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CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS VOL. 2. NO. 9 OCTOBER. 1953 CLINTON. S. C. (SMSsvm VOL. 2. NO. 9 Safety Contest I Is Officially I On In Plants The Safety Contest which a seeks to mark up 1,000,000 J accident-free man-hours in h both mills is now officially J on, having started October 1. 0 Safety record boards have been installed in each department of both mills so that 1 employees may see the num- I ber of hours they have worked without an accident, how I many the shift has worked, and how many tl ? entire S mill has worked. Unfortunately, Lydia had an accident the second day of the contest which threw them back to scratch aj?ain. As we went to press, Clinton had a total of 71,262 man-hours without an accident. There is a tremendous amount of interest in the contest which will conclude with a bi^ barbecue for each mill when they reach a million safe man-hours. Safety committees are very active ana every single employee is more safety-conscious. Keep safety on YOUR mind every minute of the day, on I and off the iob. Rememhor. an accident hurts you most | of all, and it also hurts your I fellow employees because it destroys the hours they have worked safely toward the I barbecue. Football Season At Both Schools Football at Clinton-Lvdia S will provide some fine train- * ing for the players and some interesting games for specta tors, according to Chuck Leatherwood, coach at Academy, and George Fleming, Providence School coach. There are many new faces on both teams, but eagerness on the part of the players probably will help make up for lack of experience, the coaches agree. The Providence team has four lovely and energetic cheerleaders to boost them on: Jan Harvey. Linda Barrett, Andrea Dowdle and Mickie O'Shields. Members of the team are Kenneth Trammell, Carl a ii......;.. r? .. ? ~ i i /-? -i ikii i i\ ?? ii a i (i i^oriey, u Jimmy Thompson. Melvin ii Bailey, Wayne Fuller, Rufus b Edmonds. Hey wood Tumlin, a Tonv Abercrombie, Bobby a Wilson. Junior Bagwell. Billy ti (Cont'd, on Page 5) C 'CLo PUBLISHED FOR EMPLC Tgpjgp J fT sm ?aw NanK: i? ^Sc5uSS^i X^S!3 ^7^1 ^ ^ mm ftcj ^II^B . H win p^8r - I THE FAST-PLAYING FOOTB le team Irom Providence School rith Coach Leatherwood at bottom Ilinton Cottons, ^keoruoe Cnrlinr MJV V UaJ kllUIMV (Knowing that Clinton Cottons. Inc.. our Selling Agents, were celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the founding of that organizations at this time, we asked Norman Meyers, President, to write a few remarks for this issue of the Clothmaker which follow.?Editors Note.) By Norman Meyers, Pres. Clinton Cottons. Inc. At this same time in 194H, new member ot the Clin>n-Lvdia Mills family came lto being. This was Iho now aby of your organization nd being new. the going was little rough at first. Since iat time, however, Clinton 'ottons. Inc.. at 40 Worth THMi )YEES OF CLINTON-LYDIA M f"fV V^r 55t , ^ ^ akui'H :,'lll^^ O^KK^HD : ? - 'i. | LYDIA SQUAD 111 mm ii ii in i win?1 Hi ill II CLINTON SQUAD ALL TEAMS from Clinton-Lydia co under the direction of Georqe Flen i. Names of the teams are elsewhen Inc., Our Selling I Of Fifth Success Street in New York, has moved ahead steadily. It has uiaviv iniR ii jji v?m cs?, ill 111 III that short period of time, it has made a name for itself as being an aggressive, modern selling organization in the textile markets of the nation. Clinton Cottons is still young and there is much to be done, but on the occasion of our Fifth Birthday, we are proud of the good work that has been accomplished, and the fact that we have been able to regularly sell all of the goods produced by Clinton :inrl I vilm \lillc U'n have been steadily building a fine list of customers who keep coming back, month in and month out. for more of the goods you folks at Clinton hM [ILLS. CLINTON, S. C. JdL mmunities are shown above, with rung at top and Academy Street i in this issue. Agency, r i %# ?tui Tear are producing. We also are finding new customers and new uses for our goods and, as time goes on, we feel that your selling organization will be at the top of those firms selling for mills of our type. We have worked hard here and it has not been an easy task, but we of the New York office do not attempt to claim i:? r -ii ^ i i ' Lifu11 ior an mai nas oeen accomplished. Without the help, support and cooperation from each and every individual at Clinton and Lvdia which we have constantly received we could not have made the progress we have. There is no question but that the fine goods and excellent quality of the cloth which (Cont'd, on Page 4) Sec. 34.66, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 OCTOBER 15, 1953 '53 Community Chest Drive Is Now Underway Clinton-Lydia Mills this week opens its second annual Unified Charity Chest Drive which seeks a goal of $2.50 minimum from each employee to support nine worthwhile charitable and character-building organizations. The goal of $2.50 minimum per employee is slightly higher than last year due to an increase in the over-all budget of the Greater Clinton Community Chest from $12,000 to $15,000 this year. F.mnlnvppi; mav mnlro a cash donation to the Chest, or they may have deductions made from their paychecks over a two week period, or a cash donation may be made and followed by payroll deductions, whichever is most convenient to the employee. Both Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills reached their goals in record time last year, the first time the Unified Charity Drive was put into effect. As a result of the Unified Drive, no other solicitations were made at any time (Cont'd, on Page 7) Adult School Attracts Many The Adult School for the Clinton Communitv had a most successful opening September 15 at Academy Street School with Mrs. Joe Land. Community Director, presiding. George Cornelson of the Clinton Cotton Mills, welcomed a large group of interested citizens and congratulated them on their ambition to continue their education. The Rev. J. W. Spillers gave the devotional reading and prayer. D. S. Templeton, principal ol the school and Superintendent W. R. Anderson. assured the students of their interest and cooperation. Miss Marguerite Tolbert, state supervisor of adult education. challenged the group to continue their education With tllO if)oQ (Viof r>n i *t ? > tuv luvu tua v iiu uiiu id ever too old to learn and that adults do learn better than children. She stressed the fact that education is a lifelong process, from the cradle to the grave, that all adults, educated and uneducated. (Cont'd, on Page 4)