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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 9, NO. 10
CAA Entertains
Softball League
On Friday, October 5th the
Caromount Athletic Association
treated the members of the Caro
mount Softball League to a bar
becue and chicken dinner at Buck
Overton’s place.
About 50 employees, including
umpires and commissioners were
present for this affair.
After a hearty meal John Ster-
kin, president of the C. A. A.,
welcomed the group and stated
the C. A. A. was happy to be able
to contribute to the success of the
Caromount Softball League. Re
sident Manager E. H. Suessmuth
spoke briefly to the group. After
this R. Q. Ward, acting as Master
of Ceremonies, called on various
members for informal remarks.
The following persons made
comments on the seasons’ activi
ties: Frank “Smokeball” Shel
ton, Red Evans, Randolph Sutton,
Raymond Eason, Floyd Hedge
peth, Lee Smith, Knox Ellis, and
George Harper.
Owen Solmon, Hubert Sutton
and Raymond Eason were nomi
nated for Rookie of the Year; but
after a stirring speech by E. H.
Suessmuth, Solmon was unani
mously elected.
Our Armed Forces
Need Blood Plasma
The Department of Defense sup
ply of blood plasma has been
gravely depleted by the demands
of the Korean Campaign.
The value of a reserve supply
of blood plasma has been proved
in Korea. The percentage of lives
saved has been increased by the
use of blood; yet it is one vital
commodity that assembly lines
cannot produce and money can
not buy. Blood has never been
made synthetically. It is manufac
tured only in the human body and
is one gift that everyone can make
of equal value regardless of his
position or financial means.
The supply of blood in Korea
is being used faster than it is be
ing replaced.
People in Rocky Mount will be
asked to donate blood for Korea
on November 6. Be ready to do
your part.
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
OCTOBER, 1951
Hunter Gets Prize Buck On First Day Of Season
Luther .Albert Gay, Jr. of the Fiiiishino- Depai-tmeiit is shown
with the 210 pound ])rize deer which he shot on October lotli.
He bagged tliis one on the first day of the hunting season near
Jjawrence in Edgecoiiihe County.
I.. A. was using a new Hrowning Automatic shot gun; and
while the first shot probably killed the deer, Gay shot three times
just to make sure.
He was the only one in a party of twelve to get his buck, which
is reported to be one of the largest ever killed in this area.
Americans Speak-Up
A new series of American’s
Speak-Up talks began September
16, 1951 over Radio Station WC-
EC and WFMA in Rocky Mount,
and Station WVOT and WGTM
in Wilson. The program is sche
duled for 1:45 P. M. each Sunday
afternoon and consist of talks by
preeminent Americans and the
theme of their talks is “Freedom”.
These programs are sponsored by
the employees of the Caromount
and Wilson Divisions of Sidney
Blumenthal & Company and free
copies are available by a telephone
call or post card to the station to
which you listen. The schedule
for the next month is as follows:
October 28—“Stopping Infla
tion Is Everybody’s Job” by W.
Randolgh Burgess.
November 4—‘‘‘Scarce Imple
ments Mean Short Food” by Fred
A. Wirt and Harry Barr.
November 11—“Crisis In Mo
rals” by John T. Flynn.
November 18—“Training Youth
To Fight Communism” by Eliza
beth Bauman, Wilma Siverton and
Alfred Jollon.
November 25—“Have I Kept
The Faith” by Colby M. Chester.
Safety Record Is
Marred By Accident
A six and one-half month per
iod of safe working ended on
October 3 when Jasper Outlaw
of the Finishing Department re
ceived painful and permanent in
jury to three of his fingers. Jas
per was helping thread a mangle
when one of the rolls carrying
thousands of pounds of pressure
was lowered on his hand. The tips
of his fingers were so badly crush
ed that amputation of the first
joint was necessary.
Up to this time the Caromount
Division had worked more than
700,000 man hours without a dis
abling accident. This equival
ent to one man’s working more
than 350 years without loss of time
due to an injury.
In spite of two serious accidents
this year the safety record remains
very good. The frequency rate of
3.1% compares favorably with the
N. C. rate of 11.1% for the tex
tile industry in 1950.
The Wilson division has a per
fect record of no lost time acci
dents for 1951.
(Continued on Page Two)
Community Chest To
Hold Drive In Nov
Hundreds of men, women and
children benefit directly from the
Rocky Mount Community Chest.
Indirectly the entire community
benefits for the purpose of the
Community Chest is to provide
a better community in which to
live.
I he 1951 Community Chest has
eight participating agencies. This
means that instead of eight se
parate campaigns only one will
be conducted. The money then
will be divided among the follow
ing agencies: Family Service, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Y. M. C. A.,
Y. W. C. A., Salvation Army,
Community Council and the Lhiit-
ed Jewish Appeal.
The Community Chest serves
not only the underprivileged and
needy, nor any small group, the
Community Chest is designed to
help everyone.
The goal for 1951-52 is S44,-
220.00. This will be distributed
as follows:
Faniily Service $9,000.00
(Continued on Page Two)
’52 Christmas Savings
Club To Start Soon
In cooperation with the Em
ployees of the Caromount and Wil
son Divisions and the Planters
National Bank and the City Indus
trial Bank of Rocky Mount. Sidney
Blumenthal & Co., Inc., will again
make payroll deductions for the
Christmas Savings Club in 1952.
Cards to be signed have been
ordered and will soon be in the
hands of the foreman of each de
partment. Interested persons
should see their foreman for fur
ther information. The deadline
for signing up for The Christmas
Savings Plan is November 6. See
your foreman taday and sign up
for the 1952 Christmas Savings
Club.
The savings plan is optional
and the amount designated by the
employee is deducted weekly from
the employee’s check by the pav-
roll department as a service to
employees. In 1950, 368 Caro
mount employees received $81,-
967.00; and 35 Wilson employees
were paid $7,315.00.