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JULY 11, 1955
Playground Offers Youngsters Variety In Recreation
THESE SCENES of young people at play
were recorded on a recent weekday at the Play
ground. The youngsters—many from Firestone
families—are supervised in their play by re
sponsible personnel.
ABOVE, LEFT—Seesawing is a popular
daily pastime.
MIDDLE—Swings are well occupied during
hours the playground is open five days a week.
RIGHT—This is typical of children who
find a way to tackle the heat.
AT RIGHT—Barbara Ferguson, daughter
of Charlie Ferguson, Plant Officer, demonstrates
the weaving of a lariat, as a craft project.
EXTREME RIGHT—The year-round sport
of table tennis has been moved into the open,
under the big tree in the playground.
People and Places
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Saint John's Bay was observed on Sunday, June C at Mount
Calvary Baptist Church by the Eastern Stars and Lodge No. 82.
Albert Meeks, employee in the Warehouse, and Mrs. Meeks are
members of these two organizations.
William R. Rainey, an employee of the Waste House, spent a
recent week end visiting friends and relatives in Richmond, Va.
George E. Harper, Jr., Shipping Department, motored to Columbia,
S. C., to meet his brother, Pvt. Wilson Harper, who was on his way
home for a 14-day leave. Julius Parks, Shipping Department, accom
panied Harper on the trip.
Spurgeon Webber II, son of Spurgeon Webber of the Warehouse,
and Mrs. Webber, received a B.S. degree from Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va., at the commencement there this spring.
Ruby Blaylock is back at work in the Cloth Room Department.
Becky McLeymore, daughter of Mrs. Mildred McLeymore, has
returned to her home from the hospital after having a tonsillectomy.
Sparrow - Mayton
Miss Gladys Daphine Mayton of
Durham pledged marriage vows
with William Henry Sparrow of
Raleigh in a ceremony at Gorman
Baptist Church, Durham, June 18.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Arthur May
ton of Durham. Mr. Sparrow’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Henry Sparrow. The bridegroom’s
father is a Shop employee here.
Mrs. Sparrow is a graduate of
Bragtown High School and Mere
dith College, Raleigh. Mr. Spar
row was graduated from Gastonia
High School, and State College,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson
announce the birth of a son, Barry
Richard, on June 12 at Garrison
General Hospital.
Mr. Robinson is employed in the
Warehouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Purkey are
the parents of a son, born June 28
at Gaston Memorial Hospital. The
child has been named Michael
Anthony. His father is assistant
to the Director of Rrecreation
here.
^Westerns^ On Movie Schedule
Two movies of frontier flavor, one in technicolor, are scheduled
as mid-season attractions of the summei’time motion picture program
here.
They are: For July 15: The Great Sioux Uprising (technicolor),
starring Jeff Chandler; and July 22; Man From The Alamo, with Glenn
Ford and Chill Wills. Besides these two regular features, chapters 6
and 7 of the serial “Congo Bill” will be shown on these dates.
Movies during the summer are shown at dusk each Friday evening,
in the area between the playground and the Dormitory.
Wire Cord Tires
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bus lines equip all wheels with
wire cord tires to avoid heat-type
failures.
In announcing the advantages of
wire cord tires, Mr. Firestone said
that original tread mileage of 300,-
000 miles is not unusual with wire
cord tires. He predicted that with
in two or three years further re
finements to the wire cord tire
will give it an original tread life
of a half a million miles.
IN ORDINARY fiber cord tires,
cotton, rayon, or nylon fibers are
twisted into a cord which is used
in building the tire body.
In wire cord tires, filaments of
high-tensile steel wire are used
instead of fiber. Each tiny fila
ment is about three times the size
of a human bair. In one type of
cord, three of these filaments are
twisted into a strand and seven
strands into a cord. These cords
are embedded in sheets of rubber,
or plies, in a precision calendering
process.
SLOW DOWN FOR CHILDREN AND
CONGESTED AREAS
(C:;
Driving at a teduced speed
when approaching and going
through settled areas calls for
istrict attention particularly
after you have been driving at
much higher speeds for some
time. Slow down and^always
use particular care when you
see children ahead playing near
the road, children riding bikes,
people on foot or pets crossing
or about to cross thp street. A
good driver ma,kes it^ his re
sponsibility to be able to stop
in time should someone dart
across the road ahead of the
car.
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