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Volume 5
HIGH POIN'I' WEAVING CO., and HILLCREST THROWING CO., High Point, N. C., December, 1946
No. 12
YULETIDE SEASON STARTS WITH BONUS AND PARTIES
HILLCREST SCENE
OF ANNUAL PARTY
With the music of Christmas
Carols in the air and Christmas
decorations all around, 400 Hill-
crest employees and their chil
dren gathered at the plant last
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 for the
ninth annual Employees’ Christmas
party. Numerou's Christmas trees
season greenery, tinsel, etc., attractive
ly arranged to present a jolly Christ
mas atmosphere. At the front of the
rooin, a platform representing a
Christmas living room scene, had
been erected with stockings hung by
the chimney and brightly wrapped
presents under a lighted tree.
After greetings were extended by
Lawrence Combs, master of ceremony,
Mr. Ballard, plant superintendent, gave
a hearty welcome to employees and
their families. He extended the season’s
merriest greetings to each and every
one, and pointed out that this, the
first peacetime Christmas, should be a
joyous one with reuri’ins and “old
time” Christmas joys i^ssible. He ex
pressed the Company’?^5preciation for
the cooperation and help of each em
ployee for his or her part in llillcrest,
ancl expressed the desire that the year
of" 1947 may be a successful one
“Working 'I'ogether.”
The Children’s Program which has
always been an ovtst^r^ling feature of
previous Christmas p:^ties, this year
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Packed House At
High Point Party
The annual Christmas party
for the employees of High
Point Weaving and their fam
ilies was enjoyed by some 900
people Sunday afternoon, De
cember 15th at the Junior High
School auditorium.
The auditorium was attractively dec
orated with a large “Merry Christmas”
stretched above the stage, and the
Christmas carols, by records on the
public address system, sung by the
special auartet, ' and by the entire
group, added greatly to the occasion.
The program consisted of a short
skit by the supervisors’ club, invo
cation by Bob Phillips, welcome by
L. C. Easter and a short but interesting
talk by Rev. J. A. Grout, pastor of the
P’irst Pilgrim Holiness Church. The
highlight of the day was the appearance
of Santa Claus, who really brought
forth shrieks of delight from the chil
dren.
Santa gave out treats to all children
under 10 years of age. To say “a great
time was had by all” was a gross under
statement.
Bonus Checks
Distributed
Christmas bonus checks of $25
and $10, depending upon length
of service, will be given all plant
employees on Friday, December
20, in recognition of faithful and
meritorious services. 'Hie majority of
employees at High Point weaving and
Hillcrest will receive the $25 checks.
Locally, bonuses will amount to
more than $19,-750 including service
men. The holiday bonuses, made pos
sible through continued • high produc
tion and favorable business conditions,
will be paid on a Company-wide basis
and will amount to more than a half
million dollars for the Company’s em
ployees.
The bonus payment will be made on
the day preceding the closing of the
plant for the Christmas liolidays. Holi
days begin at the end of the second
shift on Saturday, December 21, and
end with operations being rcsuined at
the beginning of the third shift on
Sunday night, December 29.
For the fifth -consecutive year, gift
checks have been sent to Arlington
Mills employees now servin'g in the
Ariiied Forces. A ■ Christmas message
which accom]»nied the check reads in
part: “On the outposts, in the occupied
lands, and in the barracks of America,
we will always be proud-of our boys in
uniform. What you are doijk. makes
sense because you are there to safe
guard the sacrifices and the determina
tion of the boys who went before you.”
’TWAS THE NICH'r BEFORE CHRISTMAS—"The stockings were hung by the chinmev with care, iti
hopes that Saint Nick soon would be there.” Cecelia Ann and Randall Boggs, youngsters of Dot Boggs, Hillchest
winder, are eagerly awaiting Ole Santa, but Cecelia seems a bit concerned with Santa’s problem of descending
from the chimney.
Company Gives Free Insurance
Insurance coverage including life, accident and sickness bene
fits, hospitalization and maternity benefits will be given free to all
employees. The new plan will be effective January 4, 1947.
The management is e.xtremely pleased to make this announce
ment of another direct employee benefit, and hopes the employees
will receive full benefits from a Com
pany-paid insurance program. It is
hoped that employees will take advan
tage of the low group rates for full
dependency coverage as well as addi
tional life insurance.
Booklets outlining the new plan in
detail will be available soon. In the
meantime, outstanding features of tTTe
new insurance jjrogram will include
these considerations:
1. All employees who have been with
the Company for thirty days :He-aflfo-
matically covered without medical
examination in these respects: Life In
surance, in the amount of $500; Non-
Industrial Accident and Sickness,
weekly benefits of $10 for a maximum
of 13 weeks; Hospitalization, board and
room at $4 a day for a maximum of
31 days; Hospital Fees, at a maximum
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Four Burlington Units
Win In Safety Contest
Four of Burlington’s plants num
bered among seven North Carolina tex
tile ijlants as trophy certificate winners
in the 11th Annual Statewide Textile
Safety Contest. They were the Reids-
ville, Lakedale, Plaid Mills, and Mays
Mill of Cramerton, units.
During the 34-weck contest period,
eight other Company plants were
certificate winners for perfect scorcs,
having completed the contest period
without a disabling injury. Included
here were Bellemont, Phenix, Greens
boro Weaving, St. Pauls, Steele, Puri
tan, Ossipee, and Vamoco.
WEAVERS WIN OPENER
In a well played game at the “Y”
on December 3rd, the High Point
Weaver’s basketball team opened the
Industrial Ix-aguc by trouncing the
strong Randlenian Chair team by the
score of 37-28.
The highlights of the game were the
defensive game of Hal Ballard and the
shooting of Harold Beane, who racked
up 9 points.
On December 6th, the Weavers lost
a thriller to Highland by the close
score of 22-21. The all around play of
Joe Voncannon featured the losing
cause.
As the “Point-Crest” goes to press,
the Weavers afe sporting a won and
lost record of 3-2.
The remaining schedule:
December 17—High Point Weaving versus
Heritage.
December 19—High Point Weaving versus
Triangle,
January 2—High Point Weaving versus
Randleman Chair.
January 7—High Point Weaving versus
Highland.
January 9—High Point Weaving versus
V. F. W.
January ‘ 14—High Point Weaving versus
C'arolina.
January l&“High Point Weaving versus
Triangle.
January 21—High Point Weaving versus
Heritage.
STMAS
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