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THE MILL WHISTLE
^ol. 36
Eden, N. C., Monday, May 22, 1978
No. 21
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Olympians from Karastan Rug Mill and Service
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William F. Crumley
has been brought to my attention that the athletes representing the Karastan
and Service Center had an unknown drug in their blood system upon
'Completion of the Fieldcrest Olympic Games. This matter is now before the
Pieldcrest International Committee for further study. There is a possibility
^hat your team may be stripped of the Olympic crown and be banned from
future competition. I will advise later.
J. Dolphus Huffmanstein
Chairman
Fieldcrest International Committe
'cc: Mr. W. O. Stone
Local Social Security Office
Or SS income After Retirement
the last two
5^crest employees
an
years, all
have been
Employee Benefits
Sh^fled . .
Ijjj'f^tnent containing, among other
'^'^niation, an estimate of Social
J^'^firity benefits. The response has
very favorable. People find the
r^etnents, including the Social
purity estimates, very useful.
,,, Or most of us, the Social Security
'^'fiiates will be quite accurate.
.%ever, for any employee with
[j,fhings which have varied widely
year to year or any employee
has had covered earnings in any
^ploymment other than with
Fieldcrest, the Social Security
estimate will not be accurate even
though it is the best estimate that we
can get using the information and
the system that we have available.
Wilson, Penney Nance, Calvin Meeks, and
captains Tom Smithwick and Arlene Campbell.
In an evening of athletic frolicking
and family fun, several hundred
Fieldcrest employees participated
in the first Fieldcrest Olympics at
the Eden YMCA on May 1.
Ten teams from the various Eden
mills and office buildings competed
for the championship and a rotating
plaque in 11 unusual events as
spectators cheered them on.
And when it was over, one point
determined the championship.
Employees from the Karastan Rug
Mill and Service Center edged by the
General Offices’ “red team” in their
climb to the top.
Final ranking of the teams and
points were as follows: Ist-Karastan
Rug Mill and Service Center (192);
2nd-General Offices “red team”
(191); 3rd-Sheet Finishing (149);
4th-General Offices “blue team”
(121); 5th-Bedspread Finishing
U13); 6th-Blanket Greige Team 1
(89); 7th-Bedspread Greige (78);
7th-Blanket Greige Team 2 (78); 9th-
Blanket Finishing (76) and 10th-
Draper Sheeting (41).
The games that started out in fine
Olympic style with a simulated
torch also ended on a familiar
Olympic note when the victors
received the ironic telegram shown
at left the next day. Ah, sweet
revenge!
The annual Eden YMCA member
ship drive began on May 15 and will
continue until June 15. Fieldcrest
employees again this year have the
opportunity of joining the YMCA
under the Payroll Deduction Plan
during this time only.
New memberships under the
Payroll Deduction Plan will become
effective on July 1. However,
employees joining for the first time
who wish to begin their YMCA
activities before July 1, may do so
for a nominal fee. More information
on this may be obtained from Ella
Mae Anderson at the YMCA on
Kennedy Street.
Those already on payroll
deduction memberships who will be
renewing are paid up through June
30.
Brochures containing information
about the various types of member
ships, costs, the Payroll Deduction
Plan, and an application blank are
available from supervisors as are
the payroll deduction cards. Both
the application blank and the payroll
deduction card must be filled out
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Open House
At Scoifsboro
Employees of the Scottsboro^
Rug Mill are invited to bring their
families to an Open House at the
new facility on Sunday, May 28,
at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be
served.
The new 269,000 square-foot
facility was purchased by Field
crest in August, 1977 and new
equipment has been installed for
the production of bath rugs and
bath accessories.
All employees considering retire
ment and particularly those age 61
or older, are encouraged by Field
crest and the Social Security Ad
ministration to visit their local
Social Security Office several years
prior to retirement in order to get
official information about the in
come anticipated from Social
Security.
Vacation Schedules Posted
The week beginning Sunday, July 2, will be vacation week for manu
facturing operations. Ail offices will be closed on Monday, July 3 and
Tuesday, July 4, for the observance of the independence Day holiday.
If office or manufacturing operations must be performed on these
days employees will be notified by their supervisors regarding holidays
or vacation time.