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43, Number 4
December 1987
k-M Employees Pledge
Nearly $100,000 In Drive
\dams-Millis Corporation
ill iployees pledged nearly
>1)0,000 to the United Way
syear.
The $99,973.94 total was
best ever achieved
thin the company, accord-
5 to David Moff, Corporate
rector of Human Re-
urces.
,^lant 1 in High Point led
^ e way with a per capita gift
$44.15. Plant 6 in Hickory
^istered the greatest per
■ pita increase from the
Chinese
)degation
Visits A-M
Several high-ranking
;onomic and trade officials
■ the [People’s Republic of
hina recently visited
»dams-Millis facilities in
igh Point and Kernersville
niErlpart of a two-week tour in
:eUnited States.
Minis Jr., Senior Vice
Resident of Marketing and
j,.|j/oduct Development who
[jpid visited China last year,
‘esented an overview of
dams-Millis to the
n 'member delegation dur-
g its stop in High Point.
leer'When he told the group of
nd [number of socks
dams-Millis produces, a
lember of the delegation
isponded through an inter-
reter, “That’s a lot of
)cks!”
I President Robert M. Bu-
?y Jr. also spoke briefly to
■jl® group in High Point be-
, I're it departed for Kern-
, ;^sville to tour Plant 3. In
[Irnersville Danny McNair,
ice [President and Group
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previous year — 353 percent,
Moff said.
The Plant 6 dyehouse had
the greatest per capita gift
for a single department with
$65.94.
“Seeing these figures
again reinforces my feelings
about everyone in the
Adams-Millis Family,” said
Chairman J. H. Millis Sr.
“They are wonderful people
who care about their fel-
lowman. Their contributions
to the United Way certainly
illustrate that very vividly.”
Millis expressed ap
preciation to everyone who
contributed and added
thanks to those who worked
in the campaign.
“Results like this don’t just
happen,” he said. “A lot of
people spent time and en
ergy in the campaigns and
are to be commended for
their efforts.”
He also praised the Uhited
Way organization for its ad
vances in “meeting the
needs of the community.”
“Adams-Millis has been
committed to the organ
ization for a long time,” he
said. “It has demonstrated
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Mary Ann Clodfelter
Plant 7
Qu Fatang Examines Socks
both public and private, on
regional and local economic
development,” Millis ex
plained. “They also looked
at implementation of pro
duction policies in large in
dustries.”
The tour was arranged by
the National Committee on
U.S.-China Relations and
was funded by the U.S. In
formation Agency.
A-M Among Forbes ’Top 200’ Firms
Adams-Millis has been named to
the Forbes Magazine “Top 200” list
of small public companies.
The “Top 200” were selected from
more than 5,000 companies nation
wide with annual sales between $1
million and $315 million.
Forbes’ evaluation of the com
panies was based on performance
during the past five years. Among
the factors evaluated was annual
sales growth. That had to be 10 per
cent or better annually. Adams-
Millis ranked 38th in sales among
the 200 companies.
“This is quite an achievement,”
said Chairman J. H. Millis Sr. “It is
not often we are placed in such an
enviable position. We know we
have a fine company but when
someone else evaluates you and
rates you highly, it certainly does
make us feel good.”
Millis praised Adams-Millis em
ployees for their efforts which have
helped make the company what it
is.
“I think this ranking by Forbes
shows quite well the quality of em
ployees we have and the good work
they do,” Millis said. “Without
everyone working so well as they do
as a team. I’m sure this would not
have happened.”
Value Line Publishing in New
York topped the list which also in
cluded such firms as International
Dairy Queen, Dreyfus, Oshkosh
B’Gosh, Sizzler Restaurants and
Neutrogena.
Dot Clark Honored For 50 Years Service
, eneral Manager, and Ed
' aker, Vice President of
lanning, briefed them
ut the operation prior to
letour.
The delegation also toured
atteras Yachts in High
iint during their visit. The
'o-week tour also included
5w'York City, Boston, San
fancisco as well as North
>rolina’s Research Tri-
glePark.
‘The group was here to
amine the role and impact
state municipal agencies.
Dot Clark, J.H. Millis Sr.
FDR was president, the
movie “Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs” was first re
leased, Amelia Earhart was
lost at sea, spinach growers
erected a statue to “Popeye”
and the first McDonald’s res
taurant opened.
The year was 1937 when
those things happened. And
on November 8 of that year
Miss Dot Clark went to work
for Adams-Millis Cor
poration. November 9 was
“Dot Clark Day” at
Adams—Millis Plant 3 where
she is assistant supervisor in
the Folding Department 50
years after joining the com
pany.
“This is a very special day
for a very special person,”
said Adams—Millis Chair
man J.H. Millis Sr. during a
luncheon honoring Clark.
“A lot of things have hap
pened since Dot joined
Adams—Millis in 1937,” Mil
lis told more than 100 of
Clark’s family, friends and
colleagues who gathered to
celebrate the occasion.
“We’ve fought three wars,
man has walked on the moon
and we had a fire on this very
spot where we are today.
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