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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Dec. 3, 1970 -1-C Greenwood Mills Adds Orangeburg Plant No. 17 Mountville Grange Meets Greenwood Mills has added Orangeburg Plant number 17 to its South Carolina textile family. The facility, which has been known as Fabric Services, Inc. textile dyeing and finishing plant, has been a subsidiary of Greenwood Mills, Green wood, S. C. since July of 1968. This brings the number of Greenwood Mills production employees to 6,500 persons, with an annual payroll ap proaching $40 million. The merger of this modern finishing plant into the Green wood Mills operation was ac complished recently. Greenwood Mills is a family owned textile company with deep roots in the South Caro lina Piedmont. The firm was founded in 1890, and has grown from a single struggling cotton mill to a group of 17 plants whicli pro duce a multiplicity of fabrics styles from cotton, polyester fiber blends and synthetic fila ment yards. Since the late James C. Self became its President in 1908, Greenwood Mills has operated under a business philosophy that in the production of fa brics of the finest possible craftsmanship “the people are more important than anything else.* Plants in Greenwood, the Ninety Six area and in Joanna in Laurens County turn ut approximately six million yards of fabrics each week in styles ranging from corduroys and poplins to fine count batistes and van us types of nylons. The current President of Greenwood Mills, son of the late Mr. Self, has carried on his father’s philanthropic at titude towards his employees and his communities. James C. Self serves his state as well. He is a life time trustee of Clemson Uni versity, was formerly a member of the South Carolina Insurance Commission. In Greenwood County, he is active in many phases of community affairs. The Self Foundation, es tablished by the company, pro vided the community with a superior medical facility in 1951, Self Memorial Hospital. It also contributes to other educational and medical pro grams in the state. Greenwood Mills fabrics are sold to the textile word from its sales company in New York. Greenwood Mills, Inc. has its offices at 111 West 40th Street, in the center of the American textile district. This office also operates district sales offices in nine major American cities from coast-to-coast. The Mountville Grange held its monthly meeting on Thurs day November 19th at Grange Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wolf were the host and hostess for the covered dish supper. The Grange is sponsoring a petition in favor of toll free telephone service throughout Laurens County. Mrs. J. H. Thomason, Jr., is in charge of the annual Christmas party for Grange members and their families. opened with all joining in sing ing “America." Mrs. Alex Simpson told of Thanksgiving through the ages. Mrs. Jerome Finley gave a Thanksgiving prayer originally given by Thomas Jefferson. Alex Simpson read the 100th Psalm. Mrs. HeywardNichols, Sr., read an article "What Is Charm and Gratitude?” After all joined in singing a Thanksgiving song, Mrs. Alex Simpson gave the closing prayer. BEFORE—When the new electronic precipitator on the No. 1 generatinj? unit at Duke Power’s Lee Steam Station near Greenville was cut off for this recent demonstration, smoke and flyash boil ed skyward AFTER—But when the new-type precipitator was switched on, the stacks had cleared almost completely. The Lee precipitators are part of Duke’s $43 million propram to eliminate flyash emissions from all of its coal-burninp stations by 1973. YOU’RE GONNA LIKE THE SAVINGS HERE. LYNN COOPER Inc. 302 E. Main 833-1741 ‘Your Volume Dealer” [ooxing Back BY NAN DIXON Thursday, Decemter 1940 Thornwell Orphanage defeat ed Clints High in the annual gridiron battle. The score was 8-6. Barbara Anderson entertain ed a numter of young guests on I riday evening at Lakeside Country Club with unattractive party. Huge b'g fires burned in the open fireplace. Interesting games were en joyed. For refreshments delicious sandwiches, cakes and punch were served. Edmunds Young, Watland Henderson, James Yon ILllen and David Boland were hosts at the home of the firmer >n Tuesday evening to members of the F rench Club J Clinton High Schnol. Miss Carolyn Henry had charge of the program and was assisted by Miss Arne Jacobs, Watland Henderson and Dan Morrison. Paul League, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League of Clinton, is among the students who will lie listed in the 1940-41 issue of "Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” He is editor of “The Game cock,” student newspaper at ttie University of South Carolina. Mrs. Harry C. Layton has returned to her home after spending the past several weeks with tier sister, Mrs. R. O. Ward, in Kingstree. IDEAL FOR CHRISTMAS- a year’s subscription to THE CHRONICLE. You give a gift a week when you give the “Home Paper’ to friends and relatives. Lt. 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