PAGE 8 JULY, 1956 COMMENDED — Besides John Law Knox, winner of the 1956 Harvey S. Fire stone, Jr., Award in Scouting, there were 49 others honored here, June 14. Here are 39 who each received a Certificate of Merit and a check for camp expenses. Names (not in order with boys in pic tures), include 10 Scouts not present for the photo: Luther Shields, Jr., Ted Thomas, Bob by Edwards, Bill Drum, Joel Patsch, Johnny Long, Rhett Carson, Tommy Ipock, Vance Ipock and Bill Hudson. Russell Rice, Keith Carpenter, Morris G. Jenkins, James Robinson, Paul Deal, Jr., Neal Tate, Richard Stapleton, Bill Whis- nant, and John Cone. Frankie Galligan, Michael Pearson, John A. Kendrick, Hubert Nall, Paul Faris, Howard Ken drick, Herbert Nall, Kenneth Beam, Clyde E. Simmons and Rudy Fender. Carrol L. Robinson, Larry McCarter, Bill Robinson, Howard Robinson, Jr., William Hanna, Richard Sisk, Kenneth Green and Jerry Dougalis. Velio Kuuskraa, James A. Keever, Charles R. Hovis, Dennis Lee Setzer, Jr.. K. B. Garrison, Larry Wayne Martin, Max Huggins, Neal W. Burton, Harry E. Whitener, Larry Long, Jimmy Hovis and Charlie Mattox. Harold Leroy Freeland return ed from foreign duty with the Navy and was discharged re cently—in time to be home for Father’s Day, June 17. HeTs the son of Harold Freeland, fixer in Spinning, and Mrs. Freeland. INMEMORIAM Thomas Bryan Ipock, Sr., 68, father of T. B. Ipock, Jr., Indus trial Relations Director here, died at his home in Asheville, June 18. The funeral was held at First Baptist Church, Ashe ville, and burial was in Lewis Memorial Park there. Before his retirement in 1954, Mr. Ipock had been employed as a telegrapher. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was secretary-treasurer of the Cit izens Bible Class for many years. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Harriett Durham Ipock, the Rev. G. Durham Ipock of Nashville, N. C., Donald B. of Washington, D. C.; and T, B., Jr., Gastonia; one daughter, Mrs. Jack Roe of Greensboro; one sister, Miss Janie Ipock of Goldsboro; two brothers, Charlton of Goldsboro People and Places —From page 5 It was a surprise birthday party in late May for Marjorie Vaughn, daughter of Mrs. Martha Vaughn, respooler. Twenty guests attended. Misses Laverne and Lanelle Emmett, daughters of Mrs. Edna Emmett, quiller tender, and Giles Emmett, cloth baler, along with ten other members of the Bessemer City F H A Club, took a trip to Myrtle Beach, S. C., recently. Laverne has served as presi dent of the Club for the past two years. W. H. Clevenger, Carding, and Mrs. Clevenger, splicer, made a trip to Miami, Fla., for the funeral of Mrs. Clevenger’s sister, Mrs. A. V, Birchfield. Mrs. Annie Carson, splicer, Mrs. Ethelda Robinson, splicer, and her son Butch, visited in Salisbury June 4. Mrs. Amanda Rogers, quiller tender, and husband a retired Firestone employee, spent several days visiting relatives in West ern North Carolina. Jerry Turner and family of Washington, D. C., visited his parents, W. R. Turner, Sr., and Mrs. Turner. The First Shift Birthday Club had a weiner roast at the cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ward on Catawba River. Mrs. Dealva Jacobs was honor guest. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson of Kirkland, Ohio, spent the mid- June vacation visiting Troy Galloway, Jr., and Mrs. Galloway, tie- in-hand, Roger Wilson spent a week of vacation with his grandfather, Leonard Tench, head creeler. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Whisnant of Norfolk, Va., were recent week-end guests of Grady Cook, creeler, and Mrs. Beulah Cook, splicer. and Jim of New Orleans, La.; and nine grandchildren. • • • Mrs. Lula M. Ray, 79, Gaston County native, died June 3 at her home on Route 1, Dallas. Funeral was conducted June 5 at Dallas Baptist church, of which she was a member. Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park. Surviving Mrs, Ray are Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, of Dallas— employed in the Packing De partment here; sons Edgar Ray of Charlotte, Coit Ray of Dallas; Mrs, Velma Rhyne at home, Mrs. Ollie Carr, Mrs. Gertrude Dur ham, all of Dallas; and Mrs. Vir ginia Lewis of Gastonia. Sur vivors also include 10 grand children. • • • Funeral services and burial for Mrs. S. V. Hartsell, 72, were held June 17, at Morven, N. C. She was the mother-in-law of T. B. Ipock, Jr., Industrial Relations Director. Mrs. Hartsell is sur vived by her husband, Z, V, Hartsell of the home; a daugh ter, Mrs, Ipock; one sister, Mrs. Charles McGregory of Winter Haven, Fla., and five grandsons. If You Move . . . If you move to another house, be sure to let the Firestone News Office know of your new address, so you will not miss an issue of the plant newspaper. Either leave your name and new address with your depart ment overseer or at the News Office. If the paper is mailed to you at your old address, the postman does not make de livery, unless you have promised the postoffice to guarantee for warding postage on all but first- class mail. Women’s Clubs Rate ‘Voice’ High “Most entertaining program on radio.” That was the rating which the 15,500 organizations affiliated with the General Federa tion of Women’s Clubs gave “The Voice of Firestone” recently. The simulcast, the nation’s oldest network program on tele vision and radio, received the organization’s “entertainment” citation at an awards luncheon in Kansas City during the General Federation Convention not long ago. Winners were selected by balloting among women’s club members throughout the country. Another citation, a Christopher Award, honored the producer, director, and writer of “Springtime, U. S. A.,” a special musicade presented March 19. Producer Frederick Heider, director Cort Steen and writer Jean Meegan each received a bronze medallion. The Christopher Awards are made twice a year in the motion picture and television fields. Boy Scouts -From page 1 he is working toward qualifying for the God and Country scout ing award. PRESENTATION of the Award and Certificates June 14, was presided over by General Manager Harold Mercer, L. B. McAbee, Safety Director, recog nized visitors who included a number of scouting officials, civic and industrial representa tives, and members of the plant management here, Francis B. Galligan, Superin tendent of the Cotton Division, who is Commissioner of the Gas tonia District, Piedmont Coun cil, made the awards. The Firestone scouting pro gram originally made the John W. Thomas Award, in honor of a former Company Chairman. Since Mr. Thomas’ death, Harvey S, Firestone, Jr., has promoted the Company’s interest in this field. ☆ ☆ ☆ Ronnie Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ross of Kings Mountain, has won the Daughters of the American Revolution his tory medal at East School, Kings Mountain. Ronnie also received an award for his record of attendance without missing a day in school last year. The student had a grade average of "A" for the school year. His mother is a winder tender here. ☆ ☆ ☆ FIRESTONE TEXTILES P. O. BOX 551 GASTONIA, N. C. SEC. 34.66 P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID GASTONIA, N. C. PERMIT NO. 29 Earl Clark, packer, and Mrs. Clark spent a week end recently at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Mrs. Sally Duncan has returned to work having been on leave of absence. Blanch Hollis, Mildred Shields and Martha Woods have re turned to work after being out sick. Mable Mantooth, winder tender, is a patient at Gaston Me morial Hospital. Louise McMahan is a new employee in this department. Form 3547 Requested
