Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Company R< Wgf"] W i JLJ? Wilford Samples, a Plant No. 1 Spin ployee, has joined the ranks of several hi his fellow employees who completed 25 or tinuous years of service to the company be] ing. Plant No. 1 Manager Sam Williams Weaving Superintendent Joe McCall adrr 40-year service award which Sadie Powe recently received for long, continuous ded vice to the company. 15 S ^ jy ' W John Cooper (center) has gained memtx the Old Timer's Guh. Plant No. 2 Supei Mac George and Plant Manager Joe Ne the presentation. All Injuries The skin has a large amount of bacteria on its surface, and serious infection may develop within hours or days after an injury. When this bacteria gets inside the tissues of the body through breaks in the skin, even the iniurv itself seems in. significant. If you have ever had any infection of a wound, you know that the accompanying pain, swelling and discoloration are much worse than that of the original injury. So it is important that we take care of even those small wounds we think may not need attention at all. ecognizes L< I $ aar #*- t i ning em- Thomas Motes (left), a B undred of has been awarded a gold more con- choice for completion of fore retir- tinuous service to the coi Superintendent George Gi Carl Rogers made the pres (left) and Jerry Heaton (center) 1< lire a gold pocket watch which Plar rs (center) . Williams and Spinning ! icated ser- Humphries are presenting ter century continuous ser r tT il m ;rship into Harry Lanford has comj rintendent service to the company. Ison made Weaving Assistant Depai received his service award Rogers (left) and George tendent. Require Pre Many of us do not realize the potential danger of infection from small wounds, especially when the skin is broken (open wv;uiiua;. When an injury occurs, first of all cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Cleansing will remove particles of dead tissue and foreign matter and will decrease the number of bacteria which tend to multiply rapidly in devitalized tissue. Although cleansing may cause discomfor at first, it will prevent the worse pain Dng Service E \<al?o ailey Weaving employee, Silas Campbel accutron watch of his ing, has complet a quarter century con- the company. V mpany. Bailey Weaving Subsidiary Oper ant and Plant Manager Campbell an eni ientation. milestone in his -W7-J U_J soks closely at a Bulova Plant No. 2 ( it No. 1 Manager Sam (left) and Plant Superintendent Furman presented Ray < him for reaching a quar- Nelson and Ho< vice to the company. his many years n j |g||? deted 25 continuous years Vice Preside Harry, a Bailey Phnt Operations C. 1 tmental Superintendent, years of contii from Plant Manager Carl recently receive Grant, Weaving Suporin- dent George H mer Treatmei of infection. dr< After cleansing the wound, apply some type of antibiotic ointment or solution. If 1 no prepared solution is available, alcohol wc may be used. A helpful hint to remember ba is that ice, when applied to the wound. ac< can help decrease swelling and also con- ev< stricts the blood vessels to prevent or con- an trol bleeding. Ice also can prevent infection by making the germs dormant, and it is also a great anesthetic. m< CO Last of all, cover the wound with a ban- st] daid or other sterile dressing. Applying a cu Imployees 1 (left), Director of Plant9 Engineered 25 continuous years of service to ice President of Engineering and ations C. Bailey Dixon, presented graved clock in recognition of this work career. Carding Superintendent Bob Hooks Manager Joe Nelson (right) proudly Gossett with his Old Timer's watch, oks expressed their appreciation for i of loyal service to the company. ?1 nt of Engineering and Subsidiary 3ailey Dixon (left) has completed 25 nuous service to the company. He id his Old Timer's watch from Presi. Cornplsnn (It pssing helps the wound heal without rther trauma. Many people put off treating small >unds because they think "it's not that d" or "I don't have time now," but the rompanying pain of infection can make pn a nicked finger something more than inconvenience. We all know that prevention is the best pdicine, so at home and at work use mmon sense when using any sharp inrument. But when an accident does ocr, get treatment immediately.