Fieldcresters Active
In Scout Movement
O. J. SIMMONS H. H. NEWTON J. W. NORMAN W. E. SCHACHT
. . . Principals in recent organization changes . . .
New Appointments Announced
R. A. Harris Named Head
Of District Committee
A number of Fieldcrest men will be
active in the leadership of the local Boy
Scout movement during 1958. Heading
the committee for Dan River district is
Robert A. Harris, vice president in
charge of manufacturing. Several more
nien from mill and staff departments
are members of the committee.
With 25 active units
serving a total of
nearly 500 boys, dis
trict officials recently
announced plans for
extension of the pro
gram to make the op
portunities of scout
ing available to every
boy of scout age in
the communities.
In addition to Mr.
Robert A. Harris Harris as chairman,
the following are
inembers of the district committee: Dr.
L. Gordon Clarke and C. E. Brown, vice
chairmen; George Aheron, district com-
Kiissioner; Mayo Bundy, assistant district
commissioner; and the following chair-
of operating committees, Rufus
Ray, organization and extension; Roger
Wilkes, advancement; S. E. Adcock,
leadership training; Ray Lewis, finance;
Sam Smith, camping and activities; H.
E. Williams, health and safety; and Otis
IWarlowe, public relations.
Members-at-large of the district com-
^'^ittee are Jack R. Baker, J. T. Chand
ler, Bruce Carter, J. M. Hough, J. E.
Holmes, and Charlie Scott.
WASTE CONTROL—Chesley Cobb, of
Bedspread Mill, adjusts weights to get
proper tension on section beams, one of
the best ways a slasher tender can re
duce waste on his job. Unless correct
tension is applied, the section beams will
•■un out unevenly, causing unnecessary
'vaste.
In organization changes which became
effective recently, two mill men were
given additional supervisory responsi
bilities and two members of the Indus
trial Relations Department were assign
ed to new positions.
At the Finishing Mill, Walter E.
Schacht, assistant foreman in the Blank
et Cutting and Sewing Department, was
appointed foreman. He succeeds H. L.
Robertson, foreman of the department
for many years, who continues as assist
ant foreman.
At the Karastan Rug Mill, Oscar J.
Simmons was appointed foreman of the
Finishing Department in addition to his
responsibilities as foreman of the Cut
Cut Order, Carving and Inspection De
partments. Morris E. Turner continues
as foreman of the Finishing Department
and reports to Mr. Simmons.
Industrial Relations Supervisors
Haven H. Newton, a personnel assist
ant since September, 1957, was named
industrial relations supervisor at the
Blanket and Sheeting mills, and Jones
W. Norman, manager, employee rela
tions, was appointed industrial
relations supervisor at the Bedspread and
Karastan mills. In their new positions,
these men will serve as on-the-spot rep
resentatives of the Industrial Relations
Department in the mills to which they
are assigned.
Mr. Schacht has been with the Com
pany since his graduation from North
Carolina State College in 1953 with a B.
S. degree in textiles. He was a quality
control engineer in the Research and
Quality Control Department until he was
transferred in October, 1957, to assistant
foreman. Blanket Cutting and Sewing.
Mr. Simmons was assistant foreman in
the Setting Department at Karastan for
several years before he was appointed
foreman of the Cut Order Department
in February, 1956. He earlier worked on
order control for Karastan. He has been
with the Company continuously for over
15 years, having worked for some time
at the Blanket Mill and General Office.
Mr. Newton first joined Fieldcrest
Mills as a personnel assistant in Sep
tember, 1957, and underwent a period
of training preceding his new assign
ment. He received a bachelor of arts de
gree at Brown University, Providence,
R. I. and a master’s degree in personnel
administration at George Washington
University, Washington, D. C. Before
coming here he was with the Hecht Co.
in Washington as personnel manager of
the Parkington store.
Mr. Norman has been with the Com
pany continuously for over 26 years. He
has been in the Industrial Relations De
partment since 1946, serving successive
ly as employment manager at the Leaks-
ville mills, staff assistant to the director
of industrial relations, personnel direc
tor, and manager, employee relations. He
earlier worked for several years at Kar
astan.
Watch Deductions When
Figuring Income Tax
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your daughter married in November.
All is not lost, however. If you provided
more than one-half of your daughter’s
support during the year, you may claim
her medical expenses as a deduction on
your return.
7. (c) In the absence of fraud or sub
stantial understatement of income, the
Government has three years from the
due date of your 1957 return to check
your return and bill you for additional
tax. Since the due date of most individual
returns is April 15 and for investigation
purposes all returns are treated as
though filed on the due date, you should
be sure to save all check stubs and re
ceipted bills to prove your declared de
ductions for 1957 until April 15, 1961.
8. Either (b) or (c) are correct. Real
estate taxes which you pay are deduct
ible whether the property produces in
come or not. You may deduct them on
your tax return, or if you prefer, you
may add them to the cost of the proper
ty. While adding them to the cost of the
property will not give you an immediate
tax advantage, it will decrease the gain
you might realize from the sale of the
land late. The avoidance of a capital
gains tax may save you more tax dollars
than would a yearly deduction.
9. (c) The fee which a CPA charges
you to prepare a tax return or defend
the accuracy of your tax return before
the Treasury Department is deductible
if you itemize deductions.
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