The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. IV—NO. 8
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND COMPANY. INC.
AUGUST, 1946
Safety Commitee Has
Classified Injuries
In studing and classifying injuries
the Safety Committee under
the dii'ection of Clayton Hedge
peth has followed closely the
categories defined by the Nat
ional Safety Council.
There are three classes of in
juries that one can receive. The
type of injury depends upon the
severity.
The National Safety Council
has outlined a method of defin
ing the classes of injury and these
methods are given below:
Major Injury
A major injury is that acci
dent which causes the worker to
lose time from his place of em
ployment of the type which is
known as a scheduled lost-time
case where the employee does not
actually lose time but is perm
anently disfigured. This would
he in case of complete of partial
loss of a finger or other parts of
the body.
Sub-Minor Injury
This type injury is judged as
that which requires a doctor’s
Care.
Minor Injury
This type of injury will be
classified as that which requires
culy first aid treatment.
It also must be realized that
both a minor injury or a sub-
*iiajor injury are always potential
tnajors for without proper care
®nd attention, the small scratch
your finger can become in"
Iccted and soon develop into a
^ajor injury resulting in lost
time, lost pay, and physical dis
comfort.
Report all minor injuries to the
^arse and get proper treatment
tor by so doing, you are insuring
yourself against a possible major
mj ury.
WANTA* SING?
Several employees have express
ed an interest in forming quartets
ei" a glee club here. Possibly the
^luartets at the employee outing
and picnic have inspired this in
terest. At any rate music offers a
Si’cat opportunity for recreation
and relaxation. If there are enough
employees interested plans will be
ponsidered for developing this
Please contact the Personnel
tfuice if you are interested in par
ticipating in such a musical group
aolely for fun.
Pictured above are scenes from the Outing and Picnic on August
10. In the upper pictures six contestants are shown in the suit
case race. In the low^er picture carrying potatoes in spoons are
three men in the home stretch of the potato race.
1500 ATTEND OUTING AND PICNIC
About 1,500 persons attended
an employee outing and picnic
given by Sidney Blumenthal and
Company, Inc. at Sunset Park,
Rocky Mount, N. C. on August 10.
Workers at the Caromount and
Wilson divisions of the company
were entertained with stunts, con
tests, free swimming, music and a
barbecue supper. Families of the
employees were also invited to the
outing.
Cash prizes amounting to about
$300 were awarded contest win
ners by E. H. Suessmuth, Resident
Manager of the two plants. R.
Quillen Ward, Personnel Director
for the two plants, acted as master
of ceremonies. •
Miss Lucy Brown, director for
the Municipal Swimming Pool,
presented an exhibition of syn
chronized swimming with Misses
Carolyn Womble, Lucy Brown,
Elizabeth Sexton, Ann Duke, and
Hazel Bell Pearsall participating.
Charlie Batchelor and Billy Deans
amused the crowd with clown div
ing as Graham Faulkner was pre
sented as Luke McGluke. Miss
Carolyn Womble presented an ex
hibition of form diving.
Mrs. Mavis Thomas of the Car
omount Dye House was crowned
beauty queen by D. W. Adams,
Dyehouse superintendent. Mrs.
Cornelia Langley of the Wilson
Division and Mrs. Dorothy Whit
ley Langley of the Caromount
Finishing Department placed sec
ond and third respectively. The
bathing beauty contest was judged
bv W. B. Harrison, Bob Weirich
and Marvin Weaver.
Prior to the free swimming
hour. Miss Dorothy Sturtevant
and Miss Ora Lee Ward were win
ners in the swimming race for the
women and Elbert Roberts and
Roscoe Thomas for the men. T. E.
Hamrick was the winner of the
divmg contest.
Other contest winners were: po
tato race for women. Miss Dorothy
Sturtevant and Mrs. Marie Strick
land; potato race for men, Ray
Bass and Roscoe Thomas; sack
race for women, Mrs. Marie Strick
land and Mrs. Mattie Draughan;
sack race for men, Hubert Sutton
and S. A. Cockrell; softball target
pitching for women: Mrs. Marie
Strickland and Mrs; Myrtle Price;
softball target pitching for men:
Sam Cockrell and Frank Shelton;
paper dressmaking contest: Mrs.
(Continued on Page Three)
Two Caromount Tearns
Lead City Leagues
On Tuesday night, August 20,
the Caromount team moved to
first place in the Y. M. C. A. soft-
ball league for women when they
defeated West Edgecombe 32 to
10. This game closed the second
half of the schedule with Caro
mount on top. A series of three
games scheduled for Caromount
against McClellans’ team, winners
of the first half, determined the
league champions.
The Caromount team carried
the following players on the line
up: Johnnie Bell Harris, If; Mar
garet MeLamb, p; Dorothy Cock
rell, rf; Violet Gaboon, cf; Lillie
Mae Jones, 2b; Alice Long, p;
Marie Strickland, p-lb; Jean Al
ford, 3b; Lois Pilgrim, c; Marie
Daniels, 3b-ss-p; Ruby Pollard,
lb; and Ethylene Boyd.
Mens’ Team In First Place
The Caromount team in the
Mens’ Softball League defeated
Rocky Mount Mills 9 to 0 on Wed
nesday, August 21. With this de
feat another Caromuont team
moved to top place in the City
Leagues. This was the sixth
straight win for Caromount. In
spite of an ankle injury early in
the game, Frank Shelton pitched
the team to an important victory.
The big rally came in the fifth in
ning when Caromount scored 7
runs, having chalked up 2 in the
second inning.
(Continued on Page Three)
Softball In September
A schedule for interdepart
mental softball games for employ
ees is being completed. These
games will be played on the Caro
mount field during September.
A play off is contemplated for the
two top teams. The last week in
August will be devoted to whip
ping these teams in shape.
Employees may play with a
team in their department. Men
who played for Caromount in the
City League are not eligible for
these teams since they have had
more experience this season al
ready. The present teams include
the Barnhill Braves, two teams
from the Weaving and Warping
departments, and one from the
Converting building.