Vol. 3, No. 3
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Pradactiaa Safety
* Plant No. 1 has just completed
15 consecutive mrtnffojc without
a single disabling injury. Hie
first eight months of 1947 consti
* tuted the number of mnnri« that
the State-wide Textile Safety
Contest was in progress. By
completing the contest period
without a time losing injury, the
plant is in line for receiving a
prize winning certificate or tro
phy from the North Carolina
Industrial Commission, who
sponsors the contest each year.
If the plant is not the first
, place winner, at Irast it will be
tied with other plants in
same group for first prize. The
only thing which would keep the
plant from winning the award
• would be for some other plant
in the same group to have a
perfect no lost time record and
at the same time have more
hours worked.
During the first eight mnntfac
period, Mill No. 1 has worked a
total of 517,136 man hours. In
this same period, they have had
only 13 injuries of such serious
ness to require a doctor for
treatment
The last lost time injury for
Plant No. 1 was on May 31, 1946.
Since then a -total of 860,266 man
hours have been worked without
a time losing injury, and it ap
pears that the supervision and
• employees have their eyes on
MMKMXM man hours without a
lost time injury. In 1946, the
plant had three lost time acci
dents. The employees, safety
committees, and supervisors are
doing a most commendable job
in accident prevention which is
proven by the enviable record
being made. They are proving
v that accidents can be eliminated.
A pink elephant, a green rat,
and a yellow snake walked into
a cocktail bar one afternoon. The
bartender looked up, glanced at
his watch, and said: "You're a
little early, fellows. He hasn't
come in yet."
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Pictured above is Mr. George Gib
-9 son Mid his two grandsons, Joe Ellis,
age six, and Raymond, Jr., age three.
The children's daddy, Raymond Gib
son, works in the Spinning Room.
THE ERWIN CHATTER
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The new addition to the Weave ROOM, which has been under construction for some time now.
Misuse of Air Hose
Extremely Harmful
At a mamifartiiring plant a 16-
year-old employee ran a steel
splinted into his finger. He ex
tracted it himself and ritfw, to
clean out the slight wound, ap
plied an air hose to the open
ing. The result was that the air
got into the tissues of his arm
and caused extreme swelling.
Cases of this kind are by no
means rare, and some of them
have been excruciatingly pain
ful and have caused long periods
of disability. The air hose has
many practical uses in industry,
but disinfecting wounds, clean
ing clothes on the person and
applying it to other persons are
not among them.
Annual Staff for
The Indian Echo
The Senior Class of Cooleemee
High School began work on this
year's annual by electing the fol
lowing staff:
Miss Charlotte Purcell, ad
visor; Billie Jean Josey, editor
in-chief; Janet Tatum, business
editor; Ann Ridenhour, biogra
pher: Henry Shoaf, sports edi
tor; J. M. Tutterow, advertising
editor; Helen Mayberry, picture
editor.
The staff has begun work on
the annual by choosing the theme
and the cover.
UNGRATEFUL
The man had just saved the
little boy from drowning and was
being questioned by the boy's
father. "Are you the man who
saved little Johnnie from drown
ing?"
"Yes, I am"
"Well, where the Sam Hill is
his hat?"
GOOD RACKET
"Daddy, if you give me a dime,
I'll tell you what the ice man said
to Mamma."
"Okay, here's your dime."
"He said, 'Do you want any
ice today, lady?'"
OOOLEEMEE, N. C, SEPTEMBER, 1947
now EMHJNMOT MK
SOCIAL SEGSMTY nsTEensa
Attendance Record
Week Ending August 17, 1*47
Finishing No. 3 9229%
Plant No. 3 91.55%
Plant No. 2 8934%
Plant No. 6l 88.06%
Plant No. 4 8739%
Plant No. I 8489%
Plant No. 5 83.58%
Finishing No. 4. 8180%
All these percentages are a
little Lower than last month's.
However, some plants climbed
nearer the top. The Cooleemee
area seems to be hanging on
to first place. We are very
proud of this attendance.
Let's try to keep our attend -
ance hitting in the 90's, and
ever better if possible.
Beta Club
Members Inducted
A recent meeting was held in
the auditorium of the school for
the induction of ten new mem
bers into the Beta Club. Presi
dent J. N. Tutterow called the
meeting to order and stated why
the group had gathered. He then
turned the program over to Mr.
Price, county superintendent,
who talked on the objectives of
the Beta Club. He pledge for
the new members was given and
their certificates were awarded
to them as they held lighted can
dles. The meeting was then ad
journed.
A party was given for the
members on Wednesday night,
September 17.
A smart girl in a crowded bus
took advantage of a moment of
quietness to say to her compan
ion in a loud voice: "I wish that
good looking man would give me
his seat" Five homely men stood)
up.
* What is your status under the
old-age and survivors insurance
program of the Sorial Security
Administration? Do you know
whether you are protected for
life under that social insurance
program?
Wage and salary earners em
ployed by The Erwin Cotton
Mills Company, who are in em
ployment covered by the Social
Security Act, should be con
cerned with two primary con
siderations with respect to the
insurance benefits that may be
payable in the future. These two
considerations are:
L Maintenance of "fully in
sured" status. This status is the
basis for the monthly benefits
cayable to the worker and his
family when he retires at age 65
or lata*. It also affords insurance
protection for the qualified de
pendents of a worker who dies
at any age.
2. The building up of their po
tential benefits amounts. This is
done through continued employ
ment in jobs covered by the old
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Pictured above it the Kaadt OWxti* Clinic in South Whitley, IMiaMf
where Mrs. R- W. Ridonhour underwent a three-day treatment. She ia»ai'i>
that is helped her very aiueh.
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Story Hour to Begin
The story hour Car children
will begin Wednesday. Septem
ber 24, in the library. The hours
are from nine till eleven, mm!
all children ages three to six in
Coolremee are invited to
All maiwiak anH rrftwAmoaftt
are free. We hope to enroll all
the children in the community
this year.
Cotton Club Meets
The Cotton Club met with Mrs.
C. L. Lsley Tuesday night, Sep
tember 9. Miss Annie Riddle,
vice-president, presided in the
absence of the president,
Jean Dcwccsc.
During the social hour the
hostess served an ice course, as
sisted by Miss Imogene lsley.
Mrs. George Milhoien of Fay
etteville, former member, and
Miss Edith Turner of Concord
were visitors.
New Books Added
To Library
A number of new books have
been added to the library. We
are glad to have requests for
books from our readers. Let us
know what you would like to
have in fiction and non-fiction.
Rhythm Band
To Bo Formed
A Rhythm Band is to be or
ganized in the first three grades
of Cooleemee SchooL This group
will be directed by Miss Mariola
Crawford. The band will be com
posed of forty children selected
from these three grades by Miss
Crawford.
At the first meeting of the
P.-T. A. the organization of a
Rhythm Band was HiriifaH and
decided upon as a project for the
coming year. The instruments,
which will cost about forty dol
lars, will be donated to the
school by the P.-T. A.
The school appreciates thk
generous gift and is sure that it
will be of great advantage to the
children.
Tenor soloist: Did you notice
how my song filled the church?
Leader: Yes, I noticed several
people making room for it,
dearie.