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gcmber, 1946 THE ECHO PAGE THIRTEEN . Straus Announces Free Health, Accident Plan ir ’’•’"lUnued From Page One) concerned ov^r the loss which many of our em- ^have suffered in the past sickness or accident has to them away from work, know, the Workmen’s 'nation laws of the State every employee in the an accident which occurs on the job. While, these ^ good as far as they go, (^Ployees have never enjoy- Protection in the event of or accident occurring to Kj *klle they are off the job. )t''5lize that many of you are ^nd that you have just raise families after sev- of service in the armed I particularly mindful iw difficulties which face our when they become 5fe the victims of an ac- l?'hese reasons, it has seem me that we should do ’"S about helping you to problems. Over a year Vfj^^^rted to make studies of ^.jPortant subject, and since H have held conferences of the leading insurance ^ J?® in the nation. As a re- yttjij 3fter very careful con- t'"’ have made arrange- I(f ® secure an insurance pol- ^ the Liberty Mutual Insur- "H I °®'Pany which will protect employees of Ecusta, ^tvijj and Endless Belt by thpm with eenerous - them with generous Payments for as long as 13 "'''lent' event of sickness or Occurring for any reason ^1) '"®r away from the plant ^ Prevents them from work- ®*Pcnse of this insurance *i5i for by the companies ^.0 you. “When the insurance company has prepared all the necessary documents and papers, each one of you will receive a personal pol icy which will describe this in surance in full detail. In the mean time, I think you will be interest ed to know the broad outlines of our new plan. “If you should become ill, or suffer an accident, you must im mediately report this fact to a licensed doctor of your own choos ing. If your sickness or accident keeps you away from work for less than 7 days, no insurance benefits will be paid. But if your sickness or accident keeps you away from work for more than 7 days, then starting on the 8th day you will become entitled to a weekly check equal to 60% of your earnings for a 40-hour week at your base rate of pay, > plus Seniority Bonus, but not including shift differential, and the maximum payment not to exceed $40.00 per week. “Let me illustrate this with a simple case of John Smith who has an attack of pneumonia which keeps him away from work for three months. When John Smith IS taken ill, he will call in a doctor and will ask this doctor to advise the company that he, Smith, is suffering from pneumonia. As soon as we receive this statement from the doctor, we will immedi ately notify the insurance com pany. Starting on the 8th day of his illness, John Smith will then be on the insurance company’s books to receive disability bene fits. “Let us assume that Smith has been earning $1.00 an hour. Start ing with the second week of his illness, he will receive a disabili ty benefit check equal to 60% of what he would have earned had he worked 40 hours at his rate as outlined above. In Smith’s case, he will get 60% of $40.00, or $24.00 a week, for as long as 13 weeks if it should take him that length of time to get well. “In summary,” Mr. Straus add ed, “we feel that this plan will be a great help in dealing with the hazards of sickness and accidents which confront you. This is par ticularly true when you consider that, in addition to the new sick ness and accident payments, you continue to enjoy the protections of the Hospital and Surgical In surance which we put into effect sometime ago. “I think we may be happy,” said Mr. Straus “in the knowledge that no employee need any long er fear the unusual expense of sickness or accident. You are pro tected whether you are hurt or become ill at anytime on the job or at home. “This newest plan of ours,” con tinued this message from Mr. Straus, “rounds out one phase of our employee benefit program which has been very close to my heart. As we here continue to grow, it is my intention that your job and security and the well-be ing of you and your family should grow also. The great progress we have made in the past seven years has been made possible by your I cooperation and loyalty, and I see I no reason why we should not I continue to grow together in the future with your assistance and support. We shall continue to study your problems and make them our own. “In addition to our new insur ance plan, I am happy that we are again able to present you with a Christmas check on the same basis as last year. You will receive your check from your superintend ent or foreman as you leave this room. “From the bottom of my heart, I wish everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Parties Are Given The annual Christmas parties are being held this week in the cafeteria for employees of all three of our companies. A pro gram of beautiful Christmas carols by the Ecusta Girls Chorus is be ing featured at each party. The carols, sung by the chorus, include “0 Little Town of Bethle hem”, “The First Noel”, “Joy To The World”, “0 Holy Night”, Oh, Come All Ye Faithful” and “Sil ent Night, Holy Night.” The chorus hummed the strains of “Silent Night, Holy Night” while Mr. Word gave the Com panies Christmas message after which the entire audience stood and sang one verse. Five Parties Scheduled A total of five employee parties are being given in accordance with the following schedule: Thursday at midnight, Friday morning at 8:00 o’clock; 4 o’clock and 4:30 o’clock Friday afternoon and the last one at midnight Fri day. Christmas Checks Presented At the conclusion of each pro gram, the Company Christmas checks are being distributed to employees by the various depart ment heads. Santa Claus is here again this year and with him are several lovely young ladies dressed in traditional red costumes as sisting him. Several Brevard Min isters took part in the programs and gave a short Christmas pray-, er at the beginning of each one. They were: Rev. W. G. MacFar- land. Rev. Harry Perry, Rev. Ashby Johnson, Rev. B. W. Thom-» ason, and Rev. W. C. Walker. RULES OF CONTEST Father or mother must be a reigular employee of our companies working in the plant here. 2. AU entries must be submitted on or befor* January 15th., at the office of the Echo. 3. A Doctor’s certificate or the name of the attending physician mu*t accompapy each entry, with name of WE WILL GIVE A ^25 Bond FREE To The HRST ECUSTA BABY Born in 1947 parents, day and hour of birth, baby’s nam« and weight. 4. Winner will bo announced In the January issue of the Echo. Ecusta Paper Corporation harry H. STRAUS, President
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