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The First Six Months…

Another summer vacation is upon us and most of us are looking forward to some well-deserved rest and relaxation.

This time of year also means, however, that the year 1978 is half over, and we will soon be approaching 1979. The first half of 1978 has been a good one for the Naugatuck Plant. Although our rubber chemical sales are not what was expected, all of our other products are running ahead of our forecasts. Many changes have occurred during the first six months of 1978’s campaign to make Naugatuck a “better place to be” and we’re looking forward to continuing the program during the second half of the year. All of the suggestions that have been made by anyone are being looked at and will be implemented, if at all possible. I think that we have indeed achieved a good start in making Naugatuck a better place to be.

The first six months has also seen our safety record improve dramatically over last year and all we need to do now is to keep it going! Please be careful on your vacation and come back to work determined to keep our safety record improving during the second half of the year also.

Our energy committee has been hard at work during the first part of the year and has been very successful in reducing our use of energy throughout the plant, but with the anticipated increase in oil next year, all of us will have to help in the conservation of energy. Every light that is turned off when not needed, or steam leak that is repaired quickly, helps us keep our energy costs down.

I’m looking forward to the rest of 1978 and am sure that we are well on our way to becoming the “Flagship” of UNIROYAL Chemical.

TB Tine Test Given

[IMAGE: Patricia Grzywacz, left, plant nurse, checks Ann Adamski for tuberculin signs forty eight hours after she received the tine test.]

187 employees—primarily in EMIC—recently received the Tine Test for unrecognized tuberculosis. Nineteen employees showed a positive reaction and were given X-Rays and a PPD (purified protein derivative) test for more accurate determination as to whether they had active tuberculosis. Dr. Biondi, the plant physician, who specializes in respiratory conditions, reviewed the tests with the positive groups recommending follow-up treatment where required.

The tine test is a simple method for determining if an individual requires more accurate medical procedures for the possible presence of TB. The sooner TB is detected and treated, the sooner it will be halted and spread to others.

How it is Used

The tine test is a plastic handle attached to a small metal disc with 4 tines coated with the test material. It is applied to

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Students Tour Plant

[IMAGE: Arthur Allen, Research & Development, right, greets John Kinney of the Crosby H.S. Guidance Dept. and a group of students at the Main Entrance of the plant prior to a tour of the Laboratory and F.O.C. Bldg.]

Thirty Crosby H.S. students and their Guidance Counselors recently toured the Research & Development Laboratory in Bldg. 81, the F.O.C. Bldg. 124 and the Borough of Naugatuck’s Treatment Plant. The students are participating in a Minority Engineering Program sponsored by the University of Connecticut, Uniroyal Chemical, and other companies.

Arthur D. Allen, a chemist in Bldg. 81, is the Chemical Division’s representative for the program. The aim of it is to interest minority high school students in the engineering profession.

The program provides participating high schools and Junior high schools with professional people from industry to discuss the diverse career opportunities in engineering with the students. Uniroyal Chemical has participated in the program with Crosby High School since 1975.

One student has already been accepted by the University of Connecticut’s Engineering School and several because of the exposure to the program have changed their majors in H.S. to Chemistry, Physics, and related scientific courses.

Plant…

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named Manager of Material Flow. This is a new plant staff position with responsibilities of Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving, Traffic, Trucking, and the Yards.

Daniel Shantz has been appointed Technical Manager, another new factory staff position, with responsibilities of Process Engineering, Project Engineering and Methods Engineering.

John Prior has been made Maintenance and Engineering Services Manager, responsible for all Plant Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, Production Maintenance, new Construction, Mechanical Shops, Plant Utilities, and the Pretreatment plant.

Eric Johnson has been named Manufacturing Manager and will be responsible for all plant manufacturing operations and the Control Center.

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ment; employee and labor relations, Affirmative Action, and executive recruiting.

Michael E. Werner has been appointed Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development.

Werner will be responsible for the development of all worldwide aspects of the Division’s long term growth strategies, concentrating his efforts on growth through acquisitions, development of new product markets, and strategic planning and development of the division’s commodity portfolio.

Best Dressed Personnel in Conn.

[IMAGE: Four workers wearing new work clothes/uniforms]

It was sometimes confusing when you walked through the plant or had coffee at the Canteen and saw the many different work clothes worn by the plant personnel, such as: Jake’s Auto Body; Savelle Ford; or Scovills.

Today things are different and new and exciting things have happened since Factory Manager Robert Mazaika held his first open air meeting on a cold December afternoon. One of them was the new work clothes that plant personnel received. They are available in four colors: blue; green; gray, and brown.

Wearing the new outfits are the Chemical Production operators in the Fine Organic Chemicals Bldg. 124: from left, are Harold Campbell, Foreman, John Mahoney, Joseph Anderson, and George Brezak.

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169 Pints Donated

[IMAGE: Black and white photograph showing people at what appears to be a food service counter]

Uniroyal Chemical people enjoy some of the 350 sandwiches and 400 cups of coffee made by the Red Cross Volunteers to provide nourishment after their contribution of blood.

Uniroyal Chemical again exceeded its Bloodmobile quota of 150 pints with donations of 169 pints by employees and walkins.

Awarded Pins

Two gallon pins were awarded to Kenneth (Dave) Nelson and Edward Bates.

The Red Cross presented one gallon pins to P. Braudis, Lucille Butnor, B. Carr, R. Cornell, M. English, E. Fisher, P. Haas, Bertha Mitchell, L. Owens, and R. Tucker.

Safety Dept. Organized

The Bloodmobile was organized by Robert Shortt, Safety Manager, and James Loman, Safety Supervisor, assisted by the Chemical and Synthetic nurses, Adeline Farrar and Ann McAllister, and Catherine Smith who recruited at EMIC and Louis Kaiser, President of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club.

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Visit our four floors
of famous brands for him and her

Ladies’ Dept. Men’s Shop
Couture Coats Manhattan Shirts
Tanner Dresses Botany Suits—Sport Coats
Vanity Fair Lingerie H. Freeman Suits
Joyce—Naturalizer Shoes London Fog Rainwear
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Lingerie Shop
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Jr. Sportswear Ski Boutique
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Cosmetic & Jewelry Dept.

Guerlain Yves Saint Laurent
Elizabeth Arden Monet
Nina-Ricci Napier
Chanel Marvella Pearls

Carpet Council Honors Dr. Sterrett

The Carpet Compounders’ Council honored the late Dr. Robert Sterrett for his outstanding contributions to the carpet and rug industry and to the rubber and latex industry with a resolution at the Council’s recent conference.

At the time of his death on April 29, 1973, Dr. Sterrett was the Southeast Regional Manager of sales for Uniroyal Chemical in Dalton, Georgia. He pioneered and developed some of the first SBR synthetic latexes for the carpet industry and was a prime mover in the use of latex as a backsizing for carpets.

Sales Top Billion$ For First 6 Months

Sales and earnings hit record levels for the first half and second quarter of 1973.

Sales totaled $1,056,737,000 which was the first time in the company’s history that they exceeded one billion dollars for a half year. This represents a gain of 15.8% over the record of $912,648,000 set in 1972.

Net income for the half was $31,986,000, a gain of 13.7%.

2nd Quarter Record Set

Sales for the second quarter were $561,310,000, a gain of 15.8%, and net income was $18,560,000, a gain of 10.5%.

Profits would have been higher except for work stoppages during the second quarter and raw material price increases, particularly for natural rubber and energy costs, which the company has not been able to offset through price increases because of government restrictions. There has also been some softening of recovery in foreign markets for tires.

Tire Sales Rising

The performance of the steel belted radial ply tire has been outstanding, resulting in rising sales and expanded dealer distribution facilities.

Keds footwear have also shown sharp increases in sales and improving profitability. There is a continued improvement in the company’s chemical operations. Sales of Naugahyde were reported at record levels.

Naugatuck Plant Situation

Increased costs for fuel oil, electricity, and water, the $3,000,000 liquid waste pretreatment plant, higher transportation costs, new equipment, and higher production costs have affected the earnings of all production units at the Naugatuck plant.

Very few of these higher operating costs have been offset by price increases for the plant’s products.

Savings Bond Drive Ends

Over 500 employees now purchase U.S. Savings Bonds through the payroll deduction plan.

In the recent plantwide drive ten employees signed for the purchase of the bonds and twenty increased their deductions.

The 5½% guaranteed interest and the tax benefits make U.S. Savings Bonds an attractive savings plan for building a college education fund for children and also a retirement fund.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY: Our Monday morning Safety meetings are continuing and appear to be working successfully. This month Bob Breton has a slide presentation on drum handling which is quite appropriate.

We had one serious accident since our last column when an operator cut his finger on a sharp edge and it had to be stitched.

Not only are our Lost Time and Serious Accidents down, but hospital calls are also decreasing. This is a good sign in that we are having less accidents overall. Keep up the good work especially during the Summer when long hours and heat fatigue make us susceptible to accidents.

PRODUCTION: Business continues to run heavy. Tonox, Sunproofs, Aminox-Betanox and Omite are in tight supply, and have in general been running seven days. Next year’s Omite business is very optimistic and we plan to run 6 days for the rest of this year and next year.

We have not run as smoothly these past three months as the first three months of the year. Mechanical breakdowns and raw material shortages have cost us.

QUALITY: Our quality slipped a bit when 31,000 pounds of Naugawhite and a tankcar of Polygard were rejected. The off-spec inventory is still high—still around 200,000 pounds. That’s a lot of money to tie up in rejected material.

73 BUILDING EXPANSION: One of the high cost areas is finishing. In order to improve our business position, we have invested several hundred thousand dollars in 73 Building. Our new Littleford-Lodige mixer is on stream and producing excellent quality material. Rates are still low while operators are being trained. The Octamine crushing system has been installed and is now being shaken down. The quick change mill system won’t be ready until August.

TIDBITS: Joe Bucciaglia has been presented an Award of Merit for Outstanding Dancing Ability by the Harold J. Schwartz School of Dancing.

“There’s no justice in this world for women” according to Kay Dowling. The men on the first floor of Bldg. 7 have air conditioning; but on the second floor there’s only a 1910 fan.

Inflation Proof Social Security

A recent change in the law has made social security inflation-proof. Increases in benefits will now be tied directly to increases in the cost of living. Each year, beginning in 1974, living costs will be compared with those for the year before. If living costs have increased 3% or more and a general social security benefit increase has not been enacted, benefits will be increased by the same percentage the following January.

The first automatic increase in benefits could be for January 1975.

Social security now pays over $4 billion dollars a month in retirement, disability, and survivors benefits to over 28 million people.

Pratt Named To Safety Group

Denise Pratt, an Analyst in Research and Development, was named as a permanent member to the Union-Management Safety Committee by Joseph Rzeszutek, President of URW Local 218.

The Committee was organized to study the causes of accidents in the plant and to recommend preventive measures to avoid injuries to employees.

It recently proposed stricter compliance with the plant’s safety regulations by outside truck drivers, contractors and visitors, and particularly the 10 mile speed limit in congested plant areas.

The group meets regularly once a month with two of the four Union members on the Committee rotating, and all Management members permanent.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Signature]

3 Women Officers Named

[IMAGE: Photo of three women]

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

by Marjorie Lasky

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

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

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

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

28 Patents Awarded Employees

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

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

by C. Gates and F. Hirtler

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

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

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

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

$6000

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

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

$250 to $1500 Awards

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

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

Booklets Available

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

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

Patents Important

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

3 Requirements

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

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

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

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

New Law Promotes First Aid

by Bob Shortt

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

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

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

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

[IMAGE: Photo of First Aid training demonstration]

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

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Know Your Products:

Retarders; Blowing Agents; Waxes

by Dr. Bob Brown

Besides the diverse line of accelerators, antioxidants and antiozontants manufactured in Chemical Production, the plant makes a number of specialty chemicals: Retarders, Process Stiffeners, Bonding Agents, Waxes and Blowing Agents.

The Retarders, ESEN and Retarder J, slow down the vulcanization of the rubber during processing. This may sound like driving a car with your foot on the brake, but when a customer is trying to mix a batch of rubber on a mill and it starts to vulcanize (harden) before he can finish processing it, he must rely on a Retarder to slow down the vulcanization.

Process Stiffener 710 is also used as a processing aid. Rubber is usually easier to handle when it is fairly soft, but some types of rubber soften so much, that they almost seem to be turning into a liquid during the processing. Stiffener 710 gives these rubbers the necessary hardness and firmness to stay sufficiently solid so they can be worked on the mill.

The Celogen® Blowing Agents are used to expn Agents are used to expand rubber, and plastics. When mixed with rubber or plastics and heated, they form a

Celogen is used to expand rubber and plastics, giving a fine cellular structure to the finished product.

fine cellular structure in the finished product, expanding the product volume and lowering its density. This results in a savings in materials for the customer. Blowing Agents are used primarily in rug underlay, upholstery, fashionable footwear, boats, and electrical insulators.

The Sunproof® Waxes are used along with Flexzone® antiozontants to reduce the cracking of tire sidewalls and treads. The Waxes are mixed with the rubber on the mill and then migrate to the surface of the rubber to form a protective film against atmospheric cracking.

Plant Gets Red Cross Award

The Naugatuck Red Cross awarded Uniroyal Chemical a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding cooperation with the Connecticut Red Cross Blood Program.

In the annual Bloodmobile sponsored by the plant Chemical and Footwear employees and walk-ins donated 214 pints of blood. Another 25 were deferred.

During the year the Naugatuck Red Cross collected 1038 pints of blood. Connecticut is one of the few states where the blood itself is free.

Organized by the Safety Dept. the successful drive was carried out by Bob Shortt, Sal Aloise, Adeline Farrar R.N., and Ann McAllister R.N.

Christmas Special Royal Golf Balls

From November 15 to December 17, a special Christmas Purchase of ROYAL golf balls is available to employees through the Footwear Employee’s Salesroom on Rubber Ave. Each employee is limited to a maximum of 6 dozen.

The balls come in a gift package and the prices range from 9.25 to 11.50 per dozen.

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shares of Uniroyal common stock.

MIP Stock Plan

Employees may still purchase Uniroyal common stock through the Monthly Investment Plan (MIP). This plan is operated by Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc.

Enamait Improved

Bob Enamait has been transferred from the intensive care unit of St. Mary’s Hospital and officially removed from the danger list.

He is now in a private room and attended by private duty nurses around the clock. He is still on a circular motorized bed and receiving physical therapy. His response to treatment is good.

Safety Sign Installed

[IMAGE: UNIROYAL EMPLOYEE SAFETY RECORD sign showing INJURIES with DISABLING and NEAR SERIOUS categories, showing “24” and “LAST” indicators]

The first Employee Safety Record sign has been installed at Main Gate. Flashing lights indicate safety record for 24 hour period.

Three new Employee Safety Record signs will be installed to keep employees posted on the plant’s safety record for this year as compared with 1970.

Flashing lights will indicate the 24 hour safety record of employees: the red signifies a Lost Time accident; yellow, a Serious Injury; and the green will indicate that employees have worked safely for a 24 hour period.

The first of the three signs has been installed at the Main entrance; the others will be constructed at the Tire Gate and the Synthetic plant.

The signs are another step in the Safety departments continuing program to improve safety awareness among employees.

Three Employees Retire

[IMAGE: Group photo of employees]

With nearly 46 years of service, Andy Molnar, center, was one of the few active employees in the 45 year group of the 25 Years Service Club. Congratulating him from left are Carl Miele, Hank Venslow, Molnar, Walt Miller, Synthetic Pilot Plant Foreman, and Henry Quigley.

[IMAGE: Group photo of employees in hard hats]

Joe Trangle retired from the Materials department after 26 years service. From left are Ben Federowicz, Frank Lynch, General Foreman, Hulda Flammia, Joe Trangle & Kirk Kirkendall, Foreman.

[IMAGE: Two men, one congratulating the other]

Mike Obronko, right, is congratulated by George Allen, on his retirement from Chemical Production after 22 years service.

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“PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN OF GOOD WILL..”

We pray for Peace but half the world’s people are at war or involved in civil strife. While each side is sure of their cause, the result is still pain and suffering, grief and anguish.

None of us can singly alter the events that are occurring. We can, of course, politically try to express ourselves, but so often the political choice is not one of peace or war, but is more closely related to personalities or domestic problems.

What we can do individually is act as “men of good will” by our charitable deeds and by our daily activities.

We can also pray, and in this period of holy days perhaps all of us can reflect on the suffering around us and stop briefly and pray for peace.

ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYBODY

As some of you may know, I recently suffered an off-the-job accident with an aluminum extension ladder that suddenly developed a will of its own. The result of this momentary carelessness was a cracked bone in my arm and a rather awkward cast.

This accident brought home to me the ease in which a careless or unthinking action could result in an accident.

I hope each of you will continue to be alert towards the unexpected because the accident that happens can be yours.

I sincerely wish you and all the members of your family a Most Happy Christmas and New Year.

[Signature]

$225 Paid For Ideas

[IMAGE: Photo showing two men, with “SAFETY FIRST EMERGENCY EYE WASH FOU…” sign visible]

Jerry Ferguson, left, and Hugh Garahan of the Roylar plant, seem quite excited over the checks awarded for their Ideas.

by Pete Welch

Nine employees received $225 for Ideas submitted during the past months. The Ideas centered on improvements in the plant’s operations and reductions in costs.

Employees who received $25 for their suggestions were Anthony Galletta, Robert Guest, Ray Kubick, Hugh Garahan, Paul Blasko, Jr., Jerry Ferguson, Mario Jannetty, George Salokas, and John Wawer.

Letters of Commendation were given to N. Croce, M. Watson, D. Bedard, W. Carreiro, F. Sordi, E. Evans, B. Zukauskas, W. Palmoski, F. Wallace, J. Gandolfo, K. Searles, L. DeLaRosa, and M. Schluensen.

A work area is a good place to look for Ideas.

Start with present work methods in the department. Is there a better, easier way to do the job? Can it be done faster?

If something has been done the same way, every day for ten years, there’s a good possibility that it’s being done wrong and inefficiently.

Ideas Pay Lots of Money

There’s no limit to the amount of money awarded for an Idea. The minimum award for an approved Idea is $25.

Hospitals Approved By State

[IMAGE: Photo showing Dr. Jelley and Adeline Farrar]

Dr. Jelley, plant physician, shows Adeline Farrar R.N. certificate of approval for plant’s hospital facilities.

by Bob Shortt

Uniroyal Chemical was the first industrial plant in this area to pass the Connecticut State Department of Health inspection and become eligible for a license to operate hospital facilities at the Chemical and Synthetic plants, according to Helen Coburn, R.N., of the Conn. State Dept. of Health.

Requirements Strict

The Laws impose tighter regulations upon the conduct of industrial health facilities in the State.

Besides the strict requirements for the physical facilities, equipment and supplies, the Law requires that a Medical Director, who is a physician licensed in Connecticut, and sufficient registered nurses be available to provide health services to employees. It also requires that at least one individual, who has successfully completed the Advanced Red Cross First Aid course, shall be on duty to provide first aid services whenever a registered nurse or physician is not on duty in the plant.

To date, 39 employees have taken the necessary First Aid courses which involved 20 hours of instruction and demonstrations.

Water Good For Burns

The ancient treatment of plunging burned skin in cold or ice water is still the quickest way to relieve pain. The cold water doesn’t damage the burned skin, but actually helps prevent blistering and aids healing. Continue the treatment until the pain disappears, or apply towels soaked in cold or ice water.

Sno-Plow

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[IMAGE: Photo showing Russ Gandolfo demonstrating scarf caught in pulley belt]

Russ Gandolfo, right, shows how scarf caught in pulley belt and almost broke his neck.

given way. Ironically, it was the first time my son had worn a scarf when working outside.

Inside the kitchen, my wife was cooking a Thanksgiving turkey. What almost turned out to be a day of tragedy, was really a day of thanksgiving for us.

When they talk about the unexpected happening, I know better than ever what they mean.

Avoid Danger In The Bedroom

by Sal Aloise

There are two bedroom practices that may save you and your family if your house ever catches fire during the night; 1) keep the bedroom doors closed, 2) have a second method for escaping outside if the normal exits from your bedroom are locked.

13% of the fires in a home start in the bedroom. The bedroom door, which is the normal escape to safety quickly becomes a death trap—when opened—from lung-scorching heat, poisonous fumes, and choking smoke.

Christmas On The River

In a continuing program to improve the physical appearance of the plant, 100 Christmas trees were planted along the Naugatuck river bank near the Reclaim plant. The trees will grow to a height of 12 to 15 ft. and provide a scenic effect on an otherwise drab section of the Reclaim yard. The trees are a small part of a $4,000,000 program to improve plant buildings and facilities.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

On April 22 our lost-time free accident performance ended at 1,309,799 man hours worked. This performance, which was our best since 1968, was ended by a careless act resulting from not following instructions.

Two pipers on the evening shift were sent to 73 Building at the Chemical plant to disconnect the steam tracer on a DN tank car so that the plant switch could be made. Their instructions were limited to disconnecting the tracer, but with the best of intentions to be helpful, they removed the quick disconnect DN line which is the normal job of the operator.

Unfamiliar with the disconnect procedure, they failed to check that the valves were not closed and the disconnect was not drained. As a result the unexpected happened — the pipers were sprayed with DN. One swallowed some DN and was hospitalized for observation.

To place this in proper perspective, let me point out I do not want to discourage cooperation and working together and that I am not concerned about records — I am concerned that we cease having accidents. I am convinced that accidents are the result of carelessness. We will cease to have accidents when each and every one of us knows his job; follows the proper procedures, including the wearing of proper protective equipment; and, equally important, starts to show more concern about safety for ourselves and others.

Sincerely,

John

John D. Evans

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active service in the club, receiving his 45-year service pin from Dr. Earle Ebers, president of Uniroyal Development Company.

40 Years Service

Awarded Hamilton watches for 40 years service were Dolphi Gabriel, Helen Haughney, Al Krampetz, Walt Miller, Dick Opper, Eitel Radwick and Milton Woodin.

35 Years Service

Honored for 35 years service were Joe Adomaitis, Bill Albaitis, Herb Atwood, Walter Budd, Don Cowan, Charles Drapko, Bernard Dunn, Alice Egan, Joe Errico, Orlando Gabianelli, Charles Gates, Dom Gentile, Al Kazemekas, Joe Lokites, Frank Lynch, Art Nauges, Ed Nunn, John Objinski, Dick Pinto, John Sapinsky, Alice Schofield, Bert Scullin, Tom Skehan, Norm Smith, Howard Titley, Josephine Wailonis and Al Zapatka.

30 Years Service

Receiving 30 years service pins were Ed Alves, Norm Benson, Walt Booth, Chet Bulka, Jim Carroll, Jim Casey, Al Cignotti, Frank Clark, Molly Cobbol, Bill Connelly, Dick Cooper, Edna Crycheau, Harold Dibble, Jack Dunn, Frank Edmonds, Guy Elwood, Leon Evon, Bob Foltz, Norm Gibbs, Julius Grabowski, Don Kirby, Zigmunt Kirdzik, Roc-

[PHOTO CAPTION: Andy Molnar receives congratulations from Dr. Earle Ebers for his 45 years service.]

co Magnamo, Rocco Magnanimo, Bill Mariano, Mitch Mazur, Charles McCleary, John Napiello, Leo Napiello, Mildred Nauges, Dave Nelson, Don Nelson, George O’Brien, Martin O’Brien, Matty Osiecki, Catherine O’Sullivan, Jim Parechanian, Andy Patskan, Jose Pinto, Henry Quigley, Joe Rourk, Tano San Angelo, Jim Schumacher, Adele Schwenk, Bob Sterrett, Ed Szczesiul, Pete Thomas and Bob VanAllen.

New Members

New 25 years service members to the Club are Vivian Abel, Charles Alexander, Elmer Anderson, Luella

Five Major Accidents Averted

Between March 3 and 26, five major accidents were prevented by wearing the proper safety equipment for the job. Tony Bilcz, Roland Bergeron, and Joe Chasse averted

permanent loss of their eyesight by wearing safety glasses. Joe Poudrier’s safety hat prevented a possible skull fracture. Jerry Sullivan’s safety shoes, saved his foot from being mangled.

[PHOTO CAPTION: Jerry Sullivan shows Dick Oriente how safety shoe prevented fracture of his foot.]

[PHOTO CAPTION: Joe Poudrier, right, shows Tom Geise pipe which cracked his safety hat.]

[PHOTO CAPTION: Tony Bilcz points to grinding wheel which shot metal object at his eyes, shattering glasses.]

by Jerry Sullivan

“While unloading a truckload of materials to store in Bldg. 107 warehouse, the transtacker I was operating ran over my safety shoes, causing only minor injury to my foot.”

“The transtacker weighs 3,500 lbs., but my safety shoes were strong enough to protect my toes from being mangled.”

“I’ve been working with electric trucks for several years and believe I can handle them safely. But no matter how experienced you are, the unexpected can happen.”

by Joe Poudrier

“I thought I could walk around the Chemical Pilot Plant blindfolded, I knew it so well.”

“I was certainly fortunate when, working on a project in it, I turned around suddenly and the end of a pipe which was being repaired hit my safety hat and cracked it. The safety hat absorbed the shock from the blow which cracked it.”

“If I had left my hat in the locker and taken a chance, I certainly would have suffered a fractured skull.”

by Tony Bilcz

“I came close to losing my sight while grinding a mill roll in the Reclaim millroom. This has been my job for years, but no matter how experienced you are, you can’t take chances — certainly not with your eyes.”

“It really shook me up, when I leaned over slightly to check the grinding, and suddenly a small object hit my glasses, smashing the lens to pieces.”

“Thank God I was wearing my safety glasses, otherwise I would have lost the sight of one eye.”

Anderson, Polivio Aresta, Bob Baker, Mike Banik, Paul Benson, Ed Bouley, Therese Dalton, Bill Detlefsen, Deolinda Fernandes, Huldah Flammia, Ovila Fortier, Mary Foy, Tony Gambardella, Ed Geise, Mary Grennan, John Hickson, Clarence Hiser, Don Holmes, Chester Janicki, Ken Jarrett, Ed Johnson, Tony Jokubaitis, Joe Jokubaitis, Stanley Korpusik, Sal Lantiere, George LaRose, Ann Larson, Ed Levandauskas, Sam Mastrosimone, Steve Matcheson, Al Maurutis, Hilda Moura, Jim Nolan, Nell Patrick, Tony Pereira, Ralph Pilbro, Joe Rabetski, Paul Reed, Joe Rotella, George Salokas, Maria N.P. Silva, Catherine Smith, Adam Soboleski, Joe Speck, Frank Sterniak, Gracie Stone, John F. Sullivan, Norm Sundholm, Margaret Sweeney and Joe Trangle.

[PHOTO CAPTION: Here’s proof that safety equipment is worth wearing. Safety shoes saved Jerry Sullivan’s foot; safety glasses prevented blindness to Tony Bilcz; and a hard hat averted a fractured skull to Joe Poudrier.]

Bloodmobile Visit June 12

On Friday, June 12, the Bloodmobile makes its annual visit to Uniroyal Chemical. 150 pints is our quota.

For convenience and facilities, it will be held at St. Michael’s Parish House.

Blood is urgently needed in the state. Connecticut is one of the few states where the blood itself is free; in some states it costs $50 per pint.

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

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

Dear Fellow Employees:

Soon many of us will be taking vacations. One of the most common traits we share is the tendency to pack too much into too little time. Too much driving, too much sun, too much activity, too much partying and so on. The results of “too much” are usually too much physical fatigue and too much carelessness. As you know, carelessness leads to accidents and injuries.

Plan your vacation within your limits — drive safely, play safely, and get enough rest and relaxation. Your safety and your families’ safety depends on you and you alone. Your wife and children are counting on you and we are counting on you to come back rested and ready to continue your good work here.

I sincerely wish each and everyone of you and your families a very happy and most pleasant vacation this summer.

Best wishes

[Signature]

John D. Evans

Dinkle Gets Scholarship

Richard Dinkle, receives $250 scholarship from Dr. Phil Paul. From left are his mother, Mary, Richard, Phil Paul, and Jim Phelan.

by Phil Paul

Richard Dinkle, son of Mary Dinkle one of the plant’s three switchboard operators, received the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club’s $250 scholarship award. The scholarship was supplemented this year by a $50 contribution from Larry Monroe. Selected from a group of 13 highly qualified applicants, Dick attends Naugatuck High School, where he ranks in the top 10% of a 340 class.

He was named a Connecticut State Scholar and made a member of the National Honor Society for his scholastic achievements. Dick was also Chairman of the Student Council at the High School.

This tribute from one of the school’s staff indicates his qualifications:

“He possesses a rare combination of qualities: self-discipline, patience, objectivity, depth, maturity, and — most important — a good sense of humor.

Dick plans a career in accounting or corporate law. He has been accepted at the University of Connecticut, and has yet to hear from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania.

Chairman of the scholarship committee was Phil Paul with Tom Dowling and Jim Phelan serving as committee members.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Nurse Named President

Adeline Farrar, R.N., nurse at the Chemical plant hospital was named president of the Naugatuck Valley Industrial Nurses for a 2 year term. Adeline served as vice president of the organization prior to her election as president.

Uniroyal Stores Offer Discounts

Uniroyal Home and Auto Centers offer 10% to 40% discounts, depending upon the item.

The stores carry lawnmowers, a regular line of bikes and mini bikes, Admiral and Frigidaire appliances, including air conditioners.

Centers are located in Bristol, Farmington Ave.; Norwalk, Rte. 1 (Boston Post Rd.); Milford, Conn. Post Shopping Center, Rte. 1 (Boston Post Rd.); and New Haven, Amity Shopping Center, Rte. 63. Your plant or company pass is required for identification.

Shopping Center rules restrict the merchandise of some stores, so it is advisable to check the store first before you visit it.

Oxford Office Nears Completion

Aerial photo shows Corporate Administration Building, nearly fifty percent complete, and landscaped parking area. The huge building will house corporate offices and the computer center. Construction has started on the new research and development building. Underground tunnels will connect the several buildings of the complex.

Uniroyal Home and Auto Center in Milford, one of four in area, offers 10% to 40% discounts on lawnmowers, appliances, bikes and auto accessories.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEES:

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

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

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

Sincerely,

[Signature]

John D. Evans

Three Named Chairmen For Borough’s United Givers Drive

[IMAGE: Photo of three men in business attire having a discussion]

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

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

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

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

Dr. Jelley New Plant Doctor

[IMAGE: Photo of Dr. Jelley reviewing medical records with Ann McAllister]

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

by Bob Shortt

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

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

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

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

Employee Snow Tire Sale On

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

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

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

United Givers: (cont’d. from pg. 1)

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

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

Dividend Declared

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

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

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

New Staff For Chemical Control Center

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

Tom Dowling will coordinate mechanical work in the chemical plant.

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

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

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

Fathers-Sons See Amazing Mets Play

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

[IMAGE: Photo showing crowd at baseball stadium]

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Good Packaging (Continued from Page 1)

[IMAGE: Box of “New! ADVANCED all” detergent]

[IMAGE: Packages of “THNX” products stacked]

YOU BE THE CUSTOMER . . . WHICH WOULD YOU BUY?

Packages on left are dirty and in poor condition. As the customer, you would buy the clean packages.

favor when he calls – we are not doing him a favor by serving him.

  1. A Customer is part of our business – not an outsider.
  2. A Customer is not a cold statistic – he is a flesh-and-blood human being with feelings and emotions like our own.
  3. A Customer is not someone to argue or match wits with.
  4. A Customer is a person who brings us his wants – it is our job to fill those wants.
  5. A Customer is deserving of the most courteous and attentive treatment we can give him.
  6. A Customer is the life blood of this and every other business.

Since the customer is the most important person in our business, each of us has the responsibility to provide them with the best in packaging, whether its our chemicals, rubber or latex products. Undented, clean-looking, and neat-stencilled packages will help us keep our customers satisfied and even improve our business.

Jim Kennedy Retires Recently

[IMAGE: Three men in suits, one shaking hands with another]

Ed Weaving, watches as Jim Kennedy, center, is congratulated by John Evans on his retirement. Kennedy, a member of the plant protection dept., had more than 28 year’s Company service. Jim is presently a member of the Naugatuck Police Commissioners.

Plant Sponsors H.S. Junior Achievement Company

Unifirm, received its official operating charter as a new “business firm” from John Evans. Francis Szezesiul, a sophomore at Naugatuck High School, was elected president of the Company.

The purpose of Junior Achievement is to give high school students a real opportunity to learn about business by running a business. Unifirm is an actual business enterprise, for real materials and real work produce a real product which is sold to customers to make a real profit.

Members learn the meaning of Capital – because they raise the money to operate the Company. They learn the meaning of Productivity because they see how poor production practices jeopardize their sales and profit.

Junior Achievement gives students an opportunity to obtain an accurate understanding of the basic economic factors of our business system.

The key word to understanding business is profit, a word which creates considerable misunderstanding about business. Without it, a business cannot survive. Its function is vital to the Company because part of it is paid to stockholders who invested in the Company and part reinvested in the Company to improve, expand and build new facilities.

Unifirm pays regular salaries to its officers and other personnel. It also pays taxes; keeps accounting records; carries insurance; pays dividends to stockholders if profits are made; and performs just about every business practice and procedure of a large corporation. Learning by doing teaches students the facts about business operations.

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

Reviewing plans with the president of Unifirm are plant advisors l. to r. Jack McGowan; Francis Szezesiul, president; Steve Schwartz and Kevin Kelley, who replaced Don Delagrange, recently drafted into the Armed Services.

Minor Injuries Can Become Serious: Report Them Immediately To Hospital

Some of us don’t usually think much of a small cut, scratch, blister or a bruise as an injury. If we get something in our eye, we don’t think it’s very important unless it hurts or really damages the eye.

The “little injuries” usually don’t worry us because they don’t take us off the job or put us into a hospital bed. They don’t, if we take the simple step of reporting the injury promptly for competent, first-aid treatment at the plant hospitals to prevent the “little injury” from turning into something serious.

This means all injuries, including cuts, scratches, strains and bruises. None of these may be serious in themselves, but because of neglect, any one of them may start something serious through infection.

Don’t gamble with good health and safety by trying to be your own first-aidman and deciding that because you don’t feel too bad, you don’t need any other treatment. This has actually happened in a number of cases in the plant with rather painful and unpleasant results.

Remember to report all injuries at once, even the “little ones” and get proper first-aid treatment from those qualified to give it. See the plant nurses right away during the day; or at night, contact the night supervisor.

NOVEMBER 1968 — ACCIDENTS IN DEPARTMENTS

DEPARTMENT EYE BRUISE FRAC-TURE CUTS & ABRA-SIONS AMPU-TA-TIONS BURNS CHEMI-CAL BURNS Sprains Back Sprains DUST OR FUMES SLIV-ERS DERM-ATITIS TOTAL
Chemical Production 3 4 0 5 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 2 25
Reclaim Production 1 1 0 7 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 14
Synthetic Production 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7
Materials Handling 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13
Mechanical (Chemical) 6 5 0 20 0 4 3 3 2 0 8 0 51
Mechanical (Synthetic) 1 3 0 8 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 1 22
Research — Development 2 4 0 8 0 2 2 3 0 2 4 2 29
Other 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
NOV. TOTAL 16 19 0 58 0 11 9 16 4 2 23 6 164
11 Month Average For 1968 22 30.5 .90 78 0 18 10 17 8.5 4 27 10 226
8 Full Month Average For 1967 28 42 1 90 .12 19 14 23 9 4 27 9 267

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WANT AD SECTION

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

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Uniroyal Plans Promotion Through Major League Baseball

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

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

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

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

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

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

DON’T FORGET . . . .

One Gift Works Many Wonders

UNITED

WE GIVE

Naugatuck Chemical United Givers Campaign 1968

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

TEST FIRES

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

[PHOTO: Man extinguishing fire]

Snow Tire Sale To End Dec. 15

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

FLU SHOTS

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

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