The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, June 15, 1968, Page 2, Image 2
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Claude A. Crocker, Di
and Employee Relatio
A Wish For A ?
A
tL. ?
\ v v
occurs on the highways, arc
resort.
Here at Clinton Mills wc
provide safe working cond
practice on our vacations tl
cautions that we practice h<
of the year. So please be i
around the home?or wherev
We look forward to welcoi
safe, and sound.
*
Who Pays F
As we prepare to take ou
it would perhaps he well to
consider just who makes vaca
just who it is that pays for
So often we are prone t
only because customers are t
make that our company can
payroll and provide other e
vacation and vacation pay. 1
cloth, if there were no cut
sell our production, there 1
ployee benefits at all.
Tir;*i. 4-x.i- *1 1* ?
yy llii mis inuuyni xii m
customer who pays for our 1
selves again how important
stantly toward reducing cos
taining high efficiency, and i
we can sell the cloth we mc
competitive market. Only ii
to please our customers, wh
possible the vacations we
each year.
Profits a
Since 1950, in a typical
manufacturing company,
wage rates have doubled
and the cost of "fringe
benefits" has tripled. If the
employee had to pay the
cost of his fringe benefits?
retirement, nospitanzation,
vacations, etc. ? he would
realize what a tidy sum
they represent.
Fringe benefits, like
wages, are the cost of jabs.
Inevitably, one man's income
is another man's cost.
In order to afford jobs,
a company must make a
profit. Competition today
ider the direction of
rector of Community
ns.
lappy Vacation
Soon most of us at Clinton
Mills will be enjoying
a well deserved vacation.
Whether your plans are to
stay home, take it easy, and
catch up on some things
you have wanted to do?or
to visit the mountains and
beaches?I wish for you a
good time and restful week.
I hope this time off will
bring many happy experi
ences for you and yours.
A safe vacation is a good
vacation?and an accident
is an accident?whether it
>und the house, or at some
s are constantly striving tc
itions. Let's remember tc
le sound and sensible pre;re
during the other weeks
careful?on the highways?
er you spend your vacation
ning you back . . . refreshed
d-U'drM*
D. H. Roberts
Vice-Pres. of Manufacturing
or Vacations
r annual vacations this year
pause for a few minutes U
Hons possible, to think abou
them.
o forget the fact that it i
villing to buy the fabrics w(
continue to meet its weekh
'.mployee benefits, including
f we had no buyers for ow
itomers to whom we couli
would be no jobs and em
ind, that actually it is thi
vacations, let us remind our
it is that all of us work con
ts, eliminating waste, main
keeping quality high, so tha
ike at a favorable price in <
i this way can we continue
o in the final analysis mak>
look forward to so eagerh
ind Jobs
is so keen that the com
pany often cannot resort t
undesirable, but sometime
necessary, price increase*
Therefore, higher manu
facturing costs result in re
duced profits. This is no
a good thing for share
holders, obviously, but i
is not a good thing for em
pioyees, eitner ? tor it i
profit that enables a com
pany to be progressive
competitive, and to expan
and provide jobs. Job:
wages and benefits ca
continue only so long a
they can be of forded.
THE CLOTHMAKER
Fourth of July - '68 Q
On Independence Day,
1968, it might be well for
us to remind ourselves
that the freedom which we
commemorate is not selfperpetuating.
It is some- of
thing we must work for, Hi
conscientiously and contin- an
iir?ncl\7 di ion ac H irl nnr T^c
forefathers. They were
ready to die for freedom; sei
can we do less than strive he
to nurture and protect it? thi
Of the fifty - six who an
1 signed the Declaration of coi
Independence, five were on
captured by the British and re;
executed as traitors; nine
1 others died from wounds or "
1 the hardships of the Revo- r
lutionary War. Still others ^
L saw their homes and plantations
destroyed. For those
who lived the reward was
^ poverty ? their possessions I
commandeered, their lands ^
laid waste. |
These were the men who ?
gave us an independent
' Amprioa nnp hnnHrwl anH
' ninety-one years ago. They
are the men who pledged:
5 "For the support of this
declaration, with a firm
reliance on the protection cf
? of the Divine Providence, pe
we mutually pledge to each w]
other, our lives, our for- dt
tunes, and our sacred m
honor." he
\ Through their sacrifice m
we do have freedom. We
do have our unalienable yc
rights of life, liberty and b
, the pursuit of happiness. nc
) Let us not take these
t sacred rights and our God- Ni
given freedom for granted. m
s There are those who would be
? chin awav little hv little iu
r --'-j i ?? ?J "???i LI 1
/ these things we cherish hi
7 most. It's up to us to prove sa
r that we will not be deprived ar
1 of our heritage.
" COMPANY-WIDE . . .
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_ plant are participating in
_ the program to minimize
_ waste.
t Nine groups, comprised
a of 30 to 38 men each, are
e attending three two - hour
e sessions weekly to increase
y their knowledge and skill
in control of manufactur
ing processing waste, re
duction in usage of sup
plies, and better utilization
l" of raw materials.
0 The Conferences will run
s until late July.
5.
i" FOR THE LOVE OF... ei
Most people get it wrong.
They say, "Money is the 0
root of all evil." That's not ni
is the way the Bible says it. u
i- It says, "For the love of f(
3, money is the root of all il
d evil" There' quite a differ- u
s, ence. It all yets back to the q
?> / /(f II /if ? f in ?l/\f f?
ii jute/ iriui; it io rtisi u\juu rrtULrt i(
is money is made, but what is e
done with it. It is not un- ti
linton No. 2 Wins
Csfnhi A
I#uivij n
William Fred Ponder, South
Labor, has advised Clinton P
iguley this week that Plant
nual State-Wide Safety Co
apartment among all industri<
In his letter Ponder said, "V
it this Award in person, I ]
avy schedule of commitment
is type of program impossil
enviable record, you and y
mmended. Only through coo
e in your organization can
alized. We congratulate you.1
BE* ^ gi
"ATI STIC I AN HWa ?
EMSMM
^XRE IN YOUR P1
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What's A Vat
It's time for "relaxation and
vacations, but for many pec
xiod of the year. The dictio:
hen "work is suspended," ye
iring vacation?painting the
aking clothes for the children
>me and take it easy; others w
inute.
So, what's a vacation for? 1
>u to do what you like ? wl
>ach, or sightseeing, or kee]
>thing.
Perhaps a vacation should ]
ew places, new people, new i
ents. Perhaps just a break in
; a time for contemplation, 1
ie months behind? How wou
id the opportunity? And tl
itisfied with our accomplish
nbition?
Away from plant or offici
tutine, our thoughts flow into
' doing things. New invention:
l our lives.
What's a vacation for? It's
$ucce$$ Graduated?June
1
Loafed?June 1 to June 26
Looked for $1000 a month jot
Looked for $750 a month jot
Celebrated?July 4
Looked for $550 a month jo
Vacationed?August 1 - Augu
Looked for $400 a month jot
Accepted job with uncle?J
month
thical, even by the rules V
f most religious societies, f
> make money?even a lot t
f it. It's whether the r
j m ?._
iviitzy us uuku iv matce me p
torld a better, more com- I
->rtable place to live in t
iat counts. When it is f
sed, as profits most fre- v
uently are in a competi- t
ve society, to make man's p
fforts more productive, t
hen there is no conflict be- t
I
; Industry-Wide
ward
Carolina's Commissioner
lants Manager George M.
No. 2 is a winner in the
ntest sponsored by his
;s in the state.
/bile I would like to preregret
that an extremely
s for the summer makes (
ble. For compiling such
our employees are to be
perative efforts of everysuch
a performance be
t9
A very attractive all en aved
certificate attesting
?the Plant's 1967 outstandig
safety record carries
Dth Mr. Ponder's and Gov nor
McNair's signatures.
The award will be protcted
by the Perma Plaque
rocess ana aispiayea in
le reception area outside
lant Superintendent Jim
ybrand's office.
nation For?
rest," says the dictionary
iple it is the most active
nary also says it's a time
t some people work hard
house, building a boat,
. Some people like to stay
fant to be on the go every
Well, possibly it's just for
hether it's lolling on the
ping busy or just doing
provide a change of pace,
nterests, new accomplishthe
long routine. It could
!or stock-taking. What of
ild we re-live them if we
ne year ahead? Are we
ments? Our plans? Our
e, away from day-to-day
new channels. New ways
s. More purpose and order
a time for fresh thinking.
At Last
>?June 27 to July 1
)?July 2 to July 3
b?July 5 - July 31
ist 7
i?Antrim* R_ Anmic* 1i
? -n-"1 " M *
August 15?Salary $300 a
ween profits and ethics. In
act, freedom of choice is
he very foundation of
norality, and a free comietitive
society, in which
egally-earned profits are
he motive, provides the
reedom. Profits are the regard
for providing somehing
people are willing to
my for. It is hard to see
ohat is "unethical" about
hat.