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ff. Holly Improvements osf Over Half-Million ^ year ago, in April, 1963, Field- ^lills, Inc. bought the Kimberly ** Mills, now called the Mount Holly Mill, making combed yarns Towel Mill. In the brief period ® Purchasing the plant, Fieldcrest *P®nt more than a half-million dol- improvements designed to ® ®bout greater efficiency and econ- operation, higher quality and attractive and comfortable work- 'otiditions. ■lie 'kan led ly major expenditures were made 'ge the product of the mill from to combed yam, to gain addi- * space and to change a part of the I 'action to beam packaging instead of cent cone packaging, as before. Two Additions Built gain additional space that was Heeded, additions were built at ^nd of the mill. The Opening Peking Department was enlarged ' addition of 3,000 square feet '^eve congestion and to make room Jetting down more bales in order ''tain a better blend. ? addition of 5,800 square feet was . ^ the Storage and Shipping De- ^®nt for the storage of beams ready 1^‘Pment and a lift truck was pur- for stacking the beams in high- , trucks to be transported to the Mill. combers and a lapwinder were in the Carding Department in ce - - . . til , made available by moving out a of the cards. Crush rolls were to the remaining cards for bet- ^'^ality and increased speed. ^ installed in the mill were six for making, ply yams and a for supplying the yam on beams, •'der are two Barber-Colman spool- 5^hich will replace the present six *" 102 winders. It is expected that j ,'*'vard is supervisor of mill account- .'“h, •Manager. He is shown with Gwen office personnel not shown are and Elizabeth Grose. the spoolers will be shipped before the end of this month. The Quality Control Laboratory was relocated in larger quarters and new testing equipment was purchased. The laboratory was air conditioned in order to maintain controlled testing conditions. The Canteen room, already equipped with late-model vending machines, was refurbished and improved to provide attractive surroundings for employees during refreshment “breaks.” Miscel laneous smaller projects have been com pleted to improve the appearance of the mill, both inside and outside. The Mount Holly Spinning Mill was established £is Kimberly Yam Mills in 1960 in a 55,000-square-foot building purchased from the American & Efird Mills, Inc., for the manufacture and sale of carded yams to weaving and knit ting mills. Machinery Is New At that time the building was com pletely renovated and air conditioning with refrigeration installed. All princi pal machinery was purchased new at that time with the exception of the cards which were modemized with me tallic clothing and other improvements. The spinning consists of 11,520 spin dles of Whitin Model N smd Piedmont frames, Whitin drawing and roving frames, all delivered in 1960. Practically the entire output of the Mount Holly plant is used by the Towel MUl and replaces large purchases of yarn which were made from outside spirmers over the past several years. The Mount Holly operation lowers costs for Fieldcrest and provides greater con trol over the quality and delivery of yarn for the Towel Mill. D. A. Purcell, manager of the Towel Mill, also has responsibility for the Mount Holly Spinning MUl. Joe G. Con nelly is superintendent of the Mount Holly plant, reporting to Mr. Purcell. Bruce Robinson is supervisor of main tenance. The foremen are A. H. Justice, first shift; R. L. Gardner, second shift; and C. O. Kuykendall, third shift. Richard Howard, formerly of the General Of fices at Spray is supervisor of mill ac counting and is in charge of the office at Mount Holly. ADD TELEPHONE NUMBER In your Fieldcrest telephone directory please add: Barbara Janney 5356. The Credit Union Is For Saving And Low-Cost Loans Join It — Use It J. O. THOMAS Last Rites Held For J. 0. Thomas, Retiree Friends throughout the Fieldcrest or ganization were saddened at the death April 7, of James Oscar Thomas, 67, in Haven Rest Home at Lexington, where he had been a patient for six weeks. He had been in declining health for several months. Mr. Thomas retired under the Pen sion Plan £is employment manager of Fieldcrest Mills in Leaksville, Spray and Draper in June, 1961, after having been associated with the company for 42 years, during which time he held many positions of responsibility and trust. He first joined the mills in 1919 and served as a clerk in the Cost Depart ment until he was promoted to person nel director. He next was named assist ant manager of the American Ware house and the Bleachery and was man ager of the American Warehouse prior to becoming administrative assistant to Luther H. Hodges who was then the production manager. Held Many Posts Mr. Thomas also held the posts o£ training director, persormel manager, assistant to the director of industrial and public relations, and personnel manager of the Bedspread and Kara- stan Mills. A native of Rockingham County, Mr. Thomas attended public and private schools in the county, and Trinity Col lege, now Duke University. He served as an enlisted man in the regular army in France in World War I. As a mem ber of the Officers Reserve Corps he was ordered to active duty and served with the Third Service Command for four years in World War II. A man of many interests and of out standing public spirit, he was active in a wide range of civic, religious, educa tional and governmental affairs. He gave much of his time to military and veterans matters, vocational education and activities in the field of personnel administration.
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