The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, May 15, 1952, Page 5, Image 5
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THE IONE WALLACE KIND]
nition of outstanding service, is sho
Dedicate loi
The Lvdia kindergarten
this week was named the
lone Wallace Kindergarten by
the executives of Lvdia Cotton
Mills in recognition of the
outstanding service rendered
in recent years bv Mrs. lone
Wallace, Lydia community
worker and leader.
A permanent plaque dedicating
the kindergarten to
Mrs. Wallace is being prepared
and will be erected
inside the building.
Mrs. Wallace began her
work at Lvdia in September,
1948. Since that time she has
worked unceasingly for the
recreation and welfare of
everyone in the Lvdia community.
Her versatile and
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Fred Cantrell, Mark Thompson.
Lillie Lawson and Viola
Odom of No. 2 Spinning, Clinton
plant, have been out sick.
Anna Burton. No. 2 spinning
Clinton, has been out due to
the illness of her father.
Mrs. Othella Whitmire.
Clinton, continues ill at her
home on Washington Street.
Margie Fulman, Clinton, is
a hospital patient.
Elizabeth Holden, Clinton,
is recuperating at home from
an appendectomy and Marie
Baker spent several days at
Hays Hospital.
Mrs. Rose Satterfield and
A. E. Alexander, both of
Lydia, have been out sick.
Woodrow Hanlev, Clinton,
has been ill.
Mrs. Jimmic Lawson. Clinton.
is a patient at Hays.
Margie Wilson is back after
an illness, and Mrs. Ellie Butler,
also of Clinton, is back
auer an uincss.
Henry Lawson. Sr., former
Clinton spinner, is recuperating
nicely from some eve
surgery.
Steve Holliday, grandson of
Mrs. Dora Leopard, Clinton,
is in Greenwood hospital
with a fractured skull caused
by falling from a car in which
he was riding.
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SRGARTEN at Lydia, this week de<
wn above with Mrs. Wallace and a fi
ie Wallace Ki
( ndless energy enables her to
keep a constant round of activities
going day and night,
and she is always alert to
new thoughts and ideas which
will benefit the p- >ple of
Lydia. In the yearly pageants
lor which Lydia has become
well known, she is author, director,
producer and designs,
makes and fits many of the
costumes.
The Lydia kindergarten was
started with three or four
children but soon reached a
total of 35 making it necessary
to limit the enrollment
at that figure due to the size
of the building. The average
attendance today is between
20 and 25. rain or shine.
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eatery Lomm
An outstanding program of
in-plant safety is being conducted
this year under the direction
of Clinton Cotton Mill
safety officers with the assistance
of plant inspection
groups and the cooperation of
employees.
Clinton safety officers for
this year are J. H. Hughes,
president; John Weir, vice
president; Clyde Putnam, secretary
and Rav Godfrey assistant
secretary.
Each quarter of the year
a group is selected from
employees of different departments
throughout the
mill on different shifts to
conduct monthly safety inspections.
No advance notice is given
of inspections so that no special
preparation can be made
in advance of the visit Each
month a good housekeeping
banner is awarded to the department
showing the best
record in the opinion of the
committee.
TYPICAL HAZARDS
Unsafe hazards which are
looked for include objects
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which may oe inppeo over,
unsafe ladders and steps, improper
or removed guards on
or around machines, oil and
water spots on floors, incorrect
wearing apparel such as
hanging sleeves, bedroom
slippers, run-down heels and
other conditions which could
injure or endanger employees
resulting in lost-time, pain
and suffering.
Results of the monthly in
HE CLOTHMAKER
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dicated to Mrs. Wallace in recogne
group of "her" youngsters.
indergarten
To encourage activities
and to keep parents abreast
of what is being done for
their children, Mrs. Wallace
organized a Kindergarten
Mothers' club which
is very active and quite
helpful to the group.
Typical of her community
A t\ \ * T ? 11 ? - 2
iii it-1 c:v.. ivu s. v> anacc r?'-duly
sponsored a fund to raise
$1,200 which was used to purchase
a new curtain for the
Providence Street School.
The Clothmakcr joins the
management and employees
of Lydia in wishing Mrs. Wallace
and the lone Wallace
Kindergarten many more
years of success and happiness.
ittee Active
sped ion are posted throughout
the plant on bulletin
boards so that employees may
benefit from the various suggestions
made and help carry
them out.
The ijroup which turned in
such a successful job from
January through March included
Jack Blakely, first
shift shop: Banna Braswell,
No. 3 weaving, first shift;
Annie Evans, first shift cloth
room; Andy Hames, fir-~*
shift. No. 2 spinning and
Charles Dunawav, first shift
carding.
They have been commended
bv the safety officers for
rendering such helpful and instructive
reports which have
been felt throughout the mill.
The second plant inspection
group for April, May
and June is composed of
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carding; Lucille McGee.
first shift cloth room; Mildred
Kinar 1, first shift No.
1 weaving; Berry Meadows,
first shift. No. 1 spinning
and Don Copeland, first shift
shop.
Anyone having ideas, suggestions
or thoughts which
can be put into practice in
order to reduce accidents, hazards
or injuries is requested
to pass them along to any of
the above listed group.
Through such interest and
cooperation we can have one
of the safest textile plants in
the state . . . and that is exactly
what we want.
piD you KNOW.
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BY W. P. BURDETTE
That Clinton mill village
and plants cover an area of
159 acres and what a bee-hive
Df activity.
That W. J. Bailey, who
developed Clinton and
Lydia to high performance,
began business in a small
grocery store in Pelzer?
That the origin of the name
Cornelson is Scandinavian?
No wonder "Mr. George" and
Coach Johnson are such
buddies.
That it takes a lot of time
to get experience, and once
you get it you ought to go on
using it?
That when M. S. Bailey
(father of Mr. Will and Mr.
Cad, and grandfather of
P. S. Bailey and George
Cornelson) founded his second
mill he named it for his
wife Lydia? This is also a
fine old Biblical name of
one of the "Mothers in
Israel." Another interesting
sidelight: the Biblical Lydia
was a seller of textiles and
cold purple-dyed garments
made in her native city of
Lydia.
That in 1910 the local chapter
of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, the devoted descendants
of those who fought
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tween the States, unveiled the
monument which stands in
the middle of the city plaza?
In taking that location, it was
necessary to abandon and
cover up an old landmark,
the old rusty iron pump which
served thirsty men and beasts
for many years.
Thai the sense of humor is
the oil of life's engine? Without
it the machinery creaks
and groans. No lot is so hard,
no aspect of things so grim,
but it relaxes before a hearty
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lauyii.
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^GGAtf CHMr.
and Mrs. Johnny Ginn.
Clinton, a daughter, Sandra
Dianne. April 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sipes.
Clinton, a son, Dennis Lee,
April 6. Mrs. Sipes is the former
Hazel Lollis.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Heaton,
Clinton, a daughter. Cheryl
Dianne. April 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Bible.
Clinton, a daughter. Linda
Lucille, April 17.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hinson.
Lvdia, a daughter. Linda Gail.
April 8.
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ivn . ciuu ivus. riantf. vjarren,
Lvdia, a son. Forrest Lee. Mrs.
Garrett is the former Lois
Smith of Clinton.
Ilailev Memorial
IMamiin<r Revival
A revival will be held at
Bailey Memorial Methodist
Church June 1-8 with Evangelist
W. Earl Armstrong of
Gastonia, N. C.. conducting
services.
Pastor W. R. Terry reminds
us that Mr. Armstrong conducted
a former highly successful
revival here 16 years
ago which is still remembered.
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Clintort'Lydia Cloth . . .
(Cont'd, from Page 3)
erally it is converted into
bleached, dyed and printed
fabrics. It is used for house
dresses, men's shirts, pajamas,
underwear, sportswear, bedding,
draperies, handkerchiefs,
etc.
Styles G, M, Clinton
These three-leaf twills are
mostly used by the lining
trade. They are used in poc- ^
kets and waistbands of men's
suits and as linings for draperies
and bedspreads. They
also are rubberized.
Style B, Lydia
Style X, Lydia and Clinton
These broadcloths are used
for men's pajamas, shirts,
underwear, women's lowpriced
slips, house dresses and
aprons.
Styles A. R. F, Lydia
These styles and style LL
are the tobacco cloths used in
tremendous quantities by the
surgical gauze people and in
surgical sponges. Stiffened,
they become buckram and
crinoline now used for stiff
petticoats. Also heavily used
in rug pads, in auto seats, the
mattress industry and as wiping
and polishing cloths.
We have gone into as much
detail as possible so that now
you should have a good idea
of the far flung distribution
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ana uses 01 our iaorics. we
also have mentioned that most
of our customers are very particular
about quality of goods,
and there are good reasons.
Some of our goods go into
surgical tape, such as bandaids.
They bleach, purify and
add adhesive to the cloth.
Sometimes as little as a quarter
of an ounce per yard of
adhesive is used. This is applied
with a knife-like arrangement
a thousandth of an
inch above the cloth which
spreads the adhesive. You can
imagine what would happen
if there are gouts, slubs or
jerked-in or kinkv filling. Not
only would the adhesive not
spread evenly, but tne imperfections
might not go under
the knife, tearing the cloth to
pieces.
Other Problems
The rubberizing or coating '
trade has the same trouble,
except larger quantities of
chemicals are used and the
knife is set higher. A hard
warp wrinkle, however, does
not come out in the process
and causes uneven coating.
Hanging threads also give
them a lot of trouble, jam
ming up the works and causing
seconds.
Often when we sell our
goods to the converting trade,
the customer does not know
just then what the goods will
be used for or how they will
be finished. If he decides to
put the fabric into plain white,
it must stand such an inspection.
In plain whites, any tiny
nep or spinning or weaving
inspection shows up like a
sorr thumb. You wouldn't
want a dress or shirt that had
a slug or gout across the front
of it.
Space does not permit longer
discussion but we hope the
above will be helpful in understanding
the importance
of quality in our goods. More
details will be given in a later
installment.
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When you take that trip,
for pity's sake?Give yourself
a decent brake!