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Airman Freddie L. Hicks Now Serving In Korea Airman First Class Freddie L. Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hicks, of ^2 Moir Street, Eden, is among the ■ S. Air Force specialists sent to the opublic of Korea during the U. S. orces buildup triggered by the North Korean crisis. His mother, Sunsihine Hicks, is em ployed in the Burling Department at Karastan Mill. Airman Hicks is a radio equipment ®Pairman at Osan Air Base. He is a •^omber of the Air Force Communica- *ons Service element that is augment 's existing Far East Communications ®Sion facilities in support of Korea’s ®^Panded air defense strength. The communications region provides ®sson.tial communications, flight facili- os and air traffic control services un- ^he direction of the newly-activated ifth Air Force, Advanced Echelon. Airman Hicks is permanently assign- at Clark AB, Philippines. A gradaute of Morehead High School, irman Hicks is married to the former L. Strum. ^owel Mill Recognizes Weavers And Fixers j Named below are the Towel Mill’s ®ading weavers and loomfixers for the aiost recent periods of record. V. Weavers—W/E May 12 obby Terry Walter Shelton ^cquard Terry Lauren Via Fixers—W/E May 12 'Jobby Terry Ben Miller '^^cquard Terry Jesse Davis and J. D. Handy Weavers—W/E May 5 yobby Terry Walter Shelton '^^cquard Terry William Maxey ^ Fixers—W/E May 5 yobby Terry Ben Miller ''^cquard Terry Frank Fulcher Monday, may 28, i968 Charlie G. Pulliam, production clerk in the Karastan Finishing Department, completed 40 years of continuous serv ice May 21. He has> been presented the Fieldcrest diamond-and-gold 40-year service emblem and a letter of com mendation from President G. William Moore. A native of Rockingham County, Mr. Pulliam has continuous service since May 21, 1928, when he was employed as a doffer in the Spinning Department at the old Rhode Island Mill. He was transferred to the Rayon Mill in 1930 and worked in the Warping Department and the Inspecting Department for sev eral years. He was an examiner and second shift supervisor in the Inspection Department, 1948-1954, and later worked as a slash er helper, twister tender and warper tender until the Synthetic Fabrics Mill was closed in 1957. He was then employed in the Auto matic Blanket Mill and worked as a shipping clerk helper, order clerk and stock man. He was transferred to the Finishing Department at the Karastan CHARLIE G. PULLIAM Mill in 1961 and worked as a floor man and later as a roll goods inspector- helper. He was a roll up machine op erator until he became a production clerk in March, 1968. L. RAY LEWIS JAMES E. SCALES DANIEL P. MOTSINGER Promotions Announced At Karastan Rug Mill L. Ray Lewis and James E. Scales have been appointed as assistant fore men in the Dyeing Department at the Karastan Mill and Daniel P. Motsinger has been named an assistant foreman in the Karastan Weave Room. Mr. Lewis was employed in July, 1964 as a floor man at the Karastan Service Center but was soon transferred to rug server in the Burling Department. He then became a technician in the Super intendent’s Office. He was enrolled in the full-time pre-supervisory training course from December 1, 1967 until April 24, 1968, and was appointed as sistant foreman upon completing the course. Mr. Scales has been employed in the Karastan Dyeing Department since June, 1963, and first worked as a tub tender! He was a sample man from September, 1964, until December 1967, and then worked as a technician until his ap pointment as assistant foreman. Mr. Motsinger joined the Company in July, 1967, after attending North Caro lina State University. He worked as a floor man and then was a weaver-in- training and a fixer-in-training. He also was a member of the latest full-time pre-supervisory training course and was promoted to assistant foreman upon completing the course. Speaks To NR A Group Ernest W. Sams, Fieldcrest traffic manager, was a speaker at the annual convention of the Traffic Group of the National Retail Association in Cincin nati, Ohio. Approximately 125 traffic managers of well-known stores from coast to coast attended the meeting at the Netherland- Hilton Hotel. As a member of a panel, Mr. Sams spoke on “Vendor and Retailer Traffic Problems.” Myron Engelsher, traffic manager. Allied Stores Corp., New York, served as moderator.
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