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The Engineering Department has recently completed several Clinton Plant projects aimed at facilitating truck traffic activities and reducing tripping and falling hazards. The entrance drive for Plant No. 1 has been widened to enable long tractor trailer trucks to enter the drive easier without damaging the curbs and sidewalks. Much of the sidewalk area that was damaged during the Plant No. 1 moderniza tion has been repaired to improve plant appearance as well as to reduce accident exposure. A large area for incoming trucks to turn around has been constructed adjacent to the loading area of Plant No. 1. The expanded concrete area enables large trucks transporting the company fabrics to serve the area in a better manner, thus eliminating the damage to the concrete bank areas near the loading platforms. Entrance to Plant No. 1 widened to enable trucks to enter without damaging curbs. Damaged sidewalks have been repaired to eliminate trips and falls. * The Plant No. 1 loading area has been enlarged to accommodate longer tractor trailers serving the plant. Miss America Chooses Made in USA Wardrobe Choosing a wardrobe isn't easy for any workingwoman, butfor Miss America, it can be downright mind-boggling. Her new role calls for a year of continuous city-hopping for public appearances virtually every day in ail kinds of climates. Rarely able to stop at home, she lives out of nine suitcases, but still has to look poised and professional from morning to night. Faced with a new job description, Miss America 1988 Kay Lani Rae Rafko of Mon roe, Ml, will need an entirely new wardrobe. After all, as a registered nurse whose spe cialized area of medicine is oncology and hemotology, her current wardrobe consists of the all-white uniforms prescribed by her career. But the task of choosing appropriate clo thing to meet the needs of her new job as Miss America is being made a lot easier through the efforts of the Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Council. A primary sponsor of the Miss America Pageant, the Council has coor dinated a special collection of “Made in U.S.A." fashions by 61 of America's best- known apparel manufacturers for Kaye Lani’s selection. “At midnight on September 19, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko became the newest representa tive for 'Made in U.S.A.’ apparel and home fashions," said Robert E. Swift, executive director, Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Coun cil. “And befitting her new role, everything she wears during her yearlong reign will be made in the U.S.A. of U.S.-made fabrics." Kaye Lani will have her choice of the many fashion options found bearing the “Made in U.S.A." label. A wide range of suits, dres ses, evening wear, sportswear, and active wear will see her through the many days of public appearances and travel ahead of her during the year. Representing the best of U.S.A. fashion will take Miss America across the country for a series of public appearances in the fall of 1987 and spring/summer of 1988. Con sumers will have the opportunity to meet her at major retail events saluting made-in- U.S.A. fashions and home furnishings being held by some of the nation's most presti gious stores. These include Maas Brothers in Tampa; Jordan Marsh in Miami; Famous Barr in St. Louis; McAlpin’s in Cincinnati; Frederick & Nelson in Seattle; Rich's in Atlanta; Belk Stores in Charlotte; and D.H. Holmes in New Orleans. Fashion-conscious consumers won’t have to be Miss America to dress like her. They will be able to purchase the same styles that Kaye Lani Rae Rafko selects for her war drobe at their local retailers, identified by a special “Made in U.S.A." Miss America hangtag. With Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko as its role model and spokesperson, the “Made in U.S.A." label might well be 1988’s most popular status symbol. ■k Plant No. 1 Technological Showplace (Continued from page 1) capable of weaving fabric widths from 48" to 100". In our yarn manufacturing, 17,160 ring spindles have been re placed by 1,740 Murata Jet Spinning spindles. The MJS spinning adds a third process drawing but eliminated rov ing and spooling for warp yarn production." “When our air filtration systems are completed, Plant No. 1 will provide one of the cleanest work environments in the industry," stated Hooks. The Plant No. 1 Cloth Room incorporates most of the material handling and inspection equipment into an effi cient operation. Folders, shearers, the air guides and roll ing machines have been eliminated £S new equipment processes the giant fabric rolls with a minimum of material handling. Several years ago Plant No. 1 installed Crossrol Chute fed cards. These cards, along with automatic waste hand ling and removal, were already in place before the latest modernization program began. “Our goal is to make Plant No. 1 a showplace for modern technology," noted Hooks. “Production levels are meeting our expectations, and should improve constantly in the months ahead." “The success of our renovation to this point is attribut able to our associates striving to meet and exceed the goals that had been set for them," commented Hooks. “Our‘off quality’ production ranks very low, and that’s a compliment to our entire manufacturing staff," added Hooks, as he reviewed a “seconds" report from the plant's Cloth Room.