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Employees Recognized page 5 nmcii ~ ^**\\ ^ ?? I //SJ U.sV Left to right, Plant No. 2 Manager T Campbell and Mac George, Spinning S Estess Campbell Year of Service t< Estess Campbell completed 50 years continuous service to Clinton Mills on July 24. 1984. In recognition of this milestone in his working career, Plant No. 2 Manager Ted Davenport and Spinning Superintendent Mac George paid a visit to the Campbell home to present him with a special plaque commemorating the event. The award, bearing the message "For 50 years of loyal and outstanding service to Clinton Mills....presented on behalf of the ooaru oi directors, corporate unicers, ana members of management in appreciation for your contribution to the progress and success of Clinton Mills." Davenport and George expressed their appreciation to Campbell for his contributions to the Company over the past half cen Clinton Sells Carpet Y( Clinton Mills wholly owned subsidiary, M . H Amnr.ei Vnm M.llo I r-t n .4~ i vi i u" n 11 ici i ci i omi ivi 111 j, 1105 bUlU lib Pryor, Oklahoma and Talladega, Alabama carpet yarn plants to Suntek Industries. I Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, according to Clinton Mills, Inc. President George H Cornel son. Clinton Mills will continue operations o< its Yuma, Arizona carpet yarns plant under the new name, America West Industries, Importan Registering page 3 inton Mill By and For Employees j jfl| |y ? ^7V __ f ed Davenport, Daisy Campbell, Estess uperintendent. Completes 50th o Clinton Mills tury. Recalling his career with the Company. Campbell, Assistant Plant No. 2 Spinning ' Superintendent, noted Clinton Mills was the only employer he'd ever had. "I came to work as a sweeper in 1934." he added with a grin, "and they paid me about 20centsan hour Astime went on. I progressed to other jobs in the plant, and was promoted to Assistant Departmental Superinten dent in 1951." Spinning Superintendent Mac George _ also presented Estess with a special anniver fc sary cake for his family to enjoy in celebrat ing the long time service anniversary i tie uumpany aiso presented tsiess wne, ( Daisy, with a special floral gift Daisy retired c from Clinton Mills with 34 years service t ]rn Plants Inc. ] Clinton Mills acquired the Pryor plant in c 1973 and the Talladega plant in 1976. Harry Gloth. Yuma Plant Manager, will t report to Mr C. Bailey Dixon, Clinton Mills c Corporate Vice President. r Suntek is headed by J Paul Knight. Presi I dent. Suntek plans to continue full opera tions of the plants under the name of Mid- ? America Yarn Mills f ce of Uni to Vote I at! , i$ uotnn of Clinton Mills Vonce Soys Our Company 3s Committed to "Made in USA" C/\l I/M*I Cmnl/NuAAf L/COI i CIIUW Liiipiuycc^: Our Company has committed much time, effort, human resources, and financial support to the industry's "Crafted With Pride in U.S.A." program. We. in the textile industry, are attempting to make everyone more aware of the seriousness of the import problem. Plintnn u/illc cnnnortc tho Praftcwt \Aiith PriHo to save the thousands of jobs that are being l< During the past year, our Company has spon; Commerce outings, directed the theme of its e with fellow fiber, apparel and fabric producers u renewed commitment to American made pure Unfortunately, too few individuals realize increase in imports this year over the 1983 ye that the textile industry is in a real fight to sa Let's seriously think about the |Obs being lo buying a foreign made item. We need to talk tc encourage them to buy American made items A successful battle against imports is a nece banks. supermarKets, pharmacies, departmei dealers, and everyone in the community We need to make the best possible produci "Crafted With Pride in U.S.A." program Our economic future is heavily dependent t foreign textile goods Hood Donors Sought to Within the next few weeks many Clinton | SC) plant employees will be afforded an ipportunity to participate in the annual ilood drive, according to Sonny King, Co irdinator of the program "Employees often ask how long they must >e off the |Ob." noted King. "It takes about ,0 minutes to draw the blood Before you an give, trained nursing personnel give ach prospective donor a mini physical Af er the drawing process, each is asked to Irink some liquids, eat a small snack, and est a few minutes. The entire process usual y takes about a half an hour," said King Clinton employees have always responded mthusiastically to the request for blood idany first time donors have noted a great ited Way Drive to Begin page 8 laker I September, 1984 Program because it realizes we must fight DSt to foreign markets. ;ored fashion show programs. Chamber of idvertismg to Made in USA., ana joined n an attempt to convey the importance of a hases the significance of the more than 33?o ar. Not enough individuals are concerned ve jobs ? both yours and mine st because of imports before we consider ) our families, friends, and neighbors and ssity Not only do we benefit, but also the it stores, service stations, theaters, car s at a competitive price and support the jpon a reduction in the rapid increase of />7 (J&ytc*' ' Robert M Vance Chairman r Annual Drive personal satisfaction knowing they have loined the ranks of hundreds of fellow em ployees who have contributed the precious life saving substance. Carolina-Georgia Blood Center personnel advise us that blood drawn at Clinton is often used within 24 hours. Many life saving surgeries are scheduled around an ample supply of a particular type blood According to reports, some mapr surger les require up to 20 pints of blood, and that only three out of 100 persons respond to the request for blood Sonny King will assist any eligible employee with blood replacements through the Carolina Georgia Blood Center