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WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUP! sentative Ginger Crocker, centei express their thanks to Congress textile industry and the people ii I ft jBRfr' k 'i&l REMARKS INTERESTING? Nelson and Gregg Link found C industry most informative and i I Buy" If every American spent $ 10 this 100,000 JOBS. Employees have cl ties as: ? Looking for "Made in U.S.A.' are labeled; U.S. products should ? Talking to retailers, express concern over imports. ? Extending this campaign's id< products "Crafted with Pride in U , jobs and fuels the American econ The textile industry is the large If current import trends contint In the first half of 1983, impoi According to Gallup/Newsweek ? 94% would choose America ? 75% voted American clothir According to Roper Report: ? "Made in U.S.A." ranked fir the marketplace. Gallup/Newsweek Poll results s ? 53% polled were less inclinr constitutes a 19% increase. r^ i i W m K' - , BUJJjf j5 *ORT TO THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY? Reprer, and Vice President Claude Crocker, right, ;man John Spratt, left, for his support of the n Laurens County. (left to right) Bill Stanton, Steve Warren, Joe ongressman Spratt's remarks about the textile nteresting. Amerirnn" M ?l I I W I I V VI I 1 year on U.S. MADECLOTHING IT WOULDCREATE lout as consumersanci should seize such opportuni' on apparel labels or asking for it! Foreign products have labels, too. ing interest in buying American made items and eology to all quality American merchapdise. Buying .S.A." helps American industry, creates American omy. st manufacturing employer in the nation! je, a half-millton more jobs will be lost by 1990. 1s have increased 22 percent over last year Poll: n products over imports ig "BEST" st as a means of identifying high product quality in .how: id to buy imports today. Over the last 10 years that TfWt I r j \m ^ TM % WE APPRECIATE YOUR INDUS! Iktpr tplk Chairman nf thp Board Rt role Clinton employees play on the Clinton Mills Leoder "Made in U Clinton Mills and the American textik Clinton Millsalongwitn the entire indu: and retailer awareness of the quality o American-made goods rather than impo The textile industry is the largest manu strong. During the last 10 years the indus new equipment and plants, making this < production. In 1983 the textile industry faces gri familiar with the problems of foreign con imports of textiles and apparel have men was a decrease ox some /t.uuu joos ir We all must do our part to secure the U.S.A." campaign is our vehicle for proj education effort launched in the sumrr textile communities across the country. A red, white and blue star logo and the all campaign materials. Retailers and made fabric, clothing and textile produ You and your fellow employees are a sti out. Talk to retailers. Ask for Americar buying American-made garments and t< but also in the communities where texti economy for all Americans. Look for the "Made in U.S.A." label, i "1 the importance of buying American-ma "Crafted with Pride in U.S.A." is no Look for "Mack niiiciilan icaiiic ai >u a^f;ai ci manuiav. ers are going directly to the consumer w new logo that will identify their products make it easier for shoppers to buy Amern made merchandise Clinton Mills wants consumers to un stand that buying American products h keep Americans working A red. white and blue star with the sir "Crafted with Pride in U S A " hasstartr appear in ads. on hang tags and on la sewn directly into garments and other te products. This symbol is the cornerstone of American Fiber. Textile. Apparel Coalit (AFTAC) national campaign to foster pru American workmansmp ana concern to challenges which face American worke Studies show that consumers are inci ingly aware of the relationship between and their purchase decisions Surveys ducted recently by the Gallup and R J organizations revealed that 94 oercei Page 11 ~ ~r V II ' ^B RY? Laurens County Attorney Albert McA)bert M. Vance what an important economic economy of Laurens County. .d.A. riuyium ; complex is making history! stry has mounted a campaign to stimulate consumer f American textile products and the need to buy rts. facturing employer in this country. We are 2 million .try has invested an average of $1.3 billion a year for :ountry the world leader in fiber, textile and apparel 2at difficulty in remaining on top. Most of you are ripetition. During the first eight months of this year, eased 20 percent over 1982. Last year alone, there i textiles and 86,000 in apparel, survival of our industry. The "Crafted with Pride in jress. It appears on two levels: a national consumer ler in Washington, D.C. and a local-leve! effort in "Crafted with Pride in U.S.A." slogan is featured on manufacturers are encouraged to mark Americancts. rong consumer force, capable of getting our message l-made merchandise. You may want to stress that jxtile products is not only an investment in quality, le and apparel industry workers live and in a healthy and if it's not there, ask for it. Remind your family of ide goods. t just a slogan, it's a statement of pride. ; in U.S.A.'' Label :tur those polled would choose American proith a ducts over imports and that 55 percent are and concerned about importsr endangering can American jobs. Roper reported that "Made in U S A." labels rank first in conveying ider good quality. elps Although U S. law requires country of origin labels for imports, most Americanmade merchandise is unmarked, preventing 3ean < . . ? consurnerb rrom maning a curibciuub cnuice when they shop. Now and in the months ahead, textile and apparel industry leaders xtl,e will work closely with manufacturers and re tailers nationwide, urging them to adopt the the "Crafted with Pride" trademark in labels. I0n s ads and store displays. AFTAC's campaign is the first industry r ,he wide effort in the United States to attack the import problem by promoting Americanreas made products. The Coalition hopes the new lobs logo facilitates a decision that the American con consumer has already made: to support texloper tiles and apparel "Crafted with Pride in nt of U S A "