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Pag* CA^KlMaS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thunday. OctobM 22. IMl TEXTILES TOUCHING OUR LIVES TOTALLY Lexington Kings Mountain \ A n 4. DEDICATED EMPLOYEES - Bernard Harvey, left, plant manager of Porkdale Mills, is pic tured above with iive oi his employees who hove been with the Mauney Mills and Porkdole Mills for a combined total of 162 years. Left to right with Harvey ore Bessie Anderson, 30 years; Vera Black, 32; Hester Haynes, 42; Charles Ramsey, 32; and Jackie Dyke, 26. jS .v.'naU PARKDALE MILLS, INC. Today there are two Parkdale plants in Gastonia, one in Kings Mountain, two in Lexington, N.C. and one in Thomasville, N.C., our latest addition. These six plants employ some 1600 people and produce over 72 million pounds of cotton and poly-cotton yarns per year. Parkdale faces the future with the optimistic view that we will continue to prosper and grow along with our employees. "During North Carolina Textile Week, I salute the employees of Parkdale Mills and all the textile employees and employers in Gaston County. We're all part of the largest and the best industry in our state. I en courage our young people to consider the textile industry when they're planning their future careers. It is an in dustry that will continue to grow and prosper in our state." W. Duke Kimbrsll, Preaidrat, Porkdal* Mills, 1981 PrMldmil. N,C, T«xtil* Manufacturan Awn. Ur "We're Helping To Keep Textiles On The Map' ■foi
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