AMCO NEWS
Vol. XXll No. 6
Adams-Millis Corporation
Aug.-Sept. 1964
MEET YOUR SUPERVISOR
In the Slimmer
of 1943, a yoiong
slender boy of 16
went to work in the
Boarding Depart
ment of Plant #1.
The hot weather
did not discourage
the young man and
Thurman Millikan
remained to become
one of the top qual- \J
ity boarders until
December of 1944 T, Milliknn
when he entered service with the Navy
Air Corps.
After boot training at Bainbridge,
Maryland, he was sent to Lake City,
Florida. Shortly after the end of
World War II--July of 1946, to be
exact--Thurman Millikan was released
from active duty and returned to the
boarding room.
In June of 1952, he was transfer
red to the Order Department and car
ried lots about a year before being
assigned to correspondence clerk. His
duties consisted largely of handling
correspondence to determine delivery
dates for customers. "Promising
orders" requires a knowledge of the
status of all goods in process. Actu
ally, it starts with placing the order
for the yarn and a confirmation from
the yarn supplier when the yarn will
be delivered. Then every other item
must be checked out: Are machines
available?. . .If not, when will pre
vious orders be completed?. . .Is
packaging on hand or ordered?. . .
Are enough operators available to
process the goods?. . . And hundreds
of other items. These items are
determined through close liaisonwith
each department head.
From correspondence, Millikan
was moved to production control,
working with Bascome Loflin in issu
ing knitting orders. Details of styles,
sizes, colors and dozens to be knitted
are determined from present stock
and orders. Schedules are then made
for the Knitting and Dye Departments,
with priority being assigned as neces
sary. Production control follows the
goods through the Finishing Depart
ment to expedite delivery as promised.
"Rush lists" are made when it
appears a promise date might not be
met. These rush lists come from
production control. Thurman Millikan
was promoted to supervisor of produc
tion control for Plant §1 in October of
1961, His responsibilities include
planning, orders and correspondence.
Production control must know where
each sock is from the time the cus
tomer order is received until it moves
through the Shipping Department.
Millikan's work literally carries him
from one end of the plant to the other
and into every nook and corner. He
has a desk, but is rarely found there
because he is on the go to find out
where a certain lot of goods is located.
Often a large shipment is being held
up because every color has been com
pleted except one. Then, a yarn sup
plier must be contacted to get the yarn,
or, if the goods are in process, a
"rush list" must be put into being.
Born and reared in High Point,
Thurman Millikan married Miss
Ernestine Jarrett, also of High Point,
(Cont'd. on page 2)