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CLINTON-LYOIA MILLS
VOL. I. NO. I FEBRUARY. 1952
CLINTON. 8. C.
VOL. 1. NO. 1
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At Clinton Is
Accident - Free
Spinning room No. 1 at the
Clinton plant worked all three
shifts for the entire year of
1951 without a single lost-time
j accident which sets a new
record for the plant.
This group has good reasons
to feel justly proud for establishing
this record, said P.
Silas Bailey, mill president, in
commenting on the safety attainment.
"A record like this does not
just happen, nor is it luck."
Mr. Bailey said. "It is the result
of each employee constantly
remembering and
practicing good rules of safety.
The lack of any serious
accidents in this department
means a great deal to the company,
but means even more to
the individual employees and
their families. The great hurt
and injury from accidents is
\ felt most by the injured person
and his family.
"I join with every other de1
partment in congratulating
, each individual in No. 1 spin[
ning for this outstanding record
and trust they will repeat
it in the year 1952," he concluded.
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ine saieiy recora maae oy
this spinning room represented
a total of 212,992 man hours
of work without a lost-time
accident. The first shift worked
69,238 man hours; the second,
72,155 and the third shift.
71.598 man hours.
A large framed sign has
been mounted in the tower
outside of No. 1 spinning attesting
to the no-accident record.
The persons who received
the sign as representatives ol
all three shifts were Eloree
Cunningham. first shift;
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Fred King third shift.
Clinton-Lydia Team
To Play In Tourney
The high spot of interest
for sports-minded boys and
girls of both Clinton and
Lvdia mills this month is focused
on the state basketball
tournament for midget bovs
and girls to be held at Myrtle
Beach February 22-23.
The best players from both
I plants will be put on one boys
and one girls team and sent
to the tournament under the
direction of both athletic dill
rectors and one of the com
| muiiiiv worni'is.
Wo are keeping our fingers
crossed for the Lydia-Clinton
team and hoping * they will
bring home a trophy, even
though we know they will be
(up against some stiff competition.
Bovs basketball started
here a year ago and the
girls started in this year, but
both are showing good progress
despite the short traini
ing.
I We hope all employees will
give these fine boys and girls
the fine support they deserve.
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To Distribute f
Through the cooperation of
Girls at both plants, all emploj
leceive their monthly plant new
This first issue was ditributed
by the Bov Scouts and
future distribution will be divided
between the boys and
girls. This service to employees
is typical of the many
fine projects undertaken by
the Scouts and Campfire Girls,
arid we sincerely appreciate
their interest. Future issues of
the paper will go into more deThis
service to employees is
typical of the many fine projects
undertaken bv the Scouts
and Campfire Girls, and we
sincerely appreciate their interest.
Future issues of the
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tail of the projects and progress
of the* two organizations
at both plants.
Employees not living in
either the Clinton or Lydia
villages will receive their copy
of the paper by mail
A man is known by the
company he keeps. A company
is known by the men it
keeps.
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HERE ARE THE BOYS AND
banner in midget basketball. Mid
a year ago for the boys and this ^
have made good progress. Some <
part in the statewide tournament.
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>STER proving that spinning room
throughout 19S1 without a single
presentatives: Eloree Cunningham,
id Rachel Gray, second shift.
mpfire Girls
'lant Paper
the Boy Scouts and Campfire
,'ees living in the villa",es will
spaper delivered to their doors.
Lydia Plans
Barbershop
Singing
If you can sing like the old
timeis and want to have a lot
of fun. here is something made
to order for the men and
women at the Lydia plant.
A number of quartets are
being organized for barbershop
style singing under the
leadership of Mrs. lone Wallace.
George Fleming and Jim
Puryear. This is a new project
wh ch just started the first
of the month, so it is still
early enough to get in on one
( f the quartets.
If you like to sing, get in
touch with Mrs Wallace.
George Fleming or Jim Puryear
right away. Both male
and female quartets are being
formed even if women do not
use barbershops.
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GIRLS who carry the Lydia Mill
Iget basketball here only started
'ear for the girls, but both teams
>f these boys and girls will take
4ILLS, CLINTON. S. C.
Plant Pape
And Purpo!
This is the first issue of a r
for all employees of Clinton an
cation which will entertain, ?
serve as a medium to promol
everyone employed at the two
Name Contest
Is Now Open
This first issue of the Clinton-Lydia
plant newspaper is
being published with a temporary
name in order to give
every employee an opportunity
to select a permanent
name.
To spur the contest on, the
tollowing prizes are offered
to the person selecting the
winning name and the two
runners up:
First Prize SI5.00
Second Prize S10.00
Third Prize S 5.00
Three judges will be selected
who not are connected with
either Ciinton or Lydia Cotton
Mills. These judges will
select the three names they
think best, and the top name
of the three.
Here are the simple rules:
(1) Turn in as mane names
as you wish, but put your
name, department and plant
on each entry. All entries
must be on a separate piece of
paper. (2) Submit a rough
sketch of any art work or
decoration which you think
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tion. (3) Place entries in the
special boxes which have been
placed at main gates of both
plants and in both community
mill stores.
(4) Deadline is noon. Friday,
February 29. No entries
accepted after that hour
and date.
Clinton Women Seek
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The Woman's Club of Clinton
Mill provides an excellent
opportunity for those in the
village interested in school
improvements and the membership
is open to all women
of the village, according to
Mrs. J. V. Lowe, president of
the organization.
Meetings are held in the
community building each
third Monday and a leading
home decorator will speak to
members at the February
meeting.
Officers of the club for 19f>2
are Mrs Lowe, president; Mrs.
J. L. Arnold, vice-president;
Mrs. Joe Cooper, second vicepresident;
Mrs. Oscar Kinard.
secretary; Mrs. Arthui Howard.
assistant secretary; Mrs.
Clinton West, treasurer and
mis. Maude Trammell. assistant
treasurer.
Enter the newspaper name
contest today!
Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Clinton. S. C.
Permit No. 59
FEBRUARY 15. 1952
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ses Given
lew plant newspaper published
d Lydia Cotton Mills?a publijrovide
food for thought, and
te closer relationship between
plants.
Our plant newspaper serves
a different purpose from general
daily, weekly and serniweekly
newspapers. It is restricted
to reporting primarily
the news which occurs within
the two plants, in the community
and outside of the
community when it is of interest
to employees.
The aims and objectives
of our newspaper are outlined
in a spet ial message
on page 2 from President
Bailey. Th<* rules for a contest
to select a permanent
name for the paper are
given elsewhere on this
page.
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r-uoncaiion oi a plant newspaper
is a very involved operation
and requires the cooperation
of each and every
person working in the two ?
plants if it is to become the
interesting and high caliber
paper which we want it to be.
The names of Clinton and
Lydia have come to mean
words of quality in the textile
manufacturing field, and we
want our plant newspaper to
reflect this same high quality.
Contents
We had a short length of
time from start to finish in
this issue. Reporters had a
short time to get the news in,
employees had a limited time
to get the news to reporters.
We were all "green" and did
not know exactly what was
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.. uiiwu. nun n ? ds iu ut* prepared.
and just how the entire
operation was to be handled.
In other words, our first issue
was a kind of "shake-down"
or trial issue, and all of us
will know more and will be
able to make future issues
better and more interesting.
There are a few points for
a!l to remember which will
make possible a better paper.
Turn in to your department
reporter only news items
which vou think will be inter
esting to a number of other
people. We will be glad to
run photographs of former
employees in service, and of
children if they are connected
with some news event, such as
a birthday, or receiving some
honor.
Reporters
The department reporters
have the most important
duties of all in the publishing
of the paper. They are giving
of their time because they are
interested. Please give them
your best cooperation. Make
it easy on them by getting
your news to the reporter well
in advance of the posted deadline
each month. News after
the deadline cannot be used.
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