Some Profits At Work
• Here are some of the frames for a group of modified aulomaiic
splicers which the mechanical service department was assembling
at the Gastonia plant last month. The splicer project is an example
of how profit at work enables the company to upgrade its equip
ment, allowing improved product quality and more efficient output.
Jav?* Payroll-Deduction Plan
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Firestone people at the Gastonia Plant
made pledges of $35,258.20
in the October United Appeal Campaign
This figure is among the largest in the County United Appeal effort toward
reaching the $512,000 goal for 1971. Itexceeds the Firestone contribution last
year by $3,605.05. The pledges totaling $35,258.20 to be delivered through pay
roll deduction, places participation at 97.6 per cent of employment during the
campaign period, Oct. 6-20.
• Quality merchandise
and service
• Price discounts
These are outstanding ad
vantages for Firestone em
ployees when doing business
with the company’s retail
stores system.
And to these advantages,
add the Payroll Deduction
Plan which makes buying
more convenient than ever.
With the holiday season ap
proaching, Firestone stores are
well stocked with items for the
home and auto. Thousands of
gifts, from television sets to
snow lires, are available to em
ployees at discount prices with
the easy-and-convenient payroll
plan of settling the account.
By filling in the simplified
form at time of purchase, the
employee can have his easy
payments deducted from his
pay weekly or twice month-
ly.
If Winter
Comes...
• • Snowflake White—not
already this season, of
course. But maybe a portent
of what’s to come?
Firestone folks who are
weather-watchers remind
you that there were some
heavy morning fogs in Au
gust, and that the days of
late Summer and early Au
tumn were uncommonly hot
for this region. And those
occurrences can be a hint of
upcoming rough winter
weather with snow, accord
ing to the almanac and other
sources.
This yesteryear scene in
front of the Gastonia Fire
stone plant you may recall
as belonging to the winter of
1964.
NOVEMBER • 1970
Not already enjoying the
benefits of this plan? Fire
stone store managers in this
area have supplies of payroll
deduction cards and com
plete details of the program-
The Firestone Stores unit
at Franklin and Marietta in
Gastonia, and Firestone
Stores in Dixie Village are
approved for this purchase
program.
• Vacation travelers going
through New England report
seeing a gift shop named THE
SQUARE PEG; and a message
on the notice board of a church:
"A good education helps you
worry about what's going on
around the world."
Of the total givers, con
tributions averaged $29.43.
The number giving Fair
Share was 951.
Co-chairmen for the annual
in-plant solicitation were D.
Ray Thomas and Terry Kirby
of the plant management staff.
Coordinator was J. V. Darwin,
administrative assistant to
James B. Call, president of
Firestone Textiles Company.
Assisting them were several
dozen department managers and
other volunteer helpers in su
pervision and production
throughout the plant, warehous
es and offices.
THE CHAIRMEN announced
that this outstanding record of
sharing again entitles Firestone
to the United Community Serv
ices of Gaston County Citizen
ship Award. The honor, going
to organizations having 80 per
cent or more participation, has
been presented to Firestone for
the past nine years.
The fund chairmen called this
year’s UA response “a show of
Firestone people’s real concern
for others who need help in our
communities.”
“Response,” said Mr. Darwin
is evidence of a spirit of co
operation and compassion for
people’s needs and for com
munity betterment.” Said Mr.
Call:
good feeling of knowing that
through the 36 UA services,
thousands will be helped and
encouraged during 1971.
“Our sincere thanks to all
who worked and gave to make
the UA effort so successful. It
Horace Hughes, chief pipe
fitter and head of the plant fire-
protection service, joined a
member of the City Fire De
partment and an industrial fire
inspector in a presentation
which emphasized fire control
in home and industry, under
lining the theme: "Make Every
Week Fire-Prevention Week."
John R. Williams, supervisor
of fire prevention for the Gas
tonia Fire Department, spoke on
safeguards against hurtful and
WCD ti UC Ll V C X.tXCO 0.1 liuilic. J.J.C
urged such basic precautions
as—
• You owe it to yourself and
your family to have periodic
home-study sessions on fire
safety, that all persons involved
will know and practice fire pre
vention, and know what to do
in case of emergency.
is heartening that our people
each year so unselfishly share
their material means with so
many people whose hope is in
the services provided through
the United Appeal.”
• 'Fair Share', Page 2
• Maintain firefighting equip
ment and supplies, and know
how to use them. Keep on hand
a good supply of ordinary bak
ing soda as a simple, effective
fire-douser.
• Since 25 per cent of home
fires are started from careless
smoking, be especially careful
of this hazard. Make frequent
safety checks of ashtrays, es
pecially before going to bed.
• Set up at least two ways
of escape from all rooms of the
place you live. Make sure meiu-
bers of the household are fa
miliar with the plans and safe
methods of escape.
Douglas Moore, FIA inspector
in the Charlotte-Gastonia area,
talked on factory inspection,
such as is carried out at Fire
stone two to three times a year.
• More, page 3
“Contributors can have the
GASTONIA. NORTH CAROLINA
AWARENESS Ap'rllimt Fll'P
PREPAREDNESS A JX C
Expect it. Prepare for it. Pray that it doesn’t strike; but
be ready for action in case it does. That summary which
applies to all phases of fire prevention and control came out
of the plant safety meeting which was a part of the annual
Fire Prevention week in October.