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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 7 NO. 9
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
SEPTEMBER, 1949
Si.v luin(U‘el Caromount employees took advantage
of tlie opportunity for a free chest X-ray on September 12-13.
Through arrangements with the Xorth Carolina State Hoard of
Health, Mr. Hob Padgett and Mr. Tudor brought a Mobile x-ray
unit to the Caromount Division where everyone was offered a free
eliest x-ray. Mr. Padgett stated that the Caromount Plant had the
largest percentage of total employees using the x-ray, of any in
dustrial plant Adsited.
T. E. “Shorty” Hamrick, Storeroom; Argo Mitchell, Finishing;
Jjhn Ihirker, Dyehouse; and -Johnnie Cockrell, Dyeliouse, are
sliown leaving the unit.
Community Chest Drive
Hundreds of men, women and
'-hildren benefit directly from the
Hocky Mount Community Chest,
Indirectly the whole community
benefits for the purpose of the
Community Chest is to provide a
better community in which to live.
The 1949 Community Chest
has nine participating agencies.
This means that instead of nine
Separate campaigns only one will
be conducted. The money then
Will be divided among the follow
ing agencies; Family Service, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Child’s Guid
ance Clinic, Y. W. C. A., Y. M. C.
A., Salvation Army, Community
Council and United Jewish Ap
peal.
The Community Chest serves
not only the underprivdeged and
needy, nor any small group—-the
Community Chest is designed to
'Yhr:rrior 1949.50 i, ^
Mo.oo. This would he distributed
as follows:
P -1 c • . .$9,000.00
Family bervme ^^3
Salvation Arm) • •;rw.
Child’s Guidance Chn.c oOO.OO
United Jewish Appeal 2 oOO.OO
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The Hidden Payroll
Did you know that each com
pany has an additional labor cost
which does not show up in wages
paid to its employees? An em
ployee of the Wilson or Caro
mount Divisions receives benefits
which amount to nearly eleven
cents per hour for each hour that
he works.
A study completed recently
shows that the labor cost at Ca
romount and Wilson is actually
.fO.lOSl per hour above the hour
ly wages paid to the employee.
This Hidden Labor cost goes
to pay for such things as Unem
ployment Compensation, Work
men’s Compensation in the case of
accidents. Vacation Pay, Christ
mas bonus, and the employees
contribution for old age bene
fits (Social Security).
In addition to the above this ex
tra cost also pays for our group
insurance plan which provides
hospital benefits for their wife
and children.
If this hourly rate were figured
on a yearly basis the labor cost
for each employee above that
which is shown in his earnings
amounts to $224.8.5.
Vick Visits Cuba
Lester G. Vick of the Weaving
Department recently returned
from a two week tour of duty in
the Naval Air Reserve. This is an
annual two-week training period.
From August 14-29 Lester was
stationed at the Naval Base at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While at
Guantanamo, Lester went on
shore liberty to Guantanmo City.
Guantanamo City is several miles
from the base and is reached by
an antique railway Avhich is nar
row gauged and consisted of a
wood burning engine and two or
three uncomfortable coaches.
Upon arrival at Guantanmo
City the liberty party was beset
by native peddlers who offered
for sale any and everything.
Lester and a few friends hired
a guide, which he states is really
a good investment. The guide acts
as body guard, buyer, contact
man, good will ambassador and
serves in many other capacities.
Vick reported that the natives
live in an entirely different world
from what we know. Their stand
ard of living is low, their moral
concepts differ from ours and
they are always expecting the
next revolution.
Vick was delayed one day in
returning because of the hurri
cane in that area. He did not come
in contact with the hurricane but
the planes were not allowed to
fly into Florida.
CAA Elects Officers
The Board of Directors of the
Caromount Athletic Association,
consisting of Charlie Sanders,
secretary; W. H. Young, F. F.
Simmons, Bill Williams, Wahab
Edwards, R. W. Tippett and
Frank Brock elected Cecil LeA/is
to serve as president and Knox
Ellis as vice president for the com
ing year at their meeting Septem
ber 15 at the (Jaromount Field
House.
John Sterkin was added to the
board to represent the Shipping
Department.
Jim Speight, the outgoing pres
ident, has served the association
faithfully for the past two and a
half years.
Safely Council Meets
Leslie Alexander, J. G. Boone,
“Crow” Davis, Roscoe Dawes,
George Harper, John Salsburg,
and Owen Solmon attended the
third quarterly meeting of tin;
Safety
Eastern Carolina Safety Council
on Septeml)er 15, 1949, held at
Roanoke Rapids.
Pat Ormsby, noted
speaker, made the principal ad
dress. Ormsby is a humorist and
kept the audience laughing most
of the time. Through the medium
of funny stories he developed his
safety points. He stated that there
is need for optimism. Jlie worker
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Plioto by Eppes
Cliff Joyner of the Weavinj. llepartiuent is proud of his Sunday
School class of eleven year old boys Avhich is pictured above. Cliff
teaches the Junior Class at the North Rocky Mount Haptist
Cliurch. Shown left to right, Front row : Charlie Overton, Hertice
-Joyner, Kenneth Parker, -Jiniinie Frazier, J. C. Spells, and Ray
Wood.
Hack row: Ernest Coley, Carlton Ruffin, Hilly Wilhaf, Cliff
Joyner (teacher), A1 Hoyd and Carlton Moore. A1 Hoyd is the son
ot -justice Hoyd (Engine“ring) and Mrs. Kthelcne Hoyd (Final Ex
amining) and Hertice Joyner is the son of the teai’her.