The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, June 15, 1952, Page 3, Image 3
JUNE 15, 1952
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JEAN OAKLEY, new emplo
ceiving her pre-employment plv
Lydia nurse, and Dr. E. N. Sullh
were given in this modern clinic
Truck Drivers
Handle Essenti
A small group of employees
at Clinton and Lydia Mills
which comes and goes day in
and day out with little thought
from the rest of us is our very
capable crew of truck drivers.
Yet without the highly important
work done by these
men, it would be difficult for
either plant to operate.
hach ot these men has very
definite responsibilities for
transporting certain items
safely, promptly and when
they are needed so that the
manufacturing (and selling)
processes depending 011 them
will not be slowed to the detriment
of all employees. They
have a heavy responsibility
for the equipment placed in
their charge, and their fine
record is shown bv the thousans
of miles driven without
a serious accident. Let's take
a look at these truck drivers
so you will know a little more
about them.
Oldest in point of service
is Ott Thomas
- who i s well
known having
b e e n driving
(and without
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KfcAJ for" Clinton and
N L y d since
1920. Born in
Alabama, Ott
and his wife, Marie, live at
104 Washington Street and
they have been married .22
years. They have two daughters,
two sons and three
grandsons. They are Methodists
and they have a son-inlaw,
Eddie Davenport, who
also works at the Clinton
plant. Baseball is his favorite
hobby, and he drives the
large tractor-trailer as well
as the bus which frequently
hauls many Clinton and Lvdia
groups safely to other points.
Then we have Carl Heaton
who is not a .
u c k driver.
he the
truck mechanic .V
for Clinton and
I, v d i a a n d _ ili^fc^r
keeps the
| trucks in top
running
dition. Carl
lives at 211 Washington Street
and has been working here
since 1938. Born at Athens.
Ga., he and his wife. Edna,
have three children. Both his
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work io the Clinton Mill.
They belong to the Church
of God and his hobbies arc
fishing and baseball.
yee at Lydia, is shown above refsical
from Mrs. Carolyn Inglett.
ran. More than 300 typhoid "shots"
last month.
Efficiently
ial Duties
James C. Hauptfield is one
of the Lydia
truck drivers
who lives on
I Route 2 out
/ from Clinton.
He is a Baptist
and has one
V. 7 relative working
in o u r
plants. As a lot
of the girls know, he is single
but won't say how long he
will stay that way. Born at
Cross Hill, he has been with
us for two years, driving a
truck for four months. His
favorite hobbv is fishing.
Claude Ward is another
truck driver at
Clinton and he HB
lives at 101
Bailey Street. I
He is a member
of the Metho- w|
dist C h u h
is married
to the former
Nellio Dunn
way. He lias been working at
Clinton for five years and they
have one child, a daughter.
He was born at Hendersonville,
N. C. After working
hours, his favorite hobbv is
baseball.
A. E. Lawson is a Lydia
nt r u c k driver
who has established
an excellent
w o r k
record. He has
been driving
a t r u c k at
Lydia for three
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" months without
missing a single day at
work and without having a
single accident. Born in Laurens
County, he is single and
lives at 121 Poplar. He is a
Baptist and has a brother
working at Lydia. His hobbies
are fishing in the summer and
hunting during the fall and
winter.
Another truck driver at the
Clinton plant is
Harold Hampton.
H a r o 1 d jH
lives at 204
Academy and
is married to
Kathryn Thrift
who works in
the L y d i a W"' t
plant. He has - **
worked here ten years and
has eight relatives working in
Clinton and Lvdia plants.
They are members of the
Baptist Church and have one
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[ HE CLOTHMAKEH
Plant Clinics
Most Modern
The modern, well-equipped
clinics at both Clinton and
Lydia are equal to many hospital
emergency rooms and
this, coupled with the efficiency
of the two attending
nurses and visiting doctors,
should make them the pride
of all employees.
Everyone working here
is familiar with the preemployment
physical examination
which must be
passed before employment
(for your own good as well
as that of the mills) but that
is just the beginning of the
work of the clinics.
Let's take a look at the
Clinton clinic first. This is
under the supervision of popular
Myrtle West, a registered
nurse who was graduated
from Roper Hospital in
Charleston and worked in several
other hospitals. Equipped
with reception, examination
and treatment looms, this
clinic has the most modern
equipment available for the
benefit of employees, including
a diathermy machine for
deep heat treatments.
All mill injuries or accidents
are treated here and referred
to the mill doctor if
severe. First aid often is given
to families of employees living
in the village, and some
personal and health advising
is done by Mrs. West upon
the request of employees.
Some employees receive reg
ular injections of insulin or
vitamins here on doctor's
orders.
The clinic is responsible for
keeping all departmental first
aid boxes supplied dailv and
training supervisors and employees
in First Aid. The majoritv
of overseers and second
hands have certificates to administer
first aid here Records
are kept of all accidents
and the clinic plays an important
role in the mill's accident
prevention program.
So far this vear. Clinton onlv
lias one lost-time accident.
This is the best safety record
since the clinic was opened in
1949.
At Lydia Mrs. Carolyn
Inglett is the efficient registered
nurse who performs
virtually the same duties as
are handled at Clinton. In addition.
however, and because
this mill is out of the city
limits, a number of other functions
are performed, largely
in cooperation with the county
health department.
The "Well-Baby Clinic"
is one example of this ad
U1 llWil a 1 OCl T tv,v AVA ?AAA
ployees. As reported in
previous issues of the
"Clothmaker." many preg
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THE SEVENTH GRADE GR
above listening to Clinton Supt.
ton is shown at the left.
item
MRS. MYRTLE WEST. Clinton
Blalock are shown looking at the
the hospital-clean Clinton Mill clii
at Lydia, performs many helpful se
nant employees and mothers
of small children take advantage
of this helpful
program.
The recent innoculation of
300 children and adults for
typhoid here is another
example of the "outside"
work of the clinic over and
above the services rendered
to employees on the job.
The Lydia plant, too, has
an excellent lost-time accident
record, having only two
so far this vear.
These are your two clinics.
Call on them when you need
them for they are there to
serve you and are fully
equipped for any emergency.
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Mrs. George Fleming
George Fleming
Weds Sue Malone
Miss Billic Sue Malone,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Malone of Ware Shoals, became
the bride of George
Fleming, son of Charley Fleming,
Honea Path. Saturday
afternoon at the First Baptist
Church, Honea Path. Mr.
Fleming is the popular recreation
director at the Lydia
plant.
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A T^TT X TTr\M r*T k CC .1 * 1 Pi_
Ai/wniivii LiAoo <11 ncaaemy ou
George Huguley who made the princi]
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s popular nurse, and Dr. George
modern diathermy machine in
lie. This clinic, as does the one
rvices daily.
- BASEBALL ?
CAVALIERS
The Cavaliers have won
6 and lost 6 since our last report
to you but have been
turning in some good ball.
They were two-and-a-half
games out of top berth on
our deadline and tied for second
place in the league.
Taylor is our leading pitcher
naving won o ana aroppea
only two since the first of
the season.
The won and lost schedule
from May 2-Mav 31: Ware
Shoals 10, Clinton 4; Ware
Shoals 3, Clinton 12; Joanna
10, Clinton 9; 96 1, Clinton 6;
96 5, Clinton 6; Ware Shoals
5. Clinton 4; Joanna 4. Clinton
7; Joanna 9, Clinton 3;
96 1, Clinton 11; Ware Shoals
3. Clinton 4; 96 13, Clinton 6;
Joanna 4, Clinton 2; Joanna
6. Clinton 2.
CAVILETTES
The Clinton Cavilettes still
lead the Piedmont Girls Softball
league with 9 wins and
not a loss, moving ahead of
Joanna by three-and-a-half
games.
The won, lost and league
percentage follows: Clinton 9,
0. .1000: Joanna. 6, 4, .600;
Laurens. 3, 5, .375; Whitmire,
2. 6. .250; Watts. 0, 4. .000.
Don't miss the home games
each Thursday night. You'll
see some real ball.
Sets Excellent Record
Bobby Pierce, a weaving
trainee who has just completed
her eight weeks of
training at the Lvdia plant,
made an outstanding record
when she was given a set of
looms for herself last month.
For her first week on the
looms she had a record of 96.31
which certainly is something
of a record for a newcomer.
Congratulations, Bobby!
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