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CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS VOL. 2. NO. 5 JUNE. 1953 CLINTON. S. C. asaasiffos VOL. 2. NO. 5 Winning Streak Is Extended By Hot Cavilettes The Clinton Cavilettes have continued their undefeated winning streak begun in 1952 by winning seven more games during the past month. This makes ten straight games this year and 38 in the last two seasons without a defeat under the leadership of Clark Meadors. manager. This is one of the longest winning streaks in Softball play. The last time the Cavilettes tasted defeat in a regular game was in September, 1951, by Woodruff. Here is a quick round-up of recent games. On May 7 behind the two-hit pitching of Barbara Whitmire. the Cavilettes defeated Joanna there 5 to 1. Barbara pitched beautifull ball, allowing the Joan nians to hit only two balls out of the infield. Clinton was led at bat in this game by Put Davenport and Bobbie Harrison. On May 12 the Cavilettes (Cont'd, on Page 5) Johnson Is Named Purchasing Agent **" ^H^hp^ ^nm MR. JOHNSON William Eugene Johnson assumed the duties of Purchasing Agent for ClintonLvdia Mills effective June 1 Mr. Johnson, who will be in charge <>f all purchases for both mills, comes to us from State Training School. Clinton. wlierc he was Business Manager. He was formerly Purchasing Agent for the Mills from 19J0 through 1941! when he entered the armed services. Mr. Johnson, his wife and son. Johnny, are living on Palmetto Street, Lydia. *CLo PUBLISHED FOR EMPLC \Jt I SUMMER TIME IS SWIMM1 record numbers of children and e bara Roof, daughter of Mr. and N at the Lydia pool. Swimming pool nights and nights of home baseb Seven Hundred w A rive-iear ur loi Seven hundred Clinton and Lvdia employees have worked continuously for five years or longer at the two plants, a recent survey of employee's service records show. In the Clinton plant, the Weaving Department leads with 170 employees having a five vear or loneer work roc ord. followed bv Spinning. 157; Carding. 84; Shop. 48; Cloth Room. 114; Village. 1.4; Office. 14; Warehouse. 8; Laundry. 4 and Supply. 2. At Lvdia the Spinning Department leads w l t h 58; Weaving. 48; Carding. 42; Cloth. 18; Shop. 17; Village. 8; Warehouse, 5 and Office. 8 At the Clinton plant. .1. IV Word. Weaving, has the longest work record which is 48 years. Tom Leo. Shop, and James Little, Warehouse, are next with 42 years each. James K. Campbell. Weaving, and Dawson Robertson. Warehouse. have 40 years of continuous service. THMi DYEES OF CLINTON-LYDIA M JW 1 ^L v m. vW -jt n^. . JEBm Efl?g0 ^fc*. - si- Ir p -ii^-nJ^ - ' '. * wV"> at ^K. -. ,./ < .? ^ Jv * At w555^\-aiw" NG TIME at both Clinton and Lyd mployees since they opened June 1. Irs. Roof of the LyHia Community, hours are from 9-12, 3-6, and 8-10 all games. Clinton-Lydia Err nger Service Recc Other lon^-time employees at Clinton with their periods of service include: Joseph Eustice. Spinning. 39 \ ears; Louise Malpass. Spinning. .'17; Sadie Quinton. Weaving: Will Little. Carding and Carrie Poteat. Spinning, all 34 years. Othella Whitmire. Sninnine. .'13 vears. Hi! years: I la Kernells. Spinning; Annie V. Dunaway. Spinning; J. C. Meadors. Weaving: Arthur Howard. Weaving and Theo Little. Village. HI years: CI race Whit lock. Spinning and Clyde Bi^bee. Supply. .'1(1 years: Hoy llolt/claw. Spinning: Bessie Holtzclaw. spinning; \ est a hubanks. Spinning; C. B. Wallcnzine. Weaving; Grange Campbell. Supply; Gladys Wilson, Office; Vashti Bedford, Cloth and Enoch Little, Warehouse. 29 years; James C. Kernells. Carding. 2tt years; Winnie D Barnett. to ILLS. CLINTON. S. C. I ' - | ^ i J * J S ia fine pools which have attracted a Qli-g_ rnvftr W1 rl" e?ifi?v*maii ie P aii who is one of the capable staff n each weekday except Wednesday I iployees Have >rds In The Mills < t Cloth: T. M. Meadors. Weaving and JoseDh Craine. Woav- 4 ing. 27 years: John Davis. Shop: Brooks Dunaway. Carding; Dixie Lancaster. Spinning; Larry Hedspeth. Spinning; Clara Brown. Spinning: Virgil Webb. Weaving; Claude Trammel. Office and D. E. Medlock. Carding. 2H years: P S. Bailey. Office; Will Sheppard. Carding: W. O. McGee. Village; Clara Sheppard. Spinning and Jasper McGinnis. Weaving. 1^ 12 11 1 > vaio. uiaiiLin.- v^iirsvM'ii. Weaving; Lottie Byrum. Spin- 1 ning; J. C. Cannon. Spinning; 1 Bertie Hedspeth. Spinning; Lest e r Ivester. Spinning; Ruby Ivester. Spinning; A. N. J Lancaster. Carding; D. L. McGeo. Carding; C. W. Windsor. Spinning and Edgar Dunawav. Cloth. Eleven employees at Clinton have been with the mills for '24 years; nine for 23 years; (Cont'd, on Page 5) Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 JUNE 15. 1953 iavaliers Stay n lop bpot )f League Play Clinton's Cavaliers were jur games out in front as lev lead the Palmetto League aving won 11 and lost two ames as this issue of The 'lothmaker went to press. The Cavaliers percentage in he league was .909 as they efeated Fork Shoals four imes. Fountain Inn three and t'atts Mill four games. Fork Shoals was in second lace having defeated Founain Inn three games and Vatts Mill with a 5-6 won nd lost record and a percentge of .465. Fountain Inn was in third >lace having defeated Clinton wice. Fork Shoals once and Vatts Mill three games givng them a 5-7 won lost record and a league standing of 417. Watts Mill was on the botom of the heap having deeated Fork Shoals twice and Mjuhtain Inn once with a 3-9 von-lost record and a league itanding of .250. Senior Class Is taken On Tour Df Clinton Mill The entire graduation class >f Clinton High School made in interesting tour of Clinon Cotton Mills May 14. Walking through department ifter department, seeing the iperations and ha\'ing all ex plained to them, the students ^ot an excellent idea of the :>rganization within this mill and the many jobs required to oroduee quality cloth for iur customers. Calvin Cooper. Personnel Director, welcomed :he students and told them nany interesting facts about the mills. The 60 seniors were told that 1,041 employees of Clinton Mills last year were paid 52.750.000 for their services *nd that more than a million cards of cloth is produced weeklv. Divided into groups of 10 and starting at two minute intervals, the students toured the plant in approximately 120 minutes. The following acted as guides and explained the various operations: John Sparks. Roy Holtzclaw, A. C. Young. Van (Cont'd, on Page 3)