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Page Two POINT-CREST JUNE, 1945 (poini-QhSLld Published monthly by and for the employees of High Point Weaving and Hillcrest I'browing Plants of Hurlin);ton ^iills ('orporation. Kdited l>y the Plant Personnel Departments. Member of the American Association of Industrial Editors. REPORTERS HILLCUEST — Kathryn Church, Beuluh Kidd, Mary Fender, Bernice Parrish, Kathleen Shives, Mary Coltrane, Vada Cliandler, Vera Smith HIGH POI^’T — Lucille Culler, Mary jMorris, Sadie Lee Walker, Ijouise Kidd, Frances Evans, J. K. Shelton, Mary Ring, Vernon W’ebb, Marcella Thornton, Kate Hunt, Eleanor Clark, Lillian Hughes, Winfred Clinard, Kathleen Shelton, Mildred Poovey. Age One With this issue we celebrate the first anniversary of “Point-Crest.” On such an occasion as this, the editors wish to thank all employees for their co operation and interest in the paper. We have always felt that the large number of personal items submitted to “Point-Crest” indicated a high de gree of interest on the part of our em ployees. In addition to this, we greatly appreciate the large number of service men’s pictures which have been turned in by various employees and also sent in directly by the large number of men in service who have corresponded with us from time to time. We hope to be able to continue with and to improve upon the quality of our paper and in order to do this, it will be necessary for all of us to be alert to reporting such items of news as would be of interest to the plants. We could not conclude this message without thanking our re porters and supervisors for the support which has been given us and without which, it would be impossible to pub lish a paper. Promoting From Within There has been a lot said about op portunity—the belief that through hard work and ambition a man, with no strings attached, could get ahead in this country. Tliis same conviction that a new firm could make good in an untried field was the faith upon which Burlington Mills was founded. It pioneered in the manufacture of man- made textiles and its success is no longer questioned. But what about the people that have contributed so large ly to the success of the Company? Have they gotten ahead, too? Poll Taken To answer this question each plant in the Company was asked a few plain questions by the Main Office: How many key men have you got? How many of those have been promoted to positions of greater responsibility since joining the company? How many wom en super\'isors do you have? Was your superintendent or department head promoted from within or was he hired from outside for the job? What is the average length of service of your su pervisors who have gotten where they are today by upgrading? The Answers The answers have been received and here are the results: It turns out that 81% of the total supervisory force in Burlington Mills has been upgraded to their present positions—not hired for them. In numbers that means 679 of the 833 supervisors have been promot ed from within and 32 out of 49 su perintendents became superintendents after employment with the Company. In spite of the old idea that skirts make poor bosses, except at home, 33 women have made good as supervisors. I’he average length of total service with the Company of those promoted from within is a little better than seven years. This figure means seven years of service from the time they first joined Burlington Mills and not the time it took to reach their present po sitions which in most cases would be a lot less. Main Office A parallel study was made of the administrative and executive employees of the Main Office. About three fourths of the officers, department heads and administrative employees were hired for jobs far below their present responsibilities and positions. Particularly in the manufacturing de partment, many of the top men started out as individual operators, apprentices or departmental supervisors, and a large percentage of all employees first worked in one of the outlying plants before entering the overall administra tive phase of the business. The poll seems to indicate unques tionably that the opportunities for get ting ahead in Burlington Mills are pretty much limited only by a man’s ambition and ability, and what’s more it doesn’t take forever to get there. How Did It Happen? Why the opportunity for getting to the top is great in Burlington Mills must be because the Co^ipany hasn’t stopped growing. In t\vfT'ity-two years the organization has grovv'n from one plant to forty-nine. It has expanded to include the weavin^^ many dif ferent type fabrics, knitting of ladies’ full-fashioned Wiid seamless, children’s and men’s hosiery, and the finishing of woven and knitted goods. Physically it has plants in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and in four foreign countries. Diversification has been the touchstone to its suc cess in one way of speaking, but if at each stage of development there had not been promising young men and women ready to accept greater respon sibilities, the growth would have been stunted if not rendered impossible. Elbow Room So the two worked together to pro duce better products fitted to the purse and taste of more people. The Coni])any profited and the employees profited. With the anticipated return of its nearly 4,000 employees in the Services it is important that the Com pany has plans for still further ex pansion. Already many post-war ex pansion plans have been blue printed and actual orders for new machinery and equipment have been placed for delivery as soon as possible. Promo tions and new developments move hand in hand which means the Com pany will be growing to absorb and promote its key men material and there will very likely be a place ready as big as the man to fill it. ‘^Springtime and Roses” m PICTURED ABOVE is Bobbie Jean, daughter of Gilbert I>ewis, foreman second shift Atwood aiid W. & R. departments at High Point Weaving. We do not laiow whether Gilbert eultivated the horticultural beauty which his daugh ter has collected but have aii idea that this is the results of his wife’s laboring. Gilbert, as you know, is a softball player of no little ability and we understand he also does some fishing and between these interests, he probably has little time to cultivate his garden. SHOP We arc glad to welcome Olin Parks to the Shop force. We hope you like your work, Olin. Friends of Joseph Loflin will rejoice with him and Mrs. Loflin in their re cent marriage May 23rd. Mrs. Loflin is the former Bertha Key. We are sorry to hear that Lucius Robbins, 14 year old son of Milton Robbins, fell and broke his leg May 30th. We hope everything goes well with your son, Milton. PURELY PERSONAL HIGH POINT CLOTH ROOM We welcome Marjorie Bowers to the Cloth Room. Also, we welcome Red Samuels who was a former em ployee. We hope you both enjoy working with us. WEAVE ROOM Vernon Johnson has been made manager of the local softball team. We are looking for some fast action on the old diamond. We wish you luck Ver non and lots of home runs. Ethel Owens recently attended homecoming services at Jersey Baptist Church. Ethel and her friend, Ella Lawson, said the picnic lunch was swell. Luther Vuncannon is back at work again after being out sick for a few days. David Brinkley recently left for in duction in the Army. We wish for you the best of luck and hope you keep off “K.P.” We are happy to have the follow ing new employees and hope you all will like working with us: William Reid, Supply Clerk; Carrie Lilly and Fay Farrington, shuttle fillers; Elwyn Sewell, weaver; and Edgar Whitaker, loom cleaner. The following have left the plant re cently: Rayford Walker, Virah Misen- heimer and Flossie Weiss. We wish them success in their new work. We extend our sympathy to Carl Keever whose father passed away May 24th. He lived near Hiddenite, N. C. He was 90 years old December 25th. He leaves 4 sons, 18 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. To Brooks Huff we extend our sym pathy in the passing of his nephew. Pvt. Junior C. Craddock who was killed in a truck accident. At the time of his death, he was stationed at the Det.-Vet. Administration Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan. We understand that Roger Griffith is interested in an “open” season. Have you noticed Chester (Jack) Hepler with all of his teeth out? Well, they are out, but Jack can still chew his coffee. Walter Davis, Jr., has been trans ferred to the first shift. He has been with us a long time on the third shift and we hated to see him go but hope he will like working with the first shift. Dewey Hunt has been transferred to the third shift as a weaver and he is doing a fine job. We wish you the best of luck, Dewey. Cpl. and Mrs. Richard M. Parks paid us a visit one night recently. We were all glad to see them. Since then, Margaret has returned i to work with us on the third shift. We are glad to have you back with us, Margaret.
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