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'We Loade 55 Ton "In 19431 was working on the Clyde Mc and had a chance to come to work at G Maintenance employee." "As a day laborer, I got anywhere from week," he recalled. Werts has had a variety of jobs since During one period, I helped a crew rr period I was assigned to clean the rest rooi Room. "Back in the 40's," he recalled, "a grow stoker to fire the boiler." Werts, who is known by his friends ofte Clothmaker. "I was living at Tip Top, about seven drove an old '36 Ford. The first time Mr. E has stuck with me ever since." In addition to his Supply Room respons Post Office each morning. He is a member of Flint Hill Baptist / Service Awi 5 YEARS NAME PLANT Talmadge S. Swayngham Bailey Nathaniel Pitts No. 1 Kenneth M. Bull No. 2 Wilma C. Coleman No. 2 Willie J. Grant No. 2 10 YEARS Juanita McMahan Bailey Claude L. Smith, Jr. Bailey Eugene Carter Bailey Calvin L. Shelton Bailey James A. Bright Bailey Clyde L. Fuller No. 1 Eugene McGowan No. 1 Richard M. Bowie No. 1 James E. Wellmaker No. 2 Georgia S. Tumblin No. 2 Stewart D. Suber Lydia Johnnie B. Hill Lydia Peggy Hunter Lydia 97 YI Mrs. Ada Center celebrated her 97th bi Street. I>eft to right with Mrs. Center are her Holtzclaw, Vesta Eubanks, both retired Clii Hughes, wife of James Herbert Hughes, a Superintendent. Mrs. Center has 14 grandchildren, grandchildren. d s A Day' Crary farm as a share cropper and day laborer, Linton Mills," says James D. Werts, a Clinton 175c to a dollar a day, and the job here paid $19 a ; coming here almost thirty three years ago. love a number of houses at Lydia; for another ms, and in 1970, was transferred into the Supply ip of us use to roll up to 55 tons of coal a day to the ;n as just "Rat" discussed his nickname with the miles out of Clinton when I came to work, and I lailey saw me, he called me Rat, and that name iblities, Werts also picks up company mail at the Church in Newberry County. jrds For October \ 15 YEARS John H Pavnp No. 1 Harley H. Culpepper No. 2 20 YEARS James E. Wells No. 2 Paul D. Tyson Office 25 YEARS Inez P. Turner No. 1 George T. Snelgrove Maintenance Betty S. McElhannon Lydia Geneva Caughman Lydia Janie Sumeral Bailey 30 YEARS Annie C. Parrish Lydia 35 YEARS Walker H. Osborne No. 2 W --fJj V 1 WBmm m 5ARS OLD rthday on October 1 at her home on 100 Florence six children, Lee J. Holtzclaw of Greer; Bessie nton employees; Essie Powell of Greer; Ada Bell nd Roy Holtzclaw, retired Plant No. 2 Spinning 30 great grandchildren and 16 great great 1 8^h Je c ^^ hm jp ^ ^HjK. j^HpH I IF %PyJ^YB JAMES D. WERTS Clothmaker1 Superior Ral The Clothmaker has received panel of judges for the Carolina Communicators. The Clothmaker was critiqi publications throughout the two < Published monthly, The Clot approximately 2,200 employe employees, and business establis On the basis of U.S. Bureai newspaper is read by an aven household, thus giving The Clothm of 8,800. The publication is an integral ] Department, directed by Claude Mack Parsons has edited The 1969. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton. S. C. Permit No. 59 ADDRESS CORRf The Sofe Way - Is The jL *i J v >S s Gets ting a superior rating from a k Association of Business led along with 100 other ^arolinas. iunaker, is distributed to es, customers, retired hments. 11 of Census estimates, a ige of four persons in a taker a monthly readership E>art of the Public Relations A. Crocker. Clothmaker since March, o 2CTION REQUESTED Best Way! D.H. Roberts