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Volleyball Team

The Naugatuck Plant’s volleyball team is shown here playing the YMCA team in the YMCA’s industrial league. The team members are: Bob Roland, Rich West, Mark Scott, Tony Teixeira, Karla Phair, Colleen Brady, Pete Ballard, Steve Baker, Kevin Burns, Tom Burns, Jennifer Chan, Tom Carey and Henry Roman.

They play every Tuesday night at the YMCA and have a few more games left. The last game is March 10th. We’re sure they would love a cheering section. Come out, see them, and enjoy the evening.

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October Blood Drive

[IMAGE: Two people at what appears to be a blood drive]

The October Blood Mobile was another success. 35 pints of useable blood was collected at the drive held in Bldg. 112. The next scheduled Blood Mobile is on May 14th.

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[IMAGE: Volleyball players in action during a game]

IMPORTANT 1998 FACTS:

Social Security: 6.2% of first $68,400

401K Maximum: $10,000

RESULTS OF 1997 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN:

A total of $25,384 was pledged for the 1997 United Way Campaign. This represents 79% of our goal. 67% of our employees participated in the program. Thank you to all who pledged. Your donations “do make a difference” in someone’s life.

DO YOU KNOW:

Tax Freedom Day: The Tax Foundation says Connecticut residents had to work from January 1 until May 22 in 1997 to pay for their federal, state, and local taxes – longer than residents in any other state except New York, where they had to work until May 23. On average, Americans earned enough to cover their taxes as of May 9. For other nearby states the tax freedom days were: Rhode Island: May 9, Massachusetts: May 10.

Walt Campbell Enters Expo

[IMAGE: Man with a white Snowy Owl carving]

Walt Campbell entered the “New England Wild Fowl Expo” held at the Radisson Hotel in Cromwell, CT on October 25, 1997, and came in second place with his “Snowy Owl.”

Walt has been showing his realistic wood carvings for 18 years and has taken first place in the Best of Shows in Maine and Massachusetts. He has also placed honorable mention in the world competition.

Walt will be entering the world competition in April in Ocean City, Maryland – Good Luck from us all, Walt! You’ve such a talent!

Walt’s home, with his display of carvings, was on the Naugatuck “Christmas Holiday Home Tour” sponsored by the Red Cross this past December.

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New Hire’s:

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David Osborn started in our Labor Pool in 10/97. Dave comes to Uniroyal Chemical with experience in Carpentry and Firefighting. He served in the USAF from 1981 to 1985 with a background in weapon systems loading. He resides in Naugatuck with his wife, Anna, and four daughters.

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Neil Perrotti started in our Labor Pool in 2/98. Neil was a self-employed Mason and former Toolmaker. He resides in Middlebury with his wife, Tara. They are expecting their first child in June. Congratulations to both.

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Wesley Pilon started in our Labor Pool in 2/98. He joins a long line of family members working here at Uniroyal Chemical. Wesley is a current United States Marine Corps Reservist with experience as a refrigeration mechanic.

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Toys for Tots

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The annual “Toys for Tots” campaign was another success this year. Thank you to everyone who donated. You helped make Christmas happy for many local children. A special “Thank You” goes out to Desi Accetura and Rich West for their efforts in collecting donations, purchasing toys, and making sure they got to the kids on time.

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IMPORTANT MEDICAL INSURANCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

BLUE CROSS / BLUE SHIELD
1-800-327-9232

JOHN HANCOCK / UNICARE
1-800-258-5284

CAREMARK
1-800-421-5501

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Direction ’79 . . .

We all wish Bob Mazaika the best of success with his new promotion. His accomplishments have made us the “Flagship” of the Uniroyal Chemical Company and the Naugatuck Plant a “Better Place To Be”. Through his leadership, our plant is cleaner, safer and more profitable. Our future is therefore more promising. We would like to congratulate Bob for a job well done.

During 1978, our business operation improved as a result of our “Better Place To Be” theme and the utilization of Management Action Plans to remove impediments and accomplish major objectives and projects. Our credibility increased and so did our profit. This results in better job security.

We have the reputation of managing our business and being helpful to others in managing their businesses. We are determined to continue this improved performance in 1979. This is the only way we can overcome our geographical raw material and energy costs disadvantages. Our competitive strengths as a Chemical Plant located in the Northeast must come from PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE in every assignment and job that is performed. We should remove double standards, inefficient work practices, develop mutual respect and improve communications in all aspects of our operations.

In 1979, we will continue to make our Plant a “Better Place To Be”, improve our credibility, increase our operating profit and provide job security. We will use increments of 120 day objectives coordinated by Action Plans to achieve our 1-3 Goals and implement our product and operating strategies.

As a concluding comment, I would like to mention that future editorial columns may have comments from various guest writers dedicated to employee information and concerns. We invite you to contact us if you have an appropriate subject to write about.

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson
Factory Manager

Ritchie Heads Chemical

Douglas Ritchie has been named Manager of Manufacturing for the Chemical plant and will be responsible for all of its manufacturing operations.

Previously Ritchie was General Foreman of Chemical Production and Chief Process Engineer in the Synthetic Production facility.

He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1964 and is a graduate of Clarkson College of Technology where he received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering.

United Way Drive Nears $30,000 Goal

OUR GOAL
$30,000

[Thermometer chart showing progress toward goal with markers at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100]

United Way

Norman Boisseau, left, and Robert Bailey, Co-Chairmen for the 1979 United Way drive point to the $30,000 goal.

The 1979 Uniroyal Chemical goal for the United Way is $30,000, about 10% over the $27,025 that employees pledged to the 16 charitable and social Agencies in 1978.

Robert Bailey and Norman Boisseau have been named Co-Chairmen of this year’s drive to help raise the funds needed to support the activities of the agencies that assist so many people in this area. In last year’s drive over 88% of the employees contributed.

For the past several years Uniroyal Chemical employees have been most generous and have topped the goal for the past five years.

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Photos from the Picnic

The Factory Manager, Eric Johnson, makes a ringer in horshoe contest.

Constance Antrum chases a butterfly.

Robert McDermott sets up the women for the egg throwing contest.

John Prior attempts to dethrone Joseph Wojtczak in shot put toss.

Daniel O’Donnell, smiling “enjoyed” the egg throw.

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Omite, “Growers Friend”

[IMAGE: Photo of three men]

The Washington Mint Growers Association honored Uniroyal Chemical as a “Friend of the Industry” for its development of Omite, a miticide that controls mite infestation on mint, a very valuable crop grown in the west. The chemical is manufactured in Bldg. 100 and canned in Bldg. 118. Accepting the Award is Thomas Cowan, center, Technical Representative. At left is Michael Bausano, Western Regional Sales Mgr. for Agricultural Chemicals and at right, a representative of the Washington Mint Growers.

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. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. It is self-supporting through its own contributions.

A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

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.

Murphy’s Law

Left to themselves, things always go from bad to worse.

$27,025 Pledged To United Way

The United Way pledge of $27,025 was the highest amount ever made by the Uniroyal Chemical employees. The goal was $24,800. Eighty one percent of the employees contributed in the drive to raise funds to support the sixteen charitable and social Agencies in the United Way.

Research & Development people contributed $9700, the highest total, with EMIC people contributing $6200, the next highest amount.

Committee Worked Hard

Members of the United Way Committee were C. Greene, Chairman, D. Bates, R. Cranney, E. Evans, T. Geise, S. Mazur, J. Labrecque, J. Pratt, C. Roland, URW Local 308 President, J. Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie, J. McCarthy, R. Roland, J. Sousa, M. Upson, R. Henrichs, J. Loman, T. Cunningham, J. Spencer, D. Beauchamp, P. Rankin, H. Hook, T. Yachtis, W. Campbell, J. Mambrino, R. Hessler, J. Paliacovitch, J. Roaix, J. Nolan, J. Hoey, V. Kloc, J. Napiello, and A. Grella.

New Customer Service Center

The Chemical Division has opened a new Customer Service Center for our plastic commodities.

Using a WATS telephone system the Customer service representatives now deal directly with our customers.

Customers’ Response Favorable

The Center was established to recieve and expedite our customer’s orders. It also provides them with quick and reliable answers to their questions concerning availability, delivery and pricing of our products. The customer’s response to the new service, has been most favorable.

New Group

The new group consists of Mariana Branco, Kralastic® ABS Representative; Lorraine Krajewski, TPR Rubber Representative; Sonya Kernasevic, Kralastic® ABS Representative; and Terri Yachtis, Roylar® & Vibrathane® Urethane Representative and Marge Maye, Kralastic ABS Representative. Ray Pekoek is Supervisor of the Customer Service Department.

[IMAGE: Photo of five women]

Customers have been favorably impressed with the new Service. The group consists of (l to r) Marianna Branco, Margaret Maye, Lorraine Krajewski, Terri Yachtis (seated) and Sonya Kernasevic.

Plant to Close for Two Weeks

The summer shutdown for the Naugatuck Chemical Factory will be the first two weeks of July.

The shutdown will start on July 3 and end on July 16th. The factory will reopen on Monday, July 17.

A third week shutdown is presently under review and will be announced as soon as a decision has been reached.

L.A. Tire Plant Closes

The company has announced a tentative decision to close the tire manufacturing plant in Los Angeles, Calif.

A change in market conditions and the fact that it was not economical to operate this facility necessitated the decision. The Los Angeles plant was basically designed and equipped for bias passenger tire production for sale on the West Coast, which today is primarily a radial tire market.

Approximately 550 employees are currently working in the Los Angeles plant.

The Los Angeles plant is one of six Uniroyal Tire Division plants in the United States.

Silver Dollars Awarded

Silver dollars will be awarded again this year on a monthly basis for safety performance.

Employees are separated into Divisions, such as Chemical Production, and the members of each division are broken into Groups.

If a member of a Group suffers a Reportable Injury (Serious Injury) all members of the Group are disqualified for the monthly silver dollar. If one employee in the division suffers a Chargeable (Lost Time) Injury all members are disqualified for the silver dollar.

Turkeys for Christmas

Turkeys will be given to all employees at Christmas if the Safety Goals for 1978 are achieved.

The goals are: Incidence Rate —2.52%; and Experience Rate —9.4%.

Scholarship…

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and be an active employee. The fund is supported by the dues of the club’s members.

Applications for the scholarship may be obtained from the Industrial Relations Department or by a telephone call to Constance Antrum, Ext. 3217.

April 15, Final Date

The application must be returned to William Broden, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 15, 1978. The other members of the committee are Vincent Rooney and Daniel Shantz.

The winner of the 1977 scholarship was George Arndt, Jr., the son of George Arndt in the Plant Engineering Department.

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Vol. 11, 1977 | Page 3

World Meets in EMIC

The first worldwide Sales and Materials Flow meeting was held in the EMIC Bldg. Attending the session were clockwise: P. Haas, F. Johns, R. Mazzeo, E. Geise, Vice President of International Operations, T. McMahon, T. Griffiths, J. Hunt, W. Cook, E. Barrows, R. Kraynick, R. Hall, J. Pheasant, J. Ford and W. Leukhardt.

The world came together in EMIC when the first Uniroyal Chemical International Sales and Material Flow meeting was held there. The meeting was organized to solidify the activities of the worldwide Sales and Material Flow groups.

The Overseas Marketing Group is part of the Chemical Division’s International Operations and is headed by Edward Geise, Vice President. All of the Division’s operations outside of the U.S.A. make up the International Group: Sales, Production and Research and Development and provide a strong, coordinated worldwide marketing activity.

The direct sales activities are centered in Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. From these international offices, customers are served by technically competent and customer-oriented agents and distributors. These activities (except for the European area and Brazil) are coordinated from the Headquarters office in EMIC by Walter Cook, Philip Haas, Russell Mazzeo, Robert Kraynick, Francis Johns, Edward Barrows, Denise Dovell, Mary Okoski and Gill Boyle.

Nearly 10% of the 1977 estimated Division sales of Naugatuck Rubber Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastics will be products manufactured at the Naugatuck plant.

$1228 for Ideas

$1228.00 in checks is handed out by Charles Ferguson, Chemical Maintenance Foreman, for Ideas submitted by members of the department. Emil Rehel (left) and Raymond Kubick (right) received a total of $716.00. Cirno LoBalbo, (second left) and Ted Hubbell (third left) received $512.00 for their Idea.

Four members of the Chemical Maintenance Dept. received $1228.00, for their Ideas on reducing costs in the plant.

The team of Raymond Kubick and Emil Rehel received a total of $716.00 for their idea to reuse the stainless steel hoses in the manufacture of MDI. They recommended that the solid matter that accumulated in the hoses during manufacture be burned out and the hoses reused. The idea will result in annual savings of $5340.00 for the plant.

Ted Hubbell and Cirno LoBalbo, also of the Chemical Maintenance Department, were awarded $512.80 for their suggestion on improving the bagging of Roylar® polyurethane elastomers in Bldg. 80. The Idea will result in savings of $4930.00 per year for the plant.

The combined annual savings of the two Ideas amounts to $10,270.

322 Pints Donated

Edmund Nole, center, receives his 11 gallon pin from Elizabeth Garrigan, a Red Cross volunteer at the Bloodmobile. From left are James Loman, June Moore, Nole, Garrigan, and Robert Shortt, who with Loman organized the two successful Bloodmobiles.

Over 300 pints of blood have been donated by Uniroyal Chemical employees in the two Bloodmobiles sponsored by the plant this past year. At the most recent visit employees contributed 171 pints of blood.

Contributes 11 Gallons

The Bloodmobile marked a special occasion for Edmund Nole, a Materials Flow Supervisor in EMIC who contributed his 11th gallon of blood. Nole has contributed blood four times a year for twenty-two consecutive years.

Income…

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Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics

The Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics sales were $92 million, compared with $80 million in the same period a year ago. For the three quarters, sales were $298 million, up from $251 million in the first nine months of 1976.

Increased sales were recorded in rubber chemicals—the antiozonants and antioxidants that are used extensively in the rubber and plastics industry. Also, Royalene® thermoplastic rubber, which has wide application in automotive uses, had increased sales in the quarter.

10 Uniroyal…

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Awards Up To $1500 Yearly

The maximum amount of the award is $1500 each year during the four years of college. The amount depends on the family’s financial circumstances and the cost of the school. The minimum amount of $250.

Spends…

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By consolidation and standardization and the use of substitutions, the Purchasing Dept. can reduce the per unit cost of highuse items and improve the profit of a product line.

The other members of the department who hold specific purchasing responsibilities are Pasquale Petti, Bruce Perkins, Ann Bains, and Teri Sills.

Save Your Electric Bill

Turning out lights saves energy. A 100-watt light bulb burning for 10 hours uses 11,600 BTU’s, which is the energy equivalent of a pound of coal or a half-pint of oil.

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Service Award Pins Presented

40 YEARS SERVICE: Andrew Sokoli, and Lucius Tomlinson, right, receive LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clocks from James Emison, Divisional Controller honoring them for their 40 years of service.

25 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. Charles McCleary presents 25 years service pins to Research & Development members. From left are David McCormack, George Ravenscroft, McCleary, Julius Rek, and Paul Murray.

30 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. McCleary awards pins to R&D members for their 30 years of service. From left are Clifford German, Shirley Sandora, McCleary, Gerard McCabe, Benedict Pranulis and Robert Harrison.

35 YEARS SERVICE: James H. Emison, left, congratulates Twenty-Five Year Service Club members. From left, Loretta Walker, John Martinoli, and Mario Gustaferri of the Control Department.

Sheldon Salzman, new President of the Uniroyal Chemical division, left, presents to Richard Whitehill, (second left), R&D, a 30 year pin. John L. Paige, at right, became a 25 Year member. Second from right is Dr. Robert Bergen, Manager for Synthetic Rubber.

Ruth Stutzman, center, Research and Development, receives her 35 Year pin from Sheldon Salzman, left. At right is Dr. Robert Brown, Manager of Naugatuck Chemicals R&D.

Top Bloodmobile Goal

Red Cross nurse helps Walter Scott (front) donate his twelfth pint of blood. On table next to him is James Loman who contributed his twentieth.

151 pints of blood were donated to the recent Red Cross Bloodmobile sponsored by the Uniroyal Chemical plant for the twenty-sixth year. The goal for this year’s Bloodmobile, which had been postponed until February, was 140 pints. 111 employees contributed and twenty were deferred for medical reasons. Forty of the donors were walk-ins.

Chemical employees have now contributed 3326 pints of blood to the Red Cross Bloodmobile.

For this visit Bldg. 61 had the highest percent of donors and EMIC had the highest number.

Harold Werner received a 5 gallon pin; Joseph Wojtczak, a 4 gallon pin; and Sandra Alfonso, a 2 gallon pin.

One gallon pins were awarded to John Ciaccio, Robert Shortt, and John Tierney.

LVBI…

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posure to oxygen. It is also used as an antioxidant in petroleum products.

The Chemical Production operators who staff the FOC Bldg. are Carl DeMatteo, Francis Dingle, Ronald Moffat, Robert Roland, James Umbro, and Nelson Whidbee. Foreman of the Bldg. is Robert E. Cronin and Earl Roller is Area Foreman.

Project Manager for the new plant start-up was William Yee.

Other personnel from Chemical Production involved in the start-up were Process Engineers John Gilbert and Andrew Clock. From Plant Engineering were James Garrigan, Victor Anderson, John Hoey, Dave Nelson, Lawrence Bogen and Claude Travers.

Chemical Maintenance personnel assigned to the project were George Holmes, Philip Hardt and Walter Campbell.

On electric ranges, turn off burners several minutes before the end of the cooking period. The heating element will stay hot, and your food will finish cooking without using additional energy.

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David Schaub, right, General Manager of Plastics and Latex Products, presents a 35 year service pin to Olga Zaprzalka and a 25 year pin to Robert Cranney, second left. At left is Eli Schwartz, Group Manager for Plastics R&D.

30 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. John Zukei, second left, and Winchester Hubbard of Agricultural Chemicals R&D are congratulated by Elmer Moore, General Manager, (left), and Dr. Bogislav Von Schmeling (right), Manager of Agricultural Chemicals R&D.

35 YEARS SERVICE: Ivan Mankowich, left, Contracts and Licenses Manager, is congratulated by Robert W. Knapp, Business Development Manager upon the completion of 35 years of service.

35 YEARS SERVICE: Henry Robinson, right, a Research Scientist receives his award for 35 Years Service from Sheldon Salzman.

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Extra Effort Pays Off . . .

During the past several weeks, two letters passed across my desk which, to my way of thinking, showed how we are performing better than any other information.

Both of these letters, one from a customer and the other from one of our sales managers, thanked our people for doing a job which they felt was “above and beyond the call of duty”. In each instance, the people involved responded to our customer’s needs. Some of them got out of the shower and went back to work after their normal day was over. Some of them worked longer hours than they had anticipated, when coming into work for the day.

I would like to take this opportunity to say to each of the people involved—thank-you!

It is easy for us, working at the plant, to feel that our efforts go unnoticed. But believe me, as those two letters indicated, that little extra effort is what it takes to keep and to get customers. Even if they may not write a letter, they know and will remember your extra effort.

I am sure all of you have had the same experience that I have had, whether it is buying a new car, clothes, furnishings for our home or food, the place we return to do business is where the people have shown that they care and take that little extra effort to make sure we are satisfied.

If each of us will just give that little extra effort so all of our customers are treated the way we want to be treated when we’re buying something, then we will continue to grow and expand here at Naugatuck.

Remember—our customer’s satisfaction is truly our only product!

R.J. Wayatt

United Way Goal $24,800

The United Way Committee poses in front of one of the three UW thermometers showing the progress of the campaign. Last year Chemical employees contributed $21,450 to go over the goal by 30%.

The goal for the 1978 United Way Drive, which is conducted throughout the plant annually has been set at $24,800. Charles Greene, Employee Relations Manager, was named Chairman for the campaign to raise funds for the sixteen agencies which provide a wide variety of social services to help meet the human needs of the people in the community.

The Naugatuck Chemical plant has topped its UW goal consistently, and last year contributed $21,450, to top the goal by 30%.

The Chemical people have shown a generosity that has contributed nearly 33% of the total amount of the Industrial division’s section which includes all of the firms in the Naugatuck and Beacon Falls area.

“Give Where You Work”

The philosophy of the United Way is “give where you work.” This method has proved the most efficient way to raise the needed money for the agencies in the fund. It eliminates the monies often wasted in promoting good causes. The Naugatuck-Beacon Falls office has the lowest administrative cost of any agency in the area.

As a convenience for employees the Company will deduct contributions through the payroll deduction plan. Deductions start in January 1978 and continue until December.

Committee

Members of the United Way Committee are C. Greene, Chairman, D. Bates, R. Cranney, E. Evans, T. Geise, S. Mazur, J. Labrecque, J. Pratt, C. Roland, URW Local 308 President, J. Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie, J. McCarthy, R. Roland, J. Sousa, M. Upson, R. Henrichs, J. Loman, T. Cunningham, J. Spencer, D. Beauchamp, P. Rankin, H. Hook, T. Yachtis, W. Campbell, J. Mambrino, R. Hessler, J. Pallacovitch, J. Roaix, J. Nolan, J. Hoey, V. Kloc, J. Napiello, and A. Grella.

If there is right in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Chinese proverb

Spends $500,000 Every Week

Donald Delagrange, Buyer, left, shows Pasquale Petti, Purchasing Supervisor, center and Robert Van Allen, Purchasing Agent, the new Naugatuck Chemical’s packages that use the metric and standard weight systems.

The plant Purchasing department spends over $500,000 a week on a thousand different items ranging from nuts and bolts to expensive and delicate laboratory equipment or new machinery for one of the Production units. This year’s purchases for the plant will run about $26,000,000.

Donald Delagrange who is responsible for the purchase of the bags and cartons used to package the plant’s products buys over 500,000 of them a year. They range in price from 12 cents to 50 cents each and can often affect the product’s profit if they are handled or used carelessly.

According to Robert VanAllen, who heads the department, industrial purchasing is somewhat analogous to grocery shopping or purchasing furniture and appliances for the home. The department’s philosophy is to purchase for quality, price, and service . . . or in a word, to get the top value for the dollar.

It naturally follows that the department must do comparison buying and obtain competitive pricing. This requires considerable time but results in significant savings for the plant.

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Merry Christmas – Happy New Year

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 10, 1976 | PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL | No. 3

Gov. Grasso Picks Storch

Governor Ella Grasso has appointed Eric Storch as a member of the Commission on Environmental Protection and Economic Development for the State of Connecticut. Storch, an Engineer in the Plant’s Engineering Department is presently responsible for the plant’s air pollution abatement and solid waste management program. He will represent management groups throughout the state on the commission.

Storch was recommended to the Governor by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association for “his technical competence, understanding of the economics of environmental protection, and concern for the future well-being of the State.”

Storch received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has done graduate work at Southern Connecticut State College. He joined

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$21,450 Contributed to UW

130% Achievement

Uniroyal Chemical people again went over the plant’s United Way goal of $16,500 with contributions of $21,450 . . . a 130% achievement.

In this year’s drive, headed by Walter Frankenberger, 74% of the employees pledged or contributed, compared to an average of 66% in prior years. The average gift this year amounted to $29.14 per giver compared to $14.60 last year.

The success of this years drive is even more noteworthy due to the lower number of employees caused by the Reclaim Plant closing. The present population of the Naugatuck plant is approximately 1120 people.

One-third of Industrial Division Total

The United Way funds are used to support the wide range of social services to both young and old people in the surrounding communities. There are sixteen Agencies in the Fund.

OUR GOAL
16,500

[THIS IS FIGURE: A thermometer-style progress chart showing scale from 0-100, with United Way logo below]

The United Way contributions totalled $21,450, a 130% achievement of the $16,500 goal.

The $21,450 represents almost one third of the total amount of the Industrial Division which includes all the employees of the local Naugatuck firms.

7 Departments Top Goals

The people in Research & Development exceeded their $5900 goal with a total of $8661. This was the highest amount in the plant and virtually 50% of the plant’s goal.

The other departments that topped their goals were Chemical Production, Engineering and Chemical Maintenance, Synthetic Maintenance, Factory Services, Accounting and EMIC.

A large share of the success of this year’s drive is attributable to the Members of the 1977 United Way Committee R. Amidon, D. Bates, R. Cranney, K. Dowling, T. Dowling, E. Evans, K. Foltz, R. Gaetz, T. Geise, C. Greene, S. Korpusik, J. LaBrecque, M. Malone, F. Mayo, J. Pratt, R. Roland, J. Rzeszutek, H. Semrow, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie, and J. Vergosen.

Ducks Visit on River

[THIS IS FIGURE: Black and white photograph showing ducks on a river with trees in background]

Nine wild ducks—camouflaged against the Route 8 bank of the river—were recently spotted across from the liquid waste pretreatment plant. This is a good sign that the water of the Naugatuck River is becoming suitable for wildlife habitation and that the environmental improvement programs of the Naugatuck Chemical plant and the industries along the river are restoring the quality of the water. The Chemical plant has spent or committed over $7,000,000 for environmental improvement programs.

Chemical Awarded 36 Patents

[THIS IS FIGURE: Black and white photograph showing seven men in business suits standing in a row]

Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research & Development poses with Chemical members who received multiple patents. From left are Robert E. Grahame, Jr. (4); Dr. Byron A. Hunter (retired) (7); Dr. Stephen E. Cantor (4), Dr. Rupert E. Covey (4); Dr. McCleary; Winchester L. Hubbard (4); and E. Leonard Borg of the R&D department.

The Uniroyal Chemical Division enjoyed another banner year in patents, receiving 36 U.S. patents. The total of 36—plus those allowed in 1975 but not yet issued, 16—amount to 52 patents which is a new record for the Division. The Company, as a whole, received 107 U.S. patents.

In addition the Division was granted 82 patents in foreign countries, exclusive of Canada.

Significant Patents

Some of the significant patents included those issued to Dr. Robert Neidermyer, Sheron McIntire and Dr. A. David Brewer (Uniroyal Ltd., Guelph, Canada) for the use of “N252” as a harvest aid for desiccation and defoliation, especially for cotton

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Wintsch Named IR Manager

[PHOTO: Portrait of H. Frederick Wintsch]

H. Frederick Wintsch has been named Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck plant of Uniroyal Chemical, it was announced by James Cronin, Factory Manager. He succeeds Jesse Crim, who was appointed Director of Personnel Management and Training for the Chemical division.

Prior to his new assignment he served as Labor Relations Manager since 1968. Wintsch joined the Naugatuck Chemical plant in 1963 as a member of the

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Plant Tops 1,000,000 Manhours Without a Lost Time Accident for Second Time in 1973

[PHOTO: Group of employees standing in front of sign reading “UNIROYAL EMPLOYEE SAFETY RECORD NO INJURIES 1,000,000”]

For the second time in a year employees worked 1,000,000 man-hours without a Lost Time Accident. This notable record commenced on September 30, 1973, and the goal was reached on January 20, 1974.

Members of the Union-Management Safety Committee who share in the responsibility of improving the plant’s safety hold the 1,000,000 sign made by the plant’s carpenters for the occasion. From left are Robert Shortt, Safety Manager; Charles Roland, President, URW Local 308; Denise Pratt; Richard Barnes; Francis Lynch; Arthur Aronson; Joseph Rzeszutek, President, URW Local 218; Cyrus Blanchard, Vice-President, URW Local 218; Walter Scott; Douglas Ritchie, and Robert Foltz.

Plant Receives UG Award

[PHOTO: Two men with United Givers award plaque showing awards from 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974]

James Cronin, Factory Manager, right, adds another award to the United Givers plaque for achieving the plant’s goal with $22,010 in contributions. It was the third successive year that Uniroyal Chemical employees received the award. At left is Roderick Gaetz, plant chairman for the 1974 drive.

Beretta New Uniroyal President

[PHOTO: Portrait of David Beretta wearing glasses]

David Beretta, a former Factory Manager of the Naugatuck plant from 1965-66, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniroyal, Inc. by the Board of Directors. He succeeds George Vila who will remain as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive officer of the Company.

Prior to his new assignment he was a Group Vice President of Chemicals, Polymers, and Textile Fibers, and responsible for

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David Beretta, new President of Uniroyal, Inc. served as Factory Manager of the Naugatuck Chemical plant from 1965 to 1966. He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1953 as a Process Development engineer.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a quarterly dividend of 17½ cents a share on the Company’s common stock payable March 25 to stockholders of record February 25.

The Company also declared two dividends of $2 each on its preferred stock: one to be paid March 25 to stockholders of record February 25 and the other payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 20.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

The National Safety Council recently presented an Award of Merit to the Naugatuck Chemical plant in recognition of its notable safety achievement in 1970. The Award was based on the significant drop in our lost-time accidents during the year: only 6 compared to 24 for each of the three previous years.

In helping to attain this performance, everyone in the plant deserves to be congratulated. Such an achievement is the result only of individual effort and cooperation. With everyone’s increasing concern for safety, we should continue to improve on our experience.

During April, this safety awareness really paid off. Five employees were involved in near-serious eye accidents that would certainly have resulted in damage to their sight. Fortunately, all were wearing their safety glasses at the time of the accidents.

Although our on-the-job safety performance has improved, let’s not overlook safety when away from the job.

Off-the-job safety becomes especially important as the warm weather and vacation time approaches.

At this time there’s a tendency to take extra risks in working around the house—using lawnmowers, climbing ladders, or lifting heavy objects.

Or on vacation, there’s the urge to do everything fast—driving carelessly, exercising too vigorously in sports.

Whether at work, at home, or on vacation—let’s continue to place a great deal of emphasis on good safety habits. Not only you, but your family and fellow employees will benefit from it.

[Signature]

Nystrom Gets $300 Grant

Harvey Nystrom receives Scholarship Award from Joe Bucciaglia. From left are Bob Kaiser, Walt Nystrom, Harvey Nystrom, Bucciaglia, and Irwin Prager.

Harvey J. Nystrom, son of Walt Nystrom, a Millwright in the Chemical Mechanical Department, received the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club’s $250 scholarship award, along with an additional $50 from the Larry Monroe Fund.

Ranked first among 172 seniors at Southbury High School, Nystrom was selected as recipient of the Scholarship from 15 applicants. According to Joe Bucciaglia, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, “all of this year’s applicants were deserving of the scholarship. It was most difficult for the committee to select one person.”

Besides his outstanding scholastic record, Nystrom was president of the National Honor Society, a State of Connecticut Scholar, and an active participant in a number of extracurricular activities.

He received a Certificate from Knox College for a special Science Training Program for High Ability high school students and a Certificate of De Merite En Francais for his proficiency in French. For his outstanding performance on the National Educational Development Tests, he received a Certificate of Educational Development which is awarded only to students for outstanding educational capabilities.

Nystrom will major in Physics at Cornell University and plans to do postgraduate work in Astro-Physics.

Other members of the Scholarship Committee who screened the applications for the annual award were Irwin Prager and Bob Kaiser.

Logic-Networks Plan Initiated For Liquid Waste Pretreatment Plant

Al Manzi, left, Project Leader for the Pollution Abatement program shows progress of new liquid waste pretreatment facilities on the Master Logic Networks diagram. Looking on are Gene Hertel, center, who assisted in the diagram and Dick Shaw, Project Engineer.

by Gene Hertel

To construct the new $3,000,000 Liquid Waste Pretreatment Plant on schedule, a systematic, scientific plan for the complex pollution abatement project was initiated to achieve the target completion date in December, 1972. This major project involves a coordinated effort by many groups to identify the sources of pollution; to eliminate and reduce pollution; and to construct and put into actual operation the Waste Pretreatment Plant.

Logic-Networks Used

The Logic-Networks system is being used to plan, coordinate, monitor and control the pollution abatement project. It is an easy-to-understand, graphical way to plan a project. It shows the time sequence and the interaction of the many tasks and the people involved. This time-logic diagram then becomes a way for the project manager to monitor the project. Decisions can be made to expedite the project to meet the project goals on schedule. The time-logic diagram also serves as a work-discipline tool for the hundreds of people involved, since they are aware of their participation and timing and how it affects the project.

A master Logic-Network was prepared by Al Manzi, Pollution Abatement Project Leader, and Dick Shaw, Project Engineer. The master network shows the broad objectives of the project. Sub-networks were then developed for the participating groups. These show the detailed effort that each group must accomplish to reach the project goal. These sub-networks are: Start-up of the Waste Pretreatment Plant by Dick Shaw; Identifying and Sampling streams in the Plants—Joe Bucciaglia for the Chemical Plant, B. T. Dave for the Synthetic Plant, John Prior for the Reclaim Plant, Gary Arndt for the Pilot Plants – Yard Abatement by Bob Van Allen; Information and Discussion by Neil Melore; Purchasing by Hal Lynch and Bruce Perkins; R & D Labs by Lou Coscia; Early Warning System by C. H. Kim; and Liquid Waste Testing by Irwin Prager; and Chemical Tests by Frank Lussier.

Editor’s Note: Gene Hertel, of the R & D Department, has lectured extensively on Logic-Networks programs at the Tire, Footwear, and Chemical Division plants.

Bloodmobile Visit June 10

On Thursday, June 10, Uniroyal Chemical will sponsor its annual blood drive. 150 pints is the plant’s goal for this year.

Because of the facilities of St. Michael’s Parish House, the Bloodmobile will be located there from 9:45 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Since blood is so urgently needed in the State, all employees are urged to donate.

Appointments may be made now with Adeline Farrar, R.N., Ext. 231; Ann McAllister, R.N., Ext. 397; or Bob Shortt and Sal Aloise, Ext. 438.

$1,564 Lost In GMF Fire

by Phil De Pasquale

$1,564 was lost in a fire which occurred in the GMF® grinding section of Bldg. 101. While grinding the chemical, used as an accelerator for curing butyl rubber, a flash fire broke out. The GMF operator on the second shift pulled the fire alarm and the heat from the fire turned on the overhead sprinkler system.

Quick action by the fire inspectors and chemical production operators prevented more serious damage.

200 lbs. of GMF were destroyed, for a loss of over $500. Mechanical and electrical equipment damage totalled more than $500. Water damage, clean-up, and repairs approximated $500.

The fire was the first in the plant this year which amounted to a sizeable damage. The exact cause of the blaze is still undetermined.

Club Elects New Officers

New officers of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club and the Executive Committee meet to plan activities for the year. Seated from left are Dan Shantz, Lou Kaiser, president; Bill Broden, vice president; and Doug Ritchie. Standing from left are Bob Smith, treasurer; Earl Roller, Stan Mazur, Dick Keenan, secretary; and Bob Cronin.

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Achieve United Givers Goal With $21,023

Making Xmas Happier

[IMAGE: Group photo of people with toys and dolls]

Christmas will be happier for underprivileged children due to the efforts of Bertha Mitchell, Ann Grant, and Sandy Bond who organized collection of toys, games, dolls and books among Chemical employees. Gracie Stone presents Sandy with 48 pairs of gloves she hand knitted and 50 stuffed dolls. From left in photo are Bertha, Ann, Gracie and Sandy.

Highest Amount Ever Pledged

The United Givers drive was the most successful ever conducted at the Naugatuck Chemical plant with 1008 employees out of 1450 contributing. Employees pledged $21,023—$23 over the $21,000 goal—to the 16 agencies in the Fund. This is the highest amount contributed to the UG by Naugatuck Chemical employees.

The average contribution of employees who pledged was $19.

Six departments exceeded their goals; EMIC; Materials; Research and Development; Synthetic Production; International; and Accounting; EMIC topped its goal by $548 with an average contribution of $31; and Research and Development pledged the highest total, $6195.

All departments approached their goal, with some not
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[IMAGE: Group meeting photo]

Department canvassers hold discussion on progress of the United Givers. A large part of the drive’s success was due to their efforts. Attending session were from left: S. Sapio, C. Roland, E. Semaskvich, J. Adamaitis, H. Yacek, F. Commendatore, and W. Kenney.

JA Forms Pingyanco Company

[IMAGE: Group photo of executive officers]

Executive officers of Pingyanco and Uniroyal Chemical Advisors hold a public offering of the company’s stock to finance their operations. Represented in photo from left are Randolph Porter, Klaudia Witwicki, Jess Crim, Industrial Relations Manager; Jo Ann Niski, Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President; Mary Mannion; Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President; Linda Litke, Sheldon Salzman, Factory Manager; Diane Carignan, Joseph Bush, Robert Tourangeau and Christopher Bernard.

by Jim Chambers

Pingyanco, the Chinese word for Peace, is the new name of the Junior Achievement Company sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical.

One of the major products of the Company is a Peace symbol cut out of felt for wear on clothing or for use as a room decoration. Other products being made by the Company every Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 P.M. are spike “n” pen sets and toothpaste dispensers. Several products are still on the Company’s design board.

Purpose of JA

The basic purpose of the JA program is to give high school students actual business experience and to develop an understanding of the basic economic
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[IMAGE: Group meeting photo]

Sitting on the other side of the room were from left: R. Harrison, F. Mayo, T. Geise, K. Dowling, L. Kaiser, K. Beardsley, J. Labrecque (hidden), D. McCormack, R. Amidon, W. Leukhardt. R. Van Allen (hidden), S. Alper, C. Ruggles and S. Korpusik.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a quarterly dividend of 17 1/2 cents a share on the common stock, payable December 24 to stockholders of record November 22.

The Company also declared a dividend of $2 a share on the first preferred stock, payable December 24 to stockholders of record November 22.

$21,000 Unit Stops Fumes

by R. Ashby and W. Miller

A new $21,000 disposal facility, installed at the Synthetic Pilot Plant, was another step in the plant’s pollution abatement program. The unit disposes of unreacted propylene and ethylene generated when experimental batches of Royalene® crackless rubber are made.

The stack burns off the waste hydrocarbons completely in a smokeless flame by shooting jets of steam into the burning zone. The steam forces ambient air into the flame and creates intense turbulence which results in thorough combustion of the pollutant gases.

The new disposal system eliminates a fire hazard and air pollution. It also allows the production of larger batch sizes
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Sno-Plow Almost Breaks Youth’s Neck

by John Gandolfo

A dangling scarf, caught in the pulley belt of a snow plow, almost strangled my 18 year old son, Russ

On Thanksgiving morning, he had just about finished plowing the heavy snowfall from the driveway when he opened his coat and his scarf became loose. As he bent over the plow to change the position of the pinpoint, the scarf got caught in the pulley dragging Russ toward the hot motor and rotating belt.

The cotton scarf, looped around his neck, started to strangle him and would possibly have broken his neck and caused severe burns to his face had not the cotton fabric
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$21,000 Unit…

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than previously made at the plant.

Mike English was the Process Development Engineer for the process requirements and Rod Ashby was Project Engineer for the design and construction of the unit.

The new facility burns off waste gases completely in a smoke-less flame, and eliminates air pollution and fire hazard.

[IMAGE: Industrial facility/equipment]

United Givers

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[IMAGE: Group of people at a table reviewing documents]

United Givers Committee review results of the annual plant drive to raise $21,000. From left are Gary Arndt, L. Kaiser, M. Makoski, J. Carroll, Chairman; R. Amidon, F. Mayo, and Kay Dowling. Committee members absent at time of the photo were R. Van Allen, F. Commendatore, E. Semaskvich, L. Raskauskas, C. Roland, H. Witt, J. Rzeszute, and J. Vergosen.

DEPARTMENT BREAKDOWN

Department Goal Pledge No. of Givers Average Pledge
Chemical Production $2350 $2059 113 $18
Reclaim Production 2100 1971 112 17
*Synthetic Production 1600 1612 75 21
Eng. & Mech.—Chemical 1550 1541 93 16
Eng. & Mech.—Syn. 1000 630 52 12
*Materials 1350 1474 72 20
Factory Services 1200 901 44 20
*Research & Develop. 5850 6195 262 23
*Accounting 900 974 53 18
*EMIC 3000 3548 123 28
*International 100 118 9 12
*exceeded goal $21,000 $21,023 1008 $19

53 employees suffered head injuries in the plant during 1970.

18 occurred in the Chemical Mechanical department; 11 in Synthetic Production.

170 eye injuries occurred in 1970, eight of which were serious.

53 injuries took place in the Mechanical (Chemical) department and 36 in Chemical Production.

achieving it due to employees on a leave of absence, sick, or retired.

The amount represents approximately one-third of the total Industrial Division goal and reflects the generosity of Chemical employees in their support of community activities.

Canvassers who solicited contributions in the different departments and not in the photos were: R. Allen, J. Baclawski, M. Bausano, G. Bradshaw, P. Byra, A. Follachio, R. Gencarelli, H. Greenfield, J. Honyotski, Jeannine Labrecque,

Appointments Announced

Art Aronson has been assigned to the position of Maintenance and Construction Engineer for the Chemical and Reclaim plants.

Sal Aloise, a Supervisor in the Safety department, has been named Foreman in Chemical Production.

Jim Loman joined the Safety Department in Industrial Relations, replacing Sal Aloise.

Don Bates has been named Operations Foreman of the Emulsion and Non-Aqueous Synthetic Pilot Plants.

Ray Pekoek has been appointed Operations Foreman of the Chemical Pilot Plant.

Ben Pranulis assumed the position of Mechanical Foreman in the Chemical Pilot Plant.

Ed Hunwicz has been named to the new position of Mechanical Foreman of the Emulsion and Non-Aqueous Synthetic Pilot Plants.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

P. Laurenzi, L. Lombardi, F. Lynch, D. McCormack, J. Sullivan, and R. Terino.

Chairman of this year’s drive was Jim Carroll of the Engineering department. Members of the Committee were R. Amidon, Gary Arndt, F. Commendatore, K. Dowling, L. Kaiser, H. Koss, W. Lavelle, M. Makoski, F. Mayo, L. Raskauskas, C. Roland, J. Rzeszutek, E. Semaskvich, R. Van Allen, J. Vergosen, and H. Witt.

Mother To Five Calves

[IMAGE: Man with calf]

Jim Brown bottle nurses week old Hereford calf at Uniroyal farm. The calf’s cow died at birth.

Five white faced Hereford calves were recently born at the Uniroyal Farm in Middlebury, but shortly after their birth each of their cows died. Two of the calves were twins.

The calves, ranging in age from 1 week to 4 weeks, are now being bottle fed, and owe their good healthy growth partially to Jim Brown, a next-door neighbor and a Foreman in the Synthetic Mechanical department, who sometimes assists in the feeding.

The farm is located at the intersection of Christian Road and Route 188 in Middlebury, only a short distance from the Oxford Management and Research Center.

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$150,000 Gift To Hospital

[IMAGE: Three men in front of building under construction]

Uniroyal Chemical and Footwear contributed $150,000 to the new Waterbury Hospital. In front of the new facility are from left, Carl Toothaker, Footwear Factory Manager; Richard Derr, Hospital Administrator; and Sheldon Salzman, Chemical Factory Manager.

A total of $150,000 was contributed to the Waterbury Hospital Building Fund over a five year period by the Uniroyal Chemical and Footwear Plant.

The Hospital is constructing an eleven story building which will contain a new surgical operating room on the ground level floor, a new pediatrics center, and increased bed facilities.

The structure is near 75% completion and will be dedicated in early summer, 1972.

The combined facilities of St. Mary’s Hospital, which is also undertaking an expansion program, will provide the finest in medical services for the residents of Waterbury, Naugatuck and surrounding towns.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

Once again the United Givers of Naugatuck-Beacon Falls is starting its Fall drive to raise funds for the oncoming year.

As you know, these funds supply finances to a great many very worthwhile activities carried out in Naugatuck, Waterbury and surrounding towns in which we live.

Each year the Factory has contributed collectively a substantial sum of money to help these worthwhile activities.

This year the drive will be conducted with Jim Carroll as Chairman. Jim has formed his Committee and his canvassers will be approaching you shortly for your contribution.

Uniroyal Chemical people have always shown a splendid generosity in their pledges to support the work of these Agencies. Last year, more than two thirds of the Chemical people contributed $20,066, for an average contribution of $20.

Our goal is $21,000. We can achieve this if we give “where you work” and pledge through the payroll deduction plan.

If each person would contribute a minimum one hour’s pay per month, we will readily raise the necessary money to help continue these activities which in some way benefit virtually every employee or some member of his family.

[Signature]

3 Women Officers Named

[IMAGE: Photo of three women]

Discussing plans for the Club’s activities are the newly elected officers from the Chemical plant. From left, Marge Lasky, secretary; Helen Lavery, vice president; and Penny DiBenedictis, treasurer.

by Marjorie Lasky

Three Uniroyal Chemical women were named officers in the Uniroyal Girls’ Club at its annual dinner meeting held at the Waverly Inn.

Helen Lavery, EMIC, was named Vice-President; Marjorie Lasky, Research and Development was elected Secretary; and Penny DiBenedictis, EMIC, was made Treasurer.

53 Chemical people belong to the organization which offers a Scholarship each year and participates in the Waterbury Campership Fund to provide summer camp vacations for disadvantaged Waterbury children. The group also holds a number of social activities during the year.

Membership in the Club is open to Uniroyal Chemical women office and clerical employees who are interested in its community and social activities as well as the many recreational functions sponsored by the Club. If you are interested in joining the Uniroyal Girls’ Club, contact Helen Solomita, Ext. 333.

28 Patents Awarded Employees

[IMAGE: Group photo of five men in front of bookshelves]

Five agricultural chemicals researchers at the Bethany research and development center received 9 patents. From left in photo are Dr. Al Mittlehner, Manager; J. Everett Barron; Adam Soboleski; Dr. Bo Von Schmeling (3), International Division Product Manager; Ron Ames (3); and Dr. Charles Crittendon.

by C. Gates and F. Hirtler

Twenty-eight U.S. patents were granted in 1970 to Chemical Division employees for inventions in the following commodity groups: rubber chemicals, agricultural chemicals, colloids, synthetic rubber, reclaim rubber, plastics, physical testing, and engineering.

In addition, 173 foreign patents were granted during the year to the Chemical Division.

Important patents were issued for latex to Leland Dannals; for agricultural chemicals to Jack Corkins, an R&D Research man in California; and for Kralastic® ABS to Harry Witt.

Frank O’Shea received the most patents—four. The following inventors each received three; Bogislav von Schmeling, Ron Ames, and Fred Dovell.

$6000

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College Entrance Examination Board Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test—National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT—NMSQT) in their Junior year. Students should arrange for the tests now with their Principals or Guidance Counsellors. The tests are usually given in early October.

Taking the PSAT—NMSQT tests serves as an automatic application for the scholarship.

$250 to $1500 Awards

The maximum amount given to any student is $1500; the minimum is $250. Each scholarship is a 4 year award.

The amount of the award depends on the family’s financial circumstances and the cost of attending the college selected.

Booklets Available

A booklet, “Scholarship Program For Children of Uniroyal Employees” can be obtained from Connie Antrum, Ext. 217, Industrial Relations Department.

The other inventors who received patent awards were Everett Barron, Walt Budd, Jr., Rupert Covey, Charles Crittendon, Pat DePaolo, Jr., Sebastian Di-Palma (Baton Rouge), Harold Greenfield, Byron Hunter, Chester Kawa (Dalton), Paul Mester, (Corp. Purchasing), Allan Murray, John Paige, Al Smith, Andrew Smith (Baton Rouge), Adam Soboleski, Norm Sundholm, and Ed Wheeler.

Patents Important

Patents are important to our business as they grant us the exclusive right to the manufacture, use and sale of a product for a 17 year period. During this time, no other company can operate under the claims of our invention, giving us a competitive edge in the market place.

3 Requirements

Before submission of a patent application to the U.S. Patent Office, the Commercial Development Department, patent liaison group, analyzes it critically for three important requirements: 1) novelty; 2) unobviousness; and 3) utility (usefulness). If it passes these criteria, plus a

number of other requirements, the patent is further studied by Uniroyal’s legal counsel, Arthur, Dry and Kalish and a patent application filed.

After an invention is filed with the government, it takes an average of 3 years before a patent grant is made to the inventor (providing, of course, all the numerous rejections by the patent examiners are successfully overcome).

Uniroyal Chemical is one of the most active divisions in the Company in the attainment of patents over the years.

New Law Promotes First Aid

by Bob Shortt

Effective this Fall, a new Connecticut State law requires that at least one person, qualified in Advanced First Aid training be available on every shift when the plant doctor or nurse is not present.

To comply with the new law, courses in the Basics of First Aid and Advanced First Aid were given by John Hardy, a licensed First Aid Instructor for the Red Cross. The two courses involved 20 hours of instruction and demonstration in the techniques of first aid treatment in an emergency.

Attending the courses were: Chemical Production—Sam Blancato, Bob Reich, Ed Ruella, Bob Cronin, Tom Engle, George Allen, and Earl Roller. Mechanical Department—Chet Bulka and Norm Benson. Reclaim Production—Art Nauges, Paul Kazimir, and Arnold Nori. Industrial Relations—Bob Shortt, Milt Makoski, and Fred Wintsch.

A second program of courses was recently started with 21 employees participating.

[IMAGE: Photo of First Aid training demonstration]

Bob Cronin demonstrates artificial respiration on section of dummy as other members of class watch for lungs to expand. From left are Tom Engle, Art Nauges, Cronin, Paul Kazimir, and Hardy.

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Four Employees Retire

[IMAGE: Four people standing together, with “COLD DRINKS” sign visible]

Lillian Ploss cuts cake after 44 years service as plant cashier. From left are Don Turner, Lillian, Nell Patrick, Bob Rung, Marie Rusate and Diane Carignan.

[IMAGE: Group of people, one person cutting cake]

Helping Rose Beardsley cut a cake on her retirement after 24 years service in Accounting are from left Karol Mooney, Larry Mambrino, Rose, Helen Solomita.

“No School Today” was John McCarthy’s philosophy. Wishing him good luck after 24 years as a millwright are from left Mary O’Brien, McCarthy, Bill Rek, who shaved his beard, and Jim Norton.

[IMAGE: Group photo of workers]

Bob Crotty with 27 years service in Synthetic Materials Handling is congratulated, from left, by Ernie Molnar, Don Boyd, Crotty, Bill Leary, and Tony Moura.

$8,900 Awarded

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J. Chasse received $50 each. A $35 award went to A. Cross and a $30 award to J. Arbachauskas.

$25 was given to J. Banno, A. Hanley, H. Needham, O. Gabianelli, J. Marino, Jr., J. Mambrino, A. Gilfone, J. Lawton, A. Kazemekas, S. Dushak, H. Hernandez, M. Rosa, L. Ritchie, F. Simasek, K. Nelson, P. Cravo, N. Owens, S. Mazanski. R. Lockwood, L. Raskauskas, J. Iosa, G. Monahan and E. Kassheimer.

A $15 award went to R. Jennings, a carryover from the old Suggestion System.

Thirty-one employees received Letters of Commendation: P. Blasko, J. Jakabauski, J. Morris, L. Mace, J. Bednarek, F. Phillips, J. Brown, G. Perkins, E. Alves, F. Miller, A. Happy, J. Napiello, D. Mennillo, R. Guest, A. Gedraitis, L. Recchia, A. Civitello, C. Steelfox, J. Sullivan, F. Bendler, W. Lavelle, C. Moruska, C. Zawacki, J. F. Brown, E. St. John, J. Owens, J. Salinardi, J. DaSilva, F. Surmanek, W. Parks, and J. Mucha.

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X-Ray Unit Visits Plant

by Bob Shortt

On Thursday, March 25, a mobile X-ray unit will visit the plant for chest X-ray of all employees. This service is free and is part of an improved medical service program for employees recommended by Dr. Edward Jelley, Plant physician.

The unit will be open from 6 A.M. until 6 P.M. and can X-ray 125 people an hour.

Employees will be provided a form to complete prior to the visit. Results of the X-ray will be returned to Dr. Jelley, who will file it in the employee’s medical record.

Details are posted on departmental bulletin boards.

Fuel Costs

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Save Steam Program

The program to save steam will concentrate on giving maintenance priorities to steam leaks, faulty steam traps, valves, heaters, controls and broken insulation. A large amount of heat loss is caused by open doors and windows which are also a major factor in frozen pipelines and damage to sprinkler systems.

10-20% Of Steam Lost

It is estimated that 10-20% of the steam produced is now wasted. A ½” orifice or leak wastes 835,000 lbs. of steam a month at a cost of $668 and for a yearly total of $8,000.

A program has also been initiated to inventory, inspect and repair all steam traps in the Reclaim, Chemical, and Synthetic plants to eliminate waste.

CHIF Offers

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limit to be eligible for CHIF’s assistance.

Uniroyal management has examined this service and believes that it may be beneficial to employees. The services of CHIF are primarily involved in assisting members of minority groups in the purchase of their own homes.

If you are interested in obtaining more information about CHIF, call Milt Makoski, Industrial Relations Department, Ext. 217. Or contact CHIF directly in the Steel Building, 51 West Main Street, Waterbury, phone 757-1071.

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sion has been requested to review all jobs in their departments to determine the proper protective equipment to be used on the job.

Part of the recommendation will be the wearing of hard hats and safety glasses throughout areas of the plant as designated on maps to be distributed to all employees.

Program Timetable Set

The following timetable has been set for the hard hat and safety glasses portion of the program:

March 1, all supervision will advise employees in their department about the program and will find out who needs replacement equipment.

On April 1, all supervision will not only begin to remind employees in their department to wear their equipment but also to advise them to do so.

On May 1, the wearing of hard hats and safety glasses will become mandatory in all designated areas of the plant.

Employee’s Safety

The basic purpose of the new program is to protect all employees against accidents and serious injuries. Since 1967, seventy-one employees suffered lost-time accidents and 246 had serious injuries.

With every employee’s cooperation, this new program will help prevent the occurrence of accidents and make the Naugatuck plant a safer and better place to work.

Group Tutors Young

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Dr. Frank O’Shea and Sister Irene of the Sisters of Charity greet the two pretty Carrion sisters, Maribel and Myra as they arrive for a one hour study session. Not in the photo is Sister Margaret Sugrue who was busily involved in organizing the session.

By Len Lombardi

Forty-eight Uniroyal Chemical employees tutor young high school students from the Waterbury area on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7-9 P.M. The Uniroyal Tutoring Program provides personal individual instruction to underprivileged young people to help them become better achievers in school, and obtain a High School diploma.

Five of the Chemical tutors have doctorate degrees in the sciences, and hold supervisory positions in R & D at the Chemical plant; several have MA degrees in Chemistry and Engineering.

Sister Margaret Sugrue and Sister Irene, of the Sisters of Charity, who live in a tenement house on Gilbert Street in the downtown West Main St. section of Waterbury, coordinate one group of tutors with Dr. Frank O’Shea. This group which meets at the Gilbert St. tenement house on Monday evenings, consists of Frank O’Shea, Ken Beardsley, Patricia Forbes, Angenette Grant, Eric Johnson, Dick Keenan, Dick Palizay, John Sierakowski and his wife Margaret, and Art Tobias.

The other group of teachers is coordinated by Mr. Albert Leach, a vice principal of the Barnard School. In this group, which meets Mondays and Tuesdays at the Woodrow Wilson School, are K. Ray Allen, Steve Alper, Bill Broden, Joe Bucciaglia, Bob Cassarino, Lou Coscia, Bob Florek, Jim Gatling, John Gilbert, Paul Hinckley, Keith Hughes, Russell Malz, Jr., Dr. Bob Neidermyer, Ted Shevzov, Sandra Weaving, Dr. Roger Amidon, Sandra Bond, Dr. Jim Brown, Jr., Dr. Bob Brown, Pete Braudis, Dave DaVia, Brendan Geelan, Joe Hochheiser, Howard Kravitz, Dr. Vin Landi, Clark Makinson, Dan O’Donnell, Bruce Perkins, and Dan Shantz.

Substituting as tutors are Mike Jasman, Leslie McDonald, Frank Lassiter, Len Lombardi, Bob Swallow, Ed Nunn, Neil Melore and Bruce Goodwin.

Jo Greco volunteers her services as secretary. She handles the many details of the Uniroyal community project, answers correspondence, and maintains records for each tutor and the subject that he teaches.

If sufficient tutors volunteer their services, the Uniroyal Tutoring Program will be expanded to assist the Puerto Rican youth in Waterbury. Volunteers can call Len Lombardi, Ext. 296.

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New Duster Cleans Air

Ed Zemeir applies talc to bale of Naugapol rubber as Ed Curby watches. Equipment, recently installed, eliminates talc dust in the area and gives greater protection to employees’ health.

by Lou Kaiser

The production of various types of Naugapol® rubber requires talc to be applied to the rubber bale before it is packaged. The talc, a very fine particle size, is dusted on manually, and creates a dust problem when the operator applies it to the rubber. The operators were exposed to the talc and had been required to wear masks to avoid inhalation of the dust.

Air sample tests in the area indicated that the dust levels in the atmosphere were within acceptable health requirements. However, it was decided that an improvement in the ventilation system would make the area more conducive to healthier and safer work conditions for the men in the building.

To eliminate the dust problem, a talc station table and hood was redesigned and a larger fan was installed to provide greater air flow across the talc station. The dust laden air is then lead to a cyclone where it is collected and clean air enters the atmosphere.

With the improved ventilation, it is no longer required to wear a mask when the talc is applied to the rubber.

Plumes Not Pollutants

On clear cold days the white plumes from the plant are more prominent. Most of the “white stuff” is harmless water vapor resulting from the condensation of steam after it has performed its necessary function in providing heat for the 140 buildings in the plant’s production operations and offices. Lou Kaiser of the Environmental Control Group is presently analyzing all vents and stacks in the plant for pollutant content as part of an air environmental improvement program.

$20,050 Pledged To United Givers

Reviewing the final results of the United Givers drive which resulted in pledges of $20,050 from 965 employees are seated from left: Joe Rzeszutek, Sam Gillette, chairman, and Dick Edwards. From left standing are Milt Makoski, Bob Van Allen, and Roger Amidon.

“Let the man with two coats give to him who has none; the man who has food should do the same.”

Generous concern for people by Uniroyal Chemical employees was again shown with a pledge of $20,050 to the United Givers which benefits the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, broken homes, the young and the old in the communities around us.

The amount represents one-sixth of the total pledges for the Naugatuck-Beacon Falls 1971 Drive.

965 out of 1,500 employees contributed with 662 using the payroll deduction plan.

The highest pledges were $240; $228; $204; $160; with several in the $120 range.

Department Pledges

EMIC pledged $4,410 for the highest department contribution, surpassing last year’s goal by $1,000. Several departments dropped below their contributions of 1970 which account for attaining only 91% of the $22,000 plant goal

Department 1971 Goal Amount Pledged
Chem. Prod…. $2,550 $1,707
Recl. Prod….. 2,200 2,151
Syn. Prod…… 1,700 1,301
Eng. & Mech.- Chem……. 1,650 1,350
Eng. & Mech.- Syn……. 1,100 803
Materials….. 1,450 1,209
Factory Service 1,400 1,209
Res. & Develop. 5,900 5,530
Accounting… 900 363
EMIC…….. 3,100 4,410

Sam Gillette was Chairman of the drive with Dick Edwards, Roger Amidon, Joe Rzeszutek, Leon Raskauskas, Jack Vergosen, Bob Van Allen, Eric Johnson, Dom Persutti, Milt Makoski and Bill Lavelle serving on the executive committee for the drive.

Chairmen organizing the campaign in plant departments were Vic Alves, Frank Lynch, Bill Leukhardt, Ernst Krauss, Clark Makinson, Jack Prior, Colin Walker, Julius Rek, Bronis Zukauskas, Walt Miller, John Davison, Ted Lainas, Paul Murray, Bob Dexter, Larry Coburn, Dan Shantz, Stan Mazur, Carl Bawn, Irwin Prager, Gary Arndt, E. Easterbrook, Alex Zonas, Joe Longo and Dick Terino.

Finance records for the campaign were kept by Ed Levandauskas of the Accounting Department.

Scholarship Offered

by Lou Kaiser

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club is again offering a $250 scholarship, which is available to a son or daughter of a Chemical division employee with two or more years’ of service.

The scholarship is open to all students in the graduating class of a high school or preparatory school who plan a college education. Applications can be obtained from the Industrial Relations department.

This year the scholarship will again be augmented by a $50 cash endowment from Larry Monroe, a retired Chemical division employee.

Joe Bucciaglia is Chairman of the Scholarship committee and all applications must be mailed or returned to him on or before April 1, 1971.

Hoist Taken From TSSC

A quarter ton electric hoist, valued at $500 was recently taken from the Plastics Compounding Lab. in TSSC (Bldg. 112). The 100 lb. hoist, attached to an overhead rail, required a ladder and two men to remove.

Thefts of an electric drill, wrenches and small tools have also been reported in the same building.

Besides the extra cost to the plant, the thefts cast suspicion on all employees in the building, and new rules are effected to restrict their actions because of an individual’s actions.

The loss imposes harder work conditions on the men who now have to use a hoist from another section of the building.

CHIF Offers Help To Find Homes

by Milt Makoski

If you are interested in owning your own home and would like help in locating one and financing the down payment through a long term low interest second mortgage note, an organization, “CHIF” (Connecticut Housing Investment Fund) may be able to assist you.

CHIF is a non profit private organization which provides loans for down payments; gives advice on financing; and assistance in locating and purchasing a home. There is no fee for their service and there is no income

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DO PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND YOU?

A picture is worth a thousand words. But if pictures are ambiguous, words can even be much more ambiguous, especially when you try to communicate with other people. What do you see in the above picture?

You can protect your heart and health, Dr. White advises, by having a small routine of daily exercise and by a proper diet, especially avoiding being overweight.

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Know Your Benefits:

Some Questions And Answers On Uniroyal’s Matching Gift Program

by Milt Makoski

To provide and insure a college education for our own children and the many children who can’t afford one, Uniroyal, Inc., has set up the Matching Gift Program.

Today colleges need help more than ever before since tuition charges cover only a part of the cost of an education. These colleges need help from companies, foundations, and individuals whether college graduates or not.

Q. What is the matching gift program?
A. It is a program Uniroyal offers to all employees whereby the Company will contribute to institutions of higher education, amounts equal to contributions made by employees.

Q. What employees are eligible?
A. All active employees on regular full time jobs or on an authorized leave of absence with at least one year of service.

Q. What educational institutions are eligible?
A. All colleges and universities which grant degrees and which have been accredited by a recognized agency or are actively seeking such an accreditation are eligible.

A. Uniroyal will match one gift a year to an institution.

Q. What amounts will Uniroyal match?
A. The minimum amount is $25. The maximum gift for each employee is $1,000 per year.

Q. Must gifts be made in cash (check)?
A. Gifts may be made by check or in securities. In the case of securities, Uniroyal will match in cash, based upon the market price of the securities on the date they are received by the institution.

Q. How should an employee apply for the matching gift to an educational institution?
A. The employee obtains an ap-

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Caption: Attending a “Let’s Pretend” session at which you experience the feeling of being blind are from left, Martha Karbowicz, Jacqueline Mala, Laura Soares, Eleanor Chmielinski, Deolinda Pardal, Genevieve Whitehill, Mary Wailonis, Bob Harrison, Norm Owens, and Dave DaVia. Others “feeling blind” were Bill Schmelke, Ed Balanda, Harry Rich, Rose Wasoka, Bill Smey and Alex Keniausis.

“I’d Hate To Be Blind”

by Martha Karbowicz & Jacqueline Mala

“Being blind must be unbearable . . . living in total darkness for the rest of your life.

“If you were born blind, you would accept life as it is because you know nothing else. But . . . to be born with your sight and then to lose it by carelessness is a great tragedy.

“In the ‘Let’s Pretend’ meeting, it was a terribly depressive feeling to try doing everyday ‘take it for granted’ things like brushing your teeth, lighting a cigarette, or looking at a person by just ‘feeling’ your way.

“One thing, your sense of smell is very keen. Someone lit a cigarette while we were blindfolded and our sense of smell really picked up the odor much faster than under normal conditions . . . but unfortunately smell doesn’t help you see.

“In case of such an accident happening, the program gave some very interesting points, for instance: feeling the warmth or coldness of the light bulb, counting the number of steps to a doorway or stairway, most important, placing your arm across yourself in case you bump into something to ease your fall.

“But these helpful hints only proved how unbearable it must be to be blind . . . especially from a careless accident. Thank God I can see! . . . I’d hate to be blind!”

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Three years ago, three nuns, cousins of Larry Fortier visited Waterbury to raise building funds for Annhurst College in Conn. “They’re so dedicated to teaching” it was hard to refuse. Above Larry applies for Uniroyal Matching Gift. Together Larry and Uniroyal qualified to contribute $400 to help young people obtain a college education.

Generally speaking, an institution must be of such status that contributions to it will qualify as deductions under the current Federal Income Tax Regulations.

Q. Must the gifts be made payable directly to the school?
A. Uniroyal will match only those gifts which are made directly to the educational institution or to an agency of the institution, such as an alumni fund, which transmits all donations to the educational institution. Donations to other organizations or projects, such as alumni groups, scholarship funds and fraternities, do not qualify.

Q. Are there any restrictions on the number of gifts?

plication from the Industrial Relations Department. The employee sends his gift along with the completed form to the educational institution.

When Uniroyal has been notified by the institution of the employee’s gift, Uniroyal will forward to the school the Company’s matching gift. A short time later the employee will receive notification that both gifts have been received by the institution.

Note: If any employee has a question on this program, a foreman, supervisor or the Industrial Relations Department will gladly assist him. Call Ext. 218.

Support the college of your choice and build a better tomorrow.

Plant Leader In Chemicals

Uniroyal Chemical is considered the world’s leading manufacturer of rubber chemicals. Over 70 chemicals are made by the division; 50 of them are made at the Naugatuck plant.

Virtually every tire on the road, including Goodyear, Firestone, Goodrich, General and other leading tire brands, use one of the antioxidants, antiozonants, stabilizers or stiffeners made in Chemical Production.

Recently, the combined efforts of Chemical and Synthetic production brought new business to the plant when they shipped an order of Antioxidant 451 to a new customer who urgently needed the chemical to prevent a shutdown. The customer, a well known rubber manufacturer, has since purchased several carloads of AO

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451 which is made in Bldg. 17.

AO 451 is a new non-discoloring liquid antioxidant and stabilizer for synthetic rubbers and plastics, protecting them against deterioration during hot processing operations.

An informal survey on the uses of the paper clip reveals that employees use paper clips as pipe cleaners, key chains, bookmarks, tie clasps, and cuff links. The common clip is also good for repairing eyeglasses

Picnicking with the family can be lots of fun, but if simple precautions in keeping food fresh are overlooked, the fun can end in stomachaches and misery.

Some sandwiches, for instance, go bad easily, especially ham salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, egg, chicken, turkey, pork, pastrami, and corned beef.

Bilez Named VFW Commander

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Tony Bilez, a member of the VFW for 22 years was named Commander of Post 1946 in Naugatuck. Elected officers in the Post were Clayt Houseknecht, chaplain; Charlie Connelley, senior vice president; and Frank Semplenski, junior vice president. 100 Chemical Plant employees belong to the VFW Post.

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rubber dust on it.

Prevention of fire requires good housekeeping in the area; proper maintenance; and knowing what to do in an emergency situation. The fire caused a $100 loss but could have been more serious if Brown, Rinaldi, Morey, Tortorici and Lo Balbo had not extinguished it so quickly.

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$21,000 Contributed to United Givers

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United Givers help the Red Cross provide free transportation to the Cerebral Palsy Center in Waterbury. Penny Litke, left, on crutches, 3 ½ years old, goes three times a week. Helping Penny is her mother, Mrs. Harold Litke. Kathy Magnamo, 8, is held by her mother, Mrs. Robert Magnamo. Kathy attends the Cerebral Palsy Center every day. At right is Roy Woodcock, a volunteer driver. Without the services of the Red Cross and the Cerebral Palsy Center many children would not receive the treatment and care to make their lives happier and fuller. (Naugatuck news photo by J. Jensen.)

by Eric Johnson

$21,000 in pledges were made by Uniroyal Chemical employees to the United Givers fund drive. This is the second successive year that Uniroyal Chemical topped $20,000 to support the 16 charitable, social work, and youth organizations in the fund which in some way touch the lives of every employee or his family.

One Third Of All Firms

The plant’s contributions represent almost one-third of the Industrial division’s goal of $65,000. The success of this year’s campaign reflects the vital concern and involvement of employees in community problems and activities by helping the mentally retarded, children with cerebral palsy, the free blood programs of the Red Cross and the many youth organizations in the Fund.

Four Departments Top Their Goals

Reclaim Production, under the Chairmanship of Bob Foltz, Joe Rzeszutek and Pat Tortorici; Synthetic Production under Chairmanship of Leon Raskauskas, Archie Civitello and Carl Wehmann; Engineering under Vic Anderson as Chairman; and Materials Handling with Hank Lynch, Chairman.

Exceeding last year’s pledges were Chemical Production, Factory Services, Research and Development, and the Accounting Department.

Research and Development contributed the highest amount $5,878, with the Division’s offices contributing $2,841. Every group deserves commendation for their generous support of the drive through the payroll deduction plan and “give where you work”.

More than 1,100 employees participated in the drive with 404 not participating for various reasons. The average pledge of contributors came close to $20 which is one of the highest of any company in Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. While individual contributions varied, some people pledged a $1.00 a week and some contributed $200 annually.

Close Doors, And Windows At Night

by Ed Weaving

With cold weather here and long weekend shutdowns due to the season holidays, foremen, supervisors, and employees of different departments should make sure doors and windows are closed, especially during nights and weekends, to preserve heat in the buildings and prevent freezing of the sprinkler systems.

Chairmen Do Good Job

The success of the campaign was undoubtedly due to the generous spirit of employees, but a good amount of credit belongs to the committee which organized the drive and did the canvassing. The Executive Committee for the drive was Eric Johnson, Chairman, Roger Amidon, Vic Anderson, Joe Bucciaglia, Bob Foltz, Gene Hertel, Frank Lynch, Milt Makoski, Leon Raskauskas, Joe Rzeszutek and Jack Vergosen.

Chairman of the plant sections and departments were Mike Dodd, Bob Grahame, Al Juliano, Paul Laurenzi, Roger Lestage, Stan Mazur, Phil Morin, Doug Ritchie, Sal Sapio, Dom Scalzo, Pat Tortorici, Mary Vergosen, and Carl Wehmann.

During the day windows and doors are often opened particularly if weather suddenly becomes warm, and are left opened during the night when the temperature drops below freezing. This causes freezing of the sprinklers which results in breakage and water discharge. As a result, not only is equipment and material damaged, production stopped, but cleanup operations are involved as well as a shutdown of vital sprinkler protection against fire for the plant’s safety.

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Pollution of Naugatuck River To Be Controlled

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Naugatuck river at the south end of the plant. They will consist of waste collection pipe lines, pumping stations, neutralizing facilities and coagulating – settling basins.

Operations Building And Laboratory

A two story operations building will be constructed for storing and adding waste water treatment chemicals. A laboratory will be included in the building where control analyses will be made to insure that the wastes are pretreated properly for acceptance into the Borough’s water pollution control facility.

Completion Scheduled For April 1972

Completion of construction is scheduled for April 1972 in compliance with orders from the State Water Resources Commission.

The pre-treatment plant is based on extensive laboratory and pilot plant work which has been conducted at the Chemical plant for the past four years at a cost of more than $300,000.

Man Falls, Breaks Leg

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safety both on and off the job. When working or walking outside, watch out for icy patches to prevent slips and falls which may result in serious injuries. Every effort will be made by the Materials department to keep areas sanded but its virtually impossible to sand every spot in the plant.

It’s every employees responsibility to sand an icy area or to report ice or hazardous conditions to his foreman or supervisor who will contact the Materials department to correct the situation.

Major Step In Pollution Control

The Naugatuck River south of Thomaston has been assigned a C classification by the State Water Resources Commission. Class C is defined as “suitable for fish and wildlife habitat, recreational boating and industrial process and cooling”.

The waste water pre-treatment plant is designed to control water pollution consistent with the State requirements for Class C waters.

This water pollution control facility is part of the long range program for improving the quality of the nation’s rivers and lakes.

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Dick Shaw, project engineer for new plant discusses site with, left to right, Gordon Anderson, Shaw, George Vila, and John Evans.

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Everybody’s Giving To United Givers

by Eric Johnson

The United Givers drive is receiving generous response from all employees. Pledges received to date amount to $14,300, which is 65% of the plant’s $22,000 goal. Campaign chairmen feel confident that the drive will exceed the $22,000.

“Give Where You Work” through the convenient payroll deduction plan has received greater support this year from all employees. Every pledge, even if only 25 cents a week, which surely every employee can afford, will help us reach our $22,000 goal. A mentally retarded child, a child with cerebral palsy, or a lonely G.I. in Vietnam will be helped by your pledge. In our hearts none of us can refuse to help these friends and neighbors.

Employees living in Waterbury, Cheshire, New Haven and other cities benefit from the Agencies in the Fund as much as, if not more than, the residents of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. The U.S.O., Salvation Army and Red Cross are national in scope; the others serve most of the communities in which employees live.

The key word in this year’s campaign is Charity . . . the spirit of giving to help others less fortunate than ourselves. If you didn’t make a pledge, you can still pledge that 25 cents a week by obtaining another pledge card from your department head.

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

Pledging contributions are seated left to right, Carole Calo, Lois Devino, canvasser for Quality Control and Testing Lab, and Sonya Kernasevic. From left standing are Margaret Sweeney, Maria Fidalgo, Anna Pakalnis, Joan Stevenson, Bertha Rascoe and Leslie MacDonald.

Larry Volpe accepts pledge cards from Mechanical Dept. Seated from left are Ralph Buckingham, Ovila Fortier, Odell Hines, Volpe, Adrian Hanley. Standing from left are Sal Falcone, John Napiello, Tony Galletta, Joe Lubinskas, Tony Malone.

Give Exact Employment Place

Telephone operators, front to rear, Mary Dinkle, Ruth Ranslow and Alice Schofield place 25,000 calls a month. Incoming calls are about 50,000 on the 1,000 extensions.

The cooperation of all persons is needed in the following matter which can inconvenience you in your personal affairs.

When it is necessary for you to give your place of employment for reference on personal business, make certain to specify UNIROYAL CHEMICAL or EMIC and give the correct phone number 729-5241. This will speed up the confirmation of your employment.

Fifty telephone inquiries are received daily from banks, stores and loan companies, to verify employment. Many of these calls could be eliminated if you properly state the plant or division where you work. Do not simply use UNIROYAL, because the caller looks upon UNIROYAL in Naugatuck as one plant.

IMPROVEMENTS…

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Engineering’s Responsibility

The plant’s engineering department consists of 21 engineers. The group presently has 65 projects in the works for which they are responsible.

But fixing the nuts and bolts; getting machines back into operation; adding an extra year of life to old equipment, and fixing a steam leak requires the skill and experience of the Mechanical department foremen and skilled tradesmen at the Chemical and Synthetic plants.

Investment In People

Plant improvements are essentially an investment in the skills, experience and welfare of the people by the Company. They produce new job opportunities; create better and safer working conditions; and provide the necessary tools and machinery to insure job security in the highly competitive chemical industry.

Free Eye Tests Available

by Sal Aloise

“G Day” is coming up Friday, November 14 for residents of the Greater Waterbury-Naugatuck area.

The “G” stands for glaucoma and a free eye test to spot this dread disease will be given to adults over 35 years of age Friday evening, Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warren F. Kaynor Regional Technical School, 43 Tompkins St., Waterbury.

The glaucoma screening is under the direction of the Connecticut Society for the Prevention of Blindness and a number of local organizations are cooperating to plan this event. Doctors from the Eye Section of the Connecticut State Medical Society donate their time to give the simple tonometer test.

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness among people over 35 years of age. It comes on so gradually the victim is often not aware anything is wrong. This is why it has been called “the sneak thief of sight” by Prevention of Blindness people.

Appointments Announced

Hal Lynch was appointed Purchasing Agent for the Naugatuck plant, succeeding Norv Turner who will continue in an advisory capacity until his retirement in November.

Bob Cranney assumes the duties of Manager of the Synthetic Plant Control Laboratory.

Bill Leukhardt received a special assignment as Production Coordinator.

Doug Klima appointed Process Engineer for the Synthetic plant.

New toluene drying column at Synthetic Pilot Plant will be used to make new types of rubber.

Julius Banno, foreground, machines parts for reel beaters used in Cracking dept. while Ray Goglewski, rear, machines a tuber screw for Millroom B.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEES:

October again brings us each the opportunity to invest in the sixteen agencies supported by the United Givers of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls. Each of these agencies, working in essential health, welfare and educational activities, makes our community a better place to live for our families and our friends. Beyond this, many of the agencies have an outreach of service beyond our borders to neighboring towns and to the nation.

We at Uniroyal Chemical have, in each year’s campaign, shown a greater willingness to give to these causes. Yet, our average gift per employee last year was something less than $13.00 per year for all of these needs. Our average is this low because some one-third of us did not give last year and some half of us gave a cash donation rather than spreading our giving by utilizing the payroll deduction plan.

When the canvasser calls on us this year, let’s all give something and let’s all pledge on payroll deductions. I think we all will be pleasantly surprised when the results are in.

Sincerely,

[Signature]

John D. Evans

Three Named Chairmen For Borough’s United Givers Drive

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Ron Mitchinson, right, Industrial Relations Manager, and this year’s United Givers Campaign Chairman for Naugatuck and Beacon Falls discusses plans with Doug Miller, Engineering Superintendent, Corporate Division Chairman. Absent was Fred Wintsch, Chairman of the Commercial Division.

Over the years, the Naugatuck plant has participated in community activities by sponsoring the Junior Achievement, Naugatuck High School Career Observation Program, the Explorers, the United Givers, and other community and civic programs.

For its campaign drive this year, the United Givers of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls named Ron Mitchinson Industrial Relations Manager, Campaign Chairman for the overall drive; Doug Miller, Superintendent of Engineering, as Chairman of the Corporate division and Fred Wintsch, Labor Relations Manager, as Chairman of the Commercial group.

The annual United Givers drive is one of the major events in the community to support the charitable, social and youth work of the 16 Agencies in the campaign. This year’s goal for the campaign is $145,000 to help continue and improve the worthwhile activities of the participating groups.

Dr. Jelley New Plant Doctor

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Dr. Jelley reviews medical records with Ann McAllister, R.N., Synthetic Hospital nurse.

by Bob Shortt

Dr. Edward Jelley accepted the position of plant physician replacing Dr. Elser. Dr. Jelley, a prominent physician with offices in Naugatuck, will be available at the Chemical Plant hospital from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. and at the Synthetic Plant hospital from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

The Chemical and Synthetic plant nurses, Adeline Farrar, R.N. and Ann McAllister, R.N., are on duty from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. The Chemical nurse is also on duty Saturday morning, 8:00 A.M. to 12 Noon.

To prevent cuts, bruises or dust in the eye from becoming serious injuries, employees should see the plant nurse immediately and have the problem taken care of as a preventive measure against further complications.

In case of an accident or injury during the second or third shift, the night general foreman should be contacted by calling the night watchman on EXT. 670 who will contact the general foreman by radio for immediate attention.

Employee Snow Tire Sale On

The special employee snow tire sale runs for two months until Nov. 28. On sale are the Glas-Belt Snowplow, Glas-Belt Winter Patrol, Snowplow, and the Winter Patrol.

Purchases may be made at Uniroyal Home and Auto Centers and Uniroyal Tire Dealers.

Slips can be obtained from Industrial Relations; Ann McAllister, Synthetic plant nurse; Luella Anderson TSSC; and Diana Strollo, EMIC.

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The Executive Committee for the plant is Eric Johnson, Leon Raskauskas, Joe Rzeszutek, Milt Makoski, Gene Hertel, Roger Amidon, Jack Vergosen, Joe Bucciaglia, Bob Foltz, Frank Lynch and Vic Anderson.

Chairmen of the various plant sections and departments are Roger Lestage, Pat Tortorici, Carl Wehmann, Paul Laurenzi, Sal Sapio, Mike Dodd, Phil Morin, Stan Mazur, Doug Ritchie, Bob Grahame, Dom Scalzo, Al Juliano and Mary Vergosen.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on its common stock. The dividend was payable September 25 to stockholders of record on August 25.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8 percent first preferred stock was also declared and payable September 25 to stockholders of record on August 25.

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

New Staff For Chemical Control Center

New assignments were made to the Chemical Production Control Center which was recently established. Heading the new system is Walt Frankenberger, and working as Technical Assistant is Clark Makinson.

Tom Dowling will coordinate mechanical work in the chemical plant.

Francis Egan and Matty Mathewson will work on scheduling, raw materials and quality control. Also assigned to the Center, Mildred Finsel will handle the clerical responsibilities.

As a result of the new staff assignments, several changes were made in the plant.

John Honyotski assumes responsibility for all thiazoles operations. Tom Engle takes over as Foreman in thiazole operations. Lloyd McCoy assumes charge of Bldg. 100. Earl Roller becomes Foreman of the Central Finishing Dept. Bob Cronin was made Foreman of Bldg. 88 and Tom Carey assumes the position of Production Clerk.

Fathers-Sons See Amazing Mets Play

The photo below shows some of the eighty-three who attended the Mets-Dodgers baseball game at Shea Stadium on Saturday, August 23. The Father-Son baseball trip sponsored by the Foremen’s Club was a big success and, according to Lou Kaiser, the Club’s president, the inspiration that started the Mets on their phenomenal drive to first place in the National League pennant race.

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Vol. 3, 1969 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 8

United Givers Goal $22,000. “Give Where You Work” Vital To Drive’s Success.

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Who can refuse to help others who need our help today when tomorrow we or someone in our family may need help?

Eric Johnson of Synthetic Production was named to head the United Givers annual drive conducted at the Naugatuck location to support the many charitable, social, and youth activities of the 16 Agencies in the Fund. The drive started on October 6. The once-a-year campaign to raise $22,000 has always resulted in a generous response from Uniroyal Chemical people, as evidenced in last year’s drive in which close to 70% of the employees contributed, topping the goal with a 102% performance.

Give Where You Work

The success of this year’s drive will be achieved only if employees “Give Where You Work”. Whether an employee lives in Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Waterbury, New Haven, Cheshire, Middlebury, Wolcott, Watertown, Woodbury or other towns, the success of every United Givers drive depends on “giving where you work”. This is the basic policy of the United Givers and the only way that any community can attain its goal to meet the needs of the Agencies.

Payroll Deduction

The most convenient way to contribute is through the payroll deduction plan. Your pledge will be deducted from your paycheck on a regular basis. Deductions will start January 1, 1970 and continue through the year. The 16 Agencies in the Fund desperately need financial help to not only continue their work but to improve their facilities and services to people. If every employee contributes through the payroll deduction plan, the plant’s campaign will be a great success in providing these much needed funds.

How Much?

Is one hour’s pay too much? It sounds high but most employees could contribute this amount. With the highest standard of living in the world – 2-3 cars per family, good incomes, color TV, a boat – most of us are fortunate to enjoy the good things of life. Your one hour’s pay a month can work wonders in giving some happiness to the many people around us who desperately need help. If your pocketbook finds this amount too much, you can reduce it accordingly to what your heart can afford.

Who Benefits?

All of us benefit in some way, whether residents of Naugatuck, Beacon Falls or not. The Agencies provide services to most surrounding towns in which employees live. Their excellent work affects us, our families or friends in some manner. Some Agencies like the U.S.O., Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy and the Red Cross are national in their service. Veterans and families with sons or daughters in the U.S. Armed Forces know what the U.S.O. has done in every part of the world to bring “home and welcome” to a lonely serviceman in Vietnam, Germany, Thailand, or some far-from-home base in the U.S.

Tax Deductible

All contributions to the United Givers are tax deductible and can be deducted from your income tax.

The Agencies

Agencies participating in the drive are the Red Cross, Child Guidance Clinic, Children’s Center, Girl Scouts, Catholic Family Services, Family Services Association, Boy Scouts, Junior Athletic Leagues, Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy, U.S.O., Waterbury Association for Retarded Children and the Naugatuck YMCA. You can contribute to all of these Agencies or select the ones of your preference.

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Uniroyal Pays 20% Increase In Benefits

Starting August 1, 1969, Uniroyal absorbed the 20% increase in the Hospitalization, Surgical and In-Hospital medical benefits.

This insurance coverage now averages $30.37 a month for each eligible employee, all of which is paid for by the company. For 12 months this benefit amounts to $364.44, a substantial amount if each employee had to pay it himself for health protection for himself and his family.

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Eric Johnson reviews plans with United Givers committee. In front left to right are Joe Rzeszutek, Johnson, and Roger Amidon. Left to right standing are Gene Hertel, Vic Anderson, Jack Vergosen, Bob Foltz and Milt Makoski. Absent were Leon Raskauskas, Joe Bucciaglia and Frank Lynch.

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

Dear Fellow Employee:

Again the joys of the holiday season are upon us renewing the eternal promise of peace and goodwill among all men. A constant promise to a changing world — a world that must change if it is to fulfill that promise.

As we pause to reflect upon our accomplishments of the past year, let us face the challenges of the new year with resolution. A resolve that we will each strive for creative change with the goal of better understanding one another as well as our common purpose.

Please accept my most sincere wishes for you and your family; a Most Joyous Christmas and the Best of Health and Happiness throughout the New Year.

John D. Evans

Uniroyal Will Match Your Donation To A College

Today more than ever, colleges and universities need money to build more classrooms, libraries, laboratories and other facilities along with improving and increasing their teaching staffs.

As the demands for a college education continues to grow colleges and universities will need greater help than ever before to not only improve but expand their facilities to meet these demands. This help will have to come from companies, foundations and individual donations, or else many deserving students will be turned away for lack of space.

To encourage our donations for education Uniroyal will match our contribution of more than $25.00 to a college or university. This program applies to active employees on regular, full-time jobs or on authorized leave of absence from such job after they have completed a year of service. The maximum total which the Company will match is $1,000 a year per employee.

Uniroyal will match only gifts made directly to the school or to an agency of the school, such as an alumni fund, which turns over all donations to the school. The college or university must grant degrees and be accredited or actively seeking such accreditation.

Application forms for the “Employee Matching Gift” program may be obtained from the Industrial Relations. department.

The matching of contributions will be made only after the Uniroyal “Employee Matching Gift” application forms have been filled out by the employee; approved and signed by the financial officer of the educational institution and returned to the Uniroyal Foundation.

25 YEAR CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER: MONAHAN RECEIVES 50 YEAR SERVICE AWARD

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New members who received their 25 Year Service Awards.

The Uniroyal Chemical 25 Year Club held its 19th Annual Dinner in November at the Waverly Inn. The Club is an association of Chemical division employees who have been regularly credited with 25 or more years of service with the Company.

Eligibility for membership and for service awards is recognized at the annual dinner for employees who expect to achieve such eligibility during the calendar year. Total membership in the Club at present is 534.

Committee members for this year’s program were Bert Scullin, president, Everett Anderson, Tom Dowling, Pat King, Joe Little, Larry Monroe, Alice Schofield and Ed Weaving.

Special recognition went to J. Monahan who received a 50 year service award.

Advanced to the 45 Year group were L. Carroll, L. Monroe, C. Swanson, and L. Volpe.

40 Year awards went to J. Bickerdike, D. Fowler, S. Gesseck, F. Janus, M. Karbowicz, P. King, F. Magnamo and G. Siequist.

35 Year awards were received by E. Anderson, W. Birdsall, M. Chmielewski, T. Doran, E. Gabriel, A. Giancarlo, A. Henriques, J. Kolakowski, E. Lewonski, P. Machnics, F. Marinello, M. Perkins, J.C. Ranney, G. Reale, N. Salinardi, E. Saunders, W. Scranton, M. Smerekanych, B. Smey, P. Suba, M. Sullivan and E. Valentine.

Receiving 30 Year awards were G. Baktis, A. Brazicki, I. Fonseca, M. Heller, M. Jannetty, P. Paul, J. Rek, S. Slawski, and E. Svendsen.

New members with 25 Years service were F. Adams, R. Barnhart, C. Bawn, R. Bell, L. Borzencki, L. Bruce, A. Christensen, H. Crabtree, J. Cravo, R. Crotty, G. Dennis, H. Drummer, I. Engle, W. Fairclough, E. Fischer, B. Fisher Jr., F. Haase, W. Hill Jr., W. Hilton, J. Kawecki, G. Kuhn, M. Marrello, J. Maye, P. McPhail, C. Miele, J. Napp, C. Nelson, L. Nicely, R. Noury, A. Olson, J. Pereira, F. Rinaldi, H. Royle, R. Santarsiere, M. Sgrillo, T. Shilinskas, W. Swick, L. Triano, W. Wasulis, W.W. White, M. Wilson and F. Zettlemoyer.

2 Lost Time; 3 Serious Injuries Occur During Month Of November

In November, 2 lost time injuries occurred in Chemical Production. An operator lost control of a full 55 gal. drum while taking it off a pallet. He suffered severe bruises and abrasions of the lower leg, resulting in 5 lost-time days.

The second injury involved an operator who suffered 2nd. degree burns to his right foot, and is expected to be out for one month.

By developing an attitude of safety, being constantly aware of the unexpected happening, and wearing the proper protective equipment for the job, accidents can be eliminated. A few months ago we worked 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time injury. There’s no reason we can’t reach that mark again.

How To Take Care Of An Expensive Camera

Let’s say you own an expensive stereo movie camera. Let’s say it’s really a rare model, capable of taking action shots in 3D and color under conditions of available light.

Would you ever think of dropping it on the sidewalk? Would you tap its’ twin lenses with a hammer? Throw acid on the lenses? Throw pieces of metal at them? Of course not . . . rather you’d take excellent care of such equipment.

If, however, the camera became damaged beyond repair, the loss wouldn’t be tragic and final. You would probably purchase a new camera to replace it.

But you couldn’t buy a replacement for “your personal camera” — the one you carry around with you all day long. Yes, your eyes are “your personal, stereo camera, and no one has perfected substitute eyes that can see and take their place.

The transparent cornea shielding each of your eyes is only a tiny fraction of an inch in thickness. Thus, additional protection is imperative in the presence of danger.

If you’re doing work that presents even a minor hazard to your eyes, find out from your foreman or supervisor what protection you need. Then . . . get it and wear it.

Protecting your eyes is a full time job, no matter in what activity you’re engaged. Don’t risk permanent damage to your priceless personal camera.

It’s the one camera that can’t be replaced.

Keep all medicines, including such common drugs as asprin, in a locked or inaccessible cabinet. Always turn the light on when giving or taking medicine.

Never put a poisonous or toxic substance in a container designed to contain food, such as milk bottles, soft drink bottles, or cereal boxes.

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Harry Witt Heads Synthetic Production

Harry Witt has been named Synthetic Production Superintendent, effective Dec. 1. Ben Leach becomes Manager of Colloidal products in the Research and Development Dept.

How You Can Obtain A Pair Of Safety Prescription Glasses

Fred Mayo of the Process Development Lab. selects frames for safety prescription glasses from Adeline Farrar R.N., Chemical Hospital nurse.

The Naugatuck plant has a program which is operated by the Safety Department to enable all Chemical division employees to obtain prescription safety glasses at no cost to the employee, except for the examination and fitting fee.

The procedure is simple. An employee may go to either the Chemical or Synthetic hospital and obtain a prescription safety glass form from the nurse. He takes the form to his own eye doctor and has an examination. The employee pays for the cost of the examination and returns the completed form to the plant nurse. At this time he may also select the frame he prefers from samples in the hospital. The Company then sends the prescription to the Wilkie Optical Company and purchases the glasses.

Effective January 1, 1969, all prescription glasses will be returned to the doctor or optician of your choice for proper checking and fitting. In some cases an additional fitting charge may be made, depending upon the agreement you have made.

Here are other facts you should know: 1. You may buy an extra pair of glasses for yourself, if you wish and take advantage of our Company discount, provided the prescription is less than one year old. 2. You may also purchase prescription sun glasses at the same discount. 3. You may obtain a free pair of glasses whenever you require a new prescription. 4. Lenses or frames damaged as the result of an accident in the plant are replaced free of charge.

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Uniroyal Chemical’s United Fund Campaign Committee looks at the “thermometer” showing the results of the drive at the plant where employees topped their goal by 103%. Left to right are Doug Miller, Sam Gillette, Bob VanAllen, the Industrial Division’s Chairman; Joe Kresziutek, Ron Mitchinson, pointing to the $20,646 figure and Bill Lavelle. Other committee members not in the photo were Ed Alves, Eric Johnson, and Len Lombardi.

Employees Contribute $20,646. Top United Givers Goal By 103%

Ron Mitchinson, Chairman of the United Givers Campaign at the Naugatuck plant announced the results of the Chemical Plant’s drive. Employees contributed $20,646 or 103%, topping the plant’s Goal of $20,000. This surpasses by almost $3,000 the previous high of $17,737 contributed by employees to the 1967 United Givers Drive. The success of this year’s campaign can be attributed to the enthusiastic efforts of the Campagin Committee, the ninety-five Co-Captains, and the generous support of the Chemical division employees.

Accidents Continue At High Rate

In the ten months of this year, 79 lost time and serious injuries have occurred. Most of these resulted from a careless act or operation. We each must accept responsibility for our own actions and the safety of all.

MONTH LOST TIME SERIOUS IN-JURIES TOTAL
JANUARY 2 2 4
FEBRUARY 3 5 8
MARCH 2 6 8
APRIL 2 6 8
MAY 0 11 11
JUNE 0 7 7
JULY 2 7 9
AUGUST 4 4 8
SEPT. 0 8 8
OCTOBER 2 6 8
TOTALS 17 62 79

New Food Vendors Service Plant

By Monday, December 2nd, all food and beverage vending machines in the plant will have been replaced with brand new machines to provide plant employees with better food service.

The new firm, Indiana Vendors, has proposed several basic changes which will eliminate the problems we have experienced in recent months; machines out of order, empty or not giving the proper change, and food often neither fresh nor of uniform high quality. There will be an on-site maintenance man who will be in charge of keeping all machines operating properly in all respects. All food will be prepared and wrapped in the Synthetic Plant kitchen facilities. This means that food in the machines will have been prepared an hour or two before being put into the vending equipment. It also means that when more departments than usual are scheduled to run over a weekend or holiday, extra sandwiches can be prepared at the last minute and placed in the machine. If a machine runs out at 2:00 P.M., it can be filled again before the next day.

The machines will be the latest in design and efficiency. Take the office machines for example. You put your coin into the machine, select the way you want your coffee, and receive a cup of fresh, perked coffee. The machines operate on 1/3 lb. cans of Maxwell House coffee — exactly the same grind you buy for home use. Approximately 20 cups are perked and then transferred to a holding chamber. After a preset length of time, a new batch is perked and any coffee remaining in the hold chamber is dumped. The coffee you buy is always fresh. No more instant coffee.

The food machines will also hold a wider variety of food. Soup will be sold with the can, bowl, spoon, crackers and napkin as a package — you’ll never run into the situation where, having purchased a can of soup, no spoon or dishes are available.

Some of the areas in the plant will be expanded or have more versatile machines such as canned soda or a flavor ice vending machine — the vending area in Reclaim Bldg. #1 will have a sandwich machine, for example, and a coffee machine will be put into the Chemical Machine Shop, where up to now only a cigarette machine has been in operation.

In short, new and better machines, with better service and more and better food, to give us the best food service arrangement possible.

ALANAP AND DYANAP (con’t.)

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sive advertising and promotion program for our distributors and dealers. Grower meetings will be conducted by our sales force, demonstrating the advantages of Alanap and Dyanap over competitive products.

Quality products play an extremely important role in the agricultural business. A poor quality product damages a grower’s crop, the reputation of the product and the Company. Important also in the farm market is good packaging. It either helps or reduces our sales. Dented or stained cans, torn and dirty bags convey the impression of poor quality and workmanship in the customer’s mind. Good quality and good packaging can help make 1969 a big year in Alanap and Dyanap sales.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Clark Retires From Mechanical

Ed Clark, left, is congratulated by Bill Lannon, Foreman of the Instrument Department. Clark, an instrument man in the Mechanical Department, retired recently after more than 22 years with the Company.

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Pohl Made Industrial Relations Manager For Baton Rouge Plant

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Ron Pohl, second from left, was honored by fellow employees and friends at a dinner recently. At left is Ed Alves, President of Local 308, Synthetic Plant. Next to Pohl is Joe Rzesutek, President of Local 218, Chemical plant. At right is Ron Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck plant.

Plant Contributes 148 Pints Of Blood To Bloodmobile Visit

The Connecticut Red Cross Bloodmobile made its annual visit to the Naugatuck plant in August. Usually the visit occurs in June or October when most plant personnel are available. In 1967 the plant contribution dropped to a low 100 pints.

This year’s visit, sponsored when several buildings were closed for repairs and many employees on vacation, brought 148 pints to the Red Cross, a highly commendable response by Naugatuck employees.

184 employees volunteered, but only 166 showed at the Bloodmobile unit. 18 employees were rejected and 22 walk-ins appeared.

A five gallon pin was awarded to Orlando Gabianelli and two gallon pins awarded to Walt Frankenberger and Jack Vergosen. Other employees contributing were: V. Alves, R. Amidon, R. Ashby, D. Beauchamp, B. Begin, J. Bickerdike, A. Bilez, L. Borg, D. Boulanger, P. Brandis, R. Breton, W. Broden, E. Brooks, R. Brown, J. Bucciaglia, C. Bulka, W. Campbell, K. Canham, B. Carr, R. Clark, P. Cookson, R. Cornell, A. Crandall, A. Crapo, J. Cronan, A. Cross, S. Curtis, T. Curzi, B. Daily, R. DeBlasio, D. Delagrange, H. DeVries, P. Dillon, H. Donald, J. Doran, K. Dowling, E. Easterbrook, G. Emond, S. Famiglietti, W. Ferguson, J. Fink, E. Fischer, B. Fisher, T. Fitzgerald, R. Foltz, L. Fortier, H. Francolini, A. Gedraitis, P. Hans, M. Heller, G. Hennessey, C. Herb, J. Hoey, D. Houde, J. Jarvis, J. Johnson, J. Jokubaitis, R. Keenan, L. Koth, A. Krampetz, R. Krause, A. Krivitsky, J. Lawson, P. Lazaras, B. Leach, L. Lombardi, H. Lynch, T. Lyons, W. Madura, F. Maffia, C. Magnuson, R. Manulla, M. Marmaccio, N. Mason, W. Mathewson, M. Matos, F. Mayo, J. McGowan, R. Mitchinson, R. Morel, A. Mukosey, K. Nelson, E. Newell, P. Norton, S. Ostrowski, L. Owens, J. Painter, K. Parikh, P. Petti, R. Quint, A. Radowich, J. Riccardi, L. Roberts, H. Robinson, E. Root, J. Rourk, E. Runowicz, R. Ruris, R. Schultz, S. Schwartz, W. Scott, K. Searles, R. Semeraro, F. Semplenski, P. Sgrillo, J. Shepard, T. Shevzov, A. Smith, N. Smith, W. Smith, M. Stanco, F. Sterniak, J. Sullivan, J.J. Sullivan, M. Sutton, A. Swaan, S. Swan, A. Tidmarsh, L. Triano, S. Tummarello, J. Walsh, T. Ward, C. Wehman, P. Welch, F. Wintsch, J. Wojtczak, and R. Valentine.

Ed Boisvert Retires Recently

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Ed Boisvert (left) a millwright in the Mechanical Department is congratulated by John Evans upon his retirement after more than 18 years service with the Company.

Synthetic Team Finishes Second In Slo-Pitch League

The Synthetic Cardinals recently completed a very successful campaign in the Naugatuck Daily News Twilight Slo-Pitch Softball League. The team’s season record was 21-10 to give the Cardinals second place in the National Division. A runner-up trophy for the team’s finish in the league will be presented to members of the team and placed in the Control Room at the Synthetic Plant. Members of the Synthetic Cardinals were Pete LaCharity, Charlie Roland, Joe Wojtczak, John Johnson, Bill Broden, Jim Shea, Vic Kloc, Keith Hughes, Jack Prior, Vin Rooney, John Stamm, Chico Henriques, and Don Carey.

The team’s hitting for the season averaged .447, with Pete LaCharity batting a hefty .540; Charlie Roland, .525 and Joe Wojtczak at .510.

Synthetic Production, Synthetic Mechanical Win Sept. Free Coffee

Two departments, Synthetic Production and Synthetic Mechanical worked during September without a lost time accident or serious injury. Free Coffee cards for members of both departments can get their cards from their foremen or supervisors.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

SAFETY SLOGAN

Contest #4

Date:___

Name___

Address___

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My suggestions are:

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Get Your Family To Enter Safety Slogan Contest. Win $25

Safety is not only a job responsibility but even more important a family responsibility. The plant’s Safety Slogan contest which is open to all employees and their families is one way of making your family safety conscious.

For instance over the last Labor Day weekend more than 700 people lost their lives in accidents, a staggering figure and a needless loss of human lives.

Get your family interested in safety by entering the Safety Slogan contest. Send all entries to Safety Dept. Bldg. 84.

The rules for the contest are simple:

  1. Each member of the family may submit as many slogans as they want.
  2. The entry must be 10 words or less.
  3. An entry can be re-submitted in new contests provided it has never won.
  4. The decision of the 3 judges is final.
  5. All employees can enter except the plant staff and members of the joint union-management safety committee.
  6. If you don’t use the form, be sure you include all of the necessary information on your entry.
  7. The contest closes Oct. 31.

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United Givers Goal, $20,000 “Give Where You Work” Urged

Ron Mitchinson, Chairman of the United Givers Campaign to be conducted in the plant during October, urges 100% employee participation and “Give Where You Work” to support the 16 worthwhile Agencies in the Fund. Many of these Agencies serve not only Naugatuck and Beacon Falls, but most of the surrounding towns in the area. Some like the U.S.O., Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy and Red Cross are national in their service.

Most plant employees and their families have been served by one or more of these organizations. Their need for money this year is greater than ever to continue their good work. By giving “where you work” and contributing through the payroll deduction plan at least one hour’s pay monthly for wage employees or 1% of annual income for salary employees, the plant goal of $20,000 can be easily reached.

In the 1967 Campaign 67% of Chemical employees contributed $17,775. About 560 employees did not contribute. On the Pledge card every employee will find at least one Agency which he or his family wants to help support.

The Campaign Committee is E. Alves, S. Gillette, E. Johnson, W. Tavelle, L. Lombardi, D. Miller, J. Rzeszutek, and R. Van Allen. Close to 100 Co-Captains will contact every employee during the Campaign.

Co-Captains are B. Sullivan, E. Evans, L. Taranowich, L. Soares, M. Rosa, H. Steele, N. Krenitsky, J. Valinho, P. Tortorici, M. Chmielewski, J. McKee, G. Browning, E. Jancis, B. Perkins, C. Fernandes, P. Braudis, A. Ferro, W. Jones, T. Brett, R. Mastromatteo, R. Cote, C. Buckley, R. Harsch, P. Hinckley, D. Malloy, W. Parks, J. McGinn, I. Prager, R. Farrell, W. Smith, J. Phelan, W. Singleton, R. Amidon, W. Budd, G. Arndt, P. Murray, L. Flynn, F. Adams, E. Cheney, R. Lestage, G. Birch, H. Hook, F. Rodrigues, W. Campbell, H. Francolini, D. Poehailos, H. Lynch, R. Ames, C. Reich, L. Terra, A. Pistarelli, M. Paiva, D. Rappe, A. Nauges, T. Skehan, R. Foltz, B. Dunn, J. Rice, J. Bucciaglia, K. Dowling, R. Magnamino, F. Magnamo, E. Ruella, R. Breton, J. Bielak, J. Honyotski, D. Cowan, R. Valentine, D. Gabriel, R. Kaiser, J. Charkow, C. Roland, R. Manulla, J. Wojtczak, W. Bieleski, R. Magnamo, F. Enamait, S. Perkus, J. Sullivan, T. McMahon, W. Leukhardt, J. Quint, L. Nappiello, D. George, Geo. Arndt, H. Scullin, F. Lynch, J. Murtha, A. Juliano, J. Vergosen, R. Terino, E. Weaving, S. Aloise, F. Sabia, and J. Tierney.

One gift works many wonders

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GIVE THE UNITED WAY

[IMAGE: Industrial facility with storage tank and buildings]

Size of new 300,000 gallon oil storage tank and steel dike is shown partially on left, compared to rest of boiler plant. In center is the new fuel oil transfer and heating facilities building.

Boiler Plant Converts To Oil Reduces Air Pollution In Area

Another major step has been taken by the Chemical division to reduce air pollution in Naugatuck and surrounding towns by using oil instead of coal in its boiler plant. This conversion will reduce air pollution by virtually eliminating the large amounts of fly-ash now discharged from the two smoke stacks. The plan also incorporates future improvements in air pollution abatement.

The new 300,000 gallon fuel oil storage with a protective dike surrounding it, has already been installed above ground on the south side of the boiler plant where the coal pile was formerly located. A new fuel oil transfer pump house will unload the fuel oil into the storage tank. The tank will take care of a 6 days supply during the heavy winter load.

The tank sits on the earth rather than a concrete foundation. Before construction, the huge coal piles had to be removed, and a 6 ft. deep excavation made. The 6 ft. “hole” was filled with layers of gravel, vibration rolled and wet down to 95% compaction to give a rock base foundation.

Working on the project were George Arndt, Utilities Engineer, responsible for the overall planning of the project. Vic Anderson was Control Engineer for instrumentation and electrical equipment; Paul DeAngelis was in charge of piping layout and design; Frank Gaizutis supervised structural engineering of the project. Charles Hescheles of Corporate Engineering provided specialized assistance on the project.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

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What Would Some Company-Paid Benefits Cost If You Bought Them Yourself?

Have you ever wondered what some of your company-paid employe benefits would cost if you had to buy them yourself?

If you’re anything like the average wage employe – – a 40-year old married man with two children, 10 years of service and earnings of $550 a month – – the cost would be virtually prohibitive. You would have to pay about one-sixth of your yearly earnings – – $1,128.80, to be exact – – for protection that wouldn’t be nearly as good as the benefits provided free by the company. And we’re talking about only some of the benefits. The cost would be much greater if we included all of the benefits that Uniroyal provides for employes.

Let’s suppose that as an average employe you had to purchase your own pension, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, hospital and surgical coverage, and accident and sickness insurance. For these benefits alone, here is what you would have to pay for the best comparable protection.

Pension: $509 a year until retirement. That is the cost of an annuity that would equal your present free pension benefit of almost $200 a month under the new plan. If you had the will power, you could put the same amount into a savings account or buy stocks regularly through a broker.

Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: $102.04 a year. This amount will buy a $7,500 term life insurance policy, $7,500 non-occupational AD & D coverage and $3,750 occupational AD & D. In addition, you would have to submit medical evidence of insur-

ability. The company’s insurance does not require this.

Hospital and Surgical: $407 a year. This is a vital benefit. The company’s plans provide full payment of the usual and customary surgical fees in your area as well as full payment of a semi-private hospital room and other hospital charges for 730 days. The best comparable protection you could buy would provide a schedule of surgical payments – – a certain amount of money for certain kinds of medical services – – and a semi-private room with a limit on daily room and board charges. Obviously, the Uniroyal plan provides much more comprehensive protection for you and your family.

Accident and Sickness Insurance: $110.76 a year. This would provide $70 a week for 39 weeks in the event of disability or illness.

“This is only a partial list of company-paid benefits, those you can purchase yourself,” said N.H. Fletcher, director of pensions, insurance and employe benefits at ‘1230’. “Other important benefits which the company pays for or contributes to include paid vacations, nine paid holidays, supplemental unemployment benefits, Social Security taxes, unemployment compensation, bereavement pay and many others. To really match the company’s benefits program, employes would have to be so wealthy that they could afford to be self-insured.”

The answer to our original question of what some of your benefits would cost if you had to buy them yourself, should be evident by now. They would cost a great deal more than most of us realize and a lot more than most people can afford.

WANT AD SECTION

This section of Chem-Texts will be set aside in each issue as a curtesy to our employees. Ads of 15 words or less about items wanted or to sell or trade will be published on a first come-first serve basis. They will be run in one issue only and should be re-submitted if you wish them published in later issues. Send all information to R.F. Shortt, Industrial Relations department. Remember, your signature must be included on your ad application or it will not be used.

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Uniroyal Plans Promotion Through Major League Baseball

Baseball will sell a lot of our products next year – – and our company will sell a lot of baseball.

Working with major league baseball and The Reader’s Digest, the company will produce a 40-page detachable section about baseball and Uniroyal products that will be published in the May 1968 issue of the Digest. Twenty of the pages will feature by-lined articles about baseball written by noted sports experts, leading feature writers and outstanding baseball personalities. The remaining 20 pages will highlight the company and its major consumer and industrial products, such as Uniroyal Master, Tiger Paw and Rain tires, Keds and Naugahyde.

The Reader’s Digest has a monthly circulation over 17 million, the largest in the world, and a total readership in excess of 50 million.

The insert will form the basis of a promotional program that will last for the entire baseball season, which is the major selling season for many of our products. Several million reprints of the insert will be distributed by the company at ball parks and dealer outlets, affording long-term promotional opportunities for Uniroyal products at the retail level.

According to J.R. McMenamin, director of advertising, the promotion will be “the most exciting program we have ever sponsored. Since baseball has universal appeal, this booklet will make fascinating reading for all members of the family. In it will be articles of great interest not only to the avid fan, but to women who may know nothing about the game, as well as tips for Little Leaguers, teenagers and the kid who never held a bat.”

Baseball Commissioner William D. Eckert noted that the tie between baseball, Uniroyal and The Reader’s Digest is appropriate. Some 70 million spectators have enjoyed major and minor league baseball during the past two years, making baseball America’s favorite sport by far. We are pleased to be associated with such outstanding companies as Uniroyal and The Reader’s Digest, which will carry the fun and excitement of baseball to families throughout the nation.”

DON’T FORGET . . . .

One Gift Works Many Wonders

UNITED

WE GIVE

Naugatuck Chemical United Givers Campaign 1968

Get those contributions or pledge cards in to your area representative or the Industrial Relations department. Let’s make sure we again give a good account of ourselves in this worthwhile cause.

TEST FIRES

Plant protection supervisor, Ed Weaving, is shown, below, extinguishing a test fire during Fire Prevention Week. Ed worked with a number of employees during the week, letting them extinguish the test fires themselves. It all adds up to another step in our preparedness program.

[PHOTO: Man extinguishing fire]

Snow Tire Sale To End Dec. 15

The special employee sale prices on Winteride and Winter Patrol tires will be in effect until Dec. 15. Tire dealers in the area are Poust’s and Mezzio’s in Naugatuck; Advance Tire in Waterbury; Fitzpatrick’s in Ansonia and of course, any of the Uniroyal stores. Tire form and credit applications may be obtained at the Synthetic plant hospital or the Industrial Relations department.

FLU SHOTS

The Safety Department has been encouraged by the number of employees that have received flu shots this year at the Plant Hospitals. The Plant Nurses have given over 700 flu shots to date. Flu Shots are given daily by the Nurse at both Plant Hospitals to any Uniroyal Chemical employee who voluntarily requests them. There is still time if you act now. Call one of the Plant Hospitals for an appointment.

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UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT

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