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Importing Textiles . . . Exporting Jobs Textile industry leaders, in remarks concerning imports of foreign- made textiles, have made the observation that every yard of cloth brought into the United States means a yard less that vi^ould be pro duced by American workers in American mills. Recently, a new approach to the problem has been made. It is this: Regardless of how many yards of cheap foreign textiles are brought into this country, remember that every 600 yards imported means the loss of about a week’s work for an American textile employee. The work and pay that would have been available to an American textile employee have been exported — to Japan, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Korea or one of the other foreign countries that buys Ameri can cotton eight cents a pound cheaper than American mills can buy it and has it processed by workers who make as little as one-tenth an American textile worker’s earnings. The textile industry is North Carolina’s BASIC manufacturing in dustry. It employs half of all the people engaged in manufacturing occupations. It provides half the total industrial payroll. It pays more state and local taxes than any other manufacturing group. It is the cornerstone of our state’s economy. Many individual mills are the mainstay of the communities in which they operate. With the textile industry vital to the economy of our state and to only a slightly lesser degree, our nation, any situation that threatens it is the concern of all of us. Top Weavers and Fixers Listed at Towel Mill New names continue to appear on Names of the top operators for the the Towel Mill’s list of top quality most recent periods of record are print- weavers and loomfixers, indicating ed below: keen competition for the quality titles. Weavers—^W/E April 3 Leading operators are given recogni- Dobby Terry Joe Lackey tion each week under a program de- Jacquard Terry .. .. Joseph Handy signed to encourage quality and effici- Draper & Cam Terry .... Ruth Hudson ency in the weave room. Names of Fixers—W/E April 3 the “top” quality weavers and the top Dobby Terry Leonard Wright loomfixers are posted on the weave Jacquard Terry O. C. Hudson room bulletin board each week. Draper & Cam Terry None The weavers with the lowest per cent Weavers—W/E March 27 of seconds with relation to the stand- Dobby Terry Linford Hall ards for the various loom groups are Jacquard Terry David Riggs designated as “Weavers of the Week.” Draper & Cam Terry .... Ruth Hudson The top loomfixers are determined Fixers—W/E March 27 through a combination of low seconds Dobby Terry . , . . William Colston and high efficiency on the sections for Jacquard Terry Carlton Rakes which they are responsible. Draper & Cam Terry Linwood Williams MILL WHI Issued Every Other Monday For ErripIoV and Friends of Fieldcrest Mills, Spray, N. C. Cooyright, 1960, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc^ OTIS MARLOWE EDITOR Member, American Association of Industrial Editors ^ ADVISORY BOARD J. O. Thomas, Chairman Howard Barton J. M. Rimw®' C. A. Davis J. T. White REPORTING STAFF Beaspread Mill Blanket Mill Katherine Central Warehouse Geraldine .“®hhK Mamie General Offices Draper Offices Mamie CanerAi Offlces Hilda J|ey Gladys Holland, Katherine ^ Karastan Mill I''®'’?. 'Thei'* Karastan Offices Mary New York Offices Jane CO' Eileen Jomel, Betty Lencs ^ Sheetinq Mill Ruth j|,y Towel Mill Fay Warren, Fannie Vol. xvrn Mon., AprU 18, 1960 ^ Service Anniversaries Fieldcrest Mills extends congr*' Sheet*” till*' \tOi tions to the following employees since our last issue, have observed ® able anniversaries of continuous s® ice with the company. Thirty-Five Years Roger L. Kirkman Thirty Years jy Gertrude Knight Bleach . John W. SteagaU Twenty-Five Years w5 Louis J. Fiacco Karastan S® j Neal M. Thomas Fifteen Years .jpg Minnie M. Harrison Richard H. Becker, Jr. Fieldcrest & Ten Years . gry Alfred W. Yarbrough Ble^c George G. Saunders Ble^^ &TA/^Ary CLEAN *&EOR&E'.~ WHAT FINALLY POSSESSED YOU TO CLEAN UP THE BASEMEWT At Home and At Work It’s Time for Spring Cleaning Spring is a good time to put the home premises In shape condition. It is likewise a good time to look and see if there are things we can do at the mill to our work area tidy and orderly and our department c*® and attractive. Everyone will agree that it is more pleasant to work a place that is clean and orderly than one which is clutter® with needless articles which have been allowed to accufl’ late. Do something today that will improve the conveni®*|*jj and appearance of your own work area. Cooperate (hose who work around you in keeping the whole » clean and orderly. It will take practically no time and y®** be proud of the results. THE MILL WHiS
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