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AUGUST 15, 1953
THE LORAY BAPTIST Church Youth Choir, above, was a
state winner at the Baptist Hymn Festival conducted at Henderson
ville, N. C., June 27. The choir is directed by James Moss, trainee in
the Time Study Department. Members of the choir, left to right, Sybil
Ray, Sarah Graham, Nadine Gaddis, Richard Littlejohn, Carol Bold-
ing, Dan Moss, Irva Smith, Billy Blaylock, Mary Love, Carl Stewart,
Jr., Becky Blaylock, and Betty Blaylock.
Road Research
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According to Mr. Firestone, his
company has been experimenting
with rubber paving materials for
more than 25 years, but it was just
recently that the most promising
form of rubber for the purpose was
developed.
“This form of rubberized pave
ment should be more resistant to
frost damage,” the rubber com
pany executive said. “Also, since
the new type rubber surface is less
brittle it will not break up under
traffic stress as rapidly as ordin
ary asphalt. The rubber is more
uniformly distributed in the
asphalt itself, and it enables the
asphalt material to be mixed at
higher temperatures without
damage from overheating. Flexi
bility of the rubberized material is
greater at the outset and this flexi
bility is retained to much greater
ages.”
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Mr. and Mrs. Ted Townsend an
nounce the birth of a son, Roger
Dale, on July 21 at Gaston Me
morial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gordon an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Ann Readia, on July 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Moore an
nounce the birth of a son, Isreal
Joseph, on July 10.
Dickson Cites
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the factory by comparison of total
number of injuries in each. There
were 4,300,000 injuries in the home
last year, or more than twice as
many as occurred in industry.
Mr. Dickson concluding by en
dorsing the North Carolina High
way Patrol program, recently in
troduced, whereby motorists are
asked to report instances of speed
ing, etc., to the patrol. By the
same token instances of outstand
ing courtesy may be reported. In
either event the patrol will write
the driver in question commending
for his courtesy, or warning him
about speeding, etc., as the case
may be.
jWemoriam |
PRINTED below is a statement
issued by J. E. Trainer, Vice-Presi
dent, on the passing of W. R.
Murphy:
“Mr. Murphy was with our
Company over 46 years. He was
one of our most valued executives.
For the last thirty-five years he
was in charge of the industrial re
lations of our Company. He was
known as the ‘Dean’ of the rubber
industry’s labor relations negotia
tions. and he practiced his profes
sion with dignity and fairness. We
will miss his wit as well as his
wisdom, both of which could be re
lied on always to calm the most
troubled situations. In his passing
we have lost a good and a trusted
friend.”
FIRESTONE NEWS
Volume II, No. 15, August 15, 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, Edna Harris, Jessie Westmoreland.
SPINNING—Lois Bolding, Mary Turner, Maude Johnson.
SPOOLING—Nell Bolick, Helen Reel, Rosalee Burger.
TWISTING—Annie Cosey, Frances Huffman, Wilma Smith, Nevie
Dalton, Corrie Johnson, Dean Haun, Margaret Tate, June
Shirley, Elene Dodgins.
WEAVING—Mary Johnson, Lucille Davis, Inez Rhyne, Irene Bur
roughs, Vivian Bumgardner, Nina Milton, Sarah Davis.
QUALITY CONTROL—Dealva Jacobs, Irene Burroughs, Leila Rape,
Catherine Isham.
WINDING—Mayzelle Lewis, Kathleen Hovis.
CLOTH ROOM—Margie Waldrop.
SHOP—Cramer Little.
WAREHOUSE—George Harper, Albert Meeks, Dorothy Sanborn.
MAIN OFFICER—Mozelle Brockman,
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE—Sue Van Dyke.
PERSONNEL OFFICE—Flora Pence,
REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT—Deuel Redding,
Firestone Assembles New Antiaircraft Gun;
Tests Show Gun’s Superior Defensive Uses
THREE-INCH, 50-CALIBER, rapid-fire, twin-gun mounts being made by The Firestone Tire &
Rubber Company will fire proximity fused ammunition to provide effective close-in defense against high
speed aircraft and missiles, according to J, E. Trainer, Production Vice-President of The Firestone Tire
& Rubber Company.
Developed as a replacement foro
antiaircraft mounts which pro
tected combat ships from Kamikaze
and air attacks during World War
II, the Navy has called this gun
mount its newest completely auto
matic, rapid-fire surface and anti
aircraft weapon.
Firing tests were completed in
dramatic demonstrations before
Navy and Firestone officials at
the U, S. Naval Proving Ground,
Dahlgren, Virginia. Previously the
gun mount passed the rigid in
spection requirements of the Naval
Gun Factory in Washington, D. C.
The new gun mounts are made
up of 28,000 separate parts and
represent part of a $62,000,000
production order.
IN addition to assembling the
complete weapon. Firestone also
is manufacturing the breech hous
ings and breech blocks for the
three-inch guns.
During World War II, Firestone
adapted the design of the Swedish
Bofors antiaircraft gun to Ameri
can requirements and produced
more than 30,000 of the guns for
the Army and Navy, Currently, the
Company is supplying the Army
with 90-mm. tank cannon and is
making the breech housings and
breech blocks for this gun.
The heavy stacatto blasts and
flashes of fire emitted by the new
weapon during its firing tests at
Dahlgren gave observers visual
proof that the new guns are cap
able of shielding our combat ships
with bursting projectiles. In addi
tion to the 360-degree train of the
mount, the guns can be lowered to
fire at objects on the water sur
face.
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Service Awards
FIFTEEN YEAR PINS
Spinning
Ruth L. Helms
DRAMATIC firing tests of new three-inch, rapid-fire antiair
craft guns at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia, demon
strate their capability of shielding U. S. combat ships from Kami
kaze-type air attacks with bursting projectiles. The task of
assembling the 28,000 parts into a smoothly operating, electronically
controlled gun mount now is daily routine for The Firestone Tire &
Rubber Company men and women who have been producing com
plete gun mount assemblies for the past nine months. The new gutis
will fire proximity fused ammunition at a rate which gives them
several times more firepower than the gun mounts they are re
placing on Navy ships.
TEN YEAR PINS
Carding
Grady C. McDonald
Twisting
Florence W. Stiles
Edith J. Robinson
Syc Weaving
Robert Nichols, Jr.
Shop
Jetter L. Patterson
Personnel
T. B. Ipock, Jr.
FIVE YEAR PINS
Spooling
Nedra J. Allen
Leona C, Lattimore
Helen L, Reel
Twisting
Beatrice S, Player
R. F. Whitworth
Frances W. Huffman
Junior W. Jones
Cord Weaving
Essie T. Parrott
Ronald R. Clark
Syc Weaving
Beatrice L. Carver
Shop
Clinton McLeymore
Sport Notes
Boccie has proven very popular
with all age groups. Leagues for
boys, girls, men, and women will
be operating in the near future.
Ceramics classes have been
changed from Monday until Tues
day at 9:30 a. m. and 7:00 p. m.
Attendance at Fix'estone’s out
door movies continues to improve at
each Friday night showing. Bring
out the entire family and enjoy the
remaining scheduled free movies.
Employees Plan
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tances among relatives and friends-
Mrs. Ada Butler, spinner, .
her husband, Horace, spinning do^'
fer, are looking forward to a
of sight-seeing from famed Sky-
land Drive, the mountain-top hi?^'
way from Western North Caroli^®^
into Virginia. After leaving
northernmost point on Skyla’^
Drive they will continue on
Baltimore to visit a daughter. j
Now is the time to get informa
tion about the vacation trip you’re
planning. Complete information
may be obtained from the Recrea
tion Department about any vaca
tion or resort area in the United
States.
Fifty children have been taught
to swim at the playground swim
ming pool to date this summer.
Classes, conducted by playground
supervisors, will continue until
the playground closes August 22.
The Ceramics Class visited in
Charlotte at the Treasurer House
Ceramics Supply Store, Tuesday,
August 4, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens,
owners of the Treasurer House,
showed the group many beautiful
articles they had made.
Wayne O’dell, weaver, is ^
to take his family across
Smokies to Knoxville, Tenn. Aft®^.;
arriving there will be time,
thinks, for fishing in Lake Norris-
Grady Davis, Carding, may drive
over to neighboring Clevelan
County—his home county—for
day. Other than that he plans ^
be home in Gastonia. Later on ®
and his wife, Getty, Spooling,
use another of tlie three weets o
vacation they have this year
take their daughter back to schoo
at Woman’s College in Greensboro
Asbury Neely, mail clerk, wants
to catch up on his baseball
ing by radio. Between games ^
may find time for some fishing *
the Catwaba River.
Bingo parties will be renewed i
September.