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Left—Following a word from Right—Raymond Mack Jr., his Sanla, Kimberly Phillips munch- brother Michael (foreground) CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTIES ed popcorn, assisted by her big sister. Sherry. Center — Debby Creasman (left) and cousin Glenda Creas man scanned a poster of the theatre's coming attraction. and Patricia Henson all wrapped up in screen comedy. Entertainment, Gaiety; Santa Claus And Some Gifts For the 23rd year, the com- Pany shared in bringing mer- nrnent and the wonder of Christmas to almost 2,000 children of Firestone house- holds in the Gastonia area. Santa Claus, sporting a suit of velvet and new boots, kept his appointment at the Dec. 14 shows for children through 13 years of age. Programs at the Webb Theatre and Highland Ele mentary School followed tra dition with enough enter tainment, gaiety and gifts to kindle memories sufficient to extend across the New Year. Highlight feature of the parties was Jolly Old Nick himself, mingling in the crowd, passing a word of cheer, and supervising dis tribution of gifts according to youngsters’ age groups. Helping him were members of the industrial relations de partment and several from the shop who set up the giant Yule tree at both parties and hauled in the presents. Pictures here are sample from both programs. ■ ■ Above — Timmy McDaniel and David Crisp looked at extra sox. ^®nter—Marcus Adams (left) John Shaw Jr. borrowed ^ ^olk-toy "whimmydiddle", it for a run. ^ight—Spinning toy entertain- (from left) Alfreda Sadler, Jackson, Yvonne Jackson Dana Jackson. ^ight—"What a big belt you thought Darlene Young, Glenn, James Young and ®lvin Young. With Gifts: Garner (seated) and Donald left) brothers Perry and Jerry Pender yrass. ‘Please Send Information .. “ear Sirs the misspellings are humor- ^ it’s hard to figure out what is ^eant- Ki anct 1^1 send me information on fires ^ober. iease send me want owen miporter you u j liave monering this poic. On ^®ed pictures or muterats you have your So company. I^orne are even more vague; j par Sirs: Would you please send me ^^'ttiation this subject . . . Sincerely, par Sirs: Will you (entire letter) betters dr sin ^ are sometimes unusual, but each is Qj '^6re. The above samples are a few thousands of letters received by fQ company each year requesting in- needed in their school work, come from second graders and to Firestone from school chil- candidates for master’s degrees; from every state in the union and many foreign countries. MOST of the requests eventually reach the public relations department, where each one—no matter what its contents— is answered. Most of the requests can be filled. On the plant level, such as at Gas tonia, the same type of requests are re ceived. Many of them stem from a cus tom of schools in North Carolina which requires eighth-grade students to prepare a scrapbook on the state, including its industries. The industrial relations department here answers these requests with print ed materials, sometimes personal letters containing specific information, and small samples of the tire fabric manufac tured here. Occasionally the IR depart ment is able to help out by passing on requests to other sources, such as the local chamber of commerce, public li brary, and the NC State News Bureau. TO ANSWER letters received at the company’s headquarters, the PR depart ment draws upon many department-pro duced publications on rubber, tire manu facturing, company history, racing, plastics and textiles and other company products. Some of the letters appear misdirected: I would appreciate any information on birds and flowers of Ohio. Send me free information on forest products and careers in forestry. There are, of course, the “thank-yoa’ letters: Please send me any information you have. Thanking you for helping me with my problem. Sorry i haven’t wrote you, but i lost your adress. Thank you again . . . Sin cerely, Remember the wild birds in winter months when natural food is usually scarce, say mem bers of Variety Garden Club of Firestone. When you put up bird-feeding stations and fill them with good-grade seed mixtures and suet cakes, you’ll be surprised how the colorful birds can be a source of interest and joy. Youl’ll realize, too, that you’re doing something toward con servation, since the birds are vital factors in the control of insect life. Remember The Birds January, 1964 Page 3
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