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Page 11 Morgan Mitchell, Training Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Labor, recently presented a 90-minute training seminar on hazards recognition for all members of supervision. In his program, Mitchell instructed supervision in the skills needed to make the work environment safer. Using a series of slides, personal experiences, and demonstrations, the veteran industrial training direc tor cited ways of preventing injuries caused by improper electrical wiring, defective equipment, improper supervision, and unsafe work practices. He provided participants with a detailed check list which is a valuable tool in detecting common workplace hazards. Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. Leviticus 25:10 MDCCLXXVI Do you have questions about your insurance? Do you have questions about medical care you are receiving, recommended procedures, .surgery or group medical benefits? Talk with your benefits counselor, Truman Owens in Clinton, or Lucille White in Geneva. They have been trained in health and insurance coun seling and can answer questions like: 1. What can you expect before and after surgery? 2. What medical alternatives do you have? 3. What will the plan cover? 4. What do you have to pay for? They can tell you about second surgical opin ions, outpatient surgery, pre-admission testing, out-patient diagnostic X-ray, lab tests, etc. It’s a good idea to talk with Truman or Lucille before a non-emergency hospital confinement in order to eliminate paying a separate room and board deductible. They can help you save both time and money. Call Truman Owens at 833-5500 or Lucille White at 682-2211. Budget Rent-A-Car Joins Campaign The campaign to make consumers more aware of American-made textiles and ap parel is catching on! Two Carolina companies have begun dis playing “Crafted With Pride in USA” logos and messages on their products and con sumer packaging. Harris Teeter/Food World, Inc., based in Charlotte, NC, launched a campaign to educate shoppers on the importance of tex tile jobs to America’s economy. The com pany’s 127 supermarkets in the Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee use grocery bags imprinted with the "Crafted With Pride” logo and a “buy American” message. And Budget Rent-A-Car in Greenville, SC, has begun displaying “Crafted With Pride” bumperstickers on the rear bumpers of all its cars. The bumpersticker reads, “We support American-made textiles and ap parel. Do you?” Valerie Miller, owner of the Greenville franchise of Budget Rent-A-Car, said the bumpersticker idea occurred to her shortly after she moved to the Greenville area. “I moved here in June,” she said. “One of the first things that hit me was that the textile industry is suffering. And a big part of the reason is imports. If we can buy more American-made goods, it will help the situa tion.” m ”• / ‘V o.s>’ We support American-mode textiles and apparel...Do you? Budgpt Bent a car Greenville/Spartanburg