Volume 2
HIGH POINT WEAVING CO. and HILLCREST Tt^tlOWING CO., High Point. N. C., April, 1945
Number I
war-ravii
to sacrihS; sonic paTTof thm apparel
for such a great cause.” Aar.
and turn in any articlc of clothing
whicli might lie of use to those unfor
tunate persons who have lost so much.
“What did they teach you at school
today, sonny?”
“O, teacher told us about Colum
bus who went two thousand miles on
a galleon.”
“She did, did she? Well, don’t be
lieve all she tells you about those for
eign cars.”
United National
Clothing Drive ,
Making Progress
'I'he United National Clothing
Drive for War Relief is now under
way. In this country, ^iire attempt
ing to collect 150,000^0 pounds of
clothing and to distribute this to 125,-
000,000 thread-bare person^n scores
of foreign countries which ha\e felt
the oppression of the Axis aggressors.
Mr. J. Everett Marsh, wl^ is chair
man of the drive in High FOTfft, where
a quota of 200,000 pounds has been
set up, has the following to say in re
gard to the drive;
‘^realize that to attain thi^ goal,
w will have to do a lot morcTTl^n dig
cfep — w will have to make real sac
rifices an3 part with items of clothing
that may still be very useful to us. But
I know that when the men, wnien
ITnd children of city understand
the dire need; when tliey realize that
many millions of people throughout
the world are literally naked; when
they \isualize themselves and .their
loved in the tragic plight of Ijiese
people, tney will be Tiappy
arF of
Marsh
icldeci that 'Dccause of tlie demands of
armed frmes and civilian needs, manu
facture clothing in the United
States W other countries to relieve
these ais^.essed people will not get un
der way for some time, therefore the
needy men, women and children in
war-devastated countries must depend
on the help of the American people.
'I'he types of clothing most urgently
needed are the following:
INFANTS’ (JAKMKNTS. All tjpes.
Iiiirticularl.v knit goods.
MKN’S AND BOYS’ (iAKMKNTS.
Overi'oats, topcoats, suits, .jackets, shirts,
all types of work clothes, iiicliidiiiK over
alls, coveralls, etc., sweaters, undenvear,
robes, pajamas, knitted gloves.
WOMEN’S AND (JIKLS’ (;AUMKNTS.
Overcoats, jackets, skirts, s\veat“rs,
shawls, dresses, underwear, ajiroiis, jumi)-
ers, smocks, robes, nightwear, knitted
gloves.
( Ai’S AND KNITTKD IIKADWKAK.
Serviceable heavy duty caps and knitted
headwear (such as slocking caps) are
needed.
HKDDlNtii. lilankets, afghans, sheets,
pillow ca.ses, (piilts. These are needed ur
gently if in serviceable condition.
SHOES. Kither oxfords or high shoes,
>f durable type with low or medium heels
. *re desired. All shoes collected should be
mated and tieil securely in pairs.
IISAHLK REMNANTS, PIECE (iOODS.
Cut or un'ut materials (cotlons, rajons,
woolens, etc.) one jard oi- more in
length.
(Evening dresses, tuxedos, dress suits,
women’s hats, dress hats, tierbies, evening
shoes, shoes with high heels, open toes or
backs, or novelty type shoes, and rags
cannot be used.)
We hope that many of our cni-
ployces will look through their closcts
The Duggins Dig For Old Clothes Being Raised
For New High Point
Memorial Hospital
Stacy and Charlie Duggins, first shift 'rhro\ving at High Point Weaving,
l(M)k through their closets for contributions to clothing drive.
LOCAL GIR
IN Y.W.C.A.
ENROLL
l^ROGRAM
§14 PRODUCTIO*HOWS
* iESULTS OF TEAMWORK
Mrs. Nell Miichc.' Industrial sec
'/^'.''uring 1Q44 less than one per cent
retary of the Y. W. C. A., talked witlrl^cikluction was lost in the wea\ ing
Poin,^'>*'lants
because of absenteeism or
jiiachinery stoppages ^fcdting from
IV other cause. 'I'ln^R'
1 group of girls from High
' xl h{/^uachinery stoppages
_ eoud repre-
“prayer meeting sort of thing,” and! sents tlie combined figures for the en-
had grown until now it offers to, young I tire Company, and we can all be justly
women the privilege of meeting with proud of this outstanding ])roduction
their friends in a homey atmosphere record. As J. C. Cowan, Jr., said in
and enjoying plenty of clean fun, such i writing his quarterly message to service
I 1 « 1/-r rxT a/i ** 1« i.1.^ J *1.- I
as bowling, swimming, picnics and
many other sports. She also ponitcd
out the danger of a person becoming
a “lazy Susan” if she did nothing but
work, eat, and sleep.
'I'liere are four clubs of which Mrs.
Machen is secretary. She extended to
the girls a cordial invitation to attend
the Florence Nightingale Club which
meets each Monday night. At present
this club is having a verj' interesting
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men, " This is the finest tribute we
know to the teamwork spirit that is felt
throughout the whole organization.
Hccause much of this production went
directly to the front in the form of
\ ital war materials and the rest to es
sential domestic purposes, it says to
you stronger than any words may con-
\'cy exactly liow the folks at home
feel about their jo])s and you.”
We believe this is just the sort of
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COMPANY DISPLAYS WAR MATERIALS
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HIGH ramTymecQ.
HiLicttsi
numiNGfONMUAI
I’ictured above is a part of our display shown recently at Center Theatre
in conjunction witih the showing of “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”. Not shown in
pict4ire, but a prominent part of our display, is a human escape chute whicli
An acti\c campaign to raise the
necessary money with which to build
a complete new hospital for the bene
fit of Iligh Point residents was begun
on Monday, April 16th. 'I'he campaign
will be an intensive one lasting for ten
da vs.
Campaign workers for the industrial
division who will solicit pledges in the
various plants met at a “kick off” rally
Monday afternoon at the Sahatiou
Army Hall. At this time the great need
for this project wa.s outlined in detail.
It is estimated that the iiospital
here serves a conununity of approxi
mately 50,000 persons. I'ive thousand
of these enter one of the two units of
the hospital each year. In other words,
one person in every ten is a hospital
patient each year. I'he new structure
will have 200 beds and the cost break
down for each bed is $3,750 each.
When you include the \alue of the
land and cquipujcni already on hauti
which can be used in tl (>i'k|j^.^)uild-
ing, the total hivestmcnin j.'^fc-.pital
bed will be in excess of I'liivA r
In 1943 a “buildin; ' was
crcatcd at which tinii. . lian
$100,000 was rai.sed. 'I'he Oukc I'.n-
dowment which aids the various com
munities in building and main/iniug
hospital facilities, is exi)cct' vr 'o do
nate $150,000 to the fund. That leaves
a balance of $500,000 to be raised by
the citizens of the High Point Com-
nnmity.
Seldom is a campaign launched in
which the individual coutriijutor is so
likely to recei\e direct benefit. Since,
as was pointed out above, one jierson
in ten is hospitalized each year in I ligh
Point, not to mention the number of
laticnts who find it necessary to seek
lospital care in nearby eounnunities,
it is therefore a project which demautls
the interest and support of all.
High Point Memorial Hospital is a
nourprofit institution which attempts
to adjust its charges to actual operat
ing costs. Any excess funds which re
main at the end of the business year
are turned back to be used for more
and more modern hospital equipment.
Wc look forward to conii)leting the
drive in each of our plants in a suc
cessful manner.
a F. IIUCKS PASSES
Death claimed our ^ood friend and
associate, Benjamin I'ranklin Hucks
on April 16th at 10:50 A. M. Mr.
1 lucks was apparently in the best of
health on Sunday until around 9:00
o clock in the e\ eniug when he suf
fered a stroke of paralysis and a brain
hemorrhage.
He had been employed by High
Point \\'eaving since July 20, 1938
and worked in the Throwing Plant
until May 22, 1944, then was trans
ferred to the Preparatory Department
where he was working at the time of
his death.
He was born on November 18, 1876
and in 1901 he was married to Miss
Addie Beulah Stalvev. Of this union
there sur\ives 10 children and one
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