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NOVEMBER. 1958 jffjj SEASONS AND LAW Hunting is now the top topic of conversation among Clinton-Lydia employees. They are getting enthusiastic dis cussing their guns and dogs along with the desirable locations. Hunting is a real sport and may be enjoyed by many, provided each hunter is considerate of our laws. Hunting seasons and limits of South Carolina are classified by zones. Zone r2 in which most our employees hunt, consists of Anderson, Laurens, Newberry, Abbeville, McCormick, Saluda and Edgefield Counties. (a) Wild Turkey: No open season. (b) Raccoons and Opossums: December 1 to March 1. (c) Quail & Rabbits: Thanksgiving Day through February 15. (d) Fox: No closed season. (e) Squirrel: Oct. 1 through Jan. 15. / f\ TV /TI a ur - a _ . r i ivn^i ci iui y vv aieriowi. Ducks, etc.: November 17 through January 15. Any person desiring to train rabbit hunting dogs may do so from September 1st to Thanksgiving D a v without the use of firearms, before the hunting season opens. No trapping of fur-bearing animals is permitted in Laurens and Greenville counties. Any citizen over 12 years of age is required to obtain a hunting or fishing license. A State Hunting License, good in every county of the state, sells for $4.25. A county license. good only in the county of residence, sells for $1.10. In addition to one of the licenses above, duck and goose hunters must attach a Federal Duck Stamp (which can be bought for $2.00 at any postoffice) to the license. v*;?Octobe CLINTOl Alexander Houston?Carding Winfred Lusk?Carding Bill Smith f!ardin.T Jerry W. Baker?Spinning Bobby R. Whitman?Spinning Leroy Whitman?Spinning Hazel Burgess?Spinning Inez W. Lawson?Spinning Bernice Lell?Spinning LYDIA Clara L. Griffin?Spinning Shirley F. Stone?Spinning James L. Bowling?Carding Lewis W. Abercrombie?Weaving Harry F. Fleming?Weaving William M. Da vis?Weaving George A. Ri HUNTING Replaces Fishing as Top Em ployee Sport * f t A uun aaiety uuiz In most states, S. C. included, it's the easiest thing in the world to obtain a hunting license. But suppose you had to pass a written test to qualify as a hunter as you do to get an auto driver's license? Here are a few of the most elementary questions and answers taken from a course in hunting safety given by the National Rifle Association. See how many you can answer correctly without first reading the answers. Q. What is the first thing to be done when handling a gun? A. Open the action and examine both the chamber and the magazine to make sure it is not loaded. Q. How is a gun carried in an automobile? A. Unloaded, with the action open or the gun in a case. Q. Many people think they can shoot more accurately with a light, so-called "hairtrigger." Should this be done? A. No. So - called "hairtriggers" are extremely dangerous. Q. What is the correct way to squeeze the trigger of a rifle? A. Press the trigger steadily until gun is fired. Hold your breath until the shot is fired. Q. How should a gun be handled w h e n crossing a fence? A. Unload, open the action, and place the gun under the fence. Climb the fence and il-- _ .1 - ' - iciuau un ine oiner siae. Q. What are the essentials of safe hunting? A. (1) Know your gun. (2) Handle your gun properly. (3) Fulfill your responsibilities as a safe hunter. /tA&me "//of ir. 1958 kT T r? miL.L>a Will Burden?Spinning Helen S. Smith?Spinning Ida D. Covington?Spinning Mary L. Cauble?Spooling Jack A. Wooten?Weaving E. B. Ford?Weaving Everett L. Hedgepath?Weaving Blanch B. Campbell?Draw-in Maxie Wallenzine?Shop MILLS Paul E. Moates?Weaving James A. Brown?Weaving Mildred J. Bragg?Weaving I Peggy Pennington?Weav.ng Charles M. Coker?Weaving Cleo C. Abercrombie?Draw-in umph?Shop THE CLOTHMAKER Lydia Fishin' Frit ft?ft* JjiJjJ] la WINNERS in the annual fisl the year 1958. They are (1 to r): ton, Alice Snider, Doris Harvey, Gay Douglas, Cecila McLendon, The Lydia Mills Fishing Club held their annual banquet and prize presentation on Saturday night. November 15th. at 6:30 P. M. at Providence School. Approximately 150 members and invited guests enjoyed a bountiful dinner and the presentation of the prizes in the Annual Fishing Contest. The following emnlovees won prizes for their catches this year, with the Grand Prize of a Scott-Atwater motor being presented to James McElhannon by P. S. Bailey. President of Lvdia Cotton Mills, who donated the motor. MEN'S DIVISION Bass 1. James McElhannon 2. Bill Nelson 3. Buck Gilstrap Crappie 1. Mel Satterfield 2. T. D. Douglas 3. None Bream 1. Harry Templeton A H f O 1 * /\. m. anuma'.e 3. Jim Hairston Catfish 1. T. D. Douglas 2. None 3. None Carp 1. T. D. Douglas 2. James McElhannon 3. None WOMEN'S DIVISION Bass 1. Dollie McCravev 2. Doris Hughey 3. Dolores McCravev Crappie 1. Alice Snider 2. Doris Harvey 3. None Bream 1. Sharon O. Hairston 2. None 3. None Catfish 1. Alice Snider 2. None 2. None Carp 1. (lav H Dougl as 2. None J. None CHILDREN S DIVISION Crappic 1 Gloria Jackson Boss 1. Nathan (I list rap 2. Cecelia McLendon ends Meet For Fun, Fo< i s vmi I l| t I'T ling contest for Claude Gilstrai Harry Temple- Elhannon, Glem Dollie McCravy. Nelson, T- D. Do Gloria Jackson, for the Clothma m \ 'ml "THE LINE-UP" foi L Kt P. S. Bailey, President of Clin Grand Prize of Scott-Atwater Mo' James McElhannon for his 9 lb. 3 o: by Dan Yarborough). S*j T 7 jjf ' r v I JJE IUHH T. D. Douglas. Prize Director, | man Bratcher with an aluminum p work done by him the past year ii cess. Officers left to right: J. B. Hairston. Sec. Treas.. Harold Hair D. Douglas. (Photo for the Clothn 7 ?d and Fellowship 31 lul' f JttJIfl raBnl ?. Nathan Gilstrap. James Mc1 Downs. J. D. Hairston, Jr.. Bill uglas, and A. M. Shumate. (Photo ker by Dan Yarborough.) fish and chicken WT tton-Lydia Cotton Mills, presents tor. donated by the Company, to z. bass. (Photo for the Clothmaker presenting retiring President Furticnic table in appreciation for the n helping to make the club a sueNeal, Ass't. Prize Director. J. D. ston, Vice-Pres., Mr. Bratcher, T. taker by Dan Yarborough).