The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, May 15, 1977, Image 7
Lydia Spinning Superii
shown presenting Sara Nels
she spun on her day of retir
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Sara Nelson retired May
21 following 22 years service
to Clinton Mills Lydia Plant.
Retirement didn't come
easy for Sara. She's been
around a long time.
"I learned to spin in three
hours almost 50 years ago.
Thev Dut me with a SDinner
and you didn't get any pay
until you could run a job."
"In three hours I could put
up ends and in three days, I
had a full spinning job."
Sara attributes learning
so fast to the fact that she
watched every move her
instructor made and this
hastened her training.
Arthur Davis i
Almost 40 Ye
Arthur Davis retired April
16, ending a continous working
career at Clinton Mills of
almost 40 years.
"My daddy moved to
Clinton in 1930 from Greer,"
recalled Davis, who is better
known as Copper to his fellow
employees.
Davis's father, the late
J.Furman Davis, was a
supervisor in the weave
room for many years.
"When we had lived here
only a short period of time I
started playing baseball on
the Clinton Mills' team, and
that's when Grover Sanders
started calling me "Copper"
because of my then strawberry
blonde hair," said the
63 year old Davis.
"Baseball in those days
was the number one sport,"
he added.
On our team were Joe
McGee, Spike Webb, A.M.
Schumate, Warpy Hunt, Joe
I^andrum and others.
"We often split the gate
'receipts'," he continued,
"but that didn't amount to
much, but we still had a good
time."
"Changing times brought
about a different life style,
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ntendent Greg Link, right, is
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"Too many people now are
preoccupied with other
things to really observe. I
knew if I wanted to start
earning pay, I had to learn
quick."
"My spinning career
started on my 13th birthday
and I've been at it continuously.
Although my service
record has been occasionally
broken back when my chil
dren were small, my record
is one that I am proud of."
In her retirement, Sara
plans to stay busy crocheting,
knitting, embroiderying
and doing housework.
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ars' Service
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ARTHUR DAVIS
and people began living in
other areas and taking up
new sports and hobbies."
"I went to work in textiles
when I was 17 years old.
Textiles gave me an oppor
tuniiy to provide well for my
family," added Davis.
"You know, there's no
other placp I could have done
any bette than right here.
The people of Clinton Mills
are among the best in the
world, and I'm going to miss
those I've been associated
with for so long,' he noted.
RECENT SERVICE
ANNIVERSARIES
5YEARS
Jerry W. Simmons No. 2
Thomasina Higgins No. 2
Arthur S. Lawson No. 2
Johnnie L. Shelton No. 2
Peggy A. Ginn Lydia
Zenobia H. Reeder Lydia
Maggie L. Conway Lydia
Chauncey E. Payne Bailey
Roy Edwards Bailey
Andrew Floyd Bailey
Reba Stephens Bailey
10 YEARS
Patricia F. Finley Office
Wavno V\ Stoolo NIa 9
Patricia J. Meeks Lydia
Thomas E. Meeks Lydia
Lillie R. Jones Bailey
Frances R. Bryant Bailey
Earl W.Bryant Bailey
15 YEARS
Jared D. Sullivan Lab
20 YEARS
Alvin E. Satterfield Lydia
25 YEARS
Agnes G. Black well Lydia
30 YEARS
William R. Snelgrove No.l
The Clothmaker regrets
that Roscoe McGinnis' name
was omitted last month. On
March 13, Roscoe completed
30 years loyal and dedicated
service to Clinton Mills.
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Legs To Lift
Safe lifting is something
we've all heard about. We
have all been instructed to
lift with our legs rather than
with our backs and to always
get help when lifting extremely
heavy objects.
Yet our nurses continue to
treat a number of back injuries,
particularly back strains
and pulled muscles.
No one should get hurt by
lifting. By following a few
easy steps we can prevent
all lifting injuries.
First, you should determine
how much weight you
can lift safely. Normally a
person of average build
should be able to lift his own
weight without much
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properly. However, a safe
limit would be somewhat
lower: 100 pounds is plenty
for most men in good physical
condition.
The idea of the safe limit
is not that you should refuse
to lift anything heavier.
Instead, the idea is to get
you to take extra care when
you do lift more. Take a few
extra minutes to decide the
safest way to make the lift plan
the job.
Always remember to lift
with your legs and not with
your back. This can be
accomplished by bending
your knees and keeping your
back straight. This will place
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muscles and not on your
back.
Once you are positioned,
put your weight into the lift
slowly. Try to avoid any
sudden jerks. If the load
doesn't feel right, stop and
take a second look. If the
load is too heavy for you,
then get help.
New Retirees
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CRAWFORD JOINS
Crawford, left, is shown wi
Superintendent Herbert Roll
May 4 from Plant Number 2
with Clinton Mills since Jam
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rod and reel given him at his
a loom technician, had be
September 19, 1941. He is sli
and Assistant Superintenden
tendent Bill Hill.
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LANCASTER RETIRES
employees gathered together
happy retirement. Lancastf
Company since October 16.19
operator. Wardlaw, left, is sh
as they recalled their many y
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tins folk) wing his retirement on
! Weaving. Crawford had been
iiary 8, 1970.
AREER?Evans Lever holds a
retirement on April 13. Evans,
en with the company since
lown with his wife. Ethel, left.
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?Wardlaw Lancaster's fellow
on April 29 to wish him a long,
?r who had been with the
34, was a Plant Number 1 card
own with his fellow employees
rears of working together.