THE MILL WHISTLE
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Eden, N. C., March 6, 1978
No. 16
Laino Is Division VP
^'^hard D. Laino has been named
•Sion vice president in the
divi
Carpet and Rug Division.
RICHARD LAINO
The announcement was made in
New York by Francis X. Larkin,
president of that division.
Laino was promoted to the newly-
created position of division vice-
president of the Eden and Whiteville
Carpet and Rug Department which
entails the woven and Kara-Crest
carpet operations for Karastan.
He had been merchandising
manager of the Woven Carpet and
Rug Department for Karastan since
February of this year. He will con
tinue to report to Ben W. Binford,
division group vice president and
director of merchandising.
Laino, who joined Karastan in 1970
as an administrative assistant, will
continue to headquarter at Karas-
tan’s marketing offices in New
York’s Carpet Center. A graduate of
Queens College, Laino and his wife
reside in Manhattan.
**htin/ssfoner Graham To Speak
Af NCF's 25-Year Club Banquet
Honorable James (Jim) A.
''*atn
iijef'"’ North Carolina Commis-
Agriculture, will be the
25-Year Club banquet to
^Qturday, March 18 in the
** Lounge of the Catawba Col-
Co^'^^'i^unity Centre.
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’Iq.''‘ssioner Graham, a native
County, was elected Com
missioner of Agriculture in 1964 and
re-elected in 1968 and 1972. By legis
lation he is the chairman of the N. C.
Board of Agriculture. He serves on
numerous boards and committees,
and has always been in the forefront
of efforts to help the producer and
the consumer alike.
Graham and his wife, Helen, oper
ate a farm in Rowan County where
he maintains a cow-calf beef opera
tion. His entire life has been devoted
to the industry of agriculture in N. C.
This will be the 31st annual meet
ing of the 25-Year Club, which
honors employees with 25 years or
more service with the company. Re
tired employees, active employees,
management, and other invited
guests will be on hand to see nine
new members join the club.
JAMES GRAHAM
The new members are; Lloyd R.
Bostian, Sam R. Bradshaw, Richard
H. Brinkley, Elizabeth M. Grubb,
David L. Huffman, Carl E. Moose,
John A. Smith, Joan R. Warfford,
and Luther M. Welch.
Pieldcrest Directors Vote Dividend
of Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. voted on March 2 to pay a quarterly
. of $.35 per share on March 31 to holders of record March 17.
AY, MARCH 6, 1978
THEIR PRIDE AND JOY — Whiteville Plant employees Grover
Canady, left, and Bill Gardner, hold the Hushpuppy rug made for
the Wolverine Company. This is only one of a number of beautiful
and unique rugs made at Whiteville.
Whiteville Employees Make
Rugs By Unique Process
Employees at Fieldcrest’s
smallest plant are making history
through an unbeatable combination
of teamwork and determination.
The Whiteville Plant, located in
Whiteville, N. C., employs a group of
very special people who are doing
something no one else in the rug and
carpet industry can do.
Whiteville employees are making
beautiful patterned area rugs and
novelty rugs by a revolutionary and
completely unique process original
ly called the Bondi System.
Fieldcrest purchased
the machinery, technology, patents
and worldwide rights to the process
in 1973 from Societa Impianti
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