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SINCE 1896 VOL. 19, NO. 2 Announcement CLINTON ft Robert M. Vance, Clinton Mills President, and Leslie Negus, President of Elastic Fabrics of America, announced February 4 the agreement for Clinton Mills to purchase a substantial financial interest in the Pennsylvania based Raschel knitting company. Clinton Mills, a major producer of carded cotton and blend fabrics of poly ester and combed cotton, has four spinning and weaving plants located in Clinton. The 74 - year - old firm i moved into the blend fab- i rics market in 1966 upon ; completion of the Bailey Plant. $187,748.84 Clinton Mills Share Comp< f Standards Manager Arthu presenting Mrs. Charles Kinai and Retirement statement. Clinton Mills shared $187,7' with its eligible employee pai company's contribution from ng Retirement Plan was the the plan. In 1969, the comnanv r paid $14,204.02 to retiring j. employees as supplements to their retirement benefits 5 under the "Minimum Bene- I fit" provision of the plan. c Clinton Mills "Minimum j Benefit" provision is one of the most generous in the textile industry. f In 1970, 130 Clinton Mills r CLOTI PUBLISHED BY AND f Made ULLS ENTE Clinton Mills products are sold through Clinton Cottons, Inc., Ill W. 40th Street, New York, N. Y., the wholly owned Clinton Mills sales agency, which is headed by Warren H. WoiC7 * V V.AU&., A A VJ1UC1 1 I. Elastic Fabrics of America, located in Fort Washington, near Philadelphia. Pa. is an integrated warp knitter and finisher of stretch fabrics used in the foundation garment and swimwear industries. E. F. A. sales offices are located at company headquarters on Maryland Drive in Fort Washington, Pa., and at 10 East 39th Street, New York City. With the purchase of in i Employees any Profits r C. Young, Jr. is shown d with her Profit Sharinp 18.84 from company profits 'iicipanis during 1969. The profits to the Profit Sharhighest in the history of mployees will become eligible under the plan. The Clinton Mills Profit Sharing and Retirement ^lan is currently valued at >ver one half million dolars. Clinton Mills o p e r a t e s our textile plants in Lauens County. W MAKER CLINTON MILLS Plants?Clinton No. UK tMrLOYEES OF CLINTON t :RS KNITTE terest in E.F.A., Clinton Mills becomes the latest entry in the knitted fabrics market. Clinton Mills President Robert M. Vance noted that entry into the knitted fabrics market is a new and promising step for Clinton Mills. "I have every confidence in the potential of Elastic FuKrinc nf A ^ UMA1VU VI xiui^iica IU LUUtribute to the strength and stability of Clinton Mills." said Vance. The news of the new acquisition was posted throughout Clinton Mills news centers in the plants prior to release to the news media. Quinn Picked For Guard's NCO Academy Staff Qorftonnf HJrvKK** TT* I^VI^VHIU UUUU^ A* . Quinn is one of the 68 South Carolina National Guardsmen selected for the newly organized Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy at the Olympia Armory in Columbia. Quinn, who is assistant overseer, weaving at Clinton Mills Plant No. 2, is a repair inspector in Company C, 730th Maintenance Battalion, Clinton. He began intensive classroom training January 31 for leadership and SUpervicnrv rlnfioc in . ?X/4 J V4V411VO 111 tilt tillliuil unit. The training will be conducted one weekend per month for four consecutive months. Among the subjects programmed are leadership. tactics, administration. drill and command, map reading, and training. Two academy sessions are scheduled annually. Following satisfactory completion of the course, Quinn will receive a special certificate recognizing his accomplishment. > I Superior Quality Fal 1?Clinton No. 2?Lydia A ILLS, CLINTON, S. C. D FABRICS Clark Promoted To Assistant Overseer James E. Clark has been promoted by Clinton Mills to Assistant Overseer, \tt ~ weaving, i^iant iNo. 'Z. Clark joined Clinton Mills in 1969 as a loom fixer. He is a graduate of Clinton High School and is a member of the Baptist Church. Clark is also a member Textile Opportunities Ti Clinton Mills will join with other mills in the area and throughout the South in a month-long campaign aimed at attracting new employees to the textile industry. Called "Operation FUTURE," the camoaion is scheduled for April, 1970, and will be sponsored jointly by local textile companies and the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI). The industry-wide campaign slogan will be, "Get a Real Good Job ... in Textiles." Operation FUTURE stands for First United Textile Recruiting Effort. Many of the activities will be aimed at familiarizing the general public with some of the opportunities available in textile plants. Although scheduled for a month, it is hoped the effects will be long lasting, and while recruitment of new employees is the broad aim, no specific goals are being set for the number of new people to be employed. "The idea is to achieve through united, simultaneous action a kind of massive exposure which briCS ': ; -Bailey FEBRUARY, 1970 MARKET of the Moose Club and is an active golfer. > Be Highlighted will make everybody aware of the industry and the excellent job opportunities it provides," according to ATMI. John Hamrick, chairman of the ATMI public relations committee, who with education committee chairman C. P. Eldred is cochairman of the promotion. said, "We don't expect that Operation FUTURE will immediately result in long lines of job candidates at personnel offices. We do expect that it will alert people, particularly young people, the underemployed and the unemployed to the fact that textiles offer steady jobs, the kinds of satisfaction that result from doing worthwhile work, and opportunities for advancement. rm _ - * i ne campaign will De aimed at persons of all working ages, but the heaviest concentration of activity will probably be targeted at young people in the process of choosing a vocation. Although the industry lias openings and opportunities for people with or without previous training, every effort is to be made to encourage youngsters to complete high school training before seeking full-time employment.