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New Officials of Clinton and Lydia Mills
Robert M. V'ance, center, is thr newly-
elected president and treasurer of ’Clinton
and Lydia Cotton Mills. At the left is
George H. Cornelson, vice president of both
mills and assistant treasurer of Clinton
Mills. Bailey Dixon, right, is assistant treas-
®ljf (EUnlmt (Ehrmitrlf
uier of Lydia Mills. They are sitting under
a painting of Mercer S. Bailey, founder of
the mills and of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bank
ers, of this city. V'ance is a grandson of Mr.
Bailey, and Cornelson and Dixon are great-
grandsons.—Photo by Dan Yarborough.
Vol. 59 — No. 52
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 25, 1958
Cornelson, Dixon Named
Vance to Head Mills
President of Mills
Death Takes P.
Funeral services for Putsy Silas
Bailey, 54, were held at 3 o’clock
Friday afternoon at the First Pres
byterian Church, conducted by Dr.
W. Redd Turner, pastor, and Dr. D
J. Woods, pastor emeritus. Burial
was in the family plot in the Clin
ton (Presbyterian) Cemetery The
simple services were attended by
a company of relatives, associates,
and textile leaders from a wide
area that taxed the seating ca
pacity of the church.
Pallbearers were J. B. Temple-
Claude A. Crocker. Coyne L. Simp
son, D. H. Roberts. Dillard kfilam.
and Claude Trammell.
The honorary escort consisted of
officers of the First Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Bailey died Wednesday about
7 30 p. m. in a Greenville boepttal
where he had been removed the
previous Friday after suffering a
heart attack.
His condition had shown some
improvement, according to reports
from the hospital, until Wednesday
when he took a turn for the worse
and death followed late in the day.
Mr. Bailey was president and
treasurer of Clinton and Lydia Cot
ton Mills, twin corporations of
Clinton founded by his grandfather,
M S. Bailey, and was serving this
year as president of the South Caro
lina Textile Manufacturers Asso
ciation.
Mr. Bailey was born in 1904, a
son of P. S. Bailey and Fannie
Copeland Bailey. He attended the
Clinton schools, Wofford Fitting
School in Spartanburg, McCallie
Preparatory School In Chattanoo
ga. Term., and Presbyterian Col
lege where he graduated in 1906
with an AB degree. In 1931 he was
married to Ouida Caroline Cox of
Clinton who survives as does one
daugh'er, Emily Frances Bailey, a
student at Agnes Scott College, De j
•outur, Ga.
WITH MIU. SINCE 1926
Mr. Bailey had been connected
with Chuton - Lydia Cotton Mills
since 1926. He was named vice-
president of the organization in
1938 and became president and, seen by
S. Bailey
Leaders Tell
Of Cty's Loss
Christmas Services
At Clinton, Laurens
Episcopal Churches
Si Bailey—
I ^ • t • j KvaRaB * H J «o mane me n
Good Citizen “■r
An A*JUurtal
la eaiimatiag the wartli af Pat
ary SlUa Bailey as a rtttsra af
Cllatoa, aoe has aa extremely
wide raage af activity (ram which
ta chaaae. Few mra have beea
active la a« maay Hekla, a ad still
fewer have excelled la all af
them.
Chatoa laat a tower af streagth
la at Wedaraday when St Bailey
died at the comparatively early
age af S4—aad we shall not aee
his like agaia any time aaoa.
A aative af Cllatoa aad a grad
uate of its Presbyterian Cellege,
hr entered immediately apon
work at Clinton and Lydia Cotton
Mills, which his grandfather had
founded. This permanent connec
tion waa prrtvded by summer
(Continued on page four)
Several Clinton citizens in positions
of influence during the past week
have commented upon the death of
P S. Bailey Among them were:
THE MAYOR
Mayor J. P. Terry : “The town
I of Clinton the entire state of South
i Carolina, and the textile industry
have suffered an irreparable loss
hi the death of P Silas Bailey
“His untimely pasting came as
I a terrific shock to the entire town
Clinton will never have anything
I again that will affect ita citizenry
j so profoundly.
“Mr. Bailey was a great friend
not only of the people who work in
| Clinton-Lydia Mills but of the peo
ple of the entire town. He worked
ceaselessly to make the mill v illages
in which
to live and work
COLLEGE HEAD
Dr. Marshall W Brown, president
of Presbyterian College: “During
undergraduate years a student
leader with a good scholastic rec
ord. Mr Bailey, as an alumnus for
the past 32 years, exemplified the
ideals which inspired the founda
tion of Presbyterian College. In re
cent years he ably served as chair
man of the Building CoouniUee of
Episcopal churches in Laurens
County will celebrate the Christ
mas festival with services of the
Holy Communion in
and Laurens.
On Christmas Eve, beginning at
11:30 p m., the traditional candle
light service will be held at the
Church of the Epiphany in Laurens,
and on Christmas Day at 1:00 a m
the service wlM be held at All
Saints Church in Clinton
.The .service-4B~AU Saints Cfcprch ^
will be broadcast over radio station
WPCC
Stores To
Close For
Two Days
Most retail stores in the city will
.vs Ill's, u.'vruoi c*»lt
both Ointon take two days ott for christmas - Dc Mills, and vico
cember 25 and 26. according to an
advertisement appearing in last
week’s issue of The Chronicle
According to a Survey, however,
some stores will close only for
Christina- Day (Thursday) and will
be open for business on Friday.
January 1 will also be observed
mmtnlly ta Clinton as a holiday.
The usual half holiday, which has
not been in effect for the past sev-
Rev Giles Lewis, the minister. | era | weeks, will be resumed on Jan-
— —.—j — *—> ,
, uary 7.
It is understood that most manu
facturing plants, businesses and of
fices in the city will
and congregations extend an invi
tation to the public to join them
in this celebration of Christinas
Rc'x»rt M Vance is the new president and assistant treasurer
l president a.id ueasurer of Cl nt n of Clinton Cottons. Inc j New York
and L (ha Coltjn Mills He was In 19.»5, he was named Clinton',
nanu-d to the posts during the week Man of the Year He is an elder
by the board of directors following and treasurer of the First Presby
the death of P S Bailey, who tenan Church of Clinton
headed the mills since 1948 Vance
also becomes president and trea
surer of Clinton Cottons, Inc., of
New York, marketing agents of the
two mills.
George H Cornelson was nanusi
vice-president of Clinton and Lydia
Mills, assistant treasurer of Clinton
president and assist
ant treasurer of Clinton Cottons
Bailey Dixon wa> nude a>sistar!t
treasurer of Lydia Cotton Mills.
Mr. Vance. 42. president of M. S
Baliey and Son, Bankers, has beni
a Clinton resident all of his life
He is a grandson of the late M S
Bailey who founded the mills more
than half a century aoo He at
tended Clinton public schools and
McCallie Preparatory School in
Chattanooga. Tenn He rece.ved a
B.S degree in business administra
tion from * Davidson College in
1937.
one
Chronicle To Carry
Babson Forecast In
Next Week’s Issue
He began his business career as
observe the ^ boy in M S Bailey and
two-day Christmas holiday along son. Bankers, during the summer
months in the late twenties He
Joanna Cotton served as paymaster for Lydia
Mills are closed for the entire week Mills 1037-40 when he enlisted in
employees being given the the Army's Signal Corps He later
with most of the merchants
ClLiton-Lydia and
most
week off with pay
He is married to the former Vir
g nu Sexton Gray and they have
three children, Mary Bailey V'ance
i< »bert M Vance. Jr , and Russell
' G. V'ance.
Mr Cornelson. 27, wav born in
simrianburg He. too. attended Me
f’allie Preparatory School, attend-
j •tl Davidson College, and was grad
• it-d from North Carnli: a Slate i:
1953 He later attended Harvard
Graduate School of Business Ad
ministration.
He became connected with Chn
ton Lydia Mills in 1954 in the in
dustnal engineering department
He served two years as a first lieu-
• enact in the l S Air Force.
!Ic is a director of M S Bailey
.md Son, Bankers, and i> a director County totaled $20.293 00. reports D.,
of Clinton-Lydia Mills F Patterson, county savings bond
He Is married to the former Ann chairman.
JayceesTake Needy
Children Shopping
M;»rtin Shaw and they have
child, George H. Curnelson, Jr.
Mr Dixon, 28. was born in Clin
ton, also a great-grandson of the
founder of the nulls, is a Untile en
gineering graduate of Georgia
Tech He came to Clftiton-Lydia
.vtul- ii 1955 fallowing two years
service in the navy, rising to the
*ank of lieutenant
He in married to the frrmer Mar-
.i:i Gail VV'Mid of Talladega. Ala.
I'hey have two sons, Cassius Bailey
.iixon Jr, 4, and Norman Wood
Dixoi. .one year old
O'her company officers are J.
1 T> mputo vice ’>rp»ident in
ur^e if manufacturing; W. C.
Neely, secretary of Clinton Mills,
•tv* asMstant • eretary of Lydia
Mills, rid J l) Hurston, secretary
of Lydia Mills.
B'»NI> SALES IN COUNTY
Series E and H Bond sales for the
month of November in Laurens
The Chronicle will publish Bab-
son’s Business anH Financial Fore
cast for 1959 In its next issue to
appear on Thursday. January 1
Christmas Eve Service
At Lutheran Church
1 the Board of Trustees. His gener- . . . u .
. urged to look for It next wreck
ous support, helpful influence, and i 1 .
well-balanced judgment contributed
much to the progress of the mstiRi
tion. He cannot be replaced but will
Roger W Babson has probahlv
done more than any other man to
create among his millions of news-
continue to live in the"institutions reader * an in ^ e
which he strengthened and in the ^ US1 ^ SS Problems. and to instill a
hearts of all privileged to be as*,- »>^r vision in businossmen. cn-
riated with him " f 1,nR ^ ‘° kee P thc , u P s and
roMMKRf'F PBKftinrNT <iowns ot the busine,s c y c,es
CUMMfcKCE PKL.S1ULNT Mr Ba5son s weekly reuses are
James Von Hollen, president
A group of 20 needy children of L-icul merchants cooperated won-
transferred to the Navy and served the community were made happy derfully in the venture, committee
until 1948 when he was separated wtM . k b y a project sponsored by rn ‘ ?mbers sa,d
with the rank of lieutenant He At the same tune needs of the
later became a lieutenant com- ‘ ’ Jy p children themselves were not over-
mantler in the Naval Reserve He * '-’hddren were each given $5 00 looked and purchases were made for
A candlelight service is to be held received 17 battle stars for duty in to spend for Christmas presents for them, including cMhing.
Wednesday evening, the 24th, at the war areas of the North Atlantic,; loved ones and friends They «ere other items to m ik*
This forecast on what the busi- 8:30 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Caribbean and South. Central and taken on a tour of Clinton stores t.
ness world may expect by the na Th* 8 annual Christmas Eve ser- North Pacific. make their selections and purchase
lion’s foremost business analyst and vice carols, scriptiire i n April, 1948. he wus elec:ed the gifts They were chaperoned by
commentator is an annual feature rf#d,n 8* ■ nd a sermon. “What’s president of the banking firm and a committee, members of which
in The Chronicle and its readers are R ** ht With Christmas.’’ by the pas- a director and assistanl treasurer report that the children had a grand
tor. of Clinton-L^rdia Cotton Mills In time on the tour, some of whom
The public is invited to worship December. 1953, he was made vice- never before had had the exocneue
with members of the congregation, president of the mills and vice- of buying gifts for o h*
shoes, and
their Christ
m is season a happy event
The gifts were taken to the Legion
Memorial Buildug where they were
wrapped, with the ehikiren helping
with the work.
Me nber of th- B Nica vs and Pro-•
fessional Womens C ah Nerved sup
per to t le children
of
used by more than 400 newspapers
the Chamber of Commerce: ‘ Every and his financial reports by 20.000
. rv*rvxl*»* • kx-N —W—— * 1
Clinton Residents
See Big Satellite
i member ot the (linton l lumber of corporations and estates. His r«-
ants Associa- ^arch ig carried on by a large staft
bss of P S export
whos*‘ guiding influence A check of Mr Babson’s forecast;
in previous years, since 1948. is s iid
i Commerce and Merchants
tion feels keenly the
was so important to our organiza
TNe big U. S. satellite. Atlas, was JULIUS?'.*" I to ravMil a. accuracy of 88 per cent I
k.. - / and tfood judgment, confident that
a number of Clinton rest
In 1948. He also was | dents who happened to look at the
he always had the well being of our
community at heart
treasurer
treasurer and a director of Clin-: western sky Saturday afternoon . .. . .
| about 5 . 45 * Inrough his integrity and by his
The spear shaped shaft w as a pink dd '^ ent wor ' < 88 President and
visible for
ton Cottons, Inc., of New York City
He became a director of M S. Bai-, Tre^.iror ,.f th,. ri.ni«» -.nH i vHi,
U, and Son. Bankers, in MS*, *•'”* c«on Mills. Mr Balky cl,r*u
Z ^i 11 I a IT" 1 his daughter who f ihe business cue
dau™ in^r ; backed uut of their driveway and «» "> torn today
Under Mr. Badey's puidenace. ! laced west in their car observed the- I e ' c resiH-cl and admiration
the two large textile mills have satellite at an angle of about 45de-!' ,t al * w ho worteo with him or vvho 2,115 replies have be»>n received
been steadily expanded and im-|K‘‘"s. They said it first appeared to *' oaIT,e assa< - ,iatl ‘ d nim in any w hich included 1,762 contributions,
prove*!. He devoted much time and • the setting sun shining on a !Way ' Those who have not made a con
effort to the welfare of the mills’j cloud. They parked the car in the “Time will not dim our deep ap- tribuiion may still semi it to the
employees. downtown section and pontinued to predation of his qualities of mind chairman in Laurens Mr Thomp-
Mr Bailey was active in the civic observe it for about a minute with and heart. |son pointed out that in order to be
$5,582.05 Received
From Seal Sale
F P. TTiompson. of Laurens,
chairman of the Christmas T. B
Seal Sale, has reported $5,582 50}
received to date
From the 11.441 letters mailed
and business affairs of Clinton, his
lifelong home.
He was a member oi the city
council in 1932-1934 and was mayor
from 1934 to 1948.
He was a charter member and
past president of the Clinton lions
others on the street before it dis- PRESIDENT OF THOKNWELL deductible on income tax returns
appeared. Dr. M. A Macdonald, president contributions must be sent in before
The big four-ton missile was:of Thornwell Orphanage: “Our en- January 1.
launched at 6:02 p. m last Thurs- tire family, staff, children and:
day from Cape Canaveral, Fla. It Trustees will sorely miss our merous philanthropies and faithful
is traveling at an estimated speed friend, benefactor and comrade; service as a member of our Board
of 17,000 miles an hour in its trips whose splendid Christian character, of Trustees and Chairman of our
1001 unselfish devotion to God’s work, Executive Committee. His life and
Club a charter member and past around the earth about every
governor of the Clinton Moose minutes. It is expected to stay aloft | tender love for children, wise coun- worth have been of
(Continued on page four) Ifor about two more weeks. sel. outstanding leadership, his nu- value to Thornwell.’•
inestimable
Jaycees Conduct Children on Shopping Tour
Here are members of a committee from the Clinton gifts for loved ones and friends. The children themselves
Jaynes as they .conducted a group of children of the com- u supplied with clothing, shoes, .md other iteim*. TVen-
I . ty children were in the group. I heir escorts are, lett to
munity on a buying tour of local stores last Wednesda right, Jaycees Ty Hope, Jim Von Hollen, and Lynn C*joper.
The children were given $5.00 each to spend on Christmas Jr.—Photo by Dan Yarborough.