Vol. XV
Spray, N. C., Mqnday, November ■ 5, 1956
NUMBER 9
Fieldcrest Manager
Serves With ASA
TRI-CITY BOY SCOUTS joined with scouts all over America Saturday in distribut
ing 35 million door knob hangers reminding citizens to vote. Above, Melvin Law,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Law, calls at the home of C. A. Davis, superintendent
of the Blanket Mill. Scout Law is a member of Troup 86, sponsored by the First
Methodist Church, Draper.
Fund Drive Gets Good Response
R. F. Sambieson, manager of the
Fieldcrest Automatic Blanket Mill, has
been appointed a member of the C70
committee of the American Standards
Association as a representative of the
Rational Electrical Manufacturers asso
ciation. The appointment was made by
the officers of the NEMA Codes and
Standards committee and announced by
Theiss, of the association’s engineer
ing and safety regulations department.
The American Standards Associa
tion’s 070 committee has responsibility
^or the development of standards for
port able household
electrical appliances
in which the pro
duction of heat is
the primary consid
eration. The stand
ards cover methods
of testing, perform
ance, duration, safe
ty ratings, n a m e-
plate markings and
F. Sambieson informative labeling..
^lembers of the ASA committee, rep
resenting a cross-section of the na-
aon’s electrical manufacturing indus-
in addition to Mr. Sambieson, are:
Leo A. Milewski, Landers, Frary &
^lark. New Britain, Conn.; E. K. Clark,
^estinghouse Electric Corp., Mansfield,
^hio; Allan Bate, John Oster Manu-
®cturing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; E. A.
(Continued on page three)
Carolina Council
^Jans Social Meeting
Members of the Junior Carolina
ouncil will hold a social meeting at
^eadow Greens Country club Friday
'^ening, November 30.
"^he program will include dinner,
Satnes, prizes, and dancing. Husbands,
^ives and dates of the Junior Council
j^embers will be invited. Letters of in-
'tation will be mailed to each member
ior to the event.
Making arrangements for the pro-
"*’am are Leone Spencer, Blanket Mill,
Resident of the Junior Council; Lois
illie, Purchasing Dept., Hilda Grogan,
jJ^counting Dept., and Katherine Man-
Industrial Relations Dept., mem-
of the program committee.
Preliminary reports on the Fieldcrest
Mills phase of the Tri-City Community
Fund drive show that six mills had
reached or exceeded their quotas by
noon Friday, November 2. These mills
were Automatic Blanket, Bedspread,
Bleachery, Finishing, Karastan and
Synthetic Fabrics mills.
Reports from the remaining mills and
the various office departments are ex
pected early this week. A more detailed
report on the campaign at Fieldcrest will
be carried in the next issue of the Mill
Whistle.
W. B. Lucas, chairman of the indus
trial division and of the Fieldcrest drive,
said today, “The fact that our mills have
done so well is due to the employees who
have given so generously and to the
good work and interest of the manage
ment personnel who were responsible
for the solicitations.”
Textile Men Invited
To S.T.A. Meet Nov. 10
Dr. D. J. Moffie, vice president in
charge of industrial relations for Hanes
Hosiery Mills Company, Winston-
Salem, will be the main speaker at the
fall meeting of the Northern North
Carolina-Virginia Division of the Sou
thern Textile Association. The sub
ject will be “What Qualities Make A
Good Supervisor.”
The meeting will be at the Cooleemee
school at Cooleemee Saturday, Novem
ber 10, beginning at 10:00 a. m. Charles
H. Ward of Highland Cotton Mills, Inc.,
High Point, is chairman of the division.
Howard Barton, Fieldcrest Mills, is sec
retary
Following the general session, the
meeting will break up into five groups
for discussions on specific topics.