The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1971, Image 1

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r| ^-VV!;,*f;*; i M CL01 SINCE 1896 4 VOL. 19. NO. 12 Published By Dunlap Watkins Reeder Heaton HI Spinning and Warehouse Sunervisorv Channpc Madp At Clinton Mills William E. Watkins has been named Yard and Warehouse Foreman. Watkins. who has been with Clinton Mills since 1959, will assume the duties of Thornwell Dunlap. Dunlap retired recently after over 21 years service. A graduate of Clinton High, he is a member of Calvary Baptist Church and active in many sports activities. Alexander Reeder has been named Cloth Warehouseman. In other supervisory changes, Billy Heaton was named Assistant Overseer, Spinning No. 3. Heaton joined Clinton Mills in 1948. He was a section man at the time of his promotion. i?!Xg3ii ?*bnS ?5?5r ? >-"?:* :.-' .. . . . - - . rH MAKER a CLINTON MILLS Superior Plants Clinton No. l^ffliiii v: ?:";& 5":5via?K H^^bSH^5?Z32 and For Employees of Clinton Mills, Clint Clinton Mills Records The year 1970 was an eventful on months just passed created many b company. In January Clinton announced Ne\ as a paid holiday; thus giving employ New fields were entered early in the ? year '70. Realizing that the company must Keep abreast of the times to pro- sh vide security for its employees, Clin- Ju ton Mills envisioned great opportuni- in ties in the warp knitting industry. to In early February the company an- la nouneed it had reached an agreement fo to purchase a substantial financial interest in Elastic Fabrics of America, to a Fort Washington, Pa. based firm. fit It was also announced that eligible to employee participants would share $187,748.84 from company profits?the ni highest in the history of the Profit Ti Sharing and Retirement Plan. Top executives were re-aligned early in the year. The realignments assured the company of additional strength in ^ operational effectiveness. In this move, George H. Cornelson was elevated to ^ the newly created position of Executive Vim Procirinnt ntlmr V-. - in eluded W. Carlisle Neely, elevated to Vice President and Treasurer; Lewis _ N. Wallace to Secretary; and Walter _. A. Sigman, Controller. Still greater opportunities were opened when the company announced in June that it would merge with . Superior Knits, Inc. of Greensboro, N. C. In November, W. B. Rhodes, Jr., Superior Knits President, announced plans to build a new knitting plant in Greensboro. 1 ? Summer vacation nav rnnrhrvt nn nil lime high of $127,859.50. In December, eligible employees with 5 or more w years continuous service received vacation pay amounting to $77,707.99, bringing the total to $205.(580.49 for U1 the year. p, Clinton employees demonstrated the re interest in thrift as $277,802.50 was distributed to Christmas Club partici- ^ pants. si iffrfi r TTfwroranriRi i^jMsaraBHBiSb# "-{^5?^ > JSiHHHJii;^.1::^ w*r~ .V-.V. ;7";."njtx'SS'1 ir-"1 on. S. C. JANUARY. 1971 Year Of Progress e for Clinton Mills. The twelve old new opportunities for the v Year's Day would be observed ees five paid holidays annually. Not everything was as bright as it ould have been for the '70's. In ine. Clinton employees participated one of the largest campaigns ever influence Congress to enact legistion restricting importation of cheap reign-made textile goods. In August, Clinton employees began feel the effects of the continuing x)d of imports as Clinton was forced adjust its weekly operating schedule. In November the company recogzed 227 active and retired Old mers at its Old Timers Banquet. Scholarship Reminder All prospective applicants for M. S. ailey Memorial College Scholarships e again reminded to take the CEEB allege Entrance Exams in time for suits to be available April 15. Full details are available at area igh School Principals Offices or the idustrial Relations Department of linton Mills. Remember, the program was revised i 1969 to include accredited Junior ia Dusiness colleges. Adult Lducaon Courses, and Technical EducaDn Centers. New Clothmaker Formal As the Clothmaker enters the year 171, it has taken on a new look. From me to time we've changed printing rmats?from letter press to offset, as ell as type faces, etc. This time, we've changed a number ! things. We've gone to a three colmn, 8 Vfe by 11" page. This is a new trend in company jblications. The page size in no way educes the amount of copy we will i printing. We have gone from a 10 t. type face to an 8 pt. face to com?nsate for the difference in page ze.