THE MILL WHISTLE
Vol. 32
Eden, N. C. June 24,1974
No. 23
Looking over a part of the upgraded waste water treatment plant at Laurel
Hill are Robert S. Adams, left, plant engineer at the Carpet Mill, and Clyde
Smith, department foreman. Plant Services Department.
At Bedspread and Sheet Finishing treatment facility, from left, L. C.
Cheek of Olsen Associates, who designed plant; H. E. Williams, Fieldcrest
chemical engineer; E. G. Singletary of King-Hunter, Inc., who built plant.
Over $ 1 Million Spent On Pollution Control
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., through
the years, has had a concern for
the environment and has spent a
lot of time and money in efforts
to protect and improve the air,
water, and land around the
mills.
Achieving clean air and water
is a problem for which there are
no easy solutions. It is an
expensive, complicated and
time-consuming process. State
and federal regulations have
become more stringent and are
scheduled to become even
tougher in the future.
Waste water treatment plants
which Fieldcrest built years ago,
although they met existing
regulations at the time they
were built, must now be
modified or upgraded to comply
with new standards.
Whereas the states originally
regulated the discharge of waste
water into streams, the federal
Environmental Protection
Agency in 1972 was given
responsibility for the natural
waters of the U.S.
The law now requires that an
industry obtain a permit from
the EPA in order to discharge
waste water into a stream,
unless the waste water goes
through a city treatment plant.
To obtain a permit for existing
proposed discharge, an
industry’s waste water must
meet criteria set by the state and
must be as good as or better than
the criteria established by the
EPA.
In order to comply with the
changed, more stringent regula
tions now in effect, Fieldcrest is
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Beaver, Richardson Given New Positions
or
Larkin Is Named To
Rug Marketing Post
Francis X. Larkin has been
named to the newly-created
position of executive vice
president of the Karastan and
Laurelcrest carpet marketing
divisions of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.
The announcement was made
here by William C. Battle,
president and chief executive
officer of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.,
who said Mr. Larkin will report
directly to Walter B. Guinan,
president of the Karastan and
Laurelcrest marketing
divisions.
Mr. Larkin has been with
fieldcrest Mills, Inc., since 1956
in various sales and marketing
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Rufus R. Beaver, director of
security for Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc., since August, 1971, and
former FBI executive, has been
designated special assistant to
the president of Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc.
Howard E. Richardson, as
sistant director of security,
was appointed director of
security continuing to report to
Mr. Beaver.
The promotions, effective
June 7, were announced by
William C. Battle, president and
chief executive officer of
Fieldcrest Mills, inc.
In his new position, Mr.
Beaver will be responsible for
projects and special
assignments in addition to
security and real estate matters
which he has been handling, Mr.
Battle said.
RUFUS R. BEAVER
HOWARD E. RICHARDSON
A native of Rockwell and a University, Mr. Beaver also
graduate of North Carolina State (Continued on Page Six)
Dumaine and Baffle Are Given Honor
FRANCIS X. LARKIN
F. C. Dumaine, president of
the Amoskeag Company and a
member of the board of
directors of Fieldcrest Mills,
Inc., and W. C. Battle, president
and chief executive officer of
Fieldcrest, are serving as
honorary chairmen for the sixth
annual “Old Fashioned Fourth’’
celebration to be held at
Morehead Stadium on July 4,
beginning at noon.
The celebration will feature
rock bands, chorus groups,
gospel groups and country music
groups which will be performing
throughout the day.
Robert Martin, band director
at Morehead High School, an
nounced recently that the
Morehead band has accepted an
invitation to perform at the
event. The band will form the
nucleus of what Mr. Martin
hopes will be a “community
band.”
Many Eden church and com
munity groups will have food
booths, games, toys and balloons
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