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Long-term Employees
February, 1982 - AMCO NEWS - Page 3
Among Recent Retirees
Forrest Edwards retired as
Vice President and Sales
Manager of Adams-Millis
Hosiery Company at the close of
1981, but is continuing with the
company as a consultant in the
sales program.
Mr. Edwards has one of the
longest work records at Adams-
Millis, now being in his 49th year
with the company.
He came to work for Adams-
Millis in October after
graduating from High Point High
School in 1934. Full-fashioned
hosiery then was a major part of
Adams-Millis’ production and he
started work as a Topper. He
progressed to Knitter and then to
Fixer-Foreman. “This was one
of the most sought-after jobs in
High Point at that time,” he
recalled. “Adams-Millis was
recognized as probably the best
place in the city to work; the pay
was good for the times and
benefits were offered that were
not available at other com
panies.”
During World War II, Mr. Ed
wards served in the Armed
Forces and on his return to
Adams-Millis continued working
in production departments until
1957 when he was made an assis
tant to the Sales Manager of Tex
tile Accounts.
At that time the local office was
mostly administrative as Adams-
Millis then had sales offices in
New York, Chicago, Kansas City
and Los Angeles.
As these offices were con
solidated into High Point, Mr. Ed
wards was assigned special ac
counts and began extensive
traveling throughout the United
States. His work has been chiefly
with large regional chain store
accounts and involved taking
samples of Adams-Millis’ line
and making a sales presentation
to consumers who would place
volume orders for socks that
later would be sold throughout
that region of the country. Five
years ago, Mr. Edwards was
named a Vice President and
Sales Manager of Adams-Millis
Hosiery Company’s special ac
counts.
Recently Mr. Edwards talked
about his almost half a century
with the company, describing his
year as interesting and “always
happy; truly a great place to
IRS Offers
Timely Tips
work.”
Traveling is an interest he and
his wife, Elizabeth, have enjoyed
for many years. They have
traveled in most of the countries
of Western Europe and South
America and Mr. Edwards said
they hope to travel more in later
years.
The Edwards have three sons,
Forrest, Jr., Marshall Lee and
Greg.
Other retirements from
Adams-Millis Hosiery Company
include two sisters at Plant 6 in
Hickory whose combined work
records total 78 years. Ruby
Reep had completed her 45th
year and was the employee with
the longest work record in the
Service Awards at the end of 1981.
Ruby’s sister, Virginia
Flowers, had a 33-year work
record when she retired. Through
the years, the two had lived a lit
tle over a mile from the plant and
in their younger years often walk
ed to work.
Kemersville include Lucy War
ren, who had been with the com
pany since 1954; Lucille
Bowman, since 1950 and Carrie
Lemar, since 1943. All three live
in the Kemersville area.
Photographs of the last three
employees were not available.
Katie Brown retired from the
Customer Service department in
the Administrative Office in High
Point. She had been with the com
pany 21 years.
Ruth Robinette also retired
from Plant 6 after 16 years in the
Knitting Department. Ruth said
growing flowers and trying new
recipes are two of her hobbies.
Forrest Edwards
Ruby Reep
Willis Bowman retired from
Plant 11 in Mt. Airy last year,
after 14 years with the company.
At the time of his retirement he
was in the Packing Department.
Willis has returned to employ
ment recently, now working as a
Cleaner.
Virginia Flowers
Katie Brown
Both spoke warmly of their
years with Adams-Millis, saying
they looked forward each day to
their jobs and always felt it was a
pleasant and friendly place to
work. Both like to sew and to
garden and hope to do some
traveling.
Virginia and her husband, who
also is retired, recently
celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary.
Helen Dagenhardt also retired
from the Hickory plant. She had
been with the company 31 years.
Retirements at Plant 3 in
Willis Bowman
Ruth Robinette
Helen Dagenhardt
Employees Recognized For Perfect Attendance in 1981
The Internal Revenue Service
offers this timely tip for tax
payers: It’s very simple to label
a shoebox or similar-sized con
tainer to save receipts and
cancelled checks. When a bill is
paid and a receipt is obtained, a
taxpayer can just toss it into the
box; or, when the cancelled
check is returned from the bank,
that can go into the file. It’s not
only good business, the IRS
reminds us, but good records can
help save money on taxes.
Following is a list of Adams-Millis Corporation employees who last
year achieved a perfect attendance record. Those having the perfect
records were recognized at ceremonies in their various departments.
Personnel Managers commended each employee to make an extra ef
fort during 1982 to attain perfect attendance.
Plant 1, High Point; Joseph Arnold, Clete Blevins, Jesse Moore,
Kenneth Reaves, Arnold Brown, Horace Jarrell, William Sweet, Theo
Frazier, Doran Modlin and Randall Stone.
Veselko Vuksic, Derrell Frazier, Roy Hayes, Bruce Yarbrough,
Troy Davie Linville, Rochelle Ester, Virginia Wood, Reed Parris,
Odell Anderson and Geneva Marsh.
Kitty Hilliard, Yvonne Little, Blanche Noles, Linda Cook, Viola
Lineberry, Anne Younger, Della Frazier, Anica Vuksic, Judy Brown
and Helen Dailey.
Emmanuel Ebhojaye, Delores Sweet, Charlie Maness, Wade
Kindley, Ernest Creasey, Mary Jane Smith,Carolyn Dunlap, Martha
Saintsing, Shirley Stoots and Phillis W. Hutto.
Warehouse, High Point: Bobby Miller, James Utt, James Shore and
George Neal.
Machine Shop, High Point: Jerry Smith, Joel T. Craig, Raymond
Culler, William Sexton and Lonnie Sledge.
Sample Department, High Point: Margie Lail.
Plant 2, Mt. Airy: Mary Arnder, Joe Allred, Wayne Atkins, Brenda
Beasley, Louis Bowman, Dennis Carter, Kathleen Chilton, Stacie
Dupree and Virginia Easter.
Roland Goins, Jr., Ray Haymore, Fred Holder, Bertha Holt, Her
man Inman, Catherine Jackson, Charlie Jarvis, Jr., Oral Niten and
Page Phillips. ^ ^ ^
Raymond Riggs, Truman Puckett, James Thompson, Robert
Reynolds, Foye Younger, Ella Jones, Louise Atkins, Rada Bowman
and Irene Collins. „ , ,
Sandra Draughn, Nina Fleming, Ruth Reece, Dale Hawks, Beulah
Hooker, Pauline Johnson, Henry Jones, Nellie Luffman and Geraldine
Gibbons.
Gladys Morris, Mary Stephens, Nancy Thomas, Opal Thomas,
Lorene Tolbert, John C. Bennett, Rastus Penn, Franklin Riggs and Ida
Rogers.
Steven Amder Nannie Boyd, Lula Dickerson, Evelyn Dollyhite,
Dorothy Simmons, Hoover Sawyers and Larry Sawyers.
Plant 3, Kemersville: Vera Beane, Ruby Shields, Evelyn Smith,
Sandra Pope, James Mabe, Robert Meredith, Lillian Frye, Marie
Morphies and Eva Morphies.
Mary Reynolds, Earlene Jacobs, Rebecca Brooks, Virginia
Shingleton, Royaline Marine, Jean Stack, Miron Shore, Helen Rierson
and Michael Hill.
Marvin Pegram, Margaret Barnard, Hazel Eaton, Margie Eaton,
Vera Eaton, Virginia Lawson, Leva Mabe, Eunice Pearman, Jane
Robertson and Mittie White.
Plant 4, Kemersville: Dorothy Blackburn, Margaret Harrell, Daril
Henderson, Annie Hewett, Patricia Hill, Fred Holder, Sun Im Kim,
Roy Morphis and Enie Neal, Jr.
Betty Petticord, Homer Quick, Billy J. Smith, Doris Smith, Mary
Smith, Dorothy Tilley, Dennis Wood and Ollene Wood.
Plant 6, Hickory: Ernest Church, William Eller, Joe Gardner, Phif-
fer Rector, John Watts, Glenn Benfield, Paul Wise, Dolly Setzer and
Emma Yount.
Rosa Wofford, Clorine Abernathy, Virginia Wise, Mary Lineback,
Sadie Benfield, Matilda Clontz, Betty Hall, McArthur Farley, Rachel
Bolick, Katherine Yoder, Blanche Myers, Lucy Willis and Barbara
Wilson.
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