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W. F. COOK
R. I. WILKERSON
B. T. EANE3
Master Mechanics Group Chooses Officers
William F. Cook of the Karastan
Plant Service Department has been
elected president of the Master Me
chanics and Engineers organization at
Fieldcrest, succeeding John W. Self of
the Engineering Department.
Also elected at the January meeting
were R. I. Wilkerson of the Engineering
Department, vice president; and Benny
T. Eanes of the Purchasing Department,
secretary.
Following the business session at the
January meeting, John Thomas of the
Blanket Mill Plant Service Department,
the January program chairman, con
ducted the group on a tour of the new
Bedspread Finishing Mill and the new
Sheet Finishing Mill.
Edith V. Aaron Retires;
Was Inspector 35 Years
Bill J. Blankenbaker
Named Asst. Foreman
Edith V. Aaron, of the Blanket Mill,
retired under the Fieldcrest Pension
Plan, effective December 1, but was not
included among the pictures of those
retiring at that time.
Mrs. Aaron worked as an inspector in
the Cloth Room during all of her 35
years of continuous service. In addition,
she had worked in the Cloth Room off
and on from 1918 until March 13, 1931,
on which date her continuous service
began.
She is a native of Floyd County, Va.,
and lives at 321 West Carolina Avenue
in Draper. She is now in California
where she has been visiting a son and
his family for several weeks.
Bill J. Blankenbaker was promoted
from management trainee to assistant
foreman at the Karastan Service Center
effective Monday, January 16.
He is a native of Oklahoma City and
served in the Navy from 1947 until 1951.
From 1951 until he joined Fieldcrest in
October, 1966, he was associated with
the Arabian American Oil Company in
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, supervising the
receiving and shipping of oil and rehned
products.
Using care so that you will be safe
from injury is part of your job.
Copyright, 1967, Fieldcrest Mills, Itic.
Spray, N. C.
Issued Every Other Monday For Employ®^®
and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
/? Member, South Atlanl't
Council Of Industrial
Editors
ADVISORY BOARD
R. F. Bell W. F. Crumley
T. E. Boyce J. S. Eggleston
E. A. Clark R. B. Mitchell
J. T. Carter J. M. Moore
J. L. Crabtree J. M. Rimmer
REPORTING STAFF ^
Alexander Sheeting Mill Edna Brl9
Pauline Yelt«
Automatic Blanket Plant Janice EiJ[|j,
Bedspread Finishing Mill Ann Mio'*',
Bedspread Mill Edna HopP",
Blanket Mill Katherine Turn'
Central Warehouse Geraldine Pet"';.
Draper Offices Mamie Dick«»l
General Offices Hilda Gro9*
Gladys Holland, Katherine Man'J!
Karastan Mill Irene M®*",
Karastan Service Center Mary Stepn'"
Karastan Spinning Div Evelyn Beafi'l
Mt. Holly Spinning Mill Peggy Merh^,
Muscogee Mills Mildred Newsej,
New York Offices Betty Uen»'
Nye-Wait Division Mary Spe'*.
Sheet Finishing Mill Faye LH"
Sheeting Mill Ruth Mlnj'i
Towel Mill Faye Watt*"
Worthville Spinning Plant James Wlcy-
Vol. XXV Monday, Feb] 6, 1967, Nojj
BERVICE
ANNIVERSARIES
40 Years
Eula K. Youngstrom
Patrick Dillard
Muscoge®
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30 Years
Elizabeth H. Joyce Sheet Finisbif®
Devoy E. McCullough Karasta®
James W. Rachels Muscog®
Sanford Hampton BlanK®
25 Years
Frances H. Compton Blanl^®
20 Years , ^
Eunice C. Overby Sheet Finishl*’”
Bueford E. Creel Muscog®
Ida W. Mahoney Muscog«
George W. Mott Muscof“
Ora K. Young Sheet F'inisbiP”
Minnie H. Boyd SheetU’'
Frank L. Meadows Bedspr®®,
Earnest Turner Muse
Coy E. Via
Leroy Belton
Jesse J. Hopkins
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Lois W. Joyce Karas
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H. G. Pratt
15 Years
Mildred L. Peterson
Herman L. Jacobs
Henry C. Peterson
Mu''C0
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Muscol®
Muscog®;
Lewis H. Lee, Jr Fieldcrest Sal^
James Carter Muscog^^
Shirley A. Newsome Muscog "
10 Years (
Richmond R. Roberts Managero®
Barbara J. Peacock Muscog
Annie F. Brooks Muscog
Castilla Evans Muscog^^
J. T. Oakes Muscog^j
Roy C. Quesinberry
Walter E. Shelton ...
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