THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N. C., June 14, 1976
lants Are Recognized
Or Safety Records
Mills, Inc. has
win r - •
liitiK recognition for a
nf the.
^tsSdir
«ng safety performance
the year 1975.
L ’’ecognition was in the
^ji awards presented by
k I he North Carolina
ijtil'went of Labor and the
Safety Council,
k, North Carolina
jjj 'Jttient of Labor, during the
tjJ®''eral weeks, has held
“^presentations, luncheons
ll„'*’?l,^ers throughout the
tSon_,'®*dcrest Mills, Inc.
’'tiel have been present at
(5f|®^herings to receive the
^ for their plants’
fiance.
ji„ .allowing mills have been
^^zed by North Carolina
“’ssioner of Labor, T
Sheet Finishing,
V,"*" Rug, Whiteville
Blanket Greige, Mt.
ti|. Spinning, Automatic
. Alexander Sheeting,
^,ast Screen Print,
arrest Carpet, Non-Woven
IjLjl Mill, Bedspread
ag, and Sheeting Greige.
awards were for one
'Continuous safety per
formance up to the seven years
for Karastan Rug Mill and 11
years for Sheet Finishing Mill’s
continuous outstanding safety
performance.
These awards are presented
only if a plant meets one of the
following three criteria: Operate
the entire calendar year without
a recordable disabling injury;
operate the calendar year with a
40 percent better performance
than the industry average; or
operate the calendar year with a
50 percent improvement over
the plant’s prior year perform
ance.
In addition to the North Caro
lina Department of Labor safety
awards a number of the plants
qualified for National Safety
Council’s safety awards.
These plants include:
Karastan, the Award of Merit;
Phenix City Towel Finishing, the
Certificate of Commendation;
Foremost Screen Print, the
Certificate of Commendation;
and the Laurelcrest Service
Center, Non-Woven Blanket
Mill, and Whiteville Carpet Mill,
the President’s Letter.
The requirements to qualify
for the National Safety Council’s
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T. Avery Nye, second from left. North Carolina
Commissioner of Labor, presents Safety Achieve
ment Award to W. C. Flake, left, plant manager
Laurelcrest Carpet Mill; R. B. Hunter, person
nel manager, Laurelcrest division, second from
right; and Luby Skinner, plant manager, Laurel
crest Yarn Mill. Not present for picture was E. J.
Allard, plant manager, Laurelcrest Service
Center.
awards are much more stringent
than those for the North Carolina
Department of Labor award.
Kenneth R. Baggett, director
of safety and Workmen’s
Compensation, “extends the
company’s gratitude and
appreciation to all the above
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Old Fashioned Fourth Is Set
I, Bid Fashioned Fourth of
Celebration at Eden,
•Hqw. , »
K, *'ed as an official
i,j cnnial event by the
Revolution Bicenten-
4(11 ‘
‘ght
'hiinistration, will be a
of the Bicentennial
observance in the county.
Since Independence Day falls
on Sunday this year, the
patriotic celebration will be held
on Monday, July 5, in the
Morehead High School stadium.
The event will be sponsored by
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the Jaycees of the county with
Arlyn Bunch, of the Eden
Jaycees, as general chairman.
“This being the 200th birthday
of the United States, the Eden,
Madison, Mayodan and
Stoneville Jaycees have joined
together to make this year’s
celebration the biggest and best
in history,’’ Mr. Bunch said.
The activities will begin at 12
0 clock noon and conclude at 9
p.m. with an elaborate fireworks
display. There will be no charge
for admission.
The fireworks display, to be
one of the finest and largest in
the Carolina-Virginia area, will
climax an hours-long program of
games, stunts, contests, kiddie
rides and music.
Included will be bingo, horse
shoe pitching, checkers, sack
races, etc. Contests will include
the traditional greasy pole climb
and greasy pig race. Prizes are
to be awarded all winners.
A number of valuable gate
prizes also are to be awarded.
Tickets will be given out at the
gate and drawings will be
conducted throughout the day.
The grand prize will be a free
trip to Hawaii for two and tickets
for the grand prize drawing may
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Fieldcrest Marketing Holds
Sales Meeting In New York
The semi-annual sales meet
ing of the Fieldcrest Marketing
Division was held in New York
City on May 13, 14 and 15,
The meetings, national in
scope, were attended by over 150
CU Members To
Get 7% Dividend
The Fieldcrest Mills Credit
Union announces that it will
again pay one of the highest divi
dends of any savings institution.
The Credit Union’s board of
directors approved the 7 percent
per annum dividend to be cal
culated and paid on June 30,
1976, to employees who are
members.
Those who need money im
mediately could be better off if
they obtained a short-term loan
instead of withdrawing their
savings.
If savings are withdrawn
before June 30, the dividends
that have been accruing since
January 1 will be lost.
sales and merchandising
personnel from Fieldcrest’s five
sales offices and New York
offices, as well as by key manu
facturing executives.
The opening sessions were
held at the Skytop Lounge area
of New York Qty’s famous
World Trade Center Tower,
located at the southern tip of
Manhattan.
Following opening remarks by
O. G. Grubbs, vice president and
director of sales, William C.
Battle, president of Fieldcrest
Mills, Inc., addressed the group.
He congratulated them for their
superior performance in
producing a record year in 1975.
In commenting on overall
company performance, Mr.
Battle gave an optimistic report
on the outlook for the future,
citing areas of planned capital
expansion as offering
tremendous and exciting oppor
tunities for Fieldcrest’s growth.
David M. Tracy, president of
the Fieldcrest Marketing Div
ision. expressed his pride in
the efforts and achievements of
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