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DEAFNESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Clara Conrad Weaving (syn) M?r.le Collette Main Office W. H. Robinson Spinning Ila R. Webster Weaving (syn) M. J. Briggs (retd.) Mae Belle Keisiler Twisting (syn) Twisting (syn) Horace Robinson Ruth McGhee Shop Twisting (syn) Howard Love Main Office Sam Bates (Retd.) Shop Pearl Aldridge Quality Control W. J. Bradley Twisting (syn) Luther Shehane Twisting (syn) D. nay Thomas Development Lydia Davis Spinning R G. Spencer Purchasing Jim Bates Iwisiing (syn) (,/. L Carver Shipping Sara Fulbright Preparation Luthar R. Foy Canteen Service Ina Stiles Twisting (syn) Vi/iiXie Hannie Shop Pauime Hanna Sp.nning Koward McCarter Spinning 23 More On 30-Year Roster Jim and Sam Bates — brothers — were among the 23 persons on the 30-year service list for July. While they marked their anniver saries of job-beginning here, 20 others passed work mile stones of from 10 to 25 years. Dill Retired “It takes a while to make ad justment to the time a retired man has on his hands,” said George Dill, who began his “harvest” career last month. He was one of the first 30-year group of employees who mark ed their anniversary in April. Mrs. Dill of twisting (syn thetics) marked her 30-year work milestone in June. George plans some travel in The 25 (W. J. Bradley) and 30-year record-holders are in photos here. Others with July anniversaries: Twenty Years Lerlie Mitchem Stines, card ing; Elmina H. Bradshaw, prep aration; Warren Jackson, weav ing (cotton). Fifteen Years Edward T. Dailey, John E. Johnson, Jr., Ralph B. Frank- AND 21 OTHER ANNIVERSARIES lin, Ralph L. Reep, Charles Lan caster, Phil R. Cabe, Aline N. Whitesides, all twisting (synthe tics); Beulah W. Cook, Gradie C. Cook, Bobby Lee Payne, Max E. Pearson, weaving (syn thetics); Henry Gordon, ware house; Laura T. Medlin, Mina- lee Gaddis, quality control. Ten Years Virginia Baker Burgin, twist ing (synthetics), William O. Hope, warehouse. his retirement. He went to visit a brother at Brevard recently. Later this summer he will realize a long-cherished wish to travel to the nation’s capital for an unhurried exploration of points of interest. In Washing ton, he will visit his two sis ters who live there. Looking Backward Ten years ago this month the plant newspaper was listing the schedule of free movies "under the stars" at Firestone play ground—a recreational feature long since discontinued. Also this month a decade ago the paper was telling of the Co- iN THE PLANT NEWSPAPER lumbiana. Ohio, Sesquicenten- nial celebration, and the first public showing of Firestone iHomestead, birthplace of the company Founder and site of pioneering and development of air-filed rubber tires for farm use in the 1920s. Offering Hope For Conquest Progress in conquest of deaf ness is the hope offered by The Deafness Research Foundation. This is the only national volun tary health organization devot ed primarily to furthering re search into the causes, treat ment and prevention of hearing impairment and other ear di seases. Among leaders of American commerce and industry who are helping to advance this work is Leonard K. Firestone, president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of California, and honorary chairman of the Board of Directors of The Deafness Re search Foundation. “The Deafness Research Foundation was created to unite the country’s leading ear specialists and medical research ers in a broad attack on causes of deafness,” says Mr. Firestone. HE NOTES that deafness or hearing impairment strikes one in ten persons in this country, and adds, “Through research, the day must come when this is no longer so.” Mr. Firestone points out that public health authorities estimate that more than 15 million adults and 3 million children have hearing loss; that 250,000 Americans are seriously deaf, and no amount of sound amplification can pro vide them with serviceable hearing. The DRF supports a broad program of ear research. During its first seven years it has been responsible for more than $1)' 000,000 being directed into re search in otolaryngology. The organization also leads the way in this field by providing grants for numerous pilot projects. These programs often gain fi' nancial support from other sources on a long-term basis-— support that would not have been received without the Foundation’s original grants. The Deafness Research Foun dation, Box 5000, New York 10017, will answer requests for information about its work. From Page 1 The Firestone World Safer At Work Firestone people are still safer at work than they are at home or while taking part in off-job activities. So indicates a recent company Safety News Service bulletin. Reporting for a one- month period, it showed that 98 employees were involved in injuries off the job (including two fatalities), compared with only five on-job injuries for the same period. This 20-to-l ratio proves again that work is by far still the safer place you can be. Falls or slips at home account ed for 32 of the injuries in the report, while 23 employees were hurt in auto collisions or other mishaps. crease output of heavy-duty brake block material. Firestone has operated the New Castle plant since 1942. Present products include brake blocks for heavy-duty trucks and trailers; brake lining for passenger cars, light trucks and buses; automatic transmission band lining; sintered metal lin ings and industrial friction ma terials. L. J. Campbell, company vice president says: “Firestone’s decision to mod ernize the New Castle facility reflects the general bright out look of the company’s manage ment concerning the automotive and transportation industries, and in the increased acceptance of its brake lining materials.” Output Grows At Magnolia The company’s progress in manufacturing a wide variety of goods for market is illustrat ed by plans to double produc tion capacity at its Magnolia, Ark., plant which produces coat ed fabrics. The division has been re-nam ed Firestone Coated Fabrics Company and the management has been strengthened. Magnolia production includes fuel cells (gasoline tanks) for aircraft and auto industry, including crash- resistant tanks being built for Indianapolis Speedway racing cars; Imberton Fabridam by Firestone, giant nylon bag coat ed with neoprene—the flood- control and water-conservation dam service—proven at sites around the world. Magnolia also produces the Fabritank by Firestone, collap sible liquid vessels which hold from 25 gallons to 40,000 bar rels. These have been used by the military as fuel tanks, for civilian water storage and to meet commercial requirements of the petroleum industry. Also at the Arkansas plant Firestone produces underwater tanks for fuel storage, and port able breakwaters for “wave- taming” in rivers, lakes oceans. The company has been prO' ducing lifeboats, aircraft f^®^ cells, coated-fabric containers and other defense products Magnolia since 1955. ‘The Short Way Around’ ... is the film story of the 1965 Indianapolis 500-mil® auto race. The 26-minute, color motion picture is presented by Firestone and stars Jim Clark of Duns, Scotland, winner of the annual Memorial Day race, and his fellow drivers at the 21/2-mile oval. The movie follows preparations and qualification rujiS during early May, and running of the famous 500-mil® classic—fastest in history. Clark, in his rear-engine Lotus Ford, set a new track record of 150.686 mph. (]^op:es of “The Short Way Around” may be borrowed free through Association Films’ regional library at Oak- mont, Pa. For information, check the industrial relations oi' f!ce here. A copy of the 1964 Indianapolis 500 race may be borroW' ed from the IR Gastonia office. Tiire$fon« MSWi Volume XIV Number 9 August, 1965 Page 2 Claude C. Callaway, Editor South Atlantic Council of Indus trial Editors Published by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Firestone Textiles Division, Gastonia, North Carolina. ☆ ☆ ☆ PMNr REPORTERS Carding—Payton Lewis Main Office—Bea McCarter Mechanical Department—Rosie Fran- cum Quality Control — Sallie Crawford, Louella Queen, Leila Rape Warp Preparation—Elmina Bradshaw, Vera Carswell, Elease Cole, Annie Cosev, Katie Elkins, Catherine Fletcher Warehouse—Harold Robinson, Israel Good, Rosevelt Rainey Weaving (cotton)—Ruth Veitch Weaving (synthetics)—Irene O'Dell, Mayzelle Lewis Winding—Nell Bolick, Ruth Cloninger In the typical industrial ciety, leisure has ranked second to the derire for greater i^' come. The key to progress both areas has been the con' tinuing adVance in productivity* —Peter Henle, Deputy Associa*® Commissioner U S. Burpa^ of Labor Statistics-
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