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INQUIRING REPORTER
Employee Sons And Daughters
Like School; Plan Careers
Among the more than 45 million students enrolled this fall in
the nation’s schools and colleges are a few thousand sons and
daughters of Firestone Textiles employees. The girls and boys
featured here are representative of employee-family students who
have returned to the classroom—and are a step further toward
careers and useful citizenship.
Top row, from left: Ruby Givens, senior at Ashley High School,
Gastonia. A member of the Bible club and a monitor, she plans to
attend Appalachian State Teachers College, to major in history.
Kieffer Gaddis, senior at Wake Forest College, is majoring in
physical education, with minor in education. He will teach physical
education in high school. Joy Robinson, Ashley senior, plans to
attend Gardner-Webb College in further preparation for a career in
business. Ronnie Dill, Ashley junior, is interested in math and other
sciences. He wants to attend NC State College to study civil en
gineering.
Bottom row, from left: Johnny Hanna, Ashley senior, plans
to decide upon a career while attending Gardner-Webb College.
Betty Stewart, junior at Ashley, plans to study beyond high school
in her special interest—business administration. David Loudermilk,
Ashley junior, will attend a business college, in further preparation
as a professional secretary. Sandra Cooper, Ashley junior, hopes
to take a medical secretarial course at Sacred Heart College.
Add Mileage And Safety To Your Auto Tires
Firestone employees are
among the most safety-conscious
workers anywhere. Evidence of
this is seen in workers’ records
for safety on the job and in the
many safety awards they have
received, both nationally and
locally.
But there’s another story,
when it comes to Firestone peo-
ply off-the-job. A check of auto
mobile tires in the immediate
area of the Akron, Ohio plants
.revealed the stark fact that these ^
cars—most of which are owned
by Firestone employees—indi
cate that their owners are taking
heavy chances on the road.
The check was made recently
as a part of a training program
on tire-spotting for store super
visors who came to Akron from
all sales divisions throughout the
country.
Store supervisors worked in
groups of four in the tire-spot
ting program. One of the groups
found 15 5 dangerously-worn
tires in about 10 minutes of look
ing, and another group found
122 such tires in 10 minutes.
The tire - spotting program
pointed up 1) the need for car
owners to be more careful about
their tires, and 2) the need for
replacing tires when necessary,
to lessen danger to themselves
and their families on the high
ways.
THE CHECK reaffirmed what
thoughtful motorists already
know: That tire wear often is
an indication that attention
should be given to some unsafe
mechanical condition of the car,
such as poor wheel alignment
and improper balance.
As a motorist, you would do
well to check your own tires for
wear. Uneven wear of any kind
is a sign that attention is need
ed to the car or tires. An un
even tread-wear pattern, with
excessive wear on one side or
the other, or cups (hollows) in
the tread mean that the front
end of the car needs realignment
or the wheels need balancing.
Excessive wear on the center
ribs of the tire tread usually
means overinflation; excessive
wear on the outer ribs mean
underinflation or overload. Any
break or unusual bulge in a tire
is a danger sign and should be
attended to at once.
What should the serviceman
look for when he inspects your
tires? Make sure he does not
overlook—
: : : Different types of wear,
and recommend necessary cor
rections.
: : : Nails and other foreign
puncturing objects which, in
tubeless tires, may not cause
immediate leaks, but may work
out later and cause air loss at
a dangerous or inconvenient
time, or permanent damage to
the tire. In some cases the serv
iceman may have to remove the
tires to check them properly.
AS OPERATOR of an auto
mobile, you want the greatest
possible safety and service from
your tires. These tips will help:
1. Periodic, regular inspection
and air-pressure checks. Remem
ber the spare tire, too. Inspect
tires personally and have ex
perts look them over at the time
they lubricate, change oil, or
service your car in other ways.
2. Rotate tires every 5,000
miles for even mileage and wear.
3. When planning a long trip,
have tires inspected for nails or
other foreign objects. If you an
ticipate sustained high-speed
driving or have extra loads of
passengers or luggage, increase
normal inflation four pounds
above normally-recommended,
cold-starting pressure to give
better handling under load, and
to overcome tendency of tires to
heat up. At higher speeds, flex
ing causes greater heat which
Knowing’s A
Mighty Good
Thing... But —
Did you ever try to put on your coat and
button it with just your left hand . . . w'alk
on your heels without using your toes . . .
thread a needle with your thumb and little
finger of the same hand ... eat your dinner
blindfolded?
Sure, you can do it. But you get involved
in a lot of inconvenience and loss of effi
ciency.
What if the “real thing” happened to you
—as it does to many people—and you lost a
foot, finger, arm, your eyesight—or even
your life?
In all on-the-job accidents there are sev
eral factors involved, so it is really difficult
to single out the cause. But of this you can
be reasonably certain:
The simple human failing of carelessness
plays a big part in any accident that can be
avoided.
Accident victims are frequently heard to
remark, “I didn’t know,” and “I didn’t
think.”
“Knowing’s a mighty good thing,” said a
safety-minded man in rayon Weaving the
other day, “but to put what you know into
practice is what really counts.”
And so, the principle is at work. . .
A man who wouldn’t think of sticking his
hand into a den of rattlesnakes, or into the
jaws of a riled-up tiger will thrust that same
hand into angry gears or flying blades of
a machine.
... Not because he didn’t know—^but be
cause he didn’t think.
One Moment
Of Inattention —
Then An Accident!
could lead to tire failure.
4. Don’t let air out of a tire
when pressure builds up while
driving. This is normal and pro
vided for in inflation recom
mendations which are always
given for cool tires.
5. Observe good driving prac
tices to prevent rapid tire wear.
High speeds, particularly on cor
ners; “jack-rabbit” starts; and
quick stops scuff off tread rub
ber in a hurry.
One out of every four school
children needs some form of eye
care, says Ihe Nalional Society
for the Prevention of Blindness.
The Society urges parents to
have their children's eyes ex
amined before or soon after they
enter school, in order to discover
any defects which might need
correction. Neglected eye trouble
may lead to emotional and ed
ucational problems.
THE HILLS BEYOND
Billy E. Owens
Billy Edward Owens, 30, was
buried in Gaston Memorial Park
August 12, after funeral services
at Loray Baptist Church. The son
of Carding Overseer S. L. Owens
and Mrs. Owens died in a vet
erans hospital at Durham after
a serious illness of three weeks.
He had recently finished a term
of almost four years in the Air
Force. He had been a teacher
at St. Pauls High School and at
Stanley High School.'
Surviving besides the parents
are three sisters, Mrs. Carl James
of Main Office, Mrs. Vernon
Brockman of Gastonia, and Mrs.
Ray Hudson of Oak Ridge,
Tenn.; and two brothers, John
W. Owens and Lee Owens of
Gastonia.
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