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a SINCE 1896 VOL 18, NO. 8 jr.j. ji As we approach Than) but be reminded of our ma We are told that on tl the people gathered togeth good to them. There were approxim Thanksgiving feast of the pattern in America for mo Even though they suffc by hostile Indians, they ma They knew what the spiri meant, and they found time God for their blessings. Thanksgiving means i filled with delightful meals It is a special day set asid as well as all others, give for church, family, friends, many other blessings. Christmas Club I $283,776.75 Beginning week ending November 9, 1969, Christmas Savings for 1970 will begin. Anyone may start, stop, or change a Christmas Savings Account at any time by notifying the Payroll Office. The 1970 Christmas Savings will not be due or pay able until December 1970. Clinton Mills employees received Christmas Club checks totalling $283,776.75 this year. Christmas Savings Accounts for the year 1969 stopped with the week ending November 2, 1969. All checks were dis CLO PUBLISHED BY AND le ?jaukful ksgiving Day, we cannot help ny blessings. he original Xliaiiksglvillg I~Jdy er and thanked God for being ately 140 people at the first Pilgrim Fathers, who set the re than three centuries, ired hardships and were beset naged to eek out an existence t of Thanksgiving Day really i to kneel in prayer and thank nore to us than just a day and reunions with loved ones, e for prayer. Let us, this day > thanks with humble hearts food, home, job, schools, and Members Receive tributed with the regular payroll checks on November 21, 1969. 27 Eligible to Retire Twenty - seven Clinton Mills employees will be eligible for retirement under the Clinton Mills profit sharing and retirement plan on January 1, 1970. TV jT l " * - ? memoers 01 the Profit Sharing and Retirement Committee interviewed the elig.'le members recently to review the retirement provisions of the plan. Since inception of the Clinton Mills Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan on January 1, 1966. $107,79J.44 has been paid to eligible participants. fflMAKE CLINTON MIL) Plants?Clinton I FOR EMPLOYEES OF CLINTON I Old Timers Bt The Clinton Mills' "OLD TIMERS" Club will hold its annual meeting Sunday, November 30, at 1:00 p.m. in Greenville Hall on the Presbyterian College campus. A luncheon honoring 216 active and retired employ 1 1 1 _ x 1 or wnu nave completed zo or more years of service is planned. Clinton Mills President Robert M. Vance will present gold watches to 21 incoming members. The class of '69 includes Collie Edmonds, Robert L. Simmons, Homer Birch, Cecil Lawson, James C. Craine, R. B. Amick. Otis ( Graham, James D. Werts, Newell Brewington, J. B. O'SHioldc Den Woodard, r Jr., Elin^ia R. Pitts, Polly B. Fallaw. Lillian Wallenzine, Nellie L. Moore, Eloree Cunningham. Frances Meeks, Alice O'Shields, Laura Darby, Mary C. Ealy. and Jeannette Woodward. Lvdia Cardinti Emolovee Alice Snider and Clinton JA Vi Clintex Junior Achiever nelson, Clinton Mills Vice Pi of Manufacturing, are show tex officers. Shown are Jane Manager; Jessie Johnson. S Belcher, Vice President of McKee, Assistant Treasurer Production Manager; Anne Bell. Quality Control; Georj. tion Manager. Absent when tex is counselled by Clinton i LS Superior Quality I No. 1?Clinton No. 2?Lyd MILLS, CLINTON, S. C. inquet Set for ~2 Spinning Employee 1 Leonard Gilliam will be- , come members of the 40 ! year Club. ] Over 400 guests are ex- ( pected for the traditional ] occasion. D. H. Roberts, ] Vice President in Charge of Manufacturing, will ( serve as master of ceremonies. "The Bellringers and Singers," the youth bell choir of Calvary Baptist | Church, will entertain the ] gathering. Dinner music i will be provided by Mrs. Eva B. Land. < Twenty six Clinton Mills ; employees have over 40 i years service and are mem- ' bers of the 40 Years Plus Club. These include Brooks Dunavvay, Virgil Webb, Clara Brown, Vester Eu- j banks, Bessie Holtzclaw, < Roy Holtzclaw, J. J. Mc- < Ginnis, Winnie D. Barnett, Claude Trammell, John E. ] Davis, Grange Campbell, Enoch Little, Viola Dun- ; away. J. C. Meadors, Gladys V. isits Clinton rient officers visited Clinton V 'esident, and Dave Roberts. Cli n greeting Andy Ellis. Clintex Yarborough. Vice President of ecretary; Veronna Gilliam, i Manufacturing; Dianne Flemi ; Lynn McGee, Purchasing Yelton, Research and Develop ;e Lynch, Personnel Director; i photograph was made: Fred Sr Mills. Fabrics ia?Bailey NOVEMBER, 1969 November 30 Wilson, Will Little, Venie A.ustin, Charles Cobb, Mell Batterfield, Addie Coleman, Lizzie Davis, Noland Mc3ravey, C. R. Kuykendall, H. W. Williams, and T. M. Meadors. THANKSGIVING PAID HOLIDAY In observance of Thanksgiving Day, all Clinton Mills plants will close at 12:00 midnight, Wednesday. No vember 26, 1969, at the close of the regular second shift and will resume operations at 12:00 midnight, Thursday, November 27, 1969, with ' le regular third snift. In accordance with the paid holiday policy, Thanksgiving Day will be a holiday with pay for all eligible Clinton Mills employees. All members of management wish for you and yours a happy, healthful, and thankful Thanksgiving Day. A | Mills [ills recently. George Corinton Mills Vice President President, and other ClinSales; Shirley Harris, Sales \ssistant Secretary; Pete ng. Treasurer; Peggy Ann Manager; Frederick Rice, >ment Manager; Elizabeth and Lerov Dunlap, Promonith. Safety Director. Clin