The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-27
MILL WOMAN FIRST EMPLOYE
 TO BE DIRECTOR
By MARJORIE B. MOORE United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan COrrespondent)
 Cleveland, O., Dec. 27.--(UP)-I From errand girl to the board of directors was 8 hard but steady climb for ambitious Helen Borski of the Cleveland Worsted Mills Go.
 Twenty-four years ago, tiny 16-year- -old girl approached the employment manager of the Wor- sted Mills Go. where her two older sisters were employed and asked for job.
 Surveying the f1ve-foot, 9O-pound girl, the manager said, Sorry, we can't use you. You're too small. Undismayed, Helen Borski talked on until the manager agreed to give her 8 trial as an errand girl. Held 30 Jobs in Mill
 Today, Miss Borski is "the first employe to come up through the ranks to the board of directors" according to Louis Poss, company president. She also is believed to be the only woman ever to hold such a position with a milling company.
 Still slight in stature and only 30 pounds heavier. Miss Borski can and has operated every machine in the plant and has held 30 dif- ferent jobs since joining the crew at Worsted Mills.
 She received her first promotion | to cloth mender and inspector six weeks after coming to the plant. In each consecutive job sine tried to find an easier and more efficient way to do the work. Then she passed these Simplif1ed methods on to her fellow workers. MT. PosS reported that one of Miss Borski's many accomplish ments was to change the flow of materials through the plant. This innovation" PoSS explained, mot only cut our costs but greatly re- duced the fatigue of the machine operators"
 Expert on Machinery
 Now, as a director herself, Miss Borski's aim still is to ease the burden of the machine opertaor. She has made an intensive study along these lines and even now spends her spare time exploring the intricacies of machinery.
 Used frequently as time study | for all the machines, she is recog- nized as an outstanding woman in the textile industry because of her knowledge of the mechanics of the business and cloth construction.
 In her A years with Worsted Mills, Miss Borski had had only one vacation-and that 10 years ago when she took time out to visit the eastern states of Canada. q haven't needed vacation" she explained, flor love my work and can relax at nights when I am home studying"
 Just Like 8 Dream
 When she feels in need of a little solitude, she adjourns to her country cottage where she can enjoy her favorite sport - horse back riding. She also does a little farming on the side.
 Speaking of her unexpected elec- tion to the board of directors, Miss Borski said: Tt was like a dream. I was sitting in a meeting of the executive board when my name was submitted for the board. All the men rose to their feet and voted for me unanimously-and I all I could say was, T-thank you"
 The modest woman attributes her success to the fine cooperation of her fellow workers who are glad to see skirt get ahead"
 Helen Borski, now employment manager and efficiency expert at the plant, said that history repeats itself now and then.
 "A small, undernourished girl will come to me and beg for a job. And do I ever fail to give her a chance? Well, you can guess the answer"