They're On The Job
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Patterson, 1; Raymond McCracken,
1; Edward Dillard, 1, Sam Adams, 1;
Roger Smith, 1.
Spinning—Mildred Estes, 2;
Geraldine Millner, 1; Lee Roy Sexton,
3; Marie Barker, 1; Pearl Fulton, 1;
William Overby, 4; Edgar Neal, 1;
Grace Minter, 1; Frank Minter, 1.
Cloth Room—Annie Grubbs, 2;
Vivian Minter, 1.
Weave Room—Lois Saunders, 1
Nannie Hale, 3; Pearl Jefferson, 1
Ruby Overby, 1; Irvin Denny, 1
Thomas Hall, 1; Daniel Smith, 2
Charles Stophel, 2; Daniel Smith, 1
Roxie Strader, 1; Cornelia Abbott, 1
Frank Cover, 1; Bobby Gilley, 1
Jessie Cox, 2; Ruby Cantrell, 1
Verna Smift, 1; Savannah Johnson
2; Rosie Millner, 1; Anna Tinsley, 1
Baunard Hairston, 1; Daniel Wilson
2; John Chilton, 1; Ralph Mayes, 1
Dorothy Cannon, 1; Frank Cox, 3
Jessie Allen, 1; Catherine Daye, 1
Kermit Minter, 1; Sandy Woods, 1
Ray Gantt, 1.
Karastan Rug Mill
The following employees at the
Karastan Rug Mill have perfect
attendance for 1976, and many have
more than one year.
Setting—Eva Burroughs, Bobby
McKinney, Lourinda N. Martin,
Lucille Carter, Nannie Rodgers, Mitzi
Dean, Marie Overby.
Winding and Beaming—Eva Mabe,
Posie Joyce, Judy Morehead, Carl
Wade, Louise Gatewood, Odessa Lee,
Janie Blackstock, Lillie Marie Stump.
Finishing—Elton Hall, Larry
Hensley.
Mechanical Development—David
P. Kemp, George H. Yeatts.
Dye—Starling Allen, John
Broadnax, George Dillard, Robert
Gravely, Thomas Meadows, Curtis
Morehead, James Blackwell, Robert
Broadnax, Craven Price, Thomas
Dillard, Rufus Moyer, Raymond
Tucker.
Service Center—Rush WaddeU.
Weave Room—Robert Artis, 1
William Balser, 1; Cecil Carter, 2
Johnny DeHart, 1; Colonel Evans, 2
James Franklin, 3; James Gusler, 1
Ben Hall, 1; Gene Hall, 2; Maurice
Holley, 2; Jewell Joyce, 1; Homer
Marshall, 3; Mary Martin, 1; Marie
Millner, 2; William Minter, 1; Jimmy
O’Dell, 5; Moir Spencer, 1; Quecell
Strutton, 1; Curtis Strong, 1; Irving
Thomas, 1; Fred Williams, 3;
Raymond Wray, 1.
Sheet Finishing Mill
The following Sheet Finishing
employees have perfect attendance
for 1976, and some have more than
one year.
Cut and Sew—Ruth Burroughs,
Christine Isley, J. T. Gillespie, Elsie
Harpe, Hazel Brown.
Packaging—Mary Cox, Mary
Hankins, Mamie Strange, Minnie
Underwood.
Burling—Dahlia Patterson, Helen
Shipwash, Polly Burnette, Barbara
Cooke, Lottie Hayden, Fannie
Marshall, Roxie Artis, Russell
Roberts, J. P. Pulliam, Mary Brown,
Evelyn Robertson, Ruben Nunley,
Myrtle Troxler.
Plant Service—Franklin D. Boothe,
1; Bobby C. Brown, 1; Kyle Edwards,
3; Raymond J. Farmer, 2; Jesse W.
Galloway, 2; Wendell W. Roberts, 1;
George D. Robertson, Sr., 1; James
W. Soyars, 3; Gabriel F. Thomas, 1;
Louie H. Wo^, 3.
Storage and Shipping—Roy Lee
Carter, Billy Smith.
Bedspread Finishing Mill
The following Bedspread Finishing
employees have perfect attendance
for 1976, and some have more than
one year.
Drape—Mamie Adams.
Cut and Sew—Edith Alcorn,
Napoleon Blackstock, Susan Carter,
Thomas Corum, Ethel Dillard,
Modena Kerley, Hazel King, Joseph
Thomas.
Shipping—Randy Johnson.
Blanket Finishing-Warehouse
The following Blanket Finishing-
Warehouse employees achieved per
fect attendance for 1976, but some
have more than one year.
Napping—Calvin Evans, Pomp
Jarrett, Dock Pulliam, Johnny Rea.
Print Shop—William Hundley.
Cloth Finishing-^Isaac Robertson.
Office—Jesse M. Burton.
Channel Blanket—Evelyn Sink.
Piece Dye—Ernest Wilkerson,
Thomas Morrison, John Aaron.
Cut and Sew—George French, Carl
Wise.
Plant Service—Glenn Rorrer,
James Allen.
Beck Dye—David Edwards.
Sample—Alma Hundley.
Foremost
Two Foremost employees had
perfect attendance for 1976. They are
Mary Coe and Jessie Holland.
Columbus Expansion
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Daniel Dies
In Columbia
Andrew C. “Sam” Daniel, well-
known tennis pro and a charter
member of the South Carolina
Athletic Hall of Fame, died in
Columbia, S. C. February 10,
He was cotton buyer for Fieldcrest
1956-61 and is well-remembered at
Eden. He was an organizing executive
of American Sentinel Life Insurance
in Columbia 1961-73.
Mr. Daniel, 60, was director of
tennis for the Richland County (S. C.)
Recreation Commission at the time of
his death.
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He was inducted into the S.C.
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 as a
charter member. A tennis facility on
the campus of the University of South
Carolina, his alma mater, is named
for him.
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A. C. “SAM” DANIEL
He dominated the amateur tennis
scene in South Carolina during the
1940s and early 1950s. He played his
first state closed tournament in 1939
and began a phenomenal string of 14
straight singles titles in 15 attempts
over a 16-year span.
North and South Carolinians
times. He captured the South Cat
Open title on four different occa=
during the 1940s.
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He was the University of S'*-
Carolina’s No. 1 player his 1
year, and for two seasons I’® jj|i
unbeaten against state co
After moving to Eden in 1956 he
claimed five North Carolina state
crowns in six years, giving him a
stretch of 19 North and South Carolina
titles in 21 attempts.
His highest singles ranking by the
United States Lawn Tennis
Association was third in the South.
Two years ago he was ranked No. 1 in
the South in singles for players 55
years old and older.
He also claimed the Carolinas
crown—a tournament for native
competition, capturing the
intercollegiate singles and do
crown.
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Memorial services were
February 11 at the Trenholno ^
United Methodist church)
Columbia,
Surviving are his wife, ^
Hughes Daniel; a son, Andre'*j^
Daniel, III, of Columbia;
daughters, Frances Eli^^ r
“Betsy” Daniel of Rock Hill) ^
and Laura D. New of Hilton
S.C.
Garrett Honored By Scouts
necessary since the transfer of the
sewing and warehousing operations to
Phenix City, Ala., in 1975 released
space for the expansion of the
weaving capacity at the Columbus
mill.
Mr. Kametches said that in addition
to the new looms, the project includes
funds for modernizing existing looms.
This work will be carried on along
with the installation of the new looms.
The 1977 capital expenditure
program comes on top of an
expansion in 1976 when
approximately $2Vz million was spent
on an expansion including the
addition of 90 looms and resiUting in
approximately 70 additional jobs.
When the current project is
completed, Fieldcrest will have spent
a total of $14 million in its Columbus
operation since 1972, including a new
plant at Phenix City, Ala., for
finishing and warehousing the
products of the Columbus Towel Mill.
He currently is Cubmaster for
510 at the Church of the EpiP*
(Episcopal) and is District Scofj
Chairman for the District. |
Eagle Scout and a member °
Order of the Arrow.
In addition to his servir^
Scouting, Mr. Garrett is active ®
Church of the Epiphany, serV
the vestry, as junior warden, S'*
School teacher and lay reader^ ^
He is a native of Columbus, |
a graduate of Georgia Tech. P
been with Fieldcrest since 195®'
JERRY GARRETT
W. Jerry Garrett, superintendent of
burling and finishing at the Karastan
Rug Mill, has received the Saura Boy
Scout District Award for “service to
the youth of this community through
idealism and citizenship.”
The award was presented at the
recent district Scout banquet at the
Elks Club in Reidsville. The presenta
tion was made by Allan (Doc) Lewis,
National Scout Council representa
tive.
Mr. Garrett has been active as an
adult Scduter for seven years on local,
district and council levels. He has
served in positions ranging from
assistant Cubmaster to the Council
touting and Activities Committee.
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Colonel D. Evans, a weaver
Karastan Rug Mill, has been
ip
by management for completion
outstanding record of .40 y®®-
continuous service with Fi® j
Mr. Evans has receiv®
Fieldcrest 40-year service
$40 gift certificate for coin
merchandise, and . a l®r®^ ’
commendation from Willin|||
Battle, president of Fieldcrest i ^
Inc. , J
Mr. Evans began conti^J
service at the Karastan Rug
March 1,1937, as a floor workc^ji
became a weaver in 1939 and r®
in that classification.
THE MILL WHiS