A part of the $5-million expansion at the Fieldale Towel Mill is construction of
‘s addition which will house additional yarn manufacturing facilities.
Towel Mill Expansion Going Forward
j Substantial progress has been made
u the $5 million expansion at the Field-
'*^6 Towel Mill, Fieldale, Va.
The program involves the construc-
of two large additions tO' the mill,
6 installation of additional terry looms
° produce high quality, highly styled
towels and additional yam manu-
i,'^'■uring facilities to provide yam for
additional loomsi.
g The new looms have already been in-
y®tied and are in operation. Constmc-
began in April on the addition to
6 occupied by the yam manufacturing
facilities and all of that new equipment
is expected to be in operation about the
end of the year.
Meanwhile, construction is nearly
complete on a three-story addition on
the east side of the Finishing Building
which will provide space for cutting,
sewing, warehousing, etc., of the addi
tional towel production.
The total expansion program, upon
completion, will provide approximately
250 additional jobs at the Fieldale
Towel Mill, which now employs ap
proximately 1,300 people.
Most Clothing Fires Due To Carelessness
Textile manufacturers have joined
j,.Uh the International Association of
Chiefs in a national public service
oster campaign to emphasize the im-
urtance of carelessness as the imder-
cause of most so-called clothing
ta:
V.
The poster, for placement in elemen-
tut,
^ schools, was produced by the
erican Textile Manufacturers Insti-
biun:
® and is being distributed locally by
acipal fire departments as part of
Cities
nuing fire safety campaigns in
across the country.
Don Adams, bungling super-spy of
NBC-TV’s “Get Smart” series, contrib
uted his photo and the show’s title to
the poster which highlights acts of
carelessness that lead to disaster.
The poster warns:
1. Don’t leave small children unat
tended.
2. Keep a safe distance from space
heaters and open fireplaces.
3. Don’t wear loose-fitting, floppy
clothing when cooking.
4. Don’t use kerosene or other dan-
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Unfairness Of Textile
Imports Condemned
“Deliberate distortion or determined
misunderstanding” were the words
used by a textile spokesman to describe
the attitude of administration officials
who accuse the industry of attempts to
halt all imports of foreign textiles.
“The fact is,” said F. Sadler Love,
secretary-treasurer of the American
Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc.,
“that if the textile industry is protec
tionist, it is protectionist only in the
sense that it wants to survive.”
Speaking at a luncheon meeting of
the Central Lions Club at Charlotte, Mr.
Love said, “Instead of condemnation,
the industry deserves praise for its re
straint and its enlightened willingness
to share its market with overseas pro
ducers.
“This industry does not ask that a
textile curtain be raised against the rest
of the world. It is perfectly willing that
other countries both share in our market
and in the growth of our market. We
ask only that there be international
agreements negotiated by our adminis
tration so that we, too, can share in the
American market.”
He pointed out that textile imports
are running at a current annual rate of
3.2-billion square yards, over 10 per
cent of domestic consumption and a new
record. At their present rate of growth,
Mr. Love said, imports will capture 41
per cent of the American market by
1975.
Some restraints are particularly nec
essary to the economic health of North
Carolina, Mr. Love said, because the
state’s 271,000 textile employees repre
sent 42 per cent of all Tar Heel manu-
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Fieldale 25-Year Picnic
Scheduled For Sept. 7
The annual picnic for the 25-Year
Club members at the Fieldale Towel
Mill, Fieldale, Va., has been scheduled
for Saturday afternoon, September 7,
at the picnic area at the Fieldale base
ball park. The program is to begin at
4 p.m.
The 25-Year Club meetings for em
ployees in plants and offices in other
areas are to be held later m the fall.
The schedules will be announced as soon
as plans for the various get-togethers
have been completed.