CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS
VOL. 2. NO. 5 JUNE. 1953
CLINTON. S. C.
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VOL. 2. NO. 5
Winning Streak
Is Extended By
Hot Cavilettes
The Clinton Cavilettes have
continued their undefeated
winning streak begun in 1952
by winning seven more games
during the past month. This
makes ten straight games this
year and 38 in the last two
seasons without a defeat under
the leadership of Clark
Meadors. manager.
This is one of the longest
winning streaks in Softball
play. The last time the Cavilettes
tasted defeat in a regular
game was in September,
1951, by Woodruff.
Here is a quick round-up
of recent games. On May 7
behind the two-hit pitching of
Barbara Whitmire. the Cavilettes
defeated Joanna there
5 to 1. Barbara pitched beautifull
ball, allowing the Joan
nians to hit only two balls out
of the infield. Clinton was led
at bat in this game by Put
Davenport and Bobbie Harrison.
On May 12 the Cavilettes
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Johnson Is Named
Purchasing Agent
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MR. JOHNSON
William Eugene Johnson
assumed the duties of Purchasing
Agent for ClintonLvdia
Mills effective June 1
Mr. Johnson, who will be
in charge <>f all purchases for
both mills, comes to us from
State Training School. Clinton.
wlierc he was Business
Manager. He was formerly
Purchasing Agent for the
Mills from 19J0 through 1941!
when he entered the armed
services.
Mr. Johnson, his wife and
son. Johnny, are living on
Palmetto Street, Lydia.
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SUMMER TIME IS SWIMM1
record numbers of children and e
bara Roof, daughter of Mr. and N
at the Lydia pool. Swimming pool
nights and nights of home baseb
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Seven hundred Clinton and
Lvdia employees have worked
continuously for five years or
longer at the two plants, a
recent survey of employee's
service records show.
In the Clinton plant, the
Weaving Department leads
with 170 employees having a
five vear or loneer work roc
ord. followed bv Spinning.
157; Carding. 84; Shop. 48;
Cloth Room. 114; Village. 1.4;
Office. 14; Warehouse. 8;
Laundry. 4 and Supply. 2.
At Lvdia the Spinning Department
leads w l t h 58;
Weaving. 48; Carding. 42;
Cloth. 18; Shop. 17; Village.
8; Warehouse, 5 and Office. 8
At the Clinton plant. .1. IV
Word. Weaving, has the longest
work record which is 48
years. Tom Leo. Shop, and
James Little, Warehouse, are
next with 42 years each.
James K. Campbell. Weaving,
and Dawson Robertson. Warehouse.
have 40 years of continuous
service.
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mployees since they opened June 1.
Irs. Roof of the LyHia Community,
hours are from 9-12, 3-6, and 8-10
all games.
Clinton-Lydia Err
nger Service Recc
Other lon^-time employees
at Clinton with their periods
of service include:
Joseph Eustice. Spinning.
39 \ ears; Louise Malpass.
Spinning. .'17; Sadie Quinton.
Weaving: Will Little. Carding
and Carrie Poteat. Spinning,
all 34 years. Othella Whitmire.
Sninnine. .'13 vears.
Hi! years: I la Kernells. Spinning;
Annie V. Dunaway.
Spinning; J. C. Meadors.
Weaving: Arthur Howard.
Weaving and Theo Little. Village.
HI years: CI race Whit lock.
Spinning and Clyde Bi^bee.
Supply.
.'1(1 years: Hoy llolt/claw.
Spinning: Bessie Holtzclaw.
spinning; \ est a hubanks.
Spinning; C. B. Wallcnzine.
Weaving; Grange Campbell.
Supply; Gladys Wilson, Office;
Vashti Bedford, Cloth
and Enoch Little, Warehouse.
29 years; James C. Kernells.
Carding.
2tt years; Winnie D Barnett.
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ia fine pools which have attracted a
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who is one of the capable staff n
each weekday except Wednesday
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iployees Have
>rds In The Mills <
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Cloth: T. M. Meadors. Weaving
and JoseDh Craine. Woav- 4
ing.
27 years: John Davis. Shop:
Brooks Dunaway. Carding;
Dixie Lancaster. Spinning;
Larry Hedspeth. Spinning;
Clara Brown. Spinning: Virgil
Webb. Weaving; Claude
Trammel. Office and D. E.
Medlock. Carding.
2H years: P S. Bailey. Office;
Will Sheppard. Carding:
W. O. McGee. Village; Clara
Sheppard. Spinning and Jasper
McGinnis. Weaving.
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Weaving; Lottie Byrum. Spin- 1
ning; J. C. Cannon. Spinning; 1
Bertie Hedspeth. Spinning;
Lest e r Ivester. Spinning;
Ruby Ivester. Spinning; A. N. J
Lancaster. Carding; D. L. McGeo.
Carding; C. W. Windsor.
Spinning and Edgar Dunawav.
Cloth.
Eleven employees at Clinton
have been with the mills
for '24 years; nine for 23 years;
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Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Clinton, S. C.
Permit No. 59
JUNE 15. 1953
iavaliers Stay
n lop bpot
)f League Play
Clinton's Cavaliers were
jur games out in front as
lev lead the Palmetto League
aving won 11 and lost two
ames as this issue of The
'lothmaker went to press.
The Cavaliers percentage in
he league was .909 as they
efeated Fork Shoals four
imes. Fountain Inn three and
t'atts Mill four games.
Fork Shoals was in second
lace having defeated Founain
Inn three games and
Vatts Mill with a 5-6 won
nd lost record and a percentge
of .465.
Fountain Inn was in third
>lace having defeated Clinton
wice. Fork Shoals once and
Vatts Mill three games givng
them a 5-7 won lost record
and a league standing of
417.
Watts Mill was on the botom
of the heap having deeated
Fork Shoals twice and
Mjuhtain Inn once with a 3-9
von-lost record and a league
itanding of .250.
Senior Class Is
taken On Tour
Df Clinton Mill
The entire graduation class
>f Clinton High School made
in interesting tour of Clinon
Cotton Mills May 14.
Walking through department
ifter department, seeing the
iperations and ha\'ing all ex
plained to them, the students
^ot an excellent idea of the
:>rganization within this mill
and the many jobs required to
oroduee quality cloth for
iur customers. Calvin Cooper.
Personnel Director, welcomed
:he students and told them
nany interesting facts about
the mills.
The 60 seniors were told
that 1,041 employees of Clinton
Mills last year were paid
52.750.000 for their services
*nd that more than a million
cards of cloth is produced
weeklv.
Divided into groups of 10
and starting at two minute
intervals, the students toured
the plant in approximately
120 minutes. The following
acted as guides and explained
the various operations:
John Sparks. Roy Holtzclaw,
A. C. Young. Van
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