FROM RANDY'S DESK We have met many challenges during the past months. Thanks to a deep sense of service to others, these challenges have resulted in a year of progress and good will This good will is particularly stressed during the Holiday Season. We will begin the Holiday Season in our new plant and Thanksgiving will have a special meaning for all of us. As the year draws to a close, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the immeasurable services you have given to our company and the people we serve Please accept my sincerest wishes for a good Thanksgiving, A Merry Christmas and a most satisfying New Year! tfC 1C 17 7 a Ik 4* PRODUCTION STATUS The outlook for production for the next two to three months seems to be fairly good. We will continue to be in the "style" environment that we have been experiencing for the last two to three months, but we hope we will be able to get more continuity on the styles that we are producing. We have more colors and light weight fabrics than normal and the lack of stripped down garments that helps fill the voids caused by the labor-intensive garments we are not producing seems to be easing up. This was what was creating the unbalance in the plant and causing some operations to be short on production where other operations were overloaded. We are working with our existing customers and with new customers on obtaining these garments that are filling these voids. This is not easy as our customers are experiencing the demand for "style" garments and do not have as many orders for the stripped down models. We are fortunate that we are working full time as there are plants in this area who are working only three days a week and one plant which has closed down for a full week and is still only working three days a week. These plants have been calling us to see if we have production available in order to fill their voids. We do not see a need to work a shortened week in our plant. Your willingness to shift and transfer to make different styles is the reason for our ability to run full production and we appreciate your efforts. A .% GRADUATES The following employees have graduated in the last few weeks and they are: Sandra Kelly, Lucinda McCollum, Laurel Jones, Scarlet Johnson, Carolin Briles, Flora Johnson and Faye Graham. Each was presented with a beautiful corsage of carnations. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF US! A BEST ATTENDANCE BEST ATTENDANCE CONGRATULATIONS TO JEAN'S DEPARTMENT FOR BEST ATTENDANCE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.