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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 8. No. 11 Nov.. 1959 Clinton, S. C. VOL. 8. NO. 11 PUI November 27th More Than $160, C In Christmas Savin % Over six hundred checks have been made out to employees of Clinton-Lydia who participated in the Christmas Savings Club throughout the past year. The checks total about $16().()()(), representing the amount saved bv employees Ihrough the Christmas Club during the year by means of payroll deductions. lU 1 1 C S 1 U L' II I Vance, the checks will be delivered to the employee members on Friday, November 27th. Overseers within the plants will distribute the checks to the participating employees with the regular payroll checks for that week. Santa Claus has been given a big helping-hand as a result of the Christmas Savings Club. The minimum amount of money to be paid is $50.00 and the maximum is $1,500. Employees that have saved through the year have long looked forward 1r? " Christmas Club checks and will have a better Christmas as a result of their foresight and planning. Christmas Club For 1960 Arrangements have been made for employees who are interested to continue their participation in the Christmas Savings Club through the payroll deduction s y s t e m. The first payroll deduction for the I960 Club will be made from the check employees will receive on November 27th. and will continue through the next 50 weeks. Weekly deposits will be made in the amounts of $1.00. $2.00. $2.00. $4.00. etc.. and the amount accumulated over 50 weeks will total as follows: $ 1.00 50 weeks $ 50.00 2.00 50 weeks 100.00 2.00 50 weeks 150.00 4 00 rin OMn nr. wv/ u vvi\o ^UU.UU 5.00 50 weeks 250.00 10.00 50 weeks 500.00 This plan is for the convenience of employees and is entirely voluntary, Mr. Vance said. Christmas Vacation Schedule The Plants will close for Christmas Vacation at 8:00 A. M., Thursday, December 24th. and resume operations at 8:00 A. M.. Monday. December 28th. Employees with 5 yrs. of Continuous Service will receive an additional average week's pay in accordance with the 1959 Christmas Vacation Pay Policy posted on all plant bulletin boards. "UAJ 3LISHED BY AND FOR TH WO To Be Paid gs Outstanding Sentry Pvt. Robert W. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oddest Thomas, Clinton Mills, was chosen the "Outstanding Sentry" of the Second Training Regiment on November 6 at Fort Jackson. This selection was based on military bearing, neatness of appearance, leadership, knowledge of basic military principles, high moral character, and attention to duty. Robert is a "1958" Clinton High Graduate and was employed at Clinton Mills prior to entering service. Service Award Banquet Held For Colored Employees The fourth annual Service Award Banquet for Colored employees was held Tuesday evening. November 17. at 7:00 P.M. in the Bell Street High School Cafeteria. 1 1 V n uicveidnu i ou11y oecomes Old-Timer Cleveland Young, Clinton Warehouse employee, \v a s presented a service award watch and rubv set 25 year pin by President Robert M. Vance. James Werts and Ross Pitts of Clinton received 15 vear pins along with Lorenzo Evans of Lvdia. Lewis Burnside and Frank Copeland of Lvdia joined Johnnie Dillard. Robert Little and Roosevelt Jones of Clinton in receiving 10 year pins. The group enjoyed a bountiful banquet prepared under the direction of Miss Carolyn Murphy, School District 56 Dietitian. ium! E EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON-L? MILL MEN ATTEND _ S. C. SAFETY 2 CONFERENCE President Robert M. Vance. Assistant Superintendents. ef Overseers, Calvin A. Cooper er and Claude A. Crocker at tended the 22nd Annual ar South Carolina Accident Pre- ar vention Conference in Colum- 3d bia on November 4th and 5th. re The group heard speakers th from throughout the industry lii stress the importance and 4'\ necessity of a good accident Ai prevention program built on ar the foundation that safety is El personal and that everyone Ol is to accept his or her responsibility for his or her safety pi and that of fellow employees, ec Claude A. Crocker spoke to th Construction Underway Lydia Addition Not T Production Cap; President R. M. Vance an- bi nouneed last week that con- t ( struct ion of a 68.000 sq. ft. st addition to the Lydia plant th will begin in the near future, of The addition, he said, is being re made to provide for a more T1 efficient layout of existing }1C machinery. There will not be ro anv increase in the produci e m tion capacity or personnel of the plant, he stated. 10 The addition w'll be made w to the front of the present ro TANK I V> I" rwje II mmdM f KV I BbL" 11 t- U R ^ H A. W J* Can't you just imagine the fright down Peachtree Street last week as 1 90 feet. 60.000 gallon capacity water ta The 68 ton tank is being moved some Lydia Plant addition. (Story of additi bcER DIA MILLS. CLINTON. S. i nuary 1960 r mm.Mm.rn m m m >. v.. Withhold ToC The 3outh Carolina state v feet with your first paycheck lacted by the last General Ass 1 Overseers, Supervisors, id Employee Group of over 10 persons. He presented a port submitted by some of e leaders of South Carola's Textile Industry on Vhat They Expect of an * rcident Prevention Program ( id What Has Proven Most :fective in Obtaining the bjective." Twenty-four exhibitors dis- ; aved the latest in safety luipment and literature for < e more than 1.000 conferees. ] o Increase icity Or Personnel lilding between the stair i ) w ers and to Peachtree , reet. Approximately twoirds of the addition will he : two story construction. The mainder will be one story, i ie two story addition will 1 >use part of spinning, cloth i om. superintendent's office. 1 edical clinic and conference om. The one story section ill be utilized by the cloth om for shipping purposes. iKKI)? j 14 i i\ uL> i of an out-of-towner drivinq re came face to face with this ink in the middle of the street. 200 feet to make way for the ion appears on this page). BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton. S. C. Permit No. 59 C. NOVEMBER. 1959 ling Tax jo Into Effect /ithholding tax will go into in 1960. according to a law ;embly. The South Carolina law calls for the regular payroll deduction of state income taxes next year. The procedure will be similar to the present method of federal income tax deductions except the amounts deducted for the state will be less. The regular payment of 1959 state taxes will be due as usual on or before April 15. 1960. This means that during 1960 we will have to pay our 1959 taxes in the 11 Cl 1 O 1 on/^ t V*/s /-I/MV* uouui w ct j , ui iu me ev^iiipaiiv will, by South Carolina law, have to withhold 1960 income taxes on our paychecks. The amount withheld for this purpose will be indicated 3n your check stub. When ^ou file your state return in 1961. covering the year 1960, ^*ou will receive a refund if .he amount withheld exceeds the taxes due. If the tax due is greater than the amount withheld, the difference will lave to be sent in with your -eturn. A form will have to be Mled out by all employees ibout the first of December Members of the Personnel department will visit in the departments to assist you. rhis form asks whether emDloyee is single or married rnd number of exemptions claimed. If single, do you qualify as head of household? Vumber of dependents claim?d other than employee and spouse. Is employee blind? [s spouse blind? Exemptions claimed. ON PUBLIC SQUARE THIRD POLIO CLINICDECEMBER 4TH The third in a series of four polio clinics in Clinton will take place on the square December 4th. The Clinic will again be held in a mobile home set up on the square, and hours will be from 9:30 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. A S1.00 fee will be charged, but no one will be turned away who cannot pay. The shots will be administered by Dr. V. A. Long of the County Health Department and his nurses. The Clinton Lions Club is sponsoring the clinics and is buying the vaccine. All pre-school age children and adults are urged to take the shots. Those that have not had the first shot are invited to start at this clinic and get their second. third and fourth shots elsewhere.