Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 r />> rw _ AvJ-. > ?p*y -f?- Pviblished . '' for emplo , -r Miiic r-i;~ .vAtL'J the direct! Crocker. ' k Mrm!ier of South munity an AitHuitc Council .if lations. ln.'ii>trln! !t Calvin A. Cooper Truman J. Owens James R. Rraswell Hetty S. Tyson I. . The publishers of The items ?if interest from to your departtiiei persoi i T J T~? .A Haven rc Nowhere in the world i he* tor standard of living tha ' o United States. U. S. workers arc guaran naid time-and-a-half for ovei an.! paid vacations, com pen > ' h iini'iniilnvnii'nl nrmiMom work. A;u! a mountain <> ' fr hem. Pad despite this nation's worluTS, it has unwit'ii auction h'.oek by becoming the world. How has it clone this? Pa ' es of literally scores of !'< "s trade doors to every r oroduce and substituted s ra ftsmanship. In the textile industry, a wi'h th.o most modern of ecu cost of S.'tf?,"hp ?t-> $100, Vtn ;"? reasec! an average 01' five vt-ars to a sum -12 per cent a*. HlMN'Ild litnnt !\f T ?i Km . ?J . < i . . < ? I * i i_iC* l-M M T ? * ? dostry pays '-s emn!oyi'',,s employees arc paid in F.ny'a any foreign country. Fur'hoi more, U. S. toxt *T< more than, textile empln ee than i)?.*!* cent c>f all cot'oi all man-made fiber textile qo AmonLj the 1ft countries \v cotton lex*ile pjoods import' employees less than 20 per wane. In 1DGG, 2.ft billion square into this country from fmei oaii! as little as 1ft, 2f>, and 1 hat 'he production of the* obs for approximately aft.ooo industry alone. But instead ( 'e ''lis countrv. which numbi were sacrificed to foreign pi It is obvious we cannot without giving up a little welfare with every yard of country. r\ - ^ /; \ M f* Lt U L i. w . tu.In a game recently, the J and they had on their hitti errors and got whipped J! to ' down the drain because of A frinn^ t\*~* J/ of the nation's leading packe ii'cs jind other trash tamed swore off all of that eompa had a costly mistake. Kvory person connected important function h If his work is that nccessar right. Employees who take are indispensable to any si able supervisors, good stock The oerson who does hi. 'he team, as he not only rnal "cas!f>na 1 ly corrects one m; doesn't do !\is best is a drawL ,t 'ha' kind can make us st ir?, \ '<J vtrsm xji&XJL monthly hy and /" >7^/0 j yeos ot C . in ton ton. S. C.. under on ot Claude A. tirecior of Comd Employee Re. %K.niUr oP AmMrl(,a? j Association of Imliistrlikl Kill tors Editor Photographer Photographer Editorial Assistant X Ill 1 : iUi. i II i ci IVI'I Will WCtUUIlIC its readers. Turn them in itai reijni'ers or to the nnel office. >r Sicca I Shops s there a worker who enjoys a n the working man or woman in teed a minimum wage. They are time. They receive paic! holidays ;ation if 'hey are injured on the sation if they are laid off from inge benefits have been provided efforts to nrotect and encourage tr'v n'aeed their future on the a haven for '.he sweat shops of condoning the slave labor prac reie.n nations. It has opened up onceivnVdo item these countries wcat shop labor for American >r-cond'';onecl refrigerated ohants tinmen' :ne being built 'odav at a per employee. Anc! waves have per eeii*. a year for the past four >ove the required minimum wage. >orts show the U. S. ''V-xtile ?nfv! per cent more than textile nci; .""k! '/.n glancl pays jnore than a emtdovees are paid *1^^ nor cent s in Japan which supplies more t textile snoods and C>(5 per cent of ods imported into this country, 'hirh ^'inhlv OH nor ^ n ^w yv-1 i ; w tUi IUC tni into the U. S., 11? pay their com of 'he average U. S. textile yards nr textile ?oods were sent rn countries whose workers are i'? cents an hour, it is estimated ;e textiles would liave provided Americans in the primary textile ?f reducing the rolls of the jobless ir more than 3 million, these jobs oducers. continue such trade programs bit or American principle and textile goods imported into this ? - f ^ ^ '' - ^ M>' k uv.j O ? " * """* " ^ .. i- u ?i? a 9 V.lanta Braves got good pitching ng clothes. But they made five 7. So all their good playing went the miscues. years vegetables put up by one rs, but she found two small pebwith some peas and immediately ny's products forever. Someone wi'h our company performs an ie didn't, his job wouldn't exist, v, if is essential that it be done pc'de j?> doing their best work M.'eessfu! business team. So a.re holders and smart management. job well is a help to everyone on U's few mistakes of his own, but k!c by others. The person who to all the others, and enough one-cold dead. Don'* fumble' THE ClOTHMAKEP . . . About Your Social Security Apply For M< 65th E According to Miss Martha wood social security office, in social security protection. T) protection offered by medicare These benefits are lost becau them in time. To avoid this loss, a person ncaring ape should pet in touch wtih his social security office within the three (3) months bo fore his 65lh birth day. Rv :n?* this a person ran be assured of receiving the full protection offered by the medicare program. The earliest elate a person can qualify for medicare is the month of his G5th birthday. Therefore, to have protection at this time, an application must bo filed before that month. Tf ho waits until the month he reaches r?!i or later, he may lose some or all protection afforded by the medical insurance portion of medicare. Cash benefits may also be lost by delaying the filing of an application. The changes in the social security law brought about bv the 19G5 amendments to the program libera! /<>?! the retirement est. Those changes now permit. many "oonlo who continue working arter ace 65 to receive some benefits. TVliss "ressly urges all persons to con'act 'he social security ofioe within the three (A) mon'h nerior? before they reach ?kt? f>5. This can assure the full protection offered by the socia1 security program. rt n worn High school and college graduates today are interested in going where the action is ?and some may not realize that there is an abundance of room for excitement and achievement in every industry, especially Textiles ? if the young people have what it takes. There is always room for those who can face the challenge to get things done ? through enthusiastic work, through competition rather than compulsion, and inventiveness rather than in. r,;a. There is room at the bottom and all the way to the top. Hut this enthusiastic drive must be nurtured and encouraged, for the transition from educational theory to practical application is not always easy. !'. requires the skillful direction of management and the enunciation of each and every company employee. As high school and college graduates e n t e r the working force, some will come up with ideas for new and better ways of doing things; many will be content to sit on their hands and watch the world go by. The one way for all to grow is for the experienced employee to give a helping hand to the newcomer. Ho r sdicare Before irthday Pressly, manager of the Greenrnny people are losing valuable icy are failing to get the full ; as well as losing cash benefits, se people are not applying for v-; ' T-p&S : ' ' ' /vi'.:/>...-.-:v; ?#> :. - - rr-'X-.-s \ ' : - ' - " > " V j- y. "y"> ' ' > T" ?? . t . r'^ - i?\ ;: vhv-.;v ; :^:;S V'.. .'v* 11 the auto *; a i j':*- \ industry fe \\ i *j ~ " '">*>' a f< Ko*rn> Our Cc It's possible you haven't noticed, but there are 13,000 bales of natural and man-made fibers riding around on the tops of 1966 and 1967 automobiles. llaeh vinyl hardtop consumes 1 ! square yards of fibers. In 1966, this amounted to some 13million square yards of sheeting. ( Y/#?rt iK!/? lAnf - v.. 1 VI V'l'iw (ICVUUIIIWU 1UI about 7.5 million square yards of sheeting. An additional seven thousand bales of fibers are consumed annually in the manufacture of replacement convertible tops. So much for tops. Now let's check those tires. In 1966, more than 475,000,000 pounds of textiles were used in the manufacture of new and Qcmhw FOR Congratulations to the foil received their Clinton Mills' se 20 \ William R. Snelgrove Cli Mattie Vee Ileaton Cli 15 'V Millard Price Cli Aj-ncs G. Blackwell Lyi Kvfi Mae Manley Ly< 10 \ Alvin Sattcrfield Ly< 5 Y J a red D. Sullivan Cli Harold K. Landers Cli member your first day, your first few weeks, on your first job? Remember that kindly fellow who reached out to give you a lift over a tough JUNE, 1967 WATCH OUT Vacation time is hera again ? schools are out for the summer. This adds another item for us to guard against while driving and working. K -1 D - S ! The streets and playgrounds will be filled with little ones enjoying themselves playing baseball, riding bicycles, or just running around. We must look out for them. They are too young to be expected to do so for themselves. fefijfB. I 'X llfS sfl fe^ S % I Hil&MEW 13?: #ssbs& #% ?$%.? :?wf 5s irgTofi^!: vAi 'w: act: Textiles >untry tolling replacement automobile and truck tires. If this fiber had been woven into fabric 60 feet wide it would have been enough to form a textile highway 42,000 miles long! And how about the interior of automobiles and trucks? More than 204-million square yards of textiles are used annually to make that plush upholstery; 75-million square yards are consumed in the manufacture of seat covers; and 47-million square yards go into the manufacture of that deep pile carpeting covering the floor. Indeed, the textile industry has J a full-time job on hands keeping this country rolling. AujQMIA MAY owing employees who recently xvice awards: 'EAR nton No. 1 Cloth Room Overseer i nton No. 2 Battery Filler j 'EAR nton No. 1 Doffer ^ :lia Plant Spinner :lia Plant Spooler 'EAR :lia Plant Section Man EAR nton No. 1 Hour Hand nton No. 1 Ty-In Helper spot? You, too, can help make the change from a diploma to a paycheck an easier and a better load for all concerned.