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. rrfpIltriiJi.'i;?;?"?:;:;Ji G SINCE 1896 VOL 18, NO. 1 KwL ^ Vu t I Clemson Group A Dr. Wallace D. Trevilli sity's School of Industrial I ence, is shown above with of Clinton Mills. They an samples and end product Mills. Dr. Trevillian and s: representatives met with ( recently. Purpose of the con Clemson representatives wi so the university might fur mPPt tVlP nPPrlc nf lnno] inJ" .?vwv*w> 1UVU1 111UU ton Plant No. 1, and the Bai Cornelson New Clinton Chamb George H. Cornelson, Clinton Mills vice president, has been installed as president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He has served during the past year as first vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. Cornelson succeeds Dr. Louis M. Stephens. A graduate of N. C. State, Cornelson attended CL01 PUBLISHED BY AND FC /isits Clinton Mills an, dean of Clemson UniverVlanagement and Textile SciRobert Vance, left. Dresident ? looking over a display of fabrics produced at Clinton ix other Clemson University Clinton Mills representatives ference was to familiarize the th the local textile operation ther coordinate its efforts to stries. The group toured Clinley Plant. President Of er Of Commerce Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Cornelson served as the first chairman of the Greater Clinton Planning Commission and is a former president of the Clinton United Fund. He received the Clinton Jaycees' Dis tinguished Service Award in 1962 and received the N. C. State University "Outstanding Young Alumnus Award" in 1965. An Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton, he is married to the former Ann Martin Shaw of Raleigh, N. C. They have four children. He is a former president of the Clinton Lions Club and is a member of the board of trustees of Thornwell Orphanage. H MAKEI CLINTON MILLS Plants?Clinton No )R EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON MILI Lydia Tops "Magic Million Mark" pi This month Lydia com- m pleted over 1,000,000 safe ur man hours of continuous El operations for the 5th time th since 1956. It was the first se plant in the company's his- th lory to ever complete the PI "magic million" mark. In er 1966 the plant accomplished s( over 2,000,000 SMH. The clinic walls at Lydia are lo lined with numerous cer- rn tificates of Safety Achieve- G, znent. pr Plant Manager Dick la Swetenburg expressed his appreciation to all employ- M ees by saying, "I wish to Tj thank each of you for your M active interest and co- in operation which has en- M abled us to complete an- ar other 1.000,000 hours with- N out a disabling injury. The cli employees at Lydia have m achieved an outstanding g safety record in accident G< prevention." m A safety dinner will be served at a later date. Appointed To School Board m Of Trustees y< i* N^i \ 1 m Vc J. R. "Dick" Swetenberg, Lydia plant manager, has or been appointed to the th School District 56 Board of Y* Trustees by the County at Board of Education, to Swentenberg succeeds te George M. Huguley, whose th term expired April 1. Incumbent trustees, James T. m Addison and James Cole- of man, were re-appointed to A four-year terms. or Robert H, Roper, Jr., and pi Charles W. Moore have ? been elected to school trus- B< tee posts on the District 55 at \ i Superior Quality 1.1?Clinton No. 2?L] JS, CLINTON, S. C. "Plant Engines E. /P. "Posey" Taylor, ant Engineer for Clinton ills Plants 1 & 2, has been lanimously elected "Plant igineer of the Year" by e members of the Pointt Chapter 59 Region 5 of e American Institute of ant Engineers. Region 5 icompasses the entire jutheast. The announcement fol wed a February 10 dinner eeting at the Laurens lass Plant. Taylor will be esented a plaque at a ter date. Prior to joining Clinton ills on June 1, 1955, lylor served as a Master echanic with J. P. Stevens South Boston, Va.; Slater anufacturing Company; id Pilot Mills in Raleigh, . C. Taylor's family inudes four generations of aster mechanics. His randfather, the late eorge Taylor, was master echanic for Gray Cotton 17th Birthday for CLOTHMAKER For 17 years The Clothaker has been coming to >u with news and anmncements of plant actities, community affairs, jrsonal news of you and >ur friends and fellow emoyees. Births, marriages, mily pictures and activi?s have been given prime >ace along with news of mpany benefits, progress i the form of building langes and new equipent, and new activities of irious kinds. The cooperation of everyle is most important to ie success of the paper, our efforts are apprecied. and every one is urged contribute items of inrest about themselves and leir families. With this issue, the Clothaker begins another year ' publication. . . . the 18th. hearty thanks to evervle that helps to make the jblication possible. oard from the Laurens tendance area. r Fabrics irdia?Bailey MARCH, 1969 _ .1 i( If " r oi me Tear Mill in Woodruff; his father, the late Hpnrv Tavlnr wan master mechanic at his retirement from Slater Manufacturing Company; and his son continues the family heritage while serving as Plant Engineer for M. Lowenstein at the Anderson plant. Taylor was born in Woodruff, S. C. and is married to the former Lucille Medlin. They have three sons; George, Jimmie, and Everette. They also have 10 grandchildren. "This is one of the biggest honors ever bestowed upon me," said Taylor. He recalled the advances made in engineering since he started work in a machine shop at age 14. He noted the change from steam to electric motors; variable speed motors; and the trend toward automation and computerized equipment. Easter a Monday m in Clinton Mills will not operate EASTER MONDAY, April 7. In accordance with the paid holiday policy, EASTER MONDAY will be a holiday with pay for all eligible employees. It is the hope of management that the Easter season will be one of spiritual and physical renewal for everyone.