THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N. C., May 3,1976
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^■eldcrest Superdoffers
^0 Be Honored ByCompany
Pruitt and Phillip
Fieldcrest’s two
have returned
Ul)f,^‘'^Peting in the National
•. *' Tournament held in
''die, S.C. Both won their
V ®unds of competition, but
‘ defeated in the second
L^. Pruitt of the Draper
ij dpg Fieldcrest’s
j Pipn filling doffer, was vie-
^Ollc • > wao viv.-
i dof^**’®*' round on April
‘Sating Sandra Ervin “
IjJg-Milliken
de Second round, however
of
he was defeated by Sammy Wil
liams of Riegel Textiles who
went on to win the national
tournament in the filling
division, by defeating Chris
Hilliard of Reeves Brothers, Inc.
Phillip Dickerson of the
Bedspread Mill, the company’s
champion warp doffer, won his
first round, also on April 15, by
defeating Tracy Tarlton of
Cheraw Yarn Mills, but was
defeated in the second round by
Gary Dixson of Riegel.
Dixson was later defeated by
Bob Lawrence of Dixie Yarns
who went on to win the national
warp doffing championship by
defeating Carl Kinney of Cone
Mills.
The fastest time recorded at
the tournament filling division
was made by Sammy Williams
of Riegel, who doffed 104.348
bobbins per minute during one of
the rounds. The fastest time in
the warp division was made by
Bob Lawrence of Dixie Yarns
who doffed 88.276 per minute.
An awards banquet will be
held in Charlotte sometime
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Nn Is Named
i Director Of
^ley Karastan
RAY PRUITT
I "cis X. Larkin, president
yjKarastan Marketing
has been named a
board of direc-
lllj ^rossley Karastan Carpet
ii,p.^ley Karastan is jointly
uy Carpets International
’ Great Britain and by
l^'fest Mills, Inc.
I ^Announcement was made
ijj Prossley Karastan’s
lnil'^Arters in Toronto,
Fieidcrest, Missonis Get Award
Fieidcrest and the Missonis
have captured the coveted 1976
“Tommy Award,” of the
American Printed Fabrics
Council.
The award was presented at
the Council’s 10th Anniversary
celebration dinner at the Plaza
Hotel in New York City, an event
attended by leaders of both the
fashion and home furnishing
industries.
The Tommy Award — the
most prestigious in the home
furnishings industry, is
bestowed in recognition of
creativity in printed fabrics and
related designs.
Sophisticated Poppy and
Sophisticated Stripe from the
Missoni’s Mixed Emotions
Collection for Fieidcrest, were
winners of the Home Furnish
ings and Domestics Design
category, the only home
furnishings category in 11
fashion awards given by the
APFC. They were chosen from a
30
domestics
highly
The firm’s
manu-
k ‘Ag facilities are located in
’ Nova Scotia.
I |j.harkin has been president
Karastan Marketing
since April, 1975. He is
FRANCIS X. LARKIN
Fieidcrest division of Fieidcrest
Mills, Inc.
1st Quarter Sales Set Record
jfj,corporate vice president
He
as
,^'Ndcrest Mills, ’Inc.
V,. Karastan in 1974
Sfn ® vice president,
jj that he had been a
ff^Aal vice president and
I ^Ahdise manager of towels
Oatr. fashions for the
^th
H
As an officer and member of
the board of directors of Cross-
ley Karastan, Mr. Larkin will be
able to advise the firm’s
marketing and manufacturing
divisions on programs and
policies.
Crossley Karastan produces
tufted and woven carpets and
rugs at its Truro mill, including
products made on the Kara-loc
loom developed by Karastan in
the United States.
Fieidcrest Mills, Inc. on April
27 announced record first
quarter earnings of $2,233,000 or
61 cents a primary share — the
third consecutive three months
period in which a new high for
the company was recorded.
The first quarter results were
announced by President William
C. Battle at Fieldcrest’s annual
shareowners meeting, who said
also:
“Barring any sudden reversal
field of over
contenders in a
competitive contest.
The 12-inch tall Tommy,
fashioned of actual steel keys
used by textile workers to adjust
printing machinery, signifies the
creativity and craftsmanship
that are inherent in quality
textile products.
In a related award ceremony
Melvin Jacobs, chairman of the
board of Burdines in Miami,
Florida, was named APFC
retailer of the year.
In his acceptance speech, Mr.
Jacobs credited the burgeoning
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in the national economy,
Fieldcrest’s sales and earnings
should set new records in 1976.”
The first quarter 1976
performance compares with
earnings of $104,000 or 3 cents a
primary share for the first three
months of 1975. Earnings for 1976
include a gain on the sale of fixed
assets of $200,000, net after
taxes.
the most effective edi-
Ouse S Garden Features Collection
■5r, to appear on a
C*’®st collection is featured
% ^Pvil issue of House and
\ ^ tnagazine.
n fehiagazine pictures of Tai
'6^''A'ta Missoni with their
for
Emotions Collection
il)|^*'®st in an eye-catching,
Page color spread. Set
'■ stark white, the
iJAhs Missonis and the
Emotions Collection
“ 'dominate the scene.
simplicity of the
aund sparks the impact of
L^d Emotions colors and
(On page eight are
Tranquility Poppy and Stripe in
the rose colorway with the
Sophisticated Comforter)
Nine small inset pictures, each
employing a different variation
of the Missoni touch, graphically
illustrate for the consumer the
endless possibilities for mixing
and matching a look that’s at
once individualistic and mood
evoking.
In the accompanying
interview, Rosita Missoni urges
her readers to be creative
“We designed our sheets for
people to play with. Sometimes
we use as many as twelve
fifteen colors at a time
or
we
experiment, we feel free to do
whatever we like.
“And we think that everyone
should have the same freedom ..
. The idea is to give people as
many combinations as possible
— a much larger freedom, a
much larger choice — with the
confidence that no matter how
the patterns are combined,
they’ll look beautiful. Designers
should give you the materials to
design for yourself.”
During the week of April 26 Tai
and Rosita Missoni visited
major Fieidcrest accounts
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m
First quarter sales this year
were $72,324,000, also a record,
compared to $54,239,000 in 1975.
Mr. Battle said all operations
contributed to the first quarter
record results. Mill operating
levels were high, he continued,
which reflected strong order
rates and tightly controlled
inventories.
He added that personnel levels
and expenses continued under
strict control and that
substantially lower interest
costs also contributed to the 1976
first quarter results.
In discussing the outlook for
the remainder of the year, Mr.
Battle observed that incoming
orders are strong which reflects
an increasing retail demand for
the Fieidcrest products.
The Tommy Award