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Volume VII
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY, 1954
No. 20
MESSAGE
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
TO MY FELLOW WORKERS:
Although July 4th is past I hope
you still enjoy many vacation
memories. And while it is yet July
we should remember something
else with deepest gratitude.
In 1954 we have vacations, we
have luxuries, jobs and high
standards of living because 178
years ago there were courageous
men who pledged “our lives, our
fortunes and our sacred honor” to
create a nation more privileged
than any other in history.
Not even the most optimistic
then could have dreamed of the
greatness and richness that was to
develop from the nation they
founded. It takes a vivid imagina
tion now to foresee what is yet to
com€. For thoughtful men tell us,
“Look into America’s future and
you can set your hopes high.”
They see the human require
ments created by increasing popu
lation at the rate of 11,000 births
a day. They point to the need for
new schools to the extent of 40
billion dollars, 60 billions for high
way construction, housing for an
expanding population involving 100
billions. They picture a 250 per
cent needed increase for electrical
energy in the next 20 years. Yet
these special needs are only a
fraction of the whole. All provid
ing endless employment for every
existing trade skill and profession.
Calling for materials, tools, equip
ment, wearing apparel, food and
services beyond calculation.
Students of coming days say,
"Look into America’s future and
you can see your own.” And what
a future. What promise for even
stronger national foundations, ex
panded prosperity, higher stand
ards, more joy in living.
Don’t you agree that our ances
tors of 178 years ago opened op
portunities and left us a heritage
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92 At White and Hudson
Have Perfect Attendance
The perfect attendance record of
employees at the Hudson and
White divisions for the first six
months of this year showed an in
crease of 49 over the same period
in 1953. Also, the figure was in
creased iby 38 over the six months
covering the last 'half of the 1953
year.
That means that a total of 91
employees reported for work every
day—and were on time —^through
the work pei'iod from January 1 to
June 30.
From Januaiy of 1953 through
June 30 of the same year only 43
Hudson and White employees had
a perfect record. During the last
half of last year, from July
through 'December, 54 employees
had a perfect attendance score.
The figures totaled at the end
of this June, however, include su
pervisors while previously these
employees have not been included
in the perfect attendance records.
Neither Sherrod nor Independ
ence were included in the above
totals because records at those
plants were not started until after
January 1. However, both the divi
sions will be included in attendance
records announced next Januairy.
First place in number of perfect
attendances during the past six
months went, again, to dungaree.
A total of 23 persons there worked
every day and were not late once.
Second place was a tie between
the shirt department and the over
all and boxer department, both
those units having totals of 15.
Third place went to pants, with a
total of nine and the various of
fices stacked up a total of six.
Fifth place was also a tie, between
shipping and receiving totaled to
gether and the cutting department
at Hudson with five perfect at
tendances each.
Pattern had four perfect attend
ances, ladies’ dungaree three. The
cutting room w'hich moved to
North Main Street and the main
tenance department both had totals
of three.
The employees obtaining the
perfect records in the various de
partments were:
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COMMUNICATIONS?—Is that
what you’d call our mail boy?
Anyway, his job is to keep all the
High Point plants in touch with
each other. He’s Gerald Talley and
for the story of how he carries
messages from one plant to an-
othtr see page two.
Mehan New Head
Of Garmenl Assn.
Floyd D. Mehan, Anvil Brand’s
executive vice president, on July
19 was elected president of the
Southern Garment Manufacturers’
Association.
The election was held at the as
sociation’s annual convention in
Memphis, Tenn., July 18-21, which
was attended also by Sales Direc
tor Hugh Webster and Production
Manager Jack Rives.
During the past four years Vice
Presidenet Mehan has been secre-
tary-treasurer of the association,
as well as a member of the board
of directors.
The association which he heads
for the coming year is the largest
trade association for the aepparel
industry in America. The name.
Southern Garnjent Manufacturers’
Association, is somewhat mislead-
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Annual Picnic
Is Scheduled
For August 20
The annual picnic will be held
on August 20 for Anvil Branders
and their families. Some 3,000 per
sons are expected to gather for fun
and food at City Lake Park and at
Colored Park.
Included in the plans are the
workers and their families at the
Hudson, White, and Sherrod divi
sions. Plans also are being made
for a grand picnic for the Inde
pendence workers at a recreation
park near that city. A definite date
for that event has not as yet been
set but should be settled shortly.
The company will again present
watches to employees who have
worked here for 25 continuous
years. President R. C. Kirchofer
will make the presentations.
At the present time there are 30
members of Anvil Brand’s 25 year
club with watches presented to 24
in 1952 and to six Anvil Branders
last year. This year’s number of
new members is expected to exceed
last year’s as Sherrod workers,
who became a part of the Anvil
Brand family only a little over a
year ago, will be included in the
gift list at this year’s picnic.
The plants wil close at the reg
ular hour and thei-e will be bus
sei-vice, with a schedule to be an
nounced later, for the employees
who do not wish to go to the parks
in their automobiles. A wonderful
dinner is being planned and the
entertainment committee is busy
with plans for the after dinner
events. Many employees, undoubt
edly, will want to go out immedi
ately after the plants close to take
advantage of swimming and other
park recreation facilities. The en
tertainment program and the sup
per will be identical at both parks.
Personnel Director Aline Carter
urges that each employee mark the
date of August 20 on their calen
dars so they will not make other
plans for the after work hours on
that day. “Let’s all plan to have
somie fun, food, and relaxation to
gether,” she said.
The various picnic committees,
al of them already at work making
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