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MILL WHISTLE
Pablislieil by Heldcrest Mis. Inc.
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Spray, N. C., Monday, March 21, 1955
NUMBER 18
Pour Plants To Receive Awards For
Their Outstanding Safety Records
Four Fieldcrest plants are in line for
J'lational Safety Council awards in rec-
“Snition of their outstanding work in
Occident prevention. The mills to be
onored are Hosiery, Electric Blanket
Synthetic Fabrics mills and Cen-
‘‘31 Warehouse.
commending the four plants on
eir excellent records, Ned H. Dear-
president of the National Safety
ouncil, Chicago, wrote: “Heartiest
u Very special congratulations of the
and staff of the National Saf-
fo^ Council on your fine safety per-
^'niance—truly a job well done!”
p Synthetic Fabrics Mill will re-
, the “Award of Merit” for operat-
ji?. ^>694,659 man hours without a dis-
to injury from January 26, 1950
.....^cember 31, 1954. Central Ware
house will also get the “Award of
Merit” for operating 1,006,149 man-
hours without a lost-time injury from
October 17, 1951 to December 31, 1954.
A third “Award of Merit” certificate
will go to the Electric Blanket Mill,
which has operated 1,077,802 manhours
without a disabling injury from Jan
uary 1, 1950 to December 31, 1954 and
and a Certificate of Commendation
will be awarded the Hosiery Mill for
operating 508,774 manhours without a
disabling injury from March 5, 1953
to Etecember 31, 1954.
H. E. Williams, safety director, said
it would take some time for the awards
to be engrossed and that presentation
arrangements will be made by the time
the certificates are received here.
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E. W. MEDBERY
. . . Honored by Boy Scouts . . .
Medbery Given
National Post
E. W. Medbery, vice president of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., has been elected
a member of the National Council, Boy
Scouts of America, representing Chero
kee Council, covering Rockingham,
Caswell, Alamance and Person counties.
He has played a leading part in var-
ings of the National Council and will
perform specific committee duties as
signed by John M. Shiff, of New York,
president of the national Boy Scout
organization.
Long active in the Boy Scouts’ Dan
River district, Mr. Medbery is serving
his second term as district chairman.
He has played a leaeding part in var
ious other civic affairs, having served
as president of the Draper Parent-
Teacher association, chairman of the
finance campaign for the Red Cross
and for the Boy and Girl Scouts in
recent years and as chairman of the
1954 Tri-City Community Fund cam
paign.
Mr. Medbery has been associated
with the mills most of the time since
1936. He became production manager
in January 1950 and was promoted to
vice president in September 1954, con
tinuing his responsibilities for prod-
duction.