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SEPTEMBER, 1957
^VARIETY IN AUTUMN’
First Standard Flower Show
Planned For Early October
Entries will be accepted for
classification through noon of
October 5, for the “Variety in
Autumn” standard flower show
at the new Recreation Center.
Mrs. E. J. Mechem, entries chair
man, has announced that exhibit
pieces brought later than that
time will be accepted, but not
classified.
The October 6-7 show is spon
sored by the plant Garden Club.
Mrs. W. R. Turner, Sr., gen
eral chairman, urges that flower
gardeners in the community, as
well as Firestone employees,
bring exhibits to the show. Prize
ribbons will be awarded in ac
cordance with standards set by
the North Carolina Garden Club.
To help you, the gardener, pre
pare exhibits, the “Variety in
Autumn” has released some gen
eral suggestions.
Familiarizing yourself with
the schedule is the basic step to
take. This issue of the plant
newspaper carries the horticul
ture entries classifications. A
complete listing, with rules, will
be available from ths Recrea
tion Department after Septem
ber 15.
FLOWER hobbyists who take
seriously the “Variiety” show
will want to study and review
Journal Publicizes
Travel Service
A recent issue of North Caro
lina Recraation Review featured
a story on the travel informa
tion service operated by the
Firestone Textiles Recreation
Department.
The magazine article, titled
“Travel Service in Industrial
Recreation,” was based on a
story appearing in the plant
newspaper here early this sum
mer. It recounted the history of
the travel information service
and described its operation as
an integral part of the year-
round Recreation Department
program.
the art of flower arranging, for
last-minute information. The
Gaston County Public Library
has many references on flower
cutting and arranging.
In the case of dried arrange
ments, you may be ready long in
advance of the show dates. Both
dried and perishable arrange
ments should be completed be
fore you take them to the show.
Horticulture exhibits can be
arranged after you take them to
the Recreation Center. The Gar
den Club will supply containers
for exhibits of this kind.
Of course, it is well to have
as little time as possible elapse
between cutting flowers and
putting them on display.
Look over your flowers and
choose entries a little above
average in size, making sure
they are clean, with no trace of
plant spray or dust; healthy,
fresh and free from signs of
disease and insect damage.
OCTOBER 4 would be a good
time to cut your perishable flow
ers. Condition them by placing
in water for several hours, or
overnight.
When you leave for the show,
take along a few extra pieces, in
case some are damaged on the
way. Flowers or other perishable
pieces should, of course, be car
ried in water. Take care not to
crowd them while they are be
ing transported.
Attach variety names to your
exhibit pieces. If you do not
know how to label them, bring
them to the show and a member
of the Garden Club will supply
identification.
Have you a new or unusual
plant—blooming or potted? Take
it to the show. It is through such
exhibits that new varieties are
introduced.
An important reminder;
Standard flower show rules al
low only one entry from each
exhibitor in each class or num
ber, as explained by the sched
ule, available from the Recrea
tion Department after Septem
ber 15.
Samuel Johnson;
Wit And Wisdom
Samuel Johnson, the great
English dictionary compiler and
man of letters, was born Septem
ber 13, 1709. His birth anni
versary this month recalls some
of his gems of thought, repre
sentative of the enduring litera
ture which has made him fa
mous.
The great source of pleasure
is variety.
I look upon every day to be
lost, in which I do not make a
new acquaintance.
A cucumber should be well-
sliced, dressed with pepper and
vinegar, then thrown out as good
for nothing.
A man had rather have a hun
dred lies told about him than
one truth which he does not
wish should be told.
Regular Worship And Study In Sunday School
Strengthen The Moral Character
Of All Our People
Will You And Your Family
Be There Next Sunday?
Christian Education Week Begins In September
September 14 is the 222nd anniversary of the
birth of Robert Raikes, English newspaperman
and pioneer social reformer who was the founder
of the modern Sunday school. Raikes, who in-
herited his father’s business as editor and pub
lisher of the Gloucester Journal in 1757, used the
influence of his newspaper in exposing certain
social abuses of his community. Of far greater
influence were the several schools he founded in
1781, for which he engaged women to teach at
a shilling a day. Pupils were children who, not
being at work on Sunday, increased the problem
of juvenile waywardness.
At first, secular subjects were included, along
with religious instruction, and by 1786 an es
timated 250,000 children were enrolled in Sunday
schools of England and other countries. Now
the major teaching organization of the church,
the Sunday school has grown to include adults
as well as children in religious organizations of
almost every creed.
Historians are generally agreed that the Sun
day school has been unsurpassed in its world-
encompassing influence of building character
and strengthening the moral fibre of the masses.
The period from September 29 to October 6
will be observed in many churches of the United
States as National Sunday School Week, or
Christian Education Week. Chief purposes of the
week’s observance are to tell the community and
the nation about the importance of the Christian
training of children, youth and adults; and to
encourage every local church to launch an ef
fective program of Christian education.
For a variety of suggestions on how churches
can make the most of National Sunday School
Week, write: National Sunday School Associa
tion, 542 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, 111.;
and Division of Christian Education of the Na
tional Council of Churches, 120 East Twenty-
third Street, New York 10, N. Y.
Son Of Employee Helps Save A Life
James A. Alford, Rayon Twist
ing doffer, and his 13-year-old
son Jerry, brought to shore the
evidence of a recent successful
fishing trip into the Gulf of
Mexico, near Panama City, Fla.
Here Jerry exhibits his catch of
a 17-pound grouper (right hand),
and a string of mixed fish,
caught by his father. All were
landed by rod and reel while the
Alfords were vacationing with
relatives on the Florida Gulf
Coast.
☆ ☆ ☆
Note: The mother of James
Burr, mentioned in this story,
is a splicer in Rayon Weaving.
This account of two Gastonia
boys’ rescuing a child from
drowning was given by Bill Wil
liams in his column “Along the
Avenue,” in the Gastonia Ga
zette, August 17.
☆ ☆ ☆
For the first time in their
young lives, the two 16-year-old
boys walked over the gentle rise
on the beach and beheld the
giant sea.
In their minds they had pic
tured it. But their picture had
been as colorless as unexposed
film compared to the immensity,
the awesome hugeness of the
real thing.
William F. Davis
Is HS Principal
William Davis has begun his
duties as principal of Chester
field High School, Chesterfield,
S. C. The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Davis of 217 South Tren
ton street is a graduate of Ash
ley High School and Wake
Forest College. This year he re
ceived the master of arts degree
in public school administration
from the University of North
Carolina.
Mr. Davis taught at Victory
School, Gastonia, for five years
before becoming principal of
Central Elementary School,
Gaffney, S. C.
The new Chesterfield prin
cipal’s father is a speeder tender
in Carding. His mother works
in Spooling.
They stood there in silence for
a moment, beholding the gentle-
lapping waves, listening to the
perfect roar.
IT WAS a day or two later
when they learned that the
beautiful, charming ocean is not
only a fascinator but a many
armed octopus that can grab
your life in an instant and be
gone.
The two boys were swimming
a short distance from the shore
when they heard the shouts of a
12-year-old girl nearby. She was
in trouble.
James Burr and J. T. King
swam to her aid. Each of them
grabbed an arm. They were do
ing all right in holding their
own. The tide was going out.
It was a struggle.
The young girl, now frantic,
broke away and threw herself
on the back of J. T. They went
down. Finally, the boy freed
himself. Exhausted, he was forc
ed to swim to shore.
Meanwhile James dived below
the water and managed to push
the girl toward the shore while
someone summoned the life
guard a short distance away. The
guard swam out, gave relief, and
finally with the help of some
folks who had clasped hands and
formed a line, was able to bring
the girl to shore.
Rayon was patented Septem
ber 30, 1902.
The first spool of rayon yarn
made in the United States was
spun at Marcus Hook, Pa., in
1910.
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‘Share In America’
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As of August this year, pur
chase of Bonds at the mill was
around 84 per cent of employ
ment strength.
“That’s a good figure,” said
Mr. Forrester.
“But let’s accept the Septem
ber ‘Share in America’ cam
paign as a challenge for Fire
stone to exceed even the 97.1
per cent figure in 1956,” he
added.
On Talent Program
At Ridgecrest
Miss Jane Francum, daughter
of Tool Room Clerk Rosie Fran-
cum, represented North Carolina
in a talent program during her
week-long stay at tlie Training
Union Session of Ridgecrest
Baptist Assembly in August.
Jane, a dramatics student of
Miss Norma Minzes, gave a
reading entitled, “Betty at the
Ball Game.”