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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. IV—NO. 6
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND COMPANY. INC.
JUNE, 1946
Pictured above are boxes of cloth prepared for export to Havana,
Cuba Gathered around are employees of the SMpping Depart-
nient, reading left ,to right, Russell Taylor, Leon Rose, Oliver
Parker, Clifton Weaver, Charlie Warren, Norman Williams, How
ard Landis, and Mark Grimsley.
Shipping Dept. Sends
Cloth To Foreign Marts
Fabrics produced by the Caro-
hiount and Wilson Divisions find
their ways to the ends of the
World ^s foreign trade resumes
activity. According to reports
. from the Caromount Shipping
Department, some of our finished
products are being shipped out
side the United States daily.
A check of the invoices reveal
that shipments of goods are being
sent to Capetown, South Africa,
Paraguay, Urguay, Bolivia, Peru,
Chile, Columbia and Ecuador in
South America, Mexico, Panama,
Cuba, Iceland and Puerto Rico.
The preparation of export ship-
bients began at Caromount the lat
ter part of May.
Cloaking and upholstery qual
ities comprise the major portions
of the fabrics exported. As you
blight expect, Iceland imports the
cloaking materials.
Howard K. Landis, head of the
Shipping Department, stated:
‘This export shipping requires
Accurate records and detailed and
careful work by the two employees
who handle this job. Special in
structions are followed for wrap
ping and labelling the boxes.”
iHark Grimsley and Oliver Parker,
Caromount veterans, have been
Assigned this special duty.
In resuming this export trade
the company is furthering its
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Thomas & Edwards At
27th Cost Conference
Ben Thomas and Wahab Ed
wards attended the 27th Inter
national Cost Conference of the
National Association of Cost Ac
countants, held at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel in New York City,
June 17-19. Technical programs
detailing the multi-phased role
of cost accounting in modern-day
industrial enterprise, and its re
lationship to varied factors rang
ing from sales to employee rela
tions highlighted this conference.
Current and long range problems,
cost accounting aids to other
phases of business, and today’s
methods were the keynotes of the
addresses and discussions.
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EMPLOYEE PICNIC SET FOR AUGUST
Invited To N Y Office
President H. H. Schell extended
the Wilson and Caromount em
ployees an invitation to visit the
company office when in New
York. This invitation was extend
ed in.a letter to the editor. Mr.
Schell stated; “I have been read
ing your very excellent May issue
of the Caromount News. One of
the artieles which interested me a
great deal was the article dealing
with the visit to New York and
Shelton of Mrs. Lula Solmon and
Mrs. Lossie Bridgers. From the
account they had a fine time and
were good enough to visit us in
Shelton.”
“I am disappointed, however,
that they did not come into the
New York Offiee. Any employ
ees from both Wilson and Rocky
Mount, who come to New York
on a holiday, should always let
us know and make it a point to
come in and visit with us, if they
can spare the time. We are always
glad to see them. We can even try
to be of assistance to them in
sightseeing. Aside from that it will
give them an opportunity to see
some of their own fabrics made
up into furniture and garments,
which I am sure would be of in
terest to a great many of our
friends in the plant.”
“Will you be good enough to
apprise all our employees who
may visit New York in the future
that the welcome sign is on our
mat at One Park Avenue. Just
suggest that they ask for Miss
Klein and I know she will take a
great deal of pleasure in trying to
be helpful.”
How To Win A Free Trip To New York
The Company is offering a free
trip to New York for the em
ployee who writes the best letter
to the editor of the Caromount
News on the following subject:
“Ht»w My Favorite Recreation
Will Benefit an Employee Re
creational Program.”
The folloAving rules will apply
to this contest:
1. All employees in both Caro
mount and Wilson can participate
except supervisors, foremen, and
office workers.
2. Contest will begin Monday,
June 24, 1946 and will end Fri
day, July 26, 1946.
3. Letters should not contain
less than 250 words or over 350
words. Use only one side of
writing paper.
All letters must be placed
in the Suggestion Boxes.
Letters will be judged by an
impartial committee made up of
individuals outside the mill who
are qualified to judge this topic.
‘The following prizes will be
awarded:
First Prize—Trip to New York
with all expenses paid.
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Families of Employees to Attend;
Contests, Prizes, Special Events
The management of the com
pany has announced plans for an
outing and pienic for all Caro
mount and Wilson employees to
be held on Saturday, August 10
at the Sunset Riverside- Park in
Rocky Mount. The wives, husbands
and children of the immediate
families of all employees will be
guests of the company for this
occasion also. Each employee
should get a blank from his re
spective foreman on which can be
indicated the names of the mem
bers of his family who plan to at
tend. With this information Con
cerning the number of people to
attend, preparations for this out
ing will begin immediately.
Employees have enjoyed similar
outings in past years; however the
tentative plans indicate that this
year’s event will be the largest yet
held. Special events will be plan
ned for the children as well as for
the adults. Valuable prizes will be
awarded for the numerous con
tests to be conducted. Arrange
ments have been made for eom-
plete use of the Municipal Swim
ming Pool at which time a bath
ing beauty contest, swimming and
diving events and a water show
will take place. Other activities
will include tennis, softball, check-
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Emergency Food Fund
Caromount employees contrib
uted $127.00 toward the recent
drive for the Emergency Food
Collection Fund to help the starv
ing people of the many war-rav
aged countries of the world. The
Company contributed $100.00 for
the drive making a total of $227.00
for Caromount contributions. Ap
proximately 250 employees con
tributed to this fund and in many
instances this was an additional
contribution for many had al
ready given through other clubs
and groups in the city. Some
canned goods were also contribut
ed by employees.
This drive was handled by a
committee composed of Ben Thom
as, chairman, Knox Ellis, Miss
Gladys Gardner, Walter Green-
man, Howard Landis, Charlie
Laughridge, Cecil Lewis, Jim
Speight and Will Young.