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MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY, INC
Manufacturing Division, Sprajr, North CarolhM
Volume Four
Monday, October 22, 1945
Number Eight
Visitors From Retail Store
Left to right; H. B. Donner, Manager Carpet Section; John R. Murray, Manager
Contract Sales; John McKinlay, Merchandise Manager, Home Furnishings; L. J.
Kugel, Merchandise Supervisor, Floor Coverings; and E. C. Bliss,. Manager Men’s
Sports apparel.
It might be of interest to our readers to know that the first four men listed
are veterans of both world wars and they have only recently returned to their
former jobs with the Company. Mr. McKinlay enlisted in the Navy in World War I
before he was 18 years of age. His father was President of Marshall Field & Com
pany for a number of years and is known by many of our people. Mr. McKinlay
served in the Navy during the present war as a Lieutenant Senior Grade and saw
considerable service in the Pacific. Mr. Kugel was in the Army during World War I
and has been in Italy for a considerable period during this war as a member of
the Allied Commission with the rank of Colonel. Mr. Donner was a marine during
the first world war and served for three years as a Major in the Army Air Forces
in this war. Mr. Murray served in the Navy during the first world war and has just
finished a three year period of service as an officer in the Navy, being discharged
two weeks ago with the rank of Lt. Commander. This was the first visit to the mills
for all of these men except Mr. Kugel, who has been here a number of times previ-
jously. They all enjoyed their visit and were very well impressed with our entire
operation. Their visit was in line with Management’s idea of having various key
people from the Retail Store visit the mills in order to better acquaint themselves
with the scope* of the Company’s operations and also to stimulate greater interest
on the part of the Retail Store merchandise people in the products which we manu
facture.
Absenteeism
ABSENTEE METER
Two weeks ending
Sept. 30,
1945
Per Cent
MILL
9-16
9-30
Bedspread
10.9
12.6
Blanket
13.3
12.9
Bleachery
10.2
10.0
Central Warehouse .
12.0
5.1
Finishing
... . 6.9
4.4
Hosiery
4.9
3.8
Karastan
9.6
8.4
Rayon
.... 10.5
10.5
Sheeting
10.8
7.1
Towel
8.7
8.0
Woolen
13.3
9.6
AVERAGE TOTAL .. 10.6
9.7
Where Does Your Mill Stand
What Are YOU Doing About It?
Looks good, doesn’t it? With one ex
ception every mill shows a marked de
crease in absenteeism, notably Central
Warehouse, Sheeting Mill and Woolen
Mill, while Finishing Mill and Hosiery
Mill hold their low averages. Rayon
Mill average remains the same for two
weeks, so perhaps they have an unusu
ally large number of workers out sick.
Let’s go, everybody. Those absen
tee figures are altogether too high even
in these fall days when coughs and
colds will keep many from work. There
can be no good reason why at least ten
per cent of our employees should be
absent from work each week.
Famous Foreign Affairs
Authority To Lecture
Henry C. Wolfe, who for 27 years has
made personal surveys of affairs in all
parts of the world, will come to Spray
to lecture on some of his experiences as
a writer, lecturer, world traveler, and
war correspondent, on November 15,
1945, at the Carolina Council meeting
on that date.
Mr. Wolfe with General LeClerc’s
Second French Armored Division, ent
ered Paris just six hours before the
Germans surrendered, and was an eye
witness of all that followed in those
history-making days. This was a fitting
climax because Mr. Wolfe was also in
Paris in 1939, reporting the tragic start
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