With this the mill had to use fewer workers and wages were cut in half. Sadly, many of the workers were fired. From that point it got even worse because in 1930 the United Textile Workers union organized a strike on September 5, 1934. In the end, the deputies killed residents and one person was shot and killed loyal workers at the mill ended the strike. After World War II the mill increased their workforce making them the largest Greenville mill with over 2,500 employees. In 1946 J.P. Stevens & Co. bought the mill. In 1948 they also sold some of the village houses. The houses were sold to reduce or get rid of the cost of “maintenance, garbage collection, fire and police protection” (Bainbridge 5). In this grand area they also built a new baseball field and golf course which were used for major community events such as the Thanksgiving football game, the summer trips to Camp Parker, and the Halloween hot dog supper. Over the years the mill had completely change itself and the places around it. There were new opportunities for Parker High School graduates to leave the village and do other work. Another huge change was that “the mill no longer supported the churches, provided movies, or funded Little League teams”
With this the mill had to use fewer workers and wages were cut in half. Sadly, many of the workers were fired. From that point it got even worse because in 1930 the United Textile Workers union organized a strike on September 5, 1934. In the end, the deputies killed residents and one person was shot and killed loyal workers at the mill ended the strike. After World War II the mill increased their workforce making them the largest Greenville mill with over 2,500 employees. In 1946 J.P. Stevens & Co. bought the mill. In 1948 they also sold some of the village houses. The houses were sold to reduce or get rid of the cost of “maintenance, garbage collection, fire and police protection” (Bainbridge 5). In this grand area they also built a new baseball field and golf course which were used for major community events such as the Thanksgiving football game, the summer trips to Camp Parker, and the Halloween hot dog supper. Over the years the mill had completely change itself and the places around it. There were new opportunities for Parker High School graduates to leave the village and do other work. Another huge change was that “the mill no longer supported the churches, provided movies, or funded Little League teams”