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j The Latest For Quarter Midgets Ricky Molz, 12-year-old quarter midget race driver from Uniontown, Ohio, meets Henry S. Richard, recently appointed director of racing for the Firestone company. Ricky's machine is equipped with the latest word in the way of tires: Firestone Micro 500s, specially-built and patterned after the company's midget race tire. Engineered expressly for quarter midget and go-cart racing, the Micro 500 features nylon cord and race tire construction. PEOPLE, PLACES and EVENTS in the J. O. VanDyke, in U.S. military service and on an assignment in Germany, visited recently with Earl Redding, Mechanical depart ment, and Mrs. Redding of Payroll. Mr. VanDyke is the husband of the Reddings’ daughter Joyce. Mrs. VanDyke will continue to stay in the States while her husband completes his assignment in Europe. He was scheduled to return to Germany in early January. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hall and children visited Ted Ramsey in Marietta, Ga., during the recent holiday season. Mr. Hall works in plant sales. Mr. Ramsey at one time was in the Methods and Standards department at Firestone in Gastonia. Ann Wiley, Betty Moss and Jerry Barton attended the Decem ber 20 wedding of Max Robinson and Miss Abbey Gibson, at Gibson, N. C. Max is a brother of Ann Wiley, and Horace Robin son in the Mechanical department. Their mother, Mrs. Nell Robin son, works in the Cloth Room. Mrs. Henry Gordon and a brother were to return to North Carolina January 7, after having spent the Christmas holidays in New York city. Mr. Gordon is a fork-lift operator. Members of the Cotton Office and Warehouse staffs welcomed R. W. Rainey back to work in late December. He had spent a week in the hospital. THE MASTER WEAVER To All Employees and Their Families U. S. Savings Bonds are a better buy than ever be fore, in three important ways: o All Series E and H bonds bought since June 1, 1959 now earn 3% per cent interest when held to ma turity. o Older Bonds will also pay more—an extra ¥2 per cent from June 1 on, if you hold them to maturity. o All Series E Bonds— old or new—now carry an automatic extension privi lege. They will keep pay ing liberal interest for 10 years beyond maturity. These are three big DOLLAR benefits that make it wise to buy new Bonds—and hang on to the ones you have! But a good return is not the only reason for buying bonds. It is an easy, sys tematic way to save. You can buy Bonds au tomatically through Pay roll Savings Plan at Fire stone; buy them at your bank; and even your youngsters can buy them at school through the School Savings Plan for U. S. Savings Stamps. Your Government guar antees that the cash value of your Bonds cannot drop —it can only grow. If Bonds should be lost, stol en, or destroyed, the Treas ury will replace them free. Build a brighter future for yourself and your fami ly. U. S. Savings Bonds are better than ever. FROM THE PAST —Broadus Moss of Twisting (synthetics) and his son Wayne study the old bell on the courthouse steps. This holdover from the past be longed to the courthouse which ante-dated the present one erected in 1907. Shelby: Mark Of New South —From page 7 entire facility is valued at $1 million. The Community Center and its 120 acres include all types of recreational facilities, such as a nine-hole golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, athletic fields, air-conditioned bowling alleys, gymnasium and audi torium, miniature golf course, merry - go - round, smaU train, amphitheatre, four picnic grounds, and play-grounds for different age groups. Besides the Community Cen ter, Shelby offers its Negro pop ulation one of the South’s best recreation centers at Holly Oak Park, a 55-acre layout. It has two lakes and swimming pool, clubhouse, lighted ball park, athletic field and stadium. The Cleveland Country Club has an 18-hole golf course, and North Lake Country Club adds to the recreational facilities. Many industrial firms, churches, schools, social groups, clubs and fraternal groups sponsor recrea tion programs. The city also has a regular concert series. Good Health Resources: A Community's Pride Cleveland County Public Health Department is housed in a modern center which offers several regular monthly clinics. Cleveland Memorial Hospital is an accredited facility with 175 beds, and a school of practical nursing. Among other advan tages here is a State-approved care center for premature in fants. Two newspapers are publish ed—The Shelby Daily Star, with a circulation in excess of 12,000; and a semi-weekly. The Cleve land Times, which has a circula tion of around 6,000. Other pub lic information services are radio station WOHS, a daytime outlet, and its FM counterpart which operates unlimited time; and another daytime station, WAD A. Shelby has a municipal air port and a feeder airport. Other transportation facilities include 12 motor freight services, four inter-city bus lines, and two railroads. FIRESTONE GROUP—Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Russ, both of Weav ing (synthetics) live with their family on Route 2, Shelby. A married son, Marvin Gene Russ, also of Route 2, works in Weaving (synthetics). Here, at home Mrs. Russ passes out "samples" of her homemade candy to daughters Roxie (left), Judy, and son Vernon. Foundation Honors Leonard Firestone Former President Herbert Hoover, Bernard M. Baruch, and Leonard K. Firestone received Achievement Awards of the Deafness Research Foundation recently, when the organization marked its first anniversary. Mr. Firestone is honorary chairman of the voluntary health group which was formed to en courage public education and research in the field of deafness. At the presentation, he was cited for “personal achievements and contributions to social and economic progress,” as well as “the generous gift he makes of himself in the fight to conquer deafness, and the courageous ex ample he has set in overcoming deafness through the miracle of modern surgery.” FIRESTONE TEXTILES P. O. BOX 551 GASTONIA. N. C. POSTAL MANUAL SECTION 134.1 U. S. POSTAGE PAID GASTONIA, N. C. PERMIT NO. 29 THE LIBRARY OF UNC CHAPSL HILL, U. C. Page 8 January, 1960 Form 3547 Requested
