Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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EDITORIAL: The Botl Today, the textile indust are very much concerned ab< energy. Never before has en< role in our jobs as well as ou energy - its manufacture, di; tion are all complex things wl understand. One aspect of our ener concerned about is the "fuel monthlv nower statement Sn y K? .. ? bill go up, and sometimes ev charge helps determine the a Why Is There. Coal and uranium are th< for producing electricity. Fuel water into steam which is t generators that produce the ( How Does The F Most of fuel costs are inc and are reflected in the prii However, the cost of fuel flu< varies the cost of producing < The fuel adjustment is si: of electricity, either upwai changes in fuel costs above c regular rates. No profit is ad< r ? ? iuei aDOve or Delow that inc applied as a charge or credit, < electricity sold during a p; amount of the fuel adjust applicable bill is determined b a customer uses. Why Fuel Co Like everything else, the law of supply and demand, safety requirements, and fore on the supply of fuel. In this i vast amounts of electricity. However, the more electr nuclear energy, the iess the f The Oil The fact that utilities ha all the costs of providing elect any different from other busin nncc olAnnr JnoeftooA/l uivrlig I1IV1 tOOCU LU31/3 VIII Some utility companies s separate item on the energy the "fuel adjustment charge." Fuel Charges V When the cost of fuel goes a fluctuating rate structure. What W Since the amount each cu determined by the amount of on both the fuel charge and possible steps to conserve en Editor's Note: The abo\ educational material and i endorsement pro or con for a bSVI em om Line ry and each of us as employees 3ut the rising cost of electrical irgy played such an important i jreisuuai lives, r or Bll OI US, stribution, cost, and conservatiich most of us find difficult to gy bill that many of us are charge" that appears on our metimes this charge makes the en down. Either way, the fuel imount we pay for electricity. \ Fuel Charge? e primary sources of fuel used I is used in power plants to boil hen used to drive the turbo electric power. i?l PI..M. luded in the basic utility rates icipal portion of electric bills, ztuates up and down and thus dectricity. mply a way to adjust the price rd or downward, to reflect ?r below those included in the led to this charge. The cost of luded in the regular rates is equally to each kilowatt hour of articular billing period. The ment charge shown on an y the number of kilowatt hours sts Fluctuate f cost of fuel is subject to the Environmental restrictions. ign exports have their effects area, coal is used to generate icity that can be generated by uel adjustment would be. ierence ve to charge enough to cover ric service doesn't make them esses. Most businesses simply ough higher prices, how their increased cost as a bill, commonly referred to as fork Both Ways > down, so does the charge. It's e Can Do stomer pays as a fuel charge is v.wwivivj uocu, wc con save the basic rates by taking all ergy. 'e article is intended solely as s not to be taken as an ny electrical utility company. 2 agy WhaYo >S 1 I DON'T CARE This is a phrase we hear quite ofter pvprv riav in tho nlonfc T - - ? j j M. miv piuuvo. & pci ouiidujr u ill if we use this phrase too freely. I feel sure that a few people might not care, but the majority really do. If we didn't care, we wouldn't be as concerned about our work as we are. One "don't care" person can make il hard for several other persons on through other departments as the material moves through the plant. A Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent with a bad attitude can cause more "I don't cares" or a co-worker with a bad attitude can cause more friction than anything I know of in a plant. If management didn't care whether the salespeople sold our products we make in our plants they wouldn't be in their place of responsibility; nor would < ? have a place to work. Let's turn "I don't care" into "We do care" and see what a brighter Dicture it ran mab The first thing we should care about is getting the best quality fabrics and the most out of every pound of raw material that starts in the Opening Room. This is our responsibility. When you go into a department in the plant and see people smiling and working you can be sure they do care and you can bet you will find team work. When textile markets are good and our profits are Hearing Conser In most situations-espec- Plui ially the dramatic ones, most Many er of us are going to use the best ear protecl protection we can find ually prot against whatever we think is tors who going to harm us. Anyone extensive i would get behind the thickest ing protect cover available if someone found tha starts firing a gun in his or properly w hnr Hirnntinn r\r\icv VI uu vvwv/u. "WWJ OI ta, But if the possible danger hearing, is not so dramatic, some of Properly us do not always feel so when fitted strong a need to take care of ear canal, i ourselves. Some things we sound wav< need to take the necessary drum, precautions against. Many ei Clinton Mills realizes that that they s noise induced hearing loss is ter in areas preventable. That's why all when ear employees working in desig- Cutting dc nated high-level noise are level deer required to wear company approved hearing protectors. Areas within the nlants where hearing protection is required are clearly marked with appropriate signs. In addition to close supervisory follow up, inspectors from various state and federal agencies are authorized to visit the plants, issue citations and set fines where flj serious violations occur. Clinton Mills, An Industry Pace-Setter H Clinton Mills has been a i - pace setter in industry in developing a comprehensive ^ industrial hearing conservation program. The company adopted a mandatory hearing conservation program in 1972 after months of careful study and evaluation. The I program was just another multi phase project as part of the Company's continuing efforts to provide a safe and comfortable environment for all employees. LARRY LAI ur Attitude? good you can bet somebody had to care to ' i make superior quality fabric. You can also i bet that the stockholders recognize we did t care. k I jet's list a few thinos that talro nlooo ; when we "Don't Care" and when we "Do . Care." I "I DON'T CARE" , (1) Poor Quality 5 (2) Poor Morale (3) Housekeeping Poor (4) Forget about Safety , (5) Excessive Amount of Waste I (6) Expenses run Higher and Profits Fall i (7) Our Efficiency Drops "I DO CARE" , (1) Quality Improves (2) Good Morale (3) Clean Place to Work ; (4) Clinton People Think More about I Safety (5) Controls Waste that is Expensive and ; could be causing Seconds. (6) Help to reduce Cost and Add to our Profit Sharing (7) Improve our Efficiency so we can produce more goods and increase our earnings These are just a few things that happens when we don't care and when we do care. THE EDITOR vation Important gs Do Help tion so speech and warning nployees ask do signals are heard more tors or plugs act- clearly, ect hearing? Doc- A Personal Obligation have conducted Research shows that the esearch on hear- wearing of ear plugs helps ion devices have protect an employee's heart a person who ing. Clinton Mills continuing ears ear plugs in annual testing of employees' s will protect his hearing by trained audiometric technician allows the worn ear plugs, company to monitor the efcorrectly into the fectiveness of its hearine educe the force of program. ;s striking the ear Employees need to do all they can to keep their bodies nployees report in good physical shape-and ictually hear bet- wearing of hearing protect; with steady noise ion is a vital part of a good plugs are worn, physical program. It's both >wn on the noise an obligation and the law. eases the distor m ** . IfQUttf 0 " ^j VSON