Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SINCE 1896 VOL. 17, NO. 6 Death In Family Prote Fllii'ihlf1 cmnlnvpus a >-o now paid for excused absences to attend the funeral of a member of the immediate family. The new "pay-plus" policy became effective .November 1. In a word of explanation the policy reads. "The Company recognizes the emotional stress arid nrnhlpmc involved when a member of an employee's immediate family passes away and is sympathetic with the bereaved employee and his family. The purpose of this policy is to grant a reasonRobert A. Taylor i\i >W Director Of / if 1 //I ?"? L/uiu i f Clinton Mills' new Director of Data Processing is Mr. Robert A Taylor, a native of H e p h z i b a h, Georeia. His appointment vv a s made recently by Walter A. Sigman, Controller of the Company. Taylor was a Senior Systems Engineer with the 1 loney well Corporation's Electronic Data Processing Division in Jacksonville, Florida prior to accepting the position. He is a B.S. graduate of Georgia Southern College and did graduate work at the University of Georgia in the field of education. Following two years of teaching in the Cairo, Georgia public schools, he (Continued on page 3) CLDl PUBLISHED BY AND FC Policy In Effect *cts Emolovee Fron able amount of time off from scheduled work to make necessary funeral arrangements, attend the funeral, and to minimize loss 1 of income to the affected employee during this very trying period." At the time of a death in an active employee's immediate family, he will be ol t iT i Klo fnt* nn / X V. IVI C4p IU I I 1 I L*l" days excused absence with payFor the purpose of this policy immediate family is defined as the employee's h u s b a n d. wife, father, mother, grandmother, TO UNITED FUND Clinton Cares ? Pl< The generous $15,025.04 pledge of Clinton Mills men and women to the 1969 Greater Clinton United Fund set a new record in tne industrial Division and helped establish an all time record for unified giving in the Clinton area. Totals reached $52,211.36 for the 25 participating agencies. The Industrial Division has never failed to lead in percentage of dollars given in the 16 years history of the local Fund. The Indust rial Division's goal, exceeding 50'; of the total effort, was set at $25,000. The division exceeded its goal by NIXON PLEDGES CONTROL AC Textile Imports J Imports of textiles of all fibers in September were 312-million equivalent square yards, the highest level on record for any month. It was the second consecutive month in which imports exceeded 300-niillion square vards. The Sen a . I' tember level was up *2.5 per cent from the previous record established in August and til per cent above last September, according to figures released by the 1 )epartment of Commerce. H MAKEI CLINTON MILL! Plants?Clinton Ni )R EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON Mil n Financial Loss grandfather, son, daughter, brother, sister, mother-inlaw and father-in-law. Prosidpnf Vancp'i; Nnwc Center announcement said in part. . . "This policy, as does the total package of fringe benefits provided and paid for by the Com- p pany, reflects our continu- s ing sincere interest and in- ii vestment in providing for C and protecting each and every employee and his C family to the practical ex- C tent that profitable operations of the Company will c permit. ? ti e etltrtts 1 -0-- -7 j( .32'as employees of Indus- p trial firms contributed ap- 0 proximately $33,000. g C. 11. Reed, Industrial Division Chairman, highly r praised Clinton Mills' em- p ployees in his letter of ap- p preciation. "Clinton em- p ployees were the standout / leader both in total dona- j: tion and per capita gifts," p he said. "Their generosity p was a most significant fac- (| tor in our over-all success n and has guaranteed another ? ~ i years support for our com- j munity services." n Calvin A. Cooper, Per- p sonnel Director, was chairm a n of the Company's j highly successful drive. a TION d n Sri New Keeortl n S i' li t i1 m h r imiinrtc ?I?* r brought the total for the c first nine months of 1968 to ii 2.5-million square yards, p some 27 per cent above the level for the first nine v months of last year. Ap- t parol imports accounted e for the largest single seg- t ment with 879 - m i 11 i o n t square yards during the nine-month period. l President elect Nixon t stated on several occasions q during the recent campaign c (Continued on page 3) a It 5 Superior Quality 1.1?Clinton No. 2?L] .LS, CLINTON, S. C. :. i i i I?llltl WESs The annual Old Timers iloyees with 25 years and ervice will be held at 1:0( n Greenville Dining Hall < 'ampus. :hristmas club >istributes checks Colorful Christmas Club lavings checks totaling 255.533.75 were distributed n 722 thrifty Clinton Mills mployees November 22. he "easy to save" method 5 administered through the 'ayroll Departments in cooperation with M. S. Bailey * Son Bankers. Employees desiring to enoll in the plan may do so iv obtaining an authorizaion for Christmas Savings )eduPtion Card from their assistant Overseer, competing it and requesting lim to forward it to the 'avroll Department. The (eductions so authorized nay be started, stopped or he amount changed at anyime during the year by mtifying the Payroll Deartment. Christmas Savings for 969 will not be due or payble until December, 1969. In the past, the payroll [eduction plan for Christnas Savings has proven to ?e a great convenience for lost employees, as the emiloyee does not have to oncern himself with mak ??v.v.rwky VJI lliVMillUN Ut" osits at the bank. Employees who do not vish to join the plan at this ime may do so later. New mployees will be offered he opportunity at the time hey begin work. The Christmas Club Savngs Program is available i) all employees. It was beun many years ago as a onvenience of employees nd is entirely voluntary. f Fabrics rdia?Bailey NOVEMBER, 1968 Mill! * 1968 J : lunrhpnn in Virinnr . .f o?-ri_ over continuous Company ) p.m., Sunday, December 1 on the Presbyterian College Sixteen Clinton Mills men and women will receive gold watches and diamond pins as they are inducted into the 199 member Club. The awards will be presented by President Robert M. Vance, following the buffet style luncheon. The Class of *68 includes Kubv Cook, James Gregory, Rufus Handback, George Gossett, Harold Hairston, Paul Smith, F. J Carnes, B. F. Harvey, Aline Lanford, Arthur Lawson, Verner Dees, Fred Galloway, Arzo Ivester, Ethel McLendon, H. C. English and Lizzie Hawkins.. The awards to be received reflect more than years of service ? they are testimonials to the honorees' years of quality workmanship, years of pride in their job and Plant and in the Company. As in past years, each Old i lmer may invite a guest of his or her choice. This is always a gala occasion for both active and retired members. THANKSGIVING PAID HOLIDAY All Plants were closed in o b s e r v a nc e of Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is one of vhe Companv's four paid holidays. For many it was a day of happy hunting. For others . . . family, football. wonderful food and festivities.