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Page 2 Q Clinton CLINTON. SOUTH CAF J o TfNinJ?G jn Dear Fellow Employees: Vacation?That time of the year u here. Wherever you may spend the 4th oi tnina at vnnr V.UIIIO, UI. juui laiuiRC tani^slbC UI J lis L will do everything possible to make th joyable as possible. Whatever you may do, please keep i highway, the water, the mountains, a I want to take this opportunity to t work you have done this year and to w most important?a safe vacation. Smoking Can Be Nearly everyone knows that cigarette i smoking is bad for health, and needless to t say most smokers are tired of being t reminded about it. However, the evils of smoking continue to appear in a variety ( of publications?newspapers, magazines, t journals and books. \ In the latest report on smoking and r health from the office of the surgeon e general, approximately 350,000 people will die in 1980 from medical disease or c problems attributed to smoking. t Many more individuals will be S seriously incapacitated, as the list of dis- c orders is awesome. The extensive medical s costs, disability payments and lost time from work that is related to smoking is c unbelievable. a??J:? - J ? nkwiuuig tu a renownea clinical 111- ^ vestigator, cigarettes have 2,700 different r chemicals which produce approximately two billion particles with each puff of a cigarette. The burning of substitutes for s tobacco involves the risk of producing i new kinds of harmful inhalants. t The greatest and best known hazard of f cigarette smoking is cancer of the lungs, t which occurs at a rate of 20 times greater ( than in a non-smoker. But this one major 1 Calvin C , Y< m mm Calvin Cc I I I telephone 1ill,a 933 5soo arc* coot eo KXINA 29325 re all look forward to?is almost F July week?at the beach, mounat home?I hope that each of you is vacation year as safe and as enn mind the rules of safety for the ind for home. hank each one of you for the fine ish you an enjoyable, relaxing and J.R. "Dick" Swetenburg Vice President of Manufacturing Hazardous jroblem should not overshadow the fact hat smoking damages the respiratory ract in other ways. Smoking is the predominate cause of ;nronic bronchitis and chronic obstrucive lung disease (emphysema), diseases vhich result in prolonged disability and lot uncommonly with an untimely and >arly death. Cigarette smoking is a major indepenlent risk factor for heart attacks, circulaion problems and premature death. Stomach and duodenal ulcers are more ommon in smokers as compared to nonmokers. So is cancer of the bladder. Even the unborn child is not spared, for igarette smoking during pregnancy has II effects on the fetus and then on the lealth and future development of the lewborn child. The many adverse effects of cigarette imokingcan be shortened and eliminated f this habit is stopped. A brief period of tradual education (about one week) 'ol lowed by abruptly stopping ("cold urkey ) appears to be the best way to juit. If you smoke, why not improve your lealth?quit the habit! Jooper Receives fir i \ SI opor Inez Miller (center) received her 40 y Manager Glenn Gaskins (left) and Rufus Superintendent. It was a particularly hap many pleasant years of "working togetf Company since May 25, 1940. Top Young Adult Kille Mention the words fatal poisoning and most people think of toddlers with open medicine bottles. Who would ever think accidental poisoning is a problem among grown-ups? But, according to the president of the National Safety Council, accidental poisoning is the number one cause of home death among young adults 15-44. The safety leader attributed many of these unintentional deaths to "polypharmacy"?the mixing of drugs indiscriminately. "Frequently, people will consume a highly hazardous, sick-room smorgasbord of doctors' nresrrintinn? nupr.tho. counter drugs, and perhaps a toddy or two to relieve their suffering. "Popping an anti-acid or antibiotic to reduce queasiness or battle infection followed by a sleeping pill or tranquilizer to induce sleep, washed down by a homemade alcoholic beverage all within even one day should be recognized for what it is?hand to mouth selfpoisoning." Medicines of any kind?whether prescription or non-prescription?should Award Personnel Director Calvin Cooper was jcently recognized by the State of South arolina Department of Education for his utstanding and distinguished service to le textile vocation school program in outh Carolina. The plaque, which read, "Outstanding nd Distinguished Service Award, ratefully presented to Calvin A. Cooper )r the promotion of the vocation educaion textile programs with South aronna. Cooper is a member of the District No. 6 school trustee board and has been acve in the state textile contest for many ears. In making the presentation on behalf of le State Textile Contest Committee, Ms. hirley Crook, Assistant Supervisor for rade and Industrial Education said, MI now of no one that deserves such high pcognition more than Calvin Cooper. I'm specially appreciative of the time and ef>rt you put forth annually to make sure le state textile committee's contest is jccessful." 1 Jfl ear service award from Lydia Plant Handback (right), Lydia Cloth Room >py occasion as the three recalled their ler" at Lydia. Inez has been with the - Poison! never be mixed without consulting your doctor or pharmacist first. A good pharmacist will spot and warn you of any potential dangerous drug com ninanons. And if you have more than one doctor, keep them posted on all the medications you are taking. Never take anyone else's prescriptions. What is good for one person is not necessarily good for you. Never exceed the dosage listed on the directions label. Too much too soon is a prescription for a death warrant. Keep external medications ? liniments, rubs, salves, etc.?separate from internal remedies such as cough syrups and decongestants. Never take any medicines in the dark and keep only one night's supply of pills on your night stand to avoid overdosage in a sleepy state. David H. Smith I David H. Smith is Promoted David Herbert Smith has been promoted from Spinning Technician to Assistant Departmental Superintendent in Plant No. 2 Spinning. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army. David attended Greenville Tech. David was employed as a sweeper and has held more progressive positions, including doffing and serving as a spinning technician. He and his family live on Rt. 2, Gastley Drive, Clinton.