^Ol. 31
Eden, N. C., January 22, 1973
No. 14
Harris, Jackson Elected To New Posts
The board of directors of Fieldcrest
Inc., has elected Robert' A. Har-
executive vice president. In this
'^^Pacity he ■will be concentrating on
'corporate matters, including profit im-
Provement in all areas.
•A.rthur L. Jackson was elected senior
''ice president-manufacturing, reporting
‘0 William C. Battle, president. Except
the above change, all other individ-
tals presently reporting to these two
Executives will continue tO' report to
them.
Prior to his latest promotion, Mr.
^arris was a senior vice president. Mr.
Sckson was vice president-manufact-
Pring with responsibility for all manu-
tacturing.
Mr. Harris is a native of Warren
Ca:
eunty and for two> years attended
ampbell College where he was pres-
'^ent of the student body. At the Un-
^arsity of North Carolina at Chapel
^hl he majored in accounting and re-
his B.S. in commerce degree in
1939.
Upon his return from service in 1946,
Mr. Harris joined Fieldcrest Mills
as a cost accountant. He has served in
various capacities in both finance and
manufacturing. He was elected secre
tary and treasurer in 1955 and a year
later became vice president-manufact
uring. He was elected senior vice pres
ident-manufacturing in 1969, and on
January 1, 1972, was given responsi
bility for a number of additional func
tions in the company.
Mr. Jackson, a native of Kings Moun
tain, received a B.S. in textiles degree
from North Carolina State University
in 1948. He earlier attended Westmins
ter College, Fulton, Mo., and Yale Un
iversity. He served in the Naval Air
Corps from 1944 to 1946 as a V-5 Cadet.
Mr. Jackson has been with Fieldcrest
since 1948 and has held various man
agerial positions. He first was man
ager of the Synthetic Fabrics Mill and
then managed the St. Marys Woolen
Mill, St. Marys, Ohio, and the Colum
bus Towel Mill, Columbus, Ga.
Karastan Introduces Spring 73 Lines
Carpets with the highlights of rich
and complete groups of multi-
Eolor patterns highlight Karastan’s
broadloom fashions for Spring,
1973.
The strong emphasis on pattern, eith-
delicately subtle or strikingly bold,
^ the result of shifting consumer tastes
and
major technological breakthroughs
-T Karastan, according to Robert V.
.Me, vice president of styling and de-
'gn for the Karastan Marketing Di-
''ision.
Ifarastan has made a major break-
"E>ugh in expanding the styling po-
f^btial of the already versatile Kara-
loom, Mr. Dale said. Designed and
loc
gMlt from the ground up by the Kar-
^tan technicians, the Kara-loc loom is
j^Pable of making virtually any carpet
or texture on a very efficient ba-
"s.
Other fashion developments evident
Karastan’s extensive introductions
spring, 1973, include;
^ T A marked boost in the use of see
d'd generation nylon pile fibers. Eight
of the new styles feature these special
nylons with exceptional soil-resistant
and soil-conceaiing properties.
2. The re-introduction of the classic
twist texture, but with a new “twist.”
3. New colorations ranging from a
delicate antique rose to a “knockout
mix” like purple/fuchsia/burgundy/
blue.
4. Further expansion of the textur
ed or “shaggy” plush surface which is
continuing to succeed the floppy shags
as a homemaker favorite.
5. The creation of carpet styles ideal
ly designed for the den.
New styles included in the Karastan
spring introductions are Andiameau,
Nuance, Flaneur, Venteau, Essentiale,
Fortale, Futureau, and Fortitude.
Andiameau is a luxuriously thick
plush of staple Antron nylon pile yarns.
The subtle pattern is formed by place
ment of self-tone variations in the
color. Andiameau comes in 22 skein-
dyed colors including Antique Rose.
Nuance is another luxurious plush
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In Eden he has been manager of the
Blanket and Sheeting Mills, assistant to
the vice president-manufacturing, di
vision vice president and then vice
president-domestics manufacturing. He
became vice president-manufacturing
with responsibility for all manufactur
ing January 1, 1972.
W. C. Battle Elected
Director Of Railway
William C. Battle, president and chief
executive officer of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
has been elected a director of the Caro
lina and Northwestern Railway, a South
ern Railway System company, it was
announced by W. Graham Claytor, Jr.,
Southern’s president.
Mr. Battle, who became president and
a director of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., in
July, 1971, is a former United States
ambassador to Australia and was the
Democratic nominee for governor of
Virginia in 1969. He is the son of the
late former governor, John S. Battle.
A member of the Virginia, West Vir
ginia and Am,erican Bar associations,
Mr. Battle also serves as a director of
Integon Corporation and a director and
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