Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'' end the Civil hoasted only a ha"! do/'-n swhstant'a! homes an'' sinyle hvic'c store. The family's lone- :,ne record of loadershi" . >. support for Pro- hv ere . Cu!!e e, Tho'niv."-" ' . 1 n ' * ! T '?.*; i i;.', ' : * Pro.Oiy , nar!\v?"".v V'" s ' i \' M, v c o'..\ 11\ in-1; ' ,'i 1,1 "i >i-t ; <' i?(M i< ; .Vow Yc?r\ v/isi'l'r'i v s'.tjHT'or - ' v O "TT t"~ O "* o-v> j\./ -- p . J. v C > . I ? Ml|-? :. ? _ ^ ? C / if > . r .Or a) j? y >v\ ,?? ;,,:'s: voi!es, broadcloths 's?os. The cvnpmiy's " , s ?0 more * *i; ? '"' i :>n'v;A!y. icaloc! nrodtret'qufptnt.'!'.1. i nciiuVs > '>? ;tiM L'lla 0?'.' si)in( ":i m p'^voxi!"r'!;\'.L''y Tao ~nr!y Yec;-* A" ibis is :i for cvv rro?v '.Ih: a,'AO spind'os :im' ' aM o! r. s iitil .Vercc* **v'aa 'V:.*v '.aime'ieo' as i'v.* 1 '. .)!! Co'.'.d!! V i!'s <?v. \ A'Pii, wi'.b :"> ??>sc"" . ; >!'t-sit II1!! t Wil':av: J. aau! L'assbis V!. as !'o,'!si!ror am! !?('( 'or v y 1 as'.rr revx.-."/v-.*!y. V. f. V. S. MaiVv :dr<?:?('y s-'f-codo'.! if. 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'1'lint I**"1' ir'.i.'1 y ?'.1'? , s sip.ni! ioanro :n 'Im <>v of Clinton \!i!!s a* <! ' ^'.ai'ov family. , !io 1) i r t h <! a y ?>f VI. " r r ? a t y y AXE!? -V / V -1. r. J -v%/0 */ vvMcxn srounder and President. Pounder and Presidenl was the birthday of the Panic. 'She Clinton V:" s ant! the Lydia Mills wre also launched on Foh. So it was quite natural 'hat 'he eroundbrenkintt ceremonies lor the futuris"c "-ai!ev Plant ? a mile Cone in '.ho company's his'<" v ? would take place on ' Vb. 11)0(5, the day Clin111> Mil's i far n'd 70 years < ' aye. V.'I" cm' Cctd The minder, M. S. v, was ?.resident of the v.i> 'ar's until his death in A' 'hat time, VV. J. Ikaley became presi. ' n: Clinton Cotton .'.' 'Is, where he had been < president. C. M. (Cad) 1 ?'V :M'caine president of ' .ydia. Mills, which he ' a.! .< rved as treasurer. W ' 11 ''alley also assumed -T"" x \ t 7\ '1 A ^ i ? >9 l> ? :!sk"!s Mrrrrr ISailrv HHiiilta ~nr o / jLo! \ , -..y { . \AS C'*n!on Xi!'s (! f?QS- 192G) . Lyes a Mil's (J902-1926) the presidency of M. S. Bailey Son, Bankers, in ll'Ll'I. And upon the death of C. M. Bailey in 191.5 a, he Became nresident of the '.ydia \1 ills as well. He headed all three organizations until his own dea'h in 1 !Mfh Si P. S. 'Si) Bailey, a \\r t ...,n iivi?:m.vy > y . u , Ui.il n:y ciiivi a vice prosit lent of the tex'ile firms with 22 years experience in '.he plants, succeeded his uncle as prcsi 'ent of Clinton Cotton Mills and l.ydia Cotton Mills, hoherl M. Vance, another randson of t lie founder, became president of the hank and assistant treasurer of the 'extile companies. Si Itailev had already served 11' years as mayor of Clinton, puhlimt the? town I 'rst throueh the depression and then '.lie war years. When lie 'noli over as presi. r 1 ? I -11 L i ?J ; J M V. illllUII <11111 T,yd?a Md's, he guided the companies through a most dynamic decade. Dosji the troubles beset! inc. the 'extile industry eenorally, !\ S. Bailey enlarged operations and increased production by -1" per cent. Tie modernized plant facilities and improved the employee benefit program. A .'10 per cent expansion at Lydia coin NOVEMBER 5, 1967 )6 anniversary. The Clinton plant grew so much it virtually became two plants, now known as Clinton No. 1 ancl No. 2. N. Y. Operation The company also established its own New York sales corporation, Clinton Cottons, Inc., in 1948 with Norman CI. Meyers as president, George II. Cornelson, Sr., vice president, P. S. Bailey, treasurer, and W. Carlisle Neely, as secretary. In 1953 upon the death of George II. Cornelson, Sr., Mr. Vance became vice president and assistant treasurer of Clinton Cottons, Inc., and in 1958 treasurer. Warren Weisz, who joined Clinton Cottons in 1949, now is president of this New York organization which is responsible for marketing every yard of cloth produced by Clinton Mills. The high quality rlnth fninvs tho hp<it ronn. lotion in markets throughout America. In 11)58, Si Bailey ? still a relatively youm? man and serving as president of the Sout h Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association ?died. Today Mr. Vance, then head of the bank, had been elected vice president of the Clinton and Lydia Mills in 1953. He was elected president of -<U-' 1 1 $ J* 0** i '-~"Z V f y '** x ' j ? I*ntsy Silas ltailcy President. Clinlon-Lydia Mills (1948-1958) the mills in 1958 to succeed !J. S. Rniley, his cousin. In the near-decade since, Mr. Vance has been recou nized for his leadership abilities perhaps as much outside the company as within it. During that time, he has been chairman of the board of trustees of Presbyterian College, president of the South Carolina Hankers Association (HMJ.'H and president of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association (at pros- ^ entl. He is one of few men ever to head both the bank