AMCO NEWS
Vol. XXI No. 9 Adams-Millis Corporation Nov, - Dec. , 1963
MEET YOUR SUPERVISOR
Atypical story
of beginning as a
learner in the plants
and moving up step
by step is the pro
gress of Gaston
Hodges from knitter
learner to assistant
plant superintendent.
Gaston Hodges
was operating a
grocery store and
service station in ^ „
the vicinity of Mt. BODGES
Airy in 1947 when he decided to seek
employment in the hosiery industry.
He started as a knitter learner at
Granite Hosiery and in 1948 he was
promoted to fixing. In 1950, he was
named supervisor of the third shift
and two years later was moved up to
the second shift; in 1954, he became
supervisor of the day shift with the
over-all responsibility of the Knitting
Department. Later his duties included
maintenance of the buildings and the
Looping Department.
Since the acquisition of Granite
Hosiery by Adams-Millis, Hodges has
been assistant superintendent of Plant
#2.
Gaston Hodges was born in
Beckley, West Virginia, and when he
was six years old moved to Surry
County in North Carolina. At age
seven, he moved with his family to
Five Points in Winston-Salem and
attended Union Cross schools.
The Hodges family moved to Mt.
Airy in 1932 where Gaston continued
his education. His first job was driv
ing a truck for a produce concern; he
later worked as a mechanic in a garage
until he started operating his own
grocery store.
Next year, Gaston and Louie
Hodges will celebrate their silver wed
ding anniversary. Mrs. Hodges is
from Mt. Airy and was Miss Louie
Cundiff before marriage. They have
one son, Harold Dean Hodges, who is
with Carolina Plastics in Mt. Airy.
There is one grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges are mem
bers of the Fancy Gap Baptist Church,
of which Mr. Hodges is a trustee.
They reside at 907 Lebanon Street in
Mt. Airy.
VACATION NOTICE
According to the terms of our
vacation plan, we designate the week
beginning Monday, December 23, 1963,
as vacation week. If work is neces
sary in your department during the
vacation week, we will call for volun
teers. If you are offered work during
vacation week and you do not wish to
work, your job will not be affected.
You will, of course, be paid your regu
lar wages for any work performed dur
ing vacation week.
Our plants will close on Friday
night, December 20, 1963, and will
resume operations on Monday morning,
December 30, 1963.
We will be closed Wednesday,
January 1, 1964, for inventory.
We wish for all our employees and
their families a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.f
J. H. Millis, President
ADAMS-MILLIS CORP.