PAGE FOUR Tirttton* news AUGUST 25, 1954 Summer Sports In Review THE FIRESTONE Girls Softball team have rounded out a hard fought season in the Girls Industrial Softball League. They tied Ragan for second place in the league, trailyig first place Smyre by just one game. The team, shown above at Firestone Field consists of (first row) Dorcas Atkinson, Mitchell Wooten, Gladys Hamrick, Llew Adams, Joann Westbrooks, Joann Williams, Joyce Gragg, and Glenna Hamrick. Second row: Carolyn Sims, Marlene Stewart, Barbara Wilson, Doris McCready, Betty Hanna, Geraldean Ballew, Brenda Bunton, Catherine Rhyne, and Vickie Bolick. Not present was Bobbie Ballew. THE FIRESTONE TEXTILES softball entry in the Gaston County Softball League was runner-up in recent league playoffs, losing out in the finals to the Dallas Brewers. This team finished regular season competition in third place and went to the semi finals in the Mid-Western District Softball Tournament in Shelby, N. C., being eliminated on August 13 by Dover Mills of Shelby. In the photo above are bat boy Billy Guffey (foreground) and left to right in the front row: Jack Guffey, B. T. Hanna, Bud Atkinson, Bob Purkey, and Roy Pearson. Second row: Jerry Keisler, Sam Price, Jody Brockman, Jimmy Guffey, Bill Stewart, and Harold Robinson. WINNERS from Firestone in the city-wide swim meet at Line- berger Pool, August 9, are shown here beside the Playground Pool. Left to right are Karen Smith (walking relay), Becky Smith (walk ing relay), Savonne Hemphill (40-yard relay), David Lyles (under water), Trent Wilson (40 and 80-yard free style), Jerry Chastain (80-yard relay), Diana Smith (80-yard relay), and Linda Brown (40- yard relay). The strip photo (top) shows Playground youngsters enjoying watermelon, a traditional Playground closing day event. The Playground closed August 15, after marking up the most successful year to date from the attendance standpoint. Service Awards FIFTEEN YEAR PINS Carding Jesse Jones Spinning Lucy C. Phillips Rayon Twisting Chester M. Tate TEN YEAR PINS Main Office Beatrice McCarter Carding Lerlie M. Stines Spinning Lula C. Snipes Rayon Twisting Grace H. Stowe Sylvaines Wilkes Sales Yarn Twisting Walter L. Hughes Laboratory Elizabeth Lewis Plastic Dip James C. Buchanan FIVE YEAR PINS Carding Thomas E. Walker Rayon Twisting Estell G. Price Roy C. Hutchins Claude R. Carpenter Mae T. Barker Annie B. Cosey Clarence Pate Gladys A. Butler Robert Cody Rayon Weaving Odessa Peeler Cotton Weaving L. G. Richardson Shop Paul 0. Nolen Thomas J. Stowe Warehouse Frazier L. McNair Plastic Dip Ruby E. Peters Albert W. Laughlin StorlCLl I Mr. and Mrs. William Allen an nounce the birth of a son, Bobby Keith, on July 25, 1954. Mrs. Allen is a former respooler and Mr. Allen is a twister tender. Corporal Plant (Continued From Page 1) surface-to-surface weapon design ed to give field commanders far greater firepower. Capable of carrying either atomic or high-explosive warheads, the Corporal is fired vertically from a mobile launcher and can propel itself to selected targets far beyond the range of present 280- mm. atomic cannon. In Service A/3C Clarence Donaldson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Donaldson, both of the Twisting Department, is serving overseas with the United States Air Force. His address is as follows: 143- 90-688, Box 2, 1603rd Supply Sqdn., APO 231, c/o P. M., New York, N. Y. SFC JOE B. HARRIS, son of Employees N. L. and Edna Har ris, has received a Commenda tion Ribbon with Medal Pendant for meritorious service rendered as custodian of the 32nd QM Group NCO Open Mess in Korea. Sergeant Harris has a total of 14 years army service of which eight were spent in Germany prior to his present Korean assignment. A/2C JAMES C. MASSEY, son of Mrs. Minnie Massey, win der tender, has returned from a period of 15 months duty in Ko rea and Japan. After a furlough here he reported to the army installation in Macon, Ga., for further assignment. Prior to en tering service Mr. Massey was employed in the Twisting De partment. PVT. EUGENE T. MASSEY, another son of Mrs. Minnie Massey and likewise a former employee here, is in training at Fort Lee, Va. His address: Pvt. Eugene T. Massey, R. A. 14500- 515, Co. F, A. B. N., 1st Q. M. S. Regt., Class 8, Fort Lee, Va. Twisting won the second shift playoffs by defeating Weaving in the first two playoff contests. * * :(! Weaving took first place in its division at the recently completed state wide slow-pitch softball tour nament held at a number of local Sports Notes textile plant ball parks. A full slate of Labor Day activ ities is being planned by the Rec reation Department. The events which will take place at Firestone Field will include the usual field day contests such as 50-yard dasTi- es, bike races, and softball. FIRESTONE TEXTILES P. O. BOX 551 GASTONIA, N. C. SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID GASTONIA, N. C. PERMIT NO. 29 Form 3547 Requested
