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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 6. No. 8 August. 1957 Clinton, S. C. (gMSSfiT?! VOL. 6. NO. 8 P Kindergarten to Open August 28 Twenty-two sons and daughters of Clinton-Lvdia employees have registered for the 1957-58 Kindergarten session. The Kindergarten meets daily Monday through Fridav from Q A M until 11:30 A. M. and observes the same holidays as the public schools. Only sons and daughters of Clinton-Lydia employees who will enter the first grade in September 1958. are eligible to attend the Kindergarten. The Kindergarten is under the supervision of Miss Nellie Osborne, Lydia Community Activities Director. WHAT'S NEW To be competitive it is necessary that our modernization program remain continuous; h o w e v e r, maior CLINTON SPINNING ? 50.43 front top rolls have recently be draft better quality yarns and down, oiling and cleaning. Major provements are tremendously exj of these rolls alone would purch new 1957 model cars. plant improvements and modern machinery are but a part of the basic ingredients necessary to the production of quality cloth at competitive prices. Haw Materials and productive employees are likewise necessary. As have we, our Competitors have made major improvements and purchased new machinery. The same Raw Materials available to us arc also available to them. Therefore in the final analysis, and as always, the successful operation of any textile plant depends upon the Loyalty, Co-operation and Productive Capacity of its employees. The continued intelligent use of available raw materials, machinery and methods bv more than 1700 men and women of Clinton-Lydia is necessary if we are to keep ahead of our competitors. "The Strength Of A Company Lies With Its People." /N-w %Lo UBLISHED BY AND FOR THE I President Bailc My friends and fellow employ an hnnnr anrl r?ri \rilotrn tn Ko occasion in honor of our 10-25 \ The success of Clinton and Lv< cess of any business, large or smal the co-operation and effort of its agement and equipment goes for i loyalty and honest effort. For over 60 years mv family these two communities. We have and we have been successful lai forbears. It has been my privileg< mills and to be associated with y< these years have been rich in exp the fine relations that exists betw large number here representing < Our country is great because God. our belief in free enterprise May we never surrender any of 1 I feel sometimes that we over industry, one of the three large States and the largest in South mills are the second largest custc farmer. Last year we consumed two a cotton or one out of every four co and five times more than we wil this year. We have more active spindles nation. 67r/c of all goods manufac textile products. There is a textil ties. We produced more than one More than one billion yards of : people working in textile plants 27,500 are spinners and 26.500 art dollar paid in manufacturing wa to textile employees. The highest are employed by the textile indu highest percentage of any state in 1 L o n nvt i 1 %% 1 ?-% 4 v#l 1IIUI u 11KU1 ICAlliC It cost $16,500.00 to create one jo value of our producion is over tv Last year South Carolina text age of 270 days and paid out 440 n plants average 3011;; days or 311;; From these few statistics that easily see your importance in th nation. Let me urge you to realize vc cise your rights in seeing that 5 have good government on all leve can be done by exercising your writing your congresssman. sena matters pertaining to our industr confronted with the Japanese prol tion is better but not yet solved. Again let me express to you i thanks of my family for the loyal years to the Clinton and Lydia < rpg. HMOS LYDIA SHOPimum efficiency I 2 Anti-Fricfion be properly mainl len installed to must be machinec to lessen ends precision Lathe, i machinery im- of Eugene Knox, tensive ... Cost l/10.000lh of an ase twenty-five buy forty (40) 2 Motors. P .rm THM EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON(y's Message ,rees and your guests. It is ? today to take part on this 'ear employees, lia Mills, as well as the suc11. depends upon the loyalty, employees. The best manlaught without co-operation, ' has been associated with grown, we have improved *gely due to you and your ? to be connected with these )u for over 30 years. All of lerience and pleasant due to een us all, evidenced bv the jur 10-25 year employees, of its people, our belief in ? and our love for freedom, hese come what may. look the importance of our st industries in the United Carolina. South Carolina >mer of the Amrican cotton nd one half million bales of nsumed in the United States 1 produce in South Carolina than any other state in the tured in South Carolina are e plant in 37 out of 46 coun Uiiin'll <11 \.4J> 111 JJill I I LHHIl. sheeting. There are 132.000 in South Carolina of which ? weavers. 69c out of every ges in South Carolina goes percentage of our residents istry in South Carolina, the the nation. There is a total located within our borders, b in our textile plants. The :o billion dollars, ile plants operated an averlillion dollars in wages. Our days more than the average. I have given you. you can e industry of our state and >tir imnnrtanrp and to pvar. South Carolina continues to Is both state and local. This rights at the polls and by itors and representatives in y as you did when we were blem of imports. This condimv personal thanks and the ty you have shown over the Cotton Mills. -In order to operate at maxModern Textile Machinery must tained. New and repaired parts 1 to an exacting tolerance. This operated by the skillful hands will machine to a tolerance oi inch. Cost of this Lathe would 0 H.P. Mercury Outdoor Boat >3A ml! LYDIA MILLS. CLINTON. S. to Long-Servi Knowing that many Bailey's speech of Augui pride in reproducing his ' 1 4 OVER 300 SERV Employees of Clinton an< years of continuous service a Bar-B-Q at the Lydia Mill < of the occasion was the pre duced above) to 10-15-20 yes from each mill of employees Clinton Mills 20 Years Murray Adams Sho Charlie Barker Weavin Mary Bauknight Weavin Sherman Bell (Col.) Warehous Eunice Braswell Spinnin Ellie Butler Spinnin Johnnie Butler Weavin Estes Campbell Spinnin Clyde Cannon Weavin Joe Caughman Spinnin J. M. Cunningham Weavin Nathaniel Dunawav Clot Ixmnie Fallow Weavin flrnro P*ir?klin J. W. Fowler Weavir Jack Fuller Cardir A. G. Galloway Weavir W. D. Gilbert Cardir James Ray Godfrey, Sr. Cardir J. R. Hamrick Cardir Fern Hardman Weavir (Continued on Page 2) BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. l Permit No. 59 CJ L C. AUGUST. 1957 ice Employees would want copies of Mr. st 10, The Clothmaker takes words in this issue. r"*-x t^l * ^1 I I President Bailey RECEIVI ICE A WARDS i Lydia Mills with more than 10 and their guests were treated to Cook-out on August 10. A feature 'sentation of service pins (reprotr employees. Following are lists who were honored: (linton-Lydia Mills P To Be Featured g I On T-V Program g g On Tuesday evening. August g 27th, at 10:30 P. M. "Outdoors With Shelley", sponsored by the Steel Heddle Mfg. Company on * VCFBC-TV. will salute Clintong Lydia Mills and show films of h the plant and community life. Staff Movie Photographers of WFBC-TV were in the plants and communities last week phoig tographing Community Activiig ties. Churches, Swimming Pools, the Continuous Service Award Barbocue in addition to many scenes of employees at work ig throughout the plants, ig These scenes factually portray Clinton-Lydia as a Good Place to Work, To Live and to rear a family.