Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 THE CLOI Published by and fc CLINTON and LY Clinton, Sout Calvin Cooper The publishers of The items of interest from its re; reporters or to the personne OUR OBL A business enterprise, like tions to many people. All throi of Clinton and Lvdia Mills ha obligations of these two comp Obviously, we feel a trem tion to all those who look to 1 Counting our families there arc We have, and recognize, a munity in which we operate, portant effect on the economy ( We feel, and should feel, ; customers who, in the final an sible. Many of our customers tending over many years. Har ticular interest in making a o of pvprv talo c Uoir>rt ? ? . ~? >7 OM4V uo a [Jetl We are confident that one imp customers are those who hav years is that these customers source of supply. When in A November, we make Novembe ing at Clinton and Lvdia has a in fulfilling the delivery prom A man or company who bean what he says he will do owns far exceeds the value of mon< In thinking of these oblij apparent that by far the most to evervone interested in at a profit. Obviously if we op length of time, we go broke, effect this has on employees, tlholders and others concerned. Some might argue that tl discharge most of its obligatic money. This is not true. A cor nor losing money may not be Such sickness results in being chinery. It results in being un plovees. It results in being ur obligations and to help the c poor quality and high-priced customers. In short, profits an sooner or later we wither and < Your management fully r< it in the operation of these i asterous, though, not to comp the one and only way to meel duct the business that, a profita Around By Mrs. lone Wallace The annual census of the Lydia village has just been completed by George Fleming and Mrs. Wallace. The annual Lydia Hobby Show will be held August 29-30 in the Community building from 1 until 10 p. m. Friday and from 9 to 5 Saturday. Members of the club will be hostesses, displaying everything made during the past year. Refreshments will he served and prizes awarded to winners. If you have made anything, be sure to display it. You do not have to be a Hobbv Club member to enter. Art instructors from Winthrop College will be judges. * * * Our first annual day camp for Campfire Girls and Blue Birds was most successful. More about that elsewhere in this issue. T rHMAKER >r the employees of DIA Cotton Mills h Carolina . Editor Clothmaker will welcome aders. Turn them in to your 1 office. IGATIONS an individual, has many obligaugh the years the management is been conscious of the many tanies. icndous and continuing obligate companies for a livelihood. ; some 6.000 of us in this group, distinct obligation to the comOur operations have an imaf Clinton and Laurens County, a tremendous obligation to our alysis, make our operation poshave relationships with us exdlv ever do we have any parne-time sale. We like to think t of a long-time relationship, ortant reason why most of our e bought our cloth for many i look on us as a dependable lirTiief tirn J ^ 1: _ ? w t [ji uiiiiac utrn very in r delivery. Every person worki direct and continuing interest ises made by our management. > a reputation of always doing something the value of which ;y. Rations and othei s, it is quite important obligation we have companies is to operate them erate at a loss over a sufficient Everyone can readly see the ie community, customers, stockhe company could continue to >ns if it neither made nor lost npanv which is neither making dying but it certainly is sick, unable to replace obsolete maable to adequately pay its emlable to fully meet community community grow. It results in cloth and consequent loss of ? our life blood and if shut off. die. ?cognizes the obligations facing mills. It would indeed be disletelv and fully recognize that l. these obligations is to so conble operation will be the result. Lydia Scouts Attend Camp Ten boys from Lydia Boy Scout troop 90 attended Camp Old Indian for a week in July under the supervision of Scoutmaster J. B. Abcrcrombie and carried off a number of honors. Six of the boys passed off their second class rank and three most of their first class requirements. In the swimming meet. Scout Bobbv Fuller won the dive for distance under water, and Scouts Ronald Corley and Herman Burdette won second in the horse and chariot race. A wonderful time was had bv the bovs. Those not present when the photograph was made were Herman Burdette, Tony Abercrombie and Gerald Satterfield. HE CLOTHMAKER v, h By Pierre Burdette August has unusual significance from a military standpoint to natives of this area for it was this month in 1780 4 l"\ 4 4 K Km 4 4 1 r\ TV/T i trv'^ i Hilt Hit UCUIIC U1 UN L" ^ Mill was fought on Enoree River near here. As this important engagement of the Revolutionary War wiped out a large force of the enemy which later would have reinforced Maj. Pat Ferguson operating in the vicinity, this loss undoubtedly had a direct effect on the outcome of the Battle of Kings Mountain. The American cause was in a bad way in South Carolina with the lower part of the state, including Charlescon, in the hands of the British under Lord Cornwallis, and this of course threatened the interior. British and Tory troops, probably from Ninety Six where the enemy had strong outposts, were encamped at Musgrove's Mill. American forces com rnanded by Colonels Williams. Shelby and Clarke advanced upon them from the northeast. reinforced themselves on the ridge beyond the river, and drew the enemy into a skirmish by a small force. Col. Innes, British commander. thought he could capture this small group and followed them up the hillside. Well protected by breastworks. the American patriots were much stronger than counted on and the British were met with a withering fire, retreating witn heavy losses to the river. British causualties in this battle were 63 killed. 90 wounded and 70 prisoners. The Americans suffered only 4 killed and 9 wounded. The victory f{ave great encourgement to South Carolinians. * * Marv Musgrove is a wellknown name in this section. The heroine of Kennedy's book. "Horseshoe Robinson," she lived with her parents who operated the mill at Enoree crossing. Mary Musgrove is credited with giving American patriots in this locality val 1- 1 _ 1 * _?_? udjjie ana sacrmciai assistance. Another noteworthy patriot in that area was the frontiersman and scout, "Horseshoe" Robinson about whom the nationally known historian Kennedy wrote his book of the Re v ol u t i o n a r y War. Horseshoe Falls, on Cedar Creek, is said to have been his hiding place when eluding enemy pursuers, and Mary Musgrove is said to have brought food to him when hiding under the falls. WATCH YOUR SPEED! Better watch the speed .Illllt <11111 lin w MU|J 7)1^1 I?) around Lydia. Several people lately have been introduced to a state policeman for not watching the signs, and the introduction was costly! It's Pure, T, RHEsfe# : tuflT9HHHRP>l BOBBY MEADORS. filter planl tory checks every day to be sure Lydia and in the villages is sparkl The water which is supplied to both Clinton and Lydia Mills, to the two villages and to the Lydia swimming pool is as pure as you can find anywhere. The reason for this is the ultra-modern filter plant located near the Clinton Mill which is operated by Bobby Meadors. The unit purifies ana pumps oetween 4.10 and 500 thousand gallons of water a day and could handle up to 840.000 gallons if need be. Water is taken from Beard Fork Creek, treated with alum to remove mud and other sediment. filtered and then chlorine is added to guarantee its purity far above state standards for drinking water. Operator Meadors makes frequent laboratory tests each day to be sure all the s3 hrb CTT /w | THESE SETTLING TANKS at the first step in purifying the w and in the pools, is purer than the I JO CARROLL TERRY. Clin ton community, celebrated her 4th birthday July 18 with a party attended by 19 of her friends. AUGUST 15, 1952 hat's Sure! H I ?-s j +JmI : operator, makes frequent laborathat all water used at Clintoning clear and pure. mechanical equipment is working perfectly. A new reservoir was just completed a few months ago behind the filter plant which gives an extra storage capacity of more than 3 million gallons. And speaking of pure water. Clinton and Lvdia Mills go a step further to see that water used in the two swimmine dooIs not onlv is pure when it goes in, but stays pure. The water in the pools is constantly purified by filtration, chemical treatment and a vacuum cleaner system. Constant vigilance at our filter plant and at the pools is maintained to insure clean and sparkling pure water which safeguards our health. the Clinton-Lydia filter plant are ater you drink, use in the mill highest state standards. PART OF THE LYDIA troop attending Camp Old Indian are shown above: Raymond Kuykendall, Doran, Ronald Corley. Richard Martin, Alvin Satterfield, Scoutmaster J. B. Abercrombie, Bobby Fuller and Harold Pearson.