GOING PLACES. .. SEEING THINGS
Television Part Of His Job
This Technician in the
Firestone tire-testing labora
tory at Akron, Ohio makes
watching television a vital
part of his job. The closed-
circuit tv serves a dual pur
pose while focused on a giant
test wheel. This way, the
technician can get a close,
clear look at an aircraft tire
being tested at speeds up to
300 miles per hour during
make - believe takeoffs and
landings.
The tv also permits the
technician to judge perform
ance of the tire and spot fail
ures from behind the protec
tion of a brick wall. Test con
ditions are pre - determined
on the control panel, which
records temperature of the
tire, the distance it has
traveled in the test, and other
information.
A Transportation
Committeeman
Company president Raymond
C. Firestone has been named to
the advisory committee of Trans
portation Center at Northwest
ern University.
The committee, composed of
business leaders from the trans
portation and allied industries,
provides counsel on policies and
programs of the Center.
Objective research is the chief
function of the Center which is
a national educational and fact
finding organization serving the
country’s transportation indus
try.
Its work also involves making
surveys of all phases of the
transportation industry, and
sponsoring short courses, semi
nars and fellowships at North
western University. It maintains
an extensive reference library
for the industry, and publishes
educational booklets on its eco
nomic and research projects.
5.722.000 NC
Spindles In Place
Of the 19,942,000 spindles in
place in the United States, the
Department of Commerce re
ports that 17,6:2,000 of them
were active on October 1, all
processing cotton. An additional
1,607,000—making a total of 19,-
259.000 — were active in the
Your second and fourth fingers
on either hand are the most
often open to injury. Try to
keep them close to the others
whqn working on a running
machine of any kind.
New Travel Season With Promise Of Spring
processing of fibers other than
cottcn.
Close to one-third of all cot-
ton-system spindles in place in
the United States are in South
Carolina textile mills. The state
has 6,634,000 spindles, ranking
first by a margin of 912,000
spindles over second-place North
Carolina. The North State has
5,722,000 spindles in place.
Georgia is third, with 2,912,000;
Alabama, fourth, with 1,610,000.
No sooner have Christmas and New Year’s Day
come and gone than there is a promise of Spring,
with its invitation to going places and doing
things in the outdoors of the Mid-South. And in
the Carolinas, golf, riding and early-blooming
camellias come with January’s package, as a
harbinger of a new season on the calendar, mid
way in the two states and along the coast.
Beautiful at any time of the year, the gardens
of Eastern North and South Carolina are show
cases for camellias and a host of hollies and other
evergreens this month. Among the gardens to
see in January are Orton Plantation and Air lie
near Wilmington, and the historic Port City’s
Greenfield Park; Laurel Lake Gardens near
Salemburg, and Clarendon Gardens at Pinehurst.
Palmetto's Places of Beauty
In South Carolina you will find Brookgreen
Gardens and Sanctuary one of the most popular
beauty spots in the Southeast. This year-round
attraction at Georgetown brings thousands of
tourists to its beautifully-landscaped grounds of
almost 10,000 acres by the Waccamaw river and
the sea.
In the Charleston area, you will want to see
such famous places as Middleton, Cypress, Mag
nolia, Pierates Cruze Gardens, and Hampton
Park.
In North Carolina, going where the wild geese
go puts “something special” into travel this
month. Easily reached by travelers on the coast
and in the southern Piedmont are the feeding
grounds of thousands of geese, ducks and other
migratory birds which arrive in Autumn and re
main until early Spring.
At Gaddy’s Goose Refuge near Ansonville
(U.S. 52), wild geese feel so much at home that
they accept food from visitors and can be photo
graphed close-up. At Lake Mattamuskeet, the
intricate flight patterns of geese and ducks are
seen over a 30,000-acre lake and the surrounding
fields and marshes. Pea Island National Wild
life Refuge, on the Outer Banks, is one of the
few places in the world where the rare Greater
Snow Geese can be seen in substantial numbers.
Resort-Areas Free Directory
North Carolina’s appeal as an all-year Variety
Vacationland is accented in a new illustrated
booklet describing its winter golf and riding
resorts and the year-round attractions from
mountains to coast.
“Mid-South Resorts” is available free from the
State Advertising Division, Department of Con
servation and Development, Raleigh. The booklet
contains information on the Sandhills resorts of
Pinehurst and Southern Pines; Tryon in the
Thermal Belt of the Blue Ridge, and Sedgefield
in the Piedmont.
Also included is information about historical
attractions which can be visited at any time of
the year in many different sections of the State;
and the fishing, flowers and special events which
are traveler highlights in early Spring.
The UNC Morehead Planetarium at Chapel
Hill is featuring through Feb. 6 its annual pro
gram, “Scouting the Skies”.
South To The Sunshine State?
At this time of year, the travel service of the
Recreation department is reminded that a num
ber of Firestone employees and retired people
head toward Florida for a week end or vacation
of sun-fun. If you’ve been to the Sunshine State
before, you’ll remember—but for first-timers,
this reminder from Plant Recreation:
Seasons in Florida do not follow the calendar.
Holiday rates begin Dec. 15. The winter season
begins Jan. 15 and lasts through March. Price-
wise, this is the most expensive season for
travelers.
If you’re interested in finding out about Flori
da resort areas, the Recreation department has
pamphlets, circulars and folders describing many
of Florida’s cities, towns, activities and attrac
tions. These will give you the flavor—some idea
of the atmosphere—of various areas to visit.
For more information—or some special ad
vice and help beyond what the travel service
here can provide, write to the chamber of com
merce in the town or city that interests you. Em
ployees who have done this testify that you’ll
■get a prompt, courteous-and'accurate reply;
JANUARY, 1961 PAGE 6
GARDEN CLUB
‘Legends
of the
Madonnas^
During the Christmas season
the Variety Garden Club of Fire-
stons turned its regular monthly
luncheon meeting into an ex
hibit of art-flower arrangements
on the theme, “Legends of the
Madonnas”.
The presentation at the Rec
reation Center was planned by
the club program chairman, Mrs.
Henry Chastain, with the presi
dent, Mrs. W. E. Pope, presiding.
A program on the madonna and
how it has been employed in
flower-art themes throughout
the ages, preceded selection of
the three most outstanding ex
hibit entries.
First place went to Mrs. W. E.
Pope; second, to Mrs. Carl
Stowe Sr.; third, to Mrs. Lewis
Moss. Selections were made by
Mrs. F. B. Galligan, wife of the
plant production manager. She
was honor guest, invited espe
cially to choose the best entries.
OTHER club members who
brought arrangements, and the
themes of their handiwork;
Mesdames R. G. Henderson—
“Prayer for Peace”; W. R.
Turner Sr. — “Of the First
Snow”; L. M. Foy—“Madonna in
a Silver Setting”; Yates Camp
bell — “O Holy Night”; G. D.
Gates—“Madonna of the Roses”;
W. H. Chastain—“Madonna of
Grapes”, “Spirit of Christmas”,
“Madonna in a Gold Setting”,
and “Silent Night”.
MADONNA IN NATURE —
Mrs. Carl Stowa Sr. (left), sec
ond-place winner, with her ar
rangement of "The Madonna of
the Roses." Mrs. Lewis Moss was
the other club member to have
one of the three top entries.
Hers was "Madonna of Palms
and Fruits".
ETERNAL THEME—Mrs. F. B. Galligan (left) and Mrs. W. E*
Pope, with Mrs. Pope's first-place entry, "The Annunciation", froJ^
St. Luke's account of the archangel Gabriel's announcement of ih®
advent of the Messiah Child.