Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Page 2 Clyde Trammell, retired Lydia plant en gineer, and wife Lucille being honored by the Laurens County Shrine Club and the He- jaz Temple for outstanding contributions to the organization over the past 30 years ... and Clyde joking about how many steaks he’d cooked and the amount of money he’d raised for crippled children in the same amount of time... Robert Adams telling his Clinlpn No. 2 Weaving friends how he grew 80-pound watermelons in his garden this year... WaltSigman making financial report to the United Way ... Chairman Robert M. Vance making another of his many trips to Washington, D.C., as he continues his fight against fore ign imports in the interest of Clinton Mills’ employees and thousands of others through out the United States... Raymond Cash tell ing his many fellow employees how much he enjoyed their visits as he recovers from major surgery ... Kathy Walston checking her calendar to see how many times she’d be performing as a clown in the next few weeks—especially for the United Way ... Juanita Johnson and Sonny King loading a wheelchair from the United Way ... Robert Knox checking the selection of vending items in No. 3 spinning canteen ... Tal Crews and A. C. Young joining the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce ... Neuffer Creswell showing how well his new lawn tractor could breeze through high grass brought about by recent rainy weather ... Numerous employees discussing what they could do to improve their safety performance in order to qualify for a pair of work gloves... a useful item to protect hands while paint ing, gardening, or performing non-routine tasks where keeping hands clean or pro tected would be important... All in line with the Company’s efforts for us to "Keep a firm grip on safety” ... Four hundred and seventy-six Clinton Mills of Geneva employees who shared in July 4th vacation pay totalling $127,238 and 1,303 Clinton employees who received July 4th vacation pay exceeding $353,000 telling their associates how they had used these funds ... Supervision again talking with employees about writing to President Reagan asking him to support legislation curbing imports ... Nell Haggart and Mary Ann Stewart and Connie Ammons treating minor on-the-job injuries in an effort to pro vide best possible medical care for all em ployees ... Gables, Adair’s Men’s Shop, Bargain Fair and Belk of Clinton displaying their Gold Seal Merchant’s emblems ... Barry Hooks making plans for Geneva's participation in Textile Week ... Clinton suppliers shopping American manufacturers in an effort to offer Clinton employees best possible Christmas gift selections ... Steve Fennell, Andy Ellis and a number of other management team members recalling a successful year as members of the YMCA coaching staff... Truman Owens advising an employee how much quicker she would receive her weekly accident and sickness benefits now that the company was processing its own claims for Clinton and Geneva ... George Grant calling the “Clothmaker’s” attention to the fact that the last Sulzer weaving machine was now in production ... Group of young baseball play ers telling Harry Sullivan, Darrell Pace, Richard Scott, Brian Coleman and Bill Stan ton how much they learned about baseball as they coached them on their various YMCA baseball teams ... Don Wilkins and Bill Stanton congratulat ing sons Chuck and Tommy for winning hon ors at recent father-son golf tournament at Lakeside Country Club ... Robert Mason carefully placing rolls and bales of Clinton superior quality fabrics on loading platform for delivery to a valued customer... Junior Holland telling his fellow employees how quickly an injury can occur when working... Claude A. Crocker showing an official lapel pin/tie tac he’d received as a member of the Dodger Alumni Association to rekindle memories of his former association with the major league baseball club ... Dykes McGowan feeling sense of pride about his son’s volunteer work as captain of the Samson (Ala.) Rescue Squad Junior Au xiliary ... James Cowart thinking how he could best use the money he’d receive as a reimbursement from Clinton Mills for de tecting a hospital billing error... Roosevelt Jones telling Fred Carlisle how much he appreciated his attending a recent retire ment party as Roosevelt joined others in re tirement ... Numerous educational institu tions receiving Clinton Mills Matching Gifts to Education made on behalf of employees Safety Scoreboard January 1,1985 through July 31,1985 PLANT MEDICALS LOST TIMES FREQUENCY Plant No. 1 8 2 10.70 Plant No. 2 21 6 10.26 Shop-Office-Warehouse 7 1 6.39 Lydia 23 6 10.11 Lydia Shop 4 0 0 Bailey 5 1 3.48 Geneva No. 1 5 1 4.12 Geneva No. 2 13 3 8.76 TOTAL 86 20 Clinton Mills Vice President Walter A. Sigman accepted a plaque from Homer Ray Wright, recognizing Clinton's contributions to the scouts’ waste paper drive. Company Supports Scouts During the course of a normal work day, Clinton Mills generates a large volume of waste paper products, especially in its data processing operations. The Company donates its waste paper pro ducts to the recycling program of the Boy Scouts. The products are picked up by David Peden who is Scoutmaster for Troop 196, located in Gray Court. Troop 196, represented by Scout Homer Ray Wright, recently presented Clinton Mills a plaque recognizing its contributions to the Scouting Program. Crafted With Pride Reaching Allies The Crafted With Pride in USA campaign is making believers out of the natural allies of the textile industry. Crafted with Pride no longer belongs to textile families and communities alone. It is rental cars and Boy Scouts. It is Gold Link Participates In Honor's Program Brian Gregory Link, son of Bailey Plant Manager and Mrs. Gregg Link, participated in Clemson University’s fourth annual Sum mer Science and Engineering Honor's Program. The Clemson science program is designed for gifted and accelerated students who have demonstrated a keen interest in scientific and engineering areas. During the summer program, Link studied chemistry, computer science, psychology, physics, astronomy, creativity, engineering design and basic electronics. Star merchants and power companies and grocery stores. It is celebrities like Bob Hope and Dia- hann Carroll proudly pointing to Made in USA labels and telling national television audiences, “It matters to me.” Clearly, Crafted With Pride is reaching out beyond the textile heartland. It is coming of age. But the program in year three has hardly forgotten its roots. Throughout the textile states parade, floats and a hot air balloon drove home the message that Crafted With Pride is an in dustry anthem. The Crafted With Pride balloon was re cently featured on national television by NBC’s popular weatherman Willard Scott. And there are a mounting number of reports about the rise of Made in USA labels and Crafted With Pride hangtags on textile products in stores. Crafted With Pride is surely becoming part of the American landscape. How Is Employees' Blood Used? Clinton blood donors frequently ask how their blood is used once it is drawn by a blood center medical specialist. The blood, drawn by using the most sterile techniques, is returned to the center labora tory where it undergoes a comprehensive series of tests to determine if there are any elements present which might prove harm ful to the patient who received blood. Another question frequently asked by em ployees is “How long is the blood good?" For most uses, the donated blood has a useful life up to 35 days, but in most instances it is used well before that time period. In many instances, blood is divided into four parts: •The red cells may be used during open heart surgery, to transfuse a newborn baby with a blood disorder, or to treat someone extremely anemic. •Another part of the blood, "Cryo” is used by those suffering from “Bleeder’s Disease" to help their own blood clot. •Leukemia patients benefit from blood platelets. Platelets help sustain their life while a cure or treatment is being found. •Plasma, the fourth part, is used to treat burn or accident victims. The Clinton Mills’ blood program is totally a voluntary program sponsored by the com pany in cooperation with the Carolina- Georgia Blood Center.