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Thanksgiving And Us . . . Disaster Plan Tested
Thanksgiving Day seems to have lost much of its significance. Originally it was set aside as a special day of prayer. Today, it is looked upon more as a four day weekend and three games of football on TV.
The people who first came to New England lived a life of far greater poverty than some of the people living in Appalachia today. Their Thanksgiving was one of survival.
By their unity of purpose, and their concern for each other, they laid the groundwork for the many benefits we enjoy in our present society.
When you think of our progress, no other group of people has achieved such high standards of living.
We at the Chemical Plant, in particular, have much to be thankful for. With unemployment as high as 12.6% in some towns, we have been able to maintain a steady level of employment. We have some of the finest wage-earners and benefits in industry. All of us have great concern for the safety, health, and welfare of each other and a positive attitude toward the improvement of the environment.
I think you will agree with me that these are important things in our lives.
If each one of us does his full share, we will continue to reap the rewards of our efforts and assure, even increase, the many good things we now enjoy for ourselves and our families.
Eleven Receive MS Degrees
Dick Krajewski, center, and John Honyosk, right, admire each other’s diplomas as Pat Fett looks on. Krajewski received an MS in Industrial Management. Honyosk, a BS in Business Administration. Eleven employees received MS degrees in June under the Univoyal Tuition Aid program. Jim Gorman, Bill Braden, John Gilbert, and John Gilbertreceived degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Hartford. Joe Colburn, Temple University, Fife Byra, John Swanson, and Jean Kaiser, University of Hartford, Paul Hinkley, Southern Connecticut, Bob Farrell, University of Connecticut, and Marvin Gramer, University of Bridgeport.
Drive Nears
Four departments, Materials, Accounting, EDIE, and Research and Development exceeded their goals with several other departments close to reaching their quotas.
Still Time To Pledge
There is still time to pledge. If you have misplaced your card, contact the canvasser in your department for a new one and return it to him.
Chemical Team Loses Playoffs
The Chemical Royals, with a 24-8 won-lost record, made the League’s 5 team playoffs. In the best out of 3 championship playoff games, they lost to Fortin’s Restaurant.
Batting the Royals to their victorious season were Pete Byra 545, John Johnson 511; Vin Rooney 495, Eric Johnson and Al Zimmerman provided the team’s slugging power with “All Star” pitcher, Mike Iasman, doing a superb job on the mound for the Royals.
Other members of the Chemical Royals were Dick Carroll, Tom Castell, Leon Hartmann, Bill Lawton, John Prior, Dan Shantz, Rudy Valente, and Al Zonas.
Salesmen Review Sales
Frank Morgan, standing, District 11 Sales Manager, discusses sales strategy with salesmen. From left are Kurt Niederbuesen, Ken Stewart, Klastistic Commodity Manager, Steve Armbruke, Barry Boss, Ed Brown, Jack Taylor, Ed DePaola, and Pete Russo. Wilson, Henry Alter and Dick Terino were also among customers.
They pointed out at the meeting that customer demand for good service is a major problem in their contact with customers. If you can’t deliver the product when the customer needs it, he simply buys it from a competitor.
Disaster Plan Tested
Bob Short, Safety Manager, shows how to extinguish gasoline fires behind Safety and Plant Dispatch Supervisor, and John Starr. Others in photo are Frank Commodatore and Dick Oriente.
The 66 Alarm was a simulated butadiene leak in the Synthetic plant Hortonshperes. The leaking vapor was flooded and controlled with water fog from the top of the spheres. According to Harry Francolini who was in charge of the Control Center, “we found a few bugs in the Plan but on the whole it went quite well.” The bugs are being ironed out to make the Plan more effective.
The test was the culmination of weeklong demonstrations during Fire Prevention Week.
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