The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1973, Image 1
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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