James Carroll

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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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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Signature]

3 Women Officers Named

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

by Marjorie Lasky

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

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

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

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

28 Patents Awarded Employees

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

by C. Gates and F. Hirtler

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

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

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

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

$6000

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

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

$250 to $1500 Awards

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

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

Booklets Available

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

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

Patents Important

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

3 Requirements

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

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

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

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

New Law Promotes First Aid

by Bob Shortt

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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.

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Unions Elect Officers

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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

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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-

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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

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[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

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[PHOTO: Construction site view]

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

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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.

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United Givers

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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

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

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

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

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

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$150,000 Gift To Hospital

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Air Pollution Control

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

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

Scrubbers Control Odors

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

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

Groups Study Problems

Immediate remedial action is being taken by an

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

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

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

Every Employee Can Help

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

Program Set Up

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

Still Have Problems

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

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

Watts, Lokites Retire

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

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

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

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

Explorers Tour Reclaim Plant

by Pete Gucciardo

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

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

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

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

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

Chemical Highest Taxpayer

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

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

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

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New Plant Entrance Nears Completion Plant’s Security Is Tightened Up.

The all glass enclosed, new front to Building 84 gives an impressive approach to the plant’s main entrance. Construction of the new building is practically complete except for a few minor details.

The building contains a new reception room for visitors to the plant where plant personnel can meet with them in more congenial surroundings to conduct business, or if necessary, escort them into the plant.

Plant security has been tightened considerably by moving the guard station from Building 75 to the new control center. Guards will be on duty at the Main gate on a 24 hour, daily basis to monitor all vehicles and visitors entering the plant. The glass enclosure provides maximum visibility for the guard to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the plant.

Two turnstiles are located at the main gate. To enter, an employee must insert a magnetized pass to operate the turnstile. Both turnstiles operate without passes in the exit direction to reduce congestion during shift changes.

If an employee forgets his pass, the guard will request identification before allowing entry into the plant. Other turnstiles are situated at the Tire and Synthetic plant entrances.

Besides tighter security control, the new building is another step in the plant’s continuing modernization and improvement program. In recent months several plant buildings have been painted and improved, providing a cleaner and better work atmosphere.

Karl Pittner of the plant engineering department supervised the project. In charge of the electrical system was Jim Carroll.

Doug Miller, engineering superintendent for the plant, and Karl Pittner, project engineer, inspect the new front entrance to the plant.

Paula Auclair, right, uses magnetic pass to “open” turnstile. John Titley shows how gate operates without pass on exit.

Jim Carroll, left, of the engineering department checks the console as Jim Walsh, control station watchman, observes the light indicators.

New Product Made Here

by Bob Mazaika

A new chemical, Antioxidant 439, a nonstaining antioxidant, started production recently in Building 28. The chemical is used in latex for foamed underlay cushioning under carpets. It is also used as a stabilizer in synthetic rubber to protect the rubber in storage and shipping.

The new antioxidant, which prevents the staining or discoloration of latex and rubber products, should help improve the division’s position in the rubber industry. Sales of the new product are expected to double in the next five years.

Frank O’Shea, of the Research and Development Department, was awarded a patent for the new chemical.

Scrubbers Reduce Air Odors

by Ernst Krauss

As part of the plant’s continuing pollution control program a new scrubber was installed in Bldg. 100 to reduce hydrogen sulfide and other odors from discharge into the air.

The scrubber washes the fumes with a caustic water solution, and hence eliminates the emission of foul odors into the air.

A second scrubber was installed in Bldg. 109 where Polygard® is manufactured. The scrubber eliminates the phenolic odors previously discharged into the air. It also provides better ventilation in the building, improving working conditions for the operators.

Rod Ashby of the plant’s engineering department was project engineer.

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