lIOL. XVIII
Spray, N. C., Monday, June 13, 1960
Harastan Sales Meet
^0 Show New Lines
K Reparations are under way for our
|^,?*~annual rug sales meeting which
|J1 be held here Wednesday and
I '^rsday, June 15 and 16.
ijj^^rticipating will be members of
'management, Karastan mill and
officials and our rug salesmen
'''*1 all over the country.
ne group will be joined at some of
^ Sessions by supervisory and staff
fsonnel from the Karastan Mill and
•libers of the Spray management
NO. 24
CEIEinilY HONORS RENEST REHREES
'Up.
^arastan’s selling program for fall
Winter will be set up during the
® days of planning and discussion
will begin Wednesday morning
the Meadow Greens Country Club,
the morning meeting, the sales-
Will view the new fabrics that have
developed and go over the new
They will see advertising exhibits
' hear a discussion of Karastan’s
®rtising and sales promotion activi-
On
Wednesday afternoon the sales-
will tour the Karastan Mill to see
expansions that have been made
(Continued on page 12)
No Disabling Accidents
I Occur In April Or May |
No lost-time accidents occurred any
where at Fieldcrest Mills during April
and May. Five disabling injuries occur
red in the first five months of this year,
as compared with three for the same
period in 1959.
For the mills as a whole, the accident
frequency rate was 1.05 for January
through May whereas the frequency
figure was .70 for the first five months
last year.
The severity rate for January-May,
1960 was 56.0 as compared with 158.0
for the same period in 1959.
In commenting on the mills’ safety
experience, H. E. Williams safety di
rector, said, “Past experience in North
Carolina shows that with the coming of
hotter weather the accident rate tends
to go up. Therefore we should be extra
cautious in the next few months to
avoid injury to ourselves and others.
“One of the best things we can do is
to make sure that we receive first aid or
medical attention promptly and that
any injury is reported at once to the
supervisor.”
Twenty-Eight Persons Retired
June 1 Make Total Of 634
Now Receiving Pensions
Twenty-eight employees retired un
der the Fieldcrest Pension Plan June 1
to make a total of 634 retired employ
ees presently receiving monthly pen
sion checks.
The newest group of retirees includes
persons from eight mills, the General
Offices and the Fieldcrest sales di
vision.
Ceremonies honoring the retirees
were held in the various mill managers’
offices Tuesday, May 31. Mill officials
congratulated the employees upon hav
ing reached retirement age when they
can enjoy greater leisure with a month
ly pension for life paid for by the
Company.
C. J. Frank, director of industrial re
lations, and members of his staff ex
plained the various benefits available
to the Company’s retired employees.
Mr. Frank said retirees are still con
sidered members of the “Fieldcrest
family.” He invited the retired em
ployees to visit the mills frequently to
(Continued on page nine)
See pictures of retiring employees on
pag'es six and seven of this issue.
Department Works 26 Years Without Lost-Time Injury
1
interest in safety and teamwork
^event accidents has enabled the
[jj^^tan Shipping Department to set a
of 26 years without a disabling
; The last lost-time accident in
apartment occurred in May, 1934.
Left to right, above, J. M. Norman,
mill manager; Robert Wilson; Richard
Puckett, foreman; Walter Turner, Junior
Agee, Sylvia Vaughn, Jesse Smith,
Cleveland Scearce, Melvin Clark, Roy
Pratt, Linley Tate, Carl Keaton, Ozella
Layne, Larry Cheek, Bill Barton, Harry
Meeks, John Martin, Cecil Martin, Les
lie Collins, Jasper Overby, Charlie
Ward, Dock Burroughs, Bobby Shrop
shire, Gordon Overby, John Ray Taylor,
assistant foreman.