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Page Two SEW IT SEAMS AUGUST ISSUE Sewing Up Sales by Hugh Webster SEW IT SEAMS Published Monthly by ANVIL BRAND INCORPORATED High Point, N. C. BESS THOMPSON, Editor PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE — (Continued from Page One) Equally important is the privilege this year of having to join with us the members of the Sherrod Divi sion. There are those of the Sher rod Division who like others in Anvil Brand have contributed im portantly to the business and growth of the Company. I wish to say to those that efforts are being made to clarify company records so that later appropriate and well- deserved service awards may be provided. “I purposely have not planned tonight to deliver a long address. Rather I prefer that the proceed ings be given over to those receiv ing tokens of our appreciation. This is their day. To them there is great significance and satisfaction in serving as an example to all of us in having given such a high degree of loyalty and effort. It is my sincere wish and prayer that many more years of happiness shall be theirs in the same abund ance with which they have given to their families, our community and to Anvil Brand.” NEW 25-YEAR MEMBERS — (Continued from Page One) land Grocery, and the couple lives at 1511 Larkin Street. There are no children, and Ruby enjoy'S tele vision and ball games in her leisure time. She also is fond of the beach, and goes there when her work permits. Kathleen Causey is one of those quiet, retiring persons, who yet manage to have a wide circle of friends. She started work in the overall department as a cut-off girl, and later made fronts. At present _she is sewing in front pockets and is graded as an ex cellent operator. Kathleen lives with her father, Arthur Causey, a sister and a brother at 910 Smith Street. She confesses to no great liking for cooking, but says she likes to sew at home as well as at the plant. She is a member of Bethel Temple. When it comes to leisure time activities, Kathleen has a strong preference for reading, with tele vision rating a poor second, and “going places” such as to the movies or ball games an even poorer third. Annie Epps started out making fronts when she came to work in the overall department, and after doing “about 15 other things” is now back at her first job of mak ing fronts. Pei’haps it was this variety of jobs that helped earn her the name of “Handy Annie,” although her friends say she can do almost any jobs or repairs that are needed around her house, and takes sole care of her yard, her.vegetable and flower gardens. Annie’s husband has been dead for about 10 years, and she lives alone at her home, which she owns, at 1311 Long Street. She has no children. She likes people, enjoys shows and games, and also likes to visit around among the various churches in town. Also, on occasion, she likes to wind up her day at the plant and at home with a reading session. Dora Bryant, who has spent all except one year sewing on buttons since she came to work here, has just been given a new combination job and thinks it’s “wonderful.” In the pants department where she works, up on the second floor of the White Division, Dora dem onstrated her new set-up. She starts a bundle on her right hand machine which works button holes. The pair of pants is then trans ferred to a machine on her left which sews on the corresponding buttons. A rail in front of the ma chine holds the garment until she is ready to cast it off, after finish ing her operation. She is enthusiastic about the new method of handling which doesn’t require her to lift or tie bundles, and in between times will tell you that she is married to Vir gil Bryant, who works at Conti nental Furniture Co'mpany, and that she has four grown sons, all married, and that baby-sitting is one of her favorite forms of diver sion. She also is very active in the Nazarene Church, of which she has been an ardent member for a num ber of years. Mamie Garner is one of the most versatile operators in the overall department. Customarily she op erates eight machines and there are several others on which she can and does do a good job when the need arises. In her care are the three suspender machines which make all the suspenders used by the overall and boxer departments, two loop machines on which all belt loops used by the dungaree and ladies’ dungaree are made, and All Americans welcome the Ko rean truce, and while it does not guarantee a final peace, it will mean the chance for many thou sands of Americans to return to their families and resume their careers back home. The opportunities they will find, together with the need to maintain country-wide production and em ployment, represents a challenge to all of us. Some people feel the great ex pansion of the past few years in plants and equipment cannot be operated at full capacity under a completely civilian economy. These people point out the present situa tion differs from conditions after World War II, as there is no huge unmet demand for goods and services. Others, and we at Anvil Brand are in this group, feel improved quality, new products, be.tter methods, all accompanied by great- two Arturos cutters used to cut the belt loops to the proper length. None of these machines require the continuous presence of an op erator. They must be adjusted for the job on hand, fed raw material, and inspected occasionally to see that they are performing properly. Mamie does all of this and in her spare time runs a serging machine. She is married to Ernest Garner who works at the High Point Paper Box Company, and the couple has two children, both of whom are married. Their daughter, Betty Harb, has a two-and-a-half year old son, and as almost anyone could guess Mamie’s favorite pastime is entertaining her grand son. The Garners are members of the First Reformed Church, and own their home at 205 Fairfield Road where they grow both flowers and vegetables. Will Re-mark Spaces Additional work is scheduled on the Hudson Division parking lot, according to Personnel Director Aline Carter. Within the next few weeks, the slots will be re-marked, and some of the numbers changed. In cases where the numbering is changed, users of the slots will be provided with new stickers to cor- er effort to increase sales and im proved merchandising programs, will keep production and sales at evfen higher tempo than ever be fore. We feel few American and foreign families are living today as they would like to live, and there are still great unsatisfied demands for all types of goods and services including garments Anvil Brand is producing and can produce. We believe the nation’s pros perity and the prosperity of every one of us with Anvil Brand can be maintained at the highest possible level by everyone continuing to put their best into their work and cooperate with each other and the plans which your company is now developing and those which it willjj^ develop in the future. Any new products or changes will be carefully thought out with ■an eye to the ultimate good of all concerned so that Anvil Brand will continue to grow and assure secur ity and happiness for all. “It’s very difficult to marry for money without having the price tag show.”—Shannon Fife. BRIDE — Mrs. Donald Hill is the former Bobbie Crawford of the overall department. She has been a member of the Anvil Brand family since she graduated from the Jamestown High School in June. The couple makes their home on Rt. 3. respond to their new slot number.
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