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8 Old Battery 'B' Hoi Members of Battery B, 1071 the unit was called to active 1 dispersal of remaining person campaign in Italy during Woi reunion in the Clinton Armc September 4th and 5th. The seventy-eight man roster in addition to thirty-four Clintonians (eleven of whom are Clinton-Lydia Employees), includes men from eleven states other than S. C. Kegistration, including wives and children, began at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the armory on South Broad Street, followed by a social hour. A stag business session followed at 7:00 p.m. A tour of the Clinton area for out of town guests began at the armory at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The highlight of the tour was a visit to Clinton Mills where the group was carried on a guided tour of the mill by Claude Crocker. Industrial Relations Director. Upon completion of the tour a social and recreational period from 2:00 to 5:00 o'clock was held at the armory. Dinner - Dance The weekend festivities were climaxed with a dinnerdance in the armory on Saturday night. A barbecue dinner, prepared by battery l, - ? * mem Ders ai tne American Legion Hut was served by Mr. Vernon Powell, Presbyterian College Dining Hall Manager. In the absence, due to illness. Mayor J. P. Terrv, Mavor, Pro Tern, James P. Sloan extended the City's off'cial welcome. Mr. Joe Delanv, Superintendent of Joanna Cotton Mills, and Claude Crocker of Clinton - Lvdia extended greetings and best wishes to the gathering from their managements and employees. End products favors of the two textile plants were presented tf? the lndif?c nroenn) Following the dinner a dance was held in the beautifully decorated armory. Music was furnished bv a local combo. Brief History of Unit This was originally Battery "G" of the 263rd Coast Artillery Battalion. South Carolina Nat'onal Guards. It was organized by and first commanded by the late Brigadier General Walter A. Johnson who was then a contain in 1934. The Rattery won many honors at yearly summer en Seven of the 12 employee mem man, Thornwell Dunlap, Henry 1 Seay, and Bill Terry. Ids Reunion Here h AAAAW Bn, from the time duty in February 1941, to the nel following the Rome-Arno rid War II held their annual >ry on Friday and Saturday, campments while known as Battery "G", and entered Federal service, las one of the few National Guard units to do so), proudly wearing the Blue "E" for excellence on their sleeves for exceptional shooting and all round excellence at summer training camp. It became Battery "B" 107 Separate Coast Artillery Battalion officially at midnight December 10, i940, with Captain Jack H. Davis, Jr., commanding. The Battery was mobilized for active Federal Service and inducted at Clinton, S. C., on February 10. 1941. A week was spent at the Clinton Armory, then Battery was sent to Camp Stewart, Georgia, for a year's special training under command of Lt. Col. John C. Hennigan, Executive officer Maj W. A. Johnson and Battery Commander Capt. Jack H. Davis, Jr. The Battery was originally practically a family affair. Of the original 87 men and officers there werp elevon M11 sets of brothers and more than seventeen (17) actual sets of cousins. Brothers-inlaw, etc., accounted for much more "kinship". The brothers were: 1. Capt. Jack H. and W. Watts Davis 2. Harvey and Rozzellc Foster (Clinton Mills) J. Carolus and E. B. Davis 4. Frank and Victor Mattox (Clinton Mills) 5. Talmadge and Arthur Sanders (Clinton Mills) 6. Bill and Joe Terry, Jr. 7. Jesse and Forrest Brawley H. Ben and Jesse James Campbell (Clinton Mills) 9. Colev and Horace Lowery (Clinton Mills) 10. Charles and Tommy Galloway (Clinton Mills) 11. Vernon, Henrv and Houston Trammell (Clinton Mills) Battery was brought to full strength bv addition of inductees in June 1941. Shipped to Staten Island. N. Y., in June 1942. Left for foreign service in England in August 1942. Battery participated in: K >^D H sj^^K', ' jfl ? I J bers: Oscar Kinard, Joe S. Caugh'rammel, Blueford Nabors, Melvin THE CLOTHMAKER EMPLOYEES' Sons of Clinton-Lydia arc prominent on the 1959 Red Devil grid team at Clinton High School. The Red Devils opened the season Friday, September 4th, defeating York by the score of 19 to 13. Their second encounter with Ware Shoals, there, on Friday, September 11th. ended in a 6-6 tie. Kinard Littleton score twice to lead the Red Devils in a 13-0 victory over Abbeville last Friday night Shown with Coach Ralph "Buz" Tedards are, left to right, kneeling: Kinard Littleton, whose fathar Y\; 13 T -? , U . 1J. L-j 1 I I IL'llM 1 12* *-"111ployed in the weaving department, Clinton Mills. Melvin Bailey, whose father, Wm. I. Bailey and mother. Mildred Bailey, are employed in the weaving department, Lydia Mills. Dclmar Hardman. w hose Most I aluable Rickey Corley, son of Joe and Edna Corley, Lydia weavers, was recently selected Most Valuable Player in the Clinton Pony Baseball League. Rickoy was one of the leading pitchers in the league and played at first base when he wasn't on the mound for Lydia. Invasion of North Africa, December 1942 Invasion of Sicilv, June 1943 Campaign at Salerno, Italy. Finally in Rome-Arno Campaign. After Rome-Arno Campaign nit: utiiifiv w tib reiiiuveu ii? a sta^'in^ area in Italy and was deactivated on December 4, 1944. With such a full and brilliant war record the battery was especially fortunate to suffer no fatal battle casualties. (This is history as presented to Battery "B" Reunion Association September 7, 1958 convened, for its approval. It was approved by the Association and is now the official Association history.) W. D. (Bill) Terry Historian SONS ON RED QgjB father. Fern Hardman, is employed in the weaving department, Clinton Mills. Gary Sprouse, whose father, Ben Sprouse, is employed in the spinning department, Lvdia Mills. Keith Stewart, whose mother, Beulah Stewart, was formerly employed in the spooling department, Clinton Mills. Thomas 4eeks, whose mother, Frances Meeks, is employed in the weaving department, Lvdia Mills. Gary O'Shields, whose father. Tom O'Shields, is employed in the spinning department, Clinton Mills. Standing: i. i r ii macK c*anney, wnose iainer, Charles Gaffney, is employed in the weaving department, Lydia Mills. "Rock" Bailey, whose mother, Martha Bailey, is employed in the spooling department (loiiiiminity (lliest (continued from pa^e 1) have monthl v deductions made from their pay checks. The idea of monthly deductions has a two fold purpose. First by spreading the contributions out over a twelve months period it doesn't work a hardship on anyone to give. Secondly, it places all of us in position to give more than we have in the past. YOU HELP PROVIDE THESE TWENTY SERVICES Following are the agencies which your contributions will support for the next twelve months: Salvation Army, Crippled Children, Cere b r a 1 Palsy, Fairview Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, Red Cross, Cancer Fund, Local Relief, Bov Scouts and Cub Scouts at Clinton-Lydia Mills, Carolinas United's ten agencies, Clinton Emergency F u n d, Campfire, Blue Birds and Horizon Girls at ClintonLydia Mills and Emergency Relief. A small amount also L'oes to Administrnt i v<> <>v penscs of the Greater Community Chest of which the Clinton-Lydia United Charities is a part. The Emergency Fund is an important reason why no further solicitations have been necessary to the mills, Quite a number of families in both villages have been helped through this fund when emergencies befell them. Remember the date of the Red Feather Drive kick-off? October 2. Help your mill tr be 100 per cent. Share a few of your dollars to help lift SEPTEMBER, 19S9 DEVIL TEAM and his father, James Bailey, canteen, Lydia Mills. Joel McElhannon, w hose mother, Bernice McElhannon, was formerly employed in the card room, Lydia Mills. Joel Cox, whose father, J. R. Cox, is employed in carding department, Clinton Mills. Roger Whitmire. whose mother, Annie Whitmire, is employed in the cloth room and his father, Robert Whitmire, is employed in the card room, Lydia Mills. Phil King. whose mother, Rnih Kin it is: nmnlnuprl in the cloth room and his father, Hall King, is employed in the warehouse, Lvdia Mills. Billy Glenn, whose mother, Helen Glenn, is employed in the weaving department, Clinton Mills. Parents Incited To Attetui \l. S. liailey School P.T.A. Meeting If you are interested in your children and their school you are invited to join and attend the ParentTeacher Association meetings. The first meeting this year will be open house on Oct. 6. Come and meet your child's teachers and discuss school with them. The P.-T.A. is vitally interested in your children, their school and in your community. You are needed as a member. You can be helpful in making ours a better school for our children and this a better community for them to grow up in. It takes only one hour's time once a month for you to show your child that you are proud enough of him or her to go to the P.-T.A. meeting and stand up and be counted for his class. Make vour child as proud of you as you arc of him. Membership cards for members already registered will be given out at the first meeting. If you paid your aOe dues during latter part of last i year's school term please pick up your card at the meeting, it is made out and waiting i for you. 1 I | some family or child when they need it most. Note: Make your donations as generous as possible be> cause you will not be called upon again until the next t drive in October of 1960.