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PAGE TWO 'fir«$fone AUGUST 10, 1955 Good Packaging Is Vital Link In Selling Product To Customer Do you remember the old saying “The first im pression is always the last” ? This could apply to a shipment of yarn as it is received by the customer. Packaging of yarns and fabrics seems far re moved from the subject of quality. Yet it is most important to prepare and ship products in containers and wrappings that have eye appeal for the custo mer, and are fully protected against damage from handlings, as well as adaptable to efficient handling methods. BY PACKAGING is meant the cones or tubes on which the yarn is wound, the packing of the yarn in cases, the type cases, and wrapping used and the methods of labeling and sealing the cases and rolls of fabric. If cones are poorly wound, the wrapping torn, the yarn improperly identified or the cases smashed in, it makes little difference whether or not the yarn or fabric has a high tensile, is free of slubs, or is perfect in every other respect, for a damaged package will not be acceptable to the customer. For this reason Firestone has placed consider able emphasis on efficient packing and handling methods. The latest and most practical packing and conveying equipment are used to package the pro ducts and to convey them to the shipping depart ment. Among these are electric fork lift and tow trucks, overhead electrified conveyor systems and a roller conveying yarn packing system. BUT THIS EQUIPMENT is only as efficient as the operators who handle it. The yarn packers who inspect and pack the yarn in the cases, the cloth burlers, the folder machine operator and the fabric balers are all depended upon to give the product a final inspection so it will meet the custo mers’ exacting requirements. We have placed the responsibility on these employees of inspecting each individual package, of checking for proper labeling, mixed yarn, condition of packages, and of reporting to the supervisor any defects that are found. The importance of this final inspection cannot be emphasized too much. A review of the customers’ complaint file will reveal that many problems could have been avoided if the yarn packers, the cloth burlers and the balers had done their job properly, either through closer inspection or better wrapping and baling of the product. IF EVERYONE would consider that within the finished package are reflected the efforts of the entire organization in its aim toward the production of a high quality product, it is doubtful if a single major defect would pass final inspection at the yarn packing or cloth burling operations. YARN PACKER Arnold Grindle prepares a case of sales yarn for shipment. Steel strapping is used to securely close the package, sealing it against dirt and dust and insuring its safe delivery to the customer’s plant. ROLLS OF CHAFER and duck fabric (below left) are wrapped with layers of paper and burlap and securely strapped with steel tape to withstand possible rough handling or damage from the elements. Here .Tames A. Waldrop and W. H. Hall complete the packaging of a roll of B Duck for shipment. FINAL INSPECTION of the products—an operation which takes place in the Winding De partment—is made here by Wayne Broadway, Sam Ware and Dorcas Atkinson. All packages of sales yarn are inspected closely, checked for proper labeling and packed in pasteboard cases, ready for shipment. Canada Is Host To Antique Auto Cavalcade Memories of early automotive days will be re vived for many Canadians during the 10th Annual National Glidden Tour Revival when an expected total of 250 restored antique automobiles start off on a tour of Southern Ontario. Routed through Canada for the first time, the 1955 tour will start off from Niagara Falls, N. Y., on August 28 and wind up seven days later in Mon treal. Cars from all over the United States and Canada will make the trip that includes stops in Hamilton, Oakville, the C. N. E., Oshawa, and Kingston. THE CAVALCADE will be headed by James Melton, noted tenor of opera, radio, television and the concert stage, and owner of one of the nation’s best museums of antique automobiles. Also accom panying the tour will be Jerry Duryea, Chairman of the tour and son of the pioneer car builder. The same type tires that were used in early day Glidden Tours are on the wheels of most of the 250 automobiles entered for this year’s event. Faith fully restored, even to the famous molded “Non- Skid” tread lettering used on vehicles of that day, the polished brass of the mechanical wonders of the first two decades of the century are expected to outshine the chrome of modern cars. In addition, many of the touring motorists will be attired in dusters, goggles and period costumes. THE LARGEST of all antique car tours to be seen in Canada has been made possible by The Firestone Company which dusted off its old molds after World War II and began making old-style tires to keep the auto museum pieces on the road. The original Glidden Tours were organized by Charles J. Glidden, New England manufacturer, and were routed through all parts of the United States between 1905 and 1910. In 1907 the tour visited Columbus and the Firestone Homestead in Co lumbiana, Ohio. THE GLIDDEN TOURS were revived in 1946 when 83 old cars pulled out of Albany, N. Y., destin ed for Detroit. In the 1953 tour, a record-breaking 341 cars made the trip through Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo and Detroit. In recognition of this annual sporting event which is followed by millions from coast to coast, Firestone produced a color film of the 1953 tour entitled “Goggles and Gauntlets.” Thus far, the film has been shown to over 17,000,000 in the United States and Canada. SUMMERTIME SAFETY Basic First Aid May Save Your Life At least one member of every family spending time in the out-of- doors should know basic first aid. This advice comes from the In stitute For Safer Living of the American Mutual Liability Insur ance Company. When removed from medical help, knowing resus citation, treatment for burns, how to dress a wound or set a broken bone; treatment of snake or insect bites or poisons, sunstroke or heat prostration—these are all import ant to the out-of-doors safety of all members of your family. The Institute gives this addition al advice to help you practice safe ty. Know what to do for a drowning person if you can’t swim? Don’t make it a double drowning by go ing in yourself. Throw the victim a rope, try to reach him with a branch, push a board or log out to him. If you go for help, be sure to line up on the shore two sticks or four stones to get a fix on the exact spot where the person was last seen. Knowing the difference between heat prostration and sunstroke is important life-saving information for vacationists. Remember, in heat prostration, the body is cold, clammy and bluish-pale. . . . treat ment is to bring body temperature up to normal, so warmth is requir ed. In sunstroke, the body is dry, hot and red—the treatment is to bring the body temperature down to normal by cooling devices such as shade, fanning and cool water. Don’t increase your vacation driving hazards by overloading or incorrectly loading your car. Keep these three points in mind: Don’t block your side or rear vision; dis tribute the load evenly so your car will be properly balanced; remem ber, a heavily loaded car is harder to stop, so make extra allowance for stopping distances. Know how to remove a tick from your skin ? Quickest, safest way is to put a drop of ether, chloroform, nail polish remover, even lighter fluid on him. Don’t do this near a lighted cigarette. Don’t yank him out—an embedded tick’s head can cause serious infection. The best way to remove an em bedded fish hook is to cut off the point if the point has come through the flesh. If not, force the point through, then cut it. Sharp pliers are necessary for this operation. Are You Turning In Your Ideas? In the July 25 issue of Firestone News there was an account of Mrs. Lillian Ferrucci’s winning of $4,000 for a single suggestion at the Company’s Fall River plant. Her idea has already been put to use in improving the quality of Foamex products. It is of particular significance to note that Mrs. Ferrucci turned in only one suggestion—and it became the payoff. Yes, just one suggestion may hit the mark. And on the law of averages, the more you submit the better chances you have of putting some cash in your pocket while also helping your Company to produce quality products. Are you turning in your ideas ? You May Be The Burglar’s Best Friend Whether you know it or not, the burglar’s best friend is the householder who leaves home for short periods or extended trips such as vacations, without taking the proper precautions. Often it is the commonplace things that give the burglar the go-ahead signal to help himself in your home. For example, do you leave on a vacation or a long week end and allow a pile of milk bottles or newspapers to announce your absence to neighborhood prowlers? Suggestions like these may be invaluable to you as a householder, if they are observed and heeded: Tell tradespeople and others to suspend deliveries until you come back home. Leave at least two interior lights burning even when you go away for an evening. This may discourage unwanted guests. Other hints include locking all doors and windows. Keep a careful record of all your valuables for identification. If you are to be away for a prolonged period, tell a neighbor or two so they can report to the police any suspicious prowlers. FIRESTONE NEWS Volume IV, No. 14, August 10, 1955 Published by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Firestone Textiles Division Gastonia, North Carolina Department of Public Relations CLAUDE CALLAWAY, Editor Department Reporters CARDING—Edna Harris, Jim Ballew, Jessie Westmoreland. SPINNING—Ray Thomas, Mary Turner, Maude Johnson. SPOOLING—Nell Bolick, Helen Reel, Rosalee Burger. TWISTING—Pearl Aldridge, Corrie Johnson, Lorene Owensby> Dorothy Baber, Dean Haun, and Vera Carswell. SALES YARN TWISTING—Elmina Bradshaw. SYC WEAVING—Vivian Bumgardner, Lucille Davis, Sara Davis, Nina Milton, Juanita McDonald. CORD WEAVING—Roy Davis, Irene Burroughs, Mary Johnson. QUALITY CONTROL—Sally Crawford, Leila Rape, and Louella Queen. WINDING—Mayzelle Lewis, Ann Stevenson, and Christine Stroupe- CLOTH ROOM—Margie Waldrop. , SHOP—Rosie Francum. WAREHOUSE—Patsy Haynes, George Harper, Albert Meeks, Rosevelt Rainey. PLASTIC DIP—Frances Huffman. MAIN OFFICE—Mozelle Brockman. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE—Sue Van Dyke. PERSONNEL OFFICE—Barbara Abernathy.
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