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; Publish^ by fieWcresf Mills, Iik.^> Plants tocoted in Sproy, Draper and Leaksville, N. and Rcldalej'
Spray, N. C., Monday, October 5, 1959
NO. 6
COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN OPENS
Banning session—officials of the Rescue Squad and Red Cross meet with
^ to plan first aid courses. Left to right. Grief Jones, captain of the Rescue
Cfjjt Grace Armfield, Red Cross executive secretary; H. E. Williams, Field-
Cojh director; and O. F. Griffith, safety engineer, North Carolina Industrial
ission. (See picture story on first aid courses on pages four and five.)
^'^ntests And Prizes Add Zest To Campaign
*^Ust
the World Series will have a
I the Fieldcrest Community
l^hfisg '^^wpaign will have champions.
be winners of contests and
yngs.
iwier
1
I receive plaques, certifi-
prizes of U. S. Government
! '^sts g to carry his load in the con-
to participate in the drawings,
'the"'
must pledge a day’s pay
K^und
by ^s*dent’s Plaque will be award
■Resident Harold W. Whitcomb
the
which has the highest per-
a ® Wa ®^Ployees giving a day’s pay.
• ^ held for a year by
.Ntier rotate to next year’s
■ staff department having
®,®t percentage of “day’s pay
K receive a similar plaque.
^ the Merit will be presented
H mji, ^'*-ity Community Fund to
' ^®Partment and staff unit in
Day" 100%
o of the employees pledge a
^ill will have a drawing from
ontinued on page four)
Textile Assn. To Meet
At High Point Oct. 17
Several men from Fieldcrest will at
tend the fall meeting of the Northern
North Carolina-Virginia Division of the
Southern Textile Association at the Y.
M. C. A. in High Point Saturday, Oc
tober 17.
The main speaker will be G. I. Kim
ball, comptroller, Terrell Machine Co.
Inc., of Charlotte. He will speak on
“What Factors Measure A Good Ma
chinery Investment?”
Group discussions on various mill
processes will follow the main address.
The discussions will be led by men from
several of the mill companies in the
area.
H. W. Buchanan, of Erlanger Mills at
Lexington, chairman of the division,
will preside. Howard Barton, of the
Fieldcrest Engineering Department, who
is secretary, will recognize board mem-
(Continued on page four)
Day’s Pay Per Employee
May Be Paid In Small
Payroll Deductions
Fieldcrest employees are being asked
this week to contribute a minimum of
a day’s pay to the Tri-City Community
Fund.
The campaign in Fieldcrest Mills be
gan on Monday, October 5, and will
continue through the week under the
general chairmanship of Dr. William
McGehee of .the Industrial Relations
Department.
The suggested minimum of a day’s
pay for each employee will permit Field
crest employees to reach their fair share
of the Tri-City goal of $50,508 and will
be in line with the contributions le-
quested of employees of other firms in
the community.
For the convenience of employees, and
upon their authorization, Fieldcrest will
make payroll deductions over a 12-
month period to collect pledges. The
amount of the weekly or monthly de
ductions equivalent to approximately a
day’s pay over a 12-month period for
different earning levels is shown below.
HOURLY EMPLOYEES
Hourly Weekly
Rate Deduction
$1.25-1.45 $ .20
1.46-1.75 25
1.76-and up 30
SALARIED EMPLOYEES
Monthly Monthly
Pay Deduction
$200 $ .75
250
300
350
400
.95
1.15
1.35
1.55
Etc. in same upward progression.
(Based on a 260-day working year)
Payroll deductions authorized by em
ployees will begin in the first pay period
of January, 1960.
The manager of each mill will serve
as chairman for the solicitation in his
mill. The assistant mill managers and
the superintendents will be co-chair
men. Robert A. Harris, vice president,
manufacturing, will be general chair
man for the solicitation of staff person-
(Continued on page eight)