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Buster Allen & His ‘Buggie’ Efficient, thoughtful, loyal, dependable, seemingly untiring. Words that describe Buster Allen, office messenger at the Bowling Green Firestone plant. “He’s an unforgettable per son,” says F. B. Galligan of Allen, who’s been employed at Bowling Green since March, 1968. The Firestone Textiles Com pany general factories manager goes on to say that Buster is highly-thought-of by plant man agement and fellow employees. AS OFFICE MESSENGER, Allen delivers the mail over the more than 700,000 square feet of floor space of factory, treat ing unit and offices. In the com pany car, he makes routine daily trips to the postoffice. Back at Firestone, Buster transfers the mail to his newly- acquired “Buggie” (painted red. s tuCC t t Resolves For 1973 WORTHY & WORKABLE New Year’s resolutions come easy with people who make them; maybe not so easy to carry them out. Cross- section interviews with people at the Gastonia plant yielded a long list of “good intentions spelled out”—ranging from the near-common to some of life’s noblest goals. white and blue) and makes the rounds with haste and effici ency. Keeping a neat appearance of the administrative offices is an additional duty for Buster. He and wife Helen have seven children. Helen cooks and bakes things “something wonderful.” The Allens live in the Smiths Grove community. One fellow employee said: “Buster’s remarkable ability to remember names, indicates something of his genuine inter est in people.” William Berrier, N. L. Harris Service Records • • Maude D. Bryson and Nora J. Crouch were settled down to work at the Gas tonia plant several days be fore Christmas of 1937. So, these two employees in TC Twisting had their 35th work anniversary last month. They received their service pin and $100 company apprecia tion gift from J. B. Call. The Firestone Textiles Com pany president also presented service pins and the $100 checks to six others with 30 and 25 year records. And to three of the longtimers last month, Mr. Call presented the service pin and engraved watch, for 20 years work record. Also, in December, there were 7 employees with work anniver saries of from 5 to 15 years. Thirty Years • William O. Allen, C. A. Faulkner, Garfield Thomas, all TC Twisting. Twenty- Five Years » James T. Wright and Myriel M. Horton, Chafer Weav ing; A. D. McCarter, Shop. William Freeman Berrier, one of the earliest to retire from Firestone at Gastonia, was bur ied Dec. 3 in Gaston Memorial Park, following the funeral in Carothers Colonial Chapel. Berrier, 93, retired from Fire stone in 1951. Survivors are a son, Harry Berrier; and a daugh ter, Mrs. Lucille Connor. A memorial service was held in Greenville, S. C. for N. L. Harris, 84, who died in late No vember. Burial in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Ceme tery, Shelby, N. C. Twenty Years • William G. M c L e y - more, Colene M. Bennett and Ruth Carpenter, all TC Twist ing. Fifteen Years • John R. Mercer, Shop. Ten Years • Milas Barnett, TC Weaving; William C. Webb, TC Twisting. Five Years • Mathalena T. Bell, Reba Johnson, TC Twisting; Jimmy E. Hughes, TC Weaving; Shirley H. Walker, Quality Control. Harris was retired from Fire stone, Gastonia. Mrs. Harris, who died early in 1972, was also retired from Gastonia plant. Survivors are daughters Mrs. N. N. Nolen and Mrs. Coy Elvis; a son, Sgt. Joe Harris; sisters Mrs. John Bridges and Mrs. Otis Bridges; brothers Gaither and Garde Harris. If you did not make any for 1973, will some of these resolu tions do? For 1973 I resolve to— . . . Develop and cultivate at least six new friendships that go beyond the superficial level. . . . Make no resolutions at all at year’s beginning. But now and then, make some resolves that are attainable. I can man age better one day at a time. . . . Unclutter my life. Prac tice throwing some things away. Cancel some memberships and subscriptions. Cut out “dead- wood.” Learn to say “No.” Have only projects, plans, goals that are most worthy and important to me. . . . Retire. Develop a program that will keep me active. Begin with a tour of the Holy Land. . . . Learn to play the five- string banjo—a little bit, any way. . . . Take a trip with my fam ily to St. Louis, especially visit the Gateway Arch and Six Flags Over Mid-America. . . . Make 1973 the year of re newal of my faith. One way, re solve to get more out of church attendance and involvement in church activities. ... Be more selective in watching TV. . . . Develop a program to bet ter relationships with significant people in my life—family, close relatives, friends. . . . Take my job more seri ously and get more meaning out of work. But resolve to leave my job at the office, so I can have more peace of mind and better relationships with my family. ... Do more with less in fam ily financing. Spend less and save more. . . . Trim at least one-third of the names off my Christmas- card list. . . . Improve my understand ing and concern for people. Try more to assist people to whole ness; help them realize hopes and dreams, and rejoice with them in life’s good things. ... Be more alert than ever to job hazards. I purposed this one day when I came mighty close to getting my finger cut off. . . . Learn to like myself bet ter, so I can like others better. The Big Pull They All Had Fun Annual entertainment and gifts distribution to children of Firestone Textiles Com pany employees is a tradition dating back 37 years at Gas tonia. The Bennettsville plant has been staging parties for 25 years. The Bowling Green unit has had parties for the past four years. In the three plant cities the Christmas parties entertain with movie cartoons and gifts, the distribution pre sided over by Santa Claus himself. At the 1972 parties the company entertained more than 1600 children through age 14. . ... k • • Strength of nylon tire cord fabric is illustrated here, showing the material (1,482 separate cords) connecting a truck with the 68,000-pound railroad boxcar. Pulling stress is close to 100,000 pounds. About 13 million pounds of the nylon ma terial is produced annually at the Bennetts ville, S. C., Firestone Textiles Company plant. This fabric is used primarily in the production process of Firestone truck tires. • One little girl waited for the show to go at first of two Christmas parties for Firestone children at Gastonia. Good Basketball Tony Byers, student at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, is a sharpshooting guard on the Uni versity’s team, the Deacons. Tony, son of Mrs. Ida Byers of the Firestone, Gastonia, in dustrial relations department, developed into a basketball all- star while playing for the Besse mer City High School Yellow- jackets. In a December game, Tony scored 40 points in Wake For est’s upset of the Alabama Tide in the finals of the Twin City classic. He starred for two years at Vinconnes, Ind., Junior College. BVille Notes Most recent Bennettsville Firestone employees to mark long service anniversaries: Fifteen Years • Marie T. Herndon, Cord Twisting. Twenty Years • Robert H. Hailey, Main tenance. Lemont E. Williams was re cently promoted to maintenance foreman at the Bennettsville Firestone plant. Williams joined Firestone in Sept., 1944. He served in the military, returning to Firestone in 1946, where he worked in the maintenance de partment as an electrician. His hobby is piloting air planes. He serves in promotional work for the annual Bennetts ville airplane show. He is a member of the National Guard. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have one son. Retiring at the Bennettsville plant Jan. 1 were: Walter J. Quick, section supervisor, with 27 years service; and Dozier John, janitor, with 27 years ser vice. 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