Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 "LF Dillard Young, 11, son o is all ready to play ball as picture made. Dillard, wh< the Tiger YMCA baseball t door recreation. His moth the Purchasing Dept. of C Doing My "I demand to live my own life!" the youniz man cried, "Going to do my own thing or bust trying." Sound familiar? It should. For with variations, these words are echoed by many young people throughout the land. Nothing wrong with living one's own life. Each person must breathe with his own lungs, see with his own eyes, smell with his nose, taste with his tongue, hear with his ears, feel with his fingers. Yes, as an individual unit, he must live his own life. However, he cannot live it alone. He cannot do his own thing alone. As part of the family of man, he depends on others for every need ranging from bread and shoes to music, art, medical aid, education ? you name it. His very birth was not his South Carolina textile plants consumed over one million tons of coal in 1969, according to reports of the S. C. Department of Labor. ' ? *'%& (>. >.Vv\ .?Vv '"V# f W w' ?'**l #? r:> ' - *?: ffiin&r iMv#: 'lay Ball" f Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Young, he takes time out to have his ) is a pitcher and catcher on earn, enjoys all phases of outer, Barbara, is employed in linton Mills. TL! uwn i ning own. And his early years of dependence until he could stand on his own two feet required the muscles and minds of thousands of fellow human beings. How much money, effort, and ability goes into the uicuwng 01 a smgie ioai oi bread? A single pair of shoes? And where is the young person who really digs his cwn thing who would not share it with another and, in turn, receive the benefits of others? "No man is an island, entire of itself," wrote John Donne in the sixteenth century. "Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ..." No man can live his own life!" Each man is dependent on and responsible for others. That is . . . unless he is dead. One of the earliest textile plants to use the spinning jenny began operations around 1780 near Sumter, South Carolina. CLOTHMAKER SAFETY TIPS Many accidents can be avoided by following rules of safety in handling of tools. Some may sound simple but by not adhering to these so-called simple rules, men, women and children get hurt on the job and in the home. Follow these rules no matter how simple they may seem: HAMMERS: Use a machinist's hammer for machine work and claw hammer for carpentry work. In using a sledge or maul, always look behind you before you begin your backswing. WRENCHES: In using anv wrpnnh it ic Kottor- tr? J *V "WV-VVV-J. w pull than to push. If it is necessary to push, use your open palm. When using an adjustable wrench, exert pressure toward the movable jaw. Stand to one side, when you are pulling down on wrenches above your head. Do not hammer on wrenches or use a pipe extension. Use a proper-size wrench. SAWS: Saws that are sharp and free of rust are less likely to bind or jump. Start cuts with both wood saws and hack saws by puidinf* thf? hlnHo \*ri+V. your thumb. FILES: Do not use a file without a handle. Do not use a file for a pry, as it is brittle and breaks easily. fly' No. 2 Plant Promoted To QnAAlor Ciw/M> w|iwvici riACl Russell Bigham, Plant No. 2 spinning doffer, has been promoted to spooler fixer, third shift. Russell replaces Robert Whitsel. third shift fixer. Whitsel has moved to the first shift, filling the vacancy created by C. F. Oakley's retirement. FOR CLINTON PRY BARS: Be sure your bite is secure by applying first a slight pressure. Then check your own L Biij 'll Crawford Reti "I've folded millions of y Crawford, as he retired June Crawford joined Lydia Aug spend much of his time wo shop at home. A DAY What does it matter if we then? Most of us probably 1 question at some time in our answer is because it's difficult important our presence on tl however, for us to picture around the house, snendint? a c lying around doing nothing. The impact of "a day off" ing at what a working day w< depending on are also taking Imagine a day which start: the milkman is absent from w because a member of the car it was his turn to drive. And tl at work, you can't get a cup < because the vending man didr a rush job hangs fire, waiting 1 up. A bad day . . . and not ovci you discover cars backed up I the traffic policeman decided t the pleasant thought of enioyii is smasnea wnen you tinallv i The note in the kitchen sa? ator, I took "a day off." So you sandwich with a glass of wate alley. But the team has kittle < cover, because the anchor man instead. A farfetched situation? f little frustrating sometimes wl and he let us down. When a doesn't show up for the game, to work a little harder to cov may not be as skillful, tries t it makes it tougher to win. Each of us is part of a tea? on the job, we're missed. A : called on to fill our shoes. Wh< unci quality may suiter hecau to perform an unfamiliar job. to win in the very competitive marketing our superior quali There arc, of course, time pletcly unavoidable. However, can mean to the team effort examine carefully our attitude off work only when necessary JULY, 1970 EMPLOYEES balance before you exert your full force. This will prevent a fall in case the pry slips. ^v7' '(j^H 1^^ -x. red June 26 ards of cloth," said Adger 26 from Lydia Cloth Room, ust 16, 1949. He plans to rking in his woodworking OFF ; take "a day off" now and have asked ourselves that working lives. Why? The sometimes to see just how he job really is. It's easy, ourselves doing odd jobs lav on a fishing trip, or just can be illustrated by look>uld be like if others we're "a day off." s without breakfast because ork, a day when you're late pool ctidn t show up when len when you finally arrive if coffee from the machine l't bother to report in. And for your supervisor to show r vet. When you leave work for ten city blocks because 0 take the day off. too. And rig a hot, home-cooked meal arrive at home. ^s "Dinner's in the refriger1 wash down a cold bologna r and head for the bowling hance of winning, you disi decided to take in a movie 'orVinne lint S ? L>IIV 11 HWtn f^fl (1 len \vc depend on someone, fellow's on a team and he either his teammates have er up. or a substitute, who o fill the gap. In any case, n at work, too. Tf we're not substitute may have to be _>n this happens, production se an employe is called on 14 ;? ? >? - ii Humes 11 uiu^iiiT mr us ; business of producing and ty fabrics. is when absences are coma look at what our absence should help each of us to ?s and be sure that we are