VOL. XVI
Spray, N. C., Monday, August 12, 1957
NUMBER 3
AUGUST ^
NO ACCIDENT MONTH
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SAFETY REMINDER—Large signs in all mills remind employees of the cam
paign to “Make August A No-Accident Month.” Posters on bulletin boards also
Promote the safety goal. Ike Robertson (left) and Irvin Mabe hang sign in Auto
matic Blanket Mill while George Allen (right foreground) looks on. All are members
of the Specials Dept. (See safety material on page four.)
A Message From Our President
I would like to comment on two important announcements in
this issue of the Mill Whistle.
First is Fieldcrest’s purchase of the St. Marys Woolen Manu
facturing Company, located in St. Marys, Ohio. This is a fairly
small, but very complete woolen mill, consisting of 8 sets of wool
en cards and 56 W-3 looms, plus all the necessary finishing equip
ment. It is an old concern which has been under the ownership
and management of one family for nearly 100 years.
We think the St. Marys name is the best known and finest trade
mark in this country for all-wool and high quality blankets. _ As
you know, our own blanket line is a medium and low'er priced
line, but equally well known and highly regarded by consumers
everywhere. The St. Marys line complements our own and we
feel that the combination greatly strengthens our blanket opera
tion.
Second is the story included as a special supplement in the Tri-
City copies of this paper of the plans for a beautiful, new, air-
conditioned, modern 75-bed hospital being planned for the Tri-
Cities. It is a rather long article, but I urge you to read it care
fully because of its importance to’ each of us. As most of you
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Company Will Buy
Ohio Woolen Mill
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., will ac
quire the entire capital stock of
St. Marys Woolen Manufacturing
Company, Inc., under the terms of
an agreement which has been
reached between the two compan
ies subject to satisfactorily work
ing out certain details.
This was the joint announcement
made Wednesday, August 7, by Harold
W. Whitcomb, president of Fieldcrest
Mills, and P. H. Herzing, president of
St. Marys.
Mr. Whitcomb said Fieldcrest intends
to operate St. Marys as a subsidiary
corporation. Mr. Herzing and other of
ficers of St. Marys have agreed to re
main with that company in their re
spective capacities insuring a continuity
of management and policies.
The St. Marys field sales force will
continue to sell the St. Marys line to
their customers across the country as
they have in the past and present plans
(Continued on page four)
Mills Make Progress
In Waste Control
Carding and spinning departments
made the best records under the waste
control program at Fieldcrest during
the first half of 1957.
The Bedspread Carding, the Blanket
Wool Carding, and the Towel Spin
ning Departments showed the greatest
reductions in waste, in relation to their
standards, in the respective mills.
The Dyeing Department at Karastan
and the Inspecting Department at the
Sheeting were leaders in waste reduc
tion, based on the standards for the de
partments in those mills.
Taken as a whole, employees in the
five mills mentioned made a signifi
cant reduction in waste in the first six
months of 1957 as compared with the
year of 1956. Formal waste control
programs are in effect only in these
five mills which process raw stock.
In commenting on results under the
waste control program, R. A. Harris,
vice president in charge of manufac-
(Continued on page two)