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Scholarship; Merit Awards Presentation The 1 973 Gastonia-area Firestone College Scholar ship winner, two Certificate of Merit winners and their parents were honored at a luncheon in May. Firestone Textiles Company President James B. Call pre sented the Scholarship to Barry Richard Robinson; a Certificate of Merit and $100 U.S. Savings Bond each to Janice Rebecca Stiles and Rachel Elizabeth Whitworth. ☆ ☆ ☆ He’s First With 30 Years Jack Anderson, foreman on second shift at Bennettsville, completed his 30th year of serv ice with Firestone May 21. He is the first of a number of em ployees to mark 30-year work records at Bennettsville this year. Anderson’s work career with Firestone began at the Gastonia plant, transferring to Bennetts ville several years ago. He serv ed two years in the Navy. Barry, whose father Harold Robinson is warehouse manager at Gastonia, will enter East Carolina University to major in music therapy. Janice’s father, Buster G. Stiles, works in TC Weaving at Gastonia. This fall she will begin nursing training in Florida, in preparation for foreign missionary service. Mrs. Barbara Whitworth, Rachel’s mother, works in the Cloth Room at Gastonia. Rachel will study medical secretarial science at Gaston CoUege. Charles Melvin Willis, the sec ond Scholarship winner from Firestone Textiles Company, is from Bowling Green, Ky. His parents, Charles and Pearl Wil- hs, are employed at the Bowling Green Firestone plant. Charles Melvin, first to win the scholar ship from Bowling Green, will study physics and astronomy at Western Kentucky University. Anderson is a member of Christ United Methodist Church, where he was superintendent of the Sunday school three years. He and wife Marilyn have sons Keith and Gary. Jack’s father, Garl Anderson, is the plant’s retired production man ager. Tires AND YOUR RECREATION VEHICLE For travelers in recreational vehicles who want to find out which tire best suits the ve hicle’s needs, Firestone’s con sumer affairs department has these suggestions: • Before taking an extended trip, weigh the loaded vehicle on a vehicle scale, if possible, to get an accurate reading on the maximum vehicle weight and load distribution by axle. Consult your tire dealer, or vehicle owner’s manual to find out tire weight Umits. While talking with your tire dealer, in form him of the type of driving conditions expected. The dealer then can recommend a tread de sign that will meet the traction (off highway) requirements while still providing good high way performance. • Know recommended infla tion pressure and maximum load-carrying capacity, both im printed on the sidewall of tire, and then take care of the ve hicle accordingly. Service Years •• Marvin Jolly, who had both his service anniversary and the beginning of retire ment last month, led the May list of long-timers working at Firestone in Gas tonia. He and 12 others re ceived lapel service pins. Marvin retired, but these with long work records as of May are stUl on the job: Twenty- Five Years • James Ledford, Shop. Twenty Years • W. F. Dixon, Prepara tion; Mack W. Brockman, TC Twisting. Excessive loads at sustained highway speeds produces heat buildup—a tire’s worst enemy. This combination is an invita tion to tire damage such as tread separation and hidden cord breaks which can lead to trouble, sometimes long after the initial damage has occurred. • Remember that a vehicle will handle poorly when over loaded, and if a tire failure were to occur, exaggerated control problems would increase likeli hood of an accident. Caring for the tires means extra miles. Inspect tires every week or two for nails, bits of metal, uneven wear, and for proper inflation. Remember that recommended pressures are ‘cool’ tire pressures. Never in flate beyond recommended maximum limits—see tire side wall—in an attempt to compen sate for overloads. And never drive on an under inflated tire, and never release (bleed) air from ‘hot’ tire. GASTONIA Fifteen Years • Clara F. Flynn, Prep aration. Ten Years • Clyde Adams and C. B. Bostic, TC Twisting; Lonnie Moss Jr., Shop; Ausbome B. Howell, Warehouse; Richard Lee McGinnis and Henry Glenn Par ker, Nylon Treating. 2 j I ‘ f* ? f- C«ite«Sa AT GASTONIA LUNCHEON Janice Stiles (left), Rachel Whitwor th, division Presi dent James B. Call, and Bar ry Robinson. FIRST Bowling Green Charles Melvin Willis, first high-school senior to win the Firestone College Scholarship from Bowling Green, Ky., will enter Western Kentucky Uni versity this fall, to work toward a degree in physics and astron omy. At Warren East High School, Charles built an outstanding record. He had a grade record of 3.88 of a possible 4.0, with an A— overall average for seven semesters. In his ACT test, Charles’ score was highest in his school this year. He was rated in the upper 5 per cent of his senior class of 141 students. His father, Charles Willis, works in the Maintenance de partment at Firestone, Bowling Green; his mother. Pearl, works in Splicing. Mr. and Mrs. Willis, originally employed at Fire stone’s Gastonia facility, trans ferred to the Bowling Green plant when it began operating in 1968. Funeral for Legrand Cole was held in Bennettsville and burial in McCaU Cemetery. Cole, 56, worked at Firestone 22 years, retiring in 1966 for health rea sons. Besides Mrs. (Carrie C.) Cole, he is survived by two daughters. ☆ ☆ ☆ Almanac • For effective exercise and toning up your body, you can’t beat “plain old stretching." For an example of how it’s done to advantage, take a look at a cat. Or, think of the acrobat, ballet dancer and athlete. They all keep agile through persistent stretching. People in many kinds of work, remaining for long periods of time in one position, especial ly need to stretch. Stretching re laxes the tensed muscles. Much stretching you do with out being aware of it. Whether you get exercise through recreational sports, planned exercises or through ac tivities of your routine work, regular stretching ought to be a part of your daily fare. It adds a lot toward the better functioning of your body—^im proved appetite, digestion, elimi nation and circulation. Too, it’s good for posture and carriage. Then, if you would sleep bet ter when you go to bed, put some “stretch” into your exerr cise every day. Just One Complaint In 1972 Judging from the number of customer complaints re ceived by Firestone, the overwhelming majority of auto owners are satisfied with the performance of their tires. For every 11,000 tires produc ed by Firestone in 1972, the company’s consumer affairs de partment received just one com plaint. “Actual tire defects are very rare,” says Jack B. Scarcliffe, Firestone’s director of consumer affairs. “Usually when a cus tomer complains about a tire, the problem stems from improp- Spires Of The Spirit The late Perley F. Ayer, for many years professor at Berea College in Kentucky and leader in social advance of the Appa lachian South, once included this recollection in one of his talks: "I asked a student what was his purpose and reason for being. And, bless my heart, almost with pride he indi cated that it was to get an education, settle on a job at a good seJary, and maintain his family. "So far, so good. But that student didn't carry his thinking to a logical conclusion, for he could have added, '. . . then die.' "In later discussions, I asked the students: "Tell me how you, as one of the higher animals, differ from a groundhog or a copperhead or a bluejay or a mule? The temporal things are what they're concerned with. The student had no answer to that." er care such as underinflation, overloading or from tire injuries caused by road hazards.” THE DEPARTMENT handles corporate-level inquiries from customers relating to products, services, and charge accounts. Scarcliff said his department —created 19 months ago—^has been able to satisfy the vast ma jority of those who get in touch with it. “A record we’re most proud of,” he said, “because nearly aU of these people wiU be bringing their business back to Fire stone.” Customers either call or write the consumer affairs depart ment, which recently estabUshed a 24-hour message center, the first in the tire industry. The department also sends out large quantities of printed ma terials on tire and auto care and other subjects to students, or ganizations and customers. Need to contact the consumer affairs department? Call 216/ 379-7085, or write: Jack B. Scarcliff, Director of Consumer Affairs, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1200 Firestone Parkway, Akron, Ohio 44317. • • Heard at shift change: "If you don't know where you're going, you may miss it when you get there." Volume XX Number 6 GASTONIA REPORTERS June, 1973 Page 2 Claude C. Callaway. Editor Monthly publication of the Gastonia. N. C., plant of Fireitone TaxtilM Company, a division of The Firestone Tire tc Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio. Division headquarters, Gastonia, N. C. 28052. James B. Call, president. Mem ber South Atlantic Council of Industrial Editors and International Association of Business Communicators. Plant Offices Warehouses Industrial Relations—Dal* Callahan Main Office—Bea McCarter Mechanical Dept.—Roslo Francum Quality Control—Louella Queen, Leila Rape — Eleasa Cole, Twisting (synthetics) Katie Elkins Warp Preparation—Elmlna Bradahaw, NeU BoUck Warehouse—Harold Robinson. Israal Good Weaving (cotton)—Ruth Veitch BENNETTSVILLE PLANT Faye Shankle, Mary H. OlWer, Sylvia Lockamy, Frances Fletcher—Report ers. BOWLING GREEN Dorothy Klngrey,' Mary Snell, Mary Bryant, Brenda Loafman, Teresa Leonard
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