The Meek of October 5 through
11 is Fire Prevention Wieek. If you
follow the common sense precau
tions with regard to the use of
fire, smoking, etc., every week can
be a week of Fire Prevention.
NEWS
GASTONIA
Remember, the three days for
registration of voters for the No
vember Elections are: October 11,
18, and 25. If you are not already
registered you must register on
one of these days in order to vote.
VOLUME 1
GASTONIA, N. C., OCTOBER 5, 1952
NO. 10
General Manager Visits School
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general manager HAROLD MERCER, third from right,
^^^Pects the facilities of the new Gaston Technical Institute on the
P^casion of its recent open house. Mr. Mercer, who serves on the
y^stitute’s Board of Advisors, is shown with a group of visitors and
facult
y members making a guided tour of the school.
Gaston Technical Institute Offers
J^rctclical Courses To HS Graduates
Gaston Technical Institute
j ^oom for additional students
StuH ‘^'^^rent term just started.
wiay ibe enrolled in any of
ed one-year courses offer-
ain ^ institute. These include
bust^^ Electricity, Com-
®^gines, Radio, Welding,
^^6 Shop Operation, and
The school, a
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Physics.
division of the North Carolina
State College, is adequately staffed
by trained instructors who use
State College teaching methods,
and in most instances State’s texts
books. Any high school graduate is
eligible for enrollment. Complete
information may be obtained at
the Industrial Relations Office.
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above is a portion of the electrical shop at the
Technical Institute. Any high school graduate can avail
the oppoi'tunities offered by this branch school of North
College.. ,
Churchmen Hear
H. S. Firestone;
Cite Him In Rare
Layman's Tribute
WOULD BROTHERHOOD is the
key to enduring peace in a world
where force of arms and diplo
matic efforts have failed to attain
it, Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., told
the 57th Triennial Convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church
in Boston September 12.
“In these troubled times, when
war and the threat of greater
wars hang like a pall of doom over
the world, men are turning their
thoughts more and more to God
and to the Church,” Mr. Firestone
said in his report to the Conven
tion as Chairman of The Presiding
Bishop’s Committee on Laymen’s
Work.
“Millions of people who have
given little thought to religion in
the past are now thinking seri
ously of its power to bring about
a better world. They know that
force of arms and diplomatic ef
forts have failed to bring the en
during peace which they so earn
estly desire.
“The key to world peace is world
brotherhood and throughout the
world all men of good will are
looking to the church for leadership
in pointing the way toward bro
therhood among the peoples of all
nations, all races and all creeds.
“We of The Presiding Bishop’s
Committee stand ready to do our
part in helping the Church to
spread its message of hope. That
is the crusade to which we have
dedicated ourselves in the years to
come.”
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Trainer Award To
Go To Best Hobby
Festival Exhibit
FOR the third year the J. E.
Trainer Award will be given to the
person having the best exhibit at
the Fall Festival and Hobby Show.
Richard Chastain, a 15-year old
student, won in 1950 with his ex
hibit of paintings. Last year the
award to two persons who tied for
first place: Mrs. W. R. Turner’s
tropical fish getting the same num
ber of first place votes from the
judges as Overseer S. L. Owen’s
church booth.
The award, to be presented on
the final night of the Hobby Show
at the Gastonia Armory, is a suit
ably inscribed gold loving cup. In
view of the preliminary interest
in the Hobby Show, competition
should be keener this year than
ever before for this award.
THE Presiding Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill,
(left) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Chairman of The Presiding
Bishop’s Committee on Laymen’s Work, are shown during the 57th
Triennial Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Boston
September 7 to 19. During the Convention Mr. Firestone gave the
report of his committee.
Hobby Shov/ To Conclude With Gala
Miss Firestone Beauty Competition
COMMENTS on the hobby show
seem to indicate that this is the
best one yet, in many respects. The
nightly entertainment bill of fare,
^specially, has been outstanding.
The show’s big hit was the
“Hungry Five Plus Two”, a local
Dixie Land combination that could
pass for a professional band. These
men are members of the widely
known “Gastonia Drum and Bugle
Corps” ,state champions for several
years in American Legion competi
tions.
On Wednesday the local chapter
of the Society for the Preservation
of Barbershop Singing provided a
large audience with music remini
scent of another era in America—
the Gay Ninties. In addition to the
chorus, the Cotton Chords and
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TWO YOUTHFUL FIRESTONE BEAUTIES look at applica
tion blanks as they consider entering The 1952 Miss Firestone Con
test, which is an annual feature of the Fall Festival and Hobby Show.
Standing beside Recreation Director Ralph Johnson is Sarah Grahamj
left, and June Thompson, right.
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