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EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 9th
day of July, 2001.
/s/John F. Akers
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John F. Akers
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 10th
day of July, 2001.
/s/John L. Clendenin
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John L. Clendenin
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 9th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Leroy S. Close
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Leroy S. Close
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 10th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Charles W. Coker
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Charles W. Coker
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 12th
day of July, 2001.
/s/William G. Kelley
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William G. Kelley
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 12th
day of July, 2001.
/s/John H. McArthur
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John H. McArthur
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 11th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Aldo Papone
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Aldo Papone
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand this 9th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Robin B. Smith
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Robin B. Smith
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 11th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.
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Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, being a director
of Springs Industries, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Company") hereby
constitutes and appoints Crandall C. Bowles, C. Powers Dorsett, and Robert W.
Sullivan, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place,
and stead in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8 or such other form as
such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable, any
amendments thereto, and all post-effective amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, for the registration of securities in connection with
the Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the
Springs Industries, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan for Certain Employees,
in such forms as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done to the end that such
Registration Statement or Registration Statements shall comply with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations
adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or
resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 10th
day of July, 2001.
/s/Stewart Turley
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Stewart Turley
Director