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2 Published monthly i Claude A. Crocker, I and Employee Relal On behalf of all our I want to thank you for \ to the recent United Funi results of this year's cam^ truly outstanding. Your gei has again abundantly der willing cooperation of Clintc which are for the good of a surrounding area. My sincere gratitude ai you who made a contributic You have recognized that ongoing obligation and privi and to help provide neede( more wholesome place in to rear and educate a famil; The outstanding suppor inis ana otner communitypride to the Company and re member of the Clinton Mill Thanksgit Standing amidst the & highest technically advann civilization, surveying the own hands, we would have 1 were not proud. Perhaps tho Perhaps we are vain. . . As his world grows sm closer together, almost liters neighbors. In time we have next door as a measuring si mine our worth. Unfortuna terms of what he possesses t Perhaps it is because w< justified in his pride than u things inside ourselves of wl ever the reason, we do. Tha as we don't overlook those th be humble. Has humility gone "out so. It was once considered a the eyes of Him "from wh< blessings in disguise, unwan When we sit down at o tional Jturkey and tfimming conformity to tradition or humility and earnest thanks People Ma Quality ? like people ? must be everywhere at Clinton Mills. It must be in every single operation if it is to be found in every vard of fahrir that um manufacture. It doesn't take extra effort to produce quality ? but it does take pride in workmanship. It means giving your every operation the benefit of your skill and experience ? and it IWeMv I Ifi ^8S>i JNhf *jf under the direction of director of Community fions. 4Management, and, personally, ;he wonderful support given d Drive in our Plants. The laign in the Company were nerous and unselfish support nonstrated the interest and >n Mills employees in projects 11 in Greater Clinton and the y c id congratulations to each of >n or pledge to the campaign, responsible citizens have an ilege to aid the less fortunate 1 services which make for a which to live, to work, and yt given by our employees in wide projects is a source of (fleets great credit upon every s organization. c ^dcnjf/77. \ i ving ? '68 \ uperabundance of this, the f ed society in the annals of ? innovations wrought by our f io be other than human if we 1 ugh, we are more than proud. c c aller, Man moves closer and ally rubbing elbows with his * * come to think of that man f Jicfc by which we may deter- c tely we more often count in r han in terms of what he is. J e think our neighbor is more ?e are that we seek for those xich we may be proud. Whatt search is not "bad" so long lings for which we might also of style"? It wasn't always virture to be humble before a om all blessings flow," even t ted and unrequested. s >ur tables set with the tradi- fc s, will we bow our heads in fc will we bow our heads in v giving. a t ike Quality w. means doing the job right c the first time. Quality in a r finished product is only as c good as the combined ef- d forts of all the people involved in its production. \ No new plant, no process, a nor any modern textile ma- t chine can make top quality without the skilled efforts S of people. \ Yes, it all depends on a PEOPLE to make top t< quality! a THE CLOTHMAKER Were Your Ears Burning Last Monday? ISM Maybe you are not the ;ensitive type whose ears >urn when you are talked ibout. But someone was alking about you the other lay. I guess they talk about ne, too. But, they are saying nice L : -1 x t 11 mugs auuui us ior iney are Clinton Cotton's salesmen, rhey are talking to custoners or prospective custoners, and they are telling hem about our fabrics, our Company, its policies and :ervices, and the people vho make these things )ossible. That's you and me ind all the rest of our fel ow employees who make lp the Clinton Mills Company. They are telling them >bout the quality of our abrics, the good service we ;ive and the ideas we have or making them all better, rhey are selling us and >ur talents. And, they are loing a good job. We've got some of the rade's best salesmen; they ;et the orders. But, they lon't manufacture the fabics or deliver them. It 1-- -A ciivca cvciyuuuy ai bunion dills to fill those orders, ncluding you and me. Textile News:9 Three Stations A highly-acclaimed radio trogram of textile news nd comment has been exended from its original tation in Charlotte to a roadcast outlet in Greens>oro and another in Greenrille, S. C. These locations re in the heart of the texile industry of the Caroinas. "Textile News With Ed imith" fnatnroe q 'i-mmiitn laily survey of local and tational reports and devel pments in the textile inlustry. The program began on VBT in Charlotte a year go, and is still heard on hat station at 7:55 a.m., /Ionday-Friday. In early >epiemoer 11 expanded to VBIG, Greensboro, 7:40 .m., Monday-Friday; and j WQOK, Greenville, 7:40 .m., Monday-Friday. AN INVITATION TO ^ THeJ.AWou T Qcf mnnf k flirrv nrtir*inlni?o umwv iiivuvii tvvu liniiiaiuic business in Clinton. The "mir stockholder-owned enterprises profit and pay dividends from Both of the Companies are ing under the new Junior Achic launched in the Clinton-Joanna Juniors and Seniors. Junior Thornwell and Bell Street High day night at the J. A. Center Avenue School building. Purpose of the Junior Ac! give young people an opportu the techniques of business final finn Qnrl col QC 1 ?iuu?uim?auiv-j.?a. 11 owiiuiiu iviiwvv izing and operating their own r goods and services. I Mr^ CLINTEX ? Th? first "Keytain produced by the J. A. Clintej their parent Company Preside Ginger Crocker and Rickey Rog sor of the mini Clinlex Co. Clinton Mills President Rot dents, George H. Cornelson, D. ler Walter Sigman were instri Clinton Area business and indu ine Junior /\cnievement progra time; and serve as members c Claude A. Crocker, Industrial rector, is Vice President of the The two "Junior Compani< are staffed by adult advisers fr Torrington Company. Clintex's advisers are Dick Manager; Ted Davenport, Lydi Sam Williams, Clinton Plant Nc men meet with the young mei their "Junior Company" from to advise and counsel the firm and merchandising programs ai The Junior Achievement p contributors, stockholders, am achievers. The scope of the pr supervise, a program of econoi trial public relations through learn-bv-doing knowledge of tl business, to develop and strenj girl's attitudes and convictions business system, and to make > and develop them as intelligei aggressive defenders of the Ar Although new to Clinton, program ? more popularly km ated with highly successful res munities for a number of years A typical "JA Company," high school age young people U for example, lamps. After foi (with the guidance of adult adv officers, the young business pi at $1 per share to parents, frienc of the program NOVEMBER, 1968 AIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS ... / Pttiooil Recognition Varied Social Activities leederthip Developmant M Bunne** Experience J Scholarship* business firms went into li-firms" are full-fledged which expect to make a their operations, sponsored and are operativement program recently Area for high school age Achievers from Clinton, 1 Schools meet each Monlocated in the Hampton hievement nroeram is to nity of learning more of ice, management, producledge is gained by organniniature firms to provide or" and "Kitchen Friend" c Company were sold to at, Robert M. Vance, by ers. Clinton Mills is spon >ert M. Vance, Vice PresiH. Roberts, and Controlamental with a group of istrial leaders in bringing m to Clinton for the first f its Board of Directors, and Public Relations DiCorporation. ?s," Clintex and Torroco, om Clinton Mills and the Swetenburg, Lydia Plant a Spinning Overseer and ?. 1 Superintendent. These i and women comprising October until next May, on production, financial id nroblems rogram includes advisers, i customers as well as ogram is to promote and Tiic education and induswhich youth may gain a le workings of American gthen teen-age boy's and in favor of the American routh aware of economics nt economic citizens and nerican way of life, the Junior Achievement )wn as "JA" ? has operants in many other cornbrings together 20 to 25 ) form a business making, rmation of the company isersh and the election of eople begin selling stock Is, or any other supporters (Continued top of page 3)