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Monday, February 9, 1959
Spray, N. C
NO. 15
Distributors See New Fieldcrest Lines
1{^AT DISTRIBUTOR MEETING in the Fieldcrest showroom in New York, Phil
president of Richmond Dry Goods Co. (right) shows great enthusiasm for
ttevv merchandise in chat with F. W. Hoit (center) and W. H. Johnson, Jr.
60 Wholesale Dealers Attend
Annual Distributors Meeting
At Our New York Showroom
Our annual Distributor Meeting, at
tended by Fieldcrest’s wholesale distri
butors from all parts of the nation, was
held in New York January 21.
At the afternoon session in the Field
crest showroom at 88 Worth Street,
Arthur S. Thompson, vice president in
charge of sales, and G. W. Moore, vice
president in charge of merchandising,
presented Fieldcrest’s new plans, new
lines, and new displays to the approxi
mately 60 distributors attending.
The sales officials particularly pin
pointed the addition of shower curtains
and bathroom rugs, the beach towel
line, kitchen fashion opportunities, the
year round business of gift sets, as well
as new bed and bath fashions for spring
selling.
Harold W. Whitcomb, president of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., spoke to the group
following a dinner at the Merchants
Club. He discussed Fieldcrest progress
to date and the Company’s plans for
continued close association with our
wholesalers. Frederic W. Hoit, president
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A ttjontmuea on page eight)
Nit Union Growth Shown By Report Million Man-Hours
Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union had
Sjj *nembers and assets totaling $88,-
December 31, 1958. In its
months of operation, the Credit
paid a four per cent per annum
to ®nd on savings and made 723 loans
aijj ’'^®Tibers, with the average loan
3’nting to ^53.00.
stjt ® are highlights of the financial
iti5 ®^nt presented at the first annual
Jj^^rship meeting Friday afternoon,
23, at Consolidated Central
Cci The financial statement is print-
ki, Page seven of this issue of The
i ,^hisae.
A. Harris, president of the
tiiig* Union, presided and presented the
>he statement. He commented on
sjf,(,J^Pid growth of the Credit Union
L*' chartered June 20, 1958. He
felt the Credit Union offered a
service to employees by pro-
® ® systematic means of saving
•ilg ] payroll deductions and by mak-
^''^-cost loans to members to make
important purchases or tide them over
emergencies.
C. J. Frank, chairman of the nomina
ting committee, presented to the mem
bership the following nominees who
were unanimously elected by acclama
tion: Board of Directors (two-year
term), E. L. Brown, John Cunningham,
R. A. Harris, W. B. Lucas, R. L. Wilkes;
directors (one-year term), C. A. Davis,
John Eggleston, Robert Hair, Vance
Reece.
Supervisory Commitee (one year), L.
E. Chewning, chairman; C. J. Frank, R.
R. Roberts; Credit Committee (two
years), C. C. Campbell, chairman; How
ard Barton, J. O. Thomas; (one year)
Melvin Moore and Jones Norman.
At its organization meeting Feb. 2,
the Board of Directors elected the fol
lowing officers: president, Robert A.
Harris; vice president, E. L. Brown; and
secretary and treasurer, R. L. Wilkes.
Directors named Otis Marlowe chair
man of the Educational Committee.
For Sheeting Mill
Employees of the Sheeting Mill last
week received congratulations from the
mill management on their completion
of a million man-hours of work with
out a lost-time accident.
The million man-hour mark was
reached the week ending January 24,
when the mill had accumulated 1,00,042
accident-free man-hours of operation,
dating from the last lost-time injury
which occurred on October 31, 1957.
Since the Sheeting Mill came through
the entire year of 1958 without a lost
time accident, the employees of the mill
will be entitled to a barbecue under
terms of the safety contest started at
Fieldcrest Mills January 1, 1957. Ap
plication is being made to the State De
partment of Labor for a Certificate of
Safety Achievement based on the 1958
record. The award will be presented at
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