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2 NEWS ITEM First Weaving. 2-3 By Annie Lawson Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hampton and son, Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McAbee spent a few days with Mr. Hampton's brother in Columbus, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly King and family. TVlO TT.1 ?-l Pi ,11 -t T T? ?uaii r uncib oi union visited Mr. and Mrs. Chess King. Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, and James, Jr. of Brookline, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wright of Charleston, S. C., Mrs. Nellie Jones and Delores, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wright and Leon Wright, all of Chester, and the Monty Wrights of Laurens were guests of Jessie Owens Easter. Roger Patterson spent a weekend with his aunt, Mrs. \ir /"v * w. L,e\vis in Clinton. Happy birthday to Bill Patterson. April 27; Wilhelmina Glenn. April 15 and Linda Gail Shelnut, April 16. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fennell and Steve spent a weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs A. M. Shumate in Camden. Billy went fishing and said you just had to stand on the bank and whistle and the fish from the Wateree would come to you. Just another fish story! Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harris spent a weekend with Mrs. Leona Coker. Mighty glad to have Nelson B. Coates back after serving in Korea. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Coates and used to work at Lvdia. Third Weaving By Sarah Jenkins Mi, there! Hope you're all enjoying this lovely "spring" weather. Anyway it's good sleeping weather for the third shifters, isn't it? Mrs, Pearl Hammett and the Earl Gregorys visited Mrs. Dora Jackson. Mrs. Narcissa Payton visited in Ninety Six . We welcome John M. Coward, Sr. and W. E. Watts. Glad to see Fate Fuller and Carl Cook back after a few week's absence. Mrs. Lillie Seawright and Mrs. Cora Bovce visited in Marion, N. C. with Mr. McMahan and daughter Eliza beth. Jack Gregory, Mrs. Eunice Gregory and family were visitors of the Capers Gregory. The G. C. Reynolds celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary April 28. It also was the birthday of their daughter Barbara. We extend our deepest sympathy to Charlie James in i i _ r i- :_ i ai tir ii nit- iuss ui rus oromer, waiier. And to Mrs. Ida Starnes in the death of her father. Mr. Jim Osbourne who also was the uncle of Mrs. Geneva McCoy. Congratulations to Ray Boozer who has moved up to the first shift. S AT LYDIA Bobby Pierce celebrated a birthday April 8. Your reporter went shopping (window) in Greenville. We on the third shift would like to extend a special welcome to our new Overseer, Mr. Gaskin. May our association be a long and pleasant one. Bye for now. See you next month. First Weaving, No. 1 By Alma Todd ]\/T%, I TV/T TT r? vtr A?J.1 . UI1U 1V1I5. u. n. woods of Del Rio, Tenn. visited Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Culbertson. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Williams and Mrs. W. O. Lewis were visitors in Whitmire and Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Taylor visited Mr. and Mrs. John Motte. Mr. and Mrs. John Motte celebrated their 10th anniversary May 10. The Joseph W. Todds celebrate their 16th anniversary May 28. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Todd visited Mrs. Billie McGregor r ill VI i VC1 . Happy birthday Dept.: Cecil Davenport. May 4; Effie Mae Prince, May 1; Joan Shealv, May 12; Irene Davenport. May 23; I. C. McLendon. May 25 and Linda Petterson. May 10. Second Spinning By Mozelle Nelson We want to take time out to welcome these new emplayees: Lonny Littlejohn, James T. Brown, William H. Stone, Jackie Brown, Opal Reed, Jessie Garen and Fred Hanna. Happy birthday to James McElhannon, April 22; Betty Edens, April 28 and Matt Davis, April 11. Peggy Locklear, granddanehtpr of TVTr ana A/T?-c Smith, had a birthday Easter Sunday. Mrs. Bessie Brown was honored with a birthday party Easter Sunday with about 50 people attending. She received many beautiful gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cunningham. Gary and Pam, visited Mr. and Mrs. Matt Davis Easter. Ed Godfrey of Greenville visited Mr. and Mrs. Matt uavis. Cass Thomas, Jr. visited his mother recently, Mrs. Emmie Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bullard of Clarksdale, Ga. now are making their home with their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wyatt. We welcome our new Second Hand, James G. Gallman. We like working for Mr. Gallman, better known as "Shorty." because he always has a smile and is nice to everyone. No. 2, 3 Weaving, Second t?.. n?un.t. r>_; xj j iiuucua n mcu Recent quests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall were Robbie and Shirley Eskew (Cont'd, on Pa^e 8) THE CLOTHMAKE P^iHTV ' Npm E..J ml yL~- J V~ ~ftn^M m - JQHL=- ifl Vl ' p' nl B B \ I y t THIS IS THE R. T. "BUD' at the top center surrounded b children. Mr. Trammell has bee family is very active in commu Clinton and Lydia Mills. R. T. Trammell Ft Active In Commun This month the "Bud Trammell family of Clinto and Lydia takes the spotligl in our family of the mont feature section. R. T. Tran mell, better known as "Bud has been around the Clinto Mill for about 50 years. H and Mrs. Trammell cam here from Union County an for years he worked as carpenter at Clinton. Mr Trammell, who died two yeai ago, was beloved by everyor who knew her and was know to everyone in the corr.mi nity as "Ma" Trammell. The Trammell's oldest so is Roy who is an electrician i the Clinton Mill. Rov and h wife, Alice, have one daugl ter, Jerry, who will be gr? duated from Winthrop Co lege this year. Claude is the next son. has been Paymaster at Clii ton for 25 years. He marrie Ann King and they have t\\ children. Beth who is 11, an Allen. 14. Mrs. Tramme works in the Clinton compan store. Clyde Trammel 1 is t h Master Mechanic at Lvdi on the first shift. His wife Lucille and they have thri children. Russell, 13; Rutl 11, and Kenneth, 9. Irene works in the Weavir Department at Lydia and sh is married to Joe Davenpor a Loom Fixer at Lydia. The have seven children. Ele\ Joan is married and lives i Greenville. Polly also is ma ried but is living with h( parents while her husbar is overseas. Pat is next in lir and goes to Clinton High ar is one of the cheerleadei there. Cecil, Janice, Dianr and Kathv are the other fou L,ouise marric ci Urac Smith. She works at U Adair Finish plant and he : r xl*# kf#w^ ^jl^h I^ ^kjrcMT'^L *31 I a 1^1 ' TRAMMELL family of Clinton and y his sons and daughters, their wivi n a member of the community for tl niiy, social and church affairs with imily, Of Clinton Anq lity Affairs For Half 1 I" a Loom Fixer on the first n shift at Clinton Mills, it Charles Trammell was killh ed in an air accident in 1945. l- Alvin is a pipe fitter at Clinton. He married Elizabeth n Mabery who works in the e washeteria. ie All of the Trammells went d to high school in Clinton with a Claude. Alvin, Charles and s. Louise graduating. Charles *s studied at Presbyterian Colic lege for three and a half n years before entering the l- Navy. All the Trammells are members of Calvary Baptist Church except the Daven s ports who belong at Lydia. l iI J. C. Lowe Retires [e Clinton No. 1 Carding, first 1_ shift, lost one of its valued l(j members on April .'10 as Mr. ,() J. C. Lowe, "Uncle Pete", recj tired. He has been Second II Hand for the past 10 years. v "Uncle Pete" also was very acuve in church work, a member of Calvary Baptist ? Church where he teaches the Ia Men's Bible class and is a 1S former deacon. -c We wish for him the best of luck and happiness while he enjoys a well-deserved ig rest. He is moving to Union, le S. C. t. Nursery To Open n Mrs. LeRoy Sanders opened r~ a Nursery School May 4 for ?r children of busy or working id mothers which is open daily ic irom /:4D a. m. to 4:15 p. ni. A id full program of play and rs handwork is carried out and ia lunch is served. The nursery is at her home one mile from Clinton on the Greenwood >.V highway. Complete informant? tion may be obtained by callis ing 902. MAY. 15. 1953 Lydia Mills showing Mr. Trammel) ?s and husbands and the grandle pr.st 50 years and the entire many of them working in both Lydia, Century "Bud's" favorite hobbies are raising chickens and working in his wood shop which he enjoys very much. May Day... (Cont'd, from Page 1) Paula Shelnut, Jeanette Welch, Selicitas Garrett and Kay Griffin. An overture from the South was played by the high school band. The program was concluded with the presentation of a square dance participated in K\r Marrtorof P n K i ?A /\ ? ? r ^ai v. v ii u ij i 11 a U .1, Ronald Corley, Margaret Madden, Hev ward Tumlin. Mary Lee Howell, Herman Burdette, Faye Bailey, Rufus Edmonds, Peggy Sue Willard. Harold Pearson, Jan Harvey, Broadus Bagwell, Sue Hamilton. Billv Oakley. Eria Lois Kirby, Donald Nelson. Guelda Tucker, Lewis Venable, Virginia Abercrombie, Georgia Roof, Joan Collins, Richard Martin. Jeanette Hughe s. Jimmy O'Shields, M i c k i e O'Shields, Bobby Brown. Marv Ann O'Shields, George Blackwell. Peggy Patterson. 13 1 T31 1 11 T3 T"* ui.ni oiui'KWL'ii, I'eggy ri*nnington and Cecil Davenport. The May Festival was directed bv Mrs. lone Wallace. Lvdia Community Director with Miss Joan Kuykendall as pianist. The high school band was under the direction of Harry Ron knight. Typhoid Shots Typhoid shots and smallpox vaccinations will be given at ine L,vciia Clinic r rictay, May 22. beginning at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Carolyn In^lett reports, urging all who need these shots to take advantage of the opportunity.