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Vol. XIV
MILL WHISTLE
Putlisheil by Fieldcrest Mills. Inc. • Plants located in Spraj, Draper and leahville, H. C. and FieMale, Ya.
Spray, N. C., Monday, March 5, 1956
NO. 17
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I-IFADS POLIO FUND—For the second consecutive year, Walter B. Guinan,
^ce^^sident in charge of sales for the Karastan division, has served as chairman
of the soft floor coverings section of the March of Dimes polio fund. Admiring Mr.
ruinan’s badge above is E. J. Hanley of Karastan’s sales staff, a member of the
r-nmmittee Other committee members include, left to right, J. J. Delaney of J. J.
nelanev Carpet Company, Bert Crockford of Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company,
Robert McAvoy of Magee Carpet Company, Thomas Welsh of Artloom, and Richard
Helbig of Highstown.
Increase Seen
In Jap Imports
Tremendous Boost Expected In
Sales Of Japanese Finished
Products On U. S. Market
Cotton textile manufacturers have ex
pressed growing concern over rising im
ports of goods and apparel from low-
''^age countries, after hearing reports
^hat the Japanese planned increased em
phasis on garments and other finished
Products.
Roger Milliken of Spartanburg, S. C.,
President of Deering, Milliken & Co.,
stated that “The Japanese are now be
ginning to work with the American
Sarment manufacturers to make wear-
apparel and other textile products
to be exported to the United States,”
thus making quotas on imports “manda
tory” for the welfare of the industry.
Pointing out that this fact had been
Reported to the Board of Directors of
the American Cotton Manufacturers In
stitute, central trade organization of the
Industry, in Washington last week, Mr.
Milliken said the Japanese had taken
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dimmer Chairman
In Red Cross Drive
J- M. Rimmer, Fieldale personal
?ianager, was appointed chairman of the
'^dustrial division in the Henry County
^6d Cross fund drive which opened
^arch 1 and continues through March
Robert Jamerson and Edgar Gor-
,on are co-chairmen for the campaign
the Towel Mill. J. A. Stegall is resi-
'*®Jitial chairman for Fieldale.
Clyde Kinney of Bassett is chairman
the County-wide drive. Other mem-
of the campaign committee are
H. Goode of Fieldale, and N. K.
“ijrroughs of Martinsville.
, The goal for the industrial division
$4,600, representing more than two-
thirds of the $6,157 quota for the over
all campaign. The Henry County chap-
of the American Red Cross has a
°^dget for the next fiscal year of $18,-
7I of which $12,314 is set aside for the
'^ity of Martinsville. The present cam-
is being conducted only in the
J^punty. The Red Cross and the Mar-
^insvilie Community Fund recently
^Sreed to merge their efforts. A joint
Qrive is to be held this fall.
Changes Announced In
Domestics Sales Div.
The following changes in our domes
tics sales organization were announced
effective February 17 by Frederic W.
Hoit vice-president, domestics sales.
W. E. Boone was appointed assistant
distributor sales manager; J. R. Biery
was appointed office and personr^l
manager for the domestics division, H.
E. Lawless was appointed assistant to
c". E. Moulton, sheet department man
ager; L. H. Lee, Jr. as assistant to H. A.
Brown, towel department manager.
Our New Products
Genuine pride in the beauty and
quality of the products one helps to
manufacture is one of the satisfactions
in doing a good job. Fieldcrest has in
troduced a number of new products for
the Spring season. Beauty and styling
are outstanding features of this new
merchandise. Pictures of some of these
new products are shown on pages four
and five of this issue.
Minimum Wage
At Fieldcrest $1.08
The new minimum wage had no ef
fect at Fieldcrest Mills where the mini
mum wage is $1.08 per hour. Learners
already were paid from $1.00 to $1.08
during their first few weeks, depend
ing upon their previous experience.
However, it was estimated that the
boosting of the legal minimum wage
from 75c to $1.00 under the federal
Wage and Hour law, effective March
1, 1956, brought increases to at least
170,000 workers in North CaroHna.
State Labor Commissioner Frank
Crane said that some 35,100 textile em
ployees in other parts of the State re
ceived direct increases as a result of
the $1.00 minimum. The next largest
group to be affected were 22,080
workers in the lumber industry. Ap
proximately 16,200 employees of the
furniture industry were brought up to
the $1.00 minimum and various other
industries and businesses were affected.