f HOSIERY MILLS
INCORPORATED
HIGH POINT. NORTH CAROLINA
-ROSE-GLEN
THE VOICE OF MELROSE AND GLENN MILLS
Volume 6
MELROSE HOSIERY MILLS
(Seamless and Full Fashion Plants)
HIGH POINT, N. C., JUNE ISSUE, 1950
GLENN HOSIERY MILLS
(Infants* and Misses* Goods)
No. 9
BliOOD
1. Q. Why do we need a National
Blood Program?
A. A national Blood Program
provides assistance with the
cost of starting and maintain
ing a blood program, which is
far beyond the reach of most
communities.
It provides for the availability
of all types of blood on a na
tional scale. This means that
blood will be available in suf
ficient quantities to supply
areas wherever disasters, war
or other emergencies occur.
2. Q. Why was the American Red
Cross chosen to carry on this
voluntary blood program?
A. Because the American Med
ical Association, American
Public Health Association,
U. S. Public Health Services,
Veterans Administration, and
the combined medical services
of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force, felt that the American
Red Cross was the most logical
agency to collect, process, and
distribute blood due to their
experience in collecting blood
during the war. Likewise, they
believed the Red Cross most
capable of supplying the medi
cal needs of our civilian popu
lation and for the expansion
necessary to meet any national
emergency or disaster.
3. Q. Why will the Red Cross
supply all blood used in the lo
cal High Point Hospital?
A. The High Point Chapter of
the American Red Cross ap
pealed to the national organi
zation of the Red Cross for
permission to participate in
thd National Blood Program
after endorsements had been
received from the city and
county Public Health authori
ties, the local hospital, hospital
staff, and the Guilford County
Medical Society.
4. Q. When will the Charlotte
Regional Blood Center start
supplying blood to the High
Point Memorial Hospital ?
A. The day the Bloodmobile
makes its first visit to High
Point, May 30, 1950.
5. Q. How much blood will be
used in the local hospital ?
A. The quota for High Point
will be 1600 pints, biased on
five pints per bed (This in
cludes the 100 beds in the new
addition) plus 20%.
6. Q. Is there any charge for
blood to the hospital, physician
or patient made by Red Cross ?
A. No. The blood is delivered
absolutely free of charge to
the hospital, physician or pa
tient regardless of race, creed,
color or ability to pay. The
only charge in connection with
this service is the normal nom
inal fee of six dollars for the
first transfusion and one dol
lar for each additional trans
fusion, agreed upon by the
hospital for administering,
charged by the hospital or
physician. This is not a Red
Cross charge.
7. Q. How much blood is distri
buted by the Red Cross in
Charlotte Regional blood pro
gram per year?
A. Over 15,500 pints of whole
blood have been distributed,
absolutely without charge dur
ing the past year.
8. Q. Who can be a donor?
A. Anyone 21-59 of age may
be accepted, both male and
female, all races; Minors 18-21
can be accepted only with writ
ten permission from parent or
legal guardian.
9. Q. How many times may a
donor contribute blood?
A. Blood may be given every
8 to 10 weeks by a donor but
no more than 5 times a year.
10. Q. Does the giving of a pint
of blood affect the donor? Is
donating blood painful?
(Continued on Page Two)
CREDIT
Two weeks ago Mr. Amos and
company officials met with repre
sentatives and officers of the Mel
rose Credit Union.
The company is encouraging the
work of the Credit Union by mak
ing possible payroll deductions in
saving of shares or payment of
loans. Details on the bulletin
board.
Members of committee have nec
essary blanks for signing deduc
tions or joining the Credit Union.
If you do not see a committee
member the committee has ar
ranged to be in the Social Hall at
3 p. m. and asks persons who are
interested in either membership or
(Continued on Page Four)
Vision
The third complete survey of
Melrose and Glenn Mills is nearing
completion. Contact has been
made with each employee in each
department on all three shifts of
the three mills. Appreciation is
expressed to Mr. G. E. Price, Max
ine Hobby, Miss Idol and Eva
Venable for co-operation in mak
ing the tests and assembling data.
Especial appreciation is expressed
to all employees for the courteous
co-operation in making a complete
survey possible.
In about three weeks reports
will come back from Ortho Rater
Headquarters. A confidential slip
will be available for each person
(Continued on Page Four)
J. S. Furr is shown above with bass caught at Fink’s Private Lake
near Concord. The total weight of the catch was 15 pounds, 4 ounces,
the largest fish weighing 4 pounds and 4 ounces. Mr. Furr says he
ow'es his success to his new Hurd Plastic Rod and Reel and a knowl
edge of the plugs needed.
Melrose Hosiery Mills (or Glenn)
High Point, North Carolina
Punch Clock
Gentlemen:
This letter will serve as your authority to deduct from
my salary and pay to the Melrose Credit Union
($ ) Dollars each pay period beginning
Yours very truly,
Witness:
URGES
Meh-ose has stated in printed
policy that the management pro
poses to keep within the top 10
per cent of the industry. Melrose
has done this consistently, and, it
is believed, high grade operators
have stayed with the Melrose or
ganization.
Our company is proud of the
performance of its operators. In
a highly competitive market,
where companies paying less for
work performed, sell hosiery to
the same buyers Melrose seeks to
cultivate and keep as customers,
it becomes quite necessary for us
to do a better job on the machine
or work table than other com
panies can perform.
Recently one of our strong com
petitors wrote frankly: “The pro
duction of your employees is much
higher than ours. Possibly this
has been brought about by the
fact that you have been quite pro
gressive and have been able to at
tract good help.” We think that
this is true. If to any degree it
is not true, we should all try to
make it true.
For many months we have all
worked to build a real Melrose
production force in which super
visors and operators work to
acliieve higii performance witn a
minimum of waste and minimum
of low quality goods.
The only way to justify and
maintain a high w'age scale is to
make certain that high grade
work is performed.
When the Melrose and Glenn
wage scales are averaged and
compared with Hickory, States
ville and Chattanooga areas—all
jobs taken into consideration—
our average wage scale is 23 1-3
per cent higher than the wage
scales in other areas.
Mr. Joe Boyd
Personnel Director
Melrose Hosiery
High Point* N. C.
Dear Mr. Boyd:
Enclosed are certificates of
award for your captains together
with stamped envelopes for mail
ing. Your division did such a
wonderful job that I thought you
might want to write a note to go
along with your worker’s recogni
tion from the chapter.
Your division is credited with
the amount of $5,121.25 in cash
and $628.30 in pledges, and it was
primarily due to your exceeding
your quota that we were able to
reach our total quota.
Please accept from the chapter
our thanks for all of the hard
work that you did in this year’s
drive.
Sincerely,
Taylor M. Simpson
Chapter Chairman
Mrs. Inez S. Clark
Executive Secretary
American Red Cross