Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 GROSS ENJO1 - a^ - ? Kecenr Ketirees i / i-' ?> Wm^ Juanita Thrift Lydia Cloth 12-31-74 ? Energ Rnprpv nrvsts in th#? arpa tnxtilp in dustry have more than doubled since 1972, a recent survey of 100 textile plants reveals. "In less than three years, the cost of natural gas used by Clinton Mills has gone up zuBTe," according to purchasing Agent Bill Stanton. "During the same three year period," said Stanton, "the cost of our alternate fuel, No. 6 oil, has increased 271%." fS CLASSROOM E "What spare time do I have?" 3 This was the reply Lydia Plant electrician Lawrence Gross gave the ( Clothmaker when he was asked what C he likes to do when not working at i the plant. i Gross, who ended a 28 year mer- t tiidiiuiMiig tdict-i in ot uuiciciu siuica t and locations, joined Clinton Mills ( November 26, 1973. i "As you know, retail business in- i volves a great number of hours, and you have to be versatile in a number < of miscellaneous maintenance fields J to make any money," commented < Gross. "For quite some time I had been looking for an opportunity to return to industry, and I was most appreciative when I had the chance to go to work at Lydia. I hadn't been in an industrial environment since before entering military service many Pari Haafnw Clinion Maintenance 1-24-75 \y Costs Doubled Since Due to the rapid changes in availability of certain fuels and volume prices, the company has had to change its purchasing and storage programs to assure the plants have fuels for opera tion at as economical price as is possible in today's markets. The price of coal used by industrial and other consumers has risen by almost 310% in the last three years. Although Clinton Mills and many plants use no coal directly, the price CLOTHMAKER EXPERIENCE rears ago." In September, 1974, the 51 year old jross enrolled in Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood. "I was very much nterested in electronics, so I enrolled it ltruiib 41 111011111 muuMiiai JLitfuronics course. This will enable me to earn the theory of many electronic components," added Gross. So far, he s maintaining a straight A average n his course of study. An average day for him is a busy ane. It's classes five days a week from 3:30 a.m. til 1:00 p.m. Then a full aight hours work on the second shift at Lydia. For Lawrence Gross, spare time isn't a plentiful thing. In fact, it often be comes difficult for him to find enough time to study, devote as much time as he desires to his family, and on some occasions, get in a little golfing. BTW wk-m PV V r i V "TV- ' 5> Arzo Ivester No. 2 Cloth 1-3-75 1972 ? it pays for electricity is affected directlv liv thp mniH ricir>t? mclo nf r^al ?CM? Small daughter, intently watching the visiting minister place some green beans on his plate, exclaimed: "Look, Daddy, he took some beans! You said he didn't know beans!" ?CM? Money may not be everything but it docs keep you in touch with your children.