Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 HAI MMHilTy wk w Left lo right are Will Little. Enoch I Vance, and Ila Kerne lis. 50-) car Golden Antiii Clinton Mills President Rnhnrt m Vance presented 50-Year Golden Anniversary Service Awards to Ila Kernells, Enoch Little, and Will Little at the company's 16th Anual Old Timers' Banquet last month. Ila was employed January 1, 1920 and is presently a Plant No. 2 Spooler Tender. Will, a retired *2 Carding employee, worked from August 10, 1918 NUMIiKKS AKI Every time you open a charge account at a store or start a saving account at a bank you get a number. Every time vou mnvo it monne a now address and telephone listing to remember. It can get pretty confusing at times. But there is one number that will never change as long as you live, no matter how often you move or change jobs. That's your social security number. More than 186 million Americans have a social security number, and each one is different. Each year, an additional 6 million people get numbers. That's a lot of numbers, but even with the population explosion, there is no danger in social security running snon. ine sysiem permits the use of just under a billion different numbers of nine digits each. Several more gene tions will be able to get social security numbers before it will become necessary to reissue old ones or change the 9-digit system. Those nine little digits on your card are yours alone, and they are your key to future benefits for yourself and your family. ittle, Clinton Mills President Robert M. versa ry Service Awards until his retirement September 3, 1968. Enoch, a Clinton Warehouse employee, joined Clinton Mills January 1, 1919, and retired September 18, 1970. Each 50-Year award carried a message from the company complimenting the recipient for his dedication and loyalty for a half century or more continuous service. : IMPORTANT These benefits are paid for by you and Clinton Mills together. Each employee's payment of Social Security tax is matched dollar for dollar by a similar tax paid by the company, according to Clinton Mills Benefits Administrator Truman Owens. C.liristnnis t)[n>r(ttinii Sclwihilr All Clinton Mills plants and department will close down for the Christmas Holidays, Thursdays, December 23, at 12:00 o'clock midnight. Operations will resume Sunday, December 26, at 12:00 o'clock midnight. In accordance with the company's paid holiday policy, Christmas Day will be a holiday with pay for all eligible employees. In addition to the holiday pay, all employees who have been continuously employed for 5 years or more received Christmas Vacation Pay on December 17. DECEMBER, 1971 0 Frinjjjr B?*n?*fits Art* IlitMcii Pay Major benefits which a person receives from his work are his wages for services rendered and the satisfaction ? ~ u- J ? - ? - 1 1 itrciuiK nt; is uuing a good JOD. There are other compensations, too. 0 Benefits or "extras" are most important also. Vacations with pay, group insurance, profit sharing and retirement plan, hospitalization and medical services for the employees and members of his family?the list is long. Of all these things the employee receives for his services, who pays for them? They all cost money, and the employer pays for most of them. How is the employer able to pay ? wages and sponsor "extras" benefits? By making a profit. This way the em pioyer is aoie to continue providing jobs, paying the other costs of doing business, and investing in the business so it can grow toward new horizons. In progressive business and industry the stockholder, employer and employee help each other toward mutual success. NOTICK Several photos and other news nr tides were turned in to the Clothmaker too late for publication in the Christmas issue. The deadline for news items in all holiday issues is earlier than regular issues. All news items and photos not carried this month will be printed in the January issue. THE EDITOR (lliristmns \ aration l\tv Christmas Vacation Pay Checks totaling $79,174.57 were distributed to 712 eligible employees on December 17. 1 ATI ni * ' ?? - * ? mc- i??i emnsunas vacation Pay is payable to eligible employees who have completed five or more continuous years of service with the company. The Christmas Vacation Pay is in addition to the Christmas Holiday Pay. In July, 1236 eligible employees re ceived vacation pay totaling $125,804.04. With the two payouts, eligible employees have received vacation pay ^ totaling $204,978.61.