The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, March 15, 1961, Page 2, Image 2
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Member of South
Atlantic Council of lions
Industrial Kdttors
Calvin Cooper
E. C. Huffstetler
Truman Owens
The publishers of Th
items of interest fror
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Rugged
There's a story going th<
lived with his parents in a
attended public school, rod*
pated in the free lunch pro
He entered the Army an
service life insurance. He 1
sity. working part time in t
GI check.
Upon graduation, he m
bought a farm with an FfL
to go into business. A bab>
He bought a ranch with tl
emergency feed from the G
Later he put part of his
ments helped pay off his de
on the ranch with their soc
checks. REA lines suppl
helped clear the land.
The county agent showe
Government paid part of t
with fish. The Governmei
farm nrnrtnr>f c
Books from the public 1
He banked money which
He signed a petition see
ing an industrial project to
Then, one day he wrote
"I wish to protest excess
taxes. I believe in rugge
should stand on their own
outs. I am opposed to all
return to the principles of
The young man needed
ernment has no money for
cept what it takes from tl
flation. Production creati
what counts. And this is i
producers in business and
Pi
Have you ever slopped
used to get your money? I
looks the miseries of pavir
Salesmen won't even te
They say, "It's a dollar <
"There's no price?it's just
I hadn't quite broken in
to pressure me into the 1
sneered. "You want to kei
don't you?"
Another guy wouldn't V
less than the cost of a pac
shook up when I informed
They say you can't take
feel like nobody wants it u
The only reason every f
is they haven't figured out
ment plan. Once they do, n<
No matter how we're
there always comes a day
with accidents. They are sc
effect.
Maybe we should try s<
on safety. You can't get a
the installment plan. You c
and drive off with a new on
gates on a "go now, pay lal
But safety is about as
available in a plan to fit f
use all you need and it p<
BkS
monthly by and
yees of Clinton f fy^r
a Cotton Mills, L
. C., under the
of Claude A. "V
Industrial Rela- u . . ,
t-v: Member of American
> Director. Association of
Industrial Kdltora
Editor
Staff Artist
Photographer
ie Clothmaker will welcome
n its readers. Turn them in
?ntal reporters or to the
Dnnel office.
ocialized
Individualist
e rounds about a young man who
public housing development. He
e the free school bus, and particigram.
d upon discharge kept his national
:hcn enrolled in the State Univerhe
State Capitol to supplement his
allied a public health nurse and
\ loan, then obtained an RFC loan
; was born in the county hospital,
he aid of a GI loan and obtained
lovernment.
land in the soil bank and the pav bts.
His parents lived comfortably
rial security and old-age assistance
ied electricity. The Government
?d him how to terrace it, then the
he cost of a pond and stocked it
it guaranteed him a sale for his
ibrary were delivered to his door,
a Government agency insured,
king Federal assistance in develophelp
the economy of his area.
to his Congressman:
live government spending and high
?d individualism. I think people
two feet without expecting handsocialistic
trends and I demand a
our Constitution."
to learn one hard truth: the govpresent
or promised programs exhe
people through taxation or inng
needed goods and services?is
achieved only by the workers and
industry in this country.
linless
to consider all the "painless" ways
t's so easy to get hooked one overig
up.
11 you the price of their products.
lown and a dollar a week." Ur,
so much per month."
my new car when a salesman tried
latest model. When I refused he
sp your monthly payments down,
ell me his price except that it was
k of cigarettes a day. He was all
him that I didn't smoke.
it with you--then try to make you
/hi 1 e you're here.
amily doesn't have a hippopotamus
how to sell hippos on the installj
house will be a home without one.
fooled by these "painless" terms,
r?f rpcUnninO And (hat'c (Wo u/av
) easy to have, but so permanent in
ime "painless" tactics to sell folks
new finger, arm, leg or eyeball on
?an't push in an old reprobate body
e. You can't get through the pearly
ter" plan.
"painless" as you can get, and is
inv budget. All you have to do is
*ys for itself.
THE CLOTHMAKER
(.lean-up . . .
(Continued from page I)
add to or detract from the appearance
of the neighborhood.
Something as minor as
an untrimmcd lawn can often
give a "second rate" impression.
Inside the mills, cleanliness
influences quality, efficiency
and employee safety. And
everyone will agree that it is
more enjoyable to work in a
place that is clean and or
derly.
Housekeeping in our mills
takes on giant proportions.
Many man-hours a week are
required to keep the mills
clean and in good condition.
Each of us can help. And.
when we do, we make things
more pleasant for ourselves.
Some things we can do:
Make sure that waste,
trash, and disposable junk
iron are placed in proper
containers.
See that your own work
area, work bench, tool box,
table or cabinet is neat, orderly
and clean.
Prevent accumulation of
excessive amounts of tihunloto
supplies, broken and damaged
equipment, etc.
Place drink bottles in rack.
Keep alleys and passageways
unobstructed, place
boxes and trucks in zoned
areas.
Stack and store beams, bobbins
and goods in process in a
safe, neat and orderly manner.
Do your part to encourage
others to cooperate in keeping
drinking fountains and
rest room facilities neat and
tidv.
All of us should take pride
in the appearance of our mills
and in our immediate work
areas. With the full cooperation
of everyone our premises
can be kept clean and orderly
at all times.
We spend about half of our
waking hours at work in the
mills or offices. Anything we
can do to make those hours
more pleasant will add to our
general happiness. When we
make the places where we
wdi ?s. tiuaiiLM a no more attractive.
then we are doing
something for ourselves as
well as for the good of all
who work with us.
.i-Year . . .
(Continued /rorn 1)
Whitmore, Marvin Yarborough.
Shop
Silas M. Campbell. James
H. Price. E. P. Taylor.
Office
Betty Jo Chitwood, Claude
Crocker.
24 RECEIVE PINS AT LYDIA
Carding
James H. Price. David E.
Roberts, William A. Snow.
Spinning
Louise N. Brown, Mae J.
Craine, Helen D. Gregory,
Evelyn W. Horton, Sarah O.
Young.
Spooling
Gaynell Cunningham, Ruby
B. Dunaway.
Weaving
Mildred P. Harris, Sidney
Ha/el, Ralph L. Lanford, Ed
Cheap Imports Fro
And Hong Kong >
To U. S. Mills, Ci
By John
(The New York Jo
NEW YORK A tidal wav
Japan and Hong Kong is rollii
threatening to wash out of their
wnrkp r?
Made by a labor force that
lives on a few cents a day,
men's suits and shirts: wo- 1
men's blouses, brassieres,
slacks, shorts, hose, scarves '
and pajamas are pouring into
the United States.
Here's an example.
Eight years ago only 1.800 i
dozen men's cotton shirts >
were imported into this coun- j
try. i
In 1900 this had rocketed to
2,214.629 dozen!
Japan, land of the rising 1
sun. is o nc of exquisite
beauty. But its crowded millions
must toil hard and sell
overseas to eke out a living.
Historically and geographically,
Japan's soundest eco- ;
nomic market has always
been China. But realities of
today's world preclude this
to a great extent.
So. Japan is sending the
products of its advanced technology
to the United States
?and industry and labor here i
are up in arms.
William F. Sullivan, president
of the Northern Textile
A cc'n P nid <\n TViTocn J .
i tuo 11., U\/JI\/H, iviaoo., dci 111.
"To the New York manufacturer
in the cotton, manmade
fiber, woolen and worsted
lines, the threat from
Japan and Hong Kong is exceedingly
serious.
"It is a threat not only because
of the actual amounts
that have come in, but because
of their steady, upward
trend.
"The pattern of the last two
years has shown that exports
from Japan and Hong Kong
into this country are shifting
into man-made goods, such as
men's suits and slacks, and
women's foundation garments."
17 Cent An Hour
"The reason: more labor involved
in manufactured articles?and
75 per cent of imported
textile goods are from
countries w here average
wages are 17 cents an hour or
less."
Some cotton blouses from
Japan sell in the United
States for $1 and even for 55
cents.
What do wages like these,
in far-away Japan and Hong
Kong, mean in terms of
American retail prices?
Well, for $40. for instance
you can buv a hand-tailored
suit i?f or?r?H iixwc)
?* WI.UVII, Willi
hand-sewn button-holes and
waistbands, bellows pockets
ward R. Ledford, Ha/el M.
Mann, Nellie Pike. Donald E.
Vanderford. Paul J. Ward,
Cecil W. Wilson, Pearl S.
Wyatt, Thomas L. Wvatt.
Cloth
Shirley A. Barlow.
Warehouse
Josh Savage, Jr.
Office
C. B. Dixon.
MARCH. 1961
m Japan
I re Threat
nployees
Harris
ur rial-American)
e of clothing imports from
ig across me I'acinc ucean,
jobs thousands of American
and de luxe trimmings. Made
in Japan.
The same suit. Americanmade.
would sell for at least
S85.
Hong Kong Booms
From Hong Kong come
men's silk suits and women's
silk dresses, blouses and lingerie
at a fraction of American
made clothing.
Hong Kong is one of the
brightest jewels in the British
crown. Lying against the
mainland of Red China it is
famous for its magnificent
vistas and beautiful women.
It is 891 square miles in
area, lis population is about
3.000.000 and its average income
is less than $300 per
year.
Here a vast "Garment Center"
has grown up among one
of humanity's most tragic
groups the thousands of destitute
refugees from Red
China.
Great numbers of these do
not even work in factories
they are "homeowners" in
shanties and huts. Often they
toil 72 hours a week under
shocking health and sanitary
conditions.
Rut Hong Kong is a boom
town ? through an export
trade largely dependent on
the American market.
Hong Kong's exports in
1960 were a healthy 22 per
cent over those of 1959. The
jump brought their value to
$150,000,000.
Clothing and textiles accounted
for 71 per cent of the
crown colony's shipments to
this country.
Figures tell the story, and
they're worth a glance:
Men's dress, sport and work
shirts: We received 635.000
dozen from Hong Kong in
nine months of 1959.
In the same period of I960
the figure was nearly 800.000
dozen.
Knit shirts: Hong Kong sent
180.000 dozen in 1959 ? and
nearly 1.000.000 dozen in 1960.
Sold at one-half Americanmade
prices.
In every other category?
shorts, raincoats, robes, slacks,
pajamas and T-shirts?the
figures tell the same tale.
The colony's garment industry,
riding high, has announced
plans for expansion.
Its influential Chinese Manufacturers
Association maintains
imnkirnhlo
, "cr l"
anv quota limitations on these
exports.
Danger signals can also be
seen in other parts of the
world.
Spain. Okinawa, Formosa,
the Philippines and Jamaica.
BWI. are all reported to bo
planning massive invasions of
the American clothing market.