Olin
Shirley McCall — 4H Friend
Children in the remote mountain
community of Balsam Grove find life
a lot more interesting thanks to the
efforts of Shirley McCall. Shirley is in
her second year as leader of the com
munity’s 4H Club. The club has 15
children eight to eighteen, who are
learning important new skills and who
are also having plenty of fun.
“My children have been in 4H for
years,” said Shirley, a slitter service
operator at Pisgah Forest. “It teaches
young people how to be organized,
work independently, be good citizens,
have fun with or work with a group
and gain self-confidence.”
The major learning tool is a project
that each 4H member selects. In Shir
ley’s club the current projects include
the care of beef cattle, growing vege
table gardens, growing Christmas
trees, cooking, sewing and photog
raphy.
Shirley McCall gives her daughters Karen
and Kelly, both 4H Club members, some
baking tips.
Last year two girls worked on the
growing and processing of peanuts.
This project won awards in county,
district and regional competitions and
was presented in the final competi
tion in Raleigh.
“I learn a lot from helping these
kids,” noted Shirley. “Besides know
ing a lot more about peanuts, I’ve
learned about nutrition, baking with
yeast and the care of animals.”
Shirley gives help when it’s needed
to make sure each child completes
his or her project. Shirley supplies en
couragement, advises on where to get
information or help, arranges for sup
plies and helps with record keeping.
Her other job is to arrange for
some fun and social life in a rural
area where there’s not too much for
young people to do. Besides the
regular monthly club meeting, Shirley
plans and leads field trips, fund
raisers and holiday parties.
She is quick to point out that none
of this would be a success without
the cooperation or contributions of
the parents of club members.
For Shirley the rewards are the
friendship and companionship of the
young children. She enjoys watching
them teach themselves and take re
sponsibility. For Balsam Grove the
rewards are children who will be pro
ductive members of the community.©
Highlights of Contract
The new Pisgah Forest contract
provides $10 million in wage and ben
efit increases during the next three
years. The following is a summary of
those changes and a statement con
cerning the cost control improve
ments to our Medical Insurance
Program.
Immediate Changes
Effective
October 3, 1983
• General wage increase of 50* per
hour.
• Major medical maximum benefits
increased to $300,000.
• Accident and sickness benefits
increased to $170.00 per week.
• Shift differential increased to 24*
Cost Control Improvement to the
Medical
Insurance
Plan
Elective Surgery —
A second opinion by a qualified
physician must be obtained on
elective surgical procedures before
that surgery will be covered under
the Medical Insurance Plan. The
second opinion must be in agree
ment that the surgical procedure is
both necessary and reasonable
before coverage is extended.
per hour for evening shift, and to
34* per hour for midnight shift.
• Retirement Plan’s Benefit Formula
increased to $18.00 times years of
service for a retiree whose average
final pay is $23,000 or higher.
• Life Insurance —
1) Increased non-contributory to
$12,000
2) Increased contributory to
$25,000
3) Retiree Life increased to
$2,000.
• Tool allowance increased to
$120.00 per year.
Changes Effective
January 1, 1984
• Safety Shoe allowance increased
to $50.00 per year.
The Insurance Plan will pay the
reasonable cost of obtaining the
second opinion.
Outpatient Surgery —
Surgical procedures shall be
paid at 100 percent of the relative
UCR when done on an out-patient
basis. However, the Medical Insur
ance will only pay at 80 percent of
the relative UCR, if it could have been
performed on an out-patient basis.
Pre-Admission/Pre-Surgical Testing
Pre-admission and pre-surgical
testing shall be paid at 100 percent
Changes Effective
October 1, 1984
• General wage increase of 5.5
percent.
• Accident and sickness benefits
increased to $180.00 per week.
• Retiree life insurance increased to
$3,000.
• Meal allowance increased to $3.50
per meal.
• Dental Plan increased to same
benefit level as Pisgah Forest Sala
ried Dental Plan in effect 10/3/83.
• Vacation benefit improved so that
an employee with 18 years of com
pany service now becomes eligible
for 5 weeks of vacation.
Changes Effective
October 7, 1985
• General wage increase of 6.0
percent.
• Accident and sickness benefits in
creased to $190.00 per week. O
of the relative UCR when per
formed on an out-patient basis. If
this testing is done as an in-
patient, and it could have been per
formed on an out-patient basis, the
Medical Insurance will only pay at
80 percent of the relative UCR.
Note: Surgical procedures which
will require a second opinion and/
or will be required on an out-
patient basis have not been fina
lized at this date. As soon as these
details are completed, you will be
notified. An implementation date
will be announced later. O
How To Feed
Your Heart
As we make selections at the
grocery or restaurant or select the
way to prepare our food, we are mak
ing critical choices with regard to our
future health and the health of our
family. Here are some suggestions for
safe and healthy eating based on the
findings of the Senate Committee on
Nutrition and Human Needs.
• Cut down on fatty meat and eat
chicken and fish more often.
Reduce the portion size of the
meat you eat.
• Select round, chuck or flank cuts
over porterhouse, T-bone or sirloin
cuts.
• Avoid fresh pork roasts. If you
want pork occasionally, select loin
or shoulder cuts. Trim all visible
fat.
• Buy low-fat or nonfat milks.
• Avoid large amounts of cheeses.
They have some of the highest
concentrations of calories, fat and
cholesterol.
• All those ready-made, easy to eat
snacks are dietary booby traps.
Replacement includes nuts in the
shell, unsalted sunflower seeds,
homemade cookies, whole wheat
bread and peanut butter sand
wiches and homemade popcorn
(easy on the salt).
• Baked potatoes are preferred over
french fries for nutrition and
calories. The butter and sour
cream however make potatoes a
“no-no”.
• The most popular cold cereals are
40 to 50 percent sugar. Flaked or
shredded cereals without sugar
added are best, and better, if you
add one quarter cup of wheat
germ. O
Michael 0. Pearce has been
promoted to project engineer
in the technical department.
Pearce joined Olin in 1982
and was an engineer in the
project engineering section.
Cathryn J. Byars has been
employed as an accountant.
Miss Byars graduated cum
laude from Tennessee Wes
leyan College receiving a B.S.
degree in accounting and
business management.
Larry M. Fisher has been pro
moted to supervisor in the
finishing department. Fisher
joined Olin in 1968 and was
relief supervisor in perforat
ing at the time of this promo
tion.
Judy Gonzalez has been pro
moted to process engineer at
Olin Works. Miss Gonzalez
joined Olin in 1982 as an
engineer.
Richard L. Hyder has been
promoted to area supervisor,
machines 1-9. Hyder has
worked 15 years in the ma
chine room.