Protect your eyes. Take advant
age of the new, more liberal Com
pany policy which pays five dollars
of the cost of safety glasses
employees buy in the future.
Tire$lon«
GASTONIA
“Safety Is My Business and Your
Business For Our Business.”
Homer Hall,
Safety Slogan Contest
1st Place Winner 1953
VOLUME III
GASTONIA, N. C., JANUARY 10, 1954
NO. 1
CHRISTMAS PARTIES—The Shop party (top picture) at the
girls’ Club was one of the livliest given at the Club during the
oiidays. Santa Claus, who made a surprise visit, is shown above
^^sisting in the gift exchange, a featured part of the party. With
left to right, are Mrs. Johnny Mitchell, Miss Phoebe Pearson,
• G. Henson, and Hasel Cauthen. TYPICAL of the crowds of
^*^Ployees’ children who attended the annual Christmas party for
^^ildren are the youngsters shown in the second picture from the
P as they awaited the arrival of Santa Claus at the Webb Theater.
^ Small, but just as excited, group of children attended the
Theater party. Santa’s schedule was arranged so that he
attend the 9 and 11 a. m. parties at the Webb Theater as well
10 a. m. party at the Palace. THE MAIN OFFICE party was
Ch • Girls’ Club dining room. This group played bingo; heard
songs as sung by William Whitesides, a student at Florida
University; and watched a memory demonstration staged by
Johnson and Bob Hood, both members of the Industrial Re-
^ Jgtis Department.
Christmas Parties Treat 1800 Employees’
Children To Movies And Toys At Theaters
THE BIGGEST, loudest and probably the happiest Christmas Party of the season, as far as this
plant is concerned, was attended by 1800 excited employees’ children on the Saturday before Christmas
at the Webb and Palace Theaters in Gastonia.
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Prescription Safety Glasses
A NEW POLICY in the purchase of prescription safety glasses
has been announced by the Company.
For sevei’al years employees who wear prescription glasses
have been encouraged to purchase and wear the prescription safety
glasses, and the Company has paid $1.75 toward the cost of this
protection. To promote interest in eye safety the Company now
will pay $5 toward the cost of the glasses.
All employees who wear glasses and who are susceptible to eye
injuries are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain
eye protection at low cost to themselves.
The glasses may still be purchased through the payroll de
duction plan.
Additional information in this connection will be posted soon
on the plant bulletift boards.
Gaston Technical Institute Offers Job
Evaluation And Quality Control Courses
College, or from industry.
Any employee is eligible to ap
ply for either or both of these
courses, and, if the full schedule of
TWO new courses in Industrial
Management get underway at
Gaston Technical Institute this
month. The class in Job Evalua
tion meets for the first time Tues
day, January 12, at 7:80 p. m. its
companion, the class entitled Intro
duction to Quality Control starts
Thursday, January 14, at 7:30 p. m.
Each class will meet weekly for
a three-hour session under the
guidance of qualified instructors
either from the Industrial Engin
eering Department of N. C. State
JLiiUU&tXl£I.X
ses is completed, the employee
will receive a certificate in Indus
trial Management from N. C. State
College. The other courses, which
are to be offered on a rotating basis
are: Industrial Relations, Safety,
Time Study, and Industrial Man
agement.
The identical parties were sched
uled at the theaters to accommo
date the crowds. Two were held at
the Webb at 9 and 11 a. m.
Movie cartoons and westerns
were chief attractions during the
first hour of each party. Follow
ing the movies Santa Claus made a
perfectly timed and loudly ap
plauded appearance.
With the help of 15 to 20 volun
teers from the Industrial Relations
and Main Offices, Santa Claus gave
a suitable toy to each child present.
Toys included cap pistols, tea sets,
nurse kits, Chinese checkers, ac
tivity sets, and glitter chests, to
mention a few.
Parents of children who were
not at the parties were allowed to
pick up their children’s toys at the
Industrial Relations Department
after the party. A grand total of
2900 toys were distributed.
Square Dance Club Meets
The Square Dance Club meets
Wednesday, January 13, in the
Recreation Center. Employees are
invited to attend this meeting and
square dance to square dance
music provided by newly purchas
ed records. Instruction in square
dancing is available to those who
want it.
Service Awards
FIFTEEN YEAR PINS
Spinning
Ethel E. Robinson
James E. Hughes
Spooling
Bertie M. Wood
Twisting
Stella Connor
Clara C. Mitchell
Cord Weaving
Worth D. Honeycutt
TEN YEAR PINS
Carding
Bessie M. Gates
Twisting
Eleese Cole
Cord Weaving
Prince Starnes, Jr.
Connie B. Galloway
Lake Quinn
Katherine R. Farris
Quality Control
Bettie R. Thomas
Personnel
Ethel S. Carson
FIVE YEAR PINS
Carding
Larkin E. Thomas
Twisting
Hazel L. Foy
Alfred L. Hardee
Cord Weaving
Wilma M. Hodge
S. Y. C. Weaving
Edna M. Ledford
Quality Control
Percy M. Paysour
Local Leaders In Scouting
SCOUT LEADERS CONFER—Officials of the Gaston County
Boy Scout District met in General Manager Harold Mercer’s office
recently to plan the District’s work for 1954. Attending the meeting
were, seated left to right, R. M. Schiele, Scout executive; Charlie
Bryant, president of the Piedmont Council; and C. M. Craig, finance
chairman for the Gaston County District. Standing are Mr. Mercer,
outgoing president of the Gastonia District; and Dan LaFar, new
president for the local district.