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6 MR. & MRS. 5 WLMl ffijySSCK .y" IBNclHP^Ktffc) i . 'jBW Thornvvell children were ] bv Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus ing the roles to perfection wen and Mr. Furman Bratcher as 1 Ruth and Furman were ii Club to assist in the annual < sored at the Orphanage by the Club President Marvin Gat expressed sincere appreciatio their most able assistance in c joy to the young boys and gir Lydia News . . . Bonnie, of Greenville, Mr. and Buddy Yarborough and children of Asheville, N. C.. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Abercrombie and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Starnes and children of Clinton. Also grandson Ted Surratt and wife of Fort Belvedere, Virginia. Mrs. Ji E. Tobias of Plainville, Georgia is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. R. McElveen. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Parrish observed their thirteenth wedding anniversary on January 14. Birthdays W. C. Holbert?Jan. 9. Mrs. Marv Seawright?Jan. 8. r- l A \' \ ( , *' hl ?d * * "What! No Birdie", says Bruce Kyle Fuller, two months old son of A. C. A. N. Wayne and Teresa Fuller. The proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bud Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. George Pressley. >ANTA CLAUS Jtk3 h 131 B.v * * jSjH Pw J- , j ' ! HPV' % paid a delightful surprise visit ?arly Christmas morning. Enacte Mrs. B. P. Lark, as Mrs. Claus, Mr. Claus. ivited by the Clinton Kiwanis Christmas morning party spon? local club. lit and other Kiwanians present n to the Lydia employees for listributing Christmas Bags and Is. Patsy Cooper?13 years old ? Jan. 17. Mrs. Sherman Cooper?Jan. 29. Gay Crawford ? 12 years old?Jan. 9. Mills, Goss, Davis and Johnson Receive Football Trophies Bruce Mills, Gary Goss, J. W. Davis and Johnny Johnson, sons of Clinton-Lydia employees were recently honored in special exercises at Clinton High School. Bruce, co-captain of the 1962 Red Devil Team was presented the Best Blocker's Trophy awarded each year by Johnson's Men's Shop. Quarter Back, Co-captain Gary Goss, was named Most Valuable Player. He received a beautiful trophy given annually by Drs. R. H. and Joe McGee. Junior Varsity performer. .1 W II roe/\rt_ nition as the most valuable player on the squad. Johnny Johnson, outstanding tackle was selected for the American Legion Post No. 56. Best Sportsmanship Award. Bruce is the son of Mrs. J. B. Patterson. Lydia Spinner. Gary's father, Mr. Frank (loss, is a Loom Fixer at Lydia. Connie Davis, mother of J. W., is a long-serviced Lvdia Spinner. Johnny's father. Mr. W. E. Johnson, is Purchasing Agent for the Clinton and Lvdia Mills Companies. THE CLOTHMAKER Clinton High C. H. Textile School Instructor Ferrell Long and students were guests of Lydia Cotton Mills January 22. Superintendent D. H. Roberts welcomed the students in the Conference Room prior to conducting them on a tour of the plant. Students touring were Willard Bates, David Beaty, Billy Bishop, Virgil Cook, Bruce Cotner, Ansel Gilliam, George Howell. Eddy Madden, Larry Motte, Bruce Quarles, Buddy Robertson, Kenneth Riddle, Kerry Riser, Roland Revis. c c ?1 uniting ijnimiria, iiwiiu OIICIgrove, Jerry Stephens. George Thompson, John Walker. Dickie Watts and Freddie Whitman. Lydia Hobby Club Meets Lvdia Hobby Club members have begun work this month on several new items of apparel and home decoration. Members meeting on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 and from 7 to 9 Tuesday evenings are presently making very attractive rain hats, j e w e 1 r y a n d smocked pillows. Several are painting pictures and plaques for use in their homes. Miss Nellie Osborne. Community Activities Director, extends a cordial invitation to all Lvdia connected women to join the Club. "Members find the associations enjoy able and the projects interesting and relaxing." she said. Home Decorations . . . (Continued from page 1) place winners were awarded 2 1-2 pound cakes. Honorable mention at Clinton went to The Carl Campbells, 616 Elizabeth, The J. C. Childress, 100 Beauregard, The Clarence E. Dunaway's, 401 Jackson, The Dan Dunaway's. 102 Washington, The Mattie V. Heaton's. 100 Washington, The Herman Johnson's, 403 Jackson Street. The Tvollv PrnfittQ 1Roanrp. gard. The Wayne Samples, 58 Bluford and The Dorsey Turners residing at 602 Elizabeth. Receiving special notice and honorable mention at Lydia were the homes of: The James McElhannon's, 46 Peachtree, Alice Snyder's, 47 Peachtree. The William Patterson's, 248 Oak and Ruby Dunawav's at 204 Spruce. The decorations were many and varied this year. Some 150 homes had attractive outdoor displays which added greatly to the beauty of the f n m m ii n i t i p s Hnrirnt thi? - - ? - - - - - " - ^ r-> * * " Christmas Season. Employee Bowling Team Enters League Lydia employees sponsored by the Company, have entered a team in the Classic Textile Bowling League in Spartanburg. Team members, Wayne Templeton, Weaver; J. B. Vanderford. Weave Overhauler; Carl Reeves, Loom Fixer; Harold Sanders, Card Grind i Textile Students JmVmH " *9 ?AJV ^m\ Supt. D. H. Roberts explains the structor Ferrell Long and senior st Walker. Ansel is the son of Mr. < Mills; John is the son of Mr. and Mr er; Ralph Blackwell, Weave | Supervisor; Claude Gilstrap, i Assistant Superintendent; Billy Fennell, Loom Fixer; headed by team Captain Claude McElhannon, Card Tender, are bowling against teams from Indian Head, May fair and Beaumont Mills. ' Spartanburg, Clinton Mills and the Torrington Company, Clinton each Tuesday night. The team is outfitted with " red carded cotton shirts, with the Companv's and emplov ee's name sowed in white on 1 the back. Standing of the teams and top scores of the bowlers will be carried in The Clothmaker. Seat Belt Installations Set New Record in '62 The American Seat Belt Council has estimated that a record total of more than ] eight million seat belts were ' produced in 19(12. reflecting growing safety-consciousness on the part of automobile drivers. Industry officials pointed out that demand in | the first six months of the year more than doubled requests during the first six months of 1961, and that orders increased sharply each j month of 1962. i INSPECT NEW L I I Ml ! Lydia Superintendent, D. H. R Overseer, Glen Gaskins, visited the tanburg, S. C., last week to observe various stages of manufacturing. Roberts and Gaskins followed tl the metal melting furnaces to loom a Drapers' present production of tl tanburg Plant is 10 to 12 per day. The looms are scheduled for Wi installed upon arrival. JANUARY. 1963 lour Lydia ^uA , W b'lCS^Br <*?3 > > Warper Operation to Class Incidents. Ansel Gilliam and John and Mrs. Ulyss Gilliam, Clinton s. Frank Walker. Lydia Mills. Postage Increase Now Effective Not only are employees and the Company paying more federal tax for Social Security than ever before, but effective January 7th the price of postage was increased also. The rate on First Class letters jumped from 4<* to 5c. The now not-so-lowly post eard requires a 4c stamp. Air Mail letters took off from 7c to 8c. Air Mail post cards moved up to 6c. Our annual bulk rate mailing fee for the Clothmaker jumped from $20.00 to $20.00. Per copy mailing increased from 2 l-2c to 2 5-8c. If we elected to mail The Clothmaker in bulk, our cost would increase from 16c to 18c per lb. And that's not all. The Post Office Department says no more triangular, hexagonal 01* round shaped envelopes. All envelopes must be retangular in shape and not less than 3 in. x 4 1-2 in. in size. One ray beams bright. Nonprofit organizations' circulars will drop from 16c to 9c per pound. This is encouraging??? At the rate federal costs are increasing and business profits decreasing, more and 11^1 v jjiv/i11 iikiimiil; will become non-profit organizations, whether they intend lo or not. YDIA LOOMS obcris, right, and Weave Room Draper Corporation Plant, Spari Lydia's new X-2 Looms in the le manufacturing processes from issembly and testing. be 3,000 parts loom at the Spareave Room No. 4 and are being