“ONE-CORNER” VIEW —Hugh Wright, department
fnanager of fabric treating at Gastonia, conducting business
by telephone near the major control panel of Firestone’s
J^ewest Gastonia unit which electronically dips and heat
cures synthetic fabrics.
The process adds wear and performance qualities to tire
fabric.
This photo, made from the second level of the multi
story unit, is a “one-corner” view of the maze of structural
layout and equipment placement. The new plant, in opera
tion a little more than a year, is the second of two elec
tronically, dip and heat-tensioning units at Gastonia. The
original one became the world’s first of its kind when it
began production in 1955.
Besides the two dip-tensioning plants at Gastonia, Fire
stone operates fabric-treating factories in Akron and Dayton,
Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Woodstock, Canada, and in two other
Countries outside the United States.
Latest to join this family of factories will be the unit
Clearing completion at the company’s textile plant outside
fowling Green, Ky.
Y Membership Drive
they
Helped
Thomas A. Grant, manager of
^ethods-time study, led the
Volunteer organization for Fire
stone’s in-plant YMCA mem
bership solicitation in March,
a “Colonel” in the campaign,
served with two “Cap
tains” and more than two dozen
Lieutenants” representing all
^^Partments of the plant, ware
houses, shop and offices.
"Captains” were Rick McCur-
shift foreman in twisting
^ C), and Fred Hardee, shift
orernan in weaving (TC).
^iresione this monlh shares in
Estonia's Industry Apprecia-
Week, April 13-19. A high-
9«t of the week is the Indus-
Safety Awards Dinner,
^Pril 17,
“Lieutenants” represent-
ing the various departments
were Pat Lewis, Virginia Brad
ley, Hazel Foy, Joe Brooks, Sam
Guffey, Bill Parham, Wade
Stiles, Belon Hanna, Rosie
Francum, Louella Queen, Earl
Clark, Floyd Ratchford, Bill
Passmore, Vauda Clark, Bea
Carver, Roddy Gemayel, Terry
Kirby.
Also Freddie Kessell, Jarvis
Plemmons, Freddie Elkins, Oli
ver Hardee, Joe Adams, Tracy
Whitener, Floyd Kelly, Clee
McCaslin, Inez Rhyne, Roy
Davis, Raymond Hoots, and
Elene Dodgen.
The Firestone volunteer ef
fort included some outside-
plant membership solicitation.
It was a part of the countywide
annual campaign which sought
2,600 new or renewed member
ships in the Y.
Tir«$ton«
APRIL • 1969
GASTONIA
NORTH CAROLINA
Lakeside Camp Opening Early May
Now that April’s come, it’s make-ready time at Camp
Firestone for opening of the company-operated recreation
facility May 5. This will be the 34th season of the camp on
Lake James at Bridgewater-Nebo in Burke County
The mechanical department, cess to the recreation-relaxation
under guidance of plant engi
neer J. G. Tino, this month will
complete maintenance and gen
eral f i X - u p on buildings,
grounds and equipment. This
includes restocking and stand
ardizing life-saving equipment,
firefighting and firstaid sup
plies.
At the camp on a secluded
cove of Lake James, employees
of the Gastonia plant and mem
bers of their families have ac-
facilities through an application
program at the plant’s industrial
relations office.
LAKE JAMES is one of the
South’s outstanding aquatic
recreation areas in a scenic lo
cation on the southern tier of
the Blue Ridge Mountains. The
area is rich in vacation attrac
tions, accommodations and
scheduled special events from
spring through autumn.
People-Saving ‘March’ in April
The Gaston County unit of
the American Cancer Society
will conduct a “protest march”
on April 22. Main objective of
the program is “to save people
from untimely death by cancer—
and this, through education of
the public,” according to Mrs.
Mickie Dunson, president of the
local unit.
Saving lives from cancer, says
the ACS, ran be achieved by
early detection and prompt
treatment through knowledge
of the seven warning signals
and a detection examination.
The protest march against
cancer is a follow-up of the
Gastonia visit of J. Arch Avary
Jr. The cancer crusader came
here promoting the cause “to
keep people talking about can
cer and to have them do some
thing about it.”
The local unit of American
Cancer Society is a participat-
01
) ton
United Community Services
(United Appeal).
Many Firestone people plan
sightseeing trips within the
Highlands region, making Camp
Firestone the point of departure.
The industrial relations de
partment has scheduled the
1969 camp season to run into
mid-October, at the time when
the Southern Highlands are at
the peak of their autumn gran
deur.
Earl Crooks is resident man
ager of Camp Firestone. He is
employed as a member of the
Gastonia plant industrial rela
tions department.
TO SCHEDULE a stay at the
camp, make application in per
son at the plant industrial rela
tions office. This practice af
fords the camp facilities to the
most people possible.
Says the IR office: When
your reservation is scheduled,
make use of the camp on dates
as scheduled, so it won’t inter
fere with someone else’s use of
the camp.
If your plans should be chang
ed and that leads to cancellation
or re-scheduling of your camp
trip, let the IR office know as
tar ahead as you can. That way,
someone else can enjoy the
camp facilities originally reserv
ed for you.
Leadership Meeting
Richard A. Riley, Firestone vice presi
dent of diversified products, and other com
pany officials from Akron and Hopewell
visited the Gastonia plant in late March.
They met with management leaders of the
Gastonia and Bennettsville plants, observed
office and production facilities and attended
a luncheon at Holiday Inn.
• At plant main entrance, visiting officials
posed with Gastonia and Bennettsville factory
leaders. Here (front, from left): Robert W. Rice,
president of Firestone Synthetic Fibers and Tex
tiles Company; Richard A. Riley, company vice
president of diversified products; John V. Dar
win, Gastonia plant manager; Walter Smith, co
ordinator of manufacturing-chemical operations
for the parent company's diversified products
division.
And (back, across from left): Alvin V. Riley,
manager of industrial relations, Gastonia; Philip
R. Williams, production manager, Gastonia; R. B.
Hull, manager of quality control, Gastonia; Ralph
King, Bennettsville factory manager; H. G. Hall,
plant technical manager, Gastonia; E. J. Mech-
em, comptroller, Gastonia; J. G. Tino, plant engi
neer, Gastonia; L. B. McAbee, manager of produc
tion planning and control, Gastonia.