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Page 5 What Is Teamwork? We talk about Teamwork. We mean it. It’s not a slogan. It's something real. Here’s what it is. It’s a supervisor finding the answers to employees’ questions. It's the experienced employee sharing that experience with the new man in the department. It’s the new employee realizing that the people around him are handicapped if he isn’t there. It’s being on the job, on time. It’s caring about the job you do and the Christmas means something more than mistletoe and holly, plum pudding and an array of presents. Christmas means good will to men. Are we laying a new store of that valuable commodity? Christmas means peace on earth. Are we becoming reconciled to those from whom we have been estranged? Christmas means joy to the world. Are we planning to deepen the foun tains of real happiness for the unprivileged and unblessed children of men? Christmas means simplicity, child-likeness, humility. When the Christmas bells shall ring again, will these qualities be more marked in us? Christmas is the Great Equalizer, for the least shall be the greatest when the Christ mas Spirit comes around. people you work with. It's asking questions if you don't under stand. It's letting your supervisor know when something is going wrong or when you see something unsafe. It's sharing ideas. It’s offering opinions when they will help. It’s accepting opinions and criticism with out letting your feelings “get hurt.” It’s respecting the other person regardless of his job or race. Safety Slogan Contest Set The company will conduct a safety slogan contest between Dec. 12-30, says Director of Communication Mack Parsons. Our safety slogan contest is designed to afford all hourly paid production and maintenance employees an opportunity to participate in the company’s safety program. Each supervisor has forms for eligible em ployees to use in submitting his or her slogan. Employees should turn their slogan in to their supervisor prior to 4 p.m. on Dec. 30, 1985. Winning slogans will receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. Second and third place win ners will receive $75 and $50 bonds, re spectively. The winning slogan will appear on im printed items and bulletin board notices and the Clothmaker during the coming year. In the event there are no acceptable slo gans submitted, the contest will be repeated at a later date. Dear Mr. President: Clinton Mills employees, their families, friends, businesses, schools, social groups, Old Timers and other interested citizens supported Clinton Mills and its employees plan for writing handwritten messages to President Ronald Reagan asking his support of the Textile Fair Trade Bill. A breakdown of employee responses is as follows: Unit Responses Plant No. 1 1,136 Plant No. 2 2,470 Lydia 2,442 Bailey 1,072 Maintenance 788 Office & Misc. 994 Geneva 1 & 2 4,325 Total 13,227 A random survey of the messages revealed employees had given much thought and concern in what they wrote the President. The messages showed concern for the industry and its employees. Many cited personal hardships created by imports while others asked the Presi dent for support of the industry as they had supported him in his political campaign. The company had set a goal of 8,680 messages to the President. When the final cards and letters were mailed, Clinton Mills entire operations had mailed well over 14,000 messages to Mr. Reagan. cr o X GE UJ * oc i o f= o z> Q O Q£ CL 01 UJ CL CO Q Z Z> o CL AMERICAN TEXTILES A LEADER IN PRODUCTIVITY The American textile industry is at the top of the world in textile production efficiency and is one of the most productive industries in America. TEXTILE PRODUCTIVITY 10 B Y r 7~7~A mm ALL MFC. (RIGHT SCALE) TEXTILES (LEFT SCALE) SOURCE U S DEPT OF LABOR ALL MFQ DATA A T M l . TEXTILE DATA 250 200 100 50 o o T\ m CO I o CO a> 150 o x UJ o o z (X £ o < 1960-65 1966-70 1971-75 1976-80 1981-84