THE MILL WHISTLE Vol. 31 Eden, N. C., June 11, 1973 No. 23 GLENN H. SIMPSON ALLIE M. HOUCHINS Two Will Complete 50-Year Records Two Fieldcrest employees are to com plete 50-year records of continuous ser- '^ice within the next week or so. Glenn H. Simpson will observe his 50th work anniversary June 14 and Allie M. Houchins will attain 50 years of con tinuous service June 20. Both of the new 50-year employees tvill be honored by the management of Fieldcrest Mills at a luncheon at Mead ow Greens Country Club Thursday, June 14. Other members of the Field- crest 50-Year Club will attend. Mr. Simpson has continuous service since June 14, 1923. He was first em ployed in the Spinning Department at the Bedspread Mill but was soon trans ferred to the Cutting and Sewing De partment as a bedspread cutter. After about five years as a cutter he became a shipping clerk in the Storage and Ship ping Department. He was soon promoted to foreman and was a supervisor for several years in the bedspread storage and shipping, stock and packaging operations. He be came foreman of the Sheet Cutting and Sewing Department at the old Bleachery in 1944 and served for 17 years. He was appointed night general fore- man at the Blanket Finishing Mill in 1961 and continues in that classification. He most recently has worked in the Blanket Finishing Mill Supply Room. Active in community affairs, he was (Continued on Page Four) M^ill Whistls To Hove New Formcit Following several months of planning. The Mill Whistle will be changed to a hew tabloid format produced by the offset method. The publication will be Printed on standard newsprint on The Eden News’ modern Goss 16-page off set newspaper press. The changeover will become effective With the July 16 issue which will mark the beginning of the 32nd year of con tinuous publication of The Mill Whistle for Fieldcrest employees. Substantial economies in time and money wil be mad"! possible by the off set method of printing. The greater speed of the press (15,000 impressions an hour), the use of newsprint instead of coated paper and the elimination of photoengraving expenses will signifi cantly reduce the overall cost. Tne improved format and the new method of printing are in keeping with modern trends in employee publications and will make possible a number of in novations that will improve the em ployees’ paper. Technical Center Site Preparation Started Site preparation is under way for Fieldcrest’s new Technical Center at Eden. The footings are to be poured about July 1 with completion of the building scheduled for May 1, 1974. As the grading and dirt-moving goes forward, efforts are being made to get the main parking lot as nearly complete as possible in order to avoid the prob lems of dust, mud, etc. during the con struction. The new technical facility, estimat ed to cost about one-and-a half million dollars, is to be built on a 12-acre tract on the corner of Pierce Street and Stadium Drive, adjacent to the Field crest General Offices. It will encom pass 25,000 square feet on the upper level and 22,000 square feet on the lower level. 'The new building will house Field- crest’s Technical Services Department, which includes Research, Domestics Product Development, and Domestics Quality Control. The new facility has been designed to accomodate approxi mately sixty to eighty persons. The upper level of the building will house the Technical Services Depart ment, a technical library, conference room and laboratories. The lower level will include development laboratories, storage areas and space for expansion. The present headquarters of the Technical Services Department is com pletely inadequate and the Company has had plans for expanding and up dating the Research and Development facilities for several years. PHILLIP DICKERSON RUDOLPH DALTON Which Is Superdoffer? See Page Three

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