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IjM WITH THE PIRATES REVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. Cor- ella look over some of Iheir ath- lelic Irophies. The professional pitcher holds the baseball which he autographed for his wife soon after they became acquainted when the Pirates moved to Gas tonia for the 1959 season. Former Employee Veteran Gunner Of B52 Crew S/Sgt. Lantia Passmore, for merly employed in Carding and in Spooling here, is nearing com pletion of nine years of service in the U. S. Air Force. His fath er, Robert Passmore, is a boiler tender here; Mrs. Passmore is a splicer in Weaving (synthetics). Lantia worked here for over a year, before joining the Air Force in the summer of 1951. The airman is a gunner, mem ber of CreviT E81, 327 Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Wing H, ☆ ☆ ☆ at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash. In a recent letter to his par ents, Sgt. Passmore reported that he and the other members of Crew E81 had been flying to gether since August of 1958, and had logged 850 hours in the B52 jet bomber assigned to them. Sgt. and Mrs. Passmore and their two young sons live in Spokane. ☆ ☆ ☆ B52 CREW—Sgt. Lantia Pass- more of Gastonia (right), with other crew members (from left): Capt. C. W. Guy, Lt. P. McClel lan, Capt. M. J. Fliger, Capt. J. E. Underwood, Capt. D. Car penter. Air Force photo was made at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash. Safety Contest —From page 1 of winning plants are recorded by years, and one for the grand winner at the close of the over all contest. “Purpose of this accident-con- trol rivalry”, explains safety di rector Ralph Johnson, “is to strive for a safety performance record with the least number of lost-time injuries at all three contesting plants.” Mr. Johnson points out that on scoring, a disabling injury is any injury arising out of and in the course of employment, and resulting in death, perma nent impairment or loss of time beyond the day or shift on which the accident happens. ‘Dandy Don’ Off To Savannah For Another League Season “Lefthanded pitcher Don Cor- ella of the Gastonia Pirates was a master of Jacksonville Sat urday night in the second game of a split doubleheader. He spun a neat web of magic, limiting the Braves to just five hits as the Buccos won 5-1. “Fancy relief by Don Corella protected a two-run, first inning lead and the Columbus Pirates went on to defeat the Charleston White Sox, 2-0, in the opening of a four-game South Atlantic League series in Columbus, Ga.” These were typical lead para graphs of news stories last sum mer, built around a Firestone man, who, in mid-March, will trade his job as electrician’s helper for another season of baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Don will go to Jacksonville, Fla. for a month of spring warmup, then on to Savannah, Ga., for a sea son as pitcher for the Pirates of the Sally League. Mrs. Corella, the former Doris McCready, will remain on the job in payroll until May 15. Then she will join Don in Savan nah. KNOWN in baseball circles as southpaw “Dandy Don”, the mechanical department em ployee came to his job here last fall, while he was in Gastonia with the Pirates team. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Corella of Richmond, Calif. A graduate of the high school at Arroyo Grande, Calif., he joined the Pirates ball club at Visalia (Cal ifornia State League) in 1953. In the 1954 season he played at Phoenix, Ariz., returning to the California League the fol lowing year. In Waco, Texas for the 1956 season, his pitching was interrupted for a two-year hitch in the Army Signal Corps. Most of that time he spent in Europe. After his return from service, he re-joined the Pirates at Colum bus, Ga., then transferred to Gastonia for the 1959 season. As the summer went on, Don and one of his fans became en gaged, and they were married here last Christmas eve. Mrs. Corella, herself, has an outstand ing record as an athlete during her more than six years at Fire stone. SHE HAS played center field on the Firestone Girls Softball team four seasons, having served as captain of the team last year. She was awarded a trophy for having the highest batting aver age in softball. That record was .586 in 1958. The same year she was named an “Ideal Athlete” and a “Most Competitive Ath lete.” Another of her trophies commemorates the Firestone team championship won in the 1957 Ladies Pioneer Bowling League. Three years ago she was cap tain of the Main Office bowling team here. She has also played volleyball and basketball, has been a member of the Firestone Square Dance team, and is in her second term as a member of the plant recreation council. Brenda Edison is a senior in secretarial science at Brevard. Maid Of Honor For May Queen The student body of Brevard College at Brevard, N. C. has chosen Brenda Edison of Gas tonia as Maid of Honor to the 1960 Queen of the May, Miss Christine Olsen of Charlotte. The Maid of Honor is the daughter of Mrs. Ernest Baker of Spooling. Miss Edison, Miss Olsen and eight reigning attendants from the sophomore and freshman classes will participate in the annual May Day festival pro gram and dance. This year’s Queen and Maid of Honor were members of the Brevard May Court in 1959. The traditional spring festiv ities at Brevard are set for the first week-end in May. The pro gram is sponsored each year by the Wodenian, or Veterans Club. Two Tar Heel ‘Standards’ For A Hearty Meal Since scoring is based on lost time accident rate, the winner is the plant having the lowest frequency rate (number of dis abling injuries per 1,000,000 manhours worked) during each contest period. In case of a tie in the compe tition, the winner can be deter mined by the lowest accident severity rate (number of days lost per 1,000,000 manhours worked). In the tie with Ben- nettsville and Woodstock, one safety record did not outrank the other by either of the two methods of scoring. Tire$lon« S3ISWS March, I960 Page 6 Food preparation and preferences in North Carolina vary almost as much as the State’s geography. Here in Tarheelia, where traditional Southern dishes enjoy great popularity, you’ll find the majority of cooks highly skilled in the making of such typical items as hot biscuits and gravy, cornbread, “big” hominy, grits and rice, “garden salads” and fried chicken. Among the many favorite recipes “down home in North Carolina”, barbecue and country ham compete for honors as the State’s most popular meat. But you’ll seldom find two people who prepare barbecue or cure hams in the same way. Hush puppies, a version of cornbread, is tradi tional accompaniment for barbecue in the Pied mont section of the State. "Some Favorite Tar Heel Dishes", a just-pub lished State Advertising Division bulletin, prompted Mrs. Talmadge McCoig of Winding to "sample" two of the recipes in this collection. “Try them and you’ll like the result of your efforts,” says Mrs. McCoig. Tar Heel Brunswick Stew 1 pound veal or beef 2 large potatoes 1 large stewing chicken 1 large onion, diced 4 cups lima beans 4 cups whole grain corn 2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce salt pepper tobasco Worcestershire sauce butter Stew chicken and veal or beef together until chicken is ready to fall from bones. Cool and shred chicken and veal with fingers, discarding skin and fat. Put meat back in broth, skimmed of excess fat, and continue to simmer. Dice potatoes and cook with beans, corn and tomato sauce. When potatoes are tender, combine with chicken. Mixture will be thin soup. Simmer for several hours to thicken. Season to suit your taste, with last five ingredients listed. Secret of brunswick stew is the long simmer ing, blending well the flavors. Serves 10 to 12. Mixture freezes successfully. Tar Heel Hush Puppies 2 cups corn meal 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg slightly beaten 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking powder Mix all dry ingredients. Combine egg and but termilk and add to dry ingredients. Immediately drop by the spoonful into deep hot fat, letting them remain until “puppies” float and are well- browned. Two tablespoons chopped onion may be added to the recipe, if you wish. TRADITIONAL DISHES—Mrs. Talmadge Mc Coig of Winding arranges layout for trying bruns wick stew and hush puppies. The McCoigs live at 103 Roy street in Gastonia.
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