THE MILL WHISTLE
Vol
.35
Eden, N. C., October 4, 1976
No. 6
UF Campaign At Fieldcrest
Set To Begin Next Week
United Fund campaign in
mills and offices will
com*' 11, and will
fia throughout that week.
Com ®"^Ployee is to be
opp.^^ted and invited to pledge a
'“"i^'bution.
campaign in the com-
outside of
Wednesday,
No-
y outside of Fieldcrest will
October 6,
to continue until
^veitiber 3.
® community-wide goal is
12 hi "'^ct the needs of the
5nd "'cifare, recreational
serj.^“^cacter-building youth
that receive support
the fund.
The gifts by Fieldcrest em
ployees are expected to be an
important factor in the success
of the overall campaign. The
company through the Fieldcrest
Foundation is expected to make
a substantial contribution in
addition to the employees’ gifts.
Fieldcresters, along with em
ployees of other companies in
the community, will be invited to
pledge on the Fair Share basis.
Contributions also will be
requested from business firms
and professional groups.
At Fieldcrest, special efforts
will be made to enroll employees
for continuing deductions. In
Auctions Aid
Campaign
beijjp^crest employees are
co[,ij ^fivited to sign up for
tlijg’’jcng deductions in the
hg United Fund campaign to
ottip^’^^ucted in the mills and
Of th ^^tcber 11-15. A majority
who contribute are
k®hy using this plan,
dgjj N having continuing
in (ij'^bons, not only is the work
its p. ^®*^Paign expedited but
Coi)„.h®nces of success are
acpp‘herably improved,”
chgip hing to Jim Stutts,
^ipiri of the campaign at
®yrest.
want to emphasize the
an^g,®^ continuing deductions
thaj :^he same time point out
^he deductions may be
Moyp ° at any time the em-
® feels it is necessary,
incf ®°al in this campaign is to
substantially the
Oont^^ of Fieldcresters who are
yfing on a permanent
Contip V 0 urge you to pledge a
''Oar’odeduction in this
® campaign,” Mr. Stutts
Oaw^® f976 Eden United Fund
Uie^r^'gn, the following depart-
Shap bad lOO percent Fair
participation on the
W^ing basis:
^Pfoning Department
^'anif ^^Pfag Department at the
Ureige Mill; Film Bag
^af ^foient at the Blanket
ciefip ouse; management and
f'fjr .at the Non-Woven Mill;
Department at the
^^oad Mill; management
betig'^*oricaI and the Picking
jhept,- *oent at the Draper
I*lan[''S Mill; and the Pilot
i\l the Karastan Rug Mill.
^*®ot Engineering, Yard
(p^aance. Product Develop-
ontinued on Page Six)
WILLIAM
BATTLE
Reelected
To Board
William C. Battle, president of
Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. has been
reelected a member of the
Conference Board for a two-year
term. Also reelected was W. J.
Kennedy III, president. North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Durham; and J. Paul
Sticht, president, R. J. Reynolds
Industries, Inc., Winston-Salem.
Other North Carolina business
executives elected members of
the Board were: John M. Belk,
president, Belk Stores Services,
Inc., Charlotte; and W. Roger
Soles, president, Jefferson-Pilot
Corporation, Greensboro.
The Conference Board is an
independent, nonprofit business
and economic research
organization. Founded in 1916,
its work is supported by more
than 4,000 Associates, including
business organizations, colleges
and universities, labor unions,
trade associations and govern
ment agencies.
UniCedVfe.
order to reduce the work
involved in the campaigns,
employees for several years
have been asked to make
pledges on a continuing basis
and many have signed up under
this arrangement.
Jim Stutts, manager of bed
fashions information services, is
chairman of the P^ieldcrest cam
paign. Steve Robinson, general
superintendent of the Bedspread
Finishing Mill, is the vice
chairman.
The company’s division vice
presidents are chairmen for
their respective divisions. Plant
managers and major staff
department heads are co-chair
men.
Payroll deductions will be
made for the convenience of em
ployees and upon their
authorization to collect the
pledges over a 12-months period.
Deductions authorized by em
ployees will not begin until the
first pay period in January, 1977.
If an employee has no work
during a particular week, he or
(Continued To Page Six)
Fair Share Givers
To Be Eligible
For Many Prizes
Employees who pledge a Fair
Share in the Eden United Fund
campaign will be eligible for a
number of valuable prizes to be
awarded- in drawings in the
various divisions.
Instead of a grand prize this
year, a larger number of gift
certificates good for purchases
at the Fieldcrest Store will be
given in each division. Also, the
value of the gift certificates will
be raised from $15 to $20 each.
Those who pledge a Fair Share
will be eligible for prizes as fol
lows: 10 in the Blanket Division;
seven in the Sheeting Division;
seven in- the Bedspread
Division; eight in the Karastan
Division; and five in the staff
departments.
“It will provide all Fair Share
contributors with a much better
chance of winning if we give
more prizes in each division
instead of the usual grand
prize,” said Jim Stutts, chair
man of the campaign at
Fieldcrest.
“We hope that large numbers
of employees will pledge a Fair
Share and be eligible for the
drawings for prizes and also that
they will pledge on the continu
ing basis.”
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THE UNITED FUND NEEDS YOU — Fieldcrest employees
this year are being urged to sign up for continuing deductions for
their United Fund pledges. Temple Land, Purchasing Depart
ment, holds continuing deduction cards and urges everyone to
use them.
St. Marys, Aberdeen Agreement
St. Marys and Aberdeen
Manufacturing Corporation
have announced a joint effort to
merchandise and market a fully
coordinated home fashion
collection for bed and bath.
St. Marys, a brand of quality
bed and bath products for the
home, is distributed primarily
through fine mass retailers and
is marketed by the Fieldcrest
Marketing Division. The
Aberdeen items will be
distributed through that com
pany’s Savoy Drapery Corpora
tion and Louis Hand Curtains,
Inc.
The announcement was made
by David M. Tracy, president of
the Fieldcrest Marketing
Division, and Jud Lober,
president of Aberdeen. It is the
first joint marketing venture for
both St. Marys and Aberdeen.
The Aberdeen portion of the
collection is to be called
“Rosewood” and will include
draperies, tier curtains, and a
quilted bedspread. St. Marys
will feature the same pattern on
a printed percale sheet and
sheared printed towel bearing
the name “Rose Coordinate.” A
handsome classifcal Ooral
bouquet on muted champagne
ground is the key collection
motif.
Both St. Marys and Aberdeen
distribute their merchandise in a
similar manner through major
mass retailers across the
country. Aberdeen’s
“Rosewood” was introduced to
major accounts in August; St.
Marys’ “Rose Coordinate” will
premiere October 25.
The marketing of the
individual product lines will be
conducted through each com
pany’s sales organization.
Showfloor displays will be
featured in both the St. Marys
and Aberdeen showrooms.