Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/- \ 4 \ " i V i : . A 'I [ . \ laUU C?Mr TOOA u > W ly / u VOL 1<S, NO. 3 5,000 TOU3 PLANT A T7V _oA . ? **** .' ^ *. *,? - 'V/ : " ;"t - " ' * * ' / ? ! / ' 1l U> - Ribbon cutting?(L. to F P. S. Railey. Robert M. V< officially open the plant. Over 5,000 peoo.'e otter November 5. After brief dee. lent ion fabric tours of the new S'l than ! ('"0 cars : rhei President Vance sard at the dedication ceremony at1 ended by some visi'nrs, ""'his is a proud moment in the history of our Company. and ! Irene it :s an equally o'oini one for our community." !'e pointed out that the '"riant is named for four men "who clayed 'H'r'wins inns' innme', a1it roles in he development nf Clinton Mills ant! whose vision ex' ended into every area of 11 lis comniun:'' "- ? ftumder A'. S. Bailey, W. Bailey, C. M. Bailey and '\ S. Bailey. ! !e said, "The Bailey Plant represents a new direction for Clinton Mills. After 71 years as an allcotton manufacture:, we have now entered the field of cotton-synthetic hlend.s. It is a measure of our response to demands of the textile market. It is a measure of the esteem in which we hold our quality reputation that we did not en'er the field until we were positive we could produce the best blended fabrics r J >?< (f j fi v. J !. : V J PUBLISHED BY AND FOF ^ I- V i\ > ? }U ... . _ 1 .* \ _ .!_> I , . JV ^ v) ? ^ ,f \ A A / '?,? a y/.. W , \ ~ ; * I " '"''C- s' v> i-.v ' \ ^:</* ( i f ,, . v ? ' ." I ' - ' " i i. t.) V^s. Lucy Marshal!, Mrs. ir.ce and Mrs. C. M. Bailey c" In m u?ed open .house at the 'iai.'ev ceremonies hold at 2 p.m. unc1 million plant were held not'! '> i in the parkim* lot and on the lie also said, "This o'ant of also represents an invest- \< mem o: l-'attn nr the < Clinton community 1 us people, where more *' i: n 7" years of association havo produced the highest *v?'e of relationships. Ant! ?: ' 1 in the future of the textdo industry, which, we feel has the strength anc! vitality to grow despite the e'o n:s which seem to gather* "ropuently on its horizons. "So this is what this .now plant means to our company and particular ly '.<> me as its president. 1' means we are 71 years your" uvl drawing steadily on 'hat many years experience to z stay young. ! thank you buyout* support in the nast and ask your continued sunport in what 1 think w.'l 1 w? 'it) iivnit ioft * . V ? i i V ? ? U LII ! I". Dr. Wi.iiam Redd Tin ner, pas'or emeritus of the Firs' "resbyterian Church, stave the dedicatory prayer am! h< Mrs. C. V. !?ai!ey officially , opened ;:<e plant by clip- o pint; a strand of po'yestereot'.on rovim; which was reduced in the plant. A f J k ! . \... 'A La ** air*. |j '! . ? . . j>?u itfilLi v- Jlflil Lcfilk M ! FV.^OYF^S OF CLINTON .V 'GATED E \<\te \ \hr % v !':v^ p?' ;'res:c:ent Vance makes nests welcome to the open, ouse and dedication cerolonies. 'Van*, Sunday afternoon, !cr sunny skies, fiber to p.m. At 3:15 p.m. more front lawn. polyester-combed cotton >i'es, batistes, and broadt 'h. Refreshments were wed as "nests concluded loir tours. S -! ! X 3 3 C V J ' _ \ - it' V i i u.i V 2 lut ^rumnn Owens Truman Owens, Clinton !i!!s Personnel Assistant, as accented an invitation ) officiate in the 1967 'n ine Bowl Game in Char)-.U\ X. C. December 2. ' )\vens, H5, is w i d e 1 y nown in South Carolina L: Li i!o. l-5:!rtcn !Ca. 2-Ly IILIS, CLINTON', S. C. J THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Day was a holiday wilh pay for , eligible employees. All Plants closed al midnight Wednesday and resumed operation midnight j Thursday. Rogers, Nelson On ST A Panel Carl R. Rogers, Bailey Plant Manager, and Joe Nelson, Overseer of Spinning, participated in a technical panel discussion at the Fall meeting of the South Carolina Division of the Southern Textile Association at Clemson University, November 19. The meeting attracted 400 operating management men. Rogers served on the weaving panel. Nelson's pane! discussed spinning room practices and production problems. President Vance, speaking as President of the South Carolina Textile Manufactures' Association, commended the membership on t! icir contribution to the industry. / f /N r- r- a V - Ul-MLIAL been actively engaged in recreational and athletic work since 10-19 when he joined the City Recreation Department as studentcoach in the Little League Program. Following a three year letter career in basketball, football, and baseball at Clinton High School in M9, '50, '51, he played semipro baseball and basketball for some 15 years. His first high school officiating experience came in 195(5 when he began calling 1 o c a 1 basketball games. The following year he added baseball umpiring, and in 1902 lie joined the S. C. High School Football Officials Association. South Carolina AAA high school coaches have recently selected him for some of the ton games in the state. He * . 4 i : ?' ... . . "in Mas Fabrics dia?Ballsy NOVEMBER, 1967 CLUB TOTALS 186 Fourteen Employees To Receive 25-Year Awards Fourteen Clinton Mills 111VJI1 UUU WUIUC11 Will J IS" ceive Quarter Century awards at the Comnany's 12th annual Old Timers Gathering t at Greenville Dining Hall on the Presbyterian College Campus, Sunday, November 26 at 1:00 p.m. Those receiving engraved gold watches and diamond set service award pins commemorating their 25 years of service with the Company are J. C. Estes, Louis Butler, Jr., Edith Neal, Lessie Davis, Fred Haynie, Evans Lever, A. M. Shumate, Jr., Lewis D. SimpT> ,5 r* U T . .1 _ ov-iii, lvu^iuunu v^abii, l^um Mae Cinn, William Canble, Horace Grogan, Walker Osborne, and Nannie L. Samples. The buffet luncheon meeting will honor 186 active and retired employees who have completed 25 years and more of continuous service with the Company. Attendance is expected to reach 350, including the invited guests of the honorees. President Robert M. Vance, a member of the C!ub, \vj!! make the presentations. Vice President J. B. Templeton will serve as Master of Ceremonies. 7,67/? Employee Christmas Gifts Ordered Clinton Mills employees have made their selections from the Company's colorful brochure of Christmas gifts. The gifts, chosen from 66 quality items of jewelry, cookware, luggage, silverware, electrical hand tools, etc., will be presented on the job by members of management a few days before Christmas.