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T JS I3l' 3r •g 'll II The Caromount News PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS FEBRUARY, 1949 VOL. 7 NO. 2 SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC. THE SHELTON LOOMS ON PARADE Employees Give Aid ! Essay Contest Open The Shelton Looms fabrics were colorfully displayed on the float Wintered by the Caromount Division in the parade held in Rocky Mount on January 19. Fabrics of many colors and (lualities were arranged in the centei of the platform. On either side were chairs by the Kroehler Furni ture Company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of furniture. Kroehler uses many Blumenthal upholstery fabrics. Misses Elizabeth English, Joyce Tippett, Sybil Lanier, and Mrs. Mavis Thomas of the Caromount office added their lovliness to the Very pretty float. They modelled coats of Amatex, Safari, Kurlymo, and Touchdown Teddy Bear. The float was designed and constructed by Caromount employees. More About The Life Of A Piece Ticket Heinember the story about the piece ticket? Well, he’s started on another )ear and feels just a little better, ^ot much, but a little bit. It was necessary to stop ship- 'bents to our customers in Janu- —think of it, in order to help poor Mr. Ticket out. You know ''by? Same old story. He lost his Escort—you know, that big roll bf goods. This happened so often (and fionest the poor guy means so 'Veil) that we had to stop shipping 8oods to our customers for three 'iuys just so we could find his roll bf goods and many more rolls 'vhich belonged to his ticket com- I'anions. This is really awful—when you blink of how many textile com panies have no orders to ship, 'vhile our customers are anxiously 'vaiting for us to ship them goods. Vou know, sometimes they get bred of waiting and then they 'cancel our orders and buy goods ^binewhere else. Well, we found all the goods, but you know, it cost an awful lot Caromount employees contrib uted generously to the 1949 Red Cross Drive. The S251.01 which employees gave was even better than the record set last year. ITe Company gave SI 25.00 which makes Carom()unt’s Total S382.01. The contribution of $251.01 was given by departments as listed below: Warping $10.50 Weaving $81.20 Raw Goods & Mending . . . •'5>24.60 Engineering $16.00 Office S27.72 Receiving S 1^-00 Dyehouse S41.25 Finishing $23.06 Final Examining $19.30 Shipping S 5.78 Resident Manager E. H. Suess- muth is chairman of the Industrial Division of the Rocky Mount-Nash County of the American Red Cross. The local Tawpca Tribe 15 of the Improved Order of Red Men has announced a national essay contest being sjionsored by their organization. “Education — and My Citizenship” is the topic to be used in writing an essay of not less than 1,000 wmrds and not more than 1,500 words. From each dis trict, covering several states, five winning essays will be chosen to (•cmpete in the national contest. 3 he five winners of the national (Oiliest will he awarded five one thousand dollar College Scholar ships. Caromount employees who are associated with the local chapter cf Red Men are: J. G. E. Boone, tjlyde Davis, R. L. 'I'revathan, .fustice Boyd, Morris Williams, Chavles Johnson, John Young, and Marcclius D. Edwards. There are 98 members of the Rocky Mount Chapter of the Red Please Turn tt) Pase Two (JTAH CENTENNIAL QUARTET VISITS CAROMOUNT New Time Clocks Now In Operation February 14, 1949 Caromount began using International Business Machine Time Clocks or Self-Reg ulating Time System. This system w^as installed here in order to as- suie coordinated time control be cause it establishes one standard (if time throughout the mill . These clocks are based on tenths of hours. One-tenth past the hour is six minutes past the houi. Em ployees are reminded they should not punch in more than two-tenths before the hour, nor one-tenth |)ast the hour or more than 12 minutes before the houi, oi six minutes past the hour. of money!! , , -i, Now, you can help if you will pick up any stray “piece tickets and turn them over to the nearest foreman. Tickets are rascals, ihey always want to wander away. You con all help if you keep them from wandering. You help yourself, vour foreman, your department, your company, and most import ant—Poor Mr. Ticket is not an oiphan. And don t forget, we can ship goods to our customers promptly. The Utah Centennial Quartet were recently conducted on a tour of the Caromount Division. These young men, as Mormon Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have been touring the south piesenting musical programs. They have performed before many church and civic groups and on the radio. While on their tour of the mill they sang for some Caromount employee groups Reading from left to right, they are: Elders Robert Frank Owens Phoenix, Arizona: Kenneth Noble, Phoenix, Arizona; Bernard Tan ner, Salt La e Ci y, Utah; Hugh Erwin, Mesa, Arizona and Director Serge Hiiff, Spnngville, Utah. A similar group including Elder Huff appeared at Caromount last year.
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