Vivian Manufacturing Co. "Old Sardine" (now Nuway)

The mill had a great history. Almost everyone who had anything to do with textiles at one time or another worked at the "Sardine", as it was affectionately called.

Merton Rudisill was General Manager, Lander Ford night overseer and at various times the Overseers were Avery Flowers, Ed Hayes and Vesti Randall, who incidentally was later Asst. Supt. to Walter Putnam.

R. A. Fairchild, Mrs. Adkin Putnam's father, helped install the machinery. Some of the workers were Fred Perry, Phil Homesley, J. W. Knight, Mrs. Georgia Eaker, Lloyd Dixon and Pomp Rivers, Mary Reynolds, Hamp Homesley.

Living in the village were the following: Reece White and son Gary, Mae Baber and Louis, Madge Ballard, Ellis Sain, Theodore Sain, Renzo and Horace Gales, Bud Dellinger, Buren Benfield, Adkin Putnam and Joyce, Ruffin Lail, Vance Putnam, Van Bridges, Henry Craig, Walter Gross, J. O. Hord, Monroe Randall, Oscar Randall, Hubern Quinn, George and Fannie Rhyne, Fred Patterson, N. A. Wright and family, Bob Watts, Ocie Haynes, Charles Chapman, Zeno Dellinger, Jack Dellinger, Everett Mauney, Mr. Kennedy, Buck and Frank Griffin, Rufus Grigg, Than and Lula Rudisill, Lawrence and Docia Mauney, John and Lillie Chapman, Eugene Sigmon and family, Howard and Reola Dover, Roy and Lottie Quinn. Mrs. Costner, Addie, Ada and Alvin, Leila Leatherman and Hillard and Chalmer Ray, Bush Bess, Alec Dellinger, Austin Sain and the families of all these.

Present ownership includes W. K. Mauney Jr., President; George Mauney, Sec. and Treas.; Mrs. Clara A. Self Andrews, Vice President; Bill Fitzhugh is General Manager.