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THE VOICE OF MELROSE AND GLENN MILLS
Volume 2
MELROSE HOSIERY MILLS
(SMmless ftnd Full Fashion Plmnta)
HIGH POINT, N. C., DECEMBER ISSUE
GLENN HOSIERY MILLS
(Infants* and Misses’ Goods)
No. 4
Melrose and Glenn Mills To Hold A Christmas Party
At High Point College Gym^ Saturday^ December 22
The Christmas Party for the Melrose and Glenn Mills is
scheduled to be held this year at the High Point College Gym,
Saturday, December 22, at 7 o’clock p. m.
By general consent two features belong to the party as
a kind of Melrose tradition. Each department will have its
own Christmas tree and exchange of gifts. “Bill” Pappas
will provide a splendid dinner.
A meeting is called in the Social Hall at the Seamless
Plant Thursday afternoon, December 6. All departments and
interested groups are requested to send delegations to this
general planning committee. Full Fashion and Glenn Plants
are asked to have representation at this meeting in addition
to a meeting scheduled for Kivett Drive plants Wednesday
afternoon at 2:45 in the Full Fashion Finishing Room, with
delegation from all Full Fashion and Glenn departments.
1945 BONUS
Bonus checks are in process of
preparation for employees who
qualify in the three mills. The
bonus is a vacation bonus; the
money being paid this year for
the reason that all employees
stayed on the job and did not take
time from production. The re
quirement is that a worker was
in continuous employment from
October 1, 1944 through October
1, 1945. Two per cent of all earn
ings, including overtime, is paid
for employees having one year of
service; four per cent is paid for
employees having five or more
years of service.
The book work for this sort of
payment is considerable. The Pay
roll office is tentatively TRYING
to get all checks in the Seamless
plant ready by December 7, and in
the Full Fashion plant December
14. The Glenn plant will pay the
bonus December 7. In any event,
checks will be ready before Christ
mas, but, if possible, checks will
be delivered on the above schedule.
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OUR NURSE SAYS
If over the counter sleep were sold,
Hour by hour, for silver and gold.
How many people would wail and
weep
Because they could not afford to
sleep ?
Sufficient sleep is essential to
health. Individual requirements
vary widely but generally eight
hours are necessary to the well-be
ing of adults. Some, in order to
work effectively, may require more
but few can consistently put for
ward their best effort with less
than this amount. Every person
knows his own need. It is a mat
ter of good judgment to observe
this need. Sleep should always be
sufficient to leave one refreshed
and ready for a day’s work.
Loss qf sleep for a night or two
can be made up, but too little sleep
night after night will undermine
the health of a rugged person and
turn a cheerful individual into a
cross, irritable one. Sleep is es
sential to life and the restoration
of tissues.
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Perhaps 90 per cent of all infec
tions are taken into the body thru
the mouth. They reach the mouth
in water, food, by fingers, dust,
and upon innumerable objects that
are sometimes placed in the mouth.
The fact that the great majority
of infections are taken by way of
the mouth gives scientific direc
tion to personal hygiene. Sanitary
habits demand that fingers should
be kept away from the mouth and
nose, and that no unnecessary ob
jects should be mouthed. All food
and drink should be clean or thor
oughly cooked. These simple pre
cautions alone would prevent many
a case of infection.
There seems to be a desire to get away from a “mono
logue” type of Master of Ceremonies. The way is wide open
for suggestions. Some employees have hinted that it may
be possible to make our own program with stunts and fea
tures of our own. This sounds good; can it be done?
Do you want to run a contest for Santa Claus like last
year?
Let’s have ideas for games, fun, etc.
The tentative plan is the same as 1944 and the same as
used at the summer picnic—invitation is extended to all em
ployees, and upon request, ticket can be secured for wives
or husbands.
The thing that will make the party a success is for all
01 us to sav6 the date—December 22—and do everything
possible to make it a Melrose affair, with exchange of gifts
and good fellowship among Melrose people.
THERE’S A BotjNTY On1-ET pSvE^
Here’s a stoi’y told by the super
intendent of a plant visited not so
long ago. It seems that one of the
boys was always storming into the
shipping depai’tment wanting to
know why things weren’t done in
this way or that. Finally, he had
to be transferred to another de
partment which had nothing to do
with the shipping room.
His successor soon found that
there were some improvements
that could be niade in shipping
room practice to make things a
bit easier for everyone concerned.
Instead of getting tough about it,
ami telling other people how their
jobs should be handled, this man
made a good thing out of the
faults that existed.
He simply figured out the rem
edies and submitted them via the
Suggestion System. On a couple
of points he discovered that there
were very good reasons why the
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changes could not be made. But
on several others, his ideas were
good; even the boys in the stock
room admitted that when those
ideas were put into effect.
So, there you have it—two men
on the same job, faced with the
same problems. One used nothing
but his mouth and had to be trans
ferred for his own good. The oth
er used his head and remedied a
bad situation without making or
causing a daily headache. In ad
dition, he collected a nice piece of
change and found out several
things worth knowing about his
job.
Pet peeves just don’t fit into
modern business. That’s one of
the reasons we have a Suggestion
System here—to help get rid of
them. How about it? Have you
any gripes to trade for cash ? Try
the Suggestion System way.
CREDIT UNION THEORY
You can borrow on your signa
ture at low cost if you are a mem
ber. Any savings you have can be
safeguarded. Your credit union
would rather help you with a
small loan than to see you give
up the attempt to save. Do not
draw your savings; borrow instead.
This is the idea behind the credit
union. Try it; and it will bring
results in savings — in the long
run.
CHRISTMAS SHUT-DOWN
MELROSE MACHINE SHOP
All three plants will be shut
down December 24th, through the
28th. There will be no work on
December 22, but there will be
work on December 31, with, work
on January 1 (time and half).
There will be work available for
loopers December 26th, 27th and
28th. Loopers are to make ar
rangements with foremen.
This schedule seems practical for
most people and for the company.
It is urged that all employees,
knowing well in advance, plan to
work on all days before and after
the shut-down.
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE
COLORED EMPLOYEES
The Christmas party for the col
ored employees of Melrose-Glenn
will be held in Social Hall on Eng
lish Street on December 22nd, sim
ilar to last year.
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Front Row; W. K. Davis, Sr., M. M.; W. T. Davis, Machinist; E. G. Wormaii, Fireman; James
McMahon, Fireman; A. N. Hill, Supt. Back Row: D. C. Rule, Fireman; J. W. Mason, Fireman,
G. K. Saunders, Maintenance.