PAGE FOUR
OCTOBER 5, 1952 |
Employees In The Spotlight-
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MEN’S CLUB CLERK BEN DAVIS saw his son Harold -play
his first collegiate football game on Saturday, September 20, in
Davidson College’s Richardson Stadium. Harold, who worked for
Firestone Textiles this summer, played the entire game defensively
for Davidson against their opejiing foe, V. P. L
. . . . Builds A House
TWISTER DOFFER HENRY J. McDANIEL is the proud owner
of this new brick and frame house on Sixth Avenue B, in the Fire
stone Textile Community. The six-room house is conveniently located
with respect to the plant and enjoys an elevation that provides a
beautiful woodland view from their front lawn.
Wins A Car
Firestone Folks
Study Ceramics
In Charlotte
SEVERAL Firestone people have
been taking a short course in
ceramics in Charlotte with the view
of teaching others the fundamen
tals of the craft. Those taking the
course are: Ralph Johnson, Mrs.
Nellie Stowe, and Bob Hood of the
Industrial Relations Department;
Miss Sue Van Dyke of the Super
intendent’s Office; and Mrs. W. S.
Guffey, wife of Overseer Guffey.
A Ceramics Club has already
been started for employees. The
necessary equipment to mold,
glaze, and fire ceramics ware has
been ordered. It is believed that
this will prove to be a popular
hobby for many employees. Em
ployees who are interested in this
activity are asked to see Recrea
tion Director Ralph Johnson or
any member of the Recreation
Council for further information.
RECREATION Director Ralph
Johnson learns the art of cer
amics under the teaching of In
structor Marrinell Stevens in
Charlotte. Mr. Johnson, along
with several other Firestone em
ployees, is taking this short
ceramics course, in order that
he may teach the fundamentals
to those who join the new
Ceramics Club.
Answers To True-False
(Questions On Page Three
Improved Tractor Tire Developed;
Resists Aging And Has Better Traction
A NEW FARM TIRE for rear
wheels of tractors that will speed
up farm work and cut operating
costs was announced recently by
H. D. Tompkins, Vice-President in
Charge of Sales for The Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company.
“Built of the highest quality ma
terials and the finest quality com
pounds to resist weather and
aging,” Mr. Tompkins says, “the
r^ew tire will provide farmers with
a low-cost replacement tire that
carries the famous Firestone Life
time Guarantee.
“The new rear traction tirCi
known as the Ground Grip Open
Center, is the only one in its field
with a double-thick base at the
ends of the center bars. The tire
also has two extra tread plies foi’
added protection against impact
breaks and is the only low-pi’ice<^)
curved-bar, opencenter tire avail
able to farmers. The tapered bar
construction gives a sharp bite at
the center and maximum penetra
tion at the shoulder for greatei
traction.”
Firestone Helps Build Tank
TURRET S€Al
track
SUPPORT :«OltE«S
WE SIEEl and
SUBaER TRACKS
MOUNT
ROAD
WHEas
THE 90-MM
CANNON
MUfFlERS
ONE of the nation’s largest tire companies is becoming a pi'ir*'
cipal manufacturer of vital steel and rubber equipment for the
Patton T-48, newest medium tank of the Army. The 90-mm. tank^
cannon "with its quick-change barrel, the steel and rubber tracks,
road wheels and track support rollers are being made by The Fire
stone Tire & Rubber Company. It has earned the praise of Secretary
of the Army Frank Pace, Jr., as the “finest medium tank in the
world.” The intricate mufflers, also made by Firestone, are especially
designed to reduce the noise level and to withstand the terrifi*^
pressures of heavy backfiring. Other vital parts made by the rubber
company are the engine mount and turret seal. The new Patton is
the first tank with a hull cast in one piece so enemy shells will tend
to bounce off its tapered sides.
Advice On Storing Summer Clothind
SPINNING DOFFER William McCarter stands beside the 1952
model Chevorlet he won at the annual Gastonia Lions Club Horse
show, September 20.
1. True; the total according to
the latest census was 43,4C8,-
000.
2. True; 23,010 to 22,400.
3. True.
4. False; the Amazon flows into
the Atlantic Ocean.
5. True.
6. True.
7. False; Lisbon is the capitol of
Portugal.
8. True.
9. False; the machine must oper
ate, as many who have tried to
patent perpetual motion de
vices can testify.
10. False.
Don't Be A Vombie
A Vombie is a person who,
though living, is dead as far as his
country is concerned, because he
isn’t registered and can’t vote.
Storing summer clothes is esen-
tially a dust and space problem for
most of us since the moths usually
don’t tamper with summer clothes.
It is important in storing straw
hats to be sure that the box which
contains them is sufficienty large
so that brims are not permanently
bent, nor crowns crushed. Stuff the
crowns of straw hats with tissue
paper, fold tissue paper around the
hats, put them crown-side-up in
hat boxes and tie boxes with
string.
Cotton dresses should be washe >
but need not be ironed as they ^
have to be pressed again in
spring. Wrap them in tissue pap^^^
and store in boxes or trunks if’ ^
dry place.
Hang silk and rayon dresses
sturdy hangei'S, not the wire
which come from the tailor, an
store them in fabric or plas^'*^
garment bags, tight enough to
the dust out. Do not leave skix’ts ®
summer suits pinned to hangei*’
but hang them on the tape loops-
SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
GASTONIA, N. C.
PERiMIT NO. 29