Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1984 Highlights Reviewed The year 1984 was a busy and challenging time for Clinton Mills. Here is a month-by-month review of the year: January—Employees began the month with an enthusiastic attitude toward the new year. In order to enable employees to make their plans for the year, the company once again posted its yearly work schedule, listing holidays and vacation periods. As the month progressed, more and more Clinton Mills of Geneva employees express ed their positive feelings about the Geneva plants 5 / 2 operating schedule. The month also set the tone for the com pany’s year long and continuing emphasis on the importance of buying American-made textile products. Other significant events included the announcement that eligible Clinton Mills profit sharing participants shared in $595,241 in fund earnings for the preceed- ing year; thirty-two (32) educational institu tions in 10 states received a combined total of $33,513 under the Matching Gifts to Education Program; and the semi-annual cotton dust studies began to assure em ployees of a clean, healthy work environ ment. February—Bailey Plant employees re ceived word that they had captured second place in the South Carolina Textile Manufac turer's Association Safety Contest by work ing almost a half million hours without a single disability injury, while Clinton Mills of (continued on page 3) Clinton Mills Clothmaher By and For Employees of Clinton Mills January 1985 Jim Coleman Ted Davenport Mac George Allen Robertson Manufacturing Changes Recently Effective February 1, 1985, Jim Coleman was named general manager—manufactur ing— of Clinton Mills, Inc.’s four South Carolina weaving plants, according to Vice President of Manufacturing J. R. Sweten- burg. Coleman had been assistant to the vice president of manufacturing since joining Clinton Mills, Inc. in 1984. Ted Davenport has assumed the position of manager—manufacturing development and technical support services, a newly cre ated position. Davenport joined Clinton Mills, Inc. in 1962 and has held numerous manufactur ing management positions throughout the company, including superintendent of Lydia and Clinton No. 2 spinning, Lydia plant manager and general manager of Clinton Mills of Geneva, Ala. He was named Clinton Plant No. 2 manager in 1980. Mac George has assumed the Plant No. 2 manager position succeeding Davenport. George joined Clinton Mills, Inc. in 1968 and previously held spinning superinten dent positions of Lydia and Plant No. 2, respectively. Allen Robertson succeeded George as Plant No. 2 spinning superintendent. He joined Clinton Mills, Inc. in 1976 and has Announced held numerous positions including lab tech nician, assistant Plant No. 1 carding super intendent and most recently, Bailey Plant manufacturing assistant. ‘These individuals bringto their new posi tions of greater responsibilities a wide range of expertise which will strengthen our manu facturing staff and operations,” stated Swetenburg. Educational Institutions Receive $41,961 Twenty-six educational institutions in eleven states received a combined total of $41,691.36 in contributions from the Bailey Foundation during the past year under the provisions of the matching gifts program for Clinton Mills and M. S. Bailey Bank employees. There were 56 employees at six loca tions contributing from $10 to $5,000 to educational institutions. The Matching Gifts to Education Prog ram is designed to encourage Clinton Mills, Inc., its’ subsidiariesandaffiliated corporations’ employees and directors to give personal financial support to educa tional institutions of their choice which meet the eligibility requirements. Such gifts, in amounts of $10 to $5,000 per year will be matched. Qualifying gifts up to $50 are matched two for one, and other qualifying gifts are matched dollar for dollar. An employee at the time of his or her contribution must be in the active regular employment of the company or retired under one of the company's retirement plans and shall have had at least one year of continuous service in such employ ment. A qualified educational institution must be a non-profit and non-proprietary two or four-year recognized national or regional accrediting agency, or a non-tax supported secondary school and be lo cated within the continental United States and recognized by the United States TreasuryDepartment asan organi zation to which contributions are deduc tible by the donors for federal income tax purposes. A contribution is one which is the per sonal gift of an employee, actually paid by the employee, and not merely pledged to a qualifying educational institution. An eligible employee may make a contri bution to more than one qualifying edu cational institution. The total amount of the matching contrbutions to institutions shall not exceed $5,000 per qualifying individual during one calendar year dur ing which the plan operates. Among those receiving matching gifts were: Auburn University, Christ School, Clemson University, College of the Holy Cross, Converse College, Davidson Col lege, Episcopal High School, Erskine College, Faith Christian Secondary School, Furman University, Foxcroft School, Georgia Tech, Limestone Col lege, Midwest Christian College, North Carolina State University, Presbyterian College, Saint Angela Academy and Seton Hall University. Also, St Joseph’s University, the Hill School, the Spartanburg Day School, the University of South Carolina, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Winthrop Col lege, Wofford and Xavier High School.