THE MILL WHISTLE
Vol. 32
Eden, N. C., April 22, 1974
No. 19
J2 New Scholarships Awarded By Foundation
The Fieldcrest Foundation has
awarded 12 additonal Fieldcrest
scholarships to assist children of
employees in obtaining a college
education. This year’s awards
make a total of 92 Fieldcrest
Scholarships given since the
program was started in 1960.
It has also been announced
that, beginning with the 1974-75
academic year, each
scholarship will be worth $1,200
per year, making a total of $4,800
over the four years of college for
each winner. Previously the
scholarships were worth $1,000
per year or $4,000 over the four
years of college.
There are now 34 children of
Fieldcrest employees attending
colleges and universities with
the aid of Fieldcrest
Scholarships.
The most recent recipients
are: Karen Jane Alcorn,
Kathleen Elizabeth Barbee,
Machielle Suzette Beaver, Lynn
Johnson Bousman, Gerald Dean
Burch, James Christy Elmore,
Shirley Hopkins, Lisa Beth
Lawson, Melody Jan Lookabill,
Cathy Dianne Moore, Jeffrey
Lee Roseman and Nora Melissa
Stearns.
Karen Alcorn, daughter of W.
Dennis Alcorn and the late Mrs.
Alcorn, is a member of the 1974
graduating class at Tunstall
High School. She plans to attend
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro and major in
biology. Her father is a second
hand at the Blanket Finishing
Mill.
Kathleen Barbee is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce
B. Barbee. She will graduate
from J. M. Morehead High
School in June and plans to
attend the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. She
plans to major in psychology.
Her father is a shift foreman at
the Blanket Greige Mill.
Machielle Beaver is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman 0. Beaver. She is a
member of the 1974 graduating
class at North Rowan High
School and has been accepted at
the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte where she plans to
study nursing. Her father is a
frame operator at the North
Carolina Finishing Company
division.
Lynn Bousman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Murray
Bousman, will graduate from J.
M. Morehead High School and
plans to attend Elon college
where she will study medical
technology. Her mother. Ruby
Ann, is a secretary in the Raw
Materials Purchasing
Department at the General
Offices.
Gerald Burch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Doss M. Burch, Jr., is a
member of the 1974 graduating
class at G. W. Carver High
School. He has been accepted at
the University of Virginia and
plans to study chemical
engineering. His father is a loom
fixer at the Fieldale Towel Mill.
James Elmore is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Elmore.
He will graduate from Smith-
field-Selma Senior High School
and plans to attend the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill where he will study
pharmacy. His father is a
production engineer at the
Automatic Blanket Plant.
Shirley Hopkins is the
daughter ■ of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence R. Hopkins. She will
graduate from G. W. Carver
High School and plans to attend
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and Slate University where she
will study French or chemistry.
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The new Fieldcrest Technical Center adjacent to the General Offices.
H. H. Newton, right, is congratulated on his election as
president of MDI by Ernest C. McLean, outgoing president.
Haven H. Newton Elected
To Presidency of MDI
Technical Center Taking Shape
Despite Shortages, Excess Rain
Haven H. Newton, vice
president-industrial relations,
has been elected president of
Management Development, Inc.
(MDI), succeeding Ernest C.
McLean. Jr., secretary-
treasurer of Pomona Products
Corporation, Greensboro.
Mr. Newton has been a
member of the board of
directors of the MDI since his
graduation from the Executive
Program at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in
1967. He was appointed vice
president for Central North
Carolina in 1972.
That same year he received a
certificate for having taught at
nine business management
institutes conducted by the MDI.
He lias now increased the total to
11 institutes in various North
Carolina cities in which he has
taught personnel administra
tion.
A non-profit North Carolina
corporation owned and managed
by graduates of I he Executive
(Continued on Page Eight)
Despite shortages of cement
and insulation and the enormous
amount of rain during the past
several months, it is hoped that
Fieldcrest’s new $1,500,000
Technical Center will be com
pleted this fall.
The outside of the building is
nearing completion while the
inside mechanical work, such as
boilers, air conditioning, duct
work, etc., is approximately 85
percent complete.
The next major project will be
the installation of fiberglass
insulation followed by the
construction of the roof.
The new facility is being
constructed on a 12-acre tract on
the corner of Pierce Street and
Stadium Drive, adjacent to the
Fieldcrest General Offices. It
will encompass 25,000 square
feet on the upper level and 22,000
square feet on the lower level.
The building will house
Fieldcrest’s Technical Services
Department, which includes
Research, Domestics Product
Development and Domestics
Quality Control.
The upper level of the building
will contain the Technical
Services Department, a
technical library, conference
room and laboratories. The
lower level will include
development laboratories,
storage areas and space for
expansion.
The new facility has been
designed to accommodate ap
proximately sixty to eighty
persons.
The present headquarters of
Ihe Technical Services
Department have proved com
pletely inadequate and plans for
expanding and updating the
Research and Development
facilities have been under
consideration for several years.