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■ * HOYT I. GILBERT ri WILLIAM C. JOYCE GEORGE Z. WALLER Gilbert, Joyce, Waller Complete 45 Years Of Service , Three employees in three different '•'Nations have recently completed 45- ear records of continuous service at ^^r respective mills. I. Gilbert of the Fieldale Towel completed 45 years January 1; ,j,®orge Z. Waller of the Columbus owel Mill, Columbus, Ga., attained 45 J®rs January 7; and William C. Joyce ‘ the Bedspread Mill reached the 45- mark January 17. -Each of the veteran employees has presented the Fieldcrest diamon’d- ^‘t-gold 45-year service emblem an^ tetter of commendation from G. Wil liam Moore, president of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. Mr. Gilbert has been a slasher tender at the Fieldale Towel Mill for the past 25 years. His continuous services dates from January 1, 1925, when he was employed as a helper in the Weave Room. He is a native of Patrick County, Va. Mr. Waller worked as a slasher tend er at the Columbus Towel Mill but has been an elevator operator since April, 1967. He was born in Phenix City, Ala., and was first employed at Columbus January 7, 1925, as a yarn dumper in the Winding Department. Mr. Joyce has achieved an unusual record in that he has never been off of the payroll for any reason during his 45 years of service. He was fore man of Carding and Spinning at the Bedspread Mill for many years and earlier was an assistant foreman in those departments. Since 1963 he has been foreman of Shipping and Receiv ing at the Bedspread Mill. He was first employed January 17, 1925, and worked as an intermediate hand and as a card grinder before becoming a supervisor in 1945. Mr. Joyce is a native of Eden. Sheet Fiiiisihing Men Receive Promotioiis; j,. - organization changes at the Sheet In j'bishing Mill, effective January 1, R. Moore was named manager Of customer service and scheduling, i^^ley A. Midkiff was appointed sched- g supervisor and Mark A. Howell, Was named an assistant foreman Win Jr,, the Cutting and Sewing Department. j^lVlr. Moore completed the supervisory lining program and had been an as- ,^Want foreman in the Spinning De- the Alexander Sheeting !l^kl since April, 1968. He joined the ?®rtment at ■il '^hipany in 1959 and first worked on ''eduction jobs at the Automatic Blank- Plant and at the Bleachery. Prior to entering the supervisory ,^'ning program he was a schedule '•Wrij H' Bart) W in the Blanket Scheduling De ment. He had worked in the Sheet- . - Finishing Customer Service De- l^^*'tment as a clerk, assistant sched- ..®'' and head scheduler. He is a native Midkiff was formerly an assist- jdt foreman in the Cutting and Sewing ®Partment. He has been associated j the Bleachery and the Sheet Fin- ming Mill since 1943 and worked on ^ONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1970 JACKIE R. MOORE HARLEY A. MIDKIFF MARK A. HOWELL various production jobs before becom ing a second hand in the Cutting and Sewing Department in 1965. He was promoted to assistant foreman in April, 1969. Mr. Midkiff is a native of Floyd County, Va. Mr. Howell, an Eden native, has been with the Company at various times starting in 1942. He worked on pro duction jobs at the Blanket Mill, Sheet ing Mill and Karastan Mill. He was employed at the Sheet Finishing Mill in 1967 and worked as a Monfort cut ting machine operator and as a service operator in the pillow case unit. He was a Monfort cutting machine operator at the time of his appointment as an assistant foreman.
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