L95 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 Employee Chosen For Bond Poster Program njf vir' iso o' V 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.