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FEBRUARY, 1958 MHW! PAGE 7 FIRESTONE FAMILY LIVING Willard Ammons, card stripper, and Mrs. Ammons recently visited friends and relatives in Georgia. Employees on second shift Carding welcome Coy Bradshaw as a new second hand. Bessie Gates, former employee and mother of Inspector Jackie Gales, was a patient at Gaston Memorial Hospital in January. Wallace and Tommy Bates and members of each of their fam ilies visited the Bates’ brothers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bates recently. Mr, Bates is a drawing fixer. The sons live in Georgia. Roscoe Westmoreland, card tender, and members of his family have returned from Lula, Ga., where they visited friends and rela tives. Employees in carding express sympathy to Leon Dawkins, card fixer, upon the recent death of his mother. Cloth Burler Bonnie Moses spent a recent week end at her home in Asheville. A. G. Wilson, fixer-oiler, has returned home after a week end spent with his son in Sumter, S. C. Mrs. Mildred Redding is a newcomer to the Payroll department. She was employed in the Spooling department before being assigned her present job. Charles Hipps, head inspector, and Mrs. Hipps visited in Canton and Waynesville, N. C. in mid-January. At a Waynesville hospital they visited Mrs. Hipps’ sister, undergoing treatment at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Claude V. Queen went to southern Georgia re cently where they visited Mrs. Queen’s brother, C. A. Isham and his family. Mrs. Queen (Louella) is an inspector in Cable Respool ing and Twisting. Frank Sparrow, grounds maintenance, and members of his family visited recently with Mrs. William Sparrow and family in Durham. Sgt. William Sparrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sparrow, is with the army in Korea. Millwright Jack Moore and Mrs. Moore had as recent guests Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eaton of Columbia, S. C. Mr. Eaton is a stu dent at the University of South Carolina. His wife, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore, is a nurse at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Jerry Sparrow, son of Frank Sparrow of the grounds mainte- She Gathers News In Rayon Weaving Irene Odell, tie-end hand in Rayon Weaving, is one of the more than two dozen news- gatherers in the plant. Because of volunteer reporters like her, the employee paper is better en abled to keep abreast of the things that make news with people on the production line, day after day. Irene has been a tie-end hand in her department for around five years and a news reporter for three years. Off the job, she devotes much of her time to homemaking. For diversion she specializes in bak ing pies and cakes. There is time remaining, also, for service given in behalf of the Church of Christ on Broad Street. There she has taught a Bible class and held i other leadership jobs in the Sun day school and church program. Her husband, W. W. Odell, is a weaver with 14 years of serv ice here. The Odells have two sons, Michael, 8 and James, 6. February Project: Valentine Cake And Mints A faded scrapbook of recipes has served the family so long that its yellowed and tattered pages hold something of a special meaning for Mrs. Douglas (Peggy) Mincey of Main Office. The loose-leaf collection of recipes from many sources across the years was brought together by Peggy’s mother, Mrs. A. B. Dalton, Sr., who was employed here several years ago. The daughter, a clerk-typist in the Sales and Orders department, has pleasant recollections of how she learned to cook by the time she was 12 years old. That was when her mother was working here, and it became necessary that Peggy help “keep house.” SINCE that time, the miscellaneous collection of recipes—some written in longhand and many clippings pasted on notebook paper—has been Peggy’s guide to the savory cooking which has won acclaim among the Minceys’ wide circle of friends. Of special note are her cookies, cakes and other sweet creations. Mr. Mincey is his wife’s most enthusiastic “cus tomer” of kitchen productions. But most likely hers is the first name to be mentioned when there are cooking and baking to be done for such occasions as Sunday school socials and women’s circle meetings of Calvary Baptist Church, where the Minceys are members. Peggy recalls that one year—when she was in the 10th grade and a clarinetist in the band at Ashley High School—she turned to baking cakes for the market, toward helping finance uniforms and instruments. Here are two recipes from Peggy’s scrapbook. She chose them as appropriate for the month of February. Let cool and apply Fluffy Frosting, prepared according to these instructions: 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup water Dash Salt 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring Combine first 4 ingredients. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Cook—without stirring— to 260 degrees F., or until small amount of mix ture forms hard pellet when dropped into cold water. Beat egg whites until they peak when beater is raised. Add syrup gradually while stir ring. Stir in Vanilla. After frosting is applied, scatter lightly with bright red sugar decoration. For center decora tion, outline shape of heart and sprinkle heavily with colored sugar. Pulled Mints 1 stick butter (% lb.) Few drops green food 3 cups granulated coloring sugar 1 cup water 4 or 5 drops oil of mint Combine first 4 ingredients. Place over low heat until sugar is dissolved, butter melted. Stir slightly. Then bring to 270 degrees F., and cook without stirring until a little of syrup forms hard ball when dropped into cold water. Pour mixture onto marble slab and add oil of mint. When almost cool, pull into long rope until it becomes firm. Cut into pieces about ¥2 inch long. 2 eggs, unbeaten 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups sifted cake flour % cup milk Valentine Cake V2 cup vegetable shortening Vz teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup confectioner’s sugar Combine shortening, salt, and vanilla. Add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add baking powder to flour and sift three times. Add small amounts to creamed mixture, alternately with milk, mixing after each addi tion until smooth. Pour batter into two 8-inch heart-shaped layer pans, greased with vegetable shortening. Bake in moderately hot oven (375 degrees F.) for 25 minutes. ☆ ☆ ☆ Mrs. Mincey: Cake and mints for your Febru ary kitchen project. nance service, spent a recent vacation at home. He is a student at Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, N. C. John Mercer is now employed in the Balancing Room. He has been attending NC State College. Miss Phoebe Pearson, Shop secretary, Ray Pearson, electrician, and Mrs. John T. Pearson attended the funeral of J. L. Costner in Greenville, S. C., recently. Mr. Costner was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Pearson. Cleveland Mills, waste house operator, and Mrs. Mills visited relatives and friends in Stanley, N. C., and Chester, S. C., on a week end in January. Ruth Allison, opening room, and Luther Thompson, power truck operator, are back at work after each suffered a brief illness. On January 26 a musical program was presented at First Bap tist Church, Earl, S. C. Israel Good, Multi-Stage Nylon Unit, ap peared on the program, directing the St. Peter’s Church Choir of Grover, S. C. Thelma Hardy, tie-in-hand, and Grace Smith, splicer in Weav ing, with Mary Frances Hardy visited Mr. and Mrs. Tatum Dailey in Athens, Ga., in January. Mr. and Mrs. Dailey are parents of Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Smith. Mary Frances is a granddaughter. William Green and Mrs. Green visited recently in Gaffney, S. C. At their home in Gastonia, the Greens had as recent guests their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Huffstetler, and Mrs. Green’s father, D. C. Shepard. —More on Page 8 Textile Hall To Get Annex When supervisory personnel at Firestone Textiles attend the next Southern Textile Exposi tion in Greenville, S. C., they will see the most elaborate pres entation in the history of the trade show. This will be made possible through the addition of 16,000 square feet of floor space to Tex tile Hall, where the exposition is held every two years. Time set for this year’s display in Greenville is October 6-10. The mammoth trade show, first staged more than 40 years ago, provides an elaborate win dow-shopping tour of the tex tile industry. It brings to at tention of the industry the latest developments in methods of manufacture, high - speed ma chinery, equipment, supplies, ac cessories and parts. At the last show, in 1956, there were more than 325 exhibits en tered. This year's layout will be greatly enlarged because of the one-story masonry structure to be added to Textile Hall.
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