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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 9. No. 5 May. 1960 Clinton. 3. C. (gsMr?* VOL. 9, NO. 5 PUB -LYDIA'S TW The management of Lydia Cotton Mills will be host to all Lydia employees and members of their immediate families at a Barbecue to be held in their honor on Wednesday, June 1st. The gala event is being held in recognition a n d honor of Lydia employees who recently worked over 2,000,000 manhours without a disabling injury. The dinner will be prepared by Mr. Walter T. Lynch of Mountville. Two programs and servings are planned since the mill will be in operation on this day. The first program and serving will be from 11:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The second program and serving will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Third shift employees may attend either event they prefer. Mr. William Fred Ponder. South Carolina Department of Labor Commissioner, will present an all engraved certificate award to the management and employees of Lvdia in recognization of their 1959 zero accident frequency record. "Cousin Bud" To Entertain "Cousin Bud" and his Countrv PniKine of W5PA.TV' will present their "Sitting Room" country musical program for the guests' listening pleasure before each platform program. Other prc-program activities include pony rides, merry-go-rounds, etc. Door prize drawings of identical gifts will be held at the conclusion of each event. Lydia Scouts Feted Superintendent D. H. Roberts was host to the bovs of Lydia Boy Scout Troop r90 at a Wiener Roast on April fill t lut (Iff ti nwlc Miitei/lo WW... .... .... S. V.W..V.O witiami. the Lvdia Community Building. Mr. Roberts, as did his predecessor. Vice President. J. B. Templeton, has honored the troop with an annual wiener roast beginning with his first year at Lvdia in 1953. The boys look forward to the annual feed of "Hot Dogs and Pepsis". Scoutmaster Ellis Huffstetler said at the event. "Management's interest and active support, both in equipment and time, makes possible the training these boys are receiving which is helping to prepare them to be more useful citizens in adult life." <?M LISHED BY AND FOR THE El O MILLION S/ SNELGROVE AND GLENN AWARDED 1960 BAII I P?/ re< thi H ^1 r>li of Myra Ann Snelgrove it fjt. jll las ^^ V iif William Leon Glenn Lydia Lions In Laurens (.oimty League The "Lydia Lions" Softball team is an entry in the fast four team Laurens County Commercial Softball League this year. The league comprised of Laurens Shirt Plant. Watts Mills. City of Laurens and Lydia Mills will play an 18 game schedule. Games beginning at 7:80 will be played on lighted McMillian and Watts Mill fields in Laurens each Wednesday and Saturday night. R c g u 1 a r league play began on May 11 and will continue thru July 20. Lvdia victorious in three pre season exhibition games is headed by player-manager Jim Mairston. The 12 member all-employee team has Jim Ilnirston. Wilford Harris, Maxie Davis. Wallace Patterson. Wayne Templet on. J. B. Vanderford, Bill Fennell. il. Dovle Templeton. Charles H Mailer. Paul Ward. I,eland Hazel and Claude McElhannon on its active player roster. Sc< The team is sponsored and tor supported In Lvdia Cotton Mills. mi MPLOYEES OF CLINTON^FE MAN H< LEY SCHOLARSHIPS Myra Ann Snelgrove and illiam Leon Glenn, Jr. were ;arded M. S. Bailey Me\ ? * 1 ?1 1 Q/?U/>1 'i ?* o ? ?a n i ?-> 4 71 iui k JK. I i\ M(I I r?i i i |/r? ill 1CLCIU apcl exercises at Clinton gh School by Clinton-Lydia ills Vice President George Cornelson. The scholarips awarded annually by 2 Bailey Foundation have a iximum value of $3,000 ch. Myra and William will ?eivc up to $750 per year for jr years. They may attend e> accredited South Carolina liege or university of their oice to pursue any course study they wish, provided leads to a recognized degree. Myra is the daughter of Mr. d Mrs. William Snelgrove. th Clinton Mill employees, illiam is the son of Mr. and rs. William Glenn of Clinn. Mrs. Glenn is a long [ vice Clinton employee. The winners were chosen jectionably on the basis of aracter. high school scho?tic records, qualities of idership. participation in ident. church and commun activities, their goals in e and financial needs. Joel Cox Chosen On All-Slar Team Joel Cox, Clinton High School senior, has recently been notified that he has been chosen to play in the North-South All-Star game in Columbia on August 5. The game is sponsored annually by the Shriners. Joel, a tackle on the North team, plans to go to Columbia a week and a half before the game. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Cox, Clinton Mills. LINTON SCOUTS W IN Bff \ m ?; VJ v Wf / V Clinton Mills Boy Scout Troop urens District Spring Camporeo juts Ansel Gilliam. Senior Patro . and Wayne Johnson are shown perintendent George M. Huguley iresentative, last week. Truman 25 member unit. hi LYDIA MILLS, CLINTON, I XJRS BARBE Pools to Open May 30 Swimming Pools at both Clinton and Lydia Mills will again open for the summer season May 30 with the usual full staff of registered and trained life guards. Swimming classes will be conducted at the early part of the season at hours to be posted at the swimming pools. During these hours, only those taking lessons will be allowed in the pools. These hours, however, will be scheduled so as to interfere very little, if any. with qualified swimmers. During the past seasons, Irnnrlrorlc r\f V-? ~ I1UI1V41 \.uo Wi V UUIil^aiCia I let \ C been taught to swim at the Clinton and Lydia Pools. "It is the sincere desire ol Clinton and Lvdia Mills tc teach every child in our communities to swim," says Claude Crocker, Industrial Relations Director of the Mills. "The same is true for any adults who cannot swim. Becoming an adept swimmer may at some time result in saving a life, perhaps your own. Certainly no fisherman or woman, and wc have many at both mills, should refuse this wonderful opportunity to learn to swim." Pools will be open throughout the week except Wednesday nights and Sunday. Daily nool hours arc from Q to 10 3 to B. and 7 to 9. Admission is 15 cents for children and 35 cents f o r adults. Season tickets may be purchased for $4.00 for children and $7.0(1 for adults from the life guards. CAMPOKEE TROPHY RE -Ws^ErmKM "138 won first place in the 1960 leld in Joanna May 13. 14 and 15. 1 Leader and Assistant Scoutmasproudly presenting the trophy to , Clinton Mill Troop's institutional Owens is Troop Scoutmaster of BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit N. 59 1 S. C. MAY. 1960 QUE, JUNE 1Carlisle Neely Neely Named Clinton Citizen of Year ? W Carlisle Neely, Secretary of Clinton Mills and Assistant Secretary of Lydia Mills has been selected by members of the Lions Club to receive the annual "Citizen of the Year" award. He is to be honored at an early meeting of the club when a plaque will be presented attesting the honor. Neely. a long service Clinton-Lydia Official, was se1 lected for his outstanding efforts in doing preliminary work in connection with the Bailey Memorial Hospital, soon to be constructed and making the necessary financial arrangements. He serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the hospital. He is a member of the Lions 1 Club, immediate past chairman board of deacons First Presbyterian Church and a director of the Greater Clinton Chamber of Commerce. VACATION PLANS ANNOUNCED Plans for Clinton-Lydia Vacation closing were an nounced in the plants May 12th in order to give employees and their families ample time to make their own individual vacation plans. According to the announcement by President Vance, operations in the plants will cease at 8:00 A.M., Saturday. July 2. and will resume Mondav morning July 11th at 8:00 A.M. The requirements for earn1 ing vacation pay are the same as last year and the amount of i vacation pay will be calcu| lated at the same percentage as last year.