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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 10, No. 11
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
NOVEMBER, 1952
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Rocky Mount Is Three
Times Trophy Winner
The Shelton Looms Trophy,
annually presented to the win-
■ler of the Rocky Mount-Wilson
high school football game, was
formally presented to the Rocky
Mount school during ceremonies
held, Friday, November 14, 1952
the Rocky Mount high school
auditorium. On hand to receive
9 Were football coach Knocker
Vdkins; Nappy Robbins and
Waverly Smith, co-captains oif
the football team: C. M. Edson,
P^^ucipal of the high school; and
Miss Mary Wilkinson, president
the Rocky Mount high school
student body.
E. H. Suessmuth, resident Man
ner of Caromount and Wilson
Divisions of Sidney Blumenthal
^ Co., Inc., in presenting the
Rophy to the Rocky Mount High
School for the third year said.
It is a pleasure indeed for me
to participate in your program,
and to present to you and your
student body. The Shelton Looms
Trophy which your very fine foot
ball team so deservedly won. I
assure you that it is a pleasant
occasion for my associates and
tue, and you are to be congra
tulated. May you always keep
the standard of your good sports-
oianship at its present high level.”
Thanksgiving Holiday
Announced By Suessmuth
Both the Caromount and Wil-
Divisions will be closed
Ihursday, November 27th, 1952
at 6:00 A. M. in observance of
nanksgiving, and will resume
operations on Friday, November
28, 1952 at 6:00 A. M. with the
exception of the dyeing and fin
ishing departments. The dye-
mna operations at
10:00 P. M. Sunday night, Nov
ember 30th, and the Finishing
Uept. will start up on Monday,
December 1st, at 6:00 A. M. We
should always be very grateful
tor the many blessings God has
bestowed on us, but on Thanks-
giying day which has been set
aside by our government, every
^erican should pause for a
ijioment of prayer to express his
meciation to our Creator. May
maw ^^’^^fbue to favor us with the
've A things in life which
‘bericans enjoy so much.
Charlier - ‘‘No, Vm Cfiorlic”
Kings of the roost at “Dromeliliy House,” the southern home
of President H. H. Schell are the tvvo turkey toms shown above.
One of these Thanksgiving birds is know as “Charlie” and
when you ask Mr. Schell, “wliich one?”, he replies “The one on
the other side”. So you take your choice. There is every in
dication that these turkeys will survive this Thanksgiving for
they are very special pets at Dromeliliy.
Truly An American Custom
When Mother prepares Thanks
giving dinner, she is observing
a tradition that dates back to the
farm communities of Biblical
days.
For while Thanksgiving in its
present form is strictly an Amer
ican holiday, it seems to have
grown out of the ancient prac
tice of holding a “harvest festi
val” to give thanks after the
crops had been gathered. The
Bible orders such Thanksgivings,
and the festivals, observed by the
ancient Greeks and Romans,
came down to us through the
Saxons of early England.
The first American Thanksgiv
ing was held by the Pilgrims at
Plymouth in 1621. Only 55 of the
colonists had survived the first
winter in America. But sum
mer brought good crops. When
the harvesting was over, Gover
nor Bradford sent four hunters
into the woods to procure wild
turkeys and other game birds.
In one day the hunters bagged
enough to last the colony for a
week.
Chief Massasoit and 90 Indians
were guests at the feast, which
lasted for three days. The In
dians contributed five deer to
the menu.
The Colony of Connecticut
held its first Thanksgiving in
1639. The Dutch in New Neth-
erland, now New York, had their
first official day of thanks in
1644.
During the American Revolu
tion, the Continental Congress
recommended annually that days
of thanks be observed. In 1789
President Washington appointed a
day of Thanksgiving after adop
tion of the Constitution. Since
1863 our Presidents have always
issued a proclamation naming
Thanksgiving Day.
Weaveshed Hunters Tell Varied Tales
Since Squirrel and Deer sea
son have opened the tales from
the Weaveshed are many and va
ried. Dave Ezzell and Willie Sel
lers motored to Belhaven hunting
squirrels only to find rain. Sid
ney Collier bagged 8 squirrels in
two days. Nolie Robinson and
Luther Rowe went squirrel hunt
ing, and while rambling in the
woods Nolie lost his bearings, fell
in the river, got wet and finally
hired a man to take him back to
his starting point. No squirrels
reported. Charlie Dorsey and
Worley Edwards hunted squirrels
with no luck. Owen Solmon had
an enjoyable deer hunt and while
he did not bag a deer he did bring
home some venison.
Americans Speak Up
Programs Continue
The American Speak-up Series
will have Pierre Bretey as their
guest speaker on Sunday, Novem
ber 30 at 1:45 P. M. over Radio
Stations WCEC in Rocky Mount
and WVOT and WGTM in Wib
son.
Mr. Bretey, President, Nation
al Federation of Financial An
alysts Societies, and an expert
in the field of financial analy;
sis, will speak on “Your Stakq
In Profits”.
“Crackpot’s Paradise” will bq ,
the subject discussed by John
T. Flynn on December 7. You
will remember Mr. Flynn from
other Americans Speak-up Broad
casts.
On December 14, Austin S.
Igleheart will be heard discuss
ing “Where Citizenship Begins”.
Mr. Ingleheart is President of
General Foods, and also has been
our guest before during this se
ries.
Mr. John T. Flynn, our old
friend, will give us “A Christ
mas Message” on December 21.
Safety Council Meets
The Fourth Quarterly meeting
of the Eastern Carolina Safety
Council will be held at Braswell
Graded School in Rocky Mount,
Friday, November 28, 1952 at
7:30 P. M.
The guest speaker will be H.
S. Baucom, Director of Safety,
N. C. Industrial Commission.
All employees are cordially in
vited to come and enjoy the pro
gram, and to bring any interest
ed persons with them to the meet
ing.
FromKing’sDaughters
A letter was received by Man
ager E. H. Suessmuth from Mrs.
Kemp Battle expressing her ap
preciation to Sidney Blumenthal
and Company, Inc. for a dona
tion of cloth to the Rocky Mount
King’s Daughters Home.
Mrs. Battle stated, “We are
using it to make stuffed animals
for our annual fall sale, the pro
ceeds of which go to help dimin
ish the indebtedness on our home
for elderly ladies. You have
given us a real boost by letting
us have the material and all of
us are most appreciative.”