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^^7ieS:hiedt WHISTLE Issued Every Two Weeks By and For the Employees of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Spray, North Carolina Copyright, 1953, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. OTIS MAELOWE Editor Vol. XII Monday, Nov. 23, 1953 No. 9 Thanksgiving Not Just A Day The observance of an annual day of thanksgiving had its origin in early mankind’s deepest religious conscious ness—going back through the centuries to the time when men first realized their dependence upon a Higher Power, says Consolidated Textile News. Its observance in our country on a fixed day and on a national scale stems directly from the 36-year campaign carried on by a devout and devoted woman editor, Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, of Boston. She began her movement to have the last Thursday in November designated as America’s Thanksgiving Day in 1827 but it was not until 1863, with Abraham. Lincoln in the White House, that she succeeded. In an editorial in Godey’s Lady’s Book, which she edited, Mrs. Hale, in September, 1863, began with this text from the Bible: “Then he said unto them. Go your way and eat the fat and drink the sweet and send persons unto them for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto the Lord; neither be ye sorry, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.—Nehemiah, VIII:10.” Then Mrs. Hale continued: “Thus commanded the inspired Leader of the Jews when they kept the ‘Feast of the Weeks.’ In a time of national darkness and sore troubles, shall we not recognize that the good ness of God never faileth, and that to our Father in Heaven we should al ways bring the Thanksgiving offering at the ingathering of the harvest?” In her long campaign, Mrs. Hale bombarded the Presidents and the Gov ernors of all the states with letters urging that November’s final Thursday be proclaimed Thanksgiving Day. As a result, 30 states observed the holiday in 1859, and four years later President Lincoln, to whom she had sent her stir ring editorial, issued the first Thanks giving Day proclamation in our coun try’s history. Among the treasured gifts that Co lumbus brought back to Queen Isabella was a skein of cotton thread. Approximately 1,788,880 pounds of cotton were used to make office ma chine ribbons in 1952. Mill Fire Prevention By J. G. Farrell Jr. Engineering Dept. The textile industry is one in which flammable materials are handled daily and adequate fire protection is essential for safe operation. Fieldcrest MiUs goes great lengths to safeguard the plants against fire. Even at the time of con struction of the plants, fire protection was kept in mind and automatic sprinkler systems and lire walls and doors were “built in”. Exterior fire fighting equip ment is provided, ■ such as hydrants, pumps, reservoirs and standpipes. Fire extinguishers, fire buckets and tanks and hosepipes are provided inside each mill. Under our fire protection setup the master mechanic is the fire marshal at each mill and each plant has organized fire brigades which hold practice drills periodically so that they may be able to fight fires efficiently when an emer gency arises. Our organization of mill watchmen patrol the plants, making an inspection hourly on nights, week-ends, and holi days when no one is at work in the mills. All of the preventive measures taken by the Company would not pro tect the plants from fire should em- employees disregard f’re ::;r.iventfon practice. If we cooperate to prevent fires before they start and remain alert and prepare ourselves for the proper action, should a fire break out, then the hazard of fire in the mills is reduced to a minimum. Below are some basic rules which wilJ help us prevent personal injuries and property damage caused by fires: 1. Practice good housekeeping to pre vent the unnecessary accumulations of combustible materials. 2. Know the location of fire extin guishers and learn to propertly use them. 3. Don’t smoke in restricted areas. 4. Make sure that alleys and passage ways leading to fire fighting equipment and fire exits are kept clear and ready for immediate use. 5. Know how to turn in an alarm. 6. Report any unsafe conditions such as exposed wires, overheated bearings, trash accumulations, and especially oily rags. 7. Do not stack materials too close to sprinkle heads and do not block fire doors so that they will not shut auto matically in case of fire. Fires take a tremendous toll in indus try every year. By using simple pre cautions and by knowing in advance what to do, if fire breaks out, we can save ourselves from injury and do our part in reducing fire risk at Fieldcrest Mills. F I Textile Prices Decline (Continued from Page 1) have been riding a crest of prosperitf' He pointed out, however, that in the face of the decline in tex*" prices, the textile mills have kept " a relatively high rate of activity, consumption in the crop year just having amounted to 9.5 million bal and there has been a complete coff back in mill employment since the cession” in the first half of 1952. The Journal of Commerce articl®i said, points to a drop of 15.4 per “tt in raw cotton values, a 21.2 per fall in cotton cloth prices, and a 16 ? cent contraction in mill manufacture® margins while during the same p®’’’ the cost-of-living index was rising 185.5 in August, 1951, to 192-7 in AuS'*' 1953. He quoted the Journal of CorruiJ® article further: .jj In holding the price line, the themselves obviously have had W some belt-tightening and in the high cost situation there are relati' few areas where the belt can be ened. “It has been noted by more than ^ analyst that the situation has requi^^, in order to stay in the black and sacrifice any of the great gains, or otherwise, of recent years, the cise of severe economy in managei®^, policies and in administrative and ating procedures. j “To realize further what has ^ and is happening one need only the earning figures for the textil® „ dustry and for industry as a In 1951 profits per dollar of sales 3 ^ Federal taxes for the textile products industry averaged 3.7 against 5.3 for all U.S. manufactu^ “In 1952, the textile average cents and for all manufacturing i® j. try it was 4.3 cents. The latest ment figures that have been rel®^^ show that textile earnings for the ond quarter of 1953 are 2.5 cent® jj each dollar of sales as compared an average earning of 4.4 cents U- S. manufacturing industries.” Morris Twins Nancy Page and Martha Jewel, > daughters of R. L. Morris, Martins^^ nieces of Mrs. Mamie Sawyers and ^ Herman Garrett, Towel Mill. ELDCREST MILL WHlS'^^
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