Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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V ^jjM ^Vr . g M Vv. I v\ k V j^Jy ^1 1 "i^fl Cloth H? Get ROT Clarence Davenport, Bailey nv Plant Weaving Cloth Handler, en will receive his commission in 1 the U.S. Army in December. PI Davenport will enter the service sir as a second lieutenant when he of graduates from Voorhees Col- I'\ lege later this year. pe "I'm really looking forward wi to entering the military service. 1 This summer I attended a six of weeks ROTC camp at Fort sti Bragg, N.C. and really enjoyed of it," said Davenport. an "At Voorhees, I am majoring th< in biology, and when I complete 1 HAZEL WIL Grogan E "You have to enjoy your work to were the remarks of Plant No. 1 Grogan, as he recorded another r< quality fabrics. "I like my supervision and all tl understand each other, and that ma along. I believe in all of us worki production goals and to do those th company a better place to work," h In all, Grogan has been working years. He quit once for a few years, bi already built over 22 years continue Grogan commutes 22 miles a da located between Cross Anchor and 1 HQ[ p *4 CHARLIE GROGAN andler W "C Comn y military obligation, I plan to he a< ter dental school." junioi Be has worked at the Bailey Unive ant for the past three ROTC mmers. "I've received a lot enter good training during the time There re worked here. I enjoy my h ople, especially those I work th everyday." Davenport is a 1971 graduate Clinton High School. While a Dav ident there, he was a member Glady the Red Devil Football team a* FT d also played the trumpet in Schoo i school band. Oakd I'm one of seven children." Bethe HH Ml PI *} ^ Mrs 1 r Davi< W^ Lydia rest o with I at Joi She comp to dep ride. 1 _ drive, room ^L laid r and m me t< ??? Union ^ and c ^ in Un ^ -xj -.^ k-v M me, e ^1 shift home >LARD outsit Enjoys C do a real good job." These Cloth Recorder, Charlie )11 of his plants superior le people I work with. We kes it easier for us to get ng together to meet our ings which will keep our le added. for the company about 34 ut returned in 1953 and has us service. y from his 87 - acre farm Snoree. ill ided. "My brother is a at North Carolina Central Tsity and he is in the Navy 1 program. My sister will Benedict College this fall, t are 6 boys and one girl in unity." enport is the son of Mrs. s Davenport, who teaches orida Street Elementary 1. The Davenports live in ale Acres and attend 1AME Church in I^aurens. rs. Willard >mmutes ! Miles Daily . Hazel Willard, a Plant 1 Weaver, commutes 62 a day to work, ide to work on Friday with \ Ingle who works at said Mrs. Willard. "The f the week I share a ride ^alph Gregory who works anna." ' has been with the anv nuf>r S voarc "T h-mn >end on someone else for a [ live in Union, and I don't she added. >. Willard commented that orked in the same weave in Union for over 27 years. 1 moved the looms out and ne off. I came over here ;ot a job. They've wanted ) come back to work in i, but I like Clinton Mills hose not to return to work ion." le riding doesn't bother ither," continued the 3rd weaver. "And when I get , I enjoy working on the le as much as I can." loth Roorr You have to en to do a real goc ? C "When I get home in the aftei work to do. This year we had a damaged quite a bit of it. I gue miracle, because most of our v? looks as if we made more vegete frozen and canned an ample su winter and into the spring whei eating." "You've just got to have fa tough, don't give up," he added.' as to farming." Grogan, who is 57 years old, have five children and they've a Frankie - is a junior at the Univ( 1 "He has a loan from the Ba assistance, I doubt if I would hi college," Grogan noted. He recalled that he only comp "I've always had to work to make Mills is the only employer I've ev< I served in the Army and the A A few years ago Grogan had i in addition to working at Clinton acres of cotton and corn, but I ha most of my farm is in timberland I lease." A m mnrA m ^BM^* ^HbP" ! CLARENCE DA Bw LARGE CABBAGE Roy L. Sanders, a retired L grew this 14 pound cabbage in h Gardening is one of Roy's favt retirement. i Work joy your work id job." harlie Grogan noons, I always have plenty of i big garden, and hail storms ss the Ix>rd just performed a ?getables put back out, and it ibles than ever. We've already iddIv of vegetables to last all n a new crop is available for lith, and when the going gets This applies to working as well is very proud of his family. "I 11 done well. One of my sons irsity of S.C. at Spartanburg." iley Foundation. Without that ave been able to send him to >leted the ninth grade in school, a living for my family. Clinton er had except for the four years ,ir Force." in extensive farming operation . "I used to plant a number of d to stop as I got older. Today, except for a small section that 6: 1 F T * W 7 / VENPORT L v ******** ? > ri J H*; ?&& ydia Maintenance employee, is garden this year. irite past time as he enjoys his