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2 Published monthly un Claude A. Crocker, Dii and Employee Relatio A Dead G The economy is going gi The nation's gross natioi increase by about 10 per cent Exports may rise by 23 p A surplus in the balance the neighborhood of $750-mill Volume on the stock ma: as 574 million shares were 1 The United States? No, Japan. It's the fourth i and growing. Out of the ashes of Worl raise Japan to its position to* We backed its industrial We provided machinery ? We offered our markets. It took them. Today Japan sells the e 1- -' -i " uiuiun aijuctic yarus 01 ClOin Japan to undersell us. Its te cents an hour. If the textile products ? were produced here in the provide jobs for 75,000 Ame: hour. The U. S. Textile industr enough. It would like to have but it doesn't wish to see I by an economically powerfu would be illegal in this count We subsidized Japan's te We gave it our textile tec We gave it our textile rr We are giving it our text If we keep it up, the U wind up a dead giveaway. Is My Job Really Th You bet it is! Remember the old saying about a chain being only as strong as its weakest link? It's as true with businesses as it is with chains. In the last analysis, your individual effort may make the difference in determining how far and how fast we grow. You know, it's a big job to see that our work is good enough to meet the demands of the customer, but think of it this way: The work that we do today determines, to a large extent, the work that we will be doing tomorrow. If what we do today is well done, if it is done conscientiously, if it measures up to our high standards, and if it is better than our competitors can do, then our record of success will continue. Obviously, the job of each and every one of us is to make sure that our work is done right. We all have to make sure that der the direction of rector of Community ns. ive-Away :eat guns. lal product is expected to this year, er cent over 1967. of payments should be in lion. rket is enormous. As many : x i .iciucu in jusi one weeK. -ichest country in the world, d War II, the U. S. helped day. plants. ind technical know-how. jquivalent of more than a in U. S. stores. It's easy for xtile workers earn only 39 Japan sells in our market United States they could ricans at more than $2 an y thinks we've given away Japan share U. S. markets, J. S. markets swept away 1 nation whose low wages ry. ivwuc piaiiio. hnology. larkets. ile jobs. S. textile industry could at Important? what we do will, either directly or indirectly, help to satisfy our present customers and also appeal to prospective customers. The heated competition that exists in our business makes it increasingly important that you realize just how very important you are in Clinton Mills success. Christ's Risi Flying of kites on Easter is said to have resulted from a teacher's effort to explain the resurrection to his class. A Bermuda Island Sunday school teacher, en countering difficulties in explaining Christ's ascension into Heaven, found the solution by dramatically demonstrating the mystery with a kite. On Good Friday he met the children on Bermuda's THE CLOTHMAKER Public Relations Trainee I v On Marnh 1 Oarl M Par sons, Jr., joined Clinton Mills as an Employee and Public Relations Trainee. "Mack" is a native of McCormick, S. C. where he was top honors graduate of his 1962 High School Graduating Class. In 1966, he received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Erskine College. While at Erskine, he did free lance newspaper reporting and photography for several daily newspapers. Following graduation he joined Deering Milliken Corporation and served as an assistant overseer of Weaving in Kingstree, S. C. and as an assistant overseer of Preparation at Barnwell. He taught history in (V... T3 ... - 1 1 r> A... uic uaxnwcil UUUI1 L_y School System while working on the second shift. Mack's wife is the former Mamie Sligh of Ninety Six, S. C. She was in radio with WCRS in Greenwood prior to their marriage. Textile Topics Textile mills throughout the world consume about 40 billion pounds of fibers annually. More than 20 per cent of this total is consumed by U. S. textile mills. The first mechanical lift truck for handling materials was used in a U. S. textile mill ir? 1 ftft7 Artificial textile seaweed made of polypropylene fibers is being used to prevent erosion of seashores. ng Told With Kite highest hill and launched a large kite on which he had painted a picture of Christ. He let the kite rise to its maximum height and then cut the string. The children watched the kite hover above them momentarily, then take off, soaring higher and higher, until it was no longer visible. The awed children finally got the message. New Editor Mack Parsons, Industrial and Employee Relations trainee, has been named editor of The Clothmaker. The Clothmaker is published by and for employees of Clinton Mills under the supervision of Claude Crocker, director of Industrial and Employee Relations. The staff plans to resume a *1.1? Ul: M.Z luuuiuiy ^uuiitdiiun schedule. Clinton YMCA Offers Adult Class The Clinton YMCA is offering a Beginners Bridge Class on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 at the YMCA. Mrs. John A. Burney is conducting the course. Adult knitting classes are being conducted by Mrs. Alvin Heuble on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Mrs. Frances Lawson is planning to teach a ceramics class as soon as proper equipment is installed at iUn VTv/rr1 A vnv XlUViAt Clinton Mills employees interested in the adult classes can get additional information from YMCA Director John Bingham by calling 833-1555. APRIL 15 DEADLINE This is just to remind you that April 15 is the deadline for filing both State and Federal Income Tax returns. In the event that you have a refund coming, get your return in as soon as possible so you will get your refund promptly. What Is Safety? This question has many a swers listed below that most tion of damage to equipment injury to people. . SAFETY means doing th no one will get hurt and the not be damaged. SAFETY is the protectio ment from hazards which ex SAFETY is the prevent would lead to injury or dama SAFETY is the way to \ sonal well-being and to prop Safety is the control of could cause personal injury SAFETY is controlling vironment, to perform the jol SAFETY is performing o ner that one knows is correc sary knowledge to perform t SAFETY is the eliminati the incorporation of necessary of accidents to personnel and WILL YOU TAKE A CI RISK, A HAZARD! MARCH, 1969 j Vehicle Inspections For employee motorists who have already had their automobile inspected under the new state inspection system, there can be no confusion as to when their next inspection is due. The windshield sticker tells this ctnrv Hnwoiror fr?r> mntnr. J AVA "1VVV* ists who have not yet taken time to get this inspection, ^ the following may be of interest: Motorists, whose 1969 license plates end with the digit 3, must have had their inspection by the 1st of April?digit 4 by the 1st of May?digit 5 by the 1st of June?etc. All vehicles must have had an inspection by the 1st of November. Fiscal Facts of Interest < South Carolina taxpayers will be required to pay out approximately $1,601,460,000 in Federal taxes as their share of the cost of the Fedoral cnonflinrt Knrlrtof V.& WA upvilUiltg MUUgVt VI S195.3 billion proposed byformer President Johnson for the Federal fiscal year beginning July 1, 1969. This estimate is based on the fact that South Carolina taxpayers will bear .82 per cent of all Federal taxes. The $1,601,460,000 share which would be borne by South Carolina taxpayers to support the proposed budget is 4 times the amount of State taxes col lected last year to finance South Carolina Government. The $195.3 billion spending estimate for fiscal 1970 represents an increase of $11.6 billion over the current estimate of $183.7 billion for fiscal 1969. nswers. Notice from the anof them include the prevenas well as the prevention of ings in such a manner that equipment and product will >n of persons and 'or equipceed normal risk. ion of a circumstance that ige. vork with little risk to perterty. exposures and hazards that or property damage, people, machines, and en3 without injury or damage, ne's daily tasks in the mant, or else seeking the neceshe tasks properly, ion of foreseen hazards and i training for the prevention I facilities. ftANCE? A CHANCE IS A