FREDERICK M. POWERS
r M. Powers Named
To Blanket Mill Post
The appointment of Frederick M.
Powers as foreman of slashing and
Weaving at the Blanket Mill has been
announced, effective January 22.
Prior to joining Fieldcrest, Mr. Powers
Was foreman of weaving at Hill Divis
ion, Bates Manufacturing Company, at
Lewiston, Maine. Earlier, he was gener-
^ overseer of weaving for several years
Gaffney Manufacturing Company,
Gaffney, S. C.
He is a native of Andrews, N. C., and
received his B. S. degree in business
administration from Western Carolina
College. He served in the Air Force for
four years between high school and
College,
Mr. Powers is married to the former
Christine Stratton of Robbinsville, N.
C-, and they have two daughters, ages
sight and one, and a son, five. The
family has moved to 1206 Harris Street,
Eden.
Wiswell, Checker
Champion, Comings Here
Checker players of the area will
Sather at Consolidated Central YMCA
Saturday evening, February 10, to try
fo beat the world’s champion player.
Tommie Wiswell, the world’s free style
'Champion and the author of several
^oks on the game, will give an exhi
bition starting at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Wiswell will play against all
challengers, playing as many as 25 op
ponents simultaneously. He also* will
demonstrate blindfold playing. All play-
and checker enthusiasts are cordi
ally invited to play against Mr. Wiswell
to observe if they prefer.
The exhibition is sponsored by the
Checker Club of Consolidated Central
’^MCA, of which G. C. Swinney, retired
Hlanket Mill supervisor, is president,
hfr. Swinney is one of the local players
Who* has beaten the champion occasion-
Mly and has played tie games with him
Scott Named Head Of Business Information
Julian F. Scott, formerly manager-
Karastan Information Services, was ap
pointed manager-Business Information
at the General Offices effective January
22, as announced by Richmond R. Rob
erts, vice president-finance.
Mr. Scott, who joined Fieldcrest in
1966, served 21 years in the Navy be
fore retiring in 1964 with the rank of
commander. As a naval aviator, he
served aboard carriers and with sever
al other types of squadrons.
He holds a B.A. in economics and an
M.B.A. in finance de^ee from the
University of Mississippi and is a
graduate of the Naval Postgraduate
School at Monterey, Calif., and of the
Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk,
Va.
He served in various assignments in
administration, personnel, and data
processing, in addition to his aviation
duties, and for the three years immedi
ately preceding his retirement was
manager of the computer center for the
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washing
ton, D. C.
A native of Tennessee, he is married
to the former Martha Sizemore of Man-
JULIAN F. SCOTT
Chester, Ky. They have two children, a
son, 17, and a daughter, 14. The Scotts
live at 606 Highland Drive in Eden.
Awards Are Presented
To 40-Year Employees
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employed as a shearer operator at the
Finishing Mill February 1, 1928. He was
transferred to the Woolen Mill and for
several years worked in the Finishing
Department there. He later was a shop
helper and a machinist in the Woolen
Mill Plant Service Department. He was
transferred back to the Finishing Mill
in 1948 and worked as a machinist and
as a mechanic until he was appointed
second hand in 1959. He was promoted
to foreman of the Finishing Mill Plant
Service Department in 1965 and con
tinues to serve in that capacity.
Mr. Earles, a Henry County native,
began working at the Finishing Mill as
a shearer operator February 1, 1928. He
was transferred to* the Woolen Mill and
worked as a shearer operator there un
til he resigned to* enter military serv
ice in. 1944. After his return from serv
ice, he resumed his job as shearer tender
and worked until 1948, when the Woolen
Mill was closed. He worked briefly at
the Karastan and Bedspread Mills be
fore becoming a pad jig operator in the
Piece Dyeing Department at the Bleach-
ery in 1949. He continued in that classi
fication until 1960 when he became a
reel operator utility, in which classifi
cation he continues to serve.
Use Caution To Avoid
Falls On Snow Or Ice
several times in the past.
Mr. Wiswell, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
usually visits Eden each year as part of
his southern tour. He will come over
from Greensboro for the exhibition at
Consolidated Central “Y”, and, as he has
done for several years, will be the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Swinney, 313
Merriman Road.
Even, though the winter snow falls
more than once, careful people should
not fall at all.
This statement is based on people
knowing the safety rules to observe and
follow. For your own safety, the follow
ing rules should be put into practice
when snow is on the ground.
1. The front porch and steps are no
place for winter sports! Get rid of snow
and sprinkle ice spots with salt or sand.
Snow falls gently—people don’t!
2. Snow’s great on a ski slope, but not
on the bottom of your shoes. Clean them
carefully on entering a building. Slush
on the soles can cause a slip or fall.
3. To keep from falling, hold to rail
ings on outside stairs as well as those
on the inside. Watch out for entrance
ways (they may be slippery with slush
tracked in from outside) and exposed
work areas such as loading docks.
4. When walking on icy sidewalks or
streets, keep your body position slightly
forward and put your feet down flat, not
on the heels. Take short steps. Be sure
your footwear fits the weather condi
tions as well as your feet.
5. Be careful when crossing over
streetside snowdrifts or icy curbs. On
coming traffic may not be able to stop
in time if you slip and fall into the
street.
6. A last word of caution in case you
do fall in this—do not tense up, but go
limp and try to roll as you land.
“My advice, sir,” said the mechanic
to the car owner, “is that you keep the
oil and change the car.”
'HONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1968
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