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PAT McLAWHON
McLawhon Assigned To
Blanket Finishing Mill
The appointment of Allen P. (Pat)
McLawhon, Jr., as a shift foreman in
the Cutting and Sewing Department at
the Blanket Finishing Mill has been
announced, effective recently.
Mr. McLawhon previously was shift
foreman in the Spinning Department
at the Draper Sheeting Mill. Ho joined
the Company in February, 1970, as a
supervisory trainee and completed the
supervisory training program in June
of that year.
He was assigned to the Draper Sheet
ing Mill for additional training and
was appointed a shift foreman in the
Spinning Department in October, 1970.
A Reidsville native, he graduated
from Reidsville High School and ser
ved four years in the Air Force. He
earlier was employed in the drapery
plant of Burlington Industries in Reids
ville and attended the North Carolina
School of Automation where he studied
computer programming.
Credit Union Will Pay
Another 6% Dividend
Members of the Fieldcrest Mills Cred
it Union in all locations will receive a
6% per annum dividend, figured on
their average monthly balances and
credited to each member’s share account
as of June 30, 1972.
The dividend was authorized by the
Credit Union’s board of directors at
their regular monthly meeting on
Thursday, June 15.
The interest rate on Credit Union
savings accounts was increased to 6%
effective July 1, 1970. It previously was
51/2 % and has never been less than
4% since the organization of the Credit
Union 14 years ago.
HAVE A HAPPY,
SAFE VACATION
Vacation Pay Will Total Over $1 Million
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second shift Friday, June 30, and resume
operations Sunday evening, July 9, at 11
p.m. If there are any exceptions to this
schedule, the employees affected will be
notified by their mill management.
Paychecks for the week ending July 2
will be distributed to all employees in
the regular manner Monday, July 10.
Group, life, hospital, surgical and ac
cident and health insurance premiums
will be waived for the week ending July
9.
The Karastan Cash Sales Showroom,
which handles sales of rugs and car
pets to employees, will close at the end
of business June 30 and will reopen on
regular schedule July 10.
The Fieldcrest Stores at Eden and
Columbus, Ga., will be open during
the mills’ vacation period except that
the stores will be closed Tuesday, July
4, in observance of Independence Day.
Employee’s Daughter
Wins Honors In Math
Rosemary Barksdale m>ade the highest
score ever made at Morehead High
School in the National Math Exams
and scored 10th among the 5,200 stu
dents who competed in North Carolina.
She received an award for making
the highest score at her school. She
also was this year’s recipient of the
DAR Good Citizenship award.
The National Math Exams are spon
sored by the American Society of Ac
tuaries and Mu Alpha Theta, honorary
mathematics organization which has a
chapter at Morehead High School.
Miss Barksdale is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Barksdale of 1215
Robin Road, Eden. Her father is a mem
ber of the auditing staff at Fieldcrest
and is a long-service employee of the
Company.
A rising senior. Miss Barksdale plans
to continue lier education at North
Carolina State University with the aim
of becoming a math teacher or computer
programmer.
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The Credit Union office at Eden wiU
close at the end of business Fridafi
June 30, and will re-open Mondafi
July 10.
The Personnel Office at Eden '"'u
be open on a limited basis during
week of vacation to handle any w*®'
cellaneous problems which may arise-
‘Old-Fashion Fourth’
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high school marching band. ,
Drawings will be held through®*^^
the day, with the grand prize being ^
seven horsepower lawn mower^
garden tractor valued at $775. Tich®^
for the grand prize may be purchase
from any Jaycee member.
Other prizes to be given away
include a Karastan rug, blankets
towels. In all, over $3,000 in prizes
be awarded.
A picnic ground will be provided, s®
that families may bring picnic lunch
or purchase lunches at one of the
ous concession stands to be located
the grounds.
Sky Diving Exhibition
Other activities will include deni®h^
strations by a stunt plane and sky di
ers. The Rescue Squad will be
with their trucks and equipment, wni
will be open for the public to inspect.
An atomic bomb simulation wiU
demonstrated by the local Nation^
Guard unit, -as veil as a dem,onstrah®
of fire power, which will include
firing of howitzers. ^ j
Major General Ferd Davis, adjut®
general of the North Carolina Nation
Guard, will be present at the celebr
tion.
Local recording artist Arnold Sffi
re
will be on hand to sing his latest
will
lease, “Go, Petty, Go.” Records
be available for purchase.
The day will be climaxed by a sp®.
tacular fireworks display, which
slated to be larger than the one stag
last year.
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Colonial Sewing Dept.
Wins Attendance Awa*"^
The first shift in Colonial Sewing
won
the Bedspread Finishing Mill attendan ^
award for the month of May with
3.1% absenteeism rate.
In celebration of the event, the S ^
pervisors served the employees n
drinks and cupcakes and thanked tn®
for their cooperation in the attendan
program.
The program began with the mon
of April and its purpose is to m
every employee more aware of the
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portance of being on the job every
It provides for a “thank you”
each month for the department
shift with the lowest rate of absent®
ism.
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