E MILL WHISTLE
Published by Fieldcresf
Inc. • Planfs located in Spray, Droper and leoksVitle.
Fieldale,
VOL. XVI
Spray, N. C., Monday March 3, 1958
NUMBER 17
Best weavers and LOOMFIXERS at the Towel Mill in 1957 are congratulated by
A. Purcell, mill manager (left, in foreground) on their outstanding records.
Towel Mill Recognizes Top Weavers, Fixers
Champion quality weavers and top
loornfixers at the Towel Mill for 1957
receive congratulations from D. A. Pur-
^611, mill manager. Left to right are
"arnes Graham, Draper weaver; Billy
^tone, dobby weaver; Mr. Purcell, Wen-
^ell Walker, jacquard loomfixer; Joe
“^yce. Draper and cam loomfixer; Claude
Cobbler, dobby loomfixer; and Moir
^adgett, jacquard weaver.
Under a recognition program conduct
ed by the mill, names of the top quality
weavers are posted on the mill bulletin
boards each week. The “Weavers of the
Week” are those with the lowest per
centage of seconds with relation to the
standards for the various loom groups.
The loomfixers’ recognition plan,
started in April, 1957, is handled the
same way, except that the top loomfixers
are determined through a combination of
low seconds and high loom efficiency.
Departments Move To New Office
. As of Friday, February 28, the follow-
departments were situated in the
^ew Fieldcrest office on Stadium Drive:
ff>dustrial Relations, Standards, Tabulat-
!'^g> Engineering, and Supplies Purchas-
'fig,
The Accounting, Accounts Payable, and
Service departments were in the pro-
"^ess of moving the past Friday and Sat-
Urday, The Raw Materials Purchasing
the Cotton Classing departments
Jyere to move today (Monday). It is an-
*^ipated that all of the remaining offices
be moved to the new location by the
of this week.
Persons having business at the Indus-
Relations Department, Employment
”ice. Medical Department, etc., should
to the entrance on the west side of
Jie building. This is the entrance on the
*Sht side when facing the building.
Ample parking space Is available con
venient to this entrance.
Following the move to the new Gen
eral Office on Stadium Drive, the Cash
ier will be located adjacent to the lob
by at the west side entrance.
In the Spray mill area there will be
a branch cashier to handle cash orders,
petty cash disbursements, insurance pre
miums, Mutual Aid dues, sick benefit
checks. Under this arrangement employ
ees of the Spray mills may continue to
handle cash transactions at a convenient
location.
The Spray branch cashier will be Lu
cille Martin, secretary to R. H. Tuttle,
director of technical services. Miss Mar
tin is presently located on the top floor
of the Nantucket Building near the en
trance from the foot bridge.
Company Announces
St. Marys Changes
At a meeting of the directors of St.
Marys Woolen Manufacturing Company
held in New York City February 25,
W. J. Kishler, treasurer of St. Marys for
many years, was elected president of St.
Marys, effective March 1.
Mr. Kishler replaces Philip H. Herzing,
former president who resigned effective
February 28, but continues as a director
of the company. Mr. Kishler will also
continue as treasurer of St. Marys but
has resigned the office of secretary
which he had held previously.
W. B. Lucas, assistant secretary of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., was elected secre
tary of St. Marys. Glen J. Steve, of the
St. Marys contract sales organization,
was elected assistant secretary.
Jackson Named Plant Manager
At the same time it was announced
that Arthur L. Jackson, of Fieldale, Va.,
will be transferred immediately to the
St. Marys Woolen Manufacturing Com
pany as plant manager, replacing Ray E.
Larsh, who has resigned.
Mr. Jackson has been with our Com
pany since 1948 and has served in vari
ous managerial capacities. Among the
major Fieldcrest assignments he has held
are superintendent and later manager
of the Synthetic Fabrics Mill and assist
ant manager of the Towel Mill.
Immediately preceding the St. Marys
appointment he was technical assistant
to J. H. Ripple, manager of the Blanket
and Sheeting mills.
Fund Campaign Nears
Completion At Mills
Fieldcrest employees so far have given
approximately $12,000 to the Tri-City
Community Fund campaign, as announ
ced by Robert A. Harris, vice president
in charge of manufacturing, who is
heading the effort at Fieldcrest.
In addition to the employees contribu
tion, Fieldcrest as a corporation gave
$5,500, making a total contribution of
$17,500 by Fieldcrest employees and
the Company.
Mr. Harris said the campaign at the
mills has been substantially completed
although final reports have not yet
been received from some mills. It is ex
pected that there will be a few addition
al contributions by persons who have
not yet been contacted or who have not
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