Chatham
Blanketeer
Vol. 2
JULY 3, 1934
No. 3
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CARELESSNESS IS
ACCIDENT CAUSE
Elkin Mill Hospital Room
CHATHAM TAKES 3
OUT OF 5 GAMES
Supervisory Force Important Fac
tor In Accident Prefention,
Flynt Points Out
By STAUBER FLYNT
One of the most important ele
ments in Accident Prevention and
Production Capacity of an organi
zation is its supervisory force—its
foremen. They are responsible for
carrying out the policies of man
agement and their success in do
ing this has a profound effect on
the worker.
One of the first difficulties in
Accident Prevention is the gen
eral use of the word “careless
ness”. This word has been con
sidered as a rather satisfactory
explanation of the cause of an ac
cident. However, as a cause it
means nothing, as far as Acci
dent Prevention is concerned, it
is merely caused by inadequate
guarding of hazardous machinery
or inefficient training and super
vising by foremen.
Accident statistics indicate that
the largest percentage of personal
injuries in industry results from
unsafe working methods rather
than from unsafe conditions or
lack of safeguards. There are,
however, certain types of machin
ery and certain operations which
demand adequate guarding. There
are many operations which can
he made safer, not simply by
guarding machinery but through
training by the foreman of old and
new employees in safe practices.
One important fact that should
emphasized continuously is
that no man should be considered
efficient workman who could
’^ot work safely. It has been gen-
eraliy observed that the man who
really knows how to do a job does
place himself in an awkard
Position. He knows how to handle
^is machine and the material with
yhich he works, consequently he
^s able to carry on his work with-
out danger to himself or fellow
Workers.
. It has been estimated that the
indirect cost of accidents in in
dustry, is four times as great as
^e direct cost represented by
Workmen’s Compensation Insur-
ance premiums.
This indirect cost includes de-
ayed orders; decreased efficiency,
Resulting when experienced men
^ho are injured must be replaced
y less experienced employes.
The foremen’s conference is one
the best methods that we have
Scores Wins Over Hickory, High
Point and Newton; Loses to
Hickory a.nd Kannapolis
ThP above is a general view of the hospital which has been pro-
Jnt the Elkin mill. Each summer a typhoid clinic is held in both
ILt Elk n an^~n mills. The vaccine is furnished by the North
CaroHna rtate board of health and is given to all m.Il employees^
The Chatham Blanketeers, in
five games played since Tuesday,
June 19th, won three and drop
ped two. Wins were scored over
Hickory, Newton and High Point.
In a night game with Hickory
Chatham went down to defeat
and were also defeated by Kan
napolis.
The local team, in the game
with Hickory Tuesday, June 19,
registered; 8 runs to their oppo
nent’s five in one of the best con
tests of the season. Munday and
Southard hit homers for Elkin,
while Ray Rex, big N. C. State
football star hit for the circuit
for Hickory.
Score by innings: R H E
Hickory 003 001 010—5 6 0
Chatham ...Oil 113 100—8 11 2
Batteries: Southard and Mun
day; Lynn, Bumgarner and Rease.
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First Aid In the Home
I
By OHNA BATES, R. N.
In every home there should be
certain first aid materials and
Sdnes, carefully selected, care-
cabinet should f
nf the reach of children,
cines prescribed by a doctor shouM
be kept here and when they a
Sohol (for rubbingj^ Isjlways
ftS. and to refresh
‘*’?n'’S"cas™of‘seriSis illness or
•Hpnts call the doctor at once.
accidents call r
injuries due toj^i^^
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Falls are the most
cJst Of broken bones, there
T if be few of them if your
should be f ev-
house IS
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erything always oe
’’^n^up When opening bottles
^Tcans watch what you are do-
ing; severe cuts are sometimes
due to broken bottles; the sharp
edge of a tin can may cause the
wound to become infected. Acci
dents from rusty nails, wire or
splinters should be reported at
once. There is always danger of
Tetanus poison (lockjaw).
We all realize that it is germs
that cause infections. So often
germs get into the body through
a small wound on the hand. Ev
eryone should have sterilized
dressings on hand. In case you
do not, take a piece of ckan
cloth and iron it with a hot iron
for several minutes, or boil in
water for ten minutes, and wring
out, being careful not to let any
thing touch the part which is to
come in contact with the wound.
To wash cuts, use pure soap and
clean water which has just been
boiled and allowed to cool to a
comfortable temperature. This
will make the wound bleed more,
which will help to cleanse it.
To move a patient, always
move him so that he will not be
jarred. The best way, if you do
not have a stretcher, is to place
the patient in a strong
Chatham defeated Newton at
Newton last Thursday in a slug-
fest by 11 to 9. Davis led the hit
ting for the Blanketeers with two
home runs and a double while
Hambright got two for four;
Mackie two for three and B.
Gough two for five. Mackie and
Gough hit homers.
Score by innings R H E
Newton 002 302 002—9 13 3
Chatham .. .201 103 220-11 15 3
Batteries: Stockton and Mun
day; Robinson, Ball, Phillips and
Gillispie.
In the first night game of the
season for the Blanketeers at
Hickory Friday, Chatham went
down 9 to 8 in 10 innings. Poor
fielding by Chatham was respon
sible. Maxwell pitched a good
game but received poor support
from his fielders. Hambright and
Munday lead the hitting with
three hits out of four. Mackie
and Hambright hit home runs.
Hager and Willett led the hitting
for Hickory.
Score by innings: R H E
Chatham 002 101 310 0—8 15 6
Hickory .201 001 220 1—9 13 1
Batteries: Maxwell, Southard
and Munday; Miller, Celey, Moose
and Sac.
kitchen
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Chatham defeated High Point
Saturday by a score of 14 to 7 in
a comedy of errors. Mackie, Cra
ter and Southard led the hitting
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