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Eden, N. C., December 20, 1971
No. 12
Sales Meetings Held For Rugs, Carpets
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
A very Merry Christmas to all the families of Field-
crest !
At this the most wonderful time of the year, we put
aside our thoughts of the business world and material
things and turn our attention to our fellow man, review
ing the past and reaffirming our faith in the future. To
me, this Christmas is an exceptionally happy one because
of the privilege that I have enjoyed for the past several
months of being a part of Fieldcrest.
I do not wish to tell you of the economic performance
of the Company during the past year, nor do I wish to
make predictions for the future. That will come at a more
appropriate time. I wish merely to say that I am tremend
ously grateful to all of you for the very exceptional job
that you have done for our Company.
I had hoped that by now my family would be a part of
the Eden community and that we would all have had a
chance to meet each other. Because of a very busy sche
dule and problems of moving youngsters in school, we
have not yet been able to achieve this, but then it gives
us something to look forward to for next year.
All the Battles join in wishing all of you the merriest
of Christmases and the happiest of New Years.
Karastan ...
Karastan’s outstanding sales perform
ance in 1971 was lauded by Fieldcrest
chairman of the board G. William Moore
at the division’s sales meeting held in
New York on December 12.
More than 70 members of the com
pany, representing sales, marketing and
manufacturing, attended the session
conducted for the first time at Kara
stan’s showroom in the new Carpet
Center building in Manhattan.
Presiding at the meeting was John
F. Deery, division vice president of
sales. The keynote address on the cur
rent state of the carpet industry and
the outlook for Karastan was given by
Walter B. Guinan, president of the
Karastan Marketing Division and a
senior vice president of Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc. In addition, he presented Karas
tan’s new carpet and rug fashions for
the spring which were attractively dis
played throughout the show room.
The group was also briefly addressed
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Laurelcrest...
The ability of the Laurelcrest Carpet
division to effect a substantial increase
in its profit during 1971 was cited as
a major achievement by Fieldcrest
chairman of the board G. William
Moore.
Addressing Laurelcrest’s sales meet
ing held December 11 at its New York
offices in the Carpet Center building,
Mr. Mocre stated that this accomplish
ment was particularly noteworthy in
the face of extremely competitive condi
tions for the carpet industry in 1971.
The meeting, which was conducted by
Robert W. Ker, Jr., division vice presi
dent of sales for Laurelcrest, was also
addres.sed by Walter B. Guinan, presi
dent of the Laurelcrest Marketing Di-