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VOL. XXVI
Spray, N. C., January 8, 1968
NO. 13
Two Are Honored For 50 Years’ Service
Belle H. Royster, a blanket wrapper
*r> the Blanket Packaging Department,
fnd G. Josie Taylor, a whipstitch sewer
'n the Blanket Cutting and Sewing De
partment, completed 50-year records
continuous service January 1.
The two newest members of the “50-
xear Club” were guests of honor at a
luncheon given by the Company at
^eadow Greens Country Club Tues
day, January 2. Attending were 10 other
au-year employees, members of general
Management, and officials of the Cen
tral Warehouse and Finishing Mill.
Harold W. Whitcomb, chairman of
Ihe board, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., pre
sented Mrs. Royster and Miss Taylor
tvith their diamond-and-gold 50-year
^blems, gifts and other remembrances.
He praised the long-service employees
Mr their dependability and their loyal
ly to the Company for a half-century
Ur more.
Those who have worked 50 years or
longer, Mr. Whitcomb said, are people
lyho did their jobs, worked when they
lycre supposed to unless they were sick.
Safety Barbecues
A report by K. R. Baggett, safety di-
Mctor, shows that a total of nine safety
“arbecues were held during 1967 under
l®rms of the safety contest at Fieldcrest
"'hich gives recognition to outstanding
Safety performance by the mills.
Three plants—Bedspread Finishing
^Hl, Karastan Mill and Sheet Finishing
Mill—earned two consecutive barbecues,
'yith the Karastan Mill working nearly
Mcee million man-hours without a dis-
Mling injury.
Employees of the Mechanical Devel-
upment Department were given a special
Parbecue for having worked 19 years
'without a disabling injury.
Other mills which operated without
j lost-time accident for an average of
lOOO hours per employee and thereby
®arned a barbecue were the Karastan
^Pinning Mill, Greenville; Automatic
Hlanket Plant, Smithfield; Worthville
^Pinning Mill, Worthville; and Towel
^111, Fieldale, Va.
IHr. Baggett said a number of the
Piills are continuing their records of
ho disabling injuries. The Sheet Finish-
*h§ Mill for the first time is approaching
ho one million man-hour mark , without
h lost-time accident.
and created no problems for themselves
or the Company.
He reviewed the great improvements
that have been made in the mills and in
the community. Wages, working condi
tions, and benefits have been steadily
improved so that the mills are constant
ly becoming better places to work, he
said. He cited the sale of the Company
houses to employees and the establish
ment of the Pension Plan as examples
of the great progress made in the past
25 to 30 years.
Mr. Whitcomb expressed the regrets
of G. William Moore, president of Field
crest Mills, who had to be in New York
and was unable to attend the luncheon.
Haven H. Newton, division vice presi
dent-industrial relations, presided at the
luncheon and called on Otis Marlowe,
editor of The Mill Whistle, for the in
vocation. Mr. Newton introduced the
guests attending, including R. A. Harris,
vice president-manufacturing; W. B.
Lucas, assistant secretary and counsel;
N. F. Young, manager of the Blanket op
eration; J. R. Baker, superintendent of
Central Warehouse; F. A. Bebeau, assist
ant superintendent, Finishing Mill; and
O. L. Raines, Spray area personnel
manager.
Mr. Newton recognized members of
the “50-Year Club” attending, as fol-
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G. JOSIE TAYLOR
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lows: W. A. Blackburn, retired from the
Mechanical Development Department;
A. D. Weaver, retired from the Synthetic
Fabrics Mill; Cora H. Rickman, retired
from the Blanket Mill; Mack Overby,
retired from the Blanket Mill; H. T.
Lee, retired from the Karastan Mill; J.
T. Patterson, employed at the Finishing
Mill; Betty H. Ratliff, retired from the
Spray Mill Accounting Department; S.
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Credit Union Pays Out $34,554 In Dividends
Dividends paid to members of the
Fieldcrest Mills Credit Union for the
last six months of 1967 amounted to
$34,554, making a total of $269,756 that
has been paid in dividends since the
Credit Union was established in 1958.
The Credit Union has paid a dividend
of not less than four percent per an
num each six months since it was or
ganized. The rate was increased from
four to four and one-fourth percent ef
fective January 1, 1965, and was raised
to four and one-half percent a year
later.
Statements showing the amount of
dividend received, the member’s share
account, the loan balance and interest
paid have been distributed. If any
member failed to receive his statement,
or has 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 fi
nances in a more adequate manner.
Approximately 7,600 Fieldcrest em
ployees in nearly all company locations
have joined the Credit Union, represent
ing a high percentage of those eligible
to join. These members enjoy the ad
vantages of regular savings and hun
dreds of members have borrowed from
the Credit Union which has made some
42,000 loans, totaling over $8 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
25-cent fee and signing a card authoriz
ing the Company to deduct a specified
amount of savings from each paycheck.
Employees who are not members of
the Credit Union are invited to join.
Those wishing to join should contact the
Credit Union representative in their re
spective areas.