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Elmer E. Boyd is foreman, of the Pack
ing Department at the Central Ware
house. He schedules and coordinates the
work of the packing room so that or
ders are packed the way the customers
want them packed and on time to meet
shipping dates. His department plays a
vital part in giving good service to our
customers for blankets. It is a very com
plex operation involving hundreds of
styles, colors, and assortments.
Long experience and close attention to
thfc details of the operations enable Mr.
Boyd to do an effective job of supervis
ing this important work. He is known
for his unusual ability in getting along
with the people of the packing room.
He likes people and has a reputation for
fairness and consideration of others. ^
In order to do a better job as a super
visor he has completed numerous courses
at night school, in YMCA classes,
through the International Correspon
dence Schools, and a large number of
supervisory training courses sponsored
by Fieldcrest.
He was born at Woolwine, Virginia,
where his father operated a general
store. Mr. Boyd worked on the farm and
in the store during his youth. He at one
time worked in the coal fields of West
Virginia. He came to Spray in 1920. His
first job at the Warehouse was nailing
up cases. He worked on numerous floor
TH E MILL WH ISfEi
ELMER E. BOYD
. . . Effective Supervisor . . .
jobs in the packing room before he be
came assistant foreman in 1923. He was
promoted to foreman in 1936.
He married the former Miss Ruth
Harris of White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia. They have six children and
seven grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
live on the Leaksville-Reidsville Road
where Mr. Boyd does some farming as
a hobby.
Letters From Our Service Men
Dear Mr. Thomas;
I wish to thank you at this time for
sending me the Mill Whistle. It’s really
wonderful reading of the Company’s
progress and of the many people there
at the plant that I know. I wish that
you would personally give my regards
to all of the fellows that work in “All
Wool Finishing” Department (Finish
ing Mill). It was a real pleasure work
ing with them and having their friend
ship. I hope that when I am discharged
I will be able to work with them again.
The first of June I was promoted
from A/3c to A/2c. So that means I
will owe you a cigar when I return
home for a leave.
Sir, I wonder if you could have the
Mill Whistle sent to my sister and
brother-in-law. They are now stationed
here in Germany also, 250 miles south
of me in Munich. They were up to visit
me three weeks ago and they took all
the copies that I had home with them
tc read. Their address is as follows:
SFC Phillip Jarell, RA 14250134, Co. D,
503 AIR APO 29, C/o PM, New York,
New York.
I would like to receive some mail
from the folks around there also. Three
years is a long time to stay away and
I don’t want to be forgotten when I
dc rotate to the states.
A/2c Bransford L. Carter, AF
14622810, 7406 Support Sqdn., APO 57
USAFE, C/o P.M. New York, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Rimmer:
As I was an employee of Fieldcrest
Mills before entering the Air Force, I
would like to take this opportunity of
saying hello to all my friends with
whom I worked.
I enjoyed working at Fieldcrest very
much and worked there for around a
year and a half, beginning just after
I finished high school. When I left
Fieldale, I went to an Airline school in
Kansas City, Missouri and upon com
pletion of the course there, enlisted
in the Air Force.
I like the Air Force very much and
it has given me an opportunity to
travel and further my education. I
took my Basic Training at Sampson
Air Force Base, New York and was
transferred from Basic to Francis E.
Warren A.F.B., Cheyenne, Wyoming.
From Warren, I went to Stenographer
school in Fort Benjamin Harrison, In
diana and then on to Eglin Air Force
Base near Pensacola, Florida. From Eg
lin, I was sent to Manhattan Beach
A.F.B., Brooklyn, New York for over
seas processing and then left McGuire
A.F.B., N. J. for my present assign
ment, Supreme Headquarters Allied
Powers Europe in Paris.
I find my tour here at SHAPE a
most interesting one, although Paris
itself is very expensive.
Mr. Rimmer, if you would be so kind
as to put my address in the Mill Whistle,
I would appreciate it very much. Per-
F I
Issued Every Other Monday For Employee*
and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
Spray, N. C.
Copyright, 1957, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
Member, American Association of
Industrial Editors ^
ADVISORY BOARD
J. O. Thomas, Chairman
Howard Barton J. M. Rimmer
C. A. Davis J. T. White
Vol. XV Monday, June 24, 1957, No. 25
Service
Aitniversaries
Thirty-Five Years
Mamie J. Burcham .. Cen. Warehouse
William L. Nichols, Sr Towel
Thirty Years
Glenn T. Sykes Karastan
Twenty-Five Years
James B. Lamar Dom. Designing
Twenty Years
Adam Neal Blanket
J. Hobert Gusler Towel
Fifteen Years
Raymond L. Staples Towel
E. Jonah Smith Sheeting
Henry M. Harris Blanket
Ten Years
Carl H. Hall Accounting
Lucille V. Corum Karastan
Barnard A. Ashworth Blanket
A/2C BOBBY HOPKINS
. . . Stationed at SHAPE . . .
haps some of my friends there
Fieldale would like to write to me W
they knew my address and I wouW
welcome their letters as mail means 3
lot when you’re away from home.
Thank you for all your kindness.
A/2c Bobby Hopkins, AF 13536537
(BUDFIN), Det. No. 1, USAF, ll41
SPECTRON, APO 55, New York, N.
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