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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 9, NO. 5
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
MAY, 1951
TWA Takes The Boss And His Lady To London
E. H. Suessiiiutli, resident manager, and Mrs. Suessniuth are
shown boarding a TWA iilane for a flight to Europe. Tliey left Ne>v
York May 3, and arrived in London May 4. They attended the llri-
tisli Industrial Fair in Birmingham, England and the French Tex
tile Fair in Lille, France. AVhile in Europe the Suessnuiths visited
cities in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany. They will
arrive in New York on the return trij). May 29, and will be in Rocky
Mount May 30.
Vacation Schedule
The Caromount and Wilson
divisions will be closed for one
Week’s vacation starting Monday,
July 2nd, and will re-open Mon
day, July 9th, 1951.
This will be a vacation with pay
for all employees who have work
ed for the company at least one
year immediately prior to two
Weeks before the time set for va
cation. This is the company’s es
tablished vacation policy.
In addition to the regular pay-
check, employees will receive on
June 29th, they will also receive
the vacation paycheck.
Pay Increase
In accordance with the long
established policy of this company
to pay the highest wages in its in
dustry in the areas where it oper
ates, Manager Suessmuth has an
nounced that there was a general
y^age increase of approximately
tWo per cent effective May 7,
1951.
Schell Is Guest Speaker
President H. H. Schell was guest
speaker of the Voice Of America
Broadcast on May 10 at which
time he was interviewed by Stuart
Ayers. Mr. Schell is chairman of
the United States Inter-American
Council which represents the Com
mercial and Industrial structure
of the American World and this
organization was the topic of their
discussion.
Mr. Schell stated, “The Purpose
of the Inter-American Council is
to promote the free enterprise sy
stem.” He described its results
as, “dramatic”. “First of all, the
council established a long-needed
meeting place for businessmen of
the Western Hemisphere. Second,
at the Plenary sessions business
men find a forum for discussion
and for the exchange of views on
common economic problems.” Pro
cedures and methods for solving
these problems are recommended
by the council to the various de
partments and agencies of the ap-
(Continued on Page Five)
Employees Appear
On Safety Show
The Caromount and Wilson
divisions were well represented on
the “Forum for Safety”, sponsored
by the Eastern Carolina Safety
Council. This program was stag
ed Thursday, May 3rd at the
Rocky Mount High School Audi
torium. The quiz show was con
ducted by Miss Bobbie Pritchard
of Radio Station WCEC.
Four sets of questions were ask
ed each contestant. Beginning
with simple true or false questions
each set grew increasingly more
difficult. Points were given for
each question and the following
were the winners: First place—L.
H. Boyd of the Wilson Division,
who was awarded five yards of
frieze upholstery, donated by Sid
ney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. Second
Place—W. F. Gibson, Roanoke
Rapids, received $10.00 in cash
which was given by the Halifax
Paper Co. of Roanoke Rapids.
Third place—R. L. Spence, Roa
noke Rapids, received a table cloth
and napkin set, donated by the
Textile Mills of Roanoke Rapids.
Fourth place — York Brannock,
City of Rocky Mount, a table cloth
and napkin set, donated by the
Simmons Mfg. Co. of Roanoke
Rapids. Fifth place—Floyd Hedge
peth, of the Caromount Engineer
ing Department, a Kaywoodie
(Continued on Page Three)
Economics Course
Given At Caromount
At no time in our history has
the need for a real understanding
of our economic system been so
important. Each person in the
United States plays a part in and
is affected by its working results.
Everyone of us, regardless of
our job, should have a real under
standing of our economic system,
the system that gives us Americans
the world’s best living and working
conditions.
It is high time that we all take
a close look at simple facts about
the American way of working and
living, so we may better explain,
to ourselves and to others, what
the important factors in our sy
stem are and what they mean to all
of us.
Job Economics Training, more
familiarly known as JET, brings
out all the basic parts of our econ
omy, and through group discus
sion, clears up points many of us
have never had fully explained.
The first session was given the
week of April 23, 1951. Five ses
sions of 1 1-2 hours each were
held. Much spirited discussion pro
and con ensued, and many ques
tions were cleared up.
The following men were present
for these sessions: Paul Wells,
(Warping); C. G. Williams, (Ma
chine Shop); Knox Ellis, (Mend-
(Continued on Page Five)
Troop 1 I 3 At Scout Camporee
Playing an important part in the recent Scout Camporee in Wil
son were the ‘members of the Caromount Trooj) shown above;
Standing (1. to r.) Ronnie Hay, .Tames Gurganus, Carlton Moore
and Willard Williams. Kneeling (1. to r.) are Billy Wilhalf and
Kenneth Wood showing some of tlie ribbons and citations won at
Camporee.