The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE *^MPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 5—NO. 9
SIDNEY BLL MENTHAL AND CO, NC.
SEPTEMBER, 1947
R. W. Tippett Gets
Suggestion Award
R. W. Tippett, employee of the
Caromount Weaving Department,
Was the winner of a cash award as
a result of his suggestions for
changing and thereby improving
the knife cord stop motion and
the knife bumper guard on looms.
These changes have been complet
ed on nearly all of the looms at
Caromount and Wilson with very
effective results.
Tippett’s simple change in the
Jcnife cord stop motion now imme
diately stops the loom when the
knife cord breaks. It has resulted
in less damaged cloth caused by
knife cord breaks. The knife
humper guard which he designed
has also decreased the breakage
of knife carriers.
The Suggestion Committee has
requested that this award be
brought to the attention of emplo
yees in an effort to show the
type of suggestions that is wel
comed and the types which may
Win cash awards. Suggestions
which will increase production,
iniprove the quality of products,
Oiake for greater efficiency, or
in some similar manner bring
shout an improvement will be con
sidered for cash awards.
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Absenteesim Surveyed
Absenteeism is a broad term
which means the failure of work
ers to report o^ the job when
they are scheduled to work.
Absenteeism is the gremlin in
Sny production schedule, since the
sbsence of one worker probably
Will interfere with the production
^f many.
From information recorded by
^rs. Mary Trevathan, Caro-
t^ount Nurse, the Personnel De
partment has arrived at the follow-
conclusions: from January
through August 15, 1947, the
I’crcentage of absenteeism was
^•1 for Caromount and 4.1 for
Wilson. This means that approxi
mately twenty employees are away
‘*'om their work at Caromount
^,^d about four at Wilson at all
hfties. In comparison with other
'^rge plants this record is not bad.
fact it would be considered
t^ather good; however, the ab-
?6nce of twenty-four employees
m our organization makes a great
'^^fference in meeting a production
^^hedule and filling an order.
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This lovely brunette is Miss Xell Perry, Edenton, North Caro
lina, winner of the Bathing Beauty Cont^t at the North Carolina
Tobacco Exposition on August 16, in Wilson. Dliss Perry is wear
ing a suit of “Safari” cloth which is made at both the Caromount
and Wilson Plants, where it is commonly kno^vn as “79CC.”
Planners AtShelton
Mrs. Vera Capps and Miss
Dorothy Sturtevant went to Shel
ton, Conneticut, Wednesday, Sep
tember 10 to attend a Planning
meeting held there Thursday,
September 11, at 2:00 p. m.
The Caromount visitors were
greatly impressed with the friend
ly welcome that they received upon
their arrival at the Shelton Plant.
In a very few minutes they were
made to feel perfectly at home.
The ladies said that they owed
much appreciation and thanks to
Dick Reynolds, who took them on
a very interesting and enlighten
ing tour of the mill; and to Mrs.
Veronica Lawlor and Miss Emma
Sheehan, who were most hospita
ble; and to Clem Frederick, who
was so kind about driving the
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^oys For Finland
The Home League of the Salva
tion Army are busy making toys
to send to Finland to bring happi
ness to the little children of that
country at Christmas time. The
cloth that the ladies are using in
f’reating these toys is rayon plush
that was made at Caromount.
This was given to the Salvation
Army for the purpose.
Mrs. Amos Dail, Mrs. George
Fuyhes, Mrs. Harvey Jordan, and
Mrs. Elsie Sugg are on the work
committee for this project, and
anyone has any dolls or
other toys that they would
like to send to Finland to
lifrhten the heart of some
child this Chriistmas, Mrs.
Elsie Sugg, Finishing Depart
ment, will be glad to receive
them.
Blumenthal Presents
Suit To Queen
A jungle princess rode in the
parade of the North Carolina To
bacco Festiyal held in Wilson re
cently clad not in the skin of
a leopard from the jungle as it
appeared but in a bathing suit of
cloth from the looms of the Wilson
Division of Sidney Blumenthal
and Co., Inc. This cloth is known
as “Safari” when it is a finished
product. It is commonly known to
weavers as “79CC.”
President H. H. Schell of Sid
ney Blumenthal and Co., Inc.,
sent this bathing suit to be given
to the winner of the Bathing
Beauty contest of the Tobacco
Festival held in Wilson on August
14, 15, and 16.
Miss Nell Perry, of Edenton,
N. C., winner of the Bathing
Beauty contest was awarded this
bathing suit of “Safari” during a
supper given by the Wilson Ki-
wanis Club at the Club Zam Zam.
It was announced to the crowd
present that the suit was a gift
from Sidney Blumental and Co.,
Inc., and that the suit was woven
at the Wilson plant.
While on the reviewing stand,
seated by the Honorable Gregg
Cherry, governor of North Caro
lina, Miss Perry was again attired
in the “Safari” bathing suit. Miss
Perry had already won the acclaim
of the spectators as Bathing Beau
ty Queen and this bathing suit be
came the subject of many compli
mentary remarks from the on
lookers.
ECSC Meeting
The Eastern Carolina Safety
Council held a meeting Friday
night, September 19, at eight o’
clock, in the Rocky Mount High
School Auditorium.
J. H. Mayfield from Rosemary
Manufacturing Company, Roa
noke Rapids, North Carolina,
chairman of the Safety Council,
presided at the meeting.
The principal speaker was
Thomas L. Carroll, personnel di
rector of the Washovia Bank and
Trust Company of Winston Salem,
North Carolina. Mr. Carroll’s
speech was on personnel problems
entitled, “Two Guys Named Joe.”
Among those people present,
from Caromount there were: Clav-
^
ton Hedgepeth, Knox Ellis, Mr.
and Mrs. Owen Solmon, Leslie
Alexander, Julius T. Eppes, Paul
Wells, and Hubert Sutton.
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