The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, December 15, 1977, Image 8
FRED BALLEW
Ballew Has M
Working At C
Fred Ballew, a Lydia
Spooling employee, smiles
as he talks about the last five
years he's been at Lydia.
With a keen sense of humor,
Fred jokes about the facl
that I've only stayed at one
place longer than Lydia and
that was home.
"Over the years, I had
worked everywhere that
would give me a job. When 1
came in the spooler room, 1
had no idea I'd ever be here
this long," remarked Ballew.
Ballew has a long list of
family members who are
Clinton Mills employees.
These include; among
others, his mother, Selma, a
long service Clinton Spinning
employee, and his brotherin-law,
William Womble, a
Lydia weaving employee.
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Todd Dean, A.W. Gilmer,
right, Doug McCall, Jimr
presented awards, Richai
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any Relatives
linton Mills
i For Ballew, his outside
i interest includes fishing and
i Clinton High School sports.
He proudly boasts that he
hasn't missed but one or two
; games in many years.
i When asked what he likes
I best about his job, Fred
replied immediately,
I "Everything."
1 The father of three child[
ren, he is looking forward to
[ this being a happy holiday
i season for his family.
Roger Higgin;
Lydia Spinning Doffer,
Roger Higgins quit a local
pipe plant to come to work as
a Lydia Doffer.
"When you have good spin
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Jimmy King, Mitchell English an
ny Heaton, Kevin Tucker, Geon
rd Tucker, Earl McWaters, and
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ROGER HIGGINS r
5 Likes His Dofffei
ners, the doffers job is easy. ,
That's why I like my job so
much," answered Higgins as
he talked about his job."
"During working hours,
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g recent advancements were:
d Ray Tucker. Back row, left to
?e Summers of Newberry who
Scoutmaster Steve Tucker.
Christmas Vi
Christmas Vacati
$197,379.49 was distribuU
ployees on December 16.
For July 4 vacation p
ployees received $221,0(
making a combined total
As previously anno
plants will stop for the <
midnight, Thursday, Deo
the second shift, and
Monday, December 26, v
Since Christmas Da
non-scheduled work day,
will be observed as Chri:
pay purposes.
In addition, since Ne
Sunday, which is also a nc
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muuudjr, udiiumy ivtc
New Year's Day for holi
Social Security
To Increase Ja
The Social Security Tax 1
Elate is scheduled to increase J
from 5.85 percent to 6.05 '
percent, effective with all <
payroll checks written on or '
after January 1, 1978.
This increase will mean
Clinton Mills is required by
law to deduct $6.05 from each
F100 you earn for social
security purposes. The company
is required to match
each employees' social security
tax dollar for dollar.
Under present law the
vage Dase suDjeci 10 me lax
ilso increases January 1,
978 from $16,500 to $17,700.
fhe social security tax per
imployee earning the maxinum
earnings in 1977 and
r Job
my job get's my full attention.
After work, I spend a
lots of my time attending
high school basketball and
football games and raising
tropical fish."
Roger has been with the
company since 1973.
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ADDRESS CORRECTI
icatlon Pay
ion pay totalling
id to 923 eligible emay,
1,178 eligible em>1.27
in vacation pay,
1 of $418,440.76.
unced, Clinton Mills
Christmas holidays at
ember 22 at the end of
will start midnight,
nth the third shift,
ly falls on Sunday, a
Monday, December 26
ctmac nau fnr hnliHav
w Year's Day falls on
>n-scheduled work day,
I, will be observed as
day purposes.
, J
Tax Rate
n. 1, 1978
I978 will increase from
5965.25 to $1,070.85. Congress
s presently considering
changes to the social securi:y
tax laws which woufd
mean even greater taxes for
1978.
Social security taxes have
now reached a level where
more and more people are
actually paying more social
security taxes than income
taxes. The expanding social
security program will bring
more and more people into
this position.
According to Congressional
sources the costs of the
program are constantly going
up because more and
more people are receiving
benefits, and the benefits
themselves are being increased.
Few people realize that
social security is not a gift
from the government, but is
nairl fnr pnnallv hv thp om.
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ployees and their employer.
Any increase in benefits,
sooner or later, results in an
increase in taxes.
As one can see, the availability
of benefits in the
future depends wholly upon
the employees and employers
willingness and ability to
pay the necessary taxes to
keep the program in operation.
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