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Corporation as an inspector and mend
er, Mrs. Pearl B. Watkins, Plant #7,
retired June 29 on the basis of age.
Prior to coming to High Point in 1929
as one of the first employees of the full
fashioned plant, she was employed in
Durham, N. C.
About her long period of service
with Adams-Millis, Mrs. Watkins has
this to say: "It has been 27 wonderful
years; I have thoroughly enjoyed them.
I know of no better company that I could
possibly worked for. " She had planned
to retire later this year; however, due
to the illness of her husband, she re
quested earlier retirement.
Mrs. Watkins, the mother of two
daughters, lives at 2326 English Street
and attends the English Street Baptist
Church. For the present, she plans to
spend most of her time caring for her
husband.
Frank Johnson, Plant #7 Boarding
Department employee, retired June 29
on the basis of age.
Born in Davidson County, Frank
farmed before coming to High Point in
1914. He was first employed by Snow
Lumber Company as a lumber grader,
and in 1929 went with the City Health
Department. In November of 1943, he
came to work for Adams-Millis and has
been in the Boarding Department since
that time.
Frank was married to Essie Kirk-
man of Davidson County, also, in 1922.
He is the father of two daughters, one
of whom lives in New York and the other
in Arlington, Virginia. The Johnsons
reside at 605 Mint Street, High Point,
and are members of the First Baptist
Church. They have just returned from
a vacation trip in southern Florida.
Frank says that much of his time will be
spent on his front porch and visiting his
friends.
People who mind their own business
usually succeed--they have so little
competition.
SERVICEMAN RETURNS
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Upon completion of two years of
service in the U. S. Army Engineers,
Bill R. Hayworth returned to work in
the Shipping Department of Plant #1 on
June 21, 1956. Bill was inducted at Fort
Jackson, S. C. , in July of 1954 and pro
ceeded to Fort Gordon, Georgia, for
eight weeks of basic training and eight
weeks of signal school training. He was
then stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, in
charge of the message center of his
group headquarters, the 35th Engineer
Group headquarters.
In late summer of 1955, Bill was
sent to Ft. Polk, Louisiana, to help re
activate that camp in preparation for
Operations Sagebrush. Maneuvers for
seven months kept him at Ft. Polk until
February of this year when he returned
to his home base. Ft. Hood. He was
there in the message center until his
discharge on June 18, 1956.
When asked about outstanding inci
dents of his army career. Bill replied
that the thing he remembered most was
the emergency furlough he was granted
in November of 1954 when he became
the proud father of a baby daughter.
Bill, his wife, Coleen, and daugh
ter, Brenda Jean, reside at 1105 West
Burton Street in High Point. Coleen is
also employed at Plant #1.