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NEWSWEA VERS: NYLON ARRIVAL — At Gastonia, fork-lift operator Thomas J. Ross unloads from cargo truck synthetic filament produced in Firestone's new plant at Hopewell. TWIST COMING UP—William G. Floyd Jr. hoists a beam of Hopewell nylon onto a twister at Gastonia, for further processing into tire cord, and then fabric. ☆ ☆ ☆ Hopewell Producing Synthetics Production of nylon fila ment for use in tire cord is now underway at the Fire stone Synthetic Fibers Com pany plant near Hopewell, Va. When this new unit opened, Firestone became the first American rubber com pany to produce its own ny lon filament. The Virginia facility is producing both monofila ment and multifilament ny lon yarns which will be proc essed further for tire cord at the Company’s textile plants. When in full production, the plant will produce 10,- 000,000 pounds of nylon each year and will employ around 300 persons. The plant, purchased last year, is located on a 250-acre site, where the company has just completed an extensive modernization and expansion —part of Firestone’s overall $120 million program of growth. “Firestone produces many of the basic materials used in its tire manufacturing,” said executive vice president J. E. Trainer. “With production begun at Hopewell, we now add the synthetic fiber field to our diversified operation.” Mr. Trainer pointed out that the new operation will enable the company to broaden its research in the synthetic fiber field. It will also place Firestone in a more favorable position for marketing its products. Roger S. Firestone, presi dent of the Firestone Plastics Company, is also president of the new Synthetic Fibers di vision. W. J. Smith is man ager of the Hopewell plant. PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS Employees of this department taking vacations in November were Ervin Worthy, Ernest Harris, Robert Setzer and J. C. Eskews. Off came the plaster cast from R. W. Rainey’s leg in late November. Mr. Rainey, on leave from the wastehouse for a leg operation and an extended convalescing period, is the son of Rose- velt Rainey of the Cotton Office. Warehouse employees extend expressions of sympathy to the Albert Meeks family in the passing of his father-in-law, Arthur Falls, in early November. Charles Case, son of Clarence Case of the Mechanical depart ment (electric shop), was separated from the U. S. Army November 11, at Fort Hamilton, N. Y., after 34 months of service. Charles had basic military instruction at Fort Jackson, S. C., then attended ASA school at Fort Devens, Mass. After graduation, he was assign ed to the Army Security Agency with the 182nd USASA Company in Germany. He served there until his return to the U. S. for separation last month. TELL ME PATTERNS OF PROGRESS—Sara Crisp begins tie-in of beam of nylon, combining filaments for twisting into cord, then trans ferred to packages or large spools for the looms. Q. I know that carelessness is one of the leading causes of home accidents. What is another leading cause of accidents at home? A. Negligence and false pride about eyesight. Optometrists point out that some 30 per cent of all home accidents have some Anna D. Tarte Burial of Anna D. Tarte, 47, was in Hollywood Cemetery November 23, following a me morial service in Firestone Wesleyan Methodist Church. The wife of Alton Ray Tarte of the Firestone plant mechanical service died November 21. Besides the husband, she leaves a daughter, Sylvia Ann and sons Ted and Timmy of the home at 1208 West Second ave nue, and another son, Robert, of Gastonia; also a sister, Mrs. Lona Taylor of York, S. C.; a brother, Bernie Dockery of Gas tonia; and one grandchild, connection with the fact that housewives fail to see clearly, and do not wear eye correction. Lack of eye correction is main ly due to a woman’s self-con sciousness, or she has failed to have her eyes examined regu larly to allow for changes in her vision. A SURVEY made by op- tometrists in Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware show ed that housewives generally are more reluctant than their husbands to have their eyes ex amined, because the women are afraid they might have to wear glasses. Results are that many house wives strain their vision, which often leads to “crows feet” form ing on the outside of their eyes. Vision Conservation Institute Inc. estimates that more than 50 per cent of American house wives have not had their eyes examined in over five years. S!jgWg DECEMBER, 1960 PAGE 7 rOr5 .V? ’Twas Jest ’Fore Christmas These children of employee families are among the many youngsters who have been browsing through Fire stone stores and dealers’ outlets in the Gastonia area, whet ting their hopes on Good Things for Christmas. Each year the company’s nationwide retail system lays out an enticing stock of toys and other merchandise with special appeal to children. And along with all this, the thousands of other items for the home and auto suggest: “Make It a Firestone Gift for Christmas.” In the first two photos, Victor Moore and Deborah Creas- man survey the situation in Horne’s Home and Auto Store, a franchise Firestone dealer on Main avenue in Gastonia. Deborah’s mother, Mrs. Lane Creasman, works in Main Office; Victor’s father, Howard Moore, is in the Mechanical department. Other photos: Dorenda Huffstetler and Neil Turner do some shelf-shopping at the Firestone Stores, Franklin ave nue and Marietta street. Shuford Turner, Neil’s father, is in Spinning; Dorenda’s father, Warren Huffstetler, is in the Mechanical department.
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