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GASTONIA
VOL. IX
GASTONIA, N. C., SEPTEMBER, I960
NUMBER 9
CAMP FIRESTONE in Ihe Blue Ridge is an
ideal base from which io travel +o numerous
sightseeing aitraclions in a vast highland area.
A favorite place of interest is Clingman's Dome
in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Added recently was a spiral ramp leading to a
45-foot tower (left) from which you get sweeping
views of distant ranges. Tower adjoins paved
parking overlook on the Dome crest.
Right: Cherokee Indian Fair each October
since 1914 is another outstanding attraction in
the mountain region. Members of the Eastern
Band of Cherokees on the Qualla Reservation ex
hibit arts and crafts, farm products, and present
traditional music and dances. Agricultural dis
plays include colorful "Indian" beans and corn
grown only in this section of the Smokies. Also
there are Stickball (ana-tsagi) games, archery
and blowgun contests. Oconaluftee Indian Vil-
icige, cilso a£ Clierokee, xs open through mid-
October. —N. C. News Bureau pholos
FOR FIRESTONE COMPANY
60th Year—‘Edge of Unprecedented Progress’
Firestone, launching its 60th year of business in August,
moved onto the threshold of a 10-year period that promises
unprecedented growth. This was the vision of Harvey S.
Firestone Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, in re
viewing the current $120 million expansion and moderniza
tion program undertaken by the company during its 60th
year.
Scheduled to be in operation
soon are four new plants, with
plans underway for construction
of a new synthetic-rubber pro
ducing unit at Port Jerome,
France; and a three-plant syn
thetic-rubber complex at Bareil
ly, India.
PROGRESS—The four sons of Company founder Harvey S.
Firestone discuss 60 years of progress, as they examine a large
globe pinpointing worldwide installations of the company. Harvey
S. Firestone Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, points to
the new Coral-Diene plant in Orange, Texas, opening within the
next few months. Behind him, from left: Leonard K. Firestone,
president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of California;
Raymond C. Firestone, president of the parent company; and
Roger S. Firestone, president of the Firestone Plastics Company,
Pottstown, Pa.
New installations moving to
ward completion this fall are a
plant at Orange, Texas, to manu
facture Coral and Diene rubber;
a nylon-producing operation at
Hopewell, Va., and tire plants at
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and
Bethune, France.
This building program will
bring Firestone's total number
of plants to 75.
“We are proud that in 60 years
our company has grown from a
small one-plant operation with
a 12-man force in Akron, Ohio,
to a diversified enterprise with
installations in 21 countries, em
ploying 85,000 persons,” Mr.
Firestone said.
Progress From Beginning
The company, which observed
its anniversary August 3, was
founded by Harvey S. Firestone
in 1900. At that time it listed
assets of $20,000. Sales in 1901
amounted to $110,000. The first
profit-making year was in 1903
which produced $8,503 profit on
sales of $230,000. In 1905 the
company paid its first dividend
and the following year the com
pany passed the million dollar
sales mark.
Steady growth has marked the
firm's history until today it is
one of 40 U. S. companies doing
more than one billion dollars
worth of business annually.
The latest report for fiscal
1959 shows net income of $64,-
596,848 on sales of $1,187,784,-
024 and lists assets in excess of
—more on page 2
Camp Season
Will Extend
Into October
Lake James in Western
North Carolina has the look
of a good place to go for that
“extra something” in a back-
to-nature adventure: Spark
ling blue water, hundreds of
coves, islands aplenty, trails
to towering mountains of the
storied Blue Ridge.
It’s the sort of place that of
fers “healing for life’s inquie
tude,” one Firestone man de
scribes it, speaking for a lot of
others who’ve also been to see
for themselves.
That's the pastoral setting for
Camp Firestone, company-oper
ated retreat for employees and
members of their families. Lo
cated on a cove of the lake and
near Canal Bridge at Nebo,
Camp Firestone will extend its
season into mid-October this
year, when autumn's color spec
tacular reaches its fullest splen
dor.
In this its 25th consecutive
year, the camp had had a busy
season as of late August, ac
cording to the Industrial Rela
tions office, through which em
ployees make application for
use of the camp facilities.
Accommodations this season
include six cottages with sleep
ing quarters — each equipped
with electric stove and refrig-
‘Eyewitness’
Goes Weekly
This Month
Starting this fall, an expand
ed weekly series of “Eyewitness
to History” programs on CBS
television will constitute a new,
major source of information for
the American public.
The sponsor. Firestone, has
presented 27 “Eyewitness to
History’’ programs in selected
time periods over the CBS TV
network since August of 1959.
Beginning September 30, it will
present the weekly “Eyewit
ness” programs every Friday
throughout the year at 9:30-10
p.m., EST.
In its new schedule of regular
appearances, “Eyewitness” will
deal thoroughly with the single
most significant news story of
the week. The program will be
live, with video-taped and film
ed coverage, reports and com
mentary by CBS newsmen
around the world.
In its first year, “Eyewitness”
covered such events as Nikita
Khrushchev’s historic tour of
the United States, President
Eisenhower’s journeys to Eu
rope, Asia and the Far East, and
General Charles de Gaulle’s
American visit.
The programs have been
praised in the press and on the
floor of the Congress of the
United States. This season’s
weekly “Eyewitness” series will
again be produced by the
Special Program Unit of CBS
News.
erator; two other cottages with
sleeping quarters; and a main
dining hall. Altogether, there is
room for around 80 persons at a
time for overnight stay, with
additional space on the property
for camping.
You can enjoy fishing, boat
ing, swimming, water skiing,
hiking, horseshoe pitching, and
picnicking. For children there
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Another Record
In Safety
Production manager F. B.
Galligan points to the plant’s
safety record of 3,498.104
manhours with only one lost
time injury during the 1959
calendar year. With him are
(from left) A. B. Gamble, Me
chanical department; Ann
Hubbard, Spinning; and
James Reel, Weaving (syn
thetics).
The polished walnut
plaque bears an inscription
on burnished brass. It was
presented by the North Caro
line Textile Manufacturers
Association and the North
Carolina Industrial Commis
sion. For the accident-control
contest. Firestone Textiles
was in the group of industri
al establishments with more
than 1100 employees.