APRIL, 1958
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TWENTY YEARS—Dezy S. Helms of Spinning was added io
ihe honored lisi of 20-year employees in March. Here, she receives
her service pin from General Manager Harold Mercer.
More Employees Honored
For Long Service Terms
Dezy S. Helms of Spinning came to work here on March
14, 1938. When she was added last month to the growing list
of persons with 20 years of service, she received the usual
recognition: a gold watch, her service pin, and congratula
tions.
At the time Mrs. Helms mark-
FLORIDA VISITORS TOUR PLANT
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sherman of Lake Wales, Fla., stopped in
late March for a tour of the Firestone Textiles plant. He, of Sher
man’s Service, Inc., Lake Wales, has been a Firestone dealer for
the past 25 years. In 1954 and 1955 he was a member of the Nation
al Dealer Council. The Shermans came by Gastonia on their way
home from a tire dealer meeting in Winston-Salem. They had al
ready visited the Firestone home plants in Akron, and the tire-
building factories of the Company at Memphis and Los Angeles,
but the visit here was their first look at a textile operation.
In the picture, weaver DiUard Bradshaw (left), explains to the
Shermans how nylon cord is converted to tire fabric.
ed her score of years on the job,
there were several others who
pushed into the 15, 10, and 5-
year categories.
The March list included:
Fifieen Years
Walter Jones, Carding; Wil
liam Kennedy, Shop.
Ten Years
-^Billie O. Caskey, Carding;
Lawrence R. Brown, Spinning;
Sarah M. Nall and Floy J. Green,
Rayon Twisting; Pauline Patter
son, Rayon Weaving.
Ernest E. Austin, George
Adams, Shop; Hazel L. Johnson,
Refreshment; Sam Ware, Wind
ing.
Five Years
Edd E. Meeks, Spooling;
Luther A. Lanier, G. W. Horne,
Vincent Jones, Joe H. Givens,
James C. Champion, Winston C.
Phillips, Rayon Twisting.
Clean House
—From Page 1
2. Throw away all flammable
materials, or at least keep them
in safe containers.
3. If you must keep oily rags
and mops, store them in closed,
metal containers.
4. Check all electric fuses.
Never use a coin or other metal
substitute.
5. Don’t let dried grass and
leaves pile up on your premises.
6. Have furnace, chimney and
flue checked and cleaned.
7. Find out if your wiring sys
tem is sufficient to carry the
additional load of present elec
trical appliances. If inadequate,
make necessary installations.
8. Replace frayed electric
cords.
Although fire can strike in
may other ways, clean homes
are seldom gutted by fire.
Should uncontrollable circum
stances create fire, your fire de
partment can quickly put it out
without the complication of
trash, rubbish and other flam
mable materials.
Fighting fire is a year-round
proposition. A good time to give
it emphasis is during Clean-up,
Paint-up, Fix-up Week, April
13-20.
Howard L. Allen, Billy R.
Phillips, J. B. Warren, Henry B.
Phillips, Rayon Weaving; Earl
Redding, Charles B. Hall, Shop;
Spurgeon Webber, Ruth Allison,
Ervin L. Worthy, Warehouse;
Ruby P. McCoig, Viola L. P.
Webb, Mildred L. Kelton, W. R.
Canipe, Winding.
Each of these persons received
a service pin in March.
The following story has spe
cial meaning for Firestone peo
ple. Concerning one “Voice of
Firestone” fan, it was written by
Bob Foster, television columnist
for the Press Democrat of Santa
Rosa, Calif.
Each week for nearly the en
tire nine years I’ve been pound
ing out this daily effort, a little
old lady has called the office late
in the week asking if I could tell
her what might be scheduled for
the following Monday’s “Voice
of Firestone”.
Each week I carefully and
slowly listed the music for the
show.
Last October the calls stopped
coming and I feared something
might have happened to my
“Voice of Firestone” friend.
A couple of weeks ago, how
ever, another call came to the
office.
“Mr. Foster,” she said, “I’m
sorry I haven’t been calling you
about ‘Voice of Firestone,’ but
I just got my glasses and my
son has given me a television
set.”
Then it came out. Our won
derful little friend had missed
the “Voice’’ because it had been
dropped from radio.
“I just could not go without
hearing the program,” she said,
“so I finally let my son buy me
some glasses and a television set.
I’d like to know what is on the
program for next Monday night,
if you have time to tell me.”
Fishing through my files, I
found the advance program
notes and slowly read them off
to her.
When through, I casually ask-
Pan-American Day
Is April 14
☆ ☆ ☆
The United States will join
other republics in the Americas
in observance of Pan-American
Week, April 13-20. The week is
always set to include April 14—
the date commemorating the
first International Conference of
American States, held at Wash
ington in 1890. At that time a
resolution was adopted which
resulted in formation of the or
ganization known today as the
Pan-American Union.
Pan-American Day is marked
each year by Presidential procla
mation “to give expression to
the spirit of solidarity and to
the sentiments of cordiality and
friendly relationships which the
government of the United States
entertains toward the peoples
and governments of the other
republics of the American hem
isphere.”
Not everyone wifh a green
thumb is a good gardener —
some are just careless painters.
ARRIVALS. . .
A/IC Russell Morrison and
Mrs. Morrison of Lowry Field,
Denver, Colo., are parents of a
daughter, Donna Lynn, who ar
rived early this year. The child’s
grandmother is Mrs. James
Scruggs, inspector in Spooling.
ed how she liked television
otherwise. She replied, “Oh, I
watch only the ‘Voice of Fire
stone.’ Other than this program,
I like my radio better.”
I’ll bet she is the first person
ever to own a television set for
the purpose of watching a single
show.
The daughter of Sgt. and Mrs.
John Carr arrived March 5 at
Walter Reed Hospital, Washing
ton. Mrs. Carr is the daughter of
Leon and Edna Dawkins, both
of Carding.
Richard Douglas Cloninger ar
rived March 4 at Gaston Me
morial Hospital, the son of Pete
Cloninger, warper; and Mrs.
Cloninger of the Quality Control
laboratory.
A newcomer to country news
paper editing expressed his
thanks for a basket of oranges
which a thoughtful subscriber
left at his office. The editor said
in his weekly “Main Street” col
umn: “We have received a bas
ket of oranges from our friend,
Gus Bradley, for which he will
please accept our compliments,
some of which are nearly six
inches in diameter.”
Serves On Board
Of United Fund
Jack V. Darwin is serving on
the board of directors of the
Greater Gastonia United Fund
and Council. The manager of
Plant Sales was named to a
three-year term at the fifth an
nual dinner meeting of the Unit
ed Fund, in Masonic Temple re
cently.
As a member of the board of
directors, Mr. Darwin will help
to shape policies and operating
procedures for the local UF. The
organization seeks to combine
in one annual drive for funds
an appeal for the majority of
community welfare organiza
tions and charities.
General Manager Harold Mer
cer is a director, and a past
president of the Greater Gas
tonia United Fund.
Car Air Cooler
The answer to upcoming
months of hot summer driving
can be had in a lightweight car
air conditioner recently added
to the Firestone merchandising
line at dealers and stores in all
areas of the country.
It is available through order
service of the Gastonia Firestone
Store at Franklin avenue and
Marietta street. The unit fits
neatly under the dashboard of
most 1956, 1957 and 1958 model
cars.
The Firestone car air condi
tioner was in the design-and-
testing stages for a number of
months. The compact evaporator
or cooling unit is mounted under
the center of the dashboard, over
the floorboard “hump.” A ther
mostat automatically controls
the cooling apparatus.
Air delivery is controlled by a
three-speed blower. Adjustable
circulators guide the flow of air
in any direction. The unit con
tains filters which remove
troublesome pollen from the air.
Another outstanding feature of
the air conditioner is that it can
be easily transferred from one
car to another.
WINNERS IN KITE CONTEST
Three sons of employees were named winners in the March
Kite-Flying Contest at Firestone Ball Park. They are, from left:
Furman Pearson, Jr., best decorated kite; Mike Jordan, strongest
puller; and Johnny Lowery, highest altitude. Held each year, the
kite-flying exhibition is a part of the plant recreation program.
She Keeps Television Set
To See Company Program