The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, May 15, 1956, Page 7, Image 7
MAY 15. 1956
DO YOU REALLY EARN
(Contributed by an unidentified
employee of the Lydia
Weaving Department. ? Editor's
Note.)
Scripture taken from the
book of Genesis 3:19 and II
Thessalonians 3:10. From the
beginning of time God has
commanded that people earn
their bread by the sweat of
their brow. Even Adam, after
a few days in the Garden of
Eden, was told he would have
to go out into the world and
make his bread by the sweat
of his brow. Adam did not
have anyone but Eve, his
wife.
There were only two to
carry the load of the entire
world. They could not sleep
around and let their buddies
carry the load as we are
tempted to do at times.
I wonder how it would
show up on our jobs if we
were left to carry tn\> load of
the whole world as Adam did.
God told Adam that he would
have to dig the thorns and
thistles out of the way before
he could make his bread. And.
just think, if we some time
have to move something out
of the way so as to get to our
work, we will howl about it
for a week or two, having to
do two men's work.
If we try to do other than
what we are hired to do, we
are robbers in GOD'S sight.
Getting our bread some other
way than by the sweat of our
brow as it was commanded us
to do is therefore seen by
God. After all, what is left
when HONESTY is lost?
What do you have with GOD
when you are out of fellowship
with him? Paul, of old,
told the Thessalonians if any
would not work, he should
not eat. That was spoken for
us today, as much as it was
for the people of old. But, I
suppose, they had lazy people
back in the olden days the
same as the modern times of
today.
A further problem is that of
selfishness. A worker v/ho
thinks primarily of his own
promotion, salary, physical
comfort, or future welfare
will probably not be concerned
with whether or not
he earns his salary. This applies
in CHRISTIANITY. A
man that claims to be born
again and is only thinking of
himself is an imposer on God.
A result of giving full value
will be in one's increased
earning ability, as a result of
the skill which he develops.
If the employer fails to
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DIANNE Lyda. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Lyda. Clinton,
was seven years old April 12.
YOUR DAILY BREAD!
recognize the true value of
the employee, he still has in
this increased abilitv a com
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modity which can be offered
on the open market to a
higher bidder. A highly developed
skill becomes within
itself a negotiable possession!
Nor should we forget that all
the rewards we receive are
not contained in pay envelopes.
Christians maintain a dual
citizenship, being citizens of
their native land and of the
good measure is still more to
be desired than material possessions.
We shall find that
this good name is a key which
will open the door of opportunity
than would the added
amount in our pay envelopes.
Now, this leads us to the
conclusion that the greatest
incentive of all is to earn our
salary. This is to be found in
the fact that, in so doing, our
conduct is pleasing to God.
We have confidence in Christian
workmen to believe that
they will not be satisfied with
leaving supposedly insolvable
problems still unsolved.
Romans 6:23 says the Wages
of Sin are Death. The wages
for laziness (humanly speaking)
means sooner or later you
and I will be put out of employment.
Let's be like Paul.
He said, when his life's work
was done, he had fought a
good fight. He had finished
the course or job assigned to
him. Then there was a crown
of righteousness laid up for
him and to all the rest that
had served to the end. It
could be so in every day life
if we will finish the task assigned
to us when we complete
our work with our em
pioyer.
One who earns his wages
honestly has a good conscience.
Medical science has
proved conclusively in recent
years that many nervous disorders
are caused by guilty
complexes. There is a real
value in having the peace of
mind that only a good conscience
can bring.
Safety Enemies
1. Spring fever.
2. Uninformed new employees.
3. Using wrong methods
in lifting.
4. Walking over bobbins,
spools, or other objects
on floors.
5. Slick floors.
6. Absent-minded people.
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8. Leaving guards off machinery.
9. Day dreaming on the
job.
10. Horseplay.
11. The practical joker.
12. Speed on streets and
highways.
13. Splinters.
14. By-passing first aid.
15. Running in the plant.
16. Loss of sleep.
17. The idea that accidents
just happen.
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19. Lifting full doff boxes.
20. Grinding without goggles.
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The Sabbath was intended
as a day to meditate on the
hereafter?not to get there.
THE CLOTHMAKE
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PARENTS HONORED?Mothers
at Clinton Cotton Mills are shown h
Mills Community Center.
Lydia Campfires
Plnn For fnmn
The Campfire and Blue Bird <
groups at Lvdia have been i
busy the past month selling <
Campfire candy to help pay 1
their expenses to Camp Buck- 1
horn on Paris Mountain July
15-22. * ?
The groups plan to spend a (
week at camp this year and
the fee for the week will be 1
$7.50 per child. Only regis- ]
tered Campfire girls and Blue
Birds will be eligible to at- ]
tend camp. ?
Five dollars of the $7.50 .
must be paid to the leaders (
by June 1 and the balance on
June 1. This is to enable the
Camp Director and assistants
to begin their plans for the ,
camp and to determine how
many girls to plan for.
Mrs. Tharp
Attends
Campfire Meet
Mrs. Joe Tharp. Lydia Mills
Community Director attended
the annual Campfire Conference
in Jacksonville. Fla.,
last month. 1
Mrs. Lou B. Paine. Director
of Campfire field operation,
led a discussion on the Campfire
program being offered to
girls.
Those attending the conference
were taken on a bird
tour of Kingsley Plantation.
Round table discussions and
Campfire educational movies
were shown.
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SPIiliSlP
BUNNY Rhodes celebrated her
sixth birthday April 9 with a
party at the Lydia Kindergarten.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Rhodes, Clinton Mills.
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DO YOU KNOW THE
This question and answer
:olumn on traffic safety, driving
and automobiles is conducted
for our publication by
the State Department of Motor
Vehicles:
Question: Is it safer to park
3i* continue driving during an
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Answer: It is probably safer
to keep on driving at a normal
speed because most authorities
agree if the driver
parked he would perhaps seek
shelter under a tree or near
some object that might be
dangerous.
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Question: What is the safest
procedure to follow if you encounter
a severe dust storm?
Answer: Pull far off the
roadway, stop, and turn your
lights on low beam.
Question: What is the best
way to maintain control if a
proaching the scene of an accident
until they are right on
[ire diows:
Answer: Grasp the wheel
and steer firmly to keep the
front end headed as nearly as
possible in the original direction
of travel. Do not jerk
the wheel and use the brakes
cautiously after speed has decreased.
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Question: Why is it dangerous
to drive with an elbow
over the window sill at night?
Answer: It's a bad practice
during the day. At night,
trucks with no clearance
lights or with part of a load
extending over the edge of
the body could shear off a
driver's arm in Dassinp.
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Question: Why is it dangerous
to transport a person with
a broken leg in a passenger
car?
Answer: A broken leg
should always be splinted before
m o v i ng the patient.
There is too little room in a
car for a patient with a
splinted leg to lie down, especially
when it's necessary to
treat him for suock as well.
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Question: Why should you
not stop within 100 teet of a
wreck on the highway?
Answer: For some unexplained
reason many drivers
delay braking when ap
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SE DRIVING POINTS!
it, sometimes even skidding
into a vehicle or a person.
Any vehicle not actually
needed at the scene is an unnecessary
hazard and creates
a hazard for other motorists.
A Foundation
For Progress
In our country, we hear
about something new every
day ? a new use of atomic
energy, new jet airplanes,
new products on the market.
Sometimes it almost seems
as if there's too much "progress
talk." Everyone gets to
looking years ahead. Sure,
progress is fine. We all look
forward to it but progress
isn't possible unless we're all
doing today's job well.
A good product, made well,
delivered to the customer
when he wants it, at a price
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uie proauci as worm ? mars
today's job. If we do today's
job right, we build a foundation
for progress.
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KILL GOSSIP LIKE
MOSQUITOES AND FLIES:
KILL IT BEFORE
IT MULTIPLIES.
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There are two things to aim
at in life?first, to get what
you want, and after that, to
enjoy it. Only the wisest
achieve the second.
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Among the footprints in the
sands of time some people
leave only the mark of a heel.
MICHAEL WAYNE, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Preston Carroll, of
Lydia, was one year old April 9.