The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, October 15, 1976, Image 8
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"In 19431 was working on the Clyde Mc
and had a chance to come to work at G
Maintenance employee."
"As a day laborer, I got anywhere from
week," he recalled.
Werts has had a variety of jobs since
During one period, I helped a crew rr
period I was assigned to clean the rest rooi
Room.
"Back in the 40's," he recalled, "a grow
stoker to fire the boiler."
Werts, who is known by his friends ofte
Clothmaker.
"I was living at Tip Top, about seven
drove an old '36 Ford. The first time Mr. E
has stuck with me ever since."
In addition to his Supply Room respons
Post Office each morning.
He is a member of Flint Hill Baptist
/ Service Awi
5 YEARS
NAME PLANT
Talmadge S. Swayngham Bailey
Nathaniel Pitts No. 1
Kenneth M. Bull No. 2
Wilma C. Coleman No. 2
Willie J. Grant No. 2
10 YEARS
Juanita McMahan Bailey
Claude L. Smith, Jr. Bailey
Eugene Carter Bailey
Calvin L. Shelton Bailey
James A. Bright Bailey
Clyde L. Fuller No. 1
Eugene McGowan No. 1
Richard M. Bowie No. 1
James E. Wellmaker No. 2
Georgia S. Tumblin No. 2
Stewart D. Suber Lydia
Johnnie B. Hill Lydia
Peggy Hunter Lydia
97 YI
Mrs. Ada Center celebrated her 97th bi
Street.
I>eft to right with Mrs. Center are her
Holtzclaw, Vesta Eubanks, both retired Clii
Hughes, wife of James Herbert Hughes, a
Superintendent.
Mrs. Center has 14 grandchildren,
grandchildren.
d
s A Day'
Crary farm as a share cropper and day laborer,
Linton Mills," says James D. Werts, a Clinton
175c to a dollar a day, and the job here paid $19 a
; coming here almost thirty three years ago.
love a number of houses at Lydia; for another
ms, and in 1970, was transferred into the Supply
ip of us use to roll up to 55 tons of coal a day to the
;n as just "Rat" discussed his nickname with the
miles out of Clinton when I came to work, and I
lailey saw me, he called me Rat, and that name
iblities, Werts also picks up company mail at the
Church in Newberry County.
jrds For October \
15 YEARS
John H Pavnp No. 1
Harley H. Culpepper No. 2
20 YEARS
James E. Wells No. 2
Paul D. Tyson Office
25 YEARS
Inez P. Turner No. 1
George T. Snelgrove Maintenance
Betty S. McElhannon Lydia
Geneva Caughman Lydia
Janie Sumeral Bailey
30 YEARS
Annie C. Parrish Lydia
35 YEARS
Walker H. Osborne No. 2
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5ARS OLD
rthday on October 1 at her home on 100 Florence
six children, Lee J. Holtzclaw of Greer; Bessie
nton employees; Essie Powell of Greer; Ada Bell
nd Roy Holtzclaw, retired Plant No. 2 Spinning
30 great grandchildren and 16 great great
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JAMES D. WERTS
Clothmaker1
Superior Ral
The Clothmaker has received
panel of judges for the Carolina
Communicators.
The Clothmaker was critiqi
publications throughout the two <
Published monthly, The Clot
approximately 2,200 employe
employees, and business establis
On the basis of U.S. Bureai
newspaper is read by an aven
household, thus giving The Clothm
of 8,800.
The publication is an integral ]
Department, directed by Claude
Mack Parsons has edited The
1969.
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led along with 100 other
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taker a monthly readership
E>art of the Public Relations
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