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2 W.UJLtM-11 'fT^r: yy-yg Clof 4rr->?f" fublishe<J 1 I % I Ji\ *or employ J and Lydia ' t Clinton, S. direction Membrr .f Sou.b Atlantic Council of uons Industrial Kdltors Calvin Cooper E. C. Huffstetler The publishers of Th items of interest frorr to your departme perso Halloween ? Tl Glancing through a caler we found that October is a ance.s Running the gamut fi we find World-wide Comm Better Parenthood Week, Fi tions Week, National Bible Temperance Sunday, Chee Month, National Hat Week, Week and?of all things?Sa But probably the best kne is Hallowe'en, that mystic t reign over all our festivitie grown-ups) let their imagin false faces and costumes to aren't." Back of the observance < cance than just the "spooks" day observance. Like most ning goes back to the far c strongly influenced by belie worshiped them as the best< One of the great sacrifici to worship their deity was N evening, October 31, they bu ceremonials. When Christia converted to the worship of as a feast day for All Sain "Holy Eve", or the contempl and preparation for the sanct As time passed, the mor has been forgotten, and no diversified hilarity. Just so old gives place to the new. for life. The philosophy sh to be found in "old things." temper our modern living v gone by. A Workman is I Tl -i 1 " A .me uia saying, "A worki less true today in the mach years ago, when terms like lines" were unheard of, whe and carriages were made b; Today, quality is still the Clinton-Lyedia's products sti our competition in the texti manship of the individual determine the quality of C Teamwork Essential IN BUSINES When it comes to impr or working conditions?the TEAMWORK. One man. your supervis assistance from others in th ting up new procedures or ] But, most of all, he need with him. You ran for in tions. You should give he your supervisor and other most important, try to be changes are made. A team starts with indi' baseball or football team st each do something differer.1 Similarly, a working tes with different jobs, and eacl What made a good team' do his own assignment well member must learn to worl bers. He must give a little All teams start with ind All Good teams start wi TTmM monthly by and r fees of Clinton r'/n i Cotton Mills, L C., under the of Claude A. /^T\ 'ndustrial Rela- ? . , , Director. Me^L?f..^:lc*n Industrial Editor* Editor Staff Artist c Clothmaker will welcome i its readers. Turn them in ntal reporters or to the nnel office. ie Old and the New idar of "special events" recently, month of widely varied observ:om the sublime to the ridiculous, union Day, Grandmother's Day, re Prevention Week, United NaWeek, Girl Scout Week, World ise Festival, National Hunter's National Honey Week, Cranberry ive the Horse Week! iwn of all October's special events ime when spooks and hobgoblins s, and when little children (and ations run rampant as they don become "something they really )f Hallowe'en is a deeper signifiand "dressing up" of our present festivals we celebrate, its beginlistant past when man's life was f in supernatural powers, and he awers of favors and protection, al days set aside by the ancients ovember 1. And on the preceding lilt huge bonfires to observe their nity was born and mankind was God, this same date was set aside ts. Actually "Hallowe'en" means lative hours to be spent in prayer itv of the occasion on the morrow, e serious importance of the date w Hallowe'en is but a night of the order of life changes, and the But even in this there is a lesson ould be that there is much good ' Perhaps we would do better to /ith some of the essence of times I# . L-. L!. 1AI--J imiuwii uy nib wont nan is known by his work", is no line age than it was hundreds of "mass production" and "assembly n shoes and clothes and furniture y individual craftsmen. ? important thing. The quality of 11 determines how well we meet le markets. The skill and craftsemployees at the machines still linton-Lvdia fabrics. for Success S OR ATHLETICS ovements?new methods, quality most important requirement is or, can't do it alone. He needs e company who may help in setprocesses. s the aid of everyone who works stance, give constructive sugges1 f- i ipiui answers lo questions from members of management. And as cooperative as possible when viduals who are all different. A arts with a group of players who but do it well, im starts with a group of people i with different likes and dislikes. ' Each member of the team must 1. But even more important, each < well with the other team mem, take a little, ividuals. th TEAMWORK. THE CLOTHMAKER GOOD RECORD FOR TEXTILES Not too many people realize it, but the American textile industry has been one of the chief influences against inflation in this country in recent years. Inflation, as you know, is that evil which makes your dollar worth less. The wholesale prices of other manufactured products are more than one-third above those for textile prod ucts, according to government figures. That is, an average textile item that cost one dollar in 1947-49 costs only 91 cents now. On the other hand, an average other manufactured item that cost one dollar in 1947-i9 costs $1.28 now. Just think what it would mean to the budgets of individuals and our government if the other American industries could match this performance of the textile industry. Here's what would happen: The automobile that sells today for $3,000 would cost only $2,100, and the home that sells for $10,000 would cost only $7,000, and the home appliance that sells for $100 would cost only $70. That is. if other industries could match the performance of the textile industry. Furthermore, this has been done bv the textile industry in the face of steadily rising costs. A Government Should Help, Not Hurt The policies of our government more often hurt than help the textile industry, and in so doing affect the lives of the nearly one million persons employed in textile mills of this country. For example: The International Cooperation Administration finances the purchase of many products used in other countries. In 1953, the ICA financed SI5.000 000 worth of textiles, and of this amount 64 per cent was American-made. However, in 1958 the ICA financed $68,000,000 in textiles and of this amount, only $10,500,000 or 15 per cent of the total, went for American textiles. The rest went for textiles produced mainly in countries with extremely lowwage rates and which can buy American cotton much cheaper than our mills buy it. TEN MILES A MINUTE The American textile industry produces cloth at the rate of more than ten miles a minute in an average year. And that is figured on the basis of 24 hours a day 865 days a year. How much is 10 miles of clothY Well, it's 17,600 yards, and that is enough cloth to make more than five thousand dresses for the average sized woman. OCTOB?^./: \. i (~>v; ' L ^.: ii _ g . -1 For 44Ole-Titners" - o A PHIL< Speaking before the Old T Prof. M. B. Camak, former Suf recited this poem, which he v tribute to the faithful efforts o so many of our employees y< reprinting it here for the bene WHEN THE WHISTLE I When the whistle bl Dn vni 1 f r>r>l 1 i Irn vni Do you feel like you The best that you c< Do you feel that ev< Of your time has ea When the whistle bl And you knock off 1 When the whistle bl And the time has cc Does your conscienc Because you've done Are you happy whei In a "well done" kii When the whistle bl And you knock off If you feel like this, Then you've earned And you'll double u In another sort of w For the Master Fore With Eternity as pa For the fellow who When he knocks off DOUBLE DEALING M M Last year Red China shipj cloth to Hong Kong, a British i three months of 1959, Hong K more than 1,400.000 yards ol valued at more than $8,000.00( by the end of the year we vvil yards of cloth Hong Kong bou The United States has nev we permit Hong Kong to buy 1 China and ship a large part of of textiles or garments. Honj ment it doesn't do this, but fi Even if the identical cloth doesn't reach this country, the rates are so low in Hong Kon plain competition is unfair. I rate. Coolie slaves live in con of Red commissars, and are do Now a foreign country can cent less than U. S. textile m who look to the textile induj taxed to provide this subsidy Traditionally a free trade t policy to her colonies and dor imports from Hong Kong. She mills from a British colony, t won't protect American indu China. OCTOBER. 19S9 i?id s4ll Others: 3SOPHY imers at their annual banquet, 3t. of the Ware Shoals Schools, wrote. It was such a touching f our Old Timers?applicable to iunger in service?that we are fit of all. BLOWS FOR QUITTING lows for quitting, 1 are through; i have done that day auld do? irv minntn rned its pay lows for quitting for the day? lows for quitting >me to rest, e feel like smiling, f your best? n you walk out, id of way, lows for quitting for the day? , Old Timer, whate'er's your pay p your earnings ray; man's ready y feels honest for the day. S IN TEXTILES LEMAN )cd 114,000,000 yards of cotton crown colony. During the first ong shipped the United States f cotton cloth, plus garments ) in Hong Kong. At this rate, 1 have imported the 114,000,000 ght from Red China, er recognized Red China. But i*1 nnn nnn \fo?vic r\f a i ,v/w,v\/v; y ui v*o \/l V. iv/n 1 111 11CV1 it into this country in the form I Kong tells our State Departgures speak for themselves. Hong Kong buys in Red China end result is the same. Wage g that even the Japanese comn Red China there is no wage ipounds, labor under the whips led a meager radon of rice, buy American cotton for 25 per anufacturers must pay. Those >try for a livelihood are being to its competitors, country. Britain now limits this ninions but she has a quota on is willing to protect Lancashire >ut the U. S. State Department strv from Hong Kong or Red