APRIL 5, 1953
NEWS
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Firestone Ladies Are Seen In Spring Finery; Set High Fashion Note
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MRS. LEE BALLINGER
MRS. HAROLD STRICKLAND 1 MISS LINDA KAYLOR
MRS. JOAN DALTON
Easter Parades take place on New York’s Fifth Avenue, although this
will concede that they may have started there.
Sujjda ^®vely ladies shown above, for example, staged an Easter Parade on Easter
Gnof in many respects to the original in New York. It happened on numerous
'>iiia streets and avenues.
^indirf^^^ in the parade was Miss Nadine Peck who is an employee in the
.^®Partment. Her ensemblo consisted of navy blue suit with navy straw hat
® m mixed flowers. She wore snakeskin shoes with matching handbag.
came Mrs. Lee Ballinger, an inspector in Quality Control. Her suit was
" ^lav ^^Ported navy blue linen on which she wore an orchid corsage. She wore
_ straw hat trimmed in flowers, navy and white kid shoes and white nylon gloves.
Color changed to salmon pink when Mrs. Harold Strickland, another Quality
Control inspector made an appearance. That was the color of her suit as well as hand
bag. Other accessories were beige straw shoes and hat with matching crocheted gloves.
Little Linda Kaylor, not to be outdone <by her elders, got into the parade wearing
a navy blue gaberdine coat with white pique collar. Her hat and handbag were made of
navy faille. To complete her little girl’s outfit, she wore white leather sandals and white
crocheted gloves. Linda is the 3-year old granddaughter of Hobart Aldridge, Twisting
Department overseer.
A final fashion note was cast by Mrs. Joan Dalton, receptionist in Main Office.
Hers was a light brown orlon suit with a permanently pleated skirt. She wore cocoa
brown suede sandals. To complete her perfectly matched accessories, she had on a beige
straw hat with cocoa band and flowers.
IN BRIEF
CARDIMG
Pishing Club went to the
^^eberger Fish Camp on Friday,
^^ich 6. Those attending were:
j James, Pat Lewis, Jessie
Jessie Houston, Jim Bates,
^rvirv Benton, fixers; Lee Owens,
^^'vrence Hartgroves, Domer Wil-
overhaulers; Freddie Kessell,
^cond hand; and S. L. Owens,
^''erseer.
SPINNING
Mrs. Margaret Davis, spuineis
on vacation during March 23-
She became ill and hasn’t been
^ble to return to work. Best wishes
a speedy recovery are sent to
her.
_ ^1-. and Mrs. L. L. Rose of Dan-
ville, Va., visited The W. B. Wards
’decently. Mrs. Rose is a sister of
Ward, spinner.
^an\ Guffey, overseer, recently
®Pent a day in Charlotte going
^specially to see his doctor for a
check up.
Carrigan, doffer, took ad-
"^antage of his vacation recently to
some painting at his home.
SPc Charles Ward, son of W. B.
second hand, and Mrs. Hazel
spinner, is in the hospital
Camp Gordon, Ga. Wishes for a
speedy recovery are sent to him.
Hassie Honea, spinner, is
spending some time with hex
pother, who is quite ill near
^^eenville, S. C.
William McGinnis, doffer, has
’^^turned to his home after being in
^ Charlotte hospital. Wishes for a
speedy recovery are sent to him.
spooimG
Mrs. Mary Lou Acuff, winder
tender, spent the week end recently
in Grover visiting friends.
Mrs. Prances Player, winder
tender, and her husband, R. L.,
weaver, visited relatives recently
in Newport News, Va.
Mrs. Lottie Mae Roberson, win
der, visited her sister, Mrs. Pauline
Poston in Shelby recently.
Mrs. Hattie Anthony, warper
tender, and family spent a week
end recently visiting relatives in
Andrews, N. C.
Clarence and Dwight Stepp of
Hendersonville were recent guests
of their cousin, Mrs. Madge Hem
bree, creeler.
Jerry V. Hampton, son of Mrs.
Gertrude Hampton, warper tender,
joined the Navy on March 10. He
is now stationed in San Diego,
Calif.
Mrs. PauMnie Dailey, warper
helper, and family visited relatives
in Greenville, S. C., March 14.
Mrs. Grace Smith, spooler tender,
has finished remodeling her home
at 608 South Columbia Street.
Mrs. Grace Ballew, spooler ten
der, entertained at a surprise birth
day dinner her mother, Mrs. Rena
Goines, on March 28. There were
20 guests present.
Mrs. Mildred Parson, spooler ten
der, is a patient at the Gaston Me
morial Hospital. Best wishes for a
speedy recovery are sent to her.
Welcomed to the Spooling De
partment was Edd Meeks, sweeper.
James Truesdale, former yarn I
man, is home on emergency leave
from the Marine Corps, due to the
illness of his mother, who is in the
hospital. James is stationed at
Pari’is Island, S. C. Wishes for a
speedy recovery are sent to her.
Mrs. Maggie Reed, spooler ten
der, had as guest recently, her
nephew, Charles Hampton, who has
just returned from Korea. He will
report back to a California base
soon.
The employees of the Spooling
Department welcome Roy Palmer,
yarn man, back to work after being
out sick with mumps.
Miss Ruth Davis, daughter of
Mrs. Grady Davis, reclaimer, is
spending the Easter Holidays at
home. She is a student at Woman’s
College, Greensboro.
Mrs. Annie Bell Stowe, reclaim
er, reports that her daughter who
has been very ill for seven weeks,
is now showing some improvement.
TWISTING
Thomas Bradley, doffer, has been
transferred to the first shift.
Mrs. Lela Bell Shehane, reclaim
er, had as guests on March 15, her
brother and his family, Rev. and
Mrs. T. L. Newton of Greenville,
S. C.
Mrs. Dixie Griggs, reclaimer, and
her family visited Black Mountain
on Sunday, March 22.
Mrs. E. H. Swicegood and her
daughter of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
were recent guests of Mrs. Ruth
McCreight, reclaimer. Mrs. Swice
good is a sister of Mrs. Mc
Creight.
Bettie Jean Summey, grand
daughter of Mrs. Ruth McCreight,
is in the Gaston Memorial Hospital,
Wishes for a speedy recovery are
sent to her.
Mrs. Corrie Johnson, reclaimer,
had as guests, March 15, her
brother and his family. Rev. and
Mrs. J. Paul Hill of High Point.
Coy Reece, respooler fixer, and
Mrs. Emma Reece, respooler, spent
the week of March 21 with John
Reece, father of Coy Reece, in
Tennessee.
Pfc. Neil Broadway, brother of
Virginia Thomas, respooler, is
spending a short furlough with his
mother, Mrs. Broadway and family.
J. C. Crisp, overhauler, is re
covering nicely from his recent
operation at the Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
Mrs. Azzaleen Loudermilk, re
spooler, is back at work after sev
eral days of sickness.
Miss Bobbie Chambers of Win
ston-Salem, spent the week end
recently with her parents, Otha
Chambers, splicer fixer, and Mrs.
Leola Chambers, respooler.
Luther Alford, twister tender,
and family had as week-end guests
recently, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Pate of McColl, S. C., and Mr. and
Mrs. Burnette Williams and son of
Laurinburg.
Pfc. Buddy Hughs is spending his
10-day leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hughs of the
Twisting Department. Pfc. Hughs
will return to a different base in
Illinois.
Mrs. Annie Lunsford, oiler, re
cently spent a day in Columbia,
S. C., on business.
Melvin Parham, son of Mrs.
Evelyn Paraham, weaver, is a pa
tient at the Gaston Memorial Hos
pital where he underwent an
appendectomy recently.
The women of the First Shift
SYC Weaving gave a dinner paity
at the Oriental in Charlotte, Tues
day night in honor of Mrs. Ruby
Spencer, who left Wednesday to
join her husband, Bernette Spencer
in Great Falls, S. C. Mrs. Spencer
was remembered with some very
lovely gifts.
Mrs. Blanch Dobbins, battery
hand, and her husband, James,
fixer, have as their guest foi' a
week, Mrs. Frankie Do!)ljiiis,
mother of Mr. Dobbins.
These employees have been on
the sick list recently: Clyde Payne,
weaver, Roscoe Blanton, weavei-,
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, battery hand,
and Bill Shull, quill boy.
Miss Evelyn Dobbins, daughter
of Mrs. Blanch Dobbins, battery
hand, has been sick recently. Best
wishes for a speedy recovery.
The employees of SYC Weaving
welcome Mrs. William R. Turner,
change hand, who recently came
to work in that department.
WEAVING
Mrs. Calsia Truesdale, battery
hand, is a patient at the Garrison
General Hospital where she under
went a major operation.
Miss Kathleen Stewart and Mrs.
Albert Stewart of Wahalla, S. C.
were week-end guests recently of
Mrs, Edna Champion, smash hand.
WINDING
Mrs. Betty Elders, winder tender,
recently visited her husband,
Bryant Elders, who is at Camp
Lee, Va.
Welcomed to the Winding De
partment was Earl Reading.
Vernon Martin, yarn packer, and
family spent the week end recently
in Western North Carolina Moun
tains.
Charles L. Waldrep, son of J. A.
Waldrep, Carding Department, has
recently returned from 10 months
in Korea. He was stationed on the
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