Volume 3
HIGH POINT WEAVING CO. and HILLCREST THROWING CO., Hight Point, N. C., Jiine, 1946
No. 6
Figure In Hillcrest Change
Allie Bell
lid Ballard
HAL BALLARD MADE SUPT. AS
BELL MOVES ON TO CETWICK
It is with tlic hest wishes of success of all Hillcrest and High
Point Weaving employees that Allie Bell leaves Hillcrest to take up
his new responsibilities as superintendent at Cetwick Silk Mill,
Asheboro, N. C., and Hal Ballard moves across town to become the
new superintendc*^iit Hillcrest. 'I'hese promotions during the past
moiitli arc two more examples of the^
Company’s policy of rccogni/ing ability
from within for both men are moving
on to larger job opportupities.
' Allie is well-known throughout the
Company’s throwing organization for
during his 14 years service record he
has worked at .Mtavista, Ossipee, Duch
ess, High Point, Bellemont, and Hill
crest. Starting at Altavista in 1932 as
a bobin boy, his success on numerous
jobs led him to become one of the
youngest throwing superintendents in
tlie Company. A former superintendent
of High Point Throwing, Allie was far
from a stranger at either plant when
he became superintendent at Hillcrest
in F’ebruary, 1942. It is to .Mlie that
the ‘'Point-Crest” owes its excellent
pictures and that Hillcrest owes the
organization of the girls’ softball team
for he is known as a great hobby en
thusiast—be it photograph)', girls’ soft
ball, or amateur raclio. Since his re
cent purchase of a vacre farm near
Asheboro, who knows—his next hobby
may be farming.
June 13, 1946, saw Hal’s completion
of a nine-year service record with Bur
lington Mills. Upon graduating from
Clenison College in South Carolina,
1 lal went to work at CJreeusboro \\ eav-
ing. From his first job of checking
swatches in the weave room he has
moved from overseer, detail man, and
assistant superintendent to his new job
as the Hillcrest superintendent. He,
too, has been around the Ccmipany,
leaving spent time at Co\ington and
Statesville before settling his family
(wife and young daughter) in Pligh
i’oint in 1941.
.41ong with the extra curricular line,
Hal is perhaps best known for his in
terest and participation in sports, hav
ing played both basketball and soft
ball with the Weavers. Now his eye
for soft ball turns from the Weavers
to a buncli of good-looking girls—the
Hillcrest Girls’ Softball Team.
Hillcrest Wins
Five Out Of Six
With the o])cning of the Girls’
Softball League on May 20, the Hill
crest girls have ))laced their bid on the
city championshi]> by winning fi\e of
their six games. The only defeat of the
Hillcrest nine to date has been dealt
by the Triangle Hosiery team with a
loss of 8-6. There is stiff competition
between the two teams for the winning
of the first half of the league w-hich
ends on June 27. To date the teams
are tied with each having only one
defeat and that dealt by the opposite
team.
.'\ softball schedule has been placed
in the plant at Hillcrest to keep the
many softball enthusiasts posted as to
the date of the Hillcrest games. Watch
the poster and come on down to the
Post Office field to cheer your Hillcrest
team to \ ictorv.
Keep W-2 Forms
Up To Date
Employees are reminded to
report to the office all depend
ency changes as soon as such
changes in status occur. Infor
mation will be recorded on gov
ernment W-2 forms, basis for
deducting income tax payments
and which affects directly the
amount of money withheld.
If too much or too little
money is deducted each pay day
because of incorrect dependency
infcrmation, the difference will
finally be accounted for through
treasury refunds or further bill
ing. However, this method de
feats the purpose of the pay-as-
you-go individual income tax
plan, and is an inconvenience to
the indi\ idual tax payer.
Keen Interest Is Being
Shown In Methods and
Standards Work
Being Stressed Here
This Month
Outlining the history of Methods
Engineering during its 60 years of ex
istence ancl stating that there are now
nearly 42 M and S men in the Bur
lington Mills organization, Roy Sweval
gave the introductory remarks to each
of the groups of plant supervisors and
key personnel of Hillcrest and High
Point Weaving who have been taking
hours of training in principles of Meth
od Engineering during the last two
w'ceks.
•Mthough the purposes of the cur
rent sessions have not been to make
full-fledged M and S men of plant
sujjervision, the sessions have brought
about a clearer understanding of the
work done by the Methods and Stand
ards Department and the relationship
between its work and that of plant
sujjervision.
Instructor for the course has been
\ incent Kelly of Lexington who has
capably led the discussions. Topics
gone into have been the making and in
terpretation of jjrocess charts, opera
tion analysis, motion study, time study,
and operator training. Motion pictures,
charts, questionnaires, outlines, etc.,
have been used by Kelly to supplement
discussion, and e;ich session has been
filled to capacity with interesting ma
terial.
This is another case (^"lur key per
sonnel having an oppoWinity to be
among the first to receive' management
training instruction.
This program w i’l be Company wide,
and will extend wt 11 into the smnmer.
according to word from Swc\al.
•
Frye Goes To l^irst
Ray Giles To SCscond
Several changes have been made re
cently in the throwing plant due to
the resignation of Millard Hancock as
first shift general overseer who has left
the plant in order to enter business
with his brother-in-law. Bud Frye, who
was overseer of the second shift, has
been made first shift o\'crseer replac
ing 1 lancock. I^d has been employed
here since 1939 during which period
he ser\ed nine months in the army.
Ray Giles, who received his ten year
ser\ice pin in May, returned from
three years military service last De
cember. Since returning, he has been
foreman of the 5-B and Uj3twisting
Department on the third shift, over
seer of fixing and now second shift
o\crseer. Ray was also a member of
the \\'eavers basketball team during
the past season.
Third Sun Spun Unit
Set Up In Siler City
Making 58 the number of domestic
plants owned and operated by Burling
ton Mills, a third unit of Sun Spun
Manufacturing Company was recently
set up in Siler City. Sun Spun, manu
facturers of chenille bedspreads and
located in Asheboro and Gastonia, be
came a Burlington unit in July, 1945.
Philip E. Doblin joined the organ
ization in June to head the Sun Spun
di\ision. Formerly he served as head
of the Naval Uniform Service for three
and one-half years, before which he
was connected with Marshall Field and
Company and Pepperell Manufacturing
Company in the domestic field.
.Acting primarily as an overflow^
channel for the crowded Asheboro
plant, the Siler Cit>- branch will use
machine^’ and other equipment from
the original Sun Spun Manufacturing
Company. Operations will be limited
until building facilities and equipment
are made available.
Plants Raise $1233.00 In ‘‘Y” Drive
A total of $1,233 has been contributed to the Y. M. C. A.
Building Fund campaign by employees of High Point Weaving and
Hillcrest ITirowing, Of this total $833.48 camc from High Point
employees and $399.52 from Hillcrest ’I'hrowing employees.
+■ "The fine spirit of cooperation
shown by our friends in Burlington
Mills is most encouraging,” Edgar
Hartley, director of the Y. M.C. A.,
stated when informed of the amount
contributed. "It appears likely now
that the goal of $327,000 will not be
quite reached, but enough has been
secured that a modern Y. M. C.A.
building is definitely assured for High
Point. It will likely be a year before
building restrictions are lifted; and 1
think the balance necessary will be se
cured by then. We are looking forward
to a well-rounded Y. M. C..'\. program
in our new building,, one which, is
far more attractive than we now h'iive
the facilities to provide. All employee's
of Burlington Mills and the (amilies
should benefit in many ways when gur
dream becomes a reality.
"May I thank all of you for your
generous backing and support.”
MEET THE WEAVERS
Since the proposed men’s softball
league did not materialize this season,
making it necessar\- for the High Point
Weavers to play outside teams away
from home in order to get competi
tion, many employees have not had
the opportunity to see them play. We
would like to take this opportunity to
acquaint our employees with their
team. As will be noted in our columns
from time to time, the Weavers have
played some pretty stiff competitors
and have so far enjoyed good success.
We thought that perliaijs our em
ployees would be interested in know
ing better the team which has been
carrying the High Point Weaving
banner this year.
I’he following is a short biograjjhical
account of the present members of the
\\'eavers’ roster.
Rudy Frith, until recently third
shift warehouse clerk at High Point
and now working on the first .shift, is
the burly catcher of the outfit. Noted
for his strong arm and his good bat
ting eye, Rud\ has been a consistent
performer all sea.son. He has hit for the
circuit on several occasions,
Burris Stokei is known in softball
circles all over the state. He has
pla\ed on outstanding teams for many
years and is employed as cloth marker
in the weave room on first shift. Bur
ris was discharged from the Navy the
first of the year and his pitching has
account for most of the wins so far.
In double headers he doubles ujj at
third base and is a dangerous hitter.
Clyde Carden, a local high school
boy, works at High Point during the
summer vacations. L;ist year he worked
for Charlie Doby in the Cloth Room
and will probably be back at his old
job soon. Clyde is the regular third
baseman and has a very strong throw
ing arm which comes in mighty handy
in fielding the hot corner.
.'\rthur Jones is one of the old tim
ers at High Point and like Stoker has
played on some outstanding softball
teams. Jones is an outfielder and a
keen student of the game. He is a
slasher tender on the first shift.
X'ernon Johnson, another old timer
at High Point, is a loom fixer on the
first sliift and last year was manager of
the W eavers. Vernon is jjlaying in
the outfield of the ’46 varsity.
Dave Miller is a slasher man on the
third shift and is a capable outfielder.
Dave has also been playing softball for
sometime.
Big man, Ernest Brewer, who was
employed in the 5-B Department on
third shift up until a week ago when
he left to manage one of the local
restaurants, is the big boy who roams
right field. Ernest is a strong hitter and
can throw strikes from his ijosition in
the outfield.
Otis York is a utility man and re
turned to his old job on the beainer
at High Point early this \c-ar from ac
tive military service.
Donald Spencer has recently joined
the Weavers since taking up summer
work at High Point in the Thorwing
Plant. Don played for the Hillcrest
team last year. He’s a southpaw and
covers first base very well.
Pete Mann is a third shift Atwood
fixer and plays in the outfield. Pete
has had plenty of good experience in
the past.
LIFE BEGINS AT 60
FOR MOFFITT AND
FARLOW OF HILLCREST
Benjamin Moffitt and Winfield
I'arlow, third shift Hillcrest employees,
may be the originators of a- 'lew slo
gan — "Life bcgilis at 60.” lti;iay be a
surprise to many to learn that thcsC
old-timers celebrate their 65th and
66th birthdays resi)cctively in the
month of June. Certainly, both are as
spry as "spring chickens” and have.
Ijassed that 64 year retirement idea
right by.
“Pop” Moffitt, as he is fondly
known by all Hillcrest, has been with
Hillcrest since April, 1943, although
he had jjreviously worked two yeiirs
at High Point Weaving, All second
and third shift employees know “Po))”
for his friendly manner as he serves
them nightly from the conmiissary
truck. l'’rom all reports and signs, he
is a man with many hobbic's, varying
from raising ])rize strawberries, re])air-
ing clocks, to make wooden toys for
children, “Pop” is full of interesting
stories about foreign places as our re
cent war \ eteraus for he spent 16 years
wandering around the world — several
of which were spent in the Cuban
army and later the Philippines. Many
of us youngsters find it hard to com
pete with “Pop’s” absentee record for
he has only been away from his work
around three days since 1944.
Winfield Farlow' has only been em
ployed at Hillcrest «s third .shift
sweeper since September, 1945; but
he has spent a lifetime in textile
work. As for a hobby, Winfield says
that gardening is his main interest
these summer mouths. Speaking of
gardens, several rows of tomatoes ancl
|x.‘as recently received a disastrous
blow when a man lost control of his
car and destro\ed several rows. The
word went around that Mr. P’arlow
was in his garden at the time, and all
Hillcrest was relieved to learn that it
was just a false rumor. With Win
field’s enthusiasm, good we;itlier, and
better drivers, there should be loads
of vegetables from the Farlow garden
this summer.
To “Pop” Moffitt and Winfield
Harlow, all Hillcrest extends greetings
for a “Happy Birthday.” It is people
like these employees that make Hill
crest a good place to work.