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R&D Honors People at Dinner

Dr. Charles McCleary honored members of the Research & Development department at a dinner held at Fortin’s Restaurant. Thirty three members of the department were presented award pins for their service with the division. Twelve new members were inducted into the Twenty-Five Years Service Club at the dinner.

25 Years Service: Seated (L-R): Anna Pakalnis, Mary Farr, Edith Evans, Corrine Guerrera, and Jeannine Labrecque. Standing (L-R) J. Harry Donald, S. M. DiPalma, Frank Semplenski, Eliot Easterbrook, Edward Balanda, Stanley Dibble, Jr., Paul Laurenzi, and Dr. Charles D. McCleary, Director, R & D. Missing from the photo, Fred Frueh.

30 Years Service: From left to right are Joseph Harper, John Gibran, Frederick Mayo, George Diamont, John Painter, and Donald Bates. Not present were Jean Burke, Lawrence Dominiczak, Robert Dowling, Harry Grant and Nicholas Tiscione.

35 Years Service: Seated: (L-R) Harold Royle, Carl Miele, and Theresa Shilinskas. Standing: from left are Carl Bawn, Robert Barnhart, Harold Werner and Cornelius Westerhoff. Not present was Woodrow White.

Safety Seminar on Respirators

A MSA toxicologist demonstrates the type of respirator for potentially hazardous materials. 80 employees attended the two seminars held in TSSC and in Bldg. 18.

The Safety Department recently conducted a seminar on respiratory protection in the Laboratories and other areas where people may be exposed to fumes and contaminants. A forty-five minute slide and tape presentation was given and a demonstration of the safe use of the respirator was given by a Toxicologist of the MSA Corporation.

The slides showed the nature of respiratory hazards and their effect on the human system and how the respiratory tract can be affected by (1) oxygen deficient air and (2) air laden with contaminants.

The seminar also stressed the different types of protective respiratory devices and the responsibility of supervisors to be familiar with them and to insure their use by members of their departments.

EEO Seminars Held

Boomerang, a program in Equal Employment Opportunity, was recently presented to 52 Management and Supervisory personnel at the Naugatuck Chemical Plant.

The program deals with the Executive Orders on Affirmative Action and the major federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

The full day program also included the EEO laws on Age Discrimination; the Rehabilitation Act; and the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act.

Effective January 1, 1979 the Age Discrimination Act will include people up to 70 years of age. The Rehabilitation and Veterans Readjustment Acts require that Vietnam-era veterans and disabled and handicapped persons be afforded equal employment opportunity by government contractors and that Affirmative Action be taken to ensure that equal employment opportunities are provided for them.

Responsibility for Compliance

The sessions impressed the participants with the importance of compliance with the EEO laws and the responsibility of supervisors and managers to implement affirmative action in their departments. Violations of EEO laws are usually the result of insufficient knowledge of them. The Company will be held accountable and this could very possibly result in high legal costs.

Bowling Team Win 1st Place

The Uniroyal Chemical team received the first place trophy in the Industrial Bowling League. It was the first time in fifteen years that the Chemical team won first place. In the photo from left are Leonard Recchia, Howard Slason, Edward Fisher, Robert Enamait, Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi and Daniel Shantz.

It took fifteen years but perseverance won out and the Uniroyal Chemical team finally won 1st place in the Naugatuck Industrial Bowling league.

The 10 pin league consists of companies in the Naugatuck Valley and includes Risdon, Sylvania, Peter Paul and several other companies that have taken the title over the past years.

Some of the top bowlers for the Chemical team were Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi, and Leonard Recchia who had an average in the mid 170’s. The team looks forward to another successful year in 1979.

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Give Where You Work

The philosophy of the United Way is “give where you work.” This method has proved to be the most efficient way to raise the needed money for the agencies in the United Way. It eliminates the administrative costs often spent on the promotion of good causes.

Committee Members

Members of the committee are W. Frankenberger, J. Napiello, R. Roland, D. Persutti, R. Cronin, W. Campbell, R. Henrichs, W. Mariano, J. Hoey, S. Mazur, J. Rzeszutek, J. Wojtczak, T. Yachtis, T. Cunningham, W. Broden, C. Roland, C. Hilton, E. Evans, D. Beauchamp, Linda Henne, J. Pratt, A. Grella, J. Labrecque, R. Tweedie, R. Lak, R. Cranney, J. Ball, D. O’Donnell, P. Morin, L. Smith and M. Upson.

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Recent Employee Retirements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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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Four Retire Recently

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Mary Dinkle, center, a telephone operator in EMIC shows Gordon Anderson, Vice-President of Manufacturing, the intricacies of the switchboard on her retirement after 21 years of service. At left is Ruth Ranslow.

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Charles Gates, fourth from left, is congratulated by Joseph Flannery, President of Uniroyal Chemical on his retirement after 41 years service. Gates was Sr. Patent Liasion officer for the Chemical division. In the photo from left are Charles McCleary, Martin Kleinfeld, Flannery, Gates, Robert Dowling, and Ferdinand Hirtler.

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Kazys Urbsaitis, center, retired from the Rubber Compounding Lab after 26 years of service. At left is Richard Tweedie and at right, Frank Sordi in TSSC.

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Herbert Atwood, third left, retired from the Instrument Dept. after 42 years service. From left are George LaRose, John Hoey, Atwood and Anthony Giancarlo.

Why Wear Hard Hats?

Despite the fact that most head injuries are always serious, there are a few workers who are reluctant to wear hard hats and prevent unexpected injuries to their heads.

Every employee should take advantage of such valuable protection as the hard hat. Employees give various reasons for refusing to wear these hats. Here are a few of the common objections and reasons.

Too Heavy?

Hard hats are only a few ounces heavier than conventional headgear, but the extra big protection is worth the extra little weight. Actually, a hard hat is less than one third the weight of an Army helmet and liner.

Too Cold?

Could be, but the problem is solved by wearing a winter liner. It will keep head, neck, and ears warm without lessening the protective value.

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During the past several weeks, members have been discussing possible programs with Uniroyal personnel and outside consultants. The final program is expected to be completed in the near future. In the meantime, laboratory work has already been started to find new uses for chemicals in which the division is now basic: namely, hydrazine, cyclohexene and CHO, Polywets, Dimazine and the like.

The objective will be twofold, either to market and sell the new derivatives, or to convince customers to buy more of the basic chemicals as intermediates for their own synthesis.

There are several other possibilities for future research which should yield products within the current capability of the divisions manufacturing facilities and which can be sold by its present sales organization.

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the four years of college. The amount depends on the family’s financial circumstances and the cost of the school. The minimum amount is $250.

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Campbell, Thomas Carey, Frank Commendatore, Donald Cowan, Frank Giordano, James Lavery, W. B. Kirkendall Jr., Joseph McKee, Gene Reale, Edward Runowicz, Frank Sordi, Henry Yacek and Thomas Engle.

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and synthetic rubber in the Dallas Sales office. He was appointed Commodity Sales Mgr. for Naugatuck Chemicals in 1967 and named Manager of Materials Flow in 1970.

He graduated from Lehigh University with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering.

Children, Victim of Fires

For their sake, and yours, practice these two simple safety rules:

(1) Keep matches and lighters away from young children. Careless smokers and children who play with matches cause more fires than anyone or anything else.

(2) Since most residential fires break out at night, know how you and your family would escape from the bedrooms if the stairs or front door were blocked by smoke.

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and supplemental unemployment insurance.

It also provides for a Skilled Trades wage adjustment and Night Bonus.

Monthly Pension Increases

The monthly pension allowance was improved. The improvements are progressive over the 3 year period. By 1978, the monthly amount will be computed on the basis of $12.50 per month for every year of service.

Early Retirement

The new pension plan provides that an employee with 30 year’s service at and after age 55 can retire at his own option on an unreduced pension amount. For those employees exercising this option on May 1, 1976 and thereafter, the plan provides a supplemental allowance until age 62.

SUB Benefits

The supplemental unemployment benefits plan was also modified. The Company’s contributions will be increased from a maximum amount of 10 cents to 12 cents and the maximum funding will remain at $750. per employee under the plan.

Life Insurance

Life insurance has been increased from $9500 to $11,500

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with accidental death and dismemberment insurance increased to the same amount. Survivor income benefits (transition and bridge) were increased from $175 to $200 per month.

Medical Benefits

Improvements also were negotiated in the area of Hospital, Surgical, and In-Hospital Medical Insurance, Dental Benefits and Major Medical Plans. Also an increased allowance from $10 per day to $12.50 per day for doctors’ visits in the hospital.

Accident and Sickness

These benefits have been increased from $95 to $110 per week. In the event of layoff, coverage under the plan will still be extended for 90 days.

Benefits for Retirees

Also, certain benefits will now be extended to certain retired employees covered by the new contracts. These include those benefits in areas of survivor income and prescription drugs.

Benefits Among Finest In Industry

The negotiations, leading to the signing of the Agreements on September 5, has resulted in an overall benefits program among the finest and most comprehensive in all of industry today.

Dividend Declared

The Company declared a dividend of 12½ cents a share on the common stock payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 23.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8% first preferred stock was also declared and was payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 23.

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Group Set Up to Explore New Chemicals and Uses

When the Uniroyal Chemical division was reorganized in 1975, Joseph Flannery, President and Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research and Development recognized the possibility that long-term research might suffer. They felt that the Research and Development groups in the four profit center areas might concentrate on short-term profits rather than on the long-term R & D projects where the profit is possibly greater, but deferred for several years.

New Chemicals for New Markets

Accordingly, they budgeted for a new Exploratory Research

group whose objective would be to develop profitable, new businesses for the division, hopefully in areas which would not be as sensitive to the automobile and housing business cycles as the present business of polymer and polymer additives.

Dr. Lorin Schoene Named Head

The Exploratory Research group was established under the direction of Dr. D. Lorin Schoene. Initial ground rules were established that will be subject to change as the group develops, but are currently as follows:

The Group will:
a) not compete with existing

Chemical or Corporate R&D groups.

b) complement existing R&D efforts by having any interesting, new chemicals evaluated by the other groups.

c) concentrate on small molecule chemistry with a high science content in development and application, rather than new high polymer research.

d) liaise with the sales and market development groups to insure that the work is in salable areas.

e) become cognizant of manufacturing, toxicity and effluent problems in the areas selected.

f) pass on ideas, internal or external, that fit profit center goals.

Four Join Group

Dr. Howard A. Hageman; Margaret Behlman, Secretary; Gary Farrell, Laboratory Assistant, and Dr. Emanuel Kontos will make up the staff. Other personnel will become part of it once a permanent program has been established.

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Plant’s TPR Replaces PVC and Neoprene

A new waterstop and expansion joint, available from Sinmast of America, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill. and made of Uniroyal Chemical’s TPR® thermoplastic rubber, provides long life and great flexibility even at sub-zero temperatures. The TPR is made in the Dispersions Dept.

“Our use of Uniroyal Chemical’s TPR thermoplastic rubber replaces both PVC and neoprene in these joints,” says Floyd Dimmick, technical director for Sinmast. “The material can be heat welded right at the job site to match any conceivable application requirement.”

The TPR material helps provide resistance to abrasion, ozone, oxygen, alkaline, de-icing chemicals, and most other known chemicals. Hydrostatic pressures are easily withstood. The EPA has approved TPR for use with potable water.

Conserve Energy

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.

Some Tips on Social Security

If you are ready to retire, or are disabled, or were recently widowed and left with a young family, here are some tips that may help save time and trouble when you apply for Social Security benefits.

A telephone call to the Social Security office in your area is a good first step. The office will answer your questions and tell you how to apply and when to do it. Since claims can be taken over the telephone, this may save you a visit to the district office. The Waterbury Social Security office telephone number is 756-7475.

When you apply in person or by telephone have your social security card or a record of your social security number, proof of your age, and your last year’s income tax withholding statement with you.

If your wife also is applying for benefits, she should bring evidence of her age and her social security card or a record of her number if she has one.

Firmness: The admirable quality in us that is pigheadedness in others.

Conference: A meeting where people talk about what they should already be doing.

Receive 40 Years Service Award

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Robert J. Mazaika, second left, Factory Manager, presents LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clocks to three employees honoring them for their forty years of service. From left are Oscar F. Johnson, Mazaika, Antonio G. Moura, and Micheal J. Patrick, who recently retired. On vacation at the time of the photo was William Rek.

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Human Relations Course Completed

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On Sept. 29, 1976 Factory Manager, Robert Mazaika, presented certificates to fourteen members of plant Supervision who had completed a 10 week course in Human Relations.

The group was the seventh to participate in courses relating to Fundamentals of Supervision, Principles of Management as well as the course in Human Relations.

The courses were conducted by Fredrick H. Gould of the Connecticut State Technical Colleges.

Those who received certificates for completion of the course were George Baktis, Harold

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Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, presents Certificates of Completion for the Human Relations course to, from left, H. Yacek, G. Reale, J. Lavery, G. Baktis, F. Sordi, F. Giordano, E. Runowicz, H. Campbell, R. Mazaika, J. McKee, F. Commendatore, G. Allen, and D. Cowan.

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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
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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

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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

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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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94 Honored for Long Service

Sixty nine new members were inducted into the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty Five Years Service Club and another twenty-six were advanced to the 5 year groups in the club which honors employees for their years of service with the Naugatuck Chemical plant.

40 Advanced to New Groups

In the recent service pin awards 15 people were advanced to the 30 years group; 16 to the 35 years group, and 8 to the 40 years group and one to the 45 year group.

New Members

New members who were enrolled in the 25 Year Service group were the following:

J. Adamaitis, S. Aloise, D. Angiolillo, G. Arndt, V. Bajelis, L. Baummer, E. Bazenas, R. Bell, W. Bieleski, G. Bierce, W. Breton, L. Brites, K. Britton, N. Brummett, B. Carey, A. Carricro, R. Clark, W. Curtis, S. Cutrali, C. Czarazsty, E. Day, J. DelGaizo, H. DeVries, F. Dingle, C. Fazzino, L. Fortier, B. Frennesson, J. Gallagher, R. Henrichs, L. Hisert, V. Hrynkewicz, F. Johnson, R. Juliano, A. Keniausis, H. Kowalewski, J. Lane, W. Lavelle, J. Mancuso, A. Manzi, J. McCarthy, R. McMichael, W. Mears, M. Moniz, J. Narijauskas, H. Needham, E. Nole, C. Owens, R. Pakalnis, R. Palizay, T. Palmieri, C. Parks, T. Petroski, A. Piooli, E. Plocha, A. Polomski, A. Rebelo, H. Rich, F. Rodrigues, R. Ruginis,

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New 25 Year Members from left are N. Brummett, H. Needham, D. Angiolillo, R. Palizay, H. Venslow, J. Lane, F. Carbone, F. Johnson, A. Rebelo, R. Pakalnis, K. Urbsaitis, A. Keniausis, and Dr. Charles McCleary.

Walter Budd, right, receives LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clock from Dr. McCleary for his 40 years of service in Research & Development. Walter is the inventor of the Automatic Tensile Tester and the Automatic Hardness Tester.

Charles Gates, left, receives a LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clock for Forty Years of Service from Martin Kleinfeld, Director of Commercial Planning for the Chemical Division.

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Breast Cancer Treatable If Detected Early

Breast cancer kills more women each year than any other cancer. It is the most prevalent cause of death for women 40–44 years old and typically strikes women over thirty five.

Breast cancer is only treatable if found in time, with the best results dependent on early detection.

Self examination of the breast on a monthly basis is an important aid in finding most breast cancers before they spread too far. This is an easy thing to do and your personal physician or the plant physician, Dr. Bakunin, will show you how to do it. Dr. Bakunin is at the Chemical Plant Hospital from 8 AM to 10:30 AM on Monday through Friday.

It is important to have a complete medical check up at least once a year and more frequently for those over 35 and with a family history of breast cancer.

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY:

Our last Serious Injury occurred January 13, 1975. Our last Lost Time accident was February 21, 1975 and still holding up.

As part of our new Foremen Safety Program, some of the topics that will be reviewed with Operators will be the handling of hazardous raw materials, safety aspects of S.O.P’s and the safe operation of equipment. With our excellent progress of reducing accidents, we should easily meet the Corporate goal of a 20% reduction over last year.

Safety Slogan for the Summer!

Practice safety at home, work and play.

PRODUCTION

Business seems to be improving with increased activity in most departments.

Recently the 7 Building Crew met with the Chemical Production Division Chairman and his Stewards to discuss the impact of the proposed Reclaim shutdown. The anticipated problems confronting us were discussed in detail. See your Steward for details.

Due to the present economic situation, we continue to run with very tight inventories. This makes it imperative that we meet all schedules with high quality production.

101 Building produced small quantities of potential new business products—Blowing Agents 744, 746 and 747.

Recently Rocco Magnanimo was lamenting his frequent job reassignments and composed the following verse:

Eagles and Roosters

I feel like an eagle, soaring from place to place.
I long to be a rooster and king in my own little place.
But, forever I must roam, therefore, I call all of the Chemical my home.

Styles for Summer

The Consumer Products Division foot stylists have designed a new Malibu Thong casual shoe for summer wear that is comfortable, refreshing, and stylish. The Malibu is only one of the many high-fashioned Grasshoppers that can be purchased at the Uniroyal Footwear Employee Salesroom or at the Oxford store.

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13 Receive 40 Years Service Awards

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Vol. 7, 1973 | CHEM-TEXTS | Page 3

13 Receive 40 Years Service Awards

[PHOTO: Group photo of people]

New members of the Forty Years group of the Twenty Five Years Service Club pose with James Cronin, Factory Manager. From left in the photo are Gene Reale, Peter Machnics, Antonio Henriques, Thomas Doran, James Cronin, Michael Chmielewski, Nicholas Salinardi, Joseph Kolakowski, and Evo Gabriel. Missing from photo are J. Conrad Ranney and Anathor Giancarlo.

[PHOTO: Group photo of people in formal setting]

From left, Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research and Development for Uniroyal Chemical, congratulates Mary Sullivan and Beatrice Smey on their Forty Years service.

Robert Swallow, Materials Flow Manager, right congratulates Edwin Saunders (second from right) for his service.

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Lingerie Shop
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Schrank Robes
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Elizabeth Arden | Monet
Nina-Ricci | Napier
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CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY: The Monday morning 7 A.M. Safety Meetings are continuing with good success. We are experiencing better attendance than with the previous afternoon sessions. We have achieved 95% of our goal of getting every foreman and operator to at least one meeting every three months.

Chemical Production personnel should be proud of their performance and attitudes toward safety. We have had no lost time or serious accident since September. Keep up the good work.

PRODUCTIVITY: In general, business levels have been good with about half the plant running 7-day schedules. We have started to experience severe raw material shortages with some buildings being shut down for a week or two at a time. We will probably have more of these problems. Finishing productivity rates have been increasing these last few months. This should have a favorable effect on our severe cost problems in this area.

NEW OPERATIONS: The Roylar Plant is on schedule with all of 80 Building cleaned up and ready for new equipment installation. A June start up is expected. The Pre-Treatment Plant has been winterized and in standby condition with start-up scheduled probably in March or April.

QUALITY: The rejection rate has been steadily climbing for the last six months. It is still a lot better than past years, but any rejections cost money (an average 45¢/ pound tied up—300,000 pounds is $13,500). Finishing area has been spotty and in-process control is of particular importance.

Sales Up; Profit Off

Uniroyal set new records during the 3rd quarter and nine months of 1973, but net income declined.

Sales for the third quarter increased 14.8% to a record $489,047,000 compared with $425,901,000 for the same period in 1972.

Sales for the nine months were $1,545,784,000, a gain of 15.5% compared to the previous record of $1,338,549,000 for the same period in 1972.

Profits Decline

The major impact of the government-imposed price freeze occurred in the 3rd quarter and as a result net income declined 61% to $3,019,000 compared with $7,801,000 for the 3rd quarter in 1972.

Net income for the nine months was $35,005,000, a decline of 2.6% compared to the $35,929,000 of last year.

The decline in the third quarter net income broke a string of 10 consecutive quarters in which earnings surpassed those for the same period of the preceding year.

Higher Costs, Tire Market Affect Net Income

A softening in the European tire market and high costs for new constructions in radial ply truck and passenger tires affected income.

Increase Granted, But Insufficient

Although the Cost of Living Council allowed the Company price increases by 50% of the actual cost increases incurred, there is still a need for relief to offset increases in wages, salaries, materials, transportation, higher interest rates, energy, pollution abatement, and supplies required for the company’s operations.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Thirteen members of the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty Five Years Service Club were honored for their induction into the select few who contributed 40 years of service to Uniroyal Chemical.

For their years of long service with Naugatuck Chemical which started in 1933 the new members were presented Le Coultre Atmos Perpetual Motion Clocks or Hamilton Wrist Watches.

Three Employees Prevent Fire

Alfred Cignotti, Robert Edmonds, and Tano SanAngelo of the Materials Dept. averted a serious fire in one of the plant’s warehouses when a piece of plastic film caught fire on a shrink machine.

The fire took place on a Saturday morning and was quickly extinguished by the alert action of the three men. The group not only prevented serious injury to themselves and others in the area but also extensive damage to the warehouse facilities.

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