Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Recent Service Anniversaries 5 Years JohnC. Fooshe No. 2 Katherine J. Wells No. 2 William R. Ritter No. 2 Willie M. Rowland No. 2 John H. Gary No. 2 Phillip Owens No. 2 SueT. Gann Lab Curtis L. Watson Lydia James H.Smitherman Maintenance Barbara J. Vance Bailey Willie Winphrie Bailey Timothy Roach Bailey 15 Years Anita T. Bell Office Marilyn V. Leake No. 2 Willie Blufford, Jr No. 2 25 Years Carl E. Turner George Cato .Maintenance 30 Years Claude A. Crocker Office J. Truman Owens Personnel Bryan Coleman Coleman and Kinard Named To New Positions Bryan Coleman has been named plant en gineer for Clinton Mills Plants No. 1 and 2, according to Director of Plant Engineering Silas Campbell. Coleman, who had served as Lydia Plant engineer since 1976, succeeds Arthur San ders who retired Dec. 31, following49 years service to the company. Sanders had served in numerous capacities in the Clinton maintenance departments, including machinist, assistant plant engineer and plant engineer. Mike Kinard has been promoted from assistant Lydia Plant engineer to Lydia Plant engineer, succeeding Coleman, Campbell said. Kinard joined the Clinton Mills Lydia Plant in 1975, following graduation from Piedmont Tech, and served in welder, machinist and maintenance technician positions before being named assistant Lydia Plant engineer in 1979. Satterfield Promoted Clinton Mills, Inc. has promoted Marty Satterfield to Plant No. 2 assistant weaving general superintendent, according to Weav ing Superintendent Joe Aiton. Satterfield joined Clinton Mills in 1979 and was previously an assistant weaving de partmental superintendent. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Arthur Sanders Mike Kinard Marty Satterfield Keith Butler Assumes Asst. Supt. Position Keith Butler has joined Clinton Mills, Inc. as assistant Plant No. 2 weaving superinten dent, according to Weaving Superintendent Joe Aiton. Butler was previously associated with Greenwood Mills' Ninety Six plant. A graduate of Ninety Six High School, he attended Piedmont Technical College and is currently a senior at Lander College majoring in business administration. He, his wife Christie, and two daughters, Kimberly Diane and Karen Elizabeth, reside on Cothran Street in Ninety Six. The textile industry is active and vocal in its struggle with the problem of increasing imports. One way to get attention for the need to buy American-made textile products is the industry’s “Crafted With Pride” cam paign. Until now, few outside the industry have come forth to lend support. Just recently, however, stepped up efforts among other businesses and industries has brought good response. Several companies are speaking out for textiles, the nation’s largest manu facturing employer. Duke Power Company, for example, is urging its 20,000 employees to look for the “Made USA” labels found on American- made textile products. “Duke Power's first customers back in 1904 were the textile plants of the Piedmont Carolinas,” says Duke Chairman Bill Lee of Charlotte, N.C. “We've worked closely and grown together since those beginnings 80 years ago. “I hope the people of the Carolinas—and the whole nation for that matter—realize just how critical a healthy textile industry is to every pocketbook in the Piedmont. This is the message we're sending to Duke Power employees and to their families and neigh bors.” Duke is publicizing the campaign in its employee newspaper, “The Duke Power News.” James Covington, manager of Duke's industrial power department, ex plains that in the beginning, “textiles were almost 100 percent of our business. It was the backbone on which this company was built.” In 1983, textiles consumed 18.7 percent of Duke’s energy production and paid 15.5 percent of revenue received. The partner ship between Duke Power and textiles “has been important not only to our respective Page 5 Keith Butler industries, but to all of the people of the Piedmont Carolinas,” according to Lee. “Together we helped build the economic base that has allowed the Piedmont to pros per and grow.” The effect of a sluggish or non-existent American textile industry is realized by others as well. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., an international certified public accounting firm, is working with the textile industry to promote “Crafted With Pride.” “Peat, Marwick recognizes the import ance of textile jobs to the community at large—to the local retailer, banker, jeweler, dentist, restaurant owner and public accounting firm. Looking at it from a busi ness perspective, all our clients, whether members of the textile community or not, are affected by changes in the industry,” says Ed Wood, a partner in Peat, Marwick. In recent weeks at least one major grocery store chain, the Harris Teeter group, laun ched a company-wide blitz on “Crafted With Pride. ” Ads, employee communications and even the bags customers are using from the stores spread the “Crafted With Pride” theme. Where else can the industry look for help? To anyone who will listen. We should express our concern over the loss of jobs and plant closings. We can talk to businesses in our communities, no matter whether they are textile-related. Everyone in the community is affected in some way when textiles jobs are lost. In the words of Bill Lee, the health of the textile industry “impacts on our health in a very big way.” At Duke, he says, “We want to do everything we possibly can to help you be strong and competitive worldwide.” We, as textile employess, should encour age our friends, family and others to “Buy American.” It's one way of helping an indus try in need of support. Christmas Vacation Pay Vacation pay for 1067 eligible employees who had been with Clinton Mills since De cember 1, 1981, or longer, totalling $371,776.44 was distributed in time to make the 1984 Christmas more enjoyable for eligible Clinton employees families. In addition, 292 eligible Clinton Mills of Geneva emloyees met the requirements to receive $74,265.36 in Christmas vaction pay. The two amounts, exceeding $446,041 for 1359 employees is in addition to the 534,615 the 1675 eligible employees re ceived in July 4th vacation pay. Crafted With Pride Program Gains More Support ##