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Vol. XVIII [xtra Safety Effort Is Urged In August Mills’ 195'9 safety record >n T lost-time accidents and three more in July, H. E. rec ®af®ty director, reported at the nieeting of the Central Safety “fnmittee. record for the first five months Of i, . V* J.VX uiic J-ll-Dt J.1VC JllUXlLlli) itij ® year, when only three disabling occurred, was even better than record. However, the large ^icat ^ of injuries in June and July in- >Ur f may have erred from IH: W good safety habits or may ® *^®gun to rest on our past record,” Wiliianis said. Th ong_,®3f«ty director pointed out that ®%1 of the injuries resulted from taking chances with moving that is, cleaning, oiling, or Hot ® machines when the power was ^ off. Other injuries involved ^lals handling—improper lifting or (Continued on page eight) James Law, both of the shown as Mrs. Law visit to Germany. Spray, N. C., Monday, August 10, 1959 NO. 2 W. E. Smith (left) accepts safety award on behalf of Finishing Mill employees. Making the presentation is W. C. Creel, of the North Carolina Department of Labor. At right is J. R. Baker, assistant superintendent of the Finishing Mill. Two Mills Given Safety Award Barbecues Towel Mill Employee, Army Bride, Visits Home In Germany German-born Gertraud Law, a battery filler at the Towel Mill and the Army bride of a Fieldale man, is in Germany visiting her family and friends. She flew to Germany last month and will return in September. At Munich she is visiting her mother, two brothers and an older sister. Her father died a short while ago and she was unable to go home at that time. She planned to visit his grave. The German girl is the wife of .Tames Paul Law, a weaver at the Towel Mill. They met while James was serving with the Army near Munich. James returned to the States and Gertraud later flew to the U. S. in a military plane. They were married in July, 1954. Gertraud has worked at the Towel Mill since November, 1955. She became a naturalized citizen about a year ago. James taught her to speak English, and she in turn taught him to speak German. Employees of the Automatic Blanket Mill and the Finishing Mill were given barbecues as awards for their outstand ing safety records in 1958. A barbecue dinner was served in the mill, on all three shifts, to employees of the Automatic Blanket Mill Monday, July 27. A barbecue for employees of the Finishing Mill was held in More- head Stadium Saturday afternoon, Au gust 1. The Company gave the barbecues for the employees in recognition of their excellent safety performance in 1958 when both mills operated the entire year without a disabling injury. Both plants received safety awards given jointly by the North Carolina De partment of Labor and the U. S. Depart ment of Labor. It was a second-year award for the Automatic Blanket Mill employees who, in 1957, received awards from the De partment of Labor and the National Safety Council for accident-free opera tion throughout the year. The last lost time accident to occur at the .Automatic Blanket Mill v/as on July 27, 1956. Pictures taken at the barbecue events appear on pages four and five.
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