"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.”
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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.