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G";r.r,.v:r.'~s .1 n:?? ; ? p;WW:;;:^ r.r.r^:: ..-.;:r.u::' "irtii;?? r:;: nrtrtn.- : ;r. .t rru-- -:t r ? j:;: r..*; * r;~ SINCE 1896 VOL. 22, NO. 1 Published By 1 SPECIAL EDITION In the December Clothmaker, Clinton Mills announced a series of changes in its service awards program designed to give broader recognition to individual award recipients. The "Old Timers" Club held its first meeting in the Thornwell Dining Hall November 13, 1956. There were 76 Old Timers at that time. Today, approximately 300 active and inactive employees comprise the Old Timers group. In this special edition supplement of the Clothmaker, we are featuring the Class of 1972 Old Timers. Those * 1 featured here include all those 25 and 40 year award recipients during the year 1972. Each month, hereafter, the Clothmaker will feature award recipients as they receive their awards. . . . 1972 k The preceding 12 months created many challenges and opportunities for ] Clinton Mills employees. As the company entered its 77th year of operation, Clinton employees turned the calendar back to '72 and remembered many of the events which took place during that year. In January, Clinton employees proud'? V* n /-?Lr into fho rnmnnnv's history as the 75th anniversary year had just ended. ^ Soon it was February 1, and hundreds of Clinton employees enthusiastically awaited the report on the company's Profit Sharing and RetireDion TTlirtiKln om nlnVOOC chll TT>H I I HJII L X .UU. in $173,563.89 from 1971 company profits. The company also paid $13,940.63 to retiring employees as supplements to their retirement benefits under the "Minimum Benefit" provision of the ^ plan. ? iiSClij;;?!H i^v; " ^ JyCiiaSwuirtalrr '""'FirI' ''' 'ffi"***''' ""''' "'!:" '" ::::'r:'":;:";:::i;r-J5;- '-' ' " / "r-i;":; ^TJOr.;;'"J-"- .r.;;_ .rc;r.JT v" r!."i:*x?n?t*i ind For EmployMi of Clinton Mills, Clin: Bennie Brewer ? Was An Eventful Numerous Clinton Mills office and i rromor\t rvircnnnpl rpr-pivpd Pllhlir iiiui?ubv?..v..v r?"wva* ? Relations Training in various telephone usage techniques that month. The special training sessions were conducted by Mrs. Marijo Forbes, school representative for Southern Bell Telephone Company. Clinton Mills took another major step in the area of employee safety and health when it implemented a comprehensive hearing conservation program in each plant during March. The program was me rusuu ui many mumus of careful study and the thorough evaluation of the various techniques and programs designed to protect the hearing of Clinton employees who work in high noise level areas. In April, the Company dedicated a magnolia tree on the Bailey Plant lawn. The tree was planted by the local Sun Bonnet Garden Club in com r.xrSfi}:.-." rar.t.'t i*-i r.- r. ?a?y; r. ?? ; :: ?*yr. rr.sSTSV 3HsSr3:?SHK:2 5 5fr ?H3t JO* *-**??} cT: ?!-* -*" r.SrHrs: ritag: r. t rjr2:r. n: He: r: &*;.: swap: 3 nrt 333 h snss rjrr: r5!*r nfe& ??' ?'& .:;;: ~-2--. r ;r. r.:; rj; r.rs^zr, r; sb^is:. SsSr:-% =? ' s&xxz Sfeai?'gte?scgy MiMiliittifiSiii;:!: . rjzviiZzx-ivyv .:^THrnH*55nKnr.' ..".s;:; ;sx: ;: Jt' rrl: Hxfb" S-rHHH : ^Hr"- :?n: " Ion. S. C. JANUARY, 1973 Brewer Named Asst. Weaving Supt. In Plant No. 1 Bennie Brewer has been named Asistant Superintendent of Weaving, ccording to Plant No. 1 Manager Sam I. Williams. Brewer, who is on the second shift, ias been employed by Clinton Mills ince 1954. He was a Loom Technician lefore assuming his present position. He is a member of the Elizabeth Jtreet Church of God. Joe McCall, former second shift As;istant Superintendent, has moved to he first shift. Brewer fills McCall's post on the ;econd shift. Year . . . memoration of Clinton Mills 75th Anniversary. Sun Bonnet President Mrs. Furman Thomason, Miss Bee Young, and Mrs A. C. Young, Jr., represented the club at the dedication. Over 400 persons attended the 17th Annual Old Timers' Banquet on April 16. Twenty-nine additional employees joined the "Old Timers' Club" after completion of 25 years continuous service. President Robert M. Vance paid special recognition to Vesta Eubanks and Grange Campbell for completion of 50 years continuous service. May marked another significant month in the year '72. Furman E. Brown, Lydia Plant Security Officer, was awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal for his efforts to save Mrs. Herberts Abercrombie from her burning home September 12, 1971. Brown, a Clinton employee since 1957, also received a (Continued on page 7)