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4 Lydia Employee Pi fc? n I^BpVrU^ \K* mmrfz r <, ? M Furman Brown Often we read about individuals who risk their lives to save another person. Usually these heroic events happen in distant places, yet we have a deep feeling of appreciation for anyone who attempts to rescue a fellow man at the risk of his own life. Sunday, September 12, tragedy struck in the Lydia community. Furman Brown, a Lydia gate watchman, was on his way to work about 5:45 a.m. As he drove along Poplar Street, he noticed the home of Mrs. Herberta (Aunt Bert) Abercrombie was on fire. Furman blew his car horn to awaken the neighbors. When this failed, he went up to Aunt Bert's home and knocked on the windows in an attempt to awaken anyone sleeping. wnen ne tailed to get any response, he ran across the street to alert the neighbors, but they were away for the weekend. Returning to the Abercrombie homo, Furman found Mrs. Abercrombie's grandson, Henry "Buddy" Abercrombie, lying in the yard. He was partially overcome by smoke and had some burns on his head. The grandson told Furman, "She's still in there." Furman went to the back porch and kicked the door down. The flames exploded outward and knocked him off the porch. Perhaps this would have stopped most of us. But not Furman Brown. Realizing someone's life was in danger, he crawled on his hands and knees into the burning house where he found Aunt Bert on the kitchen floor. He pulled her onto the porch and then into the yard. Danny Holland, a newspaper carrier and son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Holland of Pine Street, helped Furman move Aunt Bert away from the burning house. >rforms Heroic Deed She was treated at Bailey Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Self Memorial in Greenwood where she died Sunday afternoon. AT THE END C All of us, if we live lorm enmiah o will experience at some time the feeling that we have come to the end of our rope, that life's problems are more than we can bear, that discouragement and despair are, in spite of everything we do, our inevitable portion. It is so easy then to become apathetic, to take the cynical view, to indulge in feelings of self pity. Periods of depression are indeed a part of the human condition. But fortunately they need be only a part, for life affords its moments of success and elation as well, if we continue to strive for them, if we don't succumb to our fears and feelings of inadequacy. Mankind has learned this lesson over the long period of his growth from a Drimitive staff* tr> Vnc ent state of sophistication Great men have all experienced failure in their lives, for failure is common to every man. But the great men don't give up. They fall only to rise again, as the poet Robert Browning stated the matter, and in fact are "A COMPANY IS i "An industry or business in a community is pretty much like a person, because a business is people." remarked a weaver as he went about his work. "That's right," agreed a loom fixer, "because you just don't set a plant down in the middle of somewhere without becoming a part of the community it's located in." What they said is the very heart of any business that is successful and has a Rood influence on its world. Public acceptance or goodwill it is often called. For people who have dealings of any Winrl i.-WU ? :?? ? .....v. n.wi n11 uiuujsiry or a company, goodwill speaks an appreciation of that company or industry's character? attitudes, integrity or lack of it, its services and the problems it faces as it operates in a community. Public goodwill?to be sure?begins CLOTHMAKER 0 Our community has lost one of its dearest and most beloved citizens. A retired Lydia employee, she loved and had the respect of everyone who knew her. For men like Furman Brown, we are indeed grateful. >F YOUR ROPE 0 better men because of their success in overcoming defeat. So let us remember the old prov erb and, if need be, take heart: "If you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it, and hang on." Twenty-One Receive A wards Twenty one employees received service awards during August. Four of these were 20-Year awards. They were 0 presented to R. G. Hairston, Eloise Bratcher, Floyd Moore, all Lydia employees; and Marie C. Baker, a Plant No. 2 employee. Receiving 15-Year awards were Bobby F. Quinn, Plant No. 2: and Jessie Patterson and Kathleen Sinclair. Lydia; and Wofford Kelley, Clinton Shop. Vclma C. Burnett, Edward Price, and Donald Samples received the 10-Year awards. They are employed in the office. Lvdia, and Bailey respectively. ^ Five year awards went to Paul F. Samples. No. 1; Clarence Darnell, Bailey; Albert Williams. Jake Carwilo, Margaret Townsend. and Wilbur Melton, all Plant No. 2; Louise G. Hair and Allen Carter. E/.ekiel Johnson, and Rosa L. Pitts, all Lydia. LIKE A PERSON" with offering a quality product or ? service. This leads to satisfied customers, increasing sales: establishes the kind of faith in a company that builds a foundation for growth and expansion; job security. But there is much more beyond products and services ? a thousand 4 i- : 1 uiiiiKs, anil more. Everyone in a company is a part of it. Each piece of quality work turned out, every letter typed, every telephone ^ answered, orders filled, every contact with plant visitors?all such as these have their effect on what the public thinks of the company. Whenever you speak, write or act as a part of Clinton Mills, direct or indirect contact with the public, you influence the commiiniiuV . - .j o upilllUII III your company. To those you meet and know, you actually arc the company. ?