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l)\d l*art of the ^^ork. . . .
Al 11.25,1'/ R1L25-
Emplovce Fin<l.- Thriftv Wav lo Build IIoii.''C
IlIK NKW IlM l!M\N • I.AHK JIOMK
hi.s
cliarly
TKl.KIMIOM*: TII^^
The T<-Ii j)ho::c < <ji;iiiany, r« a!:/.;Mf the lanci- n{
phnne haliit-, is r<«r>tanlly Aoikii.ir l.i h«iii um t-s inijirove tht-ir t<-k-
phorte conta't-. Thi- comiiany ha- i->ut-ri the folloninn •u>r>'e>t.o;j.'
that win a pN-a.^afit and time aij4 efforl.
VSK Sl-KKf H
clear ar.'l ijj-i.nct —f;<i- fri/m 'li-l'irbi!.;; mam.i-ii>m>. I'm- a
frii-nrfly cli’ar tone of voile.
SHOW COUKTKSY
that Kix-s Ijeyoii'l ininimum ac<( jitabic >tan<iar>ls of l>u-jiic,'S
eti'juette. >inc<-.c ;;oo<l niai.nn-. fit al' it to all opportuni-
tics to Uf Kcnui'ntly hi-lpful.
IJKVKUJP VSlJKUSTA SVISC
i>y puU'irin yotir.'olf >ri the other /jer-on'.-^ jilacc. .Make
refjutst an'i jioirit of view are fully umlerstooil.
MAKK KXI’I.A.NATIONS
complete am! accurate. (Jive them confiileiitly anil s'
as to insure ca'^e of uti<ler.-tan(iin>C-
niSPLAV. ...
an intere.-^teil anil helpful manner lo ;i..-pi(e coiifiili-nri- and lo
give every conversution that "f/er-onal” touch.
BK I’KKI'AKKD
Organize for your telephone work. Have pail ani) penril lianiiy.
ANSWKR CAI-I.S rUOMl'TI.Y. . . .
fjive imiT.idiate attention l<i caller. Identify yourself aiJe<|uately.
COOPKRATE
with fellow-workers. Take calls foi others in their ah-tncf.
Advi.^e person aiisverini; te)epho;/e of your wherealrtuts, and
arr#n(fe to have your calls answered when you arc away from
the office.
KKCORD INKOUMATION ACCUUATKI.Y. . . .
Write compk-U: mt.s.sages. Verify important details.
KXPLAIN DKI.AYS
when leaving the line to obtain information; when Irunsferrinf'
a caller to another extension.
PLACE CAIJ^ CORRECTLY. . . .
U.se directories to 1)0 sure of numl>er. 15e leady to talk vthen
called person answers.
END CALLS COUHTKOL'SLY. . . .
Say “(iooiliiye" when you are redaiii the c<Mlver^at^lll^ is over.
Replace telephone gently. Wait a few .■ieconds before making
another call.
rniKMA.V rUKK. Q'jalty
<’or.trol clerk, has a new home a*.
.Vor'h K:re-tor.e Street, that
r.c ar.d hi< wife buiit to some ex-
ter.t themselves.
The 5-room kou-e. I'x-a'-fl a- it
on a lot mea.'urir.g T.i x 2i>) fi-tt.
represent- a lorn p-rifwi of part
•-ime effort for .Mr. ami Mrs. Clark
piis an investmer.t of money. "For
jr time ar.d m.or.ey," says .Mr.
f'lark, "we have a comfortaMe
r,oj-e we’re happy with and
rather proud of.”
The hou-e is fini.-hed out-id?
with >( inch heveled >iding. Inside
has hardwood floor.- and celetex
ceilirsrs. Walls are painted m the
]ivir.ir and dinins: rwim comhina-
•ion; wall papvred in other ro^jms.
•"'entral heat is furnished hy an oil
floor furnace.
.Mr. f'lark has Uen an employee
at this plant for six years. He has
found time after wnrkinir hours to
do much of the inside painting and
wall papering needed in his t,ew
home. This he has done with the
help of his wife. Mrs. Rachel
Clark.
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FIRESTONE NEWS
Volume II, No. h, April 23, IsriS
I'ubh.shed at (iastonia. North Carolina
Hy Firestone Teitile»
A DiviHion of
The Firestone Tire & Kubber ('ompany
iieparCment of Industrial Kelations
K. II. IIOOU. VMior
Department UeporterH
C‘ardin>f—(iuinn Hriir^r.s, Gertrude Sanders, Jessie? WestmoreJand.
Spinning;—Lois Holdinjf, Kvie Thomas, Janet Hartjjrove, Mary
Turner, Kani.ie liruce.
Spoolint;—Nell Boljck, Helen Keel, Hosalee Hurjfer.
Twistiiij;—Nevie Dalton, Mal>le Hanna, Hazel Clark, Lassie
Crawford, Corrie Johnson, Dean Jiaun, Kilease
Austin.
U’eavinK AJary Johnson, Davis, JtW7 Hhyne, Irene
lJurrou;;h<, Vivian Humj;ardner, Nina Milton,
i'^oth Itoom Margie WuMrop.
<iuality (Virtrol—|)falva Jacobs, liene nurrou^^hs, I^eila Hape,
<’ath< rine I ham.
NVin*ln»>j I) <rcas Alkin. <>n, Mayzelle L* \vis, Kathleen Hovis.
Shop - (!raiii< r l>ittle.
Warihowse Hof.by Smith, Ceor^^c Harjxr, Albert Mrek.s.
Main Ofhce -Mo/f'tb* iJrorkman.
Suin rint«*ndenl\ Oftire—^Sue Vun Dyke.
iVr.sonnej Office Kl'>ra Tence.
Itfr-freshm* nl Department Duuel Heiidintf.
N. C. Safely Award
(Cont.nued From Page ll
time accidetils [X'r million mnn
hours worked. Kach year during
that period the frequency rate at
thi- plant was at least 75 per cent
Ulow the state average for tex
tile plants, and for the years ll'lH
ind l!'.il this plant, in addition, re-
luci-d its lost time accidents 40 per
.-ent Ulow the preceding vear's
record—a remarkable feat con
sidering the very low figure the
plant has had from the U'ginning.
j Taken by years since 11*47 the
accident frequency record for Kire-
I -tone Textiles i> as follows;
i;i47—0 lost time accident.-,
fre(|uenc> rate
i;i4>i—:i lost time accident.'. o.i>
frequency rate
iy41>—5 lost time accidents,
frequency rate
IK.V)—7 lost time accident."
frequency rate
lySl—4 lost time accident.'
frequency rate
11*52—5 lost time accident.-
frequency rate
As has already lieen rejmrted in
Firestone News, this plant won
fourth place in the textile .section
of the .S’ational .Safety Council Con
test conducted on a nation-wide
basis. This plant, also, .shated in
the -Award of Honor which was re
cently awarded The Firestone Tire
& Rubber Company for the sevenih
time in eight years.
II’
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icilities of Camp
rvations available
id their immediate
Industrial Rela-
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•MRS. .\MMONS S(»L VK.VJR ( OLLEC TION
What’s Your Hi>hhy7 ....
('olleclor Slarl.«' W illi Anli(|iie
I^ilcher In 1937: Now lias 300
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Miss Diana l$<>yd Proves lle.sit
Kkk llunicr; Finds Silver One
I Sixth firader Diana Hoyd was
the luckiest ejrt; huriter at Firestone
j Textiles* annual Faster Hunt
I held in the IMayKrouml oji (lood
Friday afternoon. As the finder
of the silver e^'jf she won the
^'land prl/.e, a beautiful white
rabltit. The ra)/bit wa> a jrift frimi
Sreond Hand ('ail Ua;>e who rais«*s
j ral»l»it.' as a hobby. Mi-' iJoyd is
the irranddauj;hter <»f I.any Davis,
I a pipe fitter in the Shop,
Ariother little uirl, Mildred
.S'lddtlh, fifth u(*»di* pupil at
Al.ernethy School, found Iho >,Mld
• and feeeiv<‘d <i b.'-ket
of colored J.*,'’*'.*: u- 1’; t r»r>..i.‘
MUS. UOSK AMMONS, 20'J Mil-
l<»n Stjeet, wife of A. (>. Ammon>.
>eeond shift supeiintendent, like>
t<» travel atid likes lo c<»Uect. tall
l»uilt-in set of shelves in her living
room an* fille<l to over-flow inn
with eviderjee of Ihese <Iesires.
**I started in ll*'i7,” she >h>>.
“and ha\e covered iiO -states.
There's a >ouvenir in tho>e ?*helve>
from each of the state> I’ve visited
plus soniethin;; fitun Aiir«*i;tina
H!>d liern^any.”
Not rati>fird \Mth the ihnli *d
ineie collecting. Mi?. .Xmmons ha?*
made and decoiate<l s«‘veial cera
mics iteni' which look verv mud.
:it home amon^” the other comnuT*
cially ma<!e .souvenir vases, cieam
pitchers, etc. She ha> l)een an ac-
live number of the ceianiics da.'?
>p<»!\snjed by the Uecieation De
partment.
Mrs. .\mrnons be<-ame inteuv'ted
in collectin;r .-ouv»‘nir>—especially
miniature pitcher^ — aft‘*r hei
mother jra\e h<-r an aiiti^iu** cut
pitcluT having' 'fUti-
uu'utal value in llie faJuily. With
that a' a '■tait s) bi-j;an lookin;:
for nuniatuif pitcher^ cvt-ivAhcu
she went. M«ii»'ovcr h»-i' fiimtl'
heaid "f h'T iiitere-t and '-t r.t he!
‘souvenir pitclier" ai;d va'-e> Tioni
jda« i he rn'Vei exjucf" »*> 'i t.
'I'he cnnection tbelefoM', I’ke
to], ju-t tClo'All >-’■
until fn.w -i’.e ?i':i'i‘-(*r'< HtMi {
ij‘ I'i.' a'l ni. a uie U)» to -
^ain p* ■ \i wa: • f.eir mv,
laid down. For one thin»: uhh t*
to be small—uiuler N" if
For an(ilher they must ha^i*
ailislic value. Without tbf
they WduM not attract a rial
lector, accordinir lo Mi>. .\ninif''
.\s fur maU*nal> out ' f
her pitcheiv are nia<le.
niofi." ha> nt* choice. **Tht !' att -
.'ioit- of pitchers’ in my ^ lletl:
from that >tan<l|K>int.“ >a;. -
an.'VSei to a questioi' al -
teiuil'. "IlV pietty haul
out the kind >ou like 1-e.''
I w«>uldn*l }»ait with an>
for the World.” For the n
ha< irlass. K>pper» ceranK*
and peuier pitchers in ht
tion. To Mr>. .\mmt*fi.' i;
is a .>tory to trea>ure. a
the map she’.- \i>ited—••
tlian a piece of moMetl c'
or metal u> the ia*e nia.
•\rt Clas.ses Slarletl I
Childrt'n I'nder T«t'l'
The Ill'lli;ition H.pai'
'tai trd an at t ria - - for K;
childnii iindcl tui’lvf. 'I
in oil pairtii vr ai''
l:.'.'ii .ri.'n offi.-.- I ..'■h
al’ti 1 noi.ii 1 1" ■' !'
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at Camp Firestone,
the camp are given
Mrs. Bertha Broome,
.he nvimerous recrea-
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“''“■lable , above are ■ “^t.ated a fe
Y^iiable to aoove are
snown here j and their families at Camp Firestone: (1) The boat landing
^5^iyes this ^ fishing pier and diving platform. When hot weather
('g) -jJ busiest area at the camp—the focal point of water sports and
^oeated^ • ’^^tural and man-made scenic beauty Lake James, on which the camp
th is man-maae scenn,
®^^^pped by few lakes in the state. The bridge crosses directly over
^ Point shows a fisherman's view of the surrounding hills
the dam. (3) Families using the bunkhouses use the huge out-
Mr this ' hut, conveniently located on the water front. Seated at tht
^lyer 1-c is Charles Plyer, right, and members of his family and friends
A omnlnvee. Mrs. Betty Martin, if
seated at left. Her daughter, Becky, Little Miss Firestone of 1952, is seated beside her.
(4) Horseshoe pitching is a constant favorite for camp visitors. Two areas for this
game are provided: one beside cabin No. 1, and another at the water front. In the
picture above, employees William Broome and Mrs. Dorothy Owenby measure a
“tie”. (5) Fishing is the sport that has made Lake James famous in this section of
North Carolina. Taking a breather fi-om a trolling operation is J. B. Reeves, husband
of Plant Nurse Grace Reeves. (6) A good many folks combine fishing and boating with
perhaps more emphasis on boating, as is the case with the ladies in the outboard
motor boat. That the two can be combined successfully, however, is evidenced by the
string of “crappies”, shown in the inset, which are similar to several fine specimens
caught by the boating ladies.