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OiNT-CREs r Volume 3 HIGH POINT WEAVING CO. and HILLCREST THROWING CO., High Point, N. C., May, 1946 No. 5 GARVIN SPEAKS TO COMBINED MEETING OF OVERSEERS’ CLUBS “Opportunity comes to those — companies or individuals — whose service has been outstanding,” said J. E. Garvin, general manager of the Uptown Department, speaking at a joint meeting of the High Point and Ilillcrest Overseers’ Clubs. Held at the High Point Overseers’ Club house Friday, May 3, good food, humorous stories from tlie speaker and a jovial SS PINS GIVEN |S,h" I employees as earned from a small plant of 200 employees i /^ • i i . • with old equipment back in 1924, to! . Coming by popular request, service its present en\iable position of being the largest fabricator of synthetic yarns in the world operating 69 plants in 52 communities. “Such a rapid growth, he said, has created great opportunities within the organization.” Stressing the fact that we all ha\c but one thing to sell, namely service, he eniphasized the point that op portunity came to those whose serv ice has been outstanding. “Opportunity, he said, is different from the word “break” because actually no one gets a break from the outside. Rather through an outstanding (■j'^ord of serv ice a person makes his ^^j‘»^.;jpportuni- ties and therefore his i.o^- ’-iVr ” ’aks.” w ...o Going a point furl^ • on^.he sub ject of opportunity, 'L.arvin pointed out the fact that many plants in the firoqnT/ption have 3lr-pd'' Ix'f^nn ev- panding and that wliile the actual construction work has been retarded by material shortages, that a sum of $S,000,000 has bcei^ct aside for further expansion. The club members wtre treated to a fried cliicken suijper which was served by the High Point office. George Gibhardt, president of the High Point club presided and W. I. Spencer, plants manager, introduced the speaker. Everyone enjoyed Garvin’s talk and welcomed the opi^ortunity to meet him since for many, this was their first opportunity to meet him follow ing his recent promotion and transfer to the Main Office after 10 year’s service with Burlington Mills. pins will hereafter be presented im mediately to employees as such pins are earned. Emjjloyees eligible for pins since August 4, 1945, date of last plant presentation, will be awarded suitable pins as soon as possible. This change in policy contrasts with the plan introduced in 1945 when the service award program was inaugurated. For merly annual presentations at the time of a plant-wide meeting or at a specially designated occasion or party were held. Annually a get-together dinner party will be given in honor of employees re ceiving pins during the current year. At this time, special certificates of recogni tion will be presented. The “service pin year” will be considered as from September 1 to September 1 with din ners probably being given during the summer months. VkCOtOi pROPOsei? 'iTE(J.AT;ONS i ApptTiows TO Yf M.CA SUMMER HOLIDAY SCHEDUL-S ^^rURDAY, JUNE 1: Plant will close down at the end of third shift on Saturday morning, June 1, and start up at the beginning of the first shift on Monday morning, June 3. 2. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, July 4, 5, 6: Plant will close down at the end of the second shift on Wrfnesday night, July 3, and resume operations at regular starting time on Sunday night, July 7. 3. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3: Plant will close down at the end of the third shift on Saturday morning, August 3, and start up at the be ginning of the first shift on Monday morning, August 5. 4. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2: Plant will close down at the end of the second shift on Saturday night, August 31, and start up at the beginning of the third shift on Monday night, September 2. Plants to Begin ‘‘Y” Drive On Monday On Monday, May the 20th, High Point and Hillerest will begin their drive in the campaign now being conducted for the High Point Y. M. C. A. The objective of this drive is to raise a total of $459,500 of which $132,000 has previously been raised and is on de posit in one of the local banks in a trust fund, for the new building ^pictured in this issue. A campaign goal Loan Fund Booklet To Be Available Soon QUITE INFORMALLY, following the Overseers’ supper at the High Point Clubhouse, Mr. Garvin, second from left is swapping some of his famous stories with Ed Williams of Ilillcrest, ]oe Church, High Point, and W. I. Spencer, plants managi r. A booklet outlining the James Lee Love Educational Loan Fund will soon be made available to enii5loyees of High Point and Hillerest, Plants Man ager W. I. Spencer announced today. Application forms may be obtained from the plant office. The booklet discusses steps taken in obtaining financial assistance under the loan program and states that loan ap plications should be made not later than July 15 by those desiring to enter school this fall or \\%itcr. The loan program, which is available in all communities where Burlington operates, provides loans up to $500 a scholastic year for Burlington em- pIo>ees and their children who desire higher educational training in colleges, trade, or professional schools. The initial loan is made for one year’s academic work for the amount de termined by the applicant’s individual needs. Renewal loans may be made for additional years, subject to review each year by the local loan committee. Eligibility for loans is determined by several factors: the financial needs of the applicant, grades of the applicant up to a point where prior schooling stopped, genuine interest of the ap plicant in furthering his educational training, and approval of the, ap])li- cant’s educational plans. I'’unds for educational loans are pro vided through The Burlington Founda tion, established by Burlington Mills as a trust fund to assist individuals and charitable and cultural organizations of both local and national status. I’rustees of the Foundation supervise the func tions of the Loan I’und. qf $327,000 has been set to make this building possible. The High Point Y. M. C. A. was organized in April, 1923 and in 1925 the present buildinK, which includes a small office and lobby, swimming pool, gymnasium, showers and locker spate was erected. Since there were no otlier gyms in High Point at this time, the Y. M. C. A. served both the schools and High Point College as well as the Y boys and young men themselves. Mr. l'!dgar IlartlCT, jjrescnt secretary of the Y. M. C. A. was emijloyed as activities director in 1923 and has served this institution every since. The money being raised will pro vide accomodations as follows: Base ment: two handball C(nirts; one exercise room; a second exercise room with sun lamp and massage cubiclcs; boiler, tank, fuel and storage room. l‘’irst floor: one boys’ social room; one boys’ game room; one boys’ secre tary office and counter; boys’ locker, shower and toilet facilities; senior locker, shower and drying rooms, one men’s social room; one men's office and counter; men’s locker, shower and toilet facilities plus an adjoining men’s lounge room; office for physical direc tor; work office, storage area; two coat rooms; swimming pool; two hand ball courts and one exercise room. Second floor: one boys’ gym; one senior gym; one floor director’s oflSce; one games equipment storage room; one recreation room; one craft shop; seven club rooms of varying size; kitch en; women’s lounge room and toilet; storage area. Third and fourth floor: Rooms for young men, toilet and shower facilities sufficient for a total of 78 young men. It is quite evident from the above (Couthiued on Page 3) IHREE lost one working Ikes de- of ease, kens, en Mr. lillcrest, iple and Dne for a silk rayon ict, the painting n hour, irchased i was a nber of to his ng yam a little just the CCS now Wilkes lillcrest onstruc-' garden, I an oc- lis chil- t to cn- on his ;st. Al- lud the he and f health ) provide >rogram 1 male inity. ive arc vard to build- pull ■ the this they here first their cally '.enic ihers ■ke a
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