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VOL. XXI
Spray, N. C., Monday, August 13, 1962
NO. 3
George Cassell, an employee of the Beck Dyeing Department at the Finishing Mill,
has his blood pressure checked before donating a pint of blood during visit by the
®loodmobile July 30. Taking his blood pressure is Mrs. Robert W. Moore, one of
^he several registered nurses who assisted. More pictures are shown on pages 6 and 7.
Fieldcresters Support Bloodmobile Project
Community Falls Behind Quota
Of 750 Pints A Year; 139 Pints
Needed On Next Visit Sept. 12
Fieldcrest employees, mainly from the
Sedspread and Karastan mills but in
cluding a sizable number from other
plants and offices, had a prominent part
the visit by the Bloodmobile to the
l^aksville Armory July 30 when 111
pints of blood were collected.
The amount collected was 14 pints
^hort of the quota of 125 pints per visit
the Bloodmobile which comes to the
^i'Cities six times a year.
The Tri-City quota for the 12 months
from July 1, 1962, through June 30,
1963, is 750 pints, a reduction from the
^^0 pints originally established as the
fi'ea’s quota when it began participation
the Blood F*rogram in January, 1961.
For the 12 months ended June 30 of
this year, local people received 718 pints
blood through the program. Only
°1 pints were collected here which
*^eans that the Tri-City area used 37
pints than were donated.
The current quota of 750 pints repre-
®®nts a realistic minimum quota based
the expected usage for local patients
the Morehead Memorial Hospital and
People from the Tri-City area who
to outside hospitals which partici
pate in the Blood Program.
Ben Dunton, assistant purchasing
S^nt at Fieldcrest who is the local
Bloodmobile chairman, expressed ap
preciation to those who donated blood
on the Bloodmobile’s July 30 visit.
“While I am pleased that these 111
donors gave blood, it is necessary that
the number of donors be increased so
that sufficient blood will be available
for the needs of local people,” Chairman
Dunton said.
“I would like to call attention again
to a situation which is very disappoint
ing to all of us who give our services
(Continued on Page Seven)
The Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union en
rolled 195 new members during the
month of July to bring the total mem
bership to 3,155, representing approxi
mately 56% of all employees of the com
pany in all locations.
The increase in membership in recent
weeks was a continuation of the con
stant growth of the Credit Union since
it was organized at the Leaksville-
Spray-Draper mills and offices in 1958.
The Credit Union was subsequently ex
tended to employees in all locations,
in manufacturing and sales divisions.
Each month has seen more employees
join the Credit Union to save for school
expenses, winter fuel bills, taxes and
for Christmas. Many are saving for the
children’s education, to make the down
No Lost-Time Injuries
To Date In August
The campaign at Fieldcrest to “Make
August A No-Accident Month” appar
ently is meeting with success. As of Fri
day, August 10, at noon, when The Mill
Whistle went to press no lost-time in
jury had been recorded.
Special efforts are being made during
the month to seek out and correct any
unsafe physical situations that might
lead to an accident. Extra inspections
are being made with emphasis on physi
cal factors which contribute to injuries.
The supervisors are giving special at
tention to any physical hazards that may
exist and employees are urged to be
alert to detect unsafe conditions and to
report them to the supervisor so that
corrective action can be taken.
H. E. Williams, safety director, said,
“We have been fortunate so far this
month and Fieldcrest’s safe operation is
especially commendable since August is
normally a peak period for the occur
rence of on-the-job accidents. If we can
continue to be alert to spot any unsafe
conditions or unsafe acts and correct
them immediately, we can enjoy an
accident-free month.”
Mr. Williams cited remarks by J. G.
Cunningham, chairman of the Central
Safety Committee, at the group’s recent
meeting in which Mr. Cunningham
pointed out the many small things that
can be done to make the mills safer and
eliminate many of the minor and sub
major injxuries which occur.
payment on a home or a car and for
other long-range purposes.
Because the money is saved through
payroll deduction it usually is never
missed. With the Credit Union’s four per
cent dividends the savings are growing
all the time.
All Fieldcrest employees are invited
to join the Credit Union and take ad
vantage of the opportunity it offers
for easy, systematic saving.
An employee may join by paying a
25c fee and signing a card authorizing
the company to deduct a specified
amount of savings from each paycheck.
Savings of as little as 25c a week are
accepted. Those interested in joining
or obtaining additional information
should inquire at their Personnel Office.
195 New Members Join Credit Union In July