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Volume VII
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER, 1953
No. 13
MESSAGE
PROM THE
PRESIDENT
TO MY FELLOW WORKERS:
Time after time next week all of
us will say and will have said to
us, “Merry Christmas.”
I would like to go even further
and say to you, “Happy Christ
mas.” For merriment is the gaiety
and laughter of the moment when
with others. Happiness is a joy
and contentment of the heart which
We feel either in company or alone.
And at this season it may well
be a reverent happiness. For with
in our homes, places of employ
ment and national '.orders we en
joy a more secure peace and a more
neighborly trust and good will than
in any other nation of the world.
Frail though we are as humans,
I believe Christmas brings to us
all in this coun^ a deep con
sciousness that are the bene
ficiaries of Ihe humanities taught
by the Master whose birthday we
observe. As a nation we are a
church-going. God-fearing people.
A French historian once wrote,
“America is great because she is
good.” And because in many ways
we preserve the Spirit of Christ
mas in our daily lives we a r e
granted many liberties which are
withheld from others.
It is a sobering thought to real
ize that in countless nations only
Ihe state may be worshipped. Men
live and die with neither liberty
during life nor hope for the future.
As creatures of their government
(hey work where ordered and when
( ordered, and at such pay as offi
cials are pleased to grant. Know
ing no Christ or His promises,
there are no ideals or faith to
which they can cling. Millions have
no idea of the meaning of “Merry
Christmas.”
As we enjoy our Christmas sea
son let us give sympathy to these
unfortunates. And in our holiday
happiness let us also be humble
over the privileges that have been
bestowed on us. Now qnd in com-
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Now it came to pass in those days, that a decree went fortli^
from Caesai Augustus that a cJ^iisus of the whole world should
be taken. This first census took place while Cyrinus was gover
nor of Syria. And all were going, each to his own town, to
register.
And Joseph also went from Galilee out of the town of Naz
areth into Judea to the town of David, which is called Bethle
hem, being of the family and house of David, to register to
gether with Mary his espoused wife who was with child.
And it came to pas^s while they were there^ that the days
for her to he delivered were fulfilled. And she brought forth
her firstborn son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid
him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds in the same district living in the
fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold,
an angel of the lord stood by them and the glory o^lod shone
about them and they feared exceedingly.
And the angel said to them:
“Do not be afraid, for behold, I tiring you good news of
great joy which shall be to all the people, for today, in the town
of David, a Savior has been born to you who. is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign to you, you will find an infant wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host i>raising God and saying,
“(ilory to (Jod in (he highest and on earth peace, good will
toward men.”
Company Closes
For Christmas
And Inventory
Christmas holidays have been
the chief topic of conversation
around the Anvil Brand plants for
the past two weeks. Here they are,
folks! And the mangenient, in
making the announcement of days
off, extends to each and every em
ployee best wishes for a very, very
Merry Christmas.
At the Hudson and White divi
sions all departments will close for
Christmas on Tuesday, December
22, at ,‘1:45 p. m. They will resume
operations on Monday, January 4,
at 7 a. ni.
At these divisions inventory will
be taken during the time that the
plants are closed and those who
will be asked to assist have been
notified individually.
At the Sherrod division the
Christmas holidays also start at
the end of the work day on Decem
ber 22. This plant will open'again
on the morning of December 28 but
shut down for inventory taking at
the close of the work day on' De
cember :iO, not reopening uTitil the
morning of January 4. •
Any of the departments, in all
plants, wishing to have a dinner
and exchange of gifts may do so
during tl^e lunc'fi hour on the last
work day before Christmas. Most
departments are planning such
events, although a few will have
their parties at homes or various
other places in the evenings.
Superintendent H. T. Short has
announced that vacation checks,
company gifts,, and regular pay
roll checks will be distributed at
.‘!:45 p. ni. on December 22 in every
dei)artment at the-White and Hud
son division^'I’l'oduction Manager-
Jack Rive:% say.s-'that, also, will be
the case af' the othpr plants.
TKe vacation pay, of course,
goes to all employees who have
completed five or more years of
continuous service. There will be
company gifts for.-'everyone, from
the oldest to the youngest employ
ee in length of service.
Meanwhile, G. K. Hamnies, sec-
retary-treasurer, has announoed
that office employees wHl .work
through January 2:5 before taking
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