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I L Mack Parson presents Winfred Hallman with $50 U.S. Savings Bond. Crafted With Pride Balloon Returned On Oct. 19, 1986, several hundred Crafted With Pride balloons were released as the Bailey Plant Open House tours began. Attached to each helium filled balloon was a “Crafted With Pride” hangtag with instructions that the person finding and re turning the balloon from the farthest point by Nov. 19 would receive a $50 U.S. Gov ernment Savings Bond. Clinton Mills received balloons which were found in Edgefield, Greenwood and Saluda counties. The winning balloon was found 14 miles south of Saluda by Winfred D. Hallman, an electronics control specialist from Bates- burg, while deer hunting on Nov. 9, 1986. According to Hallman, “I was in a heavily wooded area deer hunting when I saw a “Crafted With Pride” label on the ground. As an avid hunter and outdoors person, I im mediately picked it up because I don’t like litter in the woods, and to some extent, I was afraid someone else might be in the woods also. “Upon examination, I read the message and then returned it to Clinton Mills. "Over the years, I've often read about peo ple finding messages in floating bottles or attached to balloons, but I never had any idea I’d be so lucky.” Hallman, 30, immediately identified the Crafted With Pride label with the textile in dustry’s “Made in USA” activities. “My wife works for the Saluda Chamber of Commerce, and she was very familiar with the textile logo,” he added. Personnel director James Buchanan and Credit Association Manager Harvey Dickert have worked all shifts and contacted each employee to afford ample opportunity to join the Clinton Credit Association. Buchanan, who serves as president of the association, is shown reviewing the advantages of association membership with Wanda Phillips, left, and Barbara Brazil), both Bailey Cloth Room employees. Page 3 Meranda Brook Samples, daughter of Terry and Tammy Samples, represents the fifth generation in the Samples family. Holding Meran da is her great-great-grandmother Nora Margan; back is Nannie Lou Samples, her great-grandmother; Terry Samples, her father; and John Wayne Samples, her grandfather. Terry is employed in Plant No. 1 weaving and John is a Plant No. 2 carding assistant department superintendent. Do you have questions about your insurance? Do you have questions about medical care you are receiving, recommended procedures, surgery or group medical benefits? Talk with your benefits counselor, Truman Owens in Clinton, or Lucille White in Geneva. They have been trained in health and insurance coun seling and can answer questions like: 1. What can you expect before and after surgery? 2. What medical alternatives do you have? 3. What will the plan cover? 4. What do you have to pay for? They can tell you about second surgical opin ions, outpatient surgery, pre-admission testing, out-patient diagnostic X-ray, lab tests, etc. It's a good idea to talk with Truman or Lucille before a non-emergency hospital confinement in order to eliminate paying a separate room and board deductible. They can help you save both time and money. Call Truman Owens at 833*5500 or Lucille White at 682-211.