MEL - ROSE - GLEN
THE VOICE OF MELROSE AND GLENN MILLS
Volume 3
MELROSE HOSIERY MILLS
(Seamless and Full Fashion Plants)
HIGH POINT, N. C., JUNE ISSUE, 1947
GLENN HOSIERY MILLS
(Infants’ and Misses’ Goods)
No. 10
IT COULDN’T BE DONE
Somebody said that it couldn’t be
done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn’t but he
would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d
tried.
So he buckled right in with a trace
of a grin
And if he had any worry he hid it
He started to sing as he tackled
the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did
it.
Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll
never do that.
At least no one ever has done it.”
But he took off his coat and he
took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d
begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit
of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit.
He started to sing as he tackled
the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did
it.
There are thousands to tell you
it cannot be done.
There are thousands to prophesy
failure;
There are thousands to point out
to you one by one
The dangers that wait to assail
you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a
grin,
Just take off your coat and go
to it;
Start in to sing as you tackle the
thing
That “Cannot be Done” and
YOU’LL DO IT!
—EDGAR A GUEST
REMINDER
July 1st is time for changing
tax deduction cards if any em
ployees want to change.
RED CROSS AID
American Red Cross chapters
throughout the nation will assist
families in preparing documents
for the return of American war
dead from overseas cemeteries,
national headuarters announced
today. The service is provided .at
the request of the War Depart
ment.
Home service workers in each
of the 9,068 Red Cross chapters
and branches have been supplied
with information to help next-of-
kin in completing the forms, the
first 20,000 of which were sent
out by the War Department start
ing in March.
Relatives are urged not to make
inquiries of the War and Navy
Departments prior to receiving
the initial inquiry letter and
forms from Washington. This
may be several months or more
as the project is expected to take
at least two years.
Red Cross assistance will be
limited to providing general in
formation on the project and as
sisting relatives in filling out nec
essary papers.
REMEMBER
REMEMBER to take an ex
tra copy of MELROSE-GLEN
to some former employee or
worker temporarily out of the
shop today.
Honored By College Students
TO CHARLES LEE AMOS—respected citizen; promi
nent manufacturer; honored employer; community lead
er and trustee of High Point College; interested in and
supporter of worthwhile causes whose career is a chal
lenge to y mth—the Lstaff dedicates the 1947 Zenith
The 1947 Zenith, High Point College annual, is dedicated to Mr.
Amos with the photo and paragraph above.
HOW TO AVOID DANGERS OF HEAT
Public health is chiefly concern
ed with prevention, an ounce of
which is reputed to be worth a
pound of cure, that is, it used to
be, but the ratio may have under-
ffone some change, in keeping with
the trend of the times. At any
rate, prevention of sickness con
tinues to be very important, and
we know that preventive measures
have been highly successful in
combating many diseases which
attacked humanity with such dis
astrous effects for centuries.
No matter what forecasts the
weather man may make from day
to day, we have entered into a
long, hot season—one that calls
for outdoor pleasure and, at the
same time, involves certain dan
gers to you. This article is de
voted to a discussion of how to
avoid some of these dangers.
Swimming Hazards
Swimming is a sport that has
always been a favorite summer
pastime. It can be healthful, in
vigorating, and thoroughly enjoy
able, and yet, it may be attended
by dangers. Some of these dan
gers do not exist in the surf or
large bodies of water, but those
who patronize artificial swimming
pools many of which are found
in our cities, should make sure
that these pools are properly con
trolled and made to conform to
the rules of sanitation, as they
may be the breeding places of in
fectious diseases. There should,
according to public health authori
ties, be a constant and uninter
rupted flow of chlorine, which,
unless kept constant, performs its
function and is gone. The water
in the pool should be examined
daily for bacterial content, and
the pool that does not meet th(?se
requirements is dangerous and
should not be patronized. Polluted
w’ater in a swimming pool, which
almost invariably is taken into
the mouth by the swimmer, is ex
tremely dangerous—and one swal
low may make a summer of
misery.
Now, let us consider the haz
ards involved by over-exposure to
(ho sun.
Burns may result from direct
contact with fire, steam, chem
ical, or over-exposure to the ultra
violet rays of the sun. In any
event, the result is the same, re
gardless of the inflicting agent.
There are three degrees of
burns:
First degree burns, which red
den the skin, without blistering.
Second degree burns, which re
sult in blisters.
Third degree burns, which in
jure or destroy the tissues.
Over-Exposure To Sun
Over-exposure to the sun may
result in burns of any one of the
three degrees named above, de
pending upon several factors, in
cluding length of exposure, or the
skin of the person exposed. .A
brunette, according to medical
authority, can undergo a longer
period of exposure, without harm
ful results, than a blond. But, in
any event, those who have been
conditioned to sunlight are in a
better position to stand exposure
than those who have not. It is,
therefore, best to go in swimming
before 10 o’clock in the morning,
and after 3 o’clock in the after
noon. In no case, however, should
exposure be too prolonged; and
certainly, those who are not con
ditioned to the sun’s rays should
not lie on the bank or beach for
an extended period.
OUR NURSE SAYS:
Typhoid vaccinations will be
available in the dispensary each
Wednesday from 10 to 11 o’clock,
at Glenn plant each Thursday at
2:30 p. m. and at Full Fashion
each Monday from 2 to 3 o’clock.
All those who had the three
doses last year will only need one
booster dose this time. Those who
have not had the vaccine for three
years or more would need the
three doses, given a week apart.
Get your sun tan in small rea
sonable doses. If you are not al
ready tanned, don’t expose your
bare skin to the sun for too long
a time. Sunburn at its worst can
cause dangerous illness. At best,
its painfulness is too high a price
to pay for a day’s pleasure.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Here is something you want to
tell your family: Under old-age
and survivors insurance, survivors
benefits are payable when you die
—no matter at what age that
happens.
That is something some work
ers’ families don’t understand.
The wife and child of a living
wage earner can’t get benefits
until the worker is 65 or over and
stops work. ' But they can get
survivors benefits when the work
er dies anytime, whether it is be
fore he is 65 or after—provided
he is insured at the time of his
death. Theie may be monthly
benefits, or just a lump sum, de
pending on who makes up the
family. But almost always some
thing is payable to an insured
worker’s family when he dies.
If the worker leaves no one im
mediately eligible for monthly
benefits, a lump-sum death bene
fit is payable if a claim is filed
within two years. This lump-sum
goes to the widow, widower, child,
grandchild, or parents in the or
der named. If the worker is sur
vived by any such relative, the
lump-sum may be paid to other
relatives or friends in reimburse
ment for burial expenses.
So don’t delay telling your
family. You are building bene
fit rights for them. Make sure
they know they can get their
benefits when you are gone—no
matter at what age death comes.
—The Slater News.
WHY SAVE?
“The saddest words of tongue
or pen are simply these—It might
have been.”
This old saying was never more
true than when it is applied to
YOUR SAVINGS account. The
habit of regularly saving a por
tion of your paycheck is certainly
one to be desired but it is entirely
up to you. The amount you save
each and every payday is very
important to yourslef and to your
family, so build up your credit
union share account and start now.
Don’t make the mistake of saying
to yourself that since you can’t
save a large amount it isn’t worth
while to save anything. It is sav
ing regularly that counts, not the
amount of each deposit, so start
TODAY and every payday to,build
up your share account with—
YOUR CREDIT UNION.
BASEBALL
The baseball schedulde could not
be secured for printing in this
issue. Games will be announced.
The boys appreciate having Mel
rose fans on the grounds each
game.