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Spray, N. C., May 1, 1967
NO. 20
Whitcomb, Moore Given Top Positions
^hitcomb Moved Up To Board
hairman And Chairman Of
ne Executive Committee;
“oore Is Named President
The board of directors of Fieldcrest
j. als, Inc., April 25 announced the elec-
*on of two executives to the company’s
P Positions. Harold W. Whitcomb was
arned chairman of the board and chair-
, ®h of the board’s executive commit-
replacing William B. Snow who re-
W
s as a director. Mr. Whitcomb had
J^ain;
®an president of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
William Moore was elected presi-
and chief executive officer, suc-
^aeding Mr. Whitcomb. Mr. Moore had
^®h executive vice president of the
arporation, and was elected as a di
actor of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
anual stockholders’ meeting
date.
Mr. Whitcomb was elected president
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., shortly after
a
at the
on the
company was established as an in-
’Pcndent
thi
^cpendent corporation in 1953. These
roperties were previously the manu-
^cturing division of Marshall Field &
ornpany. Mr. Whitcomb had been vice
^^csident of Marshall Field, in charge
w the manufacturing division. Mr.
hitcomb resides at Spray, N. C., where
. c corporate offices of Fieldcrest Mills,
are located.
Mr. Moore joined the sales depart-
,.®nt of the manufacturing division of
HAROLD
WHITCOMB
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®cshall Field in 1946. He became man
ager of the firm’s Chicago sales office
in 1951; later that year he was appoint
ed manager of the Blanket Department.
In 1957 he was appointed vice president
in charge of merchandising of Field
crest, and in 1963 was elected president
of the Fieldcrest Marketing Division. In
1965 he was appointed to the executive
vice presidency of the parent corpora
tion, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
Mr. Moore and his wife, Gloria, live
Open House Event Set For This Week
|. Ml Fieldcrest employees, their fami-
j,®s' and friends, and the general pub-
3re invited to open house at the new
p,r®et Finishing Mill and new Bedspread
'Pishing Mill from 9 a.m. until noon
■''i from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Thursday
Pd Friday, May 4 and 5.
addition to seeing the modern, new
Conditioned plants where Fieldcrest
and bedspreads are finished, the
j^isitors will also be able to tour the
3ta Processing installation there.
large number of door prizes will
Swarded, colorful product displays
1^"* be arranged, and refreshments will
,,® served to all visitors. It is requested
l^’ii be arranged, and refreshments will
served to all visitors. It is requested
j Parents accompany all children un-
P 16 years of age.
The new Sheet Finishing Mill, built
at a cost of $1,500,000, contains 175,000
square feet of space. The plant was first
occupied in March, 1966.
The Bedspread Finishing Mill, built
adjoining the Sheet Finishing Mill, is
similar in design but larger than the
Sheet Finishing Mill, containing 210,000
square feet.
The cutting, sewing, packaging, ware
housing, shipping and all customer
service operations for sheets and bed
spreads are performed in the new fa
cilities.
The plants are located in the middle
of a 70-acre site that was cleared on the
former Union Carbide property south
west of Draper.
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G. WILLIAM MOORE
at 504 Highland Drive, Leaksville, with
their son, Rick, 17, and their daughter
Leslie Jean, 13, both of whom are stu
dents at Morehead High School.
Bedspread Finishing
Has Safety Barbecue
Employees of the Bedspread Finish
ing Mill through February had worked
a total of 648,750 man-hours without
any lost time due to injury. This figure
represented an average of 4,159 hours
per employee since the last disabling
injury occurred August 24, 1965.
In a letter to all employees J. P.
Foster, mill superintendent, said:
“Congratulations to everyone on this
fine record. Your continued interest in
accident prevention will result in avoid
ing injury to yourself and to your fel
low employees.”
In recognition of their excellent safe
ty performance, a barbecue dinner was
served in the mill to all employees.
It was the second safety barbecue won
by the employees in consecutive years.
In the safety contest at Fieldcrest, the
company gives a barbecue at any mill
where the employees work an average
of 2,000 hours without lost time due to '
injury. (Pictures on Page Seven).