January Issue
MEL - ROSE - GLENN
Page 3
As Published in Underwear & Hosiery Review—January, 1945 Knit Goods Weekly—February 26th, 1945
Our Crystal Gazing Department is
working overtime these days. We believe
we see 1945 as a year of many problems
and changes.
However—one thing we do know
now. We will continue to do every
thing in our power to keep up our
deliveries on civilian merchandise—after,
of course, we have taken care of our
share of war demands.
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HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
CHICAGO: 300 WEST ADAMS STREET
NEW YORK: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
LOS ANGELES: 819 SANTEE STREET
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1. Good Work Conditions—
Melrose will continue efforts to
make this plant one of the best,
if not the best, plants in which
to work in North Carolina. There
are three major problems which
plague our industry—absentee
ism, turn-over and unnecessar
ily idle machines. The Person
nel Department and our loyal
employees are making continu
ous and systematic approaches to
these problems, along with all
supervisory officials.
2. Re-employment of Workers
in the Armed Services—Senior
ity lists have been prepared for
each department and lists of
service men properly placed. In
the shortest and most reasonable
manner possible, Melrose will
make places for these workars.
Some are already back on their
jobs.
3. Johs For All For Whom
Melrose is Responsible. A sin
cere effort will be made to pro
vide jobs for those loyal workers
who have gone through these
days of stress and kept up war
time production, by creating
work opportunities.
4. When Possible, Obsolete
Machinery Is to Be Replaced.
—This calls for an expansion and
modernization program, details
of which are now being worked
out by architect and the purchas
ing agent.
5. A Co-operative Labor-
Management Sharing of Melrose’s
Responsibility to Its Customers.
—It has been necessary to change
styles of hose and socks during
the war because of material
shortages. There will be radical
changes in the period immediate
ly following the war. The bet
ter we take care of Melrose’s cus
tomers now, the better we shall
be prepared to meet the needs
of the large family of Melrose
customers after the war.