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JULY 5,1952 PAGE TBREB IN BRIEF carding s. L. Owiens, carding overseer, ^nd Mrs. Owens, Carl James, sec tion man, and Mrs. James, visited Giandfather’s Mountain, Sunday, June 22. Mrs. Mary Ellen Posey, speeder ^nder, had her brother, Carlos allew of Lancaster, S. C., as a visitor on June 21 and 22. The Section Men’s Club of the ^aiding department had a fish fry Jess Houston’s cabin on the outh Fork River, Friday, June ' Those attending were; Payton ®'vis, Lee Owens, Carl James, S. • Owens, Alvin Riley, and Jim Smith. f’vt. Alvin J. Towery, son of •■ed Towery, card tender, and is. Towery, spent the week end ^ June 21 at home. The third shift carding depart- wient Welcomes Sam Bates, drawing Upon his transfer from the first shift. spinning Lloyd Shephard, and Mrs. Fran- if* ^^®P^ard, spinner, announce ® irth of a baby boy weighing ine pounds, on Monday, June 16, airison General Hospital, g • E. Pope, doffer, and his wife, and his wife in^^ June 22, at a sing- ‘^’^’^vention held at Grandfafh- Mountain. roving hoister, and So • ^^^°unce the birth of a on^ pounds, six and lalf ounces, on June 24, at Garrison General Hospital. Nav”" Firestone employee, Walter Jolly, doffer, and fp^«r j is spending a ^ ?ays at home. 'I'p doffer, and his wife, their^*- family spent at Tw June 8 through 14 ^ %rtle Beach. Eli caught a nice ^atch of fish. aini' M^* Hartgrove, section man, the w Hartgrove had as guests June 15, Mr. and Mrs. Pope of Oak Ridge, Tenn. SPOOLING Il'te and Mrs. Arnee *^Pent tender, and family at L- ] June 15, sightseeing Lure and Chimney Rock, etii^yj^^artin, spooler tender, is We^t ^^autifying her home on iiig ^ Extension by remodel- ^I’S T u Hele,/j. * George, mother of i\ winder tender, received and ; , ^ second week in June, Piegp^f g time. is extended to William death ^Vi^^eper, on the recent Havv, father, Mr. Arthur Pv "* Cherkey, Tenn. Of p '^Samuel Brice Spencer, Jr., “ ^®onard Wood, Mo., son of ^Poole Mrs. Spencer, a / tender, has been home on Jutie 29^^ leave Sunday, irig.^ ’ for Fort Lauren, Wash- D. c ^Wis 2/ Air Force Base, Ga., is a few days with his par- IVif Aldridge, overseer, • Aldridge, inspector. ting ^ Hobert T. Aldridge, Jr., Marie Fogle, respooler, has a new granddaughter, Ruth Lee Fogle, born, June 11, 1952, weighing eight pounds, at the Garrison General Hospital. Mrs. W. M. Jordan, mother of Roy Jordan, twister doffer, Maude Jordan, twister tender, and Gladys Nygard, main office, visited her sister, Mrs. Presswood, who is crit ically ill in Hudson, N. C. Sympathy is extended to Jake Cogdill, cable twisting tape man, on the recent death of his mother. Tommy Lee Kimble, underclean er, was examined for the Army recently. Dixie Griggs, reclaimer, gave her son, Walter Harold, a birthday party on June 24 celebrating his fifth birthday. There were 18 guests present and Walter received some very lovely gifts. Everyone enjoyed cake and punch. QUALITY CONTROL Exie Quinn, inspector, had as guests recently, her brother, T. L. Quinn, and Mrs. Quinn of Oak Ridge, Tenn. WEAVING Cpl. John D. Mathis, son of Audrey Mathis, smash hand, and Tom Mathis, card tender, is home on furlough from Montgomery, Ala. He will go to Pittsburg, Calif., to be shipped overseas after his fur lough. Lucille Davis, winder tender, of Lincolnton, N. C., had as week-end guests, her sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Helms of Chester, S. C., and Mrs. Robert Jenkins of this city. The ladies’ birthday club had a picnic June 16 at Sparrow Springs, celebrating the birthday of Essie Honeycutt, battery hand. Mrs. Walt Tate, splicer, and her husband had as guests June 21 and 22, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kelly Meet Your Reporter MRS. Lois Bolding, spinner, is first shift reporter for the spinning department. She and her husband, Shirley Bolding, carding department, have been with Firestone Textiles for 16 years. Mrs. Bolding is an active church woman, being superin tendent of the Extension Depart ment of the Loray Baptist Church. Her hobbies are cooking and entertaining. and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brooks of Central, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. O’Brien of Montreal, Canada, visited her mother, Mrs. Violet O’Brien, splic er, and family the week of June 14. SHOP Airman 3/C Lantia Passmore is spending a few days with his par ents, Robert Passmore, fireman, and Mrs. Passmore. Marie Moore, daughter of How ard Moore, mechanic, is spending two weeks in camp at Shaw Field in Sumter, S. C., as a member of the Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Ray Pearson, electrician, and Gladys Pearson are building a new home on Myrtle School Road. Alvin Dill, sanitary foreman, Mrs. Dill, and son. Jack, visited Grandfather’s Mountain and other points of interest on Sunday, June 22. Airman 1/C W. G. Henson, Jr., son of W. G. Henson, plant engi neer, and Mrs. Henson, is spending a 12-day furlough at home. Ernest Givens, painter, served as councilor for a group of Juniors from Loray Baptist Church on their trip to Fruitland Assembly at Hen dersonville, N. C., for the finals in Bible memory work. Ruby, daugh ter of Ernest, was the winner in the Memory Work Contest. Bill Panther, carpenter, is show ing much improvement since his illness. Bill is able to be out more, so we hope that he will be back at work soon. winding Sandy King, yarn man, has been admitted to the Angel Clinic, P’ranklin, N. C., because of a back injury. Sandy will be there three or four weeks. Faye Ross, winder tender, is home and feeling much better aft er a recent operation. Guests of Dorcas Atkinson, wind er tender, Sunday, June 22, were Mr. and Mrs. Garl Anderson, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thomas. Gene Thomas and his wife are spending the summer here while he plays ball for the Rockets. Emma Henson, aunt of Kate Huffstetler, winder tender, passed away Wednesday, June 25. The bur ial was at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Charlotte. main office Jack Comely, main office, and his wife, Maxine, have returned from a week’s visit to Akron and Columbus, Ohio. While away the Cornely’s visited Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Moudy of Akron, and Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Moudy of Columbus, Mrs. Cornely’s parents and broth er, respectively. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lombardi of Akron, the latter a sister of Mr. Comely. Girls of the office personnel were party hostesses Monday evening, June 16, entertaining at the Girls’ Club in compliment to Miss Anne King, cotton office, whose engage ment to Jimmy Carpenter has been announced. Prize winners were Mrs. Vernon Brockman, Miss Mar garet Howard, and Mrs. James Harbin. Miss King received a shoulder bouquet of white carna tions and gypsophila in addition to the shower gifts. Paul Nygard and his wife, Gladys, main office, Mr. and Mrs. James Garrick, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith spent the weekend of June 14 and 15 at Bridgewater, Marguerite Styers, main office, is improving at her home on West Fifth Avenue after a minor opera tion at the Gaston Memorial Hos pital. Vernon Brockman, laboratory, and his wife, Mozelle, main office, J. A. Haney, twisting tender, and his wife, Romona, creeler, and Charles and Dale Smith spent the weekend of June 21 and 22 at Bridgewater. PERSONNEL The Gastonia Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol was host to the North Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol on June 28 and 29 for a search air rescue training mis sion. C. M. Ferguson, plant officer, who is Assistant Communications Officer of the North Carolina Wing and who holds the rank of Captain, participated in this training mission. Vance Ipock, small son of T. B. Ipock, Jr., Industrial Relations Di rector, recently suffered a broken arm in a fall. Vance is doing fine and hopes to have the cast remov ed soon. WAREHOUSE A prominent event of Saturday evening, June 28, was the marriage of Miss Anne King, secretary in the Cotton Department, and James Edward Carpenter, who exchanged vows in a 7 o’clock ceremony at the First Preesbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis wel comed guests and introduced the receiving line at the reception in the church parlor following the wedding. Mr. Davis is Cotton Classer for Firestone Textiles. Who Is Your Favorite Candidate For President? EVERY four years at this time people become very conscious of politics. It would be difficult, indeed, to remain politically indif ferent with newspapers, radio and TV giving priority to the pre convention build-up of presidential candidates—their claims, counter claims and promises. This is, of course, as it should be. In order to vote intelligently one needs all the information obtainable about each candidate. To get a sample of thinking on the subject at Firestone Textiles the inquiring renorter asked four employees, picked at ran dom, this question: Who is your favorite candidate for President? iw/' y ERNEST GIVENS, painter, wants Kefauver. He says: “I think Estes Kefauver is a good clean man . . . the kind we need in government today. He stands a good chance of being nominat ed unless the machine politicians stop him. I think the people as a whole want him.” “I really think a woman ought to be our next President, but, since none are candidates, my choice is Eisenhower.” So says Mrs. Frank Wilson, first shift nurse. She continues, “The big gest issue right now is the Ko rean War and General Eisen hower is the best qualified can didate to deal with that prob lem.” 0^ FAVORING Senator Richard Russell is Lowery Davis, pipe fitter. “Russell’s many years in the Senate give him the exper ience needed for the Presidency. I don’t know whether or not he will be nominated, but I think his chances right now are as good as Kefauver’s. If nominated I feel that he can win in November.” HENRY BOYD, refreshment clerk, likes Ike. Says he: “His popularity with the voters is a big factor and his knowledge of foreign conditions makes him a natural choice in these times of international dispute and con flict.”
