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^ uiq. I P5x CASTONIA • NORTH CAROLINA volume XII - NUMBER 9 AUGUST, 1963 Your Symbol of Quality and Service Textilists: Polyester Cord Upcoming For Tires Textile engineers and tire ^siiufacturers believe they are , °se to the break-through point development of an improve- that motorists will never I®® but which will mean much ^fiyone who drives a car or ''ther tire-equipped vehicle. ^ Scientists from the two indus- believe they have made scoveries which will lead to ® of polyester fibers in tire and tire fabrics. If so, it mean that consumers will a fourth type of fiber to oose from when selecting the 'vehicle tires they buy. ^.Cotton cord and fabrics were Used in the manufacture of Cotton was followed by ®yon, introduced in 1938. Nylon first used in 1947 and is be- increasingly popular as Reinforcing material in auto, and other types of tires. Canto Group looked And Sang A man on the job remarked: and then you hear of ‘N, So 6one singing for his supper, ’^aybe you could sing for tour of the plant.” And so your did—all 25 of them. , ■'■hose who heard them offer ..^^ekiel Saw de Wheel” and ^ Great Thou Art” just in- ® the main gate, agreed: “out- ^ding—most inspirational.” hey were the Bel Canto Q^^gers of the Boles Home at ^^inian, Texas, taking time out their Southern concert tour have a first look at a textile ^^Ufacturing operation. ■^he concert choir of boys and 14-19 years of age and the ® adults with them stopped at [^^festone near the end of their Which took them to appear- Experiments with polyejster fibers have been underway al most since introduction of ny lon, as scientists were searching for the ultimate in tire fabric. Tire cord made of polyester fibers (DuPont’s Dacron is an example) are said to have high resistance to cuts, bruises, heat, fatigue and moisture; no flat- spotting; better high-speed per formance and handling; and ability to help prolong tread life in the tire. Cord, of any fiber content, is the “muscle” in a tire. Woven into fabric, the textile product is stretched and tempered be fore receiving coats of rubber. The coated fabric is then han dled according to the type of tire in which it is to be used, although basic tire construction consists of assembling beads, plies, tread and other parts in to barrel-like “green" tires. An airbag or bladder is used to form the normal tire shape, and curing or vulcanization com pletes the production process. “The average motorist never sees, and probably doesn’t un derstand, changes that have come about in tires since mass production of the automobile began,” says the American Tex tile Manufacturers Institute. “But the changes are there— and the ingenuity of textile engineers in developing and im proving tire cords and fabrics has played an important part in these changes.” ances in 32 cities from Wash ington, D. C., south. They had heard of the Fire stone plant from someone at one of their concerts. After the Gastonia visit the singers returned to Quinlan, and on July 10, began their Western tour which took them as far up SIGHTSEEING From Camp Firestone -long HANDICRAFTS • TRAIL One of the country’s great centers of fine craftsmanship is North Carolina. The State’s noted crafts centers, schools and shops — most of them in the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies regions—wel come visitors. Asheville, headquarters of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, has the Craftsman’s Fair of the Southern Highlands each summer. The annual autumn version of the fair is at Gat- linburg, Tenn., with this year’s dates October 22-26. One of the well known mountain - crafts centers is Allanstand at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville. Marketing center of the Southern Highland Handi craft Guild, it offers the finest and most complete se lection of basketry, wood carving, jewelry, wrought iron, pottery, hand-wovens, folk toys and many other items — all handmade in the Southern mountains. Crafts centers are among the almost endless variety of Young visitors browse among crafls al Allanstand in Ashe ville. The venerable country couple are about 30 inches high and dressed in pioneer garb— down to homespun, calico and black sunbonnel. — Firestone News photo. things of interest within a 100-mile radius of Marion and Camp Firestone in the Blue Ridge. Besides the rec reational advantages of the camp for employees and their families, the Lake James retreat is an ideal “shove-off” point for sight seeing in the storied moun tain domain. as Vancouver, B. C. There are currently 240 chil dren at Boles Home, operated by Churches of Christ. Tench... ^auge Idea Paid $100 creel ^he suggestion on how to reduce the number mouts on Termaco splicers earned $100 L. Tench recently, e weaving (synthetics) employee had the to equip splicers with a full-spool gauge to a limit switch and an indicator light. Asides fewer creel runouts, his suggestion ornises fewer knots to be tied during the process, fewer overrun spools returned ^Plicers, and elimination of short rolls due to ^^ali s tenders to decide when spool is ready for ide splicer spools, e gauge also does away with the need for Pie '■^^g, and cuts down on the amount of large Ces which must be spliced on machines not ^^Pped with the suggested gauge, j ther suggestions in recent months, each pay- $10: Relocation of conduit pipes—James yior, weaving (synthetics); safety tread in of- jj^^®'~~John Brandon, main office; chain guard on —E. L. Tart Jr., weaving (cotton); relo- of light switch—Frank Ray, industrial re- ^^^ons; rack for test headers—Belledonna Bark- q’ *luality control; truck for weaving rods— ^ P. Liles, weaving (synthetics); fan in rest- Mai-y Liles, weaving (cotton). $720 Million Updates Textiles The textile industry’s ex penditures for modernization through new plants and equip ment are expected to rise from an adjusted annual rate of $700 million in the second quarter of 1963 to a rate of $750 million during July, August and Sep tember. The industry is expect ed to spend a record total of $720 million during the year to provide improved working con ditions and modernized produc tion equipment. A tribute to Henry Ford IT WORKS THIS WAY—W. L. Tench out lines his idea of a creel gauge for G. A. Perry, a supervisor in weaving (synthetics). His Vehicle Pushed Back The Horizon Perhaps more than any other in modern history, one man wrought an industrial and social revolution in America. It was his name on the car that first carried us from the country to the city, from the city to the country. It carried man to see his neighbor, a boy to see a girl, and whole families to see places once hidden by close horizons. It became a part of life, even a way of life—and its ignition held the key that brought an unprecedented per sonal freedom. It brought industrial change, and a whole new economy. It brought the motor truck and with it totally new concepts of business, trade and commerce. Although we now live in a jet age and are embarked on a space era, our mobility still rests mainly upon the rubber- tired motor vehicle brought by this man and mass produc tion, to Main Street America and every man’s driveway. It is in this vein that we pause to pay tribute on the Centennial of his birth, to a humble and great man, Henry Ford. History will surely record his great contribution to his fellowman, his country, and to the world. —From ALABAMA TRUCKER
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