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, s CLINTON MILLS Sipt?lur 1910 61mm Grnkkn Tad Davenport Managerial R ai?.?iA A * niin muuc MI v/mi Clinton Mills Vice President of Manufacturing J R. "Dick" Swetenburg recently announced the re-alignment of several manufacturing executives within the locally based textile organization. Glenn Gaskins assumed the newly created position of Assistant to the Vice President of Manufacturing. Gaskins joined the Clinton Mills Lydia Plant in 1953 as Superintendent of Weaving. He had been Lydia Plant Manager since 1977. Joe Nelson has succeeded Gaskins as Lydia Plant Manager. Nelson joined Clinton Mills in 1966 as Bailey Plant Spinning Textile weel Sept. 29 Thn Textile week has been set in South Carolina for September 29 through October 5. Textile leaders throughout the state are planning for this week to be a major event of the year for the industry. The theme for this year's activities is "Textiles?First and Best." % Hp :Jj Jm Mm * < jt^ji Barry Hooks [e-Alignments iton Mills Superintendent and was named Plant No. 2 Manager in 1977. Ted Davenport has returned to Clinton as Plant No. 2 Manager. He had been General Manager of the Company's Clinton Mills of Geneva (Alabama) operations since 1977. Davenport, who joined Clinton Mills in 1962, has held other positions as Lydia Spinning and Plant No. 2 Spinning Superintendent, and Lydia Plant Manager, respectively. Barry Hooks has assumed the General Manager of Clinton Mills of Geneva position. Hooks had been Assistant General Manager since joining the firm in 1978. < Set For ough Oct. 5 Included this year as promotional items are the Textile 10,000 race which will be held September 27 in Clinton; bumper stickers, radio and newspaper advertisements. Governor Dick Riley will hold a press conference during the week and will also sign a proclamation declaring the week as Textile Week. LOTHM/ k Published By a Clinton Mills Joir Blood Assurance Clinton Mills has joined the Carolina nr?f At* nn/t iirif li tn f U a r? av fnm MIAA1 UCIIICI ailU V> I LI 1 111 llic llt'Al 1CW yeeks, employees will be asked to volunarily donate a pint of blood. It is Clinton's wish to have at least 25 tercent of its employees contribute to the >lood drive. Under the Blood Assurance Program, inlimited blood replacements will be nade anywhere in the United States for imployees, their husband or wife, and lependents. For single employees Bailey Scholars I Mercer Silas Bailey Memorial Scholarship and Loans Scholars are eturning to school this fall with financial lid from the Bailey Foundation. Bailey Scholars returning to school are Lee Tumblin, William R. Hill, Alan riniey ana Aaa swetenDurg, omism University; Maria Livingston and Allen Waters, Erskin* College; Rebecca Boozer, Fvrmon University, William Todd Bond, Cecilia Ann Prather, and Lisa Johnson Smith, Presbyterian College; and Cathy Blaine Lawson, University ef South Carolina. Loan Scholars attending to their respective schools are Rick Swetenburg, Glenn Waldron, and Frances Waldron, Anderson College; Bradley Lynn Hooks and Mark Whitley, Auburn University; Tom Davenport, Ricky Campbell, Steve Wilkins, Ruth Marie Bannister, and Carol Modernization PI Clinton Mills has announced that its Geneva operation is converting the Geneva Plant No. 1 shuttle loom operation to shuttleless weaving machines. This change from a fly-shuttle operation to one hundred thirty 153" Sulzer machines will begin around mid-1981, and is expected to be in full production by i.. a non eariy iucvs. This change will enable the Clinton Geneva operation to produce additional (I^eft to right) Clinton Mills of Gene President of Manufacturing J R. Sw< Robert M. Vance review Clinton's mod m\ nd For EfnpJ*y??s *f ClntM Mills is Carolina Program coverage is extended to parents and parents' dependents. TTnHor tKn Wlrwwl Pontor nrnrrrom fit At* a w iiuvi wiiv fiwu wiim-i pi v^iaiu, bti^l u is an unlimited replacement of blood or blood components; however, it does not cover the processing fee for collecting, testing, and preparing the voluntarily contributed blood for use by the patient. Sonny King will serve as co-ordinator of the Blood Program for Clinton Mills South Carolina Plants. Return To School King, CI?nn University; William C. Gaskins, Collate of Charleston; Susan L. Moss, Rhonda Humphries, Mary Katherine Stewart and Cynthia L. McGee, Lanier Collate; Christopher Todd Payne, Ne wherry CeJIofe. Also, Paula J. Tyson, James D. Scott, Mary Lynn McGee and Tammy Bagwell, Preshyterinn Collate; Jack D. Pitts, Jr. and James L. Webb, University ef Snath Carolina; i m Korlv Watlrina llaatanrcifv enl r nnti Carolino-Spartonburg; Lisa Burnett, Margaret Deitz, and Marlynn Nelson, Winthrep; Dennis Hampton, PioAneat Technical Collage; Jerry Sljuka, Droxel University; Mary Ellen Lyons, La Salle College; Kathy Byrd, Limestone; Joseph O'Connor, NMllersvMe State College; Christopher Raleigh, Bobsea; Linda McCoog, Catholic University; and James Pope, University of MentevaHo. lans Announced wider fabrics, enhance the quality to be offered into the trade, and improve the overall versatility of the plants. This weaving change is a part of Clinton's continuing program of modernization for making a broader range of superior quality fabric widths. The overall cost of the modernization and change is expected to be approx: 1 o : 11: j_ii miiiiiuii uwiws, ojiup<iu> ui ficials say. va General Manager. Barry Hooks, Vice ?tenburg, and Chairman of the Board lernization plans.