JUNE 10, 1955
S53SW1
PAGE THREE
QUALITY VITAL
TO PRODUCTS
MADE HERE
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The finest, most modern ma
chines are only as efficient as the
people who run them. At Fire
stone Textiles, job security de
pends on customer satisfaction
and only through improved quality
of our products can we retain the
good will of our customers.
In the booklet, “Pioneer and
Pacemaker,” the word “Quality” is
used so many times that it comes
to mean almost the same thing as
the name of our Company. “The
building of a tire,” says the booklet,
“or any other product, requires
the best of men, materials and
machines. With the best of these,
production of a top quality product
that will win customer acceptance
is assured.”
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THE QUALITY requirements
and specific needs of our yarn and
fabric customers are many and
varied. Yarns that are slub free,
knotless, even, nep free, and of
high strengths are only a few of
the requirements which customers
demand. Today, with no shortage of
yarns or fabrics, a customer de
mands the highest in quality in
what he buys. If the manufacturer
is unable to meet his requirements,
he will go elsewhere to buy his
materials.
A VARIETY OF TYPES of fabrics and other products made by
firms supplied by Firestone cotton materials is indicated by this
display set up at the recent Anniversary Open House. The display
suggests the importance of quality as an essential part of materials
made here which go into such products as auto and furniture up
holstery, tablecloths and draperies, tents and tarpaulins, sewing
thread, tapes, pile fabrics and women’s coats.
Goods of top quality can over
come high labor costs through
premium prices, but low quality
goods will not sell. Only through
close cooperation between depart
ments; consideration of customers’
needs and the careful discharging
of our duties can we maintain
quality which is so important to
customers’ acceptance of our pro
ducts.
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IN FUTURE issues of Firestone
News, customers’ requirements for
certain yarns and fabrics will be
reviewed and discussed. For ex
ample, one type of defect such as a
slub will be selected, with an ex
planation of why even the smallest
slub will cause trouble in some op
erations, say, when the yarn is
used on a sewing machine, as in the
carpet or chenille bedspread trade.
In other instances the yarn we
ship to a customer may be woven
into a fabric with a high-priced
synthetic or metallic yarn. A slub
or two in the fabric might mean the
difference between selling the fin
ished goods for $2 or $3 a yard,
or disposing of it as a remnant.
To make sure that we make the
best product for our customers,
each worker must want improved
quality, then think and work to
ward that end.
Schedule Of Outdoor Movies
(Continued from page 1)
July 15: The Great Sioux Up
rising. in technicolor, Jeff Chand
ler; July 22: Man From The Ala
mo, Glenn Ford and Chill Wills;
July 29: Francis Covers The Big
Town, Donald O’Connor.
August 5: Return of October,
Glenn Ford and James Gleason;
August 12: Abbott and Costello
Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Boris Karloff and Abbott and Cos
tello; August 19: Lawless Breed,
technicolor. Rock Hudson and Julia
Adams; August 26: It Came From
Outer Space, Richard Carlson.
September 2: Fury of the Congo,
Jungle Jim (Johnny Weismuller);
September 9: Red Snow, Guy Mad
ison and Gloria Saunders.
The first film shown during the
summer program was Finders
Keepers, with Tom Ewell and
Julia Adams; and the first chap
ter of Congo Bill.
The Reverend and Mrs. 0. M.
Taylor announce the marriage of
their daughter, Ruth Marlene, to
lionald Eugene Shiles. The wedding
took place in Gaffney, S. C., April
23.
Mr. Taylor is a section hand in
the Spinning Department.
Long Records
(Continued from page 1)
Five Years
Spinning: Avery Carpenter.
Spooling: Brannon L. Cox. Rayon
Twisting: Robert M. Clark, Os
borne E. Sherrill, Ray B. Lovin-
good, Edna B. Queen, Nellie W.
Dorn. Rayon Weaving: Mary E.
Johnson, Cloys E. Stiles, Lovancey
Clevenger, Maida P. Setzer. Cotton
W'eaving: Margaret B. Morris.
Cloth Room: Jack W. Morris.
Refreshment: John W. Morrow.
Winding: Paul Ingle, Annie E.
Stephenson, Mary M. Tindall, Ber
tha 0. Dettmarr, Bernice B. Row
land.
As of May 1, 371 15-y ear
pins, 842 10-year pins, and 1,936
5-year pins had been awarded.
Company Chairman Gives President USO Scroll
In ceremonies at the White
House Harvey S. Firestone,
Jr., recently presented a scroll
^0 President Eisenhower, sig
nifying President Eisen
hower’s acceptance of the
Honorary Chairmanship of
United Service Organizations,
Inc.
The presentation was made in the
Executive Offices of the White
^ouse. Signing the scroll with Mr.
firestone. Chairman of U. S. 0.,
Emil Schram, President of
S. 0.
The text of the scroll is as fol
lows: “The Board of Directors of
^he United Service Organizations,
is honored to have the accep
tance of Dwight D. Eisenhower,
^^esident of the United States, as
^onorary Chairman of U. S. 0. and
grateful for his assistance in
bringing to the attention of the
■American people the continuing
l^^ed for the program of U. S. 0.
serving the men and women of
Armed Forces.”
General Chairman for Ohio
jor the U. S. 0. during World War
^ its President during 1949-1951,
and since that time as the organi
zation’s Chairman, Mr. Firestone
has devoted his energies toward
raising funds to provide recrea
tional facilities and entertainment
for the men and women in the
armed forces. He is also a member
of the Board of Directors of the
United Defense Fund, the organiza
tion which raises funds for U. S. 0.
and related agencies.
Following is the text of the letter
which President Eisenhower pre
sented to Mr. Firestone on the oc
casion:
“Dear Mr. Firestone;
“I have accepted the honorary
chairmanship of the USO because
I know what a great contribution
it has made, and is still making, to
the well-being of the men and
women who serve in our Armed
Forces.
“More than just a Camp Show
or a chance for an hour’s diversion,
more than just relaxation or warm
hospitality, the USO means to the
men and women in the Armed Ser
vices that they have a host of
friends in the homes of America.
No matter what part of the country
a serviceman comes from, no mat
ter what his race or religion, he
wants to feel confident that what
he is doing is important to other
human beings, and that they are
grateful for it.
“Such assurance fortifies spirit
and morale, strengthens the ties
in heart and mind which unite the
individual serviceman with his fel
low citizens, which make him feel
that he is part of America! He
must have such assurance, if he is
willingly and ably to pei'form the
vitally important duties which our
times and our nation’s good demand
of him.
“For these reasons the work of
the USO must go forward. The
continued support of our people
through united community cam
paigns will assure that it will go
forward.
Sincerely,
/s/ Dwight D. Eisenhower”
ECHOES OF THE ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
Posters, Signs Added Meaning
To Open House Tours Here
More than 13,000 visitors
who toured the plant during
the Anniversary week found
operation of the world’s larg
est textile mill under one roof,
much more understandable
because of the artistic crea
tions of two young employees
here.
Richard Chastain and C. E. Moss,
Jr., in cooperation with C. E. Moss,
Sr., a member of the Publicity
Committee, conceived the ideas
which were put into the interesting
posters scattered along the tour
route. They explained in simple
language—and with a note of
humor—many of the major opera
tions within the plant.
Richard Chastian is an artist in
his own right. A fact perhaps un
known to many here, is that the
pencil drawing of Harvey S. Fire
stone, Sr., which hangs in the Main
Office conference room, was done
by him.
C. E. Moss, Jr., has also followed
his flair for art, to earn for him
self considerable experience in that
field.
In addition to the explanatory
posters, Chastain and Moss painted
all the tour route guide signs. Al
together there were around 20
posters and 36 tour guide markers.
Spinning Tape Marked Route
The almost 3,000 feet of webbing used to designate the tour route
in the plant during Open House Week, appeared to the uninitiated to
be Venetian blind tape. Actually, the material used was spinning tape
which is intended for use as a type of ibelt for driving spinning frames.
The warp of the tape is made of Firestone Velon. Nylon is used for
filling. That used in the plant here to mark the tour route was pro
duced by the Russell Manufacturing Company.
I in iKemortam
Sidney Savannah Helms, 69, of
Gastonia, Route 4, died May 6, at
his home on Vanderburg road. He
was the father of Mrs. Harold
Hovis of the Winding Department.
Surviving Mr. Helms are his
wife, Mrs. Revis Camp Helms;
seven daughters; two sons; two
brothers; six sisters; and 11 grand
children.
Mrs. Rilla Jackson Harris, moth
er of Ernest and John E. Harris,
of the Shop, died April 23, at her
home in the Crowders Mountain
section of Gaston County. Death
came after an illness of several
months.
Funeral sei’vices were held April
26 at Old Zion A. M. E. Church in
Mecklenhurg County. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. L. L. Davis, mother of Mar
garet Davis of the Spinning De
partment, died at her home in
Gaffney, S. C., April 14. Memorial
services were held at Shuford
Hatcher Funeral Home in Gaffney,
with burial in Oakwood Cemetery
there. Besides her daughter in Gas
tonia, Mrs. Davis is sui'vived by
three sons: Woodrow, Gather and
Hugey Davis, all of Gaffney; two
daughters: Mrs. J. C. Bolin and
Mrs. Floyd White also of Gaffney.
W. E. Gander, uncle of Mrs.
Ruby McAllister, inspector, died
at his home in Lula, Ga., recently.
The employees of the Cloth Room
extend their deepest sympathy to
the family.
Weaver-Farmer Leads Busy Life
For the past several years, Leon
ard W. Tench has been holding
down two occupations—and doing
a good job at both of them.
As a cord weaver on the second
shift, he looks with pride on the
quality he helps to build into the
fabric which goes into Firestone
tires. And he also looks with satis
faction on the produce from his 32-
acre farm located two miles above
High Shoals in Lincoln County.
Tench has spent 12 years on the
job at Firestone, commuting to
Gastonia on work days. Besides the
time he puts in on his regular job
here, he manages to work four and
five hours a day on his farm sched
ule which consists of raising wheat,
oats, peanuts, watermelons, and a
variety of garden vegetables. He
finds it necessary to hire some
labor to keep his farm running
smoothly.
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FORTY BUSHELS per acre is
the expected yield of the Taylor’s
wheat grown for certified seed
by Leonard W. Tench of Cord
Weaving. Here he examines some
samples of the wheat heads a
few days before harvest time.
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This year he has a project of
raising Taylor’s wheat, a new va
riety in this section of the country.
Tench expects it to yield 40 bushels
per acre, when it is harvested a-
round the middle of June. This
wheat will be sold for cei’tified seed,
once it is cleaned and treated ac
cording to Department of Agricul
ture specifications. Ordinarily, most
of his farm produce is sold on the
market for food.
Mr. Tench has a son, Willie, who
also operates a farm in addition to
his job on second shift Cord V/eav-
ing.