• THE
WEATHER
November wears
a paisley shaw
—Hilda Morris
She’s A Sninner
And A Weaver
“November days are 30,”
'vrote Edward Thomas in one of
his poems. But that was not
always so, for up to 46 B.C., the
^onth we now have as No. 11
On the calendar had but 29 days.
November is from the Latin
^ord “novem” meaning nine,
because it was the ninth of the
ancient Roman year which be-
San in March. Julius Caesar re-
'^arnped the calendar in 46 B.C.
that’s how November got its
present 30 days.
The Roman emperor Tiberius
refused to let the Senate name
November for him.
Long ago, the Anglo Saxons
called November Windmonath
(wind month) and also Blod-
“^onath (blood month) from
their practice of slaughtering
animals for winter use.
^’or those who like to attach
^ Sense of the seasons to months
November chill
b 1 a w s loud wi'
angry sigh.
—Robert Burns
FLOWER; Chrysanthemum
BIRTHSTONE: Topaz
Some Things To Do
November • In family
Circle^ read aloud some of our
literature on the harvest
Reason. . . if not already done,
check heating system to insure
safe operation. . . Bake some
Cookies and share some with
others. . . Sow carrot, beet seed
mulch for early spring
harvest. . . Go with the family
a picnic in the woods, collect
Scorns and pine cones for holi-
y decorating.
Renew a
^ense of thanksgiving during
this season of gratitude. . . For
^^ded appreciation of our heri-
in America, read Charles
Crowe’s book IN THIS FREE
Land.
Observances • November is
Religion in American Life
2^onth; Veterans Day, Nov. 11;
hanksgiving Day, 25.
of the calendar, Margaret Rose
has set down a word picture of
apt description:
November is a spinner/Spin-
ning in the mist/Weaving such a
lovely web/Of gold and ame
thyst. In among the shadows/
She spins till close of day Then
quietly she folds her hands/And
puts her work away.
Dates to Remember
Presidents’ birthdays this
month; 2—James Polk and War
ren Harding; 19—James Gar
field; 23—Franklin Pierce; 24—
Zachary Taylor. Other outstand
ing Americans: 2 — Daniel
Boone; 3—William C. Bryant;
4—Will Rogers; 6—John Philip
Sousa; 14— Robert Fulton; 19—
George Rogers Clark; 30—Sam
uel Clemens (Mark Twain).
• Historical anniversaries; The
11th month lays claim to some
industrial - scientific annivers
aries, among them — First pro
duction of synthetic rubber on
a commercial scale, Nov. 2, 1931;
and America’s first silk-produc
ing power loom patented by
William Crompton of Taunton,
Mass., Nov. 14, 1837.
More milestones in November;
10—U. S. Marine Corps created,
1775; 18—Standard time adopt
ed, 1883; and associated with
our rich heritage: 11 — Monu
ment dedicated and burial of
America’s Unknown Soldier in
Arlington National Cemetery,
1921; 15—Articles of Confedera
tion adopted, 1777; 19—Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address delivered,
1863; 21—Mayflower Compact
signed, 1620; N.C. ratified U.S.
Constitution, 1789; 26—^Thanks
giving Day first designated as
national holiday by Presidential
proclamation, 1789.
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As part of Fire Prevention Week in October,
a "Graveyard of Carelessness" near the main
plant entrance was a reminder of tragedy result
ing from some common fire hazards. Plant fire
brigade chief, Horace Hughes, worked out the
idea with the mechanical department which pro
duced "memorial slabs" for the "buryin'
ground." Said Hughes; "Fire Prevention Week
each year emphasizes dangers we live with every
day. We do well to remember that every week
is fire-prevention time."
Warp
and Filling
Firestone News
Goes To School
Instructor W. T. Moore’s his
tory classes at Forest Hill High
School in Jackson, Miss, are
whetting up on the facts about
the real inventor of the cotton
gin. The students’ search is
helped along by an article re
print which originally appeared
in Firestone News of Gastonia,
March, 1962.
The article, “He Beat Eli
Wliitney to the Cotton Gin,”
tells of Francis Krebs who came
from the Rhineland of Germany,
settled in America’s Deep. South,
OF THE
PASSING SCENE
and invented an advanced cot'
ton gin 20 years before Eli Whit
ney put his machine in opera
tion in 1793.
Mr. Moore wrote last month
to request copies of the article
for his students.
Since the Firestone News ar
ticle first appeared, about 4,000
reprint copies have been dis
tributed to visitors stopping at
the Old Spanish Fort-Museum
in Pascagoula, Miss. Comments
from readers have come to Fire
stone News from several states.
November, 1965 Page 3
QC Manager
Director In ASQC
R. B. Hull, manager of quality
control, has been elected a di
rector of the Charlotte section,
American Society For Quality
Control. The Fii'estone man was
advanced to senior member o£
ASQC early this year, in recog
nition of his outstanding ac
complishments as a manager of
quality control.
ASQC was founded in 1946 as
the national professional organi
zation of quality control engi
neers and managers. It has al
most 13,000 members in over
125 local groups. Textiles is one
of its seven major divisions in
industry.
Coast To Coast In A Housebus
November And Her Festival Days
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Out
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you really want to know
® joys of vacation travel, set
across the continent in a
'^isebus, taking with you all
^ conveniences of home. Rig
the bus yourself for some ex-
Satisfaction.
Alford Ferguson, eldest son of
^^nt employment manager
• M. Ferguson, converted a
. ^^yhound coach into a travel-
jj ® house while he and his fam-
^ Were living in Sacramento,
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SUs
October, Mr. and Mrs. Fer-
, "^on, their four sons and two
.^^ghters and the wife of one of
the
^ elder Ferguson’s home in
sons, visited a few days at
^r\c
""Estonia. The party left here
headed up East for more
?§hts
by
■^^^ord, an employee of a firm
l^--tseeing and visiting, going
Ip- of the Shenandoah Val-
which built the engines for the
Gemini 4 spacecraft, left Gas
tonia in 1939. He and the family
have lived in California for the
past 11 years. After his Gastonia
visit, he was expecting to be
transferred to a new location
with his company.
Their housebus? It boasts
comfortable living-sleeping
quarters and modern plumbing.
An 80-gallon water tank and a
110-volt power plant are part
of the arrangements.
The Fergusons traveled East
in the bus, pulling along a panel
wagon loaded with extra sup
plies and equipment. The mar
ried son and his wife drove their
own car “in front and behind”,
as the party came across Nevada
and Arizona, up to Colorado
and across the Rockies, then
over to Chattanooga for a short
stop, and on to Gastonia.
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TRAVEL NOTES
Any way you look at it, November is a gem in
the seasons’ parade. From lingering touches of
autumn's color to a surge of channel bass in
Coastal waters, you’re in for fun when you get
out and go this month in the Carolinas and
other parts of the Mid-South. A picnic in the
countiy, hunting trip, a big sports event, a fes
tival—just suggested starters for activities that
will spice your travel along the way.
Carolinas Carrousel • High up on the cal
endar this month is the 17th annual Carolinas
Carrousel in Charlotte, Nov. 24-25. The big
Thanksgiving Day parade and other events of
the Carrousel have become traditional in the
Southeastern States.
More big “to-do’s” you’ll want to note on the
calendar are the 12th annual Piedmont Festival
at Thomasville, Nov. 19-20, and the 11th annual
Thanksgiving Harvest Festival the 21st at
Rutherfordton. Expect plenty of pageantry and
frolic.
Raleigh And A Show • Nov. 18-19 you can see
the latest developments and all that goes with
them, at the big Commerce and Industry Show,
Raleigh.
Fishing is a beckoning sport in Coastal waters
this month, and hunting is in season statewide
for designated game. Nov. 13-14 is the Pasquo
tank River Rock Fish Rodeo at Elizabeth City. A
request to NC News Bureau, Raleigh, will bring
you a bulletin on hunting in the state. Material
on the same subject will come to you when you
request it from State Development Board, Box
927, Columbia.
Sportsminded folks will note these NC events
for November: Duke-Wake Forest football, Dur
ham, 13; NC State U-Florida State football,
Raleigh, 13; homing pigeon show, Wilmington,
20; sports car hill climb, Chimney Rock, 27-28;
gymkhana-pet show, Pinehurst, 28,
Two big “down-home” festivities this month
in NC are the Tobaccoland Square Dance Round
up at Raleigh, 12-13, and Harvest Square Dance
at Pinehui'st, 26.
Adventures In The Sky • At Chapel Hill s
Morehead Planetarium now through Nov. 22 you
can see “The Earth and the Universe.” Nov. 23-
Jan. 10: the perennial favorite, “Star of Bethle
hem”, in its 17th annual season. The program
reaches back some 2,000 years to create a celes
tial pageant to complement the Christmas Story
as told in the King James Bible.
In South Carolina, one special event is the
Thanksgiving Day dedication at Greenville of
Bob Jones University’s new art gallery and
museum building. It will house the university’s
collection of religious art and have facilities for
exhibits.
Surf . . . Sand And Solitude • A tour of the
Carolinas highlands is a “natural” for this time
of year. On the opposite end of the scene, plant
recreation suggests the “different world” of
Ocracoke, one of the islands in the famous “Out
er Banks” of North Carolina. The tiny piece of
land washed by Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic,
boasts one village of some 500 people near its
southern tip. The rest of the island is uninhabit
ed, and with its ocean beach is part of the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore. Except for a small
area with lifeguard protection, it is a wilderness
of sand, surf and solitude.
Visit with the friendly people and discover the
island’s charm. Points of interest: The Light
house, Coast Guard Station, village street, little
Harbor, fishing fleets, shipwrecks, gnarled live
oaks, sandy lanes, dunes, rough seas, the calm
surf.
The Harbor offers boating, sailing, skiing, dock
fishing. Good at this season are beachcombing,
shell-hunting, bird-watching and hiking in the
sun. Try Ocracoke for something unusual.