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The Caromount News PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS OF SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL & CO. INC. VOL. IV No. 1 JANUARY 1946 Free Insurance ^e Have Learned From The Com pany That Group Life Insurance For Employees Will Be Ex tended After ten years with the company, the $500. life insur ance provided for employees ^ith less than ten years of ser vice, will be increased to $750. This policy will be increased to iljOOO. after 20 years service with the company. In case of permanent disability, an employee insured un der this plan will receive double amount of the principal sum of the policy since double indemnity is provided also. After an employee is with the company for 20 years and at the age of 65, the company 'vill maintain his insurance in force ^ntil the principal sum is payable. These benefits are typical of the progressive record of the company paying the highest wages in each area in which it operates, and leading the way in employee bene fits. In line with its policy of ex tending benefits whenever possi- the company has decided to P^y the entire cost of the present t^roup Insurance Plan for employ ees. Beginning with the first pay day February, 1946, no further pay roll deductions will be made for the Group Insurance Plan. The en tire cost will be paid by the com pany. Sea Bees Win Safety f-ontest ^ofety Record Improved .The Sea Bee Safety team had tio winning score during the third Poriod of the 1945 safety contest t-aromount and the Army team at Wilson. Hubert Sutton ^orved as captain of the Sea Bee ^am prior to his transfer to the ^ilson Division when Frank Shel- Was promoted to captain. The Coast Guard team was win- of the first period and the . Artillery of the second per- of the safety contest at Caro- ^ount. The Marine team won _uring the first two periods at vilson and Army team was the bird winner there. Captains of j e 6 Caromount teams were: Cecil ewis, C. L. Alexander, Justice E. I. Raper, J. G Boone QUALITY 7396 AX The new quality of cloth for auto upholstery is beginning production on these two looms. In the foreground Randolph Sutton, Superintendent of Weaving is examining the cloth. To the right, Mrs. Mamie Taylor is the operator of tlie loom. In the background left Worley Edwards and right, Jimmie Speight ai‘e observing the weaving. Two looms have begun Caro- mount’s production of a quality of pile fabrics to be used as automo bile upholstery. Prior to the war this quality was produced in large quantities, but this is the first run of the cloth by the company at Caromount since the end of the war. Randolph Sutton, Superintend ent of Weaving, stated “The full cooperation of the employees and careful use of their skills are necessary in successfully accom plishing this new assignment.” This job requires the very skilled performance of the weaver. It is hoped that satisfactory quality and production of this cloth by local weavers will merit a con tinuation of the assignment of sim ilar work to the Southern Div isions. and R. G. Ferrell. Hubert Sut ton and Frank Shelton respective ly succeeded R. G. Ferrell. The Caromount Division was awarded a certificate of merit by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for working 267,674 manhours from March 16, 1945 to June 15, 1945 without a lost time accident. No lost time ac cident occurred from July 31, 1945 through September 1, 1945 while working 69,267 man hours at Caromount. Although not working the 100,000 man hours without lost time accident neces sary for receiving Certificate of Merit, the Wilson Division did work 62,588 man hours from January 16, 1945 through May {Continued on Page Four) Sgt. Collins Writes Sgt. John W. Collins dispatched “news from Austria” in a recent letter to President H. H. Schell. Sgt. Collins has been assigned to the 329th Infantry at Reid, Austria, for about three months. He stated that he hoped to sail for U. S. in February about which he writes “I will be very happy.” At present he is relieving the first sergeant of his outfit, who had enough points to merit a dis charge. He describes the Aus trian weather as “pretty bad right now—some snow nearly every day”—all of which makes the roads very dangerous for trav elling. G. Mills Gets Award Repaires Communication Lines Under Enemy Fire Gennie Mills, helper in the Car omount Dyehouse, has been awarded a certificate for receiv ing more medals than any other former student of the first grade of Castalia school. He was a- warded the Presidential Citation and the Bronze Star Medal for his outstanding achievement with the 79th Infantry Division while in the European Theater of Opera tions. While stationed in a church building in Hatten, Germany, as a forward observer. Mills and Lt. •Charles Gurganus of Washington, N. C., were separated from their infantry line. As a radio operat or he was observing enemy posi tions and reporting them to the artillery. He remained in this position for 7 days within about one block from the German line with German gun positions on all sides separating him from his own unit. Mills and Lt. Gurganus were stranded there and held their positions relaying much needed in formation. Mills and Lt. Gur ganus were awarded the Presi dential Citation for this daring deed. As a telephone operator while in Southern France, Mills volun teered to repair the damaged com munications line under enemy fire. Mills was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for this outstanding per formance of dtlfc5^. He also re ceived five battle stars for par ticipation in ETO campaigns. Mr. Mills entered the army on June 17, 1942, and was discharged on October 4, 1945. Pfc. Saulter In Japan Pfc. Franklin Saulter is now stationed on the Island of Hokkai do in Japan. He is a member of the Task Force there and he de scribes this duty as “easy for us.” Naturally he is looking for ward to the time when he can return to the “good old U. S.” Prior to entering the Army in March, 1945, Pfc. Saulter was employed as a perch helper in the Wilson Division beginning his work there in August, 1943.
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