PEOPLE
Nell Robinson
Cloth Room
NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS
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James T. Ballew
Carding
Tom Snipes
Twisling (syn)
B. J. Bumgardner Jennie Ivey
Twisling (syn) Spinning
Mattie Giles
Spinning
M. E. Hyleman
Spinning
Always Emergency:
This Present Age
The world is changing so fast
that we’re living in an era of
permanent emergency. When
people are unable to adjust rea
sonably well to these changes,
emotional problems are the re
sult.
Miss Elizabeth Little, daugh
ter of Cramer Little of the Fire
stone Mechanical department,
made these observations when
she addressed the dinner meet
ing of the Association of Child
hood Education at Covenant
Methodist Church in December.
The speaker, a member of the
faculty of Baylor University
School of Medicine in Houston,
Texas, said that mental health
is an ever-increasing problem.
“The community needs to regard
it as its problem,” she added.
Miss Little, a psychiatric con
sultant, listed these factors as
applicable to an emotionally-
healthy child: Ability to play,
ability to work in school, ability
to make friends, and ability to
remain free from incapacitating
symptoms.
Mrs. Cramer Little is presi
dent of the Gastonia ACE chap
ter. The association is primarily
concerned with the mental de
velopment of children from 2
through 12 years of age.
James M. Smiin Henry F. Boyd
Carding Ind. Relations
OTHER RECORDS
Nine More
In 26th Year
Nine persons here moved
into the New Year with a
special entry for their book
of memories — and attain
ments. They marked up a
quarter century of employ
ment at the mill in Decem
ber. Their photographs ac
company this article.
While these were marking
their 25th anniversaries, 17
others here also received service
pins—these ranging from 5 to 20
years. Included in this list are:
Twenty Years
Roy O. McMillon, Carding.
Fifteen Years
Bertha W. Broome, Lela B.
Shehane, Doc Terry, Carol E.
Holden, Lola E. Roberts, all of
Twisting (synthetics); Hattie E.
Stacy, Bell M. Whitaker, Weav
ing (synthetics); Jim A. Bur
dette, Shop; William M. Moore,
Industrial Relations (refresh
ment service).
Ten Years
Archie E. Deal, Spinning; An
drew Johnson, Ellease R. Austin,
Twisting (synthetics); James R.
Thomas, Weaving (synthetics);
Thomas A. Fowler, Twisting
(synthetics).
Five Years
Ruby Ellen Stiles, Weaving
(synthetics); Jerry Mitchell,
Shop.
The close of the 1960 calen
dar year left an impressive
record for employment service
awards. Including those who ob
served work anniversaries in
December, the record for Fire
stone’ s 25 years in Gastonia
stood like this:
Number
of Awards
159
371
720
1,420
2,505
Years
Completed
25
20
15
10
5
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JANUARY, 1961 PAGE 7
The Mailbox
The Land Is Yours—And You Could Lose It
Firestone Textiles
P. O. Box 551
Gastonia, N. C.
Sirs:
My sincere thanks to you for sending me some of your printed
materials—pamphlets and books on textiles. It sure has helped me
to make my science project in school so much more interesting.
Thank you so much.
Yours truly,
ANITA TROUTNER
116 W. Woodland
Sanford, Florida
Belonging to the American people are 21,000,-
000 acres of the most beautiful country on the
continent. The owners could lose it all. That is
the fact to be reckoned with, when considering
our national parks which have been set aside for
the enjoyment of all the people of America.
This land contains virgin forests, snow-capped
mountains, deep canyons, broad reaches of pure
wilderness, abundant wildlife, sparkling streams
and rivers, which have been protected for gen
erations in their natural condition.
They are contained within the great national
parks and monuments of America like Yosemite,
Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah, Grand
Canyon, Olympic, Everglades.
Places To Hide From The Hubbub
Here you can get away for a while from all
the hubbub of cities, all the heat and hurry, all
the rush and the pressure.
Americans love these parks and monuments. We
are traveling to them by tens of millions every
year. We want the government to protect this
American heritage against injury and destruc
tion by logging, grazing, mining, big highways
and big dams.
But there are always a few selfish groups in
the country who would invade this land for their
own profit, if they could. They would like to
log the virgin forests, although there is plenty
of other timber in the country. They would like
to graze the high flower-filled, alpine meadows,
although there is plenty of grazing land else
where.
They would like to open mines in the parks,
although the ore production would be trivial com
pared with other mineral sources. They want to
build big, wide speedways through the parks.
Of course we want modern roads to help us
reach the parks, but the roads inside should fit
the parks. They want power dams in the parks
and are not concerned with destruction wrought
by fluctuating reservoirs. There are plenty of
other places for power dams.
The National Parks Association exists to pro
tect the American system of National Parks and
Monuments against such dangers as mentioned
here. NPA is fighting for enlargement of the
system because recreational needs of the Ameri
can people are growing by leaps and bounds.
Keep A Part Of America To Enjoy
Our population is climbing, our cities are
spreading, our big roads cover more and more
land. If we are to keep any part of natural
America for our own enjoyment and that of our
descendants, we must protect our national parks
and monuments while we can. We must work for
the enlargement of the system and the provision
of many more natural outdoor recreational facili
ties for all the people.
You can join in the effort to preserve land
which really belongs to you, and to enlarge op
portunities of all people to enjoy the great out
doors. For information, write National Parks As
sociation, 1300 New Hampshire Avenue NW,
Washington 6, D. C.
NEWSWEA VERS:
PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS
Industrial Relations manager Thomas Ipock Jr. is on the 1961
roster of officers and members of the advisory board of The Sal
vation Army in Gastonia. One of seven board members whose
terms extend to 1962, Mr. Ipock is chairman of publicity and ac
tive in other fields of the Army work here. Officers of The Salva
tion Army for the new year are; A1 P. Aldridge Jr., chairman;
Wesley Daniels, vice chairman; Jim Helms, secretary; and Carl
Jackson, treasurer.
protect our children
DRWE
CARE
Mrs. John Bryant, whose husband is in the sanitation depart
ment, is 1961 secretary of Sylvia Garden Club of Firestone (com
munity). Other officers for the new year are: Mrs. Emma Barber,
president; Mrs. Sarah Tate, vice president; Mrs. Maggie Hickman,
treasurer. Immediate past president is Mrs. Geneva Barber. The
club held a dinner meeting during the Christmas holidays, with
a number of guests attending from outside the membership.
Albert Meeks, Warehouse employee, marked the third anni
versary of his pastorate of Little Mountain Pisgah Baptist Church
on the DaUas-Cherryville highway recently. On the special Sunday,
the church celebrated the pastor’s anniversary with a day-long
program in charge of the Gethsemane Baptist Church choir. There
was a fellowship dinner and messages by guest speakers.
Litterbug? No!
• Carry a travel-trash con
tainer in your car.
• Dispose of your trash at
home—or in a proper receptacle
wherever you are.
® Urge your community offi
cials to provide sufficient litter
receptacles, conveniently
placed.
• Encourage local education
programs to prevent litter.
• Set a good example for
children. Habits are formed
early in life,
• Urge your acquaintances to
join the fight against litter.
All Through The Years
They’ve begun their 52nd year of
traveling life’s highway together. Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Redding of 1801 Lin-
wood road in Gastonia quietly mark
ed the 51st anniversary of their wed
ding December 29. A year earlier, on
their Golden Anniversary, they had
greeted the occasion with a small
celebration, shared with members of
the family, neighbors and other ac
quaintances.
A son, Earl Redding, is employed in
the mechanical department at Fire
stone. Mrs. Redding, the daughter-in-
law, works in Main Office.
Another son, W. H. Redding, works
in Spinning. Other children are a son,
Matton of Gastonia; and daughters,
Mrs. W. O, McIntyre of Charlotte and
Mrs. A. B. Mosier of Columbia, S. C.
Also, 15 grandchildren and 7 great
grandchildren
The elder Mr. Redding retired at
Firestone four years ago.