Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^I What's Outloo Pnr 1Q wi I a Employee To Make ' V lk jjg ** ** 'mm MARY SIMMONS Spinner Lil To Keep Jg In Good Sii "I try to leave my job in as good a shape as I possibly can," says Lydia Spinner Mary Simmons. "For the past 10 years, I have worked at Lydia and have found it an excellent place to earn a living." Mary came to Lydia when she was 20 years old. Prior to joining the company, she was a sewing machine operator in a local shirt plant. "I came here knowing absolutely nothing about the spinning room, but thanks to an excellent training program, I learned the job ??????^ ; Your k TOO r u : is Look For Ways New Year Better 1" . Ir -1 ft <es >b tape ] quickly and easily." 1 For Mary, a spinner must always keep her frame 1 clean, keep the creeling in < ~ A-*- - * iup nuicn snape, and see that y the ends are always up to i prevent chokes and waste. 1 Over the years, Mary has J enjoyed her close association 1 with her fellow employees i and the co-operation of her i supervision. t Mary's hobbies elude keeping house for her hus- f band and two children. She is 1 also active in New Hope ( Baptist Church Church on t the Whitmire Highway. s Suber Aim MY JOB: Aim is to always quickly get frame back into produca.9 J ?- - a nwn UVO UUTUlg 191 O. Herbert Suber came to Lydia almost 11 years ago when he finished high school. Employed as a service operator, Suber obser ved his friends doffing enough to finally convince his supervision he was ready for a doffer's job. As he performs his job duties. Herbert is quick to state his aim is to doff a frame as quickly as possible so it can get back into production. "When you are doffing," he noted, "you must make sure you have no high bobbins and of course you have got to make certain all of the ends are up, also." "I have maintained a good attendance record," he added. "In the past 11 years, I have only missed about seven days. Three were for slVlrn^c. ' *1 uivnii^ooi an u tut? otners were for deaths in my family" "Working every day is nothing more than a habit. If you get into the habit of being on the job every day, you will just make the extra effort to be present." Suber, an army veteran who spent a year's tour of duty as a radio technician in Vietnam, recently completed a 27 months auto mechanics course at Piedmont Tech. "At the present time, I am Making A "I hope 1978 holds a better today and a brighter tomorrow," says Bailey Spooler Operator Johnnie McGowan. Johnnie has been spooling almost 10 years at Bailey, but when she was employed, she had an extensive training background in non-textile areas. "When I finished my high school education, I studied to be a beautician. I was not completely satisfied, so I went back to school and took a dental assistant's course in Washington, D.C. "When I completed these requirements, I moved to Philadelphia to work and live with my sister. "One weekend I came oack to my relatives home in ' Sross Hill and decided I would get me a job in Clinton -ather than going back to Philadelphia. That is when I applied at Clinton Mills and I lave been here ever since." elated Johnnie as she plug- 1 ?ed the pockets on her spool- t jr. ? "When my sister Martha, ? ound out I was not coming jack to Philadelphia, she 1" ame back to I^aurens Coun- v y, and also got a job as a a ipooler operator. She has g is To Doff Quic I 1X41 L^WJJy 1 w nJ j I: ^li HERBERT 8UBER planning on building a gar- and I belu age at my home so I can get new venti some practical experience," Suber i he added. "I have always two child been mechanically minded, family livt 1 Good Job l HHBHHHHNHBEEPV' JOHNNIE MCGOWAN W>Dn Knrn O 1 / ... . I _ r ?vvii ucic J72 years; and asx tor ar hen my other sister came as. work. I ho| i loom filling supplier, also thing goes ibout this time." 1077, but I Johnnie likes to talk about g<??d thin ler job because it has pro- better," sr ided a good living for her as she re<i nd her six children. "It is a starter." ood job and I just could not kly V v >>. * 3c.. | ; : ; < w ^ -v # * ' **.. <-v " oa* * ;?? K , ;ve I will enjoy this lire." s married and has Iren. He and his i at Rt. 2, Clinton. Better Pi i4' >y better place to this year everyas good as it did in do not see how a K can get a lot niled the operator iched for another