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MAY 16. 1955
Employees, Families Tour Plant On Opening Day
RECEIVING TOUR GUIDES from Mrs. Eula
Wilson are Mrs. Peggy Patterson and Mrs.
Ollie Burton, as Gloria Clanton and Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall Clanton wait at the door.
THE LOBBY of the plant was decorated with many flowers
and a bust of Harvey S. Firestone, Founder of the Company, was
placed there. Nelson Kessell, Pat Haynes and Nellie Stowe are
in the background of the crowd, at the reception desk.
CLEVER SIGNS were used to identify the
various operations along the tour route. Shown
here reading the information on Twisting are
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ward and Roy Ward. Jr.
FIRST FAMILY to arrive for tours on Tuesday was that of
Mrs. Josie Ledford. Respooling. Around her are Wayne, Marcene,
Margaret, Harold and Mrs. Aleen Groves and Howard Groves.
TWENTY-YEAR VETERAN W. A. Johnson, Spinning, brought his family. Left to right as they
were greeted; Mary. Jo Ann. Paul and Frank Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, who has six years' service in
the Cable Twisting Department; William A. Karl. Mr. Johnson and Harold Mercer.
OFFICIALS of the Company greeted em
ployees on the job. Here, left to right, Harold
Mercer, Louise Tale and Raymond C. Firestone.
A LARGE BEAM interested Gary Clee McCaslin, his mother,
Mrs. Clee McCaslin, Beulah M. Masteller, Clee McCaslin and Mrs.
Hugh Wright as they joined other families on the tours.
FIRST AID NURSE Mrs. Ralph Carson ex
plained the operation of the dispensary to J°®
Harmon and R. H. Harmon. Jr.
THE BRITTONS, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. and Iheir
daughter, Gloria Dean studied some large spools of
yarn.
FILAMENTS of synthetic yarn form a pattern on
the machine which interested Mrs. Basil Sain and
Mrs. Joe Sain.
EXECUTIVES J. W. Maples (center) and WilHa^
A. Karl greet Mabel Mantooth at her work.