Of unit number 8 Larger ducis for the greater CFM capacity. New: bigger & better cleaners Installation of increased- capacity cleaning equipment at Gastonia #8 fabric-treat ing unit will be completed by early March, according to Bill Lindquist, senior staff engineer. The project, cost ing $754,000, will provide larger electrostatic precipi tators, enabling the unit to handle all pollutants that come from the various styles of fabric processed in #8. Precipitators themselves, a large holding tank and other equipment will be en closed in an addition joined to the west wall of present unit building. A 9-foot-wide access path will go between the enclosure and wall of new Warehouse. With the equipment en closed, weather conditions will have little effect on pre cipitator performance. The retired Smog Hog precepi- tators had a 28,000 CFM (cubic feet per minute)- capacity. The new equip ment rates at 48,000 CFM. Student, teacher to institute A student and a science teacher from schools in Gaston County (NC) attended a science-technical institute at Florida Technological University and Walt Disney World of Or lando, Feb. 9-12. Their selection as delegates and travel ex penses were sponsored by Firestone. The company sent student/teacher teams from a number of areas of the U.S., where it has divisions operating. Norman Cloninger, senior at on February 11 and the Centen- Easl Gaston High School of Mount Holly; and Anita Friday, biology teacher at Gastonia Ashbrook High, attended the institute which brought together students and teachers from most states of the U.S. and many other countries. The program celebrated Thomas Alva Edison’s birthday nial of his invention of the in candescent electric light bulb. TEXTILE DIVISION presi dent James B. Call said the in stitute’s purpose is “to stimu late youth interest in science and engineering careers, foster a close worliing relationship be tween industry and our educa- More On Page 2 February 1979 Firestone 83 W Textiles CoTHpdfiy Gastonia, North Carolina BennettsvilJe, South Carolina Bowling Green, Kentucky Develop awareness Thelma Glenn, respooler op> erator in TC Twisting: "Remem ber the number to call . . ." ENERGY HOTLINE Extension 314—Gastonia plant. It’s the Energy Hotline, and a new way for everyone to express ideas and participate in the Firestone Energy Conservation Program. Through 314 you can share ideas you have or report some thing you think needs fixing because it’s wasting energy. Brian Schroeder, energy conservation coordinator, said the Gastonia plant has been able to cut energy consumption for every yard fabric produced, by nearly 16 percent over the past 6 years. Think of the importance of this saving, considering that the cost of electricity, oil, and gas has tripled over the same 6 years, he said, adding: “The need to save energy is still very much with us this year and it will be with us for years to come. So, let’s all try to develop an on-j ob/off-job awareness of energy usage so we can take every step possible to make energy available for the future.” Loading PUTTING THE RAILROAD INSIDE was one of the last things to do of completing the 172,000-square-foot warehousing facility ~ II* Firestone Textiles, Gastonia, in December 1978. The Southern & UnlOaCling Railway service line to the Firestone plant was lowered, beginning at the Second Avenue factory gate and terminating at a loading/ unloading dock inside the west end of new warehouse. Also there is an outside dock near the entrance. Picture at left was made about a year ago, when warehouse construction project was beginning; and (right) one of the first cars to haul away a load of fabric.

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