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Automatic BIkt. Mill
Mes High In Safety
Congratulations from the mill man-
Setnent were extended last week to
j^Ployees of the Automatic Blanket
j,*U Who have completed over one mil-
man-hours of work without a lost-
accident.
The Automatic Blanket Mill has op-
over 2% years without a dis-
. *ng injury. This is the longest acci-
(I’'^'free period of any of the mills at
® present time.
t»in °f the record shows that the
in' experienced only two lost-time
j^JUries since the Automatic Blanket
U Was established as a separate mill
in 1950.
j, congratulatory letter, signed by R.
jj' Sambleson, mill manager, and T. R.
was sent to each
ljjPi°yee last week. The letter said in
I This outstanding safety achievement
^ s been possible only through the con-
K alertness and attention of every
y*'son in the Automatic Blanket Mill,
can be proud that you and your
Workers have been spared the
ljj^> the lost earnings, and the family
Of, “Ships of accidents through your
*iorts.
have shown we can work one
5^ man-hours without a serious
j^'^ident. We must increase our efforts
5fg®^tend this record even further. We
51] our way to two million—let’s go
the way!’’
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Council Program
^heduled For March 12
tij^®mbers of the Carolina Coopera-
w Council and the Junior Council
®Vp a special program Thursday
March 12, at 7:30 o’clock in
9ij^f'^aksville-Spray Junior High School
Uorium.
B. Brooks, noted big game
t)f explorer and naturalist, will
the program in person. He will
do his color motion picture, “Pass-
Safariland”, showing wildlife
^Jographed by Brooks in equatorial
j'ca.
addition to the Council members,
^5 *igements will be made to permit
others as possible to attend
5^ Program. Further details are to be
ounced shortly.
Spray, N. C., Monday, February 23, 1959
Employees Are Commended For
Outstanding Safety Record
Achieved During 1958
A barbecue dinner, given as an award
for their outstanding safety record in
1958, was served to all employees in the
Karastan Rug Mill Tuesday, February
17.
In a well-planned operation, plates
of barbecue, “hush puppies” and free
Cokes and coffee were served in all de
partments, on all three shifts, on a
schedule approximating the employees’
usual lunch periods.
The Karastan employees earned the
barbecue by working the entire year
of 1958 with an accident frequency rat
ing which was better than 75 per cent
below the State average for textile
mills.
A bulletin board notice commending
the employees on their excellent record
NO. 16
in 1958 and announcing the barbecue
was signed by J. M. Norman, Jr., mill
manager; F. W. Klein, assistant mana
ger, Virgil Hall, assistant to Mr. Klein;
and J. G. Cunningham, superintendent.
The Karastan Mill, some weeks ago,
exceeded the million man-hour mark
without a lost-time accident. Safety ef
forts are being intensified with the goal
of working the entire year of 1959 with
out a lost-time injury in the mill.
In former years, Karastan established
enviable records of safe work and at one
time possessed the best safety record in
the carpet industry.
As the mill seeks to recapture its high
place in safety, employees are being
urged to continue their interest in safety
and good housekeeping practices. Em
phasis is being placed on the observance
of all safety rules, the reporting and
correction of unsafe conditions and the
elimination of unsafe acts.
BARBECUE TASTER lantha Hailey gets sample of the barbecue which was served
in the mill to all Karastan employees as an award for their good safety record in
1958. Handling the spoon is Patsy Chilton. Both girls are winders on the third shift.
See pages four and five for more pictures of the barbecue.
Safety Award Barbecue
Served In Karastan Mill