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Volume VII
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER, 1954
No. 24
MESSAGE
PROiVI THE
PRESIDENT
TO -MY FELLOW WORKERS:
Although primitive man had no
words or language for expressing
his thoughts, beyond doubt after
each day’s successful search for
food he wrapped himself in animal
skins in his cave at night >vith
feelings of thanksgiving for an
other escape from the wild beasts
and other dangers of his day.
A thankful spirit for benefits
and blessings is as old as thQ
human race, with every genera
tion having more to be thankful
^ for than its preilecessors. Yet, ?11
too many of us become conscious
of that only when reminded by
the coming of Thanksgiving Day.
Quite properly it is a time for
happiness, festivity, neighborliness
and gatherings around family
tables of appetizing foods. And on
this particular day many thoughts
and prayers are reverently turned
to the source of our good things.
In truth and humility we recog
nize that "every good and every
perfect gift is from above and
cometh down from the Father of
Lights.”
These gifts, however, for the
most part are reflected in material
things and in enjoyments which
we ourselves are active in bring
ing about. And without irrever
ence at this Thanksgiving period
we could be justifiably thankful
that we have used our opportuni
ties well to multiply our blessings.
Within our families we enjoy res
pect and affections which our owi\
efforts have helped develop. We
feel a self-respect for the toler-
an**" and good w'ill which enables
^ 1. to live in friendliness and co
operation with others. There is the
pride of accomplishing well the
daily tasks expected of us in our
chosen work. These are affairs
successfully advanced by our own
efforts.
Such advantages do not come
simply through faith or wishing.
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ADDED TO SPRING LINE — Pete Peyton and Ike Craun, both
Anvil Brand assistant sales directors, model two new items included
in the 19.55 spring line. At left Pete is wearing the new sport slack
in brown rayon linen. The slack is wrinkle resistant, has pleated
front, zipper fly, and matching self belt. His shirt is the new lot
number 440S of Dan River Rakashan in tan and brown with panel
effect. Ike models a navy blue walking short made from the same
material and with the same high-styled features. His shirt is lot
number 448, in washable linsheer rayon, light blue with dark blue
figure design which looks hand embroidered.
United Fund-Red Cross Drive Good
High Point Anvil Branders con-
United Fund-American Red Cross
tributed $1,551.57 to the joint
campaign last month, or $168.89
more than was given to the same,
campaign last year.
Ninety-two workers joined thel
Essential Citizens Club, giving $9
or more to the campaign, com
pared to 72 Anvil Branders who
were memlbers of the Citizenship
Club in October of last year.
Supervisors acted as solicitors,
in many instances getting some
assistance from other workers.
Here is the way the various de
partments were lined up;
Shirt at White, $41.50; finishing,
$38; ladies’ dungaree, $75; pants,
$420.50; maintenance, $9; receiv
ing, $2; cutting and pattern, $38;
overall and iboxer, $71; dungaree,
$143; Sherrod shirt, $180. 50; ship-
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T
New Spring Line
Bigger, Better,
More Colorful
You’d have to see it to believe
Yes, you’d just have to see the
new lot numbers included in thei
1955 spring line displayed together
to realize how inclusive it is, how
colorful, and how stylish.
It’s a rainbow of color! Shirts
in bright patterns, new comlbina-
tions of colors—a myriad of new
materials which lend themselves
to sharp prints, glorious back
ground shades, men’s hobbies iu
denims and rayon-lincns, girls’
and ladies’ shorts in poplins, sail
cloths, and twills; matadors and
slimerees with style plus. It’s a
gala array of beautiful garments
—each lot number having appeal
of its OA^n that can’t help but
catch the consumer’s eyi-.
There are 31 men’s short sleeve
sport shirts. Materials include Dan
River Rangoon, comibed, tattoo,
heatherstone broadcloths; skipdent
and solid color plisses, chambray,
slub poplins, Koolcheck, Dan
River Ranashan, Linsheer-Rayon,
clipspun, telowave prints, Batisto
prints, Koolcheck, charcoal broad
cloth prints, Cruisecheck combed
cottons, Dan River gingham and
Danfleck, and a host of others. A
great many of them are wrinkli-
shed and crease resistant and
carry such labels as “Danshrunk,
shrinkage less than two per cent,
and fully washable.”
Figures woven into the clipspun
look hand embroidered, Chinese-
like characters in the combed ba
tiste look hand painted, a Dobby
crepe print of arrowhead design
has all the colors of the rainbow,
brilliant colors by Rigmel in a
cruisecheck combed cotton have a
neon effect, and the striped yokes
in the Rakashan shirts seems as if
they must have been sewed in in
stead of being a part of the fabric
pattern.
There are 20 lot numbers in the
boys’ short sleeve sport shirts in
materials equally as beautiful—
ginghams, broadcloths, plisses,
linens, etc. with many being
crease resistant and several with a
new surface effect known as Toni-
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