AUGUST • 1969
OLDTIMER enough
lo recognize this? Sleam-power-
ed harvesting demonstralions
are annual affairs at Bonner
Springs.
Whafs
going at
Bonner
Springs?
• Want to “feel” the rustic
inventiveness o f America’s
past — rooted deep in the
land? Journey to Bonner
Springs, Kansas, and visit
the Agricultural Hall of
Fame and National Center,
It is an acknowledgement
of yesterday, recognition of
today and a preview of to
morrow. It has become a
year-round vacation goal of
people throughout the U.S.
and from many other coun
tries. • Story on page 3.
Your Records
Up-To-Date?
Any time of the year is a
good time to check the com
pany office records to see il
things are in order under
your name. Mrs. Eula Wil
son, payroll supervisor, sug
gests that you occasionally
Review these especially:
• Is address on your record
in the plant office the cor
rect one?
• Have you had any
changes which need to be
^oted on the record, such as
dumber of dependents shown
on your income tax records?
Have you changed your
^ame through marriage, or
otherwise?
For keeping records up to
^ate, go by payroll office
during first and second work
shifts, or to first-aid during
^hird shift.
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28 IMC Courses Completed
Certificates for completed
courses in the Industrial
Management Club’s adult
education program were pre
sented to 28 Firestone men
in July.
The IMC courses in evening
sessions at Gaston Community
College included the subjects:
Personnel Management, Human
Relations, Education Through
Visitation, Speed-Reading, and
Metallurgy.
SEVERAL of the group had
one or more courses to their
credit before the July presen
tation of certificates. Each one
in the group received a certifi
cate for one course finished, ex
cept Carl Smith, who earned
two.
Twisting (tire cord) led the
group, with 14 men completing
courses from that department;
Pleased Visitors
Jack Hall, J. A. Haney, Junior
Lancaster, William Massey,
Miles Michaels, James Smith,
Elvin Galloway, Morris Derry-
berry, Guy Crain, Harold Bur
gess, B. J. Bumgardner, Joe
Brooks, Zed Bradley, Windom
Jones. Others, with their depart
ments;
Weaving-TC: Clyde Phillips,
James Saylor, Carl Smith, Roy
Emmett, Fred Hardee.
Quality Control: Bill Calhoun,
O’Neil Gamble. Industrial Re
lations: Lennell Keenum, Elmer
Passmore.
Chafer Weaving; Terry Kirby.
Cloth Room: Larry Sanders.
Shop: George Clemmer. Ware
house: C. K. Cauthen.
The 28 men who completed
the IMC courses represent pro
duction, services, and supervis
ory personnel.
Firestone
P.O. Box 1278
Gastonia, N. C.
28052
We certainly want to thank you for your hospitality in
arranging for us to see your plant. I must say that it was
one of the better tours we have had. We must thank you
also for arranging the other tours for us. You certainly made
our stay in Gastonia a pleasant one.
Mr/s Stanford Lunstrum
Arden, N. C. 28704 July 1, 1989
Note: This letter was addressed to Alvin V. Riley, manager
of industrial relations of the Gastonia Firestone plant. Mr. Lun
strum is employed in the U.S. Forestry Service. He and his family
visited the plant here in June. “Other tours” referred to in the
letter were with other plants, giving the Arden visitors a diversi
fied picture of Gaston industries.
Summer Career ‘Graduates’
“Having time to do some of the things I’ve always want
ed to do,” said Lloyd Lewis. He spoke for several others
who joined him in retirement from long work careers at
Firestone, Gastonia, since early summer.
Lewis marked his 30th service Verdie Smith concluded her
anniversary within a month of career with 32 years of service.
HIGH
MARK
FOR
IDEAS
Out front of all the others. That's the
mark Firestone Bennettsville people achieved
in the suggestion program for the entire Fire
stone operation in the U.S. and abroad for the
first half of this year.
Bennettsville ranked at the top on a scale
rating the number of suggestions received
and adopted per 1,000 persons employed.
The South Carolina textile facility's ratio
of participation was 649 ideas submitted per
1,000 workers, and 114 suggestions adopted
per 1,000 turned in.
his retirement. For a number of
years in plant protection serv
ice, he more recently had work
ed in quality control.
In terms of service length,
William P. Reeves of carding
led the roster of those retiring
here from early summer through
July. He had 33 years.
Claude Taylor, shift foreman
in twisting-TC, had 32 years for
his record.
She worked in preparation.
Rosie Parson of twisting-TC
finished with 25 years; and Roy
Hutchins of the same depart
ment had 20 years. Also with
20 years was Will Howard of
chafer weaving.
John E. Shaw, warehouse, re
tired with 9 years of service.
GO
SAFER
Enjoy
More
SWING HIGH
• Kay Hollingsworth headed
for the swing and made a glint
in the sun, drying her hair after
a dip in the wading pool at
Firestone Playground. Kay's
stepfather, James Sharpe, works
in weaving-TC. The play facili
ty, owned by the company and
operated in summer by Gastonia
Parks & Recreation Department,
closes its season Aug. 15.
The family car is classified as
a passenger automobile, but a
lot of people attempt to make a
moving van out of it.
Vacationing families often try
to squeeze as many goods as
possible into, on top of. or be
hind the car, without regard to
dangers involved.
For one thing, overloading
the tires invites trouble.
The auto brake size of course
remains the same, but the in
creased weight makes the ve
hicle more difficult to stop.
Power to accelerate is also re
duced, and the vehicle is more
apt to fish-tail around curves.
Also, things packed within
the vehicle can restrict vision.
Of all this, the main point is. . .
Travel light and stop often to
rest. Go safer and enjoy it more.