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HIGH POINT WEAVING CO. and HILLCRl^S I' THROWING CO., High Point. N. C., March, 1946
No. 3
Plants In Midst Of Red Cross Drive
ONI'', or’ THE ini])ort:int functions of the local Red C'ross Chapters is to inovide competent first aid in
struction to industrial plants. The picturc above shows Harold S. Kearns, former first aid chairman and instructor
for the Red Ooss, now serving in the Na^y and soon to be discharged, directing Sadie \\'alker, first shift rc-
drawer at High Point, in the procedure for bandaging an ankle while Virginia Morris serves as a wilhng victim.
Virginia, up initil recentl>, was second shift first aid attendant at High Point. P’urther first aid instruction will be
given both at Hillcrest and High Point W'eaving plants in the ^■c^y near future.
40% OF FUNDS COLLECTED TO
REMAIN WITH LOCAL CHAPTER
On Tuesday, March 12th the annual
Red Cross Dri\c was launched at the
Ilillcrcst and High Point Weaving
plants. The High Point Chapter of
the American Red Cross is raising a
(|iiota of $30,000 which is a cut of
^0'/, of last year’s quota.
It is significant to ijoint out that
40% of all the money raised this year
will be used by the local chaiitcr to
carry out the man\- jihascs of work
which they do. Those of you who
have had the )pi)ortunity to sec the
breakdown of the activities which arc
sponsored by the local chapter since
1940 will realize the great inii)ortancc
and necessity for continuing this work.
Such things as home nursing, home
economics instruction to school chil
dren. first aid instruction to industrial
Ijlants of which our plants ha\e and
will continue to benefit, swimming and
life saving instruction and many activi
ties including aid when disaster occurs,
all ])oint to our responsibilities to see
that the good work continues.
Our quotas this year are based a
three hours per emiiloyee subscription.
'’V'e earnestly hope that each of the
“Jrives in our plants will go o\er the
toji again this year.
Safety Record Broken
at High Point Plant
After 1,350,000 Hours
Course In J. I. T. (iiven
I'hc following supervisors and ai>
prcntices have recenth' completed a
course of instruction in J. 1. T. The
course was given at the Overseers' Club
by Bob Burns. They are: \\ eslcy
Hutchins, Glenn Morris, Ray Giles,
■‘Pete” Rowe, R. J. Beane, Harold
Beane, David Flesh, Dick Smith, jack
White, and Gladvs Hill.
Hillcrest Overseers Club
Elects Officers
The Hillcrest Overseers’ Chib rc-
ccnth- elected their officers to serve for
the coming year. They are as follows:
President Layton Yow
\'ice-President Forest Archer
Scc.-Treas John 'I’rottcr
One of the club’s most recent activi
ties was a farewell partv’ given for two
of its members. Jack Guyer and Lee
McLean, both of whom have been
transferred to new assignments in the
Company.
After building ii)) a safety record of
approximately LB'^U.OOO manhours
without a lost time accidcnt, the rec
ord at High Point \Vcaving has been
broken as a result of an accident which
occurred in the W'inding Department
on the first shift in which Willie Mac
Sink fractured her wrist. 'I'his accident
occurred on January 25, 1946, but she
was able to rejiort to work every day
until March 14, when after C(ms\ilta-
tion with a bone si)ccialist in \\’inston-
Salem, it was decided that it would be
necessary to ojjcrate on the wrist.
'I'wo hundred and eighty-scvcn
straight working da\s have entered in
to the making of this record. This is
the best record that has ever been built
up at this plant and the ver>’ fact that
we made our one million manhours and
over compares ver\- well with the rec
ords of the best oi^erated ijlants in this
vicinity and in the State as well. Act
ually there are ver>- few plants who ac
quired as many as a million manhours
without lost time accidents.
W e regret that it was necessary to
have the record broken since it ap
peared that W illie Mac was getting
1 along so well.
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Insurance Plan Provides
For Dependency Coverage
High Point Begins
Softball Practice
Plans are being laid for the coming
softball season at High Point W^eaving
and the outlook is again bright for a
successful season. Indications are that
the team this year will be even better
than last year when they led the City
Industrial League and lost in the play
offs to Hillcrest.
At an organization meeting rcccnth',
Chariie Carden who is well known in
local softball circles for his manageri:il
ability was elected manager for the
1946 saison. He is the father of Clyde
Carden who jilaycd third base and who
]>itchcd a number of games for us last
year. Arthur Jones, slasher tender on
the first shift, was elected field ca)5-
tain. ,\rthur jjlayed for Burtner I''urni-
ture at Greensboro last year and is well
known both as an outstanding out
fielder and as a field leader. Paul Silen
cer was elected business manager and
Joe Church, treasurer.
New uniforms are being made and
they will be solid blue with wh'tc
striping. A meeting was held last week
when all interested persons attended to
maj) ])lans for the season and it was
decided to begin jiractice this week.
The manager invites any High Point
employee who is interested in playing
softball to come out for the team.
Weavers Take Ossipee
In a close contest at the local
Y.M.C.A. on February 22nd. the
Weavers again beat Ossipee b>- a score
of 48-42. .\lthough Ossipee picked up
a few ringers en route plus the fact
that “Skinny" Lewis was back in shaiic,
they were unable to t\irn the inevitable
tide which flowed in the direction of
High Point. One of the feature's of
the game was the drawing of names
for the winners of three pair of nvlon
hose which was given as an added at
traction for those holding the lucky
numbers. The winners of the hose
were l^avid Campbell, first shift 5-B
Department; Myrtle Yarbrough, third
shift Weave Room, and Ollie Newby,
second shift W'inding DeiJartment.
Prior to the game members of both
teams were entertained at dinner at
the Asia Restaurant.
Lose in Piedmont Open
'I’hc W’eavers entered the Piedmont
Open Basketball tournament again this
\ car and won the first game against the
Burlington Cameos, 29-2'!. In the semi
finals against Burtner l'’urniturc of
CIreensboro in a rather rough and
tumble game, the W'eavers lost 42-24.
The victors went on to lose in the
finals to Luck\ Strike of Durham.
GOOD NEWS
It used to be that a girl wanted
a new I'’aster bonnet this time of
year, but now the clamor is “Oh
for a pair of nylons . . .”
.\nd so, the good news is that
employees are being given the
chance to buy three pair of Bur
lington Mills made-nylon hose for
Easter. The hose are first qualitv'
nylon, will sell for 90 cents per
pair and orders are being taken
through special blanks handled by
departmental supcnisors.
PERCENTAGE COVERED
SHOWS AN INCREASE
As of March Hth, 42 persons at
Hillcrest and 109 at High Point have
taken advantage of the broadened
grouj) insurance plan curreuth of
fered to include dependencv' coverage.
Approximately H6V2% of" the em
ployees at Hillcrest and 77% at High
Point hold the regular life, hosiiitaliza-
tion and sickness insurance, and the
goal is to have the exijanded cover
age policy in the hands of all eligi
ble employees who do not otherwise
have sickness and hos])italizatiou in
surance for their dei)endents.
To date nnich interest has been dis
played in this i^rogram which is the re
sult of considerable study and review.
In the opinion of W. I. Spencer, plants
inanager, it will more nearly answer the
insurance problems of employees than
any other plan which could be adojitcd
at this time. Opi)orturity to carrv this
additional coverage cibses on NIarch
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Carried by I’rovident [Jfe and .\eci-
dent Insurance Companv. the ixilicy,
which was previously m effect in sev
era) Company plants and oiieratiug
satisfactorily, increases iJ'cmiuuis by SO
cents every four week.^ .here there is
one dependent and S'i.2i for nu)re
than one deix-ndcnt. TIiis anuiunts to
20 cents a week or 31 cents for more
than one dependent. Parents, wife or
husband, and children under 18 years
of age are regarded as dependents; how
ever, should such persons work, the\’
would not qualify under the enii)loyce’s
policv'. An employee has the oi)tion
of covering only himself or both him
self and his dependents.
Employees will be contacted on the
basis of the enlarged insurance i)ro-
gram through Saturday, March 16. ,\t
the same time emijlovecs who are de
sirous of taking grouj) insurance for the
first time will be permitted to do so
without medic-al examination. New em
ployees will continue to have a 30-
day waiting period before becoming
eligible for insurance coverage, but if
insurance is subscribed during this pe
riod medical examinaticni for the em
ployee and his dependents is not re
quired.
Reviewing re])orts covering the last
insurance year, claims paid and reserves
set up covering jiending claims amount
to $220,877.45. Between 65 and 7S9f
of Burlington emi)loyccs hold a Com-
15any-sponsored ])olic\’. I lowcver, since
the insurance (irogram has not \ct been
introduced in certain recently-acquired
plants, the actual percentage of em
ployees eligible for coverage is much
higher.
Additional benefits for dependents
provided b\- the extra premium are:
Hosi)ital board and room — S3 i)cr
day, maximum of 31 days.
Hospital extras —SI 5 maximum.
Surgical benefits —$75 maximum.
Maternity benefits — $15.
HILLCREST REACHES
225.000 HOUR MARK
j Hillcrest enii>loyces have passed the
! one-quarter mark in their safet\’ goal
! of a milhon man hours without a lost
; time accident, having accunuilated
225.000 hours since the last accident
, on September 3, 1945.
The road to our goal is still long and
luud, but with a continued effort on
the part of each emi)loyee to work onh
1 the safe way it can be reached. Let’s
I all make “Safety I''irst’’ our dailv motto.