THE MILL WHISTLE
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'l^nd Injuries
Most
Occidents
kjUfi 'Injuries and slip or fall
Ndent the list of lost-time
during 1976.
"®yea disabling injuries during
trom machinery and
% !!!*',’ occurring mostly to the
the
’ ^fid 22 were due to slips and
Vs
iii^ Jr", compared to 4.03 in 1975,
(.{ • R. Baggett, Fieldcrest
safety and Workmen’s
ypsation.
^(jgjf^ycrity rate, which is the
lion tost due to injury per
in 'P""-hours of operation, was
^^6, about the same as the
year.
cannot be
’'ery^d. ’ Mr. Baggett said, “yet,
ft ^ many industrial workers
'•Safe ”®tr hands while performing
around machinery. The
’ if not all, of the hand
fits t"® prevented if the
I 'voidd not attempt to repair,
lion machinery that is in
’ ' rv. •
if not all eye
prevented if the
Vie\ '^"jority,
\^^ ""uld be
91
accidents
rate of
per million
resulted in a
4.50 disabling
man-hours of
the prescribed type of
‘ protective equipment
Py the company.’’
against objects or being
y^iinued on Page Two)
^Qttle Article
Reprints
interesting article on
>elri Battle, president of
la^jy^est Mills, Inc. is in the
*^in ,fssue of “Nation’s
magazine but is too
io be carried in The Mill
jj ile.
:tipVver, reprints of the
ill "have been ordered and
he made available to
5 j?yees upon request as long
i5jj.he supply lasts. Those
fijhg to obtain copies may
ielrt in The Mill Whistle,
, Vest Mills, Inc., Eden, N.
288 or telephone 919-623-
’ "^tension 53356.
Eden, N. C., March 21, 1977
No. 17
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They’re
Champs
Bedspread Mill employees for the second consecutive
year have been awarded the Most Outstanding
Achievement trophy by the American Red Cross for
participation in the Blood Program. Pictured are the
Bedspread employees who have donated the most blood
to the program.
Shuford Lollis, center, has donated eight gallons; Dave
Arnold, right, four gallons and five pints; and A. D.
Robertson, four gallons and three pints. See story and
more pictures on page five.
Covington Is Appointed New Divish
The appointment of Van A.
Covington, Jr. as division vice
president for purchasing at Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc. has been announced by
Arthur L. Jackson, Fieldcrest senior
vice president.
Before joining Fieldcrest, Mr.
Covington was director of purchasing
at Springs Mills, Inc., Fort Mill, S.C.,
and had been with that company for
nine years. He previously was
assistant director of purchasing at
Burlington Industries, Greensboro.
He also worked with Burlington in
research and development, as a
manufacturing superintendent and as
assistant manager of the Brighton
Division, Shannon, Ga., maker of
men’s and women’s ready-to-wear
fabrics.
He attended Davidson College
before going to Baylor University
where he received a B.B.A. degree
with a major in management and a
minor in accounting. Upon graduation
he joined his father’s firm, Covington
Co., cotton merchants in Gastonia,
and then was with Pharr Yarns in
Gastonia for a time before joining
(Continued on Page Eight)
G>lumbus Store Event Unique
Fieldcrest’s traveling store event,
designed to introduce and promote
the Halston for Fieldcrest Collection,
is stfll playing to large crowds across
the country.
One of the most recent appearances
at the Fieldcrest Store in Columbus,
Ga. was marked by large and
enthusiastic crowds and an extremely
enthusiastic pickup at the local press
level.
The event is actually a very unique
decorating seminar, conducted by
Ms. Sue Bernard, Fieldcrest
Publicity’s traveling representative,
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