Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rSt Clinton Mills Clothmaker o ^ , . ^ 0% ^ y N u S ^ A/ an d For Associates of Clinton Mills y c, ^ September 1987 Williams Appointed to Education Post Gov. Carroll Campbell has appointed Mrs. Thad Williams a member of the state's Com mission on Higher Education from the fifth Congressional District. Mrs. Williams is an alumna of the Univer sity of South Carolina and has been a strong supporter of educational improvement acti vities in the state for many years. She is a former trustee of the Spartanburg Day School, has served on the Board of Visi tors of Presbyterian College, and has served on the University of South Carolina Alumni Scholarship Committee. She has also held leadership positions for numerous fund rais ing drives in support of education in both the public and private sector. Mrs. Williams is on the executive commit tee of the State Republican Party, is vice chairperson of the fifth District Republican Party, and has served in major campaign positions for President Ronald Reagan, Sen. Strom Thurmond, and Gov. Carroll Camp bell. As of June 1, all U.S. employers, includ ing Clinton Mills Inc., are required by federal law to require all new employees to provide proof of citizenship or immigration status. The law, named the Immigration and Re form Control Act of 1986, was signed by President Reagan on November 6. It has two key provisions: an amnesty for illegal aliens who have lived in the United States since before January 1, 1982, and penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal The new commission member joins others in making recommendations to the legisla ture which will improve the quality of the state's higher educational institutions. Mrs. Williams is the wife of Clinton Mills President G. Thaddeus Williams and the daughter of Judge and Mrs. Donald Russell of Spartanburg. Judge Russell is a former governor and previously served as president of the University of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the parents of three children — Russell, who this fall is a freshman at the University of South Carolina; Cecilia, an eighth grade student at Bell Street Middle School; and Virginia, a freshman at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. They reside at 302 Elm Street. “I am interested in the opportunities and challenges of this position which will enable me, as part of this distinguished commis sion, to make further improvements in the higher education institutions in South Caro lina," noted Williams. aliens not eligible for amnesty. The law is designed to protect legal residents from dis crimination. Its purpose is to prevent em ployment of individuals not authorized to work in the U.S. Clinton Mills Inc. is asking all new em ployees employed on or after November 7, 1986, to sign a certification of U.S. citizenship or authorized alien status. New employees must furnish certain (Continued on page 2) Truman Owens, personnel department, received the 1987 Distinguished Service Award presented by the National Federation Interscholastic Official Association. Owens was one of 14 selected by the NFIOA in two chapters from eight sections of the country. He was selected from candi dates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. There are 121,000 members in the NFIOA. He received hisaward during a recent con ference in Kansas City, Mo. In presenting the plaque to Owens, offi cials noted that he has over 20 years football and basketball officiating experience. During his high school career, he has offi ciated over 451 varsity assignments, worked 18 state championship game finals, and been rated the number one football judge eight times in the South Carolina directory. He is a past director of the South Carolina Football Officials Association and a former president. He was a semi-pro football official from 1970-1980 and officiated 115 SAC 8 col lege football games from 1968-85. Owens, known as the cornerstone in offi ciating for South Carolina, is widely known for his fairness and vast knowledge of com petitive sport rules. Proof of Citizenship Required Owens Honored by NFIOA STATE CHAMPIONS AGAIN! — Playing for the Clinton Mills state champion ship men’s Class C softball team were, front row from left, Bennie Brewer, Doug Newton, captain Brian Shealy, Allen Brewer and Terry Samples. On the back row are John Rushton, Lawrence Estes, Billy Osborne, Doug Ward, Clinton Mills President Thad Williams, Tim Wesson, Danny Webb and Rusty lusti. Absent were Rick Page, Darrell Pace and Mike Smith. The team presented Williams their trophy for display. Clinton Mills Captures State Softball Title for Second For the second year in a row, Clinton Mills has captured the South Carolina men’s in dustrial (Class C) softball championship. The local team captured the state title in Abbeville, winning five of six games. Tim Wesson was named Most Valuable Player. Other team members are captain Brian Shealy, Bennie Brewer, Doug Newton, Allen Brewer, Terry Samples, John Rushton, Lawrence Estes, Billy Osborne, Doug Ward, Rick Page, Darrell Pace, Mike Smith, Danny Webb and Rusty lusti. Year Clinton Mills defeated Food Lion of Elloree in the first round 8-3, slipped past Torrington of Union 11-10 in 10 innings. The local team then defeated Cincinnati Milacron of Simpsonville 10-5 and Duracell of Lexington 7-4, entering the finals as the tournament's only undefeated. Shop 99 outscored Clinton Mills 10-3 in the next game, giving both teams one loss in the double elimination format. Clinton Mills took an early lead and held on to defeat Shop 99 11-10 in the championship game.