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PAGE FOUR APRIL 25, 1954 CARDING Ben Frazier, sweeper, recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Sam Frazier, and daughter-in- law, Dorothy Jean, of Hartford, Tenn. Miss Opal Bradley, drawing ten der, and Mrs. Celestie Watts, wife of William Watts, slubber tender, took their Sunday School class on an Easter Egg hunt at the Gaston Avenue Church of God, April 17. John C. McCraw, card tender, is out due to illness. Mrs. Eunice Wylie, can hauler, had as guest during the Easter holidays, her brother, Bill Forres ter of Kings Mountain, N. C. Miss Opal Bradley, drawing ten der, Miss Artie Lineberger, draw ing tender, and her sister, Mar garet, spent Saturday, April 3 in Charlotte, N. C. SPOOLING Mrs. Lelia Wilson, reclaimer, spent the week end with a friend, Mrs. Roy Cooper of High Shoals, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hurt of Kings Mountain, N. C., spent Sunday with Mrs. Blanche Newton, re claimer. Mrs. Madge Hembree, creeler hand, and family spent the week end with her aunt, Mrs. Beulah Glazner and family of Brevard, N. C. Daniel A. Wiggins of Bryson City, N. C., spent the week recently visiting his daughters, Mrs. Rosalie Burger, reclaimer, and Mrs. Edna Howard, respooler. Mrs. Sara Nichols, warper ten der, and Mrs. Howard Nichols were hostesses at a birthday supper, April 10, honoring their siscers- in-law, Mrs. Jake Lineberger and Mrs. Ira Dameron. Mrs. Elsie Hullender, spooler tender, and family spent a week end with the former’s father, Floyd Wolfe of Ferguson, N. C. Mrs. Maggie Reed, spooler ten der, had as dinner guests recently, Miss Martha Woods, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fulbright. Mrs. Lillie Spencer, spooler ten der, was called to Grover, S. C., re cently due to the illness of her mother, Mrs. J. C. Childers. Mrs. Ruth Medlin, spooler ten der, had as week-end guest Mrs. Gertrude Atkinson of Warren ton, N. C. TWISTING Charles Lancaster, frame tender, and wife celebrated their second wedding anniversary, April 5. Junior Lancaster, section man, recently underwent a tonsilectomy. B. C. Bryant, overhauler, and wife had as a week-end guest, E. A. Johnson of Brunswick, Ga. Mr. Johnson is the brother of Mrs. Bryant. Mrs. Frances Walker, tie in hand, visited in Tryon, N. C., recently. Johnnie C. Carter, cable twister tender, and family visited rela tives in McCall, S. C. Jessie Hodge, second hand, Luke Alford, twister tender, and G. B. Huss enjoyed a week end at Myrtle Beach, S. C., fishing. Pfc. James Donaldson of Camp Lejeune is visiting his parents, Clarence Donaldson, section man, Mrs. Annie Donaldson, respooler. Mrs. Kathleen Wilkie, respooler, and husband, Earl, attended the Clemson Dance of April 3 at Clem- son College, Greenville, S. C. Mr. Wilkie is a student at Clemson. IN BRIEF His Dad Built It ALBEN LANE, 4-year-old son of Twister Doffer D. L. Lane, is the envy of his neighborhood pals as he rides in his gas-power ed miniature car. Built by his father during his spare time, the car is powered by a one horsepower engine which runs up to three-fourths of an hour on a quart of fuel. The Lanes’ live at 2008 Wood Street. Alonzo Hutchins, who was in jured in a wreck last September, has been moved from Gaston Me morial Hospital to the Veterans Hospital in Durham. Mr. Hutchins is the brother of Roy Hutchins, beam man. Aldon Hass, tape man, who has been a patient at Gaston Memorial Hospital, has been sent to the New York Hospital on 58th Street, for observation and treatment, Herman Rogers, yarn man, visit ed his father, Ben Rogers, of High lands, N. C,, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Reese, section hand and respooler, respectively, had as their guests, April 6 and 7, Mrs. Luther Cooper, Mrs. Hall, and John Reese of Tennessee. Brady Whitesides, twister ten der, spent his vacation, the week of April 5, at home. Mrs. Ellie Fowler, Cable Twist ing, had as guests, recently. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Scott and child ren of Greensboro, N. C. Mrs. Scott is a sister of Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. Edna Kins.ey, respooler, had as recent guests, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ray and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gary and children from Greenwood, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jones and son visited relatives in Greensboro, N. C., recently. Mrs. Jones is a re spooler. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Benton and sons visited Mrs. Benton’s rela tives in Atlanta, Ga., April 9. Mrs. Benton is a respooler. Mrs. Vama Deal, reclaimer, spent a few days recently in Hickory, N. C., visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Pruitt. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark, Twist ing, had as their guest at their home in Laurel Hill, N. C., Miss Lura Bell. WEAVING Miss Claudette Taylor, student at Duke University, spent the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Claude Taylor, Twist ing and Cord Weaving, respective ly- Misses Kathleen Chambers of Raleigh, N. C., Bobby Jo of Win ston-Salem, N. C., and Evelyn of Charlotte, N. C,, visited their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Chambers, Cord Weaving and Twisting, re spectively. Mrs. Lula Morrison, splicer, and her husband spent Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Auten. Mrs. Lula Morrison, splicer, had as guest, Easter Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, Carl Merrison of Charlotte, N, C, Mrs. Pearl Burdette, splicer, had as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Dean of Aiken, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Buchanan, Cord Weaving, had visitors, Easter Sunday, from Maryville, N. C., and Waynesville, N. C. Mrs. Hattie Shereff of Walhalla, S. C., visited Bertie Stiles, splicer, during Easter. Mrs. Lela Cobb, splicer, enter tained 80 children from Beach Avenue Church with an Easter Egg hunt at Crowders Mountain. James Moone, grandson of Ethel Tate, tie-in-hand, is spending a fur lough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kelly and Mr, and Mrs. Irby Pelfrey of Cen tral, S. C., spent the Easter holi days with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tate, Plastic Dip and Cord Weav ing, respectively. “Curley” Beaver, son of Mrs. Norma Beaver, tie in hand, left recently for a tour of duty with the Merchant Marines. Mrs. Catherine Farris, splicer, had as recent dinner guests, Mr, and Mrs, John Myers of South Gas tonia. Mrs. Ann Tate, splicer, and fami ly spent Easter Sunday in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. Rosa Lane, splicer, and granddaughter of Winston-Salem, N. C., spent two weeks at Daytona Beach, Fla. Pvt. Billy J. Calhoun spent the Easter holidays with his parents. Bill Calhoun, Weaving, and Mrs. Mary Calhoun, Spinning. Billy is being transfered from Fort Jack son, S. C., to Fort Bragg, N. C. Millard Goins, Weaving, and Woodr*k»v^ W/0«t«^. LaJbortory, spent a day at Camp Firestone, recently, Helen Williams, Weaving, and husband, Lee, and Clara Conrad, Weaving, attended the Moravian Services, Easter Sunday at Win ston-Salem, N, C. Roland Conrad, Weaving and wife, Bert Conrad, Spinning, spent a week end in Seneca, S, C,, visit ing relatives. Bert Buchanan, Weaving, had relatives and visitors from Ashe ville, N, C,, and Bryson City, N. C., during the Easter holidays. Cpl, Ralph Quinn, son of Lake Quinn, Weaving, and Mrs. Exie Quinn, Quality Control, is home on furlough after spending 31 months in Europe. Rudolph Bulman, Weaving, has returned to his home from the Me morial Hospital, Charlotte, N. C,, where he underwent surgery, Roy Davis, Weaving, and wife, Christine Davis, Weaving, visited in Atlanta, Ga,, recently. FIRESTONE TEXTILES P. O. BOX 551 GASTONIA, N. C. Form 3547 Requested Heads Parent-Teacher Group ROY DAVIS, weaving clerk, has been named president of the Abernethy School Parent-Teach- er Association for 1954-‘55, He served as vice-president of the group for the previous year. He and his wife, Mrs, Christine Davis, tie-in-hand, have two school-age children. The Davis family live at 1203 Spencer Avenue, Mr, Davis also recently became a reporter for his de partment, CLOTH ROOM Mrs. Inez Rhyne, burler, has re turned to work after a brief ab sence due to illness. Mrs. Carrie Robinson, sister-in- law of Mrs. Nell Robinson, burler, is seriously ill after suffering a stroke several days ago. Hobert Rogers, Cloth Room, re ports that his wife, Mrs. Nellie Rogers, is home from the hospital, where she underwent surgery, Joel Jordan, cloSh boy, spent a week end recently visiting friends in the mountains of North Caro lina, Pvt, James E, Moses of Camp Lee, Va,, visited at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moses, Cloth Room employees, Mr, and Mrs. James Waldrop were called to Gainsville, Ga,, due to the death of Mr, Waldrop’s sister-in-law, Mrs Waldrop is em ployed in the Cloth Room, WINDING Howard Dodgins, sweeper, and Mrs, Dodgins have moved to Gas tonia from Otto, N, C, Mrs. C, P, Conner, mother of Mrs. Ethel Neil, winder tender, is vacationing with friends and rela tives in the eastern part of the state. R. W, Hollis, husband of Mrs. Blanche Hollis, winder tender, en tered the Veterans Hospital of Fayetteville, N. C., April 9, for an operation. QUALITY CONTROL Mrs. Jackie Gates, inspector, had as guests, March 27, her sister and niece, Mrs. Wayne Plemmons and daughter of Rock Wood, Tenn. Charlie Hipps, inspector, and Mrs. Hipps had as guests for the week end of March 27, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stamey and children of Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. 0. E. Stamey of Canton, N. C. Bill Isham and son, Michael, went fishing at Seven Oakes Tues day evening, March 30. They re ported a good catch. They are the husband and son of Mrs. Katherine Isham, inspector, Mrs, Lillian Parham, inspector, attended a family night supper at Crowders Creek Church, March 31, SHOP Mrs. Rosa Francum, toolroom clerk, and daughter, Jane, visited Mrs. Fancum’s daughter, Mrs, Richard Myers of Washington, D, C,, the week end of April 11. Mr, and Mrs. George C. Taylor and daughter, Barbara, of Colum bia, Tenn., visited Lathe Operator Cramer Little and Mrs. Little re cently. Mr, Taylor is a brother of Mrs, Little. Carpenter Thomas Turner is a patient at Duke Hospital, Durham, N. C. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE Superintendent and Mrs. Francis Galligan vacationed in Miami, Fla., the week ending April 17. They re port an enjoyable stay in the famed resort city. MAIN OFFICE Mrs. Eula B. Wilson, Payroll De partment Supervisor, and Presi dent of the Gastonia Pilot Club, at tended the North Carolina Annual Pilot International Convention, which was held in Winston-Salem, N, C,, April 23 through 25, at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. Scholarship Winners (Continued From Page 3) Donald Ramon Reed, 900 Wes^ Brazil Street, Compton, California, (Los Angeles, Department 45). William Murray Schafer, 233^ Crosby Street, Akron, Ohio, (Ak ron, Synthetic, Maintenance). Anne Miriam Smith, 451 Hill- wood Drive, Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Sales). Carl Jerome Stewart, Jr., 1207 West Second Avenue, Gastonia, North Carolina, (Gastonia, Weav ing). Anna Marie Winkelman, 3302 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio, (Akron, Mechanical Building, De ceased). _ _ SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID GASTONIA, N. C. PERMIT NO. 29
