Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 The Clothmaker PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY CLINTON MILLS EDITED BY MACK PARSONS. EXT. 84 Clinton Mill C ic xpolinn niinli. fied applicants with good attendance and work records to fill several job vacancies which exist in each plant. If you know of anyone who would make a good employee, we would like to know about it. Your Assistant Overseer has available "employee referral" cards designed to assist you in introducing prospective employees to the Company. He will be pleased to help you in filling out these cards, and in assisting you in directing prospective applicants to the Personnel Office. Clinton Mills has been providing steady employment for its employees for over 75 years. The Company is pleased to be able to provide unlimited job opportunities to qualified applicants who are interested in employment in the textile industry. The individuals you recommend to the Personnel Department will be considered for job openings available at the time of referral. Be Good To Others Speak to people. There is nothing a nice as a cheerful word of greeting Smile at people. It takes 72 muscle to frown, and only 14 to smile. Call people by name. The sweetes music to anyone's ear is the sound o Hie r>\*/n namo Be friendly and helpful. If yoi would have friends, be friendly. Be cordial. Speak and act as i everything you do were a genuin pleasure. Be genuinely interested in people You can like nearly everybody if yoi try. Be generous with praise, cautiou with criticism. Be considerate with the feelings o otners. it will be appreciated. Be thoughtful of the opinions c others. There are three sides to a con troversy, yours, the other fellow's an the right one. Be alert to give service. What count most in life is what we do for other; THE REAL VALUE OF A Good will of the right kind, the lasting kind, cannot be won simply by advertising. Not even spending millions of dollars in proclaiming the merits of an article or company can achieve lasting results. Good will has to be earned by merit, by genuine, honest, worth, by giving full value. And that's where we at Clinton Mills come in. Whatever our jobs may be, the way we do them helps to make the total impression the ComDanv makes on the public. A faulty piece of work anywhere along the line?a poorly typed letter? an abrupt answer over the telephone ?things like these may seem of little account. But they are bound to affect our relations with the public, offsetting many of the good things we do. The fact is that our relations with the public, for better or worse, depend on the sum total of what the Company is?not on an "image" we might like to present. That sum total is made up of the thousands of things done by many people in every kind of job. Our concern is to make sure that we, in our own little niche, treat others as we would want to be treated. If we give full value, we'll be doing our part to earn the lasting good will we seek. Cutting costs is not a popular topic of conversation with the family at s home, nor is a popular topic at work. But the problem must be faced when s making out a family budget, and it must receive continual attention in the ^ plants, too, j Some costs are fixed and noncontrollable by employees. They include such things as property taxes and a insurance. e Profit Keeps It All Together Profit is what is left when the costs of running a business are deducted from the earnings of the company. If there s is no profit it stands to reason that eventually there will be no company. I No company means no jobs. Simple? f No it isn't. Corporate structure is complex. It is hard for the individual to ^ see himself in relationship to the whole. Suffice it to say that when an oppors tunity arises to bolster profits?do it. >. It's your own job you're protecting. CLOTHMAKER COMPANY'S GOOD WILL Other costs are variable and controllable. They go up and down with the level of production They include such things as raw materials, manhours of work, simple tools, general supplies, heat and lights. ? The important thing is this: In our business, there are no minimum variable costs for a given level of production because every step in the production process can be improved if we do a better job. High costs are everybody's business, because they may mean the difference between continuing to make a product or drop it. But every dollar saved is a dollar earned. The pennies employees can save here ^ and there add up to more than you can imagine by the end of the year. These savings add up not only in profit but in competitive muscle, in customers, and in job opportunities. So. let's ask ourselves these nues tions: Can I reduce the cost of maintaining and repairing equipment? Can I extend the life of the tools I use. or keep them in better shape to help cut down on scrap? Can I reduce start-up and shut-down time, or reduce absenteeism? Can I do the job more efficiently? Can I save on tbe use. storage and transportation of supplies and raw materials? Can I cut down on unnecessary phone calls? uan I work more safely and reduce accidents?and all they mean in heartache, loss of income, and insurance ^ claims to my family and company? If we can do one or more of these things. it will reduce costs and improve our ability to compete. It's the sure way to more customers and continuing jobs. Correction Ginger Gault is a junior at Columbia 4 College this year. Her name was omitted from the list of Railey Scholars last month. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gault. # * + Ben says that when he's traveling he likes to ride in the baggage car ... ^ he says it gives him a chance to express himself.