The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, November 15, 1952, Image 1
CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS
VOL. I. NO. 10 NOVEMBER. 1952
CLINTON. S. C.
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VOL. 1. NO. 10
Large Weave
Shed Added
To Clinton
A major addition which
will add 100,000 square feet
of floor space to the Clinton
plant now is underway, according
to an announcement
by President P. S. Bailey.
This is a long-range expansion
program, Mr. Bailey said,
and complete details have not
been worked out to the point
where they can be announced.
As the program progresses,
frequent announcements
will keep you posted as to
future plans.
The initial plans call for a
building added to the north
end of the No. 2 mill with
100.000 square feet of floor
space. A basement also will
be added under the west end.
Nine houses on Jackson street
already have been moved or
are in the process of being
moved. This street already
has been closed because the
new addition will overlap the
area taken bv the street and
houses being moved.
The new unit will be of the
most modern textile manufacturing
construction and
will be air conditioned. It is
designed for an installation of
1296 looms, with cloth storage
ami snipping space in me
basement.
Present plans call for leaving
the cloth room where it
now is and it is probable that
it will be enlarged after the
new addition is in operation.
It is estimated that it will
be about a year before the
unit is in full operation.
Pictures and statements
from management will be
given as the project proceeds
and as more definite plans arc
completed.
Plan Now For A
Bigger '53 Xmas
Christmas savings accounts
for 1953 are starting with the
payroll week ending Nov. 22
and those employees wishing
to start a savings account for
a paid-up Christmas next
year should go by the payroll
window and sign up or see
their second hand for further
information. Those already
having savings accounts for
this Christmas and wishing
no changes to be made need
do nothing further as h will
automatically continue. If you
wish a change, see your second
hand or the payroll
office.
We have many Clinton and
Lydia people who already
have a paid-up Christmas for
this year and they will tell
you it is an awfully good feel(Cont'd.
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Unified Charity
Goal; Cooperai
The Unified Community
Chest at both Clinton and
Lydia Mills is progressing
fine, according to Superintendents
George Hugulev and J.
B. Templeton. The drive will
not end until about the time
you receive this issue of the
Clothmaker, but at our deadline
it was obvious that the
campaign, even though it is
the first one. would prove
successful.
Several departments in both
mills and the Lydia store
were already 100 per cent in
participating in the worthwhile
campaign when we
went to press. Others were
nearing that point, and reports
from all departments in
both mills showed that em
plovees were taking advantage
of making one unified
contribution to the several
worthwhile causes instead of
having the m a n y drives
which have taken place in
the mills heretofore.
A complete report of the
Community Chest drive at
Clinton-Lydia will be given
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given at that time, and judg
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Mrs. Hudson Davis.
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ing from the present progress
of the campaign, it will be a
most favorable report.
Leaders Taking
Newest Training
Mrs. Eva Land and Mrs.
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rim: tvunaLu. Luiiiiiiuniiy uirectors
at Clinton and Lvdia
Mills, last week attended the
annual meeting of the South
Carolina Recreational Society
at Myrtle Beach.
Outstanding authorities at
this meeting provided our
leaders with some of the newest
and most effective ideas
in community work which
will be of the utmost benefit
to our children and to all
other programs which Mrs.
Wallace and Mrs. Land direct.
George H. Cornelson. mills'
vice president said.
"A meeting of this type is
a workshop and our representatives
learn by doing," he
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iiuutu. oumo ui int- most outstanding
community woikers
in the country led the discus(Cont'd.
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Ihird Shift Plays
Role Maintainin
By Tom Ficklin
Ass't. Superintendent
Lydia Cotton Mills
Our third shift at Lydia
Cotton Mills has reason to be
proud of their contribution to
the overall efficiency of the
plant. In most departments,
their production either equals
or surpasses that of the other
shifts.
According to manv mill
authorities, the second shift
should have the best production,
the third shift next and
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the three. Our production at
Lydia follows this pattern.
The first shift has good reason
for machinery stoppage
due to the fact that most overhauling
and style changes
take place on this shift. The
third shift, working at night
and sleeping in the day, has
to put forth more effort than
those on the other shifts to do
the same job. Management
realizes this fact and that is
why a premium wage is paid
here at Lydia to those working
on the third shift.
We are very fortunate at
Lydia in having excellent
lighting. This factor contributes
greatly to the quality
and efficiency of work performed
at night In looking
over the production figures in
David S. Cook,
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David Singleton Cook, 51.
vice president in charge of
manufacturing for Clinton
and Lvdia Cotton Mills, died
October 26 in a Greenville
hospital. Interment was held
in West Point. Ga., Mr. Cook's
home for many years.
Mr. Cook came to Clinton
Lvdia in January of 1949 after
long years of experience else
wnere in ine lexiue inausiry.
A native of Washington, Ga.,
he was a graduate of the
Philadelphia Textile School.
He began his textile career
with the West Point Manufacturing
Co.. West Point Ga.
Later he assumed an executive
position with Peppered
Manufacturing Co., New
York. After five years in the
New York office, he became
general manager of Pepperoll's
Riridofnrrt \tnitio nlant
a position ho hold for 15 years.
He then became president of
Highland City Mills. Talladega.
Alabama, leaving there
to come to Clinton in 1949
The multi-million dollar expansion
and modernization
program which has been
underway at both Clinton
and Lvdia Mills was carried
out under his supervision.
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Clinton, S. C.
Permit No. 59
NOVEMBER 15. 1952
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one department covering a
period of six months, we find
only six tenths of one per cent
difference in the efficiency
of the three shifts. In another
department this difference is
only four tenths of one per
cent and in still another department,
the difference in
the efficiency of the three
shifts is only one half of one
per cent.
Our third shift at Lydia is
very safety conscious. It is
easy to lose sleep when working
on the third shift, and this
naturally affects the alertness
of the employee who has not
had enough sleep. The shift
supervisors, realizing this, are
constantly teaching safety.
House-cleaning on the third
shift is of a high order. Alleys
and spare floors are cleaner
and freer of obstruction since
most of the difficult machinery
cleaning is done on the
other shifts.
While the third shift at
Lydia is proud of the work
that they are doing, they also
know that any job can be improved.
They are always on
the lookout for better job
methods and ways of improving
their efficiency. We can
feel confident that they will
carry their share of the load
as part of the overall team at
Lydia Cotton Mills.
, V.-President,
rief Illness
Surviving are his widow,
Grace, and two daughters,
Nancy Abbott and Grace Ter(Cont'd.
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