back part 48 of the insole 44 is shown to have a wide margin 49 that extends from the rear of the shank area 51 about the heel the margin 49 cooperates with the outwardly extending flange of the counter as described below the texon products identified are manufactured by united shoe machine corp obviously other comparable materials may be used in fig5 a molded counter 60 is shown that is incorporated into the upper of the shoe at the quarters 15 between the foxing 16 and the lining 30 the counter 60 is generally u shaped when viewed from above and has a relatively stiff side wall 62 which extends about the heel portion of the upper and diminishes in height toward the forepart from the back stay 64 of the shoe the counter has an outwardly extending flange 66 about its lower edge 68 that forms a lasting margin to assemble the shoe as is described in detail below during the assembling of the upper 10 the counter is inserted between the foxing 16 and the lining 30 the flange 66 plays a major roll in imparting lateral stability to the shoe to reduce the danger of twisting the foot or ankle of the wearer the one piece vamp 14 of the upper extends about the toe area 70 and the side quarters 72 and includes a lasting margin 74 immediately adjacent the feather edge sized to extend under the.