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Volume VII HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER, 1954 No. 22
AT AWARDS PRESENTATION — President R. C. Kirchofer, at extreme left, is shown presenting
watches to 10 of the 12 employees who this year joined the Anvil Brand 25-year-club. Left to right
the Anvil Branders are Oscar Yates, Estelle Caviness, Osie Hensley, David Shepard, and Winnie
Osborne. Standing in the rear, left to right, are William Horne, Sr., Leola Newell, Gladys Free
man, Georgia Priest, and Elsie White.
BOWLING AWARDS — Aline Carter, personnel director shown at
left, on the night of the annual picnic presented, on behalf of Presi
dent Kirchofer, bowling awards to Bill Roach and Bertha Fergiison.
The trophies and savings bonds were presented to the man and
woman employee who had won the company bowling championship
for two consecutive years. Bill works with the Anvil Brand me
chanics and Bertha is with the shirt department at the White
division.
Changes Made In Hudson Parking
TO MY FELLOW WORKERS:
Another enjoyable, company-
wide picnic has passed into history.
But I am confident its flavor will
remain with many of us far into
(he future.
Throughout the working year
our days are so devoted to the job
in hand there is all too little time
for the pleasantries and neighbor
liness which help round out our
happiness in life. So, as I remarked
during the after-supper program,
‘^there is no occasion of the year
more significant than our annual
get-together. It is one time when
in relaxation and fellowship we
can make new contacts, refresh
former acquaintanceships and re
new friendships that the passage
of time has interrupted. Such an
event has its special meaning to
each of us.
For me our August picnic had
two meanings.
First, it was an occasion by
which Anvil Brand could express
in some small degree its apprecia
tion for the part which all mem
bers of the organization have
played in our business develop
ment. Such a gathering, as in the
past, provides the opportunity to
acknowledge the many evidences
of loyal co-operation between in
dividuals and departments. And 1
always welcome such a means of
personally talking with you and
declaring my pleasure and pride
in being part of an organization
which, through individual and col
lective achievements, has gained
widespread reputation not only for
the products it manufactures, but
as a good place to work.
This organization has recorded
important forward steps in the
march of progress of our company
during the past twelve months.
Within that time operations of the
Sherrod Division have been almost
completely integrated with those
of Anvil Brand. It has required
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Fun Had By
All; Picnic
Successful
Anvil Branders are still talk
ing about the annual picnic held at
City Lake and Colored Parks on
August 27, declaring it to have
been the “best yet.” Especially en
joyed vi^as the evening entertain
ment provided by A. Coke Cecil,
the magician. Even Production
Manager Jack Rives, on the front
row of the amphitheater, sat with
his mouth open and eyes popping
in amazement at the mystery
man’s dexterity.
Many are still wondering if the
magic spell caster and Supt. H. T.
Short were in “cohoots.” If not,
just how did Cecil manage to cut
the superintendent’s tie in several
pieces and put it back together
again ? And how did Cecil get
Short’s watch and his pocketbook
— out of which the magician of
fered to pay Short for his assist
ance ?
Ossie Wright and her son-in-
law, Lee Wade, also made good
assistants during the magic show,
helping to keep the audience in
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Hudson workers are being asked
to please use only their own park
ing spaces in the parking lots. A
lot of confusion is being caused by
persons not doing so.
If you have not been assigned a
parking space and need one you
should contact the personnel
office.
There is to be no more parking
in the fenced in lot adjacent to
the shipping room’s loading plat
form because so inany different
trucks, including Anvil Brand’s
own vehicles, must use this lot in
loading and unloading mei'chan-
dise. A new parking lot has been
created under the water tank at
the Hudson plant, with the en-
ti-ance through the alley between
the main plant and the cafe.