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I ■ “S THE MILL WHISTLE Eden, N. C., November 17,1975 No. 10 ®'ilir ®*®*‘*Oers are part of $1.85 million project to upgrade waste water treat- '*s at North Carolina Finishing Company division. “Secondary treatment” is being added at NCF similar to projects already completed at Laurelcrest and at Bedspread and Sheet Finishing Mills. ^ policy Pany to conform to *®deral regulations, tougher, regard- ■“Hert tl*i® company *6ttig po to meet these ','91 the earliest fijl date within the Pabilities of the com- aployees Give$108,136 ToUF 'I'Jhelmingiy generous «!)]., the Eden United of Fieldcrest er $4 Million Spent For Pollution Control ’ ground pol- , determined by the The above resolution, passed by the Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Board of Directors at a regular meeting on January 14, 1971, reaffirmed the company’s longtime concern for the environment. This continuing commitment has put Fieldcrest at the forefront of the industry in protecting the air, water and land in the areas where the mills are located. In recent years the company has been modernizing its waste water treatment facilities, particularly those at mills where the waste water does not go through a city treatment system. Currently under way is a $1.85 million project to improve waste water treatment facilities at the North Carolina Finishing Compay division at Salisbury. These latest expenditures wilt boost the com pany’s overall investment in water pollution control to over $4 million since 1966. The work on enlarging and im proving the NCF facilities is about 90 percent complete and the system should be in full operation by the end of the year. “With the completion of the improvements, we will have a modern, well-designed treatment plant which meets all federal and state requirements for water pollution abatement,” said Vernon F. Wilkerson, NCF director of engineering and services. “This project is part of Fieldcrest’s multi-million-dollar commitment to provide clean air and water,” he said. The NCF facility is being (Continued To Page Three) or pledged a total of $108,136 in the campaign in the mills and offices. This amount exceeds last year’s contributions of $105,775 til airman Thanks Employees ^ ''^est Employees: ^ and expect that ” formal announce- Mif. contributions by to the Fund campaign ^ve reached our goal ^r, as in all past L ^1) ®^Ployees of Field- f^ove been respon- ' Sifts ‘iited Fund. Because iSotie lerous support, we ICfg^Ppropriate that the V, employees’ con- the factor that 'Campaign “over the At the last report meeting November 5, a little more than $53,000, or approximately 30 percent, had been formally collected. We confidently ex pect that the contributions by Fieldcresters will take up over , our goal. As general chairman of the campaign and speaking on be half of all the agencies of the United Fund, I want to ex press appreciation to em ployees of Fieldcrest Mills for making Eden a better place in which to live. Sincerely, CHET NATIONS Campaign Chairman Eden United Fund although there were fewer people on the payroll. The company, through the Fieldcrest Foundation, gave $10,000, making a combined gift of $118,136 by the employees and the company. Of the 4,291 persons on the payroll, 3,250 or 75.7 percent gave a Fair Share. A total of (Continued on Page Two) EDEN UNITED FUND 1976 Winners Are Announced Frank Biegar, a mechanic in the Plant Service Department at the Blanket Greige Mill, won the grand prize in the drawing among names of the Fair Share contributors to the Eden United Fund campaign. He won a 9 x 12 Karastan oriental design rug in the pattern of his choice. The drawing was held at the Fieldcrest Store November 12 (Continued on Page Two) Dave Arnold, Bedspread Mill plant manager, paints sign showdng Eden United Fund campaign near goal. Looking on are Fred Robert son (left). Blanket Greige Miil piant manager, and Chet Nations, general chairman of UF campaign.
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