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Mount Holly Spinning Mill, Mount Holly, N. C.
Know Your Company—Mt. Holly Spinning
The Mount Holly Spinning
Mill, purchased by Fieldcrest in
1963, is located in Mount Holly,
N.C., near Charlotte. The mill
has been in continuous operation
since 1905 with the exception of a
brief period in 1916 when the
area was flooded.
The combed yarn manu
factured at Mount Holly is used
by Fieldcrest at the Fieldale
Towel Mill. It replaces large
purchases which were made
from outside spinners prior to
1963.
Since purchasing the Mount
Holly Spinning Mill, Fieldcrest
has spent more than one-half
milion dollars on improvements
designed to bring about greater
efficiency and economy of
operation, higher quality and
more attractive and comfortable
working conditions. Among the
improvements made following
the purchase are: installation of
combers, addition of 50 percent
more space in the Picker Room,
purchase of new warpers,
addition of space in the Shipping
Department and, more recently,
the purchase of new spoolers.
Prior to the purchase by
Fieldcrest, the mill was
operated as Kimberly Mills,
owned by P. J. Baugh, and pro
duced carded knit yarns. It was
converted by Fieldcrest to the
production of combed yarns.
The mill now consists of 66,869
square feet of space which
includes 53,725 square feet of
manufacturing area, 10,500
square feet of warehouse space,
and 2,644 square feet of space
used for miscellaneoius opera
tions such as boilers,
compressors, etc.
At present, 11,520 spinning
spindles are in operation and ap
proximately 110 persons are
employed at the Mount Holly
Spinning Mill.
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SIBYL BOLTON, spinner
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THELMA LAZENBY, tailing machine operator.
NELLIE B. HENLEY, winder tender
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