Members of the Fieldcrest Team
MILL WH
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Fletcher Talbott, twister operator at
the Bedspread Mill, has never been off
the payroll in his nearly 24 years of
service and has never had a lost-time
accident.
Operating frames which twist rug
yarn, he realizes the importance of good
quality and high production. As he per
forms his duties he has the appearance
of a man who really knows his job and
who takes pride in turning out good
work.
Fletcher is a great fisherman and en
joys going to the coast on fishing trips.
He was born at Leaksville and mar
ried the former Miss Sally Griffin, who
is employed at the Au'‘omatic Blanket
Mill. They have a son, 16, and a daugh
ter, 8 years old, and own their home on
Prospect avenue in Leaksville. The fam
ily attends Leaksville Christian Church
where Fletcher is a member of the offi
cial board.
Lorene Cruise has been employed in
the Personnel Office at Fieldale for 11
years.
She interviews and signs-up appli
cants for employment, prepares and
maintains personnel records, performs
various stenographic and secretarial du
ties, serves as receptionist, telephone
switchboard operator, clerk in the Field
ale Employees Store and as secretary-
treasurer of the Fieldale Mutual Aid As
sociation.
Lorene was born at Fieldale, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mer-
riman. Her father is foreman of pack
ing and shipping at the Towel Mill. She
graduated from Fieldale schools and at
tended Madison College, Harrisonburg
Virginia for two years, majoring in busi
ness education. She is a member of the
Fieldale Bap'ist Church. She and her
husband. Bowling Cruise, own their
home near Fieldale.
STAY HEALTHY:
Killer In Our Homes
By Dr. J. A. Sanford
Medical Director, Fieldcrest Mills
Poisons are far more prevalent in the
home than one thinks them to be. They
are found in the medicine cabinet, un
der the kitchen sink, in the workshop
and cleaning closet, for example.
Studies show 5 out of 6 poison deaths
occur in the home and the highest inci
dence is in children under 5 years of age.
In the entire United States the death
rate in children under 5 years of age
from poison accidents for a two-year
period was 2.6 per 100,000. In North
Carolina for the same period it was
4.2 per 100,000. Poison accidents are not
limited to children but occur in older
persons also.
The type of poisons are varied and are
found in every home, such as bleach,
permanent wave solution, shampoo, nail
polish remover, furniture polish, bug
killers, paint remover, medicines and
many others.
The greatest contributing factors in
accidental poisoning are carelessness and
ignorance. The best way to prevent ac
cidental poisoning is to practice safety
and precautions at home.
1. Store medicines out of the reach of
children. Do not keep old medicine; de
stroy it.
2. Do not put poisons near foods where
there may be confusion between the
two.
3. Do not take medicine in the dark.
4. Keep poisonous materials out of
soft drink bottles, pans or jelly jars.
5. Keep poisons locked up.
6. Keep washing and cleaning supplies
out of children’s reach.
In case of poisoning—always call a
doctor at once. You can be more help
ful if you can tell him what the poison
was or the ingredients if a compound.
Duke Medical Center has established
a Poison Control Center, which not only
has 24-hour treatment facilities, but
also ready information for the physi
cian as to the constituents, the anti
dotes and method of treatment of all
poisons.
Issued Every Other Monday For i
and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, '"‘"J
Spray, N. C.
Copyright, 1958, Fieldcrest Mills.,
OTIS MARLOWE
EDITOR
Member, American Association ^
industrial Editors
ADVISORY BOARD
J. O. Thomas, Chairman
Howard Barton J. M. Riinn)®''
C. A. Davis J. T.
„ ^ REPORTING STAFF
Bedspread AdS-Jf
Blanket Mill Katherine
Central Warehouse Geraldine i ^
Draper Offices Man"®,j[
General Offices Hilda
Gladys Holland, Katherine %
Karastan Mill 'fe"® >
Karastan Offices Mary
New,.York Offices Jane^f
S^heetmg Mill Ru^l’JuV
Towel Mill Fay warren, FannieJ1 i
Vol. XVII, Monday, Aug. 25, 1958^
Service
Anniversaries
^ Fieldcrest Mills extends congr* ^
tions and sincere appreciation j
following employees who, since oU’’
issue, have observed notable anni'^* ^
ies of continuous service with the
Pany:
Thirty Years ^
Dollie P. Moore
H. Harry Haig Karastan ^
Mat.ie S. Merriman
Twenty-Five Years
Saunders S. Burgart
Beulah H. Graham
Jessie B. Patterson
Raymond L. Wade
Albert H. Johnson
E. Claude Stoker BedsP^
Eliza W. Voss Blea*^
Twenty Years j
Henry C. Dillard .. Central WareP".
Fifteen Years , ^
Junior D. Eggers .. . . Fim^'
Lottie R. Hayden .. ..
Carrie O. Shelton BedSP^
Kathleen C. Edwards B'®
Ten Years j
Booker Hudson .. .
Irene J. Bailey .. BedsP^
Coy A. Joyce . .. ^^
Nora F. McBride .
Lucy M. Shelton
Billy L. Vass . Finis’^
Edith J. Wray .. 'T"
Alfred W. Bullins
J- Albert Goard
J- Stanley Nelson
VERSE
Boast not thyself of tomorroi^’
tnou knowest not what a day
forth.—Proverbs 27:1.
the mill WHIS'^*