I'EBRUARY, 1946
POINI'-CRESr
PAGL rilRKF,
Promotions For Ballard
And Beane Announced
Two changes involving promotions
for Hal Ballard and R. J. Beane are
being announced today by High Point
W^eaving Superintendent L. C. Easter.
Ballard will become Assistant Superin
tendent in connection with all activi
ties other than 'I'hrovving and Beane
will take over the Superintendent’s
detail work, formerlv handled bv Bal
lard.
Burlington Mills has foreign plants
in Canada, Cuba, Australia, Mexico,
England, and Colombia.
Pictured above are the High Point Weavers’ basketball team now
holding second place in the City Industrial League. Front row, left to
right, Albert Jones, Harold Beane, “Dub” Stroud, Boyd Chapman. Back
row, left to right, Paul Spencer, David Miller, Ed Stumpf, Hal Ballard,
Ray Giles, and Marvin Grant. The team’s mascot is David Stro^id, son of
“Dub” Stroud.
Weavers Hold Second Place
Point To League Playoff
I'he Weavers have maintained a
steady pace in the City Industrial Bas
ketball League and at this writing it is
definitely certain that they will finish
the se;ison in second place, a position
which they have held from the very
beginning of the league. 'I'riangle has
cinched first i)lace.
Scores of recent games are as fol
lows:
\Veavers—43; 1 lighland—32.
Weavers—28; Triangle—42.
Weavers—35: Tomlinson's—32.
W'cavcrs—44; Randlenian—26.
Wc“avers—42; II ighland—30.
\\'cavcrs—30; Triangle—36.
\\'eavers—46; 'romhnson’s—29.
BASKETBALL
HIGH POINT WEAVING
vs.
OSSIPEE WEAVING
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
Y. M. C. A. AT 8:00 P. M.
/\DMISSION - 25c
(CHILDREN UNDER 12-15c
Nylon Hosiery will be offered to
ticket holders at the game. The
drawing of three lucky numbers
will be held during the half.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NO MATTER AT WHAT AGE
YOU DIE-
Ilcrc is something you want to tell
\our family: Under old-age and snr-
\ivors insurance, sur\i\ors benefits are
payable when you die—no matter at
what age that ha]i])ens.
'I’hat is something some workers’
families still don’t understand. 'I'he
wife and child of a li\ing wage earner
can’t get benefits until the worker is
65 or over and stops work. But they
can get sur\'ivors benefits when the
worker dies any time, whether it’s be
fore he is 65 or after-provided he is
insured at the time of his death. 'I’hcre
may be monthly benefits, or just a
lump-sum, depending on who makes
up the fainih'. But almost always some
thing is payabk' to an insured worker’s
family when iSkiies.
If the wo^l^ lea\es no one ini-
mcdiateh’ eligible for monthly benefits
a lumij-sum death benefit is ixnable if
a claim is filed within 2 years. This
lump-sum goes to the widow,
widower, child, grandchild, or ]>arent,
in the order named. If the worker is
not survi\ed l.n- any such relative the
lump-sum may be ]>aid to other, rela
tives or frien^ in reimbursement for
burial expens^b
So don’t d3n\- telling your family.
You are building benefit rights for
them. Make sure the\- know the>' can
get thei^ benefits when you are gone
—no matter at what age death comes.
The Social Security Board office
wiiich serves High Point, N. C., is lo
cated in Room 201, Post Office Build
ing. 'I’he telephone number is 3916.
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South America Bound
Thanks^ Say Quartermaster
Stutts Gets Bronze
Star For Bravery
Samuel P.. Stutts, Jr., third shift
weaver at High Point, who was dis
charged from the amiy November 21,
1945, and returned to his old job im
mediately, has received notification
from the army that he has been
awarded the Bronze Star for heroic ac
tion under fire.
The citation read that his outfit, a
cavalry unit, was supporting an In
fantry Company which the Germans
had ambushed. Medics of the am
bushed company were wounded and
Stutts and his captain, who likewise
has received the same award, ga\-e
emergency treatment to 40 wounded
men without losing a single man, in
two hour’s time. They did this under
enemy fire which was particularly
heavy during this time.
Stutts was first employed at High
Point in 1936 as a sweeper. He has
also been a loom cleaner, cloth mark
er, shuttle filler, and became a weaver
three year’s prior to his entering the
armed forces. At the time of his dis
charge, he was a "I’ 3/C.
Letters acknowledging Burlington
Mills wartime ser\ices continue to
come in. Typical is one received re
cently from Georges F. Doriot, Briga
dier General, QMC, Director, NIilitary
Planning Division. 'I’hese voluntary ex-
])ressions of thanks are a tribute to the
personnel who have dealt with all such
agencies and to emijloyees who have
produced mihtary goods.
Portions from Brigadier General Do-
riot’s letter are printed below as one of
the closing connnentaries on the Com
pany’s war record:
“This office wishes to express its ajj-
preciation and commendation to you
and the personnel of your company for
the loyalt\’, unceasing effort and many
contributions afforded the Quartermas
ter Corps during the past few \ears . . .
“Your excellent work and technical
assistance in connection with such im
portant military' fabrics as nylon fab
rics for coating, nettings and other fab
rics made of rayon, are greatly apisre-
ciated by the entire Quartermaster
Corps. No one realizes more than this
office the importance of the time, ef
fort and skill which have been devoted
by your company in helijing this office
to impro\c the items using these
fabrics for the benefit of troojjs in the
field.”
Some Recent Additions . . .
Lee McLean, former Hillcrest ap
prentice and winding foreman, who is
being transferred to Burlington Mills’
new plant in Colombia, South Amer
ica, is spending sometime at the High
Point plant before reporting to liis new
assignment.
TWO GAMES TO GO
There are two remaining league
games, one on the 21st with Highland
and tlie 25th with Triangle. At the
close of the league’s season, the play
off will be held in which the teams
finishing first and third will play a
series and the teams finishing in sec
ond and fourth will also jjlay a series :
followed by a final playoff between the
winners of these two groups. All series
will be two out of three games and it
should be pointed out that this playoff
determines the actual winner of the
whole league. In other v\'ords e\’ery
team has a theoretical chance of win
ning the league on the basis of their
performance in the playoff. It is in
teresting to speculate on the outcome
since with addition of several new ])lay-
ers to the Weavers’ roster, they are
getting stronger with each game so that
the ])ossibilities of a successful experi
ence in the playoff arc good. Last year
High Point lost out in the finals of the
playoff to Amos.
BEAT RANDLEMAN
The Weavers continue to play good
ball by beating Randlcman T'ull I'’ash-
ion 'Thursda>- the 7th 42-30. W’oody
'Thomas was high scorer with 13 points
followed b\- F.d Stum])f, a newcomer,
with 9 (joints. After a slow start in
the first quarter which ended 5-5, the
\\ ea\ers continued to trail up until
the last few minutes of the first half
when Stumpf made an o\cr hand toss
for two ])oints and Thomas followed
shortly v\ith a field goal, a one hand
shot from the side lines. The half
ended when Stumpf made two foul I
shots with the score 19-15 in favor of
the \\'eavers. 'The rest of the game
the \\’ea\’crs had the situation well in '
hand and were never headed. The
game ended when 'Thomas dribbled in
for a field goal followed innnediately
b\- a toss from scrimmage by Harold
Beane for the final two jjoints. l'’inal
score 42-30.
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The Burlington Foundation, which
assists individuals, charitable and cul
tural organiz^itions of local and national
status, was established in July, 1943.
The first rayon sold in quantity in
the United States cost $6 per pound
in contrast to the present rate of 55c
per pound.
In the pictures above are some of the more recent additions to the families of High Point and Hillcrest employees;
(1) Sharron Lynn Stroud, daughter of Harvey Stroud, Weave Supply, High Point. (2) Robert Winfred Bivens, five
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Bivens. (3) Herbert Ixme Fields, son of James and Wilma Fields, Atwood
spinner and redrawer at High Point iilant. (4) John 'Thomas Davis, four months old son of I’onnny Davis, first shift
winding fixer. His mother Hazel, is also an employee ofHillerest. (5) Peggy Ann Wright, granddaughter of Venion
Johnson, youngest grandfather of High Point plant. (6) Darlene Joyce Benson, five niontlis old daughter of Gladys Ben
son, second shift soaking room employee at Hillcrest. (7) Sue Kathryn Clapp, two months old daughter of John
nie Clapp, first shift spinner at Hillcrest. (8) Phillip Newell Guyer, infant son of Glenn Guyer, High Point shop. (9)
'Thomas Allen Peterson, son of Carl Peterson, High Point ^\’a^ehouse.