JUNE 10, 1954 PAGE THREE IN BRIEF SPINNING Doffer W. T. Broome and Mrs. Broome, spinner, and family spent an enjoyable week end at Lake Janies. Doffer James Lucas, Fixer Lewis Clark, and Doffer Moses Player re- cently fished at Moore Lakes in Kings Mountain, N. C. Archie Deal and Mrs. Deal, spin- visited the former’s parents, and Mrs. James Deal of Con cord, N. C., recently. They went especially to attend home coming at Valley View Baptist Church, Bennie Bolick, spinner, has re turned to work after an operation on her hand. Donald Ray Guffey, son of Dof- Jack Guffey and Mrs. Guffey, in Garrison General Hospital after a light attack of pneumonia, SPOOLING Mrs. Nettie Ward, spooler ten- has returned to work after an absence due to illness. Mrs. Ruth Neal, warper helper, ^ad as dinner guests, Friday, May 21, Mrs. Annie Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stalling of Newport News, Va., relatives of Mr. Berry. Mrs. Dorothy Beckham, spooler lender, and daughter, Maude, Cot ton Classing Department, spent an p^^Joyable week end recently visit- in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa, Fla. Don Jolly has returned to work ^fter having spent four years in Navy. During this time he was ’Carried and is the father of a little year old daughter. David Tino, son of Mrs. Janice Tin '**0, spooler tender, was elected president of the Senior Class of ^ of Gastonia High School. He also president of the Junior lass this past year. Mrs, Brannon Cox, winder ten- had as recent guests, Mr. and rs. Woodrow Eades of Washing ton, D. C. '''INDING Miss Bertha Dettmar, warper, has entered the Gaston Memorial ^Pital for an operation. Mrs. Faye Ross, winder tender, entered a Winston-Salem hos- 1 al for observation and treat ment. o Man Wylie Carver spent f \ ^®^orial holiday fishing. The seemed to be biting for Car- ^^^^ought home 20 fish. ]■ ^^yworth of Salis- Mth' jj' ®Pent Sundav, May 23, Sister, Annie Carson, fa* Farris, splicer, attended a birthday din- Sunday, May 23. ^troupe, splicer, and C. '^^isited in Wilmington, X with Mr. and Mrs. ^j.^^^^erland, sister-in-law of Mrs. Rosa Lane, splicer, spent the week* end of Mother’s Day in Durham, N. C., with her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Jenkins. S/Sgt. Harold C. Garrison of Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Washington, called his mother, Mrs. Lula Garrison, splic er, recently. He has just returned from duty overseas. Mrs. Ruthie Whitaker, mother- in-law of Mrs. Bell Whitaker, splic er, returned to her home in Robins- ville, N. C., after visiting seven months here. Clara Conrad and Helen Wil liams, tie-in-hands, spent Saturday, May 22, in Spartanburg, S. C,, shopping. Lake Quinn, baler, and wife, Exie, Quality Control, attended Decoration Services in Murphy, N. C., on May 23. Ethel Tate, tie-in-hand, and Nor ma Beaver, tie-in-hand, attended Decoration Services in Murphy, N. C., on May 23. Herman Whitaker, creeler, his wife, Margaret, splicer, and daughter spent the week end re cently in Andrews, N. C., with relatives. Vauda Clark, draw-in-hand, has been absent from work due to ill ness. Mrs. Leona McAbee of Florida, recently visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keever, overhauler and smash hand, respectively. Mrs. McAbee is a former employee of Weaving Department. Gail Elmore, daughter of Austen Elmore, weaver, and Mrs. Elmore, battery hand, is recovering from pneumonia. Mrs. Beatrice Goins, battery hand, had as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. John Ghent of California. Mrs. Clara Smith, smash hand, visited in Statesville recently. TWISTING Mrs. Margaret Whitaker, sister of Joe Gilreath, tape man, won a television set at a local store Sat urday, May 22. Mrs. Gladys Butler, respooler, and family spent Sunday, May 23, at Madison Declaration, N. C. Rev. Clinton Turner and family of Wataha, N. C., visited Mrs. Edna Kim&ey, respooler, for two weeks. Mrs. Elease Cole, reclaimer, spent the week end of May 23, at Suit, N. C., with her mother, Mrs. Nell Keenum. Mrs. Myrtle Benton, reclaimer, and family went deep sea fishing at Myrtle Beach, S. C., recently. Mrs. Ella Roberts spent a week end at Brevard, N. C., with Mrs. Earl Hall. Windom Jones, twister tender, and family spent the week end of May 22 in Western North Carolina. J. A. Haney, twister tender, and a group of friends spent a week end recently fishing at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Alder Hass, tape man, has re turned to work after being out nine weeks due to illness. Leonard Greene, twister tender, has returned to work after being out sick a week. Miss Lassie Green, respooler, is a patient in Shelby Hospital, Shelby, N. C. Sadie Richardson, tie-in-hand, is a patient in Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mable Martin, mother of Coleen Martin, respooler, is a pa tient in Gaston Memorial Hospital. Company Men Fly Here For Brief Visit IV30P 0 \ RECENT VISITORS from Akron included the party shown here ready to board a Company airplane at the Charlotte Airport for the return trip to Akron. General Manager Harold Mercer, General Super intendent Nelson Kessell, and Superintendent Francis Galligan were at the airport to see them enplane. Left to right are: Mr. Kessell; Dr. D. E. Howe and T. M. Kersker, Development Department; M. T, Richardson, Textiles Division; F. J. Kovac, Development Department; Mr. Mercer; H. F. Umstott, En gineering Department; J. W. Liska and Dr. F. W. Stavely, Research Laboratory; and Mr. Francis Gal ligan. PLASTIC DIP Winder Tender Dorothy Watson and family moved into their home recently at 2312 Sunset Avenue in West Gastonia. Winder Tender Edith Whidden and husband spent the week end of May 9, with the former’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Tipton of Maryville, Tenn. While there Mr, Tipton celebrated his 60th birth day. Pearl Peele, winder tender, and daughter, Janice, spent Sunday, May 23, with the former’s mother, Mrs, Bradley of Bessemer City, N. C. Mrs. Dorothy Watson, her hus band, and their two sons, Rickey and Randy, spent their vacation in Georgia. While there, they visited Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Watson, par ents of Mr. Watson. Frances Huffman, winder ten der, visited her sister, Mrs. L, C. Varnum of Burlington, N. C., the week end of May 22. Mrs. Varnum is a patient in the hospital there. QUALITY CONTROL Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Smith arriv ed here May 20, by plane from Cleveland, Ohio, en route to Flori da. They stopped over for a few days’ visit with Mrs. Smith’s sis ter, Bonnie Ledford, inspector. While here they visited Mrs. Smith’s and Mrs, Ledford’s father in Hickory, N, C. Mrs. Louella Queen, inspector, and husband, Vinson, had as week end guests on May 16, the latter’s brother and family, Mr. and Mrs, E. F. Queen and son, Mike, of Candler, N. C. SHOP Students working in the Shop during the summer months are Clyde Moss, Jr., Marvin Hudson, and Bobby James. Lathe Operator John E. Fletcher and wife visited relatives and friends in Franklin, N, C., May 16, Mrs. Rosie Francum, tool room clerk, had as her guest during the Memorial holidays, Mr. and Mrs, Richard L, Myers and Kenneth Wismewski of Washington, D, C, Mrs. Myers is the former Peggy Francum. Alvin Dill, Sanitary foreman, and Mrs. Dill along with their son, Jack, and Miss Nancy Broadway visited Mrs. Joe Brown in Star- tex, S. C. the week end of May 23, Mrs. Brown is Mr, Dill’s mother, WAREHOUSE McBrie Sanders, wastehouse op erator, attended the fourth an nual Elks’ State Convention held in the Elk hall on North York Street on May 16 through the 20th, William R. Rainey, wastehouse operator, and member of the American Legion Lieutenant Rush Post 198, held open house Sunday, May 16, during the State Conven tion. Mr. Rainey also went to Ashe ville for the week end as a dele gate for the American Legion, MAIN OFFICE Mrs. Beatrice McCarter, main office, and Howard McCarter, Spinning Department, have as their guest, Jimmy Woodard of Waynesville, N, C,, a nephew of the McCarters, Miss Helen Spencer, main office, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Spencer, Jane Alyce Spencer, Mr, and Mrs, Will Oates spent the week end of May 22 in Asheville and Hender sonville, N. C. They went especial ly to attend the American Legion Convention, The Drum and Bugle Corps, of which Haskell Spencer is a member, gave a concert on Parks Square and led the American Legion Parade. PERSONNEL Mrs. Nell Pursley, Personnel Department, and her husband, Hugh B,, entertained friends at a steak supper on Wednesday, June 2, 1954, at their home. The Personnel Department wel comes Mrs, Flora Pence back to work after six months’ leave of absence, Mrs. Nellie Stowe, of the Girl’s Club, and family, spent the day in Hillsboro, N, C,, visiting Mr. Stowe’s mother. She is Mrs, J, T. Stowe, Miss Beatrice Bradshaw, Person nel Annex, spent the week end of May 8, at Camp Bear Wallow, Flat Rock, N, C, Satisfying Customers (Continued From Page 1) The person who is there first with the right product will get the sale and keep his plants running ahead of the others in his industry. Our salesmen are not the only ones involved in meeting the custo mers’ requirements. Every job in our organization is part of the final sales effort, part of meeting the customers’ needs. This means that our organiza tion and our plants must be flexible as well as efficient. To achieve this flexibility and effi ciency, the co-operation of every man and woman at Firestone is needed. If everyone will co-operate in achieving these aims, there can be no doubt that Firestone will have MORE SALES, MORE JOBS AND MORE WORKERS, Schedules Girls Softball (All games at 6:00 P. M.) Wednesday, June 16 Firestone at Kings Mt. Wednesday, June 23 Firestone at Bessemer City Wednesday, June 30 Pyramid at Firestone Wednesday, July 14 Firestone at Ragan Wednesday, July 21 Firestone at Smyre Wednesday, July 28 Kings Mt, at Firestone Wednesday, August 4 Bessemer City at Firestone Wednesday, August 11 Firestone at Pyramid (Firestone Pk,) Wednesday, August 18 Ragan at Firestone (Play-off to follow) Gaston County 2nd Shift Softball Wednesday, June 16, Firestone at Rex, June 30, July 21 Thursday, June 17, Cramerton at Firestone, July 1, July 22 (All Games at 9:30 A. M,)