AAACO NEWS
Vol. XIX No. 4
Adams-Millis Corporation
April, 1961
TEN EMPLOYEES ATTEND FIXER SCHOOL
C. E. Dotson, center, instructor at Guilford Industrial Education Center,
explains the use and reading of a drill gauge for machine screw taps to students
in hosiery machine fixing. Others are, left to right, Charles Hall of Adams-
MilHs Corporation's Plant #1, Junior Mabe and Willard Eagle of the Kerners-
ville plant of Adams-Millis, and Tommy Robinson of Amos Hosiery Mills.
Proper maintenance of knitting
machines is essential to production of
quality hose. In addition to their on-
the-job training, fixer trainees are
offered training in hosiery knitting
machine fixing at the Guilford Indus -
trial Education Center at Jamestown.
The new classes, which started on
April 17, include tenknitters and fix
ers from plants of Adams-Millis Cor
poration. Enrolled are Charles Hall,
Ballard Shatley, Carl Young and Bil
lie Stratton, all of Plant #1; Willard
Eagle, Jerald Chamelin, Junior Mabe
and Benny Venable, all of Plant #4;
and Carliss Long of Plant #6.
Introduction of the course covers
student relationship, purpose of the
school and the history of knitting. The
human relations sessions offer dis
cussions of getting along with knitters,
fixers and management of the company.
Other related material comprises the
major part of the subject matter for
the first two weeks of the course.
Students are advanced to study of the
machine mechanism after further
study in plant safety and basic and
elementary mechanics such as reading
drill gauges, use of the micrometer,
drilling and tapping, proper use of tools,
and completion of the bench work course.
(Continued on page 6)