Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hall La wtm Wf P^Hflk l^^55i V^l^>s * , jp^Mr^ 4. Barr: 'I Put I Into My Wor Johnnie Barr, joined Clinton 1 "I always felt that a person g to give my very best to Clinton that," continued Barr. "Johnnie is one of the most maintains a good attitude, his att any job he has to do," commented "I work at Clinton Mills 8 ho I've already worked a full shift," "I've been baking for five y< making 100 gallons of pudding, 01 "My parents always taught ir streets. I've always worked long continued his work routine. "My wife, Kathy Mae Barr, 1 three children, and to provide 1 enthusiam about doing your best. Kr* H CLAUDE SMITH arned To P/aj ' 1 1 fly Best k ' fx Mills ten years ago as a Plant No. 2 carding e ^ets out of life just what he puts into it. So Mills and I believe that most of the people , conscientious employees that we have. H endance is above average, and he gives us h i Assistant Carding Superintendent, Bill Bai urs a day on the second shift, but before I he added. ears - many days cooking up to 700 pans r making 300 cakes." le that a young man should work hard and sti nours ana tnea to uve a clean me, ne aa< has been a Lydia Spinner for about 5 years. :or them adequately, you just have to ha\ N Claude Machir Claude Sir the initial grac "I helped | pride. ^When the /vl . doff. I enjoyed "They offe took advantagi A "You've g require precisi "There's why I enjoy w f On *3." Guiti A ?a.yo sears noeoucn a guitar, many hours of prac- group tice, and a strong deter- music; mination - those are the Newb three main things that led billy Marvin Hall, Number 1 reaclu Plant Loom Technician, to pcpuli guitar picking - a hobby "Sin he's continued for the last 10 ye 40 plus years. ployn I "My parents didn't make textile enough to pay cash for a an. guitar, so they bought me "I c one on credit from Sears ic, an Roebuck," recalled Hall. takini "This one is the fourth addec one I've owned," said the learn guitarist as he picked away can al at one of his favorite coun- and g iry tiiiu western suu^a uii tijr vu his Gibson. "When I learned to play Foi good enough. I became a exten member of a small band howe and playing for square campi dances during the 30's be- and < came 'the thing' for me." ties. ^EhST * mployee. t do r ^jj e always is best ley. get here, of bread, ay the led as he We have V 'e lots JOHNNIE BARR Smith Helped Install iery At Bailey Plant lith, Jr. read about the planned construction of th ling and building construction and was among th< put in the machinery and I've been here since," I plant began operating, I was a sweeper. Some n I my work and the Bailey Plant provided a lot of Ted me a chance to learn to be an assistant mainl p of it. and when a nuiller technician's inh came i ot to stay with the quillers. They're a pretty on settings to get them to perform properly," no lomething different and challenging about the c orking with them," stated Smith as he checked t \r short time later, a i of us had a daily il radio show over a erry station as hilland country music h! an all time high in ? u avjr ice 1939, except for a ar period of self-emlent, I've worked in is," noted the musici ontinue to enjoy musd at 54, have begun U organ lessons," he 1. "I just wanted to the music. You see, I [ready play the piano uitar, so I thought I'd e organ, next." r Hall, his interests d well beyond music, ver. He also enjoys ing, fishing, hunting, >ther outdoor activi j|wi e Bailey Plant, watched i Brat to be employed, le recalled with a sense lonths later I trained to opportunities for me." tenance technician and I 3pen, 1 got it. sensitive machine and ted Smith. luiller everyday. That's he size of a full quill.