Two-Ply Tires For Some 1962 Cars
Summer is a Hoe,
A Straw Hat
And Growing Things
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark live
on seven acres of Good Earth
off Union road, Gastonia. Sum
mertime is the best of seasons,
because in the “growing months”
they can take to their hobbies
of vegetable-flower gardening
and fishing on the Catawba.
Each season for several years
now, Mrs. Clark has gone by
the Firestone Stores in Gastonia
for her free supply of hybrid
giant zinnia seeds.
She plants the Burpee-pro-
duced seeds nurtures tb^'m, a.Tid
hopes for an assortment of
colors by mid-summer and into
autumn. Barring drought, the
prize flowers live up to their
reputation as hybrids, present
ing a parade of reds, oranges,
pinks, yellows and whites. The
fluffy, ruffled type reaches high
to almost three feet.
The zinnias and other flowers
accent the Clark’s garden along
side the neatly-painted house,
and make a backdrop of beauty
for plump tomatoes and beans
ripening in an August sun.
Mr. Clark spent almost 22
years as a watchman on the
front gate at Firestone, retiring
in late 1956. A sister, Bertha
Clark, is a 26-year employee
of Quality Control. A brother,
John, retired here several years
ago and lives in Tellico Plains,
Tenn.
Mrs. Clark herself spent sev-
pral year.s at Firestone. A son,
Lewis, works in Spinning. The
Clark’s daughter, Mrs. John
Anderson, is employed in Twist
ing (respooling).
Company
Chairman
Edison Was Great
Without Inventions
Thomas A. Edison would have
left his mark in the hearts of
men, even without his great dis
coveries, believes Harvey S.
Firestone Jr., who knew the in
ventor well.
The company chairman paid
his tribute as Edison was added
to New York University’s Hall
of Fame for Great Americans.
The “Wizard of Menlo Park”
who produced the electric light
and the phonograph among other
inventions, died in the early
1930s.
AT THE installation, Mr. Fire
stone told how he as a youth
went along on camping trips
with his father, Harvey S. Fire
stone Sr.; Mr. Edison; Henry
Ford, pioneer auto manufactur
er; and John Burroughs, famed
naturalist.
“Lingering by the fire, I knew
that I was in the presence of a
very great man,” recalled Mr.
Firestone. “It seemed to me that
Mr. Edison knew just about
everything about everything. He
could talk on any subject with
a knowledge that was substan
tial, wide-ranging and deep-
rooted.
“His willingness to discuss
matters of great moment with a
youth was — to me — a certain
and distinct measure of his
greatness as a man. The Edison
I knew was kind, thoughtful,
humorous and humble . . . com
pletely unspoiled by as much or
The company will manufac
ture two-ply tires for next
year’s models of several stand
ard sizes of automobiles, as well
as most compact cars.
Firestone is producing two-
ply tires as original equipment
for some of this year’s compact
models, and since 1955 has made
hundreds of thousands of the
tires for lightweight European
cars.
The two-ply tires for Ameri
can cars will have four-ply rat
ings in all sizes manufactured,
and will carry the same road-
hazard guarantees as their four-
ply counterparts.
Innovations in the two-ply in
clude a new method of locking
beads into the body of the tire,
a layer of red rubber between
tread and cord body to show
when treads are worn down,
nylon reinforcement, a new
curing process, added strength
in body cord, and a new tread
rubber.
Extra layers of nylon cord
between the two plies at the
bead reinforce beads and lower
sidewalls. Nylon has better
strength and adhesion proper
ties than cotton. It marks the
first production of a Firestone
tire without any cotton.
The body of the two-ply has
individual cords which are ex
tra strong and twice as heavy
as those used in four-ply con
struction. Added strength is
gained by a new angle of cords,
crowding them closer together.
This also improves stability of
the vehicle.
Pot & Pan Aroma of bacon and coffee will tumble many a
campar from his bed this summer. The joys of camping are being
discovered by more people each year, as a refreshing change for
every member of the family. Canvas unbrella tent here is probably
most popular style for family camping.—Picture: National Cotton
Council.
RECREATION TRAVEL NOTES
August; Country Fairs—Plenty Of Other Fun
more adulation as any man ever
has received during his life
time.”
WHILE “the world is im
measurably wealthier in a ma
terial way because Edison lived,
it is indebted to him for much
more,” said Mr. Firestone.
This is because “he dedicated
his energy, his zeal, and his in
ventive genius to the improve
ment of our standards of living.
His first thought in evaluating
any idea was in terms of help
fulness to others.
“The legacy Mr. Edison left us
and the generations that follow,
is a heritage of inspiration, en
thusiasm, and the application of
imagination and personal energy
to the service of his fellow men.”
ADJUST YOUR SPEED
TO CONDITIONS
Nature study, camping, water sports, an apple
festival, the season’s first fair, historical drama,
summer theatre, garden tours, rodeos. These and
many more beckon the Firestone traveler in
August to a month of late-summer recreation and
entertainment.
The lively August calendar again confirms the
Recreation Department’" oft-repcatod suggestion;
“Take time to travel . . . you’ll enjoy life more
when you do.”
In North Carolina alone — where many Fire
stone people make frequent short trips and ex
tended vacation tours—good roads link mountain
resorts to National Park Service attractions:
The Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge
Parkway. Recently-improved bridges and more
free ferry service give access to the beach resorts
and to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Fair Time And An Apple Festival
Leading the list of events in the state are:
The 26th Western N.C. Fair, Aug. 14-19; and
15th annual N.C. Apple Festival, Aug. 30-Sept. 4,
both at Hendersonville; and in the Piedmont, the
3rd annual Dunn Fun Festival, at Dunn, Aug.
17, 18. The festival is followed by a world-
championship contest for tobacco auctioneers; pet
parade, street dance, fiddlers’ convention, and
kart races.
In mid-August the Burnsville Arts and Crafts
Festival brings craftsmen, artists and musicians
from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Burnsville’s
picturesque town square.
Camping Sites Along The Way
Choice of tent or travel trailer sites for family
use is varied in North Carolina. There are three
developed campgrounds in the Great Smokies,
three along the Blue Ridge Parkway, 11 in Pisgah
National Forest, one on Grandfather and one in
Mount Mitchell State Park. Piedmont camp
grounds are in Morrow Mountain, Hanging Rock,
Wm. B. Umstead State Parks, and Tanglewood
near Winston-Salem; recreation areas on Kerr
Reservoir near Henderson and at Love Valley
near Statesville. Four campgrounds on the Coast
are within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
area.
More* information on camping areas is yours in
a free bulletin “Outdoors in North Carolina”,
and the N.C. State Parks booklet, also yours
free from State Advertising Division, Raleigh.
August climaxes the outdoor-drama season in
North Carolina. Playing through the month
nightly except Mondays are “Horn in the West”
at Boone: “Unto These Hills” at Cherokee; and
“The Lost Colony,” Manteo, nightly except Sun
days. There, on Aug. 18 will be the traditional
Virginia Dare birthday observance this year.
Also in the state are summer drama produc
tions in playhouses at Flat Rock, Black Moun
tain and Burnsville; and the Summer Musical
Theatre, Charlotte.
Looking Down From High Places
Among new attractions and accommodations
for travelers are the stone-concrete tower on
Mount Mitchell, enhancing the view from the
highest promontory east of the Mississippi; and
a 150-capacity convention hall atop Grandfather
Mountain. The convention center includes a
snack bar. Plans call for a Museum of the Blue
Ridge and a camera obscura for offering a sweep
ing look at the spectacular Blue Ridge and Black
Mountain range.
Of other events in August, the Recreation De
partment offers this partial listing: 15th annual
Antiques Fair, Asheville, 8-11; 14th annual Horse
Show, Lenoir, 11, 12; 6th annual Garden Tours,
Highlands, 12; Junior Rodeo at Love Valley near
Statesville, 12, 13; and Love Valley Western
Show, 19, 20.
Tilre$lon* MSWS
August, 1961 Page 2
Volume X Number 9
Published by The Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company,
Firestone Textiles Division,
Gastonia, North Carolina.
Claude Callaway, Editor
Charles A. Clark, Photographer
PLANT REPORTERS
Carding—Payton Lewis, Jessie
Ammons
Cloth Room—Margie Waldrep
Industrial Relation s—Flora
Pence
Main Office—Bea McCarter
Quality Control—Sallie Craw
ford, Louella Queen, Leila
Rape
Spinning—L i 11 i e A. Brown,
Maude Peeler, Mary Turner
Spooling—Nell Bolick, Rosalie
Burger, Ophelia Wallace
Mechanical Department — Rosie
Francum
Twisting—Vera Carswell, Elease
Cole, Annie Cosey, Katie El
kins, Catherine Fletcher
Twisting (Sales)—Elmina Brad
shaw
Warehouse—N a n c y Cloninget/
George Harper, Albert Meeks,
Rosevelt Rainey
Weaving (cotton)—Ruth Veitch
Weaving (synthetics)—Mary E.
Johnson, Irene Odell
Winding—Ruth Qloninger# May-
zelle Lewis
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