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2 CLo$ IK > n Published ni< lPTT^r f?r employe* ; <y I and Lydia .{ Clinton, S. < I direction of ? , .. Crocker, In< Member of South fir^rtc 1 Ainnuc rouncii or Industrial Kditora Calvin Cooper E. C. Huffstetler Truman Owens The publisher" of The items of interest from i to your department personr 1 Foreign ( One of the appealing featu.r ness of it. Regardless of physical or m may hold over another, all an same conditions and same ru unqualified sense of fairness Through the years, there ha: lar sense of fairness to busin< to encourage imagination and courage or prohibit unfair or Despite these efforts to appl competition, the American te? to run a race with foreign con logical. American manufacture les of wage and labor standar rules, and other regulations who sell to Americans. But, perhaps the highest h facturers have to leap is the raw cotton. American-grown cotton car: which are presently 8% centf higher than the world price, manufacturers to buy Americ; the difference in the prices. This means, for instance, th; an American mill $171.50 cou facturer for $129. There are, a foreign manufacturer shipping United States in the form of t Textile competition?even v vantages for one competitor? ter. Therefore, to require Amc hurdle of higher prices for A to compete in its own markets and unfair to be true?but it Forecasts ?Business will continue to go where invited and remain where appreciated. ?Reputations will continue tn ho mnHo hu mantf Q/'tc ? -.7 .r and be lost by one. ?People will go right on preferring to do business with friends. ?Go-givers will become the best go-getters. anthly by and /^-s es of Clinton f /-i Cotton Mills, C., under the Claude A. "V iustrial Rela- ... , . . ~ . Member of American Director. Association of Industrial Kdltors rju?. Staff Artist Photographer Clothmaker will welcome ts readers. Turn them in al reporters or to the lei office. Hurdles III? Zompetition es of a sports event is the fairental advantages one contestant ? required to compete under the les. In other words, there is an applied to every event. 3 been an effort to apply a simi2ss con.petition. There are laws ingenuity, but other laws disdiscriminatory practices, y a sense of fairness to business ctile industry continues to have ipetitors that is neither fair nor >rs are forced to leap high hurdds, patent laws and advertising which do not affect foreigners lurdle American textile manuprice of raw materials, notably ries government support prices > per pound, or 42.50 per bale, To encourage foreign textile an cotton, the government pays E?t a bale of cotton which costs ild be sold to a foreign manut present, no restrictions on the I that same cotton back to the extiles or textile products, without unfair and illogical adis an intense and difficult mat>rican companies to leap a high merican-grown cotton in order would seem to be too fantastic is. for 1962 ?The "extra - mile" will have no traffic jams. ?Performance will continue to out-sell promises. ?Enthusiasms will be as contagious as ever. ?Know - how will surpass guess - how. ?Trust, not tricks, will keep customers loyal. ?Quality will be prized as a precious possession. THE CLOTHMAKER Summary of Eventful l( ress retired at Lydia after 15 years of continuous service. 89 employees receive fiveyear service pins. Everett C. Lindsey, manager of employee relations for Gulf Oil Corporations Cincinnati, Ohio Refinery to speak at OleTimers Banquet. APRIL 1961 121 Ole Timers and guests feted at banquet on Thornwell Campus. Little Boys' League Play Begins. New Ole Timers were Rov Lydia, J. M. Cunningham, Arthur San ders and Bessie Queen, Clinton. Ithiel Harvey was the only new member from Lydia. Science Fair at Mercer Bailey School was a huge success. Mrs. Dot Gaffney, Lydia. was installed as Worthy Matron of James B. Parrot Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Arthur Gallman, Lydia Supervisor, was named Worthy Patron. Cavaliers enter fast Western Carolina Textile Baseball League. Truman Owens named manager. Linda Corley received her UIwl. 1 1 J * ? 1 - ? uign scnuui uipiorna in music with a Superior rating grade of 97'o. Lydia Presbyterian Church holds mortgage burning services April .'10th. MAY 1961 Frances Taylor and Philip King win $3,000 M. S. Bailey Scholarships. Sales Representatives from New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles visit mills. Maxie Allen Davis, Clinton, and Maxie Dean Davis, Lydia, selected to attend Boys' State Elizabeth Blackwell, Lydia, and Sandra Dunaway, Clinton, to attend Girls' State in June. Camp Fire Girls encampment datp<J sift at famn Riiflr Hnrn ? ? ? r- w The Dorsey Turners, Clinton, and the Horace Browns, Lydia, win Home and Yard Improvement Contest. Mr. & Mrs. Walter Campbell, Lydia, receive first Blanket under "Blankets for New Babies" Program begun by Company. Mrs. Selma Patterson receives diploma in Practical Nursing. P. C. Business and Econom i c Association members four I .vrlia Plan* Tliirtu. IUU1 J UTCT *iU1 1 ^ * rTTTTTJ three Clinton-Lydia sons and daughters graduate at C. H. S. Francis Cooper and Kathryn Moore win Lydia P. T. A. Scholarship Bonds. Cavaliers Set Pare in 31 Clinton Cavaliers with a 7-1 r with Whitmire for top in the Mid-S league. The four team league cons mire. Torrington, Joanna and Clin Tuesday and Thursday nights. Cli rington play their home games on tl courts. Recently Clinton has play 961, Continued JUNE 1961 Swimming Pools open t the delight of children. Clin ton Plant receives Safet; Achievement Award from S C. Department of Laboi Swimming Lessons given a pools without charge to al non-swimmers. JULY 1961 Modernization Plans an nounced for Clinton Plan No. 1. Community Churche hold Choir Clinic. Famil; Fun Days enjoyed by man; at pools. Mr. and Mrs. Tull Albrecht are guests of bono of Clinton Woman's Club Polio Shots given withou cost to all employees am members of their immediat families. Clinton-Lydia Worn an's Clubs visit New York Sybil Windsor receives hono scholorship to Winthrop Col lege. Miss Peggv Dunawa\ R. N. named Lvdia Plan Nurse. Six Clinton - Lvdi bovs named to Little Boy League All Star Team. Clin ton Cavaliers surprise West ern Carolina foes. Paid vaca tion enjoyed bv employees. AUGUST 1961 Community Baptis Churches announce sponsor ship of Community kindergartens. South Carolina High way Patrolmen speak t< plant supervisors. Vice Pre sident. J. B. Templeton, re cognized Terry Crawford Lvdia, and Billv Butler, Clin ton, for their outstandin sportsmanship during th Little Boys League Seasor He presented them with per sonallv autographed baseball from the Detroit Timers am Chicago White Soxs. Child ren returned to school. Cap tain Van Oxners' Nationa Guards rank high in For Stewart, Georgia training Clinton-Lvdia Bov Scout spena weeK at Lamp Uld In dian. SEPTEMBER 1961 J. D. Hairston retires a Lydia Secretary after 4 years of continuous service George Brockenbrough nam ed Director of Data Process ing. Advisory Committee c Bailey Foundation announce Scholarship Loan Prograr to eligible high school gradu ates. Flu shots offered to al employees on a voluntary, no cost basis. Voluntary In l-State Basketball Lea^ui vol . j LflL ^gpP SbbVJH jjfJ; __. jE&fc BKmH Rfe B ; rw^mw ecord are tied games at Pr? tate Basketball and Nettles i isting of Whit- Shown p ion plays each Smith. Sam i nton and Tor- liams. Hevw leir opponents' Braswell. Pal ed their home Littleton was JANUARY. 1962 4 Plant Fire Brigade formed 0 at Clinton. Kinard Littleton named Rookie of Year in y Western Carolina League. ;. Lydia Scouts obtain retired train caboose for conversion t into Cabin. A1 Williams 1 graduates at The Cital. Melvin Bailey and Kinard Little ton selected as Co-Captains of the 1961 Red Devils. Miss t Teresa Worthy and Wayne s Fuller united in marriage. v OCTOBER 1961 y Clinton - Lvdia employees y contribute generously to r Greater Clinton Community ). Chest. Charlie W a 1 d r o n t named Controller of Mills. :1 Lydia Baptist Church burns c mortgage on Pastorium. Superintendent D. H. Rof}erts speaks at mortgage burning r ceremonies. Calvin Cooper ^ and John Vassev attend Civil Defense Mobilization School t in Battle Creek. Michigan. D. a H. Roberts, Rov Holtzclaw s a n d Claude Crocker attend National Safety Congress in Chicago. Sylvia King honored for academic achievement at Winthrop College. New "Watch F o r Children Playt ing" signs erected on streets leading into Lydia Community. NOVEMBER 1961 o Kinard Littleton chosen on S. C. Shrine Bowl Team. Employee Christmas Savings I. Checks total more than $155,000. Joe Lark and Miss Shir ^ ley Jones of Taylors are wed e in a beautiful ceremony in i. Piedmont Park Baptist Church, Taylors. Providence ^ s School P. T. A. holds success- M d ful Halloween Carnival. As- A I- sistant Superintendents and ^ i- Overseers attend 24th Annual A il S. C. Accident Prevention fl t Conference in Colu m b i a. t. Fishing Clubs hold Awards 1 s Night. J DECEMBER 1961 I Santa visits Mills. Twin | Blue Spruce Christmas Trees 1 s decorated on mill lawns. Em- | ~t (nuyirs wun a years or more ?. of continuous service receive J i- a second week of vacation pay " i- for Christmas H o 1 i d a y s. if Bountiful and beautiful fruit s baskets presented to each emn ployee. All day Christmas Parties enjoyed bv employees 1 and families. Home Christ? mas Decoration Contco sponsored by Company. * ,w ^gML *fcJF v^M iny|i ^ HH ?sbyterian College. Watkins, Howard are leading scorers for the Cavaliers, rior to a recent game are Peanut Owens. Lewis Howard. Tommie Wil- S ard Nettles, Billy Watkins, Jimmie t Lowe and Truman Owens. Kinard i absent when photo was taken.