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Page 2 George Dandy, a Lydia maintenance employee, second from right, recently received a certificate from Lehigh Safety Shoe Company certifying that the safety shoes he was wearing prevented a serious foot injury when a loom side fell across his foot. George stated he was assisting a fellow employee move some parts when the 150-pound object accidentally struck the front and top portion of his foot. In addition to the certificate, George also received an engraved pen and pencil set. Present for the presentation were, left to right, assistant plant engineer Tom Womble, coordinator of health and safety Sonny King and plant engineer Mike Kinard. Are You Getting Bills From Doctors You Haven’t Seen? Don’t throw them away ... you are probably responsible for them. Bills such as pathology, radiology and anesthesiology are from physicians you normally do not see. However, these services are requested by your doctor and are part of your total medical treatment. When you receive these bills bring them to Truman Owens in Clinton or Lucille White in Geneva. They will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. Preventive Medicine In the long run, the cost of “preventive" medicine usually is far less than the cost of any other kind. Compare, for example, the cost of one session of whatever exercise is suitable for you—it might be only 30 minutes of brisk walking—with the cost of just one visit to a doctor’s office. Add to that the cost of what may result from that visit... a prescription to be purchased or tests ordered by the doctor, and you see that preventive medicine, prac ticed correctly, usually is cheaper. So, in these days when costs continue to soar for the kinds of medical treatment that cure or control, a lot more attention is being given to what can be done to help prevent sickness or disease. More doctors are attempting to direct their patients toward a greater degree of wellness, instead of just responding—in the more tra ditional manner—to the needs of patients when they're sick. Insurance companies and employers which make medical coverage available to their employees are mounting campaigns to promote good health as one means of help ing reduce medical costs. And the many elements of preventive medicine—the right foods, body mainte nance, mental health and other related fac tors—are increasingly the subject of cover age in a variety of newspapers and maga zines and on radio and television. Medical specialists and fitness experts emphasize that one key to the success of preventive medicine is practicing it correct ly. Following a pattern of fad diets, attemp ting exercise which may not be suitable, or trying out other courses based on informa tion that’s incorrect or not complete can do a lot more harm than good. When it’s prac ticed correctly, however, preventive medi cine can yield far more than just financial savings: A person can feel better, cope more easily with daily events, and generally take greater pleasure in just being alive. How do you know when you're following the right course to help achieve or maintain wellness? Some things, such as choosing the proper type and degree of exercise, usually require guidance; others, such as correcting bad eating habits, may require nothing more than use of common sense. Of course, the more informed a person becomes, whether it’s on proper diet, exercise, or any other part of preventive medicine, the easier it becom es to make a knowledgeable decision about the available choices. The information presented here merely touches on a few of the “highlights" of pre ventive medicine. More detailed information is readily available—much of it for free—at local health departments, some hospitals and clinics, libraries and from some doctors. For specific questions relating to individual needs, a doctor or specialist in the area of concern usually should be consulted. While this may result in an initial expense, getting the right start can save money and help pre vent sickness down the line. Vance Addresses Group (Continued from page 1) million advertising campaign by the ‘Crafted with Pride in USA’ council. It will be used to spread the message all over the United States,” continued Vance as he noted many of the things Clinton Mills has done in an effort to protect textile jobs. In an effort to inform the public about Made in USA goods, the public will be seeing "Crafted with Pride” advertisements on national television this fall. In concluding his address, he noted that the American textile industry is the most modern and its employees are the most effi cient in the world because they work with the best equipment available. Every year the textile industry invests an average of $1 bil lion on new plants and equipment. “Last year, at the time we were suffering from a record of nearly 10 billion square yards of imports, the industiy invested a record of nearly $2 billion in plants and equipment,” concluded Vance as he urged industry leaders to look forward positively to the future as the industry attempts to suc- cessfuly meet the import challenge. Numerous designated Clinton Mills’ employees have received comprehensive classroom training in the handling of hazardous wastes and chemicals. Russell Sapp, second from right, outlined to the group the proper measures to take in the event of a chemical spill, as well as how to inspect labelled containers and identify whether or not they contain substances which require special handling. Left to right, reviewing a list of designted hazardous substances, are general manager Jim Coleman, director of plants engineering Silas Campbell, engineer Harry Sullivan, city fire department training coordinator Russell Sap and Clinton Mills’ training director James Buchanan.