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CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS VOL. I. NO. II DECEMBER. 1952 CLINTON. 8. C. dSHSmm VOL. 1. NO. 11 J. B. Templeton Is Named New Vice President Joseph Bee Templeton, superintendent of Lydia Cotton Mills since June, 1951, last week was appointed Vice President in Charge of Manufacturing for Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, according to an announcement by P. Silas Bailey, president of the mills. Mr. Templeton will fill the vacancy caused by the recent loss of Mr. David S. Cook, and will assume his new duties January 1. It is planned that a new superintendent of the Lydia Mill will be named prior to that time. An extensive and successful background of experience in the textile industry ably qualified Mr. Templeton for his new position, Mr. Bailey said. Much of the modernization and expansion at the Lydia plant has taken place under his supervision. Prior to taking the position of superintendent of Lydia Cotton Mills, Mr. Templeton was superintendent for ten years of the Poinsett plant of the Abney Mills group at Greenville. He went to Poinsett Mills from the Mathews plant of Greenwood Mills at Greenwood where he was overseer of carding for a number of years. Prior to that time he had been overseer of carding at the Brandon plant of the Brandon Mills Corporation, Greenville, and for ten vears was overseer of carding at various units of the Springs Mills group in several South Carolina towns. The new vice president is a native of Clinton and obtained his higher education at Clemson College's School of Textiles. His leadership and ability was twice recognized bv the Southern Textile Association when he was elected for two consecutive terms as chairman of the South Carolina Division of that group. Mr. Templeton and his wife have been very active in community and church affairs since returning to Clinton. They have two daughters, one a student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, and the other married and living in Lake Wales, Florida. -CLo PUBLISHED FOR EMPL <%>, 1 I TT is our p I express our wari I % I jgfcs I to those \v | our friends and ,'t ^ l once mc f. // ' \ appreciated vou U (/ 1 J in the past a . V V I 1 cease trying to m I . I neighbor line ?ss d\i Tu evi jUm atth a HI ui Clinton | Lydia i 1 V ' W i . Clinton-Lydia's I Proves Huge Su Employees of Clinton and made the first annual Unific to the Oroator Clinton fnmr Officials of the Community Chest and management of the mills were most pleased in the success of this first campaign of its type. Virtually all employees took part to the best of their ability which lays a foundation for continu_ i rv ? eu progress, rrograms sucn as this, giving a portion of what you have to help the less fortunate and to advance various worth - while programs. create a better com mflMJ OYEES OF CLINTON-LYDIA MI] 9/ . . (^.iiKAUua 1 J rivilege each year to \ \j& * mest Christmas Greetings e are proud to call employees. May we say fir >re that we have fife r confidence and loyaltv 73 nd that we will never ake each new year rich in V and good will for you. r* ** *' eryone we wish a I u (Christmas J > uitiful i"lu Tirnr. -i Cotton Mills Cotton Mills - m First Unified Charil ccess At Both Plar Lydia Cotton Mills responded witl ?d Charity Drive such a success nunity Chest late last month. munitv spirit. The outcome of the recent campaign shows e that Clinton-Lydia people c have this spirit. si Eight departments at Clin- e ton were 100 per cent in the 1 number participating in the drive, and five achieved this g goal at Lvdia. These arc n shown in the tabulations be- I low and deserve a special C commendation for their full- e fledged support. haf LLS, CLINTON. S. C. d 7? I 1 4 ^^'1",, ^*y Bx. 4 / \ i"vW > ' \V \ r ' i fy Drive its i their usual generosity and that $1900 was turned over Of a total of 1857 employes. 1478 contributed to the harity drive. Exactly the ame number. 789. contributd from both Clinton and .vrlin \Tillc The accompanying table ive a breakdown of departmental contributions to the Jnified Drive conducted by "linton-Lydia for the Greatr Clinton Community Chest: (Cont'd, on Page 4) Sec. 34.66, P. L. & E. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 ma LLJd&i DECEMBER 15. 1952 r\ !.i n innsnnas oags Will Be Given Again This Year More than 6,000 large bags of fruit, nuts and candy will be distributed to all employees and members of their families at Clinton and Lvdia Cotton Mills again this year, following a custom of many years standing, P. Silas Bailey, president, has announced. The baskets will be distributed to everyone living in the two villages December 18 and 19. Mr. Bailey said. Employees who do not live in the village are asked to get the bags for themselves and members of their families at Bailey Memorial Methodist Church (for Clinton em~i \ j .4 n ~ piuytresj aim at r^uvmcrrice School (for Lvdia employees). More than 2,900 bags will be prepared for Lvdia employees and more than 3,100 bags at Clinton in this year's distribution from the mills. A full bag goes to each employee and to each child or other members of the family. More than 400 crates of oranges will go into the bags this year, 6,000 bags of candy and well over a ton of nuts will be used, Mr. Bailey said. With each bag go the sincere best wishes for a very Merry Christmas for each and every employee and members of their families. Mrs. Joe Land and W. O. McGee. along with a number r\f xrAlnnf norc om wx > v_? i u 11 iv. v. i >1 ai v tiaiiviiiug the gigantic distribution and arrangements at the Clinton plant, while Mrs. lone Wallace and village volunteers are doing the same at the Lydia Mill. Scout Leaders Attend Dinner Several Boy Scout leaders from both Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills will attend the annual Bov Scout district dinner which will be held at Plpmsrin C nllptrp HpppmKpr ? 22. Those planning to attend, with their wives, are Charles Leatherwood, John Vassey, Dan Dunaway and L. C. Ficklin from Clinton Cotton Mills, and George Fleming and J. B. Abercrombie from Lvdia Cotton Mills.