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~A readable annual report "Q@UOTE" Greb Industries Ltd. has taken a first step in telling its profit story to employees by producing a special anâ€" nual report for broad disâ€" tribution, Charles E. Greb, executive _ viceâ€"president, told shareholders last week at the company‘s annual meeting in Kitchener. per cent of the total public has either a lukewarmor a poor opinion of the business community,‘‘ Mr. Greb said. ‘‘*We all know that business in general has been declinâ€" ing sharply in terms of pubâ€" lic esteem in recent years.‘‘ The company, concemned about attitudes on the part of the public which threaten the very existence of the competitive enterprise sysâ€" tem, decided to stop passâ€" ing the buck to organizations such as the Canadian Chamâ€" ber of Commerce and the Canadian _ Manufacturers‘ Association, and to tell its employees its story. "We feel that the way to start changing public attiâ€" tudes about business is to tell our employees about our progress," Mr. Greb said. ‘"Since they make it all happen, they are our most valuable asset."" The special annual reâ€" port is called ‘"One Family Looks at Greb Industries in 1973."" It has been designâ€" Recent â€" surveys _ have "There is a powerful, moving force in town called TIME TO RUN." L o "One of the finest. For all the family." ‘ Press Atlantic City, NJ ‘"Attendance broke all records." Record Reading, Pa. ‘"The film‘s professionalism has drawn raves from Hollywood‘s established film makers." | San Antonio Light San Antonio, Texas "Beautifully photographed. . . . its attractive, never saccharine, cast has been carefully coached by director, James F. 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"If you are a shareholder in another Canadian comâ€" pany, and you feel our apâ€" proach to telling the profit story has merit, then use your influence to get other companies on the, bandâ€" wagon, too,""‘ Mr. Greb said. ‘‘‘There is plenty of room for every company to take part in telling how it helps proâ€" vide jobs to build Canada." Enlarging on operating results for Greb Industries in the first half of the 1974 fiscal year, which began Nov. 4, 1973, Mr. Greb said that incoming orders for Greb Division‘s casual shoes and boots are running 41 per cent ahead of yearâ€" ago pairage figures, which were in turn 15 per cent betâ€" ter than those of 1972. The Bauer Division, producing skates and athletic footâ€" wear, has enjoyed a 50 per cent order gain since the start of its new winter seaâ€" son Feb. 25, slightly better than the 47 per cent gain in pairage for the similar Duluth Herald Duluth, Mn. Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Ca. Press Scimitar Memphis, Tenn sales budgets, with the only limiting factor being the duce,‘‘ he said. The® significant sales upâ€" swing for the Greb Division, which started in 1973, is conâ€" tinuing this year, he said. ‘"‘We have become more agâ€" gressive in terms of quality, styling, and price in our Hush Puppies line, and are successfully â€" competi g with imported shoes." Fall bookings are up sharplyâ€"as the company becomes a style leader in the ladies‘ casual footwear business, he added. All plants are close to 100 per cent of budgeted producâ€" tion increases established for the year, he said, with the exception of Winnipeg which moved into new faciliâ€" ties in March, and is faced with a labor shortage. In the Greb Division, proâ€" duction is up, 22 per cent in the first half, compared with a year ago. Bauer Division output is almost 40 per cent higher than a year ago. The Bangor, Maine, skate plant now employs 200 people, who are on target with a daily output of 2,000 pairs a day. The plant goal is 2,800 pairs avday. The plant started at zero last Spring. The relocated plant at Trois Riviéres is on target, Furniture by Arkana Airborne Barrymore Interna James C. Snyder Nova Teak Form Canada Selig Stemich Paul Arno Ply Designs an exciting showplace of design he said, and is starting a second shift. The $1,732,000 expansion program for the Kitchener skate blade plant is underway, with compleâ€" tion scheduled for the Fall of 1974. The Ontario Provincial Police are seeking assistâ€" ance with their investigaâ€" tioniof a criminal offence. Passengers travelling by the 9:00 a.m. Voyageur Coâ€" lonial Bus from Toronto to Peterborough and the 11:00 a.m. bus from Peterâ€" borough to Toronto on Thursâ€" day, December 6, 1973, may have information vital to this inquiry. They are askâ€" ed to telephone detective inspector G.H. 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