Follow These Safety Rules To
Avoid Falls On Snow And Ice
Even though the winter snow falls
more than once, careful people should
not fall at all.
This statement is based on people
knowing the safety rules to observe and
follow. For your own safety, the follow
ing rules should be put into practice
when snow is on the ground.
1. The front porch and steps are no
place for winter sports! Get rid of snow
and sprinkle ice spots with salt or sand.
Snow falls gently—people don’t.
2. Snow’s great on a ski slope, but not
on the bottom of your shoes. Clean them
carefully on entering a building. Slush
on the soles can cause a slip or fall.
3. To keep from falling, hold to rail
ings on outside stairs as well as those
on the inside. Watch out lor entrance
ways (they may be slippery with slush
tracked in from outside) and exposed
FRANCES MARCELLA HICKS
College ‘Who’s Who’
Lists Frances Hicks
Frances Marcella Hicks has achieved
the honor of being listed in “Who’s Who
Among Students in American Universi
ties and Colleges.” She attends Win
ston-Salem State University where she
is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority.
Miss Hicks, who graduated from
Morehead High School at Eden, plans
to be an elementary school teacher. She
also plans to go on to graduate school
to study for a master’s degree in his
tory.
She is a former employee of the
Blanket Mill where she worked as a
magazine filler. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hicks of 211
New Street, Eden. Mr. Hicks is a scales
operator at the Blanket Warehouse.
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work areas such as loading docks.
4. When walking on icy sidewalks or
streets, keep your body position slightly
forward and put your feet down flat,
not on the heels. Take short steps. Be
sure your footwear fits the weather
conditions as well as your feet.
5. Be careful when crossing over
streetside snowdrifts or icy curbs. On
coming traffic may not be able to stop
in time if you slip and faU into the
street.
6. A last word of caution in case you
do fall is this—do not tense up, but go
limp and try to roll as you land.
Social Security Facts
Social security benefits are not paid
automatically. A claim must be filed
with the social security office.
C. W. GALLAHER, IH
Don’t depend on well-meaning neigh
bors for social security information. Get
the facts at the social security office.
C. W. Gallaher, III, I’
Given New Position
If you are under 65 and disabled to
work, find out about disability insur
ance at your social security office.
C. W. Gallaher, III, has bee» ,,
pointed manager-Eden and Doth® i
Computer Center, effective Janua”,
1971. He replaces W. H. Barbour^j-
will resume full-time duties as
Don’t guess or take random advice
about social security. Call the Social
Security Office for the facts.
ager of Fieldale Information Ser'
Mr. Gallaher joined Fieldcre®
September, 1966, as a supervisor
itf'
You must notify your social secur
ity office if you are drawing widow’s
benefits and remarry.
Karastan Data Processing Depart*^'
From February, 1968, until
1969, he worked as a systems analy®
the Data Processing Department j
A A AnCO V
You don’t need a new social security
card when you change jobs or move to
another city or state.
Fieldale and from August, 1969;
his latest appointment he was
When you get ready to retire at 65
or over, just telephone your social se
curity office. It’s that simple.
terns analyst in the General Office®
Processing Department.
He is a native of Eden and
degree in business administration
East Carolina University.
Speaker Discusses Careers In Textile
“Because it’s oid, some people think
it’s out of date. Nothing could be furth-
ed from the truth.”
These were the words with which
Thomas Ingram, executive vice presi
dent of the North Carolina Textile Man
ufacturers Association, Charlotte, open
ed his remarks as he addressed a group
of young people at Chase High School,
Forest City.
“Wonderful Story To Tell”
Mr. Ingram commented that the tex
tile industry has a wonderful story to
tell, but has been reluctant to tell it. .
“But we’re slowly getting around to tell
ing it,” he said.
The speaker pointed out that were
it not for textiles, America’s men could
never have set foot on the moon. It was
the textile industry that contributed the
astronauts’ clothing, much of which had
to be designed in the research labs of
textile industries.
He stressed the medical field
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area where textiles have contr> ^
greatly, citing the artificial artery ,
was designed by industry lor the "
cal field. jj
On foreign imports, Mr. Ingra*®^(
that this problem is of grave
to all textile manufacturers.
that the United States textile
facturers cannot make a yard of f
cheaply as Japan can make it,
and sell it for a tremendous proft'
Careers In Many Fields
The textile industry offers 3 ^
for careers such as mechanics,
ians, plumbers, carpenters, sheet ^
men, clerical people, nurses, eng*” ^
air conditioning experts, compn
.ter
erators, drivers, and just aboht
field.
“There’s a need for young
this industry,” he said. “And
opportunities unlimited there for ^
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