Spray, N. C., Monday, September 23, 1957
BUSY COOKS—Blanket Mill men get the barbecue ready for volun
teer workers who participated in the clean-up of Dan View cemetery
on Labor Day. Left to right are Bill Gallaher, Clarence Law, C. A.
jJavis, and E. L. Funderburk. (More pictures on page eight.)
T\ew Safety Contest Is Announced
Attainment of an accident frequency
rating of at least 75% below the State
average for textile mills is Fieldcrest’s
safety goal for 1957. This frequency
IS one of the basic requirements for
award recognition by the North Caro
lina Department of Labor.
The Company has announced that a
barbecue will be given for all employ
ees of any mill with a frequency rating
that is 75% below the 1957 North
Carolina State average for textile mills.
The contest runs from January 1, 1957
through December 31, 1957.
H. E. Williams, safety director, said
Several of the mills are already well
slong toward winning such an award
and it is possible for them to meet the
J'equirements if they continue to have
good experience during the remaining
three months of the year.
Since the Blanket Mill was the only
Plant to qualify for the Labor Depart-
*T»ent award during 1956, the Company
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R. F. Sambleson Named
Representative On UL
Advisory Conference
R. F. Sambleson, manager of the Auto
matic Blanket Mill, has been appointed
a member of the Underwriters’ Labora
tories industry advisory conference on
electrically heated pads and bedding.
Mr. Sambleson has
been closely associat
ed with the industry .
for the past 15 years
and currently is the
N a t i onal Electrical *
Manufacturers As
sociation representa
tive on a similar com
mittee of the Ameri
can Standards Assoc
iation. R. Sambleson
NUMBER 6
Hospital Drive Nears
Completion In Mills
As the Mill Whistle went to press
Friday, solicitations in the mills for the
hospital building fund were still in
progress.
The campaign at Fieldcrest was
scheduled to be completed by the end
of the week except for absent em
ployees who will be solicited upon
their return to work.
Enthusiastic response by employees
was apparent everywhere and all indi
cations pointed to a successful cam
paign. It seemed certain that Fieldcrest-
ers would pledge at least the minimum
goal of $150,000.
Several small departments reported
their solicitation completed by noon
last Monday with 100% of the em
ployees becoming members of the Cor
nerstone Club (representing individual
contributions of $50 or more).
There were indications that a large
number of the employees were giving
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25-Year Club Picnic
Attracts Big Crowd
Good food, fun and fellowship mark
ed the 15th annual meeting of the
Fieldcrest 25-Year Club at a picnic in
Morehead Stadium Saturday afternoon,
September 14. The picnic was one of
the best attended in the history of the
25-Year Club.
String music by Jim Eanes and his
Shenandoah Valley Boys, songs by the
Fieldcresters and an exhibit of old guns,
money, newspapers and documents by
Gordon L. Siler, of Leaksville, were
greatly enjoyed by the long-service
employees.
Highlight of the program was a talk
by President Harold W. Whitcomb in
which he reviewed the progress of the
Company and discussed the business
outlook for the future. He also discus
sed the hospital building fund cam
paign and told what the new hospital
will mean to Fieldcrest families and
the community-at-large.
R. A. Harris, vice president in charge
of manufacturing, was master of cere-
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