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952f>ECEMBER, 1952 The Caromount News Page Three 11 Tellie Coley had quite a will recently when her daughter, ^eraldine Batts called her from l^ondon. Mrs. Coley talked with grandson also. Mrs. Batts ^id she had a very nice trip jver and was doing fine in Lon- |on. Home Prom Korea Mrs. Ruth Reid, Henry and Wallace Reid and Mrs. Rosa Gay, Motored to Norfolk to meet Chief ■ ®tty Officer Allen Reid who just returned from the Ko- [ean theatre of war. —_ Guest Mrs. Vata Lou Perdue had as guest recently her aunt, Mrs. W. Joyner of Momeyer, N. C. Welcome Back We are glad to have Mrs. 11* hlma Rowe, Mrs. Pattie Lang- and Miss Zettie Walker with e(i ®Sain. We hope they will be 11- ''"ith us a long time. )!- For Christmas on Mrs. Blanche Brantley was out it- for a few days recently to kill being sure that jhey have plenty of fresh meats or Christmas. Hog Killing John Parker took time out to ■ul his hogs. He says he will ot have any next year as he has loved in with his brother and is new address is Nashville, oute 3. Flying Trip Miss Nina Ward, daughter of "wlrs. Maud Ward, flew to Lexing- ^ton, Ky., recently for a weekend. Mending Reports From London Safety Meeting Held The Eastern Carolina Safety Council met in Rocky Mount, Friday, November 28, 1952, for its fourth quarterly meeting of the year. H. S. Baucom, Safety Director of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, was the featured speaker. The meeting was held at 7:30 P. M. in the J. C. Braswell School Auditorium, at which time the following slate of officers were elected for 1953: Troy Phelps of Rocky Mount, Chairman; George Wood of Roanoke Rapids, 1st Vice Chairman; W. L. Paint er of Tarboro, 2nd Vice Chair man; Hugh Surles of Rocky Mount, Secretary; B. F. Ryals of Roanoke Rapids, Treasurer. Those people from Caromount who were present were: Her man Allen, Warping; John Amos Bail, Weaving Department: Mil ford Harrison, Engineering; Charlie Sanders, Dyehouse; Jul ian Whitehurst, Shipping; and George Harper, Safety Director. New Roomers Mrs. Claudie Doughtie has a bride and groom living in part of her house now. Wanted Apartment Mrs. Nina Rogers is looking for an apartment more conven ient to her work- Moved Oscar Ellis has moved from Swelton Heights to Sharpsburg. His new address is Route 1, Rocky Mount, N. C. Savings Checks Delivered To Employees lit’ ar :li a ky t- Offw Frances English and Mrs. Dorothy Joyner of the Main shown here delivering the 1952 Cluistmas Savings to the Caromount employees who had the foresight dednSLi^^l iSovember, 1951 to have a set amount of money so ^yeekly pay check during the 1952 year when to take care of added expenses n Christmas rolled around. Left to right are AV'^oodroiv Harvey Smith and Allen Skinner, three of the Caro- «*uut employees who believe in looking ahead and being pre ion! ‘ employees from the Caromount and AVilson Divis- the Payroll Deduction Plan for Christmas. Savings and these employees are to he congi’atulated. Savings Club Pays Off Four hundred and forty-one employees of the Caromount and Wilson Divisions of Sidney Blum- enthal & Co. Inc. were rewarded on November 28 for their far sightedness when they received Christmas Savings Club checks which totaled $102,192.50. The Christmas Savings Plan was begun early in 1947 through arrangements with local banks as a means of encouraging thrift among the employees, and of providing a sizable sum for the inevitable Christmas shopping through small weekly payroll de ductions. The employees of Caromount and Wilson like the plan. Dur ing the first year of its opera tion 316 employees were en rolled. In 1948 the number in creased to 361, the total checks amounting to $48,571.15. In 1949 the checks totaled almost twice the amount of the previous year. In 1950, 403 employees from Caromount and Wilson re ceived $89,282.00. In 1951 the total for 464 employees was $106,681.50. In 1952 370 Caromount em ployees received $86,691.50; and 71 Wilson employees were paid $15,501.00. A total of $102,- 192.50 distributed to Blumenthal employees in the two cities. Weaveshed News New Car Medie Lindsey is now driving a new Studebaker. It is black with white side wall tires. Medie says he is enjoying it very much. Fishing Hubert Sutton and a party of his friends went fishing one weekend recently and caught many rock fish. They also caught a 2 pound speckled trout. Jui’y Duty Leslie Jones, Merl Wallace, Luther Pate and others served terms on Nash County Jury re cently. They said it was an in teresting experience. Returned W. T. Layton is back with us after having been out sick in the hospital. We are very glad to have him back. March Of Dimes Girl Mrs. Lula Pope is back after being confined to her home for a couple of weeks. Glad to have you back, Lula. New Television W. L. Pate has a new tele vision set and likes it fine. Hospitalized Carey MacArthur was hospit alized for a few days; but is getting along fine now. Little Miss Janice Lee Bak er (above) is Oaromount’s own March of Dimes Poster Girl. She is seven years old and the daughter of Mrs. Nellie Baker of the first shift Warp ing Department, and Julian Baker, a former Dyehouse em ployee. Janice wants to tell you her story of how your dimes have helped her. She w^as stricken- ed with polio on September 4, 1948 and was hospitalized at Duke Hospital for a period of 20 days. She wore a brace on her hand for about a year and at present her left hand and leg are a little weak. Janice believes they will be alright in about another year. The March of Dimes was a great help in effecting her re- coveiy. They made it possible for Janice to have expensive treatments which she could not have had. The March of Dimes i>ald for everj'tliing ex cept her brace. Joyce says please supjiort the March of Dimes. Each year between Januarj" 15th and Jamiary 30th, there is an Iron Lung on the serving Counter in the Canteen where you can put yom* contribution. Support the Mai’ch of Dimes. Out Sick Mrs. Ruby Hedgepeth was confined at Park View Hospital for treatment for several days. Returned Home Mrs. Isabelle Thompson has been released from Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill where she underwent an operation; but she is still confined to her home. Improving Ollie Renfrow, who underwent an operation at Duke Hospital recently is at home and able to get out some. We hope he will soon be able to return to work. Back At Work Tommie Layton was hospital ized for a few days, but he is back at work now.
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