Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 CLolf _ Published mo its I ?n ior employee: 1 ct and Lydia < X?-i, Clinton, S. C direction of ? w . ? Crocker, Ind Member of South T Atlantic Council of lions L. Industrial Kdltors Calvin Cooper E. C. Huffstetler The publishers of The C items of interest from it to your departments personni Pride in Textiles Throughout a short soan of more progress in our work th know. Just look to your own it long enough, you can see so better, too. Twenty-five year dreamed you would have mac Our finished products have ter than back in the old days, fast become real experts in ou new and modern machinery a: engineers could bring up. Ne added constantly, all to the ei products. One very important thing, i in this new age of textiles, is we have found that you and I responsibility. We're very imf can either hurt or help our pi It makes our job more im] of pride over it. Yes, sir, we'r are proud of us. (jShe harw abundant^ rilgtlms at ^l^ingrs gathered fo <They ate of t ^^^helr In< On Thanksgiving Day, our grateful thanks rise to the one God?whom we may worship according to ou^ own individual convictions. The Pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620, suffered and died for that ripht O The Pilgrims formed their own congregation, separate from the established church in England, for which they were persecuted. The "new world" was far off, but it offered religious freedom. With determination, 102 men, women and children set sail on a nttle ship ? the Mayflower. They found freedom of reli SakER nthlv bv and s of Clinton /*'/?% Cotton. Mills, ustrial Rela- ? . lirprtnr Member of American nrecior. Association of Industrial Kdttors Editor Staff Artist ^lothmakcr will welcome s readers. Turn them in il reporters or to the el office. years, we in textiles have made an any other industry that we job. If you have been around many changes and all for the s ago you would never have le such a change. changed too. They are far betWe in the textile industry have r field. We have added all the nd equipment that science and ;\v testing methods have been id that we can produce better f not the most important thing our interest in our jobs. Now on the machines have a lot of lortant to our business and we -oducts in the end. portant and we have a feeling e proud of textiles and textiles st had been pp? ana xne : Plyffiouth, ititude,?:^1 <r our first in 1621... vild turkeys... iian friends -<td utith them. gion on the shores of Massachusetts in November 1620, but the price was high. Supplies had to be rationed; suffering was widespread, and many died of scurvy. In the spring of 1621, with the help of friendly Indians, they planted crops, which resulted in an abundant fall crop. William Bradford, Governor of the colony, pro claimed the first Thanksgiving that fall, after the harvest. The Pilgrims, with their Indian friends, feasted on venison, wild turkey, ducks, geese, lobsters, clams, eels, other fish, cornbread, leeks and plums. THE CLOTHMAKER Slumber Party Friday evening Mrs. R. E. Whitmire's group of Campfirp Oirls hmncrht hprl rolls and food to the Lydia Community House for a slumber party. The girls enjoyed a hot dog supper after which some games were played before retiring for the night. Following a nourishing breakfast Saturday morning the girls returned to their homes. Those spending the night were Misses LaDon McCravey, Darlene Templeton, Marie Martin, Elaine Martin, Joyce Estes, Linda Estes, Shirley Poison, Beverly Webb, Charlene Evans, Melda Satterfield and Beth Moore and Mrs. Whitmire. Worth jSpft* Stop? The Institute of Safer Living of the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company reports that the cost of all accidents in the United States last year amounted to $10,800,000,000. I hat figure is equal to the net income of the 135 largest railroads, utilities and corporations in the country. It exceeds the total expenditures of the U.S. Navy for 1956. It would have clothed every man, woman and child in the nation in 1956. It would have built 1,000,000 new single family homes at an average cost of $10,600. It would have built 300.000 new school rooms, providing facilities for an additional 9,000,000 school children. It is equal to the total number of dollars in social security benefits paid in 1953, 1954 and 1955. It is enough money to build 2,000 300-bed hospitals. And it is enough to provide three shots of Salk vaccine for every person in the world. Most accidents are avoidable. Consider how much money would be saved bv individuals. industries and communities if even a tenth of the accidents in 1957 could be prevented by individuals taking thought. Just to localize it, consider how much your own department would save. ii every employee learned 10 see an accident coming, or the possibility of an accident, in time to avoid it. When I consider Thy heavens... the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou art mindful of him??(Psalm 8; 3,1). How almost unbelievable?but how wonderful?it is that Almighty God, Creator of all the vast universe should none-the-less, in infinite loving-kindness, have heed of even the least of us mortals! I SQClAL_/(55 _z>-?KCOUMT^ ifooo-oc HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO* Mary S. J L iIII 'hfsfAJf. ku\ i signature \M SOCIAL SECURITY PfllfrOS Tlu? provisions of iiiaiiv and soniewha this article will liclj help y Know Yc Social The benefits and costs of the U. S. Social Security program are probably two of the most misunderstood items affecting the American working man today. Clinton-Lydia employees, for instance, pay the government 2V4 per cent of their wage or salary up to $4200, which amounts to $94.50 each year. This tax is itemized on your check along with your income withholding tax. Because Social Security amounts to a big investment, emDlovees should be aware of their benefits. Most people know that "Social Security provides income after age 65", but there is really a great deal more involved than that. What the other benefits amount to is really insurance. Following is a breakdown of costs and benefits of Social Security. The Cost Each employee is taxed at a rate of 2*4 per cent of his salary up to $4,200 per year. His employer pays in an equal sum to the fund each year. On the maximum inpnmn this: nmnnntc tn tl RQ HO per year. This tax is paid as long as vou work. Under legislation. successive increases in future years will ultimately bring the rate of employee and employer to 4!4 per cent bv 1975. The Benefits In case of your death, with surviving children under 1C. Social Security will send monthly checks to your wife, plus a lump sum for funeral expenses ranging from $90 to muwinLi SUHV If y< Your Widow (62- or over, or with One Child (Under 18. or over 18 before 18th birthday) Each Additional Child (Under 18 Dependent (Father, 85 or over) (Mother, 62 or over) NOTE: Your family's total canm RETIREMEh If your average monthly wage is $250 $260 IIJ $280 $290 $300 $310 $320 $330 $340 $350 Mr. A. R. (Russell) Ellerbe, Field Representative for the Social Security Administration is at the S. C. Employment Office at 117 S. Broad NOVEMBER, 1957 IjU .1 INSECURITY >-0000 m mmmm. I fones | J. &nu>L~ <1 ij es >Aiot for identification Social Security arc t complex. Perhaps > simplify tlirm and oil . . . >ur I Security $255, depending on your average earnings. The amount of monthly checks to survivors depends on your earnings. Other benefits center on disability cases. The law provides that any covered individual 50 years of age or older, who becomes completely disabled, may start drawing monthly payments. If a worker is disabled before he reaches age 50, his Social Security earnings record may be "frozen" and he will start to draw benefits when he reaches the age of 50. Another provision provides that any child who is disabled before he reaches the age of 18 and who has lost the support of a parent through death, will draw certain benefits for life. If you are a man, when you retire your wife may start d??01t?i?A/f r?r. mm ?-l uiawiu^ ufiiL-uis cts eany as age 62, instead of having to wait until she is 65. Bv applying for benefits before age 65, however, she receives a smaller amount than if she waits until age 65. Also under this provision, if you die, your widow may begin drawing the full widow's benefit when she is 62 instead of waiting until she is 65. Another provision affects woman x.,u~ if 4U_ i~\- i >. i i n iiu ICUIL'. II lilt.' Jt'lJ IS covered by Social Security, they may retire any time after age 62, instead of age 65. and begin drawing social security benefits. But. as in the case of wives of retired men. monthly benefits will be reduced if they apply for them before reaching 65. IVOR'S BENEFITS our average monthly earnings were $200 $300 $350 i children) $58.90 $73.90 $81.40 if disabled 58.90 73.90 81.10 \ 'JO 'JO in nn - ? ?~ , ojj.ow D4.31I 58.5)0 73.90 81.40 [>t Ro over $200. IT BENEFITS Your monthly retirement is $88.50 $90.50 $92.50 $5)4.50 $96.50 $98.50 $100.50 $102.50 $104.50 $106.50 $108.50 St. each Tuesday from 9 a.m. till noon. Ho will be glad to clarify any questions you may have regarding your Social Security.