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Garment Factory Business BoomingThu I'hecotah Manufacturing Company celebrated ti big year of business activity last Thumluy when Knlph Hodges. president of tin* firm, presented each of the 125 employees m the factory with a $25 oush bonus at a gala Christmas party and lunch eon at the plant amounting to a total of over $3,000.00.At the holiday JNirty turkeys and hams were provided by the management with the women employees furnishing ’the trimmings'. After dinner then? was a gift exchange.Knch year the company honors two businessmen who contributed to the establishment of the firm here. This year George Stidham and Harry Chennult were the honored guests.The ixarty marked a big year for the local garment factory which primarily eon-tracts the manufacture of sportswear for White Stag, nationally known for Its smart, quality line of sportswear for women and children. Here at Checotah culottes, shorts, slacks, skirts, coats und hlouBOH are made for we .i throughout the nation. Hie factory is a panoramu of t olored fabrics as the women stitch and sew on tho smartly styled garments. The women are already busily making summer wear.This year the factory. In one of Its most profitableyears since It was reorganized In 1955, turned out 500,000 articles of clothing and Hodges states that the pixmpecls for next year’s work schedule look good.The company’s payroll last year amounted to over $350,-000.00 and provided a strong stimulus to business hero. The retail value of ItR manufactured products Is estimated In excess of $3,000,000.00.Ralph Hodges is president and manuger of the firm. Johnny Moore Is production superintendent. H. A. Rich of Muskogee Is vlre-presidorii of the firm und Vlrglnlu Rich Is serieta ry t reusu rer.City Lions Invited To Connors Event'Fhe Ohocotnh Lions club will hold a dinner meeting to which their wives an* Invited at Connors college at 7:00 p.m. next Thursday at the initiation of Connors President Dr. Marvin Self, according to Lions President Harold Latham.Latham said arrangements for the meeting had been made by Fred Ogle, chairman and Dr. Fred Partnan, member, of the January program committee for the Lions club, and that Dr. Self hud mudo the Invitation In order to show many of Checotuh civic leuders und their wives ulxmtWSiIr1h,atGitn»iyT1fodothwlt;thenwlKOhneoquInanst ihi.wlhuurPito3.belaIVFVIdrK*In
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McIntosh County Democrat
Checotah, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Dec 28, 1967
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