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Safeiy-Jlppeamnce
Design, Quality and Performance
then
and
now
^hat’
Your HOBBY?
J’ii'earms and related weapon-
^y~-hobby grist the world over
^hold a special place in the his-
of America as an advancing
'^^tion. Historians associate guns
^ith the country’s story, from
first-planted colonies
^l^rough Westward expansion,
Military struggles, social ups
downs, on into the jet-
^tomic era.
So, for the hobbyist and others
an interest in the subject,
^'iseum collections of firearms
of particular appeal. Three
stable collections in the Caro-
^as you may want to visit:
Department of Archives
History • Hall of History
^liection, Raleigh. Open daily
TODAY'S
PRODUCTS
—Examples
are F i r e -
stone's n e w -
est passenger
tires, the
Safety Cham
pion (left) &
the Champi
on, shown by
an Akron sec
retary. Com
pany engi
neers say in
side - outside
improve
ments are
latest features
of these two
tires which
have been
favorites of
replace
ment - tire
buyers for
years.
and afternoons Sundays and
holidays. Large general collec
tion of hand and shoulder arms
of all periods, including flint
locks used by the Fayetteville
Light Infantry of NO during the
War for Independence. No ad
mission charge.
Museum at Old Salem •
Weekdays and short hours on
Sundays. Large collection of
gunmaking machinery and
equipment; miscellaneous collec
tion of Wachovia Historical So
ciety and Collection of Dr.
George Waynick Jr., and a grow
ing collection of NC-made guns.
Small admission charge.
Confederate Museum •
Charleston, Market & Meeting
Streets. Select collection of Con
federate hand and shoulder
arms. Open daily Oct. 1-June 1.
Small admission charge.
m-FIRESTONE'
Joiiv
^he
^^ntinuing growth TEAM
Our company depends upon the
^^pport of employees and their friends
Whether in the long-ago
of early 1900 or on this day,
Firestone lives up to its
striving to be a pacemaker
in product design, quality
and performance—also at
doing well in advertising.
A bygone example is an ad
for the famous Non-Skid tire
(portion reproduced here). The
sheet, with no date and no
magazine name, is a bit of his
tory owned by C. E. Moss, man
ager of process refinement and
development at the Gastonia
plant.
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OLD MAGAZINE AD in col
or presented the Firestone
Non-Skid tire with red side
wall refinement. Tread design
was the manufactuxer'^s first
major step toward safety for
the increasing speed of early
motor vehicles.
Mr. Moss believes the ad to
date to 1909 or 1910, and as the
full-page size indicates, may
have been in Century or Har
per’s magazine.
The ad may have been a
pioneer in color reproduction—
black, red, pale blue and um
ber.
HISTORICALLY, it was in
1908 that a Firestone man came
up with the Non-Skid tread
design and a patent was appli
ed for in September of the same
year. The angular tread pattern
of the word NON-SKID pro
vided traction in all directions—
greatest anti-skid advancement
up to that time.
The ad copy itself is an ex
ample of well-chosen words:
“The expert who builds a
bridge and the specialist who
builds a tire are alike in this—
they cancel distance and they
greatly increase the comforts
of travel. They are alike, too, in
this—that when service has
reached the possible limit of
excellence the builder turns
his attention to outward orna
ment.
“This double refinement in
building is shown in the color
combination of this Firestone
Tire with its impressive trade
mark—Red Side Wall and
Black Tread. This versatile ef
ficiency is also applied in
specialized factory methods
which, with unapproached
distribution, gives you the
‘good measure’ of Firestone
service at average cost.”
The ad called the Firestone
company “America’s Largest
Exclusive Tire and Rim Mak
ers . . . with branches and
dealers everywhere”.
Tiirc$fon0 IKTHWi
March, 19G7 Page 3
They
Earned
Credit
for
IMC
Courses
The eleven supervisory staff members who
in February received certificates for completion
of Industrial Management Club courses, already
had certificates for other studies previously
finished.
Front, from left: Alvin Riley, management
trends; T. E. Gibson Jr., manpower; E. D. Bag-
well, management trends; Carl Rape, manage
ment trends. Second row: James Burr, new
math; Robert Spencer, applied psychology; Ralph
Johnson, manpower; William Gamble, applied
psychology; and back row; Roy L. Davis, lan
guage; Leroy Posey, language. Not in picture:
Cramer Little, basic metallurgy.
SOME RECREATION
March: The High Road to Adventure travel notes
March is the crossing on the Sun-Fun Sea
son’s High Road to Adventure. Festivals, pag
eants, flowers, sports events and other special
listings on the “go-enjoy” calendar make March
ideal for traveling in the South Atlantic States
and as far beyond as you care to venture.
In the Carolinas coastal area, azaleas and
camellias are already blooming to set the stage
for the spring flower parade which reaches
“top glory” in May and June, westward in the
two states.
This is travel-planning time for many Fire
stone families. For the “go” months ahead, con
sider at-home attractions in NC. Write NC Dept.
Conservation & Development at Raleigh for a
free copy of “North Carolina—Variety Vacation-
land.”
Fire On The Bow % March 24-25 are dates
for the 43rd annual Old-Time Fiddlers Con
vention at Union Grove above Statesville. One
of the largest of its kind, the gathering this
year offers the two days of “cream” folk-music
talent from the U. S. and Canada.
Easter is March 26. North Carolina is known
for its traditional Easter Sunrise Services, the
most renowned being the Moravian observance
at Old Salem, Winston-Salem. Other sunrise
services which draw a large attendance are at
Wayah Bald near Franklin, Boone, Charlotte,
Murphy, and Cherokee.
A few more NC events this month: Greens
boro: Holiday on ice, 14-19; Carolina dog show,
22. Goldsboro: NC health fair, 16-18. Winston-
Salem: Grand NASCAR race, 22. Tryon: Block
house steeplechase, 25.
Go Abroad At Home # Visit a South Sea is
land without leaving the Carolinas? Then enjoy
the Old World charm of Charleston, go on to
relax in the ‘jungle’ atmosphere of Hilton Head
Island across Royal Sound below Beaufort, S. C.
Speaking of Charleston, note the following
events for March, along with others in . . .
South Carolina—Charleston: Daily bus tours
of historic points, now through Aug. 31, historic
harbor tours daily through Sept. 30; daily
Fort Sumter tour by boat through May 31. Side
walk art show, March 17-18; walking tour of
private gardens, 19; museum planetarium show,
20, Easter home tours and “Miss Charleston”
contest, 25; concert of spirituals, 27; tourchlight
band concert at Fort Sumter, 30; annual tours of
gardens and homes, 31-April 9.
And in Georgia—Augusta: Spring flower
show, March 17-18. Stone Mountain, Callaway
Gardens, Jekyll Island: Easter sunrise services,
26. Savannah: Arts festival-home tour, 30-
April 2.
Alabama—Moundville: Road to Calvary Eas
ter re-enactment at Mound State Monument,
March 26. Mobile: Flea market (auction-fair),
27-April 1.
Florida—Jacksonville: Palm Sunday Pageant
of Crosses, March 18-19. St. Augustine: Palm
Sunday blessing of fishing and shrimp, 19; Easter
parade and festival week, 26-April 2. St. Peters
burg: International Aviation Exposition, 24-26.
NC And SC Preview Of April # NC azalea
festival at Wilmington, April 6-9. SC spring
festival at Columbia, 6-8; tours of plantation
homes, townhouses, churches and Belle Isle
Gardens, all Georgetown, April 6-8.