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DECEMBER, 1958
Jessie Mitchell (right), receives Galligan, 15 years; Will C.
his service watch from General Nixon and Oscar Tate, 20 years
Manager Harold Mercer. Others each; and J. V. Darwin, 15 years,
present were (from left); F. B.
Long-Service Records Listed
Jessie Mitchell, Twisting (rayon); Will Nixon, Ware
house; Oscar Tate, Supply. These three persons in November
joined the honor ranks of employees who have served the
company for 20 years. As they passed these service mile
stones, 20 others of their fellow workers also marked up long
periods of employment at the Gastonia plant. Ten of these
were 15-year records.
The November list includes:
Fifteen years
Artie F. Lineberger, Carding;
Bertie Conrad, Spinning; Henry
L. Price, Spooling; Louise A.
Tate and Era G. Gribble, Weav
ing (rayon); John Landrum Fos
ter, Weaving (cotton); Robert L.
Setzer, Warehouse; Lillian W.
Parham, Quality Control; Fran
cis B. Galligan, Cotton Division;
John V. Darwin, Plant Sales.
Ten years
Dulcie H. Lewis, Spinning;
Odess S. Killian, Spooling;
Estelle Vanderford and Mary E.
Robinson, Twisting (rayon).
Five Years
Arden Medley, Carding;
James D. Runion, Weaving (ray
on); Luther Harrison and John
Frank Adams, Warehouse; Do
lores J. Fritton and Doris Mc-
Cready, Main Office.
Executive Vice President
Urges Safety Off-the-Job
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Ferguson and their daughter, Barbara,
attended the funeral of Major Richard T. Ferguson Jr., who was
killed in a plane crash in Korea, October 24. The funeral was con
ducted October 31 at his home in Lakeland, Fla., and burial was
in Memorial Cemetery at Lakeland. Major Ferguson, a nephew
of Charles M. Ferguson, employment manager here, was com
mander of an Air Force base in Korea.
Carolyn Bohanan is back at work, after an extended leave of
absence.
Katherine Edwards, accounting, spent a recent week-end in
Burlington, N. C., where she visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Steele, and
their son, Jack Jr.
Lawson West of Marble, N. C., visited recently with his sister,
Mrs. Nell Robinson, cloth inspector.
Mrs. Bonnie Moses’ son-in-law, Sonny Devern, entered Gaston
Memorial hospital for treatment in November. Mrs. Moses is an
inspector in the Cloth Room.
John A. Jenkins is back at work in the Opening Room, after a
week-long vacation in late fall. He spent several days hunting in
North and South Carolina.
Employees of Sales Yarn welcome a newcomer, John Elwood
Shaw, to the department.
Sgt. Joe Thompson and his family of New York were recent
visitors with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson. Mr.
Thompson is a second-shift fork truck operator.
Booklets On Scholarships
Available At IR Office
To Firestone employees who have sons or daughters
ready for college by next fall:
Acquaint yourself with the company’s 1959 scholarship
program now. Applications are due by March 1, 1959.
This year’s booklets describing the program and outlin
ing changes in the application procedure are available at
the Industrial Relations office.
DECEMBER EMPHASIS
As Firestone employees,
you have proved that you can
be safe on-the-job. But are
you aware of the challenge
you face at all times in keep
ing safe off-the-job?
To promote safety in the
home and on the highway,
Firestone plants in the Unit
ed States are observing “Off-
the-Job Safety Month” dur
ing December. Supervision,
as well as plant employee
publications, posters and
other means of communica
tion will constantly strive to
keep our people aware of off-
the-job safety precautions.
Firestone has made great
strides during the past year
in aiding our country’s traf
fic safety record. During last
May, 10,000 motor vehicles
were inspected in special
safety-check lanes sponsored
by the company in plant
cities throughout the coun
try.
In September one of the
largest and most significant
tire safety checks ever un
dertaken in the United
States was conducted in
Wichita, Kan., under the
sponsorship of the Inter-In-
dustry Highway Safety Com
mittee. This “Safe Tires Save
Lives” study, with Firestone
endorsement and support,
showed that 24 million auto
mobiles are rolling over U. S.
Streets and highways on un
safe tires—if findings of con
ditions of tires on Wichita’s
120,000 registered vehicles
are projected to the nation as
a whole.
The National Education
Association’s Commission on
Safety Education has set up
a new student traffic safety
program aimed at helping
high school students attack
problems of traffic accidents.
This program, supported by
a grant from our company, is
expected to influence traffic
safety among all citizens.
In 1957 there were 14 Fire
stone employees killed in off-
the-job accidents in the Unit
ed States, 13 of them in traf
fic accidents. Four of that
group were killed in Decem
ber last year. During the first
nine months of this year,
eight employees lost their
lives in off-the-job accidents.
Many more of our people
have been injured in falls, by
fire, or other accidents in the
home.
It is our aim to see that no
man, woman or child has to
experience the pain and suf
fering that accompanies any
accident.
Thus comes the challenge
to each of us to strive to re
duce the number of off-the-
job accidents experienced by
our people.
Wherever we go, let us
take with us the principles of
safe living, learned and prac
ticed on-the-job. It will help
us to stay safe at ALL times.
/ / Executive Vice President
This Christmas:
Be Fire-Safe
Fire is no respsctor of holi
days—not even Christmas, the
happiest of them all. The way
we celebrate the Yule season—
with trees, wreaths, colored
lights, hanging decorations —
means extra hazards in homes
everywhere. So reminds the Na
tional Fire Protection Associa
tion, in its effort again this year
to make yours “A Merry Christ
mas—Safe from Fire, too”.
Almost as traditional as the
holiday itself are these precau
tions against fire at Christmas
time. They are offered by the
NFPA and the National Board
of Fire Underwriters.
Because the Christmas tree is
a potential fire hazard, use cau
tion in its selection, placement
and care.
1. Choose a small tree. Keep
tree outside until ready to erect
it—^just before Christmas.
2. For the tree, choose the
coolest place in the house, away
from radiators, heaters, fire
places. Stand it in water.
3. Use fireproof decorations of
glass or metal — nothing flam
mable. Don’t set up electric
trains around or near the tree.
4. Use no candles — always
electric lights in good condition.
When buying, insist upon the
Underwriters’ Laboratories label.
Let the switch for the lights be
at a safe distance from the tree.
Don’t leave lights on while
away from home. Inspect lights
and tree occasionally. If needles
begin to fall, discard tree at
once.
5. Discard gift wrappings
promptly and safely—don’t burn
in an open fireplace.
Be sure toys are safe—incap
able of causing fire, shock or ex
plosion.
Good judgment is needed in
buying chemical sets for chil
dren. Toys requiring alcohol,
kerosene, gasoline or carbide
lamps may be hazardous in
young hands. On heat-producing
toys, the UL label is especially
important.
Your best assurance of getting
a safe electrical toy is the UL
label or tag on a toy.
Parents: Supervise all play
with electrical toys or toys in
volving fuels and chemicals.
Make sure members of the
family know how to call the fire
department. In case of fire at
home, get everybody out of the
house, then call the fire depart
ment.
In case of fire at public gather
ings, walk—don’t run—to the
nearest exit. Let the fire de
partment know. Keep calm.
Explanatory letters and book
lets have been mailed to aU
plants and sales offices through
out the country.
To be eligible for a Firestone
college scholarship, the appli
cant must be:
On The Cover
☆ ☆ ☆
The eternal theme of the Ad
vent Season is portrayed in this
“Mary and the Christ Child”
drawing by Charlotte artist
James Barnette. His talented
hands have created—in symbol
—man’s timeless aspirations for
Peace, Hope, and Good Will,
reaching from earth into eterni
ty.
Quotation on the cover is
Verse 15 of Chapter 9 from the
Apostle Paul’s Second Epistle to
the Corinthians.
: : A high school senior.
: ; The son or daughter of an
employee who has completed
five years of continuous service
with the company by June 1,
1959.
: : In the upper half of his or
her class on grade standings.
Only children of those em
ployees whose average base pay
per month does not exceed $800
will be eligible.
Each scholarship pays the cost
of full tuition, fees and books
and a substantial part of living
expenses at college.
Scholarships are allocated to
the various sections of the coun
try on the basis of proportionate
Firestone employment. This as
sures that children of all em
ployees have equal ofiportunity
to win a scholarship, regardless
of where they live.
A scholarship recipient may
choose to attend the college of
his or her choice.