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CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS VOL. I. NO. 3 APRIL. 1952 CLINTON. 8. C. VOL. 1. NO. 3 Good Qunlitv Cloth Pays Off To All The quality of cloth woven at Clinton-Lydia Mills is a matter of great importance to all of us and in this series of articles, we will try to point out what it means to you as well as the company for our mills to produce goods of the best possible quality. If you stop to think about it, our mills must operate at a profit if they are to run and provide you with reasonably full time employment. If you were asked to state the most important things about your job, we believe you would say: (1) that you be given a chance to work full time and that vnnr work is the kind that runs well. Your company is doing everything possible to provide you with materials and equipment to make your job run smoothly; but the matter of running our mills on a full time basis depends on our ability to produce good quality cloth. It is only with your help and cooperation that this can be brought about. CONDITIONS The textile industry has been in very poor condition for many months now and business is still slow and unsatisfactory. Prices for cotton goods are at a very low level and are generally unprofitable. Nevertheless, cloth still is being bought and sold, so if we can make the right quality goods at the right cost, we believe we can sell enough cloth to run our mills on a reasonably full time basis even in these bad times. Our customers usually have a list of six. eight or 10 mills from whom they buy goods. They have learned just what kind of cloth each of these mills makes and just how consistent the quality is. From this information they have graded these mills, and in poor times such as now. they V^v.nv u. wn A -r; I I VI k I I THE WOMANLESS WEDDINC Club was a howling success as you shown above. That's L. C. Ficklin Huguley behind the cigarette, and bride is A. C. Young. -Ck PUBLISHED FOR EMP] v - I \ B^ ^^B^^B THIS INFIELD OF THE 19 been showing up in practice. Left Ray Riddle, 2nd base and Mana looks mighty good. New York Offi< To Each and Ev BY NORMAN MEYERS Pres.. Clinton Cottons. Inc. It has been suggested that many of the employees of Clinton and Lvdia Mills who are on the manufacturing end would like to know what happens to the cloth made there. It is the job of the Mew York office, Clinton Cottons. Inc., to handle the selling and dis tribution of all the output of the mills, and so this is the first in a series of articles for your paper which will try to tell you how we operate. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have if you will send them in to the editors of your paper. This first article will tell of the background of your I presented by the Clinton Camera might judge from one of the scenes holding the shooting iron. George the lovely, demure (and shapely] mm LOYEES OF CLINTON-LYDIA 52 CAVALIERS promises some fast 1 to right are "Lonnie" Lyles, shortstc ger Charlie Gaffney, 1st base. Ridd] ce Activities Impc reryone at Clintoi New York selling agency. Clinton Cottons, Inc. is a very young company. The products of the mills were sold before the war by an independent selling house. Durino the war norin^ Vi O work was handled by the mills and the goods were sold from Clinton. Markets became very competitive after the war and it was decided that a modern and aggressive selling organization controlled by the mills was necessary. P. S. Bailey and George H. Cornclson came to New York and after investigating the possibilities of establishing the mills' own selling house, obtained the services of the writer to head up this new division. This took place the middle of August. 1948. and within two weeks. Clinton Cottons, Inc. was operating ancl took then first order September 8. Post-war shortages of office space, telephones, office equipment and office help made the first operations very difficult. We started out without even a lead pencil but the various problems were soon overcome. From that beginning in late 1948 until today we have steadily it row n and recently have moved to new quarters at 40 Worth Street, the capitol of lexuic selling 01 tne world. Here we have ample office facilities which enable us to 1 operate even more efficiently. 1 We are having some photographs made which will appear in your paper from time kill H/f TT T c nr ^ ball, judging by the way they have ip; "Blacky" Blackstock, 3rd base; e is a newcomer froin Greer who >rtant i-Lydia to time so you can actually see what is going on up here to keep the mills running there. It is our responsibility, as far as market conditions permit. to keep the mills running full on the fabrics which can be sold to the best advantage and which are the best for the mills in keeping with our equipment. This not only covers looms, but also yarn numbers, weaves, etc. We keep the mills advised daily or an marRei conditions, prices, trends and other phases of fabric distribution. In addition to selling the (Cont'd, on Page 2) ^ WjBBL ? THE FAST STEPPING CLI win the state tournament, but th got some good experience. Front i O Shields Ruth Trammel, Nancy Linda Braswell; Back: Mildred Si year, Barbara McCrary and Jerry Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 APRIL 15. 1952 Cavaliers On Diamond With Good Outlook The Clinton Cavaliers are back on the field after missing a year and judging by pre-season workouts. Manager Charlie Gaffnev will turn out a team that will produce some fast playing and turn in their share of wins. Manager Gaffnev will not make any predictions but says the team is shaping up nicely with some promising prospects. Virtually the same team as in 1950 is back except for Prater, Eaton. Livingston and Arrabella. Taylor from Greer and Riddle from Greenwood are two new additions who look good. Those who are back include Lyles, fast glove man at shortstop; Huffstetler, Harbin and Burnett who you've seen in the outfield: Blackstock on third; Whitaker, a pitcher; Gaffnev holding down first; Mish in outfield; Cooper pitching and Lombardi catching. The shake-down period was just beginning as we went to press. We promise you a full baseball round-up next , U T ? 1 * 1 iiiwiiiu. in mtf meanume. nere is the schedule of games for the next several weeks. Get behind the Cavaliers and give them your support. Schedule Only home games are listed below, all beginning at 8 P.M. April 15. Ninety-Six April 19. Joanna April 25. Ninety-Six May 2. Ware Shoals May 6, Joanna May 10. Ninety-Six May IB, Joanna The team is off to a fine start. Help keep them there by attending every game you can. NTON-LYDIA girl midgets didn't iey played some heads-up ball and row: Floye Dean Hamilton, Sharron Meadows. Joyce Creswell; Middle: ittle. Carolyn Roof. Coach Jim PurBarker.