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VOLUME II
GASTONIA, N. C., JUNE 10, 1953
NO. 11
Graduation Time
.
Miss Claudette Taylor and Clyde Moss, Jr., both members of
J.J Gastonia High School graduating class, stand, for their last
® as students, at the entrance of the school. Miss Taylor, winner
a Firestone Scholarship, will enter Duke University this fall.
may enter the University of Miami on a music scholarship.
Int
^viewer Finds. . . .
^Wo GHS Scholarship Winners
Look Confidently Into Future
■^Mlss TAYLOR
The 1953 Firestone Scholarship
'vard win;ner', Miss Claudette
^ylor, has decided to attend Duke
|iiversity under her scholarship.
® plans to major in mathematics.
The
"'inn
17-year old scholarship
and valedictorian of her
S^’aduating class, says: “Fiw thiiU'
as can be to have won a schol-
^^'ship, I hope I’ll be able to make
^ good record in college and be
‘lesexving of it.”
for Duke University, she
®^ys, “As early as I can remember
_ Wanted to go to Duke. Natur-
I think it’s the finest school
^^ywhere.”
Miss Taylor is planning tenta-
^0 teach school after grad-
ating from college. Her choice of
a major subject reflects
li^^ inasmuch as she be-
that there will always be a
^ eater demand for math teachers
other kinds. “More than
ev^ ’ adds, “the first 100 I
p ^ade in school was in math.”
Ho ^^bbies she likes reading,
vels esp'iecially, and classical
She is an accomplished
sician, being able to play the
^^arinet, and trumpet. Her
^iite composer is Chopin.
hon at GHS have
tin with numerous dis-
vai 'addition to being
chosen; (1)
dpvit ^^"tstanding Scien6e Stu-
ceed
—MR. MOSS
CLYDE MOSS, JR., is perhaps
typical of the employees’ sons who
graduated from school this month.
He is 18 years old, a football play
er for two years, a band member
for six years (junior high and
high school). Mr, Moss is the son
of Clyde Moss, Sr., assistant to the
General Superintendent.
(Continued on Page 3)
Vacation Service
Offered Employees
A new information service is be
ing established by the Recreation
Department for the benefit of em
ployees who desire information
and advice in connection with va-
catirns. This service will be handl
ed on an individual basis and will
give employees assistance in such
matters as (1) routes, (2) accom
modations, (3) scenic places, (4)
special events, and (5) general in
formation about the area the em
ployee plans to visit.
Questionnaires are available at
the Industrial Relations Office, and
the two employee clubs, to be filled
out by the employee seeking in
formation two weeks in advance
of the time he must have the in-
form^ljion. These questionnaires
are to be given to the Recreation
Director who will return it to the
employee with whatever informa
tion the employee requests.
New, Tuition-Free Classes Begin July First
At North Carolina Vocational Textile School
Students Mix
Work & Study
A complete practical education
in textiles is available to those who
ask for it—tuition free—at the
North Carolina Vocational Textile
School in Belmont. Classes are
scheduled to allow textile workers
to continue their jobs, regardless
of shifts, while they study tex
tiles.
New classes, according to Prin
cipal Chris Folk, will be started
July 1st in all courses, namely:
Yarn Manufacturing, Weaving
and Designing, Knitting, Mill
Maintenance, and Tailoring. The
morning shift class is from
8:20 a. m., until 1:00 p. m., Mon
day through Friday. The afternoon
shift meets on those same days
from 3:00 p. m. until 6:30 p. m. It
takes one year to complete a
course on the morning shift; about
4 months longer on the afternoon
shift.
The only cost to the student in
addition to transportation expense
is the cost of textbooks. This cost
varies from $12 to $16 depending
The school requires no specific
amount of formal education for
admission. “It takes very little
previous education,” .-ays Mr. Folk.
“If a man went as high as the dth
or 7th grade in school, he can prof
it f':om the instruction offered
here.”
This textile school has just com
pleted another successful year
under the leadership of Mr. Folk
and his staff of 11 instructors. A
total of 478 students were enrolled
in the school during the school
year which ended with graduation
(Continued on Page 4)
Scout Field Day
Set For June 13
BOY SCOUT TROOPS of the
Fii.-estone Community wi)l meet
for a general Field Day and Dem
onstration in Scovitcraft at the
Second Avenue Field, Saturday,
June 13, at 2 p. m. In case of rain
the event will be held the following
Saturday.
The Recreation Department
Trophy now in possession of Troop
20 will be awarded to the scout
troop winning the most points in
the following events:
(1) Inspection of Troops
(2) Knot-tying relay race
(3) Signaling
(4) First Aid
(5) Fire-by-friction
(6) Flint and steel fire
(7) Rope throwing relay
(8) Tent pitching
(9) Water boiling
(10) Flapjack making
(11) Dressing race
The public is invited to attend
this Field Day and Demonstration
in scoutcraft.
AERIAL VIEW of the North Carolina Vocational Textile
School located in Bielmont.
Worshippers At Loray Baptist
Enjoy Air Conditioned Church
“HOT WEATHER” will no long-
pr isorve as even a weak excuse for
members of the Loray Baptist
Church who fail to attend church
services. If it weren’t undignif’ed
for a chuTch to advertise in such
manner the Loray Baptist church
could with justification borrow the
cherished summertime slogan of
air conditioned business firms,
“It’s Cool Inside”. The new Loray
Baptist Church has recently added,
for the comfort of its worshippers,
a .$10,000 “freon system” air con
ditioner.
From a humble beginning in a
small school house at Arlington
Mill—the church’s first meeting
place in 1905—the Loray Baptist
Church has prospered and grown
to the extent that its 1,000 mem
bers can lay claim to the largest
air conditioned church in Gastonia.
As is true with any growing
church, the Loray church has had
strong leaders in its pastors
through the 48 years it has been
established. The first pastor was
Elder J. A. Hoyle, about whom
it was said, upon his passing in
1918: “He did much of his preach
ing under arbors, in scJiool houses,
and dwelling houses. . . . He pre
pared the way for many churches
that are now strong o]-ganizations
and are now doing much for the
cause of Christ. . . . Brother Hoyle
was a man who was firm in what
he believed was right. He was ti
good citizen, a faithful preacher
of the gospel, and an affectionate
husband and father.”
The present pastor, the Kever(>nd
Frank H. Malone, ThD., has seiv-
ed the Loray Church feince 1947.
(Continued on Page 2)
In The Sanctuary
THE LORAY BAPTIST CHURCH Avith its pastor the Reverend
Frank H. Malone, ThD., shown in the inset.