Vol. 30
Eden, N. C., August 16, 1971
No. 3
Battle Is Elected President Of Company
A Message To
Ail Employees
Pieldcrest and all businesses in interstate commerce
b^ave, since April 28, been operating under the Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1971. Standards
>^der the new law were published in the Federal Register
«lay 29 and enforcement will commence late in August
lollowing a 90-day familiarization period.
I am writing this letter to let you know that Fieldcrest
}yill observe the letter and spirit of the Act and will con
tinue to maintain safe and healthy working conditions
tor employees, as we have through the years.
A summary of the new law appears on page two and
biore information will be given to you during the next
Several weeks. Much work has been and is being done to
tit our own Occupational Safety and Health Program into
he federal plan and we are reviewing our physical fa
cilities throughout the Company to make sure we com
ply with the federal standards.
For the most part, the practices now required are al
ready well-known and widely followed by many busi-
hesses. These practices are now a matter of federal law,
With new provisions for record-keeping, reporting, in
specting, and penalties.
Implementation of the Act will require the cooperation
t all of us, but I am confident we will work together as
we have done on matters of mutual concern in the past.
^.^yc)u have a question, contact your departmental super-
My thanks to each of you for your past cooperation and
support. I assure you that we will do as conscientious a
jcp as possible on this new program and, with your help
^ know that it will benefit all of us.
G. W. MOORE
Chairman of the Board
The board of directors of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
on July 27 elected William C. Battle as president
and a director of the company, it was announced
August 4 by G. William Moore, chairman of the
board and chief executive officer.
Mr. Battle since 1951 has been a senior partner
in the law firm of McGuire, Woods and Battle
WILLIAM C. BATTLE
with offices in Richmond and Charlottesville, Va.
He was United States Ambassador to Australia
from July, 1962, until October, 1964, and was the
Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia in
1969.
He was a member of the State Department Ad
visory panel on International Law 1966-68 and is
a member of the Virginia, West Virginia and
American Bar Associations and of the interna
tional law section of the American Bar Associa
tion. He is a member of the board of directors and
a member of the executive committee of the Vir
ginia National Bank.
Active on the state and national political scene,
Mr. Battle was closely associated with the cam
paign of John F. Kennedy from the West Virginia
primary through the nominating convention and
general election in 1960. He managed successfully
the campaign of William B. Spong for election to
the U. S. Senate from Virginia in 1966.
He was born at Charlottesville, Va., a son of
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