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OT2.VV\ /3'^v Port City Fascination • Charleston — “City of the Old South, forever young in heart” and fascinating in any season. Many visitors prefer this time of year—late win ter and early spring—so they can appreciate the famous gardens. But an any-season landmark well representa tive of the historic Port City’s fascination is The Charleston Museum. Founded in 1773, it is general ly conceded to be the oldest museum in the United States. Its location: Rutledge Avenue at Calhoun Street, Collections and exhibitions include the cultural history of the world, but special emphasis has always been on South Carolina material. Of unusual interest are the products of crafts manship of early Charleston artisans. In the nat- ural-history hall, dioramas show local birds and animals in their natural settings. Charleston Museum, operated for the people of South Carolina and its visitors, is sponsored by the City and County of Charleston, and by con tributions and memberships. More than 100,000 persons visit the Museum each year. There is no admission fee. There is a small entrance charge at each of the two Museum branches—Joseph Manigault House on Meeting Street and Heyward-Washington House on Church Street. 1 M ^ GASTONIA W w w w r-w r-^K NORTH CAROLINA CTV rv [~v FEBRUARY • 1969 Wi TONY BYERS Give Him Daylight And He’s Gone’ Bessemer City’s basketball sensation. The essence of sportsmanship. Bright star—guy with a future. Impressive, smooth-driving... best in the Conference. Moves like a machine ... shooting his biggest asset. A pressure player— the tougher it gets on the court, the more he wants the ball. Give him daylight and he’s works in industrial relations at Firestone, Gastonia. FOR TWO years Tony has “socked it to” Little Seven clubs, and he’s just a junior at Bessemer City High. The 6-3 Yellow Jacket team member has been playing basketball with at least three hours of practice since sixth grade. Even when he first started playing on outside elementary courts, observers be lieved he had basketball in his blood. His hardwood performances has led several colleges to in quire of him — among them, Wake Forest, George Washing ton, Gardner-Webb, Duke, Dav idson, North Carolina, A&T. Jack Parker, BCH coach since 1954, tags Byers “best all-round player I’ve ever had.” Many fans who have followed Little Seven Conference for years say Tony is “best ever to play in the league.” But Tony’s no showboat, nor a one-man team. He just excels and helps his team mates to form one of the best scoring punches in the state. “In a game he’s unbelievable — machine precision — natural ability, a knack, a rare rhythm,” says the coach. “Wouldn’t sur prise me if some night he scores 50 or more.” (His record, made last year: 43 points.) gone! A few of the appraisals which coaches and other observers in Little Seven Conference circles are making of Tony Byers this season. “Proud of him,” says Tony’s mother, Mrs. Ida Byers who Welcome, NON-SKID Firestone NON-SKID, weekly employee publication from the company's Akron, Ohio, head quarters, is now being made available to employees of the Gastonia plant. Factory distribution of the paper began in late January. The Bowling Green, Ky., and Bennettsville, S.C. plants had been distributing the NON- SKID for several months before Gastonia started receiving the paper. The four-page publication goes to nearly every Firestone plant in the U.S. as well as to com pany sales and stores personnel. It presents major company news and other material of interest to people of the Firestone or ganization. Several individual U.S. plants have supplementary papers with a localized slant. Of this group, the monthly Firestone News continues to serve the Gas tonia and Bennettsville plants. Another UA Award For Firestone, Gastonia: Another honor for participation United Community Services of Gaston County’s UA finan cial campaign. The tenth Outstanding Citizenship Award I'ecognizes the plant and its people for the part employees played in the support drive last November. of Main United 1968 Firestone's record contribu tion of $32,527.38 last year went toward support of 37 Appeal agencies during 1969. The award, presented last month at the annual UA honors meeting, is represented by a silver-embossed strip added to the wall plaque received four years ago. Firestone was among 28 com panies cited for noteworthy United Appeal participation. Citizenship Awards go to UA- contributor firms with 15 or more employees, the firms hav ing a payroll system of alloting the pledged contributions; at least 80 per cent of the em ployees giving, and contributions averaging at least $10 among the employment. The averaged Firestone giv ing last year was $22.02, with employee participation 95.4 per cent. Both were record figures here. Towns in the Gaston County United Appeal now include Gas tonia, Cherryville, Cramerton, Dallas, Lowell, Mount Holly, Ranlo, and Stanley. Richard A. Riley Vice President D-P Division • RICHARD A. RILEY was advanced to Firestone vice pres ident of Diversified Products in late 1968. Firestone Synthetic Fibers and Textiles Company is among the non-tire divisions under his guidance. Mr. Riley, 52, joined Firestone in 1939. He advanced to several positions of increasing respon sibility, becoming president of Firestone Steel Products Com pany a year before his promo tion to company vice president. Frank A. LePage succeeded him as president of Firestone Steel Products Company. Tony Byers: He wants to play professional basketball some day. As of now, he's got a good start. —Kermit Hull photo. Noted one sportswriter: “Words can’t describe Tony. You have to see him to believe the things he does on a basket ball court.” Scholarship Deadline Applications for the 1969 Firestone College Scholar ship awards competition are due in the company’s Akron, Ohio, headquarters no later than March 1. Sons and daughters of Firestone employees who meet requirements as outlin ed in the 1969 Scholarship Booklet are eligible to apply for the awards. Application forms and de tails have been available since mid-December at the Firestone Gastonia industrial relations office and at the Bennettsville plant main of fice. Since Firestone started the Scholarship program in 1953, 446 scholarships have been awarded to high-school sen iors across the nation. Of this number, 15 of the winners have been from Firestone families in the Gastonia area. • SOMETHING GOOD See ALMANAC, Page 3
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