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MILL WHISTLE
Published by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. • Plants located in S|)ra;, Draper and Lealisville, N. C. and Fleldale, Va.
^OL. XIII
Spray, N. C., Monday, May 16, 1955
NUMBER 22
Induction Course Given New Supervisors
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Newly-promoted supervisors at the Towel Mill hear discussion of Fieldcrest s
^®chanical Development Dept, by Frank Brey, development engineer. The class
a part of a 10-weeks induction course designed to give the new supervisors
S®>ieral information about the Company and to acquaint them wUh specific functions
various staff departments. Most of the group are third-shift assistant foremen.
In the picture left to right are Elmer Fulcher, Weaving; C. D. Stone, Weaving;
' G. Donaldson, Carding; Mr. Brey; Wallace Gourley, Packing and Shipping, 2nd
Shift;
Glenn Nester, Bleachery.
^'ifield Heads
Cotton Buyers
R. Fifield, director of raw ma-
te^til
purchasing at Fieldcrest, was
*^iitt of the executive com-
tk of the cotton buyers division of
>^orth Carolina Textile Manufac-
association at the association’s
6 meeting at Southern Pines May
^*f*cld takes office immediately
He ^ ,°ne-year term.
be rcspon-
appointing
On
imittees
- to carry
^ ® division’s
and will call the
fiili'*'^ •Meeting of the
side and prc-
He 'ts sessions.
>Heeti his first
6cuti^® 'vith the cx-
Jujjg committee in
Ttip n. u. Fifield
>s cq 'division which Mr. Fifield heads
^hasj P^’ised of all of the cotton pur-
fv--® ,asents in North Carolina. Oth-
Q '’crs of the executive committee
®orge jj Bruton, American-Efird
Mills, Gastonia, vice chairman; Walter
S. Covington, Safie Mills, Rockingham;
Sydney Bluhm, Cone Mills Corp.,
Greensboro; B. O. Creekmore, Erwin
Mills, Durham; D. B. Johnston, Shuford
Mills, Hickory; and W. H. Richards,
Cannon Mills, Kannapolis.
Mr. Fifield, who joined Fieldcrest in
April, 1952 is a native of Adams, Mass.
He has a background of experience in
the cotton trade and was branch man
ager of Volkhart Brothers, Inc. in Mem
phis immediately before joining Field
crest.
Has Wide Experience
He was with Woods Manufacturing
company at Wellington, Ontario for
three and a half years before going
with George H. McFadden and
Brother in Memphis in 1937. He was
associated with J. A. Baker and Com
pany, Inc., Memphis, from 1943 until
he joined Volkhart Brothers in 1949.
In Memphis he was a member of the
Memphis University club and the Cham
ber of Commerce. He recently com
pleted the course in advanced manage
ment sponsored by the School of Busi
ness Administration at the University
of North Carolina, designed for per
sons already carrying major executive
responsibilities.
Rugs Featured
On TV Show
Harold W. Whitcomb, president of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. and Walter B.
Guinan, vice-president in charge of
Karastan sales, appeared on a recent
television program featuring Karastan
rugs in Providence, Rhode Island. The
program “Let’s Go Shopping”, spon
sored by the Outlet company of Pro
vidence, was telecast on April 19 from
station WJAR-TV.
Mr. Whitcomb was introduced by A.
E. Darby, Outlet’s president. Mr. Gui
nan was televised from the store’s rug
department which has an outstanding
Karastan installation. Many of the rugs
were shown and discussed. Mr. Guinan
also presented a comparison of a Kara
stan power-loomed rug and the ac
tual Oriental rug from which the design
was taken, showing the faithful re
production of the pattern and quality.
Miss Alice Jackson conducts the “Let’s
Go Shopping” program which is spon
sored by Outlet every Monday through
Friday from 1:00 to 1:15 on station
WJAR-TV. Mr. Guinan made a previ
ous appearance on the program in
February.
Council To Hear
Atomic Expert
Members of the Carolina Coopera
tive Council will meet at Consolidated
Central Y.M.C.A. at 7:30 o’clock Thurs
day evening, May 19 to hear a talk by
J. R. L. Holdsworth of the Atomic Pro
ducts Division, General Electric com
pany, New York. Mr. Holdsworth will
speak on “The Impact of the Atomic
Age on Science and Industry.” His
presentation will include a film entitled
“ ‘A’ Is For Atom.”
It will be the final meeting of the
1954-195S Council year. Meetings will
be suspended during the summer with
the new Council year beginning in
September. Officers for the next year
will be elected at the May meeting.
A feature of the program will be the
awarding of attendance prizes for the
year. Four $50 saving bonds will be
given as grand prizes.