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MARCH, 1958
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W. G. Henson, Jr. spent February 14-17 in Florida, during which
time the Sunshine State was experiencing the recent cold wave
that extended as far south as Miami. Mr. Henson made the trip
for the purpose of accompanying his wife back to Gastonia after
she had spent three weeks in Tampa. While there, Mrs. Henson
attended the Gasparilla Festival, highlight of the Winter tourist
season on Florida’s West Coast. On the way back to Gastonia the
Hensons visited friends in Orlando and Cocoa, Fla., and in Way-
cross, Ga.
John R. Carson, plant guard, has returned to work after re
ceiving treatment at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Elizabeth Richardson, daughter of Mrs. Mamie Stevens, re
spooler, left in February to join her husband, SP3 Kenneth Rich
ardson, in Frankfurt, Germany. He is serving with the U.S. Army
there.
Lathe operator John E. Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher, tie-end
hand in Spooling, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ross in Burlington,
N. C. recently.
Mrs. Alma Fullbright was in Garrison General Hospital in Feb
ruary, recovering from a broken leg, suffered in late January.
She is the mother of Maggie Reed, reclaimer, Grace Hamilton,
warper tender, and Roy Fullbright, oiler.
Helen Reel, winder tender, was a recent patient at Garrison
General Hospital. - . — -
Test Yourself On Home-Safety Principles
To a great extent, safe living depends upon safe
thinking. Although the homemaker is depended
upon for doing much of the safety thinking, this
responsibility ought to be shared by every mem
ber of the family.
Here are 14 questions intended to test your
safety knowledge. See how you rate on what to
do in home emergencies. Correct answers are on
page 7.
1. Name the three principal sources of fires
in the home.
2. What is the most important precaution to
be observed at bath time for children under three
years?
3. Can you name four hazards of gardening
that often cause serious injury.
4. What is the first precaution that you should
take before replacing a burned-out electric fuse?
5. If you find out that someone in the home
has taken poison, what is the first thing to do?
6. You discover a grease fire in the kitchen
oven or a flaming skillet. What would you do to
put out the fire safely and effectively?
7. If some member of the family were knocked
unconscious by contact with an electric wire or
outlet, how would you break the contact?
8. What are the three most important safety
devices to have in and around your bathtub?
9. If someone suffered a first-degree burn,
would you use butter or salve?
10. List four things essential to the safe use
of home stairways.
11. How may firearms be safely stored in the
home?
12. List two precautions to take when spraying
lead-base paint.
13. Three important safeguards in storing such
poisons as lye, cleaning compounds, insecticides
and medicines are—
14. Name in proper order the three principal
things to be done without delay in case you
awaken at night and smell smoke in the house.
Marjorie Hudson, tie-end hand, is back at work after a brief
illness.
Beulah Plyler, respooler, and members of her family have re
turned from a visit with relatives in Chester, S. C.
This department welcomes the return of Mrs. Gertrude Sanders,
battery filler. She had been on an extended leave of absence.
Mrs. Robert Mason, mother of Virginia Bridges, smash hand,
was a patient at Gaston Memorial Hospital in February.
Samuel Hill, creeler in first shift Cord Weaving, is the latest
addition to the list of reporters for the plant newspaper. He will
welcome all news items from the first shift in his department.
Mrs. Bernice Roland and members of her family went to the
mountains of Western North Carolina in mid-February. There they
had a look at the face of winter, where in some places snow drifted
to several feet deep.
Mrs. Mattie Deaton, a wai;-per tendej, rec.eQtly retired from this.,
department.
Education Project
Chairman Named
Thomas B. Ipock, Jr., director
of Industrial Relations, is serv
ing as chairman of the education
committee of the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce. His se
lection was announced at the re
cent armual meeting of the
Chamber, at Masonic Temple.
The education committee of
the C of C works in cooperation
with the city school system. One
of its functions is to promote
a program of adult education on
a year-round basis.
The Bureau of Public Roads
estimates there will be 81 mil
lion motor vehicles on the high
ways by 1965. This would be 16
.inillicui.,more than axe^jan the
highways today.
SINCE 325 A.D.
Audrey Seymour, for some time employed in SYC Weaving, is
now working in Twisting.
John Owensby. twister tender, and Mrs. Owensby (Lorene), re
spooler, recently visited in Bryson City, N. C.
Twister doffer Wilburn Summey, vocalist and guitarist of the
Gaston County Boys string band, appeared with his musical group
on WLOS television, Asheville, recently. The boys from Gaston
County were guests of the program which featured Carl Story
and his Rambling Mountaineers.
Fred Holloway, twister doffer, and Mrs. Holloway have re
turned from a visit with relatives in Murphy, N. C.
Violet Painter, respooler, recently visited her father in Boiling
Springs, N. C.
Buddy Green, son of Lillian Green, respooler, received his dis
charge from the Navy recently.
Twister tender Ed Tart and Mrs. Tart (Marie), respooler, visit
ed her brother in Columbia, S. C.
Friends from Carolina Beach recently called at the home of
Mary Striebich, respooler tender.
Respooler Lillian Green visited with her mother, who lives near
Hickory, N. C.
P. O. Department
Safety Award
The Firestone Company has
presented the award of the In
ter - Industry Highway Safety
Committee to the U.S. Post Of
fice Department for its coopera
tion and leadership.
The recent citation was pre
sented in Washington by H. D.
Tompkins, Company vice presi
dent, to Postmaster General
Summerfield.
Star Performer
In Every
Good Product
Date Of Easter Set By Phases Of The Moon
Easter, the festival which commemorates
the resurrection of Jesus Christ, falls this
year on April 6. This is 15 days later than
the earliest date on which Resurrection Sun
day can be celebrated under the rule adopt
ed in 325 A.D., by the First Council of Chris
tian Churches at Nicaea, in Bithynia, Asia
Minor.
The date of Easter depends on phases of
the moon. By the time the leaders of the
Christian churches met to frame the Nicene
Creed, pilgrims were traveling by large
numbers to the Holy Land to celebrate the
Resurrection.
The Council of Nicaea decided that Easter
should be fixed at a time when the pilgrims
could be guided by the light of the full
moon. Under the ruling of this council, the
Easter observance comes on the first Sun
day following the full moon on or after the
vernal equinox, which in the Gregorian cal
endar falls on March 21,
Certain ancient calculations whose results
do not always agree with those reached by
present-day astronomers, determine the
time of the full moon.
Latest date for Easter is April 25. That
was the date for the festival in 1943, Easter
will not come that late again until the year
2038,
On account of the wide variation in the
Easter date—between March 22 and April
25—the British Parliament resolved about
30 years ago that it should be observed on
the first Sunday after the second Saturday
in April. According to this proposal, the
change was not to be in effect until accept
ed by international agreement. Because of
this, the fixed time of observance has never
been adopted.
When entering an intersection,
be prepared to yield the right of
way. If you have any doubt, let
the other driver go first.
Remember, the legal right of
way does not always prevent an
accident.
Volume VII, No. 4, March, 1958
Published by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Firestone Textiles Division.
Gastonia, North Carolina. Department of Industrial Relations
DEPARTMENT REPORTERS
CARDING—Edna Harris, Jessie Ammons,
SPINNING—Lillie Brown, Mary Turner,
Maude Peeler.
SPOOLING—Nell Bolick, Ophelia WaUace,
Rosalie Burger.
TWISTING—Elease Cole, Vera Carswell,
Katie Elkins, Annie Cosey, Catherine
Fletcher,
SALES YARN TWISTING—Elmina Brad
shaw.
SYC WEAVING—Lucille Davis, Maxie
Carey, Ruth Veitch,
CORD WEAVING — Irene Odell, Mary
Johnson, Samuel Hill.
QUALITY CONTROL — Sally Crawford,
Leila Rape, and Louella Queen.
WINDING—Mayzelle Lewis, Ruth Clon-
inger,
CLOTH ROOM—Margie Waldrep, Mildred
McLeymore
SHOP—Rosie Francum,
PLASTIC DIP—Jennie Bradley,
MAIN OFFICE—Doris McCready,
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—Flora Pence'.
WAREHOUSE—George Harper, Albert
Meeks, Rosevelt Rainey, Marjorie Falls.
Claude Callaway, Editor
Charles Clark, Photographer