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GOYA CAMPERS SEE FIRESTONE AT WORK
Among the several visitors who had
a look at lire cord and sales yarn pro
duction at the plant during August were
18 boys from 12 through 17 years of age,
attending the Greek Orthodox Youth of
America camp at Karyae Park near Gas
tonia. The youths, from the Carolinas,
Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, were
accompanied by the camp spiritual coun
selor, the Rev. Mr. James N. Mamalis,
priest of St. George's Greek Orthodox
Church, Knoxville, Tenn., and camp di
rector John Macheras, a teacher and the
athletic coach at Natural Bridge, Va.,
High School.
Above left: Howard L. Allen of Rayon
Weaving shows how a loom produces tire
cord. From left, the Rev. Mr. Mamalis, Mr.
Allen, Chris Leventis of Columbia, S. C.,
and Elias Pahno of Norfolk, Va.
Right: Some of the other campers look
over Firestone Textiles 20th anniversary
commemorative booklets, in front of the
plant safety board. Front row, from left:
Sam Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn., Jimmy
Carellas, Savannah, Ga., and camp director
Macheras, Natural Bridge, Va. Second row,
from left: Perry Diamadoros and Dean
Kokenes, both of Charlotte.
TELEVISION ONLY
Voice Of Firestone Begins Season
My Dad and Mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Payton
Lewis, began working
at Firestone before 1
was born. Their safety
at work and off the job
means a lot to me
including a Merry
Christmas in 1957.
. . . RANDY
After its first summer vaca
tion in 28 years of continuous
broadcasting, the “Voice of Fire
stone” was scheduled to open its
1957-58 season on Monday night,
September 9.
This year it is seen at a new
time: 9 to 9:30 p.m.. Eastern
time, on the American Broad
casting Company network. The
program, no longer heard on
radio, is tailored exclusively to
the irit'er'esl df television view
ers.
As in the past, this season’s
programs will feature the “Voice
Scout Attains
Eagle Rank
Gene Martin, one of the 50
boys who this year received
Firestone Certificates of Merit
for excellence in scouting, ad
vanced to the rank of Eagle
Spout at the regular Court of
Honor in Gastonia August 12.
Gene, 13 years old, is the son of
Mrs. Betty Martin of McAden-
ville. A member of Troop 2, Mc-
Adenville, the youth has been
a Scout since October of 1955.
Index To History
The eminent American his
torian, Charles A. Beard, was
once asked if he could sum
marize the principal lessons of
history in one small book.
“I can do that in four sen
tences,” replied Dr, Beard.
Here is his summary of the
lessons of history:
1. Whom the gods would de
stroy they first make mad with
power.
2. The mills of the gods grind
slowly, yet they grind exceed
ingly small.
3. The bee fertilizes the flower
it robs.
4. When it is dark enough, you
can see the stars.
Our business in life is not to
get ahead of other people, but to
get ahead of ourselves.
An ounce of thinking before is
worth a ton of worry after.
of Firestone” orchestra, directed
by Howard Barlow; the Fire
stone Chorus, and outstanding
guest artists of opera and the
concert stage.
The “Voice of Firestone” has
had the distinction of being the
first musical program to be tele
vised by a commercial sponsor
and the first program to be
broadcast simultaneously on
television and radio. The pro
gram also was the first coast-to-
coast presentation on radio. Fire
stone was the first American
company to go on network tele
vision.
Take Care Of Eyes
While Watching TV
The coming of television has
brought with it an added area
of eye fatigue and abuse. Sep
tember, Sight-Saving Month,
brings to attention some basic
rules of eye care while watch
ing TV.
It is well to remember that
the image on television is not
projected on a screen, as in the
movies, but the screen is a light,
actually somewhat like the or
dinary electric bulb. That means
that TV in an unlighted room
may contribute to poor vision.
Your TV screen is about 10
times as bright as a picture on
a movie screen. The bright light
causes the pupils to become
smaller, and the resultant con
flict and the constant readjust
ment to varying brightness of
the screen cause fatigue.
Some simple rules for good
TV looking? Here are some basic
ones:
Keep the room lighted evenly
and about half the brightness re
quired for reading.
Avoid sharp contrast between
the television screen and the
area surrounding it.
Use shades that restrict the
light, to prevent lamps from
being brighter than the TV
screen. Place the lower edge of
the shades at eye level. Avoid
situating lamps where they will
cause reflections of light in the
television screen.
Brothers Win State Honors
In Scripture Memory Work
Two sons of Ernest Givens, Shop, won top hon
ors in Southern Baptist Scripture memory work
competition in August. James Ernest and Charles
Alfred Givens earned state achievement certifi
cates through competition in which 250 young
people from North Carolina participated. The
tournament was held at Fruitland Baptist Camp,
near Hendersonville.
The young people’s memory work program in
congregations of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion is operated on a four-year cycle. Participants
who are not eliminated in the competition each
year advance from congregational to district,
associational, and regional plateaus — finally
reaching the state level.
THOSE WHO take part are from among Junior
and Intermediate members of the Baptist Train
ing Union in the local churches. To win in the
state contest, the person must make a perfect
recitation of a prescribed list of 52 verses of
Scripture, give the Bible reference for each,
answer a completion test on the verses, and pass
a question-and-answer and a subject-reference
quiz on the selections involved.
At the Fruitland tournament this summer
James Ernest Givens completed his fourth year
in the program. In addition to his certificate of
w
• -** t. \
Charles Alfred Givens (left), and his brother,
James Ernest: To win in Bible memory work
competition, you need diligent study and practice.
To these, add skill, accuracy and speed.
merit, he received a four-year recognition cer
tificate with a blue ribbon. This was the second
year that his brother, Charles Alfred, had been
a contestant.
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