The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, August 15, 1978, Image 5
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"It's just a three wheel Cadillac,
says Joe Chambers as he describes his
Harley-Davidson motorcycle which is
equipped with a passenger side car.
"This is the only motorcycle like this
that I know of in the area," noted
Chambers, a Plant No. 2 Spinning
Technician.
"I've been riding motorcycles for over
15 years, and this is one of the best ones
I've ever owned."
When asked why he chose a motorcv
cle of this type, Joe replied, "On a regular
motorcycle, it is difficult for any passen
gers to ride comfortable, but with a side
car, I can take my children and my wife
can ride easily.
"A motorcycle like this is a big
investment, so you have to get all the use
you can out of it," added Chambers.
"A heavy bike like a Harley-Davidson
requires little maintenance," he added,
but the parts are relatively expensive.
You have to treat it with respect, or else
you get hurt easily."
Chalmer's interest in sports and
recreation extend well beyond bike riding.
On the wall in his den are mounted several
large bass which he caught recently.
Included are a 26 pound striped bass
which he pulled from the Saluda River
below Chappels and a 9Vi pound wide
mouth bass caught in an area pond.
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he also is an avid deer hunter. "I've killed
so many, I just don't recall the number,"
he remarked, "but I do have eight sets of
antlers mounted."
In addition to all these outdoor
interests, Joe also spends time setting
hooks for turtles, "In my freezer is one
that weighs over 26 pounds." "I guess 111
make a stew out of it," he added.
Chambers, the father of four children,
and his wife, Viola, a Lydia spinner,
are also proud of their seven room brick
house on Airport Road. "It was just a four
room frame house when we bought it, but
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Viola and I converted it bv ourselves inl
seven rooms."
"By each other doing the work, w
were able to pay as we went," he note*
"and with today's costs, that means
great deal."
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Employees of Reid Construction
concrete at the Lydia Plant to surface t
plant grounds.
What
Is
Quality?
What is "quality," a word we
hear so much about? It is a word
that must be a vital part of our
everyday life. To the developer and
engineer, it is introducing certain
characteristics into a product that
will hopefully make it acceptable in
the market place.
To quality control people, it is a
full-time effort to monitor and assist
production in making the product as
close to specifications as possible
while still assuring acceptable workmanship.
It may mean something somewhat
different to production people.
They are constantly striving to
produce the product, while being
aware that they must maintain a
certain level of workmanship in the
product. And to the salesman
"quality" could mean still something
else, because they are more con
cernea wnn wnai wui appeal to a
buyer.
All these viewpoints are essential
in working toward a quality
product. Only when we produce a
product with characteristics that
will entice the customer to buy it,
please the consumer with its performance,
and cause the consumer
to go back and buy it again, does
quality take on real meaning.
Quality cannot be inspected
into a product. After the technical
services people have done their
part, it is up to production to build
good workmanship into the product
to while doing their best to hold down
rejection. In a world of tough
re competition, quality for the consud,
mer cannot be bought by high
a rejection rates.
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Hubert Rollins
Plant No. 2 Asst. Dept. Supt.
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Louise Blackwell
Plant No. 1 Spinner
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Lydia Weaver
Employed: 6-12-53