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of carelesness or lack of thought. There
IS a right and wrong way to perform all
Work and, whenever a man strains his
back ^oing extra heavy lifting, it is
simply the result of his own indifference
not asking for sufficient help. Again,
^ man may lift an object, of only a few
pounds’ Weight, and strain his back,
^^Tns, or side. This strain is caused not
y the weight he is lifting, but by the
careless manner in which he did it. Fur
thermore, should a man have the mis-
ortune to strain his back, he should obey
the doctor’s instructions to the letter.
the doctor instructs you to stay at
ome and take care of yourself, he means
exactly that, not to spend your time run-
^ing around the country, or chopping
Wood, or joy-riding. Let us take this
Matter a little more seriously; give your
Work more thought, and see if this class
®f injuries cannot be entirely eliminated.
Compressed Air
To prove our contention that it is ex-
^emely dangerous to play with com
pressed air, the following article ap
peared in The Charlotte Observer,
'^nder date of September 21, 1920:
McCollen, Texas, September 20—Peter
oe Was instantly killed today at San
near here, when a motor truck tire
exploded while he was inflating it with
air. The top of his head was blown off,
^^d a nearby brick wall was blown in
oy the explosion.”
We have several compressed air tanks
the plant which are used for various
purposes, and some few of the men are
the habit of using this air to blow
e dust out of their clothes. Some are
even foolish enough to run the nozzle
,over their heads to get the dust out of
their hair!
We are constantly warning the men
against this practice, as it is extremely
hazardous, for the following reasons:
Should a small particle of sand, grit, or
steel be blown into the eye, it would un
doubtedly destroy the sight, as only a few
pounds’ pressure at the nozzle wou d be
sufPcient to drive one of these particles
with enough force to embed it m the
eve. Or, while running the nozzle over
your head, should you pass it directly
Lross the ear, it would burst your ear-
Either of these accidents would be a
very serious matter and, besides the ma
terial loss, would cause a great deal of
pain and suffering. Those of ^h
have this habit should break yourself of
it at once, as compressed air is not a
plaything, and remember that whenever,
?n a spirit of fun, you turn the air on
another, you are jeopardizing his eye-
gig]it 3.nd hearing.
A Foolish Stunt
On the morning of October 4, 1920, one
of our pot room cranemen received quite
a painful injury, It seems
had the crane hooked to one of the pots
and, while waiting for the tappers to
perform their duty in tapping and draw
ing the metal from the pot, he decided to
leave the crane cage, and climb down the
side of the wall to get a drink of water.
Luckily he reached the floor without fall
ing; but on climbing back to the crane,
which was at the time half way between
two columns (one of which he was using
for a ladder) he failed to have the agihty
of a squirrel, and in makmg the leap from
the column to the crane cage, a distance
of about five feet, he missed his hold,
and fell about twelve feet to the floor,
Lding on his head. The fall rendered
him unconscious for several mmute^.
After reaching the First Aid, it was
found that the injury, while very pain
ful, was not serious, but would cause
several days’ lost time.
Williams is an old craneman, and
knew better than to try a stunt of -this
kind. All have strict instructions that,
if they have to come down, to run the
crane to the ladder used for this pur
pose, but under no circumstances to
climb up and down the columns. Still
we have some cranemen who are contin
ually performing these stunts, regardless
of any warning they receive, and this
carelesness will cause sooner or later a
serious accident. The Company does not
hire you as a circus performer. If you
must pull stunts like this, join the circus!
Mr..Swagerty’s Birthday'
In the little town of Sweetwater,
Tenn., October 4, just thirty-six years
ago, the house of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Swagerty was invaded by a bird com
monly known as the stork, and in com
memoration of that occasion the follow
ing gentlemen were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Swagerty, to cele
brate his thirty-sixth b'rthday: Messrs.
Jno. McGregor, A. L. Culveyhouse, Claud
Tipton, R. Leatherwood, W. M. Brook-
banks, W. 0. Burns, A. G. Long, J.
West, W. D. Kitchen, T. L. Greenlee,
H. C. Jenkins, and Landis Burns.
On entering the dining-room, Mr.
Swagerty was presented with a hand
some Morris chair, and Mrs. Swagerty
with a beautiful electric lamp. Mr. John
McGregor, in his happy style, presented
the gifts to * Mr. and Mrs. Swagerty.
His speech was full of wit and humor
from start to finish, and was enjoyed by
all present.
—W. 0. B.
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he feels it just the same. Whether one
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to-Wear for father, mother, sister, or
brother.
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