Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 _ SUCCESS... THE JA WAY Clinton Mills made econ o m i c education opportunities available to Clinton area youth this year through sponsorship of thr> Plintpv fnnini"itmn Clintcx is a Junior Achievement mini-corporation structured and operated to demonstrate the free enterprise system to high school students. It is a manufacturer of household items. Products by Clintcx. advertised as the "Best Buys in Town," include sconces, made from wooden loom shuttles and molded candle holders; throw pillows, made of cloth covering, fringe and kapok filler; keytainers, used to hold keys; and kitchen friends, used to hold pot holders, etc. Bill Alexander is Clintex's president. Other offi cers include Kick Rogers, Vice President in Charge of Production, and the son of Bailey Plant Manager Carl Rogers; Ginger Crocker. Vice President in Charge of Sales, and the daughter of Industrial Relations Director Claude Crocker; Brenda Wilson. Treasurer; and Ernestine Brown, Secretary. The achievers carry a full high school curriculum while operating Clintex. Production employees arc paid $.20 an hour for their Clintex Advisors (1-r) Di< Sam Williams, Sales; and They are pictured holding manufactured by Clintex. (l-r) Rick Gary, Myra Pi: on the production lines < product of the Junior Achi< Discussing their Clintex < are (1-r) Ginger Crocker, V Sales; Ernestine Brown, (seated) President; and Ricl Charge of Production. / Treasurer. Computing the weekly p interest are (1-r) Bill Ale Ernestine Brown, and Ginc services. Ten per cent commission is paid on all sales. The company's officers are the only salaried personnel. The president is paid S4 monthly; the vice presidents, $.'1 each; and the B jk ck Swetenburg, Management; Ted Davenport, Production, a kitchen friend which was j 8 wa . " lis, and Larcell Bell are busy assembling sconces, another ivement company. THE CLOTHMAKER Corporate management plans ice President in Charge of Secretary; Bill Alexander, t Rogers. Vice President in absent is Brenda Wilson. >ayroll with much attentive >xander. Dick Swetenburg, [er Crocker. secretary and treasurer, $2 each. Clinton Mills, Clintex's parent company, furnished advisors for the group. Lydia Plant Manager Dick Swetenburg, Sales Advisor; Plant No. 1 Superintendent Sam Williams, Management Advisor; and Lydia Spinning Overseer Ted Daven port, Production Advisor. Members of the JA firm sold stock at $1.00 a share ?? to meet their capital needs. They followed the normal Junior Achievement corporate business structure in their organization. The achievers formed a board of directors, elected officers, opened a bank account, set up for production with commercial equipment, and paid their employees wages. The main purpose of the J A program is to train young men and women to be a success in future leadership of an organization. By participating in JA programs, young people encounter the problems ^ and responsibilities that larger corporations face. An awards banquet will be held May r> at 7:110 in the i Presbyterian College Dining Hall. C. W. Anderson, president of C. W. Anderson Hosiery Corp. will be guest speaker. Chris Adair, III. president of T ?rrco Junior Achievement Company, will serve as master of ceremonies. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 5J) Music Students Re< Jfly | V A H _j* Four pupils of Mrs. Eva B. L Diplomas in music from the reachers recently. They aie Dsborne, daughter of Mr. and R Melson. daughter of Mr. and M *uaritc Harmon, Adjucator fo Piano Teachers; Kathy Foster, Richard Foster; and Kellene K Mrs. Kelly King. WORT n TFYT V711U1^ 1 UiVl (Average Hourly Ea uww ? vtm IN MM IM IN ___________ MRT M ? l?rkrni/r?i 1? int I *;iVyl^ll V' Al 11V; UI11J Only A Fraction () With a very few excep- v\ lions, foreign-made textiles tl do not sell in the United L States because they arc T better, more stylish, or ii made more efficiently. The i> basic reason foreign tex- ji tiles sell in such volumes .j in this country is th;\t they are produced at wages far below the legal minimum n here. Not only are foreign I APRIL, 1969 ( D ceive Diplomas V N v * >ap |R W .and received High School National Guild of Piano (1 to r) Seated, Patricia firs. Daniel Osborne; Jean [rs. Ed Nelson; Miss Marr the National Guild of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ing, daughter of Mr. and ILE WAGES rnings In Cents) MNM M jloyec Earns f U. S. Wages rages low, the gap between lem and those paid in the Foiled States is widening, 'he average hourly earnigs of a textile employee i the United States in is eight times the enire average wage paid in long Kong, one of the lajor exporters to the Inited States.