Volume 4 HIGH POIN l' WEAVING CO., and HILLCRISi lilRCWING CO., High Point, N. C., January, 1947 No. 1
Mail Order Service Expands
St
Monthly Allowance Increased To $10
Free Insurance Program
Gives More Coverage
1946 Progress
Reviewed By
Supe rintenden ts
As vve carry our work into the new
year, we might pause briefly to look
ahead, review the past year, and set our
coursc for the coming months.
First, we want to take this means of
thanking all of you for your coopera
tion and fine contribution toward a
year of successful operations in 1946
and wish each of yon the very best of
good things in the year ahead.
Our reputation for quality produc
tion continued unimpaired during 1946
and the Company's relations v\ith the
buyers of its products have never been
more pleasant than today.
In the textile market we find the
customer becoming more selecti\'e as
to quality and prices as “cheap” war
time products are gradually disappear
ing. We at Burlington Mills welcome
the return of the basic laws of supply
and demand since they present a
sounder basis for our continued success.
The Company has always stressed
quality at a price appealing to the
greatest number of consumers, and has
experienced steady growth even dur
ing the depression years when business
was hardest to g^^'ignd only the fittest
survived.
In addition to maintaining quality
standards and a new high ii'. pru-
ductivfty, the year 1946 also saw the
introduciion of several new or ex
panded emplo; o'J. V^^nefits and services
as well as othi-f changes of interest,
some of which are herewith briefly re
viewed:
F’re'e Insurance Coverage — A plan
granting employee free insurance cov
erage was announced late in the year,
becoming effective on January 4, 1947.
The coverage includes life, accident
and sickness benefits, hospitalization
and maternity benefits.
Bonuses — Shortly after the 1946
vacation bonus was paid, announce
ment was made of a new plan to be jjut
into effect in 1946-47 further liberaliz
ing bonus payments by giving addi
tional consideration to persons who
have worked with the Company for as
mucli as five years.
Christmas bonuses amounting to
more than half a million dollars were
paid production employees and service
men again this year in recognition of
faithful and meritorious service.
Mail Order Service — A mail order
service enabling employees to purchase
“Bur-Mil” products directly from the
Company at reasonable prices was
established throughout the organiza
tion.
Educational Loan Fund — During
the year the organization of local com
mittees to carry out the functions of
the James Lee Love Educational Loan
Fund was completed and loans were
made to a number of employee’s chil
dren.
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Departmental Safety
At High Point Weaving
Congratulations are in order for the
employees and supervisors of the
Winding, Redraw, and Atwood De
partment. On January 23, 1947 they
comijleted one year without a lost time
accident. Other departments and dates
of last accidents:
Freixiratory June 1, 1939
Cloth Room October 23, 1943
Shop February 1, 1944
Warehouse July 12, 1946
5-B & U. S. T. . October 3, 1946
Weaving December 30, 1946
Let’s make 1947 free of accidents.
A welcome bit of news for the New
Year has been the announced expan
sion of the Employees’ Mail Order
Service to give employees a wider
range of “Bur-Mil’ merchandise. In
addition to the flat goods previously
offered, employees and their families
may now purchase drapery material,
men and women’s hose, and finished
garments consisting of the popular
“Image” slip made of “Bur-Mil” rayon
satin, and rajon panties. Along with
the new bright colors of rayon piece
goods ha\e been added gingham and
seesuckcr material to be included
in the $5.00 allowance on fiat goods.
The following are the allowances set
up for all the items available.
FLAT GOODS: Starting next
week, February 1st, the $5.00
monthly allowance will be in
creased to $10.00 monthly, but
the unused amount from month
to month will no longer be cum
ulative. This change should dou
ble the maximum amount of
material an employee may pur
chase. Ginghams and seersuck
ers are also included in this al-
low'ance.
HOSIERY: An order may be
placed at any time once during
a three months period (January,
February, and March; once dur
ing period, April, May, June, and
so oir). Ihe maximum quantity
which may be purchased on one
order will be six pair, consisting
of three pair of any two styles
offered. Both men and women's
hose are available.
DRAPERY MATERIALS: This
may be ordered once during each
of the three months periods in
any desired lengths as long as to
tal does not exceed 20 yards.
Several styles my be ordered on
same order.
FINISHED GARMENTS: One
slip in either color available, and
three pairs of rayon panties may
be ordered once a montli. 'I his
order must be made at the same
tiiire as the flat goods order.
Due to the expected increase in
orders and the interest of employees’
families, displays have becni set ujj in
the offices of both Ilillcrest and High
Point \\"eaving in order that all can
see the merchandise. Members of em
ployees’ families are encouraged to
visit the display's.
Beginning next week definite
schedules consisting of certain days and
times will go into effect for ordering
at both plants. 'I'hese schedules are as
follows:
HIGH POINT WEAVING:
Orders will be taken each Tuesday
and Friday any time during the
day by Faye Burrows in the Dis
play Room of the Office.
HILLCREST: Orders will be
taken in the Office on the follow
ing days of each week for each
shift. First Shift, Mondays from
3 to 4 p. ni.; Second Shift, Fri
days from 1:30 to 2:30; and Third
Shift, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Fridays from 8 to 9 a. ni. and 3:30
to 4:30 p. m.
March Of Dimes
Drive To Begin
'I'he March of Dimes is on again —
and carrying with it this year an even
greater reason for >ou to give all you
can to help stem the tide of infantile
paralysis.
This year’s March of Dimes cam
paign is trying hard to catch up with
the March of Polio Disease which dur
ing the first six months of 1946 had
afflicted twice as many persons as dur
ing a similar period in 1945. In fact,
the figures were considerably higher
than for any other year except 1916,
which witnessed the greatest polio epi
demic in history.
It’s only a dime or two you’ll be
asked to give between January 15-30,
but coupled with thousands of other
dimes the nation over, it does some
thing — hel|5S jjrovide more medicines,
more laboratory research, more medical
care to see that young Johnny stricken
.with ])olio has a chance to play foot
ball again ... to make sure that
Jcanic can always run errands for her
mother.
You can help — every little dime
docs its bit, you can be assured.
.
Safety Record
At Hillcrest
Ilillcrest has started the New Year
uith a new Safety Board at the plant
entrance showing our safety Record as
it progresses daily. I'he Plant began
the New Year \\ith a low record of 8
ckys, but as the days of the year pass,
we hope to see the number of days
without a “Lost-Time Accident” grow
correspondingly. Our best previous rec
ord was 265 days. Let’s strive-to top it!
Ilillcrest suffered it’s “Lost-Time Ac
cident” on December 16, 1946 due to
an ijifected finger which led to blood
poison. In all probability this “Lost-
Tinre” could have been prev’ented if
First-Aid treatment had been admin
istered at the time of injury instead of
several days later.
It is a plant rule to report all in
juries, even a minor scratch, to your
supervisor immediately for first aid
treatment. No injury is too small, for if
neglected, it can become ver>- serious.
Let’s not be careless, but inste;id with
each employee’s help build up a Safety
Record of which all Ilillcrest can be
proud.
Hospitalization Added
To Maternity Benefits
All em]oloyccs actively at work on
January 4th, 1947, were given free
Life Insurance in the amount of $500;
Non-Industrial Accident and Sickness
weekly benefits of $10 for a maximum
of 13 weeks; Hospitalization, room
and board at $4 per day for a maxi
mum of 31 days; $20 maximum i;iis-
c^llancous hospital fees; maxinuun
Siugical benefits of $75; and mater
nity benefits of $60, plus a maximum
of 10 days’ hospitalization.
Booklets outlining the new pkn in
detail are now available for distribu
tion, and it is hoped that all employees
v\'ill avail themselves of the opportu
nity to purchase the adchtional cover
age to which they are entitled; name
ly'
A. Life insurance above the auto
matic $500 coverage in tlie amount
they are eligible for under the job
schedule — the cost is 60 cents every
four weeks for $1,000 coverage.
B. Dependents may be covered for
the same benefits as lisi-ed in your old
certificate at the very\.^'‘:onable cost
of 80 cents, each four v'ccks for one
dependent, and $1.25, each four weeks
for more than one de]3cndent.
C. Maternity bcnciits h.ivu also been
liberalized througli the new plan. Em
ployees will rccei\'c $60 delivery fee
plus a maximum of lO^tys’ hospital
ization. $75 maximum rs also allowed,
on a Caesarean operation. A dependent
is allowed $25 delivery fee plus 10
days’ hospitalization as well as the
maxinuun surgical benefit of $75.
If you do not have the additional’
coverage or have any question about
the new insurance program, contact
your supcn'isor.
Weavers Lose
Close Game
The High Point Weavers, members
of the l*’ast Industrial League, can do
everything but win. On Tuesday, Janu
ary 21st, the Weavers lost their fourth
game of League play by one point
margin.
Even with this lack of luck, the
W'eax'crs hold to fourth place in the
seven team league. Sorta middle man,
you might say.
W'ill some one tell Paul Spencer
how to get an extra couple of points
before he losses the rest of his hair?
ME ^lAHT hW
OUR PLANT
HAS OPERATED
30 DAYS
WITHOUT A
lOSTIIWr ACCIDENT
, PREVIOUS RKORC 265 DAYS
Hillcrest Safety Board