Ol. 35
Geoffrey Beene Will Design
'Ollection for Fieldcrest
Fashion Independent, will
THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N. C., October 18,1976
No. 18
Geoff,
fey Beene, America’s
collection for
'eldcrest.
■ M. Tracy, president
Fieldcrest Marketing
Sfeem^’ announced that an
hat th signed and
latg^® first Beene collection is
ife introduced in
^^ettiber, igyjs,
irep ^eene is the winner of
ety Awards and Hall of
"Iton ^'i^fiens, two National
Iar„ Awards, the Neiman-
feat h Award, and has the
is eenor of having some of
'eC, already hanging in
His Museum of Art.
iSof'^°ffi’ffe women’s apparel
isijjg fiy influenced American
f and he is already receiv-
from abroad.
Beene, Inc., Mr. Beene’s design
expertise has spread to a
number of related areas:
women’s sportswear (via his
successful Beene Bag division),
scarves, furs, men’s apparel, a
men’s cologne “Grey Flannel’’
which won the Fragrance Award
for Best Fragrance and Best
Packaging of 1976.
The licensing agreement is
Mr. Beene’s first entry into the
home fashion field. In signing
the agreement, Mr. Tracy said
“Geoffrey Beene has long been a
leading fashion influence for the
American woman.
his own firm, Geoffrey
“He understands today’s
woman and the demands of her
pace of living, and so it is a
natural extension of his talent to
create fashions for this woman’s
home environment. It is an
honor to be associated with
Geoffrey Beene.’’
Geoffrey Beene, renowned fashion designer,
at right in picture, is shown at contract signing in
New York with David M. Tracy, president of the
Fieldcrest Marketing Division.
'^tra Prizes For Best UF Division
the Eden
L“'> a a campaign in the
fogf offices were still in
ent , '^hen The Mill Whistle
Press Thursdav. Jim
chairman of the
gg campaign, said it was
make even a
I'y report.
pre-
He said the main part of the
drive was; to be completed by
the end of the day Friday,
October 15, with all cards being
turned in by noon Tuesday,
October 19. A report on the
results is to be made after the
final tabulations have been com
pleted.
L. Jackson Is Named
Board of NCTAAA
Mr. Stutts reminded em
ployees that, under a new set-up
this year, extra prizes will be
awarded in the manufacturing
division which has the highest
percentage of employees
pledging a Fair Share. Five
additional gift certificates will
be awarded in the outstanding
division.
Special Rug Sale Planned
For Employees, Retirees
itiiof .L. Jackson, Fieldcrest
ifitig ''•ce president-manufac-
'■'eot'!’. been elected
ejttji”'’ of North Carolina
On (^Manufacturers Associa-
ifij) GTMA) for a three-year
His
laiM .^ion came at the an-
Hin^'og of the organization
Ci>iJ®hurst October 6-8. The
iSo(,j‘A is the state trade
' cP for textile producers
Carolina.
’ a 'j^okson previously served
.oiri
o^ttii ‘Sector Pf ff'c Georgia
,l.*'’fonufacturers Associa-
living in Columbus,
annual meeting
15 '^hiie
At
about 400 textile
Oftigand their wives, E. B.
'Otihf”’ > president of Borden
9s ^cturing Co. of Goldsboro,
Warned chairman. He
C. J. Vincent of Dover
ARTHUR JACKSON
Also for the first time, instead
of a grand prize a larger number
of gift certificates will be given
in each division. The value of the
certificates, good for purchases
at the Fieldcrest Store, has been
raised from $15 to $20 each.
In the regular drawings, those
who pledge a Fair Share will be
eligible for prizes as follows: 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.
Mr. Stutts said that instead of
being held at the General
Offices, as customary, the draw
ings will be held at a central
location in each manufacturing
division. All drawings are
scheduled to be completed by
October 28. Dates for the in
dividual drawings will be
nounced later.
Fieldcrest employees and
retired employees will be able to
purchase carpet and rugs at
special sale prices in a “ware
house sale.”
This special sale will be held at
the Karastan Service Center at
Eden, Saturday, November 13,
from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
During the sale only, carpet
and rugs will be offered to em
ployees and retired employees
on a cash-and-carry basis at
unusually attractive prices.
Admission will be for em
ployees with permanent
Fieldcrest identification passes.
Employees’ wives and husbands
may accompany them, but chil
dren under 16 will not be
admitted.
The Security Department will
check all identification cards
before employees or retirees are
admitted to the warehouse.
Merchandise purchased must be
for personal use only.
“The merchandise being
offered will be in limited
qualities and styles, but will be
very attractively priced,” said
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MHaii “•
Volin*’ Jr., president
'y.
officers
are H.
c.
of
® Narrow Fabric Co.,
Winston-Salem, vice chairman;
Charles L. Little of Little Cotton
Manufacturing Co., Wadesboro,
vice chairman; Thomas N.
Ingram of Charlotte, president;
and Jerry T. Roberts of Char
lotte, secretary-treasurer.
In addition to the prizes to be
awarded among the Fair Share
contributors, the Eden United
Fund will present a Certificate
of Merit to each mill and staff
unit in which 100 percent of the
employees contribute a Fair
Share.
Early Reports Made
The first production em
ployees to report in the
Eden United Fund
campaign were those of the
Needled Blanket Depart
ment at the Non-Woven
where 100 percent are
signed up on the Fair Share
basis. The report was made
shortly after 8 a.m. Wednes
day, October 6.
Also reporting early were
the employees of the Land
Conservation and Main
tenance Department
(including Yard Crew).
Among the staff units.
Internal Audit reported in
the afternoon of Tuesday,
October 5, that 100 percent
of the employees were
signed up for continuing
deductions on the Fair
Share basis.
Also reporting early were
General Accounting, 100
percent Fair Share,
continuing; Accounts
Payable, 100 percent Fair
Share; Budgets, 100 percent
Fair Share^ continuing;
Payrolls and Banking, 100
percent Fair Share;
Insurance, 100 percent Fair
Share; and central Mill
Accounting, 100 percent
Fair Share contributions on
a continuing basis.
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