Capped by snow?
No. These unils will
become Firestone wide
whitewall tires. And
inside, fabric. Tires
are built on a cylinder
shape and take on
final and more fa
miliar pattern in a
high-heat vulcanizing
mold.
A fine buffing of the
whitewall is a finish
ing touch.
The 3 - inch - wide
stripes have gained in
popularity in the past
year.
Scholarship Materials Ready
Information and materials for the 1975 Firestone College
Scholarship Program were available as of early October at
the three plants of Firestone Textiles Company; and in other
plants, divisions and district offices.
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Programs ‘People Helping People
People of the three plants of Firestone Textiles Com
pany are involved this fall in annual funds-solicitations for
1975 operation of United Fund-type agencies and services.
Through giving and volunteer leadership, the people are
contributing to these campaigns in the communities and
counties where the company has its manufacturing facili
ties.
The program is beginning
ectrlier this year because of the
change in the testing require
ments to the Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) which is adminis
tered in November and Decem
ber,
In years past, the School and
College Aptitude Test (SCAT)
was used.
HIGH SCHOOL seniors who
are sons and daughters of eligi
ble Firestone employees are
urged to take the SAT test at
their local designated location
on either Nov. 2 or Dec. 7, 1974
so that test results can be in
the hands of the Scholarship
Committee in Akron by March
1, 1975.
School counselors or prin
cipals either have necessary
SAT materials or can easily ob
tain them.
Firestone scholarship winners
will be able to go to school next
fall on grants each worth up to
$11,200 toward tuition, fees, re
quired textbooks, and room and
board expense for any accred
ited four-year program.
Total award is limited to
$1,400 per year if the student
attends a school operated by a
state of local government, and
$2,800 per year if the student
attends a private college or uni
versity.
TO BE eligible, applicants
must be seniors in the upper
third of their high school class
and be sons or daughters of
fulltime employees (active, re
tired or deceased) who have, or
will have, completed at least
five years continuous service
with the company by Jan. 1,
1975. Too, the employee must
have an average base pay not
more than $1,667 per month.
Currently, there are five stu
dents from Firestone Textiles
Company families studying un
der Firestone scholarships at
the University of North Caro
lina, East Carolina University,
Duke University and Western
Kentucky University.
They are Laura Ann Hall,
Robinette Caldwell, Barry R.
Robinson, Samuel M. Rhyne and
Charles M. WiUis.
Gastonia's United Way cam
paign this time seeks $750,000 for
funding in the operation of 32
"people helping people" serv
ices.
Two medical doctors who
were in residency training
together are establishing a
Gastonia partnership prac
tice in internal medicine.
Since midsummer they have
been Firestone physicians,
alternating their weekday
service to the plant.
As Firestone physicians they
succeeded Dr. Simeon Adams, a
Gastonia surgeon, who served
the company almost 12 years.
Dr. Henry Thomason Jr., na
tive Gastonian; and Dr. Robert
Van Hook of Vincennes, Ind.,
will be in practice in their new
offices at Hospital Drive off Re
mount Road by mid-October.
Dr. Van Hook attended public
schools in his Indiana hometown,
and two years at Vincennes Uni
versity there. After another
year study at Indiana Universi
ty, Bloomington, he entered In
diana University Medical School
Clyde Thomasson, a shift fore
man in TC Weaving; and BiU
Passmore, employment manag
er, are general chairmen of the
Firestone campaign running to
at Indianapolis, graduating in
1967.
HE HAD a year internship at
Mound Park Hospital in St.
Petersburg, Fla., followed by
two years as an Air Force flight
surgeon, rank of captain. He
spent one of these years in
southeast Asia.
Leaving the Air Force in 1970,
Dr. Van Hook went back to
Indianapolis and the Medical
Center for a year residency
training.
He spent a year in residency
More on Page 4
• • TAKING NOTE . . .
Oct. 27—American Educa
tion Week. Theme: "Stay
Involved."
Nov. 5—Election Day
Nov. 11—56th anniversary
of World War I Armistice;
Veterans Day in most states
Nov. 28—Thanksgiving Day
mid-October. They are helped
by dozens of volunteers in plant,
offices and warehouses.
LAST YEAR, Firestone pledg
es to United Way through pay
roll deduction were $44,398.84.
At the Bennettsville, S. C.
plant, Firestone people contri
buted to the United Fund of
Bennettsville and Marlboro
County in their October fund
ing drive.
This year’s city-county UF
goal is $53,000. Money is allo
cated toward the 1975 operation
of 22 community services.
Miss Frances Fletcher, Payroll
manager; and M. D. Coleman,
Quality Control and Safety
manager, are leaders of the
plant UF campaign. Many vol
unteer workers help to collect
pledges.
Edwin E. Fuller, factory man
ager, is UF president of the
county organization for the
1974-1975 year.
In the past several campaigns,
employees have participated 100
per cent in giving.
More on Page 2
Bicentennial
Kentucky Events
Bowling Green’s Fountain
Square Kentucky Bicentennial
celebration, Sept. 13-15, was a
part of statewide activities this
year marking the 1774 founding
of Fort Harrod—first permanent
settlement west of the Alleghen
ies.
Kentucky’s 200th anniversary
observance is prelude to the
200th anniversary of the U.S.,
to be marked in 1976.
The Bowling Green event was
built around the second annual
Arts & Crafts Festival. Besides
exhibits and demonstrations of
arts and crafts, there were music
and dancing, contests, band con
certs, a pageant, an interpreta
tion of the history of city and
county, and tours of historical
places.
Gastonia: Four Retired
Joe R. Sain of TC Twisting is the most recent to
retire from Firestone at Gastonia. When he finished
his career as of October 1, he had 28 years and 4
months credited company service.
Within recent weeks, others at Gastonia retired
after ‘building’ long work records.
Grace Beaver of TC Twisting had 30 years and 2
months service. Maxine Calhoun of TC Weaving
had 30 years; while Stella Phillips of the same de
partment had 28 years.
Gastonia
Firestone
Plant
Dr. Thomason
Dr. Van Hook
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What Went
On Here?
• Clearing brick and
rubble of old Abernethy
School. Youngsters—
some who attended the
school before it was
closed in 1970—earned
money cleaning and
stacking bricks. In cen
ter photo is portion of
west wing of Firestone
plant. Story and other
photos, page 3.