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LOOMS
MOVES PRODUCTION
FACILITIES TO CLINTON
Gwen-Evan Mills Plant
Enlarged. Now Shipping
Upholstery Fabrics To
All Parts of Globe.
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Clinton is becoming the center of
operations for the “weavers of the
world’s finest upholstery fabrics’,’
who ship the product to all parts
of the globe.
The slogan belongs to Interna
tional Looms, Inc., of New York—
more familiarly known to local resi
dents by its Clinton plant, Gw.en-
Evan Mills.
International Lookns is in the pro
cess of moving all of its production
facilities to Clinton. The latest ad
dition, not yet completed, is a ma
chine shop to expedite operations
at Gwen-Evan. Other moves are
planned for the future as sites be
come available.
Gwen-Evan Mills here is the
weaving department of Internation
al Looms. It produces the “grey
goods,’’ the straight upholstery fab
ric which is then shipped to the
dyeing and finishing plant in Eliza
beth, N. J.
From this plant the finished up
holstery is sold to furnititre houses
throughout the world.
Future plans call for moving the
Elizabeth Dyeing and Finuhing
plant to Clinton jto consolidate the
entire production operation. Inter
national Looms also plans to open a
sales office here while still main
taining its business and»sales offices
in New York City.
Source of this information is Sam
Chapman, one of two supervisors
who are currently directing the ac
tivities at Gwen-Evan. ’Die other
supervisor is Henry Rau. Col. Wal
ter Dillard, who was in change here
briefly through last week, has been
transferred back to Texas in a trav
eling capacity with the firm.
Chapman said no definite time
table has been set, so far as he
knows, on the complete move to
Clinton. But, he ponited out, the
machine shop now being added is
another step in that direction. This
shop and new offices also under
construction are expected to be
ready within a month.
Gwen-Evan Mills came to Clinton
eight years ago, soon after the end
of World War II. It now employs
60 persons in producing between
8,000 and Ip,000 yards of upholstery
fabric per week.
Supervisor ChaijAnan pointed out
that the production of upholstery
fabric is a complicated process,
made more complicated by the stiff
competition in this field. He added:
‘«We rpust change fabric design
every four to six months to ‘keep
sales going. It’s that oompetetive.
At times we’ll have several differ
ent designs on different looms.’
Chapman explained that the com
pany designer in Philadelphia sends
in the designs on paper and the
plant must decide upon the proper
loom, the type of yarn and the cor
rect use of yarn to achieve the de
sired effects. It takes approximate
ly one week to change over to a
new design.
Following a single 50-yard section
completely through the process to
finished fabric, eight to ten hours
are required to >veave the yarn into
the correct pattern of ‘grey goods’’
at Gwen-Evan. It is then inspected
and shipped to the Elizabeth plant.
Here another six hours are required
to dye and finish the fabtic, to do
any mending necessary and to in
spect and wrap it for delivery.
Ralph M. Levey is owner and
president of International Looms,
and E. M. Patterson is vice-presi
dent. Both executives are located
in New York City.
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 24, 1953
New Addition To Clinton Cotton Mills Covers Three Acre*
Number 39
The Ads Are
All-Important To You
The advertising columns of
THE CHRONICLE each week
carry important and helpful
advertising “news” from busi
ness firms. They tell you of
latest prices and values In gro
ceries, meats, clothing, dry
goods, automobiles and all lines
of merchandise. They help you
in supplying the dally needs
for your family and home.
Shop in THE OHRONNICLE
first. Newspaper advertising
has no substitute. It does not
hang on the air ... it ft not
brief headlines here or there
with a momentary interest.
Ads have an important local
quality. And this newspaper
reaches just about everybody
in this town and community,
not just fractions of audiences.
Newspaper advertising helps
you to buy well and save.
OPENING HOME
GAME OF SEASON
FRIDAY NIGHT
Above is an aerial view of the 120,000 square foot addition to Clinton Cotton Mills which covers three scree. The very latest type looms are
now being installed and put in operation. The addition, seen in the fore-round of the picture above, includes 100,000 square feet of space on the
main floor with a basement containing 20,000 square feet of space for cloth storage.
President P. S. Bailey states that the new looms and spindles to be added will bring the total number of looms to about 2.200 and the num
ber of spindles to about 100,000. All of the new productive machinery is expected to be in operation around the and of the year, which will in
crease production at the mills by about 25 par cant. •
The windowless, air-conditioned addition to the big plant was recently completed by Fiske-Carter Construction company of Greenville. Frank
Hill, of Wellford, was engineer of the project.
Holland's Store
To Change Location,
Completely Modernize
John R. Holland Self-Service
Food Store on Musgrove street, will
move early next month into the
building on the same street which
was vacated yesterday by Rogers,
to be replaced by the new Colonial
Store on Pitts street.
, A remodeling of the building is
now underway and will soon be
completed for their formal opening
to be announced later.
The entire store is to be modern
ized with new equipment through
out for refrigeration produce, froz
en foods and meat departments.
The store will offer many shopping
conveniences and will be one of the
most inviting in the city as soon as
the remodeling is completed and the
new equipment and fixtures are in
stalled.
The name will be changed to
Holland’s Food Center^ of which
Mrs. John R. Holland fs proprietbr.
The store will continue under the
management of Joe Holland, one of
her sons, who will be joined by a
second son, James Rutledge Holland,
who has been a resident of Atlanta
the past seven years where he has
been connected with the large Kro
ger Grocery Store chain.
Clinton-Lydia New
Texaco Stations
Open Friday-Saturday
Clinton and Lydia Mills’ new
Texaco Service Stations will open
Friday and Saturday, September 25-
26, as announced in the advertis
ing columns of today’s paper.
The new stations, just completed
are complete in design and appear
ance, and have installed the most;
modern equipment for servicing cars
and trucks, and will offer every con-1
venience for the traveling public.
They will be operated under thej
supervision of the Clinton and Lydia
Mills Stores. Earl McElhannon is
manager of the Clinton Mills Sta
tion, while J. H. Henderson and
Jack Windsor are operators of the
Lydia MilB Station. Both will han
dle Texaco products.
During the two grand opening
days a number of free prizes will be
given away as seen from their an
nouncement. •
Local Men Leave For
Far Easf Assignments
Lt. Col Michael Gussie, who for
merly commanded the ROTC unit at
Presbyterian college, left last week
for Fort Lewis, Washington, and a
Far East asignment.
Major W. S. Horne of the chemi
cal Corps, is enroute to Camp
Stoneman, California, and from
there will go to Yokahoma, Japan,
for assignment. .. ,
Lt. Joe McGee left yesterday by
plane for Fort Lewis, Washington,
Lt. McGee, a pharamcist, will be
assigned to the medkal corps in the
Far East.
College Enrollment
Has Reached 484,
35 Clinton Students
Thirty-five students from Clinton
are currently attending Presbyterian
college during the fall Semester of
the 1953-54 school year.
They began classwork last week
as the college opened its 73rd session
since its founding back in 1680.
Altogether a toal of 484 students
registered at the college for the new
semester. This represents the second
largest student body in history and
is restriced by a capacity dormi-
ory enrollment. As a result almost
80 students have had to find room
ing accommodations with local resi
dents.
The students attending PC from
here are: Wyatt I. Ledford, Samuel
S. Williams of Vetville, Frank C.
Young, Jr., Henry M. Young, Jr.,
Charles D. Young, Daniel Ashemore
Yarborough, Jr., Frances C. Winn,
Sadie S. Wilder, Robert W. West
moreland, H. Lucille Uldrick, Robert
L. Tinman, Charles N. Tinman,
Howard L. Strickland, Jr., Betty L.
Smith, Annette Smith, Lawrence B
Ruth, Eobert N. Reynolds, Thomas
G. Pitts, Edward L. Pease, Roscoe
R. Patrick, Chris Patte, Marshall B.
Neil, Harvey Eugene Malpass, Rob
ert G. McGee, Clyde D. Langford,
Clarence L. Huntington, George A.
Henry, William C. Freeman, Paul H.
Foshee, Robert S. Dowdle, John W.
Davis, Kenneth N. Baker, Jr., Brun
son Asbill, and John C. Pearson.
Dr. James Walker
Resumes Practice
Of Medicine Here
Dr. James L. Walker has an
nounced the re-opening of offices in
the city for the general practice of
medicine. The building he is oc
cupying has been remodeled and thq
work is now completed. The loca
tion is on Hampton avenue, the rear
part of the building formerly occu
pied by The Ice Cream Bar next
to Royal Cleaners.
Dr. Walker recently received his
discharge from the Army after be
ing connected the past year with the
Army hospital in Osaka, Japan. Be
fore being called into the service
two years ago he practiced here for
eleven months.
Dr. Walker states that in addi
tion to his office work he will do
general practice in Itxe city and com
munity and is available for calls
both at his office and residence.
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Clemson Men To
Have Qutch Supper
The Laurens County Clemson
club will give a dutch chicken bar
becue supper on Tuesday. October
6,* at 7:30 p. m., at the county fair
grounds, rain or shine. Guests will
be Walter Cox, assistant to Presi
dent Gene Willimon. All Clemson
men are invited.
Hopewell Church -
Marks 150 Years
With Celebration
Members of Hopewell Methodist
church, despite rain and bad weath
er, joined Sunday in the observance
of the church’s 150th year. Ap
proximately 300 persons were pres
ent including many friends who
joined in the happy occasion.
The main speaker of the day was
Dr. C. C. Wofford, of Wofford col
lege, who addressed the large group
at 11:15. He emphasized the spiri
tual heritage of churches, especial
ly those with a long record of
achievement. He spoke on the
theme, “The Christian’s Sonship
With God.”
Informal afternoon services fol
lowed a big 'country style” jftcnic
dinner for which the residents of
that community are famous. The
pastor, Rev. James E. Kinard, pre
sided over the afternoon session, at
which the Rev. L. W. Shealy of Lau
rens, oldest living former pastor,
and the Rev. John M. Shingler, su
perintendent of the Greenwood dis
trict, and some older members of
the church spoke.
At the morning service Mrs. R.
B. Hellams, Jr., sang “My God and
I.’ In behalf of the church, one of
its officers and members, Charles
R. Workman, welcomed the mem
bers, speakers and visitors.
Also present were Vernon Mon
roe, who has been a member of the
church for 65 years. Rev. Mr.
Shealy, -who had a part on the pro
gram, served the church as pastor
for the period 1921-1924. Mrs. J.
W. Speake, wife of the late Rev. J.
W. Speake, a former pastor of the
church, and president of Lander
college, was present for the celebra
tion.
The first written record of the
Hopewell church is the deed record
ed in the Laurens county clerk of
court’s office dated April 12, 1803,
when Thomas Johnson deeded two
acres of land for about $2. The first
record of membership was when
Miss Margaret Miller, mother of W.
D. Boyd, joined some time around
1625. Services were then held out
in the open under a brush arbor.
Prof. John Stevenson
To Attend Vanderbilt
Professor John W. Stevenson of
member of the Presbyterian college
faculty in the English department,
has been granted a year’s leave of
absence and left Tuesday for Nash
ville, Tenn., where he will attend.
Vanderbilt University on a teaching
fellowship.
Mr. Stevenson, who is attending
on a grant from Vanderbilt and the
board of education of the Presbyte
rian church, plans to complete re
quirements for a PHD. degree in
the summer.
Mrs. Stevenson and son will re
main at their home here in the
YOung apartments on Calhoun
street. His mother, Mrs. John K.
Stevenson, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
arrived this week to spend some
time here.
Hospital-Dormitory
At Training School
Almost Completed
The new hospital-dormitory un
der construction at the State Train
ing School for the past year, is near
ing completion and (will be ready
for the admission of patients within
the next two weeks. ' The combina-
tiin building, of unusual design and
modem in every detail, cost $249,-
000 with Morris Construction com
pany of Greenville, as contractors.
The architect is Roy E. Hitchcock
of this city.
The buildihg is of fire-resistant
construction using brick, reinforced
concrete and structural steel. It
represents a phenomenal departure
from the type of building construc-
tion at the institution in the past.
It is of contemporary architectural
design and the interior arrangement
provides space for 200 beds distrib
uted in eight wards equally divid
ed in the two upper stories. Out
standing features are the large open
air pavilion on the roof for the use
of patients and the connection of the
new building with the present hos
pital building by a covered passage
way. Flower boxes on the top of
the building will .provide for the
growing of evergreens to add to its
attractiveness ' and beauty.
The attendants building for the
hospital is also nearing completion.
Blue Hose and Alabama
State To Meet Under
Floodlights on Johnson
Eidd. - *
A “shoot the’’works'’ attack plan.
] v/ill be put into operation by Pres-
: byterian College Friday night when
i the Blue Stockings entertain Ala-
: bama State of Livinqston.
The game will start at 8 p. m. on
j Johnson Field.
Presbyterian expects to go all-out
in quest of its first 1953 victory in
this home opener. The coaches feel
it may take throwing the football
book at the heavier Alabama squad
in order to turn the trick. If little
Hose backs have trouble blasting
through the defenses averaging 15
pounds heavier than PC theivthey’ll
be striking around and above in
search of pay dirt.
Both teams function around the
Spli-T attack. The Blue Stockings
whipped Alabama State by a 16-13
margin last year but the invaders
are considered stronger his season.
They trounced Jacksonville State
Teachers, 18-7, last Saturday while
PC fell before Clemson, 7-33.
An aerial battle appears likely to
develop under the Clinton arc-
lights. Presbyterian looks to its ax
arm as the most potent weapon in
its football repertoire with any one
of the three quarterbacks on the
throwing end — Freshmen Andy
Avant and Felder Cook, and Let-
terman Harry Hamilton.
And Alabama State brings along
a quarterback by the name of Bob
by Coley who is touted as a deadly
pigskin pitcher.
The defensive battle of wits and
brawn wil spotlight two line-back
ers. Center Frank Boulware is
Presbyterian’s key man in thwart
ing enemy advances and Alabama
State fields a ferocious performer in
Fullback Walter Henders.
The probable starting lineup* for
he game:
Presbyterian Ala. State
LE—Jackson Frasier
LT—Frierson - Benson
LG—Yates Morgan
C—Boulrware DuBois
RG—Shealy Rutherford
RT—(Shoemaker ... Owens
RE—Howie Rhodes
QB—Avant Coley
LH—Carter Hegler
RH—Blue Marooey
FB—Austin Henders.
Criminal Court To
Convene Monday
The September term of general
sessions court will convene in Lau
rens next Monday, September 28, it
is announced by Clerk o< Court
Walter Dunlap. Thirty-«ix petit ju
rors were drawn for the term at
a recent sitting of the jury commis
sioners.
The following are listed from
Hunter township: Herman B. Hen
derson, L. H Poag, M. F. Pace, L.
B. Hamm, Calvin Poag, W. S.
Rhinehart, Thomas. J. Johnson, L*
Maye, R. R. Miller, C. E. Chapman..
C. Heaton, Jr , S. E. White, John.
Glenn Downs. W. M. Burts.
NEW COLONIAL STORE OPENS HERE TODAY,
LAST ROGERS STORE IN THE STATE CLOSES
The newest Colonial Store in
South Carolina will open here this
morning at 8:30, and the last Rogers
Store in the state closed its doors
for good yesterday afternoon. The
j new Colonial store is located on
West Pitts street; the former Rogers
store had been located on Musgrove
street.
‘We are very pleased with the re
ception given us on our opening this 1
morning, and we are proud to have
this new store as a part of the grow
ing Clinton business community,”
stated A. C. Edens, vice-president of
the Colonial Stores firm, who is in
the city for the opening of the new
store.
Officials of the grocery chain firm
here for the opening commented
that the company was moving to
close out all of the Rogers stores-
throughout the eight-state area in
which it operates, and replace them
with modern Colonial Supermar
kets.
The Colonial chain dates hack to
1899, when the first store of the
predecessor company (Rogers) was
opened in Atlanta. In 1940, the
259-store Rogers chain merged with
the 295-store Pender chain to form
,the present Colonial Stores, Incor
porated, covering eight southeastern
states. The firm’s general headquar
ters are in Atlanta, with the divis
ion headquarters for this area lo
cated in Columbia.
The new Clinton store offers tl
latest in self-service shopping cor
veniences, and will employ a nun
ber of local people to help custon
ers, keep the shelves filled and ru
the check-out stands.
Th£ building is completely ai:
conditioned, with modern fixtun
throughout, including a large fro:
en foods department, housewarx
department, and health and beaut
aids department, in addition to moi
than 3,000 other favorite food iten
of all kinds. A complete line of d
etetic foods is carried in the stor
also.
Managers of the new store an
Van S. Jones, grocery manager: ’
J. McCarty, market manager Bot
men are well known in this coir
munity, as they were previous]
managers in the Rogers store.
The store also has a large frt
parking lot for the use of customei
while shopping there.
The Colonial Stores organization
with more than 370 stores—pract;
cally all at them now supermarke
—throughout the southeast, is on
of the leading food retailers in *h
nation. The opening of the new su
permarket here today means the ec
of all counter-type Rogers stores i
this state.
A double page advertisement i
todays’ p^per tells of their gran
opening.