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Eden, N. C., January 10, 1972
No. 13
Deery Named Division VP-Marketing atmi President Cites
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JOHN F. DEERY
John F. Deery has been named to
the newly-created position of divis
ional vice president of marketing for
the Karastan Marketing Division, of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., effective Janu
ary 1.
The announcement was made by Wal
ter B. Guinan, president of the Kara
stan Marketing Division.
Mr. Deery has been vice president
of sales for Karastan since 1969. He
joined the company in 1961, holding
various sales and marketing positions
until his promotion to sales manager
in 1968.
A veteran of 20 years in the carpet
industry, Mr. Deery previously held
posts with Bigelow-Sanford and Rox-
bury Carpet Company.
Born in Scotland, Mr. Deery was a
youngster when his family moved to
the United States, He is married, the
father of two sons, and lives in Up
per Montclair, N. J-
Mr. Deery received his undergraduate
degree from St. John’s University. He
also was awarded a master’s degree in
business administration by Syracuse
University.
Scholarship Applications Are Available Now
^orms are available now for students
wish to apply for a Fieldcrest
nolarship or a Muscogee Scholarship,
ju* applications must be submitted by
. 1 in order for the student to be
hsidered for a scholarship.
applications were made avail-
liiti
® earlier than usual and the dead-
® for returning them advanced in
jjj to help the students in their
..Waning. Awards of the scholarships
be announced early in May instead
'^hne, as heretofore.
j/^bose who wish to apply for a schol-
^^bip should obtain a form from their
5 ®a Personnel manager or mill per-
office; or call at the Employment
Q ®ce of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., in the
^®heral Offices building, Eden; or
to Dr. William McGehee, director
. Personnel research and develop-
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., Eden, N. C.
j^'^be scholarships, each worth $4,000
the four years of college, are given
jj] Assist employees or children of em-
of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., in ob-
a college education.
Recipients are chosen by the Field
crest Scholarship Committee on the
basis of academic aptitude, citizenship
and financial need. Financial need is
the determining factor in choosing from
among students meeting the other re
quirements.
The scholarships are awarded to high
school graduates who are entering col
lege for the first time. The recipient
must plan to enroll in an academic four-
year college or university in a course
of studies for a recognized undergrad
uate academic degree.
An employee must have been in the
employment of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
for at least one year to be considered
for a scholarship.
The children of an employee of Field
crest Mills, Inc., are eligible for con
sideration for a scholarship award if
the employee has been with the Com
pany for one year or more.
The scholarships were first awarded
by the Fieldcrest Foundation in the fall
of 1960. To date, a total of 60 Fieldcrest
Scholarships have been given.
industry’s Challenges
The president of the American Tex
tile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
said recently that “consumer affairs”
is a new dimension that is becoming as
necessary a part of business operation
as production or sales.
John E. Reeves, who is also chair
man of Reeves Bros., Inc., said this
new activity “will consist of an end
less dialogue between business and the
public and between business and the
government, a dialogue in which busi
ness must constantly explain and jus
tify itself.
“The days are gone when we could
work hard, pay our taxes, try to make
a profit and let it go at that. Today we
have to do more and we have to prove
it. Furthermore, we have to prove it in
an atmosphere becoming increasingly
hostile and suspicious.”
Mr. Reeves, who lives in New York
City, was guest, speaker at a luncheon
meeting of the Charlotte Textile Club.
He said that because of increasing at
tacks by “professional critics,” indus
try is having to learn to communicate
to defend itself. He gave water preser
vation as an example of a field in
which industry has made great pro
gress but has failed to communicate
this to the public.
A recent ATMI survey, he said,
showed that “just under 80 percent of
textile plants engaged in wet proces
sing are meeting or surpassing the lat
est standards set by federal and state
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Schedule Is Announced
For County Tax Listing
The schedule for listing Rockingham
County taxes in Leaksville Township
has been announeed by Mrs. Margaret
M. Barker, township tax lister.
Taxes may be listed at the Leaks
ville Armory January 1 through 31,
except on January 12, 13 and 14. The
listing hours are from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. Monday through Friday and from
9 a.m. until noon on Saturday.
The tax listers will be at the old Dra
per Town Hall January 12 and 13 from
9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and at the old Spray
Town Hall January 14 from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.