Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i SINCE 1396 \mr 10 MH i v ^ A?J X *J t X A W . 1 Ov'-V. ' "> " . ii . -i. .. ..-*. m\ > i.i ... Claude Trammel! Wore To a T *r*? 7?r^ ^ *4 "Vo -? U ai hi M M *.? Claude R. Trammel!, CT Paymaster, \v:.M votive ^ebi of over -V\ yeavr. or service J. David Word, Lydia F P:iymbK'*-r of a!! Clin'on J\ retirement, according to Coi ''Vamme!!, a !!fe-!o?ig resident cf C':nton, joined the Chrdon Mills organization as a part-time student employee in 1019 at the age of ' !. lie was an outstanding football player at Clinton High on the '21, '22, and "H" teams. Tie is considered one of lie finest semi-pro baseball pitchers ever to play In this it ! t*Cl. Trainmell became a fulltime Clinton Mills employee in 1925 and was named Paymaster in 1933. lie is married to tbe former Ann King. They have two children: Alan, of CM Men Athene' Clinton Mills President Robert M. Vance, Vice President in c h a r g e of Manufacturing Dave Roberts, Industrial Relations Director Claude A CrneVer Lydia Plant Manager Dick Swetcnburg, Bailey Plant Manager Carl R o g e r s , Plants ! and 2 Manager George M. ITughley, Personnel Director, Calvin Cooper and Mack Parsons, a member of the Industrial delations Department, attended the OPERATION P'JT'JRE meeting Janu r -N ~ f NT : J ; r <' : L Mi ?,1 S>> _JTJ PUBLISHED BY AND FO jQ. \ W VJ V \ mgm J. David Word A ssv ? ' - '"" \4 11 ? ? - t? *> **> .. ~. ?_ inton Mills and "n'Vy IVnrV ruary 9, completing a fann with Clinton Y. '.!> . h'ant Paymaster, v/iV become /Tills Plants npon Trammel!'.* lipany Secretary W. C. Neely Charleston; anc! Yiss Peth Trammel!, a Y. S. Pa i ley Scholarship Peciniont, now of Charlotte. C. Won! joined Clinton Yi'ls in !9."'2. In 9116 lie joined the Clinton Mills Payro" Department and in I ! ?", was named Lydia Plant Paymaster. Wore' ; married to 'he former Susan Weir. They have one daughter, Susan, of Clinton. Thev attend Bailey Memorial Methodist Church. Bo'h Trammel! and Word are members of the Clinton Mills -Old Timers Club" and are Shriners. r'J17S Meefrfno arv 7 in Greenville. The program, sponsored by the South Carolina Texti'e Manufacturers Associa lion and t h e American Textile Manufacturers Tnslitute, was attended by several luindred t e x t i 1 e 1 e a d e r s throughout the state. The program had as its theme "(let A Heal Good Job?In Textiles." Details for the new recruiting effort for the textile industry were outlined. AJj "V?^TON m ""nrtts?Clinto R EMPLOYEES OF CLTNT Decade Highlights T\<7 . L d~? i eJ '!"*lio lyno's was a dynan ton Mills and its employe uous modernization and program, meaning more carried out. For those of us who; memories are d i m m e quickly by "father time 'el's take a quick look bac! ward and review the pa decade of progress at Clii ton Mills. The addition of the mult million dollar Bailey Plai in !90(i marked the fir use of synthetic fibers me company s history. Th was also the first fiber fabric plant to be built : Laurens County in over 1 years. Huring the past 10 veat Clinton .Mills has expand*, a" its m a n u f a e t u r i n plants. The oo's saw tl merger of Clinton Cotte .\'ills and Lvclia Cottc Mills into one cornoratioi Clinton Mills, Inc. The me per brought together broader base for growt and expansion. Lenovation, i m p r o v e ment, and expansion < production facilities e n allied Clinton Mills to ecu <l?l i 1 v; I ! II >>?...' ? ? - * ' ? V. (#wo ,;??m in the market place. "'he growth was o?\!erl and *s employee henefi "re\v along with the on election facilities. C'llntc Mills employee benefi' rank among the leaders i tiie textile industry. '"he establishment of nror:t Sharing and lectin men*. Fund for Clinto V:"s hourly p:ed emploj ees in !9ti(> was a not he giant step in providin Clinton Mills employe! with a greater decree ( soeur'y and future haj nlncss. Since inception, o v c SnOM.nMM has been paid 1 elitnblo participants. company further e: | pan. its employee beni fi's by the addition of M, ior Medical coverage to i proup insurance plan duly, ILLS Si!*:?-'?? Quality F n y.o.T?S\to. Z?\?th *:JM * ' ' . !' \ ] ON MILLS. CLINTON. S. C. r\? ?. i rs Tic and fruitful decade for Clin- ~~ es. Within the plants, a contin- w improved employee benefits cc job security for everyone, was ^ in ;e n< d Clinton employees also n, saw tlie adoption of five m c- annual paid holidays in the ii; st (iO's. These now include n? n- New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day, . i- Thanksgiving Day and at Christmas Day. st The Christmas Savings rr in Plan reached record a- a< is mounts during the previous U( to decade. The amount paid in the 19G9 participants total30 led $2M3,77G.7f>. w A Christmas Gift SeleC- ^ lion Program was established for its employees in a ^ the GO's. This program has rr ie been expanded to include ,n over GO gifts from which .SI 'n employees can make their n? selections. ir Other benefits added c*' during the previous decade *a include Jury Pay, Call-in Pay, Death in Family Pay CI and others. j The Bailey Scholarship v Program was revised to j_ include accredited Junior P" and Business Colleges, v Adult Education Courses, C .*s and Technical Education cc Centers. C( >n Record amounts of vaca- |r is tion pay were paid during n the 1900's. hi 19fi9, the vacation pay for Clinton a Mills employees totaled R $197,005.29. Vacation pay p n $C "JLAKiSI Ilr g All prospective applicants _ ?s for M. S. Bailey Memorial w j j ? ' College Scholarships are a- cl gain reminded to take the B r CEEB Cc"ege Entrance E to Exams in time for results T to be available April 15. t< k- Full details are available e- at area High School Prin- a cipals Offices or the Indus- ii is trial Relations Department a in of Clinton Mills. a Remember, the program m ijfl? lllli . ?Si ?! ?. ij !{;ii{lti;!i;j:|ji M: : . ; .t; r. ahrics a?Bailey 111 l|| TlMTTiDV 10TH W 4 & A * w A ? 1U/U ! Progress as paid in July and De;mber. Clinton Mills demonstra:d its continuing interest i youth and their ecoamic education by its suport of Junior Achieveent. The program, estabshed in 1968 in Clinton, is dw in its second year of aeration. Clinton Mills, le parent company of lintex Junior Achievelent 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 reiltecl in better control of iventories, payroll, pro uction, and other imporint areas. Vast changes in fabrics, nployee benefits and proLiction facilities have taken lace in the ten years just assed. As we enter the 1970's, linton Mills will strive to )ntinue its position in a jmpetitive and complex larket. This can only be done by le cooperative efforts of s more than 1,700 emloyees. r>T?nni\mrn I\1L1V11> XJUjIX as revised in 1969 to inude accredited Junior and usiness Colleges, Adult ducation Courses, and echnical Education Cen?rs. Twenty-four 4-year scholrships and twenty five iterest free loans valued t over $148,000 have been warded since the program ;as established.