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JANUARY, 1956
12 Observe 20th
Work Anniversary
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Other Records Listed
The number of employees to earn a 20-year service
record here reached a total of 196 in December, when 12
were added to the long-term roster. During the same month,
one was added to the 15-year list; 12 to the 10-year; and 12
to the 5-year roll.
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THE 11 EMPLOYEES who joined ranks of 20-
year record holders in November, 1955 are phoio-
graphed here with Francis B. Galligan, Superin
tendent of the Cotton Division, and Harold
Mercer, General Manager. In front row, from
left, are; Mr. Galligan, Reid Deal, Oliver Taylor,
Lois Bolding, Robbie S. Miller, Rosa Lane, Hurley
Brooks and Mr. Mercer.
Back row: William J. York, Trenton Ginn,
Arthur Lee Barbee, Drifford Helms and Fred
Deal.
FRIENDS of Northen L. Harris gave him a gift of money when
he retired in November. At left, Ernest G. Bagwell, overseer in
SYC Weaving, presents the check, along with a word of apprecia
tion for the worker's more than 20 years of service with the
Company.
Retires From Cotton Weaving
After 20 Years Of Service
Following is the listing for
December:
Twenty Years
Carding: James T. Ballew,
James M. Smith; Spinning: Jen
nie R. Ivey, Mausley Hyleman;
Rayon Twisting: Tom Snipes, B.
J. Bumgardner; Cloth Room:
Nell W. Robinson.
Shop: William T. Miller; Re
freshment: Henry Boyd; Quality
Control: Charles B. Hipps, Sam
F. Honeycutt; Main Office:
Gladys Nygard.
Fifteen Years
Carding: Roy O. McMillen.
Ten Years
Spinning: Bertha W. Broome,
Hattie M. Stacy; Spooling: Annie
Evening classes in yarn manu
facturing and electricity for tex
tile mill mechanics are included
on the schedule of courses at the
North Carolina Vocational Tex
tile School, Belmont, for the
term beginning January 3.
The evening classes will ac
tually get underway on January
5, according to C. E. Folk, school
principal. These courses each
consisting of a series of 20 les
sons, are repeated if sufficient
interest is shown in them. Eve
ning classes meet Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 6:45 to 8:45,
DAYTIME classes in all regu
lar departments include courses
in yarn manufacturing, miU
Ralph Johnson, director of
recreation here, has been ap
pointed director of recreation for
Division 12 of Civil Defense,
which is comprised of Alexander,
Iredell, Catawba, Gaston, Cleve
land and Lincoln counties of
North Carolina. Serving as as
sistant in Division 12 is another
Gastonian, June Badger, of the
City Recreation Department.
Johnson’s appointment came
from the North Carolina Recrea
tion Society which maintains a
Civil Defense Commission. The
E. Davis; Rayon Twisting: Lela
B. Shehane, Dock Terry, Carol
E. Holden, Lola E. Roberts.
Rayon Weaving: Bell M.
Whitaker; Cotton Weaving: Foy
W. McCurry; Shop; Jim A. Bur
dette; Refreshment: William
Moore; Quality Control: Luther
C. Brown.
Five Years
Spinning: William H. Massey;
Rayon Twisting: Annabelle D.
Adams, Roy L. Crawford, An
drew Johnson, Ronald R. Beaver,
Ellease R. Austin.
Rayon Weaving: McKinley E,
Davis, James R. Thomas; Cotton
Weaving: Henry Campbell,
James E. Bridges; Plastic Dip:
Evangelo Androlake.
maintenance, weaving and de
signing, knitting and tailoring.
The regular daytime schedule
of classes runs from 8:20 a.m.,
to 1:00 p.m.; and from 3:00 to
6:30 p.m., Monday through Fri
day.
All classes are available to
veterans and non-veterans.
Those interested in enrolling
for study may contact the School
office which is open weekdays
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The
telephone number is TA 5-8445.
Fourteen men from Firestone
Textiles were enrolled in cours
es at the School during the 1955
fall term.
Civil Defense organization calls
for a mobile support regiment in
each of the 14 highway divisions,
with the division highway engi
neer regiment commander in
each. There are several batal-
lions, such as public works,
medical and welfare in each
regiment, all of which function
on an emergency basis in case of
enemy attack on the local or
division level.
The recreation phase of the
CD organization functions as a
peace-time operation.
Scholarship
Application
From page 1
period required to complete
studies for a college degree. But
all scholarships are awarded on
an annual basis with yearly re
newal of each scholarship de
pendent upon the student’s
maintaining a satisfactory scho
lastic and personal record in
school.
Scholarships will be allocated
to various sections of the coun
try on the basis of proportionate
Firestone employment. This will
assure that children of all em
ployees will have equal oppor
tunity to win.
Application Test
This year the American Coun
cil on Education Psychological
Examination, which must be
taken by all applicants, will be
sent directly to the student’s
school principal.
Gastonia Winners
Since the scholarship award
program was started more than
two years ago, three students, all
children of Firestone Textiles
employees, have each won an
educational grant. They are
Claudette Taylor, daughter of
Claude Taylor, supervisor in the
Twisting Department; and Mrs.
Taylor, Cord Weaving; Carl
Stewart, son of Carl Stewart, Sr.,
of Weaving, and Mrs. Stewart of
Ply Weaving; and Bobby E. Sell
ers, son of Clyde W. Sellers,
SYC Weaving, and Mrs. Sellers.
Miss Taylor and Stewart are at
tending Duke University; Sell
ers, North Carolina State Col
lege.
When Northen L. Harris retir
ed from Cotton Weaving in No
vember, after 20 years in the
plant, he had a long-range sched
ule of hunting and fishing trips
all set up. And along with these
pursuits for his retirement, he
planned to do some traveling and
also some keeping house at 306
South Weldon street, while Mrs.
Harris continues her job in Card
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Harris began
work at Firestone in October of
1935, and both received their 20-
year service pin and watch last
October 19.
They spent the Christmas holi
days in Washington visiting their
son, Joe Bud Harris.
Within a few weeks, Harris
will go to Florida for an extend
ed visit with his brother, Clyde,
in Orlando. There the former
employee here will get under
way with his schedule of hunt
ing and fishing, which he is sure
will help to “fill the gap” during
his years of retirement.
‘Voice’ Program Tickets Available
From The Recreation Department
If you are planning a trip to New York and would like to see
the Voice of Firestone radio-television program produced, you may
obtain tickets in advance. Make ticket requests to Ralph Johnson
of the Recreation Department.
The Voice of Firestone is now originating from TV Studio 1
of the American Broadcasting Company, making it possible to ac
commodate between 150 and 200 guests to see the program originat
ed. A former arrangement allowed a limited audience of around
40 persons.
Hunting Is Hobby Of Tom Huff stickler, Shop
Tom Huffstickler, of the electric department in
the Shop, went hunting for a week in early
December and brought down an 8-point, 175-
pound buck. The animal was dispatched with a
12-gauge shotgun on a hunting range in the
Eastern part of South Carolina. He brought
back part of the venison to Gastonia, along with
the animals head, which he made into a souvenir
piece.
It was his third hunting trip to South Caro
lina, and the third deer to his credit.
Huffstickler, who has been employed in the
Shop for five years, is an all-round hunting
enthusiast. He especially likes bird hunting and
owns one pointer.
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Vocational Textile School
Opens New Term January 3
Directs Recreation For CAP