The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 8, NO. 8
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
AUGUST, 1950
New Safety Guard Devised
Ju.stice Boyd (Mudiine Shop) inspects a newly installed {»'narl
to i)rotect finji'ers from the nip rools nst;d in eonneetion with the
“Kleersheen” stencil. This s'uard was designed to i)revent the
recurrence of a recent accident in which an employee received
painfully mashed finjters while attemptinj>' to wipe a S'r-ase spot
from the roll.
The installation of this {»iiard is in keeping with tlie conii)any’s
policy of providiii}*' safe working conditions and machinery; how
ever, records show tliat 80% of all accidents are cause hy the
human clement so it becomes most important tiuit the individual
employee work and act safely.
Back Of The Box’’ i Safety Scoreboard
All of us want the benefits of
^ree enterprise, but many of us
|iestitate to take the risk of invest-
}hg our savings in new ideas and
inventions.
But had it not been for a group
nf men and women, willing enough
invest their money in a new
''enture, we probably would not
^ave the mechanical refrigerator
Uday.
From the time the refrigerator
'''as first developed hack in 1929
^hese people invested a total of
■^130,000,000 for its dveloprnent
^nd for the tools to produce it,
'Respite warnings from skeptics
^hat the “new fangled ice box”
'''ouldn’t work.
The capital risk taken by these
'nvestors has paid off in many
'''ays. It was their faith in “the
''ew ice box” that created 20,000
''evv jobs, and reduced the cost of
refrigerator from $725 to with-
easy reach of nearly every
‘'^useholder’s pocketbook.
. Our standard of living has been
'ficreased because among other
Icings, hopeful people in America
^ave been willing to invest their
^^vings in enterprise — big and
•'ttle.
i The first column shows the
I number of accidents requiring
I medical attention and the second,
I the number of lost time accidents
since July 1, 1950.
Warping 0 0
Weaving 1 0
j Raw Goods & Mending . .0 0
I Engineering 0 0
I Office 0 0
Receiving 0 0
Dyehouse 0 0
Finishing 0 0
Final Examining 0 0
Shipping 2 0
Wilson 0 1
With the speed up in produc
tion, there is a tendency to put
safety aside; however, it is im
portant to remember that an in
jured worker slows down produc
tion. There is no short cut to
j safetv.
i Careful tvorkers reduce ac-
I cidents.
I A renewed effort on the part of
I every worker to:
I 1. Work carefully,
j 2. Act wisely.
j 3. To report unsafe conditions
j will help us end the year without
I suffering and loss of pay which
goes with accidents.
Picnic And Outing Attended By 1700
Approximately 1700, including
employees and their families of
the Garomount and Wilson Divis
ions gathered in the Caromount
park area on Saturday, August
12, for an afternoon of fun and
fellowship.
The assembled picnic crowd
opened the program with the
singing of “America”, after which
E. H. Suessmuth, resident man
ager extended a cordial welcome
and greetings from President H.
H. Schell.
The beauty pageant for tots
registered 65 sons and daughters
of employees and as they paraded
in front of the judges they won
the approval of the spectators
crowded around. Prizes were
awarded to the following winners:
Girls from 2 to 4 years of age—
Connie Perdue and Carolyn Clark;
girls from 4 to 6 years of age—
Sandra Shelton and Becky Ed
wards; hoys 2 to 4 years of age—
Hugh Shearin and Thomas Shep
ard; and hoys from 4 to 6 years
of age—Pat Ezzelle, Danny Lang
ley and Steve Langley. Miss Lou
Williams, Rocky Mount Teen Age
Center; W. B. Harrison, Aider-
man; and J. E. Thorne, Atlantic
Coast Line, judged this contest.
Mrs. Georgine Harper and Mrs.
Mary Trevathan directed the
Beauty Pageant for the Tots.
The pet parade and show boast
ed 25 entries including dogs, tame
fox, pheasants, quail, game cocks,
rabbits, and others. R. Graham
Dozier, Manager of Rocky Mount
Chamber of Commerce and judge
of this event selected the follow
ing winners: The most unusual
pet, fox and dog, exhibited by
Charlie Dorsey; best adult pet,
Pomeranian shown by Fred Sim
mons; best child’s pet. Boxer
shown by Peggy Whitehurst; best
fowl, gamecock shown by P. L.
Morris; best rabbits, shown by
Jim Langley; and best birds, quail
and pheasants shown by James
Dozier. Julian Whitehurst direct
ed this event.
The Caromount Scout Cabin
was converted into an exhibit hall
where 50 women exhibited some
200 articles of their own work.
The following women were
awarded blue and red ribbon
prizes for their exhibits: Mrs.
Nannie Dickens, Mrs. Mildred
Pavelka, Mrs. Ethelyne Boyd, Mrs.
Ruth Haskins, Mrs. Magdline
Vaughn, Mrs. Janna Gupton, Mrs.
Julia Jones, Mrs. Blanch Brant
ley, Mrs. Lessie Gray Parker, Mrs.
Annie Turner, Mrs. Agnes Lan-
ley, Mrs. Maud Ward, Mrs. Mat-
tie Draughan, Mrs. Clara Harlow,
Mrs. Cora Layton, Mrs. Alma Lan
caster, Mrs. Ethel Wallace, Mrs.
Ruby Campbell, Mrs. Pauline
Morris, Mrs. Marie Dew, Mrs.
Thersla Perdue, Mrs. Lena Walk
er, Mrs. Annie Wheeler, Mrs. Ad-
die Mae Stith, Mrs. Lucille Wad
dell, Mrs. Ora Lee Ward, Mrs.
Lula Massey, Mrs. Juanita Rose,
Mrs. Alice Long, Mrs. Mamie
Taylor and Mrs. Ruth Reid.
Mrs. Effie Vines Gordon, form
er Home Demonstration Agent in
Nash County, was special adviser
for this exhibit and conducted
the judging assisted hy Mrs. W.
R. Staley.
The exhihts for men displayed
some 30 articles, ranging from
tooth pick holders to motor boats
ready for the water, all of which
were the works of the exhibitors.
The rare and unusual collections
varied from rare handkerchiefs to
a 220 year old violin and the
collection of oil paintings and
drawings won favorable com
ments
Winners for these exhibits:
Herman Atkins, Horace Evans,
Leslie Alexander, Lee Joyner, Fred
Simmons, Harvey Lee Denson,
Herbert Clark, Chester Johnson,
Oscar Satterfield, Lawrence Wor
rell and Arnold Webb. These ex
hibits were under the supervision
of Randolph Sutton and D. W.
Adams, and were judged hy Mrs.
J. B. A. Daughtridge, R. Graham
Dozier and Robert Gay.
Approximately 150 children of
Blumenthal employees participat
ed in various contests and indi
vidual prizes were awarded to the
following winners: Wilma Griffin,
Elizabeth Wells, Tom Nelms and
Tony Bledsoe. Comic hooks, bal
loons, whistles and other favors
were distributed to the children.
These eontests were conducted by
Clayton Hedgepeth.
About 100 adults participated
in the contest for men and women
with individual prizes being
awarded to Mrs. Ethelyne Boyd,
Mrs. Alice Long, Frank Weaver,
Dick Roundtree, Earl Bowden,
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