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CLINTON , MILLS OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1^ n| ^1 ^bJIP ''j* flMjV' jj^Bim^^l'<A^^ A ' wH .?? ?- '^.t .t* >?w??. *? W^uwim ? ^ CM Sponso Clinton Mills Co-Sponsored the Industry's First Textile 10,000 Meter Road Race for Health and Fitness Saturday November 4 The company, co-operating with the Clinton YMCA conducted the race along a special marked route. Over 300 runners from throughout the state participated in the race, along Vanro Warr V ? V Imports and government fair an regulations are two "serious vironir problems" that impede the "My growth of American indus- me th? try, said Robert M. Vance, and d< president and chairman of world 1 the board of Clinton Mills, with v Inc., in a speech during and s< ceremonies in New York suppoi Monday honoring him as industi "Tovtilo Man nf the Vear " ovamr Vance made his remarks lion J? at the Annual Award Lun- sold in cheon of the Textile Section year, of the New York Board of ment Trade at the Pierre Hotel in mesti New York City. factui Vance, a Clinton resident fewer with years of service as a from j local business and civic lea- Stat der, was selected as "Textile health Man of the Year" by the tile in New York Board of Trade in tened September. done t In announcing Vance's se- to the lection, Joseph Y. Conboy, said, chairman of the New York "T1 Board of Trade's Textile (relat Division, said in September, whicl "Robert M. Vance is one of every America's outstanding lead- "in 1J ers in the textile industry. impoi His influence as a progres- perce bivt* uusiiicddiiiaii diiu tx luii- W616 cemed citizen aptly qualify the < him as our choice for the throu 'Textile Man of the Year' growl Award." ket o\ In remarks following the be on award presentation, Vance, "T1 a member of the American parel Textile Manufacturers Insti- ted t tute's Committee on Interna- 1978, tional Trade for more than more eight years, said he has the p r travelled to many foreign appa countries in the "interest of a bled re \> Published By udForEm] rs First Annul with 75 volunteers in the community. Also involved were officials of Clinton Mills, Jaycees, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and YMCA Leaders. Royce Shaw of Newberry set the pace 1 for the race as he covered the 10,000 meters (6.2 miles) in 33.11 minutes, t Shaw represented the 30 year old age I group which had 89 runners. The 18-20 is Of Governm d equitable trade en- have tripled, tent. Foreign textile impoi experiences convince a net basis, current! it free trade cannot, count for about 10 perc )es not, exist in the the total American today. Every country, deficit, Vance said, arious tax policies, effect of textiles oi :hemes and devices deficit clearly demons rts and protects its that textile imports ries," he said. "As an national concern am >le, more than one mil- their ever increasing ipanese vehicles were tity compounds the pr the United States last expressed by Presider but through govern- ter in July when he protection of its do- that imports of mai ce automobile manu- tured goods, and not oi ers, Japan imported worsened the U.S. tr? than 50,000 vehicles ficit and eroded the all countries." abroad," he added, istics show that the In addition to the pr< i of the American tex- arising from foreign t idustry will be threa- for textile companies, unless something is icans should not "for* 0 limit textile imports the people who are United States, Vance severely affected creased imports are t lere are certain facts and women dependei ive to textile imports) textiles for their jobs 1 bear repeating at "The apparel and opportunity," he said. industries have alree 178, textile and apparel some 35,000 job opp ts are expected to be 22 ties over the years, ar ;nt higher than they been estimated that in 1977, assuming that currently losing 20, current rates holds opportunities am gh December, while the Vance said. th in the domestic mar- "It is obvious t rer the same period will creased imports, fo ily three percent. ever reason, will sigi le fiber, textile and ap- ly affect the number * 1 Inct ProciHont Par iraae aeucu is cajjcv- .wo*. ? . v-?. o be over $5 billion in said that unemploy which is 50 percent one of the two greatc than it was in 1977. In lems facing the ast 10 years, textile and States. Yet, his adn irel imports have dou- tion proposes trade and apparel imports which pose a great I IQTHM/ tloyees of Clin too MID*, Clinton, S.C. ^, .Jjhjj i/ Textile 10, C age group took second through fourth place in the event. Eddie Pennebaker from Clemson and Jim Doring of Newport, New York, placed third. Patty Sinclair, 12 year old of Lancaster, was the first women to finish in the Open Division. She completed the run in 42.08 minutes. lent, Import T the job security of the more -ts, on than three million people ly ac- who are employed in the ent of textile, apparel and related trade industries," the Clinton tex"The tile executive said, i this In addition to its position itrates as a "vital source of employare a ment" in the United States, d that the textile industry provides quan- "one of three necessities of oblem life-food, clothing and shellt Car- ter," Vance said, stated "Just as we must not nnfqr. Konnmo HpnonHpnt nn fnr 1, have eign sources for food and ide de- shelter, we must not become dollar dependent on foreign manufacturers for the clothing oblems we wear," he added, mports The Clinton textile execuAmer tive conceded that many ;et that federal agencies have an j most adverse effect on American by in- industry but "the best known he men and most onerous of all it upon regulatory authority is i. OSHA (the Occupational textile Safety and Health Adminisidy lost tration)," he said. * i?ki.. .11 a Ortuni- iruoauiy au /uiiencaiis, id it has through newspapers and we are television coverage, know 000 job something of the OSHA dust lually," standards which are being forced upon the textile indushat in- try. But few Americans rear what- lize that to meet OSHA stanlificant dards, you must spread one of iobs Dound of common household ter has dust equally among 5,000 ment is two-thousand square foot sst prob- homes with eight-foot United ceilings," he said, ninistra- According to Vance, "the policies overwhelming growth of Jireat to government could be of the H PW; W Mf'y*'* ?j kl>r' tli i^^Bk wnmuamiijui - *' * -r^^TflHPm1 100 M Race In the ladies 5,000 meter rim, Ginny Bass from Columbia covered the distance in 19.29 minutes. Julie Wimer, also of Columbia, placed second. Melvin Bailey led the local runners ?iL _ 44 can _ 4* tt _ C_* 1 1 wan a w.oi minute time, ne imisneu 67th. Charles Ray came in 70th and Billy Glenn finished 76th. hreats JH *2 *? -VflH MR. VANCE single greatest threat" the Amori^an Prrmnmir cvctpm will face in the years ahead, since "today, government employees account for one in every five jobs; in 1950, it was one in every eight. American textile leaders must also "express our views quickly on emerging issues ana participate in uie decision-making process at all levels of government and support political candidates with our time and money whose proposals are not adverse to the economic system we favor," he said.