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from our president's desk AS WE COME AGAIN to the Christmas Season, it is in successfully effecting the transition frOIl! independent sales .n. appropriate that we pause from the rush of our daily representatives to a strong corporate marketing arm. And activities to give thanks for the blessings we have en- together we have added financial strength to our company joyed in our company affairs and our personal lives during in substantial measure during the year. 1963. It has been a good year for us, not because it has been While there is much yet to be accomplished, we can all without difficulties and problems but because we have been take pride in a job well done in 1963. I am particularly reasonably successful in surmounting the difficulties and proud of the fact that all our people throughout the company problems we have encountered. responded exceedingly well to these new challenges and by During the past few years we have grown very rapidly their individual efforts increased our over-all strength and from a small company with a relatively limited range of stature. affairs to what may be described as a large company with a Some years ago, when we were a much smaller company, world-wide scope of operations. This growth has generated those of us charged with top management responsibility a number of problems with which we have had no previous could properly feel that our efforts were of significant in- experience. While we have not by any means solved all of fluence on the course of our company affairs. Today our these problems, we have made, what I would consider, ex- efforts have relatively little effect in comparison to the day- cellent progress on every front. to-day accomplishments of each of our six thousand people. To me, the most encouraging aspect of 1963 has been We are grateful to have such a wonderful group of men the enthusiasm and capability which each of you has applied and women, and we thank each of you for your contribution to the. challenges we have faced. You who are involved in to ou