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THE MILL WHISTLE
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Eden, N. C., June 7, 1971
No. 23
lireen Is Elected President Of Company
G
t,'. W- Moore, chairman and chief ex-
ji^'Ve officer of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
Hj^'^ced the following executive
^j,,S6s May 27. The changes are ef-
j,"'e immediately.
• W. Green, president of the Field-
B Marketing Division and a senior
■ ^ President of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
ipj ^®en named president and chief
V officer of Fieldcrest Mills,
■Mr. Green has also been elected
^ ® board of directors. He is a mem-
the A.T.M.I. Marketing Commit-
®Pd a former chairman of the
Export Committee. Mr. Green
his headquarters in Eden.
Jans Go Forward For
ftl-Fashion Fourth’
are going forward for Eden’s
Wj sshioned Fourth of July” cele-
Vf? held Saturday, July 3, in
Stadium. An elaborate fire-
^8sk srid an air show featur-
''5hl' '^^ytrig and aerial acrobatics will
,^'Sht the entertainment program.
bi previous years there will be
(lo^ ^or the youngsters, bingo, horse
^ll .Phching and other games. Contests
*liijjjJ*'Mude the traditional greasy pole
'fc ^Pd greasy pig race,
ts of all games, races and con-
^tij^l^Uring the afternoon will receive
Vnf' games will be under the
"on of the “Exhausted Roosters”
(Continued on Page Three)
D. M. Tracy, corporate vice presi
dent and director of sales of the Field
crest Marketing Division, has been
named president of the Fieldcrest Mar
keting Division.
O. G. Grubbs, vice president and gen
eral sales manager of the Fieldcrest
Marketing Division, has been named
director of sales and assumes the du
ties formerly handled by Mr. Tracy.
In other promotions announced by
Mr. Moore, W. B. Lucas, general counsel
and assistant secretary, was named
secretary of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., and
T. W. Graves, assistant general coun
sel was elected assistant secretary.
K. W. Fraser, Jr., vice president-fi
nance and treasurer, was elected sec
retary of John P. Maguire & Co., Inc.,
a Fieldcrest subsidiary.
Strengthen Management Strueture
Mr. Moore described the changes as
designed to strengthen the management
structure of the Company and to pre
pare for the long-term growth planned
lor Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
Mr. Green joined Fieldcrest in 1952
as a salesman in the Pacific Northwest
and was later given the responsibility
for sales in the New York City area.
In 1957, he became manager of the
Automatic Blanket Sales Department
and, in 1963, was named merchandise
manager of the Fieldcrest Marketing
Division.
He was named vice president of mer
chandising in 1964 and executive vice
president of the Fieldcrest Marketing
Division on January 1, 1966. In August,
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F. W. GREEN
1966, he was elected president of the
Fieldcrest Marketing Division and a
vice president of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
He was named a senior vice president
in July, 1969.
Mr. Green is a native of New York
City and a graduate of, Brown Uni
versity. He served in the infantry dur
ing World War II in the campaigns in
Africa and Sicily.
Mr. Tracy joined the Fieldcrest do
mestics sales staff in 1948 and shortly
thereafter was named sales representa-
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"■ M. TRACY
O. G. GRUBBS
W. B. LUCAS
T. W. GRAVES
K. W. FRASER