THE MILL WHIST
Published by ReWcrert Mills, Inc.
Picsnij located in Spray, Draper cind Leaksville, N, C.‘ and FieJdale, V —
VOL. XVI
Spray, N. C., Monday, October 7, 1957
NUMBER 7
EMPLOYEES GIVE HOSPITAL $223,000
To: FIELDCREST
EMPLOYEES
I want to take this opportunity
to express to you on behalf of the
entire community, heartfelt thanks
for the marvelous job that each
of you did to help make the dream
of a wonderful new hospital for
our area come true.
The wholehearted and complete
ly unselfish way in which you
joined in this great humanitarian
effort was an inspiration to us all.
The results of your efforts
prove once more how much can
be accomplished by men and
Women of good will working to
gether. I know each of you are
proud to be a member of the
Fieldcrest Family.
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS W. BOOTH
General Chairman—
Hospital Campaign
Barbecue Given For
Blanket Employees
As the Mill Whistle went to press,
Friday, final preparations were being
^ade for the barbecue to be given em
ployees of the Blanket Mill in recogni
tion of their outstanding safety record
in 195'6.
The Blanket Mill employees quali
fied for a Certificate of Safety Achieve-
nient from the North Carolina Depart-
ttient of Labor by working the entire
year of 1956 with an accident frequen-
rating more than 75% below the
State average for textile mills.
A crowd of approximately 800 Blank
et Mill employees and guests were ex
pected to attend the barbecue Satur-
'lay afternoon, October 5, in Morehead
Stadium. J. H. Ripple, manager of the
blanket and Sheeting mills, was to be
Piaster of ceremonies and a member of
fieldcrest management was to speak
briefly to the group.
W. C. Creel, safety director for the
^orth Carolina Department of Labor,
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Fieldcresters Given Ovation For
Outstanding Results In Campaign
Fieldcrest employees contributed more than $223,000 to the Tri-City
Hospital Building Fund campaign, according to the latest figures avail
able last Friday afternoon.
At a “report meeting” last Tuesday
evening in the cafeteria at Morehead
high school, an ovation was given by
the large crowd present when it was
reported that Fieldcrest people had
pledged a total of $218,509.68 surpassing
by a wide margin their goal of $150,000.
Late last week an unexpected gift of
$5,000 from members of our Fieldcrest
and Karastan sales organizations was
reported. This made a total of $223,-
509.68 contributed by Fieldcrest people
in addition to the $100,000 given by
Fieldcrest Mills as a corporation.
In an advertisement in the October 3
issue of The Leaksville News and in a
message appearing on page eight of
today’s Mill Whistle, President Harold
W. Whitcomb commends Fieldcrest em
ployees for their outstanding accom
plishment in giving such generous sup
port to the hospital fund.
Averag-e Contribution Is $57.16
Of the 3823 employees contacted at
Fieldcrest, 94% of them made a con
tribution to the fund. The average con
tribution was $57.16 per employee. In
a number of instances, all of the em
ployees in a department gave $50 or
more, giving the departrnent 100%
membership in the Cornerstone Club.
It is expected that it will be at least
two weeks before payroll deductions
will begin for pledges to the hospital
fund.
At the start of the campaign. Presi
dent Whitcomb announced that he
would give a plaque to the mill with
the largest average contribution per
employee. The results at the Blanket
and Karastan mills were so close that
the contest was considered a tie and
plaques will be awarded both mills.
Ninety-four per cent of the Blanket
employees gave a total of $36,771.92, an
average of $48.38 per employee, while
100% of the Karastan employees con
tributed $28,932.85, an average of $48.14
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JOHN K. MINNOCH
Council To Hear
John K. Minnoch
The Carolina Cooperative Council
will open its 37th year with a pro
gram at Consolidated Central YMCA
Thursday evening, October 17 at 7:30
o’clock. Letters will be sent to mem
bers this week, reminding them of
this first meeting of the 1957-58 Coun
cil year.
Speaking at the meeting will be John
K. Minnoch, of Chicago, nationally
known humorist and inspirational
speaker. His subject will be “Business
Is Business,” a program that has been
well received in his appearance before
audiences all over the country.
Mr. Minnoch was born in Scotland
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