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Spriry and M ortnville, N. C., Pieldalo, Va , Culutnbut, Go. and Auburn, N. Y.
Spray, N. C., October 31, 1966
NO. 8
Fund Drive Near End
in Tri-City Plants
The Mill Whistle went to press
j *“^y> the Tri-City Community Fund
in the mills had been vir-
completed. H. H. Lea, chairman
fj, Fieldcrest campaign, said that
om all indications the campaign “has
Well” in the mills and offices,
funds were to be turned in by
Oh Monday and the results will be
hounced as soon as the tabulations
been completed, Mr. Lea said.
f(^°'^hay noon is also the cut-off time
p , eligibility for the drawings for the
® to be awarded among the contri
butors.
P ^^Ployees who pledge a Fair Share
Of m'^®f®''tments in which 100 per cent
employee’s pledge a Fair Share in
Mil Community Fund campaign
> be eligible for valuable prizes..
In
other
With
addition plaques, certificates and
honors will be given departments
100 per cent participation on a
^ Share basis,
bv rf f’nesident’s Plaque is to be given
thg ^^esident Harold W. Whitcomb to
which has the highest percent-
of employees giving a Fair Share.
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that Plaque will be held for a year by
Win yyfff rotate to next year's
thg The staff department having
highest percentage of “Fair Share
will receive a similar plaque.
p vvAXi. xcccivcT a
bv ®^^'fl®ates of Merit will be presented
the Tri-City Community Fund to
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l00% At Greenville
Pledge Fair Share
0( jh® Titt County United Fund, 100%
Of ,, overwhelmingly generous support
the
employees of the Karastan Spin-
a Jr®.^‘Vision at Greenville contributed
Share or more in the fund drive,
offj ® entire personnel of the plant and
Ofg ,®s Pledged at least a Fair Share, av-
Wov***^ $16.01 for each of the 259 em-
of ?®®s and making a total contribution
c)y?*’f46.59. This amount does not in-
Co, * ^he company’s gift to the Pitt
X«ty United Fund.
cj, .®^vm Moore, superintendent, was
of the mill campaign. Henry
the p?’ plant manager, is president of
hjj County United Fund and Jack
Of, ®her, assistant wool buyer, is the
*^'^*1 campaign chairman for the
year.
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W. G. RUNNINGS, JR.
JOHN L. WEST, JR.
Hunnings Appointed Sheeting Manager
John L. West, Jr. Is Appointed
Bedspread Mill Superintendent
W. Giles Hunnings, Jr., formerly su
perintendent of the Bedspread Mill, has
been appointed manager of the sheet
operation, reporting to Arthur L. Jack-
son, division vice president—domestics
manufacturing.
John L. West, Jr., formerly assistant
superintendent of the Towel Mill at
Fieldale, "Fa., was appointed superin
tendent of the Bedspread Mill replacing
Mr. Hunnings, and reports to .F. E.
Barron, manager of the Bedspread Mill.
Mr. Hunnings replaces John P. Powell
who was transferred to the Northeast
Service Center in Piscataway, N. J., as
manager of the Northeast Service Cen
ter replacing Richard C. Johnston, who
is being transferred to the Treasurer’s
Department in Spray.
Ralph C. Going, general superintend
ent of the Alexander and Draper Sheet ■
ing Mills, and J. Scott Chowning, su
perintendent of the Sheet Finishing Mill,
report to Mr. Hunnings.
Mr. Chowning, in addition to his pros •
ent responsibilities, will have C. D.
Slaughter, office manager, and Irving
Hodges, who is in charge of customer
service and production control, repcrt-
ing to him.
Mr. Hunnings is a native of Charlotte
and a textile graduate of North Caro
lina State University. He joined Field-
crest Mills in June 1951 as a manage
ment trainee at the Bedspread Mill and
worked until August, 1952, when he
was called into military service.
He served for four years and upon
his return resumed his training at the
Bedspread Mill. He was appointed an
assistant foreman in the Weave Room
in September, 1957, and in June, 1958,
was promoted to foreman of the Warp,
Wind and Twist Department.
He was transferred to the Engineering
Department as a textile engineer in
June, 1958, and served in that capacity
until he was appointed superintendent
of the Bedspread Mill January 1, 1961.
Mr. West, a native of Burgaw, in
Pender County, has been with Fieldcrest
since November, 1960. He is a graduate
of the Textile School at the Georgia In
stitute of Technology and has a broad
background of experience in textile pro
duction.
He served in the Marine Corps before
enrolling at Georgia Tech and after his
graduation he worked with a number
of textile companies as supervisor, plant
engineer and in standards work.
He was a textile engineer in the En
gineering Department at Spray from
1960 until he was transferred to the
Towel Mill as foreman of carding and
spinning in April, 1963. He became as
sistant superintendent at the Towel
Mill in January, 1965.