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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 13, NO. 2
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO., INC.
FEBRUARY, 1955
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A bond poster, featuring the bond program slogan for 1955,
is plaeed on a local mail truck at the post office by Mrs. Mi^ie
Inscoe, bond buyer employed in our Mending Department. Mail
trucks throughout the country are carrying the new posters to
Promote sales of bonds. Mrs. Inscoe is a regular bond buyer
through our payroll savings plan.
Employees Get
Safety Certificates
On February 4, the second ten-
course was completed this
^'®ar at Caromount. These courses
^ere taught by H. L. Jennerjohn,
^uior Safety Supervisor for the
^'orth Carolina Industrial Com-
J.”ssion. The course consisted of
sessions:
^ Accidents and Industry
(a) Number, cost and trend
of industrial accidents.
ibj Production and Accid-
dents.
(cj Hidden Cost,
2 Finding Causes of Accidents
1 a j Reports.
(bj Investigation.
(cj Inspection.
^ Applying the Cure
(aj Safety Committees,
(b) Guarding.
*cj Supervision.
Ihe New Employee
laj How to Instruct.
*bj Placing.
(cj Follow up.
^ “Off the Job” Accidents
(aj How it affects industry
and production.
(bj Highway.
(cj Home.
(dj Other Places.
(ej Absenteeism.
I Ole courses were attended by
people and were well re-
Mr. Jennerjohn used
^^vies to supplement his lectures
presented a very good pro-
§fain.
SAFETY CERTIFICATE Page 4)
Parking For 350 Cars
Nears Completion
The trees have been cleared
from the new parking area and a
greater portion of the area has
been covered with crushed stone.
Plans are being made for mark
ing off individual spaces, allow
ing for about 350 cars.
The Allison Fence Company
has begun the installation of the
fence around the parking area.
Cement walkways will be built
for the convenience of employees.
The parking area is being built
by the Caromount Engineering
Department under the supervision
of Charlie Laughridge.
Providing Space For
Converting Machines
Skein dyers, printing machines
and the two yarn dyers will be
located in the last section of the
new building. New foundations
and building trenches for this
machinery are under construction.
Also under construction is the
new rubberizing compounding
mezzanine foundation. This will
be located in the first seetion of
the new building adjacent to the
pin tenter which is used for dry
ing eloth. Storage area on the
platform of the new building
has been eompleted and this is
to be used for storage of yarn
dye chemicals and yarn dyed
awaiting shipment.
Progress Made In
Modernizing Plant
Progress is being made on the
program of modernizing our
plant. Concerning this matter,
J. E. Taylor, Vice President, stat
ed, “The program of moderniza
tion for the plant is moving along
satisfactorily. Every effort is
being exerted to speed up the
work. In the meantime, there
are going to be times when some
of us will be inconven’ieneed
temporarily due to construction,
moving machinery or relocating
production areas. I appreciate
the patience of employees in
bearing with these inconveniences
and hardships. Please bear in
mind that the final results will
bring about better working con
ditions for all of us.”
Mr. Taylor commended the
employees for their cooperation
and pledged his support to this
modernization program with em
phasis on making Blumenthal
plants better places to work.
'Employee Succumbs
After Long Illness
It is with deep regret that we
report the death of Eddie Leslie
Brake, an employee in the Finish
ing Department for the past 10
years^ who died in a local hospital
on February 13, following an ex
tended illness. Mr. Brake had
been out of work since Septem
ber, 1954, until which time he
was outstanding as a steady, re
liable employee.
His wife and five children sur
vive; Billy Boy, a son, is an em
ployee at Caromount at the pres
ent time.
Funeral services were held
February 14, with interment at
Roanoke Rapids cemetery.
Matthews Appointed
To Head Converting
iVIalcolm G. Jones, President of
Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc.
has announced the appointment
of Raymond L, Matthews as Su
perintendent of Converting, with
headquarters in Rocky Mount.
Mr. Matthews graduated from
the Lowell Technilogical Institute
in 1934, and joined the General
(See MATTHEWS APPOINTED Page 4)
New Boy Scouts Added
Neverson Lewis, scoutmaster
for Caromount’s troop 113, re
ports that during this month the
troop has gained two new mem
bers. Barry Goddard and Butch
Speight were taken into the troop
on Tuesday night, February 15,
at one of their regular meetings.
These new members represent an
intensive drive for increase in
the local troop on the part of
both the scoutmaster and the
boys who are already members.
Scoutmaster Lewis stated that he
is very optimistic about the troop
this year and already has more
prospective scouts attending their
meetings.
Employees Study Accident Prevention
Completing the second Safety Course at Caromount on
Febuary 4, were front row, left to right, W. Tippett, Mrs. Ruth
Reid, Mrs. Claudie Doughtie, Miss Mildred Cobb, Mrs. Estelle
Joyner, Herman Ezzelle, Cornelius Cooper and H. L. Jenner
john of the N. C. Industrial Commission. Back row, left to right,
J. C. Smith, Cliff Weaver, Jim Jenkins, Jack Matthews, Jessie
Lee Adams, Phil Winstead and Gus Riley.