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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 9, NO. 3
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
MARCH, 1951
Employees Give To
Red Cross Generously
Wilson and Caromount em
ployees gave generously to the
American Red Cross this year. At
Caromount they contributed $286.-
B4. The Wilson employees con
tributed $76.25.
The company contributed $150.-
00 to the Rocky Mount Red Cross
drive making a total of $436-84,
and with the company contribution
of $85.00 our contribution to tbe
Wilson Red Cross amounted to
.$161.25.
The solicitations were handled
entirely by workers within their
departments and everyone who
helped was commended for the
fine job which they did.
In the Warping Department
Herman Allen collected $12.75.
The Weaving Department contri
buted $157.75; and the solicitors
in the Weaving Department were:
hirst shift: Miss Johnnie Bell Har-
I'ie, Mrs. Doris Satterfield, Mrs.
Nannie Dickens, Mrs. Lina Clark,
Mrs. Rebecca Phelps, and Mrs.
Kdith Ezzelle.
Second shift: Mrs. Myrtle
^Vranch, Miss Leslie Bowden, Her
bert Denson, Ed Raper, Frank
V^orrell, Willie Harper.
Third shift: Paul Parker, Frank
Ashby, Jack Thomas, Frank Shel-
ion, James Long, William Treva-
Ihan, Garland Rose.
Miss Susie Peaden was in charge
the drive in the Raw Goods and
Mending Department. She collect
ed $17.35.
Milford Harrison and Billy Wil-
bams turned in $23.78 for the
Engineering Department.
The office gave $23.50 which
'vas collected by Mrs. Roberta Ha
lfway.
“Shorty” Hamrick, solicitor for
fbe Receiving Department, collect
ed $5.00.
The Dyehouse gave $16.50
'vhich was collected by J. T. Eppes,
James Bone, and Bain Curtis.
The Finishing Department turn
ed in $14.45 to Mrs. Elsie Sugg,
^rs. Rachel Cartee, Mrs. Ruth
JJaskins, Lancey Winstead and
James Starling.
Final Examining handled by
Miss Julia Williams, Mrs. Lina
Ereekmore, and Mrs. Dot Sutton
gave $10.50.
The Shipping Department con-
Tibuted $6.26. This was collected
by Mrs. Jo Best and Mrs. Audrey
Military Bonus
Granted Service Men
In accordance with a newly es
tablished company policy. Military
Service Bonus checks have been
mailed to six of our employees
who are now in the armed serv
ices of our country. These men
are Oliver K. Williams, Gerald R.
Frye, Irvin L. Young, Lester Vick,
Raymond Spivey, and Herman
Roberson.
In order to qualify for this bon
us, the company must receive writ
ten notice from a commissioned of
ficer of the Armed Services stating
that the employee in question is
actually inducted and giving his
date of entrance and serial num
ber. This bonus will be paid re
gardless of whether the employee
is drafted or whether he enlists
in the Armed Services during the
period when the draft is in effect,
or during a period of national
emergency.
This Military Service Bonus is
computed as follows for hourly
paid employees:
1. No bonus for service under
three (3 ) months.
2. 2% of actual earnings during
the previous twelve months for
employees with three months serv
ice to one year.
3. 4% of actual earnings during
the previous twelve months for em
ployees with one to three years
service.
4. of actual earnings during
the previous twelve months for em
ployees with more than three years
service.
If you know of any employee
who meets these qualifications
but has not received his Military
Bonus check, please tell him to re
quest his commanding officer to
write the company immediately.
We are happy to recognize the con
tribution our employees are mak
ing to preserve the freedom of
our nation, and we are indeed
proud of them.
Sowers.
The Wilson Division contribu
ted most generously. The drive in
Wilson was handled by Mrs. Mae
Dickerson, Mrs. Julia Sutton, Mrs.
Kitty Riley, Mrs. Marie Early,
Mrs. Bertha Williams, Mrs. Mamie
Ellis, Bill Wilson, William Good
win and Theopholis Barnes.
Demands From Armed Forces Cause
Changes At Wilson And Caromount
In a recent interview with E.
H. Suessmuth, resident manager,
he stated that, “demands by our
Armed Forces for heavy woolen
clothing have brought about many
changes at our Wilson and Caro
mount plants. Our company has
pledged its wholehearted support
to the government to help meet the
needs caused by the war crisis in
Korea and at present approximate
ly 40% of the total output of the
Southern Division is going into
deafense production.
“During March the government
accepted our bid for an additional
contract which amounts to one
million dollars and it will require
the combined efforts of all of us
to meet the delivery dates which
we promised.
“Messers. Clayton Hedgepeth
and Stephen Bennett returned re
cently from a trip to Shelton, Con
necticut where they observed me
thods the company is employing
in connection with shipping our
goods against these defense con
tracts. All goods which are fur
nished against these contracts are
sold according to very strict gov
ernment specifications and must
pass rigid tests and inspection for
quality. A government inspector
will come to our plant from time
to time to see that these goods
meet the specifications before the
government will accept them for
shipment.
“We must take every precaution
to avoid damaged goods because
the kind of fabrics we are making
for the government cannot be sold
in any other market.”
Nurse Attends Refresher Course
Mrs. Mary Trevathan, plant
nurse completed a Refresher Cour
se for Industrial Nurses held in
Winston-Salem, N. C. from March
12th through 16th.
This course was sponsored by
the Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company and some sixty plant
nurses from North and South
Carolina attended.
The classes were conducted
throughout the day by outstanding
doctors, nurses, and insurance
men. While each speaker dealt
with his particular specialty, such
as treatment or records, they all
emphasized the importance of acci
dent prevention and control. This
can be brought about through
cooperation and understanding
among management, supervisor,
employee, doctor, and nurse.
Means of Accident Control
P. W. Williams, Safety Engin
eer, pointed out the important
means of accident control and pre
vention as follows:
1. Remove the hazard.
2. Guards in proper place.
3. Education and Training em
ployee.
4. Proper attitude of employee.
5. Proper job placement.
Safety Is Part Of Jol)
It was emphasised that every em
ployee should be safety conscious
at all times. They should be care
fully instructed and followup
made.
Every accident, whether or not
there is injury to the employee,
slows down production. Safety is
part of the job and should be
treated as such.
Report All Accidents
Another part of the program
dealt with the reporting of acci
dents. All accidents should be re
ported immediately so that:
1. Treatment can be started.
2. Cause of accidents can be re
moved.
3. Another similar accident can
be prevented.
Causes of Accidents
The two main causes of acci
dents are:
1. Unsafe conditions.
2. Unsafe acts.
Unsafe conditions can be reme
died by proper maintenanee and
repair. Unsafe acts can be reme
died only by safety conscious
workers. Unsafe acts account for
about 80% of all accidents.
Mrs. Trevathan states that a
tremendous amount of class work
was crowded into the five days
but it was not all work and no
play. They were treated to lunch
eons, conducted on a tour of the
R. J. Reynolds tobacco plant and
at graduation time each nurse
was given a certificate and cor
sage.