Published by the Employees of The High Point Overall Co.
VOLUME II HIGH POINl' OVERALL COMPANY, High Point, N. C., January, 1948 NUMBER 5
1947 CHRISTMAS PARTY BIG SUCCESS
The Employees of the High Point Overall Company
Presented Their Annual Christmas Party
On Tuesday, December 23,1947
'I’lie interesting and impressive program started off in the cut
ting room at 12 noon with a big luncli. The hmch and serving com
mittee, composed of Ludie Ingram, Mildred Hendren, Lucille Kin
sey, Jessie Barber, Ethel Brackett, China Hedrick, Moselle Boyles
and Lillie Clodfelter, collected the food brought in by the
employees and arranged a very beauti
ful and attractive table. Following the
invocation by Mr. E. A. Lockw’ood,
the hungry hands reached for the fin
est assortment of good food you ever
saw. The writer didn’t take time to
list all the items prepared, but
thoroughly enjoyed a variety of salads,
deviled eggs, pickles, stuffed peppers,
fried chickens, sliced ham, country
sausage, pork chops, steaks, and souse
Scene Of Christmas Play . ♦ .
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"Why the Chimes Rang” cast (left to right) — Decma Atkinson, Arthur Royals, Hal Sechrist, Betty Jones, Esther
Brooks, James Hamilton, Earnest Lawson. Choir seated — Sue Welborne, E. A. Lockwood, Mrs. F. D. Mehan, Louise
Farrington, Willard Hussey, Faye Carlisle, Vernie Bowers, Winnie Osborne and Walter Mullen.
The Why of
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In case you have forgotten the
reporters in your department, the list
follows and be sure to see that she
gets the news that would be of inter
est to you.
Overall — Hattie Bray.
Dungaree — Azzlea Frith.
Shirt —• Ruth Samuels.
Shipping and Cutting — Louise
Welch.
Pants — Evelyn Witcher and Vallie
Boyles.
Office — Maude I’alley.
meat. A delicious assortment of pies,
cakes, breads, and baked puddings
could be found. Cold Coca Colas and
hot coffee helped round out a meal that
was thoroughly enjoyed. It is hoped
that by the next party Wiley Clary
will get over his shyness, for he said,
(after the third helping) that he was
always shy and modest when it came
to eating in a group like that.
Following the meal the crowd fol
lowed Mr. Mehan and his unopened
box of soda to the third floor to see
one of the nicest impressive programs
presented in a long time. The stage
committee, composed of Willard Hus
sey, John Kendrick, Wiley Clary and
Charlie Simpson had spent a lot of
hard work building a beautiful scene
of the interior of a church. The
cathedral window with pretty rays of
light coming through along with the
lighted candles colored the stage for
the presentation of the play “W'hy the
Chimes Rang”.
The cast was composed of Mabel
Beaman, Earnest Lawson, Esther
Brooks, Edith Duncan, Betty Jones,
Hal Sechrist, Decma Atkinson, and
Arthur Royals, Ossie Wright was
splendid as the narrator.
Tlie audience appreciated the fine
singing of the choir, composed of Sue
Welborne, Faye Carlisle, E. A. Lock
wood, Winnie Oxborne, Vernie
Bowers, Louise Farrington, Walter
Mullen, Willard Hussey and John Hil
ton, under the direction of Mrs. I''loyd
D. Mehan.
Miss Minnie Taylor closed the sec
ond part of the program with a solo,
“O Holy Night”.
As each person entered they were
handed a ticket w'ith duplicate num
bers, one they kept, and one was put
into a box. There was a lot of whisper
ing and w'ondering when Mr, Mehan
started shaking the box of tickets and
beautifully wrapped presents were
brought on the stage. Mr. Mehan
announced these gifts W'ere the per
sonal gifts of our president, Mr. R. C.
Kirchofer.
ITien the lucky numbers were called
off. Myrtle Tliompson of the Shirt
factory received an electric toaster.
Helen Steed of the Office received an
electric heating pad. Smyrton Bolt of
the Overall Department received a set
of cookwear. Agnes Joyce of the Cover
all Department received a set of kitchen
knives. Effie Bundy from the Overall
Department, won an electric iron, Ruth
Ferrell welcomed a pressure cooker,
and Faye Cox will enjoy some won-
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