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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 8, NO. 9
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
Going A way Party
Lester Viek (first shift) was the
^uest of honor at a stag party
j^iven at the Caromount Field
House on Saturday night, Septem
ber 9. This was a going away party
for Lester, who has been called
into the Naval Reserve.
The group enjoyed harbecue
ehicken cooked by Medie Lindsey;
and Lester was presented with a
fitted Swank traveling case by the
employees of the first shift Weav
ing Department.
Those present were: Lester Vick,
Earl Mosely, W. L. Parker, Ralph
Morris, John Young, Charles
Johnson, Clyde Evans, Ray Bass,
Naivin Godwin, Sidney Collier,
Owen Solrnon, Joe Inscoe, Hubert
.Sutton, Randolph Sutton, Nolie
Robinson, Worley Edwards, Har
vey Lee Denson, Eliga Vick, (Fin
al Examining), Medie Lindsey,
Coy Frye, Gus Riley, Jim Speight,
and Julian Lindsey.
Home From Europe
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Simmons
welcomed their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. F. K. Simmons and their
granddaughter, Pamela Simmons,
home from Europe last week. They
arrived in New York, Monday,
September 18, after two and one-
half years in Heidleberg, Germany
where Lt. Simmons is still serving
as a United States Army Air Force
pilot with Eucom Headquarters.
After their stay in Rocky Mount
Mrs. Simmons and her daughter
will continue on to Little Rock,
Arkansas to visit Mrs. Simmons’
father who lives there. Lt. Sim
mons hopes to join his family in
Rocky Mount by Christmas.
Mr. F. F. Simmons is employed
in the Caromount Weaving De
partment, and lives at 622 Mill
Street in Rocky Mount.
Wage Increase
In accordance with the long es
tablished policy of Sidney Blum-
enthal and Company Inc. to pay
the highest wages in its industry
in the areas where it operates,
there will be a general wage in
crease of approximately eight per
cent, to take effect October 1,
1950.
SEPTEMBER, 1950
Large Barbecue Pit Is Added To Park Area ! City ChSITipionS
In the YMCA Senior Girls
League, Caromount won the sec
ond half title to make a clean
sweep of league play, having also
won the first half. They went un
defeated during the entire season,
and on Friday night, September
15, at 6:30 P. M. they celebrated
their victory at a supper provided
by the Caromount Athletic Asso
ciation at Buck Overton’s.
The girls team was coached by
Clyde “Red” Evans and Milford
Harrison. Those in attendance in
addition to the coaches for the
supper were: Mrs. Carrol Batton,
„ Mrs. Ruby Bledsoe, Miss Evang-
line Bledsoe, Miss Maerean Bled
soe, Miss Janet Campbell, Mrs.
Nannie Dickens, Mrs. Ruby Evans,
Mrs. Frances Harrison, Miss Nellie
Long, Mrs. Melva Robbins, Miss
Laura Smith and Mrs. Nola Thom
as.
Special guests for the evening
were E. H. Suessmuth, Resident
Manager; Walter Greenman, su
perintendent of Finishing; and R.
Quillen Ward, Personnel Director.
They all complimented the team
on their fine showing for the sea
son.
Shown in the above picture just to tlie riglit of tlie Field House
in the ('aronioiint l*ark is the new Barbecue Hou.se that Sidney
Bliiinenthal and (Company lias recently built to enlar{>e the re
creational iiroftram jirovided for their employees. These facilities
may be used in their off lioiirs for personal eiitertainimmt and
amu.senient. The Barbecue house is 18 feet by 82 feet and it
encloses a pit 5 feet by tO feet which will cook 8 fifty iimind
liigs at one time. Tliere is a sink with runnin}»' water, a choppiii}*'
block and cutlery iu the house convenient to the pit, completing-
the unit.
Fmployees can iirocure use of the Barbeciu; House by making
application at the Personnel Office in the same manner that they
use to request .Athletic K(|uipment and use of the Field House
for parties.
Safety Scoreboard
The first column shows the num
ber of accidents requiring medical
attention and the second, the
number of lost time accidents since
July 1, 1950.
Warping 0 0
Weaving 6 0
Raw Goods and Mending . . 0 0
Engineering 0 0
Office 0 0
Receiving 0 0
Dyehouse 0 0
Finishing 0 0
Final Examining 0 0
Shipping 2 0
Wilson 0 1
The safety record continues to
be good for the second half of
the year except for a series of min
or injuries. It is important to
remember that where minor acci
dents occur a major injury may
develop.
Accidents thus far have been:
(1) Hand mashed between lay and
knife rail. (2) Sliver of glass in
eye. (3) Fracture of big toe. (4)
Foreign body in eye. (5) Lacer
ated finger. (6) Contusion of leg.
(7) Lacerated wri.st.
IPs better to he safe than sorry.
You can’t just wave a magic
wand.
Or buy a gold-egged goose,
Fo get the things of which you’re
fond
You simply must produce.
You can’t depend on grant and
gift,
Of money, milk or juice.
To give our way of life a lift
You simply must produce.
No government can pave your
road
With handouts free and loose,
Each one of us must share the
load,
So pitch in — and produce.
You can’t sit back and curse
your
lot.
Or say “Oh, what’s the use.”
Be thankful for the things you’ve
got,
Do you want more?—produce!
—L. S. S.
Softball Season Ends
The Caromount Softball season
ended on September 14 with the
Weaveshed winning two out of a
I three game play-off with the Dy-
I fins.
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The Dyfins took the first game
and probably would have won the
series had it not been for the out
standing relief pitching of Ran
dolph Sutton. “Smokeball” Shel
ton, the regular pitcher did his
outstanding performance in the
field and was one of the heaviest
hitters out. Torn Rowland pitched
for the Dyfins.
Cecil Lewis, President of the
Caromount Athletic Association,
has announced that all employees
who participated in the Caromount
Softball League will be invited to
attend a barbecue supper to be
held at an early date.
Four teams played this year:
the Weavers, Dyfins, Converters,
and Independents.
It is hoped that the standbys
will continue to come out and that
more people will join the fun and
sport next year.