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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.