Bleachery Wins Safety Award
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Dorothy Harbour holds safety award won by the Bleachery for 469,880 man-
hours without a disabling injury. Other employees shown, from left, are Ivan Hub
bard, Edward Harris and Roy Jones.
A Certificate of Commendation,
awarded by the National Safety Coun
cil, has been presented to the employees
of the Bleachery in recognition of their
outstanding safety record, primarily for
the year 1961.
The attractive plaque was awarded to
the Bleachery for having operated 469,-
880 man-hours from December 1, 1960
through December 31, 1961, without a
disabling injury.
In an informal ceremony, Norman
Young, assistant superintendent of the
Bleachery, presented the plaque to a
representative group of employees who
accepted it on behalf of all the em
ployees of the Bleachery.
Taking part in the presentation were
Dorothy Harbour, of Sheet Cutting and
Sewing Department; Edward Harris and
Ivan Hubbard, Cloth Finishing De
partment; and Roy Jones, Piece Dyeing
Department.
In commenting on the award, Mr.
Young said: “I want to congratulate the
Bleachery employees for having
achieved such outstanding success in
the prevention of injuries.
“The ability of each employee to get
his job done safely is a testimonial to
his interest in his job, and to the co
operative efforts of employees and sup
ervisors. I want to express appreciation
to the Bleachery employees and hope
that their outstanding performance will
be continued.”
Virgil Soots Gets Promotion At Towel Mill
VIRGIL SOOTS
New Assistant Foreman
Announcement has been made at the
Towel Mill of the promotion of Virgil W.
Soots from supervisory trainee to assist
ant foreman in the Cutting and Sewing
Department, effective June 1.
Mr. Soots, a native of Fieldale, was
employed in the Cloth Room at the
Towel Mill in 1951. He worked as a
singer and as a huck checker and was
transferred to the Weave Room in April,
1955. He was a weaver untU he resign
ed to enter the armed forces in October,
1955.
Upon his return from military serv
ice he was reemployed at the Towel
Mill in September, 1957, and worked as
a weaver and as production recorder,
storage bin hand and clerk in the Cloth
Room.
He became color control clerk in the
Production Control Department in
March, 1960, and was a supervisory
trainee in the Cutting and Sewing De
partment from May 1, 1962, until his
most recent promotion.
C. G. Buckle Honored
By National Jaycees
The United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce has awarded its plaque, “A
Testimonial of a Grateful Organization,”
to Guy Buckle, of Fieldcrest, who was
adjudged one of the 10 most outstanding
state health chairmen in the United
States.
Mr. Buckle, who is waste control
supervisor at the Bleachery and Finish
ing Mill, has been active in many
phases of Jaycee work. He has served on
a state standing committee for the past
three years and was state community
health chairman in 1961. At present, he
is a director of the Tri-City Jaycees
and a vice president of the state group.
In presenting the coveted plaque at
the awards luncheon during the North
Carolina Jaycees’ State Convention in
Raleigh, state president Fred L. Swartz-
berg, of High Point, remarked of his
pleasure in presenting this award on
behalf of the United States Jaycees “to
C. G. BUCKLE
. . . Outstanding- Health Chairman . . .
a dedicated young man who quietly per
forms his assignments faithfully and
completely.”
The testimonial was presented “in
honor and deep appreciation of the dis
tinguished and unselfish service given
to( the Junior Chamber of Commerce
movement while serving with outstand
ing leadership, vision, and ability.”
Best Housekeeping
The Housekeeping Award in the
Weave Room at the Karastan Mill for
the month of April was won by Loom
59. The weavers are Edgar Clark, James
Roberts, cind Hobert Hundley.
In a program emphasizing good
housekeeping in the Weave Room, a
certificate is awarded each month on
the loom which has the highest total
points in four housekeeping inspections
made by the supervisors.
The certificate remains on the loom
during the succeeding month, calling at
tention to the outstanding job of house
keeping that the weavers have done.
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