The CaroMount News
published each month by and for the employees of the WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
''OU. 12, NO. 8
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
AUGUST, 1954
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Herbert h. schell
Was with great regret that
posted the following press
Release regarding Mr. Schell’s re-
‘^ifeinent:
After twenty-eight years of
•®Gr\dce with Sidney Blumenthal
Co., Inc., Herbert H. Schell
letiring both from the Chair-
of, and membership on
G Board of Directors of the
Goinpany.
has been with Sid-
tfy hlumenthal & Co. since 1926.
1990^^^ Glected vice president in
and has been a Director
In 1 Manag er since 1930.
i In ^ became president and
953, Chairman of the Board.
^ Schell will continue to
. Grve the company in a consulting
^'^apacity.”
the many years that
• ■ Schell conducted Company
■ spections in the south, he made
Wide host of friends in the
plants in both Wilson
Kocky Mount and also among
town folks. All the people
5 y® expressed the wish that Mr.
^G eli remains in good health and
. Joys success and happiness in
® Retirement years.
Labor Day Holiday
P^^nt will be closed from
4* m. Saturday, September
teiXr
1 er /, in order to observe La
bor Day.
Suessmuth Looks With
Confidence To Future
In commenting on business
prospects for the balance of the
year, Vice-President E. H. Suess
muth stated that they appear to
be very good which is presently
demonstrated by greater produc
tion schedules in the company’s
plants and increased sales. He ob
served that the progress on in
stallation of machinery in the new
buildings, which are practically
complete, is good and most of the
equipment is already in operation.
When the construction work and
machinery installation is entirely
completed the company will be in
a position to compete successful
ly and to offer a wide variety of
fabrics to textile consumers. Mr.
Suessmuth further commented,
“We have great confidence in our
ability to cope successfully with
all the manufacturing problems
which we are called upon to face
and solve.”
“The entire manufacturing staff
joins me in renewing our pledge
of continued support and coopera
tion to Chairman Andre’ Blumen
thal. We believe the sincere in
terest, the thorough understanding
of our problems, the optimistic
viewpoint and the sense of fair
play found in Chairman Blumen-
thal’s management policies offer
a challenge to each employee to
exert every effort to produce high
quality products at the lowest
possible cost,” declared Mr. Suess
muth.
Mr. Suessmuth’s statement pre
sents a realistic challenge to all
employees. When it becomes dif
ficult to find the solution to prob
lems it may be well to remem
ber this simple saying: It CAN
Be Done.
Employees Join Club
At the annual meeting of the
Shelton Looms Service Club Wed
nesday night, August 25, at the
Caromount field house, three em
ployees with twenty years or more
continuous service with Sidney
Blumenthal & Co., Inc. were in
ducted into the membership of the
Caromount dicision of the Club.
These new members were: E. H.
Suessmuth, M. R. Mercer and R.
W. Tippett.
The meeting opened with a
welcome by Frank Shelton, the
club president. Randolph Sutton,
(See SLSC Club Page TVo)
Blumenthal Directors Select Board Chairman
President Vice President At August Meeting
ANDRE BLUMENTHAL
Chairman
At a regular meeting held on
August 19, the Board of Directors
of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.
announced that Andre’ Blumen
thal, formerly President, was elect-'
ed Chairman of the Board and
Treasurer.
Andre’ Blumenthal was graduat
ed from Yale University in 1925
with a degree of B. A. After a
year’s post-graduate work in the
textile schools in Lyons, France
and Krefel, Germany, he joined
Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. in
1926. In 1932, he became a Vice
President and a member of the
Board of Directors, and in 1953
was elected President of the Com
pany.
Mr. Blumenthal was on active
duty with the United States Navy
during World War H, and holds
the rank of Commander, U. S.
Naval Reserve (ret.) He is a
trustee of the Textile Research
Institute, and a Trustee of both
the Norwalk Hospital and the
Connecticut Hospital Association.
Safety Record Marred
The Caromount Division having
achieved an outstanding safety
record for nearly five years, has
recently been hit with a wave of
disabling accidents. This wave
started on July 22, when Birch
Jones and Oscar Davis, both vet
eran loom fixers, were making re
pairs to a loom and the loom was
accidentally started up. Davis’
(See Safety Record Page Three)
MALCOLM G. JONES
President
At a regular meeting held on
August 19, the Board of Directors
of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.
announced the appointment oE
Malcolm G. Jones as President and
his election as a Director of the
Company,
George Beisheim was elected a
Vice President.
Malcolm G. Jones was graduat
ed from Bucknell University in
1926 with a degree of B. S. in
Chemistry. He joined E. 1. duPont
de Nemours & Co. in 1929 as fore
man of their Acetate plant in
Waynesboro, Va., and became
Plant Manager in 1946. After
serving as Director of Produc
tion for Acetate, Rayon and Or
ion acrylic Fibers, Mr. Jones was
appointed Director of Nylon Sales
in 1950. In 1951 he became Di
rector of all Synthetic Fiber Sales
(See President Jones Page Three)
Excellent Future Seen
In a recent notice to employees.
President Andre Blumenthal made
the following comment concern
ing the future outlook of the
Company’s operations:
“This company has excellent
prospects for the future. We know
what our problems are and I
think we know how to solve them.
With intelligent cooperation and
full support that I know we can
continue to expect from all, we
look forward confidently to good
business and to our ability to
take the fullest advantage of it.”