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Tirettoiie NEWS
JULY 10,1953
Unsafe Practices
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Represents
State Department at Rubber Conference
HOW NOT TO OPERATE A FORK TRUCK—Luther Thomp
son, Warehouse, above demonstrates one of the wrong ways to drive
a fork truck. For this posed picture he is breaking at least three
rules of safe operation: (1) His foot is dangling over the side of
the truck where it would propably be seriously crushed against
the post which he is approaching, (2) he is looking in one direction
while his truck moves in another, and (3) he is not holding firmly
to the steering wheel of the fork truck. Although this picture is
posed and the driver shown here is actually a safe and cautious
driver, there have been accidents here and elsewhere as a result of
the sort of indifference to common sense safety rules as is pictured
here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris Glover an
nounce the birth of a son. Mrs.
Glover is the daughter of Mrs.
Beatrice Carver, change hand, and
Roy Carver, Shipping Department.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Clary
announce the birth of a daughter.
Mrs. Clary is the daughter of
Fixer Roy Ward and Mrs. Sarah
Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Fowler an
nounce the birth of a son, Robert
Austin, on May 24. Mr. Fowler
works in the Ply Twisting De
partment.
Spinner and Mrs. Archie Deal
announce the birth of a son, Gerald
Daniel, at the Garrison General
Hospital.
Twister Tender William J. Brad
ley and Mrs. Bradley announce the
birth of a daughter on June 17 at
the Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Millwright John Goebel and Mrs.
Goebel announce the birth of a
daughter, Betsey Arrania, on June
20, at the Gaston Memorial Hos
pital.
Alger Speaks
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never-the-less certain that there
is a valuable potential of improve
ments at this plant which can be
put into operation through the
suggestion system.”
Following Mr. Alger’s talk a
film was shown dealing with the
best ways of encouraging and
sl^imulating employees to comie
forward with their suggestions.
FIRESTONE NEWS
Volume II, No. 13, July 10, 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, ElJease
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.
Main Office—Mozelle Brockman.
Superintendent’s Office—Sue Van Dyke.
Personnel Office—Flora Pence.
Refreshment Department—Deuel Redding.
HARVEY S. FIRESTONE, JR., Chairman of The Firestone Tire
& Rubber Company, returned aboard the “Queen Elizabeth” recently
following an eight-week trip to Europe during which he represented
the U. S. Department of State at the International Rubber Conference
in Copenhagen.
While abroad Mr. Firestone also*^
attended the International Con
ference of Manufacturers in Paris
and inspected Firestone plants in
England, Spain, Switzerland, Ger
many, and Sweden.
With Mrs. Firestone and their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Fire
stone, he attended the Coronation
of Queen Elizabeth II.
Speaking of the world-wide rub
ber situation and economic con
ditions in Europe, Mr. Firestone on
his arrival said.
“An expression of confidence in
the future of natural rubber was
a significant outgrowth of the In
ternational Rubber Conference in
Copenhagen.
“In spite of a belief that a sur
plus of rubber may develop in
1953, natural rubber producers now
are more secure in feeling that
there will be a market for every
pound of their output at prices
competitive with synthetic rub
ber.
“Representatives of the United
States rubber manufacturing in
dustry expressed their opinion
that normal market forces will
adjust any difference between sup
ply and demand of natural rubber
during the next twelve months.
The operation of a free market is
preferable to any artificial mech
anism such as the proposed Rubber
Buffer Stock Agreement which
might result in natural rubber los
ing ground in the world rubber
position, despite claims to the con
trary by proponents of the Agree
ment.
"As one of the largest produc
ers of natural rubber on our plan
tations in Liberia, we of the Fire
stone organization believe that ef
ficient rubber plantations have
nothing to fear from competition
with synthetic rubber. The rubber
plantation industry should take
early steps to assure greater pro
ductivity by large-scale replace
ment of low-yielding trees with
young, high-yielding stock, and to
plant additional areas in order to
meet the world deficit in rubber
supplies expected four to fivo
years hence.
“President Eisenhower’s recom
mendation to Congress that the
government-owned sythetic rubber
plants be sold to private industry
has the hearty approval of natural
rubber producers as well as Amer
ican manufacturers. Representa
tives of the many hundreds of
thousands of private growers of
natural rubber stated their prefer
ence to compete with synthetic
rubber on the basis of a private,
free, and competitive industry,
rather than one owned by gov
ernment.
“As for , economic conditions
abroad:
“The most serious long-run eco
nomic problem facing Europe to
day is still the shortage of Amer
ican dollars, despite billions of dol
lars in aid sent by the United
States to Europe. In recent months
import restrictions and U. S. for
eign aid have eased the dollar sit
uation. I am convinced that lasting
improvement in European eco
nomic conditions depends upon the
lifting of trade restrictions and the
replacing of U. S. foreign aid with
private capital investments.”
THOMAS-RAGALON
Miss Mary Ragalon became the
bride of Odell Thomas, doffer, on
May 29. The couple are making
their home at 78 Myrtle Street.
GRIFFIN-ALEXANDER
Miss Janice Mae Alexander,
daughter of Mr. Walter Alexander,
doffer, and Mr. Harold R. Griffin
will be married on Saturday, June
27, at 8:00 P. M. at the Unity
Baptist Church in Gastonia.
SILLS-TINDALL
Miss Bobby Tindall and James
Donald Sills were united in mar
riage on Saturday, June (f, at the
Calvary Baptist Church Parsonage
by the Reverend Walters.
Sports Notes
The pool tables in the Men’s
Club have been reconditioned and
re-covered.
Suggestioneer of Year
SAMUEL E. HILL, left of the Weaving Department, receives
from Jack Comely, chairman of Suggestion Board No. 1, a defense
bond for $25.00. The bond is his award for having turned in the
most approved suggestions at this plant in 1952.
More girls are needed to play
“slow-pitch” softball. If you would
like to play contact the Recrea
tion Department as soon as pos
sible.
Your vacation “questions” will
get a prompt answer from the
Recreation Department’s Vacation
Service. They have the answers to
“where to go?”, “how to get
there?”, and “what to see after ar
riving?”
“Boccie,” a newcomer in the
line-up of games offered by rec
reation departments in this area,
will make an official appearance
in this plants recreational pro
gram this month. The boccie court,
located beside the Recreation Of'
fice, is nearly complete, according
to Recreation Director Ralph John
son. The court, measuring 10 feet
by 50 feet, is enclosed with ®
wooden wall about 2 feet high-
The game is played by teams of
up to four members who use wood
en balls approximately the size of
duck pin bowling balls.
The A. L. Sudduth Little Leagu®
All-Stars will be coached in tbi^
year’s district and state (if they
win the district) tournaments W
Firestone’s Recreation Directed
Ralph Johnson. The district toul'
nament gets under way here Ju^J^
27 to be followed August 10 by
State Championship tournament
Greensboro.
Nylon Cord Tire |
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EXHAUSTIVE road tests
cate the “Firestone 500” will pr®
vide an extra safety margin of j
to 15 miles an hour at top
nV
ing speeds, according to comp^'"^
engineers.
By using the race tire constm*^
tion principles and the new rub^^
compounds proved in this
Indianapolis race, which was
wo”
by Bill Vukovich at 128.74
per hour on the new-type
stone race tire, the “Firesto^’ j
500’ will run at much cooler
peratures at high speeds.
Service Awards
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FIVE YEAR PINS
Spinning:
Velma L. Small
C. L. Williamson.
Spooling:
Wilma M. Cline.
Twisting:
Jessie J. Gibbie
Corrie H. Johnson
Wilma L. Smith.
Pansy L. Ledford.
W. A. Karl’s Mother
In New Bedford At Ag®
. i
Mrs. Addie Karl, mother o ,
A. Karl, President of
Textiles, died in New Be
Mass., after a lingering gS
June 20. Mrs. Karl, who was
had resided in New Bedfor j,-
the past 63 years. In additi®^
Mr. W. A. Karl, she is
three other sons, including
T. Karl of the Firestone FaU
plant, and three daughters
neral services were held ^ ^
Bedford, Tuesday, June
23rd-