Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CLINTON DIGEST EFA OBSERVES SILVER ANNIVERSARY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS YEAR Elastic Fabrics of America was founded in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, as an integrated warp knitter and finisher of stretch fabrics used in the foundation garment and swimwear industries. Clinton entered the knitted fabrics market in February 1970 fcy acquiring the young five-year old Raschel Knit Company. For a quarter century now EFA has been recognized as a leader and innovator in the marketplace. A 25th birthday celebration is being planned. CLINTON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 1992 SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN PROGRAM All Clinton associates who have children who are seniors in high school and planning on enter ing college in the fall term of 1992 may make application for the Clinton Foundation Scholarship and Loan Program. Applications must be submitted by April 15, 1992. The parent of each applicant must have been employed by Clinton for a period of at least two years as of the April 15th deadline and employed at the time the awards are made. Application forms may be obtained from Mack Parsons at Clinton, Bob Dettmar at Geneva and Shirley Weeks at EFA. EFA WARPING ASSOCIATES ATTAIN SAFETY RECOGNITION Congratulations to associates in Warping for their continued safe working practices. The entire Warping Department has worked 538 days without an incident. Standing left to right: Ann Lan caster, Dana Sawyer, Susan Brown, Doris Alverson, Terry Butler, Pam Angel, Terry Carter, Lydia Dargan, Robert Gay, Lorie Douglas. Kneeling left to right: Debbie Adkins, Ginny McMasters Tonya Seawell and Glenda Bunch. MONROE JOINS EFA We take this opportunity to welcome Gary Monroe, who has joined EFA as Technical Services Director. Gary was previously associated with Liberty Fabrics where he was Dyehouse Manager. Prior to that, he was employed by Milliken & Co.’s Automotive and Elastic Division, as Advanced Process Engineer. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PLANT ASSOCIATES In October 1991 the Human Resource Department at Clinton was reorganized to provide better and more immediate service to all plant associates. Part of this organizational move was to place Human Resource Managers in each plant. Truman Owens was assigned to Lydia, Sonny King to Bailey and James Buchanan and Betty Tyson to Clinton #1 and #2. James Buchanan will retain his duties as Director of Human Resources for the Clinton, South Carolina locations and Betty Tyson will still function as Employment Manager. Sonny King continues his responsibility for operator training for all four Clinton plants. All associates with questions or problems in personnel, employee relations and benefits areas may now call on their plant Human Resource Manager for assistance. SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STARTED AT CLINTON AND EFA Junior Kernells, Gus Bergdoff, Donald Simpson and Chip Brawley discussing the Super visor Development Program. Supervisory Development began in 1991 for supervisors at the four Clinton plants. This program will be an ongoing one for prospective, new and experienced supervisors. It has been designed to complement Quality First training and to help us achieve our goal of becoming the preferred sup plier in all our markets. EFA also began a Supervisor Development Program for all supervisory staff in 1991. The in- house program is being conducted by Piedmont Associated Industries of Greensboro, NC. The objective of these programs is to enhance supervisory skills and educate supervisors for future challenges and opportunities. Courses being taught include Team Building, Communications, Prob lem Solving, Labor Law, Safety, Goal Setting and Building Interpersonal Skills.