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VOL. IV NO. 2
Insurance Explained
Fenske Describes Additional In
surance Benefits.
John M. Fenske, Jr., Assistant
secretary and Treasurer of Sid
ney Blumenthal and Company, has
issued an explanatory statement
^vmg a complete description of
the insurance benefits available
u ®f”P^oyees as the result of
the additional benefits now pro
vided in the Group Insurance
nan. Mr. Fenske in describing
the group insurance benefits stat-
ed;
We have a Life Insurance
policy under which all employees
are insured for $500. When an
employee has been in the service
of the Company for 10 years, his
insurance will be increased auto
matically to $750 and after 20
years to $1,000. In the event of
nis death the insurance will be
pid to the beneficiary named by
him. It IS provided in this policy
mat if an employee becomes tot-
ahy and permaAently disabled
before age 60, the amount of in
surance will be paid to him. In
at event he will no longer have
uny Life Insurance.
In addition to the increased
amounts of insurance which have
been provided under this policy,
h IS also provided that if an em
ployee retires after age 65, and
ntl teen in the employ
bt the Company for 20 years or
more his.life insurance will be
j^ontinued in force as long as he
‘“We have also added Accident-
tJeath and Dismemberment In-
rance. Under this policy each
mployee will have the same
mount of insurance as under the
employee meets
tlio • result of an accident,
he insurance will be paid to his
enehciary and payment would
so be made under the Life In-
rance policy. In the event of
ismemberment through accident-
' means, on or off the job, pay-
th^f according to
0 following schedule:
p^^f~The Principal Sum.
tands or both feet—The
^^Jhcipal Sum.
sight of both eyes—
'te Principal Sum.
tand and one foot—The
^^mcipal Sum.
"ne "1 !“? of of
—The Principal Sum.
blumenthal & CO. INC.
FEBRUARY 1946
TT 1 1 production in converttv«
A. Hand, and Tommy Parmer In
stead, left, and Dossie Bunn, right Lancey Win-
the finishing processes. Boone, Hand
veterans of World War II. ’ and Bunn are
Production in the converting
processes including dyeing and
finishing has gradually increased
since the end of the war. D. W.
Adams, superintendent of the dye
ing stated: “During the week
of January 25th the dye house hit
Its peak production dyeing 1,550
One hand and loss of sight of
one eye—The Principal Sum.
One hand or one foot—One-half
Ihe Principal Sum.
Loss of sight of one eye—One-
half The Principal Sum.
All the other benefits are de-
^ribed in the Group Insurance
Plan booklet which was publish
ed at the time the Plan was first
introduced, but it should be noted
that recently^ the daily hospital
benefits were increased from $3.00
to $3.50 and the Surgical benefits
were increased by one-third for
each operation listed in the print
ed schedule of Operations with
a maximum of $100.”
Mr. Fenske has been with
the Company since October,
1922, having accepted a posi
tion after his return from ser
vice in World War 1. For many
years he was secretary to Mr.
Sidney Blumenthal and now is
Assistant Secretary and Treas
urer for the Company. He is
also in charge of all insurance
for the Company.
pieces during this week.” The
present average production totals
pieces per week.
There hpe been two new dye
tubs installed in this department
making a total of ten. Eight of
9 ® capacity of
2 200 gallons and dyes 12 pieces
of cloth simultaneously and there
IS one large dye tub which has
a capacity of 2,600 gallons and
dyes 24 pieces of doth at one
time There is also a sample box
which dyes one piece of cloth
tor a sample.
After having been dyed, the
cloth IS transferred to the Fin-
ishing Department where the
cloth IS subjected to carding,
shearing, brushing, and final dry’
mg processes to acquire the pre
scribed finish. In describing the
new type of finishing which re
quires more shearing, W. J
Greenman, superintende’nt of fin-
ishmg, stated: “Formerly, the>
cloth was subjected to one shear-
mg and now in order to meet
the demands of the market, it is
subjected to four shearings. This
additional shearing requires ut
most vigilance on the part of the
shear operators.”
Many qualities formerly used
for cloaking trade are also being
used by the furniture trade now.
-'5mal quantities of auto upholst
ery cloth received from the Weav
ing Department are being convert-
Vets Aid Production
Concerning veterans who have
returned to work in the Weav
ing Department, Randolph Sutton,
of weaving, stated:
Without exception they have ad
justed themselves to the routine of
their respective jobs quickly and
effectively. They are to be com
mended for quick adjustment to
their work in the Weaving De
partment. They have reached
peak production and quality in
an incredibly short length of
time.”
The present scarcity of cotton,
rayon and mohair yarns has han
dicapped production in the Weav
ing Department recently. All signs
indicate that the yarn condition
will be favorably improved with
in a short period of time.
It IS the reconversion objective
of this department to have all
looms operating again. This will
require additional personnel but
at present the scarcity of yarns
prevents the training of learners.
n spite of the epidemic of
flu and colds, the attendance of
employees has been sufficient to
meet production schedules.
Eason In Berlin
Word has been received from
pt. Raymond Eason stating that
he IS now in Berlin, Germany,
111 j assigned to
the 90^d F. A. Bn., 78th In-
lantry Division. Naturally he is
looking forward to returning to
the states and it seems likely that
he will not return until July.
e landed at Bremerhaven, Ger
many on New Year’s Eve, and
traveled into Germany to Erlangen
where he was stationed for a few
. outfit finally moved
on to Berlin where he is now
stationed. According to Eason,
he rationing system of Germany
limits Items available, but the
excha^e of American money in
to Geifnan marks provides ample
money for him. Fifty cents buys
an ample supply of beer for the
day, five cents pays for a hair
cut and cigarettes cost fifty cents
a carton, if you can find them.
i"vt. Eason states “—I wish I
was back at the Mill at work
with you all.”
Albert L. Gardner and Joseph
Harold Vester were discharged
from the Army in late December.