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Plants ot Draper, Forest City, Greenville, tealrsville, Mount Holly, Salisbury, Sraithfield,
Spray and Worthville, N. C„- Fietdale, Vo.; Columbus, Go. and Auburn, N. Y.
‘Elephant’ Homeless
Fieldcrest plains operated
rougji0ut June without a lost-time ac-
^^ent and the White Elephant, that
Welcome symbol of the poorest safe-
^,5®cord, has nowhere to go.
hei?^ Karastan Spinning Division which
W the award during June, based on
accident experience, has gladly
hnquished it. “Clarence”, the large
hite Elephant cut-out.
now reposes in
® office of K. R. Baggett, safety di-
'setor. '
The White Elephant statuette usually
^ aced on a mill manager’s desk is now
h the desk ■ of Robert A. Harris, vice
''esident-manufacturing, where Mr.
®iTis hopes it will stay.
Ip ®t’s keep the White Elephant home-
for the last half of 1966 by working
sfely ourselves and insisting that others
so.
It can be done!
Spray, N. C., July 18, 1966
NO. 1
Safety Shoe Clinic
Held At Mount Holly
The 101 employees of the Mount Holly
Mill set a record for the
] to shoot at when they bought
sat of safety shoes at the recent
tety shoe clinic. Actually the 104
pairs were bought by 90 employees,
ich means that 14 of them purchased
two pairs.
^ The clinic was arranged by the Field-
est Safety Department and was con-
re t Tl- Baggett, safety di-
ctor, and Max Alvarez, Hytest Safety
noe representative.
shoes were brought to the mill
arrt ®™Ployees were able to select, fit
Foil purchase the shoes on the spot,
bowing the excellent response at
ount Holly, it is planned to extend the
ogram to all Fieldcrest plants.
int thought and effort has gone
off° planning of this program to
g Ihe company’s employees the best
^ shoes under the most favorable
rcujnstances possible,” Mr. Baggett
!>aid.
said the style, appearance and
^ ihfort of safety shoes are equal to that
^ regular shoes and that they may be
at home, on the street, or any
where.
a+^Noyees on a majority of the jobs
Fieldcrest would benefit from wear-
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K. K. Baggett (foreground) and Max Alvarez fit safety shoes for Mt. Holly em
ployees, left to right, Margie Bowers, JoAnne McLean and Warren Burnette.
Credit Union Assets Nearing $2 Million
Continuing the excellent growth it has
shown since it was organized in 1958,
the Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union as of
June 30 had assets totaling $1,837,072 as
compared with $1,491,102 a year ago.
Membership in the Credit Union, the
largest in North Carolina, was 6,639 at
the end of June, compared with 6,188 a
year earlier.
Dividends paid to members for the
first six months of 1966 amounted to
$29,224, a sizable increase over the
$22,116 paid for the same period last
year. The increased dividends reflect
greater savings in the share accounts
as well as the growth in membership.
Since organization, the dividends paid
to members total $171,129. The Credit
Union has paid a 4 per cent per annum
dividend each six months since it was
organized. The rate was increased from 4
to 4% per cent effective January 1, 1965,
and was increased to 41/2 per cent for
the first six months of 1966.
Statements showing the amount of
dividend received, the member’s share
account, loan balance and interest paid
have been distributed. If any member
failed to receive his statement, or if
there is any question concerning his ac
count, the member should notify the
Credit Union office.
The purpose of the Credit Union is to
encourage systematic savings; to make
low-cost loans to members; and to help
its members handle their finances in a
more adequate manner-
The members are enjoying the ad
vantage of regular saving in the Credit
Union and hundreds of employees have
borrowed money from the Credit Union
which has made loans to its members
totahng close to $6 million.
In order to make Credit Union trans
actions as convenient as possible, the
company cooperates by permitting both
savings and loan repayments to be
handled through payroll deductions.
An employee may join by paying a
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BLOODMOBILE JULY 28
Your blood is needed! Give a pint of
blood when the Bloodmobile comes to
the Leaksville Moose Hall, Forbes
Street, Thursday, July 28.