THE MILL WHISTLE
ol. 32
Eden, N. C., December 3, 1973
No. 10
KARASIAN SAFETY NEWS
WELCOME VISITORS
AND 2S YEAR CLUB
MEMBERS
NOV i6
Fieldcrest Taking Action
To Conserve Fuel Supplies
SINCE
LAST DISABLING
INJURY
The situation concerning fuel
shortages for the coming winter
remains unclear.
According to Robert A. Harris,
executive vice president,
operations at Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc., have not yet been affected
and all mills are operating on
schedule.
The company has established
Safety sign outside mill welcomes “open house” visitors.
Visitors are shown during tour of Bedspread Greige Mill.
Ipen. House In Eden Mills
ittracts 4,200 Visitors
Crowds of visitors totaling
pproximately 4,200 toured
'ieldcrest’s Eden mills during
open house” November 13, 14
nd 16.
The plant visitation program
k'as held as part of the ob-
ervance of the 20th anniversary
inder the ownership of Field-
Test Mills, Inc. and in honor of
he Company’s long-service
mployees.
The “open house” began at the
ledspread. Blanket and Sheet
finishing Mills where ap-
)roximately 750 visitors toured
he plants on Tuesday,
November 13.
A similar number toured the
Blanket and Sheeting Greige
Vlills the following day. Then, on
F'riday, November 16, ap
proximately 1,000 persons
soured the Bedspread Greige
Mill and more than 1,700
thronged through the Karastan
Fieldcrest Sales Meetings
Are Held During November
In early November, the
Fieldcrest Marketing Division
held combined regional sales
meetings in three locations:
Southbury, Connecticut (North
east Region) Phoenix, Ari
zona (combined Southwest
and West Coast), and Hot
Springs, Va. (combined
Southeast and North Central
regions).
The 2V2 day meetings, held
twice a year prior to the in
troduction of the Spring and Fall
collections, are not only in
formation sessions for the
presentation of the new lines and
marketing philosophy behind
them, but also provide valuable
opportunities for an exchange of
ideas between New York
management, product people,
and the sales force in the field.
The meetings opened with a
video tape presentation by W. C.
Battle, President of Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc., who gave a business
recap and forecast for Field
crest Mills, Inc. David M. Tracy,
president of the Fieldcrest
Marketing Division, attended
each of the meetings, hosting a
dinner meeting at which he gave
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an energy conservation com
mittee headed by J. G. Farrell,
Jr., manager of plant
engineering, and an energy
conservation program is in
effect at all mills and offices.
At this point, the program
involves using coal where
possible instead of oil or gas,
minimum heating of non-critical
areas, decreased heating of
offices, minimum heating of idle
plants during weekends,
decreased lighting where
possible, and the elimination of
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Employees Urged
To Save Energy
Rug Mill and the Karastan
Service Center.
A large number of employee
family members were among
the visitors who were greeted by
mill officials and given guided
tours of the plants.
In some instances, the visitors
followed a marked route with
supervisors stationed along the
way to give information and
answer specific questions.
During their tours, the visitors
were able to observe the
numerous improvements in
machinery and equipment and
in working conditions that have
been made since the last open
house” was held several years
ago- . j
Each visitor was presented a
brochure which contained a
welcome from President
William C. Battle, information
about the present-day Fieldcrest
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Gas Sales
Banned On
Sundays
The severity of the energy
shortage was further em
phasized by President Nixon
when he addressed the nation
Sunday, November 25, and
announced the rationing of home
heating oil beginning January 1,
and asked for a voluntary halt to
Sunday sales of gasoline
beginning December 1, pending
authorization of a mandatory
ban.
The President said that
gasoline will be brought under a
mandatory allocation program
cutting delivery to wholesale
and retail dealers by 15 percent.
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Fieldcrest employees in all
locations are being urged by J.
G. Farrell, Jr., energy con-
Christmas
Parties Are
December 16
Large crowds of youngsters
are expected to attend the an
nual Christmas parties for the
children of Fieldcrest employees
in Eden and Fieldale Sunday
afternoon, December 16.
The Fieldale party will be at 2
p.m. in the gymnasium at the
Fieldale-Collinsville High
school, followed by the Eden
party at 4 p.m. in the auditorium
at Morehead High School.
Entertainment will be by
Richard Spainhour, a magician
who has appeared on the “Old
Rebel” show and other
television programs. Mr.
Spainhour has performed, in
addition to television, at schools,
clubs, theaters and at children’s
parties for various business
organizations.
A resident of Winston-Salem,
where he is employed by the R.
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
Mr. Spainhour has been doing
magic for a number of years and
has won several trophies. He is a
member of the Fellowship of
Christian Magicians, the In
ternational Brotherhood of
Magicians and the Society of
American Magicians. He ap
peared at Fieldcrest children’s
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servation coordinator at
Fieldcrest, to conserve on fuel
and electricity consumption
wherever and whenever
possible.
Heading the list of things
employees should do im
mediately is the formation of car
pools. With the impending
mandatory allocation of gasoline
which will cut delivery to
wholesale and retail dealers by
15 percent, car pooling is going
to be a necessity, Mr. Farrell
said.
Other measures which em
ployees should take as part of
the nation-wide energy con
servation program include:
putting thermostats back to 68
degrees or lower; decreased use
of lighting in the home;
decreased use of large energy
users such as dryers; hot water
heaters and stoves; elimination
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Save On Gas —
Use A Carpool
The need to change the
one-man, one-car habit of
going to work is now
critical, according to J. G.
Farrell, energy con
servation coordinator at
Fieldcrest.
I “With the President’s
I announcement of the
cessation of Sunday
gasoline sales and with
many gas stations already
imposing a limit on how
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