/TJK
Sdaos'IUillis
Amco NeWi
Volume 42, No. 3
October 1986
J Plant 8
1 Achieves
I Milestone
jAnother Adams-Millis
plant has reached a major
safety milestone - one
million consecutive safe
working hours.
[Plant 8 in Franklinton
topped the million-hour
mark on September 22.
The achievement rep
resents a safe period from
July 1,1980.
'“It's always wonderful
to see people work hard to
rpach goals and achieve
them,” said President
Robert M. Bundy Jr. “It’s
Specially gratifying to
everyone work
together to put safety first
in the workplace.
"To reach the million
SBfe working hours mark
is a milestone in which
^ch Plant 8 employee can
tkc a great deal of pride,”
Bundy added. “It is some-
jjfting that does not hap
pen without an extra
effort from everyone in
volved.
Plant 3 in Kernersville
achieved the million-hour
milestone in November
1984
The Plant 8 achieve
ment means that no lost
time accident has
occurred on the job dur
ing the more than five
years representing the
million hours
A-M Employees Set Pace
In High Point UW Drive
Adams-Millis employees
led the way as pacesetters
for the 1986 High Point
United Way posting a large
increase over the 1985 cam
paign.
Plants 1, 7, 66, 70, 75 and
Administration participated
in the pacesetter campaign
posting pledges of $22,680.65.
That represents a 54 precent
increase over 1985 when
$14,695.37 was pledged.
Response to this year’s
campaign showed other in
creases as well. This year
83.6 percent of employees
contributed to the campaign
compared with $41.62 in
1985.
“It is quite gratifying to see
Adams-Millis employees
share so freely with the
community’s needs,” said
Adams-Millis Chairman
James H. Millis Sr. “Our em
ployees on a daily basis show
their commitment to the
company through the fine
job they do. They demon
strate their commitment to
the community each year
through the United Way
campaign. What they did this
year exceeded expec
tations.”
In preparation for the
pacesetter campaign several
representatives of Adams-
i'liilHf'
> ‘Mi
f - * -
High Point United Way Representative Talks With A-M Volunteers
Minis visited some of the
agencies served by the
United Way.
Those included Jeanette
Alston, Rick Sweet, Ophelia
Hamlin, Leila Wishon, Susie
Hunt, Sandra Morrison, Ann
Price, Lucy Rush, Lu Rogers,
Dianne Wesseli, Linda
Leach, Jackie Barnard, Mar
gie Lail and David Moff, who
served as this year’s Com
pany Campaign Coordinator.
Following those visits.
these campaign volunteers
shared information about
the agencies with other
Adams-Millis employees
during the campaign.
Adams-Millis Chairman
James H. Millis Sr. has been
heavily involved in the 1986
campaign as chairman of the
loaned executives par
ticipating in this year’s fund
drive.
The Adams-Millis paceset
ter drive resulted in a per
Related Photo On Page 5
capita contribution of $43.70
compared to $29.33 in 1985.
“It’s obvious from this
campaign that Adams-Millis
employees are sensitive to
the needs of the community,”
said Moff. “It’s gratifying too
that the volunteers in the
company were so willing to
bring the United Way story
closertohome.”
New Employee Store Opens With Fanfare
tFrom left, Mike
fRyan, Kay McHone,
iDoii Baker open
jMount Airy store.
Adams-Millis Corporation
has opened new employee
stores in Mount Airy and
Hickory for the convenience
of employees in purchasing
hosiery as well as men’s,
women’s and children’s ap
parel at reduced prices.
The Sock Factory, a new
employee store in Mount
Airy, has gained substantial
sales volume since its June 9
opening, according to Don
Baker, Outlet Stores Area
Manager/Buyer.
“Although 70 to 75 percent
of our business is from our
employees, we are getting
more and more people from
the general public,” he said.
“Our volume has picked up'
tremendously.”
The new 1,600 square foot
facility is located in Pine
Plaza Mall at the inter
section of N.C. 89 and U.S. 52
a quarter-mile from
Adams-Millis’ Mount Airy
More on Page 7