Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AUGUST 15. 1953 NEWS ITEMS Third Weaving By Sarah Jenkins Hello, folks. Here we are back again after that swell vacation. Hope everyone had a good time. The way my looms seem to be running this week, they must think they are still on vacation. Next time some nice friendly person walks uo and savs. "Hot enuf for you?" I'll scream right in his face! Mr. and Mrs. Bobbv Pierce ' vacationed at Cherokee Indian Reservation . . . and the i Edward Venables visited in Jefferson, Ga. recently . . . the John Gallmans and Mrs. Marv Ellis spent a week with Davis Ellis and Russell Stone in Chattanooga. Tenn. Nellie Price of Lincolnton, N. C. spent a few days with Mozelle Myers. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hawkins visited Atlanta and Rome. Ga. during the holidays. They just recently moved to the Lydia community and we welcome them most heartily. Still can't get any news from Evelyn Chapin. I believe she's holding out on me. What about it. Sam? Beverly Bu/.hardt. daughter of your reporter, celebrated her 14th birthday July 14. Edward, son of Mrs. Mozelle Myers, was a year old July 19. Selma Howell also had a birthday on the 19th but she wouldn't say which one. Imogene Jackson, daughter of Mrs. Dora Jackson, has been ill. (congratulations to J. 1. Lanford who has moved back to the first shift. We welcome I our new Second Hand. Walter Nodine. Missed him recently, though, when he was sick. I A hearty welcome to newcomer Claud Johnson and to "oldies" like Margy Snyder I and Grace Nelson and Sarah Bonds. Durwood. son of the Bobby I Pierces, was two years old August 7. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boiler I visited in Augusta for a weekend. We could use a lot more of I those "It's Not Smart to Gossip" posters, don't you think so. folks? I.John, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Snider, is stationed on Kfik' wHIn'.jHt* ' 'ffll THIS FOURSOME AT CAMP with crafts they have made in| eludes Delores Brookshire, Betty Jean Balaw. Lorraine Patterson I and Iris Hughes from the Clinton village. T ; AT LYDIA a Navy supply ship off Cuba. Lillic Seawright spent a few days in Charleston recently. Spinning and Spooling By Mary Ellison Mrs. Velma Williams and family of Chester visited the Catos. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Satterfield and children visited thr? .Smoking nnrl alcn in Camden. Mrs. Addic R. Colman visited her daughter. Mrs. Annie Mae Roper, in El Paso. Texas. While there she also visited Juarez. Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Willard visited Grover Willard in Greenwood. We welcome Clayton Hairston. Dorothy Cobb and Marie Lark to our Department. and also Mrs. Campbell. Pvt. Earnest Lark, stationed at Ft. Eustis, Va.. spent a weekend with his mother and f a m i 1 v Mrs. Mary Ellison was a recent dinner guest of Mr. and M. Bill Nelson. Happy birthday to Bill Nelson. August 24: Pfc. Thomas Ellison. August 20; Connie Davis. August 27; Myrtle Patterson. August 10; Lamar Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Patterson. August 20. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Alexander celebrated their 20th anniversary July 29. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Estes celebrate their 10th anniversary August 16. Michael Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hay Campbell, was two July 4. Weaving ID - - A 1 T* _ J J uy AY 1 111 d 1 UUU Mrs. A. .J. Todd and granddaughter. Barbara Jo. spent a few weeks in Babylon. Long Island, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sparine. Sgt. Calvin Lanford of Texas visited the J. T. Lanfords recently. Carl Lanford and Carolyn of Miami. Fla.. spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lanford and other relatives. Martha Ann Stone visited her grandmother. Mrs. Eva Shocklev. of Greenville, for several days. Junior and Sandra Culbertson snent a few dnvs with their grand-patents. Mr. and Mrs. Zack Bible in 1.aureus. Happy birthday to Preston Culbertsoi August *2<S. and Jot Abercronbie. July JO. THREE RACING fans from Lydia arc Billy Willard. Bubbcr Creswell and Jimmy Carroll. Photo was made at the Asheville speedway. HE CLOTHMAKEE K ""* . - - . ALBERT LANCASTER. CLIN cotton in the Lydia Opening Room Clinton and Lydia Opening Room cloth. Cotton Buying (Cont'd, from Page 1) ahead of time many things about the fibre found in each individual area before actually purchasing the cotton. Our Research and Testing, combined with years of experience of actually running many different type cottons, keeps us ir. ormed as to the staple length, strength, fineness and 1 * l - - - * ? * coaracier oesi suueci 10 our particular processing and by preliminary test samples submitted ahead of the buying, Mr. Bailey can be kept informed as to which areas provide the best fibre for our needs. We have with Clinton and Lvdia Mills a cotton classer. Albert Lancaster, who is a man of long experience in the highly technical technique of cotton classing. It takes years of actual experience for a cotton classer to be capable of looking, feeling and pulling the staple of cotton to determine its character and staple length, its strength and fineness of fibre and at the same time determine the exact color so as to maintain a fab lie appearance with no streaks or off color. Every bale of cotton received a* Clinton and Lvdia is personally "classed" by Mr. Lancaster and it is also Mr. Lancaster's responsibility to see that all cotton is properly blended in the opening rooms of both mills. By personally "classing" every bale run by both mills. Mr. Lancaster frequently finds bales which do not measure up to the standards mentioned herein previously and these bales are taken out of the mix and not run. We have a person in our Quality Control Laboratory. Mrs. Eva M. West, who does nothing but test the raw cotton. The two main instruments used in this testing are the Micronaire. which tests the fineness or diameter of the cotton fibre, and the Pressley Breaking Strength Machine, which tests the actual strength in pounds per square inch of the individual cotton fibres. The Micronaire. w h i c h t ' *m: ' 's^' "" -s*^ .. ? r, * .. ^idH a vy 11 -M-a x L/in o L-yvr u n i uw 1 1 un V_s L< . One of his principal duties is supc is. being sure that each bale of cottor r '-gk "?~B\ y-v. a , j n ^ ^ BCa^T r vy MRS. EVA WEST. Laboratory Mills, here is shown operating a Mi< Strength Machine, the latest scientif to the Nth degree. Every bale of C in this manner. tebgae^' I ALBERT LANCASTER. Clinto "pulls" the staple of a sample from is an expert in the highly technical 1 sonally examines every bale before i measures the fineness of the d fibre by means of passing i< compressed air through a s' given weight of cotton, helps n the mill keep a uniform b cotton fineness by keeping f the average fineness within certain tolerances. Not all cotton fibre is as strong as it r should be and there are nu- ii merous conditions which ultimately cause weak fibred 11 cotton, such as, immaturity, a boll weevil damage, very o coarse fibred cottons, hot and 3 m ni El | %L i I WKKKM ASSER, is shown here checking >rvising the blending in both i is exactly right lor top-quality % / ?T^| W y ; j*._ ' W J Technician fcr Clinton-Lydia cronaire and Pressley Breaking ic marvels for checking cotton linton-Lydia cotton is checked n-Lydia Cotton Classer. here a bale cf cotton. Mr. Lancaster :ield of cotton classing and pcrt goes to the Opening Rooms. ry climate with minimum of ainfall. etc. The Presslev trength tester is the instrument which tells us the actual reaking strength of the ihre from the v arious points" or growth areas. In any department or opeation in the mill, the most mportant single factor is uniformity". Everything done n the mill is done to obtain better "uniformity" of peration. to reduce to an ab(Cont'd. on Page 5)