The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, August 15, 1961, Image 1
CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS
Vol. 10. No. 8 August. 1961
Clinton. S. C.
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VOL. 10. NO. 8 PUBL
S. C. HIGHWAY
DATDAI kA Ckl
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TO SPEAK AT
SEPTEMBER
SUPERVISORS
SAFETY MEETING
Mr. Jesse A. Rut ledge.
Director of Public Relations Z
and Safety Education for the i
S. C. Highway Department
and Clinton-Lvdia Superintendents.
C?. M. Hugulev, D.
11. Roberts have arranged for
Sergeants B. E. Ballew and
R. W. Smith to present a
"Rules of the Road" safety I
program to the Plant Super- [
visors during the second S
week of September.
Sergeant Ballew, a native
of Gaston, South Carolina
will speak to the Clinton
Supervisors, Monday, September
11, at 2:00 P. M.
Sergeant R. W. Smith, will
be Lydia's speaker Wednesday.
This is a part of a statewide
highway safety edu- ;
cation program, spearheaded
by Governor Hollings, to
gain the firm and full hearted
s u p p o r t of citizens
throughout the state, to effect
a program that will
produce meaningful results
:..?<un ? ,.<
in luuuLiu^; i uc* iiLiinue'i t#i
injuries and deaths resulting >
from accidents on our high- <
ways. 1
Good !
Sportsmanship
Recognized
Vice President J. B. Tom- |
pleton presented new baseballs
personally autographed
u\ 111111un :> ?n wit/ ut'Umi
Timers and Chicago White 1
Sox to Little Boys League ,
Players Terry Crawford, (
Lydia and Billv Butler, ,
Clinton at the first Clinton- (
Berkley Western Carolina
League play-off in the Cava- |
liers Park last week.
Terry and Billy were selected
to receive these highly
coveted balls for the excellent
sportsmanship they
displayed throughout the
l!Hil twenty games Little
Boys League Schedule.
Terrv is the 12 year old
son of Major and Juanita
Crawford, both Lvdia emnh
ivnoc 1VT !? w n* Ie n T\*.l n
.... "' ",l"1 " .? "1
Machine Operator, Juanita a
Cloth deader. Terry was an
outstanding player for Coach
Kllis Huffstotler's "Kxchange
Club" team. lie hit ..'100 and
played well afield.
"Billy is a i^ood leader and (
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Back to school! That's
A'hat Edna B i r c h m o r e,
:lauchter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie E. Brichmore, Lydia,
ind hundreds of Clinton
uea young people are delighted
about. Like scores of
>ther children, Edna loves
school and looks forward to
ach new day. She is one of
>ver 600,000 students returning
to schools across the
state .... the biggest "infant-ry"
army in South Carolina
is on the move. These
roungsters are thinking
about a lot of things, new
iiMiiit'is . . . new Classes . . .
new friends. With so much
>n their minds, they are often
overly active and unpredictably
careless in traffic.
DRIVE SAFELY always,
but take extra care in school
HI
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GOOD SPC
Terry Crawford (Exchange) ar
with jov last week when Vice Pre
them with new personally autograj
Teams. Coaches Ellis Huttstetler
(Moose) took part in the pre-ga
Carolina League Play off game.
Tom!
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so that every boy and
girl can c n j o v "MANY
HAPPY RETURNS".
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Changes in
Changes in the Social Sec
ly affect many persons aged b*.
first time or increasing benefits
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id Billy Butler (Moose) beamed
sident J. B. Templeton presented
jhed balls from American League
(Exchanqe) and Truman Owens
me Cavaliers ? Berkley Western
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"DIA MILLS. CLINTON. S.
or 4 and 5 year oIds
lommunity Baptist
to Spon
Calvary and Lvdia Baptist
Churches will begin new
veekday kindergartens Sepember
5. Classes for 4 and 5
ear olds will be conducted
n the churches from 8:.'10 A.
d. until 11:30 A. M. Monday
hrough Friday. The kindergarten
will observe the same
lolidavs as the public
chools. The Churches voted
n conference to sponsor the
cindergartens as an exteniion
of services to the conjugations
and to the comnunities
in which they are
ocated.
Church officers underitandably
recognized the
jverly crowded conditions of
he Company-sponsor^ kind?rgarten.
Ever increasing enrollment
created a condition
in which one teacher could
not develop and carry out
the type programs five vear
aids need for maximum physical.
social, emotional
and intellectual development.
Enrollment of 5 year olds
greatly exceeded the number
of children per teacher
rnorxn-tmonrlnrl ln'.irlorc i n
the field of childhood education.
The kindergarten could
pot accept any 4 year olds
due to the already overly
crowded conditions. Four
tfi'ct January. 1962
the Social 2
urity Law signed by Presider
1 or older, giving them Sock
already payable to them.
To help finance the chan
along with the Company wil
security taxes January 1. 1962.
each pay an additional one-eigl
up to $4800 a year?making
eighth percent each for the er
Further increases in tax i
when the total tax on your p
paid by you and half by voui
Under the new law the s
rate are as follows:
I .ilm-lar } <?r t.tyit.U U igr. l
1082 S4.800 3 1-8';
1983-65 4.800 3-5-8';
1066-67 4.800 4 1-8',
1068 & thereafter
4.800 ' 5-8',
PRINCIPAL CHANGES
nnr, lim r.u
The new law makes these
changes:
1. Men now have an option
of retiring at age 62 with
lower benefits or of waiting
until age 6f? and collecting
higher benefits.
2. Widows' benefits are increased
by about 10 percent.
2. Minimum benefits are
raised.
4. The amount of work
under social security needed
to get benefits is lowered.
BULK RATE
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Clinton, S. C.
Permit N. 59
C. AUGUST, 1961
Churches
sor Kindergartens
Babies to Breadwinners
Over 200 Polio Shots
Given by Nurses
Some 225 members of the
Clinton-Lydia family received
polio shots in the Clinics
last month. It was the first
shot received for over half
of the group. Babies to
Breadwinners took advantage
of the program made
available by the Company on
a voluntary, no cost basis.
Mrs. Nell Haggart, R. N.,
Clinton gave 175 shots. Miss
Peggy Dunaway. Lydia, gave
ou.
Polio shots are safe and
give a high degree of protection
against the dread
disease. The State Healt' Department
last week repotted
only 8 cases of polio in the
state as compared to 73
cases during the same period
last year. The five-year
average for South Carolina
for the period is 43 cases.
Have you Taken Yours Yet?
year olds comprise approximately
40'. of kindergarten
in the Clinton area.
Registration for the 196162
year was conducted last
week.
Security Law
it Kennedy on June 30 directil
Security benefits for the
ges. Clinton-Lydia employees.
11 begin paying higher social
Employees and employers will
hth of one percent on earnings
the new rate three and onenployee
and the Comparn
rates are scheduled until 1968.
ay will be 9 1-4 percent?half
employer.
icheduled increases in the tax
tr \t'i\imum h.mploxrr Rate Maximum
$150 3 1-8', $150
174 3 5-8', 174
198 4 1-8'; 198
222 4 5-8'; 222
5. People who receive only
part of their benefits for a
year i ecause they earn over
*s1500 m n 1 1 r> t
amount deducted.
6. Social security taxes go
up slightlv beginning January
1. 1962.
Under the new provision,
men can begin collecting
benefits at age 62 if they
choose, just as women have
been able to do since 1956.
But workers who decide to
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