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SEPTEMBER, 1957
Miss Myrtle Bradley attended the Pilot International conven
tion held recently in Toronto, Canada. Back home in North Caro
lina she attended the World Mission Conference of the Presbyterian
Church, at Montreat, in late July.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kilby and their son Jimmy spent a week
touring the Great Smoky Mountains in late August.
Norvella James, Louise Ward and Pat Derryberry were at
Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly near Asheville for several days in
August. They were chaperones for young people of the Girls
Auxiliary at Loray Baptist Church,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McCarter, their niece, Judy White, and
Anne Pearson spent several days recently at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Miss Glenna Hamrick, switchboard, and Mrs. Josephine Mills,
Shipping, are new Main Office employees.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sanders and daughter Katherine recently
spent several days at Carolina Beach, N. C.
Miss Peggy Hanna, with other members of the Mack Hanna
family, had a recent week’s vacation at Cherry Grove, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ramsey have returned home after a visit
with relatives in Richmond, Va.
Daytona Beach, Fla., was vacation destination of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Tompkins.
Overseer S. L. Owens, Mrs. Owens, Mozelle Brockman, Pay
roll, and Mr. Brockman toured Western North Carolina, Eastern
Tennessee and Kentucky recently. On their itinerary they visited
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hudson, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Brockman. Stops at Oak Ridge and Gatlinburg,
Tenn., Fontana Dam;-and'Fields^ of the W’ood near Murphy In’North
Carolina were highlights of their trip. On the way home, they
attended the outdoor drama. Unto These Hills, at Mountainside
Theatre, Cherokee.
Mrs. Mildred Davis and children visited her parents. Inter
mediate Tender William Deese and Mrs. Deese, in August.
Vacationing for a recent week at Myrtle Beach, S. C., were
William Cosey, intermediate tender, Mrs. Cosey, winder tender,
and their grandson. Sonny Brockman. Mrs. Joe Martin of Main Of
fice, and Mr. Martin accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Elvis and their children, Jewel and Coy, Jr.,
of Stockton, Calif., were recent visitors with Mrs. Elvis’ parents,
N. L. Harris, retiree, and Mrs. Harris, can hauler. Also spending
a week, in August, with the Harrises were Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Harris of Orlando, Fla.
For a late summer trip, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Webb visited their
daughter, Mrs. Fred Murray in St. Paul, Minn.
Arthur Barbee, slubber tender, and Mrs. Barbee vacationed in
Jacksonville, Fla., with Mr. Barbee’s mother.
Speeder Tender Odell Helms and Mrs. Helms visited relatives
in Camden and Columbia, S. C., in late July.
Fred Chastain, oiler, and Mrs. Chastain were in Pickens and
Camden, S. C., recently for a get-together with relatives.
A week end at Camp Firestone, Bridgewater, N. C., was on the
leisure schedule of Mr. and Mrs. William Cosey, Sonny Brockman,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Terpley, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Bennett, with their children Michael and Cindy,
A tour of Virginia and Maryland highlighted the vacation of
Weaver George Dill. Louise Dill, roving reclaimer, and their son
Ronnie,
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The engagement of Miss Mary
Ann Bowman to Barber Joe
Westmoreland has been an
nounced by her parents, Mr, and
Mrs, Miles E, Bowman of Hick
ory, N, C, Date for the wedding
has not been set. The prospec
tive bridegroom is employed in
Carding, His father, Roscoe
Westmoreland, is a frame tender
in Carding.
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GOING PLACES. . . SEEING THINGS
Autumn Adds Lure To The Open Road
Crispness and color of incoming autumn, and
the carefree tempo of bright skies of lingering
summer. Put them together and you have a sug
gestion of September, a delightful month in
North and South Carolina—from mountains to
coastal vacationlands. Varied accommodations
and the crowded roster of scenic attractions and
recreational facilities stand ready to add zest
and enjoyment to the Firestone traveler’s life
in September.
The travel information service of the plant
Recreation Department puts the September at
tractions in this broad East-to-West reminder:
The first tints of autumn color appear on the
higher peaks of the Blue Ridge and the Great
Smokies. Beaches continue warm for swimming
and sun bathing, and the fishing’s prime.
Speaking of fishing, this note from the travel
service is especially for devotees of the angler-
art:
THE NORTHEAST South Carolina Anglers’
Rodeo at Myrtle Beach is scheduled from Labor
Day through November 30. The event, to be
known as “NESCAR’^ will be open to surf, pier
and deep-sea fishermen along the South Carolina
coast from the North Carolina State line through
Murrell’s Inlet,
Many cash prizes and trophies will be present
ed to anglers who land prize-winning catches
during the three-month event. Weekly prizes are
being offered as well as grand prizes at the end
of the rodeo.
Deep-sea fishing boats, piers, and other fishing
interests from the North Carolina State line
through Murrell’s Inlet will participate in
NESCAR. Coastal communities in this 30-mile
area include: Little River, East Cherry Grove
Beach, Cherry Grove Beach, Tilghman Beach,
Ocean Drive Beach, Crescent Beach, Windy Hill
Beach, Briarcliff, Myrtle Beach, Surfside, Garden
City Beach, and Murrell’s Inlet.
NESCAR is open to men, women, and children
and no entrance fee will be charged. Fishing
rodeo programs listing rules and regulations, the
prize list, and participating piers, boats, and
weighing stations are available from the Myrtle
Beach, S. C., Chamber of Commerce.
ONE OF the most colorful events of the Sep
tember travel calendar in North Carolina is the
Cherokee Indian Fair, set for September 24-28,
The setting is the Qualla Boundary, home of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Fairgrounds
are at the town of Cherokee, on US 441 near the
entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park,
Archery and blow-gun contests, the traditional
rough and tumble game of stickball and Indian
dances are on each day’s schedule during the
lively program. Cherokee handicrafts are exhibit
ed along with farm products,
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When you've got a long journey in front of you,
what's the sense of storing up your joy until you
get to the end of the way? Try to get some fun
out of the road.—Howard Spring
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Coast-to-mountains in North Carolina there
are altogether 30 county agricultural fairs during
the ninth month. Of top interest are those on the
local scene, including Spindle Center Agricultural
Fair, near Lowell, September 9-14; Beth-Ware
Community Fair, Kings Mountain, 11-14; and
Cleveland County Fair, Shelby, 17-21.
A SELECTED list of other fairs in communi
ties within a few hours travel distance from
Gastonia: Catawba County, Hickory, 9-14; Ruther
ford County, Rutherfordton, 9-14; Caldwell Coun
ty, Lenoir, 16-21; Cabarrus County, Concord,
16-21; Iredell County, Statesville, 16-21; Stanly
County, Albemarle, 17-22; Alexander County,
Taylorsville, 18-20; Rowan County Agricultural
and Industrial, Salisbury, 23-28; Lee County,
Sanford, 24-29.
The Five-C6unty Fair at Zebulon will be staged
September 24^29.
Most outstanding fair in the Gastonia area is
the Southern States, Charlotte, October 1-5.
A brief rundown of other outstanding events in
the North State; Annual Invitation Seniors Four
Ball Golf Tournament, Linville, 10-13; “Golden
Queen Pageant”, Selma, 11-12; First Annual^ Boat
Show, White Lake, 15-21; Antique Auto Show,
Raleigh, 28-29; International Cup Regatta, Eliz
abeth City, 28-29.
This special note to Firestone hunters: State
wide dove season opens September 7 and con
tinues through October 5.
Mark September 17 As Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787 the fundamental
organic law of the United States was com
pleted and signed. The Constitution, em
bodying the governing principles of this
country, was framed by 55 delegates—not
all of whom were present—at Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, when the Constitutional
Convention met during the summer of 1787.
The historic document became the guid
ing principle and supreme law of the Re
public which had won its freedom with the
signing of the Declaration of Independence
on July 4, 1776.
Date of adjournment of the Constitutional
Convention — September 17 — has been se
lected in recent years for the national ob
servance of Constitution Day. This day
which commemorates one of the most sig
nificant achievements in American history,
is not a legal holiday.
But on September 17 each year, patriotic
Americans welcome the opportunity to dis
play the Flag with pride and to celebrate
Constitution Day in various other ways.
Every year in New York City, Sons of the
American Revolution conduct a ceremony
at the site of Federal Hall, where George
Washington took the oath of office as first
President under the Constitution.
And across the nation in civic clubs, cit
izenship classes, patriotic societies and
schools, special programs honor the Con
stitution and memorialize the spirit of the
nation’s founders who bequeathed to pos
terity the basis of liberty, justice and free
dom.
Volume VI, No. 9
September, 1957
Published by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Firestone Textiles Division,
Gastonia, North Carolina. Depcirlmeni of Industrial Relations
DEPARTMENT REPORTERS
CARDING—Edna Harris, Jessie West
moreland.
SPINNING—Lillie Brown, Mary Turner,
Maude Peeler.
SPOOLING—Nell Bolick, Ophelia Wallace,
Rosalie Burger,
TWISTING—Elease Cole, Corrie Johnson,
Louise Long, Dean Haun, Vera Carswell,
Katie Elkins,
SALES YARN TWISTING—Elmina Brad
shaw,
SYC WEAVING—Lucille Davis, Maxie
Carey, Ruth Veitch.
CORD WEAVING — Irene Odell, Mary
Johnson,
QUALITY CONTROL — Sally Crawford,
Leila Rape, and Louella Queen.
WINDING—Mayzelle Lewis, Ruth Clon-
inger.
CLOTH ROOM—Margie Waldrep.
SHOP—Rosie Francum.
PLASTIC DIP—Jennie Bradley.
MAIN OFFICE—Doris McCready, ^
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—Flora Pence.
WAREHOUSE—George Harper, Albert
Meeks, Rosevelt Rainey.
Claude Callaway, Editor