April 1, 1946
THE MILL WHISTLE
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Wedding Lesson
There’s nothing like a wedding
To make a fellov/ learn—
At first he thinks she’s his’n,
But later learns he’s her’n.
Buy Easter Seals Now!
Absenteeism
Here is a family group that we all hope will soon be icunited. T/5 lieonaril Tillie
is now in Japan and before entering service in September, 1944, was employed in
the Towel mill Weave room. Mrs. Leonard Tillie and her two daughters, Linda Lee
and Judy Mamie, are three good reasons why T/5 Tillie would like to come home.
Mrs. Tillie is employed in the Knitting department of the Hosiery mill.
John F. Tinsley
Speaks To Council
John F. Tinsley, president of Cromp
ton and Knowles Loom Works, Worces
ter, Mass., addressed the members of
the Carolina Cooperative Council at
their monthly meeting Thursday even
ing, March 21, in the Central Y. M.
C. A.
Mr. Tinsley advocated increased pro
duction as a preventive against infla
tion and as the surest way to prosperity.
He described some of his experiences
working on war projects and some of
his company’s activities in connection
with the war effort. He outlined recent
developments in the textile field and
gave a preview of things to come in the
textile machinery future.
A director and past president of the
National Association of Textile Ma
chinery Manufacturers and founder of
the New England Industrial Research
Foundation, Mr. Tinsley during World
War II was a member of the Advisory
Board of the War Department and a
member of the Management Service
Staff Headquarters, Army Service
Forces. He has been decorated by sev
eral nations and honored by many uni
versities.
Mr. Tinsley was introduced by Wood-
row W. Lambeth, superintendent of the
Towel Mill and a member of the Coun
cil program committee.
ABSENTEE METER
Two weeks ending March 3, 1946
Per
Cent
MILL
2-17
3-3
Hosiery
. . 7.6
5.6
Finishing
. . 6.5
5.7
Bleachery
. . 8.4
6.3
Woolen
. . 6.3
6.8
Towel
. 6.2
7.0
Central Warehouse .
. . 1.3
7.3
Rayon
. . 7.1
8.0
Blanket
. . 8.4
8.0
Sheeting
. . 8.3
8.1
Bedspread
. . 9.8
9.5
Karastan
. .11.9
9.8
Total ... .,
. 7.5
7.8
THE POSITION OF YOUR
MILL
IN THE ABSENTEE
METER IS
SQUARELY UP TO
YOU.
ARE
YOU DOING ANYTHING ABOUT
IT? ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT
IT? WHEN?
Training Department
Notes of Interest
The Draper Public Speaking Class
had a dinner at the Meadow Green
Country Club at 6:30 p. m., Friday,
March 22, to complete their work in
this course. The Public Speaking Class
composed of men from the Marshall
Field General Office, Personnel Depart
ment, Engineering Department, and
Wage Bureau were their guests. Each
man who had taken the course took an
active part, and short talks were given
by Mr. H. W. Whitcomb, Mr. M. P. Mill
er, and Mr. D. A. Purcell. Both of these
classes were under the direction of the
Training Department, and a third class
is under way at the Training Depart
ment conference room.
At our Draper mills, beginning March
25, a Course for Instructors will be
given. The purpose of this course is
to inaugurate a new method of train
ing employees for the different occupa
tions at this plant. An instructor for
each of the important functions will be
trained, and it will become his duty to
transfer the knowledge to the new peo
ple. This is the second plant to inaugu
rate this type of training, as Karastan
utilized this method of training early
last fall. All the training at the Kar
astan was carried on in the plant, and,
in contrast to this, the Blanket and
Sheeting mills plan to use the Voca
tional School for some of their training.
An evening class in Business English
and Correspondence is being started at.
Draper for office personnel. This will be
conducted at the Y. M. C. A. in Draper
and will be given each Wednesday night
for several continuous weeks.
Classes in Work Simplification are
now being conducted for assistant fore
men at Spray and Draper, for hourly
employees at Fieldale, and for Wage
Bureau and Engineering employees at
Spray. In addition, a course in Super
visory Training is being conducted for
the foremen and assistant foremen at
the Karastan and Bedspread mills.
The Public Speaking Classes, the In
structor Training Classes, the Supervis
ory Training Classes, and part of the
Work Simplification Classes are being
conducted by Lawrence E. Richards,
Director of Training. Work Simplifica
tion Classes are being conducted by
Mr. E. G. Michaels, and the Business
English and Correspondence course will
be conducted by Miss Della Hawkins.
Modern Mother Goose
Jack and Jill, dressed fit to kill.
Went driving on a bender.
And fit to kill, drove off a hill.
For salvage there’s one fender.
A man is called selfish, not for pur
suing his own good, but for neglecting
his neighbor’s.—Whately.