M
tll]l
dains'lllillis Amco N0WS
Unibed W^y
S| Volume 43, Number 3
October 1987
M Sponsors
lympics Festival
“It was one of the greatest
things ever to happen in
North Carolina and the
extraordinary success it en
joyed gives all North Car-
olinas reason to be proud."
That’s how Adams-Millis
Chairman J.H. Millis Sr.
summarized the 1987 Olym
pics Festival staged in North
Carolina.
Adams-Millis was a
"Bronze” sponsor for the
event which attracted more
than 3,000 athletes from all
over the country. More than
460,000 fans watched the
events in Greensboro, Ral
eigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
Cary and at Kerr Lake.
Signifying its par-
AHM Post Is Millis Family Tradition
. .-few
Mike Ryan Carries Torch As Adams-Millis Employees Carry Banner.
ticipation as a Festival spon
sor, Adams-Millis received a
bronze medal which will be
displayed in the Company
headquarters.
A few days prior to the Fes
tival, many Adams-Millis
employees in High Point
participated in the Olympic
Festival torch run as it was
carried through the city.
It was about 10 a.m. on July
15 that the flame was carried
down English Street to be
passed to Senior Vice Presi
dent of Administration and
Human Resources Mike
(Continued On Page 6)
IJ.H. Millis Jr. Addresses Alabama Group
The chairmanship of the
National .Association of Ho
siery Manufacturers is be
coming a Millis Family
affair.
When James H. Millis Jr.,
Adams-Millis Senior Vice
President for Marketing and
Product Development, be
came N.AHM Chairman in
June, he is the third member
of the Millis Family to hold
the position.
James H. Millis Si’, earlier
held the post as did the late
J. Ed Millis.
Working with the N.AllM is
nothing new to Millis who
was Vice Chairman last year
and served four years as
chairman of the organ
ization's Legislative Regu
latory Committee.
This year as Chairman,
Millis has adopted the
slogan “Sustaining .A Com
petitive .Advantage."
“That's what we want to do.
both domestically and glo
bally." he said. “I think we
have turned the corner with
the import situation. I feel
much more comfortable
although imports still are
growing. They are not grow
ing as fast."
Millis said the value de
cline in the U.S. dollar has
helped the situation but that
producti\ity through ad-
\’ances in technology has
done so as well.
Inflation in some Third
Woi’ld countries which were
exporting hosiery to the
I'nited States also has been
a factor.
The additional import
pressure which the industry
has felt tor some time makes
it more important to be pro
active rather than reactive to
compete successfully.
In a speech to an audience
in Fort Payne. Alabama, dur-
*ing National Hosiery Week
activities. Alillis com
mented. “There is an awful
lot of talk these days about
competition and being able
to stay in business. And this
is a very competitive busi
ness worldwide. You and I
compete every day with the
whole world!
(Continued On Page 7)
0 Years Of Service
On November 8 Dot Clark
ill celebrate half a century
ith Adanis-Mil4is Cor-
loration.
Despite her 50-year tenure,
« the assistant supervisor of
olding at Plant 3 says she
idoesn't have any plans to re
tire.
“As long as I feel good, why
not work?,” Clark said. “I
just take life as it comes.’
She’s worked in many areas
iSince joining the company in
1937 including riders, folding.
shipping, box stock and pack
ing.
“Anywhere they needed
me, that’s where I was,’’ she
said. “I’ve had a good time
with my work here.”
The Wake County native
who has lived most of her life
in Kernersville said she rec
alls many experiences there,
including the work done dur
ing World War II.
“I remember them saying,
‘Bring those army socks on.
We’ve got to keep those boys
feet warm,”’ Clark said.
Dot Clark
United Way Tour
Several Adams-Millis employees recently toured several
United Way agencies in High Point in preparation for the 1987
fund raising campaign. From left are Nancy Bethea, Sample
Department; Treva Palmer, Accounting Department;
Jeanette Alston, Plant I; and Mareta Howell, Silver Knit.
Adams-Millis Chairman J.H. Millis Sr. commented, “I en
courage you to open your hearts and give generously . . . Let’s
show our community that Adams-Millis employees care about
others.”