Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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O" r* r, ~r - iBi! 1 .x' ' -*i a " L u ! n ? . - i . clintqn r;::.' Plants?Clinton Published monthly ut Clciuc'e A. Crocker, L">i cine! Employee Pelatic ? -it $55 6 MILLION PAID IM I rv AI T A 1( K ^ . . \ ?.s/' V.'UK V\ OVER $7!l V. . "A Where Doer A survey of Textile industry spending ilerltie American Tex ' i ' ? Manufacturers Inst itute, si lows the industry paid ;ui estimated total tax bill of Of this total, $571 -million was paid in federal t: xes, $0.4,440,5-10 in state taxes, and S55,(?J!f),430 in !oc;i ! taxes. Last year Marion Manufacturing Company paid S!M7.747.i2(5 in taxes '.? local, state and federal eov rnmertts. ATM 1 polled 1104 companies in I!1 states in i's survey and received 1 plies - a response of more t han 40 per cent. The survey also shows 'JO companies during '000 soent $11,005,108, an average of *-123,27:1 each. to build or modify treatment systems to prevent water pollution. Twenty - ! i v o other companies reporter! they plan such construction during the next three years. Sixty - two comparers, more than 50 per cent ?>'' those responding, said they have i;( plants which lute water. Kxponditure for research and development in !!J'S7 will be, according t<? -17 companies answering the i jjJim to ^ ////r\n f m<rn>, , , Turning out an interesting and informative Company publication is no easy assignment. It takes a lot of time and hard work, coupled with a sincere interest in all employees and their families. We are constantly seeking news about the Company's 1,700 employees. We often wonder how * *3 ?... S *T"" T "vn'lty ra'rins ,'r.' '' 'n ?.'n. 2? LyrTra?Rn5???y lrfer 'lie direction of rector of Community ms. A M!LL!ON PA'0 > 7Vs*vSw,N STATE ^AXES /\ 3\ I'A::) ) J ! TAXIS / i "" 'J 'N 1 AXES IN 1966 3 //.oney Go? s'irvry, *19,045,650, an aver aye <>: tntin,'iri eitch. tolls t?i charily reported hy M1 companies totaled S'J.'J'i'h'M!), for an average t.'i (.!' Spending for educational purposes took three forms: ei'ts educational institu:;ons, scholarship programs, and loans for education. Sixty-five companies repoi't*ii eilts to schools totalon' '.iV'MLh.'WO, an average eift of Tliirtv-four lompanies reported spondimh ?>f scholarship pro warns totaling S!iH7,99*1, an . ivi'tri'jc program of $9,9-11. 'I'hir'y-two of those .'1-1 comi':miL'S sponsor a total of -117 scholarships. ' light companies reported loans for education totali> " SM;;-1,200 an average of Information compiled by ihe S. Department of Commerce shows textile industry spending for new plan's and equipment dur;;1,. ^() been $',' U'! "f)*> ;)()() A'l'V' estimates wages atul sa.laries paid by the industry to its'951,000 cm !(tyi'es (lurine 19(50 to have been tvl.fiOO,000,000, up from "TO,OOO.OOU in !!.'(if). wha' is wanted in words and pictures? Too little or 'on nme!17 Maybe someone disagrees with something we've sa'd ... it has been ' 11 ' i linpiien M|* iMM' haps suincuiu' lias liar! a persona! experience which mie.ht jo of interest to all our readers. The truth of the matter is for the most part we are operating in a vacuum. Unless you te!! us what's new and what's news. So, what to do? Contact the employee reporter in your department or call or THE ClOTHMAKER "'Textiles i F.DI'l'OirS NOTIC: Folloxoing is a reprint of an article bij Thiinnun Sensing of the Southern States Industrial Council entitled, "Textiles Aren t F.vpcndable." ? o? The idea that certain basic American industries are expendable as part of the nation's effort to arrange world trade policies is one <>! the strangest and most d'Slurbinu; phenomena !!i the Mxeeutive Branch of the Government. To saci'ifiee any industry in our country should bo u n t h i n a bl e. G over n men t departments are not ere a'.ed to spawn ideas for the destruction of American enterprise. Yet, in instances, ihey have been dome hist this for a number of years. Industry Is Victim One of tho first victims sclec'ed is the American textile industry, which plays such an important part in the economic life of several Southern states ? a ree'on wliieh has been penalized in the past and which cannot afford to lose any < !' its new found prosI jerity. Severn! years ago, the textile industry was in seven* trouble because of our governn lent's approval of a two-price system for cotten, which favored foreign competitors. More recently, the textile industry has been doing much better as a result of defense orders for materials. Moreover, the textile industry, in a Profits Have Purpose To improve business, create steady employment, and provide increased job opportunities in the everwidening employment mar 'set. '"<> provide better products and services and stimula'o the development of new products and new methods. "'<? increase productivity, c r c a ! e new industries which in ?11rii will lead In a bettei standard ol" living. provide the incentive to save and invest by rewarding risk takers who invest in a productive enterprise. ''.'o preserve the right of freedom of choice so that an individual can work where he wants, huy what he wants, do what he wants without being dependent Vre Not E: major effort to modernize its production facilities, has invested vast sums in new plants and in renovation of existing installations. Yet all this progress is threatened again. U. S. Senator Ernest F. 1 fellings (D.-S.C.), who represents a key textile manufacturing state in the South, recently warned of the danger to the Southern economy which lies ahead because of the Johnson administration's policy on textiles. "The President," said Senator Pollings, "has not given adequate attention t?i this matter and has allowed the industry to be used as a bargaining pawn in our trade policy. This has been done in such a way as to treat the domestic textile industry as expendable." Prime Deficiency One of the prime deficiencies in existing law and policy is that import quotas were not implemented for man-made libers and little attention was given to the menace of mass imports ol' woolens. Sen. Mollings has reported that "in the past two years the market has been flooded with cotton goods because of failure to adhere to the quota system" which does exist, lie pointed out that in the past six years cotton imports have risen "from 7'JO million square yards to 1.8 billion square yards." Imports of man-made fibers have increased in this same period ! runi in i to million square yards. Woolen imports have nunc up from 85 to 11)1 million square yards. Understandably, this dangerous import situation has QeAviw For June Cnnyrnt ulnt ions to the centh/ received their Clinto 20 y Melvin K. Creswell .. .. Juanita K. Leopard . . 15 V I I..I.... I lllnll'il.. I H II II %1 WIHIIIIIII Martha M. Samples 10 V Woi.se IV Daniels Charles T. Campbell . . Ralph II. Tumblin Patricia Tucker 5 Y Lylliann V. Snow Harbara M. Woodward Richard b. Clai k . SEPTEMBER, 1967 spendable" affected the nation's balance of trade. It is noteworthy that the trade deficit of the U. S. last year amounted to $1.5 billion, and $920 million of this was in textile goods. Situation Worsens The situation is worsening all the time. Last December, for example, the Tariff Commission recommended that the tariff on typewriter ribbon cloth be abolished. It is obvious that if this tariff is removed, then Far Eastern lands will flood the United States with this kind of material. Plants geared to the manufacture of typewriter ribbons will be shut down, and unemployment will spread in the South. Government officials can r.o longer say the U. S. textile industry is failing to modernize. Textile plant investment is tremendous, and should be protected by the law of the land. No matter how modern the equipment in U. S. textile plants, these factories cannot compete with Asian manufacturers who rely on cheap labor. In Japan, the textile worker is paid 36 cents an hour. Hong Kong textile plants pay only 25 cents an hour. Prepared To Compete American textile companies are prepared to compete fair and square when it comes to skills and equipment, but they can't en^u^e in wage competition with the sweat shops of Asia. Thus they properly deserve a measure of protection under the country's tariff laws and other regulations. ; and July following employees who ren Mills' service awards: EAR Clinton No. 1 Doffer ... Clinton No. 2 Spinner EAR Clinton No. 2 Spooler Tender Clinton No. 2 Spooler Tender EAR Clinton No. 1 Spinner Clinton No. 2 Overhiiuler Clinton No. 2 Loom Fixer Lydin l^Jaiit Office EAR Clinton No. 1 Cloth Grader Clinton No. 2 Spooler Tender Clinton No. 2 Doffer