llet IS all work to improve pialty
ur seconds last wk. 7%
i
Columbus
Towel Mill
7.5% Seconds
*
91.3% Efficiency
“This is an achievement
unequaled by any towel
manufacturing operation I’ve
been able to find”—Harold
Auman, plant manager and
initiator of the “9-90” pro-
gram, shown in inset at left.
(More On Pages 4 and 5)
THE MILL WHISTLE
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Eden, N. C. October 10, 1977
No. 7
Up Drive Begins Today
7he
9'ns t finance campaign on behalf of the Eden United Fund be-
crejj,^®y. October 10, and will continue through October 14, in Field-
Cii ^ and offices.
®''^'”an of this year’s campaign at Fieldcrest is Steve Robinson,
superintendent of the Bedspread Finishing Mill. Vice chairman
Div^ !'^^*heson, generai superintendent of the Karastan Rug Mill.
Witii ''ice presidents are chairmen for their respective divisions
ttig^ managers and major department heads serving as co-chair-
fhe r
Pofj j °nimunity-wide goal for this year’s drive is $207,900 for the sup-
^2 health and welfare agencies, according to Robinson.
i'ieldc
Stjgj, '■'Merest employees have always been a most important part of the
cf the Eden United United Fund drive and I am sure that once
*he( ''''ill respond generously and help to put the 1978 drive “over
to
Mills, Inc., through the Fieldcrest Foundation, is expected
Plo
'*'^1^^ a substantial contribution to the drive in addition to the em-
'Vees>
gifts.
i^Or th
me convenience of employees and on their authorization, the
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will make payroll deductions over a 12-month period to collect
E,J'®'lges.
tinii^'cyees who are signed up for United Fund deductions on a con-
larq- ® i^asis of course will not be solicited again in the campaign. A
of employees make pledges on a continuing basis and
Thu urged to take advantage of this arrangement.
agencies supported by the Eden United Fund are: Rocking-
Sroju ^hty Retarded Citizens, Boy Scouts, YMCA, Rescue Squad, Big
Crojj Sisters, Girl Scouts, Eden Chapter of The American Red
Clqjj ’^'H County Council, Eden Child Development Centers, Inc., Boys’
ii6s’,u^*''ation Army, and Carolinas United. In addition to these agen-
is also a contingency fund set aside for unexpected needs
Fieldcrest 50-Year Club Meets
‘‘iPp’®''9encies.
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aach Fieldcrest employee to consider that these 12 agencies
averyone in the community, and to give accordingly,’’ Robinson
Hrri^ aan teil another how much to give for charitable causes, but
bft
Fifty-Year Club members attending the September 27 meeting included
(front row to back row, left to right): Bunyan Thompson, Glenn Simpson,
Hugh Lee, Kermit Thompson, Lonnie Hankins, John Tolbert, Thomas Patter
son, Allie Houchins, John Page, Earl Bondurant, A. D. Weaver, Betty Rat
liff, Josie Taylor and Jesse Griggs. (See Page Three)