March 31, 1947
FIELDCREST MILL WHISTLE
Five
E. L. Hopkins Promoted
To Assistant Foreman
E. L. Hopkins, formerly loomfixer on
the second shift at the Sheeting Mill,
was promoted to assistant foreman on
the third shift effective March 17.
A native of Patrick county, Virginia,
he has lived at Draper for nearly 25
years and has more than 22 years serv
ice with the Company. He first was em
ployed in the Jack Spinning Department
and later worked in the Wool Carding
Department at the Blanket Mill.
Still later he was a slasher tender in
the Blanket Mill and also was a weaver
there for some time. He has been in
the Sheeting Weave Room for 18 years
and has worked on virtually every job
the department. He has been a loomfixer
for nearly 10 years.
Hopkins took the loomfixer course
given at the mill in 1936 and has taken
various other textile courses. During the
war he took the J.I.T., J.M.T., and J.R.T.,
courses given by the training-within-
industry division of the War Manpower
Commission He recently completed the
loomfixer course on the new X-2 and
X-L Draper looms which was given at
the vocational school.
He is married to the former Miss Sally
Tamson Young and they have five
daughters.
State College Group
Visits Fieldcrest Mills
Twenty State College seniors who are
majoring in industrial engineering vis
ited Fieldcrest Mills 'Wednesday, March
26, as a part of their annual inspection
tour of industrial plants. After their
visit to the local mills the group went
on to Thomasville where they visited
furniture plants.
Led by Profs. Hart and Wiggins, the
group arrived in Spray in mid-morning.
They saw the time study film which
was made here by our Wage Bureau and
the Training Department and then split
up into small groups which visited the
various mills accompanied by members
of the Wage Bureau, which is our in
dustrial engineering department.
-A
Former Office Boy
Now In California
Pete Troxler, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Troxler, of Leaksviile and former
office boy at Fieldcrest Mills, is now
connected with the ' Pittsburgh Plate
I Glass Company in Oakland, California,
according to a communication received
here this week. Troxler expects to go
on the road as a salesman for that com
pany within the next few months. He
has been in California since March 1.
Rayon Employee Is
Domestic—But No
Dishes, Please!
Person-oddity is the best description
of Carl Rhodes, our Rayon Mill tech
nician. Carl finished Leaksviile High
School in 1927 and was employed as a
telephone operator. Later he came to
work in the Rayon Mill weave room and
has been with the Company 17 years.
Before his promotion to technician
two years ago he worked at various jobs
in the weave room, which included
weaving, warp hanging, loom fixing and
assistant foreman. During this time
he took International Correspondence
courses in English, Bookkeeping and
Rayon textiles. He also attended a class
in Weaving and Designing at the Spray
Vocational School.
Unlike most men, Carl has found real
enjoyment in accomplishing domestic
tasks. During his hours after work he
sews, cooks, and does housework in
general. Lately he has been sporting a
new suit which he tailored himself, not
to mention other sewing for his v/ife
and two sons.
Speaking of cooking. Yum! His cakes
and pastries are a real treat. Although
Carl has discovered that most any work
can be play, he’s still shy (or sly) about
v/ashing dishes. After all, who could
enjoy that? V7hen asked why he prac
tices domesticity, he answered, “Just
wondered if I could.”
Aside from his other interests, pho
tography is his favorite hobby. Pictures
of his two sons, which are displayed
on his desk, prove that he has acquired
considerable skill in the art of picture
making. Such ambition and versatility
certainly should be applauded.
—V. H.
★
Rayon Weaving and Inspecting
(By Virffinia Hurd)
Greetings to Melvin Chaney, a new
employee in ihe Cloth rcom. Here’s
hoping ycu’il like the Rayon family.
Sure miss Durwood Gilley, who is out
due to an appendectomy.
Heard Dan Carter [pent a very en
joyable week-end. Where? He won’t
talk. Only says, “What a feast!”
The ether day, after quite a struggle
lor the elevator, noticed Vera Fagge
practicing her policy—may the best
woman win.
Rook seems quite a popular pastime
now; last week ye reporter just learned
at my husband’s expense. It’s very sim
ple, eh, Willie?
CARD OF THANKS
The Pulliam family wishes to express
their appreciation for the kindness and
the flowers that were given during the
sickness and death of their mother,
Mrs. Cornelia Pulliam.
Winner in Radio Quiz
Mrs. Snow Land, of the Blanket Mill
Wool Carding Department, was the
winner of an embroidered bedspread
awarded for the best answer to the
“jackpot” question on a recent Field
crest radio progi’am.
The question was: “How many peo
ple are employed by Fieldcrest Mills in
the Tri-Cities and Fieldale?” Mrs.
Land’s guess was 6,000 and the correct
answer was 5,992 (as of week ending
March 8.)
Goal In Sight For
Red Cross Campaign
With most of the textile plants ex
ceeding their respective quotas, the goal
is now in sight for the Tri-Cities’ quota
of $5,000 in the 1947 Red Cross cam
paign. J. Frank Wilson, chairman of the
drive, has released the following report
on collections in the various mills:
Budget
Amount
Collected
Draper Blanket Mill ...$600
$552.45
Draper Sheeting Mill . .
350
290.51
Woolen Mill
350
256.00
Rayon Mill
200
156.90
Finishing Mill
175
195.48
Bleachery
125
143.25
Central Warehouse ....
100
108.80
Embroidered Bedspread
50
50.24
Bedspread Mill
250
280.90
Karastan Rug Mill ....
400
489.06
Nantucket Offices
100
216.50
General Office
150
194.50
Fieldcrest Mills
500
500.00
Spray Cotton Mill
250
266.50
Leaksviile Wcolen Mill
175
182.50
Morehead Cotton Mill .
150
150.00
Total $3,925.00
$4,033.59