Newspapers / Firestone News (Gastonia, N.C.) / March 1, 1957, edition 1 / Page 6
Part of Firestone News (Gastonia, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE 6 MARCH, 1957 DeLuxe Champion Tire Runs More Than 95,092 Miles In March of 1953, Claude Johnson of Dallas, N. C., pur chased a new half-ton Stude- baker truck in Gastonia. Of the original equipment there was a set of Firestone DeLuxe Champ ion six-ply tires. And as of Feb ruary 14 this year, one of those tires had registered service to the tune of 95,092 miles without a retread. Two other tires of the original set were still on the truck also. They — with recent retreads — had traveled more than 65,000 miles each as of February 14. Another one — the spare — had gone around 40,000 miles. Mr. Johnson, who operates an open-air produce market on Highway 321 outside Gastonia, has used his truck to haul fruits and vegetables from over the Carolinas and Georgia. Accord ing to the owner, the vehicle has never been kept in a garage or other shelter. It has traveled on all kinds of roads and in good and bad weather. DESIGNED primarily as a passenger car tire, the 600 x 16 DeLuxe Champion that had completed more than 95,000 miles in February has never been rotated from the left front wheel of Mr. Johnson’s truck. Recently an alignment defect in the wheel has caused a slight wear into the ply of the tire. “Before this wear developed, I had expected the tire to run for 100,000 miles,” Mr. Johnson said on February 14. “But even now, I think it’s good for an other 500 miles.” Claude Johnson; Endurance aplenty in this Firestone tire. British Visitor —From page 1 Bronze Medal of the Royal Aero Club for service to aviation. In Europe, Mr. Dunkerley is a well-known campanologist—or bell ringer with a scientific touch. “Campanology,” he explained, “involves a lot of complicated patterns of strokes that take dil- IN SERVICE Cpl. William H. Sparrow is stationed in Korea with the 17th Infantry Regiment. The son of Frank Sparrow, Shop, and Mrs. Sparrow, he left the United States from the port of Seattle, Wash., January 10, for assign ment in the personnel depart ment of his military outfit. Sparrow entered the army as a corporal last August, after hav ing been enrolled in the ROTC at North Carolina State College. igence and time to master.” There are thousands of Campan ologists in England and Australia but few, if any, in the United States, according to Mr. Dunker ley. The secretary of the Lan cashire section of campan ologists, he has rung bells in some of the most famous cathe drals in Great Britain. Impressed by the hospitality of the United States and es pecially the friendliness of the South, the British visitor to Fire stone observed the great number of beautiful churches in this country. The large church at tendance here, as in England nowadays, he noted, indicates a revival of religious interest. He is a graduate of State, with a degree in animal husbandry. After receiving his diploma, he did graduate work at State, prior to becoming assistant county agent for Beaufort County, N. C. As an outstanding soldier, Sparrow was honored in a cere mony at Fort Jackson, S. C., just before being transferred to the Far East. His address is Service Co., 17th Infantry Regiment, APO 7, San Francisco, Calif. While he is overseas, Cpl. Sparrow’s wife is teaching in the public school system of Durham County, N. C. On Hospital Board General Manager Harold Mercer was recently named to the board of trustees of Gaston Memorial Hospital. He and an other local textile official, John Land, were each named to a five-year term with the hospital, succeeding two other textile leaders who retired after each had served 10 years. A CONTRIBUTION of $1,119.50 to the Polio Fund is presented by Mrs. Getty M. H. Davis of Spooling to R. M. Howard, Gaston County Chairman of the March of Dimes. Looking on, at right, is General Superintendent Nelson Kessell. Employees’ Gift Of $1,119.50 Added To March Of Dimes There was an extra special look of satisfaction on the face of Mrs. Getty M. H. Davis of Spool ing when she handed over the Firestone employees’ annual contribution to the March of Dimes during the recent fund drive. The check for $1,119.50 represented gifts to the Infantile Paralysis Foundation made by plant workers here, gathered through the last annual Em ployees United Fund campaign of which General Superinten dent Nelson Kessell was chair man. Mrs. Davis, a 21-year em ployee here, was chosen to pre sent the contribution because of her personal interest in the polio foundation cause. Stricken with infantile paralysis at the age of 10 months, she was to wait sev eral years before receiving treat ment for the crippling disease. “Although my own need for its services came years before the foundation was organized, I can well understand what a blessing its help can be.” AS A CHILD, Mrs. Davis was unable to walk for a time, and years later she received treat ment for the disease, but after permanent damage had been done to her left leg. “I received all the treatment available when I was a child,” she says, “but a lot of advance ments in medicine have come along since then.” To pay her hospital bill, she worked as a bookkeeper in the laundry of the old Loray Mill, now Firestone. “It’s a privilege,” says Mrs. Davis, “to contribute one’s money and interests to the polio Answers... —To Quiz on page 3 1—From Maine to California. 2—From rags to riches. 3—From pole to pole. 4—From the cradle to the grave. 5—From A to Z. 6—From Dan to Beersheba. 7— From tears to laughter. 8—From the sublime to the ridiculous. 9— From pillar to post. 10—From soup to nuts. 11—From cellar to attic. 12—From everlasting to everlasting. ARRIVALS... Randy Carroll Bell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clemmer Bell. He was born January 21. The father is employed in Rayon Twisting. foundation. Science has made such progress in medical knowl edge. Our contributions bring us ever closer to the conquering of this disease.” Conducting Adult Education Course Industrial Relations Director T. B. Ipock, Jr., is instructor for the course in Human and Job Relations, being offered in ses sions two evenings a week at the vocational building of Ashley High School. The five - week study is one of a number of courses on various subjects of fered through the Gastonia adult education service of Ashley High School, the Trade and Industry Division of the N. C. Depart ment of Industry, and the Gas tonia Chamber of Commerce. The course taught by Mr. Ipock began February 11, and will continue until all applicants have been accommodated. In the current study, classes are being held each Tuesday and Thurs day evening, accommodating two sections of the enrollment. After the present Human and Job Relations study is concluded in early March, the course will be repeated for benefit of those applicants on the waiting list. S. F. Honeycutt (left), a Quality Control supervisor for the past six years, and QC Manager R. B. Hull discuss the operation of a testing rack used in connection with making tensile tests on rayon tire cord processed at the Gastonia plant. Picture was made at the time of Mr. Honeycutt's transfer to Akron. QC Supervisor Is Assigned To Akron Textiles Division Samuel F. Honeycutt, for the past six years a supervisor in Quality Control, is now employ ed in the Textile Division of the Company’s general offices in Akron, Ohio. Transferred effec tive February 1, he is working under general direction of W. A. Karl, President of Firestone Tex tiles. The former supervisor here has spent more than 21 years with the Company. At the time of his transfer to Akron, the Gastonia plant was the only place he had ever been employ ed. Besides 12 years spent in Quality Control, he has on his record here 7 years in Carding and 3 years in Spinning. As a supervisor in Quality Control, he was responsible for inspection of products on all three shifts at the local plant and had charge of experimental tests in the control of quality of materials produced here. WHILE in Gastonia, Mr. Honeycutt was active in promot ing the sports and recreation program at the plant and took part in PTA work in the com munity. Mrs. Honeycutt, the former Miss Meta Clark of Gastonia, has been employed in Rayon Weav ing for the past year and a half- At one time she was employed in Spinning. She, with children —Phyllis Jane, 15; Samuel, 13 and Jeffrey 4, will move to Akron shortly after Gastonia schools are out in June. Samuel, Jr., an 8th grade stu dent at Wray Junior High School, is considered one of Gas tonia’s better young athletes equally as fine a performer m all three major sports of football) basketball and baseball. He ■'vas an outstanding performer on the Firestone Little League teain over the past year and in addi tion to playing basketball Wray, is one of the sparkpl^^^^ on the Elks Midget team year. At the All-Sports banquet las^ year he received a trophy whic commemorated a no-hit, no-r'^^ Little League game which 1^® pitched during the 1955 seaso^'
Firestone News (Gastonia, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 1, 1957, edition 1
6
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75