®y separates thread waste by plac-
ons of specially-designed truck.
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^ spinning supervisor, Faye Joy-
Lockamy discuss waste charts.
Top Operators
6 Towel Mill’s top quality weavers
^oornfixers are listed below for the
recent periods of record.
Weavers—W/E May 10
■;(, “J' & Cam Terry J. A. Ingram
^Uard Terry None
jH ^^'7 Looms Fred Hodges
I *iosiery Mill building)
V Fixers—W/E May 10
w ^ & Cam Terry Rucker Hardy
j^'iard Terry None
H Looms None
*^osiery Mill building)
Hj, Weavers—W/E May 3
15 y & Cam Terry Bobby Haskins
jHUartj Terry None
I Looms William Maxey
I hosiery Mill building)
;l|j. Fixers—^W/E May 3
^ & Cam Terry Rucker Hardy
l^^ard Terry None
' Looms None
Waste Control Stressed
The wools going into our Karastan
rugs and carpets are among the most
expensive raw materials used by the
company. Wool prices have increased
more than 15c a pound in some in
stances during the past few months and
are now at an all-time high for peace
time.
In order to keep costs down and sell
our rugs and carpets successfully in
competition with other manufacturers,
it is absolutely necessary that every
pound of wool possible, once it starts
in production, be processed into finished
yarn.
To lower costs by preventing unneces
sary losses from waste, a concerted ef
fort hsis been put forth in recent weeks
at the Karastan Spinning Division at
Greenville to reduce the amount of
waste and to classify properly the un
avoidable waste. By keeping the various
types of waste separated it is possible
to return them to the blends to which
they belong, thereby reducing reproc
essing costs.
The mill made manufacturing im
provements designed to reduce waste
and, under the leadership of the super
visors, enlisted the cooperation of em
ployees in an all-out attack on the prob
lem of preventable waste. Emphasis was
placed on what employees can do to
control waste on their individual jobs.
At the blending machines, greater care
is used in eliminating the contamination
of colors and other foreign fibers which
if not detected might reduce the value
of the blend or cause off-quality rugs.
Likewise in the Carding Department,
employees are careful to see that card
fly waste is not contaminated with
mixed colors, oil, grease or dirt. This
waste can then be cleaned in a duster
and blended back into similar lots of
wool.
In the Spinning Department, employ
ees are more aware of the necessity of
running their spools of roving as low as
possible before creeling in new spools.
Much progress has been made in this
area in recent weeks.
In the Twisting Department all thread
waste is separated by being placed in
compartments of a truck especially de
signed for this purpose. The waste can
then be garnetted and utilized in blends
without the necessity of stripping and
redyeing.
To date, outstanding progress has been
made toward the established goals. Strict
records are kept and charts are posted
in the mill showing the ratio of actual
waste to the standards. Such reporting
of results gives employees a feeling of
pride in their personal achievements.
Melvin Moore, mill superintendent, in
commenting on the employees’ accom
plishments in waste control said;
“At this point we are extremely well
pleased with the results of this program.
Our waste control ratio for the past
month was at an all-time low. We want
to continue this effort and do even bet
ter in the future. There are greater
possibilities for savings by preventing
unnecessary waste than in almost any
other phase of our operations.
“We have had outstanding cooperation
from employees throughout the mill, for
which we want to express our appreci
ation. The interest and enthusiasm
shown by employees indicates that they
realize that by reducing waste we re
duce costs and that when we lower
our costs we can compete more suc
cessfully, making everybody’s job more
Muscogee Employee Is World’s Fair Visitor
lo
Edna Jackson (left), an employee of
the Finishing Department at Muscogee
Mills, Columbus, Ga., shows souvenirs
of World’s Fair to co-workers, Gladys
Littleton (center) and Linda Dixon.
Mrs. Jackson’s husband, E. W. Jack
son, an insurance man, won the trip for
himself and his wife in a sales contest
conducted by his company. The Jack
sons were away for one week, visiting
the World’s Fair and sight-seeing in
New York City.
AY, MAY 25, 1964