MILL WHISTLE
Miller And Squires
Will Head Civilian
Defense Activities
Two Fieldcrest msn have been
named directors of civilian defense in
their respective towns. Macon P. Miller,
director of industrial and public rela
tions, has been appointed civil defense
chief for Leaksville, and Cecil Squires,
foreman of the Bedspread Weaving
Dept., was named to a similar post in
the town of Draper. The appointments
were made by the respective mayors
and town councils and were confirmed
by E. Z. Jones, of Burlington and Ral
eigh. director of the North Carolina
Council for Civil Defense.
It is understood that plans are well
under way toward establishment of
strong civil defense organizations.
Names of citizens who will be asked to
serve in key positions in the local de
fense set-up are to be announced soon.
The Spray Civic Association has re
quested of the Leaksville City Council
M. P. MILLER
CECIL SQUIRES
that the civilian defense effort in Spray
be coordinated with that of Leaksville.
Mr. Miller served in a similar capac
ity during World War II when he was
coordinator of civilian defense for the
city of Radford, Va. Because of the
location of the huge Hercules Powder
plant near Radford, that city was one
of the critical areas in the State of
Virginia. Mr. Miller lived in Radford
while serving as works manager for the
Lynchburg Foundry Company plant
there.
Mr. Squires served four years as an
officer in World War II. After 18 months
in the Pacific theatre of operations with
the 24th Division he was sent to Europe
where he helped to re-organize the
famous 42nd (Rainbow) Division. Mr.
Squires was promoted to the rank of
major. After going on inactive status
he was a commander of the Leaksville
National Guard unit. He is a member of
the Officers’ Reserve Corps and subject
to possible call to active duty.
Company Announces
Organization Changes
In organization changes effective
January 1, James B. Lowery was ap
pointed assistant superintendent of the
Towel Mill reporting to D. E. Simons,
superintendent. Mr. Lowery, a native
of New Bern, is a graduate of North
Carolina State College and first joined
the Company in September, 1947. Since
that time, he has worked through all of
the departments at the Towel Mill
under the student training program.
At the Karastan Mill, Arthur G.
Lewis, rug designer, was appointed
assistant head designer, reporting to
E. N. Sedell, head designer. Born in
Amsterdam, New York, Mr. Lewis was
a rug designer at the Homecrest Mill
in Philadelphia before transferring to
the Karastan Mill in 1937.
Cecil J. Squires, formerly of the
Engineering Dept., was named foreman
of the Weaving Dept, at the Bedspread
Mill. F. W. Younts, formerly foreman
on the first shift, was transferred to the
second shift. He and Turner Hayden,
the other assistant foreman on the sec
ond shift, will report directly to Mr.
Squires.
J. H. Lindsay returned to active duty
at Fieldcrest Mills Monday, Decem
ber 18, following a leave of absence due
to illness. He will work on special
assignments of a technical nature and
will report to Harold W. Whitcomb,
assistant general manager.
At the Finishing Mill in Spray, Jack
R. Baker was appointed general fore
man of the Napping Dept. He is a gradu
ate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
with degrees in industrial engineering
and mechanical engineering, he has
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Whitcomb And Medbery
To Speak At Council
As has been customary in past years,
members of the Fieldcrest Management
will present reports on mill operations
at the January meeting of the Carolina
Cooperative Council Thursday evening,
January 18. Harold W. Whitcomb,
assistant general manager, and E. W.
Medbery, production manager, will re
view mill operations during 1950 and
discuss the outlook for the new year.
Members of the Junior Carolina
Council will attend as guests. The meet
ing will be at Central Y.M.C.A. at 7:30
o’clock.
'Build For Long Run”
Is 1951 Sales Theme
Annual Sales and Wholesale
Distributor Meetings Are
Held at Highland Park
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“Build for the Long Run—in ’51” was
the theme used throughout the week-
long domestics sales and wholesale dis
tributor meetings which readied the
sales staff for the new year.
For the third year this conclave was
held in Highland Park, Illinois, where
the group could take over a summer
resort hotel and .as a single group work
without interruption. Centrally located
near Chicago, the location is ideal for
men traveling from various parts of the
country.
Actually these sessions are two sep
arate meetings. First, the annual Field
crest Sales Meeting brings together all
For pictures and detailed story
concerning our advertising and sales
promotion program for 1951, watch
next issue of Mill Whistle.
road salesmen, sales executives and mill
executives who lay plans-for the com
ing year.
Second, executives and salesmen from
Fieldcrest’s Wholesale Distributors all
over the United States meet with the
first group for four days of joint plan
ning. All the new 1951 merchandise was
on display, sample rooms permitted
wholesalers to make their advance pur
chases for 1951, and day-long meetings
were packed with presentations of new
merchandise ideas and selling ideas.
Commenting on these meetings, G.
Lawson Ivie, general sales manager,
said: “Even though sales of Fieldcrest
products seem assured for 1951, we
have selected the theme ‘Build for the
Long Run’—to warn everyone present
that a sales organization must rely on
the long pull to keep its mills running.
Therefore we told our own people and
our wholesalers that their real job in
’51 is to build their outlets and oppor
tunities—not for this year alone but
for the LONG RUN.”
THE FIELDCREST SHOW
Can you name “Mr. Fieldcrest”?
Tune in Station WLOE or WMVA,
Martinsville, Va., 3 p. m. every Sunday.