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^AT ‘SUPERDOFFER’ Fast Are You? . Look carefully at the fellow in the picture at the right. He is Carl Thornton, a doffer at Avondale Mills in Sylacauga, Ala. His company claims that he’s the fastest doffer in the world. Carl is so fast that the folks at Avondale not only proclaimed him “Superdoffer” but threw out a challenge to all other doffers to beat him. Carl puts three bobbins in the air at once on their way to the ^off box and has been clocked at 74 bobbins per Prinute. This gives him a time of 4.6 minutes for an entire spinnng frame of 336 bobbins. Fieldcrest is looking for a challenger to Avon dale’s “Superdoffer”. Already doffers have stepped forward from the Bedspread, Blanket and Draper t^heeting Mills. Walter Tinsley, a fixer in the Spin- Ping Department at the Spinning Mill wants to take en “Superdoffer”. Mr. Tinsley formerly was a dof- tor and still doffs now and then when necessary. The other challengers are Rudolph Dalton, a dof- in the Blanket Cotton Spinning Department; W^alter Barnett and Herbert Blackstock, of the Dra per Sheeting Mill Spinning Department. There will P? doubt be other challengers from the various Pieldcrest locations. Enough interest has been generated so that plans ppe under way to have a doff-off to determine the plant champions and then competition to determine ‘'Pe champion in the company. The details are being worked out now. Anyone Monday. December is, 1972 . ; fV- 1; uBlIltitt ■T ■ The Fieldcrest challengers report unofficial times chat beat the Avondale “Superdoffer." Carl Thornton, Avondale’s “Superdoffer” interested in challenging Avondale and perhaps be coming the world’s champion should contact his supervisor or mill personnel manager. Christmas At Store A Christmas wreath surrounding the clock and ornaments in the archways feature the Christmas decorations at the Field crest Store, Eden. Other decorations were arranged through out the store for the Christmas season. The Fieldcrest Store will be closed Monday and Tuesday, December 25 and 26, in observance of Christmas and on Monday, January 1, for New Year's holiday. Have A Happy, Safe Christmas
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