CLASS—S. R. Fifield,
Cq 'P*'®sident, purchasing, explains the
faw policies and procedures in
T(^^*^''^sors. Left to right, front row,
bot), Hayden and Henry Crowder,
ftiaterials purchasing to group of
“oth
6rg‘ the Bedspread Mill, George
cusjj cotton classer who led a dis-
second row, C. K. Barksdale,
Alfred Puckett, Kermit Hill and Artis
Carter, all of Karastan; back row, Leon
Ingram, Virgil Chambers both of Ka
rastan; Lawrence Mann, of the Leaks-
ville Cost Department who attended
some of the sessions. Claude Chandler,
Chester Robertson and Fred Hall, all
of the Bedspread Mill, were not pres
ent for the photograph.
r — ■ » *
^ Gaining Given In Staff Functions
f their general program of
''■ead
new supervisors at the Bed-
iti g"* ®*id Karastan mills are engaged
to weekly meetings devoted
lateij ^ staff functions directly re-
nianufacturing operations.
Also
supervisors for several years
h;
®’^®'^iously have not had an op-
Th such training.
^Hd was started in July and
contini
*05 ' Meetings
continue for several more
„ p are held from 3 p. m.
'S' lUeet*^' Friday. The group usual-
the conference room at the
ca However, if the func-
better demonstrated at the
fid j ^he operation, the classes are
®'^ch locations as the Physical
Sart,v, the Cotton Classing
'■ '■'fient
Of
th,
\»»iills.
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or the supply room at one
Of Subjects Studied
a'**®*on 1 '^°''cred to date and the dis-
«H(j ^ headers are; Rates, Workloads
Administration, R. O. Endi-
as Applied to Labor,
ijjs j^nd Materials, and Timekeep-
®ste
payroll Procedures, J. E. Bon-
Contract Provisions,
an; Labor Meter and
. Vance Reece; Raw
a^^^ge'ft.^'^'^hasing, S. R. Fifield and
Pon, Cotton Evaluation, Dil-
ifi;}
Union
Norm.
3,ri,j)Weter,
Fieldcrest Men Active
In Air Force Reserve
Three Fieldcrest men are leaders in
the recently-activated Air Force Re
serve unit at Leaksville. 1st Lieut. Stan
Ellington (Quality Control), 1st Lieut.
Ken Mostella (Raw Materials Purchas
ing), and S/Sgt. Coy Hudgins (Karas
tan Weave) are active in Leaksville’s
Flight “D” of the 9944th Air Force Re
serve Squadron of Greensboro.
Training periods are scheduled for
Tuesday nights at the National Guard
armory in Leaksville. Applications from
veteran officers and enlisted men are
being taken. Veterans who can qualify
will earn good pay, train with men from
the local area and receive valuable
credits for promotions and retirement
benefits. In addition they will have the
opportunity of taking a 15-day tour of
active duty each year at a nearby Air
Force base.
Interested employees should call Stan
Elling on at Fieldcrest extension 7235
or outside number MAin 3-6639, or they
should go to the armory at 7:30 o’clock,
Tuesday evening, October 7.
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Quality Control at Karas-
to Quality Control as Ap-
®^spreads, Stanley Ellington;
I of Materials and Yarn,
Supply
Room Pro-
Rhodes and Calvin Rod-
'^Pues r
Testing, Selection and Hiring,
■ J^viioaes ana i.,aivin uoa-
t.Q^'^neiV^^.^^^’^hasing, Ben Dunton;
J- E. Gardner.
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SEPTEMBER,
First Aid Course
A standard Red Cross first aid course
for first aid attendants in the North
Carolina mills is planned for October
S-10.
Those interested in enrolling for the
standard course or an instructor’s course
should call Mrs. Grace Armfield at the
Red Cross Office, Mrs. Jane Reynolds at
the Medical Department or H. E. Wil
liams, safety director.
Retiree’s Flowers Get
Prizes At State Fair
William N. Andrews, retired Field
crest salesman who lives in Decatur,
111., won 55 ribbons in floriculture com
petition at the Illinois State Fair plus
seven ribbons in the fair’s special dahlia
show. One of the latter was a purple
ribbon for the most perfect dahlia en
tered in the show.
This isn’t unusual for Mr. Andrews,
seeing that in the last five years he has
gone home from the state fair with a
total of 161 ribbons. Last year he won
55 ribbons for entries in general cate
gories including potted plants, annuals,
roses and others. He won 20 first place
ribbons, 15 seconds, 10 thirds and 10
fourths.
Best Specimen In Show
Among his entries was a Bo-Bo dah
lia, a miniature about two inches in
diameter. This was the bloom which
was awarded the purple ribbon as the
best specimen in the show.
Mr. Andrews retired under the Com
pany Pension Plan in 1951 and moved
to Decatur, his birthplace and boyhood
home. He developed his garden, called
“Tulip Hill,” into a showplace with its
thousands or flowers. Each spring there
are 15,000 tulips blooming and the gar
den is seldom without a plant in bloom
the year around. The grounds are com
pletely open to visitors.
42 Years With Company
Mr. Andrews had a career of 42 years
with Marshall Field & Company and
Fieldcrest Mills. A curtain salesman
from 1910 until his retirement, he cov
ered the huge middlewest territory in
cluding Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit,
Louisville and other centers as well as
several states in the northwestern United
States.
W. N. Andrews, retired under Pension
Plan, shows 161 ribbons his flowers
have won at Illinois State Fair.
2 2, 1958