MILL WHISTLE
Wholesale Distributors
Of Fieldcrest Products
Will Make Tour Of Mills
Wholesale distributors of jTieldcrest
Products from all sections of the United
States will visit the mills Thursday De-
f^smber 6 and will be guests of the
Company at a luncheon at Meadow
Greens Country club. The tour of the
*ttills will be a feature of the annual
'distributors meeting conducted by our
Sales Dept.
Approximately 50 executives from
distributor organizations will par-
Participate in a four-day meeting with
fieldcrest mill and sales officials and
°ur road salesmen at the Hotel Roanoke,
Roanoke, Va., December 4-7. It will
t'e the sixth such gathering, several of
"'hich have been at Highland Park, 111.,
fiear Chicago.
Purpose of the distributor meetings
to present the new lines and discuss
’iianufacturer-distributor problems, such
pricing, styling, shipping and mutual
Problems in this specialized field. From
'he mills’ standpoint such meetings are
Extremely valuable inasmuch as they
^elp to cement our relations with the
'vholesale distributors' and help to pro-
*fiote better understanding and appreci
ation of the problems of this important
'^'istomer group.
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“Open House” Planned
At Vocational School
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The public is invited to visit the Vo-
^ational School at Spray when the
®chool holds open house from 4:00 p. m.
‘intil 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, November
14. Second shift workers are invited to
''isit the school between 10:00 a.m. and
^2:00 noon on the same date. Announce-
*ftent of the event was made by Howard
Slake, principal.
Guides will be on hand to show the
^'isitors through the school. All ma
chines will be in operation and in addi
tion there will be a large exhibit of stu-
'^ent projects.
Open house at the Vocational School
'vill be a part of the observance of
American Education Week. Purpose of
the event is to acquaint the public with
the types of vocational training which
^ocal high school students receive.
NEW TAX TABLE
The new withholding tax ta
ble issued by the U. S. Treas
ury Department appears on page
eight of this issue. In order to
comply with provisions of the new
Federal Tax law the Company is
required to increase the with
holding tax on all wages paid on
and after November 1, 1951, re
gardless of when the wages were
earned. Employees may wish to
tear out and keep the sheet upon
which the table is printed. Ques
tions concerning the withholding
tax may be taken up with your
departmental supervisor or miU
Personnel Office.
Towel Mill Employees
Receive Cash Prizes
With the Towel Mill at Fieldale, Va., \
winning first place in the Mill House
keeping Contest conducted during Oc
tober, a total of $70.00 in cash prizes
has' been awarded to Towel employees.
The winning department within the
mill was Carding. The winner of the
$10.00 cash prize in that department
was Crawford Aldridge.
Under rules of the contest conducted
among the various plants, employees of
the mill winning first place were per
mitted to draw for a cash prize in each
department. The drawings were con
ducted last week with $5.00 prizes being
won by the following; Carding, Vernon
Hopkins; Spinning, Mattie Wingfield;
Dyeing and Slashing, James Rakes;
Shop and Boiler Room, Stanhope Hair
ston; . ^ ^ ,
Bleachery, Ho'ward Hairston; Pack
ing and Warehouse, Eugene Dillard;
Sewing, Sarah Turner; Cloth Room,
James C. Prillaman; Jacquard Weaving,
Frank Fulcher; Dobby Terry Weaving,
Noble Barrow; Dobby Huck Weaving,
George Reeves; and Draper Terry
Weaving, Sam Hagood.
Laid Off Employees
Reminded Concerning
Insurance, Mutual Aid
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Group insurance premiums and Mu
tual Aid dues must be paid weekly.
This, of course, requires no effort on
the part of employees while they are
working and the deductions are made
from their pay checks.
However, in the case of lay-offs, or
other absences responsibility rests upon
the employee for keeping the contribu
tions paid up to date so the insurance
and Mutual Aid will remain in force.
Any week when you do not have
wages on the payroll from which your
contribution can be deducted, you are
expected to pay or arrange for payment
of your contribution with the mill
cashier.
When you are laid off you must in
dicate your desire to continue your
Group Insurance and Mutual Aid and
Arrange for keeping the premiums' paid
while you are not working. Premiums
are payable in advance to the mill
cashier.
The above requirements are stated in
the Group Insurance and Mutual Aid
booklets which have been given to aU
employees. If you are laid off you might
want to review these booklets for your
protection. If you have lost your book
lets, you may replace them by calling
at your mill Personnel Office.
L B. M. PAY CHECKS
See pages' four and five of this issue
for details on the new pay checks to be
used with the I.B.M. pay roll system,
starting at the Bedspread and Karastan
Mills November 23 and to be in use at
all mills by the end of the year.
Musical Program
To Be Presented
At Council Meeting
The combined glee clubs of the Dra
per and Leaksville high schools and the
school band will present a concert for
members of the Carolina Cooperative
Council and guests Thursday evening
at 7:30 o’clock in the Leaksville high
school auditorium.
It will be a ladies’ night with wives
of Council members invited. Also, mem
bers' of the Junior Carolina Council and
their wives or husbands will attend as
guests.
The local glee clubs and the band
have won recognition among the high
schools of the State and an enjoyable
program is anticipated. There will be
no speaker.