^L. XXIII
Spray, N. C., October 5, 1964
NO. 7
Community Fund Solicitations To Begin
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Judy Bryant, Rhododendron Queen, admires oriental design rug- shown by J. M.
®*'»nan, Jr., (left) Karastan Mill manager. At right is Charles H. Aheron.
I^hododendron Queen Tours Fieldcrest Plants
Rhododendron Queen Judy Bryant was a recent visitor at Fieldcrest where she
f ^ given guided tours of the Finishing Mill at Spray and the Karastan Rug Mill in
it^ .^®vilie. She said the tours will enable her to tell more about her hometown and
fla ^'^'^stries as she travels from coast to coast during her reign. Judy is a grand-
'^ghter of Charles H. Aheron, Fieldcrest retiree, who visited the mills with her.
^Hzes And Awards Offered In Mill Campaign
^^'’^Ployees who pledge a day’s pay
Of ^^^'^spartments in which 100 per cent
employees pledge a day’s pay in
Tri-City Community Fund cam-
a day’s pay
0 per cent
y’s pay in
ind cam-
— Will be eligible for valuable prizes,
addition plaques, certificates and
honors will be given departments
100 per cent participation on a
. ® Pay basis.
honor roll will be posted daily in
Of department listing the names
W department’s employees who
Pledged a day’s pay.
by President’s Plaque is to be given
tlig *^6sident Harold W. Whitcomb to
Cejj). which has the highest per-
't'ljg^Se of employees giving a day’s pay.
will be held for a year by
Mh will rotate to next year’s
The staff department having
the highest percentage of “day’s pay
givers” will receive the same kind of
plaque.
Certificates of Merit will be presented
by the Tri-City Community Fund to
each mill- department and staff unit in
which all employees pledge a day’s pay.
Mills and staff departments will have
drawings among the employees who
pledge a day’s pay or more. The win
ners will have their choice of an Im
perial Rose bedspread, a Spellbound
blanket, a Karastan Happiness rug, or
a Royal Satin scalloped sheet and pillow
case set.
In addition, the names of all em
ployees—mill and staff—who pledge a
day’s pay will be put together in one
drawing for a grand prize of a Karastan
9x12 Elstella rug.
Canvass In Tri-City Mills And
Offices Will Be Conducted
During Week Of October 12
The campaign at Fieldcrest Mills in
behalf of the Tri-City Community Fund
will open Monday, October 12, and will
continue through Friday, October 16.
The budget goal in the community-
wide campaign is $67,207, representing
the minimum amount needed for the
continuance of the 10 health, welfare,
and recreational services included in the
campaign.
Fieldcresters, along with employees
of all other firms in the Tri-Cities, will
be asked to pledge a minimum of a
day’s pay.
For the convenience of employees and
upon their authorization, Fieldcrest will
make payroll deductions over a 12-
month period to collect the pledges.
Haven H. Newton, manager of em
ployee relations, is general chairman of
the drive at Fieldcrest Mills. The man
ager of each mill will serve as chairman
for the solicitation in his mill, with the
assistant managers and superintendents
as co-chairmen. Heads of major staff
departments will be in charge of the
campaign in their respective depart
ments.
Payroll deductions authorized by em
ployees will not begin until the first pay
period in Jeuiuary, 1965. If an employee
has no work during a particular week,
he will not be required to make up the
missed deduction.
Employees who signed up last year
for Community Fund deductions on a
continuing basis, of course, will not be
(Continued on Page Eight)
At Other Locations
The Fieldale Community Fund cam
paign at the Towel Mill, the United
Fund Drive at the Karastan Spinning
Division, Greenville, and the campaign
among North Carolina Finishing em
ployees on behalf of the Rowan United
Fund will begin Monday, October 5.
The solicitations at the Automatic
Blanket Plant, Smithfield, and the
Mount Holly Spinning Mill, Mount Hol
ly, will start Monday, October 12. In
Columbus, Ga., the campaign for the
United Givers Fund among the Mus
cogee Mills employees will be held
starting Monday, October 19.