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Published by fieWciest Mills, Inc. • Plants located in Spray, Draper and Leaksville. N. C. ond Pieldale, Vo. =
Vol. XVI
Spray N. C., Monday, January 20, 1958
NUMBER 14
Community Fund Campaign To Open
Certificate of recognition to Fieldcrest Mills, inc. from the National Whole
sale Dry Goods Association is presented to President Harold W. Whitcomb (right) by
L. Mendel of H. Mendel & Co., Atlanta, Ga., NWDGA regional vice president.
DAILY NEWS RECORD Ptioto by Nick Machalaba
Fieldcrest Wins National Award
For having contributed most for the
furtherance of dry goods wholesaling
last year, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., has
®een awarded a Certificate of Recogni-
tion by the National Wholesale Dry
^oods Association.
The award was made at a luncheon
the Statler Hotel in New York Jan
uary 15 during the NWDEA’s 31st annual
Convention which was attended by out
standing wholesalers from all over the
Nation.
Accepts on Behalf of Mills
President Harold W. Whitcomb ac-
'^^Pted the award on behalf of the Com-
Psny in a presentation made by S. L.
^endel, of H. Mendel & Co., Atlanta,
a regional vice president of the
I^WDGA.
In accepting dry goods wholesaling’s
^^ghest honor for our mills, Mr. Whit-
^oinb traced the development of Field-
^est and its marketing policies and dis-
*^ssed the important place held by
Wholesalers in our distribution set-up.
Frederic W. Hoit, president of Field-
'^rest. Division of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
^^'■6d increased business resulting from
^saling with wholesalers. He said
^ieldcrest’s distribution through whole
salers has risen sharply since 1955 and
predicted that the Company will make
further gains through dealing with
wholesalers on a partnership basis.
A reemphasis on the importance of
wholesaling was keynoted by speakers
throughout the convention. Presenta
tion of the award to Fieldcrest was
seen as significant in that it did much
to focus the interest and faith of manu
facturers on the value of wholesaling
in the over-all distribution medium.
Payroll Dept. Preparing
Withholding Statements
W-2 forms, employees federal income
tax withholding statements for 1957, are
being prepared in the Payroll Dept, and
will be distributed in the miUs to all ac
tive employees by the end of the month.
The W-2 forms for persons out sick or
laid off will be mailed to them through
the United States mail by January 31.
The forms likewise will be sent
through the U. S. mail to the last known
address of all other persons who work
ed any at all during the year but who
are now terminated from the payroll.
Day’s Pay Per Employee
Is Goal At Fieldcrest
Fieldcresters will have a prom
inent part in the Community Fund
Campaign to be conducted in the
Tri-Cities February 9-22. The
community-wide goal is $38,918,-
74, representing the approved
budget needs of the several wor
thy health and welfare agencies
serving local people.
Robert A. Harris, vice presi
dent, manufacturing, will head
the campaign at Fieldcrest. He
has named the following to serve
with him as a general planning
committee: R. H. Hair, C. F. Kel
ly, W. B. Lucas, J. W. Norman
and Roger Wilkes.
As in the past, the superintendents
will have charge of the drive in their
mills. A canvas will be made in each
department, offering every employee
an opportunity to share in the cam
paign. The mill managers will direct
the solicitation among clerical and oth
er salaried employees.
The suggested schedule of giving is
one day’s pay. At Fieldcrest, the do
nation may be a pledge for an amount
(Continued on page four)
Program To Feature
Management Report
Management reports will be present
ed at a joint meeting of the Carolina
Cooperative Council and the Junior
Council at Consolidated Central Y. M.-
C. A., at Spray, Thursday evening,
January 30„ starting at 7:30 o’clock.
During the program. President Har
old W. Whitcomb and other officers of
the Company will review the Com
pany’s operations during the past year
and will discuss the business outlook
for Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., in 1958.
Notices announcing the meeting have
been mailed to members of the two
councils.
The January meeting, featuring re
ports by Company officers, is always
a highlight of the Council’s program
year. A large attendance is expected
at the forthcoming meeting.