Newspapers / The Caromount (Rocky Mount, … / April 1, 1946, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Caromount (Rocky Mount, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Caromount News PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS VOL. IV NO. 4 SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND COMPANY. INC. APRIL 1946 THE STATELY ELM BOWS TO PROGRESS This is the last glance at tliis view of the Dyehouse Avith shrubbery and elnis. The elm pictured at the left avHI be cut domi to pro vide space for an addition to the Dyehouse, according to plans al ready underway. You Avill find that the shrubbery has already been removed and one of the elm trees soon Avill be turned into fire wood. Dyehouse To Be Extended D. J. Rose & Son, contractors, ate making preparations for an addition to the converting build ing. This new construction will an extension of the present Dyehouse, increasing the floor space considerably. According to Charlie Laughridge of the En gineering Department, “This will a brick steel truss construction nf the same design as the present i^uilding and the same type of truss roof will be continued.” This addition will provide a greater space for an expansion the Dyehouse. A cottage steamer will probably be installed ^or use in steaming printed goods ®nd pile fabrics. Mr. Rose would make no state ment concerning the proposed date completion of this construc tion due to difficulties in getting Necessary materials. ned Cross Donations Caromount employees contrib uted S281.29 to the 1946 Red Cross Membership campaign. Wil son employees contributed $94.04. ^ith the additional contribution Ilf $350.00 by the company, the total 1946 contribution to the Red ^I’oss amounted to $725.33 for the Caromount and Wilson Divisions. Vester Awarded Medal Harold Vester, roller machine operator in the Final Examining Department, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his out standing achievements with the 335th regiment of the 84th Infan try Division while in the Europ ean theatre of operations. With disregard for his person al safety, Harold Vester success fully completed an assignment of moving vehicles out of an area under heavy enemy artillery bar rage while advancing through Ka- (Continued on Page Three) MONn GIRON VISITS CAROMOUNT MILLS No Improvement In Safety Record Twenty-one accidents occurred in the Caromount Division during January, February, and March, 1945, of which six resulted in lost time. For the same period in 1946, there were twenty accidents, of which seven were lost-time acci dents. In the Wilson Division two ac cidents occurred during January, February, and March, 1945, one of which resulted in lost time. For the same period in 1946, we had one lost time accident. The injured employee is sub jected to suffering and other in conveniences caused by such in juries and is obliged to stay away from work, all of which results in a loss for both the employee and the company. It is of utmost importance that each employee strictly follows the rules set forth in the company’s safety booklet in order to avoid all accidents, both major and min or. Employees abiding by these rules will provide adequate pro tection for themselves and at the same time will cooperate with the management in its efforts to em phasize accident prevention and improve the safety record of the Caromount and Wilson Divisions. FROM THE COTTON FIELD TO COTTON CLOTH In 1926 C. G. Bell, an enter prising citizen of Rocky Mount, purchased a tract of land which had been used for growing the King crop of the South—cotton. Little did he know that this very tract of land was soon to be the site for converting the yarn from the raw cotton into a finished cotton cloth product. Within two years this site was chosen as the location for the Rollinson Manu facturing Company. Incidentally, you probably have guessed by this time that this tract of land faces West Ridge Street alongside the railroad tracks and is the pres ent location of the Caromount Division of Sidney Blumenthal and Company, Inc. In September, 1928, the ori ginal building had been com pleted and the first production began with two looms operating intermittently. According to Ow en Solmon these two looms, num bers 1 and 2 are now numbered 15 and 16, and are nearly in the same location. Solmon reported for work in October, 1928 along with the total of approximately 12 employees. The wooden floor- space in the present weaveshed corresponds to the size of the ori ginal building. Incidentally, Doc Lancaster, Caromount carpenter, helped the building contractor put down this wooden floor and then became an employee of the Rol linson Company. Cornelius Cooper stated “There were approximately 80 employees at Rollinson Company finally.” These employees worked on two shifts with a 10 to 12 hour work (Cointinued on Page Two) French Industrialists Dnpressed With American Textile MQls Marc Giron, of Giron Freres, Saint Etienne, Loire, France, visit ed Caromount on March 28 while on his first visit in the United States observing the textile in dustries. He was conducted on a tour of the plant by Randolph Sutton, Superintendent of Weav ing. Mr. Giron was favorably impressed by the working con ditions and physical set up of the mill, remarking, “Your ma chines are much more modern than we have in France.” In a later discussion, he was amazed at the many benefits available for employees. Mr. Giron came to the United States along with eighteen other French industrialists as represen tatives of the Centre des Jeunes Patrons, an organization of young executives and business men com parable to the United States Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. In 1941 he organized the first Cen tre des Jeunes Patrons in Saint Etienne, Loire, an industrial town producing textiles, coal, and fire arms. These clubs devote their efforts toward business, commun ity, and civic welfare, starting in France about ten years ago and now has a total membership of about 3,000. This was the sec ond group of French industrialists to visit the United States recently. Mr. Giron is the youngest of three brothers who are managers of Giron Freres (Giron Brothers). He is the Gerant, or sales man ager, and is typical of the Amer- (Continued on Page Two) Who Is No. One.^ When you check in with your numbered time card, when you receive your numbered check, when you give your number at the canteen—Did you ever wonder— Who is number one? Well, if it has perplexed you, maybe you will be interested to know that Herman Allen is “Number One.” He was assigned this number in November, 1928, and has held it since that time. Allen has been employed in the Warping De partment most of this time, work ing as a quiller and beamer.
The Caromount (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 1, 1946, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75