GASTONIA
NORTH CAROLINA
BENNETTSVILLE
SOUTH CAROLINA
BOWLING GREEN
KENTUCKY
Not
what we take
but as we live,
Not as we pray
but as we give.
These are
the things that
make for Peace
both now and
after Time
shall cease
The People of
Firestone
]\^ay the inspiration of this another Christmas
Season come to you and your loved ones with re-
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netvea meaning. My sincere jvish is that the ages-
old Message of Peace, Goodwill and Blessing enrich your life
throughout the days ahead in the New Year. / b. Call President
‘Never Stop Learning’
OFF-JOB
SAFETY
Learning safety and prac
ticing its principles at work
are proven helps to control
of injuries on the job. And
the safety practices our peo
ple take off the job, pay well
wherever they go.
Raymond E. Mack, safety
supervisor at the Gastonia Fire
stone plant, was speaking of the
main idea behind an off-the-job
safety emphasis.
HOME, highway and other
away-from-the-job injuries and
fatalities are the subject of spe
cial concern at many Firestone
and December. One reason is
that in these months there is a
high concentration of danger,
especially with added hazards
of highway travel and recrea
tional pursuits associated with
such holidays as Memorial Day
and Christmas.
Mack said that setting aside a
special period for off-job safety
emphasis is a good way to re
mind us all that “every week in
the year ought to go into making
up safety months” wherever we
go.
Why? Because we never stop
learning how to win against
plants every year during May^***danger.
Carousel Of Gifts — ’71
stereo multiplex systems,
clock radios, luggage, hairdry
ers, kitchen appliances, chil
dren’s and adult’s bicycles; and
custom auto wheels and high-
performance tires.
These are mjor items included
in the Firestone company’s
stores-dealers program of “Car
ousel of Gifts—1971.”
Each store and dealer is offer
ing a special assortment of gifts
during the Christmas season.
Firestone stores and dealers in
the Gastonia, Bennettsville and
Bowling Green areas are par
ticipating in the Carousel pro
gram promoted by the com
pany’s home and auto supply
department.
Millions of colorful advertis
ing flyers, messages on national
TV and in local newspapers are
promoting the sales program.
A recent interview fea
ture in the Gastonia Ga
zette dealt with such mat
ters as profits, wages, trade
agreements, aspirations
and opportunities in the
textile industry.
"Would you advise a son
of yours to go into textiles
as a career?" was asked of
Jim Fry, executive vice
president of the American
Yarn Spinners Assn. His
reply:
"If my son shows busi
ness inclinations, I would
not hesitate to recommend
textiles as a career for him.
The industry has tremend
ous opportunity for those
with talent, ambition and
the willingness to work.
"More than half of the
products on the market to
day didn't even exist 10
years ago. In another 10
years, 90 per cent of to
day's products will be ob
solete.
"This is the kind of in
dustry that is exciting and
rewarding. If you aren't
willing to work, if you
don't believe in yourself,
and if you aren't willing
to lake risks, you had bet
ter stay . . . out."
DECEMBER • 1971 5^ ^
UA Drive Beyond Goal
The 1972 Gaston County United Appeal chest of dollars
‘to work wonders with’ overflowed nearly $75,000. At a
‘victory dinner’ in November, a dozen division heads re
ported a total $641,026. UA leaders expect an additional
$8-10,000 to be raised during the campaign’s closeout oper
ation.
Employees of the Gastonia
Firestone Textiles Company
plant pledged $40,316.65, a rec
ord amount for Firestone people
here.
The just-ended United Appeal
campaign was the most success
ful funds-gathering effort in the
16-year history of Gaston Coun
ty community-chest p r o g r a m-
ming.
Last year’s appeal raised near
ly $39,000 above the established
goal of $512,000, capturing the
state award for the best cam
paign for its size.
This year's UA money cam
paign provides operating funds
for 33 local or localized ‘people’
services. Close to 50 per cent of
committed funds goes to youth
services. An additional 18.4 per
cent goes for family and child
care services.
Money raised in the campaign
will be distributed to each
agency on a monthly basis ac
cording to respective budget
needs.
In the UA effort this year
every Gaston County town is in
volved except Bessemer City,
McAdenville and Belmont (they
have separate funding pro
grams.)
Scholarship Materials Coming
Information booklets and other application materials will
be in distribution by mid-December for the 1972 Firestone
College Scholarship competition. Each year materials are
available at personnel or industrial relations offices of all
three units of Firestone Textiles Company—Gastonia, Ben
nettsville and Bowling Green.
Alvin V. Riley, division per
sonnel manager, reminds that
the scholarship applications are
open to sons and daughters of
The Firestone Tire & Rubber
Company employees, and who
meet further requirements as
detailed in the new information
booklets.
Seniors in high school who
are interested in applying will
do well to start early to com
plete requirements, Mr. Riley
suggests.
The latest booklet fully ex
plains the scholarship program
and notes any changes from re
quirements and provisions of
previous years.
STUDENTS apply from all
states where the company has
major production and service fa
cilities and retail systems.
Among the 1971 awards, there
was one scholarship for a stu
dent in South America.
Closeout of applications re
ceived in the company’s Akron
headquarters is late February.
Winners are announced by late
March or early April.
Each full scholarship is worth
up to $1,750 per year and is re
newable up to four years at any
approved college or university
of the student’s choice.
BESIDES scholarships, the
company awards each year Cer
tificates of Merit and U. S. Sav
ings Bonds in recognition of out
standing high-school achieve
ment among the scholarship ap
plicants.
In 1971, the company awarded
full college scholarships to 41
students in 21 states and Brazil;
and 185 Certificates of Merit.
Since the education-aid pro
gram began in 1953, Firestone
has awarded a scholarship to 16
students from employee families
of the Gastonia textile plant.
Of winners in recent years,
two are soon to be graduated.
Richard Dale Carringer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Carringer,
is a senior at North Carolina
State University at Raleigh. Lin
da Kay Murray, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Q. Murray, en
tered Meredith College and later
transferred to Clemson Univer
sity. There she will complete
work for her degree in mid-De
cember, 1971.
Most recent to receive a Cer
tificate of Merit in the Gastonia
area is David Carl Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of
Kings Mountain. David is in his
first year at University of North
Carolina, Charlotte.
Winter Quarter
TEXTILE
SCHOOL
Work for the winter quarter
at North Carolina Vocational
Textile School, Belmont, will be
gin Jan. 4, with new students
accepted in three departments
of study only: Yarn Manufac
turing, Weaving & Designing,
and Mill Maintenance.
Knitting & Designing and
Tailoring departments are full.
But students may pre-register
in these areas, to begin the fall
quarter of 1972.
For registration details, visit
the school on Wilkinson Blvd.,
call at telephone 825-3737, or ask
at the Firestone industrial re
lations office.