The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1977, Image 2
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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
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from profits. Employees benefit from
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nprove and thus create new and better
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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.
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an opportunity to make a profit there
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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