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Retirements Cont’d. "Now I'll have more time to de vote to my church and to be a better neighbor," This was the reflection of Thelma Venable upon her recent retirement from Plant #2. Add to this her hobbies of flower arranging, knitting and sew ing--and four grandchildren--and you have the ingredients for assuring a happy retirement. Thelma Venable is the kind of person who will make it just that, too. Thelma worked for Granite Hosiery eighteen years prior to its acquisition by Adams-Millis Corporation, and five years since that time. She has worked in samples, checked after the loopers and knitters, and was mending at the time of her retirement. All of this work she has enjoyed--andparticularly, she says she has enjoyed working with the personnel in the Mt. Airy plant. Thelma is married to Carl Venable, a former High Pointer; they have one daughter, Mrs. Faye Samuels, the mother of the four grandchildren. The Venables are members of the Calvary Baptist Church in Toast, N. C. LILLIE V. SWINK Lillie V. Swink, turner of Plant #1, retired June 7, 1968. She has worked with Adams-Millis Corporation for thirty-eight years, having started in the old High Point Knitting Mill as a looper. She was transferred to Plant #1 in 1932 where she looped until I960 when she was transferred to turning. Lillie was born in Walnut Cove, N. C. Her family moved to High Point when she was a small child. She was married to William C. Swink, who is employed with Thomas Car Works. The Swinks reside at 304 Allred Street in High Point and are active members of Northwood Baptist Church. - 3 Leva Kirk- man, finish clipper. Plant #3, has retired after twenty-four years of employment with Adams - Millis Corpora tion, Her first public work was the job of seam- L. Kirkman ing with the Vance Knitting Company in Kernersville, She began her employ ment with Adams-Millis as a top sewer and during the war, she hemmed Army socks. For many years, she inspected hosiery until the process of inspecting was discontinued. During the most recent years of her work, she has clip ped. Her record is one of loyalty and devotion to her work and to her family. Leva was born in the Kernersville Community where she has spent her entire life. She and her husband have four sons and four daughters. All of the daughters have worked for Adams- Millis. Presently two of them are employed: Bernice Roberson is a pair- er and Carol Taylor is a folder. The Kirkmans reside on Route #4, Kernersville, and attend the Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church, H. London Kidd, fixer. Plant #4, is retiring after having com pleted a quarter of a century fix ing in the Kern ersville plant. He has spent most of his life in High Point where he worked in ho- H. L. Kidd siery mills before joining Adams - Millis. A native of Chatham County, he married Miss Elizabeth Rayle of Guilford County,
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