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6 Business Students Eight Clinton High Sch Clinton Mills Personnel De{ hand" how a job applicant i The students were par takes place during the init Clinton Mills Personne shown with Vicki Bishop, the aspects of an employm students. A Tidal Wa1 "For years there has been an international agreement which regulated the flow of cotton goods, cotton fabrics and garments among the nations of the world. Technology went beyond that and created the many synthetic fibers and there is no international agreement. All the major nations of the world therefore have imposed restrictions on the inward flow of fabrics and garments made from synthetic fibers except the United States. "The result is that the producing countries are juuai Q's a Q. I have never worked under social security. Can I qualify for any benefits based on my husband's work? A. If your husband is getting retirement or disability benefits, you will be eligible for wife's benefits, if you are 62 or older. If you are under 62 you can also collect benefits if you have in your care a child under 18, or one disabled before 18, who is entitled to child's benefits based on your husband's social security record. Q. I will be 65 In a couple of months and I haven't yet made up my mind whether k w* i Visit Clinton Mills iool business students visitec jartment recently to see "firsl is employed. ticularly interested in whal ial interview. I Director Calvin Cooper is Cooper explained in depth ent interview to each of the /e of Imports aiming their production entirely at our markel here. And the goods arc coming in absolutely tidal wave proportions that threaten the security oi American industry and have already caused significant unemployment and unquestionably harmed the job opportunities of hundreds of thousands of people? unless some kind of international understanding is reached that lowers the inward flow into this country." ? U. S. Secretary oi Commerce Maurice H Stans. Security nd A's i win retire then or go or working. If I do decide tc retire, when should I get it touch with my social se curity office about geitfnc benefits? A. Whether or not yoi decide to retire, pay a visii to your social security of fice promptly ? certainlj before the beginning of the month in which your birthday falls. Medicare benefits are payable at 65, whethei or not you are retired. Bui in order to have the coverage of the doctor bill insurance start as soon as yoi reach 65, you must sign up during one of the three months before the month of your 65th birthday. THE CLOTHMAKER Since the South Carolina Department of Labor began its Safety Incentive Award Program several years ago, textile and apparel plants in the state qualified for the honor 1,161 times through June 30, 1968. Knitting mills in South Carolina employ an average of 164 persons per plant, figures of the S. C. Labor Department show. Occupations TUn A *: C 1UC |J1 UUULllUl! Ui L'lUlll was so important to the economy of England during j the Middle Ages that the trade employed more people than any other. People became known by t the type of work they did and the titles of their occupations were eventually 5 taken as permanent last i names. TEXTILE South Carolina textile plants used nearly 2.6 mil1 lion bales of cotton during the fiscal year 1967-68, ac! cording to the U. S. Depart' ment of Commerce. This was over 27 per cent of the national crop. I Closely allied to the spin' ning, weaving, knitting and finishing segments of the basic textile industry in | South Carolina are the 266 apparel plants in the state I which employ over 45,000 f persons. Hpjotre W Precious as are all the seasons t as Spring. There is about Spring a it up into regions of spiritual sunsli l The natural world is suddenly tr > trumpets, singing birds, laughing t buds. Snowdrops, crocuses, violet tint the earth with purple, yellow a tiny leaves of tender green loveline F Paster bells of joy ring softly in eve The listening ear of faith hears the victory of Life over Death. "(, j He said to Mary, and with every renewed by His Message. r BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S. C. Permit No. 59 In Textiles Gave The yarn was spun by tir "Spinner" and woven by th "Webb," "Webster," "Weav- it er" or "Weever." The end- wl ing "ster" was originally "L used to denote a woman. "Webster" was first used to wj describe a female weaver, "T and "spinster" a female ze spinner. up Dyeing was done by "T "Dyer," "Dyster" and some pe u, uy TOPICS S The construction, rubber, ne automobile and hotel in- *e: dustries are expected to consume close to 15 per oc cent of total textile output by 1975, a Battelle Me- wl morial Institute study shows. po ar Textile plants in South Carolina today use over 250 times more cotton than tei they used in the state 100 years ago, statistics of the th S. C. Labor Department lo< show. ea litlj Spring >1 the year, none so rejoices ilie lieait gladness thai thrills the soul and lil ts ine. ansformed into an orchestra of silvei streams and a fairyland of bursting is. primroses, buttercups and daises nd blue, l-'.ach tree and bush puts out ss. It is the festival of I aster tide, and >ry heart. again the Voice of Jesus proclaiming io and tell the brethren I am risen." rtMlirn i?f lli<? liiiiivm uml k Melon Keller MARCH, 1970 Surnames nes "Dexter." In some of e Scandinavian countries was done by a litster, 10m the English called aster." The nap of the cloth as raised (or teased) by 'easer," "Teasel," or "Tor" and the cloth was made ) and sold by "Tailor" or 'aylor." After the names became rmanent they were used r a person's descendants gardless of the work they d. Many people, for exiple, who rank promintly in the history of the xtile industry had names noting entirely different cupations. Sir Richard Arkwright, lose ancestors were boat lilders, was a barber until f patented the waterwered spinning frame ound 1770. Afterwards became known as "the ther of the factory sysm." ? Modern television proves at people would rather ik at anything than at ch other. 4 MIL J ^ i