SHEtTS. TOWELS •BEDSPREADS* BLANKETS • ELECT RIC BLANKETS# HOSIERY •KARASTAN RUGS»SVNTHETIC FABRICS
MILL WHISTLE
yOL. XIII
Published by Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. • Plants located in Spraj, Draper and leaksville, N. C. and Fieldale, Va.
Spray, N. C., Monday, December 6, 1954
NUMBER 11
Council Hears Talk By H. I. Seeley
A^GAR
IS Shown following the meeting of the Carolina Cooperative Council November
II' to right are Rev. Dewey Smith, pastor of Spray Methodist Church, who
Othe invocation; H. I. Seeley, assistant treasurer, Carohna Power and Light
who was the chief speaker; and R. T. Ingram, of the Council program
who introduced Mr. Seeley (See Page three).
thirteen Retire With Pension
Thirteen lonir-service employees of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., retired
Sf'tive December 1 S maK total o( 5p2 men and have
a with monthly pension for life, paid for by the Company, since
reti Pension Plan was instituted in 1943.
i5»rees were held in the Nantucket Conference Room Tuesday morn
;«• NovSeJTo at which time the first monthly pension checks
presented.
Of^^^'^tions concerning the service rec-
rt^ij? the employees were read by
Mij officials as follows: Bedspread
’ J- E. Barksdale; Finishing Mill,
f>(j Powell; Blanket Mill, D. A.
Svntk . Sheeting Mill, R. C. Going;
Qw , Pnhrinc ivrni .T Ct. Halsey;
atid Fabrics Mill, J. G. Halsey;
M "®®tan Rug Mill, Virgil Hall,
aticj
nug iVilil,
ijfj. P- Miller, director o£ industrial
Setji Public relations, presided and pre-
iti E. W. Medbery, vice-president
'^naree nf ny/^ri,,otir,n who sDoke
br
.jpj, of Production, who spoke
it ^ to the group. Mr. Medbery said
him “feel good to be asso-
itiau '''ith a company that tries to
lof| 'concrete plans for those who have
with the Company and who
to retire.” He said the Field-
Inc. Pension Plan, paid for
entirely by the Company, is the best
pension plan in the textile industry.
Mr Medbery expressed his pleasure
in being able to attend the retirement
meetings to meet and talk with those
people whose long service has meant
so much to the success of the Com
pany. He wished all of them good
health and happiness during retire
ment. , ,
B. C. Trotter, legal counsel and sec-
retary of the Retirement Committee,
explained the rights and privileges of
retired employees. He pointed out that
when Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. bought the
mills Marshall Field & Company
l^irned over to the Trustee the pro
rata share of the Pension Trust for
(Continued on page five;
Sales Meeting
To Be Held In
Atlantic City
Final preparations are being made
for the annual Domestics Sales Meet
ing and Fieldcrest Distributors Meeting
at the Claridge hotel in Atlantic City,
N. J. December 11-15.
The sales meeting will bring togeth
er our road salesmen and mill and
sales officials for planning and dis
cussion of our sales program, the show
ing of new lines and presentation of
new ideas in selling and merchandis
ing.
Following sample room meetings
Saturday morning. President Harold
W. Whitcomb will speak to the group
at a luncheon, followed by other
sample room meetings at 1:30 p.m. A
sheet presentation will feature the pro
gram at 5 p.m.
Another sample room meeting is set
for 11 a.m. December 12 with a gen
eral meeting at 2:30 p.m. when A. S.
Thompson, sales manager, domestics,
will lead the discussion. Remarks will
be given by F. W. Hoit, vice president
in charge of domestics sales, and E. S.
Klein, Jr., distributor and specialty
sales manager, will outline the pror
cedure for the distributors meeting.;
Distributors Meeting
The Distributors Meeting will be at
tended by executives, buyers and sales
men from Fieldcrest’s wholesale dis
tributors who will meet with members
of our sales organization for three days
of joint planning on how best to pro
mote the sale of Fieldcrest products
during the coming year.
President Whitcomb and E. S. Klein,
Jr. will speak at a luncheon Monday
(Continued on page five)
Christmas Schedule
Announced For Store
The Employees Store will remain
open Friday, December 24 (Christmas
Eve). The Store will be closed Satur
day, December 25 and Monday, De
cember 27. The Store will be open
Tuesday, December 28 and will remain
open until noon, December 29.
The Store will be closed from noon,
December 29, through January 1 for
inventory and the New Year’s holiday,
reopening on regular schedule Monday,
January 3.