Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JANUARY, 1973 * '72 IN REVIEW I Con't. from page 1 cheek for $750 in commemoration of ; his heroic act. ( During the month, the Bailey Foun- i dation awarded $5,000 M. S. Bailey Scholarships to Mike Blackwell and Debbie Fallaw. The Foundation's Loan Scholars included David Gaskins, Mimi | Braswell, Susan Bryan, Robert Hiers i and Donald Taylor. Summer vacations began June 30 and eligible Clinton employees headed for their favorite vacation spots with over $140,000 in summer vacation pay from the Company. The year's seventh month. July, was also an eventful one. Walter A. Sigman was promoted to the newly created position of Director of Corporate Planning and Development. George P Thaddeus Williams was named to succeed Sigman as Corporate Controller. Six manufacturing men were also named to new positions of broader managerial responsibility. These included J. R Swetenburg, from Lydia Plant Manager to Plant No. 2 Manager, and Thomas E. Davenport, former P ant No. 2 Spinning Overseer, to Lydia Plant Manager. In August, the Bailey Foundation P announced that twenty-one sons and 0 daughters of Clinton Mills and M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers would return to colleges in the fall with its financial assistance. Clinton employees responded well to the Greater Clinton United Fund Drive. Clinton Mills and its employees con9 II hill Copeland Completes 2! Frank. Copcland, center, Lydia Slash pleted twenty-five years continuous s 1!>73. Weaving Superintendent Glenn Plant Manager Ted Davenport, right, p his service award watch. Iributed more than $18,667.25 to this gear's United Fund Program. Christmas also made an early arrival among Clinton's 1,800 employees as L'ach selected his personal Christmas tiift from the 1972 gift selection booklet. In Sentember and October. Clinton Mills conducted an extensive employee recruitment campaign designed to attract new and additional prospective employees to the Personnel Department. December presented the usual Christmas atmosphere for all employees. More than biOO.OOO in Christmas vacation pay went to Clinton employees who have been continuously employed five or more years. Santa Claus came early for 785 thrifty employees in the form of Christmas savings checks. Employees received $328,583.75 in Christmas savings. During the month, twenty-three (23) Old Timers were recognized along with three (3) forty year employees. The recognition with appropriate awards marked another significant change in the Service Awards Propram designed to give broader recognition to individual award recipients. Sgt. Terry R. Campbell, his wife Charlene. and their daughter Lisa, visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rnlnh :inH nthrr rolntivofs during the Christmas holidays. Campbell is currently stationed at Fort Hood. Texas. He was a loom technician before entering service. His mother. Josephine, is a ?1 Plant Weaver. Sgt. Campbell's father. Ralph, is a Plant No. 2 Loom Technician. ? ? I i If M ? S Years Lusk ier Operator, com- Clco Lusk. ri ervice January 1, on January 1, IS CJaskins, loft, and second from lef iresented Copeland award. Assistar loft, and Joel C in the prescntal 7 ^ . jffl r^j Jacqueline Annette Sparkman is the charming 18-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sparkman. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Sparkman and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Harris. WANT ADV. 24-Hour Wrecker Service. Contact Jackie Bigham or Junior Kemells at 833-3778 or 833-2565. "No ditch too deep nor any hill too steep." Card of Thanks The family of Estcs Campbell would like to thank all of the Clinton Mills employees who have been so kind and a\ j lliougliu U1 uui uig "H v-dinpucua sn_n.ncss. The Campbell Family tfi Receives 40-Year Award ight, completed 40-years continuous service >73. Plant No. 2 Manager J. R. Swctcnburg, t. nresented him with his 40 vear service it Carding Superintendent J. R. Hamrick, ox, second from right, assisted Swetenburg :ion.