Henry Hook

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46 Employees Honored for Service

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Eric Johnson, Factory Manager, congratulates plant people for their 40th anniversary of service with the company. They received an Atmos LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clock for their service. From left are Julius Grabowski, Johnson, Martin O’Brien and James Carroll.

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Plant personnel inducted into the 30 year service group by the Factory Manager, Eric Johnson, are from left to right, George LaRose, Hilda Moura, Johnson, and Samuel Mastrosimone.

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New 25 Year Club members, Arnold Nori, left, and Guiseppe Iannuzzi, right, are welcomed into the Twenty-Five Year Club by Eric Johnson, center.

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Theodore Cesarczyk is honored for his advancement into the 30 year group.

Forty six people were recently honored for their twenty five years or more service with the Uniroyal Chemical division.

Seventeen who attained twenty five years of service were inducted into the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty Five Year Service Club; eight were made members of the Thirty Year group; twelve were honored for their Thirty-Five Years service; and seven were named to the Forty Year group.

The forty year members were presented with LeCoultre Atmos Perpetual Motion clocks which are powered by the earth’s rotational movement. The clocks have a value of over $425.

Of the 1120 employees in the Chemical Company approximately 750 have more than 25 years of service. This represents close to 70% of the present personnel.

40 Years Service

James S. Carroll, Edna C. Crycheau, Harold R. Dibble, John J. Dunn, Julius V. Grabowski, Donald R. Nelson, Martin F. O’Brien, Joseph D. Rourk—(U.S. Steel) and Adele A. Schwenk.

35 Years Service

Vivian G. Abel, William E. Detlefsen, Deolinda V. Fernandes, Chester E. Janicki, Edmund J. Levandauskas, George LaRose, Samuel Mastrosimone, Hilda L. Moura, Dr. Vadim C. Neklutin, James J. Nolan, Paul E. Reed and Frank S. Sterniak.

30 Years Service

Dr. Roger W. Amidon, Theodore Cesarczyk, Edward J. Chrostowski, Joseph L. Finke, William H. Leukhardt Jr., Gordon H. Madge, William H. Schmelcke and Otto E. Wenger.

25 Years Service

Miquel Arroyo, Louis M. DeLaRosa, Raymond A. Gogolewski, Marcel H. Hebert, Giuseppe Iannuzzi, William F. Kenney, Sophie Kuzminskas, Helen S. Lavery, William J. Mitrulevich, Frank M. Morgan, Arnold E. Nori, Walter F. Nystrom, Norman C. Owens, Irwin A. Prager, Matthew T. Ryan, Theodore J. Shevzov and James B. Whittum (ret.).

Home Health Care Under Medicare

One of the least known benefits covered by Medicare, but one potentially valuable to many people, is home health care.

Home health care can be covered under either Medicare hospital insurance or Medicare medical insurance, depending on the circumstances of a particular case.

Home health care is for people who do not need full-time skilled care as inpatients of a medical facility, but who do have an illness or injury that prevents them from leaving home to receive the health care they need.

For further information on Home Health Care call the Social Security office in Waterbury, 756-7475.

Stride Rite Corp. to Purchase Footwear

Uniroyal, Inc. and The Stride Rite Corporation have agreed in principle to the sale of a substantial portion of the assets of Uniroyal’s domestic footwear business including certain brand names, accounts receivable and inventory to a corporation that will be newly formed by Stride Rite. The purchase price and other terms of the agreement have not been disclosed but it is anticipated that a definitive agreement will be executed in the near future and the transaction will be consummated shortly thereafter.

The new corporation will distribute and sell Keds, PRO-Keds, Sperry Top-Sider and Grasshoppers footwear in the United States and Canada.

Uniroyal will continue to produce shoes for the purchaser in its Dublin and Thomson, Ga. plants.

Uniroyal will retain its U.S. industrial waterproof footwear and clothing business, and its Royal Red Ball line of hunting and fishing clothing and waterproof footwear. The Company also will continue to operate its footwear business in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Stride Rite currently markets footwear nationally and, through its newly formed corporation, plans vigorous promotion of the footwear brands to increase their market share.

Tire Plants Sold

Uniroyal, Inc. and the Continental Gummi Werke AG, the largest tire company in Germany, have reached an agreement by which Continental will acquire Uniroyal’s tire businesses in Europe. Included in the transaction are Uniroyal’s tire plants in Germany, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom and a textile plant in Luxembourg. The sale is subject to the approvals of the Boards of Directors of both companies.

Continental, which has been a licensee of Uniroyal tire technology for many years, will under a trademark license from Uniroyal and technical exchange agreements, manufacture and sell Uniroyal brand tires in Europe and will aggressively market them through Uniroyal’s present distribution system, providing the same high level of quality and service to Uniroyal’s customers.

The sale will provide funds for Uniroyal’s redeployment of assets program which stresses reinvestment in better growth and profit potential areas.

“A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.”
—Milton Berle

Bldg. 28 Plan Saves $4000 in Steam

In March, Bldg. 28 personnel made a major change in plant operating policy that resulted in significant steam savings. Past practice in the plant has been to turn steam onto vessels and tracer lines and to leave the steam on. The reason was simple: with literally hundreds of steam lines in each building, it was impossible to determine what steam could be shut off in a given situation.

New Tag System

In Bldg. 28 a plan was initiated to change this. All the steam lines and traps were tagged and the operating procedures are being written that will instruct the operators just what steam lines are needed for each product. If steam is not needed, it is shut off. This change requires participation by everyone involved.

3,500,000 lbs. of Steam Saved

The savings incurred in Bldg. 28 for the month of March show how successful this policy can be. In March of 1976 over 5,000,000 lbs. of steam were used compared to only 1,500,000 lbs. in March 1979. This dramatic drop in steam consumption resulted in savings of $4,000 for March.

Contributing to this effort were: John Gilbert, Process Engineer; Frank Commendatore, Foreman; Dick Valentine, Department Manager; John Pearson, Piper; and Bldg. Operators: Domenic Persutti, Angelo Taylor, Walt Scott, Henry Hook, Frank Maffia, Lee Respass, and Sal Commendatore.

One Step at a Time

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. If you face a task today that is so long or so hard that it seems to be a journey of a thousand miles, remember that it still begins with one step. Take that one step, and the next, and then the next. Don’t look too far ahead if it is a poor view. Look at it now, and meet each day as it comes without borrowing trouble from tomorrow. Anyone can take one step. And if you keep taking one step at a time, you can get through even a journey of a thousand miles.

UNIROYAL, INC. COMMON STOCK PRICES

[CHART: Stock price graph showing prices from months 1-31, with price scale showing values from 0 to 8, with markers at 7/8, 3/4, 5/8, 1/2, 3/8, 1/4, 1/8 intervals]

May—1979

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Agricultural Chemicals Grows Bigger

A new $500,000 Formulation Laboratory has been opened to develop recipes of the biological active ingredients for sprays, dusts, granule and other types of application by the farmer.

J. Everett Barron, left, and Harold Sisken evaluate a flowable fungicide formulation for a seed protectant.

Dr. Bogislav Von Schmeling, Manager of Research & Development for Agricultural Chemicals, holds monthly staff meeting to review progress of new chemicals. Clockwise are Dr. Von Schmeling, Gracie Stone, Thomas Geise, Dr. Jack O’Brien, Fred Dovell, Dr. Charles Crittendon, Kevin Kelley, and Don Scott.

From left Dr. Allen Blem, Dr. Allyn Bell, Dr. Robert Davis and Richard Moore who are responsible for primary and secondary screening review the effectiveness of S-734 a new herbicide for soybeans.

John Whitlock screens the activity of a new chemical on young cotton plants.

The Agricultural Chemical Research & Development Greenhouse is located in Bethany, Conn. on Rte. 63.

Who would ever have predicted that a rubber chemical, Vulklor, would be the beginning of our evergrowing agricultural chemical business.

The chemical showed fungicidal properties in tests and was sent to the N.Y. State Agricultural Experiment Station where it was tested as a seed protectant for peas.

It was renamed Spergon Seed Protectant and that became the beginning of the Ag. Chem. business.

In 1942 a greenhouse was constructed at Bethany, Conn. and a Research group was assigned the responsibility of moving Spergon from the laboratory into the marketplace.

Over the years the Agricultural Chemical Research & Development group concentrated its efforts on specialty-use chemicals rather than the higher volume but lower profit fertilizer and insecticide types of chemicals.

Today six basic chemicals are marketed that are the tops in their field and sold throughout the world: Omite® /Comite® miticides for cotton and fruit; MH®, a growth regulant for tobacco, potatoes and onions; Alar®, a plant growth regulant for peanuts and fruit trees; Vitavax®, a systemic fungicide for grain, cotton and peanut crops; Alanap®, a herbicide for soybeans; and Dyanap®, a herbicide for soybeans and peanuts.

Omite and Comite are manufactured at the Naugatuck Chemical plant and Latina, Italy; the others are made in Geismar, La.,; Gastonia, N.C.; or Elmira, Canada.

MH Discovered by Accident

MH which became one of the Division’s more profitable products was discovered by accident when a chemist at Bethany sprayed some plants with it before the Christmas holidays. A week later he noticed that the sprayed plants did not grow as rapidly as the other plants in the greenhouse. This keen observation led to further tests and what was once a fuel propellant for German rockets was soon to revolutionize the tobacco market.

New Chemicals

A number of new chemicals are now being tested at the Bethany Greenhouse. According to Dr. VonSchmeling the most exciting is UBI-S734 a herbicide for soybeans, cotton and peanuts, three of the largest crops in the country. There is also the possibility that UBI-S734 will be manufactured at the Naugatuck Chemical plant. Present plans are to start marketing this chemical in 1981.

Some of the other chemicals in the development stage are UBI-H719 and UBI-P368 fungicides; Harvade, a defoliant and desiccant; and UBI-W439 an insecticide.

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1978 A Very Safe Year

Employees showed another significant improvement in safety performance during 1978 by working over 3,095,471 hours with a total of 19 accidents compared to 36 accidents in 1977.

The goal for the Company was a 10% reduction. This is the second successive year that the Chemical people worked safer than the goal.

The Incidence rate—which is the number of injuries per million manhours worked—was 1.23 compared to 2.18 in 1977.

Employee Safety Saves $165,000

The safety performance of employees in 1978 not only made the plant a better and safer place to work but also saved $165,000 in hospitalization, medical and compensation costs. Safety performance is one of the major factors that influence decisions as to whether or not new facilities should be constructed at the Naugatuck location.

Turkeys for All Employees at Christmas

In recognition of their safety performance during 1978 all employees received a Turkey at Christmas time. The turkeys weighed approximately 12-14 lbs. and had a value of $11.00 each.

“When you have got an elephant by the hind legs, and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.”
—Abraham Lincoln

Smoking Rules to Tighten

The Union-Management Safety Committee has recommended stricter enforcement of the plant No-Smoking rules. Recent months have shown a disregard of the rule by employees who smoke in laboratories, buildings, and non-designated areas. The laboratories are especially dangerous areas to smoke in since people are constantly working with chemicals that could explode.

The committee has also observed that employees are smoking in the buildings where chemicals are manufactured and where hazardous vapors may exist.

New Lunch Rooms Will Help

Plans are underway to construct new lunch rooms in Bldg. 81 where smoking may be permitted. This will eliminate the smoking at the desks in the laboratory areas.

30 Day Suspension Suggested

The committee is suggesting a 30-day suspension for smoking in a restricted area and recommending stronger disciplinary action if necessary.

The committee consists of F. Mayo, H. Hook, F. Walinski, S. Commendatore, J. Rzeszutek, J. Loman, A. Clock, J. Spencer, R. Breton, and C. Ferguson.

“Congratulations to you, you’re cured,” said the psychiatrist. “Some cure,” replied the patient. “Before I was Julius Caesar. Now I’m nobody.”

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Omite, “Growers Friend”

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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.

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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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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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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

The miracle of the twenty five years of continual growth in the U.S. economy since World War II is something all Americans can be proud of. It has enabled us to become leaders in the world’s markets and to raise our standard of living to the point where we are better off than any people in history.

This miracle didn’t just happen. It was brought about by the tremendous productivity of the people of this country. For twenty years every time wages increased, productivity also increased and our standard of living went up.

In the last five years, however, we have seen a change in this pattern. While wages have increased, productivity has not kept pace with them. This has helped cause inflation and has helped drive the cost of our products up.

In turn, foreign manufacturers have maintained their productivity and are now able to sell their goods in our markets at prices lower than ours. We can see this in Japanese electronics; German and Japanese automobiles; and textile and footwear products from all over the world.

On a smaller scale the same thing is happening at our factory. We are in competition with both foreign and domestic producers. They are competing with us for the same customers and markets, oftentimes at lower prices. Besides this our markets are moving away from the northeast and the increasing cost of rail and truck transportation adds to our problem of doing business competitively.

All of us must realize this and remember that the chemicals we produce are in competition with these domestic and foreign manufacturers. We can only sell what we can produce economically. We can only produce economically with your help and cooperation. Every job in the plant is important. Every person counts in this effort. We all must chip in.

Phil LaJoie

33 Employees Receive $1355

Mechanical Department Submits Most Ideas

Leo Clark, Mechanical dept. received highest single award, $100.

Ed Bazenas received $140 for 2 Ideas.

Gerry Ferguson points to Idea that reduced product loss.

Thirty-three employees received $1355 for Ideas submitted on plant improvements, more efficient equipment operation and cost saving suggestions.

The highest single award, $100, went to Leo Clark for his Idea to install guide rods on the Reclaim tire chute to prevent blockups which affected production.

Ed Bazenas received the highest total amount, $140, for two Ideas. One of his Ideas recommended the redesign of the bag compressor in Bldg. 52 which resulted in improved operations and lower maintenance costs.

Mike Marro’s Idea to machine down discarded teflon seats and reuse them as spacers in ball valves reduced material costs and netted him $50.

Idea man for the January-April period was Jerry Ferguson of the Roylar® plant who turned in 4 Ideas which rewarded him with $135.

For 2 Ideas Charlie LoBalbo received $75.

Four employees—Stanley Dushak, Leo Clark, Natale Vescera and Charlie LoBalbo—received initial awards of $25. Their Ideas
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Blood Drive Big Success

239 people offered to donate blood to the annual Bloodmobile sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical on June 10.

During the 5-hour visit at St. Michael’s Parish House, 214 pints were collected and 25 people were deferred. The Bloodmobile exceeded its goal of 150 by 64 pints, making it a “big success” according to the Naugatuck Red Cross Chapter.

137 Chemical employees, retirees, college students and “walk-ins” and 77 Footwear donors donated blood.

Pin Awards

A 3-gallon pin was awarded to Bob Breton, of Chemical Production, for his 24th contribution of blood.

Bob Cranney, R&D; Walt Gniazdowski, R&D; and Phil Norton, EMIC Sales, received 2-gallon pins.

One gallon pins were presented to Mike Galante, R&D; Henry Hook and Walt Scott, Chemical Production; and Earle Root, Synthetic Production.

In-Plant Organizers

Organizers for the In-Plant canvass were Bob Shortt, Sal Aloise, Adeline Farrar, R.N. and Ann McAllister, R.N. of the Industrial Relations Department.

Uniroyal Chemical employees enjoy sandwiches and coffee after donating blood. Seated from left are John Napiello, Sr., David Boulanger, Walter Campbell, Al Zimmerman, Don Poehailos and Gene Lantieri. Standing from left are Chet Bulka, Walt Scott, Carol Gilbert R.N., and Ted Ciarello. The Red Cross Volunteers served 325 sandwiches and 300 cups of coffee during the 5 hour visit.

Bob Breton, a Chemical Production foreman displays 3 gal. pin he received from Red Cross.

They were assisted by R. Frank, F. Lynch, J. Tierney, G. Allen, S. Gillette, T. Dowling, E. Johnson, L. Coscia, A. Perrella, M. Jasman, D. Poehailos, A. Amador, R. Foltz, B. Daily, J. Callahan, Gary Arndt, J. F. Brown, E. Krauss, E. Philips, A. Nole, and J. Wade.

Plant Joins JOBS ’70

By Milt Makoski

The Chemical plant recently joined the JOBS ’70 consortium organized by the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce. The consortium, or group of businesses, has 15 member industries and a goal of 180 job slots to be filled this year. The Chamber organized the group under a grant from the National Alliance of Businessmen and the Federal Department of Labor.

The JOBS program is aimed at training area people for meaningful employment. The trainees are given work orientation, counseling, total image development, job related education and on-the-job training.

The program participants are grouped into clusters according to the type of training to be received. One cluster of 15 girls, who learned to be clerk-typists and transcriptionists, have already been placed in Uniroyal facilities. Four of the girls are now working at the Chemical plant; and 11 at the Oxford Administrative and Research Center.

In charge of the Chamber’s portion of the program is Gus Maultsby. The Chemical plants’ representative with JOBS ’70 is Milt Makoski and the Uniroyal Corporate representative, Rita Garramone.

Constance Antrum, seated, now working in the Industrial Relations department reviews procedure with Gladys Bradshaw on typing a departmental report.

Local 308 Picnic Set

by Art Calder

URW Local 308 will hold its 4th Annual Picnic for Union members on Sunday, August 8, at Schildgen’s Grove on East Waterbury Road in Union City. The picnic starts at 10 A.M. and ends at 6 P.M.

Chairman for this year’s event is Art Calder, assisted by Committee members Walt Bieleski, Nunzio Pastore, Wes Burns and Jack Muckle. A $2.00 charge will be assessed members for food and refreshments, which includes steaks, hamburgers, clams and corp.

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Gillette, Welch Named To Head Up Idea Plan

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Sam Gillette, Manager of Methods Engineering, was named Idea Plan Administrator with overall responsibility for the program.

Pete Welch, Industrial Relations, was named Coordinator of the Plan and is responsible for the coordination of it among section Administrators.

In his first few weeks as Coordinator he has already processed a good many Ideas and has initiated new approaches to handle Ideas in quicker time.

Section administrators are Gary Arndt, Pilot Plants; Andy Perrella, TSSC; Lou Coscia, Labs; Ernst Krauss, Chemical Mechanical; Clayt Houseknecht, Synthetic Mechanical; Lee Owens, Synthetic Production; Joe Bucciaglia, Chemical Production; Charles Reich, Reclaim Production; Frank Lynch, Materials; Larry Mambrino, Control; and Hal Lynch, Purchasing.

There is no maximum limit to the amount of awards. If the calculated value of the Idea exceeds $1,000, the Idea is submitted for consideration of a higher award.

GIVE WHERE YOU WORK

Lady Luck Prevents Accident

Lady Luck prevented the possible loss of both hands of an employee while he was repairing the mills in one of the plant’s production facilities.

When he attempted to adjust the rollers, another employee inadvertently started up the machinery. Fortunately, the electrical switch was in a reverse position and the rollers operated in reverse.

In the repair of equipment, the electrical power should be “locked out” on all moving equipment to prevent accidental operation. If the equipment is “locked out” each time, Lady Luck has no control over safety.

The plant has a good control procedure for equipment “lock outs”. This area of employee safety is presently being handled as a priority concern by the Chemical Labor-Management Health & Safety Committee.

Cards Finish In Last Place

by Howard Slason

The Synthetic Cards softball team had a poor season, finishing in the cellar. The team’s finish was attributed to an irregular defense, inconsistent hitting, and injuries.

The “old pro” Charlie Roland carried most of the team’s pitching chores, but inadequate hitting and fielding support hurt his effectiveness.

Vic Kloc led the team in hitting with a .600 average and Mike True led the Cards in home runs.

Employee Honored

The Archdiocesan Medal of Appreciation was awarded to Alex Nole, by Archbishop Whealon of Hartford for his work in the Archdiocese.

He has been a religion instructor in St. Pius X parish for 15 years, and for the past 4 years lay director and curriculum coordinator of the CCD program. He is also president of the parish council.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Construction Started

(Cont’d. from page 1)

[IMAGE: Staples High School students collect samples of waste discharge for analysis of contents. The group visited the plant regularly for three weeks as part of an environmental study.]

tanks are rapidly nearing completion.

Committee Responsible

An environmental control committee, composed of 22 members from all plant departments, reviews the progress of the pretreatment plant once a month with the Factory Manager.

This committee uses Logic-Network diagrams which graphically show the progress of each departments’ responsibility and is updated once a month.

The successful operation of the pretreatment plant will depend on individual employees, particularly production and laboratory personnel.

For example, a spill of some materials which are washed down the drain, could disrupt the Chemical pretreatment plant and the Boro of Naugatuck’s secondary treatment plant.

Nine Months

(Cont’d. from page 1)

freeze; slow down in capital spending throughout industry; lower sales and earnings for industrial products; low-cost foreign and domestic competition in footwear and chemical business; heavy start-up costs at the Opelika, Ala. tire plant; and heavy expenses in the development of steel belted radial ply passenger tires.

Unions…

(Cont’d. from page 1)

Chemical Production sewers will be connected together through this line to the new waste water pump station. The line is encased in concrete to prevent uplift during high river water conditions.

Unions…

(Cont’d. from page 1)

term; Cy Blanchard, Vice President; Bob Lestage, Secretary; and Jack Hoey, Treasurer.

Elected to the Executive Board were Henry Hook, Bill Mariano, Frank Wasilesky, Stan Mazanski, Chester Fazziano, Julius Cohen and Edith Evans.

The Election Committee, which supervised the elections and counted the ballots, was Tom Lee, Bob Harrison and Fred Mayo.

ident; Art Calder, Secretary; and Frank Sordi, Treasurer. John Needham received the highest number of votes as a member of the Executive Board. In order of votes received, others elected to the Board were Bill Stenson, Gene Doughty, Ernie Molnar, Jean Burke, John Sullivan, and Joe Arbachauskas.

Chairman of the Election Committee was Walt Tabaka who was assisted by Marie Yaroshefski, and Len Dumonski.

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CHEM-TEXTS – 1971-v05-i05-s200

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UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 5, 1971 | PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL | No. 5

Construction Started On New $3,200,000 Pretreatment Plant

Nine Months Sales Up

Net income for the nine months ending October 3, was $33,234,000, equivalent to $1.10 per share of common stock compared with $27,852,000 or 92 cents a share for the comparable period last year, an increase of 19.3%. Earnings were equivalent to $1.04 per common share after adjustment for the potential dilution related to the company’s convertible debentures issued in February 1971.

Sales for the nine months totaled $1,277,000,000, a gain of 8% over the $1,183,-000,000 for the same period in 1970.

Net income of Uniroyal, Inc. for the 3rd quarter totaled $7,130,000, equivalent to 22 cents per common share, a gain of 38.6% compared with $5,143,000, or 14 cents per share, reported for the quarter last year. Sales increased 9% to $400,-000,000 compared with

$366,000,000 for the third quarter of 1970.

Net income for the 3rd quarter and 9 months was adversely affected by the following factors: freeze of price increases; wage increase costs prior to the

(Cont’d. on page 3)

Drive Nears $21,000

by Jim Carroll

The United Givers drive to raise $21,000 for the 16 Agencies in the Fund which provide needed services for families in communities in which most employees live is nearly completed.

Employees have pledged $20,260 to date and only $740 is needed to achieve the plant’s goal of $21,000. The average contribution amounts to $21.40 per employee who donated.

(Cont’d. on page 2)

Unions Elect Officers

[PHOTO: Two images showing union officers]

Joe Rzeszutek, left, was elected President. Cy Blanchard, right, Vice President; and Henry Hook, to the Executive Committee.

by T. Lee and F. Mayo

439 URW Local 218 Union members elected new union officers for a 3 year term.

Joe Rzeszutek was elected President for a seventh

(Cont’d. on page 3)

Charles Roland, right, new 308 President is congratulated by Rocco Manulla, left, Art Calder, right, and Frank Sordi.

by Walt Tabaka

URW Local 308 members elected Charles Roland, President for a three year term. Also voted into office were Rocco Manulla, Vice-Pres-

(Cont’d. on page 3)

by Dick Shaw

Quietly along the Naugatuck River bank, opposite the Synthetic plant, construction of the new $3,200,000 liquid waste pretreatment plant is making rapid progress. Completion is scheduled for the Fall of 1972.

The facilities will pretreat 3,000,000 gallons of waste water a day for discharge into the Boro of Naugatuck’s water pollution control plant for secondary biological treatment. After treatment at the Boro’s plant, the water will be discharged into the Naugatuck River which is classified “C”, and suitable for fish, game and wildlife.

The steel superstructure for the Operations Building is complete and work has started on the interior of the building which will serve as the operational center for the pretreatment facility. A waste water collection pipeline, encased in solid concrete to prevent upheaval and breakage during high water periods, has been installed at the base of the river bank. This pipeline will connect the plant’s discharge outlets to a new pump station currently under construction near the south yard sewer outfall.

Foundations for the two 82 ft. diameter clarification

(Cont’d. on page 3)

[AERIAL PHOTO: Shows pretreatment plant construction site]

The Pretreatment plant occupies an acre of land near the Synthetic reactor area along the Naugatuck river.

987 Join Stock Plan

by Jack Dunn

987 Chemical Division employees exercised their options to participate in the third stock purchase plan for Uniroyal employees.

These employees elected to purchase 59,617 shares of Uniroyal common stock by 46 payroll deductions over the next 2 years.

The purchase price of the stock was $19.3125.

The enrollment figure represents 61% of the Chemical division employees at the Naugatuck location.

18,000 Uniroyal employees

in the U.S. and Canada joined the plan, electing to purchase over 800,000

(Cont’d. on page 4)

[PHOTO: Construction site view]

The $3,200,000 facility will be completed by the Fall of 1972.

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CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 3 No. 10 | Page 3

Production Goal Topped By Synthetic Plant’s “C” Crew

The Synthetic Processing C crew averaged 9.2 charged batches of latex daily for one full week, surpassing the 9 batches processed by the A crew recently. This production rate is a significant step in improving our competitive position by manufacturing a lower cost product.

The latex business today is a highly competitive business with large chemical companies as Dow, Goodrich, General Tire, Firestone, Shell and Goodyear competing with us for the same markets and customers. Efficient production of a quality latex, and prompt customer service are essential factors in keeping and improving our present business and ultimately better job security. Like ourselves, our customers are “shoppers”; they shop for the best products at the best price.

Although the C crew went over the goal, it required the combined effort of the A and B crews to achieve it. Continued production of 27 batches a day requires the fullest effort of every person in the Synthetic plant, as every employee in every department plays an important role in its success.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
In rear left to right are Ralph Pilbro, Howard Slason, Rocco Magnamo, Foreman, and Joe Morrison. Left to right in front, Jerry McCabe, John Kennedy, and Bill Wasilus.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
Other “C” crew members are rear left to right, Leonard Dumonski, Fred Miller, Fernando Henriques, Al Happy. Left to right front are Frank Dowling and Frank Giordano, Ass’t. Dept. Foreman.

Answer First Ring

Ever feel like throwing the telephone out the window? Or wonder why you go home from work with a splitting headache, tense and tired.

With almost 1,000 phones including extensions, and 50,000 incoming calls a month, plus the thousands of intra office calls each day, the telephone has become a serious detriment to the quiet needed to concentrate on our work, and a tension builder.

By answering the phone on the first ring, you can help reduce the noise in your area. If someone is away from their desk be courteous, and answer their phone. And if you’re the caller and no one answers, after a few rings hang up and call later.

Until the telephone company invents a soft, sweet, musical ring, try answering your phone on the first ring. You’ll go home feeling better . . . and customers will consider us an efficient, interested company.

And always answer the phone in a courteous manner.

No Lost Time Accidents In October

by Sal Aloise

During the month of October we had no lost time accidents, but we did not get away free completely. Injuries did occur during the month, however, which were of a serious nature.

8 Serious Injuries

During October we had eight serious injuries, all of which could have been prevented: one eye injury; 4 sutures; and 3 work changes.

With more effort and more concern, we can and will prevent careless accidents. If everyone helps, we will have an injury-free plant in which to work.

There is an old saying that “repetition is the essence of learning”. Only by constantly repeating to ourselves that “safety is my responsibility” will each employee have a greater concern for his own safety and the safety of his fellow employees. No matter what is done in the plant to improve safety conditions, accidents will happen unless every employee continually reminds himself that he is responsible for his own and his fellow employees’ safety.

Rubber Causes Minor Fire

An accumulation of rubber in the housing of a digestor caused a fire recently through spontaneous ignition. The rubber had worked out of the gasket around the agitator drive shaft and accumulated in the housing between the drive motor and the digestor.

Alert Employee Prevents Damage

An alert employee used a dry powder fire extinguisher to put out the fire and completely covered the rubber accumulation, preventing a reflash before the housing was cleaned out.

Good Housekeeping Prevents Fires

The fast removal of such rubber accumulation is extremely important in the prevention of fire. Good housekeeping around the digesters and Holo-Flite dryer is the only way to prevent spontaneous ignition of rubber, oil and grease from coming in contact with the extremely hot operating equipment.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

PLANT URW LOCALS ELECT OFFICERS

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
New URW Local 218 officers are from left, Don Boyles, secretary; Dom Persutti, vice-president; Joe Rzeszutek, president; and John Hoey, treasurer.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
Officers of Local 308 will hold office for next two years. From left are Charlie Roland, Vice President; Leon Raskauskas, President; and Rocco Manulla, Treasurer. Standing is Archie Civitello, Secretary.

by Joe Rzeszutek, and Leon Raskauskas

Local 218 of the United Rubber Workers which represents wage employees in the Chemical plant elected Joe Rzeszutek, President; Dom Persutti, Vice-President; Don Boyles, Secretary; and John Hoey, Treasurer in recent held elections for a two-year term.

Elected to the Executive Board were Henry Hook, Edith Evans, Bill Fruin, Frank Maffia, Frank Commendatore, Julius Cohen and Harry Arendholz.

Lost Production Costs Money

Although the fire wasn’t serious, and no damage incurred, it stopped operations and caused lost production time.

Every employee has an individual responsibility to maintain good housekeeping and safety standards in his area. Our safety and jobs depend upon it.

Named Trustees for the Local were Frank Wasilesky and Harry Grant.

Leon Raskauskas was elected President of the United Rubber Workers Local 308 representing the Synthetic plant wage employees. Charlie Roland was elected Vice-President, Archie Civitello, Secretary; and Rocco Manulla, Treasurer.

Executive Board members elected were Walter Bieleski, Art Calder, Ernie Molnar, Wes Burns, John Sullivan and Joe Adamaitis.

Uniroyal Gets $1,478,000 Contract

Uniroyal received an Air Force contract of $540,000 for tubeless aircraft tires as a supplement to a previous contract of $938,000 for a total award of $1,478,000.

Big tire orders depend strongly on the quality of the chemicals made at the Naugatuck plant, and help keep us in business.

Eight Pickets Are Arrested In New Uniroyal Disorder

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Eight Pickets Are Arrested In New Uniroyal Disorder

Thurs. Sentinel MAY 25, 1967

Eight Pickets Are Arrested In New Uniroyal Disorder

Eight pickets were arrested today at the struck Uniroyal chemical plant in Naugatuck and charged with breach of the peace as violence flared there for the first time since May 5.

The arrests came after about 40 pickets had attempted to prevent some 500 office and management personnel from entering the plant. There was pushing and shoving, but no injuries.

Eight Naugatuck police officers under Capt. Joseph Summa cleared a way through the picket line for the management personnel, who entered the plant.

The picket line was reinforced this morning after the company had told the striking unions that it planned to resume production at the chemical plant. In recent weeks there had been only a few pickets at the Elm Street gate, where the violence flared just before 8 a.m. today.

Among those arrested were Joseph Rzesutek, 236 Rigg St., Oxford, president of Local 218, United Rubber Workers of America, and Dominic A. George of 33 Railroad Ave., Beacon Falls.

A Seymour man, Henry Hook, 167 West Church St., was freed in $20 bail. The others were released on their own recognizance.

Factor of Safety In Production Move Sparks Dispute At Uniroyal

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Factor Of Safety In Production Move Sparks Dispute At Uniroyal

Friday MAY 26, 1967

NAUGATUCK — Efforts by management personnel to produce what were termed defense sub-contract items at the Uniroyal Chemical Plant Thursday touched off a controversy with URW Local 218 over the question of safety.

An announcement by management Wednesday that it planned to produce the items also resulted in an effort by about 30 members of the local to bar management personnel from entering the plant Thursday morning.

After the management personnel entered the plant to begin production, members of the striking local circulated handbills around the borough questioning the decision to produce.

The handbills claimed that the personnel were “unfamiliar with the operating procedures and safety hazards involved” in the machines.

It was further added that “serious accidents have occurred with experienced operators in control of the equipment, and a full compliment of people who were fortunate enough to contain these hazards.”

John D. Evans, manager of the chemical plant, answered the safety charges with a statement that “at present, operations are limited in scope and are being achieved by crews completely familiar with all operating procedures and safety practices.

“In fact,” added Evans, “these (management) personnel are normally responsible for the training and direction of the regular operators.”

Local 218 hinged its complaint on the claim that “the operating of process equipment with inexperienced personnel and only a skeleton crew present a definite hazard to the townspeople . . . It exposes the citizens to the possibility of explosion or deadly gases being released to the atmosphere.”

Evans answered the charge that the safety of the borough was being jeapordized with the statement that “We consider the safety of all personnel in the plant as well as that of the residents—to be the first consideration of management in all decisions regarding operations regardless of circumstance.”

The early morning efforts to block the personnel from entering the plant resulted in the arrest of eight members of the local, although there was no shoving or pushing in the incident and no injuries were reported.

According to Evans, the purpose of the move to produce was to fulfill a sub-contract for a material which protects the plexiglass windshields of planes during shipment. The material, he added, would be used on planes destined for Vietnam.

While management personnel waited to enter the plant at about 7 a.m. Thursday, Police Capt. Joseph Summa read the riot act to the assembled pickets. The arrest of the eight union members followed, and they were taken to the police station in patrol cars.

All arrested were charged with breach of peace and released under the no cash bail program, except for Henry Hook, 167 West Church St., Seymour, who posted a $20 cash bond due to being arrested for the second time within six months. Hook had been arrested on the same charge during the scuffle with police and Local 45 pickets at the Maple St. Footwear Plant.

Others arrested were Rzeszutek, 45, 236 Riggs St., Oxford; Joseph P. Paplauskas, 46, 99 Gorman St.; Marcel H. Herbert, 39, 179 Tudor St., Waterbury; Robert Anderson, 37, 84 Svea Ave.; Dominic A. George, 55, 33 Railroad Ave., Beacon Falls; Tano Sanangelo, 53, 82 Pinehurst Ave., Waterbury and Albert R. Lestage, 37, 85 Vernon St., Waterbury.

Rzeszutek also said that he is considering asking the membership at their next meeting to no longer honor withdrawal cards of personnel who have salaried positions. Rzeszutek said the union considers these people “undesirable for readmittance to the local in the event they are removed from salary.”

In response to Rzeszutek’s statement, Plant Mgr. John Evans said that the union had been given ample notice that there would be some production on key items necessary to the defense effort in Vietnam. However, he declined to comment on the rest of the union local president’s statement.

Naugatuck Police Escort 200 Through Picket Line

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Naugatuck Police Escort 200 Through Picket Line

5-4-67

Other Picture, Page 13

Naugatuck police arrested 43 men this morning after a near-riot in front of the Maple Street gate of the struck Uniroyal plant in Naugatuck.

Police Capt. Joseph Summa said the struggle began about 7 a.m. when 200 supervisory personnel sought to cross a picket line to go to work.

An escort of 20 policemen formed a wedge to conduct them through the picket line.

The disturbance became so threatening that Summa three times read the “riot act.” To pickets in front of the gate he read sections of the statutes pertaining to rioting.

Cy Blanchard, vice president of Local 308, Chemical Workers of America, and Raymond Mengacci, vice president of Local 45, United Rubber Workers of America, were among the 3 arrested.

Three of those arrested were Seymour men:

Henry Hook, 37, of 167 West Church St.; Donald Miles, 33, of 84 Grand St., and John Sharkey, 37, of 17 Martha St.

All 43 were charged with breach of the peace and released on their own recognizance. They are to appear June 8 in Waterbury Circuit Court.

No serious injuries were reported, but one picket was taken to St. Mary’s hospital in Waterbury in a police ambulance.

He was suffering from a possible heart attack. He is Nunzio Finateri, 51, of Naugatuck.

After treatment at the hospital, Finateri was released.

Pickets also marched in front of City Hall. They taunted police with such charges as “wait until you want a raise,” how about protecting us,” “we pay taxes too,” “strike breaker,” and “you favor management.”

When Mayor Joseph Raytkwich arrived at City Hall, the strikers swarmed around his car. Police had to move in to protect him. The pickets were protesting the action of the police in arresting the pickets.

About 30 pickets were on duty in Beacon Falls. Although no police were in the vicinity of the Uniroyal plant, state troopers were out in force in the area of Route 8, available to move in if trouble developed.

Maple Street from Water to Church Streets has been closed by police to through traffic.

In Beacon Falls today there was no violence.

Local Uniroyal plants in Naugatuck and Beacon Falls have been strikebound since April 21, as have plants in Waterville, Waterbury, Bristol and elsewhere. Locally, some 5,000 workers are affected; the national total is about 50,000.

The union is seeking a wage increase, plus increased unemployment benefits and other fringe benefits.

The union stepped up its picketing yesterday at the local plants and elsewhere after the company announced that it would seek to resume the shipments of manufactured products today.

The company had not started shipping by noon today.

Naugatuck police said additional patrolmen brought in today to insure order among the 200 to 300 pickets swelled the number of police to 25.

Early today the pickets were warned to resume their orderly march, police said. But when some of them began pushing supervisory employes moving through the picket lines, the police moved in and arrested them.

In Washington, the administration has not yet become heavily involved in the two-week strike against Uniroyal (formerly U. S. Rubber), Firestone and B. F Goodrich. The Shelton and Derby B. F. Goodrich plants are not affected.

Rubber stockpiles are plentiful and no shortage is iminent.

43 Arrests

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43 Arrests

The following 43 persons were arrested by local police in today’s scuffle at the Maple St. entrance to UniRoyal’s Footwear Division.

Charles Butler, 49, Mulberry St., charged with interfering with police; all others are charged with breach of peace.

Walter M. Scott, 36, 230 Pembroke Ave., Francisco DaSilva, 47, 20 Tolles Sq.; Henry Hook, 37, 167 West Church St., Seymour; Donald Miles, 33, 84 Grand St., Seymour; John Sharkey, 37, 17 Martha St., Seymour; Cyrus Blanchard, vice-president of Local 218; Franklin Mazoroski, 39, 63 Lester Dr.; Michael Kalinoski, 49, 39 Fairchild St.

Austin C. Cross, 46, 18 Lynn Cir.; Hugh Garahan, 29, 21 Elmwood St.; John Cartello, 37, 19 Baldwin St.; Joseph Kaczkowski, 57, 106 Morris St.; Lee Mattocks, 37, 18 Winchester St., Waterbury; Harold Soucie, 40, 376 North Main St.; Clifford Owens, 57, Wooster St.

Alexander Zdonick, 41, 57 Johnson St.; Harry Chofey, 42, 13 Surrey Dr.; John M. DelGrosso, 41, 66 Greenwood St.; Carl Ostrom, 32, 928 New Haven Rd.; Joseph Faroni, 59, 39 Florence St.; Raymond Mengacci, vice-president Local 45; Albert Gomez, 38, 40 Cherry

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The pickets were firm about not letting any more members of management into the warehouse, a spokesman said. They will, however, allow those already inside to leave.

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The pickets were firm about
not letting any more members
of management into the ware-
house, a spokesman said. They
will however, allow those al-
ready inside to leave.

In addition to Mengacci, Blan-
chard, Pinho and Owens, those
arrested and released without
bond for Waterbury Circuit
Court appearance June 8 are:

Frank Rodrigues, 36, 119 Wal-
nut St.; John A. Gandolfo, 36,
Narcissus Rd., Middlebury;
Robert G. Irving, 23, 19 Lines
Hill Rd.; Ronnie J. Kezelevich,
23, 16 Melbourne Ct.; Robert J.
Mikulskis, 26, 29 Fern St.; Jo-
seph J. Foley, 40, 190 Cherry
St.; Michael Kalinoski, 49, 39
Fairchild St.; Franklin Mazu-
roski, 38, 63 Lester Dr., Water-
bury.

Charles J. Butler, 49, Mulber-
ry St., John Sharkey, 37, 17
Martha St., Seymour; Donald
Miles, 33, 84 Grand St., Sey-
mour; Henry Hook, 37, 167 West
Church St., Seymour; Francisco
DaSilva, 47, 20 Tolles Square;
Walter M. Scott, 36, 230 Pem-
broke Ave., Waterbury; James
R. Dowling, 23, 87 Quinn St.;
Guido Boschele, 56, Pond Hill
Rd.; Albert Gomez, 38, 40 Cher-
ry St., Waterbury.

James Faroni, 57, 39 Florence
St.; Joseph A. Sciarretto, 46, 19
Baldwin St.; Carl Ostrom, 32,
928 New Haven Rd.; John M.
Delcrosso, 41, 66 Greenwood St.;
Harry C. Chofey, 42, 13 Surrey
Dr.; Thomas Lagonick, 51,
Cande Rd.; William D. Mariano,
52, 31 Yale Ave., Middlebury.

John Brazil, 43, 51 Alma St.;
John Dillon, 57, 149 Wedgewood
Dr.; John Henao, 30, 194 Maple
St.; George Petro, 30, Bradley
Lane, Prospect; Nicholas Cesar-
ello, 53, 132 Norton St., Waterbu-
ry, Alexander Zdonick, 41, 57
Johnson St.; Harold Soucie, 40,
376 North Main St.; Lee Mat-
tocks, 37, 18 Winchester St.,
Waterbury; Joseph J. Kaczkow-
ski, 57, 106 Morris St.

John Cariello, 37, 19 Baldwin
St.; Hugh R. Garahan, 29, 21
Elmwood St.; Austin C. Cross,
46, 18 Lynn Circle; Ernest Kin-
sey, 31, 79 Dikeman St., Water-
bury; George C. Sporbert, 34, 19
Goss St., Waterbury; Earl C.
Matthews, 34, 8 Pond St.

Pickets Arrested

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Pickets Arrested

5-5-67 [handwritten notation]

NAUGATUCK—Among those arrested by the Naugatuck Police during the near riot Thursday at the gates of the Footwear Division, Uniroyal, were:

Raymond Mengacci, 47, 37 Fairchild St.; Cyrus J. Blanchard, 45, 46 Hill Road; Clifford Owens, 57, Wooster St.; Jose Pinho, 37, 129 Aetna St., all of Naugatuck.

Also: Frank Rodrigues, 36, 119 Walnut St., Naugatuck; John A. Gandolfo, 36, Narcissus Road, Middlebury; Robert G. Irving, 23, 19 Lines Hill Road; Ronnie J. Kezelevich, 23, 16 Melbourne Court; Robert J. Mikulsis, 26, 29 Fern St.; Joseph J. Foley, 40, 199 Cherry St.; Michael Kalinoski, 49, 39 Fairchild St.; Franklin Mazuroski, 38, 63 Lester Drive, and Charles J. Butler, 49, Mulberry Street, all of Naugatuck.

And: John Sharkey, 37, 17 Martha St., Seymour; Donald Miles, 33, 84 Grand St., Seymour; Henry Hook, 37, 167 W. Church St., Seymour; Francisco Da Silva, 47, 20 Tolles Square, Naugatuck; Walter M. Scott, 36, 230 Pembroke Ave., Waterbury; James R. Dowling, 23, 87 Quinn St., Naugatuck; Guido Boschele, 56, Pond Hill Road, Naugatuck, and Albert Gomez, 38, 40 Cherry St., Waterbury.

James Faroni, 57, 39 Florence St.; Joseph A. Sciarretto, 46, 19 Baldwin St.; Carl Ostrom, 32, 223 New Haven Road; John M. Delcrosso, 41, 66 Greenwood St.; Harry C. Chofey, 42, 13 Surrey Drive; Thomas Lagonick, 51, Candee Road, all of Naugatuck.

And: William D. Mariano, 52, 31 Yale Ave., Middlebury; John Brazil, 43, 51 Alma St.; John Dillon, 57, 149 Wedgewood Drive; John Henao, 30, 194 Maple St., all of Naugatuck; George Petro, 30, Bradley Lane, Prospect; Nicholas Cesarello, 53, 132 Norton St., Waterbury; Lee Mattocks, 37, 18 Winchester St., Waterbury, and Joseph J. Kaczkowski, 57, 106 Morris St., Naugatuck.

Alexander Zdonick, 41, 57 Johnson St.; Harold Soucie, 40, 376 N. Main St.; John Cariello, 37, 19 Baldwin

rahan, 29, 21 Elmwood St.; Austin C. Cross, 46, 18 Lynn Circle; Earl C. Matthews, 34, 8 Pond St., all of Naugatuck; Ernest Kinsey, 31, 79 Dikeman St., Waterbury, and George C. Sporbert, 34, 19 Goos St., Waterbury.

The arrested men, all members of the United Rubber Workers Union, AFL-CIO, were released without bond and will appear in the Waterbury Circuit Court, June 8.

Hugh R. Ga-

Strike Violence Flares For Second Day At Uniroyal Plant

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Strike Violence Flares For Second Day At Uniroyal Plar

New Haven Reg. MAY 3, 1969

Register Photos by Stuart Langer

Violence, which began Thursday at the strikebound Naugatuck footwear plant of Uniroyal, continued today as 21 arrests were made. At left, Raymond Mengacci, vice president of Local 45, United Rubber Workers, with bullhorn urges striking employes to allow male office workers through the plant gates this morning. At right, office workers begin marching toward the company gates after waiting on the Naugatuck Green while company and union officials conferred about allowing them to enter. Some 25 policemen rushed between them and the strikers to prevent fighting. (Story on Page 1).

William Battles of Waterbury is dragged away from the Maple Street plant at Uniroyal by police after fighting broke out there today when strikers prevented office employes from crossing picket lines. Battles, who was charged with breach of peace by assault, was later taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, where he was treated and released.

Pickets Arres

NAUGATUCK—Among those arrested by the Naugatuck Police during the near riot Thursday at the gates of the Footwear Division, Uniroyal, were:

Raymond Mengacci, 47, 37 Fairchild St.; Cyrus J. Blanchard, 45, 46 Hill Road, Clifford Owens, 57, Wooster St.; Jose Pinho, 37, 129 Aetna St., all of Naugatuck.

Also: Frank Rodrigues, 36, 119 Walnut St., Naugatuck; John A. Gandolfo, 36, Narcissus Road, Middlebury; Robert G. Irving, 23, 19 Lines Hill Road; Ronald Kezelevich, 23, 16 Melbourne Court; Robert J. Mikulsis, 26, 29 Fern St.; Joseph J. Foley, 40, 190 Cherry St.; Michael Kalinoski, 49, 29 Fairchild St.; Franklin Mazuroski, 38, 63 Lester Drive, and Charles J. Butler, 49, Mulberry Street, all of Naugatuck.

And: John Sharkey, 37, 17 Martha St., Seymour; Donald Miles, 33, 84 Grand St., Seymour; Henry Hook, 37, 167 W. Church St., Seymour; Francisco Da Silva, 47, 20 Tolles Square, Naugatuck; Walter M. Scott, 36, 230 Pembroke Ave., Waterbury; James R. Dowling, 23, 87 Quinn St., Naugatuck; Guido Boschele, 55, Prout Hill Road, Naugatuck, and Albert Gomez, 38, 40 Cherry St., Waterbury.

James Faroni, 57, 39 Florence St.; Joseph A. Sciarretto, 46, 19 Baldwin St.; Carl Ostrom, 32, 628 New Haven Road; John M. Delcrosso, 41, 66 Greenwood St.; Harry C. Chofey, 42, 13 Surrey Drive; Thomas Lagonick, 51, Candee Road, all of Naugatuck.

And: William D. Mariano, 52, 31 Yale Ave., Middlebury; John Brazil, 43, 51 Alma St.; John Dillon, 57, 149 Wedgewood Drive; John Henan, 30, 194 Maple St., all of Naugatuck; George Petro, 30, Bradley Lane, Prospect; Nicholas Cesarello, 53, 122 Norton St., Waterbury; Lee Mattocks, 37, 18 Winchester St., Waterbury, and Joseph J. Kaczkowski, 57, 106 Morris St., Naugatuck.

Alexander Zdonick, 41, 57 Johnson St.; Harold Soucie, 40, 376 N. Main St.; John Cariello, 37, 19 Baldwin St.; Hugh R. Ga-

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SanAngelo, 53, 82 Pinehurst
Ave., Waterbury; Dominic A.
George, 55, 33 Railroad Ave.,
Beacon Falls; Robert Ander-
son, 37, 84 Svea Ave.; Joseph
P. Paplauskas, 46, 99 Gorman
St.; Joseph Rzeszutek, 45, 236
Riggs St., Oxford; Marcel H.
Herbert, 39, 179 Tudor St., Wa-
terbury; and Henry Hook, no age
given, 167 West Church St.,
Seymour. Hook posted a $20
cash bond.