The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 11, NO. 8
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CX)., INC.
AUGUST. 1953
New Telephone Service Installed
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Manager E. H. Sue.ssmiith tries liis hand at the new PBX
switehboard at the Caromount plant. Mrs. Joyee Bennett, re-
eeptionist, looks on. Mrs. PX-anees Wood of the offiee will aet
as relief operator. The new switehboard will speed up the hand
ling of telephone ealls and will make for more effieient serviee.
With the PBX in use, interplant ealls ean be made without the
use of the seleet-o-phone. There is also less delay in plaeing ealls
ami more people will now be able to use the telephone. .At night,
th switehboard will be closed but the following telepliones will
remain open: Manager’s Office, 8111; Storeroom, 8112; Dye-
house, 8113; Weaveshed, 8114.
t Don Murphy Arrives To
^ Set Up Design Dept
The Design Department of the
" Company was transferred to Caro-
^ 'bount this month with Donald
^ Uurphy as manager of this de
partment.
Air. Alurphy has been with the
Company since 1927. He started
las a helper in the Shipping De
partment at the age of 18, and
j Worked in various manufacturing
departments during the next few
years. In 1933 he became a mem-
iher of the Planning Department
with duties connected with weav
ing control. In 1935 he was
1 transferred to the Design Depart
ment doing analysis work on all
fabrics.
After discharge from the Arm-
'ed Services in 1943 he ret”^ned
tb the Design Department. In
1951 he was appointed to his
present position as manager of the
ilesign Department.
Mr. Alurphy is a member of
(See Design Dept.. Page Three)
Word From Germany
Expresses Thanks
On Alay 4, 1953, a group of
German Safety Engineers toured
the Caromount Plant as part of a
plan to study safety methods in
United States industry.
Following their return to Ger
many, Resident Alanager Suess-
muth received a letter from one
of the group, Hans Steeg, Director
of Safety. Alannesmann - Hutten-
werkc, in Get ncny’s Ruhr A'alley.
Air. Steeg e r_ ssed his apprecia
tion for friendlv reception
which they re iv'ed at v.aromount.
He suited, ‘ C' ^r 'di .t in your plant
will remain a good remembrance
to nie’7
This ‘our .-as under ^he snon-
scrsl.ip of the U. S. Depart:, ent
of Labor &• i was escorted by M
C. Creel of th^ '-rth CaroP-a De
partment of Labor.
These safet\ engineers stated
that they were impressed bv the
good working condTions, and
low accident freqnen' y rate.
Stolzenberg Completes
Transfer To Caromount
Frederick W. Stolzenberg, head
of the purchasing department of
Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc.,
has moved to Rocky Alount where
he has organized and set up the
headquarters for the company
purchasing department.
Air. Stolzenberg has been with
the Blumenthal organization for
37 years. He joined the firm in
1916 after graduation from The
Philadelphia Textile Institute.
He began his employment in
the Time Study Department. He
was later in charge of raw and
final inspection and organized the
A^arn Testing Department. In
1924 he organized the Design De
partment which he headed until
1943, when he was placed in
charge of the Purchasing Depart
ment.
Air. Stolzenberg is the son of
the late Fritz Stolzenberg who
came over from Germany and
joined the Blumenthal company
in 1891. The elder Stolzenberg
moved with the company from its
New' York plant to the Shelton,
Connecticut, location in 1898 and
served as Superintendent and Alill
Manager until his death in 1934.
(See Purchasing Dept. Page Four)
Parents Witness Their
Sons Receive Badges
At its Parent’s Night Troop 113
held a special Court of Honor in
the Caromount Field Houst Aug
ust 11 at which time advance
ment and merit badges completed
during summer camp w^ere award
ed by the Troop Committee. E.
H. Suessmuth, Chairman of the
Troop Committee, conducted this
special Court of Honor.
George Odom, Steve Joyner,
and Harold Eason were presented
the second class scout badges and
certificates by Randolph Sutton.
Phillip Riley, Randy Sutton,
Ronald King, and J. D. Privette
were presented First Class scout
badges and certificates bv Walter
Greenman.
The following merit badges
were presented by R. Quillen
Ward; Safety, Randy Sutton, Ron
ald King, Phillip Riley, and J.
D. Privette; First Aid, Ronald
Smith; Public Health, Ronald
Smith and Ronnie Hay; Camping
Ronald Smith; Swimming, Phillip
Bone and Ronnie Hay* Citizen
ship in the Home, Ronnie Hay.
Ronald Smith, who attended the
Scout Camp at Schiff Reservation,
N. J., told the parents and com-
(See Troop 113 Page Four)
Receiving merit badge.‘c at Troop 113’s P{ir«nt Night were,
Wt to Hglit. Phillip Bone, J. D. Privette, PbU;*-;) Kiiey, Raiuty
Sutton, Honalfl King, an i Ronald Smith.