November 5,1952 Tir«$ton« NEWS PAGE THREE IN BRIEF carding Pfc. Wilmer A. Martin, a form- employee, recently spent a 15- furlough with his parents, Martin, drawing tender, and is. Martin before going overseas. Barber Joe Westmoreland, son of oscoe Westmoreland, card tender, recently underwent a tonsillectomy adenoidectomy at the Gaston Memorial Hospital. The third shift Carding De partment welcomes John Hall to eii’ department. S*"OOUNG Gertie Mae Woods, creeler hand, recently returned to work hav- been out for a few days be cause of illness, lialph Cable, yarn man, and his ' 6 spent Sunday, October 18 at • Mitchell, N. C. They reported ^ ^onderful time. Maude Lail, winder ten- been out recently due to ^ ^^^’less of her son, Johnny, who ^cently underwent a tonsillec tomy. The second shift Spooling De- ^itment welcomes Mildred Smith, warper helper, and Jean Bell, pooler tender, to their shift and department. ^ ^**’Sinia Eaker, spooler tender, Op . spent Sunday, October in the mountains. Mr S. Lindsey, father of cpI^k Deaton, warper tender, 0 f his 83rd birthday on been h ? for sometime, enjoyed ^ Spanish war him. Se * Forrester, spooling over- ^eek Forrester had as for^ guests recently, the ’Hier s mother and sister from s. c. ble ^^ittble, fixer, Mrs. Gam- qjj ’ Gamble, Lloyd Wright, Jea^* Wright, and their niece, ber^ofi spent Sunday, Octo- at Chimney Rock, N. C. sy ^ department extends its members of the late Hub'h Hubbard's family. Mrs. der ^ spooler ten- ^^lled in an automobile to I'ecently while on her way ^i^riNG Reece, fixer, and his Wee]! respooler, spent the Way X? October 5 at Lake Cox- fioyt’ ‘"''/acation. spent V,- twister tender, Octob Whil’d week of vacation his son, Edward ^^^-yland. '^^othp < Winslow Rowland, a er^ ^ Lillie Rowland, oil- speeto Thomas, in- dav p5’ destroyed by fire Sun- Sumj^g Thurman +’ is recovering very ^ after a few days of sister * f Thella Plemmon, the p; Therman Summey, is in Hospital. t>roth*^^^ ^ills, weaver, visited S n I’ecently at Fort Jack- V her Clark, smash hand, ^^®Ht a f '^^band, Ronald, creeler, ! ^sheyM^ parents tii^ ^ ^'ecently. Ronald spent while in the Bill Reeves, weaver, and his wife, Mae, battery filler, have bought a beautiful home in Love Heights. They are planning to move in a few weeks. Mrs. Helen Seay, weaver, visited her father in the hospital in Spar tanburg, S. C,, recently. Mrs. Lucille Davis, change hand, and family spent the week end of October 25 in Winnsboro, S. C., with her father, Mr. J. P. Ferguson. They were celebrating her father’s seventy-first birthday. Mrs. Ella Ruff, battery hand, gave a Stanley party at her home in Linwood Park Thursday night, October 23. The first shift Birthday Club had a Halloween party at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, battery hand, Wednesday night, October 2.9 The employees of Cord Weaving welcome Raymond Vonadors, creel er, back after serving four years with the United States Marines. Mrs. Bertie Stiles, splicer, and Wilma Jones visited Fort Myers, Fla., on their vacation Octobcr 12-19. Mrs. Minnie Massey, twisting, and family, were dinner guests of Roy Davis, clerk, and Mrs. Davis, tie-in-hand, at their home on Spencer Avenue recently. Hoyle McGinnis and Mrs. Mc Ginnis, splicer visited Mt. Mitchell, Sunday, October 19. Herbert Farris, and Mrs. Farris, splicer, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jackson, Sunday, October 19. WINDING Mrs. Mabel Thomas, winder ten der, has returned to work after be ing out two weeks due to illness. Mrs. Thelma Huntsinger, winder tender, is in the hospital due to a back injury. Mrs. Myrtle Heffner, winder ten der, has been out for a while due to illness. Miss Ruby Heffner, winder ten der, is a new employee in Winding. She is a profes-sional baseball player and a former softball play er. Tanka Lynn Atkinson, daughter of Mrs. Dorcas Atkinson, winder tender, celebrated her fourth birth day with a party Saturday, October 25. SHOP A. D. Dill, sanitary foreman, and Duell Redding, refreshment opera tor, spent the week end of October 11 at Kure Beach on a fishing trip. Flay Huffstetler, millwright, reported a wonderful time and a good catch on a fishing trip at Myrtle Beach, S. C., recently. Virgle Styles, watchman, along with several of his friends return ed from a bear hunt recently in Western North Carolina near Murphy. They reported a wonder ful trip but failed to capture any bears. Miss Phoebe Pearson reported an enjoyable trip to Boone and North Wilkesboro on Sunday, October 19. Rev. Swan Tino and family spent the week end of October 11 near Greenville, Tenn. Rev. Tino preach ed on Sunday at Pine Springs Bap tist Church, the church he attended when he was a boy. The Shop employees extend sympathy to Marvin Chastain, millwright, in the recent loss of his father. Kenneth Cauthen, son of Hazel Cauthen, Assistant Master Me chanic, is home having completed his service in the Army. MAIN OFFICE Members of the office personnel welcome as a fellow employee, Dorus R. Linebcrger. Mr. Lineber- ger, who is single, joined the office staff October 20 and lives in Dallas, N. C. Mrs. Gladys Nygard, Main Of fice, and her husband, Paul, spent the week end of October 25 in the mountains of Western North Caro lina. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Tompkins, both of Main Office, had as a guest the week of October 13, the former’s brother, Mr. Kenneth Tompkins of Sandusky, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. E. Carson Cox of Tampa, Fla. were their guests the week of October 29. Miss Helen Spencer, Main Office, Beth, and Beverly Whitesides spent the week end of October 25 at Boone, N. C., going especially for the Tennessee and A.S.T.C. game, and to visit Bill Whitesides, a senior at A.S.T.C. Mrs. Eula Wilson, Main Office, her husband, Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gordon, and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hatcher spent the week end of October 18 at West Jefferson, They were guests at the Black Bear Inn, which is noted especially for its wonderful food. Miss Betty Moss, Main Office, and Ambrose Cloninger spent Sat urday, October 18 at Mt. Mitchell, N. C. Mrs. Beatrice McCarter, Main Office, and daughter, Janet Sue, spent Sunday, October 26 at Win- get Junior College, Winget, N. C., going especially to carry Joyce Ann Tathani back to school after a brief visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tatham of South Ransom Street. Learning To Mold Clay MISS SUE VAN DYKE, Superintendent’s Office, assists the Recreation Department in teaching ceramics to members of the newly formed Ceramics Club. This particular group is learning to make rose-shaped candle holders. Youthful Keglers In Service FIRESTONE’S Little League bowlers line up at Recreation Bowl, (1. to r.): Donald Bumgardner, Leonard Bumgardner, Jr.. Tommy Ipock, Buddy Johnson, Roland Conrad, Jr., Steve Smith, Bobby Tate, Ronald B^llai'd, and Donald Honeycutt. Public Relations Award Cites Employee Newspapers (Continued from Page One) EDWARD L. HUGHES, son of Twister Tender W. L. Hughes, is studying aviation and engine mechanics at Shepard Air Force Base in Texas. He recently com pleted basic training at Lack land Air Force Base, likewise in Texas. QUALITY CONTROL Thurman Clark, laboratory clerk, had as guests Sunday, October 26 his sister, Mrs. Howard Green, and her family of Brookford, N. C. Jerry Strickland, inspector, and family, and Dan Peeples spent the week end of October 25 in Cannon, Ga. with relatives. The 1952 award will be presented during the spring of 1953 at a special awards banquet in Wash ington. The program for which the a- ward has been given to Firestone will be used as a case history by the Public Relations classes of leading colleges and universities, according to APRA officials. With the establishment of new publications and improvement of old ones, the Company’s communi ty relations programs in plant cities have been advanced as the trained editors also serve as public relations representatives for their respective plants. Teachers, civic groups and stu dents have been conducted on tours of production facilities to improve their understanding of the working conditions which prevail in Fire stone plants. The program was accomplished by: Establishment of four employee publications in the Firestone plants at Pottstown, Pennsylvania; Fall River, Massachusetts, and Gas tonia, North Carolina, and at the Firestone-operated Ravenna Arse nal, Ravenna, Ohio. Revision of the Akron, Ohio; Memphis, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California, plant papers to meet expanded needs. Plans for the establishment of additional publications in two other subsidiary plants. Intensive training programs for editors of the plant publications, including a Public Relations Con ference in Akron. Continued co-ordination of the newspapers and the work of plant editors through the Public Rela tions Department in Akron, and extensive general company news coverage for the publications through a regular plant paper news service. CLOTH ROOM Mrs. Ruby McAllister, inspector, had as week end guests recently, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Lane of Charl eston, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Gowder of Gainsville, Ga. Jack Morris, doffer, and wife had as their guests recently Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Crowe and twins from Morehead City, N. C. Mrs. Margie Waldrop, her hus band, Jim, Sandra Waldrop, and her friend, Joyce, spent the week end in ; Franklin, N. C., going especially for the Mincey Reunion.
