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3lpry, Sm thf #»lcl,
burn, N. Y.
Spray, N. C. January 10, 1966
Honored For 50-Year Record
j, ®^^her W. Hopper completed 50
(, V® of continuous service January 2,
Cott^^ worked the entire time in the
tii„ Spinning Department at the
“'anket Mill.
He
Was the guest of honor at a lunch-
meeting of the Fieldcrest “50-Year
and
c” “
Thursday, December 30, at the
j aaow Greens Country Club. Attend-
eight other 50-year employees,
o(fj ,oo*'s of general management
ooials of the Blanket Mill.
sZ''®®ident Harold W. Whitcomb pre-
jUjjO Mr. Hopper with the Fieldcrest
50-year pin, a gift
remembrances. He commend-
long-service employees for their
and loyalty to the company
® half-century or more,
k h Officials Attend
Hiaof Harris, vice president-man-
presided and called on Otis
fot Mill Whistle,
Vert ® invocation. Mr. Harris intro-
guests attending, including
Vri R- Roberts, vice president-
heji?®’ Hr. L. H. Hance, division vice
^ ®nf for research and engineering;
ilill.'.^Pung, manager of the Blanket
H- Mitchell, mill superintend-
Cotto^ Funderburk, foreman of the
n Spinning Department; Jack Jar-
industrial relations reprC'
gilding Projects
'fe Near Completion
Th
. lYiodern,
;Sin
air-conditioned Sheet
jy ‘g Mill being built by Fieldcrest
b Street near Draper is expected
tij *^®®dy for occupancy in March. All
is up and the brick work is
>11 complete. Parking lots have
*“ the f^® froui the plant
®ompany property line paved.
S M ® $1,500,000, the
is located in the middle of a
\p^ ®it® that was cleared on the
St Carbide property south-
®f Draper.
facility will house the sheet
will iiuu&c uic biieei
ten warehousing operation nov/
in the Nantucket Building at
1 >?•
project, Fieldcrest is en-
Sip^ fh® million-dollar Karastan
® Center on Summit Road west of
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FLETCHER W. HOPPER
sentative; and R. L. Wilkes, manager
of employee benefits and services.
D. F. Carson, manager of employee
relations, introduced the other 50-year
employees attending: W. A. Blackburn,
retired from the Mechanical Develop
ment Department; A. D. Weaver, re
tired from Synthetic Fabrics Mill; Cora
H. Rickman, retired from Blanket Mill;
Mack Overby, retired from Blanket
Mill; H. T. Lee, retired from Karastan
Mill; J. T. Patterson, employed at Fin
ishing Mill; Betty H. Ratliff, retired
from the Spray Cost Department; and
(Continued on Page Three)
Exemption Changes
The Payroll Department reminds em
ployees that changes in the number of
exemptions for federal and state income
tax purposes should be reported
promptly.
Employees should notify the Payroll
Department within 10 days of any
change in their dependents for federal
or state income taxes such as death
divorce, separation, births, dependents
earning over $600, etc.
Forms for completing a revised ex
emption certificate for either state or
federal withholding tax may be obtain
ed from the foreman, department head,
personnel office, or the industrial rela
tions representative in your area.
Six Regional Sales
Managers Appointed
Effective January 1, six regional sales
rnanagers have been appointed to super
vise the field sales organization of the
Fieldcrest Marketing Division of Field
crest Mills, Inc., it has been announced
by G. W. Moore, president of the Field
crest Marketing Division.
William I. Krohn will head the West
Coast region, with offices in Los An
geles. The Midwest will be under the
direction of Paul E. Schickler, Jr., with
headquarters in the Chicago Merchan
dise Mart.
Jack A. Schroeter will be regional
manager in the Southwest, with offices
in the Dallas Apparel Mart. The Lake
States region will be headed by Ran
dolph C, Johnston, with headquarters
in the company’s service center in
Cleveland.
Arthur S. Thompson, Jr. will super
vise sales operations in the Northeast
and will be located in New York. In
Atlanta, Chris A. Fox will direct sales
in the Southeast.
These appointments will strengthen
the Fieldcrest sales organization by
giving greater responsibility to the re
gional managers, Mr. Moore said.
Dividends By Credit
Union Total $24,954
Dividends for the Fieldcrest Mills
Credit Union totalled $24,954 for the six
months ending December 31, 1965, rep
resenting a substantial increase over
the $17,398 paid for the comparable
period last year.
Semi - annual statements from the
Credit Union are being distributed this
week to all the members. The state
ments show the members’ share ac
counts, the amount of dividends credit
ed, interest paid and unpaid loan bal
ances, if any.
If a member has not received his
statement by the end of this week or if
there is any question concerning his ac
count, the member should get in touch
with the Credit Union office.
The Credit Union has paid at least a
four per cent per annum dividend on
savings each six months since it was
organized in 1958. The dividend rate
was increased from 4 per cent to 4^i
per cent per annum January 1, 1965.