56 Grants Awarded By Foundation
educational Grants-In-
been awarded to sons and
fbters of Fieldcrest employees
or the 1977-78 school year.
tn addition, 64 grants were
o'rewed, making a total of 120
jelled and receiving grants this
The value of the grants ranges
|pward to $i,000 per year,
bv recent grants awarded
aw ”^^orindation, together with 250
Qgjded previously make a total of
he h^.b^ve been awarded to help
Children of employees obtain
cation beyond high school.
ecin^ 'Tames of the newest
hf.,,/^rits and brief information
’''Out each follows:
Sharon Annette Artis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Artis, plans
to study home economics, fashion
design and early childhood educa
tion at Barber Scotia College. Her
mother, Roxie, is employed at the
Karastan Rug Mill.
Shederia Artis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Artis, plans to
attend North Carolina Central
University where she will
study early childhood education.
Her father is employed at the
Karastan Rug Mill.
Joan Marie Barker, will be a
freshman at Rockingham
Community College where she will
study early childhood assisting. Her
mother, Mary Carter, is a magazine
filler at the Bedspread Mill.
Cheryl Bartee, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ryland A. Bartee. She
plans to attend Danville Community
College where she will study
accounting. Her father is a weaver
at the Draper Sheeting Milt. Her
mother, Shelby, is also a weaver at
that mill.
Myra J. Bartell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley E. Bartell, plans to
attend Richmond Technical
Institute where she will study
general education. Her father is a
vending service man at the Laurel
Hill Plants. Her mother, Jeannette,
is an office clerk at Laurel Hill.
Curtis B. Boyd is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis G. Boyd. He plans to
attend Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University where
he will study engineering. His
mother, Christine, is an inspector at
the Fieldale Towel Mill.
Franklin Lee Brady, whose
stepfather, Wade H. Caudle, is
employed as a mechanical at North
Carolina Finishing Company; plans
to attend Wofford College.
Carla Brame will attend
Appalachian State University where
she will major in art. Her mother,
Joy, is reservations clerk at the
General Offices.
Darlene Marie Cox is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Piper Cox, Jr. She
plans to attend Ferrum College
(Continued On Page Two)
THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N.C., August 1, 1977
No. 2
energy Conservation Program
^tegral Part Of Operations
in energy usage of 22
'^derai J T® Soal set by the
5e TbvV-1 Administration for
Cgj, p. ® Industry.
Veg T^ldcrest meet that goal?
jf |be company not only can
Wilt according to Robert
igp ^T'son, Fieldcrest corporate
“Thp ^^TTservation coordinator,
lergv .^*Tnservation of all forms of
no longer an elective. It is
“^hipany Has Record Earnings
now mandatory, not only because of
the continually escalating cost of
energy, but also because of
dwindling supplies.” Wilkerson said.
For the year 1975, Fieldcrest spent
approximately $13,(X)0,000 for all
forms of energy. Obviously this cost
escalated drastically during 1976
and will continue to do so.
The company’s energy conserva
tion program was begun in the
Mills, Inc. has
**'nitict accord second quarter
of $4,060,000 or $1.10 per
This •
?ar fbe second consecutive
, a new high has been
ocd for that three month
Tcefj.ond is an increase of 36
\ Over the second quarter of
5de'^'^?ceinent of the results was
y William C. Battle,
icer h ^od chief executive
'TTonfh ^ also reported record
84 p T earnings of $6,809,000 or
tii-pg primary share. The 1977
Cepts OTOpared with $2,977,000 or
share for the second
f shafp and $5,210,000 or $1.42
'®r the first six months of
S
Tspe^jjT’e optimistic over the
far a strong performance
during the second half of 1977,”
Battle said. “Moderation of
inflationary pressures and stable
interest rates indicate favorable
business conditions for the
remainder of the year.”
Second quarter earnings Were
achieved on sales of $99,012,000, an
increase of 22 percent over sales of
$80,898,000 last year. Sales for the six
months this year increased to
$182,100,000, 19 percent over
$153,222,000 in sales for the same
period last year.
Battle also announced that final
negotiations are nearing completion
concerning Fieldcrest’s joint
venture with P. J. Carroll company,
whose principal products are
tobacco, pharmaceuticals, paper
and packaging, and the Bank of
Ireland to construct a terry towel
(Continued On Page Seven)
winter of 1973. After achieving initial
energy reduction goals by sealing
heat and steam leaks, lowering
thermostats in office locations
during the winter and raising them
in summer, etc., it became clear to
Fieldcrest’s management that
further measures would be
necessary.
During the critical natural gas
shortage in 1976, alternate fuels
were put to use wherever possible.
Also, coal was substituted for oil
wherever, feasible because of the
rapidly escalating oil prices.
After another thorough
assessment of the increasing cost of
energy and the apparently
dwindling supplies of energy
producing fuels, it was decided by
management that still further
efforts would be required to increase
the company’s energy efficiency, if
the company was to be able to
remain competitive in the market
place and thereby continue to
provide some 11,500 jobs.
Now, in the second half of 1977,
each mill or location has an energy
conservation committee with the
plant manager as chairman. Each
committee is expected to research
and come up with energy saving
ideas and to conduct surveys
throughout the plant, tracing out the
energy streams to identify where
energy is used so that energy waste
can be reduced or eliminated.
Each committee must then submit
(Continued On Page Five)
, J
Ray Hunt, right, with son, Biliy.
Hunt Saves
Son’s Life
Ray Hunt, a supervisor at N. C.
Finishing, saved his son’s life by
applying the Heimlich Maneuver
which he learned in Fieldcrest first
aid training.
It happened on Sunday, July 17,
just after church. Ray and his
family had stopped for some take-
home hamburgers, and upon arrival
at home, Billy Ray, the Hunt’s
fourteen-year-old son, waded into
his hamburger with usual teen
gusto.
Hunt noticed Billy Ray acting
strangely: mouth open, turning
blue, couldn’t talk, frightened look
The boy was choking. Hunt
remembered the Heimlich
Maneuver that he had been taught in
a first aid class at NCF. He
grabbed Billy Ray around the
middle as he had been taught and
applied the abdominal thrust — a
second time — a third; and out
(Continued On Page Seven)