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Volume VII
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST, 1954
No. 21
MESSAGE
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
TO MY FELLOW WORKERS:
When any of us think of Anvil
Hrand it is only natural to think
in terms of the importance of our
own work and our own depart
ment.
We recognize that there are
other departments, w'Tiich is dem-
cnstrated daily as work comes to
us from others and passes through
our hands to others, assuring the
smooth flow of production which
means uninterrupted processing of
finished goods.
This is one advantage from be
ing a part of a co-operatively
working organization. We can
depend on each other, even though
some departments and many fel
low workers are remote from our
own departmental activities.
■lust now I would like to bring
you closer to some members of the
organization whose work affects
everyone and every department in
the Anvil Brand structure. Each
of these persons has an active
company duty. But, additionally,
each devotes himself to certain
committee responsibilities. And
the steady advancement and good
fortune of Anvil Brand and all as
sociated with the company depend
in great measure on the clear
thinking and sound judgment of
Committees.
When an organization expands
and occupies many building loca
tions, we cannot all know each
other as we would wish. But names
can become familiar. Hence on
Page Three of this issue of Sew
It Seams there appears an article
embodying the full roster of com
pany officers and committees. You
know many of them personally.
Duties of officers are like those
in all progressive companies of to
day. Responsibilities of our Ex
ecutive Committee are mentioned
in the article. But closest to and
most intimately associated with
the operational divisions of the
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C
25-Year-Club Increased By 12 New
Members; Sherrod Workers Join
There are 12 new members of Anvil Brand’s 25-year-club, bringing
the total membership to 42. Four of the new members come from the
Sherrod plant which is included this year for the first time. Records
were not available last year when the Sherrod personnel joined the Anvil
Brand family.
Twenty-four members were recognized in 1952, when the 25-year-
club Avas stiarted, and six new members were added in 195.3. The 12 new
members have given a total of 306 years service to the company with
nine of them having worked here for 25 years and three for 27 years.
The nine came to work in 1929 and three of the four new members at
the Sherrod division came to work in 1927.
The three who have worked at Sherrod since 1927 are Estelle Cavi-
ness, Osie Hensley, and David Shepard. Osie and Shepard reported for
work on the same day.
Shepard started as a presser and then went into
the cutting department, transferring later to pattern
vhich he has headed for Sherrod for a number of
years. He is still doing the pattern work at that plant.
His wife’s name is Lilly and they have been mar
ried since 1938. They live at 1504 Long Street and
have two children, Wendell, 7 years, and Patricia
Anne, 15. His favorite recreation is attending s,ports
events such as baseball and football and he is per
sonally supervising the baseball training of young
Wendell. After all these years he still declares that
his first love, outside of his family, is his work.
Osie Hensley is one of the few operators that re
main on the same job for 25 years. She sews on cuffs
and was doing just that when she went to work at
Sherrod 27 years ago. She says she still likes the
Work, too.
Osie has been a widow for eight years. Her hus
band was Forrest Hensley and they had two daugh
ters. both of them now married. Osie enjoys her
grandchildren, even though they are now grown up.
In fact, she has a great granddaughter, nine months
of age, who lives in Colorado.
Osie lives at 301 Best Street and says her recrea
tion is attending her church and going to movies.
William Home, Sr., is the fifth oldest salesman in
years of service. Before joining Anvil Brand he sold
for an overall company in Georgia. He has always
covered central and eastern North Carolina and now
has been joined in his territory by his son, William
Horne, Jr., who lives at Greenville.
Bill, Sr., has lived in Raleigh for 20 years where
he is a faithful worker in the White Memorial Pres
byterian Church, having been an elder for 35 years,
and he is now superintendent of the Sunday School.
His hobbies are golf, gardening, fishing, and birds.
By birds, he means wild birds and he has created a
bird sanctuary in his garden at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Horne have three children, all married. Bill, Jr. has
supplied them with four grandchildren; a daughter in West Virginia
has added two grandchildren to the list; and a daughter in Raleigh has
given Bill, Sr., three grandsons. Mrs. Horne declares that he does not
spoil the youngsters.
Leola Newell is the fourth Sherrod worker to be
recognized this year. The sewing room at Sherwd
was her first job and she has done most operations
in the plant. She is now a training supervisor and
formerly supervised the sport shirt and pajamas de
partment of the plant.
Leola is married to Melvin Newell who for 23 years
has been an upholsterer at Globe Parlor Furniture
Company. They live at 127 Countryside Drive and
have one daughter, Mary Jean, who graduated this
spring from High Point College and now woi-ks at
Alderman Photo Company.
Leola, although around sewing machines all day,
likes to sew at home. Also she works a lot in her flowers and yard.
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Picnic Now Set
For August 27;
Plan To Attend
The date of Anvil Brand’s an
nual picnic has been changed until
August 27. The change was in the
iinterest of entertainment. That, of
course, is to be a surprise but a
change in the program necessitat
ed changing the date from August
20 to August 27.
The same entertainment being
furnished at City Lake Park also
will be given for the colored em
ployees at Colored Park. Both
menus will be identical and the
rumor going around the plants
these days is that Anvil Branders
can expect a really good feed.
Workers desiring transportation
may get buses at the Hudson,
White, and Sherroid plants at 4
p. m. if they care to go to the park
early. Free swimming for all anl
a free train ride for the children
will be provided any wishing to
take advantage of it.
Those wishing to go out just for
the dinner and entertainment may
get buses at their plants at 5:30
p. m. If the bus should be just a
few minutes late, don’t frot. The
driver will be making his rounds
of the three plants just as quickly
as possible.
Dinner will be served unier the
shade trees at the park at 6:30
p. m. It will be followed by the
program in the amphitheater
which will include the presentation
of awards to new members of the
company’s 25-year-club and, ,a.s
stated before, some good enter
tainment.
Let’s everybody plan to attend
with our families and enjoy the
fun and companionsihip.
The Independence plant held its
picnic at Hungry Mother’s State
Park in Marion on August 14.
They enjoyed swimming, boating,
hoi’seshoes, and numerous other
things as well as gO'Od food. How
ever, we will hear more about that
in the next issue when Sew It
Seams will devote a lot of sipace
to Anvil Brandei’s’ picnic ac
tivities.
Remember, plants will close at
3:45 p. m. on Friday, August 27,
for the annual Anvil Brand family
day. Make your plans to go either
early or later — but be sure to go.