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THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N. C., May 23, 1977
No. 21
Foundation Awards
13 New Scholarships
^^sfan Employee Is Named
Lett's Outstanding NSA Member
il Wilson is the first person to greet you upon entering Karastan
fAs receptionist, she can introduce you to executives or refer you
i Appropriate department. As secretary for two men, she keeps busy
y'^9 the endless paperwork that travels through two departments
President of the Eden chapter of The National Secretaries Association
APe contributes time, talent and energy to make sure this professional
'|^3tion is respected by the community and is an asset to the repre-
businesses. For carrying the weight of the chapter s responsibilities
shoulders and for her outstanding work, she recently was named
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The Fieldcrest Foundation has
announced that 13 new Fieldcrest
scholarships have been awarded to
assist children of employees in
obtaining a college education.
These newest scholarships
awarded by the Foundation make a
total of 126 Fieldcrest Scholarships
which have been given since the
program began in 1%0.
At present there are 48 children of
Fieldcrest employees attending
colleges and universities with the aid
of Fieldcrest Scholarships.
Each scholarship is worth $4,800
over the four years of college.
Recipients are selected by an
outside scholarship committee.
The new recipients are:
Terry Lynn Alderman, Fieldale-
Collinsville High School, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Alderman. Her
father is a weaver at the Fieldale
Towel Mill. She plans to attend
Radford College and major in
journalism.
Charles F. Burton, III, Morehead
High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Burton, Jr. His father is
manager of the Credit Union. He
plans to attend N. C. State
University and study electrical
engineering.
Kathy Lynn Carter, Stoneville
High School, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Carter, Her father is a
weaver at the Karastan Rug Mill.
She plans to attend the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
major in physical therapy.
Janice J. Cobler, J.D. Bassett High
School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Cobler. Her father is a shift
foreman at the Fieldale Towel Mill.
Her mother, Beatrice, is a trailing
machine operator at the plant. She
plans to attend Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University and
study computer science.
William Daniel Hicks, Jr.,
Morehead High School, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William D. Hicks. His
father is quality control manager at
the Karastan Rug Mill. He plans to
attend the University of Virginia
where he will study architecture.
Lynn A. Holshouser, East Rowan
Senior High School, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Holshouser. Her
father is an inventory control clerk
at North Carolina Finishing
Company. She plans to attend the
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte and study nursing.
Penny M. Merriman, Fieldale-
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^jgornfe Headquarfers
fieldcrest Sales Meeting Held In Eden Area
this month the Fieldcrest
■*hg Division of Fieldcrest
held its annual National
Meeting in the Eden and
Aboro areas where the
Ale headquarters and many
Are located.
''isitors met on both business
jAial levels with 110 Fieldcrest
• 'vho live and work in the
Area.
Ahared the excitement of
' Ihe merchandise Fieldcrest
|^>'oduce in the May Market for
selling — the coordinated
*?A for bed and bath designed
■a masters as Halston and the
''Is, a knockout new luxury
and a line of bedding and
towels for youngsters based on the
famous Ringling Bros, and Barnum
and Bailey Circus. Another
introduction, “Young at Heart,” will
be in the St. Marys line.
The meeting began Wednesday,
May 11, at the Holiday Inn in
Greensboro with a presentation of
corporate and divisional sales plans.
Following this, the group divided
into two teams to go by bus to view
Fieldcrest plants to view Fieldcrest
plants in the Eden area, with tours of
the Non-Woven and Flocked Blanket
Mill and the new comforter
operation. The Foremost Screen
Printing Plant located at Stokesdale
also was visited.
Included in the itinerary was the
impressive Fieldcrest Technical
Center, where both teams received a
presentation on Research and
Development and Quality Control.
Located in Eden, this
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Canteen Coffee Prices Increased
Due to the steady increase in coffee prices that we have all seen occur
during the last year, the Fieldcrest Canteen finds it necessary to raise the
price of coffee throughout the company to $.20 effective May 22. The
Canteen held the price at $ .15 as long as possible but is now paying over
three times as much for coffee as it did 15 months ago. During the next
two or three months, you will also notice a continuing increase in coffee
prices in supermarkets.
The newspapers for the past few weeks have carried several articles
about coffee prices decreasing. The latest information we have received
from our suppliers is that we may see a leveling off of prices but they do
not see a decrease in cost in the near future. Hower, should coffee prices
return to their previous level, the Canteen will again return coffee to its
previous selling price.