JUNK .ii .iin Informal urn Jmt- ,i lij Ihi- Itfcrcaliiin mako easy the plannini: a vacation art’ invited to um- m, riiostonc Hail I ri;;ht) is cuiroiit iuIkts of tht' l.itt ‘"iirk. lUifoni Twim IJiavi-r, anp.v! I.etwe.ii two mill who •. vi-al n>U> in the :f7th ar.uiuil lui’.iiinp: of th.' fiiiiu-.l Mercer. Yoiiu): Mv. Cl ill); qualified for® the award **ii tlie basis of his liijrh sihiilastic aveiatre. exeniplaiy / character, ami regular church at- tcmiaiice. These factors plus ihe i|':alitics of skill and workmaii- ■' displayed l>y the Scout in the 'v, ''I plaiinintr and liuildini; of a I'utch oven—his contest project —won for him what is prohahly the hichcst honor a Ittcal Hoy Sct»ut can re ceive. The winner is i:! years old and is a rising; Hth jrrad;*r at \ ictory , ■ 1- . School He has lieen a nienilier of . |: ,|anapoli. M. morial Day Kac.. .-.re • a- i;aymo,.M Kirestone. \:cc-I-'-.-si,lcm ..f The Hieston, 1. . J Company. co,.;:ralul;.t. s IMl \ ukavic i. wii.m i of th_ scoutmaster is II. H. :n. Hind. -Vuky" drove the cn..re Wilson whose Tr.«.p J p.-Iuced ■ ^ ln!i MnrphMr'temJe!'.U "■■■ «, T'.I.ilc lace. ^ i j,,;rle-handed within one week. In aihlition to his medallion and ,<1(111.0(1 hond. he was awarded a certificate of nii-rit am) an expense- paid trip to the Hoy .'icout camp at I.ake l.anier. The 14 other scouts who were honored at the l.aii(|Uet receiv.-d Ceitificates of Merit and two- w'l’ek. expense-paid vacations at the I’iedmont Hoy Scout Cami>. Troop 1 Scout W illiaiii Lewis Craig. Jr.. Earns llarvev S. 1 iresloiie. Jr.. Award I'HK ll.\K\ KY S. riKKSTONK. JU., A\V.\KI> for achiovfim’tit in Si-outin;: was pri'soTiteti .]i:no ">th t«) William L. (Vai^;. .Ir.. a mrml'or of (iastonia Tn*op 4. at iht* annual l>anqui*i in the Ciirls' iThi* siivir awanl metiaUion ami a $1UO.OO savinjrs wi*ro to him hy Gtnoral Mana^rer Harulc L movies have “ to five hun- their families Join the fun by attending 'nk(.\ i.'li-( )n Fire-sioiic Tires-- 1 to i Race, (k‘ls Record Purse . Vukovich of Kresiio. Cali- pit stop. Vukovich led fr.mi start wi„n, r of the llt.Vt blister- to finish to win with an aven.M r...-.„:le race, collected a rec .speed of 1^.74(.. only IK m es total of in an hour slo\»er th.in Uu vn . I . I.:u- many other valuable a- reconl. The other ’ Ihe Indianapolis Motor Kre.ldie .Vuabashiaii of AH.a> • uav d.-tr.buted the largest Calif., -n lap r..; Jen ' ■^ev.r puid in the history of of Miami. Honda, on ap •>) a d .Sam Hanks ;.f Huibank. ( alif.. on M'.;n; won by Vuko- laps 51. and 5;i. ‘a- >27.7.'i:t.7H more than ' The toji final official winneis Kjttii.iin of I.ynwood, <'alif., anil their speed avei a^es wi 11 . p),j] (';,| son < ■•■1 f.i his r.t'.J Indianapolis j Hill Vukovich, Fuel Injection' ■_ ; i ((I JVrANUIXt; SCOl'T—WilUam I.evvis Crain. Jr., winner of the Harvey -S. I'irestone, .Jr.. .\waid for outstandinc achievement in Hoy Seoul work is shown here as he received his niei>cr. , , , Club June l(!lh. total of i:tC« per- .Miss Hetty Hr.vson, Miss Shirley , „ Isons volunteered to K've blood to j .\,„nion.s. Miss Mary Rose Foy. I;* ’• V , I’ ‘ the l!(! additional ; Miss Sara Thompson, Miss Sait Maurice W alsi o ''7-,’ .< beinir townspeople not connected ^ Uocue. Frank Sparrow. J. I.. Pat- ,:„.,onia;llorden Hal owes, ( he^^^ „,„\-i,estone. Iterson. Selson .^rn,stron.^ a.u'. Hanimill, Jon I aiish. ^ Ipock. Jr. Industrial He-’.Mrs. Ida Worthy. .tt„.an of I.vnwood. Calif., and their speed avera^-es weie: t,I. 15. IpocK. jr. .noos ..... ... ,„s. ...a I f„ hi., I'.C.J Indiatiapolis , Hill Vukovich, Fuel Injection | ^ Hill Uirectov. w.s in ‘''j* > ; ) Hlo.^I dom.r voU.nt«»■ ■‘•cruitiin: of donors. H* 1|h . pla,,t included W. A. lUi.vne. 1.<-..iie. . : - all time record total Spf«. Welding Clay Smith .Special • I •' ‘ ^ "« ‘‘‘‘.'J' •I^liiea.md by Lee Wal- ,...;.S-7; :i Sam Hanks. Hardahl visit included ^I l:.-,.. Special, lU.;,..;:.; . Hed A.aba- - Alfred Fridav, (Continued on l>a«e 2, -a.-__ r''*' be made his first (Coi.linu. •• ^ ^ I.arry .McKlv.'. n and Hen Taybn „f Tro.ip Id, Castonia: .limniy Hlack, .Morris Ji'iikins. William liuniKaidner, Tommy Hurrous-'hs. Mr. Fo.,es,er in can.a-.n. .lie j:-',,''’-- •' a^d, :::;Vm.:i .1.1.. and jm,. ^ r:d niL.::;; I Drive Nrl> 22 INt Cent In. rraH* 'I*. Moll Sa\in;i> IMaii Parhri|»ali(*n K(, : I.;; t >•'I'- Vbeiir' nan, c..v H.iir.'s ■ (ltiv«* a 2- ■*' II Mirhit'I HooV4i. am) < aiio! rr- - r;r,:; t i'-:;;,, , this oppo.tnnity to (hank ]o. k. aini \U\U\ ainoti^’ total \ai' t»f (>oiif ' \ I )■( hy atnl K"' ■ ’ , ^ (. lU ' I II'11 HI.(H>!» DONOKS—.Sam Ware (s)iown Ik*U»w). Sj»ooliiijr |)i‘paii- nient, was one of the lUl em- ployt-»-s who volunteered bl.iod to the Ited Cross Hloodniobile June I1: at the Cirls' Club. S«i- pervisinc the painless priKwd- i.- lied Cross Nurse .Maltha Ho).');s of Charlotte. .Alliid W. W'i NO. 13 iggestion J. Alger 3n system” might iO by a recognized uggestion systems a director in the laking before this 'ointed to the “dor- )Iants—which need through the plant cts. a channel of ex employees to top nd help the super- 1 to encourage the free-flow of prof- d thus aid in en- ^alue to the Com- emselves. as a most import- the employee rela- JCING the speaker, rer Harold Mercer that though this enviable record in ion, bond buying, gged behind other ’ompany in the use suggestion system, agnize,” said he, “the textile industry is e rubber industry ffers relatively less r new ideas, I am Mr. Alger; Mr. Mercer; Robert Hull, quality control engineer; and T. ±5. ipocK, dr., maus- lelations director. Mr. Alger is director of the suggestion system for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Fi^ irst Nylon Cord Tubeless Tire - The ^i^'estone 500 -- Developed By Company nvL ^ ^^IRST TUBELESS TIRE to be developed with high-strength jAoxy Cord tVi • . structioji . combining the safety features of tubeless tire con- June extra strength of the nylon cord was announced Rubbpv. n Jackson, President- of The Firestone Tire & Company. ^^bbey „ Q Construct] ^^P^^nds and new proven which this themselves capable of the fasf ^ hottest and one fun at th ^ 500-mile races ever ^Peedwavh ^^‘^^^"apolis Motor thig 4.,-^7.^ been incorporated approp- • “^he neT^ir^^® “Firestone 500.” miteiy fl ^'^estone 500’ is def- 'With ^‘^kson. “ A said Mr. 1, J the first tire ly designed for contin uous high speeds with long wear and greater safety.” This is the third of the tubeless passenger car tire lines which Firestone has introduced. The “Firestone 500” will be offered at a price slightly above that of the lowest - priced rayon DeLuxe Champion tubeless tire which Fire stone has been producing for the last year. (Continued on Page 2) Service Awards FIFTEEN YEAR PINS Spooling Mildred W. Redding. TEN YEAR PINS Spooling Bessie E. Wells Twisting William O. Allen Orbie D. Chastain Bonnie L. Marsh C. Weaving Anthony HoldtSn William C. Smith Annis Myers Plastic Dip Reese Berryman d on Page 2) 1 . -i»i» ' f. n (Continued on Page 2) FIRESTONE TEXTILES EXHIBIT-In cooperation with the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce and the merchants of this city the industries of Grastonia were invited to place displays of their products and other items of interest in designated store windows for one week during June. Firestone Textiles had a window in Maxwell Brothers Morris furniture store, as partially shown above The exhibit was designed to feature the Firestone Supreme Tire and the fabrics from which it—and other Firestone tires—is built Fabrics exhibited included nylon tire fabric, rayon tire fabric, and cotton enameline duck. Yarns from the Sales Yarn Department on display included samples of knitting, warp, and plied yarns on dytex tube cone, and Franklin spring put-ups. ’