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The Time Is Now Matters of vital importance to Fieldcrest workers are up for discussion in Congress and at the tariff conference in Geneva— matters that affect your job, your Company and our nation. If the United States foreign trade and tariff program con tinues in its present direction—constantly giving way to the de mands of foreign countries—the textile business in America and allied industries in this country are bound to suffer. If these in dustries loose business, curtail, or shut down, the entire commun ity will be seriously hurt. Above all there will be hardship among unknown numbers of people who lose their jobs. The United States tariff is the basic protection of American textile wages and of our standard of living. If the United States goes on cutting tariffs without seeing to it that foreign nations do their part in helping build up trade, we believe our country will be hurt badly. We believe our jobs will be in danger. The tariff—a tax paid by people who ship goods into this country—is supposed to help even up the big gap between your pay and the low wages of foreign workers. But the tariff is not doing that even today. How can it when the average textile wage in Japan is 14c per hour and the average wage in India is less than 10c per hour? Foreign industries can and do use the same machines as American mills use. They pay the same prices for raw fiber. The only area of competition left is the wage cost, one of the biggest items in making cloth. Efficient as American mills are, their ef ficiency cannot be stepped up 10 or 12 times to complete equally with foreign mills. Action by the present Congress might decide the tariff matter for a long time to come—and unless Congress votes right and takes the proper kind of action—there could be real danger for your job. You have a right to let your Senators and Representa tives in Congress know how you feel. You have the right to ask them to let you know what they plan to do, when the time for voting comes, about keeping your job safe. ^embers of the Fieldcrest Team Joy Wise, blanket tester at the Elec tric Blanket Mill has an important part in the testing procedures used to make sure that electric blankets are operat ing perfectly before they leave the mill. Using special equipment, she tests the cycling of thermostats during a specific time interval to determine if the thermostats are calibrated correct ly. This is a final test to insure the blan ket has proper electrical connections. By doing a good job of testing, Mrs. Wise reduces complaints and returned goods and helps to maintain the Company’s reputation for quality pro ducts. Maurice Rawlins, foreman of the Print Shop, Central Warehouse, has the normal supervisory responsibilities of a foreman at Fieldcrest. In addi tion he must have unusual knowledge of the technical processes of the print ing trade, and must be familiar with the products of all the mills, with our customers and their ticketing re quirements. Mr. Rawlins must work in close cooperation with all of the mills and many staff departments such as purchasing, packaging coordinator, order and billing, scheduling etc. He and employees of his department make a big contribution to the success Issued £vei7 Other Monday For ployees and Friends of Fieldcrest Mill* Inc., Spray, North Carolina Copyright, 1955, Fieldcrest Mills, OTIS MARLOWE Vol. XIII Monday, Feb. 21, 1955 No.jj Today’s Bible Verse My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. Job 27j6, Service Anniversaries THIRTY YEARS Walter H. Yeatts Sheeti» Elbridge Lee Hopkins Sheetiw Thomas J. Blackstock Bleached TAVEXTY YEARS , Robert L. Wilkins Bedsprea QuceU Robinson Synthetic Fabri^ Thelma B. Turner KarastaD-. Josie H. Chaney Bleach^ Lorene P. DeHart Bleacher William W. Barksdale New Yof Sales Offic John O. Mitchell To"'®' FIFTEEN YEARS . Florence D. Bolick Sheeti» TEN YEARS , James F. Belton Blanl' Isaac M. Craddock Central Charlie D. Hill Sheeti» Annie S. Vernon FinisW’’j Colleen T. Barrett Bedspr®^, Frances S. Soyers Bla'^*' You Are Producer, Customer And Investor ^ Since we enjoy the highest stand^j^j of living in the world, all of us to make certain that any chans which are made in our business tem will increase this standard, ^ decrease it. t In addition, we want to be sure whatever changes are made will be fit us in the three roles that us play—1. As producers: in for a living, each of us helps ^ duce a product or a service. 2. j customers: we all buy products ^^ services produced by others. 3. savers: most of us put something in bank accounts, insurance po*“^ bonds, or in business enterprises. ^]\ As producers we want to earn we can. But as customers we ' lower prices, more for our And as savers we want as high ^ turn as we can get on our savings investments. of the Company by making sure all tickets, labels and other ii> materials are produced properly time to meet shipping schedules- lELDCREST MILL WHlS^
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