Edna H. Harris Loyd J. Watson
Carding Twisting (syn)
Lillie Bradshaw S. P. Bolding
Spooling Ind. Relations
Owen Green William Beavers
Twisting (syn) Twisting (syn)
Jesse Carter
Carding
Fred J. Garrett
Carding
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25-
YEAR
PEOPLE
GOING PLACES. . . SEEING THINGS
O. A. Mashburn
Twisting (syn)
Proof Of Your Age
For SS Benefits
What record of your age do
you have as proof for Social
Security claims? This question,
according to Gastonia District
SS manager Lex G. Barkley,
causes most concern among peo
ple of retirement age.
You do not have to have a birth
certificate for proof of your age,
Mr. Barkley points out. He says
that there are many other kinds
of proof that are acceptable.
One of your old insurance
policies, for example, may be
very good proof. Or, you may
have a Bible that has been in
the family for many years.
Your World War I discharge or
registration, a certified mar
riage record giving your age at
the time of marriage, a copy of
your school record, baptismal
certificate, a census record
OTHER RECORDS
9 Have Begun
26th Year
Nine more proud people
saw their names added to the
quarter-century service roll
in October. They are pre
sented in photographs on
this page. While these mark
ed 25 years of service comple
ted, there were others who
made history in October
when they reached service
milestones of 20, 15, 10 and
5-year periods. This group
includes—
Twenty Years
Collie B. Moore and Lennel H.
Kennum, Industrial Relations
(canteen service).
Fifleen Years
Neal Lowery, Carding; Wil
liam H. Gilmore, George L.
Terry, John Bradley, Twisting
(synthetics); Jessie L. Ammons,
Weaving (cotton); Samuel Love,
Warehouse; Leonard Bumgard-
ner. Quality Control.
Ten Years
Earl W. Queen, Broadus Moss,
Betty F. Guffey, Jack L. Hall,
Ernest J. Baker, Elene L. Dod-
gins, Edna Fortenberry, all
Twisting (synthetics); Marcus L.
Dobbins, Weaving (synthetics);
James S. Garner, Weaving (cot
ton); Scott J. McCarter, Shop.
Five Years
Edwin E. Dyer, Twisting (syn
thetics); Nadine C. McCraney,
Charles Carringer, Weaving
(synthetics).
showing your age many years
ago—these are just a few of the
means by which you can verify
your age.
ALTHOUGH your claim for
retirement benefits can be proc
essed faster if you have your
proofs ready when you file, do
not delay making your applica
tion if you do not have proofs
at h^d.
If you need help in obtaining
an acceptable proof of age, con
tact your district Social Secur
ity office at 365 West Main ave
nue in Gastonia, or the office
nearest your home town.
NEWSWEA VERS:
Persomiel
—From page 3
November; A Renmant Sale Of Autumn Glory
Down in the Carolinas, November combines
autumn foliage with the green of long-leaf pine
and magnolia to set the background for a month
of “specials” awaiting those on-the-go.
The show is free if you have the transporta
tion, the Plant Recreation department reminds
you, in posting this month’s travel bulletins. And
wherever you go, take your camera with plenty
of film, especially the color kind.
In North Carolina, outdoor sports in crisp,
bright weather and a “remnant sale” of autumn
color are but some of the top travel attractions.
State Parks Are Open
Around The Calendar
A fact that many travelers overlook with the
ending of summer is that State Parks—excepting
lofty Mount Mitchell—are open the year-round.
All sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway, “Amer
ica’s most scenic major highway,” are open until
winter weather conditions necessitate closing the
higher-altitude portions.
Additional surf-spanning piers and seagoing
ferries have been added along the Coast. The
state’s Outer Banks—now playing host to more
autumn visitors than ever before—have inspired
a new vacation handbook for free distribution.
“The Outer Banks of North Carolina” deals
with things to see and do on the long chain of
islands which swings out to Cape Hatteras and
is the home of the first National Seashore in the
country. A new road map and many photographs
help to describe such attractions as the visitor
center and museum for aviation opened this year
at Wright Brothers National Memorial, expanded
recreation facilities in the Cape Hatteras Nation
al Seashore, and Billy Mitchell Air Field on
Hatteras.
Included is information on how to reach the
Outer Banks, along with material on beach re
sorts, fishing centers, lighthouses, historic sites,
and a list of special events, a history of the area,
and a roster of visitor accommodations.
To get your copy, write State Advertising Di
vision, Department of Conservation and Develop
ment, Raleigh.
November Events Offer
Some Festive Color
Among November events are several harvest
festivals and other seasonal attractions. Biggest
of them all is the 14th annual Carolinas Carrou
sel at Charlotte, November 23 and 24.
A partial list of others; Fall Flower Show,
Raleigh, Nov. 9-12; Rutherford County Harvest
Festival, Rutherfordton, 20; Holiday Jubilee
Parade and Ball, Greensboro, 25; Harvest Square
Dance, Pinehurst, 25; Piedmont Festival, Thomas-
ville, 25 and 26; Parade and Coronation Ball,
Forest City, 30.
The 12th season of “Star of Bethlehem” at
Morehead Planetarium at Chapel Hill begins
Nov. 22 and continues through Jan. 2.
Free Motor Travel Directory;
Where You Can Slay and Eat
Motor Travel Services Inc. has released the
first combination directory of its recommended
restaurants and motels across the United States
and Canada. The CAR (Certified Association
Restaurants) endorsement plan was begun 18
months ago and now has some 1700 independent
ly-owned restaurants displaying the CAR
emblem.
Each establishment is pledged to serve good
food at popular family prices, in clean and pleas
ant surroundings. They also offer children’s por
tions at special rates.
Motels approved by Motor Travel Services to
display the GEM emblem (Greater Economy
Motels) are inspected and selected on these
standards: Convenient location; consistent, rea
sonable rates; clientele of salesmen, family
groups, and tourists; cleanliness throughout
premises; adequate and comfortably equipped
rooms; precautions for guests’ safety; and courte
ous service with congenial hospitality.
Restaurants are listed alphabetically by state
and town, exact location, hours open and addi
tional facilities available. Motel room rates are
also detailed.
A free copy of the new CAR-GEM Directory
is yours by sending 10 cents for postage, to Motor
Travel Services, Dept. 1C, 1521 Hennepin Ave.,
Minneapolis 3, Minn.
CHOOSING THE CHIEF
Political Parties Began In The 1790s
The James M. Coopers of 1106 Balthis drive were the subject of
a recent feature in the Gastonia Gazette. The story by society
editor Zoe Brockman presented Firestone’s chief methods-standards
engineer and Mrs. Cooper as “people who’ve been everywhere and
seen everything.” They spent three years in China before coming
to Gastonia nine years ago. The article described the Coopers’
“Chinatown” collection of mementoes, related some of their ex
periences in the East and told of their community activities in
Gastonia.
NOVEMBER, 1960
PAGE 5
The way voting citizens
choose a man to do the stagger
ing job of President of our coun
try has changed as much as the
job itself.
Ratified in 1788, the American
Constitution provided for elec
tion of the President by electors
from each state, to be chosen
“in a manner prescribed by the
state legislature.” Each elector
would vote for two men. The
one receiving the highest num
ber of votes would be Presi
dent — the runner-up would be
Vice President.
It didn’t take long to prove
that this system just wouldn’t
work.
Separate Balloting
For Two Offices
When political parties began
to form in the 1790s, the two-
vote system made it almost in
evitable that the Chief Execu
tive would be a member of one
party and the Vice President of
another party (as happened in
1796, when Federalist John
Adams came in first and Demo
crat-Republican Thomas Jeffer
son, second).
What’s more, the winner and
the runner-up might be men
who couldn’t tolerate each other
personally, even though they
were members of the same par
ty (like Thomas Jefferson and
his Vice President, Aaron Burr,
elected in 1800).
So in 1 8 0 4 the Twelfth
Amendment to the Constitution
provided for separate balloting
for the two offices.
By that time, electors from
each state were being pledged
in advance to the Presidential
candidates already chosen by
their parties.
And by the 1820s, most states
had established universal suf
frage and provided for popular
election of electors — which
meant popular election of the
President.
Balloting of the Electoral Col
lege had become the mere for
mality it is today. Yet, an elec
tor still can — theoretically —
vote for anybody he pleases.
This happened as recently as
1956, when an Alabama elector
decided to cast his vote, not for
Dwight Eisenhower nor Adlai
Stevenson, but for a man named
Walter B. Jones!
First Party Convention
Made History In 1830
Credit for invention of the
party nominating convention —
glorious three-ring circus of
American political life — goes
to a minor party with few other
claims to fame: The Anti-Mason
party. The Anti-Masons held the
first convention in 1830, and the
two major parties of the day —
the National Republicans and
the Democrats — both took up
the idea in time and held con
ventions for the 1832 Presiden
tial elections.
The National Republicans
nominated Henry Clay (who
shares with William Jennings
Bryan the distinction of having
run for the Presidency and lost
three times); the Democrats re
nominated President Andrew
Jackson.
At those first conventions the
tradition was established that
each state sends a number of
delegates equal to its combined
representation in both Houses of
Congress.
Such a system meant that in
the most recent national politi
cal conventions, with 1521 dele
gates assembled in Los Angeles,
John F. Kennedy needed 761
votes to win the Democrat par
ty’s nomination. With 1331 Re
publicans meeting in Chicago,
Richard M. Nixon needed 666
as a magic number for nomina
tion.
Note: November is the
Big Month when Ameri
can citizens choose a Presi
dent and Vice President.
Here is the second of a
two-part series on some
interesting historical ma
terial concerning the top
office of the United States
and our political conven
tion system.