■RECREATION TRAVEL NOTES
November: A Close-out Sale of Autumn Glory
SOUTHERN GOSPEL SINGERS are all members of Modena
Streel Baptist Church, Gastonia. From left: John Hudson, Leon
Calhoun of Firestone. Luther Mauney and Pete Price.
One From Firestone
Their Theme:
Songs Of Zion
Leon Calhoun of Weaving
(synthetics) and his three enter
tainment partners spend much
of their off-job time “making a
joyful noise unto the Lord.”
The Firestone man, veteran
of 24 years here, John Hudson,
Luther Mauney and Pete Price
are the Southern Gospel Singers.
The^e string-and-vocal stylists
are drawing considerable atten
tion on radio and the personal-
appearance trail.
The quartet was organized
three years ago in Gastonia,
with gospel favorites, old and
new, as subject matter.
Members of the group were
pretty well “broken in” before
they teamed up as the Southern
Gospel Singers. The Firestone
man had spent nine years as a
professional guitarist and vocal
ist; his partners also had enter
tainment experience in the
country-western field.
CALHOUN began playing the
guitar in the 1930s and his big
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new products, such as the Fire
stone Duplex, the single truck
tire which replaces the conven
tional duals on trucks; and the
W2A truck tire recently an
nounced.
“Firestone research chemists
have developed new man-made
rubber such as Diene, that not
only blends with natural rubber
in truck tires, but is a replace
ment for natural in many appli
cations.
"Don't be surprised to see
radical changes in the next few
ysars in the fabrics used in tires.
Many new polyester fibers are
being tested, one of which is
Dacron, which shows promise.
Polyolefin, now used extensively
in the webbing of lawn furni
ture, may someday be adapted
to iire cord. Much remains to be
known about these materials,
and research will continue to
look for the answers.
“We have developed new ny
lons and improved others to
give us the soundest cord bodies
we have ever known. They will
take more retreads and give the
truck owners a lower cost-per-
mile. We are the only rubber-
producing company in America
opportunity came in Rutherford
county, North Carolina, when he
joined Charley Monroe of the
famous Monroe Brothers, shortly
after Bill Monroe had formed
his own “bluegrass” band.
With Charlie Monroe and His
Kentucky Partners, Calhoun
traveled over the then 48 states,
making radio and stage appear
ances, and recording for the
RCA Bluebird label.
The group was headquartered
at WSM, Nashville’s home of
The Grand Ole Opry, and from
there went on extensive appear
ances at leading radio stations
across the country.
While making recordings, Cal
houn was associated with sev
eral of the country-western
“greats” such as The Delmore
Brothers, Milton Estes, Blue
Sky Boys, Whitey and Hogan,
and Sons of the Pioneers.
One of his last appearances in
hillbilly fare was on the Tennes
see Barn Dance at WNOX,
Knoxville.
From their beginning, the
Southern Gospel Singers have
taken their programs to church
es, schoolhouses, family re
unions, singing conventions and
other places across the Mid-
South.
FOR SEVERAL months they
have had a program on Gas
tonia’s WGAS at 9-9:30 a.m.,
Sundays. A recent project was
planning a singing festival at the
Agricultural Center near Dallas,
where nine groups from several
states participated.
The Gospel Singers are mak
ing plans to produce recordings
in addition to keeping up their
personal appearances. They feel
a deep sense of satisfaction in
promoting the gospel style of
entertainment.
“We go on faith,” the Fire
stone employee speaks for his
fellows. “Our expenses are al
ways taken care of, and some
times we are able to turn ad
mission collections back into
worthy causes, such as the build
ing funds of churches where we
appear. It makes us feel good
to help.’’
to make nylon filament—this at
our Hopewell, Va., plant.
“Combinations of fibers have
been and will continue to be ex
perimented with to help im
prove tire operations in all types
of service.
“We at Firestone are hopeful
about the future of the tire in
dustry—excited about the op
portunities for us,” Mr. Fire
stone said.
November in the Mid-South combines a sort of
close-out sale of autumn glory with the briskness
of early winter. A picnic or camping trip amidst
final touches of forest color, a hunting or fishing
trip, a football game, a harvest festival. Take
your pick of these and numerous other activities,
and it all adds up to fun-on-the-go for Firestone
travelers this month.
Topping the calendar for the Gastonia area is
the 15th annual Carolinas Carrousel at Charlotte,
Nov. 23. The biggest street parade in the Caro
linas is but one of the exciting features of this
year’s program.
Other outstanding events of similar nature this
month are the Rutherfordton County Harvest
Festival, Rutherfordton, 19; Piedmont Festival,
Thomasville, 24-25; Rowan Christmas Parade,
Spencer-Salisbury, 29.
TRAVEL information service of Plant Recrea
tion suggests November as a good time to visit
some of the museums and historical sites in
North Carolina and adjoining states. A favorite is
the restored Moravian community of Old Salem,
Winston-Salem. The traditional Moravian Candle
Teas will be held Nov. 29 and Dec. 1-3.
In this state, saltwater fishing and statewide
hunting are seasonal in November. A good run of
channel bass defies the surf-casters—while king
mackerel, amberjack, dolphin, sailfish and marlin
are tackled in the Atlantic, from offshore. Fresh
water lakes and sounds offer good catches of
largemouth bass.
Perk Cabins Cheaper Now
Family-vacation cabins in state parks of South
Carolina are available at off-season rates, in
effect through June 1. Prices are from $12 to $30
a week; weekends only, $6 to $15. This is almost
one-third less than summer rates.
Cabins for white families are available at
Oconee and Table Rock in the mountains;
Cheraw in the sandhills; Poinsett in the Santee
country; Givhans Ferry on the Edisto River; San
tee on the shores of Lake Marion; Hunting Island
and Myrtle Beach state parks on the seashore.
Cabins for Negro families are available at
Pleasant Ridge State Park in the mountains and
at the Negro area of Hunting Island State Park
by the sea.
All cabins are equipped with running water,
modern plumbing, electric stoves, refrigerators,
beds, mattresses, furniture and cooking utensils.
Winterized cabins with oil heaters or gas furn
aces are at Oconee, Table Rock, Poinsett, Santee,
Myrtle Beach, Hunting Island and Pleasant
Ridge.
You can have additional information and make
reservations by writing the superintendent at the
name of the park in which you are interested.
OF EVENTS not already suggested, here is a
partial November listing: “Meteors, Fireballs,
Bolides”, Morehead Planetarium at Chapel Hill,
Nov. 7-27; Rodeo, Greensboro, 9-12; NC State
Baptist Convention, Greensboro, 14-16; Harvest
Square Dance, Pinehurst, 24; Sports Car Hill
Climb, Chimney Rock, 25-26.
December 16
Garden Club Plans
Madonna Program
Nature has many ways of
speaking of God, of faith, hope,
love, peace, and many other
great themes so important to
human life. Flowers and other
forms of plant life are an in
tegral part of this syinbolisin—
throughout the ages, inspiring
legend to make a lasting impres
sion on literature and art.
These truths have inspired
members of the Variety Garden
Club of Firestone to plan and
schedule a flower presentation
on “Legends of the Madonna”,
at the Firestone Recreation Cen
ter, Dec. 14.
A program on the same theme
was presented last year. The
club president, Mrs. W. E. Pope,
has announced that this year’s
exhibit will be enlarged to in
clude around two dozen entries,
with some 15 members partici
pating.
Exhibits and program will fol
low the theme of “Peace”, in
keeping with the spirit of
Christmas, said Mrs. Carl Stowe
Sr., program chairman.
Program coordinator Mrs.
Henry Chastain has announced
that Yates Campbell, minister of
Loray Baptist Church, will be
comimentator for the program.
Madonna exhibits will be in
competition for awards. Judging
begins at 10 a.m., Dec. 14, with
Other Service Records
5 Here For 25 Years
Edgar S. Foy
Shop
Getlie Davis Paul Powers
Twisting (cotton) Weaving (cotton)
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M. L. Ramsey
Industrial rels.
Clyde A. Foy
Shop
the program starting at 11
o’clock. A covered-dish luncheon
will follow at noon, and exhibits
will be open to the public from
1 to 9 p.m.
Twenty-five persons mark
ed service anniversaries at
Gastonia in October—among
them, five with 25-year work
records. The “quarter-cen-
tury” employees are present
ed in photographs with this
article. Others with anniver
saries:
Twenty Years
Charlie M. Plyler, Mechanical
Service.
Fifteen Years
George Barnett, Twisting (syn
thetics); Rosy L. Walker, Mary
C. Woodell, Weaving (syn
thetics); Claude S. Jonas, Weav
ing (cotton); Lucille A. Davis,
Beaming-Quilling; Lois M.
Woolley, Industrial Relations.
Ten Years
Dwight W. Beattie, Odis L.
Todd, Edgar M. Clawson, J. C.
Barnes, Margared L. T. Robin
son, all Twisting (synthetics);
Carl E. Smith, Vernon Treece,
Vina Thomas Miller, Effie Lee
Thompson, all Weaving (syn
thetics).
Five Years
Early Head, Margaret L. Huff-
stetler, Twisting (synthetics);
O. C. Webb, Beaming-Quilling;
Coy Holland Willard, Weaving
(synthetics); James D. Sills,
Main Office.
M!SW§ VLANT REPORTERS
November, 1961
Volume X
Page 2
Number 12
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Published by The Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company,
Firestone Textiles Division,
Gastonia, North Carolina.
Claude C. Callaway, Editor
O South Atlantic Council of Indus
trial Editors
Charles A. Clark, Photographer
• NC Professional Photographers As
sociation; South Atlantic Council
of Industrial Editors
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 Cloninger,
Harold Robinson, Israel Good
Rosevelt Rainey
Weaving (cotton)—Ruth Veitch
Weaving (synthetics)—Mary E.
Johnson, Irene Odell
Winding—Ruth' Cloninger, May-
zelle Lewis