•^MILL
IwHed Every Two Weeks By
and For the Employees
WHISTLE
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY^ INC
Manufacturing Division, Spray, {rfertfi Carelitm
Volume Four
^ Capt. J. O. Thomas Cited
Camp Pickett, Va., Nov. 2.—A cer
tificate of commendation for outstand
ing and meritorious service has been
awarded to Captain James O. Thomas
of Leaksville, N. C., Chief of Personnel
Authorization in the Personnel division
at Camp Pickett, Virginia.
The certificate was presented to Cap
tain Thomas by Col. Frank O. Lammons,
Camp Pickett post commander, while
headquarters detachment personnel
stood at attention in tribute during post
headquarters retreat ceremonies.
Captain Thomas was cited for “excel
lent service” here since April 23, 1943,
as civilian personnel officer and then as
Chief, Personnel Authorization Branch.
“His conscientious attention to respon
sibilities and unhesitating use of his
time and talents in subordination of
personal desires and convenience,” the
commendation states, “have been char
acteristic of his performance of duty
throughout his assignment at this post.
In approaching the more difficult phases
of personnel authorization, engendered
by the constantly fluctuating work
loads of the post; his tact, sincere co
operativeness, keen analysis of person
nel needs and understanding apprecia-
I tion of post operations, have materially
' contributed to the furtherance of the
mission of the Personnel Division. His
exemplary conduct, pleasing personal
ity, diligence and dependability have
earned the respect and praise of his
associates and superiors, and are worthy
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Monday, November 5, 1945
Absenteeism
Instead of listing the mills in alpha
betical order, as we have been doing,
we will, in the future, list them accord
ing to their standing. In other words,
the mill that shows the lowest per cent
of absenteeism will be placed first on
the list; the mill showing the next low
est per cent will be listed second, and
so on down the line. Below is the
standing printed last issue as they would
be had we listed them according to their
absenteeism percentage.
Per Cent
mill 9-16 9-30
Hosiery 4.9 3.8
Finishing 6.9 4.4
Central Warehouse 12.0 5.1
Sheeting 10.8 7.1
Towel 8.7 8.0
Karastan 9.6 8.4
Woolen 13.3 9.6
Bleachery 10.2 10.0
Rayon 10.5 10.5
Bedspread 10.9 12.6
Blanket 13.3 12.9
Number Nine
AVERAGE TOTAL . . . 10.6 9.7
Now that we know where each mill
stood two weeks ago let’s go on to the
present standing.
Finishing Mill jumped ahead of Hos
iery, while Rayon and Towel tied. We
have placed Towel Mill ahead of Rayon
because their per cent on September
30th was lower than that of the Rayon
Mill. We’re not proud of this meter; it
shows an increase in absenteeism. We
have got to do something about that!
Look at the Bleachery—jumped from
eighth to second place. Fine!
ABSENTEE METER
Two weeks ending
Oct. 14,
1945
Per
Cent
MILL
9-30
10-4
Finishing
... 4.4
3.1
Bleachery
... 10.0
6.1
Hosiery
... 3.8
7.3
Karastan
... 8.4
8.3
Woolen
... 9.6
8.5
Towel
... 8.0
9.5
Rayon
... 10.5
9.5
Central Warehouse .
... 5.1
9.6
Blanket
. . . 12.9
12.5
Sheeting
... 7.1
13.1
Bedspread
.. . 12.6
13.4
AVERAGE TOTAL
... 9.7
10.0
Where Does Your Mill Stand?
What Are YOU Doing About It?
Janies P. Kinard, Jr.
Piece Goods Products
To New Selling House
Luther H. Hodges, vice-president of'
Marshall Field & Company and general
manager of the Manufacturing Division,
announced on October 16th that a new
selling arrangement becomes effective
on January 1, following the present con
tract with William Whitman Co.
Piece goods made in the Woolen and
Rayon Mills of Marshall Field & Com
pany Manufacturing Division in Spray,
N. C., will be sold through Kinard &
Company, a new selling house in New
York.
Mr. Hodges says the change to Kin
ard & Company is, in effect, a continu
ation of an old business relationship
because James P. Kinard, Jr., president
of the new company, was closely asso
ciated with the distribution of the Piece
Goods Mills’ products before he entered
the Army. A graduate in textile engi
neering at Clemson College, S. C., Mr.
Kinard has spent his business and Army
years in textile work. He served his
apprenticeship with Hunter Manufac
turing & Commission Company in New
York, then went to Deering Milliken &
Co. as textile executive, then to William
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