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Volume VII
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER, 1953
No. 12
MESSAGE
EROM THE
PRESIDENT
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TO MY FELLOW WORKERS:
You may remember a legend
about the people of an ancient city
who once held a Trouble Day.
Every citizen of the community
had lamented to the authorities
that he had more troubles than
his neighbors. The injustice should
be corrected. Such complaints were
repeated so often the city fathers
ally announced a special day on
■h everyone must bring his
troubles to the Town Center.
“Then, said the proclamation,
“every citizen can exchange his
troubles for those of another. This
will benefit all, since everyone be
lieves his troubles to be the worst.”
On the appointed day the pop
ulation asembled for the exhibit.
Hut after examining the troubles
of others, each citizen took his
own back home!
It is a story worth remembering
at Thanksgiving time. All of us
have our individual anxieties, our
private sorrows and our personal
trials. But would we exchange
them for the troubles of so many
others whom we know, or hear or
read about?
In this modern life of haste and
pressure, without an especially an
nounced Thanksgiving Day I
wonder how many of us would
pause occasionally to give con
scious thought to our blessings.
They are actually so numerous we
could feel that every day is a
proper time for thanksgiving.
Prom that viewpoint let me share
with you a timely thought ex
pressed in a little pamphlet which
reached me a few days ago. It was
simply entitled “Let’s Give
Thanks.” Its message in part was
this:
“Why should we Americans wait
until Thanksgiving to give thanks
for the many things we have and
for the many things we do NOT
have?
“Let’s give thanks today that
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Variety 01 Style,
Color, Fabric In
New Spring Line
A variety of styles, colors, and
fabrics — and including, of course,
excellent workmanship — is the
“big news” in the Anvil Brand
spring line. Samples of the new
garments are now being readied
for Anvil Brand salesmen who will
soon be showing them to retailers.
“Our patterns and materials
were chosen with the thought of
being able to satisfy the taste and
choice of the conservative mer
chants and consumers and also the
merchant more promotional mind
ed and enthusiastic over selling
bright and flashy sport goods,”
Sales Director Hugh Webster ex
plained. “Our line this spring will
give complete coverage for the
trade with every lot number hav
ing both sales appeal and value.”
Everybody can wear the Anvil
Brand spring line — be he old or
young, fat or skinny, tall or short,
male or female. The demand is
ever increasing for sports wear by
both men and women as well as by
the younger generation, Webster
says.
To take eare of this demand An
vil Brand now has three lines of
ladies shorts as well as dungarees
and matadors and J’nette pushers
in bright colors. Also, there are
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l AKE II 01'J OR KNOCK IT OFF? — That’s what Jimmy Carter,
eight-year-old son of Personnel Director Aline Carter, is asking
Butch Brooks, 11-year-old son of Cookie Brooks, Sew It Seams
editor. Since Dickie Frith’s thumb is involved in the question, he
awaits the answer with great concern. Dickie is the son of Azzlea
Frith, supervisor in the overall and boxer department at Hudson.
Ihe boys are wearing Tom Long youth shirts included in the spring
line. Dickie’s and Butch’s are of plisse — one a fancy print and the
other a neat check. Jimmy’s shirt is of printed linene. In the bottom
picture Buddy Gupton, a four-year-old, is asking, “May I keep it
Daddy?” He is referring to his kiddies sport suit, of plisse, from
the Anvil Brand spring line. The pants, with elastic waistband, are
red and the shirt is a red and white printed plisse. “Daddy” is Milton
Gupton. He’s wearing the new hobby jean with elastic waistband in
the back and two button extension in the front.