The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1963, Page 2, Image 2
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COTTON ANC
The 88th Congress of the
session and is now in the pre
to the life of the nation.
Among its first orders of
at correcting the shameful c
requires American textile c
for their raw cotton than
legislation will follow the usi
that is hearings before the C
Agriculture Committee, poss
riculture, closed-door consic
then action by the full Hons
At every step along the
be told and re-told a numbei
1. American mills mu
American-grown cc
actual difference is
2. Cotton constitutes
cost of manufacturi
higher percentage o
3. American mills an
cotton because onl\
ton is allowed to ei
The amount of for
buy each year is 1
whole industry.
There are other points w
sufficient evidence that the
fair to American companies
The system should be cha
promptly.
"For What
Excellent
How can we avoid the
a burden of our work? To s
most of us have to work for
to kid ourselves about that,
anyone can do to take the e
and make his work more i
One is to do MORE v
required of you. Don't do w
get by. DO BETTER work
JOB YOU KNOW HOW.
"That idea," some peoj
Not at all; it isn't. It's pracl
judge the truth of it for yc
a greater drudgery, to those
forced to do, or to those wh<
into the job and do more th
Why does a good man I
to be done? Because he fi
heartedly than to work hard
he has to soldier on the jo
him with no warming sense
The man who does only
into a prison. Compulsion
makes. Everything he does,
to do it.
The man who does M<
has to clears the walls of thi
whatever he is doing, not 1
wants to. He is working of
been ruled out, has been le
The second way to circ
your job is to realize this fa<
you would probably WANr
If you don't believe thi:
didn't work, what could yoi
you like to join the thin r;
faces sometime. Do they rel
are the most bored and em
MY WORK IS A RE.
WANT TO LIVE WITHOU
38!htifl
nonthly by and r
ees of Clinton f%/n
Cotton Mills,
C., under the
Df Claude A. v
ndustrial Rela- ...
Member of American
Director. Association of
Industrial Editors
Editor
Photographer
! Clothmaker will welcome
its readers. Turn them in
ital reporters or to the
inel office.
) THE CONGRESS
United States has opened its first
)cess of transacting business vital
business will be legislation aimed
;otton marketing situation which
ompanies to pay one-third more
do foreign manufacturers. The
lal order established by Congress,
otton Subcommittee of the House
ible hearings before the full Agleration
by the committee, and
e and Senate.
way, Members of Congress will
of things. Among these are:
st pay about one-third more for
tton than do foreign mills. The
about $42.50 per bale.
more than 50 per cent of the
ing a typical fabric, and an even
f the manufacturing cost of yarn.
e virtually forced to use U. S.
/ a trickle of foreign-grown cotiter
the United States each year,
eign cotton American mills can
ess than a day's supply tor tne
hich will be made, but these are
? two-price cotton system is unand
American textile employees,
nged. and it should be changed
Do We Work?"
ce In Quality
feeling of compulsion that makes
ome extent, we can't escape it, as
a living, and there's no use trying
However, there are TWO things
.ricro r?ff <l-io fooline of romnulsion
"b1- "* ? o ? 1pleasant.
fork and BETTER work than is
ork that is barely good enough to
than you have to. DO THE BEST
)le will snort, "is for the birds."
tical. Take a look around you and
lurself. To whom does work seem
who do only as much as they are
o throw themselves wholeheatedly
lan they have to?
[ret when there isn't enough work
nds it more tiring to work half.
He knows the day is longer wher
b. And the end of the day leaves
of accomplishment,
as much as he has to, turns his jot
hangs over every move that he
he does only because he is forcec
3RE and BETTER work than he
s prison in a single bound. He doe:
Uat. 1 r? Ullf hnPli (1CP llf
Utt'cl U^C I 1 IS I1C1D MU V ??,
his own free will. Compulsion has
ft behind.
umvent a feeling of compulsion ir
:t: even if you didn't have to work
T to work anyway,
s, stop and think a moment. If yoi
i possibly do with yourself? Woulc
anks of the idle rich? Study theij
lect peace and contentment? The>
ptv people on earth.
i\L BLESSING; I WOULD NOr]
T IT.
THE CLOTHMAKER
'62 Hi'Lites , . .
(Continued from page 1)
at Mercer Bailey and Providence
Schools. Providence
School library holds Open
House. Jimmie Bras well
named Lydia Athletic Director.
MAY ? Sandra Dunaway,
Alice Cunningham reveive
$3,000 Mercer Silas Bailey
memorial college Scholarships.
Vice President George
H. Cornelson named President
of Clinton Lions Club.
Rickey Corley and Lawrence
Nelson chosen for Boy's State.
Mrs. Fannie Parrish retired
from Clinton Cloth room after
20 years continuous service.
Lydia Paymaster, David
Word, was elected secretary
of the Laurens County Shrine
Club. Vice President J. B.
Templeton clips ribbon to
dedicate Lydia Scouts' Caboose-Cabin.
Sylvia King
chosen Junior Class Marshall
at Winthrop College.
JUNE ? Lydia Superintendent,
D. H. Roberts, was elected
President of the Southern
Textile Association at 54th
annual convention in Asheville,
N. C. Franceen Smith
M iss Gladvs Retires
HBw g
Miss Gladys Wilson, per
sonal secretary to Clinton
Mills' four presidents, retired
January 18.
Since becoming secretary
to Clinton and Lydia Mills
Founder and First President,
M. S. Bailey, on May 15, 1922
she has had the distinction of
serving each succeeding president
as secretary. Upon the
death of M. S. Bailey in 1926
she became secretary to W. J.
Bailey until his passing in
| 1948. From 1948 until his
^ death in 1958 she was secretary
to P. S. Bailey. At retirement
she was secretary to
President Vance.
Miss Gladys recalls many
memorable experiences of the
mills and the men who headed
them during her near 41 years
4 of continuous, loyal service,
j A native and resident of
Cross Anchor, she has trav
clod a distance equal fifteen
* times around the world dur*
ing her daily thirty miles
round trips to work.
On her retirement Mr.
Vance said, "There has never
1 been a finer, more competent
and more faithful secretary
than you have been, Miss
Gladys." Miss Gladys, a charter
member of the Old Timers
1 Club plans to relax and enjoy
^ working in her flowers. We
wish for her many years of
^ happy and healthfui retirement.
Operation S
x. ^5^^92(
Clinton's Loyal Order of
Moose staged another highly
successful "Operation Santa
Claus" this year. A total of
68 needy families were assisted
with toys for children.
Clinton-Lydia men and wives
worked many hours in planning
and preparing for distribution
of the toys and baskets
of fruit for shut-ins.
Members and wives photographed
before departing to
homes throughout the area
chosen "Miss Clinton" for
1962. Clinton's Safe ManHours
record broken at 2,300,000.
Camp Fire Girls enjoy
week's encampment at Camp
Buck Horn. One hundred and
seventy youngsters enroll in
Learn to Swim Classes at
1 _ T 1 T 1
poois. j uny Lriinev was nameci
first runner-up in Miss Clinton
contest.
JULY ? Geary Laney was
voted Most Valuable Palmetto
League Player. New gift for
new babies of employees announced.
Lydia Small Fry
Baseball Team wins 196*2
League pennant. July 4th Activities
well attended in Communities.
Mr. S. J Todd
retired after *29 years continuous
service.
AUGUST ? Calvary Baptist
break ground for new S2f).000.00
addition. Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Edge receive first
new gift from Company for
new baby, Anita Darlene,
Drop-In honors Lydia Methodist
Minister, William Curry
at Lydia Community House.
Scouts enjoy week at Camp
Old Indian. Butch Grady, BilIv
Butler. Earl Turner and
Steve Hairston placed on Little
Boy League All Stars
Team.
SEPTEMBER?Clinton Plant
named among top ten winners
in State-wide Safety Contest.
Flu Shots provided by the
Company for all employees on
a voluntary, no cost basis.
Bruce Mills and Gary Goss
of Lvdia were named to Captain
C.H.S. Red Devil Football
Team. Judy Lanev completes
course in elementary
music for teaching. Sara Jane
Tavlor. daughter of Mr. Harold
Taylor of Lvdia, received
CLINTON CO
William R. Hanley?Spooling
Claude R. Bagwell?Weaving
Johnny K. Bailey?Weaving
LYDIA COT
James A. Edmonds?Spinning
Mary H. Patterson?Spinning
JANUARY. 1963
>anta Claus
are Mrs. J. C. Estes; Mrs. Bill
Patterson; Bill Patterson,
Governor; Levi Tucker; Lon?
: - rn: 1 -? *
me iinsiey; ivirs. j. n.. tsraswell,
Jr.; J. E. Braswell, Jr.,
Secretary; Joseph Allman,
Junior Governor; Mrs. Joseph
Allman; Kenneth Martin;
William Grant; J. C. Estes;
and Ira Martin. All, except
Mrs. Braswell and Mr. Tinsley,
who are former employees,
are active Clinton-Lydia
Mill employees.
R.N. degree at Greenville
General Hospital.
OCTOBER?Employees' generous
contributions put Clinton
Community Chest "up and
over" $20,791.60 goal. Bailey
Memorial Hospital opens.
Southern Textile Exposition
attended bv many ClintonLydia
men. Lydia Pentecostal
dedicates new $25,000 Sanctuary.
Clinton-Lvdia enters
first employee bowling team
in Classic Textile Trf?aone
Little Boys Football League
ends plav.
NOVEMBER?Industrial Engineer,
Marvin Gault, was
elected President of the Clinton
Kiwanis Club. J. B. Templeton
receives Clinton Community
Chest's highest Oscar
Award on behalf of all employees.
Employees leceive
Chest X-Rays. Brian Blackwell,
Larry Proffitt, Steve
Fennel 1. Barry Wvatt named
winners in "Punt-Pass and
Kick" football skill contest at
Wilder Field. Clinton Assistant
Superintendent O d e 1 1
Freeman receives Clinton's
State Safety Award on behalf
of all employees at special
ceremonies in Columbia, S. C.
DECEMBER?Clinton Weave
Room Overseer J. R. Reynolds
named superintendent of Clin
ton Plant No. 1. Increased
?4roup insurance benefits announced
for all employees
and their eligible dependents.
Mill Companies will pay full
cost of increased benefits.
Santa visited both plants with
bountiful Christmas Gift baskets
for all employees. Employees
with 5 years continuous
service receive weeks
vacation with pay.
/j/A
TTON MILLS
Charles H. Emery?Weaving
Thomas E. Harris?Weaving
Larry J. Hudson?Weaving
TON MILLS
Paul Patterson?Spinning
Thomas F. Neal?Weaving