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help set up in the Naugatuck plant include LVBI wet cake and Naugard 445, which are produced in the FOC plant. The Manufacture of A.O. 495 in 73 Bldg. as well as the improvement of MONEX naugatizing in 88 Bldg., involved the Chemical Process Development. ZHMA, produced in 73 Bldg. was also developed in the Chemical Process Development laboratory.

Developed Process for New Plant Products

Chemical Process Development’s involvement however does not stop there. Some products which will enter the plant in the near future include Naugacel SD-1, with an already approved AR of $614,000, and Naugard MT-ZMT. With its development nearly complete it is now awaiting capital estimates. Processes for both of these products were developed in

the Chemical Process Development Laboratory and Chemical Pilot Plant. Of course along with these existing products is Chemical Process Development’s continuous involvement in developing processes for more efficient Blowing Agent production as well as process development of other rubber chemicals, petroleum antioxidants, and plastics additives.

Group With Experience

Involvement in Geismar products is also a concern for Chemical Process Development with its contributions in the area of Thiazoles, Flexzone and Blowing Agents.

The Chemical Process Development group consists of chemists and engineers with degrees from PH.Ds to Bachelors and experience ranging from 2 years to 26 years. The members include Gary L. Arndt, Steven R. Brusso, J. Harry Donald, James D. Ferency, Robert J. Franko, James L. Pratt, Stanley E. Salva, Russell F. Sant’Angelo, and Dr. John W. Sargent.

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[IMAGE: Building with ductwork and scaffolding]

The ductwork was difficult since it had to be installed between the Bldg. and the scaffold.

Call Social Security Early

If you’re near retirement age, you should contact a Social Security office about 2-3 months before you plan to retire so that your monthly retirement benefits will start when you stop work.

Whether you’re planning to retire or not it is advisable to contact a Social Security office about 2-3 months before you reach 65 to make sure you will have full Medicare protection starting at 65. If you wait until your birthday month to apply, you will lose at least a month of Medicare medical insurance protection.

If you’re under age 65 and going to file for reduced benefits, you should file at least one month before you retire as your claim will be effective with the month of your application. There is no retroactivity for reduced benefits.

A Social Security office is located at 14 Cottage Place, Waterbury, Conn.

Recent Retirements . . .

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Dave McCormack retired from R&D, Control Lab, after 28 years service. In the photo are Marie Silva, Helen Mullen, Div. Chrn. URW 218; Joseph Spencer, Group Leader, Control Lab; and Lou Coscia, Mgr. Testing Services & Quality Assurance.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Bert Scullin, right, who retired some time ago was finally trapped for a photo with Factory Manager, Eric Johnson. Bert held every important job in the plant heading up Chemical Production, Reclaim Production and the Materials Flow Dept. He retired after 42 years service and was known for his loyalty to the people whom he supervised. He had a sharp Irish wit and was an excellent toastmaster.

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Tony Giancarlo, center, Safety Valve Repairman, retired after 45 years of service. He initiated a Kardex file system for every safety valve used in the plant. From left are Bill Mariano, Valve Repairman; Jack Hoey, Instrument Foreman; Giancarlo; Ted Cesarczyk, Safety Valve Repairman; and Lawrence Bogen, Instrument Repairman.

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Bill Mariano, second left, was considered one of the best compounders and Banbury operators in TSSC. The Technical and Marketing people relied heavily on his skill in preparing sample polymers for their customers. He retired after 38 years service. From left are Rufus Lydem, Bill, John Gibran and Bill Kenny—all Rubber Compounders in TSSC.

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Lou Rizzuti, center, an Oiler in Chemical Maintenance, retired after 32 years of service. From left are Sam Mastrosimone, Chief Oiler; Lou; and Dan Lionello, Maintenance Trades Foreman.

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Harold Semrow, one of the most skilled Calendar Operators in TSSC, third left, retired after 32 years. He was a Steward and Trustee in URW Local 218. From left are Joe Harper, Ginette Duarte, Semrow, Lou DeLaRosa, Frank Sordi, Supervisor, and Dom Angiolillo. Harold plans to expand his growing nursery business.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

The primary purpose of A.A. is to help people stay sober and to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

A.A. meetings are held every morning and night of the week. Further information may be obtained by telephone: Alcoholics Anonymous, 753-0185 in Waterbury.

A person must be big enough to admit mistakes, smart enough to profit from them and strong enough to correct them.

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Recent Employee Retirements

Due to space limitation in the last issue the column on retirees was deferred until this issue.

John Ranney, center, retired after 43 years service. In the photo from left are Anthony Brazicki, Edward Plocha, Julius Grabowski, Ranney, John Rice, and Stephen Mankulics.

Alice Egan, center, retired after 43 years of service. Alice was secretary to ten Factory Managers. Three became Executives in the Company. David Beretta is presently President of Uniroyal; Sheldon Salzman is now President of the Chemical division and the late John Evans was a Vice-President of Uniroyal, Inc. From left are Philip Rice, Beretta, Alice, Salzman, and Robert Mazaika, present Factory Manager.

Donald Cowan, second left, a Foreman in Chemical Production retired after 43 years service. From left are Douglas Ritchie, General Foreman; Cowan; Eric Johnson, Manufacturing Manager; and Robert Breton, Asst. General Foreman.

Dr. Norman Sundholm, 4th left, a Sr. Research Chemist in R&D retired after 33 years service. He received 27 patents for his research in agricultural and polymer chemistry. From left are Heinz Brandt (retired), Dr. Harry Jancis, Dr. Edward Wheeler, Dr. Sundholm, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz, and Richard Gencarelli.

Oscar Johnson, second left, retired after 41 years service from Chemical Maintenance. From left are Thomas Dowling, General Foreman, Johnson, James Lavery, Foreman, and Raymond Kubick.

Domenic Nardozzi, Control Dept., retired after 12 years service. From left are Marie Gonneville, Donald Poehailos, and Nardozzi.

Harold Steele, center, Chemical Maintenance, retired after 36 years service. In the photo are Fred Rosa (left), and James Lavery, Foreman, right.

Frank Chiodo retired as a Storehouse Group Leader after 35 years service. From left are Edward Fischer, Joseph Gallagher, Chiodo, Antonio Moura, Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President, and Norman Brummett.

John Dayner, center, retired from Chemical Production after 32 years of service. In the photo from left are Robert Bell, Foreman, Dayner, and Antonio Branco.

Stephen Matcheson, retired after 33 years. From left are Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President, Andrew Marki, Matcheson, Manuel Matos, Lucien Camire, and Joseph Antonucci.

Robert Foltz, Area Foreman in Chemical Production, retired after 38 years’ service. In the photo from left are: Thomas Dowling, Area Foreman; Foltz and Edward Runowicz, Foreman.

Mario Jannetty, second left, retired from Chemical Maintenance after 38 years’ service. From left are Francis Walinski, Jannetty, James Lavery, Foreman; and Joseph Corona.

John Flickinger, Chief Chemist in Lotol and Dispersions, retired after 35 years service. From left are John DiSantis, retired, Stephen Mankulics, retired, Anthony Brazicki, Flickinger, and Louis Moniz.

E. Leonard Borg, left, Manager, Research & Development Administration and Services, retired after 35 years service. Congratulating him at right is Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research & Development for the Chemical Division.

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Joseph Speck, center, retired from the Materials Dept. after 32 years service. From left are Bert Scullin, Superintendent, Speck, and John Tierney, General Foreman.

Harry Searl, center, retired from Chemical Production after 26 years’ service. In the photo from left are Peter Shreder, Arthur Birch, Searl, Earl Roller, Foreman; Hilario Ramos, and Edward Koslowski.

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Six Retire Recently

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George Gudauskas, left, receives congratulations from Bert Scullin, right, on his retirement after 30 years service in Reclaim.

[PHOTO CAPTION]
James Mullen, left, a RR guard, retired after 22 years service. At right is Philip De Pasquale. (Photo by G. Allen)

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Mary Grennan, right, retired from D/S after 29 years. In photo from left are Theresa Martin, Alexander Nole, and Mary.

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Robert L. Noury, 3rd left, retired from Synthetic Mechanical after 30 years. In photo, l-r, are Henry Witkoski, Michael Broderick, Noury and Dominic Lavorgna.

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Edward Nunn, Personnel Development Manager, retired after 38 years service.

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Joseph Adomaitis, third left, retired from Chemical Mechanical after 39 years service. In photo from left are Albert Krampetz, Walter Nystrom Jr., and Adomaitis. (Photo by G. Allen)

Ortiz Action Averts Injury

The alert action of Herminio Ortiz, an operator in the Reclaim Mill Room, averted a serious injury to a fellow employee whose clothing was caught by a bolt on a conveyor belt and was pulling him toward the equipment.

Ortiz, working nearby, pulled the emergency switch and stopped the machine. His quick response prevented a severe injury to the employee.

Appointments Announced

Marion L. Hutt has been named Personnel Assistant and will be responsible for the administration of the benefits programs for all personnel.

Marion is also the regular proofreader for CHEM-TEXTS.

Rom Rhome has been appointed Overseas Marketing Manager for Uniroyal Chemical.

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all domestic products except tires.

Beretta joined the Naugatuck Chemical plant as a process development engineer in plastics and rubber in 1953. He held several positions in polymer research and development until named Superintendent of Synthetic Production.

In 1965 he was named Factory Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant. He was named Vice President and General Manager of the Canadian Chemical operations in 1966.

He returned to Uniroyal Chemical as a divisional President and a Vice President of Uniroyal in 1970.

He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

U.S. Savings Bond Interest Increased Up to 6%

The interest rate for U.S. Savings Bonds has been increased from 5½% to 6% and the maturity period has been reduced from 5 years and 10 months to 5 years.

The increase and the new maturity period which became effective December 1, 1973, also applies to E bonds which have already been purchased.

With the new interest rate, U.S. Savings Bonds become a sound financial method to save for the college education of young children.

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Industrial Engineering department and in 1964 he was named a Junior Engineer. In 1967 he moved to the Industrial Relations department as a Supervisor.

Wintsch attended Union College where he received a BA degree in Industrial Management. He continued graduate studies at RPI and received a MS degree in Engineering Management in 1967.

Oxford Girls Solve Crisis

A report in the Waterbury Republican credits secretaries at the Oxford Management and Research Center for their role in conserving heat energy.

Because of the heating system at Oxford which utilizes the heat of the body, the Center used 42% less fuel in January 1973 than in January 1972.

The article attributed part of this to “the female employees who might cause their male coworkers to generate a bit more heat than the average 500 BTUs.”

It further pointed out, “the real key to the energy saving is the heating system’s built-in capacity to recirculate old air that’s been warmed up significantly by office activity.”

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY: As you all probably know, in February we suffered our first serious accident and first lost time accident since last September. We hope this is not the start of a new trend. We’ve had an excellent record going in Chemical Production until this month.

The Monday morning meetings are continuing with some good discussions on plant conditions. We need more of this—keep up the dialogue.

PRODUCTION: Business continues at a brisk pace. Bldgs. 1, 28 and 94 will be going on 7 days soon. This will put just about every operation on 7 days for now. Raw material shortages continue to plague us and will continue to create downtime on various products. Productivity in the plant was very good in January with pounds per man hour up 15% over the 1973 average. Finishing areas are still somewhat behind.

TRASH DRUMS: Many buildings are now using tote drums as trash containers. These now cost over $10 a piece and are usually sent to the dump. There is an excess of used Leverpaks in the plant, that should be used in place of the drums. Matty Osiecki and Jesse DeSilva are coordinating this project.

AR’s: The Roylar Plant is on schedule with start-up of casting system scheduled for June 1. We should be posting for crews in early May and start class-room on-the-job training by mid-May. The compounding line is scheduled to start-up July 1.

The Octamine Flaker for #94 Building is on schedule. All existing equipment to clear up necessary space has been relocated. Delivery is expected mid-March with start-up around May-June.

The Aminox-Betanox Flaker is behind schedule. All equipment has been received but construction has been slow. We should be starting up in May.

New A.R’s being processed are for a new hazardous dryer in 101 West, Repair of 101 East Dryers, replacement of Omite Chlorosulfinate Maker and Stripper and Flexifeeders to replace Vac-U-Max in 101 East.

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After 40 years service Beatrice Smey, Research & Development, retired. In photo she is congratulated by Louis Coscia.

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Eugene St. John cuts cake honoring his 31 years service while Jacqueline Davino holds it.

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Florence Kelsey, retired after 37 years service. Congratulating her is Michael Banik.

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Philip McPhail, retired after 30 years service. Congratulating him is Bert Scullin, right.

Letter to the Editor

In the last CHEM-TEXTS a reference was made to youth— Bill Broden and Chet Zawacki— winning over old age in the Twilight Golf Tournament finals. The statement was misleading.

Although George Baktis and I are 55 year old men, and in the twilight of our golf careers, we had to give the two youngsters 14 strokes for 9 holes.

When we were young fellows, we gave the strokes to the old men.

Stanley Mazanski

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the first part of 1974 and is expected to be completed about the end of March 1974.

Eligible Employees To Receive Benefits

Affected eligible employees will receive termination or pension benefits in accordance with the existing Company employee benefits programs.

There are 205 people employed at the plant, 175 of whom are members of URW Local 308. An estimated 40-45 of the Local 308 people will be retained to continue the operations in Bldg. 17 and the Synthetic Pilot Plant.

The plans do not affect the Chemical and Reclaim operations.

First Synthetic Rubber Plant in U.S.

The Synthetic Rubber plant in Naugatuck was the first to be built in the U.S. to manufacture synthetic rubber. It was constructed in 1942 during W.W. II and operated for the U.S. government to manufacture the man-made material.

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pledged the highest total amount of $6125. EMIC not only had the highest single pledge of $500 but also the highest individual average, $38.

The Chemical Pilot Plant was the only group with 100% participation by employees.

Committee Members

Committee members and canvassers were Constance Antrum, R. Barnes, W. Broden, Katherine Dowling, R. Foltz, R. Frank, W. Lavelle, P. Murray, C. Roland, J. Rzeszutek, D. Shantz, R. Shaw, J. Tarara, and J. Vergosen. R. Gaetz was chairman for the drive.

URW Local 218 Names Officers

Frederick R. Mayo has been named Secretary of URW Local 218 to fill the unexpired term of Michael Rosa who resigned to take a position in Distribution and Scheduling. Mayo presently works in the Process Development laboratory. He started with Uniroyal Chemical in 1948.

David R. Cornetski has been appointed to fill the post of Treasurer, replacing Walter Scott. Cornetski joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1968 and is a member of the Rubber Compounding laboratory, TSSC.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

The Twelve Steps of AA

The twelve steps of AA were written by the founder of it, Bill W. and several of the original members about one year after they had achieved sobriety. They grouped together and asked themselves, how had they conquered their drinking problem.

They realized, as they thought about it, that they had in fact gone through these twelve steps. The steps today are the foundation of the AA program.

Some AA meetings are strictly for the purpose of discussing the steps and sharing experiences about them. The steps are a way of life for the recovered alcoholic. They are the guidelines for getting sober in the first place, and for mantaining sobriety. The steps keep members of AA free of resentments and away from that “first” drink.

WE . . . admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

2—Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3—Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4—Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5—Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6—Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7—Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8—Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9—Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10—Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11—Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12—Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

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Crim who joined Uniroyal in 1947, is a graduate of Purdue University’s School of Engineering.

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Six Employees Retire Recently

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Harold Piascik, center, a Foreman in the Reclaim Mill Rooms, retired after 30 years of service. Wishing him well are Bert Scullin, left, and Robert Foltz, right.

[PHOTO 2]
Henry Quigley, right, retired after 34 years service. From left in photo are Bronislaus Taranovich, Robert Anderson, Charles Roland, Arthur Calder, Joseph Rotella, and Quigley.

[PHOTO 3]
Congratulating Samuel Tummarello on his retirement after 42 years service are John Flickinger, John Shepard, John Titley, Tummarello, Paul Tortorici and James Parechanian.

[PHOTO 4]
Edward M. Urashka—the fifth member of the family to work for Uniroyal—retired from Reclaim Shipping after 36 years service. From left in photo are William Leary, Huldah Flammia, Urashka, and Bryant Kirkendall.

[PHOTO 5]
Raymond Grele, Reclaim Production, center, retired after 42 years of service. At left is James Cronin, Factory Manager, and Bert Scullin, Superintendent of Reclaim Production.

[PHOTO 6]
Andrew Patskan, center, retired after 32 years of service in Reclaim Production. Congratulating him from left are Antonio Amador, and Paul Kazimir, right.

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6 Drawings Held

As a result of the record, 6 drawings were held for 25-inch Sylvania color TV consoles—each with a value of $500—as part of the plantwide Safety Incentive Awards Program.

Two months previous 6 employees received B & W portable TV sets for the plants’ having attained 500,000 manhours without a Lost Time Accident.

Accidents Frequency—8.934;
Goals Are 12.0 And 9.0

From January 1 to June 30 employees worked 1,789,821 manhours with only 16 accidents during the 6 months compared to 33 for the same period in 1972.

The present accident frequency rate is 8.934 (the number of accidents per million manhours worked). If this frequency can be maintained for the rest of the year, two drawings for “2 Trips for 2” to Bermuda or Las Vegas; plus $500 in expense money; and one week’s pay will be held.

If the rate stays below 9.0, eligible employees will receive a 15 lb. turkey for Christmas.

Most of the accidents that did occur during the year were person-caused and could have been avoided by proper safety practices.

The present achievement indicates that Uniroyal Chemical people can be No. 1 in safety among Uniroyal plants. That’s where it belongs.

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“How The AA Works”

This story was written by an employee who had a drinking problem and joined the AA. Since it is the policy of AA to remain anonymous he requested that his name be withheld from the article, the second in a series.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

The key words in the above portion of AA’s well known preamble are desire, fellowship and share. Some alcoholics would rather die than stop drinking. Many do just that, although it is often a very slow agonizing death. For some, however, a time comes in their drinking career when they have “had” it with booze. They hit a “bottom” and do genuinely have a desire to stop drinking.

Such a person will find a big surprise in AA. The room at an AA meeting is filled with people who used to be unable to control their drinking, but who now don’t drink at all. They all seem to be in a good mood. Downright happy. They welcome a newcomer without question. I have never felt more welcome anywhere than I feel when I walk into an AA meeting. It is the best experience of fellowship I have ever had.

AA members help themselves and others to stay sober happily by sharing. There is a high level of honesty in AA. This is an unusual experience for the new member after years of being a real con artist that most wet alcoholics become. The sharing is made easy because of the high level of trust you automatically feel toward the members who have welcomed you with such unquestioning acceptance. By sharing each other’s experiences while drinking and experiences while gaining sobriety in AA, the members are able to identify with each other. They can see themselves more clearly when they recognize their own experience in someone else.

Seeing ourselves more clearly is the beginning of a process of change and growth. Old resentments begin to seem less important. We come to see that what other people do to us does not have to “drive us to drink.” We can live our own lives, one day at a time, without the crutch of booze. The crutch is replaced by a new source of strength. Gradually it dawns on us that AA is a spiritual program and that the members are turning their lives and their will over to the care of God, as they understand Him, rather than to booze.

The reliance on a higher power, or God, does not come easy for the newcomer bedeviled with pride and very often resentful toward his church or religious background. For those who maintain their sobriety in AA, this higher power ultimately wins out over such pride and resentment.

This leads to a series of steps toward self improvement which builds inner strength and makes staying sober easy and a pleasure.

Sobriety is not achieved through will power but through this higher power which operates through the fellowship.

This is the power that has kept me sober for the last ten years. In another issue I will share what AA has done for me.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

Spring is officially here and every now and then the sunshine gives promise that it will be really here before long. Along with spring comes the housecleaning bug that bites our wives and turns our houses upside down while the cleaning is done and the furniture is moved. When it’s all done, the house really looks great, doesn’t it?

Let’s all catch the bug this spring and pitch in together to clean up the plant this month. In a large operation like ours, spread over many acres, winter takes its toll of housekeeping and when the snow is gone our winter carelessness becomes only too obvious.

I’m counting on everybody to do his part in cleaning up his work area. Remember, good housekeeping goes hand in hand with efficient work, quality performance, safe operation and makes for a much more pleasant place to work.

Best regards.

Sincerely,

John

John D. Evans

Chemical Club Elects Officers

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by Lou Kaiser

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club elected officers at its monthly meeting. Reelected president for a third term was Lou Kaiser. Jim Phelan was reelected vice president over Steve Alper and Al Murray. Bob Smith was reelected over Brad Swain for treasurer. Dick Keenan topped Dick Mastromatteo in the balloting for secretary. Stan Mazur was nominated from the floor for president but declined the nomination.

The Club’s annual dinner will be held at the Ambassador Restaurant in Hamden on April 15.

John Evans, factory manager, main speaker at the meeting, gave a brief picture of the plant’s business outlook for 1970, and was followed by staff members Bert Scullin, Larry Koth, Harry Witt, Hal Lynch, Bob VanAllen, Fred Wintsch, who spoke for Ron Mitchinson, Jim Cronin and Al Manzi, who summarized their department’s prime goals for the year.

Service Keeps Customer

[IMAGE: Workers loading materials on pallet]

From left loading 451 on pallet in Bldg. 109 are Brony Konavage and Mike Yuchnyk as Bert Frennesson and George Baktis watch.

[IMAGE: Group of workers being congratulated]

Rocco Magnanimo congratulates Bldg. 17 employees for refining 451 and shipping to customer on time. From left are Magnanimo, Ted Clement, Bob Orsini, Jack Cuddy, Joe Antonucci and Jerry Markham.

An order for Antioxidant 451 was recently received from a large customer for delivery on very short notice. 451 is a product that the Sales department has been trying to sell for over a year, but without much progress. The new product was important to the Naugatuck plant’s success because it represented new business.

Used In Tires

The customer tried 451 as a stabilizer in styrene-butadiene rubber, which goes into most of the tires made in the country on a small run. It worked. The customer came back and said, “if you can keep me supplied with 451, I’ll use it in our entire run.”

Service Saves Business

This is where the crews in Bldg. 109 and Bldg. 17 played an important role in saving the business. Through their effort, the 451 was processed and transferred into a tank car, and shipped out of the plant in time to satisfy the customer and keep the business.

Cooperation like this, which involves several departments, gets new customers and keeps them. The more customers the plant gets, the more business it gets. This is what makes our jobs more secure.

Crew Members

Building 109 employees responsible for processing the material were George Baktis, area foreman; Dolph Gabriel, foreman; Larry Bogen, John Booth, Brony Konavage, Harold McIlroy, Joe Owens and Buddy Watts.

Building 17 employees who helped get the product shipped out on time were John Honyotski, area foreman; Rocco Magnanimo, foreman; Eric Storch, process engineer; Bert Frennesson, engineering associate; Joe Antonucci, John Shumak, Thurman Walton, Ben Root, Bob Orsini, Jesse Silva, Frank Bedard, and Ted Clement.

New Degree Offered By College

An associate degree in Industrial Management Technology geared to the needs of foremen and supervisors is offered by the Waterbury State Technical College.

The curriculum includes courses on: cost control, personnel management, accounting, job instruction training, work simplification, safety and hygiene, communications, value analysis, manufacturing processes, quality control, data processing, plant layout, physics, economics and human relations.

Courses are given by the Evening Division in trimester sessions. The cost is $5.00 per course.

Waterbury State also offers courses in civil technology, chemical technology, data processing, electrical technology, fire technology, industrial management and mechanical technology.

For further information on the courses, contact your foreman, supervisor or the Director of Extension Services, Waterbury State Technical College, 1460 West Main Street, Waterbury, Conn. 06708. or phone 756-7035.

When the courses are job related, you can apply for Tuition Aid. Under this program, Uniroyal pays the tuition cost upon satisfactory completion of the course.

Spring Tire Sale Starts

A special spring employee tire sale runs from March 30 through May 29. Employee prices will be substantially below regular prices on passenger, small truck, camper and trailer tires.

The new Uniroyal Master with front and rear tires for better steering and traction, a steel reinforced tread and 40,000 mile guarantee are included in the sale.

Other tires offered are the “Tiger Paw,” wide “Tiger Paw” and the Laredo “Rain Tire.”

This will be the only sale on these tires during the year.

Tire slips can be obtained from the Industrial Relations department; Ann McAllister, R.N., Synthetic plant hospital; Luella Anderson, TSSC; and Janet Nolin and Jack Vergosen, EMIC

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Solo, A New Soybean Herbicide Marketed

[IMAGE: Photo showing workers with pallets marked “4614” and “SOLO”]

Jim Nolan, left, checks control number for quality of liquid Solo as Filipe Duarte, center, inspects appearance of packaging. Tony Marques, loads a pallet from Bldg. 76 warehouse on to truck for shipment to one of our distributors.

by John Kitsmiller

Solo,® a new preemergence herbicide made in Bldg. 73, controls more broadleaf weeds, such as ragweed, in soybeans than any other chemical. Marketed for the first time this year, after several years of tests by universities, large growers, and the R & D agronomists, under the direction of George O’Brien, sales of Solo look good for 1970.

Patent Issued

The unique herbicide combination was discovered by Everett Barron and Adam Soboleski of the agricultural chemical R & D group at the Bethany research center. A patent was issued to both which provides 17 years’ exclusive rights to the sales of the product.

42,000,000 Acres

Soybeans are the nation’s second largest crop with 42,000,000 acres grown in the midwest and Delta areas of the U.S.

Solo increases yields by 6-10 bushels per acre. At $2.50 per bushel the chemical improves the grower’s income in a very risky business.

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Sales Up 3%: Profits Drop Down 24%

Uniroyal set a new 1st quarter sales record of $380 million, a 3% increase over the $369 million sales in the 1st quarter of 1969.

Profits for the first three months of 1970 were $9.5 million, a 24% decrease compared to the $12.5 million 1st quarter profits of 1969.

Higher interest charges; more competition in the market; higher working capital requirements; lower demand for quality canvas shoes; and intensified competition from foreign and domestic manufacturers paying wages and benefits far below Uniroyal scales, were major factors in reduced profitability.

Automotive Industry Off

A decline in automobile sales not only has an impact on the many products the company makes for the industry, but also affects the sales and profits of the Nau-

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136 JOIN 25 YEAR CLUB

[IMAGE: Photo of crowd at banquet/dinner event]

350 members of the 25 Year Service Club attended the twentieth annual banquet honoring employees for 25 or more years service. Above, members enjoy refreshments before the dinner.

The 25 Year Service Club of Uniroyal Chemical held its twentieth annual dinner at Waverly Inn honoring 568 active and retired employees for their credited service of 25 or more years.

Committee members for the dinner were Bert Scullin, president and toastmaster, Everett Anderson, Tom Dowling, Pat King, Joe Little, Alice Schofield and Ed Weaving. In charge of the invitations and assisting the committee was Gladys Bradshaw.

Guest speaker for the affair was Frank Hopkins, vice president of the Chemical division.

Andy Molnar of the Synthetic pilot plant holds the unique distinction of longest,

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Vibrathane Bumper First On Auto

[IMAGE: Photo of woman in short dress posing next to Oldsmobile Rallye 350 car with visible “RALLYE 350” text]

The Oldsmobile Rallye 350 has the first color matched bumper in the auto industry. Developed by R & D at the TSSC, the Vibrathane®coating’s elastic-plastic properties make the bumper highly resistant to weather, wear, chipping and scratching from flying road gravel and stones. Working on the project were Dr. Frank O’Shea, R & D manager; John Burkus, group leader; John Shiley, Lou Esposito, technical service; Alex Keniausis and Len Jacoboski.

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tem eliminated the discharge of 34,000 lbs. of fiber to the river daily.

Air Pollution Control

A major improvement in cleaner air resulted from the conversion of the boiler house from coal to oil firing. This $500,000 facility stopped the discharge of 2½ tons of flyash into the air each day. The conversion also eliminated the need for cooling cinders which caused pollution of the river.

At a cost of $510,000, cyclones, Holoflite dryers, and a digester blowdown condensing system were installed to reduce pollution of the air from lint and evaporated oil caused by the reclaim plant.

Scrubbers Control Odors

Seven scrubbers are now in operation in plant buildings to “wash” the fumes and odors created by processing operations. Ranging in cost from $2,000 to $70,000, some of the complex systems prevent the discharge of phenolic, mercaptans, formaldehyde and hydrochloric fumes into the atmosphere.

Two new scrubbers are now on order and will be installed when delivered.

Groups Study Problems

Immediate remedial action is being taken by an

Cyclones reduce lint escape into air. Holoflite dryers, at cost of $500,000 eliminated the evaporation of 5,000 lbs. of oils daily in the air.

Environmental Improvement Group under Dick Shaw and Lou Kaiser and a special Research and Development group, headed by Irwin Prager, to reduce pollution by process changes in present manufacturing operations and to coordinate our research resources toward the use of effective control systems in new facilities.

New process equipment will contain pollution control devices and systems, and special monitoring systems installed for proper performance of pollution control equipment.

Every Employee Can Help

Improving the environment is too great a task for it to be the responsibility of any one functional group or department. For the most effective environmental improvement program it requires the active committment of every employee in the plant, laboratories and offices. Even the most advanced equipment will be useless unless it is operated efficiently by the individuals responsible for it.

Program Set Up

Recognizing each persons responsibility, plans are underway for a pollution control program to set up discussion groups and training sessions to help us improve our environmental quality efforts.

Still Have Problems

The Chemical plant still has problems, particularly in the area of fumes and odors. Environmental air improvement is a complex problem that requires a study of each source of pollution from the hundreds of vents on the 142 buildings of the plant.

As part of the plant’s commitment to environmental improvement the problems of fumes and odor are being resolved with action and the financial requirements needed to do the job.

Watts, Lokites Retire

Buddy Watts, center, tells the younger generation John Clinton left and Tom Haggerty what the Chemical plant looked like when he started work in 1926. “One of the best liked fellows” around here was the compliment fellow employees said about him when he retired after nearly 44 years service.

Joe Lokites, a BLE operator in Bldg. 79 is congratulated on his last day of work after 35 years service by Eddie Gooch. From left are Bronislaw Chrzanowski, Joe Lott, Lokites, Gooch, and Harold Litke.

Some 78 sons and daughters of Naugatuck Chemical employees will graduate from colleges and technical schools in June.

A car is never dangerous by itself, it’s the nut behind the wheel that causes most accidents.

Explorers Tour Reclaim Plant

by Pete Gucciardo

High School students, members of Explorers Post 103, which is one of several youth activities sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical, toured the reclaim plant where they had the chance to explore the manufacturing operations used to convert discarded tires and tubes into a finished rubber product. Guides for the tour were Art Nauges, Jim Carroll and Bert Scullin.

The Explorers offer your son or daughter the opportunity to learn about the many careers available to them in chemistry, engineering, agriculture, and business through discussion and practical learning.

Pete Gucciardo and Terry Mo are advisors to the organization with Bob Smith as chairman.

Pete Masone shows group chopped tires. Bob Doiron, Explorer president, inspects the rubber as Art Nunes, center, looks on.

Bert Scullin reclaim production superintendent shows Explorers slabs of reclaim rubber made from discarded, waste tires. From left are Pete Licnikas Jr., Lee Prager, Greg Pelchuck, Art Nunes, Walter Pelchuck, Gabriel Arcuri Jr., Mark Allen, and Scullin.

Chemical Highest Taxpayer

The Borough of Naugatuck’s list of assessment valuations shows Uniroyal Chemical as the highest taxpayer in the community, being taxed at $13,500,000. This represents 12.5% of the Borough’s tax revenue.

The Footwear plant pays $8,600,000 or 8.0% of the taxes.

The total tax of the two Uniroyal plants is $22,100,000 or 20.5% the Borough receives in taxes from the two facilities.

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Valentine, Amador, Sears, Spina Retire. Total 138 Years Service.

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Bert Scullin makes Val Valentine, center, and his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wojtczak Jr. chuckle at retirement dinner honoring Val for his 36 years service. (Kirkendall photo)

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Manuel Amador, left, is congratulated by Joe Rzeszutek, President URW, Local 218, on his retirement from Reclaim Production. Amador had 41 years service with Uniroyal. (Kirkendall photo)

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Joe Arbachauskas, URW president, Local 308 congratulates Norm Sears, center, on his retirement after 43 years, as Tom Gambardella watches. Standing are Jack Muckle, left and Bob Curtin.

“That’s The Way We Always Did It”

Have you ever asked why something was done in a certain way, only to be told, “Because that’s the way we always did it”?

Perhaps the classic example of this kind of senseless and stubborn adherence to precedent occurred when Bismark was ambassador to the court of Alexander II. Looking out a window of the Peterhof Palace, in 1860, Bismark noticed a sentry standing watch in the middle of the lawn and idly asked the Czar why the man was there. The Czar asked an aid-decamp. He didn’t know. The general commanding the troops at the palace was summoned. He didn’t know either.

“Then find out why and report to me,” commanded the Czar.

It took three days of intensive investigation, but finally the general came back with the answer.

It seemed that in 1780, on a fine spring morning, Catherine the Great had looked out the window and had seen the first flower thrusting above the frozen grass. She had ordered a sentry posted there to prevent anyone from picking the flower or inadvertently stepping on it. And eighty years later, the sentry was still there. No one had ever asked that simple, one-word question: “Why?”

DOM SPINA RETIRES

Domenic Spina retired from the Synthetic Mechanical department after 18 years service with Uniroyal Chemical.

Safety Glasses Replaced Free, But Not Your Eyesight

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Kevin Kelley of the Research and Development department, while performing development work in Bldg. 61 laboratory, had a close call when the unexpected happened.

Kevin was using a regular gallon jug in a dry ice and acetone bath to make a 50 percent caustic solution. The temperature differential caused the jug to burst and the contents spilled onto the dry ice and covered the upper portion of his body and his eyes. Fortunately, he was wearing his safety glasses and prevented serious injury to his eyesight.

By being safe at work and wearing the proper protective equipment for the job, serious accidents are avoided. Your unsafe act may not hurt you, but it could seriously injure one of your fellow employees.

Purchase Of 1 Bond And 1 Share Per Employee, Bond Drive Goal

During May employees will have the opportunity to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares conveniently through payroll deductions. The goal for the 1969 drive is the purchase of one Bond and one Share by each employee. Presently 37% of our employees participate in the Payroll Savings Plans for U.S. Bonds, compared to a Uniroyal average of 52%.

The Payroll Savings Plan offers an opportunity for systematic savings to save for a secure future in one of the world’s safest, and most broadly effective, investment programs. Through systematic, easy thrift deductions you watch your savings grow automatically.

Purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds protects against inflation, keeps our economy stable and our dollar sound. Savings Bonds involve you actively in helping the Government stop inflation, a major economic problem facing all of us today.

This safe and economical investment is exempt from state and local income taxes. Payment of federal income tax on E bond interest may be deferred until the bonds are redeemed. 70% of Savings Bonds purchasers do not redeem them until age 65. In this way, the tax liability could be greatly reduced and possibly eliminated.

For only $39 you receive $50. through the purchase of a Series E Bond ($18.75 and redeemable in 7 years) and a Freedom Share ($20.25 and redeemable in 4½ years). By purchase of only one Bond and one Share, you can start a good systematic savings plan for yourself and your family.

Heading this year’s drive as Chairman will be Bill Lavelle of the Industrial Relations Department.

Know Your Benefits . . .

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4 weeks . . . . . . 8% of earnings
5 weeks . . . . . 10% of earnings
6 weeks . . . . . 12% of earnings

Q. Do I receive any vacation this year if I was hired 2 months ago: e.g. March 1969?
A. No, but you are eligible for vacation pay on your 1st. anniversary of your employment.

Q. If I am eligible for vacation, do I have to take the time off?
A. Yes, employees with 2 weeks vacation eligibility must take the 2 weeks.

Q. Am I allowed to receive vacation pay in lieu of time off?

A. Wage employees eligible for vacation weeks in excess of scheduled plant shutdowns or 2 weeks, whichever is greater, may at their request and with the approval of management, receive vacation pay instead of time off, up to maximum of 2 weeks. Election to receive in lieu of payment must be made no later than September 15 of the year in which taken.

If you have any questions about your vacation time, or pay, your foreman or supervisor will be glad to help you. Or you can consult your Union Contract booklet for fuller details.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

All of us are aware of the importance of producing quality products in an efficient and safe manner. We are also aware of the importance of providing service to our customers, for only through the sale of the results of our effort can we be paid for this effort. I am convinced that each of us tries to do his job in the best way.

But how do we see our jobs? Is our particular job over, when we feel that somebody other than ourselves can be blamed for poor performance?

For example, is it justifiable to blame our injury on someone else if, indeed, it was an unsafe act on our part? Or, is it reasonable to blame lost production on the shortage of raw materials if we didn’t do something about it? Maybe we are all too quick to place the blame on someone else, before we accept all of our own responsibilities.

Together, we operate a very complex operation where each employee bears a great deal of responsibility for his personal efforts, and if we are fully successful a great deal of responsibility for the efforts of others.

Sincerely,

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John D. Evans

Flood, Disaster Plan Revised

[IMAGE: Black and white photograph showing flooded area with building]

The Naugatuck River became the “mad river” in August 1955 and flooded the plant. Having a plan for action got the plant back into operation in two days.

The purpose of the revised Plan, which has been distributed to involved employees, is to minimize delay and confusion if an unusual or serious incident occurs, such as the August flood of 1955, and to delegate responsibilities to assigned personnel.

If an emergency occurs, the Control Center for operations will be set up in the Industrial Relations office, Bldg. 84, unless circumstances require another location. The Plan outlines the utilization of all equipment in the plant and the specific duties to be carried out by authorized personnel. It also delegates to Ron Mitchinson, Fred Wintsch, Bob Krause, and Bill Lavelle the responsibility and authority, as the plant’s public information representatives, to provide information to the press. All employees should refer requests on information of the emergency to the plant’s public information representatives to prevent damaging rumors and in-

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Explorers Offer Students Career Insight

by Bob Smith

The Explorers offer high school boys, 14 to 18 years old, the opportunity to see and learn about careers in science, chemistry, and industry. The group, sponsored by the Chemical plant, was the first Explorer Post in Uniroyal.

The Explorers conduct laboratory experiments in the plant’s laboratory facilities; take tours of industrial plants in the area to see first hand the manufacturing operation of a large company; and make weekend trips to universities, military installations and other places of interest to high school students. By exploring or seeing scientific operations; observing chemistry in action; and studying the engineering complexity of a synthetic rubber plant, a high school student obtains an actual insight into the type of career to pursue in life.

This year the group visited Scovill’s, Mallory Battery, Sikorsky Aircraft, Uniroyal Chemical’s Agricultural Research Center, the E.M.I.C. Computer Center, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

If your son is interested in a career in science, chemistry or industry, and would like to join the Explorers, Bob Smith, Ext. 674, will be glad to give you more details on the group’s activities.

[IMAGE: Group photograph of committee members]

Committee members discuss plans for future activities. Seated, left to right, are Bruce Fisher, Bob Smith, chairman, and Steve Schwartz. Standing are Harry Jancis, left, and Bert Scullin. Not present were Tom O’Hara, Al Manzi, Ed McCaffrey, Bill Broden, Ken Ferreira, Ben Leach and Dick Savage.

[IMAGE: Group working on science project]

Working on a science project are, left to right, seated, Art Nunes, Dick Adamaitis, and Lou Stephenson. Standing, left to right, are Frank Cravo, George Louis Jr., Armando Pardal, Nat Vescera, and Steve Schwartz, advisor.

Safety Shows Small Improvement Over ’68

by Sal Aloise

The plant’s safety record for the first four months of 1969 shows that 7 lost time accidents and 14 serious injuries took place. Although a slight improvement over 1968, the record indicates that a greater safety awareness by every employee is required to make the plant a safer place to work.

By not taking chances; by stopping unsafe acts; accidents can be prevented and the plant made safer for work. In 1968 we worked 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident. With every employee’s effort, we can reach 1,000,000 manhours again . . . and even 2,000,000!

LOST TIME ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURIES

MONTH 1969 Lost Time Serious Injuries Total 1968 Lost Time Serious Injuries Total
January 2 2 4 2 2 4
February 2 5 7 3 5 8
March 2 3 5 2 6 8
April 1 4 5 2 6 8
TOTAL 7 14 21 9 19 28

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock. A $2 dividend on the 8% first preferred stock was also announced. Both are payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 26.

Dr. Williams Leaves

Dr. Edward E. Williams will leave us as plant physician at the end of May.

Dr. John P. Elser will assume the duties of plant physician on June 1.

Dr. Williams has been associated with the Chemical plant for the past 35 years. He plans to continue his private practice in Naugatuck.

The average American family wastes about 400 lbs. of edible food in a year. The country wastes over 10 million tons of food each year.

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