Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company
P.O. Box • flriKfonia. N.C, 28053-1278
S E CARPENTER
4900 GREENHAVEN LN
GASTONIA NC 2805?
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U.S. POSTAGE PAID
at Gastonia, N.C.
r NUMBER 29
PLEASE REPLY TO: CHARLOTTE ZONE
P O BOX 666666
CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28266-8666
LOCATION 4401 WILKINSON BOULEVARD
CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA 26208
PHONE 704/399-5691
Dear Firestone Employee:
We want to say thank you for your past business, and to let you
know about two in5)ortant chainges involving our Firestone store
at 101 E. Franklin Boulevard.
First: As you may know, Firestone is taking over the operation
of many J. C. Penney Auto Centers. Thus, in order to better
serve you, we are moving our store from 101 E. Franklin Blvd. to
the former J. C. Penney Auto Center in the Eastridge Mall.
Saturday, June 4th, will be the last day of operation of our
101 E. Franklin Blvd. store. Friday, Jiine 3rd, we will be
open for business at our new Firestone Auto Center - Eastridge
Mall. Thanks to you, the Franklin Blvd. Firestone store has
been a great success, but as you know is in bad need of repair.
Due to limited space, remodeling was not possible. We hope
this relocation will not be of any inconvenience to you, but
an opportxinity for us to better serve yo\ir automotive needs.
Our location at Dixie Village Shopping Center will remain open
and will be strengthened with employees from the closed location.
Second: Michael Blackburn is the manager of our new Eastridge
Mall Auto Center. He was the manager of our E. Franklin store
for five years before leaving last year to open a new Firestone
store in Charlotte. Michael is very excited about returning to
Gastonia and serving you. Owen Doster, the present manager of
our E. Franklin store, will be going to Charlotte to manage our
Albemarle Rd. location.
Again, thanks for your past business, and we look forward to
serving you at our new Eastridge Mall Auto Center.
Sincerely,
G. F. KINOTAN
ZONE MANAGER
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Gastonia. North Carolina
Hopewell. Virginia
Changing Needs To
Meet Market Demands
To All Employees:
The continuing need to adjust to a
changing world never ceases, and it has
never been more true in the nearly 50 years
that Firestone has operated here in
Gastonia.
These are difficult times and there isn’t a
single one of us who hasn’t been touched
by the things that are happening in our
work place. However, if we are to be suc
cessful, we must all pull together to ac
complish our objective of producing a pro
duct second to none in quality and at a
cost which will allow us to compete in the
marketplace. In truth, we cannot hope to
survive if quality and cost objectives are
not met.
We are well into implementation of our
modernization program; however, it will be
another six months before everything is
complete. During that time you will con
tinue to see equipment replaced and
Lora Smith, Trainee^shown with
R. E. Noble and the new equip
ment on the 5th floor.
Lee McAteer, Jr.. Twister
Operator shown with R. E. Noble
checking on new twister equip
ment on 5 th floor.
relocated. Meanwhile, we need your con
tinued help, faith and confidence in what
we are doing. More that ever before, we are
looking to each of you to contribute your
skills and experience since it is only
through your individual efforts that we can
be successful. We ask you to give us your
thoughts as to how we might do things
mtwe efficiently and we wish to stress the
importance of good job attendance in
achieving a quality product.
You have made our plant an outstan
ding example of safety in the work place.
This is high evidence you care and so I’m
confident that I can count on you to sup
port me during this time of transition.
Finally, as we approach another July 4th
holiday, I want to wish you and your
families a safe and enjoyable vacation at
home or wherever you may travel.
R.E. Noble