Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Page 10 Bill Hill Cotton Group Picks Hill Clinton Mills’ Cotton Buyer and Classer, Bill Hill, has been named chairman of the Cotton Buyers Division of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association. Hill noted that the division is composed of seven committees made up of individuals throughout the industry with specific in terests in the cotton markets. The Committee meet annually with cotton shippers, bankers, brokerage houses, and New York cotton exchange traders whose interests lie in buying and selling cotton. Hill has been Clinton’s Buyer and Classer since 1981. Know What Crafted With Pride Means For the last year or so we’ve all been hear ing “Crafted With Pride in USA” over and over and over. But is it sinking in? Do you really know how the “Crafted With Pride” campaign con cerns you directly? Are you asking yourself why it is so important to buy American-made goods or how you, as one lone consumer, have an impact on the import problem? As a textile employee your livelihood de pends on the fate of the textile industry in general and of Clinton Mills in particular. If Clinton Mills thrives, its employees are re warded with competitive wages, benefits and better working conditions. This results in increased purchases which in turn stimu late the entire economy. Not only are you a textile employee, you are also a consumer. When you shop, store managers and clerks will notice your interest if you ask for American-made textiles and apparel. They will be more inclined to stock American-made products and even adver tise them with the “Crafted With Pride” symbol. It is a fact that the more money you make, the more money you spend. Wage represents the purchase power you as an employee of Clinton Mills has. Other businesses benefit through Clinton Mills success. The cycle is endless. Annual Blood Drive Set The Carolina-Georgia Blood Center, a nonprofit regional health facility, will conduct its annual blood drive Sept. 18 and 19 at Lydia and Bailey and Oct. 15 and 16 at Clinton No. 1 and No. 2, according to Sonny King who coordin ates the annual blood drive. If 25 percent of Clinton Mills .(S.C.) employees donate blood, unlimited blood replacements can be made anywhere in the United States for the donor, donor's spouse and dependents. Single employees have coverage on them selves, parents and their dependents. The company has had participants in the blood program for the past five years and all known requests for blood for employees and employee families have been met. Under the blood assurance plan, Carolina-Georgia Blood Center provides for unlimited replacement of blood or blood components but does not cover the processing fee for collecting, testing and preparing the voluntarily contributed blood for use by the patient. According to blood center officials, adequate blood supplies are somewhat difficult to obtain and are heavily dependent upon employees like those at Clinton Mills to supply the life-saving substance. Records indicate that in our geographical area only about three out of every 100 persons ever become blood donors. One person every 17 seconds needs a blood transfusion, thus accounting for the need to have an adequate supply available at all times. Numerous open heart surgeries performed here in South Carolina require as much as 20 pints of blood to make the operation successful. An individual has from 11 to 12 pints of blood and can donate blood no more than once every eight weeks. It takes approximately 24 hours for the body to replace the supply of blood which is collected by the blood center. Roosevelt Jones’ 37-year career with Clinton Mills ended as he be gan his retirement this summer. Roosevelt was an “outside" em ployee, responsible for helping maintain many of the areas around the plants. Clinton Mills Employees Retire Lucille Woody enjoyed the many festivities of her retirement from Clinton No. 2 Spinning. Lucille ended a work career that covered almost 41 continuous years. Ruth Lark, center, ended a 30 year plus work career at Lydia when she retired recently. Ruth plans to enjoy travelling in her retirement years.