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"We've Had Good Work Careers" OUR JOBS “I owe everything that my wife and I own to our good jobs at Clinton Mills,” says Bailey Plant Warehouse employee Herman Williams. “When I look back on my working career, it's easy to see how we’ve benefit- ted.” “Up until the Bailey Plant was built, I worked at Whitten Village. When the plant was finished I came here.” “The pay was much better and with my wife, Lula, working at No. 2, we were able to build a new home, buy a car, and have most of the things a working family wants.” TWENTY SEVEN YEARS AGO, Tolan Snelgrove came to work for Clinton Mills. “I’ve had a good work career here,” he remarked. “The company has shown a genuine interest in me.” “ In fact, some years ago when I needed some extra training, I took an ICS course in air conditioning. The company helped me pay for it—and that was a big help.” “Clinton Mills is a place you can feel comfortable, knowing management is in terested in your well-being.” GERALD SATTERFIELD, Clinton Air Condi tion Technician, says, “My job has something different in it everyday. I enjoy working for Clinton Mills because the company always provides me with steady work and good benefits—the one I like best, of course, is the Christmas Savings Plan.” 4** Questions And Answers About Cataracts Q. What is cataract? A. Cataract is any opacity or cloudiness of the crystalline lens of the eye. Q. What and where is the crystalline lens? A. It is a small clear lens, about the size of an aspirin tablet, which is inside the eyeball. It is held upright just behind the colored section (iris) and the pupil of the eye. Its main function is to vary the focus of the eye from distant objects to near or vice versa. Q. What does cataract look like? A. Except in very advanced cases, cataract is very difficult to see without special equipment. In the light from an optometrist’s instruments, it may have the appearance of tiny bubbles, dots, lines or cloudy areas. Q. How is cataract detected? A. Usually, it is detected during the “eye health” part of a vision examination when lighted instruments (ophthalmoscope or retinoscope, for in stance) are used to look into the eye. Q. How does cataract develop? A. Cataract begins with small opacities and gradually becomes larger over a long course of time. Q. Who is likely to be affected by cataract? A. Those in the over-55 group are most likely to develop cataract. Some types do occur in the eyes of younger persons. Heredity, poor health, and eye injury can predispose a person toward the develop ment of cataract. Q. Will cataract cause blindness? A. It can. Estimates of the number of legally blind persons in the United States (430,000) show that senile cataracts are the leading cause of blindness, accounting for an estimated 15.6 percent of the total cases.* However, much of the incidence of blindness due to cataract can be preven ted through early detection, eventual removal of the cataract through surgery, and the post-surgical use of prescription lenses. Q. How is cataract treated? A. There are no known drops or medicines that will dissolve cataracts. However, in the early stages of most cataracts, improved vision can be accom plished by a change in the lens prescrip tion. These changes are sometimes fre quent and often dramatic, but since this is just part of the maturing process of the cataract there is no cause for alarm. Q. What is the best time to have cataract surgery? A. Cataract surgery is usually ap propriate when the vision in the better eye has failed to the extent that the per son cannot see well enough to do the things normal to his daily life. Being responsible for the pre-operative care of the cataract patient, the optometrist will make sure that referral to an eye surgeon is made at the appropriate time. Q. What happens after surgery? A. After healing, special glasses or con tact lenses must be worn to restore clear vision. Prescribing and use of contact lenses by optometrists in correcting vi sion following cataract removal has con tributed to the full rehabilitation of many affected cataract patients, enabling them to return to work, hobbies, and normal living. Q. How are cataracts prevented? A. At the present, there is no known way to prevent the vast majority of cataracts due to aging. The best recom mendation is the observance of the rules of good health and regular optometric ex aminations. Other types, such as those due to diabetes, injury or radiation damage to the eye, are prevented by ob serving the known protections against them. *Figures from the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc. Five Employees Attend Seminar Five Clinton Mills employees par ticipated in a supervisory development seminar on May 2 and 9 at the Laurens YMCA. Attending the conference were Bill Bailey, Howard Scott and Bobby Quinn, all from Plant No. 2. Attending from Lydia were Mike Kinard and Fred Smith. Instructor for the two-day program was Richard Harwell, a widely known in structor and consultant in management and supervisory development training. Among the subjects covered were human relations, effective communica tions, problem solving, labor turnover and other supervisory methods. Reminder Here’s a reminder to employees of Clin ton Mills to be careful about endorsing their paychecks. Never endorse your check until you are ready to cash it. Once you’ve signed the check, it becomes as good as cash to anyone in possession of it. If your check is stolen or lost, notify the Payroll Depart ment and your Assistant Departmental Superintendent of the plant where you work immediately so that payment can be stopped. We can’t emphasize too much that your best protection is never to sign your check until you are ready to cash it. Even if your check is not endorsed, you should still notify the Payroll Depart ment and your Assistant Departmental Superintendent if it is lost or stolen. Letter To The Editor Mr. Mack Parsons, Industrial Relations Assistant Department of Industrial Relations Clinton Mills Clinton, S.C. 29325 Dear Editor: I just received the March issue of the “Clothmaker” and would like to compliment you on a job well done. I enjoy receiving the “Clothmaker” and appreciate you placing my name on the mailing list. Sincerely, Ellis C. Huffstetler, The Torrington Co.