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GASTONIA • NORTH CAROLINA VOLUME XI-NUMBER 7 JUNE • 1962 Tir«$ton» . ■) Best Today Still Better Tomorrow Rubber • Chemicals • Textiles Synthetics • Metals • Plastics S'- filters down through the tall timber and onto an inlet of Lake James at the Camp Fire- shoreline. In the boats, members of Firestone families relax and try some angling. Camp Firestone highland call Blue Ridge—Range of Ap palachian system West of the j\|^^^rnont extending from p, ^ Md. just above Harpers W. Va., SW through i ^nd NC into N Ga. Rises SjOOO ft. in S. Famous for Remote valleys (esp. shelter people who pre- old ways of life and speech.” This brief encyclo pedia description is but the beginning of what is await ing people who acquaint themselves with the rugged, natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Country. For 27 consecutive seasons, members of Firestone em ployee families have been discovering the lure of the Blue Ridge, from their visits to Camp Firestone on Lake James. The 27th season of the company-operated retreat five miles from Marion runs to mid-October. The camp is in the heart of a vast high lands play - and - recreation area. Among outstanding sightseeing-and-play centers within a few hours’ driving from Camp Firestone are Asheville, the Great Smoky Mountains area, Chimney Rock, Linville Caverns and other points along the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. s Nuclear Submarines Coated Fabric Helps In Missile Launching irip plays a part in protect- Solaris missile launchers in Navy’s nuclear submarines, ^ig.^^^one’s Coated Fabrics Di- at Los Angeles makes Seals of rubberized fabric plies ^^hed to two sealing beads, ij^ . ® flexible seals permit easy Elation and allow movement all underwater and sur- Maneuvers. They also en- the rigors of marine stor age and the pressures of actual firing. Firestone is working with Westinghouse Electric Corpora tion—prime contractor for Po laris missile-launching-and-han- dling systems — to make the seals for the program. y The upper seal protects’ deli cate instruments and wiring from sea water when the hatch is lifted before firing the mis sile. When ready for firing, com pressed air is released under the missile. It is contained in the launcher tube by the Firestone lower seal withstanding the high launching pressure required to accelerate the missile from rest position to the velocity required to reach the surface. The missile is forced out of the launch tube and fires automatically as it clears the water’s surface. 885 Vehicles Checked In Circle Of Safety' Firestone’s auto inspection program closed here May 25 with 885 motor vehicles procesesd on major mechanical points affecting safe driving. It was the fifth year that the local plant had sponsored the program for employees and the community-at-large, as a highlight of the company’s ob servance of May as Off-the-Job Safety Month. Other U.S. and Canadian Fire- Henson, chairman of this year’s stone plants also had auto in- checklanes: “This volunteer ve- spection programs set up for May and June in locations where vehicle inspection is not required by law. IN THIS safety effort Fire stone cooperates with the Auto Industries Highway Safety Com mittee, the Association of State and Provincial Safety Coordi nators and Look magazine. Com pany employee relations man ager W. A. Marshall of Akron is this year’s chairman for all auto-checks at Firestone loca tions. In addition to the Gastonia in spection program, checklanes operated at Firestone plants in South Carolina, California, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Firestone pi’ovided assistance to the Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee in arranging other vehicle inspections in XIIijT'gis cii^Ca 1\a1oSo\aI*i Safe Cars—Drivers, Too Said plant engineer W. G. hide safety inspection gave motorists an opportunity to do their part toward making our community a safer place for themselves and others. We be lieve that we have impressed people with the fact that even our best drivers are poor risks if they are driving cars with po tential mechanical dangers. “Equally important has been our challenge to all drivers to constantly check their conduct behind the wheel. Both safe cars and safe drivers are necessary to check wrecks and injuries on the roads.” Stickers with the “I Have Joined The Circle Of Safety” theme were passed out to motor ists whose cars met required standards of brakes, front and rear lights, turn signals, steer ing, tires, exhaust glass windshield wipers, rear-view mirrors and horns. 34 Others Also Honored Danny Kincaid Top Scout A record of exceptional achievement during the past year has earned the Firestone company’s highest Scouting honor for Danny Kincaid of Troop 1, Bessemer City. The 16-year-old Eagle Scout became the 17th boy in the Gastonia area to receive the Harvey S. Firestone Jr. Scouting Award. At the annual Scout Awards check for $15. This was sug- Banquet in the Firestone Recre ation Center May 28, young Kin caid received the traditional en graved Silver Medallion — symbolic of the award named for the company chairman and chief executive officer—and was presented a Certificate of Merit, a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, and a gested for use toward expenses of a one-week stay at the Pied mont Scout Council’s Camp Schiele near Tryon. Danny is the first Scout here to receive the maximum number of points in the annual grading program which determines the —More on page 2 A • MEDALLION WINNER Danny Kincaid looks at his prize. With him are Firestone Textiles production manager F. B. Galligan (left) and Danny's Scoutmaster. George Lindsey. Mr. Galligan is Commissioner of the Boy Scout Piedmont Council.
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