules Many safety rules have been born of the hard experience of others. In safety matters, it is certainly a lot easier to learn by the experience of others than to learn the hard way—your own acci dent. However, safety rules may have to changed from time to time. New ma chines may come into the department, a new process or method may be intro duced that will call for changes in safe practice. Check over the rules every once in a while—if you spot a situation that seems to require a change in safety methods, tell your supervisor about it. Safety rules, like gardens, need some one “to dig them up and turn them over and pull out the weeds every now and then.” 478 Persons Have Retired With Pensions Seventeen Fieldcrest employees re tired effective June 1 to make a total of 478 persons who have retired with pensions since the beginning of the Company’s pension plan for its employ ees. Of this number, 383 are now living and drawing pensions. Of this latter group 41 are men and women who were too old to participate in the regular plan at the time of its adoption in December 1943, but who are being paid pensions by Marshall Field & Company. Worth Million The Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. pension fund has a present valuation of approximately $6V2 million and is held in trust by the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, trustee of the fund. The pension plan is administered by a re tirement committee composed of seven officials of the Company. J. C. Walsh, secretary-treasurer of the Company, is chairman of the retirement committee; B. C. Trotter, Company counsel, is sec retary. Other members of the com mittee are: Harold W. Whitcomb, E. W. Medbery, E. L. Brown, M. P. Miller, and William McGehee. Ceremonies Held Ceremonies honoring the latest re tirees were held in the Nantucket con ference room Monday morning, May 31. Macon P. Miller, director of industrial and public relations, presided. He pre sented E. W. Medbery, production mana ger, who expressed the Company’s ap preciation for the faithful service of members of the retiring group, and ex tended the management’s good wishes for their happiness during retirement. Harold W. Whitcomb, Company presi dent, was out of town and unable to attend the retirement ceremony, it being Cost Cutting Everybody likes a tax cut! But, whether or not we get one, most of us are interested in ways of cutting our costs in the months ahead. And, controlling costs is a healthy thing to do. Just as it is healthy to con trol overeating or overdoing of any kind. When a company reduces costs, its purpose is the same—to keep itself fit, so it can stay in business and continue to meet its responsibilities. the first such meetmg he has ever sed. ^^5 Citations regarding the service rec of the retiring employees were rea the respective mill managers, fo which the first pension checks presented. B. C. Trotter, Company sel, explained the various benefit ^ privileges to which retired emP* are entitled. Has Longest Record Charlie H. Reece, assistant of the Sheeting Carding Dept., .gst years and 2 months, had the record of continuous service. ^ Hash, domestic salesman, was 43 years and 9 months of (jost service. William J. Hankins, of qI Dept., had 42 years and 9 mon unbroken service. Retirees Listed Other retiring were; John £• jpj,n Sheeting, 39 years and 1 jjd Westbrook, Sheeting, 37 years months; Mrs. Nannie H. Moore, ing, 32 years and 4 months; ® nth: Joyce, Blanket, 32 years and 1/ 3I Samuel W. Gilbert, Sr., Blank years; Mrs. SalUe W. Fretwell, 30 years and 5 months; Mrs. j 5 Leonard, Sheeting, 29 years js months; James S. Gilley, Towel, and 8 months; Mrs. Mary w- ^g\\ Bleachery, 25 years and 2 month jo P. Griffin, Bedspread, 24 years months; Christopher C. Job’' spread, 23 years and 11 months, Ray deRichemond, Karastan fice, 18 years and 9 months, Mrs . 2 A. Beck, Finishing, 13 years .jgy, months; and Mrs. Minnie S. Karastan, 11 years of continuous se Card Of Thanks I wish to extend my sincere apprecia tion to all my friends for all the many kindnesses shown me during my recent illness, and also for all the cards, visits and other remembrances. MRS. CHARLIE GROGAN RETIRED JUNE 1—Employees retiring under the Pension Plan effectiv > left to right are: Voll P. Griffin (early); James S. Gilley; Mrs. Mary mm™ J Hankins- Mrs. Nannie H. Moore (early); J- Everett Moore, wbo >1 V“MrLettie A. Beck (early); John E. Gilley (ear^); Mr^®,,,!^ ieonarTfeariy); Christopher C. Joyce; Mrs. Sallle W. Sr- John Westbrook (early); Mrs. Minme S. Hailey (early), Chari (early) and George W. Joyce. fieldcrest mill whi^
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