The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, March 15, 1957, Page 2, Image 2
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. ... Crocker,
Member of South .
Atlantic Council of lions
Industrial Kdttors
Calvin Cooper
E. C. Huffstetler
The publishers of Th
items of interest fron
to your departmi
perse
Eyes that see no
Our failure to use, to
powers of our eyes and ears
dents. Too frequently we ar
action. We look for alibis
failures and mistakes. Many
used by others to safeguar
we have not yet learned to
ors. Overseers and other
instructions and advice and,
efit from the experiences o
tions. The warnings and trei
records are not being prop
our daily work habits, or
ones to satisfy personal lik
then, have "Eyes that see r
vjur inaDiiiiy to properi
the result of not concentrj
that are occurring today,
are essential to every activ
the proper time and place,
whirlpool of thoughts of e1
or we become lost in a mu<
While at work, we must tr
troubles of the past and ;
Irrespective of the place, c
must always see accident h
hear and heed accident wa
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Profits, Only; Im
The Oriental coolie wht
and things in a ricksaw ]
labor than any other hum,
And yet he's earning sc
The amount of physical exc
amount of the paycheck.
The essential difference
American textile industry
and tools.
Modern machinery pern
than fifty times as much a:
One of managements' {.
vide modern plants and r
Both can only be provided
No profits ? no moderi
erv ? no high wages; the
for his muscle, like the co
In the highly competiti
remain in business and he
our machinery modern. 1
hornmino nhcnlntn
Only through cooperati\
ative methods on modern i
for a company can pay bt
To promote company pr
high wages and prosperity
and methods constantly k(
earning a continuing high<
o nsy
MKf tl"?
monthly by and
yees of Clinton AV?
i Cotton Mills,
. C., under tne
of Claude A. v
Industrial Rela- ? .
n.rpMnr Member of American
, uirecior. Association of
Industrial Kdttors
Editor
Staff Artist
le Clothiriaker will welcome
n its readers. Turn them in
mtal reporters or to the
>nnel office.
#A/i# A/i/?f ma#
ifcui ?i iiim ii&ui five
the fullest extent, the inherent
is the cause of many of our accie
content with a course of passive
in an attempt to whitewash our
of us do not observe the methods
d against accidents and injuries;
i listen carefully to our supervissafety
leaders and heed their
as a result, we often fail to benf
other individuals and organizarids
reflected in available accident
erly considered and practiced in
we overlook the more important
es and preferences. Many of us,
lot and ears that hear not".
y and effectively see and hear is
iting our thoughts on the things
Foresight and advance planning
ity of life and should be done at
We are caught frequently in a
merits that took place in the past,
ddle of thoughts about the future,
y to keep our minds clear of the
anticipate troubles of the future.
>ur safety demands that our eves
azards and our ears be trained to
rnings.
Ja
sure High Wages
) makes his living hauling people
probably puts out more physical
an being.
rarcely more than starvation pay.
?rtion certainly doesn't control the
between the coolie and we of the
is modern machinery, methods,
lits us to produce and enjoy more
s the coolie.
[reatest responsibilities is to pronachinery?and
both cost money,
from company profits.
1 machinery. No modern machinemployee
then can get paid only
olie.
ive textile industry we can only
ive profits for wages by keeping
Yesterday's machinery is rapidly
;e employees, using modern opermachinerv
can waoos hn nn
j r>? ""I"
it from what it produces.
ofit is to say you want continued
, for a company with machinery
?pt modern can be the means of
?r standard of living.
the clothmak:
one high resolv1
If we do a good consc
tious job day by day we
ourselves piling up a rei
of consecutive days that !
amount to a successful >
If we try to improve
lives one day at a time
over-all state of living
is satisfying and benef
gradually unfolds and t
on permanence.
It is important, of coi
to plan ahead for accomp
ing the things we want tc
but the best-laid plans \\
get us where we want t<
if we do not give cai
thought and attention to <
single detail along the i
We never reach our goals
less we take the neces
steps leading to those g
This is the one high res
we can make that is wo
of our best effort ? to c
out religious beliefs into
through the workdays of
week, one day at a time.
other resolution lerds i
so readily to a day-to-day
plication.
"With it, each day becc
another rewarding page
the current chapter of
book that is life as we t
want to live it.
THE RIGHT START
You've often heard it
about the grouch: "He i
have got out of the w
side of the bed this morn
There's quite a bit of t
behind that saying.
The start one makes e
rln\r m rlnf ni'rr* i
v?mj mwy uv. vv-i unlit tiit:
of day it will be.
The miserable, dow
the-mouth start leads 1
bad day ? complaints, ?
ments and bad workman
But, the right start leaci
agreeableness, good w
manship, enjoyment ?
right kind of a day.
You can influence the
of day you will have by
liberatelv starting off
cheerfulness and good s]
Try to do this even thouj
may sometimes be diffic
Six Errors of Life
1. The delusion that
vidual advancement is
by crushing down others
2. The tendency to i
about a thing that cann
changed or corrected.
3. Insisting that a thi
impossible because we
selves have not accompl
it.
4. Refusing to set
trivial preferences in
that important things mi
accomplished.
5. Attempting to c<
others to believe and li"
we do.
6. The failure to est<
the habit of saving mone
George W. Ol
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m /Rp W!
/ llA t Jl Ti That's not much watib
I JH\ I IH ry 14 ill IT WAS (MXKJM 10 TA
jmm YMXu* tm? iMTiftl wccos o
f T Ag/.*! IA MDUUi 14*1 A xajlmjIb t ruk
TidCS T0? makiv vf*B''
rJr?/Tf^a Wtvt iMPBo*fp our ho?
(.9_^S if^V LMANOtO OUR MAKrTS ll*
tr " COWMIJNITKS >*>?( GROV
MASOUI AORULATIOH. AHO
gits WITH TWWIHOOUI T
HAVT MfN DfVUORiP
fORAMR WASTflAHPS NOW RKIIVf TKf lift Gil
BtNlHTS Of IRRIGATION WAT f RS
SO, If Wt STIll want to maat OO WTTM JUST 2 Bu
a oav, f ac.< buckct Will MAVt TO HOLD 600 GAl
Our watt ft use has grown to rnf tantastk iio
I.ZOO 6AUOMS PfR KRSOM-PfR Mlf . AND
fno is not in si6mt
ER
xe&mn
that I JWPPvv
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; in
the
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Competition Of Qual
said Now that most of our high scl
nust professional basketball tournaments
rong decided; our sport thoughts have ti
ing." leaving basketball there is an impor
ruth forget, these champions depended
teamwork, to get the job done. Uui
very cloth demands the same ingredient
kind Quality is a word we hear often
that the better our quality and cos
n-in- and job security,
to a From the "bale of cotton to th<
irgu- j?t>s to give the best that is in us to
ship, give of our best efforts to avoid e
Is to materials and poor quality cloth,
rnrk- Drove our cloth so that it will ho re<
the m this way can we sell at today's c<
Our quality is the product of
kind results of all of us working togeth<
de- Our customers expect to get t
with When we make errors through doi
pirit. are doing ourselves harm. It is to<
gh it after the cloth is woven, we need to
ult. the manufacturing process.
None of us want to do our jobs
to produce a product just good enoi
} the best. The opportunity is always
job.
made By doing our best each day on c
5. plished something worthwhile for
worry munities and ourselves,
ot be Teamwork is the answer.
ng is
our,shed
Three-thirds of the
aside
order In days gone by, the physical w
iy be family was harder than most of us
>mpel ^at^cr Pu* *n a often ardi
ve as enough money for the family's net
the house, did the cooking, clean
iblish many other tasks, such as tending
linger canning, to help keep the family t
They did these things because
cause they wanted to provide their
because it gave them satisfaction a
LJK to life itself.
!?22s? Today we work for these sam
!> important changes. Modern techr
much hard, physical work. For ex?
1 is it* take less time and energy, both me
owi can hold jobs today.
v. not *
0 When we look beneath the surf*
?tJ!? we have more choices in how we
thirds of it. At our call, we havi
MISTS 1 I l
eelnnen on/1 i?nonof/.U * * -J ? - ? ?
111 i v i IV.UUIUI llfW UI Ugs,
"Na , edtfe about the body and how it fi
yjffi These are tools for us to use . . .
*??? at work, rest, and play ... to see 1
,Mt a fuller life ... to squeeze the m
- of every day.
MARCH, 1957
foRK
m
Rfy
hool, textile, college, and
championships have been
urned to baseball. Before
tant thought we shouldn't
on each other, through
r job of producing quality
.... teamwork,
enough, but do we realize
t, the greater is our sales
? bale of cloth", it is our
produce quality. We must
rrors that cause waste of
We must continue to im:ognized
as the best. Only
ampetitive prices,
the combined efforts and
?r . . . . Teamwork,
he best for their money,
ng less than our best we
0 late to catch our errors
1 prevent them throughout
half-way, nor do we want
ugh. We all want it to be
there for us to do a better
>ur jobs, will have accomour
Company, our comDay
ork involved in rearing a
are called on to do today,
nous day, in order to earn
>ds. The mother managed
ing, sewing, and perhaps
{ a vegetable garden and
lothed and fed.
it was necessary . . . befamily
with the best . . .
nd a sense of contributing
e reasons. But there are
inlogy has relieved us of
imple, because home tasks
mbers of a marriage team
ice, we can see that todnv
spend our day?all threee?
the modern miracles of
better foods, more knowlmctions.
to help us function better
lealth as a means towards
ost out of all three-thirds