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Tire$ton0 NEWS
JANUARY 5, 1953
IN BRIEF
CARDING
The employees of the Third Shift
Carding Department welcome
Bennie Norris, Mack Laws, Joe
Jolly, and several others to this
department.
Hudy Webb, speeder tender, has
returned to his work having been
out several days due to illness.
S. L. Owens, overseer, Carl
James, section man, Lee Owens,
overhauler, Bobby and James
Owens visited Mrs. James, mother
of Carl James, in Liberty, S. C. re
cently.
SPINNING
Mrs. Lucille Givens, spiimer, her
husband Joe, and family visited
their son at Butner Youth Center
ofi Christmas Day.
Ralph Danny Costner, five-
weeks old son of Ralph Costner,
doffer, has been in the hospital
recently. Danny is feelirig much
better now.
Mrs. Lula Hammonds, mother of
Letha Hammonds, spinner, has
been in the Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem, N. C. Mrs. Ham
monds is showing much improve
ment.
SPOOLING
Mrs. Gertrude Hamilton, warper
tender, spent the week of Christ
mas in Chicago, 111. visiting her
sister.
Robert Hyde of Robbinsville
visited his sister, Mrs. Daisy Wil
liams, reclaimer, on December 22.
Mrs. Addline Stevenson, mother-
in-law of Mrs. Hattie Stevenson,
winder tender, died December 19.
Mrs. Stevenson was buried in
Bryson City, N. C.
Mrs. Frances Player, winder ten
der, spent the Christmas holidays
in Rutherfordton and Forest City,
N. C. with her brother and sister.
Mrs. Sarah Nichols, warper ten
der, and family had as guests on
December 21, Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Carlston and daughter of James
town, N. Y. Mr. Carlston was a
buddy of Mr. Nichols while they
were in the service.
Mrs. Robert Graham, winder
tender, had as guests for Christ
mas, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rhyne,
the latter her daughter, of Clem-
son, S. C.
Vera Short, spooler tender, had
as guests the week of Christmas,
J. L. Shehane, Jr., and family of
Baltimore, Md.
Ruth Davis, daughter of Mrs.
Grady Davis, reclaimer, spent the
Christmas holidays at home. Miss
Davis is a student at Woman’s
College, Greensboro, N. C.
Maggie Reed, spooler tender, had
her sister as a guest the week end
of December 20.
Mrs. Grady Davis, reclaimer, at
tended the wedding of her neice,
Miss Arline Hartman, the week end
of December 20 in Cleveland
County.
TWISTING
Mrs. Ina Stiles, respooler, and
her husband, Lawrence, spent the
week end of December 20 with
their son. Rev. and Mrs, J. W.
Stiles in Asheville, N. C. Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Stiles left for
Tampa, Fla, on December 22 to
spend a week with their daughter,
Mrs, Owen V, Sells and her hus
band.
Twister Tender Jess Shehane and
family had as their guests during
the Christmas holidays, his son.
Mr, and Mrs, J, L. Shehane and
family of Baltimore, Md.
The women employees of the
Twisting Department enjoyed their
Christmas Party on December 16
at the Girls’ Club. Mrs. Annie
Cosey was in charge of the pro-
gi'am.
Twister Tender Walter Hughes
and Mrs. Evelyn Hughes, respooler,
had their son, Buddy, home for
Christmas, Buddy is stationed in
Texas,
Mr, and Mrs. K, H. Keisler an
nounce the birth of a baby boy,
Kenneth Hendrix, Jr., weighing 8
pounds, and born at the Garrison
General Hospital recently, K. H,
Keisler is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Keisler, both of the Twisting
Department.
Mrs. Mable Hanna, tie-in-hand,
and her Bible Class of West
Avenue Presbyterian Church en
joyed a Christmas party and
wrapped gifts for the members
unable to attend on December 15,
The class met with Mrs. Ed
Spencer on Firestone Street.
Mrs. Maybell Keisler, reclaimer,
Mr, and Mrs, Jerry Keisler spent
the week end of December 13 in
Columbia, S, C, with Mrs. Stella
Keisler, Mrs, Keisler returned to
Gastonia with them to visit other
relatives during the Christmas
Holidays.
Mrs. Annie Lunsford, oiler, re
ceived a letter from her son, Pfc,
James Lunsford, that he is on his
way home from Korea. James has
been in Korea 13 months and was
wounded on March 9, 1952,
Twister Tender A. J. Webb and
Mrs. Webb announce the birth of a
daughter, Carolyn Patricia, born
on December 18.
Jo Ann Johnson, daughter of
Mrs. Corrie Johnson, reclaimer,
and W. A. Johnson, head changer
in Spinning Department, is home
from the Wesleyan Methodist Col
lege, Central, S. C. for the Christ
mas holidays.
WEAVING
Mrs. Sara Davis, change hand, is
back at work after being out due to
illness for several days.
Mrs. Kattie Webster, battery
hand, has as guest, her mother,
Mrs. Vera Few of Lanett, Ala.
Miss Nina Milton, smash hand,
spent Sunday, December 21 with
Mr. and Mrs. John Caps,
Mrs. Audrey Seymore, battery
hand, and her husband have pur
chased a new home near Kings
Mountain.
Miss Glenna Hamrick spent
Thanksgiving with her mother,
Mrs. Earline Gordon, weaver.
Miss Lessie Tanner, smash hand,
and her mother spent the week end
in Georgetown, S, C, visiting rela
tives.
Mrs. Bertie Grant, battery hand,
has recently been on the sick list.
Cole Whitaker, loom fixer, has
returned to work after a week’s
vacation.
Mrs. Udine Dilling, battery hand,
visited in Central, S. C. Thursday,
December 25, While there she heard
the “Messiah” presented by the
College Choir of which her hus
band, Bill, is a member.
Mrs. Audrey Mathis, smash
hand, had as holiday guests, her
sister, Mrs. Viola Mullis and son
from Chapel Hill, N. C.
Jimmy Dobbins, son of Mrs.
Blanch Dobbins, weaver, and James
Dobbins, fixer, is home for the
Christmas holidays.
George Dill, weaver, and family
spent the Christmas holidays with
their son, George, Jr., and his
family in Hailwood, Va,
James Saylor, creeler, and Mrs,
Saylor along with friends spent the
week end of December 20 in Molus,
Ky, They had to stop over in
Morris Town due to 22 inches of
snow.
The tie-in-hands and inspectors
of the Weaving Department en
joyed their annual Christmas Party
December 15 at Jolly’s Restaurant.
They exchanged their gifts at the
home of Christine Davis,
MAIN OFFICE
B. J. Magner, main office, has
returned to Gastonia after spend
ing the holidays with his family
and friends in Newburyport and
New Bedford, Mass.
Members of the office personnel
entertained jointly at a luncheon
Tuesday, December 30 at the New
South Restta^rant in honor of
William Jackson who terminated
his employ December 31 to accept
another position, A beautiful brief
case was presented to Bill by the
office personnel along with their
best wishes.
Sgt, and Mrs. Donald Horne of
Pembroke, Ky, spent the Christ
mas holilays in Gastonia visiting
with Arley C. Tanner, Twisting De
partment, father of Mrs. Horne.
He also visited Miss Myrtle Brad
ley and Mrs. Eula Wilson, main of
fice, while in Gastonia, Sgt,
Horne is stationed at Clarksville
Base, Clarksville, Tenn.
Mrs. Helen Price, main office,
and husband, Billy, had as guests
during the Christmas holidays, Mr,
and Mrs, Bill Miller and their
daughter, Anne, of Charleston,
S. C.
Mrs. Mildred Mack, main office,
her husband Raymond, and child
ren, Rebecca and Eugene, spent
the holidays in Union, S. C, visiting
with Mr, and Mrs, J. E, Mack, par
ents of Raymond Mack. The Macks
spent Christmas Day with Mr, and
Mrs, Kenneth Dobbins of Lockhart,
S. C.
Mrs. Beatrice McCarter, main of
fice, and Howard McCarter of
Spinning Department, had as
guests during the Christmas holi
days, Mrs. Jessie White and family
of Lenoir, N. C,, Mr. and Mrs,
Claude Woodard and small son,
Jimmy, of Waynesville, N. C,
Pioneer League Bowlers
MEMBERS of Firestone Textiles’ entry in the Ladies’ Pioneer
Bowling League pose above, left to right, Mrs. Bobbie Baldwin, Mrs*
Dorcas Atkinson, Miss Nell Balick, Mrs, Ann Turner, Mrs, Jane Rice.
Other members, not appearing in picture, are Mrs, Helen Guffey^
and Miss Sue Van Dyke.
High Level Employmenf Predicted
Continued From Page 1
SHOP
Mrs, Ann Davis Jenkins, daugli-
ter of Plumbing Foreman Lowery
Davis and Mrs, Davis, talked with
her husband, Robert, on the tele
phone December 21, which was
their wedding anniversary. He is
in the service and is stationed in
Manila.
Plant Engineer W. G. Henson
and Mrs. Henson attended the
funeral services of W. O. Henson
on December 18 at Forest City,
N. C.
Millwright Marvin Chastain is
able to be out again after being in
the Gaston Memorial Hospital for
several days.
The employees of the Shop en
joyed their annual Christmas
Party which was held on December
22. Everybody enjoyed the games
and delicious food.
Miss Sara Little, sister of Lathe
Operator Cramer Little, and 30
junior boys, which she supervises
at the Methodist Children’s Home
in Winston-Salem, received a 21
inch Console model television set
from friends here in Gastonia.
There are 60 boys in one building,
Sale of these plants to private
industry, with the oppoi'tunity of
operating them free of controls,
will stimulate competition. This, in
turn, should lead to the develop
ment of many more new and im
proved rubber products, which will
benefit the public, the Govern
ment and the manufacturer.
Because of the lifting in 1952
of restrictions on the uses of
synthetic and natural rubber, the
year 1953 will see these two com
modities freely competing on the
basis of quality for the first time.
Such a condition is extremely de
sirable and it will result in the
further improvement and develop
ment of many rubber products.
Business prospects for tire deal
ers in 1953 are very encouraging
because of an eight per cent in
crease in the number of potential
purchasers of replacement tires.
In 1953, there will be on the road
2,850,000 more passenger cars,
trucks, and buses two or more
years old than there were in 1952,
However, unit sales of all types of
tires should go up ten per cent
because depleted stocks of truck
and bus tires will be replenished.
Our Company continues to be
an important supplier of defense
products. These include recoilless
30 boys which are under another
house mother. Miss Little was a
former employee of Firestone Tex
tiles,
Hill Panther, carpenter, wlio has
been ill for several months, was
remembered on Christmas Day
with a nice amount of money from
some of his friends in the Shop.
rifles; cannon, tracks, bogie wheelij
and bogie rollers for combat tanks’’
aircraft rockets; gas masks;
flatable life boats, and bridge
tons; fuel cells, engine containeiS
and jet engine parts for miUtai^
aircraft; the newly developed
Navy twin, three-inch, fifty-cali'
ber antiaircraft gun; in additio’^
to tires, tubes, rims, repair
terials and other products, Furthei
progress was made on the develop
ment of a new and revolutionaiJ^
defense weapon.
We are in production on one o
the most important guided missil®^’
the manufacture of which estab
lishes our Company as a
supplier of these newest weapo||^
of war. At the request of
Government we took on comp
lete
ent
nt
responsibility for the managetti
and operation of the Governiw®’^*
arsenal, for the loading and
age of bombs and artillery shells a
Ravenna, Ohio,
While the continuation of
present high level of business
tivity is indicated for the
ahead, the level potentially is
higher. To leach the higher
is the challenge facing
today. The extent to which ^
challenge is met depends upon
extent to which courage and ^
tive forces are
exerted toWai
new and improved products
services that will give increasi*^
ly greater value to the consume
Courage and creativeness
therefore, the foundations up
ofl
which business can build a'
prosperity for. all of us in
coming year.
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U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
GASTONIA, N. C.
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