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Causes Of Absenteeism A sizeable number of Fieldcresters worked every scheduled day in 1970. Some of these employees have records of up to nine years of perfect attendance on the job. Congratulations are in order to the at tendance champions and to many others who worked every day ex cept when prevented by sickness or other unavoidable circumstance. Absences that result from sickness, deaths in the family or legiti mate personal emergencies are to be expected and are not the basis for any real problem of absenteeism. But some other causes are not so readily excused and are of concern to any company because of the effect absences have on efficient operation. Some of the absences that cause concern are: First, there are indications that the general excuse of sickness is being abused. Then, there is the pattern absentee who fails to show on Mondays or Fridays. There is some indication of alcoholism as would be expected in a company employing thousands of people. Second, observations show that moonlighting, transportation prob lems and domestic affairs are resulting m absenteeism. The records indicate that such things as night sports events, county fairs, and social activities have a direct bearing on absenteeism. Farming duties and hunting and fishing give a seasonal flavor to absenteeism. Employees who work every scheduled day are demonstrating that they take an interest in their work and feel that they are needed on the job every day. On the other hand, those with poor attendance records apparently do not realize the importance of their own jobs and how their absence affects the overall operation. Think it over: while it does require effort to be on the job every day, the successful operation of the company and its ability to provide jobs, pay wages and benefits is made possible by the interest and de pendability of its employees. Fred T. IXike is foreman of the Blanket Finishing Mill Supply Room at Eden. He has responsibility for receiv ing, storing and issuing all supplies used by the Blanket Finishing Mill and the Blanket Warehouse. He also stocks all office supplies used at the Company’s southern locations. In addition to his supply room du ties, for 17 years until it was moved in 1970 he had responsibility for the fus ing machine, used to cut binding for blankets and automatic blankets. A native of Rockingham County, Mr. Duke recalls that he worked for a few months as a weaver at the Kara- stan Rug Mill in 1931 before transfer ring to the Bleachery as a helper in the Cloth Finishing Department. He became a clerk in the Finishing Mill Supply Room in 1935 and in 1942 was promoted to foreman of the Cen tral Supply Room. He had responsibili ty for both the Central Supply Room FRED T. DUKE and the Finishing Mill Supply Room until they were comjbined at the Fin ishing Mill in 1949. A member of the First Baptist Church (Leaksville) for the past 38 years, he was ordained a deacon in 1937 and has been on the church board since that time. He attends Sunday School regu larly and formerly taught a boys’ class. He served as president of the Men’s Brotherhood for two years. He married the former Catherine Ed wards, whose father, the late J. A. Ed wards, was a long-service employee of the Finishing Mill. The Dukes live at 504 Moir Street in Eden. They have a son, John Carvil, of Roanoke, Va., and a granddaughter, Colleen Elaine. THE MILL WHIS % Copyright, 1971, Fielderest Mills, ln^' Eden, N. C. 27288 Issued Every Other Monday For and Friends of Fielderest Mills, IP®' . o OTIS MARLOWE EDITOR ALICE WARNER ASSOCIATE EDTOR Member, International Association of Business Communicators E. L. Ball R. F. Bell J. L. Crabtree W. F. Crumley S. R. Culligan ADVISORY BOARD J. s. Egg'f.® sto' A. H. J. M. Mqof® O L. Ra'"® M. L. Rvo" > Vol. 29 Mon., March 15, 1971 ERVICE NNIVERSARl^^ Thirty Years Lorene H. Casey David E. Simons, Jr cia#* Essie C. Hampton Gilbert Jarrell J. Edward Gillie 'Twenty-Five Years Susie T. Cheney Albert Thomas, Jr ^ nJan''** Sadie C. Martin i oil)'' Henry Vaughn i Kathleen J. Bullard ^ raS** Grace C. Nichols Twenty Years Lester Gates Annie J. Pace Alexander Shirley R. Black .... Automatic y. jjjrf Melvin U. Harmon .... Blanket Willie M. Kennedy lone S. Vick Karastan SpJ' Fifteen Years Thomas G. Bentley Karastan jjli Kenneth R. Vernon Blanket (j( Madeline C. Boulding William R. Scales Eunice S. Vestal Homer Gray Hundley Matt D. Redd John M. Baker Karastan SP Jammie F. McLawhorn Karastan, SP>^t>« Bobby R. Hawkins Mildred B. Cook ^ pti; Domestics Quality Green Penn ^ Ten Years William Stringfellow James N. Vincent .... Karastan jf Grady S. Belcher ** Making Ends Meet From the time an infant first get his toes in his mouth, life if tinual struggle to make both end® ^ THE MILL WHI^
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