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CLINTON - LYDIA MILLS Vol. 11. No. 7 July. 1962 Clinton. S. C. (gSMT?! VOL. 11. NO. 7 PU: AUGUST 12-26 Employee-Guardsm Field Training At Thirty-seven employees v Crack Battery "B" National Gi of intensive field training at ( 12th. The unit, under command of Capt. Van C. Oxner, Lydia Carding Overseer, is annually rated as one of the top outfits to train at Stewart. Guardsmen attending from Clinton are: Carding - William J. Bailey, Calvin H. Chappell, Victor W. Mattox. Harold C. Stroud and James R. King; Spinning - James H. Smitherman, Jerry J. Simmons. Sanford D. Foster and Francis O. Lowrv; Weaving Geary Laney Nt Valuable" Geary Laney. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Laney. was vote d the most valuable player in the Palmetto Bovs League Play this season. flparv i? mo rif tho finnct players to participate in the program in quite a few years. Two years ago Geary was voted Most Valuable Player in Little Boys League Baseball. Geary had a batting average then of .431. This season he compiled a very fine record as he hit for an amazing .510 batting average, hit 3 home runs, and as a pitcher lie had a 7 won and 1 lost record. The only game Geary lost was a real heartbreaker as he had to go 9 innings in final game for championship - *'4- T& I / / I ?* % * do BLISHED BY AND FOR THE ] i ien Will Attend Camp Stewart /ho are members of Clinton's jard Unit will begin two weeks Damp Stewart, Georgia August Thomas Fuller. Charles R. James, Marvin W. Eustace. Jerry N. Craven, Bobby F. Quinn. Arthur B. Davis, Joe B. Spillers and Thornton M. Meadors; Cloth - Bobby G. Japart, Bradshaw Bagwell and Robert M. Turner: Shop Silas M. Campbell, Maxie L. Wallenzine and James R. Turner. Lv d i a employee-guardsmen (continued on page 6) med "'Most Palmetto Player and lost it 2-0. Geary allowed only 4 hits and struck out 19 batters but his team jjot only .'J hits off Mike Osborne. ID; ,.U~ I : 4 i/uaiiuu i iam.1 , *\ m< ttds |USl as effective as Geary as he struck out 18 batters on one of the finest pitching duels eve r witnessed in Palmetto League Play here. Geary's team finished the season with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses as compared to Joanna's 13 wins and 2 losses record. Geary's mother, Clyde, and father. Jesse, are employed at Clinton Mills. Pictured below is Truman Owens. Geary's coach, presenting the trophy to Geary. ? c* ^IeT A m I h * 1 I Hkfll nil EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON-1 CLINTON N OF M<3CHERK 1-. J ft ' HHLi, ? ' \\ . - ,v^' \. * *- \~t: " Vg t ^ Aug. 3-11 BOY SCOUTS PREPARE TO ATTEND CAMP OLD INDIAN Fourteen members of Lvdia Scout Troop 90 and eleven scouts of Clinton Troop 138 will spend the week of August 5-11 at Camp Old Indian. The camp, which is located twenty miles north of Greenville, provides the boys iuiuut\s 10 participate in scouting, swimming, hiking and other outdoor actvities. Facilities are also provided for qualifying in rifle marksmanship. handicraft, boating and canoeing. Lvdia boys preparing to attend are Mike Campbell, Terrv Crawford, Jimmy Neal, Frank Gaskins, Steve Hairston. Jimmy Sanders. Harvey Shumate. Marion Waters, Dennis Sprouse, Danny South, Lynn Evans. Phillip Moore. Jimmy Cooper and Francis Cooper. J u n i o r Wright, Darrell Hamilton Rirkv Frip?r RnHrK I * * Greene, Charles Steele, Don Handback, Carroll Barker. James Meadows, and Wayne Steele from Clinton Troop 188 will attend. Wednseday afternoon, August 8th will be Parents Day. Activities such as relay races, rope throwing, first aid. tug of war pulls and swimming races are planned so that the kill LYDIA MILLS. CLINTON. S n 1 Dl A KIT IIZATION Q\ Wt I. Or * '5eff *> \L~v N? vAr -. - "^v The July 1961 issue of T announcement by President R< dent. J. B. Templeton. of plai into a self contained manufac \eiv Gift For iVcir llabirs A new gift made from superior quality cloths produced in our n.ills will soon be presented to all employee parents of "new babies." The delightful De-luxe Combination Baby Gift Set compares favorably in all respects to the blankets given during the past year to the parents of new arrivals. The gleaming film-wrapped gift box contains two beautifully printed : u ?i 1 i ' liiu sneeis ana maicning pillow case plus a cute baby toy. Employee parents receiving the gift with the Congratulations and Best Wishes of the Company, can take justifiable pride in the beauty and quality of the cloth they helped produce to supply our customer. who is known nationwide as one of the leading manufacturers of elegant baby gifts. parents of the boys attending iciii which ineir sons participate. An Indian snake dance will be performed by the Scouts in the amphitheater in the evening. Scoutmasters Truman Owens. Clinton, and Jimmie Braswell. Lvdia, will attend with the boys. All Scouts are expected to advance at least one rank following encampment. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit N. 59 WXWMi . C. JULY. 1962 PROGRAM M SCHEDULE B. yf VjH a ^ -'* -jJB I ^ sBW *** !l jfc1 ? '* ^ ^ ' ''-**- * * *4 w . - -> he Clothmaker carried a joint obert M. Vance and Vice Presiis to convert the "Little Mill" turing unit during 1962. The project, begun in Janu ary. is now approximately 72'; completed from an overall construction standpoint. Relocation of some machinery has already been made in the Spinning-Spooling Department. The program planned for improved quality, lower cost and improved working conditions for the benefit of employees. has also resulted in a "new?modern appearance" as captured in the above photograph. Considerable progress has been made since the photograph was taken two week ago. The one level addition contains a cloth room, cloth storage and shipping and a part of the weave room. The small building near the truck gate leading to the shipping platform is the Watchman's House. LYDIA KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION August 2nd and August 3rd from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. has been set for the Lydia Baptist Kindergarten Registration. Children 4 years old by November 1 and 5 years old may attend. Registration will be in the social hall of the church.