The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, October 15, 1976, Image 4

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On Thei i. a. mi- * UUI ^ilUI Compan; month 7 century 4 J AN IE I Janie Sumera "I waded through mu get to my job," reca Janie Sumeral as she ta ' M P mrw b m ^Hrf; ft; * .4 V ' u GENEVA CAUGHMAN 'Good Healtl You Enjoy Y Geneva Caughma membership into the 01< A Spooler Operator, < "I'm in good health,' toward making your wo The Job Sinct average American employee has 5 job: ion Mills has 373 persons who have I y 25 or more years. The Clothmaker of those who have recently complel continuous service. A M MM m \ 4 ' SUMERAL with Carl Rogers, left. I 'Waded Through Ml d to about her twenty five years lied with Clinton Mills. Janie was Iked referring to the opening da: b * 2^ _M|.. Jr ^Mll / X I N>_ h Lets our Work'... n completed requirements for d Timers' Club during October. Geneva enjoys her work very much. ' she said, "and that goes a long way rk day enjoyable." 9 1951 ? in a lifetime, been with the features this ted a quarter id' To Work of the new Bailey Plant. "We were working in the Weave Room before the parking areas were completed, and many days the grounds were quite muddy, Kilt lira Hirll-l 't OAAtn fa raia/l suv ??V VIlVUI V OVVIII tu IIIX11U at all. We even made our own coffee and brought our lunch because the canteens weren't even completed," she added. "I worked at Lydia 15 years before transferring to Bailey. Before that, I had worked for a while at Inman Riverdale." "In 1951, I came back to Clinton Mills to stay. I had been here before, but quit. Not many plants give the employees the benefits and attention we receive," she continued as she recalled her pleasant and enjoyable work j careen. Away from work, Janie j spends much of her time uinrlririo tnifh /??rami/>o * ?? v? WftWl VVI CU1UWO. . I Plant Manaypr S S Willi Departmental Superintendent lW: BETTY MCELHANNON Betty McElhann Has Worked Si "I've enjoyed the past twe McElhannon as she received her When I was 16 years old I q for Clinton Mills as a Spinner. I' over the years. DAH?.)n U..~U 1 ? i ucuji a nuauciiiu, james, is Departmental Superintendent. I "I was raised at Clinton a: worked here, I never had a | company has always been an e: continued. The McElhannons have one graduate from Lander College 1 pi ^ jf ams, Mrs. Turner, Assistant Joe McCall. Mr I m \ yfll Hfr -W V: , r I ion nee Age 16 nty five years," said Betty Old Timers' watch recently, uit school and came to work ve worked on all three shifts a Lydia Spinning Assistant ie too. works the third shift nd since James and I both great desire to leave. The tcellent place to work," she ; daughter, Kathy, who will in August. Weaver Enjoys Crocheting At Home "I had worked in a Marion, N.C.. plant before comint? to work at Clinton Mills - this was before I married. I quit, and later came back as a Spare Loom Filling Supplier and Weaver." Inez is the mother of five children - one, Mrs. Anita Bell, is employed in the Payroll Office. Inez is active in Calvary Baptist Church and enjoys housework, sewing, and crocheting when time permits.