DECEMBER. 1957
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INQUIRING REPORTER
EXPENSE-PAID TOUR
‘What Christmas Means To Me’ Daltons Impressed By Coiitrasts In San Juan
. . Birthday of the King of
Glory": Beulah Haynes, splicer,
Synthetic Weaving. “I think of
Christmas as the birthday of
Christ the King, when we honor
Him who came as the world’s re
deemer. This holiday of all holi
days represents God reaching
down and showing us His love
and mercy. He calls us to live
under His reign of righteous
ness.”
. . Season of rejoicing and
good will": Rufus Davis, bobbin-
cleaner machine operator, Spin
ning. “Christmas is the best time
of the year, for then, especially,
our thoughts are turned to
others, as we think on our bless
ings at the closing of the year.
It means being with relatives
and friends. Members of our
family like to go visiting during
the holidays."
"... A time of forgetting self
and thinking of others": Lenore
York, automatic spooler-tender,
Spooling. “December 25 is a time
of joy in giving, more than in
receiving. This is so, because
Christmas commemorates the
birth of a Babe long ago. He
came to show that the human
creation could share the love
and good will which He
brought.”
". . . Climax of another year":
Edward L. Tart, Jr., Slashing.
“Christmas is the highlight of
every passing year. It symboliz
es the spirit of giving and shar
ing, a good time with relatives
and friends, the joy of freedom,
the love of America. As the cli
max of the year, Christmas
means the birth of ‘peace on
earth, good will toward men’.”
"... A season of precious
memories": William C. Smith,
weaver. Rayon Weaving. “I am
always thrilled at Christmastime
as I see the eyes of children
brighten at their gifts. It recalls
my own childhood and the
pleasant things associated with
the holidays. It’s a reminder of
the little things; Snow, lighted
candles, bright decorations,
glowing friends, happy faces.”
... A time for serious reflec
tion : Myrtle Benton, respooler
operator, Nylon Respooling. “It
is a time to count the blessings
of the year that is drawing to a
close. Christmas gives us op
portunity for serious reflection
on the meaning of Christ’s birth
day, as we observe earth’s great
est event as a religious festival—
a time of thanksgiving.”
A. B. Dalton, Jr., and Mrs.
Dalton stepped from the plane
at the international airport in
San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was
their first look at an island coun
try mellowed by a colorful past,
yet fast becoming geared to an
era of industrial progress.
A. B., Shop carpenter, and
Joan, a former Main Office sec
retary, made the trip to the West
Indies island after he became
winner in a number-drawing at
a Gastonia shopping center last
summer.
The all-expense-paid journey
was delayed until recently on ac
count of the Daltons’ expected
son, Arthur Benjamin, whose
birth was on September 15.
After he had been around long
enough to make out all right
with his paternal grandmother,
the parents left for their week-
long Caribbean vacation, return
ing home in early November.
From Charlotte, they went to
Miami, then on to San Juan and
their headquarters in the Caribe
Hilton Hotel.
WHILE on the island they
visited many of the familiar
landmarks: The massive walls of
the Castle of San Juan, built by
Ponce De Leon; Morro Castle,
San Cristobal Castle—all dating
back to the 17th century. And
there were places of entertain
ment, famed cathedrals, planta
tions, and the beach. One day
was spent on a flight to St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. Back in
Puerto Rico, the Daltons passed
another day watching sights of
progress in the “New San Juan”,
a development which reflects the
industrialization trend of this
Antilles island.
“We were interested in the
old-world charm of the narrow
streets and their quaint shops,
in contrast to the big, modern
department stores in other parts
of the city,” the visitors reported.
They were particularly impress
ed by the native handicrafts, the
high degree of communications
facilities, and the abundance of
American-made motor cars.
On their trip to the Caribbean,
the Daltons joined 20 other per
sons from the Carolinas who
were also on expense-paid tours.
A. B. Dalton, Jr., Shop, photographs his wife, Joan, on the
terrace of the Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Birds
in the pool are flamingos.
Auto Responsibility Law Explained
In North Carolina, every own
er of a motor vehicle is required
to establish financial responsi
bility in case of accident, before
he is eligible to buy his 1958
license plate. The N. C. Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles explains
that the Compulsory Insurance
Law, recently enacted in the
State, provides that unless each
automobile owner can put up
$11,000 cash or post a $15,000
bond, each one must have auto
liability insurance.
“The fact that a person carries
insurance is not enough,” the
Motor Vehicles Bureau explains.
“You must also have the canary
yellow Form FS-1, supplied by
the insurance company.” Neither
a wallet card which states you
have insurance nor the policy
itself will suffice. You must pre
sent the form itself to get your
license plate, says the DMV.
HERE ARE some additional
facts you should know about the
1957 Vehicle Financial Responsi
bility Act:
Form FS-1, a certificate of in
surance, will be mailed before
January 1, to those who already
carry liability insurance. Those
who buy insurance after the first
of the year will get their forms
at that time. A separate certifi
cate is required for each vehicle.
If you carry insurance and do
not receive your certificate by
January 1, write for it immedi
ately. If you buy your insurance
after January 1, make sure you
get your certificate at once.
The minimum amount of in
surance required provides $5,000
for the bodily injury of one per
son, $10,000 for the bodily in
jury of two or more persons, and
Scholarship Blanks Ready
$5,000 for property damage. The
new law stipulates that those
now uninsurable can buy
policies under the “assigned risk
plan.” But they will have to
pay more.
What your insurance will cost
depends upon your accident
record, who drives your automo
bile, where you live and what
you do. Each person must get
the figures from his insurance
agent.
You must carry insurance
throughout the year. If your
policy lapses, the insurance com
pany will notify the State De
partment of Motor Vehicles. In
that event the law requires that
you either buy new insurance or
surrender your license plates.
Why this law? The Legislature
passed the Vehicle Financial Re
sponsibility Act to give added
protection against the possibility
of injury and death on the high
way, and property damage re
sulting from accidents with un
insured motorists.
Application forms for the 1958
Firestone College Scholarship
Awards are available at the In
dustrial Relations Office.
The Company College Scholar
ship Awards program was in
stituted in 1953 and since that
time, 118 sons and daughters of
Firestone employees have re
ceived educational grants to
ward a four-year education at
the college or university of the
student’s choice.
Of the six young persons from
Firestone Textiles families who
have won the scholarships, five
are still in college and one was
graduated last spring.
The Scholarship program is
intended to help and encourage
sons and daughters of Firestone
employees to receive the solid
background of education which
will make them outstanding cit
izens of this country and of their
respective communities.
On the applications, those in
the Industrial Relations office
will be glad to discuss with par
ents or their children who are
high school seniors, the eligibili
ty rules of the Scholarship pro
gram.
Burris-Thompson
Miss Florence Burris and
George Wesley Thompson were
married in a double-ring cere
mony before Probate Judge Mil
dred C. Nunn at York, S. C., in
November.
The bride is the daughter of
Marion Burris, nylon treating,
and Mrs. Burris.
Mr. Thompson is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson.
The father is a fork truck driver,
Warehoiise, second shift.
A SUGGESTION FOR
YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY
6R0CERV
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One of the worst mistakes a
parent can make is to leave
small children at home or in
the car unattended. There is no
greater tragedy than the young
ster left alone in the house who
was burned, poisoned, asphyxi
ated or the child who released
the brake or climbed out of the
car to meet serious injury or
death. Your greatest invest
ment is in your children. Be
sure to protect them.
AMERICAN MUTUA