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Page Six THE CAROMOUNT NEWS FEBRUARY, 1941 Dyeing And Finishing Wade Parker has returned to work after being absent due to sickness. When men start buying electric heating pads, it is a sure bet that the weather has really been cold. When Dossie Bunn was asked why he liked his heating pad, his re ply was that the pad could not talk back. Mrs. Mavis Parker and her fam ily have recently moved into a new house about three miles be yond the pumping station on Rocky Mount, Route 4. The Dyehouse third shift hit the jack-pot in a certain Gurganus family. Recently hired were Eulis, his brother, Alex, and Alex’s son, Cecil. We extend welcome to the family. Mrs. Frances Harrison, former ly of the Dispatch office, has returned to work in the Dyehouse Office, where she is performing duties handled by Mrs, Mavis Thomas before she was transferred to the Main Office. Mrs. Mavis Parker lives out in the country and could not get to work when it snowed the first time. When she heard on the radio that another snow was on the way, she left her family in the country and spent the night in town with friends so that she could be sure of getting to work. Henry Crozier has sold his Pon tiac and bought himself a Merc ury. Henry said the Pontiac did not last very long. The rubberizing department went into action recently, and John Sterkin, with the aid of Alexander Murdock, a rubber specialist from Shelton, made good his boast. When he pushed the button, every thing about the machine function ed properly. Henry Crozier has been trans ferred from the Lab to the Fin ishing Department. He is work ing with John Sterkin on the rub- berizer. Walter Greenman, supervisor of the Finishing Department has ex pressed much appreciation to the employees of his department for the special effort they made‘to get to their jobs during the heavy snow. Mr. Greenman said that his force was large enough to enable him to catch up on his work and to finish all the goods that he had on hand; and that he is very grateful to the employees who helped to make this possible. Our sympathy goes to Miss Zet- tie Walker of the Finishing De partment whose uncle, Mr. Cal- lie Walker of Spring Hope died January 15, 1948. John Albert Raper, weaveshed floorman at Caromount, rounded out twelve years of service with Sidney Blumenthal & Co, Inc. on December 10, 1947. Mr, Raper was employed December 10, 1935, as a sweeper for a few years be fore he began dropping wires. After this change, Raper became a weaver, and continued in this capacity until he resumed, his present job as floorman, March 24, 1941. On December 19, 1942, Raper left Caromount to go to Pearl Har bor to work. Shortly afterwards he was drafted into the U. S. Army where he spent three years and three days. Raper was a Staff Sergeant in the Infantry of the 90th Division with the Third Army when he received his discharge. He was wounded twice while he was in the Army. The first time was at Normandy, July 26, 1944, and then again at Saar River, De cember 16, 1944. He spent two months in a hospital in Oxford, England. November 26, 1945, Raper re turned to his old job as floorman at Caromount, where he is work ing at present. Mr. Raper was born and reared in Johnson County, the son of Christine Crocker and Robert Raper; and attended school there. Until he began his employment at Caromount, he farmed. Raper was married to the for mer Mrs. Eula Mae Pollard, Jan uary 10, 1948. At present they are residing at Rocky Mount, Route 4. We extend our sympathy to Addison Clayton Harper of the Engineering Department and Clayton Hedgepeth of the Lab who recently lost their son and brother, Nelson Harper. Office News Mrs. Dorothy Joyner celebrated her birthday during January. Congratulations! If you have seen a new 1948 Dodge in the parking lot, it be longs to Mrs. Margaret Lowe. She says that she likes it fine; but she doesn’t see much of it because of her husband’s working hours; and she still thumbs. The Robards girls have found a place to live. They say that it isn’t pretty, and that it will not last long; but that it is a place, never the less. Dorothy says that it is an igloo that someone adver tised for rent. Mrs. Trudy Guzman picked an ideal time during all of that severe weather to go to Florida to spend a week with her in-laws. The new skating rink seems to be quite an attraction. Nearly everyone in the office has been out to try their luck. Van Wheeler is one of their best customers; and his friends say that he does a very neat job of mopping up the floor. (Don’t we all, though!) Bill Spruill, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, is a new cost accountant in the of fice. Spruill is a native of Plym outh, N. C. Many Caromount employees will remember his wife, Mrs. Mavis Clark Spruill, as a former employee. We are glad to have you at Caromount, Bill; and we hope that you will like it here. Mrs. Mavis Thomas has been transferred to the Main Office from the Dyehouse. Mending Dept Reports The snow and ice had most of the workers of the Raw Goods and Mending Departments frozen up for a while; although many of the children took their sleds out and enjoyed the snow. Lawrence Worrell of Sharps- burg is a newcomer to the depart ment. He took Clay Williams’ place when he was transferred to the weaveshed. We will miss Mr. Williams; but we will enjoy hav ing Mr. Worrell with us. Two new ladies are in the Mend ing Department on the second shift. They are Mrs. Minnie Ins- coe of 621 North Church Street, and Mrs. Alice Higson of Swelton Heights. There were several birthdays celebrated this month; and gifts were presented to the following by the Sunshine Club: Mrs. Ruth Reid, Mrs. Vata Lou Perdue, Mrs. Eva Collie, and Knox Ellis. Our deepest sympathy goes to Mrs. Ruth Reid of the Mending Department who lost her broth er, J. A. Reid, recently. Social Security Aids By M. H. Barney, Manager Rocky Mount Office Social Security Administration Contributions to the old-age an^ survivor’s insurance program arc V sent to the Government by enr ployers every three months. AlonJ with their own contributions, and the employees' deducted contribu tions, the employers send a reporl of the amount of wages paid each employee. This information is necessary because benefits are based on the worker’s “average monthly wage” in covered employ ment. The Social Security AdministrU' tion keeps an account for ever) worker under the worker’s name and social security number. When the worker or his family files a claim for benefits the worker’s account determines the size of the benefits. Largest Benefit Amount Considered If the worker does not file ^ claim for benefits in the calendar quarter when he is first eligible* his average monthly wage may be figured at certain dates earlier than that on which he files hi^ claim, but no earlier than the date when he was first both “fully insured,” as a result of time spent and wages earned in covered em* ployment, and age 65. He will be given the average monthly wag^ that yields the largest benefit amount allowed by his wag^ record. Determining Average Monthly Wage To arrive at the approximate amount of the “average monthly wage,” add all wages (up to S3,OO0 a year) paid the worker in covered employment from Jan. 1, 1937 when the program began, up to the calendar quarter in which the worker files his claim or dies. Cov ered employment refers to jobs for which social security deduction^ are made from employee’s earn ings. Do not count any wages received for employment not cov ered by the Social Security Act- Divide this total by the number of months in the same period. For example, say that between January 1, 1937, and the time in which you filed your claim there were 12 years, or 144 months. Dur ing that period you worked in jobs not covered by the program for 3^4 years, were sick 6 months and worked in covered employ ment 8 years. For your covered work you were paid on an average $150 a month. Altogether for covered work you received $4,400- Your “average monthly wage’ would be $14,400 divided by 144 months, or $100.00. F in ur Pc '1- to dr su H W I Sr so L Ti Jc Pr ne vi! at] fr, R( C( ge Ih kn Lc gc ca an ri( tel gc 1.1 su
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