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Page 2 - AMCO NEWS - April, 1982 AMCO NEWS April, 1982 Vol. 38, No. 2 AMCO NEWS is edited and produced quarterly in the offices of Adams-Millis Corporation at 225 North Elm Street, High Point, North Carolina. Contributions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed by your production staff. Martha Clontz, Editor; Jean Harrison, Assoc. Editor. Anne Younger 30 Years’ Service Completed Anne Younger, who has completed 30 years’ service with Adams-Millis, was unin tentionally omitted in the service awards story in the last issue of AMCO NEWS. A Knitter at Plant 1 in High Point, Anne lives in Kernersville. Gardening is her hobby and she said her son-in-law soon‘will plow her gardening space for her and ^ she will get busy with her plant ing. Each year, Anne said, she raises potatoes, onions, beans, com, tomatoes and bellp)eppers, and “gives away most of what my family doesn’t use.” As for advice on having a successful garden Anne said keeping the ground soft is what she relies on mostly, in addition to the original plowing, she said she has the ground plowed again between the rows during the growing season. A Chat With The Chairman J. H. Minis Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer At Adams-Millis today, as at other companies across the United States, unprecedented efforts are being made to improve and maintain the quality of goods produced in all types of in dustries. Industry in this country finds itself on the threshold of a new era when companies, if they are to survive, must produce more “first quality” goods, and fewer “seconds” or “off-grade” pro ducts. Why must Adams-Millis and these other companies do this? A casual observer might say that we produce thousands of perfect socks and hose every day. But also every day, many socks and hose must go into the “off-grade” or “irregular” bins. A myriad of causes-from imperfect sizing to wrong types of yarns-could be listed for off-grades; the list is too long for this space. These goods bring only a fraction of the price of first quality goods. However, the cost of producing irregulars is exactly the same as that for first quality products. The same wage scale is paid employees whether the goods come out perfect or less so. The goods are produced on the same machines and maintenance of them costs the same. The yarns that go into what turn out as irregulars cost just the same as that in the first quality goods. We soon see very clearly that producing “irregulars” earns the company very little, and everyone loses when a first quality product is not produced. “Qualitysense” is a word that has been coined in the wake of recent intense efforts by companies to maintain consistent quality production. There has been no hard and fast definition for “qualitysense” that I have read. To me, however, it simply means that producing quality goods makes good sense for our company. The reason it makes sense for a company is that it will make “dollars and cents” for a company. In our free enterprise system this is what assures a successful company for employer and employees. As we explore more possibilities for achieving consistent quality production, I urge every employee to think about quality control and our individual responsibility in achiev ing it. “Zero Defects” should be the goal of every one of us at Adams- Millis! 7k. I-CaJ" J. H. Millis Chairman of the Board Plants Form New Committees The 1981 and 1982 Safety Com mittee at Plant 8 in Franklinton recently met jointly when plans were discussed for safety inspec tions during the new year. Serving on the new committee are Marion Dickerson, Chair man; and Linda Bullock, Ruby Wilson and Judith Tingen. Serving last year were: Portia Jenkins, Advisor; Mary Fuller, Chairman; and Alan Hall, Peggy Imes and Brenda Williams. The Safety Committee for 1982 at filwU 2 in Mt. Airy includes Eugene Johnson, Chairman; Ly(^ Shelton, Secretary; and Judy Tolbert, Brenda Zagurski, Frank Riggs, Rachel Puckett, Kenneth Hatcher, and Harry King, members. The Plant Emergency Organization includes Fred Rupard, Craig Dickens, Doug Puckett, Ronnie Easter, James Thompson, Rachel Puckett, Henry Jones, Dennis Carter, Con- ard Bell, Don Goad, Van Adams, Perry Jordan, Elaine Phillips, Lydia Shelton, Herman Inman, Raymond Riggs, Tom Bowman, Dale Hawks, and Frank Riggs. The Safety Committee members make a list of findings on each inspection tour and follow up with recommendations. They also assist with accident in vestigations and constantly look for safety hazards or housekeep ing problems between tours. The President’s Corner William B. Mewborne, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer As more and more companies are taking closer looks at methods of controlling the quality of their production, many in novations are being discussed. Persons specializing in this field are being recruited by industry in efforts to cut down on defects and to ensure that the company maintains a level of quality in its products that its customers demand. One interesting plan used by some companies is working toward, and then declaring, a “ZD Day.” In this instance, “ZD” stands for “Zero Defects;” and, of course, would mean produc tion that day was completed with 100% perfect products. This, of course, is the goal for which we would all strive. Realistically speaking, however, “zero defects” in a day’s hosiery plant’s production probably could never be achieved. Because of the complexities of the machines that knit our pro ducts and the intricate methods of production, some flaws in evitably will occur. We are different, say, from a television company where when the product is completed, the machine can be tested at once and see if, indeed, the product was made with “zero defects.” What Adams-Millis can do, however, is raise our con sciousness level to the necessity for constant quality control. As I studied the well-thought-out plans some companies put into ef fect for Zero Defects days, I was struck by the simple idea that quality control depends ultimately on each individual being aware of the necessity of doing his or her job-no matter what it is-precisely correct. This follows from the purchase of the right yams, on through each department, to the packaging and ship ping. Perhaps at Adams-Millis, we can add an “IQ” to our quality control efforts, meaning each employee will “Insure Quality” at his or her job. When we look closely at what “Insuring Quality” can mean to our company, perhaps declaring a “ZD Day” might be in teresting and challenging for us. Key employees could report on how the volume of quality control checks that day compared with another p)eriod. Even though we don’t produce a television set that can be tested immediately at the end of the production line, we probably would be pleasantly surprised at what a con centrated effort to “Insure Quality” could accomplish. William B. Mewborne, Jr. President GED Classes Started In HP The PEG meets quarterly with the chief of the Mt. Airy fire department who gives instruc tions and training in fire preven tion and use of fire equipment. Tommy Beck Checks Control Continued From Page 1 of perfect goods pnxfcced in our plants. But it--yM take an awareness on ^voy employee as to wi^ledui:^ the percentage of il^rfect socks can mean to our company.” Tommy first came to Adams- Millis in 1962 as a Knitter. Later he was assistant foreman in that department and in 1966 lie entered the United States Armed Forces. He Served as a Combat Engineer in Vietnam and retum- Sixteen employees from Plants l and 7 in High Point have begun a program of study through which they can achieve a General Educa tion Diploma, which is the equivalent of a regular high school diploma. The program is being conducted in coop>eration with Guilford Technical Institute and is part of an in-plant effort in this field which was started by GTI at the first of this year. ^^3sses are being held from 3:45 to 5:45 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Plant 1 conference room. Jules Crowell, Biology In- s High Point Central High School, is conducting the classes ed to Adams-Millis in 1968 and wfoi subjects as Mathematics, English, Science and was named to his present position . in 1978. ^ questionnaire circulated by Aidams-Milly showed some 30 Tnmmu’c I, -;.^€mployees interested in the prograto. Apwo^^utely six months The only charge is five dollars to take the final examination and students who do not pass the first time, may take the examination as many times as is required, during the next five years, for successfully comp e ing it. Only the original five dollar fee is required, no matter how many times the examination is taken. Gary Kennedy, Personnel Manager for Plants 1 and 7, told the first Class that each of these employees is to be commended for entering this program and wished them all success. camping and fishing, and he is currently vice president of the Hasty Booster’s Club. His wife, Brenda, formerly worked in the Seaming Department at Plant 7 in High Point. They live on Route 6, Thomasville, and have one son, Mark, who is eleven.
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