The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, January 15, 1977, Image 4
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JOHNNIE MCGOWAN
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"In April, I will hav<
Johnnie McGowan, "and
family I'm here every d,
"I try to do my best <
that causes me problems
bobbins."
"When I come in ea
shape the job is in, and
"We get paid by prodi
keep me on the job, a
possible."
A Cross Hill resident,
work each day. "Spoolir
Bailey, and after 10 yea
you."
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i been spooling ten years," stated
I unless there is an illness in my
ay."
everyday, ana aDoui ine oniy ining
i is when we get too many tangled
ch day, I like to see what type of
I try to leave it as good."
notion, and that in itself is enough to
nd keep my breaks as short as
Johnnie looks forward to coming to
ig is the only job I've ever had at
rs, the job just becomes a part of
The Clothmaker Asks:
How Do You G<
Out Of Day's M
Editor's Note: The Clothmaker inten
in various departments to find out how the;
of their work day. The Clothmaker is plea
feelings with its readers.
Mary Takes lnt<
Mary I. Hughes, Clinto
makes the most of her wor
in her trainees and their
With over 23 years we
normal day relatively ei
running a set of looms or
Mary began her tex
working after school. She 1
but returned as a weaving
was built in 1966.
"If I'm instructing,"
students like I want to be
abilities, their personality
job of instructing become
"Attitude is a key facte
There are not short cuts i
"I realize that I have i
well as myself. Therefore,
day."
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JOE CHAMBERS
t'hamhcrs took artvantai
"I can lay brick and I can do almost ar
No. 2 Spinning beats them all," says Joe
"I learned to doff at I^aurens Mill and c
was offered a chance to learn to "fix", I
"My wife, Viola, is a Lydia Spinner, ant
to work. This cold weather is hard on a car]
this inside job."
Joe and Viola have four children and
"I like hunting and fishing, but I have a
main hobby right now," added Joe as f
enthusiasm for his technician's job.
9t Most
fork?
dewed employees
y get the most out
sed to share their
*rest In Job
n's centralized weaving instructor
k day by taking a sincere interest
ability to learn to do a job well,
aving experience, Mary finds her
isy regardless of whether she's
instructing a class of trainees,
tile career at the Lydia Plant
oft tho pnmnanu cnmo vaorc 1 a tor*
instructor when the Bailey Plant
says Mary, "I always treat my
treated. Once you learn trainees'
ss, and other characteristics, the
s much easier," she added.
>r in both instructing and weaving,
in either," noted Mary,
i responsibility to the company as
I try to make the most out of each
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?e of Opportunity to Advance
ly kind of carpentry work, but working in Plant
Chambers, a Spinning Technician.
;ame here as an experienced employee. When I
took advantage of it."
1 both of us have found Clinton Mills a good place
penter and a brick mason. I'm just glad I've got
live on Airport Road.
big Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and that's my
le continued to comment on his interest and