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CLINTON-LYDIA MILLS VOL. 3. NO. 9 SEPTEMBER. 1954 Clinton. S. C. (SIMTO VOL. 3. NO. 9 Cavalettes End Season; Player Records Given The Clinton Cavalettes won the Piedmont Girls Softball League championship for the third straight year with a record of 16 wins and four losses. The girls all played fine ball throughout the year and deserve a lot of credit under the managership of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Meadors. Mr. and Mrs. Meadors give full credit to all of the girls for their ability as exhibited throughout the season of play. i no i?04 edition of the Cavalettes was led at bat by Lillie Belle Crawford, a fine catcher who had a batting average of .527, 89 put outs and 10 two base hits. Betty Harrison played third base and shortstop and led the team in runs scored with 71, 21 stolen bases and drew the most bases on balls, 23. She will be eligible for another season. Nancy Pitts was the leading pitcher, winning 11 and losing three games. She played third base when not pitching and led the team in base hits, 60. Bobby Bolt played second base ably and led the team in three base hits, seven. (Cont'd, on Page 3) Back To School ? Back To Safety September is a special time of the year for parents, as well as children. With thousands of youngsters starting to return and the very little ones starting to school for the first time, all need to be reminded of the importance of safe habits. The responsibility for child accidents and for child safety rests SOliarplv imnn thn --i j ~ r^4' V,IW shoulders of every parent and adult in the community. It is the responsibility of every motorist to keep his car under control and to drive so that he will be able to prevent an accident that mi^ht occur because of a child's thoughtlessness. It is the responsibility of every parent to teach his child safe habits and set a j?ood example for the child whon \*/n 1 lr i r? c* r?v rl?*i?Mr?r? " """"h v,i Ul,y "'S' Children look up to their parents for guidance and protection. *CLo PUBLISHED FOR EMPLl W'-?mxmm fW v\ US FALL ACTIVITIES BEGIN? parents and organization leaders indicates the interest which has 1 children joined the 89 signed up and Boy Scouts. rL LIIIIIIIVUIC VII (Photos on Page 3) Both Clinton and Lvdia Mills have excellent Cloth Rooms with the most modern equipment available and highly trained operators and inspectors to see that our customers receive only the highest quality cloth. This is u nuiiucnui [jHnci:iK)ii 1UI our customers and a most necessary one. Yet. the more errors in cloth found in our Cloth Rooms, the more has been added to our cost of operating through WASTE. As far as we are concerned here in the mill, errors found here are like locking the barn door after the horse thief has been around. The errors must be stopped back in the various departments where they occur if we are going to maintain prices which will be competitive with other textile plants. It is far better and much less costh to prevent defr*r?tv: nt tno c/\iiron rnfUnr than to try to fix them after they have occurred. Every employee of Clinton-Lydia Mills at his or her particular job can and should help in this vital task of maintaining and improving quality. We. each of us. must exercise great care and skill to eliminate imperfections before OYEES OF CLINTON-LYDIA I vja y|T ^J,x vr ^^fll This photograph showing a portion attending the Sign-Up Rally in th< seen aroused for this fall and wii last year as members of Blue Bit ?th Errors For they occur. Our very jobs depend on this. There are many ways in which cloth can be spoiled or rninpH Snmp nf thp mnct common are illustrated on another page by magnified photographs of cloth errors. There are many others. Look these over and you will probably think of a number of ways in which yarn or cloth which you handle can be spoiled. Remember these cases and do everything in your in mm PROMOTED?Claude Gilstrap. Second Hand in No. 2 Weaving at Clinton Mills, has been named Assistant Superintendent of Lydia Mills. Mr. Gilstrap has been at Clinton since 1953 and was formerly with Abney Mills. His wife is employed in the Clinton Cloth Room. His oldest son is in the Navy. 4ILLS, CLINTON, S. C. V i 0 Milk. wm ~| ? y 4?i - |j* |J -^g -jJK ^ r " iski of the large crowd of children, i Clinton Community this month iter season. More than 40 new ds. Cub Scouts. Campfire Girls A Better Job puwer iu eliminate tne possibility of spoiled yarn or cloth. One of the worst cloth defects is a bad weave. It can be caused in the Weave Room or in several departments before. Loose ends, spun-in gouts, a kink in a warp end. blow-off gout, stop motion not working, gout made cleaning in the Slasher Room or sluff-offs from the Spooler Room. Gouts are another troublemaker. They can start back in the Spinning Room where flv or waste gets into the yarn while spinning, or they can be caused by fly or waste falling or being blown into the loom while weaving. Care in cleaning can prevent many gouts. Then we have thin places where the filling is not present or interlaced with the warp yarn. They may be caused bv the take-up gear or let-off gear not working properly on the loom, or by an improper start-up. Care and attention to detail can prevent most of these errors. We could go on and on. because there are dozens of cloth errors or defects, all of which add up to waste and higher cost of manufacturing. Join today in an all-out (Cont'd, on Page 3) Sec. 34.66, P. L. 6c R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 SLTO3& SEPTEMBER 15, 1954 John Sparks Honored As He Retires Post Officers and supervisory personnel of Clinton-Lvdia Mills gathered at Epps Eating Place in Greenville the evening of August 31 to honor John Sparks, retiring Overseer of Carding at Clinton Cotton Mills. George M. Huguley, Clinton Mills Superintendent, served as Master of Ceremonies and the invocation was given by A. D. Lancaster. A beautifully engraved watch was presented Mr. Sparks by President P. Silas Bailey. Entertainment was presented by Bill Poole, master magician. A testimonial present Mr. Sparks stated in part: "John Sparks began working at Clinton Cotton Mills June 26. 1942. He was employed as Second Hand until October 24. 1944 when, in recognition of his ability, he was named Carding Overseer. "Under his supervision the Carding Department at Clin ton Mills underwent extensive improvements in a modernization program. During the 12 years Mr. Sparks has been with us. he always performed his duties in an outstanding and highly efficient manner. At the same time, he was an excellent student of human nature and knew how to get along with (Cont'd, on Page 5) Drama Club To Cherokee Play Members of the Clinton Mills Drama Club and invited guests spent an enjoyable weekend August 14 at Cherokee. N. C. and saw the pageant, "Unto These Hills." They also spent some time in Wavnesville, N. C. Those enjoying the trip were Mrs. Jennie Watkins. President of the club; Billy Ballard, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ballard. Mrs. Alta Riser. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brazill, Mrs. Louise Martin. Miss Joan Cannon, Mrs. Virginia Cannon, Mrs. Carrie Bell Poteat, Miss Dot Wilkie, Miss Bernice Jenkins of Gaffney, Chris Davenport. Alan Trammell. Joel Templeton. Chuck Leatherwood and Ott Thomas.