Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DECEMBER. 1973 I Energy Shortage Affects Everyone Have you been wondering if the fuel shortage would affect your job? IT WIT T.? One way or another, we will all come to grips with the consequences of this shortage in the weeks ahead. There are ^ many reasons to believe our experience ^ will be unpleasant. Most of us are listening in total confusion to the talk of natural gas versus propane versus oil. We are also in a quandary over whether to buy a small car, slow down the car we have, ride a bicycle, walk to work, or maybe purchase a mule. This is all quite exasperating; but?be assured?it's as real as your elbow. Many factors have contributed to ^ our present situation, but probably the most significant is political. Gov ernmental practices, demands of environmentalists, and, finally, the Middle East war have combined to place us in a rather precarious position with regard to energy. There is nothing we can do to reverse or untangle the past, but there are things we must do to protect our employment in the immediate future. Each of us must make a total com^ mitment to conserve the fuel supplies a we have and use in the form of heat, light, and power. It may be necessary for you to work in an area that is a few degrees cooler Hart vnn u/ni11H liUo PncQihlv wo mn't maintain the brightness we've come to accept. We'll need to follow a practice of "when not in use. turn off the juice." You quite probably can think of many ways to conserve energy in our plants. Tell us how you think it can be done. What we save today, you can use ^ tomorrow. Dial Down to Save Energy I Old Timers ? sm Gone M. Knox Lydia Shop Employed 11-29-48 Christmas Savings Clinton Mills 733 employee Christmas Savings participants are saving at the rate of approximately $8537.25 per week, according to M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers Executive Vice President Jim Von Hollen. He noted that 1974 Christmas Savings Accounts would bear interest at the rate of 5r/r per annum. "In order to receive full interest earnings," stated Did You Know That . . . Thirty-four Clinton employees will be eligible to retire under the provisions of the Clinton Mills Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan on January 1 1974. 5 Howard Named Asst. Supt. Lewis G. Howard has been named Plant No. 2 Weaving Assistant Superintendent, according to Plant Manager J. R. Swetenburg. Hnu;arH hac Koon pm nlnvtid ci nna September 23, 1958. He was a Loom Technician at the time of his promotion. He attended Piedmont High School and is a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Name Two r iBf>O Jlk William H. Fowler Plant No. 2 Wearing Employed 12-6-48 Total $8,537 Week/y Von Hollen, "an employee must make at least 50 consecutive payments on his savings account. Pro rata interest will be paid on only those accounts with 40 or more payments." "Your participation in the Christmas Savings Plan is appreciated, and it is the bank's intention to make it as ati tractive as banking regulations will I permit," said Von Hollen. "I'm enjoying Florence very much," wrote the traveler in Italy to his girl1 friend back home. "If that's the way it is, I might tell you that I'm having a fine time with Elmer myself." replied the stay-athome.