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SEPTEMBER, 1959
GOING PLACES. . . SEEING THINGS
AT CAMP LANIER—Troop 10, sponsored by Covenant Metho
dist Church in the Firestone community, is typical of Boy Scout
groups from the Gastoni,a area attending Piedmont Council's
Camp Lanier near Tryon. Shown upon arrival at the nature re
treat this summer, are troop members George Kersey, Buddy
Kelley, Buck Sherrill, Jimmy Rice, Tommie Watkins, Paul Masters,
Earl Stockton, Graham Page, Jimmy Kersey, George Buchanan,
Ronnie Buchanan, Buddy Lewis, Ricky Masters, Dennis Cloninger,
Burma Hodge.
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September: Jewel Of Year’s Travel Calendar
Summer and Autumn join hands to make Sep
tember a month of charm for Firestone travelers
in the mid-South. In North Carolina alone, the
calendar brims with suggestions for leisurely
sightseeing and outdoor sports and recreation—
with fairs and festivals highlighting the harvest
season.
Boating and fishing are good from coast to
mountains. All historical sites and scenic at
tractions are open, as are museums and recrea
tional facilities.
Plant Recreation posts the reminder that Sep
tember is one of the year’s brightest travel
months—when there’s still surf and sun-fun on
the seashore, and the first tints of autumn color
appear to the West.
The Mule is King at Benson
Festivals add glamour to the fall scene in
North Carolina. At Benson, 25 miles south of
Raleigh, the celebration known as “Mule Days”
is Sept. 25-26. Each year the finest of Johnson
county mules are groomed for their part in the
festival which honors them.
On the program are contests, a parade, country
music, fireworks, watermelon scramble, speech
es, and a beauty pageant. But main events re
main the mule-pulling and the mule-beauty con
test, with the unpredictability of the lowly crit
ter adding interest. The “king of mules”, wearing
a “gold” paper crown, is supposed to lead the
parade. But sometimes he doesn’t care to march.
"Come to the Fair"
Most county and regional fairs in North Caro
lina are staged in September. Locally, the Spindle
Center Fair at Gastonia is Sept. 21-26; the Beth-
Ware Community Fair at Kings Mountain, 16-
19; the Cleveland County Fair at Shelby, Sept.
29-Oct. 3.
Some of the other fairs this month in the
state are:
Sept. 14-19: Wayne County, Goldsboro; Ruther
ford County, Rutherfordton; Rowan County,
Salisbury; Chatham County (Negro), Pittsboro;
Cabarrus County, Concord; Catawba County,
Hickory; Burke County, Morganton.
Sept. 21-26: Warren County, Warrenton; Stan
ley County, Albemarle; Rocky Mount; High
Point; Durham County, Durham; Caswell Coun
ty, Yanceyville; Caldwell County, Lenoir; Car
teret County, Beaufort; Five County, Zebulon.
Sept. 28-Oct. 3: Surry County, Mount Airy;
Lee County, Sanford; Greensboro; Cape Fear,
Fayetteville; Volunteer Fireman’s, Enfield.
Square Dance Swap Shop
Firestone travelers who like folk recreation
may attend the Fall Square Dance Swap Shop
Sept. 26-Oct. 4, at Fontana in the mountains.
Other events outstanding in the month are:
State Championship Horse Show at State Fair
Arena in Raleigh, Sept. 30-0ct. 3; ninth annual
Horse Show, Wilson, Sept. 26-27.
Careful With Plastic Film
If used for the purpose intend
ed, plastic packaging material
will add to the efficiency of
modern living. Use it carelessly
and you flirt with death.
This is the theme of a bulletin
now being circulated by the So
ciety of the Plastics Industry,
Inc., in cooperation with a num
ber of health, safety and wel
fare agencies.
Popularity of plastic film as
packaging material or as a
covering is due to its many ad
vantages, such as transparency
and protective qualities. It is
used for packaging a variety of
consumer products, such as
fruits and vegetables, clothing,
toys, candies, baked goods, hard
ware, and sporting goods.
Re-Use and Mis-Use
Chief purpose for which plas
tic film is intended is for pre
serving the life and quality of
merchandise in the store and
the home.
The film can be used in the
refrigerator or bread box to save
partially-consumed products; as
dust covers for stored clothing
in the home, and rust-control
wrappings for small tools.
Numerous reports from suf
focating from plastic packaging
film should alert householders to
remember the dangers involved
with re-use and mis-use of this
material.
First precaution, says the SPI,
is to make sure the film is dis
carded safely after it has serv
ed its intended purpose. If you
re-use it, exercise extreme cau
tion, especially where there are
children in the home.
Othor rules to remember are:
Don’t give it to children as
playthings.
Never use for makeshift cov
erings on infants’ cribs or beds.
If you re-use the material for
wrappings, see that it is kept
out of reach of curious hands.
Always treat this material as
a potential danger. Keep plastic
film away from children, just as
you would keep poisons and
other dangerous th’ngs out of
their reach.
LL Baseball
Queen Of 1959
Glenda Hughes was elected
“Little Miss Little League” dur
ing the all-star playoff, closing
the 1959 Little League season in
Gastonia. Glenda—whose father
works in the Shop—represented
the Harold Mercer League.
The all-star tournament in
late July involved 16 teams from
the Harold Mercer, Little South
ern, United Service, Textiles
Inc., and Belmont Leagues of
Gaston County.
Five members of the Firestone
team were among those chosen
as all-star players.
This season the Harold Mercer
League was composed of teams
from Firestone, Sunrise Dairy,
the Optimist Club and Unity
Baptist Church. The Optimist
team was league champion; Fire
stone was runner-up.
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