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' Owen fltjHMft v'~ J I LARRY OWENS Agnes Blackwell. 'Lydia "Lydia is my home and I wouldn't even consider living or working anywhere else," says Mrs. Agnes Blackwell, Lydia Spinner, as she completed 25 vears con tinuous service to the Company's Lydia Plant - thus gaining membership into the elite Old timers' Club. "If I hadn't quit before, I'd have over 30 years service, but I'm glad I've got this good record," noted Blackwell. "In a few days I'm going to move over on Spruce Street; this will be close B W 1 ? d ys Barker Joins Old 1 Vivian Barker complete) continuous service to Clinton W A loom filling supplier sir 1952, Vivian noted the improver new 100ms wrucn nad improved "I worked at Buffalo Mills i and then I came over here to Herbert Hughes, who is now r? "Coley Campbell, for who looms." she noted as she accept! in commemoration of her long c Left to right are Vivia Superintendent Coley Campbe and Plant No. 2 Manager Dick is, Miller 3 me' enough for me to walk to work," she added. "Working at Lydia has been an important part of my life. When away from work, I enjoy attending the Lydia Pentecostal Church and teaching the primary Sundffy ScKbol class." con tinued Blackwell as she happily recalled her working life at Lydia. "The people I work with and for mean so much to me," she continued. 'That's why I always feel so good about my job and the people at Lydia." rimers d a quarter century of [ills April 24, 1977. ice ioinincr th? pAmnanv ? ? ? , o r?*v U1 nents in air conditioning and i her job over the years, n Union County for a while, work on the second shift. ;tired, was my supervisor." >m I now work was fixing id a Bulova Accutron Watch ledicated service, in Barker, Asst. Weaving >11, Superintendent Bill Hill, Swetenburg. Help Nei Larry Owens and Jimm Miller are both members < the Newberry College base ball team. Larry, a risin senior, plays right Held an has a season batting averag of .290. A graduate of Clinto High School, Larry is th son of Mr. and Mrs. Truma Owens, both Clinton em ployees. Jimmy is a catcher on th team. A rising sophomore he is the son of Mr. and Mrs Ezzie Miller, also both Clin ton Mills' employees. Jimmy and Larry wen " - uuui outstanding l^nntoi High School athletes. Larr; was a centerfielder on th< Clinton High baseball tean and also played football an< basketball. Jimmy was a member o the football and b&sebal team. Both young athletes an Bailey Loan Scholars. Pn- ' m..d AGNES BLACKWELL Dixon Named ATMES Chairman Bailey Dixon, Clinton Mills Vice President of Engineering, was elected Chairman of the American Textile Managerial Engineering Society recently during the association's spring meeting held at Hilton Head, S.C. Dixon succeeds Harper Norman of Abney Mills. The election followed a two day seminar in which 60 corporate professional engineers, representing major textile companies throughout the U.S. and Canada, formulated plans and goals to aid in reducing air and water pollution, as well as developing comprehensive energy conservation programs. A highlight of the meeting was a report by the American Textile Machinery Association relative to the various research programs they have underway. Other officers elected to serve with Dixon were Jim Ward, Avondale Mills, Vice Chairman; Lester Eldge, Spartan Mills, SecretaryTreasurer; and Toby Hance, Fieldcrest, Program Chairman. wberry To d e I ^ M 13 dH v*g j ^1 E__S i JIMMY MILLER i Andy Hames Completes 401 "You name the job and I've done it," says Andy Hames, Plant Number 2 Spinning Assistant Departmental Superintendent, in relating his past 40 years continuous service with Clinton Mills. "I started as a fixer, and later learned to doff and fix," noted Hames. For the past 22 years Andy has been an Assistant Departmental Superinten dent. "During these years, I've seen many changes and improvements in the textile industry, and especially this company." "The addition of pneumafil cleaning, improvements in our drafting system, air conditioning, employee pay and benefits rank among the greatest changes I've seen," he continued. "I've worked for the last three company presidents and numerous plant managers and superintendents." BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S.C. Permit No. 59 ADDRESS CORRECT1 m m Series?^ R > !h Year HK^ m W^i P' ^ 'ifl nBmJ pi li ANDY HAMES Andy supervises 36 employees on the second draft. "Today, the individual employee requires much more of my time than 22 years ago. but I understand this, and trv fn ? ? . j wv mv uuuci sbaiiuill^, patient, and cooperative with all my people." ON REQUESTED I