William Earl Adams
Earl Adams is personnel su- j
pervisor o f Franklin Hosiery
Company. A native of I?urham.
he attended l>iirham publif
schools aind is a graduate of
Catawba College, Salisbury'. Prior
to this he serve*! four years in
the U. S. Navy. He joined Hurl
ing ton Hosiery Company in
June 1955, at Wadesboro Hos
iery Company, where he was
personnel supervisor until June,
1958, when he came to Franklin.
Mr. Adams is a deacon and
president of the Men of the
Church of the Presbyterian
church, a member of the Jay
cees, and is president of the
Franklin United >Fand. He is
married to the former Miss
Ann Jester, of Thomasville, and
they have one child, Bill, ty-.
Paul L. Grier
Paul L. Grier is the indus- j
trial engineer at FrankMn Hos
iery Company. A native of Clov
er, S. C? Mr. Grier attended :
(Mover High School and the
I'niversity of South Carolina.
Following his graduation from
college, Mr. Grier served as a
U. S. Navy officer from 1955
to 1957, with service in Europe.
Before reporting to Franklin in
January, he had served as in
dustrial engineer at Harriman ;
Hosiery Company, Harriman,
Tenn., amother unit of Burling
ton Hosiery Company. He is a .
member of the Presbyterian
church here and is treasurer
?f the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. He is married to the for
mer Miss Jane Reld, of Clover.
Dan F. Stewart
I>an F. Stewart is a knitting
supervisor at Franklin Hosiery
Company. He is a native of
Harriman, Trnn., and a veteran
of 23 years in the hosiery in
dustry. Mr. Stewart attended
Harriinan public schools and
the Alevtnder Hamilton Admin
istrative Course. He joined Burl
ington Hosiery Company in 194G
at the Harriman Hosiery Com
pany, which was acquired by
Burlington in 1944, while Mr.
Stewart was serving in the Air
Force during World War 11. He
is a deacon in the Baptist
church. He and his wife, Imo
gens, have three children, Don
na, Dolores, and Dan, Jr.
Clyde Ellis Poole
Clyde E. Poole is a knitting
supervisor at Franklin Hosiery
Company. He was born In Har
, riman, Tenn., where he entered
i the hosiery manufacture ring
business In 1934. He joined
Burlington Hosiery Company
when the Ilarriman Hosier?
Company was acquired by Burl
ingtnn in 1944. Before coming
to .Franklin in 1956, Mr. Poole
was a member of the manu
facturing staff of Scottsboro
Hosiery Company, Scottsboro,
Ala., another Burlington hos
iery pi int. He served with the
U. S. Army for four years dur
ing World War U. He is a mem
ber of the Bapist church and
member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Mr. Poole is mar
ried to the former Miss Willie
Melton and they have two chil
dren, Donna, 12, and Pat, 14.
William H. Jones
William Harvey Jones is a
knitting supervisor at Franklin
Hosiery Company and a veteran
of 22 years of manufacturing
experience with various Burl
ington Hosiery Company plants.
He is a native of Christiansburg,
Va. He was educated in Christ
iansburg public schools and Lin
coln Extension Institute. Mr.
Jones is a member of the Bap
tist church and has been ac
tive in Boy Scout work for the
past 15 years. He is married to
the former Miss Charlotte An
drews, of Roanoke, Va.
Thomas B. Collier
Thomas Barden Collier is a
knitting supervisor at Franklin
Hosiery Company. Born in
t'hadbourn, Mr. Collier was ed
ucated in Chadbourn schools
and at North Carolina State
College. He joined Burlington
Hosiery Company in September
1955, at Harriman Hosiery Com
pany, Ilarriman, Temn., and
came to .Franklin in April 1956.
He is a military veteran, having
served as an Army officer for
two years. A deacon in the
First Baptist Church, Mr. Col
lier also is vice-president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
I He an4 his wife, Kathertne,
[have one child, Beth, 5.
Marvin A. White
Marvin A. White, looping su
pervisor at Franklin Hosiery
Company, is a veteran of 34
years in the hosiery industry.
A native of Swepsonville, he rot
his start in the hosiery knitting
industry in Burlington in 1926
and was a supervisor in the
May - McEwen - Kaiser Company
when that hosiery company was
acquired by Burlington Hosiery
Company in 1948. Prior to com
ing to Franklin in June of 1959,
he was greige goods supervisor
at McEwen Hosiery Company in
Burlington. Mr. White is mar
ried to the former Miss Maujde
Cromer, of Moore County. He
and Mrs. White have four chil
dren. He is a member of the
Baptist church.
Robert 0. Willard
Robert O. Willard is inspect
ing-mending supervisor at
Franklin Hosiery Company. He
was born in Laurens, S. C., and
attended Abbeville, S. C., public
schools and is a graduate of
Clemson College. He joined Burl
ington Hosiery Company in
June, 1956, at Harriman, Tenn.
Before coming to Fraftklin, be
was a knitting supervisor at the
Scottsboro Hosiery Company,
Scottsboro, Ala. He is a member ,
of the Church of Christ. Mar
ried to the former M3as Joan
Howard, they have one child,
l Deborah, 2.
Congratulations
to
FRANKLIN HOSIERY COMPANY
You have contributed greatly
to our growth
and development.
Reeves Hardware Company
TWIN WISHES
from
THE TWINS* SHOP
1. Best Wishes for Happy Birthday.
Because of what you have meant to the eco
nomic growth of our community and because
it's been so nice doing business with your many
employees we are certainly proud to take this
opportunity to join the many who wish you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY I
2. Best Wishes for Future.
We will be selfish and admit that partly because
our future is tied up with your future that we
wish you best of luck for the future. And then
too we'll say "best wishes" because we like hav
ing you folks here with us.
The Twins' Shop
CONGRATULATIONS
FRANKLIN HOSIERY PLANT
We wish to join your many
other friend* in wishing for
you many more years of
continuing success.
NANTAHALA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
Happy Birthday Franklin
Hosiery Company
Five years ago, when the machinery was set
in motion at Franklin hosiery plant it marked
a new day in the growth and development of
Franklin and Macon County.
We, along with other business, have shared in
the prosperity brought here by your continued
growth and development. We arc happy with
you for your success. '
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With your best interests, as well as our com
munity's at heart, we hope that your growth
and development in the future will be even
brighter than in the past.
Best Wishes and Happy Anniversary
The Bank Of Franklin
Member F. D. I. C.
Each Deposit ?Guaranteed up to $U,0M