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Spray, N. C. Monday, August 17, 1953
Number 2
^ills Introduce
Sheet Line
motifs ranging from
;nclu(jgj feminine prints are
lietnrn ri ^ series of fancy-
f’ielrir.! sheets being introduced by
®Wcrest Mills.
both n include patterns in
lophan and muslin. All are cel-
and packaged in an
‘Gift cT® lithographed gift box with a
Street” design.
;aris is ® flair for authentic tar-
^ordej. over into dramatic sheet
iertis three different plaid pat-
series. These are:
'ed) (red), MacPherson (blue and
'lack) MacLeod (yellow and
iheptf are on white Duracale
cases.
Jorde and colorful are Floral-
)rint sheets. A tiny provincial
lifqu predominating pink, yellow,
ier lavender becomes the bor-
T’jjg Either white or pastel Duracale.
uchesse series on either white
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p®* Receives Award
Its Cooperation In
! Reserve Program
'®rtif Mills has been awarded a
of Appreciation from the
latiyi ^*'niy in recognition of the Com-
n faithful and cooperative spirit
'orff, 'release of employees for per-
of military duty.” The cer-
ire Points out that many citizens
Bsyj^®^'^ers of the Army Reserve and
late '^®rtain obligations to partici-
r to*^ summer field training and oth-
irJiich active duty for training,
an . ’^®*Juire their absence from civil-
“ji P'^^Pations for brief periods,
i gratifying to note that your firm
Brvg °'®heartedly supporting this re-
ti(j Program of our Armed Forces,
^nce ^^°rizing military leaves of ab-
an j. its employees so that they
Ertif- ’^^i'^ipate in such training,” the
'*>cate '
Th,
reads.
Jaji(j- ^"'ard was made by the com-
b(j general of the Third Army
6s_ by Colonel Conrad B. Stur-
(ortu of the Military District of
Carolina.
Posters Remind Of Safety Goal For August
AUGUST M>
NO ACCIDENT MONTH
AT WORK, AT HOME. AT PLAY
DO THINGS TM£SA/^£ WAY
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EVERY EFFORT is being made at Fieldcrest.dnrin;;' this month to “Make August
a No-Accident Month.” Posters, signs and other reminders are being used in the
plants to make employees more safety conscious during August—generally a month
of high accident frequency.
Getting a close-up view of one of the posters are Elizabeth Mills, Sheet Sewing,
and Loraine Ellington, Sheet Packaging.
Safety Record Good For First Half Of 1953
Fieldcrest Mills’ safety record for
the first six months of 1953 was better
than that of the first half of 1952 and
of 1951. The mills had a frequency rate
(the number of lost-time accidents oc
curring per million manhours of opera
tion) of 1.33, an improvement over the
1.73 rate for the similar period of 1952
and the 2.33 rate for the first six months
of 1951. The severity rate of accidents
during 1953 has been greater than for
the corresponding period last year.
By comparing the Fieldcrest Mills
frequency of 1.33 for the first six
months of 1953 with the average fre
quency of the textile industry in North
Carolina whose average was 7.5, it is
seen that Fieldcrest Mills employees
experienced only one-sixth of the lost
time injuries of the average North
Carolina textile plant based on the
hours operated.
E. W. Medbery, production manager,
pointed out that Fieldcrest Mills had
only six lost-time accidents during the
period. However, if our frequency had
been as high as the state average, we
then would have experienced 36 lost
time injuries. This means we have 30
people at Fieldcrest who would have
been injured had our frequency rating
been as high as the state average. “By
continuing our good safety perform
ance we can save people from injury.
Let’s keep up the good work,” Mr.
Medbery said.
The following mills maintained their
no-lost-time accident record in the first
six months of 1953: Electric Blanket
Mill, Bedspread Mill, Bleachery, Central
Warehouse, Towel Mill, Karastan Rug
Mill, and the Synthetic Fabrics MiU.
The Electric Blanket Mill has not had
a lost time accident since the mill was
established. The Synthetic Fabrics Mill
has gone since January 1950 without
a single disabling injury with over 3
million manhours of safe work to its
credit.
The Bleachery has not experienced
a lost time accident since December 1950
with over 2 million manhours worked
since the last injury. Central Warehouse
has worked since October 1951 wdthout
a lost time accident.
The Karastan Rug Mill has a perfect
safety record so far this year and is
maintaining one of the best safety rec
ords in the carpet industry.