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189 Employees Make Safety Suggestions ^fety Program At Karastan Gets Participation; Cash Awards Are Presented Three Employees As part of its continuing program pro- oting safety, the Karastan Mill has concluded a safety suggestion con- in which 189 employees submitted itten suggestions for safety improve- on their respective jobs. eri prizes of $10 each were present- to the three employees wliose sug- ,®stions were chosen by a committee as beir Til, Srov: the best among those submitted. ® winners and their suggested im- ernents were: Colonel Evans, Weave Room—relating oj^^l^cement of ladder used when tying , filling sm^d size of hoist used for pile George Justice, Finishing Department ^oticerning ways to prevent climbing bpa ®^chine, extension of hood over pter and placement of beater lever. ^ M. Nelson, Setting Department (y^ggestions covering 10 points of safe- ^^lative to setting machine operation. I Admirins: towel at Fieldcrest Store, Spray, are from left, J. Duchetel of Paris; Edward D. Cuffe, New York; Carlo Agostino, Switzerland; and J. Delrieu, Paris. European Store Officials Visit Fieidorest announcing the contest, the super- conducted a series of meetings {q all employees in the mill. In- “'^ation was presented on the mill’s ais performance. The supervisors gave information on the type of ®nts that have occurred at Kara- there were discussions on how Prevent such injuries in the future, t the close of the meetings, each em- was given a safety suggestion used in the contest. The form Oft ® space for listing any hazards list iiidividual’s job and a column for In Officials from stores in Europe which sell Fieldcrest merchandise visited Spray recently to observe some of our manu facturing operations and to see our Re search and Quality Control laboratories. In the group were J. Delrieu, director of Au Printemps in Paris; J. Duchetel, buyer, Au Printemps; Carlo Agostino, of Jelmoli, in Switzerland, central buyer for the ZLG group; and E. D. Cuffe, of Brune, Nadler & Cuffe, New York firm which handles Fieldcrest’s export business. In addition to touring some of the mills and the Research and Quality Con trol laboratories, they visited the Gener al Offices where they met members of general management. The visitors also were given a tour of the Fieldcrest Store where they stu died the display fixtures and other mer chandising facilities and arrangements. They asked many questions and took notes of ideas which they plan to use in creating displays in the European stores with which they are associated. ^*^g proposed safety improvements, addition to the improvements sug- three award winners, in other good suggestions were made contest. Where feasible, the sug gested improvements are being put into effect promptly. The foremen will inter view each person who made a sugges tion and will tell him whether or not the suggestion has been adopted. In in- Cunningham, mill superintendent (far right), presents cash awards for suggestions to winners, from left, George Justice, Finishing Department; stances where the suggestions were not adopted, the employee will be told the reasons why it could not be put into effect. John G. Cunningham, mill superin tendent, under whose direction the con test was conducted, said, “Our safety committee wishes to thank all employees who participated in the contest. We were well pleased with the suggestions that were turned in . . . May we urge you to continue your interest in safe work and to report immediately any unsafe con ditions.” Production Leaders Listed At Greenville Winners of top production awards at the Karastan Spinning Division in Greenville for the month of June were: Carding CUr'ti^ Eakes Spinning Gail ifiverette Sara Smith Twisting : RuB.y Hinsoii Reeling Rdse Tripp k Evans, Weave Room; and Evelyn Nelson, Setting Department. On I^AY, JULY 2 7, 1 9 6 4
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