The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FCR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
^^OL. 7 NO. 1
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
JANUARY, 1949
Boy Scout Cabin
Dedication Held
Boy Scout Troop 113 celebrated
fourth birthday Thursday
"^Ight, December 16, 1948 and de
dicated a fine Scout cabin which
provided by the Caromount
i^ivision of Sidney Blumenthal
Co., Inc. Troop 113 is spon-
^Cfed by the Caromount Athletic
^ssociation. Scoutmaster Perry
l^^glish and Assistant Scoutmaster
^cscoe Dawes had a well planned
Program which was presented to
.de parents of the Scouts and other
^'ivited guests.
The program opened with the
‘edge of Allegiance to the Flag,
''Tich was followed by the singing
“Home on the Range”. The
‘ cout Oath and Law was led by
^cout Harvey English.
. After this. Scout Frank Hay, Jr.
“^hoduced the parents and other
l5^€Sts.
. Trank Meadows, Scout Commis
sioner, gave a brief history of the
^foop which had its conception
.*iOr years ago. Mr. Meadows was
Jostrurnental in the formation of
i^oop 113 ajjd his son, Frank, Jr.,
^otved as its first Patrol Leader.
Meadows explained how care
'll plans were made for organi-
I'^hon and development of the
j.iiop, how it has grown from its
meeting in the basement of
0 North Rocky Mount Baptist
hurch in December, 1944, with a
oeting place on Caromount’s pro-
since 1945 and its six boys
that time to its present total of
than twenty scouts and what
p ^^dows says is “probably the
'iicst Scout cabin in this district.”
Resident Manager E. H. Sues-
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Manager’s Message
have left behind us good old
and here we are strutting
^^ight up the road in 1949.
^j^lhe New Year will bring its
^^*■6 of problems, many of which
'vill share together. I’m sure
^ Can overcome any problem we
if we continue our fine
^^dly relations.
greatly appreciate the able
. Pport you have given us and
've can depend on your con
ned cooperation.
all very sincere wishes to you
a Joyful and Prosperous
Year.
The completed Boy Scout cabin for Troop 113 is shown in the
above picture. This cabin is located adjacent to the Caromount
Athletic field and was dedicated Thursday uight, December 10,
1948.
(Reading 1 to r) James Blackburn, Koscoe Dawes, Assistant
Scoutmaster; Harvey Englinsh, I*atrol Deader; Perry English,
Scoutmaster; and Mack English, I’atrol Leader, are shown with
their birthday caJte as they celebrated the fourth birthday of Troop
113, and the dedication of the new Scout cabin.
Schell Speaks On EGA
President H. H. Schell recently
pointed out the five basic problems
standing in the way of the success
of the Economic Cooperation Ad
ministration and the European
economic recovery, namely: (1)
The Russian Problem. (2) The
high cost of production in Western
Europe in spite of low wages.
(3) Socialism and the trend to
ward Nationalization of industry.
(4) The instability of the French
political situation. (5) The RuId.
Mr. Schell returned from Eu
rope in December where he was a
delegate at the ILO Textile Com
mittee Meeting in Geneva, Switzer
land and also a delegate at the
Council Meeting of the Interna
tional Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Schell stated that the ECA s
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T 9^9Furniture Mart
E. H. Suessmuth, together with
company officials and the Sales
Department, attended the Chicago
Furniture market early in Janu
ary and reports that many new
styles were exhibited. There was a
good attendance and many buyers
were very much interested in the
new models of furniture.
Our company has a show room
at the market and we exhibited
our new line of fabrics. All of
these were well received by the
manufacturers and we hope to do
a good spring business.
Some of these new fabrics such
as 58JX and 46JX are being wov
en at Caromount and will be used
extensively by the big furniture
manufacturers.
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Safety Inspections
To Be Held Monthly
The safety program for 1949
includes a monthly plant-wide in
spection. The first of these inspec
tions was held Wednesday, Janu
ary 12.
C. H. Laughridge, Plant Engin
eer, and George Harper, Safety
Director, are permanent members
of the committee. Members repre
senting the various departments
will rotate every two months in or
der that we may benefit from the
suggestions of a large number of
people. For January and Febru
ary the Weaveshed building will
be represented by Randolph Sut
ton, Leslie Alexander and J. G.
E. Boone. The representatives
from the Converting Building are
Walter Greenman, K. J. Hawkins
and Roscoe Dawes.
The duties of the inspection
committee will be to discover any
possible causes of accidents and to
correct them before an accident
occurs.
The prevention of pain, suffer
ing and loss of wages is a great
service for any man to render to
his fellow worker. The committee
can be justly proud of their hu
manitarian effort. To be con
stantly alert for unsafe conditions
and unsafe actions on the part of
our fellow worker should be the
job of all.
Safety Scoreboard
In an attempt to encourage
Safety Consciousness “The Ca
romount News” will from time
to time run a summary of our
accident record at Caromount
and Wilson under the heading,
“Safety Scoreboard.”
The first column shows the
number of accidents requiring
medical attention and the sec
ond, the number of lost time
accidents, during 1949.
Dept. Medical Lost
Cases Time
Warping 0 0
Weaving 1 0
Raw Goods and
Mending 1 q
Engineering 0 0
Office 0 0
Receiving Q 0
Dyehouse 0 0
Finishing Q 0
Final Examining .. 0 0
Shipping 2 2
Wilson 0 0