Adans'IHillis
Amco News
GC.7Z!
Volume 47, Number 1
January 1991
Burfeind Named President
Bundy Ends Long Career
Robert M. Bundy, Jr., who
was chief executive officer of
Adams-Millis, retired Nov. 1 after
more than 35 years in the ho
siery business.
George Burfeind, who was
chief operating officer of Adams-
Millis, was named to assume
Bundy’s duties. Burfeind will be
president of the company.
Bundy, a High Point native,
joined Adams-Millis in 1954 as
a trainee, then served in the U.S.
Army from 1955-57. After re
turning from the army in 1957,
he accepted a sales position with
Maro Hosiery in June of that
year.
He gained extensive experi
ence in sales and manufacturing
with Maro before rejoining
Adams-Millis in 1976 as presi
dent of its hosiery division. In
1983 Bundy was narriCd presi-
Robert M. Bundy Jr.
dent of Adams-Millis Corpora
tion and became chief executive
office in 1989, following the
acquisition of Adams-Millis by
Sara Lee Corporation.
“Bob has made a tremendous
contribution to the entire in
dustry and has provided consis
tent leadership at Adams-Mil
lis,” said Keith Aim, vice presi
dent of Sara Lee Corporation.
George Burfeind
“He has guided the growth and
development of Adams-Millis
and still found time to provide a
strong commitment to the High
Point community.”
Burfeind, a Brooklyn, N.Y.,
native, joined Silver Knit in
1962 and was promoted to presi
dent of sales in 1972. He was
named president of the division
in 1984.
A-MEmployees Give $60^000+
The Rockies From Vail, Colo., Through Carol Franklin's Camera
Adams-Millis employees in
Kernersville and High Point
contributed more than S60,000
in the 1990 United Way cam
paigns in High Point and For
syth County.
Employees in High Point con
tributed $27,598.61, an increase
Franklin’s Shot Wins Photo Contest
Carol Franklin’s shot of The
Rockies as seen from Vail, Colo.,
was named the winning entry in
this year’s Amco News Vaca
tion Photo Contest.
Franklin, who works in
Adams-Millis Sales, not only
showed the splendor of the
mountains but also captured in
the foreground a beautiful placid
lake which reflected the beauty
of the mountains.
Second place went to Eva
McKenzie, Plant 1 Seaming
Department, for a shot she took
of a waterfall on the Rhein River
on the border of Germany and-
Switzerland. She took the shot
during her vacation which she
spent at her mother’s home near
Frankfurt, Germany.
Frances Come, who works in
the company’s Administrative
Offices, took third place with a
scenic shot in Arches National
Park in Utah.
As first place winner Fran
klin wins a $150 gift certificate
from Belk's. McKenzie will re
ceive a $100 gift certificate from
Belk’s and Come will get a $50
gift certificate.
Contest judges said choosing
the winners this year was a diffi
cult task because there were many
good photos entered. There were
21 entrants in this year’s con
test.
“Interest in this contest seems
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of some $8,000 or 29 percent
from the 1989 campaign.
In Kernersville, employees
increased their United Way
contributions by almost 34 per
cent over 1989 to the Forsyth
County United Way Campaign,
donating $34,551.87.
The employee contributions
plus the Adams-Millis corpo
rate contribution of $7,000 raised
the 1990 total to $41,551.87.
The $34,551.87 given by
Adams-Millis employees ex
ceeded the goal of $29,377 by
nearly 18 percent. The 1690 goal
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Eva MacKenzie's Rhein River waterfall took second place
Frances Come's shot of Arches National Park in Utah was third