OCTOBER. 1956
PAGE 5
—From page 4
People and Places
celebrated her ninth birthday with a party, September 8. Thirteen
guests were present.
Floy J. Green and husband, William, attended the birthday din
ner for Mrs. Green’s uncle, J. P. Dehart, who was celebrating his
73rd birthday in Bryson City, N. C. Also present were Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Shepard.
Meek Cobb, yarn man, his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Cobb, visited friends, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Murphy in
Goldsboro, N. C., on Labor Day week-end.
Mrs. Nervie Barbee, respooler tender, traveled by air to Atlanta,
Ga., where she spent Labor Day week-end with her sister, Mrs.
Ivory Towery.
Ronald Beaver, twister tender, and Mrs. Beaver spent the Labor
Day week-end in Murphy, N. C.
J. L. Grant, twister tender, and his mother, Mrs. J. E. Grant
spent the Labor Day week-end with Mrs. Grant’s son and J. L.’s
brother in Forest City, N. C.
Bonnie Marsh, reporter, has moved into her new home at 239
North Scruggs street.
George Enlow, Jr., Twisting, Fred Gordon, Synthetics, Otis,
Gordon and George Harper, conveyor operators, motored to Wash
ington, D. C., Baltimore, Md., and Philadelphia, Pa., for the Labor
Day week-end.
Albert Meeks, Warehouse, and Mrs. Meeks recently had as
guests in their home, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meeks of New York City,
and Presly Meeks of Washington, D. C. While here, they also at
tended the revival meeting at Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Columbus, Ohio, were guests of
Tracy Moore, Opening Room, and Mrs. Moore in Clover, S. C. Mrs.
Smith is a sister of Mr. Moore.
Miss Helen Spencer, Payroll, recently entered a hospital for
niedical observation.
Zeke Mitchem, and Mrs. Mitchem spent Labor Day week-end
fishing at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Other employees of Main Office spending Labor Day week
end at Myrtle Beach were: Gene Alexander and family; Earline
Creaseman and family; Jerry Barton and Doris McCready.
Carolyn Sanders, Carl and Katherine spent several days in
September at Carolina Beach, N. C.
Miss Peggy Louise Hanna is a new employee in Main Office.
She lives at 801 Home Trail, Gastonia.
Mrs. Novella James, Payroll, Carl James, Carding Department,
I^ub Owens, Supply Room, and Mrs. Annette Owens spent the
Labor Day week-end at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mrs. Eula Wilson, Payroll Supervisor, and husband, Clayton,
Spent Labor Day week-end at Sedgefield Inn, Greensboro, N. C.,
attending a convention.
Mrs. Julia Beal, Shipping, had as guests the week of September
1-8 her mother and sister, Mrs. J. C. Payne and Miss Bunny Payne
Thomasville, Ga.
Mrs. Ada Robinson and Mrs. Mildred Kelton have returned to
after a period of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Huffstetler visited in the mountains of
Western North Carolina recently.
Mrs. Ruby Seism is a patient in Kings Mountain Hospital.
Mrs. Mable Mantooth and family recently visited relatives in
'Taylorsville, N. C.
Gladys Deaton, daughter of Mrs. Mattie Deaton, warper tender,
in Spartanburg, S. C. where she is taking training for a position
^ith a Gastonia variety store.
Mrs. Katherine Davis attended a four-day meeting of the
baptist W. M. S. at Ridgecrest in September.
How Important Are Your Ideas ?
At Firestone, ideas can be cashed in for money. There is a better
way to do the job. There is a safer way. In such slogans as these many
employees see words of wisdom. For they point up the value of the
Company Suggestion Award System. The people who turn in sugges
tions are loom fixers, weavers, creelers, spinners, warehousemen, me
chanics, office workers—to mention only a few job assignments.
They are men and women who contribute
a large share toward making Firestone Tex
tiles a better place to work, while helping
the Company to serve its customers with the
best in quality products. They do it through
their suggestions which lead to better
production and safety methods, more ef
ficient ways of getting jobs done at the
plant.
Mr. and Mrs. Bassie Rogers along with Mr. and Mrs. Claude
^°9ers and family spent the day of September 9 at Grandfather
'fountain. Mrs. Bassie Rogers is a quiller tender in this department
Mr. Rogers is a retired Firestone employee. Mrs. Claude
°gers works in Spinning, while Mr. Rogers is a fixer in Weaving.
Mrs. Charles Heffner, quiller tender, her husband and son
a Sunday in September touring the Western North Carolina
fountains.
H^ndicrafters Need Eye Protection
^ .In less than ten years, the wearing of eye protective
^^ipment in industrial plants has saved the vision of 10,000
women and more than $40,000,000 in compensation
This provides a hint for the do-it-yourself enthusiast.
are the conditions that cause industrial accidents
in your own home workshop. That’s one reason
oft J home is running ahead of industry as the site of
Sq t^^gic eye mishaps. For the same reason, the National
. y for the Prevention of Blindness recommends the
of safety eyewear for the do-it-yourself fan, too.
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There are always new ideas that lead to
new and better ways of doing things than by
yesterday’s methods. Many award-winning
ideas come from average people on the job.
Even though your work may seem routine,
there may be a rich reward awaiting you—
if you keep your eyes open for some new
way of doing your work better, some new
use of a familiar tool, or perhaps a product
no one else has ever thought of.
Your ideas important? Yes. When you
share them with your Company, your ac
cepted suggestions help to build a better
place to work and aid the security of your
job. Besides, they mean money in your
pocket.
Nail down those ideas that might im
prove your job or the job of your fellow
worker. Turn them in. Help yourself and
others.
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John Bryant, Shop, is one of the many em
ployees here who have learned the wisdom of
turning in ideas regularly to the Company Sug
gestion System. "The more you turn in. the bet
ter chance you have to win," this employee says.
The statement comes from personal experience,
because several of Bryant's suggestions have been
adopted.
Protect Your Freedom—Register And Vote
One vote has decided hundreds and perhaps
thousands of issues.
Repeatedly, one vote has shaped history. Mil
lions of Americans know their votes are impor
tant, but too many others who could vote, haven't
yet realized that each vote counts—and some
times tips the scales in an election. It is said that
bad officials are elected by the good men and
women who could vote, but don’t.
STUDY the issues. Join discussion groups. Let
your public library help you get the facts, so
you can vote intelligently.
For the November 6 General Election, registra
tion books in South Carolina close October 6. In
North Carolina the last day you can register is
October 27.
Get your name in the book—and vote.
You have a lot to lose when you don’t register
and vote.
If you don’t vote, you aren’t expressing your
voice on—for instance—streets, schools, candi
dates, and the issues they stand for. If you don’t
vote, you can’t stand up proudly and say you’re
doing your part as a good, responsible citizen.
You deprive yourself of the satisfaction that
comes from walking into the polls on Election
Day, November 6, and voting as you please—a
precious heritage of a free people.
YOUR VOTE could decide an election. Once,
one vote elected a President of the United States.
One vote gave Texas her statehood. One vote
admitted California, Idaho, Washington and Ore
gon to the Union.
Let These Rules Help With Firearms Safety
The hunting season, eagerly awaited by those
who love sports in the outdoors, comes into full
swing during the month of October. Hunting is
meant to bring pleasure to the outdoorsman, but
it is often turned into tragedy and grief through
an unfortunate accident.
The National Safety Council points out three
causes which lead to
almost two-thirds of
the accidents report
ed during the hunt
ing season. They are:
Human beings in the
line of fire, mistaking
people for game, and
hunting with the
safety catch off the
firearms piece.
The wise sportsman or sportswoman considers
carefully such basic rules of firearms safety as
the following;
Treat every piece of firearms with the respect
due a loaded gun. This is Rule No. 1 in gun safety.
In the field, always travel with the safety
catch on. Keep the barrel pointed toward the
ground or if carried on the shoulder, pointed
skyward.
‘Break” gun before climbing fences, stone
walls or jumping ditches. Unload gun before
getting into a boat.
Be entirely certain of your target. Never shoot
at a noise. Before you pull the trigger, be sure
other hunters are not in the range of fire.
Always be sure that the barrel and action
are clear of obstructions.
Don’t shoot at a flat, hard surface or the surface
of water.
Never leave your gun unattended unless you
unload it first and put the ammunition out of
reach of others.
Unload and “break down” gun when carry
ing to and from the field.
Never point a gun at anyone. Avoid horseplay.
Do not lean on a gun or use it as a cane or sup
port. Obey state laws by avoiding alcoholic
drinks before or during shooting.
Store firearms unloaded and “broken down”
along with ammunition under lock and key.