Eden, N. C., February 16, 1970
No. 16
Campaign To Feature
Career Opportunities
If
anyone in the South fails to hear
Textile Manufacturers Institute
^J“ut the career opportunities in tex-
Da!^’ won’t be the fault of the Ameri-
(1 ^
and cooperating textile com-
Pj^*®ldcrest is participating in a 30-day
lie ®‘^°Oon in April to acquaint the pub-
iiat ^^rticularly new high school grad-
with the advantages offered by
industry.
Textile FUTURES Month, the
jjj^^Ued
is°?®ni is sponsored by the ATMI and
Hj^®®igned to get maximum exposure
simultaneous efforts by textile
Panics throughout the South.
promotion involves newspaper
radio and television com-
bumper stickers, posters.
We and other devices to let peo-^
^now more about the industry.
.Th(
A Real
■ Th,
plngan chosen for the campaign is
6 ATMI points out that there are
Job
In Textiles.”
'at
Who
in the textile industry today that
P°t exist a short 10 years ago, and
high school graduates, including
do not plan to attend col-
Would do well to look at textiles
ansidering career opportunities,
itjig^angh the campaign will be aimed
Mlj ^®°ns of all working ages, emphasis
iti jjhn placed on reaching young people
® process of choosing a vocation.
of training,
the importance
6rv
>ii
effort will be made to
encourage
^^bers to complete their high school
1 ation before seeking full-time em-
i^iPent.
Have You Joined?
Out
®4V|
The Credit Union i
IS a conveni-
place where employees may
j, e Or borrow. Savings and loan
Payments are handled conveni-
% through payroll deductions.
jf® and signing a card authorizing
® Company to deduct a specified
^ount of savings from your
‘^^J'checks.
you are not a member, see
® Credit Union representative
Tou can join by paying a 25c
th,
your location and sign up for
®y. automatic saving.
W. F. CRUMLEY
C. L. KAMETCHES
K. R. BAGGETT
’69 Safety Record Shows Improvement
Experience In 1969 Reviewed
By Central Safety Committee;
New Officers Are Elected
W. F. Crumley, superintendent of the
Blanket Mill, has been elected chairman
of the Central Safety Committee, suc
ceeding W. O. Stone, manager of the
Fieldale Towel Mill.
C. L. Kametches, superintendent of
the Alexander Sheeting Mill, was
named vice chairman and K. R. Bag
gett, director of safety and workmen’s
compensation, was reelected secretary.
The new officers were chosen at the
safety committee’s first quarterly meet
ing of the year, held February 5 in the
Conference Room at the General Of
fices, Eden.
Mr. Baggett presented a summary of
the mills’ safety performance during
1969 which showed an improvement ov
er that of the previous year. The num
ber of disabling injuries was down from
88 in 1968 to 74 in 1969, lowering the
accident frequency rate from 3.92 to
3.36 (The accident frequency rate is the
number of lost-time accidents per mil
lion man-hours of operation.)
There was likewise an improvement
in the severity rate which was reduced
from 767 to 632 days lost from work be
cause of injury for each million man
hours operated.
Eight of the mills showed improve
ment and reduced their total accidents
by 34. Ten units had worse records with
a total increase of 20 accidents. Five of
the operations had the same number of
lost-time injuries as in the previous
year.
Mr. Baggett singled out for recogni
tion the Mount Holly Spinning Mill
which has operated for three consecu
tive years without any lost time due to
injury.
Of the overall number of 74 accidents,
Mr. Baggett said 20 resulted from falls
and 23 were due to machinery and
equipment, 13 of which resulted from
unsafe acts by individuals. Seven in
juries resulted from cleaning and ad
justing machinery in operation and the
remainder were due to miscellaneous
causes.
H. E. Williams, of the Engineering
Department, reporting as property con
servation director, reviewed the fires
that occurred during 1969 and discuss
ed fire control activities. T. R. Ray, of
the Engineering Department, who has
responsibility for housekeeping inspec
tions, reported on mill housekeeping.
(Continued On Page Three)
Fieldcrest Fashions To
Be Shown At Meeting
Fashions made from Fieldcrest blank
ets, sheets, bedspreads and towels will
be presented in a showing at the Dis
trict 7 Junior Day, North Carolina Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs, at Eden
Saturday, February 21.
The Eden Junior Woman’s Club will
be hostess to the meeting of District 7
at the Meadow Greens Country Club.
During the luncheon at noon, An
drea Beerman, a fashion coordinator in
the Fieldcrest Marketing Division head
quarters in New York, will present a
showing of fashions made from Field
crest products. Models will be members
of the Eden Junior Woman’s Club.