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DECEMBER 10, 1954 rir«$tone NEWS PAGE THREE Raymond C, Firestone (center), Executive Vice-President and a past chairm^in of the Sponsoring Committee FFA Foundation, was among- the first to congratulate the four regional Star Farmers upon winning the awards. Front left: Jay Wright, Alamo, Nev.; Burd W. Schantz, Alburtis, Pa., who was named Star Farmer of America; Mr. Firestone; Davis Henry, Hope Hull, Ala., and Gilbert V. Mattes, Allen, Neb. W. A. KARL (Continued From Page 1) tially to the steady progress which has been made here since Fire stone acquired the property in 1935. Mr, Karl has always expressed ^ keen interest in matters such as iiwproved working conditions for ^ttiployees, better handling meth ods, manufacturing refinements, ®niployees recreation, etc. He has always worked closely with all ^6vels of supervision and no prob- is too small to command his attention. His numerous Gastonia fi'iends look forward to many more years of happy association with him. Mr. and Mrs. Karl reside at 222 Twin Oaks Road, Akron. They have ^ daughter, Mrs. Carl S. Weber of ■'^kron, and two grandsons. Parking Big Business The Urban Land Institute, an independent research organization in city planning, has reported in a bulletin that off-street parking for automobiles is becoming more and more a firmly established land use in the central business districts of American cities. Automotive progress has trans formed the parking business from a vacant lot enterprise to an ultra modern $3,000,000,000 business, the Institute reported. Because of public clamor for parking facilities situated within the heart of downtown business dis tricts, off-street parking establish ments have become prosperous parts of organized business, the Institute bulletin showed. FUTURE FARMERS (Continued From Page 1) Schantz of Alburtis, Pa., one of the four, was named “Star Farm er of America.” The other youths receiving the awards were: Jay Wright, Alamo, Nevada (Pacific Region); Davis Henry, Hope Hull, Ala. (Southern Region), and Gilbert V. Mattes, Allen, Neb. (Central Region). The Firestone Company was one of the original donors to contribute to the FFA Foundation which now, in its 10th year, numbers 250 mem bers and annually contributes $150,000 to provide for the FFA awards program. Miss Sadie Geneva Glisson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Glisson, 817 South Liberty Street, Gastonia, became the bride of Donald Eugene Cunningham of Gastonia, in a ceremony perform ed in Gaffney, S, C., October 17. Mrs. Cunningham’s father is a twister tender at Firestone. Ml’, and Mrs. Cunningham are living at 610 West Rankin Avenue, Gastonia. Temple Baptist Church, Gas tonia was the scene of a wedding ceremony at 8 p. m., November 25, which united Miss Barbara Ann Mitchell and Kenneth Jenkins, both of Gastonia. The Reverend Guy Walker, pastor of the church, officiated at the ceremony. Mrs. Jenkins is the daughter of J. A. Mitchell, twister tender at Firestone Textiles, and Mrs. Mitchell, reclaimer. She was grad uated from Gastonia High School in 1954. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jenkins of Route 4, Gastonia. He attended the local high school and is now serving in the army at Fort Benning, Ga. Miss Carrie Ferguson, daughter of Charles M. Ferguson, Firestone plant officer, and Mrs. Ferguson, became the bride of Donald Rey nolds of Gastonia, in a ceremony at York, S. C., November 30. Mrs. Reynolds has been employ ed as a supervisor of recreation at the Firestone playground here, and during the winter months has been assistant to Ralph Johnson, recreation director at Firestone. She is now instructor in calisthen ics at St, Michael’s Parochial School, Gastonia. Mr. Reynolds is with the 20th Engineers, U. S. Army, Fort Jack son, S. C. He, with his military unit, will transfer to Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N, C., December 15. Mrs. Reynolds will rrmain in Gastonia until May, 1955. CHRISTMAS SEALS (Continued From Page 1) thankful for a lower death rate and improved treatment but should concern ourselves with the con tinuing damage, known and ’.un known, which tuberculosis cause?. We should not relax our efforts to control and eventually eliminate TB, Health Departments and tu berculosis associations have this same goal. The people of North Carolina can help by buying Christmas Seals and supporting public health programs,” Firestone In The News Porta Porch New Product of Company A new type of portable porch has been produced by the Firestone Company, in its Akron plant. The unit is a light, sturdy screened porch that can be put up or taken down in fifteen minutes. The top is made of waterproof canvas of Firestone Velon screen, with the framework of tubular aluminum. Light enough to be carried by one man, the unit will enclose a hundred square feet of space. It can be set on lawns, terraces, brick, stone or concrete. According to the manufacturers, the Porta Porch is priced at a fraction of the cost of a conventional screened porch. The Inquiring Reporter Asks: What Do You Think Is The Greatest Recent Improvement At Firestone Textiles? ^IRS. JOHN ROSS, Winding: ® Women’s new rest rooms. They Wonderful! They have been ^®done completely, and new equip- has been installed throughout, ® floors are done in a kind of *^^fble mosaic pattern, the lower of the walls in porcelain tile, ® Ceilings are painted white. In Part th. ® ^pper part of the walls and one there are lavoratories, a tnirror, and a place for sup- ^ Where employees can “fresh- In each one is a hand which produces forced hot There are paper towel dis- and several other items of Equipment. MRS. W. B. WARD, Spinning: The outstanding improvement here has been the installation of a large package spinning frame with the latest type frame and ceiling clean ers. I understand that similar type frames will be installed along vdth the cleaners and other features of the sample frame. This equipment runs better with less ends down and is also more efficient. The new blowers keep the lint blown off the frames, thus improving working conditions. The supply of new roving boxes is another im provement, Of light metal con struction, they have smooth-run ning wheels, making them push easily. ALTON MEDLIN, Ply Twisting: I think the greatest improvement has been the putting in of new brakes on the beams of twisters. The old type brake made use of a rope to which was attached a small weight. Sometimes the ropes would wear out and break, and release the beam allowing it to run too fast. The new brake is a clamp de vice which allows the tension on the beam axle to be adjusted to the speed desired, A large wing nut and bolt on the brake allow the unit to be tightened or loosened to control the speed. These brakes have been installed on all twisters within the last year. PORTER CABLE, Spooling: The new smokers on this floor. Before they were installed here, workers were permitted to smoke in the toilets, but this certainly is a great improvement. This one near est me is conveniently located a- bout the middle of this section. The smokers are virtually fire proof. They are lined with sheet metal and have a floor of inlaid linoleum. Benches are placed a- round the walls, thick glass panels on all sides help make the smokers very nice. Another good point a- bout the smokers is the exhaust fan in each one. This adds much to the comfort and usefulness of each unit. FI.OYI) H. WHITAKER. Weav ing: The new large take-up stands on the looms. These stands are equipped with larger diameter rolls and are heavier in every way than the older stands. This makes possi ble the weaving of much larger rolls. Roll startups are more easi ly made than was the case with the former type of stand. Some of the more important points about the new stands are that they require a minimum of maintenance, seem to make a better roll, and make larg er rolls possible from this latest equipment.
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