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NOVEMBER, 1959 WEAVING NO. 1 1st Shift By Sudie Putnam Interesting talks on safety this month were made by Oscar Kinard and Edna Terrv. Oscar talked on the importance of reporting minor injuries immediately to your supervisor. Edna made her talk which reads as follows: S?is for safety. Let's all be sure we practice safety every way possible. A?is for accidents. We should all try to avoid accidents by being careful and thoughtful as we go about our work. F?is for facts. It is a fact known to us all that accidents can happen to all of us. Mr. Cole has told us how many lost time accidents we have had this year and how much it cost the company. It also cost the employee in many ways. E is for endeavor. We should all endeavor to do our very best in trying to make our department a safe place in which to work. Be sure to watch for wet and oilv spots on the floor, quills, screws and all other objects. T is for teamwork. If we all work together as a team I am sure there will be fewer causes for accidents. Y?is for you. You as an individual can stop, look and listen when we enter the gate every day and be sure to practice safety todav. SAFETY DAYS (To the tune of School Days) Safety Sa fety Safety is for one and all. Lillian and Alta and Edna too; Weavers, loom fixers and hour hands too. We all want to avoid acci uenis Then must practice safety to all extent When we no on nir job everyday We must use safety always. Fifty-six employees have been talked to about safety in our department the past month. Our supervisor, James R. Cole, would like to pass this thought on to you. A Good Place To Work?is one in which all of the employees with whom you work show proper consideration for your physical safety, your personal property and your rights as an individual. ] i-? i T-% \ - - A. ivir. anci mrs. nova rcooerison. of Woodruff, wore recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Terry and children spent a week I^L end in Columbia recently with Mis. I). G. Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson. S 1C John Simmons of Norfolk, Va., spent a weekend with his mother, Mrs. Estelle Roland. A. N. Donald Powers, of Naval Air Station at Norfolk, Va., spent a weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Powers. Happy Birthday to: Oscar Kinard?Nov. 6. Sadie Powers?Nov. 26. Thelma Suttles?Nov. 9. Sudie Putnam?Nov. 7. WEAVING NO. 1 2nd Shift By Lucy Robinson and Beatrice Hawks \V<>11 T'm trvinrx 1r? cnHcti tute for Lucy but I'm afraid 1 will make a mighty poor reporter. First I want to say that we are still having our safety meetings, with three groups each week. Weavers. Loom Fixers and battery hands and hour hands. I'm sure each group has learned a lot about safety. Things that we will prosper bv if we will practice them, and I'm most sure all of us want our department to have the best record. We wish to take this opportunity to thank our officials for the new clock in our room. I. for one. am very proud of it and I know I spoak for the whole weave room. Our supervisor. Mr. Alexander. is a mightv proud man these days. He has a granddaughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Watkins on October 27th. Her name is Kimberlv Denise and Mr. Alexander savs she sure is cute. He savs she's not spoiled yet. bet she is. don't vou? Also Mr. and Mrs. Everette L. Hedgepath have a daugha 1 S~\ a 1 tt it I Dorn ucioDcr _:<in. nor name is Thclma Joan (Tamie) Hodqepath. Loon has boon acting mighty proud, too. Rickov Doll Kirbv will have a birthday Doc. J. Robert Butler savs ho was an old man as of the l.'lth of N<?vembor. Mrs. Hattie Rico, the mother of L. L. Rico, will bo HO vears old in November. Also Mrs. L. L. Rico and Sandra will have a birthdav in November. Mr. and Mis. Ralph Wilson will have a wedding anniversarv December 20. Well, it will bo Thanksgiving before another report. Just around the corner. Hope everybody has a nice one. WEAVING NO. 1 3rd Shift By Margaret Peace Well, cold weather finally got here and is it cold? THE CLOTHMAKER Mrs. William Gregory underwent surgery recently at Hays Hospital and is doing well. We are all glad to have Mrs. Lilly May Motes back. She sure looks fine. Mr. Bert Hix spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Kelly at Greenville. As a spare hand I work in all three departments of the weave room. Also I get in on a good many Safety Meetings and all that I have attended have been very good. What we hear at the meetings does ..o Kit if rinn't uui L4o uiiu ui i 11 w u uu 11 i practice them. So. let's work for a more safer place in which we all work and remember Safety always pays. Each person in this department was talked to or took part in safety meetings each week of the past month. WEAVING NO. 2 1st Shift By Ina Bell Hooper and Blanche Creswell Hi Folks. News time again, we don't have very much to tell you but will yet you in on what we do know. Here ate a few of things we know, it is cold outside, that means it is gas time, tag time, tax time, thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas that means house cleaning time. My, how can we ever remember all of this. Just take a peak in your mailbox daily and you will see a reminder. We are glad to have J. C. Lawson back to work after a stay at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Harold Burgess has been absent from work for some time. Hurry back, we miss you. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barker visited their daughter and family in Durham, N. C., last weekend. Mrs. Ruth Oxner and Mary Bauknight visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell in Charlotte. N. C.. last weekend. Mrs. Janet Cauble and family have moved into their new split level house on Dagnell Circle in Laurens. Mr. Reynolds attended the safety meeting in Columbia last week. Wish he had sent Blanche and myself instead. We may not he so good at making speeches but we could have sure looked and listened had there been some handsome bachelors there. I guess he wants to call us Hooper and Creswell on and on. Ha. Ha. Elsewhere in the Clothmaker you will see two handsome young hoys. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs Mel vin "Bobber" Creswell. Tommy is eleven and a 6th grade pupil, and Keith is six and a 1st grade pupil. Probably be breaking some girl's heart in about 10 years so just go on and join the heart-breaking club. Well, it's time for Bob Hope and I'm not dressed yet so take it away, see you later. Birthdays Nathaniel B e n 11 e v celebrated his birthday November 6. Troy Bentlev. Nathaniel's father, celebrated his birthday November 10. I wish to express to all of my employees how much I appreciate their cooperation on our safety drive, also all of those taking part on talks of safety and suggestions that were made. Our employees are more safety-minded now than at any other previous time. Let's keep our good work up! Again I sav "Thank You All!" Your supervisor, Troy Bentley WEAVING NO. 2 2nd Shift By Tommy Lanford Linda. Jimmy and Kav McMillan have been ill at their home. Mrs. James McMillan gave a birthday dinner in honor of her sister, Juanita. of Columbia. Linda McMillan will be thirteen years old on November 28. Mr. and Mrs. Vandy Fallow and family visited his sister in Gaffney recently. Helen Fallow will be thirteen years old the fourth of December. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Shealy. of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris, of Fountain Inn. and Mrs. Vera Patterson, of Laurens, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs W. R. McGinnis. We are very glad to have back with us after a few days of illness. Mildred McMillan and Steve Tucker. Joe McCall and Tommy Lanford visited friends in Pickens November 1 James Croy made a very nice speech. James says, "always use chains and be careful with knife when cutting off warps". Tommy Lanford says. "Look up for warp men when crossing warp alleys." Loree Lawson had an interesting speech. Loree says. "Use hand rails as you go up or down steps". "Watch for the doodle bug carrying filling." Junior Kernells says, "Tools should always be in good condition." Gradv Fallow also had an interesting speech. He said. "Watch for people when starting lnnm uri frnm tVio r> " "*** back side. Watch for things on the floor at all times." WEAVE NO. 2 2nd Shift By Evelyn Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Billy Watson announce the birth of a daughter on October 27th. Kimberly Denise. Mrs. Watson was Miss Betty Alexander before marriage. Shirley Stroud and Mildred Wilson are driving new cars these days. Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson celebrated their 17th anniversary November 14th. Wo welcome Rillv Watkins from the second shift to the third. Those celebrating birthdays this month are: Frances King. November 27; William Metts. November 7th; Ann Thompson. November 3rd. Twenty-five employees attended Department Safety meeting in October. Security is safety. To practice safety at all times is an obligation we owe to our fam 3 Ik n?B A-B-C-James R. Barker. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Barker, Clinton Mills, is presently stationed at Sheppard's Training Center, Texas. Jimmy was formerly employed in the Weave Room at Clinton Mills. * " f "T - ' ? I U $ -.T%f **' Thomas Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Harris. Clinton Mills, celebrated his 13th birthday November 17. & ? r" | * . 1 This handsome young man is Robbie Wilson, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Harris, Clinton Mills. Robbie is four months old. II I I' * m Judy Revis. daughter of Mr*. Sara Nell Revis. Clinton Mill*, celebrated her 10th birthday November 17.