Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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: i M siVa ^ yjp SINCE 1395 VOL. !9. NO. 1 cx . \ ; X' Claude Trammel! W ore T c r?a . ?r <rr 7*0 "r*"> ^ ?? U U Sd tk *? ?.? Claude R. Trammel!, C Paymaster, wiV retire Pel of over -\\ year;; or service J. David Word, Lydia PnymbK'*-r of a!! C'in'on ?*?. *' rem en t, according to Cc ,rVamme!l, a life-long resident i?f Cotton, joined the Chn'on Mills organization as a part-time student employee in ! 919 at the age u He was an outstanding football player at Clinton High on the *21, '22, and "Jd teams. He is considered one of the finest semi-pro baseball pitchers ever to play !n this area. Trammell became a full' hie Clinton Mills employee in 1925 and was named Paymaster in 1933. lie >s married to the former Ann King. They have two children: Alan, of CM Men Attenc Clinton Mills President Robert M. Vance, Vice President in charge of Manufacturing Dave Roberts, Industrial Relations Director Claude A. Crocker myelin Plant Manager Pick Swetenburg, Bailey Plant Manager Carl Rogers, Plants 1 and 2 Manager George M. TTitghley, Personnel Director, Calvin Cooper and Mack Parsons a member of the Industrial Relations Department, attended the OPERATION PCTCRE meeting Janu ^ r- r i *J ; * n . i ! ' - : i MM < . n \ * i vJTjr' PUBLISHED BY AND FOP \ ^" 1V7 v : 1 \ \"V V u/;:: ;..'\ >\ n \ J. David Word * Assi?^ - r - 8 '>j n 9 ' " ^ J* .. linton Mills and Pa; 'oy Plant nuary 9, completing a career : with Clinton Mills. Plant Paymaster, v/i'l become Mills Plants ?:pon Tramme.'l's impany Secretary \V. C. Neoly. Charleston; and Miss I'et'.i Trammel!, a M. S. Parley 1 Scholarship Pecinient, new ; of Charlotte. C. Word joined Clinton Mills in lO.'ll. In 19110 he 'oined the Clinton Mills I'ayro" Department and in !9?", was named Lyclia Plant Pay mas'cr. Word ; married to the former Susan Weir. They have one daughter, Susan, of Clinton. Ttev attend Bailey .Vemoria! Methodist Church. Both Trammel 1 and Wore' are members of the Clinton Mills "Old Timers Club" and are Shrincrs. j-'jirs Meeting ?i?'\/ 1 i n O rnnntn 1 ^ a it i V I .11 N.I1 VV. UVliiL. The program, sponsored by the South Carolina Tex; tile Manufacturers Association and the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, was attended by , severn' hundred t e x t i ! e 1 e a t! e r s throughout the state. i The program had as its , theme "(Jet A Heal Good .lob?In Textiles." Details for the new recruiting effort for the textile industry were outlined. r- p r- ?rr.-L-Mk '"."'TON EV3IL '-".is? ! Ir ,! * .j* EMPLOYEES OF CLTNTOI ^nrnr-'n MmlilmUlr ? ^ ? i i ivjimvj ii I a ^7 * - i.-r* .. ?. Li j ' i ^3 \3 The !9fi0's was a dynamic ton Mills and its employees, uous modernization and ii program, meaning more job carried out. For those of us whose memories are cl i m m e d quickly by "father time," let's take a quick look backward and review the past decade of progress at Clinton Mills. The addition of the multi111; Minn .mil.... 111..' Mouvii umiui um.tv l lilllL in 190(5 marked 'he first use of synthetic fibers in the company's history. This was also the first fiber to fabric plant to be built in Laurens County in over GO years. during the past lb years, Clinton Mills .has expanded a" its m a n u f a c f u r i n g plants. The ';,)'s saw the merger of Clinton Cotton Mills and Lvc'ia Cotton Mills into one cornoration, Clinton Mills, Inc. The merger brought together a broader base for growth and expansion. 1 lenovation, i m n r o v e ment. and exnansion ??f production facilities e n abled Clinton .Mills to continue its competitive position in the market place. ""lie growth was o?\!erly and its employee benefits new along with the production facilities. Clinton Mills employee benefits rank among the leaders in the textile industry. The establishment of a !horit Sharing and Retirement Fund for Clinton M;"s hourly paid employees in !9tit) was another giant step in providing Chnton Mills emnlovees with a greater degree of sarin'4 y and future hapi >iness. Since inception, over ^!OM,UOM lias been paid to eligible participants. The company further exran. ?d its employee benefits by the addition of Major Medical coverage to its group insurance p!an in ,'uly. ! {) ?(?. i r 1$ Scrs-'er QcaKty f Mo. No. 2-Lydi * MILLS. CLINTON. S. C. ^jf m\ n I is JL L v?? W J w-.and fruitful decade for Clin- Within the plants, a contin- v nproved employee benefits CM > security for everyone, was ^ ir n Clinton employees also p saw the adoption of five n annual paid holidays in the li fill's. These now include n New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day, . Thanksgiving Day and r*u? C v..: 11 LI I no i^ay. The Christmas Savings n Plan reached record a- a mounts during the previous u decade. The amount paid the 19G9 participants totalled $283,776.75. * v A Christmas Gift Selec- ^ tion Program was established for its employees in a the 60's. This program has n been expanded to include over 60 gifts from which employees can make their selections. 11 Other benefits added ^ during the previous decade tJ include Jury Pay, Call-in Pay, Death in Family Pay e and others. I The Bailey Scholarship Program was revised to , , n mciucie accredited Junior r and Business Colleges, Adult Education Courses, C and Technical Education c Centers. C( Record amounts of vaca- ? tion pay were paid during the lOGO's. In 19G9, the va/-^i 1 cation pay for Clinton Mills employees totaled ^ $197,005.20. Vacation pay p SCHOLARSHIP All prospective applicants _ for M. S. Bailey Memorial v College Scholarships are a- c gain reminded to take the E C E F, B College Entrance I Exams in time for results ^ to be available April 15. t Full details are available at area High School Prin- a cipals Offices or the Indus- i trial Relations Department ? of Clinton Mills. ? Remember, the program n ill ; 'i-iiili'M . iMIfflij ' ::: :!:j; jijj jji||jlll abrics a?Bailey l||!;ipf'| JANUARY. 1970 ! Proems w 'as paid in July and Deimber. Clinton Mills demonstraid its continuing interest 1 youth and their ecoomic education by its suport of Junior Achievelent. The program, estabshed in 1968 in Clinton, is ow in its second year of peration. Clinton Mills, le parent company of '1 i n tf?v Tlinir?r AnViimfO nent Company, furnishes dult advisors for this edcational program. Nine wage increases :ere announced for its emloyees during the 60's. Clinton Mills established Data Processing Department in the past decade, 'he use of computers reulted in better control of mventories, payroll, prouction, and other imporant areas. Vast changes in fabrics, mployee benefits and prouction facilities have taken lace in the ten years just assed. Xld W KZ I LCI tile 1JIU i, !linton Mills will strive to ontinue its position in a ompetitive and complex larket. This can only be done by he cooperative efforts of Is more than 1,700 emloyees. REMINDER /as revised in 1969 to inlude accredited Junior and business Colleges, Adult Education Courses, arid technical Education Ceners. Twenty-four 4-year scholirships and twenty five nterest free loans valued it over $148,000 have been iwarded since the program vas established.