Don’t let that better production
idea of yours drift away in the
smoke of pipe dreams. Write it
down on a Firestone Suggestion
Form and submit it to the Sugges
tion Board.
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GASTONIA
Firestone’s free movies have
been showing to four to five hun
dred employees and their families
each Friday night. Join the fun
in the Playground by attending
with your family.
VOLUME II
GASTONIA, N. C., JULY 10, 1953
NO. 13
V
Mutual Gains From Suggestion
Program Cited By L. J. Alger
“HOW to get the most out of the suggestion system” might
have been the title of a talk delivered here June 30 by a recognized
authority in the field. L. J, Alger, director of suggestion systems
for The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and a director in the
National Association of Suggestion Systems. Speaking before this
plant’s supervisors assembled at the Girls’ Club, he pointed to the “dor
mant ideas” that exist here—as in all industrial plants—which need
to be reduced to writing, then to practical use through the plant
suggestion system.
SHOWN above are the plant supervisors who attended the June 30 “Suggestion Dinner” at the Girls’
^ub. This picture was taken as the group concluded a question and answer session with the speaker of
evening, L. J. Alger
I
“We feel,” said Mr. Alger, “that
there are a lot of good, dormant
ideas in the minds of Firestone
Textiles employees which with the
proper amount of enthusiasm on
the part of supervisors and em
ployees can be developed to the
mutual advantage of all concerned.
“After an employee makes
known the fact that he has an
idea which he feels is an improve
ment, make sure that idea reaches
the suggestion board as a bona
fide suggestion,” advised Mr. Al
ger. “Too often,” he continued,
“employees make good sugges
tions verbally, but because they
are never submitted in writing
neither the Company nor the em
ployee realize full benefit from
them.”
❖ ❖ ❖
BY WAY of review Mr, Algier
outlined the objectives of the sug
gestion system for this and all
other plants in the Company.
These objectives are:
1. To stimulate and make
available valuable ideas for the
improvement of Company opera
tions and products.
2. Provide a channel of ex
pression from employees to top
management.
3. Educate and help the super
visory personnel to encourage the
production of a free-flow of prof
itable ideas and thus aid in en
hancing their value to the Com
pany and to themselves.
4. To serve as a most import
ant aspect in the employee rela
tions program.
* * *
IN INTRODUCING the speaker,
General Manager Harold Mercer
noted the fact that though this
plant has an enviable record in
safety, recreation, bond buying,
etc., it has lagged behind other
plants in the Company in the use
made of the suggestion system.
“WV)il« rpcognize,” sp.id he, “the
fact that the textile industry is
older than the rubber industry
and as such offers relatively less
opportunity for new ideas, I am
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Products Displayed
i J- ALGER of Akron is shown above, third from left, with General Manager Harold Mercer and
I Cl ^ plant supervisors who heard his talk on the suggestion system, June 30th at the Girls’
Po-f' I'ight in the picture, Francis Galligan, superintendent; Clyde Moss, assistent to the su-
Mr. Alger; Mr. Mercer; Robert Hull, quality control engineer; and T. B. Ipock, Jr., indus-
Co> director. Mr. Alger is director of the suggestion system for the Firestone Tire & Rubber
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it is the first tire
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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.
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Service Awards
FIFTEEN YEAR PINS
Spooling
Mildred W. Redding.
TEN YEAR PINS
Spooling
Bessie E. Wells
Twisting
William U. Allen
Orbie D, Chastain
Bonnie L. Marsh
C. Weaving
Anthony HoldtSn
William C. Smith
Annis Myers
Plastic Dip
Reese Berryman
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FIRESTONE TEXTILES EXHIBIT—In cooperation with the
Gastonia Chamber of Commerce and the merchants of this city,
the industries of Gastonia 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.