OFFICE
OF
Energy & Raw Materials
NEW WAREHOUSE
A warehouse providing 10,000 square feet
storage-working space at the Gastonia plant
is scheduled for completion May 1. The
warehouse, to be located on the Dalton
Street side of No. 8 fabric-treating unit, will
be of steel, block and concrete.
It will be used for storage of Mead board,
for packaging of beams of fabric treated in
No. 8 unit; and for drums of chemicals and
other “dip” materials.
A loading-unloading truck dock will be lo
cated at the north end of the new facility,
where a storage area for steel has been lo
cated. An access gate to the new warehouse
opens onto Dalton Street.
Foundation outline, as seen in this photo,
was begun in February.
SCOUTS
EMPHASIZE
Fitness & Safety
Scouting’s involvement in the
Nation’s bicentennial program
will turn to a new program em
phasis of fitness and safety this
fall. Eugent LeGrand, president
of the (NC) Piedmont Council,
Boy Scouts of America, an
nounced that the second year of
the BSA bicentennial program
will center around “Be Prepared
for Life—Be Safe, Be Fit.”
The Boy Scouts marked the
64th anniversary of the organi
zation in February.
"BEGINNING Sept. 1, the new
program emphasis will involve
all 17,000 members in the Pied
mont area. Local and unit ac
tivities will provide for conser
vation of our human resources,”
Le Grand said.
Among activities for the 484
packs, troops, and posts in the
area are the Presidential Physi
cal Fitness Award program and
the Presidential Sports Award
in cooperation with the Presi
dent’s Council on Physical Fit
ness and Sports, and defensive
driving courses in cooperation
with local traffic-safety officials.
Other features are textiles, bi
cycle safety, aquatics, furniture
and Leadership Development.
Scouts who take part in the
bicentennial activities will be
eligible to receive colorful recog
nition emblems and medals.
Design of the 1974-75 awards
show the Bunker Hill flag which
“exemplifies the early Ameri
cans’ drive to conserve their
military genius and manpower
in order to establish their new
country.”
Tire$tone
March, 1974 Page 4
Says William B. Straub, man
ager of tire testing for the com
pany; “It is ironic that air pres
sure—one of the most vital fac
tors in obtaining tire wear—is
virtually ignored by most
motorists, especially since the
air is free. ’
Berndt K. Lyckberg is co
ordinator of the newly-estab
lished office of energy and raw
materials planning for the Fire
stone company.
In this new position Lyck
berg analyzes needs, availabili
ties and priorities of petroleum-
based materials and energy and
explores possible joint ventures
with suppliers, said Jay H.
Rosensen, vice president for the
chemical and raw materials di
vision of Firestone. Firestone
Textiles Company is a part of
this organization grouping of the
parent company. Rosensen said:
"WE BELIEVE this new of
fice will be beneficial in de
veloping strategy to assure a
smooth flow of supplies between
our various divisions and our
suppliers.”
Lyckberg started at Firestone
in 1942; has served with several
of the divisions which are in
volved in the new operation.
He became technical manager
of the synthetic rubber plant in
Port Neches, Texas, in 1954 and
six years later was named tech
nical manager of the plastics
The Textile Museum at 2320
S Street NW in Washington,
D.C., was one of 21 museums
granted accreditation by the
American Association of Mu
seums at the close of 1973. Now,
there are 284 accredited mu
seums in the United States and
Canada.
According to the AAM, ac
creditation better enables mu
seums to serve the cultural and
education needs of the public.
facility in Pottstown, Pa. He
later became project manager
of the synthetic rubber plant in
India and in 1966 was appointed
production manager of the syn
thetic fibers operation in Hope-
well, Va. In 1968 he transferred
to the arsenal in Ravenna, Ohio,
as technical manager.
He was named to his most re
cent position, senior project
engineer for the synthetic rub
ber company in Akron, in 1971.
Lyckberg has a degree in
chemical engineering from the
Illinois Institute of Technology.
He is a member of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers
and the American Chemical So
ciety.
Who’s She?
Answer elsewhere in ihis issue.
Going In March: It’s Worth The Gas
FOR FUN &
ADVENTURE
We Have
Plans
& People
Concluding remarks by Rich
ard A. Riley al a meeting of The
New York Society of Security
Analysis, December 19, 1973. Mr,
Riley is President and Chief Ex
ecutive Officer of The Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company. —
• What about the overall picture for Firestone? We
think it is excellent. We are well equipped technical
ly, financially and with people to take advantage
of the growth that we see ahead for our industry.
I particularly stress our strength in people because
the vigor, loyalty, judgment and skill of Firestone
people throughout our organization represent a
reservoir of management and other talent that we
will draw on in the years ahead to lead and sustain
our progress.
We expect to maintain and enlarge our share of
market down the road. We have the plans and the
people to do so.
Our 1973 annual report carried a line on its cover
that identified what was inside as “a report of con
tinuing growth.”
As far as we are concerned, that is more than a
slogan.
It’s a promise we intend to keep.
One observer of the seasons has said that
“March is Winter holding back and Spring pull
ing.” On the calendar, the third month means
Spring comes officially, and in the Mid-South
it’s truly the beginning of bright and sunny
months of outdoor living. With the “greenup”
season arriving, it’s a time for travel.
In the Carolinas and Kentucky—where Fire
stone Textiles Company has production facilities
—the outdoors and special events are a special
reason to ‘get out and go.’ It’s worth the gas—or
whatever it takes to enable you to travel.
So, here are some selected highlights of places
and things going on this month.
NC: Sports And An Antiques Fair • Southern
Pines has Horse Shows, March 24 and 31. Rock
ingham’s 500 stockcar race is March 17. Southern
Pines has its Antiques Fair, March 28-29. Close
to Gastonia: Dogwood Open Chess Tournament,
Shelby, 30.
At Gastonia’s Schiele Museum of Natural His
tory Planetarium during March: “The UFO
Phenomena.”
SC: Garden Tours, Art & Coin Show • Colum
bia has Art Shows, March 10-31; and in Charles
ton, 22-23. Charleston’s history is highlighted in
annual Tours of Homes and Plantations, March
21-April 15. Tours in Old Beaufort are March 29
and 30. Myrtle Beach has an Antiques Show,
22-24. Carolina Cup Races at Camden are March
31.
“Someplace special” this and any month is
Georgetown’s Rice Museum.
Ky.: Dancing At Danville And Music Else
where • Pioneer Playhouse State Theatre at
Danville offers squaredancing every Saturday
evening, year-round. Burkesville’s Old Kentucky
Barn Dance is “on” every Saturday evening the
year-round.
Bowling Green has the State Music Festival,
March 29-30.
March In Other States • Ga.: International
Sports Car Show, Atlanta, 21-24; Arts & Crafts
Fair, Albany, 30-31. Miss.: Lighted Azalea Trail
Festival, McComb, 24-April 7; Home & Garden
Show, Jackson, 29-31. Tenn.: State Coin Show,
Chattanooga, 22-24; Arts & Crafts Mart, Kings
port, 29-31. Va.: Highland Maple Festival, Mon
terey, 23-24 and 30-31.
The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., has
an exhibition of folk costumes from the high
lands of Guatemala continuing into early May.
At the Museum on S Street NW, hours are 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays.
FIRESTONE TEXTILES
COMPANY P- O. Box 1278
• Gastonia, N. C. 28052
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RATE
U. S. POSTAGE PAID
at Gastonia, N. C.
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1011 W. SECOND AVE.
GASTONIA, N. C.
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