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Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
YQL-12, NO. 10
Norman Tarnoff is placed
in Charge of Sales
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
OCTOBER, 1954
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NORMAN TARNOFF
Malcolm G. Jones, President of
Mney Blumenthal & Co., Inc.
announced the appointment
Norman Tarnoff as Executive
Ice President in Charge of
i^ales.
Norman Tarnoff was graduated
tom New York University in
_ -^30 with a B. A. degree, and
Joined R. H. Macy & Co. as a
hainee in 1931. After serving
Various capacities in numerous
^^partments, he was elected Vice
, ^’esident of Macy’s—New York
1948.
. Leaving Macy’s, Mr. Tarnoff
Joined Robbins Mills in 1953 as
® ^ice President and Director.
Mr. Tarnoff is married to Dor-
B. Tarnoff and has three
children, Peter, Vicki Louise and
John Brooks.
Pays To Work Safely
Safety must be a part of day-
o-day operations. It cannot be
^ hit or miss proposition. We
pannot emphasize safety on some
Jobs and forget it on others,
atety must be the chief concern
J every supervisor and every
Worker on all jobs at all times.
To be successful in this we
OiUst have the wholehearted coop-
oration of everyone. Our chief
Concern must be with individual
'''Orkers. It is the individual who
'^Cfks safely or gets hurt. It is
individual who must know
to do his job safely and who
(See Work Safely Page Three)
Rocki] Mount Bond Will Help Caromount Plant
On Thursday, November 23,
the citizens of Rocky Mount
will vote on a Bond issue which
is extremely important to the
Caromount Division, as well
as the city at large. If the ma
jority of citizens vote for this
bond issue it will provide need
ed money to give greater
water supply, water pressure,
and electricity for the city and
it will mean a more adequate
water supply and electricity
for present operations at Caro
mount, allowing for future ex
pansion here also.
If you were registered and
voted in the last Rocky Mount
city election you are eligible to
vote for this bond issue. The
registrars and the voting places
will be given in The Evening
Telegram.
The bond issue will cause no
increase in tax rates. The ex
pected additional $187,000 per
year from gas, water, light and
sewerage services will actually
Cobb Directs Purchasing
Edward S. Cobb is Director
of Purchasing, with offices at
One Park Avenue, New York.
Mr. Cobb was formerly Resi
dent Manager of the Spinning
Division in Rhode Island.
William Forand will assume
the duties of Purchasing Agent
under Mr. Cobb, with offices at
Rocky Mount, N. C. Cecil Lewis
will continue as Assistant Purchas
ing Agent.
George Aspinwall, formerly As
sistant Resident Manager, will be
come Yarn Sales Manager, and
Wool Buyer, with offices at Valley
Falls, R. I. Mr. Aspinwall will
report to Mr. Cobb.
Ernest Chew will become Plant
Manager of the spinning plant in
Valley Falls.
Goorge B6ish©im R©tiring
George Beisheim, a directoi.
Vice President and Credit
Manager of the Company, will
relinquish his duties as Credit
Manager on November 1, 1954.
Francis J. Raith, an Assistant
Treasurer, will become Credit
Manager on that date. Mr.
Beisheim will retire as Vice 1 res
ident on January 1, 19o5, al
though he will continue as a
Director.
more than pay the $149,000
which is the approximate cost
of this bond per year.
Jf this bond issue is not pass
ed it is very likely that it will
lie necessary to restrict the use
of water and electricity within
the city during certain seasons
of the year and at certain times
of the day when the amount of
water and electricity to be used
is greater than the present
plants can jirovide. These ser
vices outside the city may be
restricted at all times. Con
tinued low voltage on electric
lines may result in greater
damage to home and industrial
electrical appliances.
The expansion of the city
water and electric services is
important for needed services
at the Caromount plant.
It is a privilege and duty to
vote. Vote as you wish, but be
sure that you vote on the
Rocky Mount Bond Issue,
Tuesday November 23.
All©n E. Shor© In Sales
ALLEN SHORE
Norman Tarnoff, Executive
Vice President of Sidney Blumen
thal & Co., Inc., has announced
the appointment of Allen E. Shore
as Vice President in charge of
Automotive, Carpet Transporta
tion, Government and Industrial
Fabrics.
Allen E. Shore was graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology in 1938 and joined
the United Merchants and Manu-
(See Allen Shore Page Three)
Thomas M. Shock Now
Assistant To Pr©sid©nt
Malcom G. Jones, President
of Sidney Blumenthal & Co.,
Inc., has announced the ap
pointment of Rear Admiral
Thomas M. Shock, U. S. Navy
(ret.) as Assistant to the Presi
dent.
Admiral Shock joined Sidney
Blumenthal & Co., Inc. on Jan
uary 1, 1947, and was named
Resident Manager of the Shel
ton Division on July 1, 1951.
Admiral Shock was a mem
ber of the Class of 1913 at the
U. S. Naval Academy and re
tired from the United States
Navy in 1947.
Hoyn© in Appar©! Division
James J. Hoyne, Vice Presi
dent of the Company, will as
sume charge of the Apparel
Division, with offices at 1400
Broadway.
Jerome Sedlak, formerly Sales
Manager of the Apparel Division,
will become assistant to Mr.
Hoyne.
Employ©©s G©n©rous In
Giving To Ch©st and UF
The employees of the Wilson
Division contributed $253.20 to
the Wilson County Community
Chest and the Company contribut
ed $250.00, with a total of
$503.20. The following employ
es handled the Community Chest
Drive at the Wilson Plant: Marie
Winstead, Nellie Howell, Ralph
Dail, Mary Lena Whitley, Alma
Ward, John Boykin, Marvin Lang
ley and Adelle Boyd.
Employees at Caromount gave
$2950.50 to the United Comniuni-
of Rocky Mount and
the company gave $1100.00, mak-
ing a total of $4050.50, the largest
contribution ever given at Caro
mount. The employees who help
ed in this drive deserve the credit
for this good record.
Employee payroll deductions
for these Rocky Mount and Wil
son funds will come out of your
pay once during each month. If
an employee pledged a weekly
contribution his monthly deduc
tion will be for four or five weeks,
according to the number of weeks
in each particular monthly ac
counting period. Many employ
ees contributed through payroll
(See Employees Page Two)