^loldcrest EtnployBes Host
University Foreign Students
like a foreign exchange
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day last month when four
-Idcrest employees and their
„^milies hosted some North Carolina
‘ate University foreign students
their families.
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^enty-one foreign N.C. State
,-ants and their families visited
tockir ■
-ingham County for two days
• the sponsorship of
^ackingham County Agricultural
J^tension Office and Extension
tome
•aemakers.
-wiiaivers.
^Approximately 40 of the students
, family members toured the
^fastan Rug Mill in Eden and
,.''aral also visited the Sheet
and Bedspread Finishing
^^^hing
'MO.
Haven H. Newton, vice president
— Industrial Relations, and his
family were hosts to Mehdi and
Kobra Akbarzadeh of Iran (pictured
at right). Mehdi is studying textiles
at N.C. State.
George Hildreth, product engineer
at Karastan Rug Mill, and his family
hosted D.K. and Manjoo Mittal of
India. K.K. Mittal also is studying
textiles.
Oscar Tucker, shift foreman in the
Dyeing Department at Karastan
Rug Mill, and his family were hosts
to Tawfik and Clair Mady of Egypt.
He is an economics student.
Bill Blankenbaker, head supply
clerk at Karastan Rug Mill, and his
family hosted Hussein and Shahin
Kassaian of Iran. Hussein is
studying textiles at the university.
MR. AND MRS. MEHDI AKBARZODEH
^eldcrest Directors Vote Dividend
^^irectors of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. voted on June 2 to pay a regular
^'l^fterly dividend of $.35 per share on June 30 to holders of record June 16.
^his dividend represents an increase of $.10 per share over the previous
^•^arterly dividend.
Employee Heads
Qualify Group
The manager of Product Service
and Quality Control at the
Automatic Blanket Plant, Ed
Delahooke, has been elected
chairman of Raleigh Section 1113,
American Society for Quality
Control for the second consecutive
FRANK CAMPBELL
Campbell Earns
Y.E.I. Certificate
The superintendent of carding and
spinning at Draper Sheeting Mill
recently received a certificate of
completion in the Young Executives’
Institute’s graduation exercise at
the University of North Carolina
School of Business Administration,
Chapel Hill.
Frank Campbell, a Fieldcrest
employee since 1961, was awarded
the certificate by Chancellor
Ferebee Taylor after completing
more than 120 hours classroom
instruction, 60 hours in small group
seminars and 250 hours of reading
and preparation. He was among the
45 executives from firms in several
southern states who received the
certificate.
year.
“His acceptance shows active
interest in and support of his
professional society and a desire to
be of increased value to his company
by keeping up-to-date on develop
ments in his profession,’’ said Oscar
Hinton, nomination committee
chairman, in commending the
Fieldcrest employee.
Delahooke has been with the
company since 1958.
ED DELAHOOKE
Reporter Named
At Phenix City
Surprise, Surprise!
Velma Newnam retired June 1 after 41 years of service at Field-
friends and co-v.orkers went all out to give her a wonder ul send-off.
® Was honored at a luncheon at Meadow Greens Country Club on May
3nd at a reception at the General Offices on May 30
the photograph, she shows surprise at the gift of a camera from c>
'^^'^ers. Her husband, Garland, a retired employee from the Draper Sheet-
^ looks on.
Diane Hovey has been named the
Mill Whistle reporter for the Phenix
City Plant, Phenix City, Ala.
Secretary to the plant manager,
R.W. Harris, and the customer
services manager, W. M. Hester,
she has been employed by Fieldcrest
for nine years.
Diane and husband. Jack, live in
Columbus and have a daughter,
Tracy, who is seven years old.
DIANE HOVEY
^^DAY, JUNE 20, 1977
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