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Fieldale Employees
Commended By Nance
The good work of Fieldale
owel Mill employees through
pars received praise from
*'■ L. H. Hance, vice president-
®search and engineering, as he
at the mill’s annual 25-
Club picnic September 18
I the Fieldale Baseball Park.
I Hance cited the out-
pnding success of the Fieldale
pwel Mill and especially
^pwiended the employees for
eir exceptional performance
panning the Sears “Symbol of
pellence’’ award for two
“pecutive years,
f *),''Sting the factors that make
. greatness” in a business, he
, 'Q it was not leadership
p '^®"se most companies have
leadership; it was not raw
. 'erials because companies
access to the same
K. . ^ tv oaiiic
Imperials; it was not the product
Prod*^^t there are many good
It turns out that it is the
People
diff(
who make the
IP ^*'®ce,” he said. “The secret
*«fp®'l*ent at the Fieldale Towel
* pas the teamwork of the
1^, pie. 'They knew where they
going and they worked
^“*der-to-shoulder
their goaL ’“
Ero i''' continue to be
at?” Dj., Hance asked. “You
and study what made
great and you keep going.
The people at Fieldale take pride
in the products they make and
they have the spirit to keep
going.”
Dr. Hance was introduced by
Hoyt Wiggonton, division vice
president and general manager
of Fieldale towel manufac
turing. Steve Culligan, Fieldale
personnel manager, was master
of ceremonies at the well-at
tended picnic.
George Caraway, manager of
warehousing and customer
service, gave the welcome and
recognized special guests
including J. Frank Wilson, long
time manager at Fieldale and
retired production manager of
all the mills; D. A. Purcell,
retired division vice president-
bath fashions manufacturing;
and Robert Moore, regional
personnel manager.
New members were presented
by David Sprouse, plant
manager-greige and finishing.
New members becoming eligible
for the club this year were:
Eugene H. Aldridge, John G.
Hager, Richard T. Hager,
Donald G. Trantham, Leonard
R. Wright and Esther S. Gilley.
In the drawing for attendance
prizes the winners, who received
towel sets, were: John Perry, J.
Saunders Hundley, Jesse J. Hop
kins, Alice A. McCombs, Robert
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H. Hance praised accomplishments of Fieldale employees.
Left to right, Julia Hutchens, of Personnel Office, Matt Hall and L. E. Harrington.
J. Frank Wilson (left) was an honored guest at the picnic.
He is shown as he was greeted by C. Hoyt Wiggonton.
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Crowd at Fieldale Towel Mill 25-Year Club picnic listens to music by “The Sundowners.
OCTOBER 4, 1976