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January, 1960
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Scholarship Applications Due By March 1
To employees’ sons and
daughters who are eligible
to make application in the
company’s 1960 College
Scholarship program;
March 1 is closing date for
applications by Firestone
young people who will be
ready for college next fall.
Booklets explaining this
year’s program, and applica
tion forms are available at
the Industrial Relations of
fice here.
In a letter to all plant and
field sales managers, company
president Raymond C. Firestone
said:
“Again this year our scholar
ships are more valuable than
in the past because of rising
Bulletin Features
‘Tar Heel’ Dishes
Some of North Carolina’s re
gional specialties, such as Mo
ravian Sugar Cake, Tar Heel
Hush Puppies and Core Sound
Clam Chowder, are featured in
a new bulletin from the State
Travel Bureau in Raleigh.
The bulletin, “Some Favorite
Tar Heel Dishes”, is free upon
request from the Travel Bureau.
The 14 featured recipes were se
lected on the basis of inquiries
which the Travel Bureau re
ceived concerning North Caro
lina cookery.
INCLUDED in the menus are
directions for cooking game and
other meals native to this state,
and Tar Heel dishes highly
favored for holiday dinners,
Sunday morning and hunt
breakfasts, and picnics at foot
ball games, regattas, and
steeplechase races.
Conspicuous by its absence is
a recipe for North State bar
becue. The Travel Bureau points
out that this specialty varies
tuition costs and the increasing
number of young people who
desire to attend college.
“The earnest efforts made by
you and others in the company,
to see to it that parents of high
school seniors are fully ac
quainted with the program, has
resulted in more applications
for Firestone scholarships dur
ing the past two years than ever
before.”
Program in Eighth Year
This is the eighth year of the
company’s scholarship program
which awards educational aid
on the basis of proportionate
Firestone employment in the
United States.
Of requirements, high school
seniors of Firestone families
must rank in the upper half of
their class on grade standings.
An applicant must be the son
or daughter of an employee who
has completed five years of con
tinuous service with the com
pany by January 1 of this year.
Only children of those em
ployees whose average base pay
per month does not exceed $800,
will be eligible.
Scholarship winners are chos
en by the company's scholarship
committee, working on the basis
of applicants’ grades in high
school, scores on the American
Council of Education psychologi
cal examination, academic rank
in class, and other qualifications
indicating a student’s potential
for success in college, and as
a citizen in his or her chosen
life’s work.
Provisions of Scholarship
When a young person is
awarded a scholarship, it means
that the company will defray
expenses of full tuition, fees
and books, and a major part of
living costs at the college of the
winner’s choice.
Each scholarship is renewable
by the college year, but is or
dinarily designed to extend over
the normal four-year period re
quired to earn a baccalaureate
degree or its equivalent.
The company program, launch
ed in 1953, has awarded a
total of 168 scholarships. As of
the time of last year’s winners,
there were 90 students in school
under this program. Of these, 16
were graduated last spring. Last
fall, 101 students from all over
the United States entered col
lege under the Firestone pro
gram.
Since the first scholarship was
granted more than seven years
ago, six of the winners have
been members of Firestone Tex
tiles (Gastonia) families.
Company Archivist At Work In Akron
William E. Bigglestone is now
employed by Firestone in Akron
as company archivist. He came
to the company headquarters
from Washington, D. C., where
greatly according to regions.
Moreover, most barbecue artists
keep their methods a secret.
North Carolina food connois
seurs believe that their State’s
barbecue is best enjoyed in its
own locale, and recommend that
travelers make local inquiries
about restaurants where it is a
specialty.
he was associated with the Na
tional Archives.
Mr. Bigglestone, born in Chi
cago, was graduated with the
BA degree in history from the
University of Arizona in 1950,
and from Stanford University
the following year, with the
MA degree in history.
He is a member of the Society
of American Archivists and the
American Historical Associa
tion.
W. D. Overman is manager of
the archives and library for the
Firestone company.
This Giant Nylon Dam
Controls River Floods
An enormous bag of nylon fabric is working
to control floods in the Los Angeles River of
California. The Firestone Company manufactur
ed and installed it to serve the opposite purpose
of the usual dam. This one is designed to be
collapsed at the first indication of flood danger.
The company fabricated it and coated it with
neoprene to serve the dual requirements of the
city’s water supply, and of the U. S. Army Engi
neers in protecting the city against floods.
For many years the city had maintained a
wooden dam on the location to divert the river
water into nearby basins, where it seeped into
the ground, raising the water table. Water was
later recovered by pumping.
IN WINTER, when flood danger is imminent,
the dam had to be removed to prevent river
water from backing up and overflowing the river
banks. The flow could not be diverted, resulting
in loss of valuable water which found its way
to the Pacific Ocean.
Now, the Firestone dam is left in place during
all seasons. The giant tube had to be constructed
in sections, since no existing machinery was large
enough to vulcanize such a piece of rubberized
fabric. Then Firestone Loxite adhesive joined the
30-foot units.
The dam of two plies of nylon fabric is bolted
to the concrete bottom and retaining walls of
the river. It is similar in construction to the well-
NYLON DAM—This water-inflated dam, a
Firestone product, stretches 150 feet across the
Los Angeles River. Eight feet in diameter, the
bag holds 50,000 gallons of water when filled,
and can be collapsed in ten minutes.
known Fabritank by Firestone, nicknamed “The
Whale.”
Fabritanks are becoming increasingly popular,
especially in the petroleum industry, where they
are replacing bulky metal tanks which are dif
ficult to transport to remote drilling locations.
VETERANS — Marvin Benton (left) and William F. Hogan
(right) received watches and lapel pins for 20 years' service, from
general manager Harold Mercer.
340 On 20-Year List In 1959
The calendar year of 1959
closed with 340 entries in the
book of employees’ names on
the 20-year service roster.
December additions to the
list of long-time workers at
the Gastonia plant were
Marvin Benton of Carding
and William F. Hogan of the
Mechanical department.
At the time these persons
were going into their 21st year
with the company, 16 others
here reached employment mile
stones of 15, 10 and 5 years. The
December list includes:
Fifteen Years
Arthur C. Spencer, Twisting
(synthetics); Raymond H. Varna-
dore. Weaving (synthetics);
Frank A. Jolly and L. C. Hart-
grove. Nylon - treating Unit;
Earnest C, Keenum, Supply; and
John R. Carson, Industrial Re
lations (plant protection).
Ten Years
Edith K. Bryson, Spinning;
Kathleen H. Hodge, Twisting
(synthetics); Betty Gray Martin
and Lillie S. Crain, Weaving
(cotton); Robert P. Wallace and
W. H. Huffstetler, Mechanical
department; Monteen B. Clonin-
ger. Quality Control.
Five Years
Vesta H. Trammell and Mar
jorie B. Hudson, Twisting (syn
thetics); Granville A. Perry,
Weaving (synthetics).
Mr/s Don Corella
Home In Gastonia
After a wedding trip, Mr. and
Mrs. Don J. Corella went to
live on Parnell street in Gas
tonia, following their Christmas
Eve marriage in Loray Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Corella, the former Doris
Jean McCready, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McCready.
A graduate of Ashley High
School, she works in the payroll
department at Firestone.
Her husband is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Corella of Rich
mond, Calif. Mr. Corella is a
graduate of the high school at
Arroyo Grande, Calif. A profes
sional baseball player with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, he works
during winter months in the
electrical division of the Me
chanical department here.
FACT AND COMMENT
Sharing In Auto Industry Prosperity
More than two million motor
vehicles were added to the na
tion’s registration rolls at the
beginning of 1959. This brought
the total to around 70 million.
These government statistics in
dicated an overall increase of
3.1 per cent over the number in
1958.
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On Safe Driving...
Willis D. Strickland, as driver
of interstate buses for 14 years,
established a record of 825,000
miles without a chargeable high
way accident. Noting this, the
National Foundation for High
way Safety reported Mr. Strick
land's five-rule outline for safe
driving;
1. Practice the Golden Rule.
Treat other drivers as you would
expect to be treated.
2. Be alert at all times. Expect
the unexpected.
Figures on the different ve
hicles, and percentage increase;
Automobiles — 58,591,000, up
2.9 per cent
Trucks and buses—11,825,000,
up 3.3 per cent.
This report supports the ever-
brightening outlook for the tire,
automotive accessory and relat
ed industries. Through tire fab
rics and other materials, the tex
tile industry shares in the op
portunities of this tremendous
market.
3. Keep your distance—don't
ride bumper-to-bumper.
4. Never pass on curves. Al
ways make sure the road is clear
ahead.
5. Always observe the speed
limit wherever you are driving.
The origin of silk weaving in
China is unknown. Earliest ex
amples found were in Chinese
Turkestan in 1914, these being
attributed to the First Century
before Christ.