The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, March 15, 1980, Image 1
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MILLS
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March 1980
Scholarship
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rorms Avaname
Application forms for the 1980 M.S.
Bailey Memorial College Scholarships
and Loans Programs are available in
Mack Parsons' office, located in the Clinton
Mills Main Office Building.
Please advise him if you have a son or
daughter who is a high school graduating
senior this year, and he will he pleased to
provide you with the proper application
forms.
Geneva employees can obtain
Scholarship and Loan forms from Personnel
Director Bob Dettmar.
The deadline for filing an application is
April 15, 1980.
Gaffney Promoted
Charles Gaffney has been promoted
from Loom Technician to Lydia Assistant
Weaving Superintendent. Gaffney is on
the third shift.
He re-joined Clinton Mills Jan. 19,1976.
Gaffney is a World War II veteran and ,
resides at Route 2, Clinton.
A former first baseman on the former
Clinton Mills Cavalier baseball team, he
continues to devote considerable time to
enjoying various sf>orts activities,
lie attends Lydia Baptist Church.
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Review Your Ben
Clinton employees are reminded to
review their beneficiary (ies) under the re
Group Insurance Plan and/or the Clinton m
Mills Profit Sharing Program
periodically.
Employees are advised that the yc
designated beneficiary (ies) of record PI
receive the death benefits that accrue un- be
der these plans. ne
Easter Monday"
Plants To Observe
In observance of the Raster Seas<
ton Mills of Geneva plants will obs<
a Paid Holiday.
As is customary, notices will be
relative to the stop-off and start up
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Matthew R. King
King Promoted
To Cloth Room
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Matthew R. King has been promoted
om Assistant Cloth Room Superinten?nt
to Plant No. 2 Cloth Room Superin ndent,
according to Plant Manager Joe
elson.
He succeeds Jim Travnham who retired
[arch 4, u|>on reaching his 65th birthday,
raynham had been with the company
,er 25 years.
A 1976 graduate of Presbyterian
ollege, Matthew was employed at Lydia
? a Folder Operator in 1971 and entered
le Management Training Program in
176.
He was Assistant Plant No. 1 Carding
uperintendent from January of 197S un1
Mav 1Q70
Matthew is married to the former
usan Lev of Clinton and they have three
lildren. They are members of Calvary
aptist Church.
eficiaries
Circumstances which can necessitate a
view of beneficiary (ies) include death,
arriage, divorce, hirth. etc.
Please take a few minutes to review
iur Group Insurance and Profit Sharing
ans, and if you desire to make any
neficiary changes, contact the Person I
Department.
e Paid Holiday
on, all Clinton Mills and Clinerve
Monday, April 7, 1980 as
posted on the News Centers
times for the Easter Holiday.
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Succeeds Roberts
Swetenburg Ele
President Of M
Clinton Mills, Inc. Board of Directors
has elected J R. "Dick" Swetenburg Corporate
Vice President of Manufacturing.
Swetenburg succeeds Mr. David H.
Roberts who retired Feb. 15 upon
reaching his 65th birthday.
Roberts had been with Clinton Mills 27
years, 12 of which were devoted to the
direction of manufacturing of Clinton
Mills and Clinton Mills of Geneva
(Alabama).
A graduate of Clemson University,
Swetenburg joined Clinton Mills in 1963
as Superintendent of Lydia Spinning. In
1965, he was promoted to Plant Manager
r11;~1. irwo . 1
kji uuuiuii ^u. i, in i3do, mi l.yaia riant
Manager, and in 1972, to Plant Manager
of Clinton No. 2, respectively.
Since Sept. 1, 1977 he had served as
Manager of Greige Mills Manufacturing
with responsibilities for Clinton's Bailey,
Clinton No. 1. Clinton No. 2, and Lydia
Plants as well as Clinton Mills of Geneva
Plants 1 and 2.
He is active in numerous textile
organizations, the First Presbyterian
EFA Awarded
Symbol Of E:
Elastic Fabrics of America, a subsidiary
of Clinton Mills. Inc. has again
received the Sears, Roebuck and Com
pany symbol of Excellence Plaque which
represents excellence in merchandise suppi
ied to Sears during the past year.
The Sears Award is their way of
saluting those suppliers who have
through their excellence made significant
contributions to Sears' reputation for i
quality merchandise. ;
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Left to ritfht are Sears Executive Carl Clark
Terard. also a Sears Executive. They are dis|
those previously received from Sears.
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id For imployoos of Cfintoo Mils
icted Vice
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anuiacTuring
Church of Clinton, and also serves as a
member of District No. 56 School Board
of Trustees.
J.R. "Dick" Swetenburg
i Sears
Kcellence
In addition, the Symbol of Excellence
recognizes the individual employee for his
or her contributions to the superior per
lormance 01 ine inaiviaual plant.
The Soars Award which EFA received
was one of 600 precented during the past
vear to suppliers which Sears judged
most outstanding among its 12,000
merchandising sources.
EFA knits and finishes a complete line
r>f stretch fabrics for foundation garment
and swimwear uses.
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, I,rs Negus. President of EFA, and Tom
riaying EFA's current award along with