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Omite, “Growers Friend”

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The Washington Mint Growers Association honored Uniroyal Chemical as a “Friend of the Industry” for its development of Omite, a miticide that controls mite infestation on mint, a very valuable crop grown in the west. The chemical is manufactured in Bldg. 100 and canned in Bldg. 118. Accepting the Award is Thomas Cowan, center, Technical Representative. At left is Michael Bausano, Western Regional Sales Mgr. for Agricultural Chemicals and at right, a representative of the Washington Mint Growers.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. It is self-supporting through its own contributions.

A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

The primary purpose of A.A. is to help people stay sober and to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

A.A. meetings are held every morning and night of the week. Further information may be obtained by telephone: Alcoholics Anonymous, 753-0185.

Murphy’s Law

Left to themselves, things always go from bad to worse.

$27,025 Pledged To United Way

The United Way pledge of $27,025 was the highest amount ever made by the Uniroyal Chemical employees. The goal was $24,800. Eighty one percent of the employees contributed in the drive to raise funds to support the sixteen charitable and social Agencies in the United Way.

Research & Development people contributed $9700, the highest total, with EMIC people contributing $6200, the next highest amount.

Committee Worked Hard

Members of the United Way Committee were C. Greene, Chairman, D. Bates, R. Cranney, E. Evans, T. Geise, S. Mazur, J. Labrecque, J. Pratt, C. Roland, URW Local 308 President, J. Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie, J. McCarthy, R. Roland, J. Sousa, M. Upson, R. Henrichs, J. Loman, T. Cunningham, J. Spencer, D. Beauchamp, P. Rankin, H. Hook, T. Yachtis, W. Campbell, J. Mambrino, R. Hessler, J. Paliacovitch, J. Roaix, J. Nolan, J. Hoey, V. Kloc, J. Napiello, and A. Grella.

New Customer Service Center

The Chemical Division has opened a new Customer Service Center for our plastic commodities.

Using a WATS telephone system the Customer service representatives now deal directly with our customers.

Customers’ Response Favorable

The Center was established to recieve and expedite our customer’s orders. It also provides them with quick and reliable answers to their questions concerning availability, delivery and pricing of our products. The customer’s response to the new service, has been most favorable.

New Group

The new group consists of Mariana Branco, Kralastic® ABS Representative; Lorraine Krajewski, TPR Rubber Representative; Sonya Kernasevic, Kralastic® ABS Representative; and Terri Yachtis, Roylar® & Vibrathane® Urethane Representative and Marge Maye, Kralastic ABS Representative. Ray Pekoek is Supervisor of the Customer Service Department.

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Customers have been favorably impressed with the new Service. The group consists of (l to r) Marianna Branco, Margaret Maye, Lorraine Krajewski, Terri Yachtis (seated) and Sonya Kernasevic.

Plant to Close for Two Weeks

The summer shutdown for the Naugatuck Chemical Factory will be the first two weeks of July.

The shutdown will start on July 3 and end on July 16th. The factory will reopen on Monday, July 17.

A third week shutdown is presently under review and will be announced as soon as a decision has been reached.

L.A. Tire Plant Closes

The company has announced a tentative decision to close the tire manufacturing plant in Los Angeles, Calif.

A change in market conditions and the fact that it was not economical to operate this facility necessitated the decision. The Los Angeles plant was basically designed and equipped for bias passenger tire production for sale on the West Coast, which today is primarily a radial tire market.

Approximately 550 employees are currently working in the Los Angeles plant.

The Los Angeles plant is one of six Uniroyal Tire Division plants in the United States.

Silver Dollars Awarded

Silver dollars will be awarded again this year on a monthly basis for safety performance.

Employees are separated into Divisions, such as Chemical Production, and the members of each division are broken into Groups.

If a member of a Group suffers a Reportable Injury (Serious Injury) all members of the Group are disqualified for the monthly silver dollar. If one employee in the division suffers a Chargeable (Lost Time) Injury all members are disqualified for the silver dollar.

Turkeys for Christmas

Turkeys will be given to all employees at Christmas if the Safety Goals for 1978 are achieved.

The goals are: Incidence Rate —2.52%; and Experience Rate —9.4%.

Scholarship…

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and be an active employee. The fund is supported by the dues of the club’s members.

Applications for the scholarship may be obtained from the Industrial Relations Department or by a telephone call to Constance Antrum, Ext. 3217.

April 15, Final Date

The application must be returned to William Broden, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 15, 1978. The other members of the committee are Vincent Rooney and Daniel Shantz.

The winner of the 1977 scholarship was George Arndt, Jr., the son of George Arndt in the Plant Engineering Department.

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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.

Managers…

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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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Direction ’79 . . .

We all wish Bob Mazaika the best of success with his new promotion. His accomplishments have made us the “Flagship” of the Uniroyal Chemical Company and the Naugatuck Plant a “Better Place To Be”. Through his leadership, our plant is cleaner, safer and more profitable. Our future is therefore more promising. We would like to congratulate Bob for a job well done.

During 1978, our business operation improved as a result of our “Better Place To Be” theme and the utilization of Management Action Plans to remove impediments and accomplish major objectives and projects. Our credibility increased and so did our profit. This results in better job security.

We have the reputation of managing our business and being helpful to others in managing their businesses. We are determined to continue this improved performance in 1979. This is the only way we can overcome our geographical raw material and energy costs disadvantages. Our competitive strengths as a Chemical Plant located in the Northeast must come from PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE in every assignment and job that is performed. We should remove double standards, inefficient work practices, develop mutual respect and improve communications in all aspects of our operations.

In 1979, we will continue to make our Plant a “Better Place To Be”, improve our credibility, increase our operating profit and provide job security. We will use increments of 120 day objectives coordinated by Action Plans to achieve our 1-3 Goals and implement our product and operating strategies.

As a concluding comment, I would like to mention that future editorial columns may have comments from various guest writers dedicated to employee information and concerns. We invite you to contact us if you have an appropriate subject to write about.

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson
Factory Manager

Ritchie Heads Chemical

Douglas Ritchie has been named Manager of Manufacturing for the Chemical plant and will be responsible for all of its manufacturing operations.

Previously Ritchie was General Foreman of Chemical Production and Chief Process Engineer in the Synthetic Production facility.

He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1964 and is a graduate of Clarkson College of Technology where he received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering.

United Way Drive Nears $30,000 Goal

OUR GOAL
$30,000

[Thermometer chart showing progress toward goal with markers at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100]

United Way

Norman Boisseau, left, and Robert Bailey, Co-Chairmen for the 1979 United Way drive point to the $30,000 goal.

The 1979 Uniroyal Chemical goal for the United Way is $30,000, about 10% over the $27,025 that employees pledged to the 16 charitable and social Agencies in 1978.

Robert Bailey and Norman Boisseau have been named Co-Chairmen of this year’s drive to help raise the funds needed to support the activities of the agencies that assist so many people in this area. In last year’s drive over 88% of the employees contributed.

For the past several years Uniroyal Chemical employees have been most generous and have topped the goal for the past five years.

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Photos from the Picnic

The Factory Manager, Eric Johnson, makes a ringer in horshoe contest.

Constance Antrum chases a butterfly.

Robert McDermott sets up the women for the egg throwing contest.

John Prior attempts to dethrone Joseph Wojtczak in shot put toss.

Daniel O’Donnell, smiling “enjoyed” the egg throw.

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“Making It A Better Place To Be”

During the past month — rain, snow, sleet, or hail — the Factory Manager, Robert Mazaika, held a number of meetings with employees in the plant at midday and dawn. The weather made little difference as the groups gathered out of bewilderment and curiosity to hear what he had to say.

Signs Appear in Plant

Throughout the plant a number of signs have appeared and each day brings a new one. The signs — especially the big round yellow “Happiness Is . . . sign — that greets employees at the Tire Gate entrance — are part of a program, as Factory Manager Robert Mazaika puts it, “to make the plant a better place to be,” a phrase that is repeated at every meeting.

Chemical Plant Spirit

While there has always been a spirit of pride at the Naugatuck Chemical Plant, it has been evident in recent

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Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, holds an outdoor meeting in midday and announces some of the new things that will make the Naugatuck plant “a better place to be.”

Webster’s Dictionary defines Flagship as “the finest, largest, or most important.” The plant’s goal is to make it No. 1 in the Company and a “better place to be.” The flag was designed by Thomas Dowling‘s daughter, Roberta.

A big yellow “Happiness Is . . .” smiling face painted on a tank greets employees at the Tire Gate in the morning and wishes them goodnight when they leave for home.

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96 People Honored for Service

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Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, congratulates Plant employees who were named to the Twenty Year Group in the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty-Five Years Service Club. From left are Theodore Melyan, George Brezak, Mazaika, John Butkus, Chemical Maintenance; and Robert Breton, Chemical Production Foreman.

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

Thirty four employees were made new members of the Twenty Five Years Service Club; forty were made members of the Thirty Years Service group; seventeen joined the Thirty Five Years group; three were honored for their Forty Years Service; and two were named to the Forty-Five Years group: Anthony G. Giancarlo and Edwin A. Saunders.

Three Honored for Forty Years Service

Three employees, George Baktis, Anthony Brazicki and Edward Svendsen received LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clocks for their forty years of service.

This year’s new members brings the total of Chemical Division personnel in the Twenty Five Years Service Club to about 700 people out of a total of 1120 employees. Sixty per-

cent of the people in the Chemical division now have twenty five or more years of service.

25 Years Service

Joseph P. Antonucci, Edward J. Balanda, Patrick P. Barriault, Joseph M. Bednarek, William J. Coughlin, Stanley E. Dibble, Jr., Sebastian M. DiPalma, J. Harry Donald, Frederick S. Dovell, Eliot K. Easterbrook, Edith W. Evans, Mary H. Farr, Fred C. Frueh, Marie H. Gonneville, Corrine H. Guerrera, William E. Hancock, David G. Jamieson, Joseph P. Korzan, Vladas Krasauskas, Jeannine A. Labrecque, Paul A. Laurenzi, Daniel A. Marino, John C. Mello, Edward Napiorkowski, Anna K. Pakalnis, Raymond F. Pekock, Dominic Persutti, Albert K. Remy, Bronius Rinkevicius (deceased), Frank R. Semplenski, Edward Smith, Thomas A. Ward and Henry P. Yacek.

30 Years Service

Harry W. Arendholz, Donald K. Bates, Cyrus J. Blanchard, John T. Booth, Antonio Branco,
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Plant Receives Safety Award for Second Successive Year

The Rubber and Plastics Section of the National Safety Council presented the Naugatuck Chemical plant with a Safety Award for a 10% reduction in its injury rate during 1977. Over 350 Companies participate in the National Safety Council Program.

According to the figures submitted to the U.S. Government by the Corporate Safety Dept. the plant’s reduction in accidents was 50% in 1977 compared to the Company’s average of 25%.

Incidence Rate Drops

The plant’s Incidence Rate— the number of injuries that occurred during the year—was 2.81 for 1977 compared to 3.88 in 1976 a significant improvement in safety performance.

The Severity Rate—the seriousness of the injury—increased from 21.75 to 39.44 in 1977. This was attributable to two Chargeable accidents in which the employees suffered lengthy recovery periods and were unable to perform their work responsibilities.

[PHOTO: Two men, one presenting award to other]

Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, presents the National Safety Council Award to Robert Shortt, Safety Manager. It was received in recognition of the 10% reduction in accidents during 1977. This was the second successive year that the Naugatuck Chemical plant received the Award.

A total of 506 days was lost in 1977 compared to 247 in 1976.

1978 Performance

For the first six months of 1978 the plant’s safety record is 8 accidents compared to a total of 19 accidents for the same period in 1977, a good improvement in safety performance.

New Managers Named

Robert L. Swallow has been named General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals.

He will be responsible for both the domestic and worldwide Marketing and Research and Development activities of these products.

Vincent A. Calarco has been appointed General Manager of Chemicals and Polymers for the Chemical Division.

He will be responsible for the strategic and operational marketing of domestic chemicals and polymers’ business.

Donald L. Nevins, Jr. has been named Divisional Controller for Uniroyal Chemical. Mr. Nevins joined Uniroyal in February, 1976 and has served as Director, Internal Audit since that date.

Lawrence J. Czechowicz has been appointed Director of Personnel for the Uniroyal Chemical division.

In his new assignment, he will direct the Division’s personnel management, organization and planning; personnel development; compensation Manage-
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Plant Positions Filled

Madelyn Malone has been named Traffic Supervisor for the Naugatuck Chemical Plant, responsible for the administration of all transportation services for the location.

Robert VanAllen has been promoted to the position of Engineering Associate and will be a member of the Technical Dept.

Robert J. Rogoz has been appointed Controller for the Naugatuck Chemical plant. He will be responsible for all financial analysis and forecasting for the plant.

Water M. Frankenberger has been appointed Chief Methods Engineer for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and will be responsible for managing the personnel and activities of the Methods Engineering Dept.

Terri Yachtis has been appointed Purchasing Agent for the Naugatuck Chemical Plant.

Harry Francolini has been
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Hospital Approved | Sales and Profits Up in the Fourth Quarter

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The present Plant Hospital occupies the right side of Bldg. 47. The new hospital will occupy the entire first floor of the building.

by Victor Alves

The Capital Appropriation Committee of the Company has approved the expansion of the Plant medical facilities in Bldg. 47. It will be expanded from 800 to approximately 2400 square feet. The building became available when the Roylar Pilot Plant closed down with the construction of the new Roylar unit.

A Major Medical Improvement

Process equipment, pipelines, and fixtures will be stripped from the building and construction work begun shortly after. Plans call for a waiting room, nurses station, doctor’s office and examination rooms, minor treatment area, conference room, laboratory

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The fourth quarter sales for the Company increased 13% in 1976 to $633 million from the $563 million in the 4th quarter of 1975.

Net income rose 292% to $20.0 million, or 71¢ a share of common stock, from the $5.1 million or 14¢ a share in the last quarter of 1975.

Sharp Rebound

The fourth quarter was a sharp rebound from the strike-affected second and third quarters of 1976. The gain resulted from increased demand, improved operating efficiencies and marketing reorganizations.

Club Offers $500 Award

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club is offering a $500 scholarship award. Fifty dollars of the scholarship comes from the Larry Monroe Fund.

The scholarship is available to a graduating high school student who plans a college education. To qualify, one of the student’s parents must have worked for Uniroyal Chemical at Naugatuck or Bethany for two years or more and be an active employee. The fund is supported by the dues of the club’s members.

Applications for the scholarship may be obtained personally from the Industrial Relations Department or by a telephone call to Constance Antrum, Ext. 3217.

April 15, Final Date

The application must be returned to William Broden, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 15, 1977. The other members of the committee are Vincent Rooney and

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Sales Higher in 1976; Profits Down for Year

Sales in 1976 were $2.3 billion compared with $2.2 billion the previous year, with the increase due essentially to inflation. Net income was $20.1 million, or 57 cents a common share, compared with $23.0 million, or 68 cents a share in 1975. Improvements realized in the first and fourth quarters were offset by declines due to the strike in the second and third quarters of the year.

Tire Sales Improve

In the fourth quarter Tire and Related Products sales were $382 million compared to $331 million in the fourth quarter of 1975. For the year, Tire Division sales were $1.330 billion or 57% of the total

Company sales in 1975.

Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics

Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics sales for the fourth quarter were $79 million compared with $73 million in the 4th quarter of 1975. The gain was due to increases in rubber chemicals, specialty rubbers and natural rubber. For the year, these sales were $330 million or 14% of total company sales as compared to $271 million in the prior year.

Industrial Products

The Industrial Products category also gained in the final quarter, rising to $92 million from $85 million in sales the previous year.

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Salzman Appointed Chemical President

Flannery Made V.P.

[IMAGE: Photo of Sheldon R. Salzman]

Sheldon R. Salzman has been named President of the Uniroyal Chemical Division. He succeeds Joseph P. Flannery, who was appointed an Executive Vice-President of Uniroyal, Inc.

From 1970 to 1972 Salzman was Factory Manager of the Naugatuck Chemical plant.

Joined Chemical Plant in 1955

He joined Uniroyal Chemical

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[IMAGE: Photo of Joseph P. Flannery]

Joseph P. Flannery, formerly President of the Chemical division has been named an Executive Vice President—along with Andrew McNeill—of Uniroyal, Inc. In his new position Flannery will

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Dividend Declared

The Company declared a quarterly dividend of 12½ cents a share on the common stock payable March 25 to stockholders of record on February 22.

It also declared a dividend of $2 on the preferred stock, payable on March 25 to stockholders of record on February 22.

LVBI Made in FOC Building

[IMAGE: Photo of three workers reviewing documents]

James Garrigan, Plant Engineer; Robert Cronin, Foreman of the Bldg.; and Andrew Clock, Process Engineer, review the flow sheet for process changes to make LVBI wet-cake to meet a customer’s requirements.

The first batches of LVBI, a chemical adhesive for tire sidewalls, was made in the new $5,000,000 FOC plant (Bldg. 174). At present the chemical is made primarily for Uniroyal plants but the Marketing Dept. foresees a potential growth for the product outside the company. LVBI is new business for the Chemical plant.

The FOC plant is presently op-

erating on a 5 day week schedule; 3 shifts; and employs 6 Production people and 5 Chemical Maintenance people.

Naugard 445 to be Made

Another chemical that will be made in the FOC Bldg. is Naugard 445, a very low stain antioxidant used in plastics to prevent discoloration caused by ex-

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10 Uniroyal Scholarships Offered

Ten Uniroyal Merit scholarships are offered to children of employees through the nationwide scholarship program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

All children of Uniroyal employees, who have more than 5 years of continuous service as of the date of the award, are eligible for the scholarships.

Application Must Be Filed for Scholarships

Applications for the 1979 scholarships must be submitted by November 30, 1977. They can be obtained from the Industrial Relations Dept. along with a folder which gives complete details on the scholarships. Call Constance Antrum, Ext. 3217.

Students who wish to apply for a scholarship must do so during their Junior year by taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests which are usually given in October by the high school. Students should check the school office for the dates of the tests.

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Footwear Operations To Close

NAUGATUCK, CONN. — The Company has announced that a tentative decision has been made to shut down the fabric footwear operations at the Footwear Plant.

Presently, there are four assembly lines, employing approximately 750 wage and salaried people, producing fabric shoes. Imports and high labor costs are forcing the company to study the economics of manufacturing footwear in Naugatuck. Previous reductions have resulted in the layoff of over 1,000 employees.

If these tentative plans should be finalized, some footwear production operations will be moved from the Naugatuck plant to other Uniroyal footwear manufacturing facilities. However, other operations in the plant, such as warehousing, custom mixing and sponge underlay manufacturing, would not be affected by this tentative decision.

Operations May Move

Qualified employees whose jobs may be affected will be eligible for benefits under the Company’s existing benefit program. Also, federal benefits under the Trade Act of 1974 may be available to such employees.

Plant Tour-Picnic Held

[IMAGE: Shows people standing near tents at an outdoor event]

The tours included visits to the Research & Development Laboratory, Bldg., 81; the new Roylar Bldg. 80; the new FOC plant, Bldg. 124; and the Power House.

On Sunday, October 2, the first annual Plant Tour and Picnic was held. Although the weather was threatening all day the tour turned out to be a great success. It was followed by a picnic at Lake Quassapaug in the afternoon.

The tour included visits to the Research & Laboratory Bldg.; the new Roylar® polyurethane elastomer Bldg.; the new Fine Organic Chemicals Bldg. and the plant’s Boiler House.

In each building employees and their spouses were given a brief description of the activities in the building by a supervisory member. In the tent an array of finished samples made from the plant’s products provided an in-

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New Business for the Plant

by R. J. Lak

[IMAGE: Shows Philip Duarte loading a pallet of Comite miticide cans onto a trailer truck with James Nolan and Robert McDermott]

Philip Duarte loads a pallet of 5 gal. cans of Comite® miticide onto a trailer truck as James Nolan, center, and Robert McDermott check the shipment.

The Chemical plant is purchasing equipment to formulate Comite® and Omite® 6-E miticides in Bldg. 100 from Omite Tech. The new equipment includes a new weigh scale in 100 Building and a canning machine in 118 Building, capable of canning out one, two, and five gallon pails. Completion of this installation is scheduled for early 1978.

For Domestic and Foreign Markets

This fall, Naugatuck will formulate Comite for the Florida market and Omite 6-E for the Export market. These orders consist of 13,000 gals. (115,000 lbs.) of Comite in five gallon pails, and 4,000 gals. (40,000 lbs.) of Omite 6-E in five gallon pails.

To Increase in 1978

Formulation plans for 1978 will include 150,000 gals. (1,500,000 lbs.) of Comite and 21,000 gals. (210,000 lbs.) of Omite 6-E. This material will be formulated and shipped out of Naugatuck before the end of the 2nd quarter.

Up until this time, Omite formulation was done at F.M.C. in Fresno, California. When in operation, the Naugatuck plant will have the capability of completely replacing the present formulation site in Fresno, California.

Income, Sales Up

The Company’s 3rd quarter net income was $5.1 million compared with a loss of $7.7 million in the strike-affected 3rd quarter of 1976.

Sales were $591 million compared with $489 million in the 3rd quarter of 1976.

9 Months Income and Sales

Net income for the nine months of 1977 was $34.7 million or $1.17 a share compared with $62,000 in 1976.

Sales for the first nine months of 1977 were $1.96 billion compared with $1.68 billion in 1976.

Tire Sales Up

The Sales of Tires and Related Products were $340 million compared with $272 million in 1976.

While unit sales continue to increase in the tire category, industry-wide price pressures in the U.S. affected profits, and these pressures are continuing into the 4th quarter.

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Extra Effort Pays Off . . .

During the past several weeks, two letters passed across my desk which, to my way of thinking, showed how we are performing better than any other information.

Both of these letters, one from a customer and the other from one of our sales managers, thanked our people for doing a job which they felt was “above and beyond the call of duty”. In each instance, the people involved responded to our customer’s needs. Some of them got out of the shower and went back to work after their normal day was over. Some of them worked longer hours than they had anticipated, when coming into work for the day.

I would like to take this opportunity to say to each of the people involved—thank-you!

It is easy for us, working at the plant, to feel that our efforts go unnoticed. But believe me, as those two letters indicated, that little extra effort is what it takes to keep and to get customers. Even if they may not write a letter, they know and will remember your extra effort.

I am sure all of you have had the same experience that I have had, whether it is buying a new car, clothes, furnishings for our home or food, the place we return to do business is where the people have shown that they care and take that little extra effort to make sure we are satisfied.

If each of us will just give that little extra effort so all of our customers are treated the way we want to be treated when we’re buying something, then we will continue to grow and expand here at Naugatuck.

Remember—our customer’s satisfaction is truly our only product!

R.J. Wayatt

United Way Goal $24,800

The United Way Committee poses in front of one of the three UW thermometers showing the progress of the campaign. Last year Chemical employees contributed $21,450 to go over the goal by 30%.

The goal for the 1978 United Way Drive, which is conducted throughout the plant annually has been set at $24,800. Charles Greene, Employee Relations Manager, was named Chairman for the campaign to raise funds for the sixteen agencies which provide a wide variety of social services to help meet the human needs of the people in the community.

The Naugatuck Chemical plant has topped its UW goal consistently, and last year contributed $21,450, to top the goal by 30%.

The Chemical people have shown a generosity that has contributed nearly 33% of the total amount of the Industrial division’s section which includes all of the firms in the Naugatuck and Beacon Falls area.

“Give Where You Work”

The philosophy of the United Way is “give where you work.” This method has proved the most efficient way to raise the needed money for the agencies in the fund. It eliminates the monies often wasted in promoting good causes. The Naugatuck-Beacon Falls office has the lowest administrative cost of any agency in the area.

As a convenience for employees the Company will deduct contributions through the payroll deduction plan. Deductions start in January 1978 and continue until December.

Committee

Members of the United Way Committee are C. Greene, Chairman, D. Bates, R. Cranney, E. Evans, T. Geise, S. Mazur, J. Labrecque, J. Pratt, C. Roland, URW Local 308 President, J. Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie, J. McCarthy, R. Roland, J. Sousa, M. Upson, R. Henrichs, J. Loman, T. Cunningham, J. Spencer, D. Beauchamp, P. Rankin, H. Hook, T. Yachtis, W. Campbell, J. Mambrino, R. Hessler, J. Pallacovitch, J. Roaix, J. Nolan, J. Hoey, V. Kloc, J. Napiello, and A. Grella.

If there is right in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Chinese proverb

Spends $500,000 Every Week

Donald Delagrange, Buyer, left, shows Pasquale Petti, Purchasing Supervisor, center and Robert Van Allen, Purchasing Agent, the new Naugatuck Chemical’s packages that use the metric and standard weight systems.

The plant Purchasing department spends over $500,000 a week on a thousand different items ranging from nuts and bolts to expensive and delicate laboratory equipment or new machinery for one of the Production units. This year’s purchases for the plant will run about $26,000,000.

Donald Delagrange who is responsible for the purchase of the bags and cartons used to package the plant’s products buys over 500,000 of them a year. They range in price from 12 cents to 50 cents each and can often affect the product’s profit if they are handled or used carelessly.

According to Robert VanAllen, who heads the department, industrial purchasing is somewhat analogous to grocery shopping or purchasing furniture and appliances for the home. The department’s philosophy is to purchase for quality, price, and service . . . or in a word, to get the top value for the dollar.

It naturally follows that the department must do comparison buying and obtain competitive pricing. This requires considerable time but results in significant savings for the plant.

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Service Award Pins Presented

40 YEARS SERVICE: Andrew Sokoli, and Lucius Tomlinson, right, receive LeCoultre Perpetual Motion clocks from James Emison, Divisional Controller honoring them for their 40 years of service.

25 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. Charles McCleary presents 25 years service pins to Research & Development members. From left are David McCormack, George Ravenscroft, McCleary, Julius Rek, and Paul Murray.

30 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. McCleary awards pins to R&D members for their 30 years of service. From left are Clifford German, Shirley Sandora, McCleary, Gerard McCabe, Benedict Pranulis and Robert Harrison.

35 YEARS SERVICE: James H. Emison, left, congratulates Twenty-Five Year Service Club members. From left, Loretta Walker, John Martinoli, and Mario Gustaferri of the Control Department.

Sheldon Salzman, new President of the Uniroyal Chemical division, left, presents to Richard Whitehill, (second left), R&D, a 30 year pin. John L. Paige, at right, became a 25 Year member. Second from right is Dr. Robert Bergen, Manager for Synthetic Rubber.

Ruth Stutzman, center, Research and Development, receives her 35 Year pin from Sheldon Salzman, left. At right is Dr. Robert Brown, Manager of Naugatuck Chemicals R&D.

Top Bloodmobile Goal

Red Cross nurse helps Walter Scott (front) donate his twelfth pint of blood. On table next to him is James Loman who contributed his twentieth.

151 pints of blood were donated to the recent Red Cross Bloodmobile sponsored by the Uniroyal Chemical plant for the twenty-sixth year. The goal for this year’s Bloodmobile, which had been postponed until February, was 140 pints. 111 employees contributed and twenty were deferred for medical reasons. Forty of the donors were walk-ins.

Chemical employees have now contributed 3326 pints of blood to the Red Cross Bloodmobile.

For this visit Bldg. 61 had the highest percent of donors and EMIC had the highest number.

Harold Werner received a 5 gallon pin; Joseph Wojtczak, a 4 gallon pin; and Sandra Alfonso, a 2 gallon pin.

One gallon pins were awarded to John Ciaccio, Robert Shortt, and John Tierney.

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posure to oxygen. It is also used as an antioxidant in petroleum products.

The Chemical Production operators who staff the FOC Bldg. are Carl DeMatteo, Francis Dingle, Ronald Moffat, Robert Roland, James Umbro, and Nelson Whidbee. Foreman of the Bldg. is Robert E. Cronin and Earl Roller is Area Foreman.

Project Manager for the new plant start-up was William Yee.

Other personnel from Chemical Production involved in the start-up were Process Engineers John Gilbert and Andrew Clock. From Plant Engineering were James Garrigan, Victor Anderson, John Hoey, Dave Nelson, Lawrence Bogen and Claude Travers.

Chemical Maintenance personnel assigned to the project were George Holmes, Philip Hardt and Walter Campbell.

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David Schaub, right, General Manager of Plastics and Latex Products, presents a 35 year service pin to Olga Zaprzalka and a 25 year pin to Robert Cranney, second left. At left is Eli Schwartz, Group Manager for Plastics R&D.

30 YEARS SERVICE: Dr. John Zukei, second left, and Winchester Hubbard of Agricultural Chemicals R&D are congratulated by Elmer Moore, General Manager, (left), and Dr. Bogislav Von Schmeling (right), Manager of Agricultural Chemicals R&D.

35 YEARS SERVICE: Ivan Mankowich, left, Contracts and Licenses Manager, is congratulated by Robert W. Knapp, Business Development Manager upon the completion of 35 years of service.

35 YEARS SERVICE: Henry Robinson, right, a Research Scientist receives his award for 35 Years Service from Sheldon Salzman.

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Employees Honored for Service

[IMAGE: Group photo of employees]

40 Years Service: Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, presents LeCoultre Atmos Perpetual Motion clocks to: (from left) Donald Williamson, John Yachtis, Stanley Mazanski, Mazaika, Stephen Mankulics, and Thomas Dowling.

[IMAGE: Two men, one presenting award]

Harold D. Peterson, left, is presented a Forty Years Service pin by Sheldon R. Salzman, right, who was General Manager of Chemicals and Polymers at the time of the award.

[IMAGE: Woman receiving clock]

Ann Budd, left, receives an Atmos clock from Dr. McCleary, Director of Research & Development.

Seven Achieve 40 Years Service

111 Uniroyal Chemical employees were recently honored for their long service with the Division.

Thirty-three of the Group were made new members of the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty Five Years Service Club. Thirty-nine members were advanced to the Thirty Year group; and twenty eight received Thirty Five year service pins.

Receive Atmos Perpetual Motion Clocks

Seven employees received Atmos Perpetual Motion Clocks in recognition of their Forty Years service with the Company.

At the present time more than 600 of the 1100 employees at the Chemical

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Dividend Declared

The Company declared a dividend of 12½¢ a share on the Company’s common stock. It was payable on June 25 to stockholders of record on May 23.

It also declared a dividend of $2.00 a share on the preferred stock which was payable on June 25th to stockholders of record on May 23rd.

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“Gold Shoe” Given

[IMAGE: Group of men with safety shoe]

Richard Guest, center, receives the “Gold Shoe” award from Robert Shortt, (right) Safety Manager. Behind Guest is the transtacker that pinned his right foot against a loaded pallet. At left Harold Campbell, holds the safety shoe that Guest was wearing at the time of the incident.

Richard Guest, a Chemical Production Operator in Bldg. 79, received the Gold Shoe award which is presented to employees of industrial plants for their practice of safety.

Guest was guiding a transtacker in the Aminox building when his foot was pinned against it and a loaded pallet. The weight of the transtacker would probably have crushed or broken all of the bones in his right foot. Fortunately he was wearing safety shoes which protected the foot against a permanent and disabling injury.

This was one of the “unexpected happenings” that require constant awareness and attention in order to avoid such types of accidents.

Silver Dollars Awarded Monthly

[IMAGE: Group of employees receiving silver dollars]

2049 “silver dollars” have been distributed to employees since January as part of the Safety Incentive Program. Departments are divided into Groups of 10 employees. If one employee in the Group suffers a Reportable Injury without any days lost from work, only members of the Group lose the silver dollar. The entire Department is disqualified if it is a Disabling injury that causes the employee to lose one or more days of work. Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, gives out the silver dollars to R&D members in Bldg. 81. From left are Mazaika, Agnenette Grant, Helen Mullen, Joseph Spencer, Catherine Archambault, John Mannello, and David McCormack.

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other areas. For instance in 1976, when the nation’s economy hit a low point, the corporation was able to provide $87 million dollars for capital investments, a substantial portion of which were allocated to the Chemical Division. Indeed, just here in Naugatuck, a refurbished TPR® Banbury was installed, the Fine Organics Chemicals plant was constructed and the Omite® operation was expanded.

Company’s Potential

An in-depth study by an outside professional survey team was made of employees’ attitudes and the company’s position and reputation in the commercial world.

The report revealed that Uniroyal has a reputation as a solid company, but was not as strong competitively as other comparably sized organizations. Furthermore, although sales had doubled over a ten year period, profits had dropped from 3.4% of sales to a low of 1.1%. Whereas technology, production, quality products and dedicated and talented people came out as strong assets, a conservative and cautious attitude pervaded throughout, often hindering the fullest use of these excellent capabilities. Obviously, some changes had to be made.

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location have 25 or more years of service—more than 50% of the personnel population at this location.

New 25 Year Members

Peter Backes, Elizabeth Banik, Cerinus Barriault, Vincent Bartelmo, Joseph Begin, David Benson, Edward Brown, Jr., Francis Carriero, Theophile Clement, Louis Coscia, Daniel Davis, Katherine Dowling, Jacinto Fernandez, Gerald Gureqian, Clayton Houseknecht, Marion Hutt, Willie Ingram, Weldon Ireland, Eileen Kassheimer, Charles Moruska, Soren Nordstrom, Antonio Nunes, Michael Santone, Suren Semonian, Alexander Shaw III, Antonio Silva, Bernard Smith, Angelo Soares, Frank Sohleski, Henry Witkoski, Michael Yuchnyk.

Structural Changes

Innovative management organizational changes, designed to improve decision making and increase efficiency, were recently implemented resulting in more delegation of authority. In addition, fresh approaches to market planning were instituted.

One facet of the new organizational changes was the promotion of two former Chemical Division presidents to the newly created posts of Executive Vice President in early March.

Andrew J. McNeill now has responsibility for Engineered Products. This includes the Consumer, Industrial and Plastics divisions and Marketing Services.

Joseph P. Flannery heads up Materials Function, embracing the Chemical Division, Plantations, Textiles, Planning and Corporate Research and Development.

Management Skills

Because a company is only as strong as its leadership, programs to strengthen management skills have also been implemented. For instance, managers will have longer tenure in their positions, providing more opportunities to learn and make more positive contributions.

Their performance reviews will be more meaningful to their particular assignment and more opportunities for additional job-related education will be provided. The company will also rely on more aggressive recruiting from the outside to fill

30 Years Service

Joseph Anderson, Kenneth Anderson, Robert Anderson, Edwin Barrows, Jr., Robert Brown, Francis Cadwell, Edward Copes, Jr., William Creddo, Jesse Crim, Elizabeth Czalowski, Aurelio DePinho, Harris Detlefsen, Albert Gedraitis, Margaret Gibbs, Anthony Gaultieri, Addis Hillery, Margaret Holliday, Henry Hook, Wilbur Hugar, William Hutt, James Johnson, Edward Koslowski, Eugene Lantieri, Rufus Lydem, Lawrence Mambrino, Ralph Meldrum, Thomas Mullen, Joseph Owens, Joseph Rzeszutek, Louis Schiller, Frederick Simasek, Dr. Allen Smith, Otto Steinen, Angelo Taylor, Antonio Teixeira, Laurentino Terra, Jesse Thompson, John Tierney, Homer Walton, Frank Warchol, John Wawer, John Zavednak, Bronis Zukauskas.

35 Years Service

George Allen, E. Leonard Borg, Eleanor Broderick, Arthur Calder, Frank Chiodo, Matthew Chlebowski, Allen Crepeau, Leland Dannals, Domingos DaSilva, Michele DeBiase, John Dillon, Lucy DiStefano, John Flickinger, Dale

opened positions when special skills are required.

Optimistic Outlook

Mr. Salzman closed his remarks on an optimistic note, stating that the corporation is now concentrating more effort into the Chemical, Rubber and Plastics markets where it feels greater growth and profit potential exists. These areas, of course, are basic to the Chemical Division, and we will surely benefit from this new marketing emphasis.

Wins $500 Scholarship

George Arndt Jr., center, received the $500 Uniroyal Chemical Management Club Scholarship. At left is his father, George, an Engineer in the Plant Engineering department and at right is William Broden, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Other Committee members were Vincent Rooney and Daniel Shantz.

Jackson, Herbert Koss, Alphonse Loman, Antonio Marques, Mary A. Marques, Joseph McKee, John Mucha, Frank Neilen, Deolinda Pardal, Arnold Paulk, James Reynolds, Edward Verbisky, John Vergosen, Ada Mae Wein, Jean Womer.

40 Years Service

Anne Budd, Thomas Dowling, Stanley Mazanski, Stephen Mankulics Sr., Harold Peterson, Donald Williamson, John Yachtis.

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tions for the joint-venture companies.

In his new position Leach will be responsible for the Chemical division’s manufacturing facilities, including the Naugatuck Chemical plant. In addition the Division’s Purchasing Coordinator and Environmental Control Manager will report to him.

He joined the Naugatuck Chemical plant in 1955 as a Shift Supervisor in the Synthetic Control Laboratory. In 1957 he joined the Kralastic® R&D group and in 1965 was named Superintendent of Synthetic Production. He was named Factory Manager of the Painesville, Ohio, plant in 1971.

Leach graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute where he received a B.S. degree in Chemistry.

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process and quality improvements have been made.

PANA is a profitable product because it does not require major capital expenditures nor does not require other major costs.

Optimistic Future

The Exxon Oil Co. rates PANA as the best prospect on the market; however, it’s quality must be improved before they will accept us as a supplier. If Exxon accepts it, other petroleum accounts (i.e. Mobil) are expected to purchase it.

Bldg. 28 Operators

The Building Foreman is Frank Commendatore and the Area Foreman, Richard Valentine. The Process Engineer is Sheldon Lathrop and the Operators are Angelo Taylor, John Mancuso, Russell Volz, Edward Verbisky, Dominic Persutti, and Lee Respass. Charles Ferguson is Chemical Maintenance Foreman.

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Maintenance. The members of the Chemical Maintenance Department and the Plant Engineering Departments did an outstanding job in getting the Bldg. back into production to meet the sales demands.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; it is self-supporting through members’ contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; it does not engage in any controversy; nor does it endorse or oppose any causes. Its primary purpose is to help people stay sober and help other people with drinking problems to achiever sobriety.

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plant’s Production departments to recycle the nonenes back into the process.

Project Engineer for the nonenes unit was George Arndt of the plant Engineering department. Joseph Mambrino, Utilities Area Foreman assisted in the supervision of the installation of the equipment.

Dr. Stephen Cantor, Research and Development, devised a refraction index test to separate the nonenes from other chemicals.

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World Meets in EMIC

The first worldwide Sales and Materials Flow meeting was held in the EMIC Bldg. Attending the session were clockwise: P. Haas, F. Johns, R. Mazzeo, E. Geise, Vice President of International Operations, T. McMahon, T. Griffiths, J. Hunt, W. Cook, E. Barrows, R. Kraynick, R. Hall, J. Pheasant, J. Ford and W. Leukhardt.

The world came together in EMIC when the first Uniroyal Chemical International Sales and Material Flow meeting was held there. The meeting was organized to solidify the activities of the worldwide Sales and Material Flow groups.

The Overseas Marketing Group is part of the Chemical Division’s International Operations and is headed by Edward Geise, Vice President. All of the Division’s operations outside of the U.S.A. make up the International Group: Sales, Production and Research and Development and provide a strong, coordinated worldwide marketing activity.

The direct sales activities are centered in Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. From these international offices, customers are served by technically competent and customer-oriented agents and distributors. These activities (except for the European area and Brazil) are coordinated from the Headquarters office in EMIC by Walter Cook, Philip Haas, Russell Mazzeo, Robert Kraynick, Francis Johns, Edward Barrows, Denise Dovell, Mary Okoski and Gill Boyle.

Nearly 10% of the 1977 estimated Division sales of Naugatuck Rubber Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastics will be products manufactured at the Naugatuck plant.

$1228 for Ideas

$1228.00 in checks is handed out by Charles Ferguson, Chemical Maintenance Foreman, for Ideas submitted by members of the department. Emil Rehel (left) and Raymond Kubick (right) received a total of $716.00. Cirno LoBalbo, (second left) and Ted Hubbell (third left) received $512.00 for their Idea.

Four members of the Chemical Maintenance Dept. received $1228.00, for their Ideas on reducing costs in the plant.

The team of Raymond Kubick and Emil Rehel received a total of $716.00 for their idea to reuse the stainless steel hoses in the manufacture of MDI. They recommended that the solid matter that accumulated in the hoses during manufacture be burned out and the hoses reused. The idea will result in annual savings of $5340.00 for the plant.

Ted Hubbell and Cirno LoBalbo, also of the Chemical Maintenance Department, were awarded $512.80 for their suggestion on improving the bagging of Roylar® polyurethane elastomers in Bldg. 80. The Idea will result in savings of $4930.00 per year for the plant.

The combined annual savings of the two Ideas amounts to $10,270.

322 Pints Donated

Edmund Nole, center, receives his 11 gallon pin from Elizabeth Garrigan, a Red Cross volunteer at the Bloodmobile. From left are James Loman, June Moore, Nole, Garrigan, and Robert Shortt, who with Loman organized the two successful Bloodmobiles.

Over 300 pints of blood have been donated by Uniroyal Chemical employees in the two Bloodmobiles sponsored by the plant this past year. At the most recent visit employees contributed 171 pints of blood.

Contributes 11 Gallons

The Bloodmobile marked a special occasion for Edmund Nole, a Materials Flow Supervisor in EMIC who contributed his 11th gallon of blood. Nole has contributed blood four times a year for twenty-two consecutive years.

Income…

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Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics

The Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics sales were $92 million, compared with $80 million in the same period a year ago. For the three quarters, sales were $298 million, up from $251 million in the first nine months of 1976.

Increased sales were recorded in rubber chemicals—the antiozonants and antioxidants that are used extensively in the rubber and plastics industry. Also, Royalene® thermoplastic rubber, which has wide application in automotive uses, had increased sales in the quarter.

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Awards Up To $1500 Yearly

The maximum amount of the award is $1500 each year during the four years of college. The amount depends on the family’s financial circumstances and the cost of the school. The minimum amount of $250.

Spends…

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By consolidation and standardization and the use of substitutions, the Purchasing Dept. can reduce the per unit cost of highuse items and improve the profit of a product line.

The other members of the department who hold specific purchasing responsibilities are Pasquale Petti, Bruce Perkins, Ann Bains, and Teri Sills.

Save Your Electric Bill

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Seven Retire

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Three “Night Supers” recently retired from Chemical Production. From left in the photo are Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager; John (Sandy) Yachtis who had 39 years of service; William Swick, 32 years of service; and Michael Patrick, 40 years of service. At right is Eric Johnson, Superintendent of Chemical Production. The “Night Supers” were responsible for the plant’s operations on the night shift and required a thorough knowledge of all the buildings in the plant, including the Plant Hospital where they often administered First Aid to an injured employee.

[PHOTO]

Antonio Marques, center, retired after 35 years service. From left are Robert Burns, Marques, and Joseph Semasko.

[PHOTO]

Albert Matulionis, center, a Group Leader in Synthetic Maintenance, retired after 30 years. From left are Henry Witkoski, Matulionis, and Eugene Doughty.

[PHOTO]

Salvatore Falcone retired from Chemical Maintenance after 26 years. From left are Richard Calzone, Anthony Malone, and Falcone.

[PHOTO]

Tano SanAngelo, left, retired after 36 years service. He is congratulated by Frederick Wintsch, right, Manager of Industrial Relations. SanAngelo was Divisional Chairman of Local 218 for 12 years; a member of the Negotiating Committee for 4 terms; and served as a Steward for 15 years.

Prior Named

John J. Prior has been named Superintendent of the Plant Engineering department. In his new position Prior is responsible for the Planning, Direction and Coordination of the Engineering and Maintenance activities at the Chemical plant. In addition he will have the responsibility for Engineering services at the Chemical Division’s plants in Dalton, Ga., Gastonia, N.C., Los Angeles, Calif., and Bethany, Conn.

He joined the Uniroyal Chemical plant in 1963 and held a number of supervisory Production and Engineering assignments. In 1972 he was named General Foreman of the Chemical Maintenance department.

In 1974 he was named Plant Manager of the Borough of Naugatuck’s Waste-water Treatment Plant. In 1977 the Naugatuck Treatment plant received the Connecticut Waste Water Treatment Plant Safety Award for its safety performance.

Plant…

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sight into the wide and diversified market use of the raw materials that are usually seen in 100 lb. cartons, 50 lb. bags or 55 gal. drums loaded on pallets ready to be shipped to all parts of the country and the world.

Few employees realized— prior to the tour—that the Naugatuck plant is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rubber chemicals and that virtually every tire on the highway contains one of the chemicals manufactured in the plant.

Picnic at Lake Quassapaug

The picnic was held at Lake Quassapaug from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. where a menu of steaks, hamburgers, clams, sausages, salads, draught beer were served for the entire period. Husbands and wives had the chance to “get even” in egg-throwing contests and in most games the women turned out to be the winners of the gift certificates to a local store.

Committee Worked Hard

Without the enthusiasm and effort of the Committee which organized the event in a short period of time, the tour-picnic would not have been such a great day.

Serving on it were L. Coscia, J. Gulak, C. Houseknecht, E. Johnson, R. Breton, R. Lak, J. Labrecque, F. Maffia, A. Malone, H. Mullen, R. McDermott, J. Prior, S. Mazur, H. Scullin, R. Shipman, R. Shortt, R. VanAllen, and W. Lavelle, Chairman.

Are You An Alcoholic?

To answer this question, ask yourself the following 20 questions and answer them as honestly a you can.

		Yes	No
1.	Do you lose time from work due to drinking?	☐	☐
2.	Is drinking making your home life unhappy?	☐	☐
3.	Do you drink because you are shy with other people?	☐	☐
4.	Is drinking affecting your reputation?	☐	☐
5.	Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?	☐	☐
6.	Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of drinking?	☐	☐
7.	Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?	☐	☐
8.	Does your drinking make you careless of your family’s welfare?	☐	☐
9.	Has your ambition decreased since drinking?	☐	☐
10.	Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?	☐	☐
11.	Do you want a drink the next morning?	☐	☐
12.	Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?	☐	☐
13.	Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?	☐	☐
14.	Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?	☐	☐
15.	Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?	☐	☐
16.	Do you drink alone?	☐	☐
17.	Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?	☐	☐
18.	Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?	☐	☐
19.	Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?	☐	☐
20.	Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of drinking?	☐	☐

If you have answered YES to any of the questions there is a definite warning that you may be an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.

(The foregoing Test Questions are used by Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Md., to help in determining whether or not a patient is an alcoholic.)

If you think you have a drinking or drug problem and want help, you can call George Allen, Ext. 3217 or Dennis Baldwin, 573-2137 at Oxford. It is not necessary to give your name. Copies of AA Literature and Meetings may be obtained from G. Allen or the Plant Hospital. Ext. 3231.

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Reward for Working Safe…

For the past few weeks our bulletin boards have had notices explaining our 1977 Safety Goals and announcing a Safety Contest that will be operating during 1977. The Safety Contest is being run really to help you remember to work safely!

Why are we willing to reward you for working safely? In almost every instance, after an accident has occurred, an investigation finds that it was caused by inattention. All of us have to remember, every day, that we are working in conditions that can be extremely dangerous. The Company can, and does invest millions of dollars to assure the safety of its employees, but all of it goes to waste, if during the working day, we’re careless. Little things like wearing hard hats, safety glasses or taking the extra time to get a face shield, or gloves when necessary, making sure that the lines are empty before breaking into them and checking that all electrical equipment is “locked out” properly. Some of these things will cause you to walk a few extra steps and perhaps “waste” some time, but if it prevents an accident it is well worth it!

It is a time-worn but true phrase—”ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTS.”

During 1977 let us all make sure that we concentrate on safety every hour of the day and also be a good neighbor—if you see someone working next to you unsafely, remind them so that they can be there again tomorrow.

If we all do these little things I am sure we’ll reach our 1977 goal and you can have your Christmas dinner on us!

Rj. Maynit [handwritten signature]

Waste Saves Over $16,000

[IMAGE: A crane loads a scrap reactor into a trailer truck]

A crane loads a scrap reactor into a trailer truck. The scrap metal program has not only improved housekeeping but has netted $16,000 in savings.

by Peter Thomas

A scrap metal salvage program was started in early 1975 with the Schiavone Company, to buy and salvage the scrap throughout the plant. Schiavone furnished the truck size boxes for the small and loose metal pieces for their pick up at different spots in the yards and the larger items were placed in a pile which were loaded by a magnetic crane into their trucks.

Seventy five 55 gallon drums were placed in the buildings throughout the plant for small pieces. When filled, they were taken to a collection point.

At the present time it costs more than $16.00 per short ton to dispose of the scrap.

To date over 1,000,000 lbs. of scrap has been sold and over $16,000 received by selling it to scrap dealers.

Save Gasoline

Use gasoline of the proper octane rating. Using too low an octane rating for your car will produce a “ping” which, if sustained, will damage the engine. Using too high an octane rating wastes money and will not produce more power or improve fuel economy.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Reclaim Plant Dismantled

[IMAGE: Industrial building being demolished]

The Reclaim plant, built in 1892, is in the final stages of demolishment. Over 1,500,000 scrap tires were used annually to manufacture the Reclaim Rubber, once a product much in demand.

The dismantlement of a Naugatuck landmark—the Reclaim Rubber Production unit—is practically complete. The Federal Equipment Co. purchased the plant for resale and salvage and has removed most of the equipment.

Dates Back to 1892

The Reclaim plant dates back to 1892. It was known as the Rubber Regenerating Company and was the oldest part of the present plant.

Employed 200 people

The Reclaim plant employed approximately 200 salary and wage people. Several were transferred to other departments but the majority were placed on layoff. For many years it was a thriving business and used over

1,500,000 scrap tires a year to manufacture reclaim.

Modernized in 1969

The plant was modernized in 1969 to keep it competitive with the synthetic rubber business. At the time it was considered a mag-

ical engineering feat as operations continued while the modernization was being carried out.

The decision was made in 1975 to close the Reclaim plant because of market conditions.

The plant engineer in charge of the project is Thomas Ennis.

Turkeys for Christmas

The Safety Department has announced a “special end of the year award” for all employees at the Naugatuck Chemical location. The incentive is part of its continuing program to promote safety awareness among employees both at work and at home.

All employees will receive a 12-13 lb. turkey at the end of the year if the safety goals are met. The goals are based on last year’s safety performance and require just a slight improvement over 1976.

Year	Incidence Rate	Experience Rate
1976	3.88	9.24
1977 Goals:	3.07	7.52

The Incidence Rate is basically the number of incidents versus the manhours worked.

The Experience Rate is the number of incidents and the number of lost days versus the manhours worked.

Plant Security Tightened

On February 28, the Naugatuck Plant initiated a program to tighten plant security.

The program covers three areas: In-plant parking; traffic control; and removal of property from the plant.

The first step in the program was the issuance of new parking passes with a letter of instructions. The letter emphasizes that the Control Station Watchers will not open the gates for any car without the pass in place. Further, anyone who violates the parking rules will have the privilege revoked.

Notice Posted in Plant

On March 1, a notice was posted in the plant and offices regarding the removal of property from the plant—either personal or Company property. Spot checks will be held on employees leaving the plant either on foot or in an automobile. Further, any truck leaving the plant will be subject to a spot check. This policy was effective March 7, 1977. Wage employees’ paychecks carried a

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Three Retire…

[PHOTO]

Dominic Como, center, retired from the Materials department after 34 years of service. From left are W. Bryant Kirkendall, Como and Thomas Carey.

[PHOTO]

Victor Adamski, center, retired after 35 years service. From left are Anthony Cutrali, Beldon Antrum, Robert Foltz, Adamski, Louis Moniz, John DiSantis, and Robert Breton.

[PHOTO]

Nunzio Ruby, second left, retired after 30 years service. From left are William Rek, Ruby, Robert Breton and John Yachtis.

Plant Security…

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statement to be sure to read the notice; and salaried employees received a similar message with their paychecks.

Traffic Control

The last area of the program involves traffic control in the plant. The use of personal vehicles to travel in the plant is restricted. As of March 1 the Tire Gate has been closed to all vehicular traffic.

The Control Station Watchers have been issued standing orders on these and other procedures to enforce them strictly.

The purpose of these changes is in an attempt to prevent strangers from entering the plant; to control losses from it; and to improve plant safety and security.

Turning out lights saves energy. A 100-watt light bulb burning for 10 hours uses 11,600 BTU’s, which is the energy equivalent of a pound of coal or a half-pint of oil.

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Salzman…

continued from page 1

as a member of the Synthetic Rubber plant’s Control Laboratory after graduation from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y.

In 1960 he was named a Sr. Engineer in the Industrial Engineering department and was transferred to the Painesville, Ohio plant.

Returns to Naugatuck

In 1961 he was named Chief Process Engineer in Chemical Production and in 1965 became Manager of Engineering Development. He was named Materials Flow Manager in 1969. From 1972 to 1975 he was Director of European Chemical Operations.

Upon his return to the U.S. in 1975 he was named General Manager of Chemicals and Polymers.

Sales…

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Increases occurred in Naugahyde® coated fabrics, Ensolite®, hose, and storage tanks. Industrial Product sales were 15% of Company sales.

Leisure, Sport and Other

Leisure, Sport and Other sales were $80 million compared to $74 million in 1975. These Leisure sales totalled $318 million or 14% of the Company sales as compared to $329 million in the previous year.

Hospital…

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and pulmonary function room, audio/visual room and a whirlpool and hydroculation room. New lighting, heating and air conditioning will also be installed.

A Central Location

Several locations had been studied as sites for the expansion. Bldg. 47 offered the best location, being in the theoretical center of the plant in terms of people.

It is estimated that completion of the project will be 12 months after the initial work begins.

Layout and investigatory work is presently being done by the Engineering Department in conjunction with the Medical and Safety Departments.

Flannery…

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be responsible for Corporate Research; Development and Planning; and the Plantations, Chemical and Textile Divisions.

He joined the Uniroyal Chemical plant as a Research Chemist in 1959, after graduation from the Lowell Technological Institute and the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

He held a number of management positions in Sales and Marketing and was named President of the Chemical Division in 1975. He will be located in Oxford.

The three top executives in the company—David Beretta, Andrew McNeill and Joseph Flannery—are Uniroyal Chemical people who started their careers at the Naugatuck Chemical plant.

Club…

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Daniel Shantz.

The winner of the 1976 scholarship was Mary Alice Schmelke, the daughter of William Schmelke of Research and Development in TSSC.

Safety is My Responsibility

Thiazoles Unit Torn Down

[PHOTO]

Bldg. 65, an old steel framed corrugated building, located behind Bldg. 30, has been totally removed by a New Haven Wrecking Co. The building, which was constructed in 1935, was used to manufacture the Thiazoles. When the market demand for the Thiazoles exceeded the production capacity of the unit, the product was moved to the division’s newer chemical complex in Geismar, La.

25 Year Club…

[PHOTO]

30 YEARS SERVICE: Sheldon Salzman congratulates Harold Werner, center, a Research Engineer, for his 30 Years service with the division.

[PHOTO]

Alexander Nole, right, Materials Flow Manager, is congratulated by Robert Hall, Divisional Materials Flow Manager, upon the completion of 35 Years of service.

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Leach Heads Plants

[IMAGE: Photo of Benton Leach]

Benton Leach has been named Director of Manufacturing for the Uniroyal Chemical division. He replaces Gordon Anderson who has been appointed Vice-President of Chemical Opera-
continued on page 4

Salzman Discusses New Attitude

Top level plans for the future of the Company and the Division were revealed to members of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club recently in an address delivered by Sheldon R. Salzman, President of Uniroyal Chemical.

Mr. Salzman opened by asserting we are now in a period of dynamic change and stimulus, generating changes in marketing direction and emphasis, and a restructuring of top-management positions.

One positive move was the elimination of unprofitable product lines—three from Naugatuck. Cited as examples were the Reclaim Rubber operation; the Synthetic Rubber Plant; and the Lotol and Dispersite businesses. Other operations which no longer met the company’s long term marketing objectives were sold.

These decisions not only reversed these loss situations, but the company was then able to provide money for growth in
continued on page 4

[IMAGE: Photo of Sheldon R. Salzman speaking at podium with Uniroyal banner]

Sheldon R. Salzman, President of the Uniroyal Chemical division, discusses the “new attitude” of the Company and the reorganization of the management structure with the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club members. From left in the photo are Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager; Robert Cronin, President; Salzman; Marion Hutt, Secretary; and Frank Commendatore.

New Naugard PANA Made

[IMAGE: Photo of workers checking batch results]

Dominic Persutti, left, checks the results of a batch of Naugard PANA with Sheldon Lathrop. At right is Russel Volz, an Operator in Chemical Production.

Naugard® PANA, (Phenyl-Alpha-Naphthylamine) was first produced at the Chemical plant in 1966.

Because of its low profit, only 60,000 lbs. were made and it was discontinued.

In 1976 DuPont announced that it was discontinuing the manufacture of PANA. Since it held a large share of the market, the demand for a new supplier was evident. Because the Naugatuck Chemical plant had the technology, equipment and capacity for production, plans were made to supply the chemical to the market.

Production Started in September

Production started last September in Bldg. 28 utilizing one of the JZF autoclave-still systems.

Approximately 90,000 lbs. of PANA have now been produced and numerous
continued on page 4

Safety Award Received

for 20% Accident Reduction in 1976

[IMAGE: Photo of safety award presentation]

Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, presents the Bicentennial Safety Award of the National Safety Council to Robert Shortt, Safety Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant. The Council presented the 20% Accident Reduction Award to the plant for “the excellent safety improvement achieved during 1976.” The 1977 safety goal is a further 10% reduction in injuries. If it is achieved all employees will receive a turkey at Christmas. In the photo from left are H. Frederick Wintsch, Industrial Relations Manager, Mazaika, Shortt, and James Loman, Safety Supervisor.

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143 People Honored for Service

One hundred and forty three people were recently honored for their years of service with the Uniroyal Chemical division.

Forty three employees were made new members of the Uniroyal Chemical Twenty Five Years Service Club.

Sixty four members were advanced to the Thirty Year Group; twenty-nine were advanced to the Thirty Five Year Group; six to the Forty Year Group; and one to the Forty Five Year Group.

Over 600 of the 1120 people at Naugatuck have 25 years of service or more.

New 25 Year Club Members: from left, Salvatore Falcone, Joseph Savageau, Odell Hines, Roderick Gaetz, Harry Searl, John Tabaka, son of Walter Tabaka who recently passed away, Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, Charles Roland, President of URW Local 308, Orrin Huntley, Robert Shortt, Frank Wasilesky, Robert Smith, Richard Shaw, Joseph Semasko and Frank Commendatore.

New 25 Year Members
H. Andersen, E. Anderson, D. Bell, F. Commendatore, R. Cranney, A. Cross, R. Edmonds, S. Falcone, R. Gaetz, W. Gailevege, M. Guastaferri, R. Hinchey, Jr., O. Hines, O. Huntley, E. Johnson, R. Lestage, J. Lydem, C. Mahaffey, J. Martinoli, A. Meskauskas, P. Murray, D. McCormack, W. Newall, J. O’Connor, J. Paige, F. Pikula, D. Pinto, L. Raskauskas, G. Ravenscroft, J. Rek, C. Roland, J. Sauvageau, E. Schwartz, W. Scott, H. Searl, J. Semasko, R. Shaw, R. Shortt, R. Smith, W. Tabaka (deceased) R. Terino, L. Walker and F. Wasilesky.

30 Year Members
G. Anderson, V. Anderson, W. Anderson, W. Balchunas, E. Baummer, Jr., A. Birch, E. Brooks, R. Burns, T. Chmielinski, P. Czech, J. Dayner, J. DeFranzo, C. Dierling, E. Diver, J. Doran, D. Douty, D. Edwards, T. Engle, B. Federowicz, C. Ferguson, M. Finsel, C. German, J. Grady,

A. Harris, R. Harrison, W. Hubbard, T. Hubbell, R. Knapp, W. Mariano, L. Marous, H. Marques, A. Matulionis, A. Mencio, J. Miller, W. Molnar, G. McCabe, R. McDermott, P. Norton, B. Pranulis, R. Pronovost, L. Rizzuti, E. Roller, N. Ruby, E. Ruella, S. Sandora, L. Scheithe, H. Schenck, M. Schluensen, H. Semrow, P. Sgrillo, R. Shipman, P. Shreder, J. Sickola, K. Snyder, H. Solomita, E. Tata, P. Tortorici, J. Tully, L. Vadnais, A. Verrier, R. Whitehill, J. Zukel, D. Yoder and G. Zitzmann.

35 Year Members
V. Adamski, J. Banno, S. Blancato, C. Connelly, M. Csepes, Jr., A. Cutrali, J. DiSantis, J. Enamait, A. Jankowski, J. Lengyel, C. LoBalbo, I. Mankowich, R. Mariano, J. Moniz, Jr., L. Moniz, A. Nole, C. O’Sullivan, P. Petti, H. Pyshna, C. Rinaldi, L. Rizzo, H. Robinson, H. Steele, R. Stutzman, W. Tay-
(continued on page 4)

30 Year Members: from left, Victor Anderson, Martin Schluenson, Ted Hubbell, Charles Dierling, Thomas Engle, William Mariano, John Dayner, Ann Harris, Eugene Tata, Mildred Finsel, Paul Tortorici, John Miller, Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, Teddy Chmielinski, Donald Yoder, Elbridge Brooks, Hollis Schenck, Patrick Sgrillo, Edward Diver, John Sickola, Earl Roller, Robert Burns and Donald Douty.

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Editors Note: Photographs of other department groups who were honored for their service will appear in the next issue of CHEM-TEXTS.

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Four Retire Recently

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
John Hurst, center, retired after 45 years service. In the photo from left are Dr. Harry Jancis, Dr. Norman Sundholm, Hurst, Heinz Brandt and Dr. Edward Wheeler.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
Francis J. Lynch, right, General Foreman in the Materials Department is congratulated by Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, on his retirement after 41 years service. Lynch was one of the original organizers of URW Local 218.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
Alexander Keniausis, fourth from left, retired from R&D after 26 years of service. From left are Ronald Rosenberg, Steven Wolkenbreit, Charles Shedd, Keniausis, James Chin, and Robert Drzal.

[PHOTO CAPTION:]
Antonio Calabretta, above, retired from the Materials department after 21 years service.

$180,994 Paid in Tuition Aid

The Company paid $180,994 in Tuition Aid to employees in the year ending August 1976.

A total of 2,012 employees took job-related courses under the program designed to help employees gain or increase their job-related skills.

A total of 24 employees received college degrees under the program.

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143 People…

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lor, J. Twomey, R. Valentine, O. Zaprzalka and J. Sinner.

40 Year Members
O. Johnson, A. Moura, M. Patrick, W. Rek, A. Sokoli and L. Tomlinson.

45 Year Member
J. Hurst (Ret.)

Chemical…

(continued from page 1)

and potatoes; Dr. Byron Hunter and Franklin H. Barrows for Celogen® HT 550, a high temperature blowing agent for polymers; Dr. Byron Hunter for a commercial process of making Celogen RA blowing agent and to Dr. John Burkus, Robert G. Leclerc and Louis V. Espositio for a method of curing polyurethane prepolymers.

Dr. Hunter Receives Seven

34 inventors, including 5 co-inventors from the Research Laboratories of Uniroyal Ltd., Guelph, Ontario, Canada, received one or more of the 36 patents. Those earning multiple patents included: Dr. Byron Hunter (7), Dr. Stephen Cantor (4), Dr. Rupert Covey (4), Robert Grahame Jr. (4), Winchester Hubbard (4), Dr. Elmar Jancis (3), Dr. Wadim Batorewicz (2), Dr. Thomas Brett Jr. (2), Walter Budd (2), Robert Hlavacek (2), and Dr. Robert Neidermyer (2). Dr. Byron Hunter (retired) received his 45th patent, the highest in the Chemical Division.

Other Chemical Division inventors who received patents were: James Ahrenmiller, Ronald Ames, Leland Dannals, Dr. Harold Greenfield, Dr. Howard Hageman, Dr. Edward Hagen, Gerald Hollmann, Russell Malz Jr., Dr. J. Terrence O’Brien, Dr. Allen Smith, Dr. Bogislav von Schmeling, Ebon Weaver, Walter Brouwer, William Harrison and Edwin McPherson.

The following retired inventors received patents in 1975: William K. Fischer and Marshall Kulka.

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Appointments Announced

Joseph Mambrino has been promoted to Utilities and Pre-treatment Plant Area Foreman.

Stanley Mazanski has been named Chemical Maintenance Trades Foreman.

Charles Ferguson has been appointed Chemical Maintenance Trades Foreman.

Daniel Shantz has been named Chief Process Engineer for Chemical Production.

Anthony Cilfone has been named a Foreman in Chemical Production.

William Broden has assumed the administrative responsibilities of the Chemical, Synthetic and Non-Aqueous pilot plants.

Leonard Recchia has been named operations Foreman of the Chemical Pilot Plant.

Dr. Bogislav VonSchmeling has been appointed Manager of Agricultural Chemical Research & Development.

Dr. Alfred Mitlehner has been named Agribusiness Venture Manager.

Alex Ostrowski has been named Overseas Marketing Manager for Agricultural Chemicals.

Dr. M. Clark has been appointed Regional Manager for Agricultural Chemicals in Europe/Africa.

Gov. Grasso…

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the Naugatuck Chemical plant in 1968.

The Commission will study environmental and economic costs and benefits of existing state and federal laws and regulations governing environmental protection. Its findings and recommendations will be submitted to Gov. Grasso and the General Assembly in 1977.

Social Security Increased

Effective January 1, 1977 the Social Security earnings base—the maximum amount of annual earnings on which employees, employers, and self-employed people must pay social security tax—will be increased from $15,300 to $16,500, but the tax rate will remain the same.

People who earn $16,500 or more a year will pay $965.25 in social security taxes, or $70.20 more than the $895.05 in 1976. The contribution rate of 5.85% of taxable earnings for employees and employers, and 7.9% for self-employed people remains the same.

The increase does not affect workers whose annual earnings are less than $15,300.

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is deprived of oxygenated blood for a period of 6 minutes or more it is probable that irreversible damage has been done to it.

60 Sign Up for Courses

Sixty employees have already signed up for the four CPR classes. Since the program started, over 98 people have taken the CPR course and 78 have taken the First Aid Course.

The courses were organized by James Loman of the Safety Dept. Loman is a certified First Aid Instructor and has attended numerous courses in this area of preventive and emergency care. Assisting him in the CPR courses is Patricia Grzywacz, R.N.

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From the Factory Manager…

In this my first opportunity to express myself in this column, I find that several things cross my mind and so I’ll just begin and say them all rather than try to limit myself to one area.

First, since the last issue of CHEM-TEXTS Jim Cronin has left the Naugatuck Plant “family.” I’m sure that all of the friends whom he developed here are going to miss him and wish him, as I do, the best of success in his new assignment. Jim’s contributions to the plant during his years here have been significant and his presence will be felt for years to come.

The second thought that comes to mind and which I’ve expressed to most of you personally is WELCOME BACK! It is, from a personal viewpoint, very gratifying to have everyone back working together and the plant back to “normal.” To those of you whom I may have missed during my tours through the plant, I would like to take this opprtunity to welcome you back.

This leads me to my third thought—move ahead. As we can all see, the Synthetic Plant is now gone; the Reclaim Plant is rapidly disappearing; and soon the old Thiazoles complex will be torn down. With all of this, it is hard to visualize anything but the shrinking of the Naugatuck complex, but we must all apply ourselves to the task of getting the plant moving ahead. We, at Naugauck, have many things to offer the Company as a future plant site on which to expand—land, and thus room, for new process buildings—water treatment facilities large enough to accommodate more than a doubling of our present plant capacity. A facility which, if needed to be built today, would be extremely expensive. Power, we have here enough capacity to supply heat and process steam for many expansions.— Skills, all of our people have the experience and bring the skills to their jobs that are necessary to operate a complex chemical plant. When you look at all of these assets you have to wonder why people aren’t knocking down our gates to let us make products for them! That, to me is our challenge. All of us must work together to bring all of our valuable assets together to make this the best, most competitive plant site available to Uniroyal Chemical. All of us must sell our assets and make sure we use them—skill, land, buildings, equipment—at the highest level of efficiency possible. Together then we will, and can, make the Naugatuck Plant move ahead. It has been said that no one ever stands still—you either move ahead and progress or you fall behind and become a dropout. It is my belief that all of us must put all of our energies together to make sure that the Naugatuck Plant moves ahead.

Achieves 45 Years Service

[IMAGE: Photo of two men, one congratulating the other]

John H. Hurst, right, is congratulated by Dr. Charles D. McCleary, Director of Research and Development, on the completion of forty-five years of service. He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1931 and became a member of the Research and Development group in 1958 from which he recently retired.

FOC Plant Starts Up

[IMAGE: Photograph of a large industrial building]

The new $5,000,000 Fine Organics Chemicals (FOC) Building has been completed and will be turned over to Chemical Production for shakedown operations.

The new FOC (Fine Organic Chemicals) plant will be turned over to Chemical Production in the last quarter for the initial start up phases. It was constructed at a cost of over $5,000,000.

The plant is expected to be in regular production by the end of the year. It will manufacture LVBI an adhesive for polyester tire cord and Naugard® 445 a new amine type antioxidant for melt adhesives and plastics.

New Omite Unit Also on Stream

The new Omite® facility which was recently completed at a cost of over $1,000,000 is now producing the miticide used to control mite infestation on fruit trees and other crops in the U.S. and overseas markets.

Tuition Aid Degree Records

Employees enrolled in a College degree—Associate, Bachelor, Master’s, or Doctor—under the Tuition Aid program should notify the Director of Personnel, Jesse Crim, that they have received the degree. The written notice should be sent to him at the EMIC Bldg.

By following this procedure, the employee’s educational status will be recorded on the Master Employees’ Reference File (MERF).

Prior Approval Required

Prior approval from the head of the department is required before registration for any courses taken under the Tuition Aid Program. Under the plan an employee may take two courses. The company will reimburse the employee upon satisfactory completion of the courses.

Appointments Announced

Bruce Perkins has been named a Buyer Supervisor for Chemicals.

Madelyn Malone has been named a Materials Receiving Foreman.

Donald Delagrange has been appointed a Buyer of Chemicals and Packages.

John Sprano has been named Control Center Supervisor for Chemical Production.

James Cronin, former Factory Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant, has been named Chemical Planning Manager.

David Schaub has been appointed General Manager for Plastics and Latex Products.

C. B. Westerhoff has been assigned to the Toxicology group in Research & Development.

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causes. The Naugatuck-Beacon Falls office has the lowest administrative cost of any agency in the area.

As a convenience for employees the plant will deduct contributions through the payroll deduction plan. This is done by determining the amount of your pledge on the United Way card. Deductions start in January 1977 and continue until December.

Members of the United Way Committee are R. Amidon, D. Bates, B. Cranney, K. Dowling, T. Dowling, E. Evans, R. Foltz, R. Gaetz, T. Geise, C. Greene, S. Korpusik, J. LaBrecque, M. Malone, F. Mayo, J. Pratt, C. Roland, J. Rzeszutek, H. Semrow, D. Shantz, R. Tweedie and J. Vergosen.

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Group Set Up to Explore New Chemicals and Uses

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

New Chemicals for New Markets

Accordingly, they budgeted for a new Exploratory Research

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

Dr. Lorin Schoene Named Head

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

The Group will:
a) not compete with existing

Chemical or Corporate R&D groups.

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

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

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

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

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

Four Join Group

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

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Plant’s TPR Replaces PVC and Neoprene

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

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

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

Conserve Energy

Turning out lights saves energy. A 100-watt light bulb burning for 10 hours uses 11,600 BTU’s, which is the energy equivalent of a pound of coal or a half-pint of oil.

Some Tips on Social Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

Receive 40 Years Service Award

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

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Human Relations Course Completed

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

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

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

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

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

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48 Years of Service

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After a near half century of service, Henry Harrison a Foreman in the Dispersions department, retired. He worked for the Philadelphia Reclaim Dispersions Co. until it was purchased by Uniroyal Chemical in 1930. Congratulating him at right is Herbert Scullin, Superintendent of Reclaim and at left Robert Foltz, General Foreman.

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Dr. Byron Hunter, a Research Associate in Research and Development, retired after 34 years service. Dr. Hunter received 38 patents, the highest in the Chemical Division. He received patents on Polygard and Antioxidant 451, which are made in the plant and Celogen RA, AZ, and OT.

Cancer Facts for Men

Two out of six cancer patients are now saved each year, but three out of six could be saved, if the cancer is treated early.

Yet, while more women than ever are being cured, cancer is becoming a greater threat for men.

The first step in the prevention of cancer is to visit your doctor regularly whether or not there is something wrong.

The common types of cancer in men are: cancer of the mouth and pharynx; the digestive system (stomach, bowels, and rectum); the respiratory system (larynx or voice box and lungs); the skin and lip; and the sex organs (usually the prostate gland).

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in one section of the plant each year until the water flow during rainy periods is low enough in the process sewer to be handled by the pretreatment plant without it being necessary to overflow to the river. Phase I in the south chemical yard is now almost complete.

Since storm water will flow directly to the river without treatment it will become very important to keep the building roofs and yard areas free from chemical spills.

Every employee’s cooperation is needed to prevent the spills and to take quick action in cleaning them up when they so occur.

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eases. Their markets are still growing in important grain countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, East Germany, Pakistan, and South Korea.

Omite Exported

OMITE® acaracide produced at Naugatuck and Latina, Italy, has found applications in fruit and vegetable growing countries of the world. About 25% of the overseas business is with Omite®.

Italy is the strongest offshore market, with Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, South Africa and Argentina, showing a growing demand for it. Much of the Omite made in Bldg. 80 is exported to So. America.

Are You An Alcoholic?

To answer this question, ask yourself the following 20 questions and answer them as honestly a you can.

		Yes	No
1.	Do you lose time from work due to drinking?	☐	☐
2.	Is drinking making your home life unhappy?	☐	☐
3.	Do you drink because you are shy with other people?	☐	☐
4.	Is drinking affecting your reputation?	☐	☐
5.	Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?	☐	☐
6.	Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of drinking?	☐	☐
7.	Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?	☐	☐
8.	Does your drinking make you careless of your family’s welfare?	☐	☐
9.	Has your ambition decreased since drinking?	☐	☐
10.	Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?	☐	☐
11.	Do you want a drink the next morning?	☐	☐
12.	Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?	☐	☐
13.	Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?	☐	☐
14.	Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?	☐	☐
15.	Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?	☐	☐
16.	Do you drink alone?	☐	☐
17.	Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of drinking?	☐	☐
18.	Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?	☐	☐
19.	Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?	☐	☐
20.	Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of drinking?	☐	☐

If you have answered YES to any of the questions there is a definite warning that you may be an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are an alcoholic.

If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely an alcoholic.

(The foregoing Test Questions are used by Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Md., to help in determining whether or not a patient is an alcoholic.)

If you think you have a drinking or drug problem and want help, you can call George Allen, Ext. 3217 or Jack Howland 573-3889 (Oxford). It is not necessary to reveal your name.

The Way to Work in 1938

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New Plant in Brazil

The Company will construct a $3 million new manufacturing facility in Brazil which will produce timing belts and other power transmission products for the automotive and office equipment industries.

It is being constructed at the new Uniroyal complex in Rio Claro near Sao Paulo, and will be ready about June of 1976, and employ 70 people.

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Company Announces Tentative Closing Of Reclaim Rubber Operations

200 Employees Affected

For years the rumor has persisted that the Reclaim Rubber Plant would close down because of competition from synthetic rubber, the marketing of radial tires, and annual losses due to lower demand.

It seems that the 80 year era may now be at an end when the plant management announced the tentative plans to close it down in a statement to the officers of the URW Local 218 on May 21.

Constant Efforts Made to Keep Operating

Over the past years the plant’s management and the union’s officers have analyzed ways to reduce costs and improve the output of the operation but the efforts have not been able to change the financial status of it. The Company felt, after investigating all possibilities that it was necessary to announce a tentative decision to close it down.

New Markets Do Not Materialize

The Sales department attempted to increase prices and generate new markets but the efforts were not successful. Research and Development has been working with the State of Connecticut on the use of it in roads but the progress has been slow and no substantial results seem to be in the offing.

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The Reclaim Rubber plant dates back to 1892 and is the oldest production unit at the Naugatuck Chemical location. It recycles about 1,500,000 scrap tires a year.

27 Receive Diplomas

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Factory Manager James Cronin hands out diplomas to people who graduated from the Techniques of Supervision Course. From left are Irene Broderick, K. Donald Nelson, Rocco Magnanimo, Angenette Grant, Cronin, Frederick Gould, the Instructor, and George Allen, who set up the educational program.

After ten weeks of lectures on the Techniques of Supervision twenty seven foremen and supervisors graduated in a ceremony in Bldg. 81 conference room. Factory Manager James Cronin presented the certificates, bringing the total number of graduates of the course to 61.

Frederick Gould, an assistant professor on the Connecticut State Technical Colleges staff, conducted the sessions. Having been a Foreman at the American Brass Co. mill operations in

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U.S. Issues 34 Patents; One-Third of Uniroyal Total

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Dr. Stephen Cantor, left, who received 5 patent awards, discusses a new chemical with Dr. Byron Hunter who received his 38th., the highest in the Chemical division.

1974 was a banner year for the Chemical Division when 34 patents were issued to it by the U.S. Patent Office. This is the largest number in the division’s history except for the year 1966 and represents one third of the total awarded to the Company by the U.S. The Company—as a whole—received 109 U.S. patents.

In addition, it received 109 patents in foreign countries, exclusive of Canada.

Some of the significant patents included those issued to Leland Dannals for the Polywet® K products, which are used as emulsifiers in the production of latex; William Fischer (retired) for thermoplastic rubbers; Rob-

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Fuel Use Down; But Costs Go Up

The Energy Conservation Task Force, organized in 1973 to conserve energy in the plant, was able to achieve a reduction of 22.9% in fuel oil consumption in 1974 over 1973. The decrease amounted to an average saving in oil equivalent to a 65 day supply.

The drop in the use of steam resulted from the repair of steam leaks; improved techniques in power use; cooperation by employees to close windows and doors in buildings; improved pipe insulation and good climatic conditions during the winter.

Although Use Is Down Costs Almost Double

Under normal conditions the 22.9% reduction in oil would have shown a substantial savings in fuel costs. But because of the

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Dividend Declared

The company declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock, which is payable June 25 to stockholders of record on May 27.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8% first preferred stock, was declared by the Board of Directors on February 12, and is payable June 25 to stockholders of record on May 27.

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2,000,000 Manhours Achieved Without A Lost Time Accident

[IMAGE: Group photo of men holding a sign displaying “2000000”]

The Factory Manager’s Staff Safety Committee holds the 2,000,000 manhours sign at the monthly safety meeting. From left are R. Shortt, Safety Manager; A. Aronson, Engineering Superintendent; E. Johnson, Chemical Production Superintendent; F. Wintsch, Industrial Relations Manager; J. Honytski, Materials Superintendent; H. Scullin, Reclaim Superintendent; J. Cronin, Factory Manager; S. Semonian, Manager, Engineering Development; L. Borg, Manager, Research Administration and Services; and R. VanAllen, Purchasing Agent.

Best Safety Performance Since 1961

On Friday, November 21, the two million manhour goal without a lost time accident was achieved. This is the best safety performance at the Naugatuck location since 1961 when the 3,000,000 manhour mark was reached. The record started on July 17 and took longer to achieve because of vacations and layoffs.

The record was almost marred at the last minute when a flaker in Bldg. 17 fell and narrowly missed hitting an employee. The injury would have been a lost time accident and a most serious one.

Group Safety Important

Although safety is a personal responsibility, much of this year’s performance is attributable to the group safety program, people working together with a concern for each other.

Drop in Injuries

The new attitude of working safe has created a “good feeling” about working in the plant. It has helped cut down the number of injuries from a high of 105 in 1966 to 29 in 1975.

In 1971 the hospital and medical costs amounted to $231,567;

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Fish Return to River

[IMAGE: River scene showing water and shoreline]

A marked environmental improvement is evident in the waters of the Naugatuck River.

The grass is greener; the river is cleaner; and fish have been seen in the Naugatuck River, according to reliable sources. A marked environmental improvement is evident in the quality and color of the water and the banks of the river along Route 8 north and south.

Much of this is attributable to the plant’s environmental program, particularly the liquid waste pretreatment plant in the south yard.

Over $7,000,000 has been spent or committed for pollution abatement, with another $1,500,000 for the new sewer system.

Agricultural Chemicals Markets Grow Overseas

As a result of an active research program in the 1960’s by the Naugatuck Chemical and Guelph, Ontario, Research & Development groups, new and unique chemicals were discovered for agriculture.

They are now known around the world as OMITE®, ALAR®, VITAVAX®, PLANTVAX®, DYANAP® and ROYAL MH-30®.

Sent Overseas for Testing

At the time of their field trials for use in the USA and Canada, the chemicals were also sent overseas to Universities, Experiment Stations, and foreign companies involved in the testing of agricultural chemicals.

A great amount of interest developed in them and in the fall of 1970 the Chemical division created an Overseas Agricultural Chemicals Marketing Organization with headquarters at the EMIC Building, with Dr. Bogislav Von Schmeling as Marketing Manager.

Regional Offices Set Up

Field development and sales offices for the overseas markets were regionalized and are now headed by Marketing Managers with offices in London, U.K., Singapore, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[IMAGE: Man pointing at world map]

Dr. Bogislav Von Schmeling, Overseas Marketing Manager, points to growing international markets for agricultural chemicals. Omite from Bldg. 100 is exported to South America.

The Chemicals are now sold in 50 foreign countries through 76 local distributors; with the most important markets in France, Iran, Italy, Brazil, and Argentina, in order of sales dollars.

Grain Markets

The Vitavax® and Plantvax® systemic fungicides amount to 60% of the overseas sales. Both products are used on cereal grain crops to prevent and cure dis-

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94 Honored for Long Service

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

40 Advanced to New Groups

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

New Members

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

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

(Continued on page 4)

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

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

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

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Breast Cancer Treatable If Detected Early

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

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

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

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

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY:

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

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

Safety Slogan for the Summer!

Practice safety at home, work and play.

PRODUCTION

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

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

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

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

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

Eagles and Roosters

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

Styles for Summer

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

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In my last editorial I ventured into the field of politics. This area is so vital that I felt a few more ideas had to be discussed. The current confusion in Washington and the recent wild legislation session in Hartford are prime examples of the type of disturbing political action confronting us Americans today.

I read in the newspapers all the criticisms by well known columnists and editors lamenting the poor actions and leadership of our elected legislative officials. They ask our officials to change their ways and to recognize the real problems of the people, their jobs, their community problems, their financial problems, etc. etc.

I find this effort misdirected. Appealing to elected politicians hardly ever changes their minds. Their philosophy of life has been long in developing and most are strong-minded people, not easily swayed from their convictions. The way to change the political direction of a legislative body is to change the legislators. Vote out the ones that are undersirable and vote in those who reflect the feeling and mood of the electorate.

Although voting occurs only every two years, people’s thoughts should be on this subject all the time, not just one week before elections. For example, a review of how our representatives voted recently in Hartford should be done now to help form an opinion while the facts are clear.

The makeup of the last two Connecticut Legislatures is another problem that voters must avoid in the future. We now have in Hartford an overwhelming Democratic majority. Two years ago there was an overwhelming Republican majority. This is no way to run a government, for with such a onesided majority, we don’t have a democracy—which is a balance of two or more opinions— we have instead what approaches dictatorial power of the party in the majority. Such a situation can do nothing but harm. A balance is essential to stable and honest government.

No one can rectify a situation like this except we voters. This means less emotional voting and more thinking, both inside and outside the voting machine.

J. A. Cronin

Jim Cronin [signature]

[PHOTO: Headshot of a man in suit]

Steel Work Starts on FOC Bldg.

[PHOTO: Construction site showing steel framework of a building]

The steel structural work on the new $5,000,000 Fine Organic Chemicals plant has been started with the erection of the framework for the three story building. The entire structure was prefabricated in the shop of the Berkshire Bridge and Iron Co. and is expected to be completed around early July.

Project Manager for the FOC facility is James Whittum of the Chemical Division Engineering group. Members of the plant’s Start-up team are Bertil Frennesson, James Garrigan, Victor Anderson, Dr. John Sargent, Eugene Hertel, William Yee, and Norman Boisseau.

The steel structural work of the new Fine Organic Chemicals building progresses on schedule with the construction of the third story.

Chemical Pilot Plant Near Doubles Output

The Chemical Pilot Plant just about doubled its production in 1974 when it increased its CHO capacity from 750,000 lbs. to 1,400,000 lbs. for the year. The increase was achieved more by innovations in the existant equipment than by any major investment in the plant along with the efforts and cooperation of the people who work in the building.

The market demand by fruit growers for Omite, an agricultural miticide, has been high even during the present economic situation. Sales of the product have kept Bldg. 100 operating on 3 shifts, seven days a week and has been one of the bright spots in the plant’s operations when many of the buildings were closed down for short intervals.

The Chemical Pilot Plant is the only supplier of CHO and the increase in capacity was critical to supply the demands of Bldg. 100. CHO is one of the intermediate chemicals used in the manufacture of Omite.

The Sales Department is now trying to find new customers for CHO to expand the market for it. The Pilot Plant has already made and shipped one order.

Without the effort of the Pilot Plant group the Omite sales would have been affected seriously and more layoffs created in Chemical Production.

The Pilot Plant crew during the period was B. Pranulis, H. Detlefsen, C. Owens, J. Cohen (retired), D. Pinto, J. Lydem, M. Hebert, C. Pereira, A. Grella, J. Poudrier, R. Lestage, B. Hubbell, W. Birkenberger, W. Singleton, C. Buck, A. Cilfone, G. Ravenscroft, B. Zukauskas, W. Broden, and D. Shantz.

Company…

continued from page 1

200 People Affected

Approximately 200 people may be affected by the closing. Eligible employees will receive termination allowances or pension benefits in accordance with the Company’s present Benefits plan.

The employees will be eligible for unemployment compensation from the state of Connecticut, plus allowances for each dependent, and Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) from the company.

The employees will also be covered by the Company’s Hospital, Surgical and Medical benefits, the Drug Plan, Group Life Insurance for a minimum period of three months.

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Dates Back to 1892

The Reclaim plant dates back to 1892. It was known as the Rubber Regenerating Company and is the oldest part of the present plant.

The United States Rubber Company (Uniroyal) purchased the Naugatuck Chemical unit in 1911 and the Regenerating Company in 1912. The two made up the Naugatuck Chemical plant until the Synthetic plant was constructed in 1942 to manufacture synthetic rubber. The Synthetic plant closed in March 1974 after incurring severe losses for several years.

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

Fuel…

continued from page 1

high price increase in oil imports the plant’s expenses increased by roughly one million dollars in 1974, a 74% increase in operating costs.

Electricity Conserved

Electricity was conserved at a rate of 23.8% in 1974 compared to 1973, a savings of a 96 day’s supply. But rather than showing a significant savings in dollars for power, it cost the plant an extra $205,000 for a 16% reduction in electrical consumption.

Program Still in Force

The effects of the two year program are evident in the statistics. The Task Force is still continuing its efforts to control consumption of fuel oil and electrical power to hold the line on manufacturing costs which cannot be easily recovered by price increases in the plants products.

Club Awards $500 Scholarship

Phyllis Nole, the daughter of Alexander Nole, Manager of Materials Planning in EMIC, received the $500 Uniroyal Chemical Management Club’s scholarship. A senior at Wolcott High School, she was selected by the Committee for her scholastic achievements and involvement in school and community activities.

A member of the National Honor Society, she was selected by the American Field Service to represent the United States in Malaysia in the summer of 1974.

Phyllis plans to attend the School of Nursing at Syracuse University.

The scholarship committee consisted of William Broden, Chairman; James Gatling and Randolph Porter.

Luck: the explanation for the success of people you don’t like.

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Almost 60,000 Americans are seriously injured each year by power mowers, either from direct contact with whirling blades or from objects flying out of the discharge chutes.

It’s a good practice to wear your safety glasses and shoes when mowing the lawn.

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Division Closes 3 Plants

Final plans have been made to close three Chemical Division plants: the Reclaim Rubber plant at Naugatuck; the Paracril® nitrile rubber plant in Baton Rouge, La.; and the Marvinol® polyvinyl chloride plant in Painesville, Ohio.

The Division closed the Synthetic rubber plant at the Naugatuck location in November, 1973.

500 Employees Affected

The closings will affect over 500 employees at the three plants. Eligible personnel will receive pension benefits or termination allowances based on their years of service with the company.

Reclaim Plant

The Reclaim plant dates back to 1892 and is one of the oldest units at the Naugatuck location. For the past five years it has operated under severe economic conditions and even after intensive efforts on the part of the union and management were made to operate it competitively, it became necessary to close it.

Painesville Closing

The large capital expenditures necessary to remain in the polyvinyl chloride resin business and to meet the OSHA standards on employee exposure to vinyl chloride were the principal reasons for the division to close the PVC operations at Painesville. The plans do not affect the

1,000,000 Hit Again

[IMAGE: UNIROYAL EMPLOYEE SAFETY RECORD sign showing INJURIES – DISABLING and SERIOUS counts, with “LAST 24” and “DISABLING INJURY” / “OUS INJURY” / “ATIONS” visible, with “100” displayed]

James Cronin, Factory Manager, left, and Joseph Rzeszutek, President of URW Local 218 stand in front of one of the Safety Performance panels at the entrance to the plant.

For the third time in a two and half year period the goal of 1,000,000 manhours without a Lost Time Accident has been achieved.

At the time Chem-Texts went to press, employees were well on the way to 2,000,000 manhours without a disabling accident.

Paracril nitrile rubber operations.

Baton Rouge Plant

The third plant to be closed was the Paracril nitrile rubber plant in Baton Rouge, La. About 110 employees will be affected by the closing. Eligible personnel will receive pensions or termination allowances according to the company’s benefits program.

The decision will not affect the division’s Kralastic® ABS resin plant in Scotts Bluff, La.

As part of the plant’s 1975 Safety Incentive Award program all employees received a new, uncirculated bicentennial half dollar. Besides this award, plant personnel receive a silver dollar award each month for their “group achievement” performance in safety.

Improved Safety Record Reduces Accidents Costs

In 1974 accidents to employees cost the plant $238,359 for hospital and medical costs and compensation. The cost does not include the overtime wages and the other indirect costs for an accident.

The Safety department estimates that the average direct cost of a Lost-Time accident is $15,000 and the total indirect costs can be as high as $60,000 to $75,000 for one accident.

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

This will be my last article for Chem-Texts as Chemical Production Superintendent.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the people with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work with during these last twelve years.

During this period I’ve worked directly with great crews in the Laboratory, Pilot Plant and Chemical Production. I’ve seen the plant make great strides in improved safety, quality consciousness and productivity. We are now undergoing more dramatic changes, all for the best, to improve the health of the Naugatuck Chemical location.

Much hard work remains before us and I’ll miss not working with all of you in the future.

Thanks again.

Arrivederci Roma,
Joe Bucciaglia

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Hearing Tests Underway

Over 200 employees have now received hearing tests under the Safety department’s hearing conservation program. The goal of the department is to give every employee, wage and salary, a test to determine the status of their hearing.

The tests are being given daily at the Synthetic plant by Ann McAllister R.N. the plant nurse and James Loman of the Safety department. Both have received special training in audiometrics to qualify them for this type of work.

The results of the test are discussed with each person and if any kind of defect in hearing is noted the person is advised of it.

Employees are requested to keep their appointments for the tests or else notify the plant nurse or the safety department.

[IMAGE: Photo of hearing test being administered]

James Loman, a certified hearing conservationist, gives a hearing test to Daniel Kogut in the special booth at the Synthetic plant.

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Four Retire Recently

Martha Karbowicz, right, retired from R&D after 46 years. From left are Walter Budd, Josephine Wailonis, and Martha.

George Aspell, third left, cuts cake on his retirement from R&D. Observing at left is Francis Sordi, Aspell, and Richard Tweedie.

Thomas Lee, right, is congratulated by Joseph Bucciaglia, Superintendent of Chemical Production, on his retirement after 33 years service.

Julius Cohen, left, retired after 24 years service. Congratulating him are Daniel Shantz, right, and William Borden, left.

U.S….

continued from page 1

ert Kindle, Robert Barnhart and Dr. Phillip T. Paul (retired) for a Vulklor®—Bonding Agent R-6™ which improves the adhesion of rubber to steel tire cord; Dr. Francis O’Shea for weathering resistant grafted Royalene® for use in Kralastic® ABS; and Dr. Zaven Ariyan for pharmaceutical anti-inflamatory agents who has since resigned from the company.

28 inventors received one or more of the 34 patents. Dr. Stephen Cantor received 5 while William Fischer (retired), Leland Dannals and Dr. Howard Hageman received two each.

Dr. Byron A. Hunter was awarded the thirty-eighth patent of his career—the highest number for any person in the Chemical Division.

Other Chemical Division inventors who received U.S. patents were R. Ames, J. Barron, Dr. W. Batorewicz, Dr. T. Brett, Jr., W. Budd, J. Chin, K. Hughes, M. Kleinfeld, R. Quint, Dr. A. Smith, A. Soboleski, Dr. B. VonSchmeling, J. Corkins, J. Hartley, A. Heinrichs, Dr. E. Kontos, W. McIntire, and R. Stark.

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

Al-Anon Helps the Families of Alcoholics

If you are concerned about someone in your family with a drinking problem, the Al-Anon program can help you.

Al-Anon is an established resource for the families of alcoholics. It provides important information and help for the family whether or not the alcoholic member seeks help or even recognizes his or her drinking problem.

Al-Anon is an outgrowth of Alcoholics Anonymous, with the same basic 12 step structure of AA and is a completely separate organization. The only requirement for Al-Anon membership is that the person either has been or is being affected by someone else’s drinking problem.

Alcoholism directly affects the individual who is its victim, but it is in every sense a family and social disease. The magnitude of the problem may be seen . . . in family tragedies, industrial costs, highway and other accidents, crime and delinquency, and countless other human problems.

Al-Anon offers a constructive approach to this family and social illness. It assists in the recovery of those persons already damaged, and helps prevent some of the tragedies that occur as a result of the destructive impact of alcoholism on the lives of those involved with someone else’s drinking problem.

Al-Anon publishes over 60 pamphlets on alcoholism and how families should treat this problem, a monthly publication, and a cartoon booklet.

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94 Honored…

continued from page 3

Advanced to the 35 Year Group: Dr. McCleary presents 35 year pins to Catherine Sullivan and George O’Brien.

Advanced to the 30 Year Group were Gracie Stone, Mary Foy, and Edward Newell.

E. Semaskvich, W. Schlesinger, H. Smith, F. Tabone, L. Thompson, F. Tigeleiro, K. Urbsaitis, H. Vagt, H. Venslow, and R. Volz.

30 Years Service

E. Anderson, L. Anderson, R. Baker, M. Banik, P. Benson, T. Dalton, M. Foy, S. Korpusik, R. Olson, N. Patrick, J. Rabetsky, J. Rotella, M. N. P. Silva, J. Speck, and G. Stone.

35 Years Service

N. Benson, F. Clark, M. Cob-

bol, N. Gibbs, Z. Kirdzik, R. Magnanimo, W. Mariano, Dr. C. McCleary, K. D. Nelson, G. O’Brien, C. O’Sullivan, T. San Angelo, J. Schumacher, E. Szesziul, and R. VanAllen.

40 Years Service

W. Budd, D. Cowan, C. Drapko, C. Gates, F. Lynch, A. Nauges, H. Scullin, and A. Zapatka.

45 Years Service

Eitel Radwick

Family Picnic Planned

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club will hold the annual family picnic for its members on Tuesday, August 12, at Lake Quassapaug in Middlebury. The entire family is invited to the picnic which starts at 5 P.M. and will feature a wide variety of menu specialties. The park offers amusement rides and swimming facilities.

Other summer activities scheduled by the club are a night baseball game at Shea Stadium

in New York on Friday August 29 to see the N.Y. Yankees play the Kansas City Royals.

The final summer picnic will be held on Thursday, September 4, at Lake Quassapaug.

Appointments Announced

John Tierney has been named Assistant General Foreman for the Materials Department.

Arnold Nori has been named Second Shift Production Foreman for 80 Bldg. Roylar operations.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

27 Receive…

continued from page 1

Waterbury, Gould applied the theories of supervision to the practical aspects of daily situations that occur in an industrial plant.

Prior to the new program, many of the people promoted to supervisory positions did not have an extensive background in the managerial responsibilities of their new assignments.

Participants in the second class were A. Piooli, S. Aloise, M. Banik, W. Budd, C. Bulka, H. Campbell, W. Connelly, D. Cowan, F. Rodrigues, A. Soares, G. Baktis, J. Burke, W. Rek, R. Clark, G. Bachinsky, I. Broderick, C. German, F. Giordano, S. Korpusik, J. Mambrino, P. Murray, T. Engle, A. Grant, W. Kirkendall, R. Magnanimo, K. D. Nelson, and R. Valentine.

A new course, the Techniques of Management, is now being planned and will be given in the Fall of this year.

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Wintsch Named IR Manager

[PHOTO: Portrait of H. Frederick Wintsch]

H. Frederick Wintsch has been named Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck plant of Uniroyal Chemical, it was announced by James Cronin, Factory Manager. He succeeds Jesse Crim, who was appointed Director of Personnel Management and Training for the Chemical division.

Prior to his new assignment he served as Labor Relations Manager since 1968. Wintsch joined the Naugatuck Chemical plant in 1963 as a member of the

(Cont’d on page 4)

Plant Tops 1,000,000 Manhours Without a Lost Time Accident for Second Time in 1973

[PHOTO: Group of employees standing in front of sign reading “UNIROYAL EMPLOYEE SAFETY RECORD NO INJURIES 1,000,000”]

For the second time in a year employees worked 1,000,000 man-hours without a Lost Time Accident. This notable record commenced on September 30, 1973, and the goal was reached on January 20, 1974.

Members of the Union-Management Safety Committee who share in the responsibility of improving the plant’s safety hold the 1,000,000 sign made by the plant’s carpenters for the occasion. From left are Robert Shortt, Safety Manager; Charles Roland, President, URW Local 308; Denise Pratt; Richard Barnes; Francis Lynch; Arthur Aronson; Joseph Rzeszutek, President, URW Local 218; Cyrus Blanchard, Vice-President, URW Local 218; Walter Scott; Douglas Ritchie, and Robert Foltz.

Plant Receives UG Award

[PHOTO: Two men with United Givers award plaque showing awards from 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974]

James Cronin, Factory Manager, right, adds another award to the United Givers plaque for achieving the plant’s goal with $22,010 in contributions. It was the third successive year that Uniroyal Chemical employees received the award. At left is Roderick Gaetz, plant chairman for the 1974 drive.

Beretta New Uniroyal President

[PHOTO: Portrait of David Beretta wearing glasses]

David Beretta, a former Factory Manager of the Naugatuck plant from 1965-66, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniroyal, Inc. by the Board of Directors. He succeeds George Vila who will remain as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive officer of the Company.

Prior to his new assignment he was a Group Vice President of Chemicals, Polymers, and Textile Fibers, and responsible for

(Cont’d on page 4)

David Beretta, new President of Uniroyal, Inc. served as Factory Manager of the Naugatuck Chemical plant from 1965 to 1966. He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1953 as a Process Development engineer.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a quarterly dividend of 17½ cents a share on the Company’s common stock payable March 25 to stockholders of record February 25.

The Company also declared two dividends of $2 each on its preferred stock: one to be paid March 25 to stockholders of record February 25 and the other payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 20.

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Six Retire Recently

[PHOTO CAPTION]
George Gudauskas, left, receives congratulations from Bert Scullin, right, on his retirement after 30 years service in Reclaim.

[PHOTO CAPTION]
James Mullen, left, a RR guard, retired after 22 years service. At right is Philip De Pasquale. (Photo by G. Allen)

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Mary Grennan, right, retired from D/S after 29 years. In photo from left are Theresa Martin, Alexander Nole, and Mary.

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Robert L. Noury, 3rd left, retired from Synthetic Mechanical after 30 years. In photo, l-r, are Henry Witkoski, Michael Broderick, Noury and Dominic Lavorgna.

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Edward Nunn, Personnel Development Manager, retired after 38 years service.

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Joseph Adomaitis, third left, retired from Chemical Mechanical after 39 years service. In photo from left are Albert Krampetz, Walter Nystrom Jr., and Adomaitis. (Photo by G. Allen)

Ortiz Action Averts Injury

The alert action of Herminio Ortiz, an operator in the Reclaim Mill Room, averted a serious injury to a fellow employee whose clothing was caught by a bolt on a conveyor belt and was pulling him toward the equipment.

Ortiz, working nearby, pulled the emergency switch and stopped the machine. His quick response prevented a severe injury to the employee.

Appointments Announced

Marion L. Hutt has been named Personnel Assistant and will be responsible for the administration of the benefits programs for all personnel.

Marion is also the regular proofreader for CHEM-TEXTS.

Rom Rhome has been appointed Overseas Marketing Manager for Uniroyal Chemical.

Beretta…

(Cont’d from page 1)

all domestic products except tires.

Beretta joined the Naugatuck Chemical plant as a process development engineer in plastics and rubber in 1953. He held several positions in polymer research and development until named Superintendent of Synthetic Production.

In 1965 he was named Factory Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant. He was named Vice President and General Manager of the Canadian Chemical operations in 1966.

He returned to Uniroyal Chemical as a divisional President and a Vice President of Uniroyal in 1970.

He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

U.S. Savings Bond Interest Increased Up to 6%

The interest rate for U.S. Savings Bonds has been increased from 5½% to 6% and the maturity period has been reduced from 5 years and 10 months to 5 years.

The increase and the new maturity period which became effective December 1, 1973, also applies to E bonds which have already been purchased.

With the new interest rate, U.S. Savings Bonds become a sound financial method to save for the college education of young children.

Wintsch…

(Cont’d from page 1)

Industrial Engineering department and in 1964 he was named a Junior Engineer. In 1967 he moved to the Industrial Relations department as a Supervisor.

Wintsch attended Union College where he received a BA degree in Industrial Management. He continued graduate studies at RPI and received a MS degree in Engineering Management in 1967.

Oxford Girls Solve Crisis

A report in the Waterbury Republican credits secretaries at the Oxford Management and Research Center for their role in conserving heat energy.

Because of the heating system at Oxford which utilizes the heat of the body, the Center used 42% less fuel in January 1973 than in January 1972.

The article attributed part of this to “the female employees who might cause their male coworkers to generate a bit more heat than the average 500 BTUs.”

It further pointed out, “the real key to the energy saving is the heating system’s built-in capacity to recirculate old air that’s been warmed up significantly by office activity.”

CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

SAFETY: As you all probably know, in February we suffered our first serious accident and first lost time accident since last September. We hope this is not the start of a new trend. We’ve had an excellent record going in Chemical Production until this month.

The Monday morning meetings are continuing with some good discussions on plant conditions. We need more of this—keep up the dialogue.

PRODUCTION: Business continues at a brisk pace. Bldgs. 1, 28 and 94 will be going on 7 days soon. This will put just about every operation on 7 days for now. Raw material shortages continue to plague us and will continue to create downtime on various products. Productivity in the plant was very good in January with pounds per man hour up 15% over the 1973 average. Finishing areas are still somewhat behind.

TRASH DRUMS: Many buildings are now using tote drums as trash containers. These now cost over $10 a piece and are usually sent to the dump. There is an excess of used Leverpaks in the plant, that should be used in place of the drums. Matty Osiecki and Jesse DeSilva are coordinating this project.

AR’s: The Roylar Plant is on schedule with start-up of casting system scheduled for June 1. We should be posting for crews in early May and start class-room on-the-job training by mid-May. The compounding line is scheduled to start-up July 1.

The Octamine Flaker for #94 Building is on schedule. All existing equipment to clear up necessary space has been relocated. Delivery is expected mid-March with start-up around May-June.

The Aminox-Betanox Flaker is behind schedule. All equipment has been received but construction has been slow. We should be starting up in May.

New A.R’s being processed are for a new hazardous dryer in 101 West, Repair of 101 East Dryers, replacement of Omite Chlorosulfinate Maker and Stripper and Flexifeeders to replace Vac-U-Max in 101 East.

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Everybody Wins Something

SAFETY INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM

900 Prizes ★ Silver Dollars ★ Extra Grand Prize

MONTHLY FREQUENCY AWARDS

(for wage personnel and first line Foremen and Supervisors)

ACHIEVEMENT GOAL
No Lost Time or Serious Injury in a GROUP for the Month.

AWARD
One SILVER DOLLAR to each member of the GROUP.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS
All members of the GROUP, including the first line Foreman or Supervisor.

DISQUALIFICATION
If ONE person in the GROUP suffers a Serious Injury or Lost Time Accident during the month ALL members of the GROUP are disqualified for that month.

No Lost Time or Serious Injury to an individual member in a GROUP for the 12 MONTHS of the year.

One Extra Silver Dollar to individual members of the GROUP.

Individual members of the GROUP, including the first line Foreman or Supervisor.

An individual who suffers a Serious Injury or Lost Time Accident during any month is disqualified.

QUARTERLY EXPERIENCE AWARDS

(for wage personnel and first line Foremen and Supervisors)

ACHIEVEMENT GOAL*
The department must attain its Experience Rate goal for each Quarter.

AWARDS
Over 800 awards will be offered during the year, and will be distributed on a quarterly basis.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS
Includes the Wage members of a department and the first line Foremen and Supervisors.

DISQUALIFICATIONS
If a department fails to meet its goal for the quarter, it is disqualified for the awards.

*The Experience Rate will be determined on an accumulative basis.

If a department meets its goal, but One person in a Group suffers a Serious Injury or Lost Time Accident during the quarter All members of the Group are disqualified for that quarter’s awards.

SALARY:
EMIC, Research & Development, Plant and Other Salary personnel must attain their Experience Rate goal for the year.

Drawings for over 60 awards will be made at year end.

Includes All Salary personnel at the Naugatuck (inc. Bethany) location except first line Foremen and Supervisors.

All personnel in the department are disqualified if the Experience Rate goal for the year is not attained.

Extra Grand Prize

A drawing for an extra Grand Prize award will be held if an 8.0 Frequency Goal and a 25.0 Experience Rate Goal is achieved at the end of the year.

DISQUALIFICATION: A person who suffers a Lost Time Accident during the year is disqualified.

ELIGIBILITY: ALL personnel whose work hours are included in the computation of the Frequency and Experience Rates at the Naugatuck location (includes Bethany) are eligible for the Grand Prize award, except the Divisional President and his staff.

1,000,000 MANHOURS AWARDS

Each time 1,000,000 man hours are achieved without a Lost Time Accident, drawings for surprise awards will be held

All personnel at the Naugatuck location are eligible for the 1,000,000 manhours awards.

1974 DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCE RATE GOALS*

DEPARTMENT: GOAL FOR EACH QUARTER
Chemical Production; Lotel 49.0
Reclaim Production & Dispersions: 72.0
Chemical Materials; Janitors; Watchmen;
& Plant Protection: 35.0
Chemical Mechanical; Mechanical Stores
& Power House: 48.0
Research & Development; Chemical
Pilot Plant: 46.0
Synthetic Production; Bldg. 17; Pilot
Plant; Mechanical; and all Synthetic Departments: 89.0
SALARY-EMIC; Sales; Research & Development;
and Other Salary: 0.4

*The Department Experience Rate is based on the manhours worked by wage personnel only.

QUARTERLY EXPERIENCE RATE AWARDS

Uniroyal Gift Certificate: for purchase of merchandise in Employee stores.

Electric Ice Crusher
Automatic Can Opener
G. E. Percolators
Proctor-Silex Toastmaster Toasters
Sunbeam Irons
Sunbeam Mixer
Hamilton Beach Blender
Hamilton Beach Electric Knife
Sunbeam Electric Toothbrush
Dominion Portable Hair Dryer
Lady Shick Speed Styler
Lady Shick Curls Hairsetter

AM/FM AC/DC Portable Radio
G. E. AM Clock Radio
Wilson Tennis Rackets
28 pc. Utility Kit (hammer, wrench etc.)
15 pc. ⅜ Drive Metric Socket
WEN 2 Way Sander
Sheaffer Pen & Pencil Desk Set
Granada Weather Station
Crosstown Deluxe Attache Case

These are just some of the over 900 awards you can win in the 1974 Safety Incentive Awards Program.

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A first glance at 1974 isn’t exactly enthralling. This seems to be the nature of our times. The question is— what do we do about it? The easy way out is to merely ignore everything and involve oneself as little as possible. I would think that might be dull. With so many problems to choose from, there’s plenty to do for everyone.

We are still a long way from where we want to be and where we should be. One of the problems we face is that some of us can’t get rid of habits picked up years ago. Perhaps back then there was a purpose in doing things a certain way. With the changes in today’s society, the old ways must be challenged to see if they fit today’s situation.

For example, years ago it was the Company, and the Union. Today, we have—the Company, the customer, the Union, the Environment, equal opportunity, OSHA, the Cost of Living Council, the energy conservation and more and more. I think it is obvious that today’s problems must be met with a different approach.

One example that shows that things can be changed is our Safety performance in 1973. Although the proof of our good showing in 1973 will be how we do in 1974, only a changed attitude could have allowed a genuine improvement. Only a continued change in attitude will carry us thru 1974. Otherwise complacency will prevail and 1973 would prove to be only a “lucky” year.

Beyond Safety is work—not just work for the sake of work, but productive work where a job perhaps can be done differently or better than it is now. Only by improving our productive work, or if you prefer, our productivity, will we keep what we have and bring us to where we want to go. More productivity doesn’t necessarily mean harder work. To me it means to work smarter.

I believe we can prosper here, but prosperity doesn’t come easily. Each of us must find his own way to satisfy the demands made upon us in reaching and holding the goal. By constantly trying to find new and better ways to do things, we provide the prosperity we seek, but it also makes our jobs much less dull.

Jim Cronin

“When ideas fail, words come in very handy.”

Union Locals, Plant Approve Agreements

The plant and the URW Locals 218 and 308 signed separate local supplemental agreements to the Master Contract signed on June 11, 1973.

The agreement with URW Local 218, which represents Chemical, Reclaim, and Research & Development wage personnel, was signed on January 25. The agreement with URW Local 308 which represents the Synthetic plant wage people was signed on February 15.

Negotiations between representatives of the plant and the two union locals have been conducted over the past few months.

The local agreements supplement the master contract at the individual plants of the Company.

Clockwise, Joseph Rzeszutek, President of URW Local 218; Cyrus Blanchard, Secretary; Frederick Wintsch, Industrial Relations Manager; and George Allen, Employee Relations Manager; proofread new supplemental agreement.

New Tire Shredder Now Under Test

Arturo Cellupica, left, and Gerard Tortorelli discuss the new shredder.

by Gerard Tortorelli

One of the few in the U.S., a revolutionary type machine is now being tested by Reclaim Production to shred tires and tubes. The machine is presently located by the conveyor system in the Reclaim yard. A program is now underway to test the types of tires and tubes it will shred; how many tires it will chop in an hour; and how it will hold up under constant use.

Simple Operation

The tires are loaded onto a simple conveyor which drops them into the shredder and cuts them into small chunks for further processing.

Many Advantages

The machine has many advantages in that it is more compact, quieter, and is versatile enough to be used to shred other materials besides tires.

If the tests on the shredder turn out successfully they could revolutionize the present cracking operations and present new opportunities in recycling solid waste.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Scholarship Offered

To qualify for the scholarship one of the student’s parents must have worked for Uniroyal Chemical at Naugatuck, Bethany, or Oxford for two years or more.

Applications can be obtained from the Industrial Relations department, Bldg. 84 or by a telephone call to Connie Antrum, Ext. 517.

The completed applications must be returned to Irwin Prager Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 1.

The 1973 scholarship was awarded to Judith Dayner, daughter of John Dayner of the Lotol department.

Plant to Shut Down in July

The 1974 summer vacation shutdown for the Naugatuck Factory will occur during the second and third weeks of July.

The 2nd week starts on Monday, July 8, the 3rd week on Monday, July 15.

All employees with the exception of those assigned to essential responsibilities and operational schedules will be required to take their vacations during these two weeks that start on July 8 and end on July 21.

Details on department schedules and assignments will be announced as soon as plans are finalized.

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’73 Sales Set Record; Profits Up Slightly

Sales in 1973 set a new record and net income was slightly higher than the previous year.

Sales exceeded 2 billion dollars ($2,082,691,000) an increase of 15.8% over 1972 and the highest in Uniroyal’s history. Profit was $47,094,000, a 1% increase over 1972. Earnings a share of common stock were $1.58 in 1973, compared with $1.55 in 1972.

4th Quarter Sales and Profits Up

In the 4th quarter of 1973, sales were $537 million, for an increase of 16.6% over the same period in 1972.

Profit in the quarter was $12.1 million, compared with $10.7 million the previous year.

Profit in 1973 was affected chiefly by the price freeze on tires and delays by the Cost of Living Council in granting price relief to cover sharp cost increases in raw materials and

other areas. These factors cost Uniroyal about $10 million in Profit and prevented setting a new profit record in line with sales increases.

Many Lines Improve

The Company’s business improved in many lines in 1973. Among them were radial tires, footwear, Naugahyde, TPR Thermoplastic rubber and rubber chemicals.

New records were set by the Fiber and Textile division and by USCO Services and Computeristics.

Club Sponsors Campership

The Uniroyal Girls Club is sponsoring a 2-3 week Campership summer vacation for a handicapped child with all expenses paid.

Transportation must be supplied by the child’s parents or guardians.

If you know a handicapped child who would be interested, contact Rose Juliano, Ext. 565.

1974 Business Outlook For Naugatuck Chemicals

by John Evans, Sales Manager, Rubber Chemicals

The business outlook for Naugatuck® Chemicals, the trade name for the rubber and industrial chemicals manufactured in Chemical Production and other plants, is especially good at this time. The commodity is in a period where sales are largely controlled by either the capacity to make a product or the ability to obtain the necessary raw materials. Many of our products are on allocation for these reasons.

Worldwide Marketer of Chemicals

1973 was an interesting year as Uniroyal Chemical has moved closer to being a global marketer

of chemicals. Increasing costs, raw materials shortages and emphasis on pollution controls offshore, coupled with the devaluation of the American dollar relative to foreign currencies, has substantially increased the export business.

Waste Affects Business

While it might be reasoned that if business is so good we

Social Security Increased In 1974

On January 1 the maximum annual base for the Social Security tax was increased from $10,800 to $13,200 under a new law passed by the U.S. Congress.

The percent of the social security tax remains at 5.85 but the maximum tax to be paid in 1974 has been increased from $631 to $772.

A person who earns $10,800 or less per year will pay the same amount as in 1973.

An employee who earns more than $10,800 will pay a tax on the amount up to $13,200.

Under the Social Security law the individual’s tax amount is matched by an equal amount from the Company.

AA Meeting Places

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership.

The AA holds regular meetings in every town and city in Connecticut. Some of these are open meetings to which everyone is welcome; and some are closed to which only alcoholics may go.

It also sponsors Al-Anon Family Group meetings for the relatives and friends of alcoholics to offer friendship, comfort and hope to the families of alcoholics.

For the teen-age children, relatives, and friends of alcoholics, Alateen group meetings are held, mostly in the larger cities.

The following is a list of the towns in this area which hold AA meetings. The time, place, address, and telephone numbers of these meetings can be obtained by calling the Industrial Relations Department, Ext. 624.

TOWNS: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bethlehem, Bristol, Cheshire, Derby, Hamden, Meriden, Middlebury, Naugatuck, New Haven, Newtown, North Haven, Oakville, Orange, Plymouth, Prospect, Seymour, Shelton, Southbury, Southington, Thomaston, Wallingford, Waterbury, Watertown, West Haven, Wolcott, and Woodbury.

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can afford to let up a little in our efforts, this would be a serious error in reasoning. With raw material and energy shortages and increasing costs, it is essential that we increase our efficiency, yields, and minimize off-specification production. Every pound of raw material must be efficiently converted to a saleable finished product. Waste must be eliminated.

The unreliability of raw material supplies, along with varying customer needs, will undoubtedly upset production schedules. We must accept these changes as an everyday procedure during this hectic period. Flexibility is the key to success.

his customers the best will be a long way up on competition when the situation eases up.

It is very important that when we make commitments to supply a customer a certain quantity on a certain date that he gets this material. I’m sure you realize from your own experience the frustration of promises not kept.

These are exciting times. They demand the utmost in ingenuity and planning and total follow through by everybody to get products produced and sold. From my close associations with the people of the Naugatuck plant, I am confident that we can meet these challenges.

Must Keep Our Word

Another factor to remember is that the shortages won’t last forever. The supplier that treats

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Power Plant Personnel Praised

Fred Taff, Vice President of Engineering for Uniroyal, Inc. recently visited the power plant operations and commended the Boiler House staff for its excellent performance in efficiency as compared to other Uniroyal plants.

These excerpts from his letter summarize his impressions of the tour.

“I think the Plant Engineering group including George Arndt and the operating force in the Boiler plant headed up by Bill Maguire, together with the people who are responsible for maintenance of that operation, should be complimented for the fine performance they are turning in.

The high efficiencies are not accidental; they are the result of hard work, careful planning, attention to detail and a very high Esprit De Corps. The housekeeping was outstanding and I can honestly say I did not detect a single steam leak during the entire walking tour of the Boiler plant from the top to the bottom floor.”

The people who work in the power plant and are responsible for this report are: A. Verrier, A. Gualtieri, F. Warchol, I. Fonseca, J. Mambrino, W. Ireland, W. Hancock, M. Ciarlo, R. Boulanger, J. Litherland and G. Troy.

50 MPH AND 68°

Iron Post Stops Trucks

The cement filled iron post outside Bldg. 84 was straight when it was installed several years ago with the construction of the new main entrance to the plant.

Several trucks have since collided with it when their brakes failed.

The post has served its purpose well and after one or two more collisions, new moorings will be needed.

Win Uniroyal Photo Contest

Two Uniroyal Chemical people received top awards in the worldwide Uniroyal photo contest. Over ninety contestants submitted photos from all parts of the world.

Alan Mitchell, Engineering Development, received second prize and a $50 U.S. Savings Bond for his photo of a child in motion.

William Kenny, Rubber Compounding, who was a winner last year, tied for third place and received a $25 bond for his photo of a shipboard sunset.

First prize went to Neil Zobler, a Tire Division Sales Coordinator in Colombia.

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WIN in 1973

$31,150

2 Trips for Two

To Bermuda or Las Vegas

$500 Expenses

1 Week Vacation with pay

“Safety Incentive Award Program”

with Special “PLUS PRIZES”

ACHIEVEMENT GOAL:

No Lost Time or Serious Injuries in Dept. for 1 calendar week.

AWARD
$50 U.S. Savings Bond

RECIPIENTS: (By Drawing)
1 wage employee. All members of injury free Depts.

No Lost Time or Serious Injuries in all Chemical and Reclaim Departments. 1 calendar month.

AWARD
$100 U.S. Savings Bond

RECIPIENTS:
3 wage employees.

No Lost Time or Serious Injuries in Synthetic Departments. 1 calendar month.

AWARD
$100 U.S. Savings Bond

RECIPIENTS:
1 wage employee.

500,000 Man-hours. No Lost Time Accidents in entire plant.

AWARD
Portable B&W-TV $150.00 Value.

RECIPIENTS:
3 wage employees. All Chemical and Reclaim reporting Depts.

1 wage employee. All Synthetic reporting Depts.

1 Foreman. Plant-Wide.

1 salary employee. All reporting Depts.

1,000,000 Man-hours. No Lost Time Accidents. Plant-Wide.

AWARD
Color TV Console $500.00 Value.

RECIPIENTS:
3 wage employees. All Chemical and Reclaim Depts.

1 wage employee. All Synthetic Depts.

1 foreman. Plant-Wide.

1 salary employee. All Depts.

Frequency reduction from 21.4 in 1972 to 12.0 in 1973.

AWARD
Christmas turkey approx. weight 15 pounds.

RECIPIENTS:
All employees; except non-eligible personnel.

Frequency reduction from 21.4 in 1972 to 9.0 in 1973.

AWARD
Round trip to Las Vegas or Bermuda for 2. Air fare from N.Y. $500 expenses. One week excused absence from work with pay.

RECIPIENTS:
1 wage employee.

1 salary employee, except non-eligible personnel.

Special “PLUS PRIZES”

3 lb. HAMS: will be awarded to members of a department who work 12 consecutive months without a Lost Time Accident. e.g. May 1, 1972 to April 30, 1973.

“SILVER” DOLLARS: on special occasions a department in the plant will be selected and divided into GROUPS for Special “SILVER” DOLLAR awards. If a member of the GROUP suffers a Lost Time Accident or Serious Injury, the GROUP becomes ineligible for the “SILVER” DOLLARS.

IT PAYS TO WORK SAFE

ELIGIBILITY

For $50 Weekly and $100 Monthly U.S. Savings Bond awards

Only wage employees of all departments — (includes Research & Development wage personnel.)

500,000 Man-hours Award and 1,000,000 Man-hours Award

All Wage personnel;
All Foremen (excluding General Foreman)
*All Salary personnel (except non-eligible employees)

Plant-Wide Frequency Reduction Award (to attain Company-Wide Average) 21.4 to 12.0

All Wage personnel; Foremen and all Salary personnel (except non-eligible employees).

Plant-Wide Frequency Reduction Award (to attain Company-Wide Objective) 21.4 to 9.0

All Wage personnel; Foremen and all Salary personnel (except non-eligible employees).

Non-Eligible Employees: Factory Manager, his staff, and Safety Dept. officials; Divisional President, his staff and members of their staffs; Research and Development group leaders and section managers; Marketing Dept.; Commodity Managers; Salesmen (except those based in Naugatuck) and Agricultural Chemical Fieldmen.

*Foremen: includes all Foremen (including Asst. Gen. Foreman and Area Foremen) and Supervisors.

**Salary: includes all salary personnel, (except non-eligible personnel) Fire Inspectors, and other non-bargaining wage employees at the Naugatuck location.

Breakdown of Departments

Synthetic Production — (includes Processing & Tank Cleaners)
Synthetic Other — Finishing; Bldg. 17; Control Lab; Materials;
Synthetic Janitors; Pilot Plant; Bottle Lab; Mechanical Stores
Synthetic Mechanical
Chemical Production
Chemical Mechanical & Power House
Reclaim Production & Dispersions
Materials; Janitors; Watchmen; Mechanical Stores
Research & Development (wage only); Chemical Pilot Plant
Foremen
Other Salary

What is a Lost Time Accident?
An On-the-Job accident which causes a person to be unable to report to work for his or her next scheduled shift.

What is a Serious Injury?
An On-the-Job accident which requires sutures, a work change, a visit to an eye specialist or involves a fracture.

What is Frequency?
Frequency is the number of Lost Time Accidents plus Serious Injuries incurred by employees during 1,000,000 man-hours of work.

e.g. The 1972 Frequency for accidents at the Naugatuck location was 21.4 accidents each 1,000,000 man-hours worked.

Lost Time Accidents (11) + Serious Inuuries (62) x 1,000,000 = 73,000,000
3,404,462 man-hours 3,404,462

= 21.4 accidents per 1,000,000 man-hours worked.

It takes approximately 4 months to accumulate 1,000,000 man-hours.

Disqualification for Las Vegas or Bermuda Trip and Man-hour Drawings.
An employee who suffers a Lost Time Accident or Serious Injury is automatically disqualified from the drawing for the Las Vegas or Bermuda Award if the plant achieves the Frequency Reduction of 9.0.

In addition, an employee will be ineligible for the 500,000 and 1,000,000 man-hours awards if he suffers a Lost Time Accident.

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Gaetz To Head UG

[IMAGE: Photo of Roderick Gaetz wearing glasses]

Roderick Gaetz has been named Chairman for the annual United Givers campaign to be conducted at the Naugatuck plant, it was announced by James Cronin, Factory Manager.

$22,300 Contributed In 1972 Drive

The United Givers drive in 1972 was the most successful ever conducted at the Naugatuck plant when employees pledged $22,300 and topped the 100% goal, one of the few industries in the community to go over its quota. The amount represented approximately one third of the total Industrial goal.

(Cont’d on page 3)

Company Cancels Stock Plan

The Company decided to refund all money paid into the 1971-1973 Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan, plus 5% interest. The plan officially ended September 28.

The right to cancel the plan was exercised by the Company when the stock fell below the original offering price of $19.3125.

Separate refund and interest checks were to be mailed to employees in early October.

Under the two year plan employees could purchase up to ten percent of their earnings for one year in Uniroyal’s common stock.

At the August meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors it indicated that a new stock purchase plan would not be offered to employees at the present time.

New Roylar Plant To Be Constructed At Naugatuck

A new multimillion dollar Roylar polyurethane facility will be constructed at the Naugatuck plant. This will be the first million dollar capital expenditure for a production operation at Naugatuck in over twenty years —except for the $3,000,000 liquid waste pretreatment plant. Presently Roylar is manufactured in Bldg. 47. Operations will be continued there until the new plant is ready.

The new manufacturing facilities will be installed in Bldgs. 80 and 7 which were formerly used for Drying and Grinding thiazoles.

Completion of the new plant is scheduled in mid 1974.

Thiazoles Moved

The thiazole production operations were moved to a new Chemical division plant in Geismar, La. The thiazoles (MBT-MBTS-DELAC-S-OXAF) represented about % of the Chemical Production output. These delayed action accelerators are the workhorses of the rubber and are used in almost all automobile tires, footwear, and wire and cables.

Complete Operation

The new facilities will have a larger and more sophisticated casting line for not only making the intermediates but also for doing the finishing and compounding operations. The Bldg. 47 plant now makes only the intermediates which are sent outside the plant for finishing.

Production will be increased more than double when the plant is in full operation.

Can Replace Metal

Demand for Roylar has grown significantly over the past years to a point where the facilities in Bldg. 47 can no longer meet customer requirements.

Roylar is the Chemical division trade name for a family of urethane elastomers that are so tough that they have been used to replace metals. They can be processed by conventional thermoplastic techniques and can be formulated as hard as ebonite or as soft as an eraser.

Engineers Involved

The Project Manager for the new plant is Neil Klarfeld, of the Corporate Engineering group at Oxford. Gary Arndt, Bertil Frennesson, Alamin Hoodbhoy, Alan Zimmerman and Peter Gucciardo—of the plant Engineering department—will provide the technical assistance for the job.

Chemical Builds Brazil Plant

Uniroyal Chemical will construct a new $4 million rubber chemicals complex in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Completion is scheduled in early 1975.

The Flexzones—the family of antiozonants—used in tires, industrial rubber products and synthetic rubber—will be the first of a series of chemicals manufactured at the new facility.

The new plant will be constructed outside Sao Paulo, on a 200 acre tract purchased by the Company for chemical manufacturing operations.

Styrene Shortage

Synthetic Production has been cut back to no more than five days of work because of a nationwide styrene shortage. The manufacturers of styrene supplying the Synthetic plant have put it on an allocated basis and have not been able to supply the requirements for more than a five day production schedule.

Production had been operating on a 6 day week schedule prior to the cutback.

Styrene is one of the basic chemicals used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber and latex. It is expected that the shortage of styrene will continue into 1974.

Vila Visits Bethany Greenhouse

[IMAGE: Photo showing George Vila and Dr. Alfred Mitlehner examining plants in a greenhouse, with signs visible reading “P944-01E”, “100ppm”, and “SEVIN Ex.”]

George Vila, left, checks the results of a new agricultural chemical developed for food crops at the Agricultural Chemicals Research center in Bethany. Dr. Alfred Mitlehner, right, explains how the chemical reacts when applied at different dosage levels.

George Vila, President and Chairman of the Board of Uniroyal, Inc. visited the Agricultural Chemicals Research and Development laboratory in Bethany for a review of the research work for new and safe chemicals for use on food crops.

One of the more interesting new chemicals under test are the antitranspirants. These reduce the amount of water required for a plant’s normal growth. An average crop requires about 22 inches of rainfall per acre but the antitranspirants could markedly reduce this amount and conserve water, according to Dr. John Zukel who is doing the research work on them.

Other chemicals under study for commercial use are soybean growth regulants, new types of preemergence herbicides, new insecticides, growth regulants, abscission agents and Omite® safening agents.

Bulletin

3 Lost Time Accidents occurred in September to make it the worst month for safety during the year. As a result of the injuries the Accident Frequency Rate jumped from 10.32 in August to 11.12 in September.

Accident Frequency is the number of Lost Time Accidents and Serious Injuries per 1,000,000 man-hours worked. For the first 6 months it was 8.93, one of the best among Company plants.

A study of the accidents show that most of them were person-caused and could have been avoided by greater alertness and awareness of personal safety.

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For all of us over 40, we can recall the days when people would save every piece of string and tin foil they could find. You might say that those were the days of true conservation.

I am not suggesting that we go back to the good old days — life is too good today for that — but there may be some things that we did then which bear reconsideration.

In the midst of affluence and plenty, it seems as if we are losing our sense of conservation where resources and energy are concerned. Today, all indications show that unless we face up to the problem of diminishing resources and energy, through a program of recycling and conservation, we will be confronted with serious shortages in the very near future.

Jim Crane [Signature]

Here at the Naugatuck plant, we are facing our own resources crisis. Just citing one example of many, let us look at the cost of fuel oil for our steam generating boiler plant.

In January alone, the price of fuel rose three different times. There is every expectation that these price increases will continue because of already existing shortages. Over the past two years, the cost of fuel has more than doubled, adding over a half million dollars to our expense-expenditures that do not increase production or productivity, and which cannot be offset with price increases of our products. The marketplace just will not bear that kind of traffic.

What do we do?

One thing we all can do here in the plant, is to take the old-fashioned string and tin foil approach, and try to conserve as much of our resources and energy as we possibly can.

There’s a very simple reason why we must succeed in solving this problem. The very security of our jobs, in the long run, hangs in the balance. That balance is the conservation of our resources and energy, the protection of the environment, and the security of our jobs. Unfortunately, the first two must be satisfied first, for only then can we consider the possibility of enjoying job security.

Hydraulic Staging Purchased For Plant

[IMAGE: Jack McCarthy demonstrates the ease of operating the new hydraulic staging as he inspects equipment in a chemical production building.]

by Jan Baclawski

The scissor type platform, seen in buildings of the plant recently, belongs to the Chemical Mechanical department.

With the push of a button, the new, automatic, hydraulic staging will lift a thousand pounds of men and equipment to a height of 17 feet in a few minutes.

It replaces the old pipe staging that took over six manhours to assemble and disassemble and oftentimes wobbled when installed at a job site.

The portable staging can be used practically anywhere in the plant and set up in a few minutes. It is safer, more efficient and versatile than pipe staging for high places and is part of a continuing program by the Mechanical department to improve work methods and the safety of people exposed to hazardous situations.

Scholarship Offered

by Kevin Kelley

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club will again offer a $300 scholarship ($250 from the Management Club and $50 from the Larry Monroe fund) to a graduating high school student who plans a college education. To qualify one of the student’s parents must have worked for Uniroyal Chemical at Naugatuck or Bethany for two years or more. The scholarship fund is supported by the dues of members.

Applications can be obtained from the Industrial Relations department, Bldg. 84 or by a telephone call to Connie Antrum, Ext. 517.

The completed applications must be returned to Irwin Prager, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 1.

The winner of last year’s scholarship was Maria Galante, daughter of Mike Galante, a research chemist in Reclaim Production.

Appointments Announced

Garrett Sullivan has been named Marketing Manager of chemicals and synthetic rubber.

Henry Smith has been appointed District Sales Manager for the Northeast area.

Robert Swallow has been assigned to the position of Materials Flow Manager.

Robert Mazaika has been named Marketing Manager for Colloids.

Computer Easy To Use

[IMAGE: Dan O’Donnell and Alan Mitchell, rear, check the output as Vin Ricci and Sandra Bond prepare the input for a agricultural chemicals research project.]

by Vin Ricci

Although it is not generally known, the Research and Development department maintains a Math and Computer Services group and a small IBM “1130” computer both located in Bldg. 11 adjoining the Synthetic Plant Fire House.

The group provides mathematical and computer services in the areas of production, sales, research and development, accounting, or relevant areas where statistical computations are involved. The services can be broadly divided into two basic categories: commercial and scientific.

Eight commodity groups are now using the IBM 1130 for sales forecasting, predicting polymer processability, development of management information systems, and statistical analysis.

Develops Programs

An information reporting program was recently completed by the group for the Synthetic Plant. The report monitors month-to-date and year-to-date production of the Synthetic on a monthly basis. The computer-generated report also compares actual production runs and the

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$5096…

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Idea Team of John Butkus and John Painter of the Synthetic Mechanical department, for the several improvements they suggested during the year.

Not far behind in the total amount awards was Carmine Iannuzzi, who received $445 for the suggestions he proposed.

$225, the highest single amount awarded to one individual, went to Archie Civitello of the Synthetic Quality Control Lab.

Mechanical Department, Most Prolific

Most ideas come from the Mechanical departments, both Chemical and Synthetic, where imagination and creativity seem to run high. Over the year they received not only the highest single cash awards but more than $2000 or half of the total for the year.

The Plan is completely dominated by the wage personnel with only about five salary people participating in it.

Anyone can submit an Idea which will pay a minimum of $25, with no limit on the amount of the award.

Some radicals seek needed changes or voice legitimate grievances. Others, with no clear goal, are bent on disruption and destruction, using tactics that infringe on the legitimate rights of their neighbors.

The decision to support or oppose a radical position requires careful examination of the ends intended and the means chosen.

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1972 Safety…

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1971 to 8 in 1972, an increase of 100%.

Accidents to Chemical Production employees rose from 8 to 11.

Over 670 Items Corrected, Repaired or Replaced

To keep the plant in safe condition the Mechanical department has assigned priority to safety jobs and has organized a special section to oversee them.

The Chemical and Synthetic Mechanical departments have corrected, repaired or replaced over 670 items which did not conform to the strict standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Department Safety Record — 1972 vs. 1971

| | LOST TIME | SERIOUS INJURIES | TOTAL |
| | 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | 1971 |
|————————–|——|——|——|——|——|——|
| Chemical Production | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| Reclaim Production | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Synthetic Production | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Materials | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Mechanical-Chem. | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 24 |
| Mechanical-Syn. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Research & Development | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 20 | 62 | 63 | 73 | 83 |

This is a breakdown of the Lost Time Accidents and Serious Injuries in 1972 as compared to our 1971 record. It is the overall record for all of the employees at the Naugatuck location and is the one submitted to the Corporate Safety department. They are not the reporting group statistics used in the Safety Incentive Award Program for weekly and monthly drawings.

Paul Named To Study Committee

John Paul and Dr. Harold Garner of the Oxford Management and Research Center, have been named by Waterbury State Technical College to serve as members of the Chemical Engineering Technology Curriculum Committee for the school.

The committee consisting of eight members will evaluate the needs for chemical technology programs, curriculum changes, equipment and facilities, and the professional improvement of the staff.

Paul joined the Pollution Abatement Laboratory in 1966 and now is a Chemist in Reclaim Research and Development. He graduated from Waterbury State Technical College and attended the University of New Haven for a BA degree in Chemistry under the Tuition Aid Program.

Brodeur Retires

Antonio Brodeur, an electrician in the Chemical Mechanical department, retired after 36 years service.

A Twenty Five Year Service Club member he belonged to the 35 Year Group, and was a member of the URW Local 218.

He joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1937 and spent most of his career in the Mechanical department.

Chemical . . .

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“picked up” from the pans and lighten the manual work load.

Health conditions in the building will also be considerably improved by controlling the dust and fumes from the old process.

The expenditure also includes two large feed tanks and two storage hoppers for the flaked material.

To Install In Summer

It is expected to install the Sandvik Flaker during the summer shutdown and to have it in operation by January 1, 1974.

Ron Sekellick is the process engineer, and Jim Garrigan, the project engineer, for the installation and construction of the new equipment and facilities.

Learn . . .

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cost of the runs against an accounting standard for the manufacture of a product.

Easy To Learn

The word “computer” often frightens people, as if it were some kind of a complicated monster. But in reality it is no more than an improved calculator and serves as a time saving tool for solving difficult mathematical problems.

Experienced Staff

The staff of Dan O’Donnell, Allan Mitchell, Sandra Bond, Vin Ricci, and Dr. Dave Liu — all have long experience in the use of computers — are available at the center to show you the basics in using the IBM 1130. You’ll find it simple to use.

“Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.”

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our Regular Savings Account is better for you. If you’re looking ahead to more distant goals, a two year certificate is the perfect answer. You may even want both kinds of accounts. Whichever you choose, you’ll get the most for your money at Naugatuck Savings Bank, where the banking is human.

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Salesmen Set ’73 Goal | Free X-Ray | CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

Offered Employees

by 7 BUILDING CREW

These jottings on what is going on in Chemical Production is an attempt to get more information to the people in the department.

Hopefully, with the ideas and suggestions of the Chemical Production Operators, we will get information on what the people in the plant want to know. So, next time you see the “7 Building Crew” give them your suggestions to improve this column.

[IMAGE: Photo of men at meeting with car]

At meeting Carl Lawson discusses new Royalene rubber bumper part for 1973 Cadillac. Clockwise from left are Henry Smith, District manager, Carl Lawson, Al Krivitsky, Gary Sullivan, Naugatuck Chemicals manager, Joseph Flannery, Marketing director, Robert Dexter, John Wade, and James McGinn. Also participating in the meeting was Andrew McNeill, Uniroyal Chemical President.

“Estimated sales for District 1 should be 115% ahead of budget in 1973,” according to Henry Smith, Sales Manager of the district, “unless something drastic happens to the economy.”

In 1972 the District was 4% ahead of its budget.

Sells Plant’s Products

Headquartered in Naugatuck, the 5 salesmen of the district sell Naugatuck Chemicals, Reclaim Rubber, and Naugapol — plant products — to customers in the northeast U.S., along with Royalene and Paracril which are manufactured at other Chemical division plants.

Customer Tough On Quality

Smith emphasized at the meeting that although business seems on the upswing, customers have become more demanding for service and quality — par-

ticularly in chemicals like Naugawhite, Polygard, BLE, Betanox and Aminox which if off-specification could shut down their plants. “When that happens,” he stressed, “they don’t come back for more, they buy from another supplier.”

Major Companies Our Customers

One of the major customers for butyl reclaim is Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company which purchases a steady supply of the product.

Other customers serviced by the district are Armstrong Rubber, Armstrong Cork, Crescent Wire and Cable, Carol Cable, Seamless Rubber and Tuck Industries all major companies in tires, flooring, wire and cable.

by Jim Loman

The annual free chest X-Ray will be available again to all employees on Thursday March 22 from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.

This service is part of the plant’s preventive medicine program to protect an employee’s health against respiratory problems. The service is convenient and fast and takes about two minutes. The mobile unit will alternate between the main Chemical and Synthetic plant entrances and X-rays 125 people an hour.

Prior to the visit employees will be provided a form card to fill out which should be presented to the technicians at the mobile unit.

If X-Ray results warrant further medical attention by an employee’s personal physician, they will be returned to Dr. Elcaness who will notify the employee.

Last year over 800 employees took advantage of the chest X-Ray.

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

SAFETY: We ended the year with 3 lost timers and 11 serious injuries, a total of 14 which is one more than last year. Not so good.

PRODUCTION: Business is running heavier, with most buildings on 6 days. Very heavy in 79 Building. We’re having problems getting Polygard 1 rolling in 109 Building but solutions are in sight.

QUALITY: The rejection rate for 1972 of 2.1% is really great. For a long time we thought 3.0% of production was good. Good job by all.

PALLETS: We need the help of all operators. If we can do a good job separating all broken warehouse pallets from the good ones (stacked up side down) the lift drivers can get them out of service and over to the side of the plant for repairs. We need your cooperation, otherwise these pallets just keep going around and around in our buildings.

100 Building: We recently had funds approved to get rid of the old drum heater on the second floor and to purchase a new one for the first floor.

This should improve the housekeeping and reduce drum handling.

BIK-OT: Sales have jumped substantially and the men in Bldg. 73 and D&G did a good job in meeting a 90,000 pound back order.

AMINOX/BETANOX EXPANSION:

Recently $375,510 was approved to expand the production of Aminox and Betanox in 79 Building. A continuous belt flaker (known as a Sandvik Belt Flaker) will be installed to eliminate the Aminox and Betanox panning operation. The Sandvik Belt Flaker will greatly reduce the amount of material “picked up” from pans. Reduce manual labor, dust & fumes, a safety problem.

It is expected to install the Sandvik Flaker during the 1973 Summer Shutdown and have it operating by January 1, 1974. General Building Fume Control equipment will also be installed to improve the environment.

500 Fire Units Checked

[IMAGE: Photo of workers checking fire extinguishers]

500 fire extinguishers from buildings throughout plant, TSSC, EMIC, and the Bethany Greenhouse were temporarily replaced to have them hydrostatically tested for safety. The new OSHA law requires that the extinguishers be checked every five years, but the Plant Protection department goes a big step further than the federal requirements and checks them every six months for pressure, weight, secure seals, and if necessary, refill them with dry powder or CO². According to Phil DePasquale, head of the Plant Protection group, “the extinguishers are often used but we are not notified to refill them. This creates a safety hazard in the building.” Checking the extinguishers in the photo from left are Fred Sargeant, Dick Oriente, and Dulcidio Echevarria.

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Eight Retire…

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James J. Norton, Sr. retired after 25 years of service. Congratulating him from left are William Rek and Gene Reale.

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Mary Regan (seated) retired from R&D after 26 years service. In the photo l-r, are Walter Budd, Corrine Guerrera, Martha Karbowicz, Mary Regan, Jeannine Labrecque, Barbara Robinson, and Anna Keniausis.

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Francis Giedraitis, a Synthetic Storehouse Group Leader, retired after 17 years. Congratulating him from left are Kenneth Nelson, Giedraitis, George Chipko and Clayton Houseknecht.

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John Kankel, right, retired from R&D after 20 years service. Wishing him well are from left, Brony Konavage, Fernando Gagne, Daniel Gengo and Kankel, Paul Tortorici, and Dominic Polzella.

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Edwin Kennedy retired after 27 years service in the Materials department. In photo from left are John Sousa, Kennedy, and Jose Ernesto, and Francis Lynch.

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Joseph Maye, left, is congratulated by William Hill on his retirement after 30 years service.

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Vernon Anderson, right, retired from the Lotol department after 40 years service. Congratulating him are l-r, Joseph Biernacki, John Rice and Anderson. (G. Allen photo)

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Leo Napiello, right, General Foreman, of the Chemical Mechanical department, retired after 37 years service. Congratulating him are Aldo Manzi, superintendent of Engineering and Margaret Holliday.

Paracril Production Increased

A second crew has been added to the Finishing department at the Synthetic Plant in order to run two shifts for the rest of 1973 depending on the availability of acrylonitrile. The extra crew is required to manufacture the overflow business in Paracril nitrile rubber from other division plants.

At present it is not known whether the additional Paracril business will be extended beyond the end of 1973.

Paracril is an oil resistant type of synthetic rubber and is used extensively in electrical wire and cable, fuel hose, automotive applications, and in work shoes.

Wisconsin Tire Plant Expands

The Uniroyal Tire Company, now ranked the largest supplier of steel belted radial ply passenger tires to the U.S. automotive industry will make an all-steel radial ply heavy service tire in the U.S.

A $3 million expansion program is now underway at the Eau Claire, Wisconsin tire plant to produce mono-ply steel belted radial heavy service tires primarily for tractor-trailer trucks. The plant will make 250 tires a day by the end of 1974 and if the tires are successful large scale production will start before 1976.

The expansion will create 40 jobs at the plant and add about $500,000 to the payroll.

$3,500

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gram, an employee who received 4 “Silver dollars” could exchange them for a stylish, lightweight, windbreaker jacket.

Injuries Declined

Injuries for the months of July, August, and September of this year totaled 10 compared to 17 in the same period for 1972, showing improvement in safety performance.

The three Lost Time accidents in September, however, made it the poorest safety month during 1973.

Jobs To Be Reposted

The old job postings for positions in the new $3,000,000 Liquid Waste Pretreatment plant will be posted again on February 1, 1974 for one week. The jobs will be awarded on March 1, 1974 according to tentative plans, it was announced by Aldo Manzi, Superintendent of Engineering. Present plans indicate that 5 positions will be available in the new facility.

“What AA Has Done For Me”

This story was written by an employee who had a drinking problem and joined AA. Since it is the policy of AA to remain anonymous he requested that his name be withheld from the article, the third in a series.

For the last ten years AA has transformed my life from one of drunkenness, resentments and guilt to one of soberness, love and freedom. It feels good staying sober in AA. We stay away from that first drink one day at a time and reach the point when we wouldn’t have it any other way. I have no desire to drink anymore. I realize now that life is what we make it. We are free to choose. Everyday I choose not to drink because I know if I did I would lose that freedom. I would soon be enslaved to a bottle.

Life in AA is a lot more than just staying away from that first drink and thereby staying sober. It is a whole new way of life. The fellowship in the program is a constant reminder that we are not alone. Everywhere we go any day of the week we know there is a group of people who will accept us, understand us and help us if we need it. This is like total security.

The AA program is built on twelve steps which we go through and continue to repeat. These steps help us to grow up from helpless drunks who need a bottle to men and women who have “gotten it all together.”

For me the biggest change has been in my relationships with people. When I was drinking I used to feel a lot of hatred and hostility toward a lot of people, especially toward myself. Now I am really free of that kind of feeling. There is a lot of love and a lot of joy in my life thanks to AA.

Anyone interested in learning more about AA can call 753-0185 at any time.

Social Security Assistance

Employees who are planning to retire and apply for social security benefits can obtain assistance in filling out the necessary application forms by calling George Allen in the Industrial Relations department, Ext. 217.

An application for social security benefits should be filed at least three months prior to retirement so that benefit payments will begin with the effective date of retirement.

A social security office is located at 236 Grand Street in Waterbury.

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Running the plant is not much different than running your own home.

Most of us own a house; have a family; and have an awful lot of bills to pay: a mortgage every month; income taxes and property taxes; clothing; food; college; electric; fuel oil; water; car installments; gasoline; doctor and dentist bills; house repairs; appliances; insurance; contributions; recreation; and many others.

We all know that often our pay check doesn’t cover the expenses that we have incurred. For instance if our pay check is $150 and our bills are $175, we soon look for ways to reduce our expenses: 1) we can buy on credit; 2) borrow money from a bank; or 3) cut them down by doing away with the frills, buying wisely, and saving on fuel oil, water, and electricity, and other things.

The same money problems exist in the plant. Instead of $20 or $100 costs, our bills run $500,000 or $1,000,000. For example our utility bill for one year in this plant—fuel oil, electricity, and city water—is about $3,000,000. About two years ago this combined bill was about $2,000,000.

If it costs the plant $1,000,000 to make a product and we receive $750,000 for it, something has to give. We are losing $250,000 each time we make it. It’s the same situation as running your home.

It’s obvious that you can’t continue to do business this way. The alternatives are: to 1) to increase prices; 2) eliminate major items; 3) close down the production unit; 4) or to control our expenses, reduce waste, and to improve our productivity to get our costs down.

In the chemical industry selling prices have not been going up very fast so that approach is limited. Alternative 4)—controlling expenses—is the road we want to take but our success depends on everyone’s determination to resolve the problems.

At the present time the costs of operating some of our production units are higher than the financial return for their products. As you know—just from running your own home and paying your own bills—something has to be done to improve the situation. If it continues it could put these two units so deep in the red that it would affect all production units and manufacturing services. Each one of us has a stake in this plant. It sinks or swims depending on the efforts of each one of us.

I am asking everyone to reveal the same personal interest in the plant that you would if it were your own home, so that we can help resolve the problems and improve the financial situations of all of its units.

Jan Crane [signature]

Receives $6,000 Award

[PHOTO: Group photo of four people]

Judith Dayner, daughter of John Dayner, Lotol Dept., received the $1500 Uniroyal Foundation scholarship which is awarded to a high school senior and resident of Naugatuck. The total value of the scholarship is $6000. Winners of the scholarship are selected on the basis of intellectual achievement, leadership, and participation in community activities. Judith plans to pursue a doctorate degree in Philosophy. In the photo from left, are her mother Julia; Fred Wintsch; Judy; her father, John; and her sister Katherine.

Unions…

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with accidental death and dismemberment insurance increased to the same amount. Survivor income benefits (transition and bridge) were increased from $150 to $175 per month.

Medical Benefits

Improvements also were negotiated in the area of hospital, surgical, and in-hospital medical benefits, the most notable of which is an increased allowance of $10 per day to cover daily charges for doctors’ visits in the hospital.

Accident and Sickness

These benefits have been increased to a $95 weekly amount. In the event of layoff, coverage under the plan will be extended for 90 days.

Benefits for Retirees

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

Benefits Among Finest In Industry

The negotiations, leading to the signing of agreements on June 11, has resulted in an overall benefits program among the finest and most comprehensive in all industry today. This is good news but must be accompanied by a sobering thought—the cost of benefits has to be paid for. It now becomes our responsibility —all of us as individuals and also as a group—to perform to maximum ability in order to make this possible. Without our maximum efforts, benefits become a real burden rather than something to be enjoyed.

Water Use Jumps 20%

Increased consumption of water at the Chemical and Synthetic plants in 1973 has exceeded the 1972 consumption by 20%.

Aside from the fact that this extra water is costly, the added input could very probably cause problems in the operation of the liquid waste Pretreatment Plant.

All department heads have been informed to commence a water conservation program to prevent waste and to look at methods to reduce this consumption. All employees are urged to participate in this program by turning off hoses running excessively or shutting down cooling systems when not being used.

[PHOTO: Person near water/equipment]

Trades…

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courses are offered free to the participants.

Interested personnel should send their names and job location to Victor Anderson, Engineering Dept.

Stock Plan Ends Aug. 30

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on August 10, 1971 will end with a final deduction on August 30, 1973.

Participants will have until September 28, 1973 to decide whether to accept the stock or request their money back. In either case the employee will receive 5% interest on the money paid into the plan.

Further information on the Plan will be posted on the Bulletin Boards throughout the plant as it becomes available, probably in early September.

Geismar Plant To Expand

The Chemical Division will expand the existing Flexzone and intermediates facility in Geismar, Louisiana by sixty percent to meet increasing customer demands.

The Flexzones are antiozonants used extensively in the manufacture of tires, weather stripping, wire and cable, hose and footwear.

Construction is expected to commence in August. Upon completion it will bring the Chemical Division’s investment in the Geismar operation to more than 120 million dollars.

Flexzone is a registered trademark of Uniroyal Chemical.

Other companies competing in the manufacture of this type antiozonant chemical are Monsanto, Goodyear, Universal Oil and Tennessee Eastman.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Environmental Program Costs Over $7,000,000

The Naugatuck Chemical plant has spent or committed over $7,000,000 for environmental improvement of the air and water.

The new $3,000,000 liquid waste pretreatment plant, which is now complete and undergoing trial runs, will cost another estimated $1,000,000 a year to operate.

The conversion of the plant’s power house from coal to a low-sulfur fuel oil at a cost of $500,000, eliminated the discharge of 2½ tons of flyash dust into the atmosphere each day and was a major improvement in cleaner air.

At a cost of several million dollars, over 37 air pollution abatement devices and systems were installed to control the discharge of obnoxious fumes and odors, and plans are underway to control remaining odors.

These multi-million dollar costs have been borne primarily by the plant and not by increased prices passed on to the customer, and as a result have increased plant operating expenses.

Water Good For Burns

The ancient treatment of simply plunging burned skin in cold or ice water is still the quickest way to relieve pain. The cold water does not damage burned skin, but actually helps prevent blistering and aids healing. Keep the burned area submerged until the pain disappears, or apply towels that have been soaked in cold or ice water.

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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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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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What happened in September?….

[IMAGE: Headshot photo of a man in business attire]

Was it a letdown after the long, hot summer? Was it a relaxation of attitude because of our improved performance over last year? Was it a little anticipation of attaining rewards for goals that have not quite been reached, but were close?

What happened in September? Three lost time accidents in the month —our worst performance this year. Where did we go wrong?

The answer to that question lies not in history, but in the future. What’s done is done, but let us learn from this recent experience and firm up our attitudes on Safety. We must strengthen our resolve to think safe and anticipate the unexpected. And follow rules, procedures, and good common sense to even further levels of accomplishment. We must work closer together, and help each other to solve the accident problem.

The real goal, of course, is not numbers on a board or dollars on a cost report. It is the well being of all our employees. It hurts to have an accident. It hurts in many ways, but the worst hurt of all is that most accidents could have been avoided.

Of course we must not forget that substantial progress has been made this year. We are all proud of this performance. But we have seen in years past a good record take a disastrous turn overnight. A good performance means only that more hard work is needed to keep it that way.

The year is not over yet. I urge all, wage and salary, factory and office, inside and outside, to rebound from our September problems and take on the rest of 1973 in the safest possible manner.

Our 1973 goals are still attainable if we point our eyes and noses in the right direction.

The free lunch program…

The average American is familiar with the expression— “There’s no such things as a free lunch.” Because we are so familiar with the saying, perhaps the full understanding of the thought gets lost and we forget the humbling impact of its true meaning.

Put simply, it means you never get anything for nothing. Even though it may appear that there are free handouts, or that someone has beaten the system, in the long run and when all things are considered, everything has its price.

One of the most flagrant free lunch programs is some of the money Uncle Sam hands out like free lollypops. However, the intelligent home owner, tax payer and average consumer knows, particularly now, that the bill for these goodies comes back to haunt us in the form of higher taxes, and increasing inflation.

The other free lunch program we must be very aware of is our own job situation. Everything our Company provides for us must be paid for by somebody, somewhere. Part of it comes back, when we pay more for the things we have to buy, and part of it comes back when a plant somewhere—anywhere—is shut down because it can no longer support the burden imposed upon it by today’s economic situation.

In order to maintain the comforting benefits provided, the main beneficiaries, namely us, must contribute. Under our product-industrial oriented system, the most reasonable way is to improve productivity. This is by far the best way to generate wealth which subsequently supports our standard of living.

The Company has a commitment to this end by providing the money and management to purchase and properly utilize equipment and facilities. The employees—you and I—have an obligation to properly and fully convert this equipment into products in the most efficient and reasonable manner possible. This is how we pay for our “free lunches.” If wealth is not generated in this way, a deficit is generated. If this deficit is allowed to grow unchecked, it will eventually—to borrow a Russian term—bury our system. Once this occurs, a major adjustment must be made to pay that “due bill” or write it off. In either case the adjustment is painful. The history of man is full of such adjustments and no intelligent man wants to live through such a period. No one wants his children to endure such hardships, either.

We all want reasonable improvements in our standard of living. We also want the improvements to be enjoyed by our children. Therefore, we must balance our benefits and their costs—somewhere, somehow. But we all know where the burden ends up—right on us. If we understand this and know what we are doing, we can better adjust to it and keep our livelihood in a good, healthy balance. We can then honestly say that the “free lunch” has been earned and paid for.

Jim Cronin [signature]

92 Take “Life” Course

[IMAGE: Photo showing people in what appears to be a training session with someone lying down, presumably during CPR training]

Mario Pazzani, Heart Association instructor observes James Loman treat a heart attack victim with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in one of the 3 sessions attended by 92 people.

One out of every fifteen employees at the Naugatuck Chemical plant is now certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth to mouth breathing. The overwhelming response of employees to the three courses sponsored by the Safety department is one of the highest among industrial plants in Connecticut.

Two recent heart attacks in the plant indicated the need for such a program to train people on the proper action in such emergencies. Besides the demonstrations, each person attending the courses practiced the life-saving techniques on two dummies equipped with inflatable lungs.

Only one session had been planned for the plant but due to the large number of employees who desired to attend the cardiac program, three sessions were held. The cardiopulmonary course was conducted by Mario Pazzani of the American Heart Association. James Loman, of the Safety Dept. who is a certified instructor in First Aid for the Red Cross, demonstrated the mouth to mouth resuscitation techniques.

Local 218 Talks Start

Negotiations between the United Rubber Workers, Local 218, and the Naugatuck plant management began on Wednesday, October 10. The purpose of the sessions is to negotiate a local supplement agreement which will supplement the 3 year master agreement signed on June 11, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio.

Heading the Local 218 union representatives is Joseph Rzeszutek, President of the Local. Jesse Crim, Manager of Industrial Relations, will be in charge of the Naugatuck plant group.

The discussions are being held in Bldg. 81 conference room, and will continue until negotiations are concluded.

Prior Approval For Tuition Aid

The Tuition Aid Program which encourages employees to continue their education requires that prior approval be obtained for a degree program or specific courses from a department supervisor.

Once approved the application authorizes tuition refunds for not more than 2 courses per semester.

Upon satisfactory completion of the courses, reimbursement is obtained by submitting a paid, itemized invoice from the school to the Accounting department.

GIVE THE UNITED WAY

$3500 In Silver Dollars

September Safety Record Poor

The Summer Safety program for the summer months ended on September 30 with over $3500 awarded to employees who worked safely during the July, August and September months when accidents increase.

People who worked without a Lost Time Accident or Serious Injury received a “silver dollar” for each month, unless they were members of a Group in which one person incurred either type of injury.

Extra Award

Each employee also received an extra “silver dollar” if he worked the full 3 months without an injury whether or not a member of his Group suffered one.

Employees who worked during the shutdown without an injury received an extra, special “silver dollar” when the thermometer soared to 98°F every day for one of the hottest summers in years and when accidents are more likely to happen.

As a special offer of the pro-

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A B.S. 20 Years Later

[IMAGE: Two men standing together, one appears to be congratulating the other, with a framed picture on the wall behind them]

Jack Tierney, right, is congratulated by Harry Witt, Synthetic Production Superintendent on receiving his B.S. degree in Management from the University of New Haven. Tierney returned to college 20 years after graduation from high school and pursued his degree at night for the past 7 years. According to Tierney, he would not have been able to continue his studies without the financial assistance of the Tuition Aid program.

On the wall in the photo is one of Harry Witt’s paintings, “Autumn Gold.” Witt recently completed a course in Oil Painting, sponsored by the Naugatuck High School Adult Education Program.

57 Return To School

by Victor Anderson

Fifty-seven people registered for the Mechanical Trades Program which will be held at the Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury. The two year course in Basic Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Plumbing, Mechanics and Engineering will be taught by Edwin Schweitzer, an Instructor at the school.

The three hour classes are held from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Tuition and textbook costs are being paid by the plant.

Successful completion of the courses will allow graduates to qualify for second class Piper, Mechanic, and Electricians’ openings when available and in accordance with contract requirements of seniority and qualifications.

In the 1970-72 program thirty-five employees graduated and twenty-three have received positions in the Chemical and Synthetic Mechanical departments.

Local 308 Talks Start

At press time it was learned that URW Local 308 and the Naugatuck Plant management were to begin to negotiate a local supplement agreement of the 3 year master agreement.

Charles Roland, Local 308 President, will head the union representatives and Jesse Crim the plant members.

EPA Chief To Speak

Douglas M. Costle, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection will address the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Elks Club. Costle succeeded Dan Lufkin as the new EPA chief in August.

He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School, J.D.

Golf League Ends

It was youth vs. old age as William Broden and Chester Zawacki won the golf championship.

It was a year that youth took all as the Twilight Golf League completed its third season with William Broden and Chester Zawacki winning the championship cup in a climatic match with George Baktis and Stanley Mazanski at the Lyman Meadow Golf Club.

Last year’s winners Joseph Biernacki and Cyrus Blanchard were eliminated in the early rounds of the tournament and two of the early season favorites, Robert McDermott and Louis Rizzuti, lost their bid to qualify for the golf cup.

Officers for the 1973 season were Stanley Mazur, John Prior, Chester Zawacki, Peter Welch, Edward Rabitor, Howard Kravitz, Thomas Geise, Thomas Ennis and William Broden.

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CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS

by 7 BUILDING CREW

BLDG. 14: So far this year we have the $180,000 Octamine Flaker AR approved for 94 Building. It will be installed around March 1974.

FINE ORGANICS PLANT: The new plant that we used to call the Solvent Plant has been redubbed the FINE ORGANICS Plant. This will be a new building similar to 100 Building where 57 Building now stands. Construction will begin next year.

SUNPROOF: A new $4,000 refrigeration unit for our Sunproof operation is scheduled for delivery in several weeks. The new conveyor and bagger for Sunproof is in the plant and is being installed.

TIDBITS: People are still asking about Jim Cravo’s “hernia” operation.

65 and 80 Buildings Obituary

by Tom Harrison

It seems hard to believe, but the old soldiers homes of the Chemical Plant (65 and 80 Buildings) are finally being closed down. These 18 “old Men” with an average seniority of 28 years have done an outstanding job.

The production began with the Clave men, led off on days usually by senior man Larry Gabianelli and George Zitzmann, followed by Matt Chlebowski and Charlie Drapko, and closing out the night shift with Bill Detlefsen and Ray Palmer. These men have produced excellent quality Primary MBT at a high yield of 78% (versus Standard yield of 77%). However, it would have to be agreed to by all that “Gabby” made a better batch of spaghetti than MBT and probably more of them too!

Picking up where the Clave men left off, the Floor Operators kept things going. Despite the loss of one of the autoclaves, constant mechanical breakdowns, several injuries and sickness to many of the operators, as well as an accumulation of two years vacation time per year, these operators in most months made and usually acceded the production schedule.

The biggest achievement of the Floor Operators, Walt Breton, Larry Fortier, Henry Kowalewski, Tom Lee, Frank Maher and John Mancuso was the quality record they attained with Thiazole rejection rate of less than 2%. This could only have been accomplished by the men’s extensive experience in making Thiazoles, as well as willingness by all to use this knowledge in working harmoniously together.

After the MBTS, Delac and OXAF slurry was produced in 65 Building, it was then transferred to 80 Building where it was first washed, then dried and ground and finally packaged out. The high quality standards and production rates established by the 65 Building operators were maintained by the 80 Building Dryer Operators: Joe Abraitis, Wilbur Hugar and John Wawer.

After the material was dried, it was next ground and packaged out by the Mill Operators: Ed Copes, John Miller and Leo Vadnais. Through the extra efforts of these operators, neatly stacked pallets were always found on the first floor of 80 Building. These men also recovered over 100,000 lbs. of Delac fines from the filter boxes to not only improve the Delac yield to 89.4% (Standard 88%) but also to reduce pollution to the Naugatuck River.

Not to be forgotten are the two Pipers, Roland Bergeron and Harry Steele, who serviced these two buildings. By working closely with the operators and doing many maintenance jobs on their own initiative (except on Wednesdays) Junior and Harry aided greatly in the production of Thiazoles.

Last to be mentioned but probably the most important member of this group was Tom Engle who was the guiding influence to keep everyone working together.

Gaetz…

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“Give Where You Work”

The philosophy of the United Givers is to “give where you work” through the payroll deduction plan and not in your home community. This method has proved the most successful, the most effective, and the least wasteful in helping the UG achieve its goal.

Gaetz is Chief Project Engineer for the Naugatuck plant. A graduate of Penn. State College with a B.S. degree in Chem. Eng. he has held a number of positions in the Engineering department, since he joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1951.

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Six Employees Retire Recently

[PHOTO 1]
Harold Piascik, center, a Foreman in the Reclaim Mill Rooms, retired after 30 years of service. Wishing him well are Bert Scullin, left, and Robert Foltz, right.

[PHOTO 2]
Henry Quigley, right, retired after 34 years service. From left in photo are Bronislaus Taranovich, Robert Anderson, Charles Roland, Arthur Calder, Joseph Rotella, and Quigley.

[PHOTO 3]
Congratulating Samuel Tummarello on his retirement after 42 years service are John Flickinger, John Shepard, John Titley, Tummarello, Paul Tortorici and James Parechanian.

[PHOTO 4]
Edward M. Urashka—the fifth member of the family to work for Uniroyal—retired from Reclaim Shipping after 36 years service. From left in photo are William Leary, Huldah Flammia, Urashka, and Bryant Kirkendall.

[PHOTO 5]
Raymond Grele, Reclaim Production, center, retired after 42 years of service. At left is James Cronin, Factory Manager, and Bert Scullin, Superintendent of Reclaim Production.

[PHOTO 6]
Andrew Patskan, center, retired after 32 years of service in Reclaim Production. Congratulating him from left are Antonio Amador, and Paul Kazimir, right.

Plant…

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6 Drawings Held

As a result of the record, 6 drawings were held for 25-inch Sylvania color TV consoles—each with a value of $500—as part of the plantwide Safety Incentive Awards Program.

Two months previous 6 employees received B & W portable TV sets for the plants’ having attained 500,000 manhours without a Lost Time Accident.

Accidents Frequency—8.934;
Goals Are 12.0 And 9.0

From January 1 to June 30 employees worked 1,789,821 manhours with only 16 accidents during the 6 months compared to 33 for the same period in 1972.

The present accident frequency rate is 8.934 (the number of accidents per million manhours worked). If this frequency can be maintained for the rest of the year, two drawings for “2 Trips for 2” to Bermuda or Las Vegas; plus $500 in expense money; and one week’s pay will be held.

If the rate stays below 9.0, eligible employees will receive a 15 lb. turkey for Christmas.

Most of the accidents that did occur during the year were person-caused and could have been avoided by proper safety practices.

The present achievement indicates that Uniroyal Chemical people can be No. 1 in safety among Uniroyal plants. That’s where it belongs.

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“How The AA Works”

This story was written by an employee who had a drinking problem and joined the AA. Since it is the policy of AA to remain anonymous he requested that his name be withheld from the article, the second in a series.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

The key words in the above portion of AA’s well known preamble are desire, fellowship and share. Some alcoholics would rather die than stop drinking. Many do just that, although it is often a very slow agonizing death. For some, however, a time comes in their drinking career when they have “had” it with booze. They hit a “bottom” and do genuinely have a desire to stop drinking.

Such a person will find a big surprise in AA. The room at an AA meeting is filled with people who used to be unable to control their drinking, but who now don’t drink at all. They all seem to be in a good mood. Downright happy. They welcome a newcomer without question. I have never felt more welcome anywhere than I feel when I walk into an AA meeting. It is the best experience of fellowship I have ever had.

AA members help themselves and others to stay sober happily by sharing. There is a high level of honesty in AA. This is an unusual experience for the new member after years of being a real con artist that most wet alcoholics become. The sharing is made easy because of the high level of trust you automatically feel toward the members who have welcomed you with such unquestioning acceptance. By sharing each other’s experiences while drinking and experiences while gaining sobriety in AA, the members are able to identify with each other. They can see themselves more clearly when they recognize their own experience in someone else.

Seeing ourselves more clearly is the beginning of a process of change and growth. Old resentments begin to seem less important. We come to see that what other people do to us does not have to “drive us to drink.” We can live our own lives, one day at a time, without the crutch of booze. The crutch is replaced by a new source of strength. Gradually it dawns on us that AA is a spiritual program and that the members are turning their lives and their will over to the care of God, as they understand Him, rather than to booze.

The reliance on a higher power, or God, does not come easy for the newcomer bedeviled with pride and very often resentful toward his church or religious background. For those who maintain their sobriety in AA, this higher power ultimately wins out over such pride and resentment.

This leads to a series of steps toward self improvement which builds inner strength and makes staying sober easy and a pleasure.

Sobriety is not achieved through will power but through this higher power which operates through the fellowship.

This is the power that has kept me sober for the last ten years. In another issue I will share what AA has done for me.

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36 Get 25 Year Service Awards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Less Dimples More Flight

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

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

Alcoholism Third Fatal Illness

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

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

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

Tire Plant To Triple Radial Production

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

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

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

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

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

JA Sets Up

(Cont’d from page 1)

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

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

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

[CARTOON: SAFETY FIRST with cartoon figure]

“He’s from Brooklyn.”

Letters To The Plant

Dear Mr. Shaw:

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

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

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

Sincerely yours,

Rev. Albert F. Ciarcia

First Treasurer Retires

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Chemical AR Approved

$375,510 was recently approved to expand the production facilities of Aminox and Betanox in Bldg. 79. The two, old-line amine antioxidants are widely used in heavy duty rubber compounds where heat resistance is required.

A growing use for the chemicals in the stabilization of Nylon 6 in tire cord is one of the major reasons for approval of the request to improve production facilities.

Reduces Dust, Fumes; Makes Work Safer

A new continuous belt flaker (known as a Sandvik Belt Flaker) will be installed to eliminate the panning operation. The equipment will greatly reduce the amount of material (Cont’d on page 3)

$5096 Paid For Ideas

by Jerry Tortorelli

$5096 was paid out to employees in 1972 in awards for their ideas on improvements in various phases of the plant’s operations. Their recommendations resulted in savings of $17,699.

During the year 318 Ideas were submitted and processed, of which 118 were approved for cash payments. 79 employees received Letters of Commendation. Participation in the plantwide plan which is open to all employees increased by 130 over 1971.

$360 Highest Single Award

The highest single award for the year, $360, was made to Natale Vescera and William Balchunas, of the Materials department.

$475, the largest total amount, was awarded to the (Cont’d on page 2)

1972 Safety Improves

But Still Short Of Plant Goal For Year

The plant’s safety record showed a reduction during 1972 over 1971 especially in Lost Time Accidents experiencing 11 compared to 20 for the prior year.

In 1972 there were 62 Serious Injuries vs 63 for 1971, a small drop in an area that is portentous of future occurrences.

Although a total of 73 injuries to employees in 12 months — an average of 6 per month — is not a real significant improvement, it is an encouraging sign, since it was one of the better records for the plant since 1966 — except for the year 1970 when it had a total of 72 injuries.

Frequency, Per 1,000,000 Manhours Decreased

For every 1,000,000 manhours worked — approximately 4 months — 21.3 employees incurred an injury compared to 25.3 in 1971. This was a 15% improvement over 1971 but did not come close to the frequency reduction of 12.0 and 9.0 which were set as the goals for the Safety Incentive Award program.

Inattention Major Cause of Accidents

Ironically people were the major cause of accidents with inattention the primary factor underlying them. For example many of the accidents were fractures caused by hammer blows; fingers crushed by drums; burns from hot material; and falls.

Few accidents were the result of defective equipment, mechanical failures, or hazardous work conditions.

Materials Department Had Best Record

Members of the Materials department had the best safety record for 1972 with no Lost Time Accidents. The department had 3 Serious Injuries compared to 8 in 1971, a reduction of over 50% in frequency.

Synthetic Production also worked the entire year without a Lost Time Accident but its Serious Injuries jumped from 7 to 8.

By the nature of its work the Mechanical department is more exposed to hazards than other departments but the Chemical Mechanical group reduced both Lost Time Accidents and Serious Injuries for the year.

Injuries In R&D Increase 100%

Serious Injuries in the Research and Development department increased from 4 in

(Cont’d on page 3)

Quarterly Dividend Declared

The board of directors of Uniroyal, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 17-1/2 cents a share on the company’s common stock payable March 24 to stockholders of record February 26.

The directors also declared two dividends of $2 each on the company’s preferred stock, one to be paid March 24 to stockholders of record February 26 and the other payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 21.

In 1972 Uniroyal paid a total dividend of 70 cents on the common stock and a total of $8 dollars on the preferred stock.

The current price of the common stock ranges in the area of 13-5/8 a share.

JA Sets Up Juniroyal Company

[PHOTOGRAPH OF GROUP]

Officers of Juniroyal, Inc. hold a public offering of their stock in the office of Factory Manager James Cronin. From left are Joseph LaRose, President; Dianne Holmes, Vice President of Sales; Paul Hammer, Treasurer; Randolph Porter, Advisor, James Cronin; Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President; Elaine Bellemare, Vice President of Personnel; Michael True and Thomas Reynolds. Absent at time of photo were Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, and Cheryl McMahon, Advisor.

by Randy Porter

Juniroyal, Inc., the name of the new Junior Achievement company sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical started the year with a sellout of its first offer of stock.

Last year’s company, Pingyanco, returned a 10% profit to stockholders who invested their money in the firm of young Naugatuck High School students.

Goal To Top 10%

The goal of Juniroyal is to top the 10% profit margin and according to Joseph LaRose, president of the company, “the unique product line we manufacture, will help us attain it.” The company which meets Mondays in Bldg. 1 will produce decoupages, decorative candles, and ornamental trays.

Purpose of JA

The basic purpose of the JA (Cont’d on page 6)

Plant Receives UG Award

[PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO MEN WITH PLAQUE]

Jim Cronin, Factory Manager, left, presents Lou Coscia Chairman for the United Givers, a plaque awarded to Uniroyal Chemical for topping its goal with $22,300 in contributions, almost half of the Industrial Division’s total.

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Equality Policy Affirmed

Uniroyal Chemical has a firm commitment to offer equal opportunity to all employees. It is the policy of the plant’s management to support and implement this commitment continually.

The policy requires that all recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, compensation, benefits, and Company-sponsored training, education and tuition assistance, as well as social, recreational and health programs and lay-off and recall practices are followed and carried out without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age.

Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager, is Compliance Officer and has the responsibility for implementing this policy; monitoring the Uniroyal Chemical Affirmative Action Compliance Program; and reporting to management the program’s progress.

Responsibility for the improvement of the program and positive results rests with each manager and supervisor as an integral part of his job.

Trades Courses Offered

A new Trades Program will be offered in cooperation with the Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury. The two year program, scheduled in the fall, is voluntary and open to all Naugatuck Chemical employees.

Courses offered will consist of Basic Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Plumbing, Mechanics and Electricity and will be held one night a week for three hours for 33 sessions.

Successful completion of the program, as judged by the Kaynor Tech instructors, will allow graduates to qualify for second class Piper, Mechanic, and Electrician’s openings when available and in accordance with contractual requirements of seniority and qualifications.

No Cost To Employee

Tuition and textbook costs will be paid by the plant. The (Cont’d on page 2)

Unions Ratify 3 Year Contract

The master labor agreement and other agreements covering wages, pensions, insurance, severance pay, and supplemental unemployment benefits, negotiated by Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers, have been subsequently ratified by the Union. All improved agreements are now in effect with the exception of the master labor agreement which will become effective when local supplemental agreements are negotiated and signed.

The new agreements, covering a 3 year period, were signed on June 11, 1973 after three months of negotiations in Dayton, Ohio.

The contracts provide for wage increases over the 3 year period and improvements in pensions, life insurance, sickness and accident insurance, medical insurance, and supplemental unemployment insurance.

They also include improvements in certain of these areas as they apply to retired employees.

Improvements in the general wage scale were effective on July 2, 1973.

Monthly Pension Increases

The monthly pension allowance was improved. The improvements are progressive over the 3 year period. By 1975, the monthly amount will be computed on the basis of $10.00 per month for every year of service. Disability pensions will be on a double monthly allowance, increasing to $20.00 per month per year of service by 1975.

Early Retirement

The new pension plan provides that an employee with 30 years’ service at and after age 55 can retire at his own option on an unreduced pension amount. For those employees exercising this option in 1974 and thereafter, the plan provides a supplemental allowance until age 65.

SUB Benefits

The supplemental unemployment benefits plan was modified. The company will increase its contribution to the SUB fund. By 1975, contributions will be at $0.10 per hour worked level and maximum funding will be at $750 per employee covered by the plan.

Life Insurance

Life insurance has been increased from $8500 to $9500
(Cont’d on page 2)

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President; Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager; and Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President attended the 3 months’ negotiations in Dayton, Ohio.

Plant Tops 1,000,000 Manhours Without A Lost-Time Accident

[PHOTO CAPTION]
Winners of the color TV consoles—each worth $500.00—pose with plant safety personnel and Factory Manager on the occasion of working 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident. From left are James Loman, Safety Supervisor; Gene Reale, Foremen’s winner; Manuel Moniz, Chemical Production; Roman Brzozowski, Reclaim Production; Silvio Spalvieri, Synthetic Materials; Walter Scott, Union-Management Safety Committee; Daniel Volpe, Salary winner; Robert Shortt, Safety Manager; and James Cronin, Factory Manager. Absent from the photo is Henrique Marques, Chemical Production.

Frequency Rate Is 8.93 For 6 Months

It started on March 11 and was reached on June 26, one million manhours worked without a lost time accident. This achievement reflects a greatly improved safety performance over 1972 and has resulted in a 50% reduction in accidents in the plant.

	Lost Time Accidents	Serious Injuries	Total
1972	6	27	33
1973	5	11	16

(Cont’d on page 4)

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal, Inc. declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock. The dividend is payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 20.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8 per cent first preferred stock was also declared and is payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 20.

Company Announces Tentative Closing Of Reclaim Rubber Operations

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Company Announces Tentative Closing Of Reclaim Rubber Operations

200 Employees Affected

For years the rumor has persisted that the Reclaim Rubber Plant would close down because of competition from synthetic rubber, the marketing of radial tires, and annual losses due to lower demand.

It seems that the 80 year era may now be at an end when the plant management announced the tentative plans to close it down in a statement to the officers of the URW Local 218 on May 21.

Constant Efforts Made to Keep Operating

The Company felt, after investigating all possibilities that it was necessary to announce a tentative decision to close it down.

New Markets Do Not Materialize

continued on page 2

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
The Reclaim Rubber plant dates back to 1892 and is the oldest production unit at the Naugatuck Chemical location. It recycles about 1,500,000 scrap tires a year.

27 Receive Diplomas

Frederick Gould, an assistant professor on the Connecticut State Technical Colleges staff, conducted the sessions. Having been a Foreman at the American Brass Co. mill operations in

continued on page 4

U.S. Issues 34 Patents; One-Third of Uniroyal Total

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
Dr. Stephen Cantor, left, who received 5 patent awards, discusses a new chemical with Dr. Byron Hunter who received his 38th., the highest in the Chemical division.

In addition, it received 109 patents in foreign countries, exclusive of Canada.

continued on page 4

Fuel Use Down; But Costs Go Up

Although Use Is Down Costs Almost Double

Under normal conditions the 22.9% reduction in oil would have shown a substantial savings in fuel costs. But because of the

continued on page 2

Dividend Declared

The company declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock, which is payable June 25 to stockholders of record on May 27.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8% first preferred stock, was declared by the Board of Directors on February 12, and is payable June 25 to stockholders of record on May 27.

Accident Frequency Reduced 54% 1500 Turkevs Awarded to Employees

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The end of the year is upon us, and traditionally it is an ideal time to review the past year and take a peek at the next.

Obviously, it is impossible to review all of the little steps of progress we have made this year. Therefore, I would like to offer a general review of our plant and business in 1973.

The epitome of working together, I think, is this year’s outstanding safety performance over last year’s. Without the complete involvement of all “Chemical people”, we would not have been as successful.

We still have a long way to go, particularly in the number of days lost due to accidents. But this year’s performance has built the base from which we can launch the effort needed to overcome this next difficult hurdle.

In the business line, Chemical Production came through a torturous year with encouraging vigor. The year started great, only to slow down at mid year when uncertain business conditions caused customers to hedge on their purchases.

Then when sales started to pick up, we were staggered by the continuing energy-related raw material shortages.

Heading into the new year, we face the confusing problem of having the sales, but perhaps not the raw materials. In addition, these materials are skyrocketing in cost. Survival next year can be defined as having the flexibility to make the most of a difficult situation.

We all know the problems facing our Reclaim plant. But if this year’s performance and attitude are any indication of our strength and perseverance, we are going to give that business a real run for the money in 1974. Turning an old giant like that around, enough to make it competitive, is a formidable task. Time is a problem and 1974 is our year to show them what we’re made of.

It is unfortunate that we have become non-competitive in the Synthetic latex business. We must quickly recover from this shutdown and adjust ourselves to solving today’s problems.

Attitude and cooperation did it with our Safety performance. The same approach must be used in improving the competitive and economic position of our plant. A healthy business means secure jobs—for one and all.

Despite the lack of Christmas lights this year, I would like to extend to all of you, and your families, my best wishes for the Christmas holiday. It is a comforting time of the year, but also a time to remind ourselves how fortunate we really are.

Jim Crim

Accident Frequency Reduced 54%

1500 Turkeys Awarded to Employees

[IMAGE: Photo showing three people examining documents]

Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager for the Chemical plant, checks the turkey lists with Molly Cobbol, left, and Constance Antrum, right.

1500 turkeys were awarded to employees for reducing the accident frequency rate 54% during 1973.

During the year accidents to employees at work dropped from 73 in 1972 to 33 for 1973. This is a 54% reduction in accident frequency—the number of Lost Time Accidents and Serious Injuries per one million manhours worked.

Attain 12.0 Goal—1500 Turkeys Awarded

In early January a Safety Incentive Awards Program was initiated with an accident frequency goal of 12.0.

The present accident frequency is 10.43 per 1,000,000 manhours worked. Since this record is below the 12.0 goal all eligible employees received 12-14 lb. turkeys for achieving this major safety improvement during the year.

Top 500,000 Manhours

For the third time this year the plant worked 500,000 manhours without a Lost Time Accident. As a result drawings were held throughout the plant on December 5 for six Zenith black and white portable TV sets.

Energy Force Formed

A Conservation Resources Task Force of Engineering Specialists has now been in existence over two months to coordinate the efforts of all departments to conserve steam, electricity, water, air, and raw materials throughout the 145 units of the plant.

The two critical areas that the Task Force will concentrate on are the conservation of fuel oil and electricity.

Because of the critical shortage of low sulfur fuel the Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection recently approved the use of a 1.25% sulfur content fuel oil, and coal with 2% sulfur content by the Utilities companies.

Task Force Members

The Task Force members—Douglas Ritchie, William Leukhardt, Charles Reich, Jon Painter, George Allen, Stanley Korpusick, Victor Anderson, George Arndt, and Arthur Aronson—have initiated monitoring plans for energy conservation and organized sub-committees to assist in supplementing the program.

The plant’s 500 HP motors will come under special surveillance by the force along with the high pressure steam systems, and the hot water usage throughout the entire plant.

A significant way everyone can help is to close windows and doors; turn off motors and lights when not in use; use water carefully; and turn down heating units.

How To Use Words

■ Be concise. Use words sparingly. Avoid smothering your good ideas beneath a mountain of verbiage.

Energy Program Working

17.6% less fuel oil was consumed in November 1973 vs. November 1972. This represents a savings of a four-day supply of fuel oil.

During the same period 7% less electricity was consumed throughout the plant. This is a savings equivalent to a two-day supply of electrical power.

These reductions were achieved for the same level of production in November 1973 as November 1972.

Our Energy Conservation program efforts are paying off and with everyone’s concern and assistance, even this good start can be improved.

With the costs of scarce power resources increasing continually, every employee’s cooperation is needed to continue the fullest possible operation of the plant.

$50,000 Unit… (Cont’d from page 1)

[IMAGE: Photo of helicopter landing in yard with buildings in background, marked “CARSON”]

The pilot gently lands the helicopter in the Reclaim yard. Eric Storch, Project Engineer for the installation, was in charge of the operation. (James Reynolds photo)

quired several days of clearing the yard for the helicopter landing and constant watch against fire.

“We were quite concerned over the risk involved. The fact that everything went so smoothly is attributable to the efforts of the Maintenance, Materials, Plant Protection and Reclaim people,” Storch pointed out after the job was completed.

The new collector cost $50,000 and is expected to be in operation by January 1974.

To date the Uniroyal Chemical plant has spent and committed over $7,000,000 for environmental improvement.

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13 Receive 40 Years Service Awards

[PHOTO: Group photo of people]

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

[PHOTO: Group photo of people in formal setting]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sales Up; Profit Off

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

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

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

Profits Decline

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

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

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

Higher Costs, Tire Market Affect Net Income

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

Increase Granted, But Insufficient

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

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

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

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

Three Employees Prevent Fire

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

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

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

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