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Page 2 THE ERWIN CHATTER Pabttakad monthly la the interest of tke employees of Um Erwin Cotton Mills Ooapwy. K. P. L(*k PmUnt; W. H. Baffin, Vice-President and Trassurer; Qui E. Harris, Ykt-PwiMwt UD Anaiiitsnt Timmiii ; Tnak T. DsVyver, Vlii Pmidit aad Industrial Relatione Director. Priatad at the Hiwii Primary, Durham, M. C. Editor-in-Chief H. W. Calvert Cooleemee Editor.— C. 0. McDaniel Associate Editor Jeanne DeWeese STATEMENT OF THE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD, KEMP P. LEWIS, TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY In retiring as President of The Erwin Cotton Mills Company and in assuming my new position as Chairman of the Board, I want yon, our employees, to know, my appreciation of the faith ful support you have given me in upholding the traditionally outstanding place our Company has held in the textile field for a long time. I am grateful for the loyalty which has been evi denced in our association together. In my new position I shall continue to keep in contact with developments of the Company day by day and I shall be in a position to keep our Directors and our stockholders aware of our progress. Being in the place of leadership that the presidency of this Company gives, I have enjoyed the responsibilities of the job during the last sixteen years. I have been proud to be working with such a grand family of employees as our Company has had. I have seen these mills grow from the first plant to the present eight, and I have watched with pride this expansion of production and the recognition of quality which Erwin fabrics have gained in the textile world. Under such capable leadership as William H. Ruffin brings to his new job with you, I feel certain that the Company will con tinue along smoothly as all employees work together in that spirit so familiar to the "Erwin Family" in making secure the future of each of you. STATEMENT BY THE NEW PRESIDENT, WILLIAM H. RUFFIN, TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY I want each member of our Company to know that it is with a deep sense of obligation and responsibility that I assume the position of President of The Erwin Cotton Mills Company. It is a great challenge indeed to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Erwin and Mr. Lewis. As the heads of our Company, they have proved to be wonderfully fine leaders, men of strong character and most highly respected. It was a very real privilege to be associated with Mr. Erwin in the last years of his administration of our Company, and with Mr. Lewis, for these past 26 years. I am to him for the gplendid training, guidance, and Pjlyfrat he has always given me, and I will do my HHPP to the high standard of leadership set by him an^D^MrTlSrwin. We can be proud of the high position that our Company holds in our industry and in the communities in which we work. We must all work in fullest cooperation to maintain that standing. It will be strongly in the interest of each one of us and of our Company to do so. It is a privilege to know a great many of you individually and personally, and I would like to know each one of you that way as we go along. I value highly indeed your friendship and good will, and you can be sure that I will do everything that I can to merit it. One of my strongest interests is the welfare of the employees of our Company in seeing that the Erwin Mills is being fair to everyone and doing the best we can for you. No policy of our Company will be made nor any policy changed without your best interests having our fullest consideration. In the fellow officers of our Company, our Board of Directors, and down the line through all of our employees we have a splendid organization, and one of which I am proud to be a part. By olosely olosely together in friendship and cooperation, I am con fident that the Erwin Mills can continue to serve well you, our employees, the trade and the public which buy our goods, and our stockholders who put up the moiifcy- which provides us our jobs. _ Our Safety Record Shows Progress The 1947 accident frequency rate for the Company improved 30.1% over the 1946 record. In 1946 the frequency rate was 10.6 and for 1947 it was 7.4 . Duding 1947, the Erwin Mills employees worked a total of 8,627, 447 man hours during which time a total of 64 lost time injuries occurred. The following table shows the final plant standings for 1947, and in dicates the per cent better or worse as compared with 1946. Also, in 1947, an improvement of 46.6% was made in the severity rate of the Erwin Mills. The severity rate is the number of days lost per thous and hours of werk. Credit for the improved safety record goes to the cooperation of the employees and supervisors who have supported the safety program. Fore men, and employees who have served on safety committees, can justly feel proud of the part they played in making 1947 a safer year. Let's continue this cooperative attitude and make 1948 an even safer year than any of oar previous years. To prevent accidents let's use our foresight and slfaainste the unsafe acts, practices, and unsafe conditions which eause them. Unit Frequency Sat* % Better or Werss Plant No. 1 1.3 78% Better Plant No. 6 3.£ 17.5% Better Bleaching and Sewing No. 4 4.3 100% Worse Plaai No. 4 5.2 53% Better Oteth Boom 2 and 5 6.0 31% Better Pfcwi No. 8 6.2 42.5% Better Plant No. 2 8.7 40% Better VfeMkin* No. 3 10.8 74.2% Worse Pkut No. 5 15.3 18.2% Better * y i W -.iIfwM KNEEDEEP IN SNOW is Kenny Hoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken eth Hoover of New Jersey. WheH this picture was made the snow was 30 inches deep. Kenny is the grand son of Mrs. Mary Daniels, an em ployee of the Cloth Boom. J CHARMING LITTLE GIRLS are (laughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Howard. Peggy Jean, three years old, is seen on the left, and Dottie Warren, two years old, on the right. Their father works in the Dye House and their mother is a member of Spinning. Mrs. Byerly Entertains Christian Service Group Mrs. Heathman Byerly entertained the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church at her home on Friday evening, Febru ary 6. The devotional led by Mrs. T. C. Pegram opened the meeting. An in teresting program on Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, was presented by Mrs. Arnold Kirk, Mrs. Charles Branson and Mrs. C. L. Isley. Mrs. Arnold Kirk was elected del egate to the Woman's Missionary Conference in Asheville in April. Mrs. L.-v. Davis was elected alternate. The new member presented to the group at this session was Mrs. B. D. Jenkins. Visitors were Mrs. Harvey Byerly, Mrs. James H. Byerly, Jr., and little Miss Sylvia Phelps. At the conclusion of the business, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Phelps, served a delicious salad course with Russian tea. Those present were Mrs. Charles Bahnsoa, Mrs. James H. By erly, Jr., Mrs. Harvey Byerly,'Mrs. W. M. Click, Mrs. L. J. Davis, Mrs. M. H. Hoyie, Mrs. C. L. Isley, Mrs. William A. Jenkins, Mrs. Arnold Kirk, Mrs. M. H. Ridenhour, Mrs. T. C. Pegrain, Mrs. Conrad Phelps, Miss Sylvia Phelps, Miss Peggy Skinner and Mrs. W. B. Wands. Mr. and Mrs. Green Imm are the proud parents if » 10 pound baby girl named Alio Greaalda, bora Dee. 21, 1947. Mr. We is employed la - m** .p»^ t/.Jk' 'n" if Wi"' ' M Mr. and Mrs. proud parents girl named Allies 21, 1947. Mr. « the Fteiehisg 4 I'OWU REPORTERS SAY. . . WEAVING Ktptitiai: *■""» Hoffman, Sauna Rae Spry In the last issue of The Chatter, through an error, the name of Mrs. Ora Lee Cope was left out in the write up of our Christmas Party. Even though it is late, we do want her to know that we appreciate her help in making our party a big success. William Gales, son of Mrs. Mary S. Galea, has returned home after 3 years of service in the Navy. Mrs. Clara Vogler tells us that she has a new granddaughter, Lynn Lo retta Vogler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vogler. We wonder if that is the cause of her being out— to celebrate. Several of our people have been out sick since Christmas, but most of them are back at work now. Miss Bettie Orrender recently un derwent an operation at Davis Hos pital. We hope she will soon be back with us. Frances Boger is back after being out with her mother who has been sick. J. L. Woffard is back after a few days illness. E. K. Sed berry was called to Wash ington recently because of the illness of his son, Bruce. We understand that Bruce is now on the road to recovery. W. S. Nichols' son, Lacy, and his grandson, Charles, have enlisted in the U. 8. Army and are taking basic training at Fort Jackson, 8. C. An other grandson, Dean, has joined the U. 8. Navy. We wish to say good luck to all three. We extend our sympathy to Mrs. Mamie Jones and Mrs. Dora Correll in the reeent death of their father. CLOTH ROOM Reporting: Nellie Lagle and William Owens We are sorry to report that Annice Also brooks and Dorothy Kurfees are out sick at this writing. Meekie Thompson recently had her tonsils removed. We hope she will soon be back at work. We were sorry that Viola Segraves had to miss work recently due to fall ing in the snow. She reports that she had no broken bones but receiv ed a few bruises. We are sorry that Mr. Bay Smith has been in the hospital. We hope he will soon be able to be back at work. Wilma Allen, a former employee of the Cloth Boom, has been transferred to the Payroll Office. "Good luck," Wilma. We wish to congratulate Bosa Baf ley. She celebrated her eighth wed ding anniversary recently. The wedding bells will soon be ringing for Amy and Giles, In fact, by the time the paper is printed, they will me Mr. and Mrs. Myers. We wish you all the happiness in the world, Amy and Giles. Have you heard tlie latest on Ted Lagle? He wont hunting last week ■I f i| I - LHE"« * kHHUMBSRH «n 1 *f |H ■ IMMBL February jjifl and came back not with a rabbit, bat with a swollen lip and wet clothes. He was following a rabbit's tracks and fell in the branch. We are glad that Boy Hellard is back at work after being oat aide. «.>• §§ Paul Gibbons is back at work agter being oat sick with thefla. WARPING Reporting: Lillian Alexander aad Carolyn White Elizabeth Cornatzer is back at work after being out a few days because of the illness fo her brother. We are glad he is improving. Dorie says he likes coming to work at four o'clock in the morning. The weather is better at that time. We are glad to have Ivila Eller back at work. Avery Sink wss on the sick list re cently. We are glad to see him back on the job. Mary Tom is back at work after being out a few days sick. "Red" Wyrick spent last week-end in Washington, D. C., with his son H. A. He reports plenty of ice aad snow. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frye. He's a boy, born Janu ary 28, and his name is Latter Wayne. Anna Jones is looking for a tooth ache cure. She was out a day recent ly with a swollen jaw. Myrtle Hellard is back on the job after being out sick. Elsie says she is selling a lot of eggs since the last Chatter came oat. I think your reporter should get • commission. We welcome Onirea Renegar to the * first shift and we hope she will enjoy working with us. We are glad to have Benny Nib lock, Dorothy Foster, and Jaaaita Crotts on the second shift. We hope they will enjoy working with as. We are also glad to have Doyle Hoover back again. On the way home from work the other night, Dempsey Shaver caught an oppossum at the corner of Duke and Cross Streets. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Chappel celebrated their 38th wedding anni versary on January 28th. Edna Williams has a pair of nylons she has worn for over 2 years with out a run. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Riden hour on January 30th a daughter, Mary Susanne, weighing 7 lbs., 4 os. We are glad to see Dempsey Shaver back after being out with a ease of . mumps. At this writing, Kathryn Harris is out with the mumps. Have you noticed Qeorge McGar rity breezing along in his jeepr J. N. Parker welcomes your re porter, Lillian Alexander back to work. She appreciates his pinch-hit ting while she was out ,
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