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Vol. 4, No. 5 | Page 3
Brains And Beauty Match Brains And Brawn
Arnold Nori questions statement by George Baktis, standing. Members of group are from left: Nori, Manuel Paiva, Lloyd McCoy, Mike Patrick, Baktis and Dick Valentine.
Surrounded by seventeen men at SSTP session Anna Radowich discusses point with group. From left are Don Bates, Bob Slaughter, Anna, Les Opdyke, Jan Baclawski and Hank Drummer.
Humor interrupts seriousness of session in group, from left, of Tom Ennis, Kirk Kirkendall, Jim Loman, Don Cowan, Bob Burns, and Frank Lynch who were participants in the second SSTP program.
No Lost Time Accidents During May
by Sal Aloise
During May, there were no lost time accidents in the plant. This is the fifth month of the year to date that a lost time accident has not occurred, a reflection of a greater safety awareness on the part of all employees. There were some close calls but fortunately people were wearing the proper safety equipment which prevented serious injury to them or fellow employees.
Eight Serious Injuries
Eight employees suffered serious injuries during May: 3 lacerations; 2 strains; 2 fractures; and 1 burn. One injury occurred in chemical production; three in reclaim production; three in the synthetic plant; and one in research and development.
1970 An Improvement
As of May 31, 1970, only two lost time accidents occurred compared to nine in 1969 for the same period, an improvement in safety performance.
29 serious injuries have taken place as of May 31 which is an increase of 5 over 1969’s performance.
A continuing concern for safety, on and off-the-job, will protect all of us from accidents in the plant, at home and on the road, and prevent unfortunate accidents that hurt us personally or our family.
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We asked a famous Italian shoe designer to give us his opinion of Keds Grasshoppers Sandals. Here is a more-or-less literal interpretation of his comments: “Any woman who is a woman should fall in love with new Grasshoppers. How superb! So many delightful colors and styles! Really fantastic! And they don’t cost much. Yes, all women are beautiful. So are all Grasshoppers!”
Ring Around
Picnics Planned
by Dick Keenan
The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club plans a number of activities for the summer months.
On Tuesday, June 16, a picnic at Noble’s Grove; on Thursday, July 16, a Family Picnic at Holiday Hill; and on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the season ends with a picnic at Noble’s Grove.
A father-son night at Shea Stadium for a New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds baseball game is planned for Friday, August 21.
The Club needs volunteers for cooks and bartenders at each picnic, with or without experience. Contact Dick Keenan, Ext. 506, to volunteer your services.
Anna Radowich, a distaff member of the Research and Development Department, matched beauty and brains at the second session of the Supervisory Skills Training Program with seventeen foremen and supervisors.
The sessions, which are held outsde the plant for
Bachinsky, Bill Leary, Frank Janus, Jim Sadik, Cliff German, George Rzeszutek, Frank Rodriquez, Mike Jasman, Al Lanouette, Bill Connelly, Dave Nelson, Ed Runowicz, John Honyotski, Bob Cronin, Mike Chmielewski, Leon Evon, Lynn Anderson, Sam Gesseck, Walt Budd.
Jan Baclawski attempts to persuade Anna Radowich on course of action to take but she doesn’t seem convinced. Listing from left are Bob Slaughter, Anna, Les Opdyke, Hank Drummer and Baclawski.
uninterrupted concentration, provide foremen and supervisors the opportunity to discuss actual and theoretical plant situations and to exchange ideas on new ways to perform jobs more effectively.
The mixture of youth and age; theory and experience; research and production; and different levels of management provide an invaluable base for communications, understanding, and insight into people-to-people relationships and the need for innovation and new approaches to plant methods of operation.
Programs are scheduled to continue for the year to give foremen and supervisors an opportunity to participate in the SSTP sessions.
Attending recent sessions were Sam Gillette, Jim Cravo, Joe McKee, Dolphi Gabriel, Frank Magnanimo, Pete Thomas, Jim Brown, Leo Napiello, Walt Miller, George
Angelo Soares, Norton DePinho, Jim Carroll, Rod Ashby, Evo Gabriel, Julius Rek, Stan Korpusik, Mike Banik, Matty Osiecki, Andy Perella, Al Ladyga, Dave DaVia, Carl Wehmann, Pat Petti, Milk Mokoski, Tom Harrison, Rocco Magnanimo, Felix Rimkoski, and Al Manzi.
Director of the SSTP program is Bob Krause.
The average taxpayer began working for himself on May 9.
Up to that date he worked just to pay his federal, state and local taxes, according to tax experts of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
It is estimated that the average taxpayer works 2 hours and 49 minutes out of an 8 hour day to pay all of his tax bills.
SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY