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JUNE IS, 1952 NEWS I No. 2. 3 Weaving. Second By Roberta Prince We are glad to have Christine Jackson back to work. Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall was called to Columbia due to the death of her sister. Friends of Miss Bobbie Lyles. a former employee, will be interested to know she received her diploma from the Columbia Hospital School of TVT. : TV n in huimh^ may is. Mr. and Mrs. Webb Taylor and Bonnie, Mary Lee and Melvin Hughes enjoyed a picnic at Mt. Mitchell, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craine and family visited Caesar's Head. The Robert Craine's celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary May 12. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cook of Startex spent a weekend with Mrs. Ada Prince and family. No. 1 Weaving By Jane Sumeral We are glad to welcome two new employees: Pansy Brown from Woodruff and Carl Gregory who was transferred from third shift. Lillian Forrester attended commencement exercises at Mountville High School when her son. Donald, was graduated. Perry Sumeral celebrated his birthday May 25. Mrs. A. F. Hedgepath celebrated her birthday May 26. Miss Frances Hedgepath visited Mrs. Smith Ketchen and son. Bobby, in Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cauble and Donaree and DeVaughn and Misses Betty and Doris McDonald visited Folly Beach for a weekend. Mrs. Martha Gallaway has returned home after visiting l j u 4 TV* /~?i 1: - nei uaugiuei, xvirs. ^naine Broome. Little Diana Neal, daughter of the Carson Neals, was mascot of the senior class at Mountville High School. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elders and daughter visited Mrs. Rollins in Greenville. The Floyd Elders and Shirlev, Carolyn. Joan and Larrina Elders and Dottie Cash enjoyed a picnic at Greenwood Lake. The T. E. L. Class of Lydia Baptist Church met May 27 at the home of Mrs. Rosa Griffith with 18 present. We were glad to welcome one new member and one visitor. Nancy Griffith, daughter of Mrs. Rosa Griffith, was the only member of the 3rd grade t Pivwi rlnnna rn. ceive the Cornelson Dollar for perfect attendance. We are glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Culpepper into the Lvdia community. They are living at 185 Cypress. Mr. and Mrs. Carson Neal and Diana and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Broome visited Mrs. Frances Norwood in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sumeral of Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mclnvaille of Aiken and Mr. and Mrs. CI. C. Mclnville and Peggy of Clinton attended a birthday dinner May 18 at the home of the J. O. Dobbins in Cross Anchor. It was Mrs. Mclnvaille's and Mrs. Sumeral's sister's birth day. Peggy Dobbins, sister of Mrs. Perry Su moral, celebrated a birthday May 18. No. 1 Spinning, Spooling By Mrs. Jackie Williams The new clock in the spin ] TEMS AT ning room really looks good and we are proud of it. Welcome to these new faces: Paul and Florence Brown, Agnes Blackwell, Marvin Davis, Connie Griffith and Irene Russell. Mrs. Evie Shockley with her two sisters visited in Greenwood. Ida Gregory spent a weekend in Winnsboro. Mrs. Neal Ballew visited Mrs. Lillian Foster on the Greenwood highway. The James Keeners visited relatives in Gastonia. The James Smiths has as weekend quests Dock Thomas and Walter Wright. Sure glad to see Eunice Powers back again after an extended illness. Bobby Holmes spent a weekend with Troy Whitfield. Mrs. Venie Caldwell has returned to work after an illness. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ebernickle of Anderson visited the S. J. Whitfields. Helen Shirley was called to Seneca where she spent several days due to the illness of her father. The G. C. Parrish. Jr.'s and Carol with the H. W. Williams vis:itp?rl lVTrv: William's: narpnts in Hendersonville. Friends of the Bruce Bagwells were sorrv to hear of the death of their aunt, Mrs. Eula Davis, of Laurens. Mrs. C. L. Lark and Mrs. Helen Nance are patients at Hays Hospital. Happy birthday to Larry Fuller, May 13. The H. W. Williams celebrated a wedding anniversary May 5. We wish a speedy recovery to Pauline Shockley and Jonah Brown. Superintendent J. B. Templeton was receiving congratulations on his birthday, Mav 28. Cloth Room By Virginia Wilson Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder attended the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Jackson's golden anniversary May 25. TV*.. -j 7\* tr? i ivu. anu iviii. rit'u Mrs. J. E. Flovd of Newberry visited Mrs. Ellie Reeder. Mrs. J. L. Wofford, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wofford. Jr.. and daughter, Ileen, of Danville, and Mrs. Edith Cox and son of Laurens visited Mrs. Hallie Campbell last week. Mr. and Mrs. Milton King and children of Greenville visited Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jackson. Nell Fuller, student nurse at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, is spending two weeks vacation with her par cnts. Mr. and Mrs. Bon Fuller. Mrs. Clarence Milne and daughter, Rosemary, of Columbia and Mrs. E. L. Boozer of Newberry spent a Saturday with Mr. and Mis. B. F. Fuller. Miss Roberta Chaney visited Mr. and Mrs. Flovd Spearman in Greenwood recently. V. W. Barnes has taken an air conditioning job in Gaffnev. Mr. and Mrs 1, H. Hicks of Sea Brook. Texas and Mrs. John Selden and son of Burlington, N. C. visited Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Parrish visited Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Todd in Columbia. 'HE CLOTHMAKEB ' LVDIA Mrs. Cecil Glenn celebrated a birthday June 2 . . . Dickie Jackson had one May 21 . . . Barbara Whitmire celebrates hers June 21 ... J. L. Hughes had his May 27 . . . Adjer Crawford, June 1. Jimmy Summler had a finger amputated recently. Roger Whitmire was ill recently. No. 2. 3 Weaving, First By Annie Lawson Mrs. Daisy Lewis of Washington is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. O. Williams . . . Miss Annie Medlin visited her parents in Lanford . . . We are glad Mrs. Vestula Nodine is recuperating nicely from an operation . . . Congratulations to Walter Darnell and Kay Bolt who were married May 24. He is a brother of Mrs. Daisy Harris, Lydia . . . Mrs. Essie Crowe and daughter of Cross Hill visited her daughters, Mrs. Elasie Cannon and Mrs. Sarah Jenkins. Carroll Gwinn. in the Navy, had a birthday May 22 . . . The J. C. Meeks visited her parents in Cross Anchor . . . Mrs. Annie Lawson visited the Paul Taylors in Greenwood . . . Ola Landers had a birthday May 21 . . . We are sorry Mrs. Sally Satterfield, mother of Mrs. Sara Coates, is in a Columbia hospital. 1 o t f\ cpp i rrl oc n VilUU w w ?jv. V 1-* WU^IUO v_ Young out again . . . The J. B. Raines of Easlev visited the Lucille Edmonds . . . Guests of the Jessie Owens were the Clyde Rhodes, John Avery and Miss Pug Williams . . . No, Charlie, I have not forgotten you. About time to start climbing to first place, isn't it? Around Clinton By Mrs. Joe Land Our Campfire girls and Bluebirds go to Camp Horn the last week in July for several days. Members of either group wishing to go to camp must fill out ^ffdPy applications at the community _ , center by July 1. A full pro^ gram including 4 arts and crafts, f ^uw' d e v o t i onals, swimming and games is planned . . . The recently organized Men's Choir is doing some good work and made their first public appearance at Mrs. Land's recital June 12 . . . The Hobby Club will only meet the second Monday each month during the summer. painting figurines . . . The Woman's Club meets the \1nnrlav ovoninn "4 ^ r?TArvir r RUDDTT T :. *i n? j i\ i LJ unmunLLiij is mt a i tractive niece of Mrs. Johnnie Butler, No. 1 Spinning. 2nd shift, Clinton Mill. Jackie had a birthday May 11. ISetc York . . . (Cont'd, from Page 1) to season. Sometimes they will print small multi-colored polka-dots on white bleached cloth, or some small floral patterns. At another time the trend will be to stripes, using a great variety from little pin-stripes all the way to wide blazer stripes an inch wide or more. There are print designs on our cloth based on history, or old pottery and china designs. Sometimes they use paisley prints, adapted from old patterns from India, China and the Far and Near East. They use typically American deciffrtc o nrl nl/^ T n rl i o *4 uuu vyiu i nuiui i lUtao, uuu often comb the entire world for new thoughts and ideas to make fabrics attractive and different. Many times we see cloth from Clinton and Lydia after it is finished by our customers, and it is almost impossible to recognize that these beautiful fabrics were gray goods produced at Clinton, S. C. Although I have mentioned dresses a good deal, the same applies to men's, women's and children's underwear, pajamas, aprons and almost everything worn. Often our converting customers put as much money in the styling and finishing of a piece of cloth as the cost of the original fabric, but it certainly makes a tremendous amount of difference in the demand for our fabrics. Around Lydia By Mrs. lone Wallace The Clinton Leaders Assn. met May 20 in the Lydia Community Center with Mrs. J. B. Templeton. chairman. , presiding. Mrs. George BellinSrath anc* Mrs. - cEn rented a dem*1 onstration of a L; 11 i ^ . . . ouiiitr* time in July all girls 7-14 will be invited to attend a day camp at Lvdia for 5 days from 9 until 2 each day. Music, games, swimming and crafts are on the program with a box lunch served each day ... A full schedule of field day events is being planned here for the Fourth of July. Beginning at 10 in the morning, there will be scores of games for those two years to 70 with some wonderful prizes. A community picnic will be held at noon . . Don't fail to see our hobby show this month. It will be me Desi ever. ft Br* A B JOHNNY, son of Mr. and Mrs Willie Cannon. Lydia. celebratec his 6th birthday May IS. 5 ^ (J New Overseer Joins Clinton Clinton Cotton Mills this month welcomes Roy W. Ivester as its new cloth room overseer. Mr. Ivester began his duties June 1, coming highly recommended from a number of other South Carolina mills. He began his textile career as a stitcher tender at Gluck Mills, Anderson. He ran all jobs in the cloth room there, working up to second hand, a job he held for eight years. While at Gluck he spent 21 months in the Navy. He also served as overseer of the cloth room at Jackson Mills, Calhoun Mills and Riverdale Mills, coming to Clinton from Riverdale. Mr. and Mrs. Ivester have three children and are living on Elizabeth Street. Name Galloway To Attend Bovs State Bobby Joe Galloway, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Galloway of Clinton Mills, has been selected to attend the Palmetto boys State, June 15-22, Columbia. S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Galloway have worked at Clinton 35 years where she is a spinner and he is a loom fixer, both on first shift. Vacation Week Is Announced Clinton and Lydia Mills will close from 8 a. m. Saturday, June 28 until 8 a. m. Monday, July 7 giving a summer vacation to all employees, it was announced this week by P. Silas Bailey, president of the mills. Vacation Dav will be Daid to those eligible employees continuously employed and not separated or not out for more than twelve weeks due to sickness, accidents, or approved absences. Wherever you go or whatever you do. make YOUR vacation a SAFE one for you and your loved ones. BUSTER AND WAYNE are the fine sons of the Buck Wilsons. 1 Clinton weaving. They just celebrated a birthday.