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4 THE CLOl Published by and fc CLINTON and LY Clinton, Sout Calvin Cooper The publishers of The items of interest from its re, reporters or to the personne Competition Fr< We have called to the c employees many times within increasing competition within our comments have been cor face from other textile organi: in other sections of the count That is not the only com as evidenced by a news phott was from Japan and pointed i textile mills have about recov are doing everything possible tion in the United States?whi accompanying the news story equipped with roller skates a work?a real "speed-up!" Such tactics would never k management and elsewhere ii more than they would consid less than a dollar a day which Japanese industry for a 10 to to meet this foreign competi slave wages? The answer is the same as American competition which QUALITY without WASTE, former and much of the latter and of the world, where our foreign fabrics, there are still will pay for quality goods as from Japan. It is up to each ii visor here at Clinton-Lydia M turn out top-quality goods da; which is largely governed by can continue to do this, our sell too much by the Japanese, spinners. Second A This issue of The Clothm versary of vour plant newsnai - ~ M. IT ?I that the 24 issues which have interesting and that the variet; such that everyone has four interesting. Those of us who actually 1 paper gets out the 15th of eacl close cooperation which we hi We appreciate your indulgenc news item did not get in one the next due to space limitati* gestions which have come fron have been most helpful, and v because The Clothmaker is Y( it to contain just what you wi We especially want to tali deepest thanks to all of our ] have done a wonderful job, mc your department could be re continued cooperation of all e to get the news just as easily i Ciisewhere in this issue is of The Clothmaker. We belie your Clothmaker to be. With sistance we hope to achieve an we enter our third year of pul CLINTON CAMPFIRES ACTIVE Clinton Campfire Girls have been very active during the past month and now are making plans to celebrate TJ rHMAKER >r the employees of DIA Cotton Mills h Carolina Editor Clothmaker will welcome aders. Turn them in to your 1 office. Dm Everywhere ittention of all Clinton-Lydia the past year of the steadily the textile industry. Most of lfined to the competition we zations here in the South and ry. petition which we are facing, jgraph we saw last month. It jp very sharply how Japanese rered from World War II and to catch up with the producch means US! The photograph ' showed a Japanese spinner s a means of doubling up on )e considered by Clinton-Lvdia n the American industry, no er dropping the pay scale to is about the going rate in the 12 hour day. What can we do tion of heavy production at ; it is in winning out over our we face on an equal level. The Japs have little of the . In the markets of the nation cloth is on sale along with 1 thousands of customers who opposed to shoddy materials ndividual employee and superills to see that we continue to y by day at a reasonable cost the waste we produce. If we ing agents will not be bothered despite their roller-skating nniversary aker marks the Second Anniaer. Your editorial staff hopes ? been published have proved y of subjects covered has been id the reading and pictures have charge of seeing that the h month deeply appreciate the ive found from all employees, e when at times a picture or month and had to wait until ons. The many ideas and sugi employees from time to time ve welcome these at any time DUH newspaper and we want int to read. :e this occasion to extend our Departmental Reporters. They inth in and month out, so that jpresented fully. We ask the mployees in helping reporters is possible. stated the aims and objectives ive they are what you want your continued help and asd maintain these objectives as )lication. the birthday of Campfire Girls this month, according to Mrs. D. O. Freeman, Leader. The girls have been making wall pictures of nursery rhymes during the past month. IE CLOTHMAKER Safety Director Visits Plants ill t 18 Mr. Morris Richard Morris, Safety Director for Robert F. Coleman, Inc., New York safety engineering specialists, made one of his frequent visits to Clinton-Lvdia Cotton Mills late last month and reported that very steady progress is being made in both mills to more safe working habits. The Coleman firm has been employed by our management for the past four years to study the mills, make safety recommendations and investigate any accidents which occur. Recommendations made by Mr. Morris and other specialists visiting our mills each month are studied by supervisors and safety committees within the mills and prompt action is taken to correct wrong conditions if and when they occur. Mr. Morris is a native of London, England. He is a member of the National Safety Council Textile Executive Committee and was a former editor of the Council's Textile News Letter. He has been with the Coleman firm for six years. Among other accounts which Mr. Morris handles in addition to Clinton-Lydia are Madison Square Garden with its 2^-million spectators annually. Oxford Worsted Mills, L.a r ranee Industries, Remington Rand and Sears Roebuck. HRF Jt&NHw \ mr jr MRS MYRTLE WEST. Clinton District of Industrial Nurses shown is Evelyn Woodward, of Startex. Falls, new Vice President; Doris Li Treasurer. Goals And Objectives ( To promote a better unde all employees as to what the C what its goals and objectives ployees the work of fellow en ments, help bring about an app functions contribute to the orf To keep employees abrea ments, activities, policies and going on. To recognize achievemei members of their families. To foster increased person by putting into employee's he mative, well-edited publication. To promote good will bet Company, between employees pany, and between employees To educate employees on operations, products and perfor To entertain employees ar interesting articles. * * Our Editorii To aspire to the highest ideals possible; to hold fast to of integrity and dependabiliti CLOTH MAKER to a station ployee trust; and to help crec ichieh American productive gc leant to work?to greater heic \ A / _ I l -_ S- " vvananKa uroup v. Names Leaders |The Wahanka group of Campfire Girls at Lydia Mills met in January at the Community building and elected new officers for the year. 1 Prior to the election Mrs. a Martha Bailey taught the f?" girls Campfire symbols. tr New officers elected in- A elude: v< Cecilia McLendon, President; Kay Roberts, Vice Pre- sc sident; Florence Revis, Secretary; Dianne Davenport, , Treasurer; Pauline Cato, Scribe; Franceen Smith. Song ? Leader and Linda Corley, es Piunict M Mrs. J. B. Templeton and L? Mrs. Bailey are the leaders M for the group. rc ' HSKw 'N -?i rOS^V\* ..'.-4 EX Hi Mills Nurse, front left, is outgoing 1 at the group's quarterly meeting held outgoing secretary-treasurer. Back i ster. President and Lallie Allred, of FEBRUARY 15. 1954 i Of The Clothmaker rstanding on the part of 'ompany is trying to do? are; and by showing emnployees of other departireciation of how separate 'anized whole. st of Company developprograms?of just what's ! nts of employees and al pride in the Company ?mes an attractive, infor| ween employees and the ' families and the Comthemselves. i Company manufacturing mances. id their families through * r// Cn>ed journalistic practices and those editorial standards I which can bnild THE of management and em~ j ite a "morale-climate" in nuns can work?and null jilts and greater benefits. .1 Clinton Women lold Meeting The Women Club of Clin>n Mills held their January lectin^ at the community uilding with Charles Kinsey, P. C. ministerial student ac jest speaker. He spoke on a ip he made to Alaska. Mrs. . B. Blakely gave the deJtional. During the business session, ?veral members volunteered > assist in the house to juse canvass for the March : Dimes. Later the hostess?, Mrs. Robert McCrary, [rs. Oscar Kinard. Mrs. J. V. owe, Mrs. Fate Arnold and [rs. Ellis Huffstetler served jfreshments. :>7 /ice President of the Piedmont at Startex Mills. By Mrs. West ow: Mrs McNeece. Calhoun Renfrew Bleachery, Secretary