Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 FOLLOW CM CAREERS?Le] Hairsion and Harold Hairston. All Hairsion's father, the late Charlie overseer. Hairston Family Follow Seventy-five years ago Clinton Mills started providing unlimited job opportunities for its employees. Generation after generation has witnessed the rapid changes taking place within the industry. At least one Clinton family has found job security at Clinton Mills for four generations. For R. G. Hairston, Clinton Mills has been employer of his father, himself, his son, and his grandson. R. G.'s father, Charlie, was Lydia Cloth Room Overseer at his retirement. For over 33 vears. Lvdia Cotton Mills was his employer. Following in his father's footsteps, R. G. Hairston joined the company in 1913. Except for a 3!/j year tenure in Union County Hairston has been with the com~1 4. CO TT-i a. pany iui annual jo ycdis. ndHbLUll, now 70, is a roving hauler in Lydia Spinning. His son Harold, came tc Lydia in 1942. He's a cloth checker and Harold's son Wayne is an overhauler helper at Bailey Spinning Textiles come natural for the Hairston family. "My biggest mistake was leaving for a while,' staiea ine senior nairsion. i vc worked in every department except the shop and slasher room.' He recalled when Lydia hac only 59 spinning frames and cottor El to right are Wayne Hairston, R. G. are employees of Clinton Mills. R. G. ? Hairston. was a Lydia cloth room s CM For 4 Generations was hauled to the plant by wagon. "I've worked under 12 different overseers and 8 superintendents." ; stated Mr. Hairston. He was employed during the tenures of Presidents C. M., W. J. 1 and P. S. Bailev and Robert M. Vance, who heads Clinton Mills today. The senior Hairston has 5 children ? 4 boys and a daughter, Carolyn, who was a M. S. Bailey Scholar. i The Eyes Are Everything "Whenever I draw a face/' an artist said recently, "I start with the eyes. [ And when I've finished the eyes, I know whether or not I've got the face i right, because the eyes are everything." > In a man's eyes, you see the very ' stuff he's made of: fire, sparkle, determination, dullness, imagination, . hate. hope. love. And through a man's eyes, he sees the very stuff his life is made of: earth, sky, his loved ones. f his work, his world?just about every, thing he knows. [ Eyes. The best two reasons we know L of for proper eye protection. CLOTHMAKER # Fifteen Clinton Employees Receive Service Awards Fifteen Clinton Mills employees rereived continuous service awards in January. Grover T. Harris, Plant ~2 received Ik/. ^_1.. OA 1 ? me uii j y ^u-ytrctr awaru presenxeci luring January. Fifteen year awards went to William R. Roach and Edna Osborne, Plant #2; Josephine Campbell, Plant *1; and Clara B. Gilstrap, Lydia. James Harris and Jimmy Eubanks received the company's only 10-Year awards. Both are Plant #2 employees. Erskine L. Knight and Carl R. Rogers, Bailey Plant; Shirley A Shealy, ^ Mattie E. Kinard, and Claudia Richard, Lydia; Fred Franks and Sammy Samples, Plant #2; and Ann K. Tram mell, Store, received the eight five year awards which were presented. fc"; EKfr'.*^ Plan Summer Wedding Mr. and Mrs. James D. Bryson, Sr., 201 Florida St., announce the engage- ? ment of their daughter, Susan Elaine, to sn Koddy L,ee McAlister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McAlister of 101 Milling Street. Susan is a 1970 graduate of Clinton High School. Roddy is currently serving with the U. S. Navy at Camp Moscrip, Puerto Rico. ix summer weaaing is planned at ^ Davidson Street Baptist Church.