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**ght j.g^ , onald Ipock, son of Industrial Relations Director Tom Ipock, shows off his
^''^aitij^g ,, Wcycle at his parents’ home on South Linwood Road. (2) Eagerly
and^^^ chance to talk to Santa Claus at the Girls’ Club are these children—
at fv, of Firestone employees. (3) One of the numerous departmental
^P^ftrnent ^ Club during the Christmas Season, that of the Third Shift Weaving
^ffet,g^ , ' Girls’ Club Supervisor, Mrs. Nellie Stowe, prepared and served tempting
^ and ff ham, and all the trimmins’ at these parties. (4) Patricia Lucas,
hej p- ^^hter of employee James Lucas, wasted no time Christmas morning trying
bicycle. Patricia is a third grade pupil at Abernethy School. (5)
of Quality Control Engineer Clyde Moss, shows a preference for his
r „ ^^ain, though he has his toy phone handy in case he tires of the train, or if
- ... 1 _..j. T,;^ nviT-iefmas <rifts. (6) Sandra
tor ar, though he has his toy pnone naimy ""r. V I (a) Sandra
O he wants to “talk to Santa” about his
*»r a t ’ »"<> daughter ol Senior Time Study Engmeei Jame P ’
“-“boyish game of football complete with regulation he ™ -d footbaU These
< uf; wanted for Christmas,” reported her '=‘‘her ‘‘and beheve^me
^^Plov in the neighborhood (Christmas , Dprember 20 at the
.!! ,‘Mldren was the big parties given them on a ur
(8) Assisting Santa Claus in the distribution of toys at the Children’s Christmas
Parties were, left to right, Mrs. Minnie Kilby, Mrs. Flora Pence, Mrs. Christine Clark,
Misses Carrie Ferguson, Marie Moore, Barbara Ferguson, Mary Johnson, Vivian Bum-
gardner, Mrs. Rosa Francum, and Miss Sarah Mercer. (9) Helping Mrs. Nellie Stowe
cook and serve the many dinners prepared at the Girls’ Club during the holiday season
were, left to right, Mrs. Ida Worthy, Mrs. Macy Bryant, Elmer Holland, Misses Tweedie,
and Linda Worthy. (10) A "full house” was registered at both Webb Theater parties
for Firestone children, the theater being too small to accomodate all of them at
once. The two parties at the Webb were started at 9 and 11 a. m. on December 20;
the single party at the Palace Theater (for colored children) got underway at 10 a. m.
(11) Danny Galligan, age 2 and son of Plant Superintendent F. B. Galligan, is probably
too young to appreciate Christmas, never-the-less he didn’t hesitate to make friends
with his oversized Christmas doll. This picture was taken at the Galligan home on
Midwood Drive. (12) Miss Sylvia Stowe, sister of Respooler Beatrice Stowe, was the
winner of the turkey given away at the last bingo party before Christmas. She is
shown receiving from Recreation Director Ralph Johnson a ticket, exchangeable at a
local grocery for the turkey. (13) Plant Engineer W. G. Henson’s grandchildren had