THE MILL WHISTLE
Eden, N. C., April 19, 1971
Stop Hand Injuries’ Campaign Opened
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Hfg^°P Hand Injuries”, the special
fi^jj'^'^nth program prepared by the
Safety Department, was
Ij j,. April 5 in the Eden plants,
^Sfjjlj^^^dale Towel Mill and the North
jj '^a Finishing Company division.
(r banners and stickers, earl-
'•W ?^^^uted to plant managers, are
J^Played in appropriate locations
'iltiff + the mills. The stickers car-
Vh ^ slogan, “Stop Hand Injuries”,
iji,^®6n placed on machinery where
could occur or has oc-
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i|i^®sters^ displayed on bulletin boards.
iUf,®**'Pations which can lead to hand
'%o!f inform employees about
ii(i as which should be used to avoid
j ^PJUries.
April, in addition to the dis-
®'fi)j^®lerials, various individuals are
^^^e-minute talks about the pro-
b ®hd its goals,
bann
‘%t,
lers will be hung and
'Will be changed during
the
the
^6si "Hils P®rt of the program
primarily to impart infor-
hand injuries.
? discussions on the preven-
V „ hand injuries will be held with
ft iiijuiies wlii ut; iieiu wiw
\ t[j"^Ployees. Pamphlets, emphasize
Sofj® i'Pportance of hand safety and
‘fating procedures designed
Paul Pulliam, Bedspread Finishing Mill
prevent hand injuries, will be handed
out during this period.
In June, the final period of the three-
month program, safety talks emphasiz
ing statistics on hand injuries will be
Shipping Dept., hangs safety banner.
featured. At the conclusion of the pro
gram employees will be given a
“Skruzit” pocket screwdriver inscrib
ed with a reminder of the program and
its purpose.
to
!"*>inibus Employees
^ceive UG Awards
\(L*^bus Towel Mill employees who
JSfj L^^^cd to the United Givers Fund
‘‘Ohored at the mill’s annual UG
J^seting March 18. The em-
\sg Sifts to the 1971 fund drive,
pledges and direct con-
totaled a record $36,591.83,
*U,p®fage per capita gift of $25.66
tg)® employees.
; ■ 97 p'^istion of the results showed
fbe employees made a
jif^j^tion and 85.1% pledged the
Jl amount or more. A total of
‘ tof^lpyees or 81.6%, are signed
Share giving on a con-
*{j basis.
■ Sherrill, division vice president
‘Continued on Page Six)
Fieldcrest Is Host To Medical Meeting
An overview of the industrial med
ical department, its function and re
sponsibilities was presented to indus
trial physicians meeting in Eden by
Dr. Allen Slone, corporate medical di
rector of Sonoco Products Company,
Hartsville, S. C.
Dr. Slone was the lead-off speaker
at the spring meeting of the Carolina
Industrial Medical Association (C.I.-
M.A.), a component society of the In
dustrial Medical Association, at Mea
dow Greens Country Club Friday and
Saturday, March 26 and 27.
The Fieldcrest Mills Medical Depart
ment was host for the meeting, attend
ed by industrial physicians from North
and South Carolina. Dr. Joseph Spring
er, corporate medical director of Field
crest Mills, welcomed the group to Eden.
■Various members of the Fieldcrest man
agement attended parts of the sessions.
Speaking on the Friday program in
addition to Dr. Slone was Dr. Robert
Galphin, professor of pulmonary disease.
Veterans Administration Hospital and
Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston. He discussed “Clinical Pul
monary Consultation.”
Two presentations on occupational
medicine featured the Saturday session.
Speakers were Dr. Martin Hines, North
Carolina State Department of Health,
and Dr. Donald Robinson, South Caro
lina State Department of Health.
Dr. David W. Baxley, Jr., associate
medical director, Mobil Oil Corp.,
Charleston Heights, S. C., president of
C.I.M.A., presided over the meeting and
closed the program with remarks on
“Industry’s Role in the Delivery of
Health Care.”
In the discussion that followed. Haven
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