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Pages Decemix King At Hon In Hosiery King? right, and Dale Hawks review diagram Beal To Head NAHM Trade Group (Editor’s Note: This article is one of a series featuring a supervisor in one of the many job categories in Adams- Millis Corporation. The supervisor will be, as nearly as can be determined, the one with the longest service re cord in the supervisor cat egory.) Harry W. King admits he has thought about re tirement but quickly adds, “As long as I’m healthy there’s no need to sit down.” King has spent more than 34 years in the hosiery indus try beginning in 1952 when he became a knitter learner with Ashburn Hosiery in Mount Airy. It wasn’t long before he was promoted to Larry Beal, Adams-Millis Corporation Credit .Man ager, has been elected president of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers Interchange Trade Group. Beal, a Hendersonville native, joined Adams-Millis graS-uSte-o't Lfa*!! tember 1987. The Interchange Trade Group, formed in 1983, in cludes 22 hosiery company members from North Car olina, Georgia, South Car olina, Tennessee and Kentucky. he and the University where majored in education minored in psychology. He is married to former Anne Titus of Pet ersburg, Va. As president of the NAHM’s Interchange Trade Group, Beal will preside over the information sharing group during his one-year term which ends in Sep- “We meet regularly to dis cuss mutual problems we nave „ as other matters such as lobbying, legal matters and leveraged buyouts that af fect the hosiery industry ” Beal said. supervisor of the knitting room. In 1960 he was transferred to the Granite Hosiery Mill Prior to joining Adams- Millis Beal was regional credit manager for Salem Carpet Mills in Winston- Salem. He resides in Green sboro. Larry Beal which was owned by Ash burn Hosiery. He started at Granite as supervisor of the looping department. The fol lowing year looping was dis continued in favor of seaming machines. King retrained many loopers and trained new employees the technique of seaming to close the toes of socks. When Adams-.Mills Corporation acquired Gran ite Hosiery Mill in 1963, King had the seaming department operating smoothly and ef ficiently. Appreciation Cake Plant 11 employees Bobby and Sue Shinault turned the tables on Adams-Millis Chairman J.H. Millis Sr. dur ing an employee ap preciation luncheon December 3. Following Minis’ comm ents of appreciation to em ployees the Shinaults told him they wanted to show some appreciation for him. “As you give this Ap preciation Dinner for your employees, we would just like to say we appreciate you, too,” the Shinaults noted. “We are grateful for the opportunity to work at Adams-Millis, for all the benefits, for the fine man agement, for your love and concern for your employees. May God bless and reward you all.” The Shinaults presented Millis a cake with the in scription “Adams-Millis We Appreciate You.” Sue, who has worked for the company two years, is an inserter in the pair-clip de partment. Bobby, who joined the company just over a year ago, is a lot handler in the pairing department. J H. Millis Sr. accepts appreciationTSfrTST and Sue Shinault during Plant 11 event. I ^ I i L' . ^ ' I ' L' i f-il L 1 h> ^ r Y ! ‘. ,1. /. He now is supervisor Seaming Departmei Plant 2 in Mount .4iry. During his years int siery business he has active in cornmunitj civic affairs as a menu Ruritan, VFW and a \ teer fireman. King an wife of 40 years, the fc Ruby Midkiff, are men of Flat Rock Baptist Chin King also has been a as a mason and shrine; was Master of the Kas Blue Lodge in 1971, isa' degree Scottish Rite Ma He has served in thel Rite and received the Ki of the York Cross of Hoi the highest honor in the Rite of Free Masonry. He also is a Shrinerii Oasis Temple in Chari King is past president e Surry Shrine Club ai member of the AUie Ma Degree and honorary r ber of four other local sonic lodges. As he reflected on career with Adams-H King commented, “I ( know that I would chi anything. I've always lieved in doing as goodi as I can and work people.” •As for changes in th dustry he said, "Most resent change, but 1 d you don’t make the cl that are necessary yi behind.” King praised .Adams for efforts made to in productivity. “Adams-Millis triest up with the industry said. "The company updated with equipmei that makes it bette everybody.” King and his wife, works in the Pairing partment of Plant II. traveling, especially tours. In recent years have visited Nashi Tenn. four times, neyw’orld in Florida times, Williamsburg, Wilmington and the Fair in Knoxville. Tenn. In addition to travel, still enjoys fishing a North Carolina coastal bass and catfish ar Mount Airy and on River in Virginia. ‘ where he once landa 47-pound catfish and photos to show anyW doubts the size of the fia Bl I.K RATE r..s. po.sTVtT pun Prniiil N.E,
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