Kametches Named Alexander Superintendent C. L. KAMETCHES C. L. Kametches, formerly technical superintendent of the sheeting mills, November 6 was appointed superintend ent of the Alexander Sheeting Mill at Forest City, reporting to W. G. Hun- nings, Jr., manager, sheeting. Mr. Kametches replaces M. G. Allen who resigned. Mr. Kametches has been with Field- crest since May 1961, having joined the company upon his graduation from North Carolina State University. He first worked as a quality control engineer in the Research and Quality Control Department at Eden. He was transferred to the Columbus Towel Mill at Columbus, Ga., as head of quality control in September 1963. He was transferred back to Eden in November 1966 as assistant superintend ent of the Sheet Finishing Mill. He was promoted to superintendent of that mill in May 1967 and served in that capacity until his appointment as technical su perintendent of the sheeting mills. p he Fieldcresters”, gospel-singing quartet, from left, Harold Squires, Dan Squires, •■ank Setliff and Bill Setliff. In foreground is Joy Woods, pianist. Fieldcresters^ To Appear On TV The Fieldcresters,” a gospel-singing hftet, will make three television ap- nrances during the next two weeks. Y group traveled to Bristol, Tenn.- November 7 to make a tape which telecast over WCYB-TV, Channel ’ Bristol November 10. tape will be shown over WSLS- g > Channel 10, in Roanoke, Va. at Sunday, November 17. quartet also will appear on j'uBC-TV, Channel 48, the UFH sta- Q h in Greensboro, on the Jimmie Jones >jhspei Hour, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, hvember 24. Organized about two years ago, “The ®ldcresters” have a regular program WLOE, Eden, each Sunday from ' ® p.m. to 5 p.m. two sets of brothers with Fieldcrest M connections comprise the quartet. Harold Squires, of the Draper Standards De partment, is the second tenor; and Dan Squires, of the Sheeting Mill Spinning Department, is the bass. Frank Setliff, first tenor, and Bill Setliff, baritone, are sons of J. E. Setliff, a retired Blanket Mill supervisor. Joy Woods, a nurse at Morehead Me morial Hospital, is pianist for the quar tet. Dan Squires is manager and serves as master of ceremonies. The quartet is available for personal appearances at revivals or other special church services, before civic clubs and at programs of community organizations and business firms. While it is primarily a gospel-singing group, the quartet sings popular songs for secular type programs. Griggs Retires After 50 Years Jesse W. Griggs, an assistant fore man in the Blanket Mill weave room who completed 50 years of service with the Company last May, took early re tirement under the Fieldcrest Pension Plan effective November 1. He was first employed May 1, 1918 as a creeler in the spooler room at the old Rhode Island Mill. He worked on various jobs there until 1939 when he was transferred to the Lily Mill, which later became the Synthetic Fabrics Mill. At the Synethetic Fabrics Mill he worked as a warp hanger, weaver, loom fixer, assistant foreman and was fore man of the weave room 13 years. When the Synthetic Fabrics Mill was closed in 1957, he became an assistant foreman at the Blanket Mill and served in that capacity until his retirement. Mr. Griggs studied music under a Company-sponsored program and as a boy played the trumpet in the adult band. He played in the band for many years and from 1930 until 1957 was di rector of the Tri-City band, sponsored by Spray Civic Association. He former ly was a town commissioner at Spray and served as mayor pro tern. -NEED CASH ? your credit union has it for you ♦. (f) Contact the Credit Union in Your Area ONDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1968

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