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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 9. No. 2 Feb.. 1960 Clinton, :S. C. ?LHf?l VOL. 9. NO. 2 PU I jrv fl Time Marches On! Clinton Superintendent G. M. Huguley is shown adjusting the last and oldest spring wound clock in use at Clinton Cotton Mills. The clock was taken out of service in Card Room -1 and placed in the Supt's. office some weeks ago when it was replaced by the new centrally controlled I.B.M. electrical clock system in use throughout the plant. The exact date the clock was purchased and placed in serv ice is not known. None of the Ole-Timers can recall the time it wasn't in use. Most of them believe it has been in service since 1896. the year the mill was built. As with the de-commissioned "Mill Whistle" now enshrined on a concrete pedestal on the lawn in front of the Superintendent - Personnel-Clinic office building it is UCl 1[J1CSCI VCU IU 1 L. 111II 111 US of our progress and proud heritage. To Enter Exhibits || i TH E I !ii>dS( ' A ^|*y \ Johnny Oakley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pruitt Oakley, Lydia and Lee McCall, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Hey ward H. McCall, Clinton will enter exhibits in the Clinton Junior High School Science Fair on Mnrrh 3rH :i nrt 4th Sphrtnl parents and the public are cordially invited to attend the local fair. Exhibits will be judged and the winners will enter the Western South Carolina [?VS? XjLL BLISHED BY AND FOR TF CLOTHMAKER The Clothmaker began its plovees and families of Clinto The Clothmaker was first pub temporarily known as The W. Pierre Burdettes. now r< Clothmaker" was selected fr< employees. The editors sincerely hope t Clothmaker" interesting anc eight years. Through its pa^ to keep their readers informc tions, births, retirements. w< events and facts concerning e all of vou who have assisted i and ideas we are sincerely j you to continue to let us kno "The Clothmaker" in 1960. County Auditoi Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, county auditor, visited both mills this month to receive county property returns from employees. Miss Culbertson utilized space in the Community Houses for her office opened from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M on Monday and Tuesday, February 15th and 16th, at Clinton and Monday and Tuesday. February 22nd and 23rd, at Lvdia. Community and non-community employees alike availed themselves of the opportunity to r#*r?ort npwlv ar-rinirpH and altered property holdings. For many village home owners in Science Fair jfsou-mcaroli na I 4E ^ hST < ? > V0^ '4 a_j?l ? 1 i Science Fair to be held at Furman University in Greenville this spring. Johnny's exhibit on the birds of our state and Lee's project on roots in the soil represent considerable stud\ and preparation. Their ef forts reflect most favorably upon the 8-A grade youngsters and their teacher. Mrs. Marior Neighbors, who taught foi several years at Lydia's Providence School. )THM IE EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON ENTERS NINT 9th year of service to the emn-Lydia Mills on February 15th. dished in February, 1952. It was Clinton-Lvdia News, until Mr. ?tired. suggested name of "The im more than 300 entries from hat you have always found "The 1 informative during the past ;es the editors have endeavored ?d of Company changes, promo?ddings, deaths and interesting mployees and their families. To is with "news tips", photographs grateful and wish to encourage w of things you'd like to see in r Visits Mills this was a new experience. Miss Culbertson individually discussed the county property taxes that will bo due in 1960 on the village homes purchased by employees in June of last year. Invited to Parley Claude A. Crocker. Industrial Relations Director, Clinton - Lydia Mills, has been invited to attend the President's Conference on occupational safety in Washington, D. C., March 1-3. C.linton and Lydia Precinct C lubs Meet Clinton and Lydia County Democratic Executive Committeemen. Sam Williams, Clinton and Ellis Huffstetler, T.vHia rari nntirps nn the plant bulletin boards this week of the Precinct Club Meetings. Democratic Precinct Clubs hold reorganizational meetings in February, of each general election year. Precinct Committee Chairmen were advised last week by County Chairman, R. L. Plaxico, of the number of eligible delegates each precinct would be permitted at the Laurens County Democratic Meeting to be held in the Laurens Countv Courthouse on March 7. One delegate is permitted for each 25 votes cast in the 1958 primary election. Clinton Mill preninnf l c nn i t Inrl OA /^ol o_ v iiiv i 10 t niiiiLU w\.f mV v.au gates and Lydia 9. Clinton and Lvdia Precincts were fully represented at the CounI tv Convention in 1958 and every effort is now being made by the two clubs to have 100'; representation again ? this year. Messrs. Williams, > lluffstetler were elected by their fellow county delegates as delegates to the State Convention in 1958 4 K fll -LYDIA MILLS. CLINTON. S. ' H YEAR OF PI I B IB4 ? 3223831 #"l Lj ?i2daa2 ffVl <$W -U^JJaa m. HI JpNt IJHpMi Ifl Employees holding the eight bou are: Miss G'adys Wilson. Office, Sila ner. Cloth. Brooks Dunaway. Cardini Wooten. Weave. Mildred Kinard, W Cavaliers fcntered I Southern Bas Playing Manager Bill Terry announced today that the T Clinton Cavaliers have entered the men's Class B ^ division of the .'17th annual Southern Textile Basketball |< Tourney to be held in Greenville, S. C. on March 9. 10. I 11 and 12th in the Memorial Auditorium. The Cavaliers were members of the fast c< Class B Southern Textile Ath- r< letic Association league this T year. Team members are w Truman and Sam Owens, li Jimmie Biaswell. Pat Lowe, ii Lewis Howard. Billy Watkins, v Ellis Huffstetler. Joe Lark, b Cecil Davenport. D o n n i e a Stewart and Coach Bill Terry. F The Southern Textile Bas- fi ketball Tourney is the largest o tourney of its kind in the ti world. It annually draws v more than 100 teams, 1000 t players and 12,000 spectators. / The team will be stopping e at the Ottarav Hotel while in ii Greenville for the tourney. a llnuiarrl Povicin w|f iiua m iiv v Jiv Annoui Announcement of cn upwi effective February 27, 1960 Robert M. Varce Wednesd Vance further stated, "CI continue to pay wages cor the top print cloth mills." BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit N. 59 C. FEBRUARY. 1960 JBLIC ATI0N I I68B l3Jd /i 1 * :^V-l): ii:^'-v" nd volumes of the Clothmaker is Campbell, Shop. Dorsey Turg. Kate Riddle, Spooling, Grace eave, Jennie Hames, Spinning. II iketball Tourney 0 Employees llORE THAN 5,000 REE ROSE CUTTINGS MSTRIBUTED Some 500 employees reeived free ready for planting ose cuttings week before last, 'he healthy, strong cuttings -'ere from the bushes that ne the mill fences and bloom 1 such great profusion each ear. The hushes were pruned y Mr. Glen Downs' men fter consultation with Mr. 'ern Harriman. Clinton loom ixer and noted rosarian of ur area. The cuttings were ied together and placed in a .*et sawdust bed to await distribution by the Nurses and Uhletic Directors to employes who expressed an interest n obtaining them for planting round their homes. ******** _ ~l \Af_ ii ui vvnye) need rd revision in wages was mcde by President ay, February 24. Mr. linton-Lydia Mills will npetitive with those of