James Brown

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36 Get 25 Year Service Awards

In a presentation held in the office of Jim Cronin, Factory Manager, thirty six employees were honored for their long careers with Uniroyal Chemical. Eleven of the group were made new members of the Twenty Five Years Service Club, the others were advanced to the Forty Year, Thirty-Five Year, and Thirty Year groups.

During the past year 157 employees from the plant’s manufacturing operations joined the Twenty Five Club as new members. Membership in it is now 694 . . . roughly one half of the people at the Naugatuck location.

40 Years
Albert Enamait
David Rappe (retired)
Andrew Smey (retired)

35 Years
William Krayeski (retired)
William Lannon
William Maguire
Stanley Mazanski
James Miaski
Michael Patrick

30 Years
Victor Adamski Harold Piascik(retired)
James Brown George Pohorilak
Frank Chiodo Charles Reich
Raymond Frank Frank Siemenski
George Gudauskas Eugene St. John
Americo Henriques
Nicholas Krenitsky
Manuel Leca
James Loman
Robert Mariano
Raymond Mulcahy

25 Years New Members
Anthony Bilcz (retired)
Mildred Finsel
Addis Hillery
Clarence Hiser (retired)
Margaret Holliday
Edward Niski (retired)
Ralph Pilbro (retired)
Earle Root
Kermit Snyder
Florian Taranovich (retired)
Laurentino Terra

One of the three women new members to join the club, Mildred Finsel, is congratulated by Jim Cronin. From left are Frank Siemenski, Americo Henriques, Florian Taranovich, William Lannon, Nicholas Krenitsky, M. Finsel, Michael Patrick, Cronin, Ralph Pilbro, Anthony Bilcz, and Earle Root.

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Receiving awards from Jim Cronin are from left: James Miaski, Eugene St. John, Raymond Frank, Kermit Snyder, Victor Adamski, Laurentino Terra, Cronin, Addis Hillery, George Gudauskas, George Pohorilak, James Brown, William Maguire and Frank Chiodo.

Less Dimples More Flight

By reducing the number of dimples from 336 to 252 and arranging them in a special pattern, Uniroyal has been able to improve the lift and trajectory of a new golf ball that has the latest high energy rubber center and the finest golf ball winding thread available.

The new Uniroyal 252 — just introduced to golf players — also breaks with. the past because of its Surlyn cover which replaces the standard balata cover and increases the ball’s durability.

Alcoholism Third Fatal Illness

Alcoholism is today one of the most disastrous illnesses in America. In fatality it is officially listed as Number 3, ranking next to heart failure and cancer.

In terms of human misery it easily ranks as Number 1, for the illness brings agony and suffering not only to the patient himself but to all who share his life, whether in family, in work associations, or in the community in which he lives.

Dreadful as unrehabilitated alcoholism is, Alcoholics Anonymous is today the most effective treatment of it. In future issues of CHEM-TEXTS the success of AA in the treatment of alcoholism will be discussed.

Tire Plant To Triple Radial Production

Uniroyal announced the start of production of steel belted radial ply tires at the Opelika, Ala. plant as part of an overall conversion program that will triple the current production rates for this new tire by the end of 1973.

In addition to the Opelika plant, the Company produces steel belted radials at the Detroit plant and in Ardmore, Okla., which is the only plant in the U.S. designed specifically for them.

With the completion of the Opelika program, Uniroyal will have invested more than $100 million for this type of tire in the U.S.

The Company has produced more steel belted radials, worldwide, than any other American tire manufacturer.

By 1977, more than 80% of the nation’s new cars and more than one-half of all replacement tires sold, will be steel belted radial ply construction.

JA Sets Up

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program is to give high school students actual experience and to develop an understanding of the basic economic concepts on which a business operates.

Each officer has a specific accountability for the success of the company’s operation. Most of them have had little business training prior to the formation of the company, but experience has proved that they can build a business from scratch and turn it into a profitable venture.

Uniroyal Chemical Advisors to the company are Randolph Porter, Michael True, Cheryl McMahon, Thomas Reynolds and Thomas Schmidt.

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“He’s from Brooklyn.”

Letters To The Plant

Dear Mr. Shaw:

On behalf of our Social Action Committee and everyone of our people who attended the tour of your pollution control facilities on Sunday, I offer thanks to everyone concerned. We had two excellent guides, ready with both patience and wit.

In this day so obviously concerned with pollution control, it is my opinion and that of our Social Action Committee that too often we easily condemn those who do nothing and we are mighty sparing with praise for those who do something. On Sunday afternoon we had an opportunity to praise and not condemn and, indeed, Uniroyal does deserve appreciation for its efforts to enhance our environment.

Again, thank you for the “above and beyond” effort to inform interested citizens of your work on pollution control.

Sincerely yours,

Rev. Albert F. Ciarcia

First Treasurer Retires

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New Research Laboratory Studies Pollution Causes

Dr. Jim Brown, left, discusses results of Microbiology Sensitivity Test with, from left, Dr. Dave Liu, Irwin Prager, Suren Semonian, and Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research and Development. The test assigns the sensitivity levels of the microrganisms used in the biological secondary treatment process.

by Dr. Jim Brown

If chemistry causes pollution, chemistry should be able to solve the problems of pollution.

This is the philosophy behind the new Pollution Abatement Laboratory recently opened by the Research & Development department near the Tire Gate entrance.

The $70,000 structure, which

Oliveira, The Music Man

As a hobby, Joe Oliveira, one of the plant’s carpenters, makes violins and is also an accomplished violinist. Joe uses special treated maple and spruce wood in his violins, which are worth $500 to $600 each.

Two of the six violins he has made over the years are used by his two sons. One plays first violin in the Houston, Texas Symphony and the other is a concert violinist in New York.

It takes Joe about 70 hours to make a violin.

On many an evening during dinner, Joe and his wife listen to the recordings of their sons’ violin music, knowing that the beautiful sounds come from an instrument he created.

will cost approximately $100,000 a year to operate, is equipped with all the necessary equipment for performing water and waste stream analyses in support of our more consolidated work in all aspects of pollution abatement for the Chemical division plants. The laboratory will be the center of all divisional activities in water and air pollution control, ranging from pilot scale biological treatment systems and toxicological evaluations of the effects of various materials on aquatic life to developing specialized chemical engineering unit operation techniques for pretreating difficult-to-handle liquid wastes.

65 Chemicals Surveyed

One of the group’s most re-

Group Tops 750,000 lbs. No Rejects

by Bill Broden

On January 1, Strong Scott operators, Henriques Marques, Tony Rebelo, and Harry Searl started a production run of BIK and BIK-OT which resulted in over 750,000 lbs. of the chemicals without a reject for quality. The long run ended on June 10 when the first batch in 5 1/2 months was off-spec.

Both chemicals have presented serious quality problems over the years because of their reaction to humidity changes which affected the Grinding operation.

Previously, it was not rare for a batch to be off-spec and the materials had to be reprocessed which greatly increased the cost of the products and reduced or eliminated their profit.

According to Jim Cravo, Foreman of 73 Bldg., “It burned us up to work so hard and see our efforts wasted. One day we put our heads together and with technical assistance from the Process Engineer on the job we tried some new approaches to the problem and achieved this turnaround in quality improvement. Our real challenge now is to top the 1,000,000 lbs. mark.”

Jim Gatling performs an analysis test for mixed liquor suspended solids and mixed liquor volatile suspended solids to determine the total solid content and the determination of the number of organisms in the activated sludge.

cent accomplishments was a comprehensive survey of 65 chemical processes to establish present waste loadings and flows, and to pinpoint major, individual sources of pollution within the plant. Further, the survey served to locate and define areas for reduction in waste, recycling possibilities, and product recovery. Much of this information is required for the safe and efficient operation of the new biological secondary treatment plant which is now being constructed by the Boro of Nau-

Cafeteria Remodeled

Remodeling of the Synthetic Cafeteria was recently completed. Attractively redecorated with new floral design drapery, bright ceiling lights, and colorful chair coverings, the dining room matches eating places in the area.

The cafeteria is in Bldg. 1.

Profits (cont’d. from page 1)

compared with the previous record of $817,538,000, last year.

Net income for the six months period was $26,104,000, equivalent to 88 cents a common share, and represented a gain of 15% compared with the $22,709,000, or 78 cents a share, reported last year.

Division Sales Off

Sales and earnings for the Chemical division were down for the first six months of the year, still running considerably below last year’s figures.

Sales in chemicals were below budget and face severe price competition from domestic and foreign products.

Recently we lost one of our major Naugapol customers which hurt sales of this product.

Generally the profits of Reclaim, Colloids and Naugapol are not in a good position.

Jack Paul examines the activated sludge under the microscope to identify the organisms present in the material.

gatuck. The Chemical plant is contributing $1,500,000 to the construction of this facility. The Chemical plant is also building a $3,000,000 liquid waste pretreatment (primary) plant in the south reclaim yard, which is scheduled for completion in De-

Curt Rice performs a Chemical Oxygen Demand analysis test to measure organic content of waste water.

cember 1972.

Tour Scheduled

A tour of the lab was conducted for plant personnel in September to see the facilities and how the work of the group is helping the plant achieve its environmental control program.

Quiet Summer For Residents

New silencer controls noise of compressor in power plant. The loud vibration from the compressor caused noise pollution for employees and neighbors. Checking operation of silencer are from left, Bill Maguire, George Arndt, and Joe Mambrino.

by George Arndt

Last summer the noise pollution caused by cycle pulsations in the intake piping on one of the 1000 CFM air compressors of the power plant brought numerous complaints from the East Side residents of Naugatuck.

The noise problem was recently stopped by the installation of a new high-efficiency silencer normally used in critical

“noise problem locations” such as hospital areas.

A complete revision of the present facility, changes in the intake and discharge piping, and improvements in the compressor foundation as recommended by Habekost Engineering, Inc., Compressor Consultants, eliminated the noise problem.

Since the installation, no complaints have been received from the Naugatuck residents on the East Side of the town.

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$21,000 Unit…

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than previously made at the plant.

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

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

[IMAGE: Industrial facility/equipment]

United Givers

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

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

DEPARTMENT BREAKDOWN

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

53 employees suffered head injuries in the plant during 1970.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appointments Announced

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

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

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

Mother To Five Calves

[IMAGE: Man with calf]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

The past month or so I have been busy reviewing plans for our 1971 operating budget. If I were to share those costs in detail with you, I’m sure you would be discouraged by the ever-increasing cost of doing business.

Looking beyond the wage and benefit increases granted in the recently completed master contract negotiations, giving consideration to continued merit recognition of salaried personnel and improved salary employee benefits, we face added costs in terms of raw materials, supplies and utilities.

For example, the electric company has asked the Public Utilities Commission to grant a 10% rate hike. The water company has requested the Commission for approval to increase its rates by 25%. Regulations coming into effect in 1971 on the use of low sulfur fuel point to record oil prices for operating our boilers. Increased spending for pollution abatement will add to an already burdened budget.

Realizing that increased costs cannot be merely passed along to the customer, because in reality its the value of the product to the customer that sets its price in the market place, it is apparent that we can’t meet 1971 costs with old-fashioned ideas and methods.

We need new imagination and creativity directed toward greater productivity, higher quality, and, in general, excellence and efficiency in every phase of our work. We need the individual and group dedication to face these challenges as “our jobs”, not as “this is your job, that’s my job”. As I see it, everyone of us is on the first team, there is no “second string”, it’s up to all of us to “really put out” all of the time.

Sincerely,

[Signature]

John D. Evans

JAROY Returns 10% On $1.00

[IMAGE: Photo showing Mary Kevit, left, named JA secretary of the year, shows Jaroy financial report to Joann Niski, president, as advisors Ted Lainas, left, and Jim Brown look on.]

By Jim Brown and Ted Lainas

Jaroy, Inc., Uniroyal Chemical’s sponsored Junior Achievement Company completed a highly successful year. The company returned a 10 cent dividend to all stockholders after paying taxes, salaries, wages, raw materials’ cost, office rent and costs for manufacturing equipment.

The company completed its operations last month and sent the dividend plus the original $1 stock purchase to each of its stockholders, a 10% return on their investment. Included in the stockholder’s report were the board of directors, a liquidation report, an organization chart, a sales report and an operations and balance statement. Sales for the firm amounted to $586.

At the Junior Achievement annual dinner, Jaroy was voted runner-up “Company of the year.” Mary Kevit, the secretary of Jaroy, was voted “Secretary of the year”; and June Murray was voted runner-up for “Sales Vice President of the year.” These awards represented a distinctive honor since the competition included officers from 35 other companies in the Naugatuck–Waterbury area.

Jaroy’s officers, who led the firm to a successful year consisted of a woman management team, juniors and seniors at Naugatuck High School.

Advisors to Jaroy, Inc. were Jim Brown and Ted Lainas.

Computers Help Keep Customers

[IMAGE: Kirk Kirkendall, now plant dispatcher, codes information on a bill of lading which will be keypunched for computerized freight payment system, while Mike Banik watches. On phone is Ray Frank, plant traffic manager.]

by Ray Frank

Computers at EMIC are now helping us to select the best way to ship our products to improve customer service by prompt delivery of their orders.

The new computerized system determines the cost of the shipment; pays the freight charges to conform with ICC regulatons; and reduces transportation costs. ICC rules require payment of freight bills within 4 days if shipped by rail, and 7 days if shipped by truck.

On outbound freight, the computers type the hundreds of checks previously handled individually by the accounts payable department.

Each month the “think” machines provide vital information to the sales, accounting and traffic departments on customers’ purchases, products sold, and the pounds ordered. The system also gives a monthly and a year-to-date record of the tonnage and revenue of each carrier. The computers also catch duplicate payments of freight charges.

Feeding accurate statistics to the computer is essential to schedule shipments promptly and selection of the proper carrier.

[IMAGE: George Holzer checks accuracy of statistics to be fed to computer.]

Responsible for coding the bills of lading are Al Juliano and Jim Sadik. George Holzer, recently transferred from the plant’s traffic department to EMIC feeds the coded cards into the computer which types the freight payments and memorizes the information for future use.

Use of the computers is another step forward to improve customer service and to reduce shipping costs to stay competitive in the chemical market.

[IMAGE: The stack of checks on Charlie Terninko’s desk will be made out by the IBM computer. Don Turner, standing, watches Charlie make out one of the hundreds handled by the accounting department.]

Almost everyone knows some of Parkinson’s Laws, including “expenses always rise to meet income.”

Along comes The Peter Principle which includes “every person rises to his level of incompetence.”

There is also Murphy’s Law which states “if anything can go wrong–it will.”

Safety On And Off The Job

[IMAGE: Even the great Casey Stengel didn’t last 20 years as a manager. But Bob Shortt, safety manager for the Chemical plant, has managed in the Little Leagues since 1950. Above, Bob gives first aid treatment to one of his star players, practicing safety off the job. (photo by M. Makoski)]

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

During most of the 1960’s, in fact until about mid-1969, our plant has operated in what Jim Cronin has called an “oversold” position. In other words, we were operating all out to produce every pound we could, to meet our customers’ requirements.

In 1969 the situation changed to what can be called an “undersold” position, which means we can produce more than the customer needs. This fairly abrupt change from what had become an established way of operating has affected the way all of us do our jobs. Basically, under these conditions all of us have to make better decisions faster in order to be responsive to the customers’ needs at the moment.

Considering the general decline in business activity in the markets we serve, the high cost of money, the “undersold” capacity of domestic competition and increasing foreign competition, I expect that these conditions will continue well into 1970. Therefore, it becomes even more important that we be as flexible to change as possible. Under these circumstances what we did yesterday isn’t important. What is important, is what we do right now to meet a new opportunity.

All of us have expressed individual pride in the flexibility of our plant – men and machinery alike – to do the job, whatever the requirements. Now if we really have this flexibility, and I believe we do, it seems to me that the economic climate of 1970 plays right into our hands.

I’m confident we can and will meet these demands regardless of how difficult they may be.

Sincerely,

John

John D. Evans

Jaroy Inc. Enjoys Brisk Sales

Jaroy, Inc. officers sell stock to Uniroyal Chemical employees. From left to right are John Evans, Factory Manager; Jill Subataitis, President of Jaroy; Harry Witt, Synthetic Production Superintendent; Joe Rzeszutek, President URW Local 218; Ted Lainas; Jim Brown; Ron Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager; and Jo Ann Niski, Purchasing Agent.

by Ted Lainas

Jaroy, Junior Achievement of Uniroyal, is a small company with big goals. On its first day of sales, the company sold every product made during the past months.

Jaroy is a Junior Achievement company sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical, and consists of Naugatuck High School students and one Achiever from Holy Cross High.

The basic principle of the JA program is to give high school students real business experience and to help them develop an accurate understanding of the economic factors that make the free enterprise system work.

Issues Stock For Capital

The company issues and sells stock for its operating capital. This money is used to buy raw materials, tools, pay rent, heat, and light bills, and other expenditures to operate the business. Jaroy pays regular salaries, and taxes, carries insurance, and pays dividends to stockholders from any profits made.

Living Economics

Economics can be a difficult subject, especially when taught from a textbook and by lectures. In Junior Achievement, the student puts into practice what is taught in school about complicated practices and theories. Be-

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Trucks Get Safety Belts

by Bob Shortt

Safety belts are being installed in all plant trucks for safety protection for plant drivers as a result of a survey by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory of Cornell University.

For a long time, the trucking industry had questioned the value of safety belts in trucks because of the floating seat drivers used for comfort, but the survey results indicate otherwise.

A study of 243 truck accidents showed the frequency of door openings in trucks to be double the frequency of door openings in 1963 model automobiles. The frequency of truck driver ejection was shown to be about double the frequency of driver ejections from recent model automobiles. The rate of dangerous or fatal injuries for ejected truck drivers was four times as high as for non-ejected truck drivers. Therefore, it is believed

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Presley Joines, a driver for Synthetic Materials Handling shows safety belt installed in new plant truck to John Metesky, right. Seat belts provide extra safety protection for our drivers.

At left of photo is conveyor to carry scrap tires to grinder. Employee’s head barely missed the steel prong of the conveyor as he fell backwards. (Conveyor prongs were retouched to show them more clearly).

Man Slips . . .

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injuries. Training and education programs, installation of safer equipment, and repairs are continually being made to improve safety.

In the final analysis, however, Safety is the responsibility of every employee. Unless he has a safety attitude, performs his job safely, wears the proper safety clothing and equipment and avoids taking chances, accidents and injuries will continue to happen.

55,200 persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 1968, an increase of 4% over 1967.

Foremen’s Club Changes Name And By-Laws

by Lou Kaiser

By a high margin vote, the Uniroyal Chemical Foremen’s Club changed its name to the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club.

The new by-laws open membership to all male salaried personnel. Members of the Divisional staff are now eligible for the Club but are not eligible to hold office.

Dues were increased from $6 to $8 yearly.

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Prize Cattle Raised at Oxford

per Ernie Scheller

Filet mignon. Sirloin steak. Prime rib beef. These choice meat cuts may soon appear on the menu of the Synthetic plant cafeteria.

Twenty-six pure bred polled (born without horns) Hereford calves are being raised at the Oxford Project. Recently, Ernie Scheller, Superintendent of Uniroyal Farms weighed the calves and they surpassed the Maryland average beef weight for calves. The 26 calves averaged 440 lbs. per animal which is above average for their age.

Beau Perfect, Sire

The goal of the Oxford Farm is to develop a top breeding herd for prize showing and choice table beef, and to produce the best herd of cattle in the country.

Beau Perfect is owned jointly with the University of Maryland. Beau Perfect is stretchy, muscular, and off-the-ground, all essential for a top sire according to Scheller.

Our other herd sire, Pawnee Domino, has also shown promise and we have high hopes for his offspring.

Top Man In U.S.

As manager of Tranquility Farms, Ernie had the highest milk production in the country for 50-100 cows’ class. Each cow in the herd produced 19,213 lbs. of milk which is an exceptionally high production rate for this number of cows. Ernie received national fame for his records; and his outstanding achievements in the cattle industry were featured in newspapers and magazines.

Friend Of Eisenhower and Senator Gore

Ernie was a guest of President Eisenhower at his Gettysburg Farm in Pennsylvania. The former President had sought Ernie’s advice on improving his milk herd.

He is a friend of Senator Gore of Tennessee whom he has met at several beef sales

“Got to eat as well as the herd” Earnie said as he helped himself to a healthy dish of spaghetti.

and has been invited by the Senator to visit his farm where he raises beef cattle.

Raised In Orphanage

Born in New Haven, Ernie was raised at the Warburg Orphan Farm School, where he met his wife, Elizabeth. “I didn’t like him at all” she said, “while we were at the orphanage. But, I met him many years later at a friend’s home, and a year later married him”.

At the Farm School, Ernie only 17 years old assumed full charge of the farm operations. After he left Warburg, he became manager of several

top farms in the Connecticut area.

Reports To New York

Scheller works under Norman Gouldin, Managing Director of Uniroyal’s Rubber Plantation division. He makes periodic trips to “1230” to report on the status of the herd and the farm. Like all managers, Ernie has a budget and must account for the expenditures and the finances of the operation. Head of the Oxford Project is Bill Norton, who once held the position of Controller at the Naugatuck plant.

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cause the group is small, the student is not afraid to ask and ask questions until he understands the theories of economics.

Concerned About Safety Rules

Like our own plant, the company is deeply concerned about safety. Accidents do not happen. They are caused by someone who is careless, and who cares less than he should about his own safety and that of his fellow employees.

Women Officers Run Company

Jaroy is an unusual firm with 6 of its top officers, women. Officers of the firm are Jill Subataitis, President; Eugenia Arnold, Sales Vice President; George Ashman, Manufacturing Vice President; June Murray, Asst. Sales Vice President; Dibbie Caron, Secretary; Darlene White, Treasurer; Jerry DeHippolytes, Safety Director; Robert Taggett, R&D Chairman; Jo Ann Niski, Purchasing Agent. Other members of the firm are Susan Alves, Terry Cilfone, Mary Kevit, Terri Huntley, Nancy Monahan, Lisa Rossi, Kevin Healey, Greg Lainas, Irene Frederiks, Darlene Fenn, David Day, and Gail Murray.

The advisors from Uniroyal Chemical are Jerry Lambiotte, Kiran Shah, Jim Brown and Ted Lainas.

Alcohol is involved in at least half of all fatal motor vehicle accidents.

In Connecticut, you can lose your license from 3 to 6 months for driving under the influence of liquor.

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than about what others are saying, and we never listen when we are eager to speak.

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The twenty-six calves average 400 lbs. per animal which is above average for their age of seven months.

Smerekanych, St. John, Andrew, Harvey Retire

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Walter Andrew retired from the Mechanical department after 37 years. Congratulating Andrew are left to right, Bill Rek, foreman, Andrew, Marty O’Brien, and Adolph Mikelenas.

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Bob Harvey, a pipefitter in the Synthetic machine shop, retired after nearly 28 years service. Congratulating Bob are, left to right, James Brown, Foreman; Charlie Roland, Local 308 V.P.; Al Matulionis, Harvey, Hank Yacek, and Babe Lavorgna.

Metro Smerekanych retired after 36 years of service. He held the position of Mechanical Trades Foreman at the time of his retirement.

Ray St. John retired after nearly 27 years’ service. Ray held the position of a certified machinist at the Synthetic plant.

He was a member of the 25 Year Club.

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Brains And Beauty Match Brains And Brawn

Arnold Nori questions statement by George Baktis, standing. Members of group are from left: Nori, Manuel Paiva, Lloyd McCoy, Mike Patrick, Baktis and Dick Valentine.

Surrounded by seventeen men at SSTP session Anna Radowich discusses point with group. From left are Don Bates, Bob Slaughter, Anna, Les Opdyke, Jan Baclawski and Hank Drummer.

Humor interrupts seriousness of session in group, from left, of Tom Ennis, Kirk Kirkendall, Jim Loman, Don Cowan, Bob Burns, and Frank Lynch who were participants in the second SSTP program.

No Lost Time Accidents During May

by Sal Aloise

During May, there were no lost time accidents in the plant. This is the fifth month of the year to date that a lost time accident has not occurred, a reflection of a greater safety awareness on the part of all employees. There were some close calls but fortunately people were wearing the proper safety equipment which prevented serious injury to them or fellow employees.

Eight Serious Injuries

Eight employees suffered serious injuries during May: 3 lacerations; 2 strains; 2 fractures; and 1 burn. One injury occurred in chemical production; three in reclaim production; three in the synthetic plant; and one in research and development.

1970 An Improvement

As of May 31, 1970, only two lost time accidents occurred compared to nine in 1969 for the same period, an improvement in safety performance.

29 serious injuries have taken place as of May 31 which is an increase of 5 over 1969’s performance.

A continuing concern for safety, on and off-the-job, will protect all of us from accidents in the plant, at home and on the road, and prevent unfortunate accidents that hurt us personally or our family.

Keds® Grasshoppers.® “Molto Superbe!”

We asked a famous Italian shoe designer to give us his opinion of Keds Grasshoppers Sandals. Here is a more-or-less literal interpretation of his comments: “Any woman who is a woman should fall in love with new Grasshoppers. How superb! So many delightful colors and styles! Really fantastic! And they don’t cost much. Yes, all women are beautiful. So are all Grasshoppers!”

Ring Around

Picnics Planned

by Dick Keenan

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club plans a number of activities for the summer months.

On Tuesday, June 16, a picnic at Noble’s Grove; on Thursday, July 16, a Family Picnic at Holiday Hill; and on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the season ends with a picnic at Noble’s Grove.

A father-son night at Shea Stadium for a New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds baseball game is planned for Friday, August 21.

The Club needs volunteers for cooks and bartenders at each picnic, with or without experience. Contact Dick Keenan, Ext. 506, to volunteer your services.

Anna Radowich, a distaff member of the Research and Development Department, matched beauty and brains at the second session of the Supervisory Skills Training Program with seventeen foremen and supervisors.

The sessions, which are held outsde the plant for

Bachinsky, Bill Leary, Frank Janus, Jim Sadik, Cliff German, George Rzeszutek, Frank Rodriquez, Mike Jasman, Al Lanouette, Bill Connelly, Dave Nelson, Ed Runowicz, John Honyotski, Bob Cronin, Mike Chmielewski, Leon Evon, Lynn Anderson, Sam Gesseck, Walt Budd.

Jan Baclawski attempts to persuade Anna Radowich on course of action to take but she doesn’t seem convinced. Listing from left are Bob Slaughter, Anna, Les Opdyke, Hank Drummer and Baclawski.

uninterrupted concentration, provide foremen and supervisors the opportunity to discuss actual and theoretical plant situations and to exchange ideas on new ways to perform jobs more effectively.

The mixture of youth and age; theory and experience; research and production; and different levels of management provide an invaluable base for communications, understanding, and insight into people-to-people relationships and the need for innovation and new approaches to plant methods of operation.

Programs are scheduled to continue for the year to give foremen and supervisors an opportunity to participate in the SSTP sessions.

Attending recent sessions were Sam Gillette, Jim Cravo, Joe McKee, Dolphi Gabriel, Frank Magnanimo, Pete Thomas, Jim Brown, Leo Napiello, Walt Miller, George

Angelo Soares, Norton DePinho, Jim Carroll, Rod Ashby, Evo Gabriel, Julius Rek, Stan Korpusik, Mike Banik, Matty Osiecki, Andy Perella, Al Ladyga, Dave DaVia, Carl Wehmann, Pat Petti, Milk Mokoski, Tom Harrison, Rocco Magnanimo, Felix Rimkoski, and Al Manzi.

Director of the SSTP program is Bob Krause.

The average taxpayer began working for himself on May 9.

Up to that date he worked just to pay his federal, state and local taxes, according to tax experts of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

It is estimated that the average taxpayer works 2 hours and 49 minutes out of an 8 hour day to pay all of his tax bills.

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