The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1977, Image 2

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They Recent sub-freezing weather has provided two Clinton Mills employees' sons excellent opportunities to improve their competitive swimming abilities. Steve Wilkins, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilkins and Bill uasKins, lb, son 01 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gaskins, are members of the Clinton YMCA swimming team, which is coached by Mike Rawleigh. Each afternoon the boys swim 3,000 yards to improve their endurance. "It's five days a week with little or no exceptions," stated Gaskins. "We're in a competitive sport, and you've got to work hard and have long hours of practice if you're going to achieve any worthwhile record." Steve and Bill are both mnmKors r?f Amatpnr A t h - letic Union, an organization of athletes throughout the world. Both have been on the YMCA swim team just over a year. At their best, Bill's best record for 100 yards is one minute and five seconds; Steve's is one minute and seven seconds. In addition to participating in a full program of YMCA activities, Steve is a STEVE WILKINS Swim l| > jfj .'' ^^K;: IT^^fl ! ? I j I BILL GASKINS sports writer for the "Y* editor < newsletter; Bill serves as Newsle n Winter J|s' ^ v vjfec * j ? jp^^- y *>v 35. " djitif p^ jh BR t - mmmm *. .. >,^ .?' *"^^StS^E We All Ben< of the Swim Team's tter. Who benefits fi We all benefit profits because of tl It is obvious that v exist, and without i longer exist. On th able to grow and in jobs. Shareholders b the source from \ Hk persons who own s PH savings in the tool; There would b Wm the money put up 1 HB raw materials an H|h^r business. Consumers bei I all share the ad improved produc products more co source of funds foi and research facil economy forward. Government ment services, bu part, paid for by the profits of coi employed by then tax revenues for I It is the prosj our jobs. Without would be no jobs things that make life possible. Too efit From Profits om profits? from profits. Employees benefit from le direct influence profits have on jobs, without profits a company cannot long et company the jobs it provides will no e other hand, a profitable company is nprove and thus create new and better benefit from profits because profits are vhich a company can pay the many tock in the company for investing their i of production. e no company in the first place without >y the owners for buildings, machinery. d the expenses of carrying on tne lefit from profits because profits stimuhat improves our standard of living. We vantages that come from new and ts, or new ways to make and sell mpetitively. Profits are an important * the new plants, production equipment ities that move both industry and the benefits from profits because goveroildings and payrolls are, in substantial the revenue that comes from taxes on npanies and the income of individuals i. Ixiwer business profits result in lower ocal, state and federal trovernments. >ect of profit, and it alone, that gives us an opportunity to make a profit there i, no paychecks, and none of the good life pleasant or the necessities that make PITS FROM PROFITS? WE ALL DO! The Clothmaker Clinton Mills Drawer 707 Clinton, S.C. 29325 lished By Clinton Mills Monthly Mack Parsons, Editor onicle Publishing Co., Printers . Crocker, Director of Industrial and Public Relations