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April 1987
Major Installation Of New
Machines Nears Completion
, Clyde Barger Works With Lonati At Plant 6
Installation of more than
100 new state-of-the-art knit
ting machines is nearing
completion in Plant 6, ac
cording to Terry Hutchison,
Plant Manager.
“The whole thing has been
a challenge to everyone,”
Hutchison said. “It has
turned us upside down in
getting the new machines in
and the old ones out.”
Despite that he said the
plant knitted more socks in
1986 than ever before. He
explained that was due in
part to the fact that business
was so good. However, it also
was due to the increased
production capacity of the
new equipment.
Ninety-eight Lonati knit
ting machines, a high-speed
rib knitting unit and 20
Matec, rib-link knitting ma
chines have been in oper
ation at the plant for some
time. The Matec machines
went into operation in
mid-1986. The Lonatis went
into operation in January.
Thirty-five more Matecs
are being installed and will
be in operation shortly, Hut
chison said.
The changeover was com
plicated by the product
demand last year.
“We took some of the old
machines out and then had
to bring them back to meet
production demands,” Hut
chison said.
In this largest installation
of these machines (which
were developed in Italy) he
reported the production ef
ficiency has been improved
by at least 25 percent over
the much older Scott-
Williams, Bentley’s and
Nagata mechanical ma
chines they replaced.
That coupled with the
higher speed and much im
proved quality certainly
See: Lonati, Page 5
Three To Receive
Millis Scholarships
Three young people have
won the James H. and Jesse
E. Millis Scholarship at High
Point College for the 1987-88
school year.
Selections were made in
March by High Point College
officials.
Recipients are: John K.
Richardson, son of Joyce A.
Richardson, Mount Airy,
Plant 2; Karen R. Welch,
daughter of Louise C. Smith,
High Point, Plant 7; and
Pamela J. Thomas, daughter
of Joe Thomas, Admin
istrative Office.
Congratulations to these
winners.
Mr. Millis, Chairman of the
Board, and Mrs. Millis will
make a presentation to the
winners later.
L>utlets Set
oSew Record
lo fiith strong employee
y,1 support, Adams-Millis em-
pl4yee stores set a new sales
!nlf r^ord in 1986, according to
eri Don Baker, who heads the
employee operations.
^he employee support we
g received last year made this
t possible,” Baker said. “We
f thank Adams-Millis employ-
s ees for their support. ”
. • ^'he new record reflects a
- substantial sales increase
over 1984 which was the
^res’ previous best year.
ith the successful 1986
cojnpleted. Baker said stra
tegies are being considered
‘tw the future.
“■ ^We are trying to generate
’jjOew ideas for better sales,”
'll be said. “We are working on
some surprises which will be
“i pleasant ones to employees
and to our other customers. ”
Baker explained that the
I employee store operation
has begun “taking our show
on the road” or carrying
merchandise to plants which
do not have stores in Frank-
See: Outlets, Page 5
Price/McNabb, A-M
Feature Holey Socks
To Good Advantage
It may sound ironic but some holey socks are helping
sell Adams-Millis hosiery.
For the past year or so an ad featuring a pair of very
holey socks has been conveying a message for the com
pany: “Buy Cheap Socks And You’ll Pay Through The
Toes.”
That is the headline of an ad developed for the com
pany by the Raleigh division of Price/McNabb, an
Asheville-based advertising firm.
The remainder of the ad states, “Or buy Hanes socks.
They’re made to last long after other socks are on their
last legs.”
“With the finest yarns and fibers for quality, comfort,
and maximum durability. And that goes for every pair
of socks we make. From infants, kids and teens to men
and women.”
“So the next time you buy socks, buy Hanes. After all,
the longer your socks last, the longer it’ll be before
you’re footing the bill for a new pair.”
“We have been single-minded in our approach with
this campaign,” explained James H. Millis Jr., Senior
Vice President, Marketing and Product Development.
“Price/McNabb began working with us in 1985 to de
velop a cohesive business plan for the Hanes brand. We
have stuck to the plan and success has resulted from
that.”
See Price: Page 5
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to last faiig after (her sik ' ■ - are
their last tegs.
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iiir qualify ctTOlial,and ma-ximuti,
durabiliti .-Vnd that twcrery
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kids and teens tr imen aiui wm>a
• So the next time y.>u buy fax-ks,
buy Hanes. After allthsj longer vsiur
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