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THE MILL WHISTLE ^L. 27 Eden, N. C., October 14, 1968 NO. 7 Fund Campaign Set For October 21-25 To Be Solicited On Behalf Of Tri-City Community ^d Campaign; Lawrence Mann Is Chairman Of Fieldcrest Drive Fieldcrest Mills. The manager of each mill will serve as chairman for the so licitation in his mill, with the assistant managers and superintendents as co- chairmen. Heads of major staff depart- ^e campaign at Fieldcrest Mills in enalf of the Tri-City Community Fund hi open Monday, October 21 and con- Friday, October 25. rhe budget-goal in the community- iQe campaign is $97,500, representing „ ® ‘’Minimum amount needed for the g^^^uance of the 11 health, welfare tv, *'6creational services included in campaign. his year’s goal compares with last goal of $90,000. Included is a con- tg^^®*icy amount of $6,272, mainly to ^ *'^6 care of uncollected pledges and as stnall reserve for unexpected needs. ^''’I'ence L. Mann, assistant mana- jj^'budgets and mill accounting, will general chairman of the drive at ments will be in charge of the campaign in their respective departments. The campaign in the community was to begin Monday, October 14 and con tinue through Monday, October 28. John E. Grogan is general chairman of the community-wide campaign. The fund requests of the agencies were carefully reviewed and studied by the Budget and Admissions Committee. The amounts approved represent only the funds needed for essential services. Eleven agencies which were former- , Awards To Be Given In Drive day^ iOo day fieldcrest employees who pledge a pay and departments in which Percent of the employees pledge a j, “ s pay in the Tri-City Community campaign will be eligible for val- ^hle prizes. ®'idition, plaques, certificates and honors will be given departments o h 100 per cent participation on a pay basis. The In addition, the names of all em ployees who pledge a day’s pay will be included in the drawing for a grand prize, a 9 X 12 Karastan oriental design rug. All pledges and contributions turned in by noon 'Tuesday, October 29, will be counted in determining winners of the plaques and certificates. President’s Plaque is to be given jjj-fresident G. William Moore to the Qj ^ which has the highest percentage ®hiployees giving a day’s pay. The wan- iiili der 9Ue will be held for a year by that ^nd will rotate to next year’s win- The staff department having the Shest percentage of “day’s pay givers hi: ''"hi receive a similar plaque. L Certificates of Merit will be presented ea Tri-City Community Fund to h mill department and staff unit in 'eh all employees pledge a day’s pay. {(jfhiployee contributions may be in the 5-of a pledge which can be paid in 'lu r ^*'®t^hments through payroll de- Ijfbons over a 12-month period. A 8i number of employees are already ^sned up for continuing deductions on py’s pay basis. employee who pledges a day’s i^f.''’ill be eligible to have his name niilTs drawing for a $15 gift cer- f'j ®^te good for any purchase at the '^idcrest Store. Fashion Show Will Be Given At State Fair The new Fieldcrest Fashion Show called “Madame Here’s Your Change” will be presented at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh October 14-19 in connection with exhibits showing the products of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Fieldcrest coordinated fashions for bed and bath and Karastan rugs and carpet will be displayed in a 30-foot booth in the Industrial and Fine Arts Building. The fashion show will be staged in an area near the exhibit. The fashion show will be presented at 2 p.m. on Monday and again at 7 p.m. The evening showing will be in the Arena just before the Jimmy Dean Show, for which about 8,000 tickets have been sold. There will be performances of the (Continued on Page Eight) ly in the collective fund effort are again included. The amount allotted to each agency follows: Red Cross, $10,037; Sal vation Army, $7,169; Retarded Children, $2,500; Central YMCA, $17,889; Henry Street YMCA, $2,585; Draper YMCA, $9,880; Boys Club, $12,075; Girl Scouts, $4,735; Boy Scouts $12,288; Rescue Squad, $5,446; and Carolinas United, $6,624. Whitcomb Assumes Presidency Of ATMI Harold W. Whitcomb, chairman of the board of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., October 1 became president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) and thus became the titular head of the nation’s textile industry. The ATMI is the central trade organi zation of the U. S. textile industry and represents more than 80 per cent of the nation’s textile productive capacity. The presidency of the ATMI is con sidered the industry’s highest honor. 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 interna tional trade matters and to Washington (Continued on Page Five)
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