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Page 2 Promotions Bob Hooks Gary Kuykendall Hooks and Kuykendall Named to New Posts R.E. (Bob) Hooks has assumed the posi tion of Clinton Mills Plant No. 1 Manager, effective April 1,1986, suceedingS.S. Wil liams, who retired March 31, 1986. G. I. (Gary) Kuykendall assumed the posi tion of Plant No. 2 Carding Superintendent, succeeding Hooks. A native of Gastonia, N.C., Hooks is a graduate of North Carolina State University and a former officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard. Since joining Clinton Mills as a manufac turing trainee in 1969, he has held numer ous manufacturing positions in the Clinton Mills organization. He had been Carding No. 2 Superintendent since January 1978. Kuykendall is a 1978 graduate of Lander College, and active in the Clinton Rotary Club. He joined Clinton Mills in 1978 as a man agement trainee. His previous positions in clude Assistant Departmental Superinten dent of Bailey Carding and co-ordinator of various phases of equipment installation in the Bailey Card Room modernization pro ject. Vance Assumes New Position Russell G. Vance has been promoted by Clinton Mills Sales Co. to the new position of administrative manager. In this promotion, he assumed the respon sibilities of the former office manager as well as other administrative functions. Russell is a native of Clinton and holds a degree in French from Furman University. John Wallace Russell G. Vance Wallace Promoted John Wallace has been named Benefit Plans Administrator, succeeding Hank Cro- nic, who retired March 31, 1986. A 1979 graduate of Presbyterian College, Wallace is a Certified Employee Benefit Spe cialist and has completed the requirements to become a Fellow of the International Soci ety of Certified Benefit Specialists. He has been with Clinton Mills since 1981. In his new position, he will be responsible for administering hourly paid retirement plan, salaried pension plan and the Profit Sharing Program. Wallace also has responsibilities for acti vities necessary to comply with the Em ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as well as supervising the preparation of the annual employee benefits statement. Alexander Reeder Billy Watkins Warehouse Jessie Roberson Promotions Announced Billy Watkins has been named warehouse superintendent in charge of Clinton and Lydia Plant warehousing, succeeding Hall King who retired March 31 from the Lydia warehouse. Alexander Reeder has been promoted to warehouse and yard foreman at the Lydia plant. Reeder was previously head ware houseman at the Clinton plants. He has been employed since July 19, 1959. Jessie Roberson has been promoted to head warehouseman at the Clinton plants. Jessie, who has been with the company since December 17, 1970, was previously a lift truck operator in the Clinton warehouse. “I am confident these changes will streng then our warehouse operations. These three men have many years experience in cloth handling and cotton storage,” stated Direc tor of Plant Engineering Silas Campbell making the announcements. “Their knowledge of warehousing operations will permit us to handle these support func tions in a more efficient manner.” James W. Long Long Named Asst. Superintendent James W. Long has been promoted from Spooler Technician to Plant No. 2 Assistant Spinning Department Superintendent, Third Shift. Walter Heaton has transferred from the third to the first to fill the vacancy created by Estess Campbell’s retirement. Long, a graduate of Chapin High School, served two years in the U.S. Army with prim ary service in South Korea. He has been with the Company for 15 years.