Members of the Fieldcrest Team
I'tH EIMIU. WH ISTLE
Issued Every Other Monday For Employees
and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
Spray, N. C.
Copyright, 1957, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
Clara Deal, shipping room clerk at
the Towel Mill, performs an important
work in the mill’s warehousing and
shipping system. As finished’goods are
stored, she files a “location card’’ for
each carton and maintains a numerical
file showing where the cartons have
been placed in the warehouse. When
orders are to be shipped, she works
from the bill of lading to make up a
“location list” containing the cartoi\
numbers involved and the location of
the cartons.
She must be very accurate since a
number copied wrong could result jn
a mix-up in customer orders. An error
in filing a card would cause difficulty
and delay in locating the carton so that
the complete order could be shipped.
She must work efficiently and keep
strictly up-to-date, or the entire ship
ping operation would be hindered.
By doing a good job she makes it
possible to know at all times where
each carton of finished goods is stc ed.
This facilitates warehousing and ship
ping operations and enables the mill to
ship complete orders as scheduled.
William Robinson, warper tender at
the Synthetic Fabrics Mill, can affect
his mill’s production, quality and costs.
Many pounds of expensive yarn are run
on his machines each day and any
waste would be costly. One of the
things he has to watch is the yardage
so that his section beams will be of
uniform length to avoid waste at ’.he
beaming or slashing process.
He patrols regularly to look for
bad or soiled yarn and to see that
beams are being run at the correct
level. He repairs broken ends proper
ly, to avoid causing defects in the cloth,
and quickly, so that production will
not be lost. He knows that efficient
production is necessary to keep the
looms running a3 scheduled. When dof
fing, he keeps the yarn clean and is
careful not to bruise or snag the b?am
in handling.
Through experience, skill and a con
scientious rttitude toward his job, he
makes a significant contribution to good
quality and .efficient operation of his
department and mill. By being careful
to avoid waste he helps to prevent un
necessary losses from this source.
Officers Elected For Draper Y.M.C.A
Newly-elected of
ficers of the Dra
per Y. M. C. A. are
shown with F.ank
Stein (extreme
right) general sec
retary. Left to right
are James L. Mar-
1 o w e (Standards
Department) pres
ident; A. O. Jun-
derburk, vice-pres
ident; Vance Reece
(Standards Depart
ment) secretary of
the executive com
mittee. John Hod
ges, treasurer, was
not present for the
photograph.
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
Member, American Association of
Industrial Editors ^
ADVISORY BOARD
J. O. Thomas, Chairman
Howard Barton J. M-
C. A. Davis J. T. White _
REPORTING STAFF
Automatic Blanket
Rpdcnread Ada Jones
Blanket MilT"""...' Katherine
Central Warehouse Geraldine Perk'n*
Draper Offices Mam^
General Office Gropan
Kar^tan Offlces Z"'.™^^^^^^^
Nantucket Offices Lois Gime
Patsy Barton, Katherine Maniey
New York, Offices
Sheeting Mill Ta'5®';
Towel Mill Fay Warren, Fannie Hundley
Synthetic Fabrics Dons Grogan
Virginia Hur®
Vol. XV Mon. January 21, 1957, No- ^
Service
Aitniversaries
Fifty Years
R. Bruce Gauldin Blanket
Thirty-Five Years
Fitzhugh W. Thomas Finishing
Thirty Years
Lucy K. Sapp General Off'C'-
T\venty Years
Robert R. Sullivan Bedspread
Maybud L Mabes Blank®^
Ruth M. Robertson ... Sup. Purchasing
Fifteen Years
Claude L. Martin Tov/e
Ten Years
Ola A. Angle Sheering
Forrest G. Wray Blank®
Ruth H. Boyte Bleacheiy
Walter E. Griffith Sheeting
Daniel E. Smith Sheetin>
EDITOR’S MAIL
Dear Editor:
Recently, my wife and I had tn
privilege of vacationing in Leaksvil
with my parents.
During this time we requested a toi
through the Karastan Rug Mill
was personally conducted by Mr.
Whitten. His tour was most informati''
and enlightening. _
We wish to openly thank him i"
the personal interest shown. ^
Mr. Whitten is definitely an asset
a great organization through the
of a tourist. ..
Once again thanks to Mr. Roy 'VVhi
ten and Karastan Rug Mill.
Officer R. M. “Pete” Troxl'2'’
Oakland Police Dept.
Oakland, Calif.
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lELDCREST MILL WHIST^