https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/56cf01febc4fc17ab77f59a4b3451921.pdf c7d7957e9460b9a58b818f0c790250a8 PDF Text Text I NFLUENCE ON TOMOlllOW WELLMAN Published by We.llman Industries, Ifie. Johnson ville , S . r, _ 29~55 • Spring 1975 INDUSTRY AND THE ·coMMUNITY �MEMO FROM MANAGEMENT By JACK BELSHAW General Manager, Wellman Industries , Inc. heal th y l evel s d uring th e res t o f 1975" accord ing to Dave Keezer. W ellman Inc . Sales Represent at ive. I In my periodic walks th ro ugh our m anufac tu ri ng operations I am con tin ually asked by fe llow employees. " When is b usiness goi ng to ge t bett er?" Such a questi on is qui te natu ral in l ight of th e newspapers and televis io n Garrying almos t dai l y new s of high unemployment rates , and the tempo rary closing of lex tile p lan ts . The answer to th is is o f perso nal con cern to all of us, parti cularly our fello w empl oyees on lay-off s , th ose working less than full tir.,e, and those experienci ng salary cu ts . Yes - it is surely natural to ask " Wh en is it goi ng to get better?" Neit her I nor any member of the W ellman Organ ization have a ··crystal ball" into w hich we can look and see the future. yet I would li ke to take th is opport un ity to give each of you a general picture of the bu siness forecast for WellmaA Ind ustries , Inc . as it is seen by some of the key sales and marketing personnel of the Wel lman Organization . Looking at o ur major divi sions of Text ile Operations , Fibers. and Plastics, the general pi c ture is as follows : Textile Operations - W ool top prod uct ion is expected to increase in Apri l to appro xi mately three t imes the level o f the past few months. Th is production level i s forecasted to remain stable at least until earl y fall. Carding and Drafting and Convert ing is expected to con tinue to operate at less than w hat we consider a sa tis factory level for all of 1975. W it h the increase in wool to p produc tion , King Whitl oc k, Sales Representat ive For Tex tile Operations says , ··1 feel the outlook for the Textile Operations Division i s defin i tely an increase in production over w hat we have been experiencing the past four to six months.·· "The Tow production activity level is expected to increase beg inning in early May and c ontinue at WELLMAN TOPICS Fibers - Altho ugh our fiber produc tio n has been sig ni f icantly reduced s ince Oc tober o f las t year , we are experienc ing a gradual increase in sales . Well man Inc . Vi ce Presi dent - Marketi mg. Ernes t W right , co mments. " Even though our nylon market con tinu es to be adversely affec ted by the poor sales o f bo th auto mo tive and home carpetin g . th e pi c ture in po lyester i s brighten ing . I ex pec t th e fiber plant prod uc tion requi rements to co ntinue to inc rease duri ng th e co ming mo nth s with full p roclluc ti on bein g aohi eved in mid-summer ." Plastics - Our W ellamid operation was the lates t o f o ur unit s to teel th e " crun ch " with the produc t ion rate havin g beem reduced in January . According to Henry Wotit zky, Plas ti cs !Divi sion Manager , " Before nylon sal es can recover. consumers will have to markedly step up th eir purchases of automobiles, new houses, and m ajor appli ances . At be st we hope for a moderate recovery beginning by m i d-summer with tot al 1975 sal es being well bel0 w l'l'lOse of 1974. During I t.le c urrent period of ~educed trnsiness , ou r, efforts are directed 10 broadern ir:ig our product lines to be in an improved J!l0 Sition to take early advantage of any general illilJc>riovements im the eo0momy ." In summary , it woul <ll appear that in all of our operati0ns, we have beeri through th e worst : however, it will be some time before we are operating at f ru ll p r0<!luGtiorn levels of the J!)ast. Alth o ugh th e pi c ture is not as bright as we all wi sh it were, through the efforts of all the Wellman employees , we r-i ave been less severely affected duririg thi s recession than m any other com panies in the textile industry . We must apply continual effort to J!)rodwce quality produc ts at a cost whi,ch allows us to not only meet , but beat our competition , so that as the textile industry recovers, we will be among the leaders of !'hat reoo11ery. Published quar1erly by and tor the employees of Wellman Industries. Inc . . ~ohnsonvllle, South Carolina 29555, under the supervision of Doug Matthews, Personnel Director. Edited by Frsncea Owens. Member South Atlantic Council ol Industrial Editors • Produced by Carolina Industrial Prsu . �RETIRED Grandchildren Make Their Lives Happier Clyde Parron with granddaughter Peqgy ylvester Rogers is convinced there Is nothing like grandchi ldren to cheer up a retired fellow with a little time on h is hands. Clyde Parrott agrees b ut he only has two grandchildren w hile Mr. Rogers , who had 12 children of his own, has 16 grandchildren to keep him occupied . ··when I'm not spendin g time with the grandc h ildren, I mostly loaf. I'm taking pretty good care of mysel f." Mr. Rogers smiled . He worked in Wool before retiring . S H is wife Corene has also been a member of the Wellman family . Th e i r son s Jimmy and Warren work at Wellman now . Mr. Parrott worked at Wellman tor 16 years before he retired earlier in the year. He and his wife Am1ette l ive in the Prospect Community. " Now tha t warm weather Is back, I guess I'll piddle in the garden a little. Going to plant some vegetables . Nothing beats fresh vegetables from your own garden ," Mr. Parrott said . I'm spending part of my time spoiling my granddaughter Peggy . She's a real joy to me," he added. The Parrotts have th ree children who manage to get home for visits every now and then . It's nice to have them come . They still like sampling their mama's cooking ," he said . Both Mr. Parrott and Mr . Rogers are planni ng to catch up on their fishir,ig during the coming late Sll)ring and summer months. "I suppose you can say I'll be drowning more worms catch ing fish," Mr. Parrott concluded . Sylvester Rogers and ~is wile Corene =HeIp !=-=======;i Wellman Topics needs your help . Graduation time will soon be here and we want the photos of your family's new graduates to be printed In our summer edition . Turn them and other news In to Personnel. We're also interested In weddings, engagements and other photos that can be u sed in Topics. Page Three �Company Has Grown a Lot Since She Joined Family hen Ruby Rogers began work,ng at Wellman 20 years ago. she had no id ea the company would grow as rapidly as 11 has . She·s sp nt mo s l of tho se years working wi th wool and wool ,s by far her favo ril e fiber . W o rking at Wellman 1s but pa rt of her routine . though . She kee ps pretty busy at hom e and in c hurc h work at John so nvill e First B ap tist Church . She t eac h es a c l ass for young W Profile Ruby Rogers mam d couples at th e church "' N ow th a t spring ,s her . t·m go in g to ge t th e ground re dy for my garden I like g rowing my own vegetables for ca nn,nn nd for th e fr e ze r ... she mil ed. She has thr ee c hildren W ayne Ro gers. Kay Rogers and Il a Ruth Sarv is and lour grandchildren . She lik es noth ing better th an having th em vi s it h er . 15 Year Service Pin Recipients General Manager Jack Bel shaw , th ;r1J from left , and Vice President Bill Bullo ck, far l e ft , co ngratulate the lat est Wellmanit es to receive 15 year service pins . Taking part in th e ce rem onies from left to right are Bullock , Eln ora Bart ell , Belshaw . R. L . Holden , Olin Young, Tom Park er and Lifrage Porcher . Mr . Belshaw said the co mpany values its long-time employees and that he wa s looking forw ard to many more years with them . au Page Four F If II mm �Bas il Cribb ge1s his award from M r. Wellman Service Pins Are Presented By Wellman he presentation of service pins to latest members of the Wellman family to be with the company tor 20 years was accompanied by the expression of hope for at least another lwo decades together by Chairman Jack Wellman . "We've had our ups and we've had our downs . . . but mostly they've been ups. I'm confident things are going to be even better in the future," Mr. Wellman said during the presentation ceremonies. The latest members of the "Twenty Year Club'' are Basil Cribb, Arthur "Pete" Marlowe, CoJee Powell, Malcolm Haselden, Mayford Altman, Kilbourn Haselden, J. D. Greenwood, Jr., Jean McDaniel, Samuel Walker, Marlon Pasley and Wendell Richardson. T M. Haselden Richardson K . Haselden Greenwood �A Yout hfu l L ook A t Industry And Th e Community By Teresa Poston re11, Teresa Poston a 17 year old senior at Jonnsonv, tte High School , has some def,note deas on what ,ndustry means to the communi ty. Sr,· s i,.,e .,.,inner of an essay con1es1 on 1he subject ~ asscred by Weitman Industries Sae "'as presented a to tal of $65 for her firs t r .,c ntrf, $1 5 for won ning at Johnsonville Hrgh and iSC •or being overall winner. The daughter of Mr. ,; d •A rs Lamar Poston. she plans to atlend Francis 11 ~ ,en College Jun,ors and sen ,ors from Battery Park. Hemi ng,a, Jchnsonvllle and Pleasant Hr ll h igh schools and Fr;,nc,s Maroon /. cademy were allowed to enter the ccr.rest Each of the schools were awarded prizes, bt ✓J eflman of $15 for first place; S10 for second place and S5 for third place Tr.a three top winners from each of the five scnools were then judged to produce the best five essay s on 'What Industry Means to Our Ccmmun,I1 The best five essays were then judged ano prizes awarded of $50 for forst . S25 for second . 120 for third . S15 fo r fourth , and S10 for fih h. in ac~,t,on to the S15 awarded for the first place in each of tr,e frve schools P ~t v ne 11me when a student v,as gradua ted fr om ,u gh schook , ne could not find employment ,n tnr s com munrty He wen t north to frnd emplo1 m enI an d improved I1,rng c ond 1I 1o n s . Today , o ur populalion has stabilized. People are returnin g home to live because indu stry Is here Industry has brough t opponunIt y to ou r doorsteps" - Yvet re Cooper Ba11ery Park High School Second pface went to Yvette Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper. Jr. , Battery Park . Sh e received $25 in add ition to the $15 picked up for winning the school's top prize. A 16 year old jun ior, s he p l ans to allen d M orga n State college , at Baltimore , Md . Third place was won by Hal Hug gi ns, 16, a junior at Hemingway High. Th e so n of Mr. and Mrs . Harry Huggins, he plans to attend Clemson Un iversi ty or the Un iversity of Sout h Carolina. He was awarded prizes of $35 by Wellman Personnel Direc tor Do ug Maithews. Fourth place and checks totali ng $30 we re presented to Kitt y Lo u Eaddy , a 16 year o ld jun io r at Pleasant Hill Hig h. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Perry Eaddy , she plans to attend the University of South Carol ina. Fift h pface , and a $10 check on top of the $15 he got fo r wi nn ing at Francis Marion Academy , wen t to Donnie Fenters . 16. A junior, he also plans lo allend the Un iversity of South Carolina. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs . Don Fenters . of Hem ingway. The f irst place essay and paraphased excerp ts from the second. th ird , fourth and fifth place entries are pubtist>ed on these pages . " Industry provides a place of work fo r people of all ag es , races , and creeds . It gives them a chance to acquire success and prestige in thei r community. Indus try holds a comm un ity tog ether." - Hal Huggi ns Hemingway Hig h School Page Six two "Industry is very important to any commun ity because it is the backbone of the economy . Since this is a fairly small community , the industry here mean s everything lo our prosperity . The industry of our community Is the key lo success ." -Kitty Lou Eaddy Pleasant HIii High School John sonville High School ndustry to Webster is just another wore , but to th e people in and around our community It plays an important rol e. It has helped the area as a whole lo prosper and grow . Th ere are many good industries in our community. Th e main one is textiles and others include lerlil izer, grai n and poultry . These provide jobs for more than two-thirds of the people living in lhe John sonvil le-Hemingway area . When one really sits down and thinks about it, this place wouln be no more than a ghost town if It were nol for the industries . If they were to cl o se clown , a majoi it ¥ o f our people would def initely have to leave and find work elsewhere . People come into our community from all over the world bringing fresh ideas , 0ut1l00ks, ane experienee . Th ey become assets lo ou r faculties , civic clubs, and local governments . They also bring interests in music , fine arts , and other cultural fields in wh ich they share with local people who might othet'Wise never have the opportunity to become involved in such areas . Industry has a big 'impact on the educational systems. lihey pay taxes that helfil the schools in many ways . Some of the money is used to help build new schools , to make improvements on old ones, and lo provide athletic faei lities such as gyms , playing f'i elds , ane field houses for outdoor sports . Better libraries with better materials , labs , and televis ions for ETV are also a big part of the many ~hings that are furnishee. ©ne big step forward because o t industry is the development of technical educational centers, which came into being because of the iisin@ need of I " Agriculture and text i les are enabling us to enj0¥ continuous economic growth . An lndust~lal community is one of upward mobility and a genu ine concern fo i eve, ¥ individual. F. lnanelal lilelfil has been given to bulle country clubs , swimming pools, beautiful housing developments and to organize scou,t t1r001;>s and 9000 athletic programs - to men ti on a few.' ' -Donnie Fenters li'rancls Mailon Academy Page Seven industrial workers . Many of the peopl e i n ou r community attend these centers and become bett er prepared wmkers in a particular field , which , in turn , is a big help to all of our industries . Many of the young people In the communit y are able to get jobs . Some are able to work duri ng the summer vacation . They lea~n to be responsible and are given the opportunity to earn money on thei r own . Recreational faciliti es have been provided . One o f the best examples is Wellman Country Ctub , wh ich provides golf and tenn is for its man y m embers as well as for other ciliz.ens of th e commu ni t y. Another example would be the Johnsonville-H em i ngway Area Swimming Pool. It g ives enjoym ent to the young and old alike during the summer months . As our commun i ty' s population ex pands , new shops and stores begin to becom e a part o f t he scenery . Bigger grocery stores and bett er clothi ng stores are among these. Other m erch ant s have improved their businesses ane several new ones ha e begun ; therefore, more jobs are being p ro v,d tld no thus the economy continues to grow It Is impossible to list all that i ndustry h s don e for our community , which was a sleepl y , l ttt le , ti>ack-woods town before the pl nts came . A long as Industry is here, we, as a co mmun it y , w,11 continue to grow and prosper, but ti i i becom s non-existent, so will we . �Births Hardee Honored By Boy Scouts The Pee Dee Area Bo y Scout Council has awarded the coveted " Silver Beaver Award " to Wilson Hardee. Mr. Hardee, Traff ic Coordinator at Wellman , was si ngled out for his 14 years of service to scouting . He's Scoutmaster of Johnsonville Troop 421, sponsored by the Johnsonville Lion 's Club . His son Jody is following in his footsteps. He's a "Tenderfoot" in dad's troop. Prizes Announced For Annual Fishing Contest ishing contest time Types of fish to be has rolled around used for this year's conagain at Wellman and test include bass, perch , members of the family are bream , crappie, rock fish, already o ut trying to catch catfish, warmouth, mud fish , jack fish and red the big o nes . The big ones that don't get away are once again worth prizes in the annual Wellman Fishing Contest. The contest opened April 1 and will run ~ through June 30 - three whol e mo nth s to land :,.ry•· · --, .v som e real record breakers . _ Th ere are ten categori es and th e three biggest ~ f ish caught in each cate- ~ gory will be worth real ~ ca s h whe n th e co nt es t \.... ends . F -- breast. Entries will have to be caught on hook and line. No trapped fish can be entered in the contest. Prizes include $15.00 for First Place, $10.00 for Second Place and $5.00 for Third Place in each of the categories . Entry forms are avail able from your supervisor. Your fish can be weighed at any grocery store or reputabl e place. The weight is to be entered on lhe form and turned in to your supervisor. Anyone l erminatlng their employment prior lo July 1 will n~I be eligible to receive a prize. Page Eight A girl . Cindy . to Mr. and M rs . Jessie Jam es Press ley (Wellam,d) on November 17. A girl, Sondra , to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellison (Spinning) on November 25. A girl , Nakita , to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woodberry (Sort ing) on November 26. A boy, Owen , to M r. and Mrs. Wal ter Tyler (Man agement) on December 1. A girl Nasche, to Mr . and Mrs . Willi e J . Cooper (Fiber Receiving and Tow) on December 10. A boy, Dessie, to Mr. and Mrs . Dessie Pressley (Sorting) on December 19. A boy , Chuckey , to Mr. and Mrs . Larry J . Lewis (F i ber Rec eiving) on December 26 . A girl , Shanda , to Mr. and Mrs . Roy Richardson (Fiber Maintenance and Office) on December 29 . boy , Jeffery , to Mr. and ' Mrs . Danny H . Richard• •• son; (F'i-ber Main tenance an{: Fiber Lab) on 1!,fJanuary 2, 1975. A boy , J , D., to Mr. and Mrs . Rufus S . Singletary (Spinni ng) on January 7 . A boy , Donnie , to Mr. and , Mrs . Alphonso Nesrr:iith (Spinning) on January 15. A girl , Renee, to Mr. and Mrs . Hebert L. Wilson (Spinning) on January 22. A boy , Frank, to Mr . and Mrs. Franker Lee Hunter (Sorting) on February 10. A girl, Tammy. to Mr. and Mrs . Walt er L . McFadden , Jr. (Fiber Fin ishing and Sorting) on February 28 . A boy , Andy , to Mr . and Mrs. Roger Daniels (Office) on January 21 . �Poston Ewans Hanna Barr WIison Stuckey You Said It Topics Gets Talked About rene Evans , Grad ing, likes Wellman Top i cs but she thinks the magazine would be better if more photographs of people on the job were used . "I'd also like to see some household hints - the kind of things that can be helpful to working mothers . We also need to see more new faces - in fact anybody's picture but mine," she smiled . She was one of six men and women asked how Wellman Topics might be improved by our roving reporter. James Poston , Carding , would like to see " more cartoons. I th ink the paper is good and the family enjoys it, " he said . Wil lie James Hanna, Preparation , would like to I -~ read more about " wt.lat the 0ompany is doimg to keep us working . I would like to read more about the whole company ... what happens to the stuff after it leaves here." " It would be nice if Vhey put tlile churches back in again . It would li>e nice, too, if tnere were writeouts about our communities - where we live," replied William D. Barr, Wellstrand. " I think it's good now . I wish it was bigger and would come out more often. I would like to see m0re stuff about people," said Mary S. Wilsom , Fiber Lab. Charles Stuckey, Fiber Finishing , wants "more pictures, more about the company's products and ott.ler i;ila0es and more at>out the l!)eople who work here." Suggestion Awards Presef;lfed Deedy McGee, Spinning ; Albert Powell, T .O . Maintenance; and Ronald Jones, Fiber Maintenance ·are a lit tle bit richer thanks to their suggestions on how to improve workin g and safety conditions at Well man. The company encourages you to turn in your suggestion s. Th ey may be worth real cash to yo u . Page Nine �Deaths Rufus Eadd y , father of Eulen e Scotl (Fiber Lab ) and grandfa1her of Sylvia Jo'ye (Office) on March 19. Byrd Matthews, Mother of Malcolm Haselden (Fibe r, Maintenan0e) and James B. HaselC!len (Fibe r, Finishling) OA March~Deborah iTihomas , IDaugh~ ter of Willie Ge0r9e ililil e mn as (Sortirngj ern .!l aml!Jarry 27. GOOD Sadie rL Graves , Wife 0f Heze.kiafi Graves (FilDer Mai @tenarnce) on Decer,rn10er 2, rni74 . ,fomrn Cilavis Sim@let ary (Fiber Preparati0n) on January 5, , i:l75 . -·1 Sallie · Graves , Wife of ie ~raves (Fiber 19aratiorn ~ @rn Jan- 6. James P. ffirock, Sr. ~f-iber ' ,. Maintemanoe~ on January 11. ~osa ffie ll Avarit , Mol'Mer 01 • (j)_ Winniire<!l Avant \T@w) crn January 23 . R@ ,ger Vam Daniels, Son of fo an (j)arn iels (Office) on .Jariwary 23. Training Programs Held T hree new batches of gra€l uates have been produced by training programs at Wellman. Their training will make them even more valuable members o f th e Wellman family . Gradua tes from the Millwright Class include John L . Filyaw , Bobby A . Filyaw, Thomas Filyaw, John Graham, Harry Graham and Jim Crocker . Milton Cowarrd oomf!)leted the Weld'ing and fE>ipe Fitter course. Complet ing a course irn Basic Electricity were Ned Hugliles , John L. Edwards , Clevelarnd lf=ilyaw, Terry B . Aichardsorn, Hany L. Clemons , Palmer Filyaw, Carroll Barnhill and Olin Richardson. Page Tern li;;lizabeth Brunson Thomas Daughter of Solomon arnGI Everlena Brunson (Fiber Finishing and liow) on February 4 . .James 0. "Pop" Gaskins , disabled from Carding since 1969, on March 31. J. F . Creel, (Fiber Finishing) on March 7. �Saluting Members Of The Wellman Family Who Have .... Perfect Attendance Records ABER LAB -3 months: Bobbie Dennis. Geraldine Filyaw, Belly Poston . Mary S. Wi lson . L inda Thompson and Joan Murphy : 9 months Louise W Cooper and Cheryl W1ll1ams: 12 months: Cheryl Morris. Shirley W. Cameron. Perllne Cribb, Letha Gaskins. Virginia Richardson and Rena S Driggers: 15 months. Eulene Sco11. Minnie L. Haselden, Daisy Powell, Linda Haselden . Ester F Cribb and Annelle Neltles. FIBER RECEIVING - 3 months· Issac L. Julious, David L. WIiiiams. and Thomas E. Coles: 6 months: John W. Eaddy. Barney Hayward. Holhn Pringle. Stashies Washington. Earnes1 Dorsey and John Wallace: 9 months · Larry J . Lewis. Ivory J . Eaddy; 12 months Willie J. Cooper. 15 months: Prin ce Daniel s . Zone Hemingway Jimmy Rogers . Abraham Richardson. Early Walker. Jr . Wesley McNeil and William Hart WEL~STRAN·v - 3 months: Harry Isaac Wilson . Charles W. Bell~ William E Mi tchell and L eon G Richardson: 6 months. L J Bartell . Sam Hugee. Willie J . Fredrick . Bruster COQper, William D. Barr Joseph Lee Cooper; 15 months: G Parker WELLAMID - 3 moni#s: Jii/est~ Brunson. Thomas Belt Sam Jlftious, Bruce Allison. Rudy Blaine and Willie James Press ley : 6 months: John Tyler. Emanuel Rich. Nathaniel Brunson and Joseph Johnson. Jr. . 9 monlhs : S B . Chandler. James Gilliard and Ned Huqhes 12 mon1hs : Ke11h Miller and Ri,hard Williams, Jr.. 15 monlhs R Gene Haselden. Eugene Burgess Abraham Frazler. John Hen,., Allison. Thomas Hanna and James Walker. FIBER PREPARATION -3 months; ls1at1 Wright, Carol Alston, Norman Brf'wn Alfonza Cooper . Hyse r C1anam, Wesley Peguese, Wlllle Barr. r1ose Wall Griffin and Willie WOOdberry; 6 months. David Dorsey, Buster Eaddy, James Burgess, Bernie Da•11s. McKinley Graves. Perllne Graves, Robert Winne, Carol Bradley and Myers Scolt, 9 months: William Pressley , Joseph McFadden , Tracie Woodberry, Woodrow Cooper and Franker Hunter; 12 months: Willie James Hanna; 15 month s, Abram Holmes, Robert Taylor, Joo Singletary, Prophet Peterson. Charles Bulls, Jr.. John Gary, Wlllle Wright, Henry Bradley, James Williams, W. George Gause and Ernest Simon. FIBER FINISHING 3 months: Ollie L. Owens. Ruby Douglas. Jessie J Cameron , Mar,in 0 . McKnight. Samuel McFadden . Loyd Haselden, Linwood D. Coker. Edith R. Ard . Eva D Rh ames . Harriett Capps, Archie Davis. GIibert L. Richardson . Rufus Self . Ceaser Myers. Mayo Poston , Rog er Blue fort. Floyd Hem ingway . Levi Jenkins. Maltie Ann Burgess. Frank Davi s. Jr.. f,'.ackie Gordon . Alm a Lee . Arthur Ta;• lor, Ernest Bradley. Arthur Braveboy and WIiiie Blow. 6 months: Albert Cribb. Jack Myers. Elbert Haselden , Elwood B. Holden , Curllne Dorsey. Levant Campbell , Conrad Thompson and WIiiie Wilson; 9 months: Willie M. Hanna, James J . Thigpen. Lorena Dennis. Rufus Graves and Sam J. Singletary; t 2 months: Robert Barr, Willie Johnson. James B. Haselden , Isaac Brown . Italy Baker . Emmit! Eaddy. JI mmy McAllster and Vera Poston: 15 months: Rolhy !Allison, Elise P. Wright. Ruby J. Rogers, Marvin Brown. Stephen Wr,lght. Frances C . Miller. John Burgess. William M. Moore. Solomon Brunson, Burel Dozier. Odean Parrolt, John Henry Prosser. Manning Ray, Walter McFadden and Er,in Parrolt . GREASE RECOVERY - 15 months: ~ n Howell and Wylie Coker. FIBER SPINNING -3 months: John Earnest Burgess. Gharles ....W, Bal f.' Jimmy M. Williams, Ilene - Prosser. Sam Cooper. Jr.. Harry C. Bell . Ben Brockington. Levi Pressley, Willie. J . Lewis. Frank N. Rhames. Ventes Nasmlth. Mar,in L. Dozier, William H. Johnson. Allen B. Hanna, Claylon Gause, Albert Graham , John C. Kerson. Herbert L. Wilson, Frankie Gordon, Jr . . Eugene Jones . Kelly Pressley. A lphonsa Nesmith, John Bishop, Randolph Singletary. Jessie B. Cooper. Thelma H. Taylor. WIiiie E. Salters and Thomas WIison ; 6 monlhs: Ida P. Myers. Robert L. Woodberry, Willie J. Peterson. N. Melease M111er. Milton Gause. Joe L. Peterson, Jacob Daniels. A. Ronald Parsons. Thurman Robinson. Jerone Woodberry. Bernard L. Davis. J . T. Nesmith and Dennis McFadden; g months: B. Eugene James. Nathaniel Moore, BIiiy R. Stone and Ora B. Frazler; 12 months: Bruce Rich . Ella Kay Poston. Leon Melvin, Jacob Brown and Esau Brown; 15 months; M. Deady McGee. John W. Young, Hassle M. Bonton, Allonza Jones, Joel E. Pollard. Johnny A. Davis , Henry M. Vereen, Leon ~rosser, Jimmy L. Lewis. Leroy E. Capps, Uoe Rogers, G. Ballard Douglas. Jimmy u. Footman, James W. Carnell, Frank Taylor. Bobby Montgomery, Wllllo McWhlte and Cleveland Rreesley. ~ i:allil9-, u. SORTING-3 months· Ouency Fulmore. John Graves. Moses Cooper. Kelly Pressley. Charlie Eaddy . Clyde Washington . Charles E. Spates. Jefferson Brawn. Blanche Capps . James Brown. Pearfyn Glasscho. Joe Burgess . Hardy Gause . Odessa Dorsey . Gerald Johnson. Dessie Pressley. Loris Taylor, George Shelton and WIiiie Graves , Jr.: 6 months : Enoch McFadden , Ernest Fulmore. Eva M. Richardson. Randolph Johnson. Jullous Armstrong. Lawrence Fulmore, Jr.. Sarah WIiiiams and Marilyn J . Powell; 9 months: Daniel Pendergrass. John l!l. Singletary , Ueffrey Bacchus. Lllrage Porcher. Odessa Davis. Robert Brockington, Evef Mae lllavls. Betty Stuckey Henry Deas and Buddy Lewis; 12 months : Sldne¥ Snow and Uohn Smith ; 15 months: George McCutcheon . David Woodberry. George McKnlg)lt, Myrtis f?owell. Ellis Singletary , Sular Graham. Ii.aura Davis. Daniel Porches, Gladys R. Davis. Jacob Eaddy. Jahn W. Singletary . Eaflie Woodber,r,y. Wallace Woodbercy . Lacy Graves. ®zzie ll>or.sey and Roosevelt Washington. TEXTILE PROCESSING - 3 months Beelah Haselden. Elloree Bellflowers . Luc,fe Snowden. Opal R Ol iver . M Letlia Hucks . Blanche Holden. Laura B . Gamble. Carroll Mitchum . Joe Moore. Shir.lay D. Barkers. Thomas L. Cooper. Irene Evans. Roosevelt. Nesmith. Doris Lyerly. Eddie Lee Bluelort. Harry Scott. Jimmie Ceaser. Mclendon Prosser. Addlalde Poston . Ventas Nesmith. Waymon Cc,bb and ii.,yndon L. Rrosser: 6 months: Dennison Davis. Raleigh R. Haselden. Dorothy Godfrey. WIiiie G. Hanna. Wallace Hayward. Joe Johnson , Bernice Marlowe. S. C . Stone . WIiiard Dennis and Alvin Pope: 9 months: 11homas J . Hicks. Jay . I. Powell . Uanoe il'yiler. Myrtle B. l,fa-selden. hke Wilson. Ur .. Dick Parnell. Lynden L. Prosser. Cleona Collins. Alvin Pope: 12 months. Everlena Brunson and Pete Jacobs; 15 mont,h-s : Caroline Newell. Lee M . 0avis. Nellie M. MIiier. Phillip H . Woodber,ry, lloyd Pas·ley. Sinclair Sessions. Marion Pasle¥, Robert C. Cantey. Jr .. Vernon McWhite, Dewe¥ K . Baxie¥, Leroy Barcus. Clyde Nesmith and R. L. Holden. FIBER MAINffiENAN€E - 3 months Ulmmy W. Mar,sh, Ira 'A. ©ameron, lit. Cleveland FIiyaw, 0avld Matthews, Mallon W. Baxley, Alfred L. Thompkins, Milton A. €oward, Harry Graham Jahn L. · f'ilyaw, Nelson Moore, G. Wlldan Eaddy, Basil Lewis, Jr.. Harry L . Clemons, .:lack Johnson. Gary Humphries, Maek f?arker and Hubert Abrams; 6 manths: €. Uerome Parker, aalpf\ <:Joker, Jimmy C. Pope, John L. Edwards, Jessie W . Hughes. General G. Howard, J. l!.orie McDaniel. Terry B. aichardson, llhomas Filyaw and Bobby FIiyaw: 9 months : McCoy Denkins, Tony W . Eaddy, Hilburn Stone and liroy W . €:ollins: 12 months: 0or,is Caker,, ilihomas Cooper. Paul Stone, Hardee Godwin. Olin D. Richardson. Ronald Coker. and WIiiiam E. Smith; 1•5 months: Jlnk L. liitucks, Watls Pressley. WIiiie Dozier. Robert S. Uohnson, Qarroll Barnhill, Basil R. Cribb, BIiiy V. Bazan. Roy T. alchardson, Wallace Stone. Johnnie Owens, Lacie Richardson. Orum McNeil. 0. Ray Thornhill, Danny, H. Richardson. Roger Haselden. Malcolm Haselden . Knox alchardson, Edgar, Smith. Ronald Uones. 0ofee Powell. M . Darrell Ooker, John 0. Davis, Henry Poston, A . Wayne Stone, Benchon Moore. John A. Parsons and WIiiiam A. Hanna. T. 0. St,lll?PING ,- 3 months : McKinley Hicks. Jr.. Samuel Walker. Jessie J. Wearing. John F. Young. Italy Pittman and Reddiok WIiiiams. Jr. : 6 months: Freddie Lee Graham: 15 months: George E. MCCioud . FIBSR SHIPFIING - 6 months : John U. McAllster ar:id 0hapman Eaddy. Ur . ; 9 months : James M. Hayward. Jacob Belin and H . David Cribb; 12 months: John H. Campbell; 15 manths: James S. Brown and Joa Waahlr1g1on. TECHNICAL - 3 months: Rhoda M . Qox: 15 months: B. Louise Goude and Baker Parker. T. 0. MAINTENANCE - 3 months: Daniel P. Hicks. KIibourn Haselden. John S. Richardson. James S. Richarson. James Crooker. Ben Stuckey. Meada Owens. Alexander Allison. Prlnee Nesmith: 6 months : Lloyd Green. Willie B. Haselden . Virgil Prosser. Willie Joe Tanner; 9 months: Albert Powell. David 0 . Rogers. Wilbur Q. Coker. J. 0 . Greenwood. Ur.: 12 months: Wesley Altman, Jr . Herman P. Larrimore. Jim W. Eaddy and Roger Hayward : 15 months: Jack A. Capps. David Alford. WHIie E. Cox. WIibur 0 . Pollard. Rudolph Thompson. Winston Douglas. Simon H Mct.lell. Ronald B Cox and WIiham H. Hicks . llRAFl<IC - 6 months· Albert Lee Johnson: 15 months: Thomas Gray . Jr R & D - 3 months. D. Michael Prosser and Grace Cannon: 6 months· Benjie Tenner; 15 months· WIiiie M Larrimore. SUPPLY 12 months Loree L Stone: 1~ months. Horry Barfield. Maylord Altman . St Clair Huggins and David M. Poston �Cover Story This edition of Well man To1,.1i c s provid es a yo uthful look at what industry mea ns to the community . Essays turned in by juniors and seniors at area high schools show young people are aware of the importance of industr~ in the overall economic picture of the Pee Dee. Pictures on the front cover depict how industry, agriculture and the community depend on eac h other to br.ing about better lives for all . Turn to pages 6 and 7 for a report on industry and the com munity as seen by five area high school students . Shown in the photos in the big industrial gear on front are Johnny Douglas and Gloria Green at Pleasant Hill ; Ednetta Powell , at Anderson State Bank , t-iemingway ; Staci Ccocker and Mark King, at Johnsonville High ; Laura Taylor ; at Johnsonville's "The Coaches Four," Lon nie Coker and Ted Avant , at Wellman ; and John and Vernon McWhite , a couple of Wellmanites who also farm . Wellman sponsored the essay contest as part of an overall program to call attention to how industries like Wellman con-. tribute to the community . There are a number of good industries that are helping to make this part of South Carolina a better place in which to live . Gary Alli son . Crysl al Cox and Keven Marsh Ea ster Egg Hunt Held The Eas ter Bunny has co me and gone and he left a lo t of happy Wellm an youn gsters behind . Wellman small fry were treated to lots of goodies during th~ company 's annual Easter Egg Hunt. The bunny got a little help from a few of the older folks and a good time was had by all . Carlos Parl<er, Janice Hucks Tanya Poston , Jamie Johnson ' 111 I/\NOSNHor I\J171 0:l e J J.nn~ • l NH r ~H 6l 6 i1wJad ') 'S Gllfd ' a1p11uosu4or a6e,s0d ·s ·n VNJ7 01! 11 ::l HJ.nos · 3,,11\NOSNHOI � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wellman Topics Subject The topic of the resource Wellman Inc, Wellman Combing Company Description An account of the resource Over the years, Wellman Inc. created an employee magazine detailing goings on in Johnsonville and with the company. Various surviving copies of this magazine are digitized in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wellman, Inc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wellman Topics Spring 1975 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Troy Collins