Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DECEMBER. 1972 ? /-V ^BL ^^^^11 jl I Gregg Link Three Men Promol Three Clinton Mills employees have been promoted from within the company to areas of supervisory responsibilities. ^ George Gregg Link, John Henry Payne, and Claude Bagwell have been named Assistant Superintendent of Bailey Carding, Plant No. 1 Carding, and Plant No. 2 Weaving, respectively. Link, a native of Clinton, is a graduate of Clinton High School, and holds a B. S. Degree in Industrial Education from Clemson University. # Thirty Four Eligible To Retire Thirty four Clinton Mills employees will be eligible for retirement under the Clinton Mills Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan on January 1, 1973. Members of the Profit Sharing and Retirement Committee interviewed the eligible members recently to review the retirement provisions of the til plan. Eight eligible retirees are from # ni & _ 9. rianT no. z; / rrom nam no. i; and 6, Lydia. Bailey Plant has 4; Clinton Mills Store, 2; and Clinton Plants Maintenance, 7. Since inception of the Clinton Mills Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan on January 1, 1966, $227,013.22 has ? i sJ a- 4 ^ ucen puiu IU cnyiuic puinvipuin*. John Payne 1 rr _ A O [ea 1 o assi. ouperin He, his wife, the former Cathy Bigbee, and their four months old son, Brian, live on Route 1, Clinton. John Payne, who lives on Friendship Drive, has held numerous manufacturing duties prior to assuming his present post. A graduate of Bell Street High School, he is married to the former Bobby Suber of Clinton. The Payne's have one son, Christopher, 10. John is active in Vaughnville Baptist Church, Chappells. r * The official Clintex Junior Achievement charter was presented by Clinton Mills Personnel Director Calvin Cooper to President Daria Cronic. Daria is the daughter of Clinton Mills Training Director and Mrs. Hank Cronic. The official charter, like that of many other corporations, enaDies ine company to operate on a small scale as any larger unit would function. 7 '%* . ^J?V 9H 7 J-t' ~ Claude Bagwell tendent Positions Claude Bagwell, who was promoted from Loom Technician, to Assistant Superintendent of Weaving, has been employed by Clinton Mills for ten years. Bagwell, a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, is married to the former Ruby Nell Prather. The Bagwells have three children: Carole Sue, 12; Ronda Jean. 9; and Tony Ray, 15. They live at 113 Cora Street, Laurens Vacation Pay Checks Distributed Christmas Vacation Pay Checks totalling more than $100,000 have been distributed to eligible Clinton Mills employees who have more than five years continuous service with the company The July 4th Vacation Pay Checks totalled more than $140,000. These were distributed prior to the vacation week in the summer. The two vacation pay checks paid to eligible employees is in addition to the more than $135,000 naid tn eligible employees in the form of Paid Holiday Pay. The combined pay outs exceed more than $375,000 annually.