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Spray, N. C., April 17, 1967
Whitcomb Is ATMI First Vice President
NO. 19
Jo Become Head Of ATMI In
1968; Industry’s Problems
IJiscussed At National Meeting
Harold W. Whitcomti, president of
leldcrest Mills, Inc., has been elected
irst vice president of the American
Manufacturers Institute, Inc.,
'A.TMI). He served as second vice presi
dent during the past year and will be-
eotne president of the ATMI in 1968.
honor to Mr. Whitcomb came at
be ATMI national meeting in Holly-
ood, Florida, which was attended by
fPProximately 1,100 people. The ATMI
® the central trade organization of the
■ S. textile industry and represents
ore than 80 per cent of the nation’s
o^tile productive capacity.
Frederick B. Dent, president of May-
bir Mills, Arcadia, S. C., will be presi-
oPt of the ATMI in 1967, succeeding
nliam J. Brvin, board chairman of
River Mills. Charles F. Myers, of
reensboro, president of Burlington In-
Pstries, was elected second vice presi-
®bt, succeeding Mr. Whitcomb.
The presidency of the ATMI is con-
Wered the industry’s highest honor.
15 Fieldcresters File
l^or Town Offices
total of 15 Fieldcrest employees are
^andidates for town offices in the May
, ..brunicipal elections in Draper, Leaks-
ble and Spray.
^ The mayor’s post at Draper is being
jbbght by Broadus Burgess, retired
om the Draper mills, and by Russell
swart, of the Blanket Mill.
Candidates for the board of commis-
at Draper include: Curtis Cox,
anteen Service;. Harden Hairston,
anket Mill; Jim Hixon, Draper Stand-
ms; J. tv. Manuel, Jr., Karastan; Jake
atliff^ retired from Blanket Mill; Dan
quires. Sheeting Mill; and George Un-
buwood, Sheeting Mill.
. .'^t Leaksville, Jones Norman, Indus-
j,^al Relations Department, and C. B.
j^Skestraw, retired from Quality Con-
Department, are candidates for the
bard of commissioners,
g Fieldcrest employees filing for the
^.bay board of commissioners were:
v ,*llie Boyte, retired from Bedspread
*'l; Lewis M. Broadnax, Specials De-
^brtment; W. Jim Robertson, Specials
The ATMI president travels extensively
and is the official spokesman of the
industry.
During his term as president, Mr.
Whitcomb will likely travel both to
Europe and the Far East on internation
al trade matters and will be in Wash
ington frequently in connection with
government affairs affecting textiles.
At the recent national meeting the
ATMI members devoted a major part
of their attention to the problem of
foreign imports. The ATMI board of
directors passed a resolution which said
in part:
“The American textile industry com
petes in its domestic market with by far
the largest volume of imports entering
any country in the world. On the other
hand, American textile exports are dis
criminated against by a wide range of
non-tariff barriers such as licensing
agreements, taxes and other special ar
rangements.”
The resolution went on to say that
many of the countries that “discrimi
nate against American textile exports
enjoy a large and growing market in
the United States.”
Then the ATMI asked the government
to continue its efforts to “secure the
same equality of treatment for Ameri
can textiles in markets abroad that are
accorded to foreign textiles in the
markets of the United States.”
In discussing the present condition of
HAROLD W. WHITCOMB
the industry, most of the textile men
pointed to the general decline recently
in textile profits as proof that the
bloom is off the textile boom. Much of
the blame for the slump was placed
on foreign textile imports.
The general feeling was that by the
end of the year the health of the tex
tile industry would be better. It was
pointed out that the American textile
industry moves along with the economy
as a whole and most forecasts are that
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Four Mills Receive Safety Awards
Prmr Fi=‘THr“rPc:f /-i ___
h,
bpartment; and Conrad Scott, Canteen.
Four Fieldcrest plants and the Gen
eral Offices have qualified for safety
awards from the National Safety Coun
cil. They will be presented NSC plaques
in recognition of their outstanding safe
ty performance.
The Karastan Mill has qualified for
an Award of Honor, the highest award
given by the National Safety Council.
This plaque has been applied for and
will be presented in appropriate cere
monies when it has been received. The
award was earned by the Karastan em
ployees’ record of 2,237,458 man-hours
without a disabling injury from Septem
ber 16, 1965, through December 31, 1966.
The General Offices received the
Award of Honor for 3,346,113 man
hours without a disabling injury from
March 13, 1958, through December 31,
1966. This plaque has already been re
ceived at Spray.
Certificates of Commendation were
awarded the Bleachery, Bedspread Fin
ishing Mill and Central Warehouse for
their excellent records in the prevention
of accidents.
The Bleachery employees worked
from November 18, 1964, through
December 31, 1966, without lost time
due to injury, accumulating 318,472 ac
cident-free man-hours.
The Bedspread Finishing employees
worked a total of 591,086 man-hours
without a lost-time injury from August
24, 1965 through December 31, 1966.
Employees of Central Warehouse
worked 332,495 man-hours without a
lost-time accident between February 11,
1965, and December 31, 1966, to qualify
for their award.
The Certificates of Commendation,
mounted on handsome plaques, have
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