PACE TWO Tifroton« NEWS APRIL 5, 1953 At Abernethy School. . . Boys Play In Recreation’s Marble Tournament ■ - • ;.•::: MARBLE CONTEST ACTION Managers See New Respoolers GENERAL MANAGER HAROLD MERCER, above, second from right, points out to W. A. Karl, President of Firestone Textiles Division, some of the advantages of the new 9x6 inch ply respoolers located in the Second Floor Rayon Twisting Department. Others in the picture are, F. A. Austin, left, General Manager of Firestone Textiles, Ltd., Woodstock, Ont., and E. S. Sweeney, right, General Manager of Firestone Textiles, Inc., Bennettsville, S. C. The department being inspected by the general managers is considered to be one of the most modern rayon tire cord twisting and weaving rooms in the country. Some of the outstanding advantages of the new 9x6 inch respoolers over the 8x5 inch machines now in operation on the fourth and fifth floors are: (1) Inasmuch as the 9x6 inch spool contains 70 per cent more yarn than the 8x5 inch spool, there is a reduction in the number of spools to be handled by respooler tenders and cable twister doffers. (2) The removal of trays from the tops of the spoolers improves operator’s vision throughout the room and reduces the hazard of spools falling on operators and machinery from elevated trays. (3) A general im provement in the flow of materials around the respoolers. FIRESTONE NEWS Volume II, No. 7, April 5, 1953 Published at Gastonia, North Carolina By Firestone Textiles A Division of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Department of Industrial Relations R. H. HOOD, Editor Department Reporters Carding—Guinn Briggs, Gertrude Sanders, Jessie Westmoreland. Spinning—Lois Bolding, Evie Thomas, Janet Hartgrove, Mary Turner, Fannie Bruce. Spooling—Nell Bolick, Helen Reel, Rosalee Burger. Twisting—Nevie Dalton, Mable Hanna, Hazel Clark, Lassie Crawford, Corrie Johnson, Dean Haun, Ellease Austin. Weaving—Mary Johnson, Lucille Davis, Inez Rhyne, Irene Burroughs, Vivian Bumgardner, Nina Milton. Cloth Room—Margie Waldrop. Quality Control—Dealva Jacobs, Irene Burroughs, Leila Rape, Catherine Isham. Winding—Dorcas Atkinson, Mayzelle Lewis, Kathleen Hovis. Shop—Cramer Little. Warehouse—Bobby Smith, George Harper, Albert Meeks. 3Iain Office—Mozelle Brockman. Superintendent’s Office—Sue Van Dyke. Personnel Office—Flora Pence. Refreshment Department—Deuel Redding. ABOUT 25 boys of the Firestone Community entered the Marble Contest held at Abernethy School Playground at 4:00 p. m., on March 24. The contest was sponsored by the Recreation Department of Fire stone Textiles for grade school children. To decide who would shoot first in each game, the boys rolled their “toys”, or shooting marbles, at a line drawn in the sand 10 feet a- way. The boy whose marble stopped closest to the line got first shot in the game. For the game proper, the boys shot at a cross of 12 marbles located in the center of a five-foot ring. Champ marbles, as some of the youngsters called their favorite “toys”, shot out from the playing rings at every possible angle dur ing the games. To win an individual game, the player had to knock 7 marbles out of 12 from the ring. The boys played about 100 games, with the winners in each game pairing off until a champion was declared. In the finals, Rodney Nolen and Melvin Stewart were paired. By winning two out of three games from Rodney, young Melvin Stewart, 6th grader at Abernethy School, won the champ ionship. He and runner-up Rodney Nolen will each receive baseball gloves and bats for their efforts. Service Awards TEN YEAR Spooling Hazel H. Ballard Twisting Catherine Fletcher Cord Weaving Carrie J. Hardin Marie J. Jones Helen B. Williams Shop William F. Rockett Fred R. Tate FIVE YEAR Spinning Virginia E. Dale Spooling Rosella Dover Twisting Edna J. Howard Phelmer P. Barrett Mary N. Wilkes Trula B. Ball Lassie M. Crawford Wm. W. Patterson Syc. Weaving Helen J. Seay John Holland Margaret Parrish Winding Harry J. Callahan 3n iWemodam MRS. C. S. FALLS Mrs. C. S. Falls of Kings Moun tain, mother of Cicero Falls, Ship ping Department, died at the Kings Mountain Hospital, March 15. Deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. Falls and his family. C. W. LEE Mr. C. W. Lee, father of Mrs. Brannon Cox, winder tender, died suddenly on March 24 at his home on Mountain View Street, South Gastonia. Deepest sympathy is ex tended to Mrs. Cox and family in the bereavement of this loved one. T. J. GALLOWAY poses above with several of his White Face Hereford yearlings. Mr. Galloway’s pasture, situated as it is at the foot of Crowder’s Mountain, is ideally suited for cattle raising- It has a natural supply of water, abundant grass during the summer months, and shaded areas—all needed to make a good pasture. What’s Your Hobby? T. J. Galloway Raises White Face Hereford Calves As Hobby IF one puts on overalls, an old hat, comfortable shoes, and follows Carding Fixer T. J. Galloway out into his 15-acre pasture, a vision of the happy life “down on the farm” will unfold before the eyes. Although raising calves is a hobby with Mr. Galloway, he handles his baby beeves with the skill of a western ranch hand, and the good sense of a cattle man. “It’s just a hobby”, he says smilingly, “but I don't mind making a little money when the chance comes a- long.” The chance seems to come along about as frequently as he can fatten a baby beef to market size. Buyers know about Mr. Galloway’s hobby. They manage to get him to part with his pets when they get too big to be chummy with. Some of his present stock of yearlings (calves between one and two years old) are reaching that stage. “Take that one for instance,” he pointed out one of the larger animals in his herd, “he’s getting a little too frisky to play with.” (With that word of advice the re porter maintained a discreet dis tance from “Benjamin”, a one- year old Hereford bull.) Mr. Galloway started raising calves two years ago and has had as many as 10 in his herd at one time. At present he has six calves, or yearlings to be technically correct, and one cow. He buys the calves when they are about 10 days old and raises them by bottle feeding. As soon as they are old enough to graze, he turns them out into the pasture. “Dur ing the spring and summer months,” Mr. Galloway declares, “they live from grass in this pas ture entirely.” The pasture, incidentally, is a matter of great interest to Mr. Galloway. He means to eventually have a permanent year round ture for his cattle. In addition hopes to have it bountifully stocl' ed with quail and pheasant many hunting seasons pass. Mr. Galloway and his Annie, are both 18-year employ®® at Firestone. Mrs. Galloway tailing machine operator m the Spooling Department. They live Route 2, Bessemer City. at Mrs. Dorothy Briggs Hall Mr. and Mrs. Martie Briggs nounce the marriage of ^ , daughter, Dorothy, to Lathon on March 15, at York, S. C. Mr. Hall, who is employed Twisting Department, and his ^ make their home on West Avenue.
