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Vol. XXVII No. 3
Adams-Minis Corporation
June-July, 1971
SUPERVISOR OF THE MONTH
Fast making a
for himself in
the High Point Indus
trial Management Club
of High Point is Velton
^0.11, shipping super-
visor of the ladie s'
hosiery division of
■^darns-Millis in High
f^oint. Last month, he
received the Key Man
of the Year Award; and,
has been selected as
Velton Hall
^oy Man Committee Chairman for the coming
year. The club designated Velton as "Person-
^lity of the Month" for June.
The purpose of the Industrial Management
f^fub is to develop its members personally and
^0 of definite help to them in the discharge of
their responsibilities as supervisors.
The Key Man serves as the connecting
ffhk between his company and the club. He
®ounds out the club members in his company
for Suggestions concerning the activities and
P^ograjj^g club. The Key Man then re-
Ports this accumulated information to the
olub's executive committee.
Velton has been in the shipping department
two years. He was previously employed
^t the old Grimes Street plant of Adams-Millis
about two years after coming out of service
^ 1958. He was shipping clerk for Ragan
^oitting Mills in Thomasville and worked for
our years in the shipping department of
aurice Mills prior to his last employment
^ith Adams-Millis. He was also employed as
^ haker by Thomasville's Bost Bakery for six
years--and, by the way, he says he's a very
cook.
Born in Thomasville, Velton Hall attended
®rnStreetElementarySchool and then graduat-
^'1 from Main Street School in 1957. He held a
Part-time job in a grocery store while attending
^ehool. Upon his graduation, he entered the
• S. Army and served in communications for
tenths at Fort Jackson, S. C. and Fort
^ffee, Arkansas. Upon his release from the
for
K
Army, he was with the North Carolina National
Guard for six and one-half years.
Velton is married to the former Darlene
Frye of Sanford, N. C. He has three children.
There are two daughters: Jateena, age 6, and
Kimberly, age one and one-half; and one son,
Alex, who is six months old. He and Mrs. Hall
live at 123 Council Street in Thomasville.
As for hobbies, Velton plays golf and
chess; he also enjoys bird hunting in Randolph
and Davidson Counties, but rarely finds time
any more to engage in this sport.
Three Named To NAHM Post
Three officials of Adams-Millis Corpora
tion have been named to posts in the National
Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. James
H. Millis, president of Adams-Millis Corpora
tion, has been elected to Second Vice Chairman;
and, by virtue of that office, Mr. Millis is a
member of the board of directors.
Donald G. Lindner, president of Adams-
Millis Hosiery Company, has been appointed a
member of the NAHM S"ocks and Anklets Com
mittee. H. O. Williams, comptroller for
Adams-Millis, has been appointed a member
of the NAHM Air and Water Pollution Com
mittee to study problems as they relate to ho
siery production.
Quality Excellence
Award Received
For the sixth consecutive year, Adams-
Millis Corporation has received the Symbol
of Excellence Award from Sears, Roebuck and
Company. The presentation was made by
Phil S. Kessler, hosiery buyer for Sears, at
a luncheon at the String and Splinter Club in
High Point on April 21. Accepting the award
for the company was Robert L. Boyles, direc
tor of manufacturing of the half-hose division.
The coveted award was made in recogni
tion of the outstanding performance of Adams-
Millis Corporation's management and em
ployees in manufacturing superior quality prod
ucts for Sears for six years.