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2 Published nr y:?* !" for employ* tit and Lydia i 7 < Clinton, S. direction o .. , Crocker, Ir Member of Soulli Atlantic Council of lions Industrial Kdltors Calvin Cooper E. C. Huffstetler Truman Owens The publishers of The items of interest from tn vnur Hnnartnipn person ittrrnt I (Ulntiitutas to each | of you ... | s we once again lit of Peace, let lis remind of this day. While Chr of gifts and rounds of ho goes much, much deepe Christmas should sy that is good and fine a lives. Christmas shouid way of life based on g< T" K .. 4 ; ... xnc unit: nu^ tunit \\ tires, friends and acqua Our word "merry" gent and happiness. It bespt and lightheadedness. / wish that we extend t< ago the word "merrv blessedness. It was as peaceful Christmas to v< thci blessings of God to So. with this though tunity to say?May gooc cheer be yours?May y Christmas. / Keeping Christ I Holidays were originally not necessarily a religious o for the time when Christmas to Christ alone; when the ti the hallowed manger; when way to a spirit of holy dedic mate Santa Clans or the r have become a part of Chri: Kill 1 Ko\- i-itlKtlvi hnlnnn in co is the reason for Christmas, i tiie dominant theme of the The Birth of Jesus Chrisl era of time in the world's his of etei nitv into time; it was earth lifted up to heaven; eternal and everlasting Love We may each do somethin us begin the Day itself with God for the most orecious ei us show our families and fric Christmas is a Day of tende At the close of the Day. h have not yet found Him or \\ that his Birth brings to ear throughout the coming year A joyous and trii A happy and su rmr?(! 1tom lonthly by and __ ?es of Clinton f V, Cotton Mills, C., under the Vf Claude A. ' \ ldustrial Rela- ? T^,. Member of American Director. Association of Industrial Editors Editor Staff Artist Photographer Clothmaker will welcome its readers. Turn them in tal reporters or to the nel office. >nnr tho hiith of tln> Prinrn ourselves of the true spirit istmas brings the exchange liday cheer, its true meaning r than that. mbolize to each of us, all nd worthwhile in our daily renew our faith in the true >odness. decency and peace, hen we will be wishing relaintances a Merry Christmas, nallv suggests mirth, gaiety ?aks fellowship, high spirits U1 of these are part of the > our friends, but centuries meant peacefulness and though one would say, "A >u" or "May Christmas bring you." I in mind. I take this oppor1 health, good hope and good ou and yours have a Merry f?7. n Christmas "holy days." Today a holiday bservance, but many of us yea >?"the day of days"?will belo nsei and the glitter will yield feasting and festivity will gi ation. It is not necessary to eli nanv charming traditions whi stmas celebration over the vea cond place, lor the Birth of Jes md He, in all His tflorv, should season. : marked the beginning of a n tore. It was the breaking throu heaven stooping to earth; it v it was the affirmation of Go ? for mankind. g to keep Christ in Christmas. I a prayer in our hearts, thanki ft of all?the ^ift of His Son. I ?nds through our own actions tl r and simple joys. A us offer a prayer for those vv ho have missed the thrill of Ik th's weary folk. And Rememl that "Wise Men still seek Hii imphant CHRISTMAS iccessful NEW YEAR THE CLOTHMAKER January First Social Securii Effective January 1, 1962, all of us will experience an increased tax burden. Social Security taxes will be increased from 3'? to 3'*'. for employees and the Company alike on the first $4800 of earnings per year. In 1949, twelve years ago, the highest Social Security tax any employee and employer was called upon to pay was $30 per year. In ? 1962 the highest amount paid j will be $150 each by the emI .-1 1 1 A I piovee aim ij\' me Lompnny. Tliis is five limes what it was in 1949 or an increase in twelve years of $120, or 400'. . Under the Social Security law, the tax will be increased in steps until a top of 4"'^ is reached in 1968. Assuming that the maximum wage base on which this tax is based ($4800) remains the same until 1968, the maximum tax that will be paid in 1968, six years from now. will be $222 each Textiles 11 "All wool and a yard wide." "Smooth as silk." "Soft as velvet." "Living in high cotton." Such terms as these are used throughout the country every day, and of course, had their origin in the textile industry. The textile industry lias, ji e r h a p s , contributed more than any other in furnishing words used by Americans. indeed, by people throughout the English-speaking world, to express themselves more clearly and with more color. Dyed in the wool, yon can't pull the wool over mv eyes, shuttle back and forth, doff your hat, gathei wool (day dream), cotton up to somebody. spin a tall yarn . . . these are just a few examples of how textile terms have been "woven" a n d "inter-laced" into the English language. We test the moral fiber of our nation and speak of the fabric of American life. Other examples of how textiles have enriched the language are such terms as spin? ster for unmarried women, calico horse, d i s t a f f for women generally and homespun to describe something 1S that is plain or homely. 11 n Poets and the other great nb writers borrowed textile ? ui U3 H> L'AJJI USS lIll'ITlSei VPS. lxt> Thomas Gray, who lived in rn~ the 17()()'s, in his poem "The Bard" used the term "weave ' the warp and weave the woof, the windini* sheet of Edward's be e\v ? fas t Christmas d's ft " Be it known to all, that I i ~ . v a. in observe all tra in? | b. And to do every -iat i <md f?'' my self 4 c. I will do mv part no f >pe 4 d. I pledge further, ->er " work safe from ar Will you take this Safety ty Tax to Ir for the employee and for the Company. Today's wage earners who expect to benefit from Social Security in their later years are counting on the generosity of the next generation. Lawmakers, especially in political (election) years, are constantly increasing t li e "benefits" of the Social Security program in order to attract the votes of the people back home. Desirable as increased benefits may be from a humanitarian point of view. 1 hi?V ntirl nuicl Imi paid for by increased taxes. Otherwise, the system will go bankrupt. Social Security benefits are not a gift from the government. but are paid for. equally, by employees and their companies. Every time there is an increase in benefits, taxes must increase. The number of people qualifying for benefits has been increasing faster W X I I. i w u i vj i r Mother of In Technological progress in t industry, is often the result of to seek specific answers to spi But. progress can. and does. ?necessity. Many of the wor machines have been born in ] feeling that there is and must I; In the textile industrv. m from the common sense of a pr; ago. for example, a veteran tex heard one of his inventions tit for revolutionizing ^ basic text The textile industry must i reaching programs of research always be room for the man \vh common sense, the man who c; of his trade and find the way Kach of us can well afford t< things. From our own knowle come an easier, faster and moi w no j o 15 s i) i: i* i: \ s a 1.1: s i) i: r i: \ i o i) \ 1.1 i v Di; i race." while the great Shakespeare said "The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together." Even in the Bible textile terms can be found. "Consider the lilies of the field. Holiday - - - Safi have this date pledged: iffic. public and home safety rul< tiling possible to provide a saf and my family. to back the attack on aecidenl that on the work day after the i accident-free week-end. Pledge? DECEMBER. 1961 lcrease than the income from the old rates. The availability of benefits in the future depends wholly upon the continued willingness of those working ? and employers?to pay the necessary taxes. Obviously, every time Congress adds more benefits and more taxes to finance these benefits, it is presuming that future generations of wage earners and employers will not rebel and force a future Congress to reduce benefits and tax costs. All of us are gambling heavily that the Social Securitv v:v<t l >111 ll'ill lw> t Imi'n in good working order, when our time comes to rely upon it. However, we must be careful that we do not permit it to become so overloaded that it will break down, or so costly that the wage earners of the future will revolt at carrying the load. iveni ion he textile industry, as in any a planned program of research ?cifie problems. come also from another source Id's great ideas and industrial practical observations and the >e a better way of doing things, any inventions have emerged actical man. Only a few weeks tile employee in a Georgia mill xscribed as having possibilities ile manufacturing process, continue to emphasize its farand development. There will 10 can combine imagination and m look at his job and the tools to improve them both. > take a long look at how we do dge and experience could well *e efficient mother! M K ? I) ON SALKS > ON O I1 ALII A ' I, \ l> S ON M i; how thev grow; they toil not, neither do they spin." appears in the book of Matthew in the New Testament. And in the Book of Job is the line "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle." ety Pledge J s to the best of mv jihilitv o ;t!id sano holiday week- J I is. holiday. I will rot urn to - ? ?? ?*. ?>