The Caromount News
——EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. IV—NO. 12 SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND COMPANY. INC.
DECEMBER, 1946
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Wilson Employee Wins New York Trip
President’sMessa^ej
As the year comes to a close |
'our minds turn toward the^
Christmas Season. The spirit/
of teamwork always evident inj
the Caromount and Wilson Di-j
'visions has contributed so^
much to our general welfare!
during the year. |
May I express the company’s 
fappreciation of your continued!
friendship and loyalty.
It is my fervent hope that^
you will he blessed with health/
land happiness.
A very very Merry Christ
mas to you all.
H. H. Schell, President!
Herbert H. Schell, Company President, shakes hands Avith Commo
dore Harry Manning, master of the U. S. S. America, on wliich he re
turned from the I. L. O. Conference, held in Brussells, Belgium.
Textiles In Europe
Face Many Problems
The nursery rhyme about Old
Mother Hubbard peering into her
cupboard has more than a casual
tesemblence to Europe today as
Herbert H. Schell, president of our
company, saw it in his recent trip
lo Belgium where he was one of the
American delegates to the Internat
ional Labor Conference. There she
iSj old and war-weary, leaning on
crutch of government price
fixing, staring at the out-moded
ihachinery, overworked, war-dam
aged or just obsolete. Apparently
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Christmas Bonus
Caromount and Wilson em
ployees will receive a Christmas
oonus on Monday, December 23
According to this schedule an
nounced by the company: One full
J^eek’s pay to all those who have
oeen in our employ one year or
niore; One half of one week’s pay
fo all those who have been in our
employ from six to twelve months,
nud one quarter of one week’s pay
fc all those who have been in our
employ from one to six months.
Safety Officers Elected
A reorganizational meeting of
the Eastern Carolina Safety Coun
cil was held in Rocky Mount on
Friday evening, December 13th.
Officers for 1947 were chosen as
follows: Chairman, J. H. May-
field, Rosemary Manufacturing
Co., Roanoke Rapids; Vice-Chair
man, H. B. Gaylord, North Caro-
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Caromount Cafeteria
Is Open To Employees
The new Caromount Cafeteria
was opened recently for serving
food to the employees. Ernest Tay
lor assumed the managership of
the cafeteria. He has had con
siderable experience in managing
and operating similar establish
ments. Mr. Taylor stated, “We are
serving approximately 400 em
ployees.”
The employees crowded the
cafeteria to its full capacity on
the first day. They have been fol
lowing a routine schedule since
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THE LIFE OF A SUGGESTION
An employee has a bright idea
and he rushes to get a suggestion
blank. He writes his bright idea
in detail and places the signed
blank in the suggestion box for
the Suggestion Committee to con
sider. Thus, a suggestion is born.
The suggestion blanks are
found beside the bulletin boards
in the weave shed and dyehouse
and by the time clock near the
first aid room and near the bulle
tin board at the Wlison Division.
Periodically the suggestions are
gathered and typed without signa
tures for the consideration of the
suggestion committee. The signa
ture of the suggestor is withheld
from the committee until they
have reached a decision. This
committee has a representative
from each department. They dis
cuss the suggestions in detail and
send the suggestor their conclu
sions and opinions. If the sug
gestion will result in a wise
economy for the company or an
improvement in production, the
committee considers the possibil
ity of a cash award. After the dis
position of the suggestion is
recorded, it is carefully filed for
future reference.
The Suggestion System was ini
tiated in June 1945, and since that
time 176 suggestions have been
dropped in the suggestion boxes.
Three suggestions have merited
cash awards. The winners of these
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Mrs. Frances Williams Wins First
Place In Letter Writing Contest
Mrs. Frances Pittman Williams,
weaver in the Wilson Division
was recently selected as winner of
first place in the Letter Writing
Contest sponsored by the Com
pany. “How my Favorite Recrea
tion Will Benefit An Employee
Recreational Program” was the
topic for this contest.
As first place winner Mrs. Wil
liams will be awarded a trip to
New York with all expenses paid.
The complete details concerning
the trip have not been announced
yet.
Mrs. Williams declared indoor
games as her favorite recreational
activities and suggested the use of
an “indoor game room” in the
recreational program for em
ployees. In her letter Mrs. Wil-
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Holiday Schedule
The Caromount and Wilson
plants will close for the Christmas
Holiday on Tuesday, December
24, at 2:00 p. m. and reopen
Thursday, December 26, at 2:00
p. m. and run Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, with all three shifts
working on Saturday, December
28, 1946.
In order that we can take an
nual inventory, both plants will
be closed Monday, December 30;
Tuesday, December 31; and Wed
nesday, January 1, 1947 and will
reopen Thursday, January 2,
1947, at 6:00 a. m. and run
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
with all three shifts working on
Saturday, January 4, 1947.