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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 10, NO. 12
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
DECEMBER, 1952
linrrg A ifappy ^nar
Christmas Boxes Mailed
Blumenthal men in the service
of our Armed Eorces were not
forgotten by the Caromount Ath-
fetic Association this Christmas.
Early in November the CAA met
and approved this project in ord-
to get the boxes for the boys
who are overseas in the mail be
fore November 15 as required for
delivery to them for Christmas.
Boxes to Service men in the
Lnited States were mailed De
cember 10th.
Oscar Satterfield and his com-
'nittee of Floyd Hedgepeth and
Halph Bobbitt gave a lot of time
and thought to preparation of
the boxes before they decided
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Getting Ready For Christmas
Christmas Bonus
“It gives me great pleasure in
deed to announce to you all that
the company will once again pay
a Christmas Bonus this year,”
states Manager Suessmuth.
Bonus checks will be distribut
ed on Tuesday, December 23,
1952 and will be received by all
employees who have had con
tinuous service with the com
pany prior to January 1, 1950.
Employees who began their
employment after December 31,
must have five years or
more continuous service prior to
Uecember 1st of the year in
which the Christmas Bonus is
~i\en in order to receive it.
Christmas is here again
Ihe message of goodwill which
hnstmas brings never grows
o . 1 his year it has an even
greater significance for me, and
t am thankful that I can bring
you t IS message. You were
all so very kind to me during my
illness.
Once again I send you friend-
*y greetings. I appreciate what
you, in your work, have done
to aid this business. My cordial
thanks to you—and my best
wishes for a Merry Christmas
a Happy, Bountiful New
rear.
E. H. Suessmuth,
Resident Manager
Jerry and I.yiida Fay cliildreii of >Ir. and Mrs. T. E. Ham
rick are shown preparing their Christinas display. Jerry, age
ti years and Lynda Faye, age 8 years, are eagei-ly looking
forward to Christmas. :>Ir. Hamrick, better known as “Shorty”,
is the genial Caromount Storeroom Clerk.
dbrtstmas fiDessaae Jfrom flDr. Scbell
As Christmas is only a short
time off we should approach it
with a thankful heart.
Our operations have continued
with reasonably good regularity,
in spite of the fact that many
textile plants have been shut
down.
While the profits for the year
wdll not be near as satisfactory
as they were last year, w'e feel
we are fortunate that there were
not more losses, as has been ex
perienced by the textile trade in
general. Heavy taxes are still
the order of the day, not only
for your Company but for you,
in addition. Many taxes, which
we all pay, are not too apparent,
such as the Cigarette Tax, which
is more than twice the cost of
the cigarettes themselves.
Last year w’e referred to the
war in Korea. If anything, it
has grown worse. It is depress
ing that we cannot foresee the
end of it. Last year at this time
our total of killed, wounded and
missing was over ninety thous
and. This year it is around one
hundred twenty thousand. This
is thirty thousand more than last
year, a very sad situation.
I have just returned from a
trip to Europe. The situation
there is very confusing. The red
menace is apparent everywhere.
Inefficient, unstable governments
are still in pow'er all through
Europe; the only exception is
German,y, W'hose Government
must be more or less stable since
it is under the control of the
Occupying Forces. What it will
be when it is released we do not
know^ However, there is one
thing about which I am sure!
the plain people all over the
world must find a better way
of governing themselves. Ninety
per cent of our problems lie in
the political area.
I sincerely wish each one of
you and your entire family a
generous share of God’s Blessings
for the year to come, and in par
ticular for the nearby Christmas
Season.
Sincerely yours,
H. H. Schell,
President
Caromount Division
Leads In Safety
The Caromount Division con
tinues to hold its own as leader
in Safety among the textile man
ufacturers of this area. The
Caromount plant has worked
since November, 1951 without a
lost time accident and stands at
the top of the list of a group
accident analysis prepared I^y the
Liberty Mutual Insurance Com
pany. Caromount has a lost time
frequency of 0 compared to an
average frequency rate of 12 for
all the plants in the comparison.
The Wilson plant has suffered
three lost time accidents this
year which has run their fre
quency up to 15.
Out of this survey five pre
dominate types of accidents were
listed as follows: 1. Handling
materials caused 21% of all ac-
; cidents. 2. Oiling, cleaning, and
repairing machines 18% . 3. Op
erating machines, 15%,. 4. Eye
; injuries, 14%-. 5. Ealls and
I poor housekeeping 11% .
I It is important that we be
\ aware especially of these major
I accident causes and be on guard
' against them. Safety pays every-
I one.
If Plant operations for the Christ-
§ mas and New Year Holiday Sea-
^ son will be as follows:
P The Caromount and Wilson
^ Weavesheds will be closed at 2
p P. M. December 24th and will
§ re-open at 6 A. M. January 5th,
I
y The Dyeing Department will
p close at 6 A. M. December 24,
1 and will resume operations at
i 10 P. M. January 4th, 1953.
i The Finishing Department will
p close at 2 P. M. December 24th
M and will re-open at 2 P. M. Jan-
p uary 5th, 1953.
The Shipping Department will
I close at 3 P. M. December 24th
and will re-open at 6 A. M. De-
^ cember 26th and operate through
December 30th and will close
down for the purpose of taking
inventory. They will resume op
erations on January 7th, 1953.