Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Page 4 ,4f mmmmmmL ^ BP"^ "The attitude of our employees toward tl H /A A 5/2 scnei Well Rec< "The response to the Geneva plants continuous operating schedule has been over- t whelming." stated Geneva Manager. Barry p Hooks. "Not only have we created numerous v promotional opportunities, but we have s added approximately 100 additional jobs." Hooks cited the new work schedule as a p tremendous morale booster. Employees like t the variety of work hours available in the 5 2 c schedule. t "By adopting the continuous operating e schedule." added Hooks, "we've been able t to fully utilize Geneva's ultra modern equip c ment in weaving and cloth room areas. r Needless to say, this efficient utilization en v hances our competitive position in the mar ket place." ? "We found that by operating the weaving v machines continuously, we have reduced s many of the mechanical and electrical prob- t lems." I I "We seem to have an abundant flow of applicants to the 5 2 schedule." ?Bob Dettmar le new schedule is great." ?Barry Hooks rli il a UUIts jived Bob Dettmar, Personnel Director, noted hat filling the jobs on both work schedules )osed no problems. "There are many people vho find one or the other schedules best .uited for their needs." "When an employee or prospective em)loyee asks about the weekend work, we try o point out all of the aspects of the schelules. Most make the choice best suited for heir personal situations. Eligible present imloyees are given an opportunity to bid for he weekend shifts; other jobs are filled from lualified applicants," stated Dettmar "The esponse to both schedules is overvhelming " Hooks praised the attitude and efforts of ill employees in making the new schedule vork "We're finding efficiencies high on all shifts and on the 12-hour weekend shifts, he production actually tends to increase the ast few hours." Crafted With Pride In U.S It's Impoi Buy Ame When you face a choice between a less r expensive foreign-produced item and one made in the United "States, do you stop, think and buy American? Or do you consider only immediate savings as opposed to the long-range impact that buying foreign may have on your economic future and that of the 4-. 14 I -I it:a11ic inuubiry: u nidiseb benbt ; uunbiaer d buying American. Imports are now flooding a number of areas of the United States market. In many categories more than 50 percent of some textile markets are imports. Foreign employees, particularly those in the textile field, are paid only a fraction of what their United States counterparts are paid. To state the case simply, when many retailers purchase foreign goods, instead of buying those produced in the United States, they contribute in some measure to the possible loss of jobs and wages in our country ? perhaps your wages, your job. Let's look at the question of you, not as a textile employee, but as the average consumer, the customer of this retailer. Foreign goods may cost you and the retailer less, but 7K rprpnt ctnHw inHiratoc thov* r\$\c\r\ *. w. . vwvxi, avwuj IMVIIV.UIVU, II IV. jr CJI V, w l IV.I I V marked up much more by the retailers than s goods produced in the United States. The I study states that in many cases "the lower t cost of imports does not result in any price ( benefit to the consumer, but merely allows r the seller a higher profit." In other words, ) you are not the one who stands to gain the most financially from import purchases. The < About Your Group Insuro Not Pre -Not Al When you file a claim for medical expenses coverage, make sure that the expenses you're c For example ? drugs which can be bought "ac not an allowable expense. These are items such a indigestion, and the like Even if you ask the dn medicines, that does not make them an allowa Drugs that are allowable are those which are pr under the plan and which could not be purchai Of course, since druggists can't be expected to are not allowable under the company plan, they r is not allowable. The majority of our employees are quite conser when this happens, it's usually the employee wh and we get rid of it without any delay in proces Generally speaking, allowable expenses inclu necessary as prescribed by a physician for treati duu wmcn are consioereo reasonaDie, or in line our area. Claims for drugs and medicine must show the | whom the item was prescribed, the prescriptio charge. Claims must be filed for each individual covere Forms for filing are available at the personnel < As the cost of health care continues to climb st that we be careful and conservative in our claim rest with any one group ? be it doctors, hospit. coverage plans. It's only by all of us working toge have adequate and satisfactory health care in t >.A. rtant To rican etailer is the real winner in this game. Look at an example. A product made in he United States is sold to a retailer for $1. "he retailer marks the product up 100 perent and sells it to you, the customer, for $2. He buys a similar product from a foreign nanuiaciurer ror $ . du. i-ie marKs me item ind sells it to you for $ 1.50. Or he may mark he items up 200 percent and sell it to you or the same price as the United States proluced article. You could save $ .50. but in nther case, the retailer makes more profit han he would have realized if you had stop>ed to think and bought American. In a -ense you have encouraged that retailer to :ontinue and even to increase his purchase >f foreign-produced items. And to a certain ?xtent. you have |eopardized your own job uture. Although a balance of trade is essential ind foreign goods have a place in this baance in our economy, a balance of trade nust be just that ? a balance. There are nstances, of course, when the purchase of :ertain foreign goods makes sense. No one :an or wants to deny this. It is the unthinking vho grab for the pricetag, the failure to coniider the country of manufacture, the lack of uurving iui a ucucr auciiidiivt: purciidbe ? hese are the factors that create a potential Janger in the foreign purchase picture. You nay save $ . 50 in the short run. but what do /ou stand to lose in the long run? Buying American may be worth a great jeal. nee scribed I lowed under the company's health care benefits laimmg are allowable under the plan ross the counter" without a prescription are s aspirin, cold remedies, medicines for acid iggist to put a prescription number on such ble expense. escribed by a physician for a person covered ied without a physician's prescription. readily know which expenses are and which nay occasionally list an item for filing which vative in their approach to filingclaimsand, o points out this error to us in the beginning .sing the claim. de those charges for health care which are nent of a non-occupationsl illness or injury i," with charges made for similar services in physician's name, the name of the person for n number, the date and the amount of the d under the plan and for each calendar year iffice. larply all over the world, it's vitally important s. The ability to control such costs does not als, patients or companies with health care ther to control costs that we can continue to he future.