The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11
Moss Point Mill
Plan Provides
Worker Security
BY ARTHUR l.. L

president of Southern Kraft Di-
vision, international Paper Com
pany. spoke on the subject OF
worker incentives. Quoting from
a part of this address Mr.. Riis
said, by far the most import
ant of such is security. Present
security in the knowledge that
there will always be a days work,
at attractive wages, an unin-
terrupted source Of income dur
ing periods of incapacity due to
accident or illness. Future secu-
rity in the form of unlimited OPP
portunities for promotion, and a
formal retirement plan which
guarantees security in old age,
and finally, security in the form
of life and hospital insurance
which protects not only the en-
ployee, but, also the employees
entire family in the event of sick
ness, or even death"
Present Security
Present security Is assured the
employees of the Moss Point mill
and other employees Of the Inter
national Paper Company first by
the fact the future outlook for
paper industry as a whole is good;
second, that the wages are at
tractive in that they are higher
than those in other industries in
the south; finally, they are as
sured an uninterrupted source of
income during periods of incapa-
city due to accident or illness.
This is due primarily to the COM
pany's group life insurance plan,
and further this income is pro-
tected by a group hospitaliza-
tion insurance plan.
The group life insurance plan
Is offered to employees at only
a fraction Of its actual cost. It's
features include double indemni-
ty in case of accidental death,
weekly sick benefits in event Of
illness or accident outside the
mill mill accidents are adequate
ly covered by the company
through various forms or insur-
ance). II an employee becomes to-
tally and permanently disabled
he is entitled to monthly pay
ments until the face value of his
policy is paid. The amount of
life insurance and sick benefits
allowable under the group plan
is in proportion to the en-
ployee's earnings; therefore, the
security offered to the employee
and his family is, in turn, proper
tionate to the effort which he
puts forth on the job, as increas-
ed effort will most surely reflect
in increased earnings.
In December 1945, the company
in cooperation with the union
made available to its employees
a group hospital and surgical ben
eft insurance plan. While the
company does not directly con-
tribute to the cost of this plan, as
it does in the group insurance
plan, it does furnish the neces-
sary personnel for the collection
of premiums, filing and payment
of claims directly from the mill
office. This plan not only covers
the employee, but also his entire
family. Some of its benefits r
payment of hospital room and
board, hospital extras and am
bulance fees. special maternity
benefits, and payment for spe-
Gifted surgical operations.
Future Security
Every employee sooner or later
looks to the future. He strives
for promotions which will in
crease his earning power and at
the same time is concerned about
the time in later years when
through age or other disability
he has to quit work or retire.
With respect to promotions no
better example of the unlimited
possibilities for advancement can
be had than to look at the record
of THE Moss Point Mill Alum
MI, and also of other key men at
the Moss Point mill whose history
appears in pages of this Ami
versary Edition. All started with
more Or less mental jobs and have
risen to the top or near the top
in their respective lines of en-
deavor.
The company. effective Janu-
airy l, l945, inaugurated its re-
tirement plan for its employees.
To be eligible an employee must
have completed five years service
with the company. The cost OF
the plan is shared by the EN-
ployees and the company at a
ratio at present approximately
A percent for the employee and
56 percent for the company. In
addition to the current cost of OPP
Grating the plan the company put
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