The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
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VOL. 6 NO. 11
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SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
NOVEMBER, 1948
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Fred Sessoiiis of the Engineering Department is showTi looking
s»t one of the fat turkeys which he raised this year and visualizing
the turkey feast which it will provide. This was Sessoms’ first at-
t^nipt at raising turkeys. He started with seven poults and suc-
t'reded in raising them all.
Caromount Employees Make Nash Upholstery
Two completely new lines of
1949 Nash cars were made public
jCtober 21 by Nash Motors and
’Usplayed at Bernard Taylor
^jotor Company in Rocky Mount,
'^helton Looms employees will be
*^®Pecially interested because ma
terial now being produced at Ca-
^^hiount is used in the interior
^UHolstery.
.The new Nash Ambassador and
90()” models are so drastically
|banged in design that all body
^es and major assembly line
r^hipment used on 1948 models
to be scrapped in order to
b^oduce them.
Improved Riding Comfort
^ Improved riding comfort and
l^eater roominess are features of
be new “Nash-Airflyte”, which is
'■!^8ineered on aerodynamic prin-
^‘bles. The new cars have a lower
of gravity and offer fric-
^hless coil springs on all four
Jbeels providing improved body
'^^Pension and contributing to
smooth roadability.
Nash designers and stylists have
developed two new interiors with
more massive chrome hardware,
combining trim smartness, pleas
ing color, practicability and re
finement. All interior trim is key
ed to soft tones.
Exterior colors consist of eleven
basic selections, including Sunset
Maroon, Everglade Green, Hori
zon Blue, Marlin Blue, Ashland
Green, Fawn Brown, Nile Green,
Peru Gray, Arlington Gray, Black
and New Nash Ivory. In addition
there are seven two-tone combin
ations. The Ambassador Custom
interior comes in four attractive
pin-stripe color combinations;
)3rown with gray stripe, gray with
brown stripe, gray with blue
stripe and gray wdth green stri^.
This upholstery, quality 415X,
produced at Caromount, is being
used as upholstery in the 1949
Nash automobile-
(See Picture Page Three)
Wilson Wins Trophy Suessmuth Named
For The First Year President Of Wilson
The b i g game in which the
Rocky Mount and Wilson foot
ball teams played for The Shelton
Looms Trophy took place, Friday
night, November 5 in the Rocky
Mount Municipal Stadium.
Prior to game time The Shel
ton Looms trophy was impressive
ly displayed to the spectators. The
trailer that carried the trophy
was gaily decorated in black and
gold, and blue and gold velour
(qualities 128 LlC and 103 UC)
which represented the colors of
the two schools. The trophy was
mounted in the center of the plat
form. At either corner of the trail
er stood a drum majorette. Two
represented Wilson and two were
from Rocky Mount.
The parade was led by the Wil
son band and followed by the
trojihy, pulled by the Boy Scouts
of Troop 113 which is sponsored
by the Caromount Athletic Asso
ciation. The Rocky Mount band
followed the Boy Scouts-
The parade was well received
bv the crowd and the trophy was
an inspiration for both teams to
(Continued on Page Four)
Chamber Commerce
Near Accident
Friday, November 5, 1948 Lee
Joyner, a Weaveshed employee,
was leaving his work at 10 p. m.
He was walking in the loading
area between the Dyehouse and
the Weaveshed when he was
struck by an automobile that was
probably parked in the loading
area. He was not injured but his
trousers caught on the car and
were almost torn off.
Even though Lee Joyner was
not hurt this time, the accident
niight have been much more se
rious than it proved to be. It is
against the rules of the Company
to park in a loading area; and if
^omeone had not broken this rule
the accident would not have hap
pened.
A dangerous situation exists
during the change of shifts
which you, an employee, can
erase. If the condition continues,
either you, or someone like your
self may be seriously injured. The
cars leaving the mill at change of
(Continued on Page Two)
E. H. Suessmuth, resident man
ager, was elected president of the
Wilson Chamber of Commerce on
October 18. Mr. Suessmuth is ac
tive in the work of the Chamber of
Commerce in both Rocky Mount
and Wilson, He is on the Chamber
of Commerce Board of Directors
in both towns, which is indeed a
! unique distinction-
* Mr. Suessmuth has served as
i Chairman of the Wilson Chamber
of Commerce National Affairs
I Committee for 1947 and 1948. He
> represented this body as National
j Councilor at the National Meeting
, of the United States Chamber of
Commerce held in Washington D.
C. for the past two years.
In Wilson Mr. Suessmuth also
serves as President of the Com
munity Concert Association, a
deacon in the First Presbyterian
(Cuntinued on Page Two)
Workers Make Donations
The employees of the Wilson
Division contributed liberally to
the 1948 Wilson Community Bud
get. This contribution amounted
to $52.75. The Company con
tributed $200,00 making a total
from the Wilson Division of
$252.75.
The contribution of $52.75
from the employees was given by
shifts as listed below:
First $20.75
Second $16.00
Third $16.00