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2 TWENTY-THR] Twenty-three Clinton Mills employees received their 25 year service awards during the month. The presentations marked another significant change in the Clinton Mills Service Awards Program designed to give broader recognition to individual award recipients. Those receiving their service awards and gold engraved watches bearing the Clinton Mills logo were: PLANT NO. 1: Anna B. Campbell, Spinner; Odell Lambert. Spinning Maintenance Technician; Henry Lawson, Jr., Spinning Traveler Specialist; and William R. Snelgrove, Cloth Room Superintendent. PLANT NO. 2: Russell Bigham, Spooler Department Technician; William J. Reece, Spinning Technician; Frank Deadwyler. Spinning Traveler Specialist; Juanita Leopard, Spinner; Daisy Campbell, Spinning Yarn Salvage Operator; William McGinnis, Loom Technician; Inez McGinnis, Weaver; James M. Moore, Slasher Technician; and Robert N. Bigham, Drawing and Roving Technician. LYDIA: William I. Bailey. Jr., Assistant Superintendent of Weaving; Victoria Massey, Loom Filling Supplier; Eloise McElveen. Cloth Grader; Viola Deitz. Cloth Grader; James W. Nelson, Spinning Maintenance Technician; and Ezzie Miller, Machinist. CLINTON SHOP: Claude Ward. Building Technician; and David Adams. Plant Security Officer. Job Classification Title Changes Made D. H. Roberts, Vice President of Manufacturing, announced earlier this month a series of job classification title changes "so that they better describe employee job functions in more modern terms." ucpanmeniai supennienaenii, iormerly known as Overseers and Assistant Departmental Superintendents, formerly Assistant Overseers, reviewed the title changes with all their respective employees prior to December 4. The job title revisions reflect much of the technological progress which has been made within Clinton Mills and the textile industry. The title changes further reflect the higher degree of skills required to produce superior quality fabrics. EE OLD TIMERS 1 CLINTON OFFICE: F. Keith McGee. Manager of Computer Operations; and Lewis Wallace. Corporate Officer (Secretary). Three employees were recognized for forty continuous years service. These included: J. B. Neal. Lydia. Loom Technician; Sherman Bell. Lift Truck Operator; and J. David Word. Paymaster. Basically, this is how the revised 25 Year Service Awards Program will work? The service awards presentations will be made on the actual anniversary date or as close to the date as is possible that the employee becomes eligible for the award, by the Plant Manager, in the presence of the honoree's Departmental Superintendent and the Assistant Departmental Superintendent. Each "in-coming" Old SOCIAL X& SECURITY frj? iiicnDUATinMiil J Effective January 1, 1973. the Social the employee and the employer?Clintc 10.4% to 11.7% of gross wages. Clin 5.85%. and the other one half, 5.85%, deduction from wages. Presently, the S ployee and the employer on the first $ However, beginning January 1st. the ne of wages earned during the year. The new Social Security tax rates proximately $588,000 in Social Security approximately $48,000 over the presenl The effect of the new Social Securil is demonstrated as follows: Yearly 1972 Tax Earnings (5.2%) $ 9,000 $468.00 8,000 416.00 7,000 364.00 6,000 312.00 The approximate amount of additi the "1973-Increase" column on the lii yearly earnings. Clinton Mills increase CLOTH MAKER RECOGNIZED Timer will receive a 5 by 7 color photograph of the awards presentation. Again, at the annual Old Timers Banquet, the awardees will be recogn I7pH nnH nVintAfTranhc urill Kn m oHd as a group. Each will receive a copy of this, also. OPERATION SCHEDULE All Clinton Mills Plants will close for the Christmas Holidays, Friday night, December 22, at 12:00 midnight. Operations will resume Tuesday, December 26, at 12:00 midnight. In accordance with the Clinton Mills paid holiday policy, Christmas Day will be a holiday with pay for all eligible employees. Eligibility requirements for Christ- ^ mas Day Holiday Pay is the same as those for Thanksgiving Day Holiday Pay. \ . r <*4soc?AV-{mSEf?j?itv I J T(\_r??""*s C ) f 987-65-4320 W/ I I I LAS MDi UTAklMD fOM III Clint Mills | j J MIL III * 4 || lit item ucmu m ju rmtu: mi wwwium | 1 Security tax rate is increased on both >n Mills. The combined rate rises from ton Mills pays one half of the tax, is paid by the employee as a weekly tocial Security tax is paid by the em- g >9000 of wages earned during the year, w rate will be paid on the first $10,800 means that Clinton Mills will pay apr taxes in 1973; this is an increase of t year. ty tax rate on you and on Clinton Mills 1973 Tax 1973 (5.85%) Increase ( $526.50 $58.50 468.00 52.00 409.50 45.50 351.00 39.00 ional lax you will pay it set forth in le corresponding most closely to your payment is a like amount. ^