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I’OTKNTIAI, l.irri.lv I.i;A(;rKKS-A lai);i- mmilHr of com-
niunity boys of Littlt* Loa^^ui* l>asoI»a!l ajrr took ]>ai t in the U**( rt*alion
PepartnientV )>asW>a)) schoo] n*<»*niJy Uovreation Director
Ralph Johnston tlu* y(uintrstt*rs Uh* f»n<IanHjjtaIs of !)u*
jramo and j:avo oach stu<U*nt pracluv in Ilin»\vinjr. ficMiri^, hast*
runnin>f» and hitting. In tlu* picturo al'ovi*, a ft-w of tlu* l»oys Hno
up facing? rach other .ind pnu'ticv pitching.
NEWS
Ciilf Noies
Al
Appruximatfly liO hoys iK'twccii
thi' Hill's of 8 anil 12 of the Fire
stone Community have been at
tending the pre-season practices
for the l.itlle l.vnnue Ilase))jiD
Team, which has been m<‘etin(; at
the Ham! Hoorn seveial afternoons
a week for the past month.
Only 15 of these yountrsters will
(nullify for the team, and the
olhiTs will play in the minoi
l“a>rues. Hefore playing in the
loaiiue, each lM>y must have one
ntonth of preliminary training and
tryouts.
The season ojkmis .'lay 1 at To<ld
Kifhl with jrames at (> ami 7;H0
p. ni. .Ml Kames will 1k“ played on
Tuesday and Thursday of each
week with a <loulile-header schedul
ed for each playintr day.
Teams competiiifr in the Sudduth
I.itlle I-i'a^'ue are (iastonia (\>mh-
e<l Yarns, Optimist (’hih, St.
Michaels, and Firestone. Kach
team will play twice a week.
MItS. rof.'I.K, r in Twistinjr, presents a Com
munity Fund check for ,fI,:llT.O:l to ]leart Fund Trea.surer K. N.
Thurston of (he county Heart .As.'-ocialion. Thi.s wa.s the amount
employees earmarked for tlie Heart Fund in the recently completed
Employees’ C<mimunity Fund Drive. W. I<. Halthis, I’resident of
Ga-ston County Heart .Association, looks on at rifcht. Iluticrt lilanton,
Heart F ind Campai^rn Chairman for the county, was not present for
the picturc takinR.
iJiTM': sciikddi.iv
Monday, May 4—St. Michaels vs Firestone
(I. C. V. vs Optimist
Thursday, May 7—Optimist vs St. .Michaels
Firestone vs (i. C. Y.
Monday, May 11—Oj)timist vs Firestone
G. C. y. Vs St. .Michaels
Thursday, May 14—Optimist vs (>. C. Y.
Firestone vs St. .Michaels
Monday, -May 18—G. C. Y. vs Firestone
St. .'lichaels v.s Optimist
Thursday, May '.Jl—St. Michaels vs G, C. Y.
Firestone vs Optimist
Monday, May 'JH—St. Michaels vs Firestone
G. V. vs flptimist
Thursday, .May 28—Optimist vs St. .Michaels
Firestone vs G. C. Y.
Monday, June 1—Oj)timist vs Firestone
(J. C. Y. Vs St. Michaels
Thursday, June 4—SI. Michaels vs Firestone
(J. C. y. vs Optimist
Monday, June 8—0))t'nii.-1 vs St. Michaels ,
Firestone vs G. C. Y.
Thursday, June 11—Oj)llmist vs Firestone
G. C. y. vs St. Michaels
Monday, June 15—Optimist vs <!. Y.
Firestone vs St. .Michaels
Thur.'^day, June IK G. Y. vs Firc'tone .
St. .Michai'ls vs Ojitimist
Monday, June L’2 - St. Mi<li:u l^ v> (I. V.
Fiiestiine vs Ojitiniist
llmrsday, Jui.c lir> -S;. ^^c^lal■N vs Firi ''"ne
G. V. "■ Optimi.'t
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Camp Fircs(«»ne
Camp Firestone, located on l.ake
.fames, opened for the s<‘ason on
.April 20. .All employees and their
families are entitled to use the
camii and its facilities.
Th<‘ Industrial Relations Depart
ment started takinjr reservations
for camp facilities on April 13,
anil will continue throujrh the
eason so lontr as open dates are
available. Only one reservation
may lie made at a lime.
Kmployees are asked to advi.se
the Industrial Kelations Depart
ment of cancelled reservations as
soon as possible in order that
others on the waitinjr list may l>e
accommodated.
New I’uhlication Dales
NKAULV ;i(m Al’IM.ICATIONS have been mad.
daughters of emjiloyees under the new scholarship awa
The Firestone Tire & IJubber Company,
Deailiine for iipjilications un<ler the new program
.MemlK;r.s of the Scholarship Committee will receive tl.
lions and announce their selections al>out June 1, aci
il, K. Simmons, Kxecutive Director of the committee.
Fifteen Firestone Scholarships will be awarded this yi ar and
year following so that, after the first four years, the pi'.L'iamn
financing the colletre educations of 00 students annually.
Kach scholarship award willQ
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icilities of Camp
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nd their immediate
Industrial Rela-
With this issue the Firestone
N'ews chanjres to new publication
dates, namely, the 10th and 25tli
of each month. This chantce is be-
in)f maile in order that the paper
can be lietter fitted into the print
er’s schedule. Deadlines for depart
mental news will he extended to
the blth and 28th of each month
rather than the lt>th and ‘J5lh has
been the ca.se in the past.
Pony Itasebnll League
A now baseball '«'aKue, called
the I’ony I,eapue, ha:- been estab-
li.shed in the Gastonia area for
boys ajred thirteen and fourteen.
Firestone Textiles will enter a
liam in this leacue aloni; with
i;,:ht other industries and com
munities in the vicinity of (!as-
lonia.
Kecreation Diri'ctor Ralph John
son has been elected I'resident of
this leattue. Other officers are:
.Sam Fowler, Vice-President; Jum
Badjrer, Secretary; and Willis
N'caly, Treasurer. Mr. Johnson will
also coach the Firestone entry in
the leaKue.
The Pony T.eajrue is designed to
keep boys in baseball in the ace
period between I.ittle and I,it tie
Hijrcer I.cak'Ue ba.-eball. The a^e
limit for I.ittle l.caKue play i.s
twelve; for I.ittle Hitrj^er I.eatfue
Firestoiu’ te-im is very much in
need of players who nre in the pre
set ibed limitation ■■ Me .'.lys |
that .ii'y bi'V 'V'■> <■ iiM i' t .velvc
ill ;t '.NiU i .i 1- ■ ’ l <‘fove
pay the cost of full tuition, fees
and books and will offer a contri-
liution to living expenses. Winners
may attend any accredited college
or university and will be tjiven
financial aid until they receivc a
college dejriee, jirovidinjr they
maintain a satisfactory record.
Scholarships will be awarded to
students throughout the United
States on the basis of proportionate
Firestone employment, thereby
assuring that children of all em-
ployi'es will have eipial ojijiortuni-
ty for awards renarilless of where
they may live.
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TO lie eligible for a scholarship,
a student must be in the upper half
of his class and Ik> the son or
daunhter of a Firestone employee
who, as of June 1, r.*5:t, has com
pleted five years of service for the
Com|)any, or whose parent had at
least five years of service with
the Company al the lime of death
or retirement.
For ))urposes of the wards, the
country has been divided int<i five
sections, accordint; to jH-rcentaces
of Firestone employment. The di
visions are:
Central—IncIudinK the area of
the huine ]ilants at Akron, Ohio,
the remainder of Ohio, most of
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky,
West Virttinia, and part.s of Mary
land and Michigan.
Kastern—New York, New Jer
sey. Deleware, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Mnssachu:4ett.s, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine, Virginia,
eastern Pennsylvania ami part of
•Maryland.
Southern—Florida, North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Tennessi'e,
GeorRia. Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texa.s and
most of Oklahoma.
Western — Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North
Dakota, Kansas, most of South
Dakota and Nebraska and |iarts of
Michiitan, Montana, Oklahoma aiiil
New .Mexico.
Coast - California, O r e o ii
Washinulon, Nevada. .Arizona,
lUah. Idah<», Colorado, Wytmuun, I
most of Nc‘W Mexico and Montana
and jiai ts of ,N’ebraska and South
Dakota.
SINCK the
annouru'cment i-f
scholarships early thi.-. year e
letters have been received l,v
Firestone Company from n.
and university presidents thr<,
out the country coniracnditij
program and exi>rossinj; thtii
sire to co-operate.
Typical of the comments ri
ed are the followinR:
“The whole idea illustrate^
vision and social consciou.«nps:
those who are responsible for
policies of The Firestone Tiis
Rubber Company.” — (Jeorp
IJowmaii, President, Kent
University, Kent, Ohio.
"We coni;ratulatc your coisfii
on its farsiKhted policy and
press the hope that the profr,
will produce increased capacity
leadership on the part of son-
daughters of your emplo.vee^
Samuel N. Stevens, Prcsi;
Grinnell ColleKe, Griimcll, lo»
Spinning Wins
{Continued From Pace 1'
Featured speakers at the A:
4th banquet were Coaches Mur
Greason and Hill Dole of "i
Forest and Davidson CollfRfs •
spectively. Mr. Gri-ason sjHilf ■
the first and third shift banqa:
Mr. Dole at the second i’-
l>an<)uet.
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Motor Oiler Scolt Mcl'urifr » j
.Mrs, McCarter announce the ti.*’!
of a dauRhter, Mary Joe, on Mar-j
19 at the Devine Savior Hosp''*!
in York, S. C.
Sti iUcmoriam
at Camp Firestone,
‘ the camp are given
Mrs. Bertha Broome,
the numerous recrea-
B. r. CIIA.STAI.N
Mr.-.. n. T. Chastain.
Charlie WihkIk. tape m in,
killed by a train on .^pril
Chastain was crossinft t''C
road in I>eesliurK, Fla., '
accidi'iit happened. Deepi
thy is extended to .Mr. W
the family.
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CASTONIA, N. t
PKRMIT NO. 2'.
FRED Q HONEYCUTT
701 W. FRANKLIN
GASTO.'JIA. N. C.
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availahi^ LAYOUT above are illustrated a few of the activities and facilities
shown t? ®*^P^oyees and their families at Camp Firestone: (1) The boat landing
arrivL is used also as a fishing pier and diving platform. When hot weather
fishin! Vo l^^siest area at the camp—the focal point of water sports and
loc t For natural and man-made scenic beauty Lake James, on which the camp
the V out-stripped by few lakes in the state. The bridge crosses directly over
from a Dam. The inset shows a fisherman’s view of the surrounding hills
door overlooking the dam. (3) Families using the bunkhouses use the huge out-
table i hut, conveniently located on the water front. Seated at the
Mr. . picture is Charles Plyer, right, and members of his family and friends,
yer is employed in the S. Y, C. Weaving. Another employee, Mrs. Betty Martin, is
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 from 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.