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Tir*»tont NIWS
OCTOBER 25, 1954
Two Employees
Meet Hazel
Two Firestone employees,
Charlie Metz, Main Office, and Jim
Cooper, Time Study, on a business
trip to the Bennettsville, S. C.,
Plant recently had an encounter
with rip snorting Hurricane Hazel.
Their trip back home was de
layed two hours due to the 85 mile-
an-hour wind blowing down trees
and wires. They tried desperately
to contact the radio station in
Bennettsville for reports on the
hurricane but to no avail. On the
way home they drove slowly in a
hard rain.
In Service
A/B Fred W. Green is the son
of Twister Tender Owen Green
and Mrs. Green. He would like to
hear from his friends here at
Firestone. His address is A/B
Fred W. Green, A1F1453-0075,
FLT 549, Sqd. 3723, Lackland
Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Texas.
PFC. JAMES DONALDSON,
Clarence’s brother, is a marine
stationed at Camp Lejeune, N. C.
Boyce Lee Rhyne, nephew of
Miss Ila Webster, splicer, re-,
ported back to Long Beach,
Calif., after a leave. His address
is as follows: Boyce Lee Rhyne,
G.M.S.A. 967-43-27; Division 1.
U. S. S. Frank E. Evans, (D. D,
754); c/o Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, Calif.
Know Your Reporter
Mrs. Mozelle Brockman, re
porter for Main Office, is wide
awake for news happening in
Main Office. She is active in
church work and participates on
the office bowling team. Her
husband, Vernon, works in the
Laboratory. Mr. and Mrs. Brock
man reside on South Millon
Street.
Miss Sue Van Dyke, steno
grapher to Mr. Kessell, is re
porter for the Superintendent’s
Office. She has been a Firestone
employee for 5 years. She is
active in girl athletics. Girl
Scouts and American Legion.
Service Awards
FIVE YEAR PINS
Rayon Division Office
Sue Van Dyke
Spooling
Vera N. Short
Cable Twisting
Edward L. Tart
Rayon Weaving
Minnice D. Millwood
Cotton Weaving
Eugene W. Morris
Shop
Alvin D. Dill
Quality Control
Opal H. Lunsford
Winding
Ada L. Robinson
Warehouse
Samuel Wilson
TEN YEAR PINS
Spinning
Pauline Mahaffey
Spooling
Jimmie Lee Hartgrove
Ply Twisting
Harvey W. Aldridge
FIFTEEN YEAR PINS
Spinning
Maude Bryson
Rayon Weaving
Clyde D. Phillips
Dillard Bradshaw
Leon T. Calhoun
Quality Control
Leroy Bentley
Blue Ridge Safety
Council To Meet In
Gastonia
The Blue Ridge Safety Council
will hold its regular quarterly
meeting jointly with the Gaston
Personnel Association on Thurs
day, November 11, 1954. This
council is one of eight such groups
sponsored by the safety depart
ment of the North Carolina Indus
trial Commission in order to pro
mote safety education and facili
tate the exchange of safety infor
mation within the industrial plants
01' North Carolina, and among
oth r organizations interested in
accident prevention. The counties
making up this council include:
Burke, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln,
McDowell, Polk and Rutherford.
Safety Director L. B. McAbee is
currently serving as Vice Chair
man of the council.
Mr. James R. Rankin, President
of the Gaston Personnel Associa
tion will be in charge of the meet
ing and assisted by C. V. Elrod,
Chairman of the Blue Ridge Safe
ty Council. The Gaston Personnel
Association is an organization
composed of individuals affiliated
in Personnel work or in a super
visory capacity in Gaston County
industries. This group meets mon
thly and endeavors to encourage
a more thorough understanding of
Personnel and Industrial Relations
problems for the purpose of in
creasing efficiency in this field
of work. Several men from Fire
stone Textiles belong to this
organization at the present or have
been former members.
The principal speaker for the
evening will be J. Frank Huskins,
Cha.irman of Uie North CaroUiia ^
Industrial Commission. He will use
for his subject “Problems, Yours
and Mine in the Administering of
the Workmen’s Compensation Act.”
Mr. Huskins will be introduced by
H. S. Baucom, Director of Safety
for the Industrial Commission. Mr.
Baucom is well known for the ex
cellent work which he and his staff
render in accident prevention.
StUCU
Electrician Bobby Chavis and
Mrs. Chavis announce the birth
of a son on September 28 at the
Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer
announce the birth of a daughter
on September 21 at Crowell Me
morial Hospital, Lincolnton, N. C.
Mr. Spencer is a Shop employee.
Fork Truck Driver Ervin L.
Worthy and Mrs. Worthy announce
the birth of a son on September 7
at Gaston County Negro Hospital.
Fork Truck Driver Robert Outen
and Mrs. Outen announces the
birth of a son on September 24 at
Gaston County Negro Hospital.
Bowling Leagues Get Underway
Shown above getting ready to kick-off the 1954-55 Bowling
Season are members of the Deluxe and Supreme teams in the Half
and Half League. Reading from left to right they are: Nora Crouch,
Mary Pearson, Ann Hubbard, Payton Lewis, Lewis Clark, Bob Purkey,
Dock Reynolds, Bill Deal, Hubert Morris, Wayne Broadway, James
Mauney, Mazel Johnson, Betty Queen, Reid Deal, Sue Van Dyke and
Vivian Bumgardner.
The first week of all bowling leagues showed quite a
few good games and sets. Duck Pins were flying all over
the place.
Reid Deal, bowling for Deluxe Champions in the Half
and Half League, rolled a hot 340 set as he led his team to
two wins over Supreme. Reid had games of 110, 125 and 105.
Dorcas Atkinson, also having a
big night of her own, paced Spool
ing girls to two wins over Spin
ning-General in the Girls’ League.
High game of first week of play
was rolled bv Mull Ramsey of
Spinning in First Shift Depart
mental League. He rolled a sharp
144. Dub Owens of Carding, had
high set of week rolling 346.
TEXTILE SHOW
(Continued From Page 1)
leaned toward electric motion con
trol and the automation program
on textile machinery.”
A. D. Dill, Sanitary Foreman
says, “It was a wonderful textile
show. I enjoyed seeing the new
German make quiller and the
cleaning machines. You really need
about three days to see everything
and know more about them.”
Overseer Ernest Bagwell re
marked, “I think it was the best
show that I have seen in 20 years.
The trend on machinery leans to
ward electronic control.
“The show was grand,” says
Maintenance Foreman Ed Taylor,
“I saw a V-belt drive which isn’t on
the market yet. The individual
drives have certainly been improv
ed.”
“The show was very educational.
It is amazing how the new ma
chines operate,” said Second Hand
Ray Thomas.
“I thoroughly enjoyed every
minute of the show,” remarked
Second Hand Alvin Riley, “It
seems that all machinery now is
ball bearing equipped.”
Village Team took three games
from Office. Audrey Robinson
rolled 266 for winners and Martha
Kendrick had 274 for losers. Dorcas
Atkinson with 319 was too much
for Spinning-General as they drop
ped two games to last year’s
champions. Ann Hubbard chipped
in 278 for Spinning-General.
Spinning, 1st shift, last year’s
champions, took three wins from
Twisting. Dub Owens paced Card
ing to two wins over Shop and
Freddie Kessell with a set of 329
helped Office take two from Weav
ing. Hubert Morris had 331 iox
Weaving.
Weaving, 2nd shift, last year’s
champions, still with a winning
way stopped Spinning in three'
games. Twisting whacked Carding
in three games also.
FUND DRIVE
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ton County Big Brothers, Gaston
County Tuberculosis Association,
Florence Crittenton Home, Gii’^
Scouts, Salvation Army,
Shield Boys’ Club, American
Cross, United Defense Fund
(U. S. 0.), American Cancer
Society, Heart Fund, March of
Dimes, Boy Scouts, Gaston Coun
ty Life Saving Crew, and otheiS
that you wish to write in.
FIRESTONE TEXTILES
P. 0. BOX 551
GASTONIA, N. C.
SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R-
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
GASTONIA, N. C.
PERMIT NO. 29
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