A I r7( 26TH ANNUAL OBSER VANCE Brotherhood Week Feb. 21-28 FEBRUARY, 1960 JSJISWS PAGE 5 For These: New Jobs Planned programs and special events in more than 10,000 com munities of all 50 States will mark the observance of Brother hood Week, this year February 21-28. Honorary chairman of the ob servance is President Dwight D. Eisenhower, leading the nation in the annual observance spon sored by the National Confer ence of Christians and Jews. The February emphasis each year during the week which al ways includes the birthday of George Washington, is but a part of the year-round program of brotherhood promotion through schools and colleges, churches and synagogues, labor- management and community or ganizations, in newspapers and magazines, movies, radio, tele vision and other media. PURPOSE of Brotherhood Week is to give people an op portunity to dedicate themselves anew each year to the high ideals of human rights, mutual respect, and the dignity of the individual. The National Conference of Christians and Jews was found ed in 1928. A week of special observance of the brotherhood ideal was suggested in 1934 by a Catholic priest of Denver, Colo. Out of this proposal, the NCCJ organized a program through which people of all religious groups in the United States could express “common ground as children of one God.” It enlists Protestants, Catho lics and Jews who, without com promise on their own religious differences, work together to build better relationships among people of all religions, races, and nationalities. “Brotherhood Week is pri marily a means of educating and persuading against the prejudic es and bigotries that mar and distort our religious, business, social and political relationships as human beings,” says Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, president of NCCJ. Testimonial Dinner Scheduled March 1 Dr. Jones, hearing of the out standing work of the Gaston County chapter of NCCJ, re quested the privilege of speak ing at the brotherhood testi monial dinner in Gastonia this year. Firestone chief production manager F. B. Galligan is pro gram chairman of the annual event, to be held at the Gaston Country Club the evening of March 1. : malice toward mme; wifh charity for all " ; better words TO DESCRIBe'"BROTH(!RHOOD" At the meeting, a Brother hood Award will be presented. The citation last year went to Firestone general manager Har old Mercer “for outstanding leadership in advancing brother hood and the ideals of human relations among men. . .” Both Mr. Mercer and Mr. Gal ligan were recently re-appoint ed to the executive board, and the advisory committee of the Gaston chapter of NCCJ. Harvey S. Firestone Jr., com pany chairman and chief execu tive officer, was national chair man of Brotherhood Week in 1956. Several year-end promo tions among plant manage ment personnel, and some re sulting new job designations became effective February 1. Some retirements from late December through early Feb ruary also have led to addi tional job changes which are now in effect. Those involved in the nine top promotions announced in Janu ary had completed a month-long changeover program, and were in their new assignments by February 1. Francis B. Galligan headed the list, assuming the new title of production manager. The former cotton division superin tendent succeeds Nelson Kessell, who retired as general superin tendent. Others involved in the man agement changes; Francis C. Martin—from as sistant general superintendent, to production manager of the synthetics division. Homer G. Hall—from assist ant manager of sales and sched uling, to assistant manager of synthetics division. Philip R. Williams—from as sistant superintendent of cotton division, to production manager of cotton division. Clyde E. Moss—from assist ant to the general superintend ent, to manager of textile de velopments. L. B. McAbee—from assistant manager of industrial relations, to assistant manager of cotton division. A. V. Riley—from safety di rector, to assistant manager of industrial relations. Ralph Johnson—from recrea tion director, to safety director. Bobby Purkey—from assistant director of recreation, to di rector of recreation. Charles McArver—from cot ton scheduling, to assistant man ager of sales and scheduling, Fred Davis—from laboratory technician, to head inspector in quality control, third shift. He replaces Charles B. Hipps, who retired January 30. IN WEAVING (synthetics), Granville A. Perry has become overseer, succeeding Russell Conrad, who retired December 31. Mr. Perry was advanced from second hand in that de partment. Roland Conrad has been pro moted from head loom fixer to second hand, first shift, in Weaving (synthetics), filling the vacancy left by Mr. Perry. Leroy Posey, loom fixer, be came head loom fixer, succeed ing Roland Conrad, Arnold Grindle was trans ferred from packing (Sales Yarn) to cotton scheduling, re placing Charles McArver, Conservation Stamp Due In April A four-cent postage stamp calling attention to the urgency of water conservation will be issued by the United States Post Office Department April 18 this year. This, the nation’s first stamp on water conserva tion, will be formally released at ceremonies in Wash ington, D. C. The upcoming commemorative stamp— companion to the one on soil conservation issued last year—will be printed in the quantity of 120 million. CANNING TIRE NOISE—Recording noise and vibration in experimental tires of on-the-road tests are Firestone physicists M. J. Forster (left) and Robert Kelsey of the company's research laboratories. '-i « r . I LABORATORY STUDY—Back in the laboratory, the recorder Used on the road test is connected to a giant machine which puts the four recorded channels on tape, analyzing sound and vibrations. Machine marks results on four separate charts. Robert Kelsey works with charts as they come off the analyzer. He and other scientists compare results of noise and vibration tests on various sets of experimental tires. Scientists Go Noise-Hunting To Improve Firestone Tires Most people try to get away from displeasing noises. Firestone scientists go hunting for them with a tape recorder. Their quest is part of the company’s research program to provide tires that v/ill operate on passenger cars with the least possible noise and vibration, and give the passenger the easiest, quietest ride possible. Physicists of the company’s research laboratories “take to the road” with a portable tape recorder and a setup of four highly-sensitive microphones and/or accelerometers distribut ed over the test automobile, to record and locate noise and vi bration caused by different types of tires in operation. Electrical signals from the four different pickups are re corded on a single tape. Back in the laboratories, the scientists wire the portable recorder to a vibration-analyzing machine, for tape playback. The analyzer “unscrambles” the tape, at the same time marking results on charts which can be studied and compared with results from sim ilar tests on other tires. TESTS like these figured prominently in the development of a new synthetic tread rubber which Firestone announced re cently. The new compound promises motorists 5,000 extra miles for every 30,000 miles of driving, with a smoother, softer and quieter ride than was here tofore obtainable. It also cuts out “squeal” that has been con sidered normal in turning cor ners even at low speed. The tread, now in use in the Premium Quality tire—top tire of Firestone’s line — resulted from hundreds of different kinds of tests, including those for noise and vibration, to find the best compound to use. Tests were important in re cent Firestone conclusions that polyester fibers such as Dacron and Terylene are good materials for tire cord. Findings showed that these cords compare favor ably in strength with any cord SAMPLES OF CHARTS—These show relative "flat spotting" performance of polyester tire cords, and another non-cellulosic cord in common use. Even performance of polyester cords is shown in top band; increased movement due to flat spotting in other cord, is traced in bottom strip. POIYESTER CORD CELlULOSiC CORD BETTER PRODUCTS THROUGH RESEARCH in use, and give increased mile age. Another discovery was that annoyances caused by “flat spot ting” in other non-cellulosic cords in common use are elimi nated in tires built with poly ester fibers. “Flat spotting” happens when an automobile has been standing for an hour or more and con tinues for a short distance after the vehicle is put in travel, causing a bumpy motion and ex cessive noise. Auto Breakdowns Traced To Battery Battery failure is the major cause of automobile break downs, according to findings of the American Automobile Asso ciation. J. L. Faunce, manager of the Firestone home and auto supply division, believes figures gathered by the AAA indicate that one out of every two motor ists will buy a new battery in 1960. “Most of these car operators will wait until their batteries fail, before buying new ones,” Mr. Faunce said. “A battery—in the average customer’s mind— invariably fails, rather than wears out.” Nationwide figures indicate that for every 100 batteries test ed, 14 new batteries, 18 recharg es, 4 battery cables and 2 bat tery hold-downs will be sold. A good way to avoid that run down feeling is to be careful when crossing the street.
