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Mrs. Eva Land Retired Em Busier The Eva B. Land, retired Clinton Mills Community Activities Director, has taught music for 33 years and despite her retirement, is more active now than ever. "The late Clinton Mills' President, P.S. Bailey and I were in school together in Clinton when we were young. In 1949, he sent for me to come to Clinton for a job interview. Mr. Bailey was looking for someone to be the company's activities director." "I came, we talked things over, I prayed about it, and decided to take the job. At that time I was teaching music and running a beauty shop in Buffalo, S.C." Immediately after joining the company, she started working with the choir at Calvary Baptist Church and mrAnfnollv Ai?orii nivA/] tko ^ vuvuaiij vi gotiiKvu vuv church's music department. "I organized the three handbell and five voice choruses at the church, and for 24 years, directed the church's music," said Mrs. Land. In 1969, Mrs. Land retired from the company, but has continued to live in the company Community Building. "In previous years I've taught as many as forty music students during the week, but now I teach Oiily a a a ma a UuriTmTaren 8Ude Lyn Franklin ii the eight months ok daughter of Mr. and Mrs Larry Franklin of Clinton. Her maternal grand par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Bud Roberts of Laurens. Buck L a Bailey Plant carding em ployee. Mrs. Roberts is i QuOltr Operator. Paternal grandparent! are Reverend and Mrs. BR Franklin of Gray Court. ployee mm m mm it crc7i about twenty seven. This doesn't mean I'm slowing down - I've just got a lots of other activities to work with." Despite her musical career which goes back forty years or more, Mrs. Land practices at the piano and organ one to two hours a day. "You never get good enough at music. You've just got to keep practicing." Each summer, as she has done for the past eighteen years, she finds herself in Chicago at the Sherwood Music School, taking refresher courses in music and teaching techniques all is an effort to be a better instructor in the fall. "I have a number of my former students who are i 1 ?? i music IC&CIIC19 UUI* v a 11U that always makes me feel like I've contributed a little something extra to the music field," she added, as she played away at the piano. For the 72 year old musician, a typical week's activities include work with the Clinton Mills' Women's Club, O.E.S., preparing a Sunday School lesson, participating in numerous civic, charitable, and church activities, in addition to teaching. "" 1 j I*' w ^ *fay ** ' ' , y*" ' Gary Sturkey is the sb year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Sturkey. S.T. it a Lydia weaving employee. G i ***** I MRS. EVA LAND MAD If you are an active or ina< please keep the Profit Sharin mailing address, or any changi name or current mailing addrea to keep your account records u the Plan to which you are entit >" " " no nlc the Main Office. In addition, please notify your name, address, or desire insurance plan, or make any ct It is very important that 3 Nettie Prince Weaves Way To 40 Years Service "Working as a weaver just makes you want to do good work," said Lydia Weaver, Nettie Prince, as she discussed her past 40 years employment at Lydia. "My family was living in Spartanburg County during the 30's and I had quit school and gone to work in a plant at Chesnee. The superintendent of Lydia and daddy were friends, and he talked us into moving to Lydia, and I've been here since then." Nettie came to work as a loom filling supplier but when World War II came along, Lydia was short of weavers and "when they asked me if I wanted to learn to weave, I jumped at the chance." j "My sisters, Roberta and ( Myrtle Lanford, are also Lydia weaving employees," said Nettie as she related the long family tradition of employment with Clinton Mills. Nettie's hobby when away from work involves caring for the more than 60 African violets she and Roberta are currently raising. E ANY CHANGES LATELY? :tive participant in our Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, rr infr. r-moH nf any rhlingp in VOIir nHfTIP ; in your designated beneficiary (ies), or change in the s of your beneficiary (ies). This information is necessary pdated as well as to furnish you with information about led as an active or inactive participant. In the event you sase notify Mr. Henry T. Cronic. His office is located in the Personnel Department if you have any changes in to make any changes in your coverage under our group langes in your designated beneficiary (ies). rour personnel records are kept up to date at all times. HPsQfr ' " ' V'MtSI Kk -b? HMti i tfjirrfo v * -3B v .+.,*>*< j, ,- <- jtfSm if^ Hfc 5 :x-<>%^^;mB9SHB|H PV^ ... S./^B P^ _ NETTIE PRINCE The Clothmaker Clinton Mills Drawer 707 Clinton, S.C. 29325 Published By Clinton Mills Monthly Mack Parsons, Editor Chronicle Publishing Co., Printers Claude A. Crocker, Director of Industrial and Public Relations