Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

CLINTON MILLS Vol. 14. No. 4 May, 1965 Clinton, S. C. @&assir@: VOL. 14. NO. 4 Safety Achievement Clinton No. I Lyt DEPARTME> SAFETY AC 1944HMP Clirion Cofton J y<y fm* t'n /A? < ?tt/A JttcA *//*** /e?J4 4149*^' 4/ ry?i/</iv( . Two Clinton Mills plants Commissioner William Fred P achievement in accident prev secutive year the Lydia Planl missioner Ponder. The awards with others won in recent yea] The following letter to the the respective plants was rece Dear Sir: In response to our invitation to participate in the Annual Safety Award Program, conducted by this Department, your application was submittori t n 11C t /%rrnt Kor *tri4V-? m r/M 1 ^ VV-V4 vv/ uo, tilVl Willi V UUl accident data, and, upon careful examination of same, your plant was found to be eligible for this award. For compiling such an enviable record you and your employees are to be commended. Only through cooperative efforts of every one in your organization can such a performance be realized We congratulate you. I believe this industry-wide award carries with it a splendid opportunity to develop an awareness of the importance of accident prevention. The very attractive, all engraved certificate, attesting to vour 1964 safety record, is now WHAT It isn't the number of guards the well-kept rails ... It isn't the lights that they ir nails. It's true that these do help a b and said ... The thing that prevents the use your head! CLc PUBLISHED BY AND FOI fia Plants Recognized s I Uf l.iVDUK IIIEVEMENT W^c/ /o EQllU-fbml^al 10rr*> 'j r*Mt//i*tp. tn ./As n ~My/jfcrt ny ant/ /A* rrrn+rftir .tpmj/r \ & .^O '** ... .. C^mc ..*** were praised by S. C. Labor onder last week for outstanding ention. This is the second con; has been recognized bv Cornare being prepared to be placed rs. i management and employees of ived with the certificate. ready for delivery to you. As you will recall, this award is sponsored by the State of South Carolina, and the certificate carries the signature of both Governor Russell and the Commissioner of Labor. While I would prefer to present this award in person, I regret that an extremely heavy schedule of commit ments lor the summer makes this type of program impossible. It is my hope, however, that you will find adequate means to convey to all of the employees in your organization the highly important significance that this award signifies. With expressions of all good wishes. I am Yours Sincerely. Wm. Fred Ponder Commissioner IS IT? you put on. Or the stairs with istall. Or the lack of old rusty >it, But when all has been done accidents is the way that you 1 CLINTON AND LYDIA EMP1 T > W Clgc UlCI CdbC Announced President Robert M. Vance announced an upward revision in wages for employees via plant departmental bulletin boards on May 20. The wage increase is the third within less than two years. Details of the increase will be given to each employee by his Supervisor as soon as they are completed. Cornelson C.iteri As N. C. Stale Alumnus George H. Cornelson, Clinton Mills vice-president, has been named the Outstanding Young Alumnus of 1965 by the Alumni Association of North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Cornelson was honored at the association's annual luncheon meeting last Saturday. The award recognizes Cornelson's outstanding contribut i o n s and achievements in business, civic, and religious affairs. The citation, presented by Alumni vice-president Don E. Hamilton, reads in part: "It is with great pride and honor that the North Carolina State Alumni Association presents its Outstanding Young Alumnus award to George H. Cornclson, IV. It is men like him who have been responsible for bringing new vitality and optimism to the textile industry. He reflects great credit upon his Alma Mater." SCHOOL'S See pages 4 and 5 \kF,R -OYEES, CLINTON. S. C. mm King Kinii- BlarLuioll W - ?j m vavwamwwwBB WW Scholarships Valuet Thirty-seven Employees ] Receive 5-Year Pins On-the-job presentation of 5 year continuous service ' awards pins were made to 37 employees last week. Words 2 of congratulations and apprec- ( iation were expressed by the ( Supervisor, Overseer, Superintendent. and Plant Manager to those employees reaching their first five years plateau of service. , rrn a _ _ ^ ine continuous service Awards program annually recognizes employees who j have reached new five year service milestones. Employees receiving their first gold service pins were: PLANT NO. 1 | Spinning * Doris P. Osborne Spooling Richard E. Tinslev Slashing David P. Dickson PLANT NO. 2 J Spinning < Ola Bell Heaton < Alice R. Johnson < Joseph H. Johnson i Robert Knox 1 (Continued on page 3) I I ^ ! l<| 1 1 L 1 i BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit N. 59 MAY. 1965 ^HP V - v?3| Blackwell 'in Bailey J at $4,000 Mark Odell King and William Robert Blackwell have been named the recipients of $4,000 college scholarships awarded annually bv the Bailey Foundation to two high school graduates who are children of Clinton Mills connected parents. Mark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hall King. He plans to study mechanical engineering at the University of .South Carolina. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Blackwell. He will enter Clemson University it:. /. H i. i " inib ian wnere ne will major in mathematics. Since inception of the program in 1957, eighteen fourvear college scholarships have been awarded. The scholarships are restricted to South Carolina Colleges and Universities. In addition to the scholarship grants, the Bailey Foundation offers interest-free edu:ational loans to Clinton Mills connected children who qualify. Qualification for loans are the same as required for the scholarships. Johnson Named Lions Club President Purchasing Agent VV. Eu?eno Johnson will awoni tl->? J ?-?'<presidency of the Clinton Lions Club in July. He was named by the eighty member civic club in recognition of his many years of outstanding service in Lionism. Mr. Johnson assumed responsibility for establishing the Company's first purchasing department in 1937, when centralized purchasing in textile plants in the state was in its infancy. He is widely known for his knowledge and experience in the fields of sales and purchasing.