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SIDNEY BEUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
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Doc Lee Lancaster, 54, an em
ployee of Caromount since 1928,
died suddenly at his home on
July 6, as a result of a heart
uttack. Mr. Lancaster has been
employed in the Caromount En
gineering Department continually
since 1928, as carpenter. He help
ed with the installation of the first
lo
unis at Caromount and was a
charter member of the Shelton
Looms Service Club.
Born August 3, 1900, in Frank
lin County, he was the son of the
ste Betty Thomp son and Ambrose
Lancaster.
Mr. Lancaster is survived by his
'^ife, Mrs. Alma Pernell Lancas-
of the Caromount Mending
cpartinent and several brothers
und sisters. Funeral services were
cld from the North Rocky Mount
uptist Church, of which he was a
^Ueinber, on July 8, at 11:00 a. m.
urial followed in Pineview Cem-
eterv.
Concert At Park
Dwen Solmon of Weaving De
partment has announced that the
ndan Temple Shriners of New
ern will present a concert at the
iverside Park in Rocky Mount
?n Sunday, August 1, from 2:00
tu 4:00 p. m.
The public is invited to attend.
European Industry And
People Observed By Schell
Chairman H. H. Schell recently
returned from Europe where he
attended the International Indus
trial Conference at Vienna, Aus
tria, and the Conference of the
federated Industries of Europe
at Paris, France. His account of
this European trip is quoted be
low.
“Mrs. Schell and I left New
Fork from International Airport
by Royal Dutch Airlines in the
early afternoon of May 14, 1954.
Four hours later the plane stop
ped in Newfoundland to refuel,
rhe jump from Newfoundland to
Glasgow, Scotland was 7% hours
and then from Glasgow to Am
sterdam, Holland an additional
two and one-half hours.
We motored to The Hague, Hol
land and spent the day in the
Tulip displays out in the field.
We left the next morning for
Vienna, Austria, for the opening
ox the International Industrial
Conference. We went through
plants in Austria and Switzerland;
and then on to Paris for the Con-
lerence of the Federated Indus
tries of Europe. I was a member
ox a group of American manufac
turers who were especially invited
lor this Conference. Ihe Con
ference was very interesting and
profitable. It afforded an oppor
tunity for American and Western
European industrialists to ex
change views and discuss various
national problems as they pertain
ed to international trade.
Since many ladies were in the
party, the hosts arranged ample
social functions such as formal
luncheons, teas and banquets. The
most outstanding event, however,
was an evening at the famous
Palace at Versailles where the
First World War Treaty was sign
ed. On this occasion we were
the guests of the President of
France. We arrived at about ten
o’clock and were promptly re
ceived by Monsieur Coty, the
President, his Ministers and an
Honor Guard of about one hun
dred soldiers in red, white and
blue dress uniforms. It was very
picturesque, especially in such a
fine setting. We went into the
Gardens of Versailles at a distance
of possibly one hundred yards
from the Palace. There were
(See EUROPEAN INDUSTRY Page 2)
Randolph Sutton Appointed Resident Manager
For The Southern Division Of The Company

RichSquareGroupHears
About Company Growth
Chairman H. H. Schell ad
dressed members of the Rich
Square Chamber of Commerce at
a dinner meeting at Grill 258 in
Rich Square on Tuesday, July 13,
at which 25 members entertained
Mr. Schell and his associates E.
H. Suessmuth, Vice-President;
Armand Wolff, BlumenthaTs Eu
ropean representative; Randolph
Sutton, Superintendent of Weav
ing; Charlie Laughridge, Chief
Plant Engineer; Frank Cockrell,
Construction Foreman; and
George Harper, Personnel Assist
ant.
Mr. Schell reviewed the history
of the Company pointing out that
this year the 100th anniversary
is being observed, and also that
it is the world’s largest producer
of pile fabrics with home and
sales offices in New York and
plants in Connecticut, Rhode Is
land, and North Carolina.
In relating the progress of the
North Carolina plants, Mr. Schell
stated that the Rocky Mount
plant of 18,000 square feet in
1931 was smaBer than the 30,000
square feet now being completed
at the Scotland Neck Plant. The
Rocky Mount plant has expanded
to approximately 350,000 square
feet since 1931 and the Wilson
plant with 18,000 square feet in
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BlumenthalAnnounces
European Consultant
Andre Blunienthal, President
of Sidney Blunienthal and Co.,
Inc., has announced the ap
pointment of Armand Wolff as a
special European consultant on
fabrics and fashions. Mr. Wolff
will also supervise the buying and
selling activities of the Company’s
agents in various European coun
tries.
Armand Wolff is well known
in the European market. He is
one of the leading commission-
aries in Paris, with branch offices
in Brussels and The Hague. Mr.
Wolff, born in Paris, has been
active in these markets for over
thirty years.
E. H. Suessmuth, Vice Presi
dent in charge of Manufacturing,
Sidney Blumenthal & Company,
Inc., announced today that Ran
dolph Sutton has been appointed
Resident Manager for the South
ern Division of the Company. He
will report to Mr. Suessmuth as
in the past. Mr. Sutton has been
with the Company for 23 years.
He started as a night dispatch
clerk directly after graduation
from High School. He subse
quently became a section hand, a
foreman, then overseer of weav
ing.
When the Company expanded
its facilities in Rocky Mount in
1941, Mr. Sutton wms appointed
Superintendent of Weaving and
all preparatory operations. Last
year the decision was made to
move the Shelton plant equipment
to the South. At that time Mr.
Sutton was put in charge of the
one remaining Northern weaving
plant, in Uncasville, Conn.
Mr. Sutton is a member of the
Kiwanis Club, director of the
Safety Committee of the Parent-
Teacher Association for Wilkin
son School, member of the Scout
Committee for Troop 113, and is
a very active member of the First
Baptist Church.
Mr. Sutton is a native of Spring
Hope. His wife, is the former Miss
Elizabeth Ray, of Laurinburg, N.
C. They have twm children, Ran
dolph, Jr., age 13 and Linda, age
10. The family resides at 415
Forest Hill Avenue, Englewood,
Rocky Mount.