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8 Anniversary . . . (Cont'd, from Page 5) the registered nurse in charge of the mill's clinic. LYDIA TODAY Today, the mill has grown to 66.240 spindles and 1,560 looms and there are 285 millowned houses in the village. Other information about Lydia today is reported in separate stories elsewhere in this issue. Present officers of Lydia Cotton Mills are P. Silas Bailey, president and treasurer; George H. Cornelson, vice-president; David S. Cook, vice-president in charge of manufacturing; J. D. Hairston, secretary; W. C. Neely. assistant secretary; and Robert M. Vance, assistant treasurer. Today's directors are P. Silas Bailey. Mrs. H. M. Wise. Robert M. Vance, Mrs. Emma B. Cornelson, George H. Cornelson, Mrs. Lucv M. Marshall, and P. B. Williams. Supervisory personnel include J. B. Templeton. superintendent. and M. T. Ficklin, assistant superintendent; Claude E. Sims, card room overseer; Lawrence E. Cash, weave room overseer; Hugh Campbell, spinning overseer; Clyde R. Trammell, master mechanic; Leslie G. Williams, cloth room overseer; J. David Word, Jr., paymaster; P. B. Williams, purchasing agent; ana rrea ^ampocn, supply room. Baseball For Small Fry To Be Sponsored The Clinton Recreation Commission this year will sponsor three baseball leagues for boys ages 8-14, Jim Purtrao r 1 /"? rl lrnnf Ar of 1 i ?-* j V?I , (II.II1V.11V VH1 tvwwi CI V Villi" ton announces. The bovs will be called "Small Fry." and will play at 10:30 in the morning in Little League park using the old uniforms of the Little Leaguers. A manager will be picked for the Small Frvs at Clinton and Lydia. The Little Leaguers will begin practice in April and open their season May 1. Little Leaguers will have new uniforms this year. Midgets start playing May 15. No boy born before Aug. 1, 1937 will be allowed to play midget ball, and birth certificates for each boy wanting to play must be turned in to D. S. Templeton before being allowed to plav. Clinton parents may turn in birth certificates to Truman Owens, Academy Street manager, and UVUId prtI*JHLS Iliuy LUIIl lllt'lI'S in to Burl Allen, Lydia manager. SGT. FITZHUGH THORN BURG, Jr., son of the F. L. Thornburgs, Lydia, now is stationed at Fairchild Field, Washington, and expects a 30-day leave soon. ^ t.t : >,? - jpw IMS Ir, ^ 1 THE CLINTON HOBBY club in a busy session are Mildred Kir Sarah Cooper, Myrtle West, Eur Lowe. More members are wanted. CLINTON N (Cont'd from Page 3) ceived his school ring . . . The Bobbv Johnsons of Union visited the H. B. Johnsons. NO. 1 WEAVING By Mildred Kinard The Oscar Kinards visited Mrs. Joe Griffin at Florence . . . Mrs. D. G. Jackson visited the Bill Terrys . . . Birthdays: Susan, daughter of the Bill Terrys, March 3; Mrs. Mary Terry, March 4 and Joe Terry, Feb. 27. Mrs. Geraldine Cannon expresses her thanks to No. 1 weaving for the lovely wedding gift. NO. 3 WEAVING. FIRST By Ruth Oxner Tim Rill a iiv uaii uwurvint^ni^ clllll Mrs. Narvis Sanders visited the J. M. Bouknights . . . Homer Lawson received his call to service, reporting Mar. 14 . . . Welcome to George Tucker, new addition to our department. Birthdays: Joe Cooper was surprised Feb. 19 in the drawing-in room with a birthday "singing", cake and coffee . . . Other birthdays: Melvin Creswell, Feb. 9; James Creswell, Feb. 11; Thornton Meadors. T71 _ 1- 1 A - TV/T - * ruu. it; margarei noover, Feb. 23; Tommy Ficklin, Feb. 15; Little Becky Campbell, grand-daughter of the Ruth Oxners, Feb. 7; Mrs. Estelle Lydia, Feb. 28. NO. 3 WEAVING. SECOND By Joan Little Lonnie Bradford will be gone for service this month . . . Mrs. Lillie Slack had a birthday Feb. 5 . . . The Jimmy Suttles, Bud Carrs. Miss Mary Ellen Cannon, Richard Wallenzine, visited Greenville and Spartanburg . . . The W. B. Phillips and Hopern Phillips visited Marion. N. C . . . The B. C. Bradberrys and ^ .. . PFC. J. H. BERRY is stationed at Kelly Field, Texas and recently visited his mother, Mrs. Helen Berry of No. 1 spinning, Clinton plant. THE CLOTHMAKE1 r':; . I is an active weekly group. Shown lard. Lona Holtzclaw, Bunch Lyles. lice Arnold. Faye Pitts and Alice and you'll enjoy it. IEWS ITEMS James Tripps visited Kin^s Mtn. . . . Glad to have Will Martin back at work . . . Mrs. Mollie Martin had a birthday Feb. 19 and the W. B. Phillips had an anniversary Feb. 10. NO. 3 WEAVING. THIRD By Mary Huffstetler Raymond McCoy. Sidney Riser. Ellis Huffstetler and Less Hambell of Saluda tour ed Florida bv plane . . . The Claud Sims, Jr. of Greenwood visited the Bud Carrs. Wayne Saville is spending a naval leave with his parents, the Ralph Savillcs , . . Fred Lowery has been a patient at Hays . . . Molly Gregory is back at work . . . Glad to have Etta Scott and Oddie Davis, new weavers . . . Sandy Huffstetler. a birthdav. Feb 8 . . . Isabell Hamrick, Feb. 5; Judy Chancy, Fob. 16 and Jean Lawson, Feb. 12. Community Council Names '52 Officers The L y d i a Community Council held its regular quarterly meeting January 9 with outstanding reports of progress made by leaders of all organizations in the village. Miss Mary Johnson was elected president for 1952, B. F. Harvey, secretary, a?^d Mrs. David Word, keeper of the log. Mrs. A. C. Young, Jr., Woman's Club; Clyde Trammell and J. B. O'Shields, Men's Club; Mrs. Ralph Harbin, Blue Birds; Mrs. J. B. Templeton, Camofire Girls: B. F. Harvev. Boy Scouts; Calvin Cooper, Cub Scouts; Mrs, David Word, Kindergarten Mother's Club; Mrs. Roy Thomas, Hobby Club; Mrs. Dot Harvey, Club 16; Miss Clyde Smith, school. The next meeting will be held the first Thursday in April. r """ 1 m "XZ S/R LESTER EUSTACE, son of the Joe Eustaces of Back Ridge community, is a former employee of Clinton No. 2 spinning room and now is stationed at San Diego. Calif. R * With Th< " 'jB ? FRANK BROWN, son of the Furman Browns, is in the Navy and was recently home on leave, marrying Miss Claudia Lollis. We will have a picture of her in the next issue. Frank formerly worked in the Clinton card room. S/N CHARLES KINARD. son of Mrs. E. B. Norton, has been in the Navy 17 months and is assigned to a ship at Norfolk now. He is a former employee of Clinton No. 2 spinning room. BM2 JAMES SATTERFIELD, son of the Mart Satterfields at Lydia, re-enlisted in the Navy and is at San Diego. He served on the Eldorado in Korean waters. CPL. R. G. FENNEL, son of the R. B. Fennels, has been serving in Korea and hopes to be home in March. Dick was a warper at Lydia before entering service. I rk V? PFC. HARRY FRANKLIN, son of the Willie Franklins, is stationed in Texas and wants to hear from his friends. Write him at 34-45th Installation Sqdn., Good Fellow Air Base, Texas. MARCH IS. 1952 i Services** .fRWfc. _ W. G. WHITMIRE. formerly in No. 1 shop, Clinton plant, and husband of Mrs. W. G. Whitmire. entered service Feb. 27. He will be stationed in New York. SN MARVIN TUMBLIN. son of the James Deans was a weaver at Lydia until 14 months ago when he entered the Navy. He is stationed at San Diego and his mother works in No. 1 spinning, 3rd shift. B I B i^BH CPL. JESSIE HARVEY, son of Mrs. Alma Harvey, Lydia, has been transferred from Camp Pickett. Va.. to Germany. CPL. DONALD R. BOOZER is me son 01 me nay Boozers at Lydia. He now is stationed in Hawaii. - p .Jfe - A . PFC. ERNEST J. O'BANION. Jr., son of the E. J. O'Banions, now is stationed at Camp Lejcuno. N. C.