retirement

The Flagship – Page 4-5

by
Page unknown

4 • The Flagship • Winter 1998

The Flagship • Winter 1998 • 5

… THE WAY WE WERE …

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL

WE DEDICATE THIS ISSUE OF THE FLAGSHIP QUARTERLY NEWS TO PHILIP E. RICE, FORMER NAUGATUCK PLANT FACTORY MANAGER ON HIS 100TH YEAR!

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL

On October 16, 1997, Mr. Philip E. Rice, former Factory Manager of the Naugatuck Plant celebrated his 100th birthday at a party with 90 family members and friends at Pomperaug Woods, Southbury, CT. We dedicate this issue of “The Flagship” to Mr. “Naugatuck Chemical” on this memorable occasion and share this profile of Mr. Rice with you as a tribute. We thank him for his contributions to our Plant and to our community.

Philip E. Rice was born in Matawan, New Jersey, October 16, 1897, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rice. He moved at an early age to Brooklyn, NY, attended local schools and found his first chemical-related job in the laboratory of an enamelware factory on Long Island. This work was interrupted by his entrance into the U.S. Navy in 1917 where he served two years during World War I, transporting troops between the U.S.

and France. After the war, he entered Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh and then transferred to New York University to complete his degree in Chemical Engineering. He joined the Company’s General Laboratories in 1923 as a Research Chemist.

Two years later, he came to Naugatuck to help develop the growing line of Naugatuck Chemical’s rubber chemicals business. He worked consecutively in R&D, Chemical Engineering, Production Supervision, and was serving as Superintendent of our Plant when he was appointed Factory Manager in June 1941. In August of 1945, he was transferred to Los Angeles as Factory Manager of the government’s synthetic rubber plant operated there by Naugatuck Chemical. This facility closed in 1947, and he moved to the synthetic rubber plant at Institute, WV as Factory Manager. In 1948, during one of Naugatuck’s worst snow storms, he returned to Naugatuck to again head up the Factory. He and his wife, Evelyn, took up residence on North Church Street and raised their family of two children. In June 1954, following the purchase of the synthetic rubber plant from the government, he became Factory Manager of the combined Chemical, Reclaim, and Synthetic Rubber Plants of Naugatuck. Many new products were introduced into the factory during Mr. Rice’s reign – too many to men-

tion, but a few major milestones to look back on were: Naugatuck’s very important role in the development and manufacture of synthetic rubber during World War II; The Plant’s 50th anniversary in 1954 – the facility in its prime as a major producer of plastics, agricultural chemicals, latex compounds and synthetic rubber, boasting a payroll of 1,800 employees; The Great Flood of August 1955 which wiped out more than 60% of the Factory – and the incredible job of putting it back together!

Mr. Rice is not only remembered for being one of Naugatuck’s industrialists, but he was also a very active participant in civic affairs. He began his community activities during the years of WWII when he was active in the local Civil Defense Organization. In the years to come, he served as both Director and President of the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce and the Naugatuck Rotary Club, and as a Director for: The Connecticut State Chamber of Commerce, the Naugatuck Chapter of the Red Cross, the Naugatuck Building and Loan Association, the Naugatuck Valley Industrial Council and the Waterbury Hospital Corporation.

Mr. Rice retired in 1959 and has enjoyed reading, gardening, travel, fishing, and music.

To commemorate the wonderful occasion of his 100th birthday, the Plant surprised Mr. Rice with a pack-

age of memorabilia at his birthday party with a letter of congratulations offering him the invitation to visit the Plant. He immediately responded to our offer and on November 4, 1997, after nearly 38 years, Mr. Rice returned to the Naugatuck Plant with invited retired guests: Dr. Wesley Coe, former R&D Director, Alice Egan, his former secretary; Molly Cobbol from Industrial Relations; and Bob Hall, former Factory Manager. A presentation and tour of the Plant were given by Jack Prior where Mr. Rice recognized the names of some of the products still produced at our Plant today.

Mr. Rice, who has the gift of youth (mentally and physically) was very pleased to have the opportunity to see the Plant operations again and commented on the great job we are all doing. The afternoon was a great time for reminiscing and a very rewarding one as well.

[PHOTO CAPTION – LEFT]
Jack Prior, (far left) current Naugatuck Plant Manager, shares a most rewarding afternoon with quite a remarkable man, Philip Rice, (middle left) former Naugatuck Plant Manager from 1941-59. Also enjoying the visit to our Plant are Wesley Coe, (middle right) former R&D Director, and the familiar face of Bob Hall, (right) former Naugatuck Plant Manager!

[GRAPHIC: “100 Years!” with decorative red lobster illustration]

[PHOTO CAPTION – RIGHT]
Philip E. Rice and his staff in 1959. Back row from left: Ed Muller, Claude Allard, Herb Scullin, Larry Koth, Connor Cronan, Lou Doherty, Gordan Anderson, Ray Frick, George Emory. Seated from left: Bill Bradford, Mr. Rice, Alice Egan, Nelson Judy.

The Flagship – Page 3

by
Page 003

The Flagship • Winter 1998 • 3

Retirements…

[PHOTO: Man in glasses and suit standing in office with computer monitor visible]

Korean War Army Veteran Marcel Hebert retired on 10/11/97 after 43 years with Uniroyal Chemical. Marty started out as a general laborer in the Pilot Plant in 1954, moving quickly into chemical operations. In 1981, Marty transferred to Parcel Post and then to the Warehouse. In December, 1992, he became our Watchman at the Gatehouse and worked directly with Plant Protection and Human Resources in the daily plant entry operations.

[PHOTO: Woman with glasses and dark hair]

Ascencao Fonesca retired on 5/24/97. Ascencao started with Uniroyal in May, 1969 as a Tube Sorter. In November of the same year, she transferred to the Custodial Department where she has worked hard at keeping things neat and clean for 28 years!

RETIREES (PHOTOS NOT AVAILABLE)

Donald E. Hall, a Chemical Operator, retired 1/11/98 with 25 years of service with Uniroyal Chemical. Don started with the Company in August of 1973, working in various production buildings throughout his career. Don is an Army Veteran and also has experience in sheetmetal, warehousing, and as a meat butcher.

Army Veteran Victory P. Kloc retired on 10/1/97 with 38 years of service. He started as a Finishing Operator in the Synthetic Plant in May, 1959. Throughout his years with Uniroyal Chemical, Vic worked as a Utility Operator, a Hydraulic Cleaner and has worked in several production buildings as a Chemical Operator. He also has skills in carpentry, and trade certificates in electrical, plumbing, and mechanical.

Fishing Trip

[PHOTO: Three people on a boat with fishing catch]

Plenty of fish and fun were both accomplished when we held a deep-sea fishing trip last October. Everybody should be out of cod cakes by now, so maybe we should start thinking of doing it again. It was a great day of fishing.

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL

Mystery Photo

[PHOTO: Young man in work setting with elderly woman visible]

Can anyone identify this dapper young man in the front of photo?
Can someone tell us what he’s doing?
Respond to the Training Center, you may win a prize!

CHEM-TEXTS – 1979 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 13, 1979

Recent Retirements

[PHOTO: Group photo of retirees]

Francis Zettlemoyer, center, Trades Foreman in Chemical Maintenance, retired after 35 years service. From left are Francis Boyles, George Holmes, Zettlemoyer, John Gandolfo and Victor Alves, General Foreman.

[PHOTO: Group photo of retirees]

Guy Elwood, center, Area Foreman in Chemical Production, retired early after 39 years service. From left are Edward Runowicz, Bldg. 89 Foreman; George Baktis, Bldg. 94 Foreman; Elwood, Robert Bell, Bldg. 109 Foreman; and Ronald Moffat, Bldg. 88 Foreman.

[PHOTO: Group photo]

Arthur Calder retired from Synthetic Maintenance after 36 years service. He is a Charter Member of URW Local 308. At left is Charles Roland, URW 308 President and Ralph Pronovost, Vice President, right.

George Baktis, center, Foreman of Bldg. 94, in Chemical Production retired after 40 years service. At left is Douglas Ritchie, Superintendent and Robert Breton, General Foreman, right.

[PHOTO: Group photo]

William Molnar, center, retired with 31 years of service from Synthetic Maintenance. At left is Charles Roland and at right Ralph Pronovost.

MAP…

Continued from page 1

by this early turnaround of the PR-03 vessel to the Manufacturing department.

Instrumental in this successful endeavor were the following employees: G. Hennessey, E. Misenis, E. Lantieri, G. Watkins, R. Henrichs, J. Lavery, F. Guerrera, D. Lionello, C. Ferguson, J. Hoey, L. Birkenberger, S. Mazur, R. Bailey, H. Vagt, J. Mello and J. Butkus.

1978…

Continued from page 1

Rubber and Plastic Products
Sales of Fabricated Rubber and Plastic Products were $125 million in the 4th quarter of 1978, up from $111 million in 1977.

For the year, sales were $454 million, up from $413 million in 1977. Operating income was $20.2 million, up from $15.6 million in 1977.

The operating profits of plastic products were at record levels, while hose and power transmission product sales were improved substantially over 1977.

Leisure, Sport and Other
Sales of Leisure, Sport and Other Products were $62 million compared to the 1977 quarter sales of $61 million.

For 1978, sales were $268 million compared with $289 million the previous year. Operating losses were $23.7 million, compared with a loss of $2.5 million the previous year.

Agricultural

Continued from page 3

The R&D group is supported by a marketing and sales organization of approximately 68 people in North America and 30 people in the Overseas operations.

The Agricultural Chemical Research and Development group has a staff of 34 research chemists and technicians at the Bethany Greenhouse and a group of 30 Research and Development people in Bldg. 81. Fifteen have PhD’s and nine have M.S. graduate degrees.

Sales Forecast to Triple by 1987

The sales of agricultural chemicals increased by 15% in 1978 over 1977.

Based on the existing product line the sales are expected to double by 1982. By 1987 sales are estimated to more than double again. This forecase is based on present and new products and the acquisition of new businesses that will complement the present marketing structure.

29,500…

Continued from page 2

$614,000…

Continued from page 1

The major items on the AR include new storage tanks and scale tank systems for the necessary raw materials.

Also included will be a scrubbing system for the reactor vent stream and piping additions and changes in 124 Building. All other process vents will be directed to the building’s carbon absorption unit. These systems represent the most advanced technology in the area of pollution control. The dry product will be transported to Building 101, where it will be ground and packaged. The construction work will be done by a combination of contractors and chemical maintenance personnel. The work is scheduled to be completed in mid-1980.

Personnel involved in the project are James B. Garrigan, Project Engineer; William Yee, Process Engineer; Dr. J. W. Sargent, Process Development Engineer; Ray Chan and Jack Painter, Engineering Development; Larry Birkenberger, 124 Building Foreman; and D. K. Nelson, New Construction Mechanical Foreman.

order to keep energy costs in line. Oil costs for 1979 are expected to rise 20% over 1978. The Energy Conservation Committee consists of: George Arndt, John Gilbert, Bill Broden, Bob Breton, Joe Mambrino, Jon Painter, and Rocco Magnanimo.

$500…

Continued from page 1

man of the Scholarship Committee, on or before April 20, 1979. The other members of the committee are Daniel Shantz and Robert Bailey.

The winner of the 1978 scholarship was Lawrence Mambrino, Jr., the son of Lawrence Mambrino, Division Accounting Manager.

Octamine…

Continued from page 1

cult and expensive due to the wax-like nature of Octamine. In fact, recently the high cost of grinding Octamine had become prohibitive.

To avoid loss of important business of this chemical an efficient means of producing Octamine powder was urgently needed. Through the expeditious efforts of Technical Manufacturing and the Chemical Maintenance people an innovative screening facility was put together to do the job. The new arrangement continuously separates a controlled fraction of fine particle material from flakes and delivers ample quantities of Octamine powder at an attractive cost.

The powder was previously made in Canada. The new system will now allow the plant to manufacture it and at a greater profit.

Are You An Alcoholic?

To answer this question, ask yourself the following 20 questions and answer them as honestly as 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 Don Conty, Ext. 3472 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 D. Conty or the Plant Hospital. Ext. 3231.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film • Cameras • Projectors • Developing • Rentals
Instant color passport pictures while you wait.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[MAILING LABEL AREA]

UNIROYAL | U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 10 Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1979-v13-s282

by
Page 282

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 13, 1979 | Page 3

46 Employees Honored for Service

[IMAGE: Group photo]

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

[IMAGE: Group photo]

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

[IMAGE: Group photo]

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

[IMAGE: Individual portrait]

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

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

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

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

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

40 Years Service

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

35 Years Service

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

30 Years Service

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

25 Years Service

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

Home Health Care Under Medicare

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

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

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

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

Stride Rite Corp. to Purchase Footwear

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

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

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

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

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

Tire Plants Sold

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

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

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

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

Bldg. 28 Plan Saves $4000 in Steam

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

New Tag System

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

3,500,000 lbs. of Steam Saved

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

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

One Step at a Time

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

UNIROYAL, INC. COMMON STOCK PRICES

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

May—1979

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 13 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 13 1979

Tugboat . .

continued from page 2

help set up in the Naugatuck plant include LVBI wet cake and Naugard 445, which are produced in the FOC plant. The Manufacture of A.O. 495 in 73 Bldg. as well as the improvement of MONEX naugatizing in 88 Bldg., involved the Chemical Process Development. ZHMA, produced in 73 Bldg. was also developed in the Chemical Process Development laboratory.

Developed Process for New Plant Products

Chemical Process Development’s involvement however does not stop there. Some products which will enter the plant in the near future include Naugacel SD-1, with an already approved AR of $614,000, and Naugard MT-ZMT. With its development nearly complete it is now awaiting capital estimates. Processes for both of these products were developed in

the Chemical Process Development Laboratory and Chemical Pilot Plant. Of course along with these existing products is Chemical Process Development’s continuous involvement in developing processes for more efficient Blowing Agent production as well as process development of other rubber chemicals, petroleum antioxidants, and plastics additives.

Group With Experience

Involvement in Geismar products is also a concern for Chemical Process Development with its contributions in the area of Thiazoles, Flexzone and Blowing Agents.

The Chemical Process Development group consists of chemists and engineers with degrees from PH.Ds to Bachelors and experience ranging from 2 years to 26 years. The members include Gary L. Arndt, Steven R. Brusso, J. Harry Donald, James D. Ferency, Robert J. Franko, James L. Pratt, Stanley E. Salva, Russell F. Sant’Angelo, and Dr. John W. Sargent.

Professionalism

continued from page 1

[IMAGE: Building with ductwork and scaffolding]

The ductwork was difficult since it had to be installed between the Bldg. and the scaffold.

Call Social Security Early

If you’re near retirement age, you should contact a Social Security office about 2-3 months before you plan to retire so that your monthly retirement benefits will start when you stop work.

Whether you’re planning to retire or not it is advisable to contact a Social Security office about 2-3 months before you reach 65 to make sure you will have full Medicare protection starting at 65. If you wait until your birthday month to apply, you will lose at least a month of Medicare medical insurance protection.

If you’re under age 65 and going to file for reduced benefits, you should file at least one month before you retire as your claim will be effective with the month of your application. There is no retroactivity for reduced benefits.

A Social Security office is located at 14 Cottage Place, Waterbury, Conn.

Recent Retirements . . .

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Dave McCormack retired from R&D, Control Lab, after 28 years service. In the photo are Marie Silva, Helen Mullen, Div. Chrn. URW 218; Joseph Spencer, Group Leader, Control Lab; and Lou Coscia, Mgr. Testing Services & Quality Assurance.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Bert Scullin, right, who retired some time ago was finally trapped for a photo with Factory Manager, Eric Johnson. Bert held every important job in the plant heading up Chemical Production, Reclaim Production and the Materials Flow Dept. He retired after 42 years service and was known for his loyalty to the people whom he supervised. He had a sharp Irish wit and was an excellent toastmaster.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Tony Giancarlo, center, Safety Valve Repairman, retired after 45 years of service. He initiated a Kardex file system for every safety valve used in the plant. From left are Bill Mariano, Valve Repairman; Jack Hoey, Instrument Foreman; Giancarlo; Ted Cesarczyk, Safety Valve Repairman; and Lawrence Bogen, Instrument Repairman.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Bill Mariano, second left, was considered one of the best compounders and Banbury operators in TSSC. The Technical and Marketing people relied heavily on his skill in preparing sample polymers for their customers. He retired after 38 years service. From left are Rufus Lydem, Bill, John Gibran and Bill Kenny—all Rubber Compounders in TSSC.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Lou Rizzuti, center, an Oiler in Chemical Maintenance, retired after 32 years of service. From left are Sam Mastrosimone, Chief Oiler; Lou; and Dan Lionello, Maintenance Trades Foreman.

[IMAGE: Group photo]

Harold Semrow, one of the most skilled Calendar Operators in TSSC, third left, retired after 32 years. He was a Steward and Trustee in URW Local 218. From left are Joe Harper, Ginette Duarte, Semrow, Lou DeLaRosa, Frank Sordi, Supervisor, and Dom Angiolillo. Harold plans to expand his growing nursery business.

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.

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 in Waterbury.

A person must be big enough to admit mistakes, smart enough to profit from them and strong enough to correct them.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP

90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256

Film • Cameras • Projectors • Developing • Rentals

Instant color passport pictures while you wait.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1978 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Volume 12, 1978

Recent Employee Retirements

Due to space limitation in the last issue the column on retirees was deferred until this issue.

John Ranney, center, retired after 43 years service. In the photo from left are Anthony Brazicki, Edward Plocha, Julius Grabowski, Ranney, John Rice, and Stephen Mankulics.

Alice Egan, center, retired after 43 years of service. Alice was secretary to ten Factory Managers. Three became Executives in the Company. David Beretta is presently President of Uniroyal; Sheldon Salzman is now President of the Chemical division and the late John Evans was a Vice-President of Uniroyal, Inc. From left are Philip Rice, Beretta, Alice, Salzman, and Robert Mazaika, present Factory Manager.

Donald Cowan, second left, a Foreman in Chemical Production retired after 43 years service. From left are Douglas Ritchie, General Foreman; Cowan; Eric Johnson, Manufacturing Manager; and Robert Breton, Asst. General Foreman.

Dr. Norman Sundholm, 4th left, a Sr. Research Chemist in R&D retired after 33 years service. He received 27 patents for his research in agricultural and polymer chemistry. From left are Heinz Brandt (retired), Dr. Harry Jancis, Dr. Edward Wheeler, Dr. Sundholm, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz, and Richard Gencarelli.

Oscar Johnson, second left, retired after 41 years service from Chemical Maintenance. From left are Thomas Dowling, General Foreman, Johnson, James Lavery, Foreman, and Raymond Kubick.

Domenic Nardozzi, Control Dept., retired after 12 years service. From left are Marie Gonneville, Donald Poehailos, and Nardozzi.

Harold Steele, center, Chemical Maintenance, retired after 36 years service. In the photo are Fred Rosa (left), and James Lavery, Foreman, right.

Frank Chiodo retired as a Storehouse Group Leader after 35 years service. From left are Edward Fischer, Joseph Gallagher, Chiodo, Antonio Moura, Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President, and Norman Brummett.

John Dayner, center, retired from Chemical Production after 32 years of service. In the photo from left are Robert Bell, Foreman, Dayner, and Antonio Branco.

Stephen Matcheson, retired after 33 years. From left are Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President, Andrew Marki, Matcheson, Manuel Matos, Lucien Camire, and Joseph Antonucci.

Robert Foltz, Area Foreman in Chemical Production, retired after 38 years’ service. In the photo from left are: Thomas Dowling, Area Foreman; Foltz and Edward Runowicz, Foreman.

Mario Jannetty, second left, retired from Chemical Maintenance after 38 years’ service. From left are Francis Walinski, Jannetty, James Lavery, Foreman; and Joseph Corona.

John Flickinger, Chief Chemist in Lotol and Dispersions, retired after 35 years service. From left are John DiSantis, retired, Stephen Mankulics, retired, Anthony Brazicki, Flickinger, and Louis Moniz.

E. Leonard Borg, left, Manager, Research & Development Administration and Services, retired after 35 years service. Congratulating him at right is Dr. Charles McCleary, Director of Research & Development for the Chemical Division.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals
Instant color passport pictures while you wait.

Joseph Speck, center, retired from the Materials Dept. after 32 years service. From left are Bert Scullin, Superintendent, Speck, and John Tierney, General Foreman.

Harry Searl, center, retired from Chemical Production after 26 years’ service. In the photo from left are Peter Shreder, Arthur Birch, Searl, Earl Roller, Foreman; Hilario Ramos, and Edward Koslowski.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
Equal Opportunity Employer
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – 12 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Volume 12, 1978 | CHEM-TEXTS | Page 4

Recent Retirements | Lotol Group Holds Reunion

[PHOTO]

Walter Hudima, fourth left, retired after 24 years of service. In the photo from left are Edward Semaskvich, John Enamait, Robert Burns, Hudima; and Patrick Sgrillo.

[PHOTO]

Charles Drapko, center, retired from Chemical Production after 43 years of service. In the photo from left are Terry Sokoli, Drapko, and Eddie Gooch.

[PHOTO]

George Allen, center, Employee Relations Manager, retired after 36 years of service. At left is Robert Douglas, Industrial Relations Manager and at right, Robert Mazaika, former Factory Manager.

Omite . . .

continued from page 1

into an outstanding achievement of producing the highest amount of Omite ever produced by the plant.

This record performance enabled the Agricultural Chemicals group to overcome a marketing setback because of a quality problem with another agricultural chemical product. Due to the years’ high production and sales of Omite the Agricultural Chemical business reported a successful year in 1978.

According to Neidermyer the sales of Omite for 1979 are forecast higher than 1978.

Chemical Production Group

The Chemical Production group consists of Dick Valentine, Area Foreman; Wally Parks, Dept. Foreman; Sal Commendatore, Leo Vadnais, Orrin Huntley, Frank Maher, Vic Kloc, Larry Fortier, Dave Evon, Harry Hedrick, Joseph Korzan, Louis Santolupo, Rodger Taylor, Joseph Bednarek, Tony Branco, Pete Shreder.

Sales . . .

continued from page 1

Domestic tire sales and prices increased slightly over 1977. The replacement market continued to be highly competitive; however, current replacement tire prices are firmer and if this condition holds, recovery levels should improve.

Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products Up 13%

Sales of Chemical, Rubber and Plastic products were up 13%, increasing to $109 million in the third quarter from $96 million in the 3rd quarter of 1977. Sales of specialty chemicals, natural rubber, agricultural chemicals and specialty synthetic rubber accounted for the gains.

Fabricated Rubber and Plastic Products Up 17%

Sales of the Fabricated Rubber and Plastic products were $110 million in the 3rd quarter, up 17% from the $94 million in the third quarter of 1977. Coated fabric sales were up due to increased automotive demand. In addition, engineered rubber products and power

[PHOTO – Group photo of Lotol reunion members]

Members of the Lotol group recently held a reunion at Fortin’s restaurant in Naugatuck. Lotol,® a special compounded latex was formerly manufactured in Bldg. 55. It was once a very profitable business for the Naugatuck plant but market conditions resulted in a decision to divest it.

Most of the members in the group had over 35 years of service with the Chemical division and were recognized authorities in the latex field.

Kneeling in front from left are Louis Chieffo (23), John Flickinger (36), William Curtin (34) and Norman Smith (41).

Standing from left are Everett Anderson (38), Dr. Roland Peaker (39), John Titley (43), Dr. Thomas Hawley (10), Lawrence Bruce (30), Philip Rice (37), a former Factory Manager; William Long, Albert Holmberg (50), John Rice (35), Donald Fowler (41), Joseph Biernacki (34), and James Parechanian.

Plant . . .

continued from page 1

562 Attend Picnic

After the tour 562 people attended the picnic at Lake Quassapaug Amusement Park in Middlebury where a menu of steaks, hamburgers, sausages, baked beans and salads were served along with clams and draught beer, ice cream and soda.

Clayton Houseknecht and Robert McDermott organized an egg-throwing, roller-pin throwing, shot-put and egg-in-the-spoon games for which prizes were awarded. Most of the games were won by the women who showed more expertise than the men in handling the eggs and roller pins.

Committee Made Success

This year’s committee helped to make the tour-picnic even better than last year’s. The members were E. Johnson, Factory Manager; C. Antrum, S. Bond, R. Breton, W. Broden, M. Cobbol, L. Coscia, R. Douglas, H. Francolini, J. Labrecque, J. Linn, S. Mazur, H. Mullen, R. McDermott, J. Prior, R. Shortt, T. Sills, D. Shantz, R. Shipman and J. Tierney. URW Local 218 President, J. Rzeszutek and W. Lavelle were Co-Chairmen for the event.

The guides in the Bldgs. were: Bldg. 61—Gary Arndt, J. Ferency, R. Sant’Angelo, G. Bellin-

ger, J. Ciaccio and S. Bryan. Bldg. 72—A. Clock and A. Cilfone. Bldg. 79—R. Breton, R. Valentine, R. Magnanimo, and F. Commendatore. Bldg. 86 Warehouse—J. Tierney and J. Wojtczak. Machine Shop—R. Calzone. Chemical Health Unit—Patricia Grzywacz R.N.

The Guides who lead the people from Bldg. to Bldg. in the tour were T. Ennis, W. Richards, R. Bailey, M. Malone, E. Roller, S. Aloise, D. Mennillo, R. Ashby, G. Allen, F. Walinski, S. Mazur, H. Francolini, and K. Kelly. In charge of the guides were W. Broden, R. Breton and D. Ritchie.

Johnson . . .

continued from page 1

Chemical Production since 1975. Previously he was Director of the Naugatuck Treatment Co. and served as Chief Process Engineer of the Chemical plant for several years. He was General Foreman of the Synthetic Production unit from 1968 to 1971.

Johnson came to Uniroyal Chemical in 1961 from Clarkson College of Technology with a B.Ch.E. degree and received a MBA from the University of New Haven.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals
Instant color passport pictures while you wait.

transmission continued to show gains.

Leisure, Sport and Other Products Down

Leisure, Sport and Other Products sales were $57 million compared with $64 million in the 3rd quarter of 1977.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 12 – Page 3

by
Page 003

Volume 12, 1978 | CHEM-TEXTS | Page 3

25 Year Club…

(continued from page 1)

Robert Mazaika, center, Factory Manager, presented LeCoultre Atmos Perpetual Motion Clocks to George Baktis left and Anthony Brazicki at the Service Awards dinner honoring employees for their service with the Chemical Plant. Baktis, a Foreman in Chemical Production, joined the Naugatuck plant in 1938. Brazicki joined the Chemical Plant in 1938 as a member of the Lotol group and in 1977 was named a Sr. Storehouse Helper.

Robert E. Breton, George E. Brezak, Jean D. Burke, John W. Butkus, Julio M. DaSilva, Lawrence E. Dominiczak, Robert J. Dowling, Albert R. Follachio, William E. Galwardy, John Gibran, Samuel F. Gillette, Frank Giordano, Harry E. Grant, Howard A. Hageman, Joseph C. Harper, Carmine N. Iannuzzi, John J. Jakabauski, Presley Joines (retired), Julius P. Kerski, Martin J. Kleinfeld, Oliver N. Leduc, Francis D. Maher, Joseph J. Mambrino, Frederick R. Mayo, Theodore A. Melyan, Ernest F. Molnar, John G. Painter, Leonard R.

Polburn, Ronald E. Reeves, John F. Rice, Burnet S. Rosenfeld, Peter Senick, Gina D. Serrell, Sam A. Solomito, Nicholas R. Tiscione.

35 Years Service

Robert F. Barnhart, Carl V. Bawn, Lucy E. Borzencki, Edward R. Fischer, Bruce R. Fisher, Jr., Edward J. Geise, Robert J. Kraynick, Marie R. Marrollo, Carl J. Miele, Arthur E. Olson, Harold H. Royle, Theresa J. Shilinskas, Frank B. Smith, Harold G. Werner, Cornelius B. Westerhoff, Woodrow W. White and Francis J. Zettlemoyer.

40 Years Service

George Baktis, Anthony J. Brazicki, and Edward C. Svendsen.

45 Years Service

Anthony D. Giancarlo and Edwin A. Saunders.

Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, welcomes new members to the Twenty Five Years Service Club. From left are Henry Yacek, Edward Napiorkowski, Mazaika, Bronius Rinkevicius (recently deceased) and John Mello.

Donald Nevins, left, Uniroyal Chemical Division Controller, presents 35 Years Service pins to Marie Marrello and Bruce Fisher.

Ronald Reeves, right, Accounting Department, receives his 30 years service award pin from Donald Nevins.

Martin Kleinfeld, left, New Venture Manager, is congratulated by Sheldon Salzman, President of the Chemical Division upon the completion of 30 years service with the Company.

Gina Serrell is congratulated by D. Nevins for her 30 years of service in the Accounting Dept.

Women Top Men in Poll

An article in the Family Safety magazine points out that few people realize that about half of the 10 million alcoholics in the U.S. are women and their numbers are growing rapidly.

Gallup polls show that since World War II the proportion of female drinkers in this country has increased twice as fast as that of men.

The social, emotional and financial cost of alcohol abuse is staggering. Alcohol causes or contributes to tens of thousands of accidental injuries and deaths every year.

If you are looking for help for yourself or for someone in your family with a drinking problem, you can call Dennis Baldwin at the Oxford Complex, 573-2137. All calls are held in strictest confidence. It is not necessary to give your name.

TB Tine…

(continued from page 2)

the forearm and within 24-48 hours after the test a certain percent of individuals will develop a reaction at the site of the test. A “positive” reaction is not uncommon and only indicates that the individual may have been exposed to TB.

Hilton Joins I.R. Dept.

Chester Hilton has joined the Industrial Relations Department as Personal Supervisor. He will be responsible for all plant employment, Division non-exempt salary employment, EEO, S.U.B. plan administration and plant recruiting.

Chuck has transferred from the Los Angeles Plant where he held various Industrial Relations positions related to Employment, Employee Benefits and Labor Relations.

Receives Management Club Scholarship

Lawrence Mambrino, Jr., center, is congratulated by William Broden, chairman of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club Scholarship Committee on receiving the $500 scholarship awarded to the son or daughter of an active employee. From the left are Lawrence Mambrino, his father; Broden, Mambrino and Robert Bailey and Daniel Shantz who are members of the Committee.

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club awarded its 1978 scholarship to Lawrence J. Mambrino, the son of Lawrence Mambrino, Accounting department.

The scholarship recipient achieved a distinguished scholastic record at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, was an active participant in athletics and other extra-curricular activities. He also made a major contribution to his educational expenses by part-time employment throughout his high school career.

In September Mambrino will begin his studies at Boston University toward a career in medicine.

Members of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club Scholarship Committee are William F. Broden, Chairman; Daniel A. Shantz and Robert W. Bailey.

CHEM-TEXTS – 1977 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 11, 1977

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…

continued from page 2

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.

Chittenden Insurance Agency, Inc.

Insurance—Mutual Funds—Real Estate

180 Church Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Tel. 729-8209

Frederick D. Zonino | Nathan M. Pierpont, Jr.

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…

continued from page 1

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…

continued from page 1

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…

continued from page 1

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…

continued from page 1

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.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1977-v11-s259

by
Page 259

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 Vol. 11, 1977

Seven Retire

[PHOTO]

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…

(continued from page 1)

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.

Breen’s

The Biggest Little Store In The Country

Visit our four floors of famous brands for him and her

Cosmetic & Jewelry Dept.
Guerlain
Elizabeth Arden
Nina-Ricci
Chanel
Yves Saint Laurent
Monet
Napier
Marvella Pearls

Jr. Sportswear
Collegetown Sweaters
White Stag—Skirts, Slacks
Davis Coats
Peerless Sportwear

Lingerie Shop
Vanity Fair
Olga—Barbizon
Schrank Robes
Shadowline

Men’s Shop
Manhattan Shirts
Botany Suits—Sport Coats
H. Freeman Suits
London Fog Rainwear
Florsheim Shoes
Jaymar Slacks

Ski Boutique
Ski Jackets
Warm-Up Slacks
Ski Pants
Ski Sweaters
Gloves & Sweaters

Ladies’ Dept.
Couture Coats
Tanner Dresses
Vanity Fair Lingerie
Joyce—Naturalizer Shoes

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC. ☆

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP

90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film • Cameras • Projectors • Developing • Rentals
Instant color passport pictures while you wait.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – unknown-s239

by
Page 239

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS

48 Years of Service

[IMAGE: Photo of man]

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.

[IMAGE: Photo of man]

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).

New…

continued from page 3

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.

Agricultural

continued from page 1

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

[IMAGE: Photo of foot bridge]

A foot bridge over the Naugatuck River, between the old Mezzio gas station on Rte 8 and the present Maintenance Dept. pipe shed, was the way to work for many Uniroyal Chemical employees from the Goats Hill section in 1938. The bridge was swept away when the river flooded in 1938 and replaced with the present Whittemore bridge

Fahnestock & Co.
(Established 1881)
Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

STOCKS BONDS MUTUAL FUNDS

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

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.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
Equal Opportunity Employer
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 10 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 10, 1976 Page 4

Four Retire Recently

[IMAGE: Photo of four people]

Mary Dinkle, center, a telephone operator in EMIC shows Gordon Anderson, Vice-President of Manufacturing, the intricacies of the switchboard on her retirement after 21 years of service. At left is Ruth Ranslow.

[IMAGE: Group photo of six men]

Charles Gates, fourth from left, is congratulated by Joseph Flannery, President of Uniroyal Chemical on his retirement after 41 years service. Gates was Sr. Patent Liasion officer for the Chemical division. In the photo from left are Charles McCleary, Martin Kleinfeld, Flannery, Gates, Robert Dowling, and Ferdinand Hirtler.

[IMAGE: Photo of three men]

Kazys Urbsaitis, center, retired from the Rubber Compounding Lab after 26 years of service. At left is Richard Tweedie and at right, Frank Sordi in TSSC.

[IMAGE: Photo of four men]

Herbert Atwood, third left, retired from the Instrument Dept. after 42 years service. From left are George LaRose, John Hoey, Atwood and Anthony Giancarlo.

Why Wear Hard Hats?

Despite the fact that most head injuries are always serious, there are a few workers who are reluctant to wear hard hats and prevent unexpected injuries to their heads.

Every employee should take advantage of such valuable protection as the hard hat. Employees give various reasons for refusing to wear these hats. Here are a few of the common objections and reasons.

Too Heavy?

Hard hats are only a few ounces heavier than conventional headgear, but the extra big protection is worth the extra little weight. Actually, a hard hat is less than one third the weight of an Army helmet and liner.

Too Cold?

Could be, but the problem is solved by wearing a winter liner. It will keep head, neck, and ears warm without lessening the protective value.

Group…

Continued from page

During the past several weeks, members have been discussing possible programs with Uniroyal personnel and outside consultants. The final program is expected to be completed in the near future. In the meantime, laboratory work has already been started to find new uses for chemicals in which the division is now basic: namely, hydrazine, cyclohexene and CHO, Polywets, Dimazine and the like.

The objective will be twofold, either to market and sell the new derivatives, or to convince customers to buy more of the basic chemicals as intermediates for their own synthesis.

There are several other possibilities for future research which should yield products within the current capability of the divisions manufacturing facilities and which can be sold by its present sales organization.

10 Uniroyal…

Continued from page 1

the four years of college. The amount depends on the family’s financial circumstances and the cost of the school. The minimum amount is $250.

Human…

continued from page 3

Campbell, Thomas Carey, Frank Commendatore, Donald Cowan, Frank Giordano, James Lavery, W. B. Kirkendall Jr., Joseph McKee, Gene Reale, Edward Runowicz, Frank Sordi, Henry Yacek and Thomas Engle.

Mazaika…

Continued from page 1

and synthetic rubber in the Dallas Sales office. He was appointed Commodity Sales Mgr. for Naugatuck Chemicals in 1967 and named Manager of Materials Flow in 1970.

He graduated from Lehigh University with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering.

Children, Victim of Fires

For their sake, and yours, practice these two simple safety rules:

(1) Keep matches and lighters away from young children. Careless smokers and children who play with matches cause more fires than anyone or anything else.

(2) Since most residential fires break out at night, know how you and your family would escape from the bedrooms if the stairs or front door were blocked by smoke.

3 Year…

Continued from page 1

and supplemental unemployment insurance.

It also provides for a Skilled Trades wage adjustment and Night Bonus.

Monthly Pension Increases

The monthly pension allowance was improved. The improvements are progressive over the 3 year period. By 1978, the monthly amount will be computed on the basis of $12.50 per month for every year of service.

Early Retirement

The new pension plan provides that an employee with 30 year’s service at and after age 55 can retire at his own option on an unreduced pension amount. For those employees exercising this option on May 1, 1976 and thereafter, the plan provides a supplemental allowance until age 62.

SUB Benefits

The supplemental unemployment benefits plan was also modified. The Company’s contributions will be increased from a maximum amount of 10 cents to 12 cents and the maximum funding will remain at $750. per employee under the plan.

Life Insurance

Life insurance has been increased from $9500 to $11,500

[IMAGE: “Take stock in America” advertisement with eagle logo]
200 years at the same location.

with accidental death and dismemberment insurance increased to the same amount. Survivor income benefits (transition and bridge) were increased from $175 to $200 per month.

Medical Benefits

Improvements also were negotiated in the area of Hospital, Surgical, and In-Hospital Medical Insurance, Dental Benefits and Major Medical Plans. Also an increased allowance from $10 per day to $12.50 per day for doctors’ visits in the hospital.

Accident and Sickness

These benefits have been increased from $95 to $110 per week. In the event of layoff, coverage under the plan will still 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 the Agreements on September 5, has resulted in an overall benefits program among the finest and most comprehensive in all of industry today.

Dividend Declared

The Company declared a dividend of 12½ cents a share on the common stock payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 23.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8% first preferred stock was also declared and was payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 23.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – 1976-v10-s245

by
Page 245

Page 2 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 10, 1976

Looking Back…

Looking Ahead…

The end is near for 1976 and it is a time for looking backwards and reviewing where we’ve been as well as looking ahead anticipating a brand new year—and fresh start.

For the Naugatuck plant, 1976 was a year of excitement, turmoil, sadness and progress. There was, for many, the sadness of seeing the Reclaim plant being torn down. It represented a symbol of Naugatuck Chemical and was where many people gave a better part of their lives. There was also sadness, as we saw many of our friends leave, through retirement, and although we wish them well we will miss them. Certainly the strike, the longest in the history of Uniroyal Chemical, caused more excitement and 1976 will unfortunately be remembered by most of us for this more than anything else.

But progress was evident too, the new F.O.C. building was being completed and we look toward the start-up with excitement and anticipation.

This is also a time in the year when all of us find that the pace slows a little and we find that we remember the pleasant things of our lives and draw our families and friends closer to us.

So I would like to extend to all of you at Naugatuck Chemical my personal and warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Plant Doctor Named

Dr. Richard Biondi, right, is welcomed to Naugatuck Chemical as the new plant physician by Robert Shortt, Safety Manager.

Dr. Richard Biondi has been named plant physician for the Naugatuck Chemical location. Dr. Biondi recently completed a Pulmonary Fellowship at St. Mary’s Hospital after serving two years with the U.S. Army in Seoul, Korea, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia as an Internist and Pulmonary Consultant.

He interned at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City and completed two years of residency for internal medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn.

He attended the Creighton University School of Medicine. A native of New York City, he presently resides in Southbury with his wife, Linda, and son.

$6,828,825 Paid Out for Group Life Insurance

In the policy year ending March 31, 1976, the Company paid a total of $6,828,825 for Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance according to W. O. Kohnke, Manager of Insured Employee Benefits.

Most employees and retirees in the United States are insured under this policy. The total insurance in force exceeds one billion dollars.

19 Receive CPR Certificates

The first CardioPulmonary Resuscitation course recently ended with 19 employees from most all departments at the Naugatuck location receiving Certificates. The course consisted of three sessions, 3 hours each and a written examination upon completion.

CPR Used in Plant

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also known as CPR, is a combination of artificial respiration and artificial circulation, which should be started immediately as an emergency procedure when cardiac arrest occurs. It has been used successfully on several occasions in the plant when employees suffered heart attacks at work. It is extremely important to give the treatment immediately to prevent damage to the brain. If the brain

(continued on page 4)

Patricia Grzywacz R.N., plant nurse, demonstrates the proper cardiac pulmonary resuscitation procedure for reviving a person who suffered sudden heart failure. Observing the procedure is Robert Mazaika, Plant Manager.

At the end of the 3 week course, an exam was given to the participants. Above, from left, John Yachtis, Santo Blancato, and Joseph Mambrino check their answers.

James Loman, Safety Department Supervisor, explains the arterial system in the human body.

Worker Saved by J. Mello

John Mello of the Plant Protection department saved an employee of the Waterbury Wrecking Co. who was knocked unconscious by a section of I-beams that struck him on the head when the steel sling broke. The worker fell on top of the Holoflite with half of his body hanging over its side. Mello, who was working nearby, grabbed his waist and prevented his fall 40 feet to the ground between a three foot space.

Averts Serious Injury

Mello’s action probably saved the man from a critical injury. He suffered a deep gash in his head that required 9 sutures to close. Fortunately he was wearing a hard hat which saved him from a fractured skull or a fatality.

The Wrecking Co. is dismantling and demolishing the Reclaim Production unit which was closed in November 1975.

Merry Christmas

UNIROYAL WINTER PATROL
WHITEWALL

TWO FIBERGLASS BELTS/TWO POLYESTER CORD PLIES
SELF-CLEANING TREAD FOR TRACTION

ADVANCE TIRE SERVICE
510 Meriden Rd.
Waterbury—756-7205

POUST’S SERVICE STATION
144 Rubber Ave.
Naugatuck—729-0433

MEZZIO’S
792 New Haven Rd.
Naugatuck—729-5988

• Double fiberglass belts for hazard protection and mileage
• 78 Series design for traction

CHEM-TEXTS – 1976-v10-s246

by
Page 246

Vol. 10, 1976 CHEM-TEXTS Page 3

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.

Breen’s

The Biggest Little Store In The Country
Visit our four floors
of famous brands for him and her

Cosmetic & Jewelry Dept.
Guerlain
Elizabeth Arden
Nina-Ricci
Chanel
Yves Saint Laurent
Monet
Napier
Marvella Pearls

Lingerie Shop
Vanity Fair
Olga—Barbizon
Schrank Robes
Shadowline

Ski Boutique
Ski Jackets
Warm-Up Slacks
Ski Pants
Ski Sweaters
Gloves & Sweaters

Jr. Sportswear
Collegetown Sweaters
White Stag—Skirts, Slacks
Davis Coats
Peerless Sportwear

Men’s Shop
Manhattan Shirts
Botany Suits—Sport Coats
H. Freeman Suits
London Fog Rainwear
Florsheim Shoes
Jaymar Slacks

Ladies’ Dept.
Couture Coats
Tanner Dresses
Vanity Fair Lingerie
Joyce—Naturalizer Shoes

35 Year Members: Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager, congratulates from left Santo Blancato, Wilfred Taylor, Pasquale Petti, Lawrence Rizzo, Richard Valentine, Mazaika, Joseph Moniz Jr., Julius Banno, Harry Pyshna, John DiSantis, Harry Steele, and Anthony Cutrali.

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

CHEM-TEXTS – 1976-v10-s247

by
Page 247

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 10, 1976 | Page 4

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.

Chittenden Insurance Agency, Inc.

Insurance—Mutual Funds—Real Estate

180 Church Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Tel. 729-8209

Frederick D. Zonino | Nathan M. Pierpont, Jr.

143 People…

(continued from page 3)

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.

Santa’s Helpers

[LOGO: UNIROYAL]

Look at it this way: Bonds fit everybody on your Christmas list. They come in all sizes to fit your budget, too.

Give the gift that grows with your love. This Christmas, give a Bond.

U.S. Savings Bonds.

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…

(continued from page 1)

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.

19 Receive…

(continued from page 2)

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.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film • Cameras • Projectors • Developing • Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

FIRST CLASS MAIL
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID 13¢
PERMIT No. 127

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1975 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 9, 1975

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.

Further information on Al-Anon may be obtained by contacting: Connecticut Al-Anon, Public Information, P.O. Box 888, New Haven, Conn. 06504. Tel: 787-0115.

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.

BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS

Fahnestock & Co.

(Established 1881)

Members New York Stock Exchange

“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

STOCKS BONDS MUTUAL FUNDS

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.

🎥 WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP

90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256

Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1974 – Page 2

by
Page 002

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 2 | Vol. 8, 1974

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

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 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.

UNIROYAL ZETA 40M STEEL RADIAL TIRE GUARANTEED 40000 MILES

A Whole new driving experience.
75% MORE HAZARD PROTECTION
20% MORE CAR CONTROL
12% BETTER TRACTION
than conventional 78 series bias ply tires.

DOUBLE (2) BELTS OF FIBERGLAS
DOUBLE (2) POLYESTER CORD PLIES

ADVANCE TIRE SERVICE
510 Meriden Rd.
Waterbury — 756-7205

FITZPATRICK’S, INC.
78 East Main St.
Ansonia — 734-3318

MEZZIO’S
792 New Haven Rd.
Naugatuck — 729-5988

POUST’S SERVICE STATION
144 Rubber Ave.
Naugatuck — 729-0433

FEATURES:
• 70 SERIES DESIGN (WIDE OVAL)
• POLYESTER CORD PLIES
• FIBERGLAS BELTS

Four Retire in Month All Top 30 Years Service

by

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 7, 1973

Four Retire in Month All Top 30 Years Service

[IMAGE: Woman in photo]

After 40 years service Beatrice Smey, Research & Development, retired. In photo she is congratulated by Louis Coscia.

[IMAGE: Man cutting cake]

Eugene St. John cuts cake honoring his 31 years service while Jacqueline Davino holds it.

[IMAGE: Woman in photo]

Florence Kelsey, retired after 37 years service. Congratulating her is Michael Banik.

[IMAGE: Two men in photo]

Philip McPhail, retired after 30 years service. Congratulating him is Bert Scullin, right.

Letter to the Editor

In the last CHEM-TEXTS a reference was made to youth— Bill Broden and Chet Zawacki— winning over old age in the Twilight Golf Tournament finals. The statement was misleading.

Although George Baktis and I are 55 year old men, and in the twilight of our golf careers, we had to give the two youngsters 14 strokes for 9 holes.

When we were young fellows, we gave the strokes to the old men.

Stanley Mazanski

Don’t get a snow job on snow tires.

[IMAGE: Snow tire]

Get Uniroyal Winterides

[IMAGE: Woman with tire]

ADVANCE TIRE SERVICE
510 Meriden Rd.
Waterbury – 756–7205

FITZPATRICK’S, INC.
78 East Main St.
Ansonia – 734–3318

MEZZIO’S
792 New Haven Rd.
Naugatuck – 729–5988

POUST’S SERVICE STATION
144 Rubber Ave.
Naugatuck – 729–0433

Synthetic…

(Cont’d from page 1)

the first part of 1974 and is expected to be completed about the end of March 1974.

Eligible Employees To Receive Benefits

Affected eligible employees will receive termination or pension benefits in accordance with the existing Company employee benefits programs.

There are 205 people employed at the plant, 175 of whom are members of URW Local 308. An estimated 40-45 of the Local 308 people will be retained to continue the operations in Bldg. 17 and the Synthetic Pilot Plant.

The plans do not affect the Chemical and Reclaim operations.

First Synthetic Rubber Plant in U.S.

The Synthetic Rubber plant in Naugatuck was the first to be built in the U.S. to manufacture synthetic rubber. It was constructed in 1942 during W.W. II and operated for the U.S. government to manufacture the man-made material.

Top UG…

(Cont’d from page 1)

pledged the highest total amount of $6125. EMIC not only had the highest single pledge of $500 but also the highest individual average, $38.

The Chemical Pilot Plant was the only group with 100% participation by employees.

Committee Members

Committee members and canvassers were Constance Antrum, R. Barnes, W. Broden, Katherine Dowling, R. Foltz, R. Frank, W. Lavelle, P. Murray, C. Roland, J. Rzeszutek, D. Shantz, R. Shaw, J. Tarara, and J. Vergosen. R. Gaetz was chairman for the drive.

URW Local 218 Names Officers

Frederick R. Mayo has been named Secretary of URW Local 218 to fill the unexpired term of Michael Rosa who resigned to take a position in Distribution and Scheduling. Mayo presently works in the Process Development laboratory. He started with Uniroyal Chemical in 1948.

David R. Cornetski has been appointed to fill the post of Treasurer, replacing Walter Scott. Cornetski joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1968 and is a member of the Rubber Compounding laboratory, TSSC.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

The Twelve Steps of AA

The twelve steps of AA were written by the founder of it, Bill W. and several of the original members about one year after they had achieved sobriety. They grouped together and asked themselves, how had they conquered their drinking problem.

They realized, as they thought about it, that they had in fact gone through these twelve steps. The steps today are the foundation of the AA program.

Some AA meetings are strictly for the purpose of discussing the steps and sharing experiences about them. The steps are a way of life for the recovered alcoholic. They are the guidelines for getting sober in the first place, and for mantaining sobriety. The steps keep members of AA free of resentments and away from that “first” drink.

WE . . . admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

2—Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3—Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4—Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5—Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6—Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7—Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8—Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9—Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10—Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11—Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12—Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Crim…

(Cont’d from page 1)

Crim who joined Uniroyal in 1947, is a graduate of Purdue University’s School of Engineering.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
21 Grand Street, Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 8 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 8, 1974

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.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC.
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
21 Grand Street, Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film • Cameras • Projectors • Developing • Rentals

Fahnestock & Co.
(Established 1881)
Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

| STOCKS | BONDS | MUTUAL FUNDS |

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager | EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – 1973 – Page 6

by
Page 006

Page 6 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 7, 1973

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.

[PHOTO]

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

[PHOTO]

William Adamski, center, Synthetic Mechanical, receives a gift from Rocco Manulla, Vice President, URW Local 308 Vice President, on his retirement after 30 years of service. Other union officers in the photo are from left, Don McIsaac, treasurer; Charles Roland, president; Adamski; Arthur Calder, secretary; and Manulla. Adamski was the first treasurer of Local 308.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC. ★
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
21 Grand Street, Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

Fahnestock & Co
(Established 1881)
Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

STOCKS BONDS MUTUAL FUNDS

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – 1973-v07-s210

by
Page 210

Vol. 7, 1973 CHEM-TEXTS Page 3

1972 Safety…

(Cont’d from Page 1)

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 . . .

(Cont’d from page 1)

“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 . . .

(Cont’d from page 2)

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.”

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

It’s only human to want the most for your money…

Naugatuck Savings Bank pays it…

Starting Feb. 1, Payable May 1
CONTINUOUS COMPOUNDING will give…

6.27% Effective Annual Yield on 6.00% a year

Two Year Certificates
($1000 minimum and multiples)

5.20% Effective Annual Yield on 5.00% a year

Regular Savings Accounts

Yes, for the quarter beginning Feb. 1, 1973, Naugatuck Savings Bank will compound interest continuously 365 days a year and credit the interest quarterly, beginning May 1. Our depositors will receive the highest possible effective annual yields at the highest rates allowed by law. So if your plans call for ready cash to meet present needs,

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.

251 CHURCH STREET, Monday to Thursday 9-3; Friday 9-5:30
MOUNTVIEW SHOPPING PLAZA, Monday to Wednesday and Friday 10-5; Thursday 10-7

[NSB Logo]

“We make banking human.”

Naugatuck Savings Bank

MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

CHEM-TEXTS – 1973-v07-s217

by
Page 217

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 7, 1973

Eight Retire…

[PHOTO]

James J. Norton, Sr. retired after 25 years of service. Congratulating him from left are William Rek and Gene Reale.

[PHOTO]

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.

[PHOTO]

Francis Giedraitis, a Synthetic Storehouse Group Leader, retired after 17 years. Congratulating him from left are Kenneth Nelson, Giedraitis, George Chipko and Clayton Houseknecht.

[PHOTO]

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.

[PHOTO]

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.

[PHOTO]

Joseph Maye, left, is congratulated by William Hill on his retirement after 30 years service.

[PHOTO]

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)

[PHOTO]

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

(Cont’d from page 1)

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.

Chittenden Insurance Agency, Inc.

Insurance—Mutual Funds—Real Estate

180 Church Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Tel. 729-8209

Frederick D. Zonino | Nathan M. Pierpont, Jr.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

Fahnestock & Co.
(Established 1881)

Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

STOCKS | BONDS | MUTUAL FUNDS

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 | TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager | EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – 1973 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 7, 1973

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…

(Cont’d from page 1)

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.

Fahnestock & Co.
(Established 1881)
Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

STOCKS | BONDS | MUTUAL FUNDS

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 | TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager | EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

“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.

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 5. No. 6 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 5. No. 6

Blues Conquer Yellows

[IMAGE: Football team lined up on field]

The Blues and the Yellows line up for their crucial championship game. The Blues, with quarterback Dan Shantz throwing 3 touchdown passes, won 27-0 to take the league title. (Photo— Naugatuck Daily News)

by John Prior

The Uniroyal Chemical Touch-Football League ended its season with the “Blues” holding the “Yellows” scoreless in the Championship game, 27-0. During the regular season the Blues had a 6-0 won-lost record.

Quarterback Dan Shantz tossed 3 touchdowns to lead the Blues to the title. The Blues had a granite wall defense with the hard-charging, veteran Eric Johnson, a constant threat to the Yellow’s quarterback. The league games were umpired by Stan Mazur.

With Paul McKinstry as Captain, the Yellows had a 4-2 season. The Reds, led by Tom Geise, ended with a 2-4 record; and the Greens with Keith Hughes, suffered a 0-6 record.

Plant Ranks 69th In Uniroyal Safety

The Naugatuck Chemical plant ranks 69 among the 80 domestic and international Uniroyal plants in Lost Time and Serious Injuries.

For every 1,000,000 manhours worked (4 months) approximately 26 injuries occur among employees at the Naugatuck Chemical location.

At the Naugatuck plant there is a high concern by management and union representatives that our safety record for 1972 must improve considerably over our 1971 performance. Their joint efforts will receive top priority to improve the plant’s safety record and people’s attitudes toward it.

Seminars Scheduled

Speakers for the Technical Seminars, sponsored by the Research and Development department, have been scheduled for the first half of 1972, it was announced by Dr. Charles Crittendon, secretary for the group. The monthly meetings will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, New Haven Road, and start at 3:30 P.M.

The first speaker was Dr. Charles McCleary.

Dates and topics for the other seminars are: January 10, Management by PERT-CPM, Gene Hertel; February 7, Opportunities in the Market Place, Joseph Flannery, Marketing Manager, Chemicals & Synthetic Rubber and William Coughlin, Marketing Mgr., Plastics; March 6, PVC Plastisol Resins, Len Henrey of the Wayne Research Center; April 10, Uniroyal’s Radial Tire, Tire Division representative; May 8, Thermoplastic Rubber, William Fishcher and Dr. Vince Landi.

JA Forms

(Cont’d. from page 1)

factors involved in a business organization.

The Company issues and sells stock; purchases raw materials; pays heat and light bills and rent; pays regular salaries and taxes; carries insurance; regulates health and safety; and pays dividends to stockholders from profits on the sales of its products.

Last year the Jaroy Company gave stockholders a $3 dividend on their investment.

Officers of the firm are Robert Tourrangeau, President: Joseph Bush, Vice President—Manufacturing; Linda Litke, Vice President—Sales; Christopher Bernard—Treasurer; and Jo Ann Niski—Secretary.

Chemical plant advisors to Pingyanco are Jim Chambers, Randy Porter and Dianne Carignon.

Lou Kaiser represents Uniroyal Chemical on the Junior Achievement Board of Directors in Waterbury.

Enamait Moved To Gaylord

Bob Enamait, after almost 4 months in the intensive care unit of St. Mary’s Hospital, was moved to Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, Conn. where he will undergo intensive physiotherapy treatments.

According to Dr. Edward Jelley, plant physician, Bob is in excellent spirits, enjoys watching TV, and talking to friends. Fellow employees are encouraged to visit him at the hospital and write to him.

A special water bed is used by him to provide him comfort during his stay at the hospital.

Synthetic People Retire

[IMAGE: Group of men, one receiving good wishes]

Walt Miller, Foreman of the Synthetic Pilot plants, receives good wishes on his retirement after 41 years service. In photo from left are Don Bates, Gary Arndt, Walt, and Ed Runowicz.

[IMAGE: Sign reading “DEPARTMENTS ARE GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF SMOKING IN THIS AREA” with “ENGINEERING” visible]

[IMAGE: Group of men congratulating someone]

Bill Krayeski, center, one of the best Idea men in the plant, retired after 35 years service. Congratulating him from left are Hank Yacek, Walt Tabaka, Bill Adamski and Henry Drummer of the Synthetic Mechanical Department. Over the years Krayeski— along with Walt Tabaka—has submitted over 300 Ideas.

[ADVERTISEMENT: UNIROYAL TIRES]

UNIROYAL
Belted WIDE OVAL

Snowplow™
WHITEWALLS

DOUBLE BELTS OF FIBERGLASS
DOUBLE POLYESTER CORD PLIES

ADVANCE TIRE SERVICE
510 Meriden Rd.
Waterbury ● 756-7205

FITZPATRICK’S. INC.
78 East Main St.
Ansonia ● 734-3318

DON HEAVENS
Chevrolet Inc.
Main Street
Woodbury ● 263-2168

MEZZIO’S
792 New Haven Rd.
Naugatuck ● 729-5988

MIDDLEBURY SERVICE CENTER
Route 64
Middlebury ● 758-9977

POUST’S SERVICE STATION
144 Rubber Ave.
Naugatuck ● 729-0433

UNIROYAL HOME & AUTO CENTERS

NEW HAVEN NEW MILFORD BRISTOL
130 Amity Road Boston Post Rd. Farmington Ave. Rte. 6
389-1541 878-0857 582-3176

FEATURES:
– 78 SERIES DESIGN (WIDE OVAL)
– POLYESTER CORD PLIES
– FIBERGLASS BELTS

[ADVERTISEMENT: CANFIELD CORNER PHARMACY]

CANFIELD CORNER PHARMACY
VERA T. ELSENBOSS, Reg. Pharm.
CANFIELD CORNER WOODBURY, CONN.
PHONE 263-2595
PRESCRIPTIONS SINCE 1867

MEDIMET | PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED | CHEERFULLY

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 5, No. 1 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 5, No. 1

Four Employees Retire

[IMAGE: Four people standing together, with “COLD DRINKS” sign visible]

Lillian Ploss cuts cake after 44 years service as plant cashier. From left are Don Turner, Lillian, Nell Patrick, Bob Rung, Marie Rusate and Diane Carignan.

[IMAGE: Group of people, one person cutting cake]

Helping Rose Beardsley cut a cake on her retirement after 24 years service in Accounting are from left Karol Mooney, Larry Mambrino, Rose, Helen Solomita.

“No School Today” was John McCarthy’s philosophy. Wishing him good luck after 24 years as a millwright are from left Mary O’Brien, McCarthy, Bill Rek, who shaved his beard, and Jim Norton.

[IMAGE: Group photo of workers]

Bob Crotty with 27 years service in Synthetic Materials Handling is congratulated, from left, by Ernie Molnar, Don Boyd, Crotty, Bill Leary, and Tony Moura.

$8,900 Awarded

(con’t from page 2)

J. Chasse received $50 each. A $35 award went to A. Cross and a $30 award to J. Arbachauskas.

$25 was given to J. Banno, A. Hanley, H. Needham, O. Gabianelli, J. Marino, Jr., J. Mambrino, A. Gilfone, J. Lawton, A. Kazemekas, S. Dushak, H. Hernandez, M. Rosa, L. Ritchie, F. Simasek, K. Nelson, P. Cravo, N. Owens, S. Mazanski. R. Lockwood, L. Raskauskas, J. Iosa, G. Monahan and E. Kassheimer.

A $15 award went to R. Jennings, a carryover from the old Suggestion System.

Thirty-one employees received Letters of Commendation: P. Blasko, J. Jakabauski, J. Morris, L. Mace, J. Bednarek, F. Phillips, J. Brown, G. Perkins, E. Alves, F. Miller, A. Happy, J. Napiello, D. Mennillo, R. Guest, A. Gedraitis, L. Recchia, A. Civitello, C. Steelfox, J. Sullivan, F. Bendler, W. Lavelle, C. Moruska, C. Zawacki, J. F. Brown, E. St. John, J. Owens, J. Salinardi, J. DaSilva, F. Surmanek, W. Parks, and J. Mucha.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

X-Ray Unit Visits Plant

by Bob Shortt

On Thursday, March 25, a mobile X-ray unit will visit the plant for chest X-ray of all employees. This service is free and is part of an improved medical service program for employees recommended by Dr. Edward Jelley, Plant physician.

The unit will be open from 6 A.M. until 6 P.M. and can X-ray 125 people an hour.

Employees will be provided a form to complete prior to the visit. Results of the X-ray will be returned to Dr. Jelley, who will file it in the employee’s medical record.

Details are posted on departmental bulletin boards.

Fuel Costs

(con’t from page 1)

Save Steam Program

The program to save steam will concentrate on giving maintenance priorities to steam leaks, faulty steam traps, valves, heaters, controls and broken insulation. A large amount of heat loss is caused by open doors and windows which are also a major factor in frozen pipelines and damage to sprinkler systems.

10-20% Of Steam Lost

It is estimated that 10-20% of the steam produced is now wasted. A ½” orifice or leak wastes 835,000 lbs. of steam a month at a cost of $668 and for a yearly total of $8,000.

A program has also been initiated to inventory, inspect and repair all steam traps in the Reclaim, Chemical, and Synthetic plants to eliminate waste.

CHIF Offers

(con’t from page 3)

limit to be eligible for CHIF’s assistance.

Uniroyal management has examined this service and believes that it may be beneficial to employees. The services of CHIF are primarily involved in assisting members of minority groups in the purchase of their own homes.

If you are interested in obtaining more information about CHIF, call Milt Makoski, Industrial Relations Department, Ext. 217. Or contact CHIF directly in the Steel Building, 51 West Main Street, Waterbury, phone 757-1071.

Safety

(con’t from page 1)

sion has been requested to review all jobs in their departments to determine the proper protective equipment to be used on the job.

Part of the recommendation will be the wearing of hard hats and safety glasses throughout areas of the plant as designated on maps to be distributed to all employees.

Program Timetable Set

The following timetable has been set for the hard hat and safety glasses portion of the program:

March 1, all supervision will advise employees in their department about the program and will find out who needs replacement equipment.

On April 1, all supervision will not only begin to remind employees in their department to wear their equipment but also to advise them to do so.

On May 1, the wearing of hard hats and safety glasses will become mandatory in all designated areas of the plant.

Employee’s Safety

The basic purpose of the new program is to protect all employees against accidents and serious injuries. Since 1967, seventy-one employees suffered lost-time accidents and 246 had serious injuries.

With every employee’s cooperation, this new program will help prevent the occurrence of accidents and make the Naugatuck plant a safer and better place to work.

Group Tutors Young

[IMAGE: Group of people in formal attire greeting each other]

Dr. Frank O’Shea and Sister Irene of the Sisters of Charity greet the two pretty Carrion sisters, Maribel and Myra as they arrive for a one hour study session. Not in the photo is Sister Margaret Sugrue who was busily involved in organizing the session.

By Len Lombardi

Forty-eight Uniroyal Chemical employees tutor young high school students from the Waterbury area on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7-9 P.M. The Uniroyal Tutoring Program provides personal individual instruction to underprivileged young people to help them become better achievers in school, and obtain a High School diploma.

Five of the Chemical tutors have doctorate degrees in the sciences, and hold supervisory positions in R & D at the Chemical plant; several have MA degrees in Chemistry and Engineering.

Sister Margaret Sugrue and Sister Irene, of the Sisters of Charity, who live in a tenement house on Gilbert Street in the downtown West Main St. section of Waterbury, coordinate one group of tutors with Dr. Frank O’Shea. This group which meets at the Gilbert St. tenement house on Monday evenings, consists of Frank O’Shea, Ken Beardsley, Patricia Forbes, Angenette Grant, Eric Johnson, Dick Keenan, Dick Palizay, John Sierakowski and his wife Margaret, and Art Tobias.

The other group of teachers is coordinated by Mr. Albert Leach, a vice principal of the Barnard School. In this group, which meets Mondays and Tuesdays at the Woodrow Wilson School, are K. Ray Allen, Steve Alper, Bill Broden, Joe Bucciaglia, Bob Cassarino, Lou Coscia, Bob Florek, Jim Gatling, John Gilbert, Paul Hinckley, Keith Hughes, Russell Malz, Jr., Dr. Bob Neidermyer, Ted Shevzov, Sandra Weaving, Dr. Roger Amidon, Sandra Bond, Dr. Jim Brown, Jr., Dr. Bob Brown, Pete Braudis, Dave DaVia, Brendan Geelan, Joe Hochheiser, Howard Kravitz, Dr. Vin Landi, Clark Makinson, Dan O’Donnell, Bruce Perkins, and Dan Shantz.

Substituting as tutors are Mike Jasman, Leslie McDonald, Frank Lassiter, Len Lombardi, Bob Swallow, Ed Nunn, Neil Melore and Bruce Goodwin.

Jo Greco volunteers her services as secretary. She handles the many details of the Uniroyal community project, answers correspondence, and maintains records for each tutor and the subject that he teaches.

If sufficient tutors volunteer their services, the Uniroyal Tutoring Program will be expanded to assist the Puerto Rican youth in Waterbury. Volunteers can call Len Lombardi, Ext. 296.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[LOGO: UNIROYAL]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 5 No. 3 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 5 No. 3

Know Your Products: Rubber Chemical Accelerators

by Dr. Bob Brown

(This issue continues the article in Vol. 5, No. 2 on Accelerators made or marketed by the Naugatuck Chemical plant.)

Accelerators are used primarily to speed up, or control the vulcanization process which turns rubber from a useless, gummy substance into a strong resilient and elastic material. Vulcanization, in simple terms, is a chemical reaction between rubber and sulfur, usually brought about by heat.

Faster Accelerators

Where there is less processing or mixing involved, very fast accelerators with little or no delayed action can be used to give more rapid vulcanization. The Zates (Arazate®, Butazate®, Ethazate® and Methazate®) and the Thiurams (Monex®, Pentex®, Tuex®, and Accelerator 108) are used here. They are also used in latex curing where processing is usually not a problem.

Customers use these accelerators for rubber sponge, wire insulation, hot water bottles, conveyor belts, hospital sheeting, and household items and in such latex products as balloons and carpet backing.

The Zates accelerators are non-discoloring and non-staining and can be used in colored rubber products.

Some of the newer synthetic rubbers (Royalene® “the crackless rubber” is an example) are inherently slower in vulcanization than the older types such as natural rubber, neoprene and the Naugapol® and Paracril® synthetic rubbers made at the Naugatuck and Painesville, Ohio plants. Fast accelerators are needed to speed up the vulcanization process for these types of rubber, otherwise it would be economically impossible to make a product at a reasonable selling price to the consumer.

Dr. Bob Brown, author of these articles, is manager of Research and Development for Rubber Chemicals. He received his doctorate degree from Princeton University in Organic Chemistry and holds several patent awards. Dr. Brown heads a staff of 42 people whose sole function is to improve our present chemicals and to develop new ones in order to remain competitive in the market.

GMF and DIBENZO GMF® are used in butyl rubber which also vulcanizes very slowly. A large amount of butyl rubber is used for tire tubes, and high voltage electrical cable.

CPB, DBA Very Active

Sometimes customers want to vulcanize rubber products without heating them at all. Very active accelerators like CPB and DBA accomplish this. In this process the product must be shaped before the accelerator is added. Golf ball covers, for example, are vulcanized by soaking the finished balls in a solution of CPB.

(In the next issue of Chem-Texts, Antioxidants and Antiozonants will be discussed. If you have a son or daughter in school, these articles provide source material for class papers in Chemistry courses.)

33 Employees

(Cont’d. from page 2)

are under further evaluation for higher amounts dependent on the amount of the savings for the plant.

Other employees who received cash awards for Ideas were P. Blasko, F. Maffia, M. Jannetty, D. Stevenson, E. Grickis, R. Guest, B. Robinson, A. Urban, S. Kropcho, J. Harper, J. Gilbert, A. Happy, J. Iosa, H. Garahan, F. Surmanek (2), L. DeLaRosa (2), P. Beardsley, S. Falcone, H. Hernandez, A. Grella, J. Needham, D. Boyd, E. Root, Sr., A. Molnar, D. Pinto and J. Cohen.

Letters of Commendation were presented to C. Smith, L. Fortier, F. Gagne, Carol Calo, J. Gallucci, R. Lockwood, D. Donato, T. Carr, Preciosa Cravo, D. Nelson, A. Nauges, W. Krayeski, W. Tabaka and D. Polzella.

Of the 33 employees awarded cash for Ideas, two were salary employees and the highest number of Ideas were submitted by Mechanical Department personnel.

No Limit to Cash Awards

There is no maximum limit to the amount of a cash award for an Idea. If the value of the Idea exceeds $1,000—this amount is paid under the Plant Idea Plan—it is submitted for further consideration for a higher award to a special management committee. The minimum award for an Idea is $25.

Ideas to Conserve Water Needed

With the construction of the new liquid waste pretreatment plant in progress, ideas to conserve water are needed now as the facilities are designed to treat 3,600,000 gallons a day.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Crim Assumes IR Post

Two Industrial Relations Managers not agreeing? Unbelievable! But that’s what the photo seems to say as Jesse Crim, right, new Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant discusses a fine point on employee relations with Ron Mitchinson, former IR Manager and now with the Corporate IR staff in Oxford. Crim came from the Chemical Division’s Painesville, Ohio plant, where he held the position of IR Manager.

Crim will be responsible for labor and employee relations, personnel development and training, plant protection and employee safety, communications, public and community relations, and employment.

Appointments Announced

Sam Gillette has been named Methods Engineering Manager, reporting to the Factory Manager.

Joe Bucciaglia was appointed General Foreman for the Chemical Production Plant.

Eric Johnson was made Chief Process Engineer for the Chemical Production Plant.

Lee Owens assumes the responsibilities of General Foreman in the Synthetic Production Plant.

Clark Makinson moved to the Materials Flow Department in EMIC.

Ed Rabitor replaces Clark in the Chemical Control Center.

Three Retire In Month

Rated one of the top mechanics in the plant, Ed Bouley, center, retired after 27 years of service. Congratulating him on his retirement are from left: Al Mukosey; Hank Drummer, Foreman; Bouley; Charlie Roland, URW 308 Vice President; and Joe Adamski.

Julia Curtin, right, with 44 years service shares 20 lb. cake with members of Control Department. In photo from left are Alice Schofield, Marie Marrello, Loretta Walker, Elaine Connelly, Marcella Pape, Helen Southard, Jack Dunn, Payroll Supervisor, and Julia.

Timothy (Francis) Egan accepts cake from his wife, Alice, on his retirement after 35 years. Left to right: Molly Cobbol, Millie Finsel, Francis and Alice Egan. In rear from left are Frank Rodrigues, Sal Aloise, and Walt Frankenberger. Kay Dowling arranged the luncheon.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 5, No. 2 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 5. No. 2

Know Your Products: Rubber Chemical Accelerators

by Dr. Bob Brown

Uniroyal Chemical manufactures 91 different types of chemicals for rubber, latex and plastic products. 69 of these chemicals are manufactured and sold by the Naugatuck plant; the others are made at the Geismar plant in Louisiana.

Virtually every tire on the road today contains one of the chemicals made by the Chemical Division to protect them against oxygen, ozone, heat, fatigue and sunlight. Without these chemicals the rubber would deteriorate rapidly.

Coincidentally, it was one of our rubber chemicals that established us in the agricultural chemical business when it was discovered that the chemical had fungicidal properties. Twenty-five years later, the Division ranks as a major manufacturer of herbicides; growth regulants, miticides and fungicides.

The chemicals that we make at Naugatuck for the rubber industry do a wide variety of jobs; but two are by far the most important. These are: 1) Accelerators for vulcanization and 2) Antioxidants and Antiozonants for protection against aging. A third group—Others—include Blowing Agents for rubber and latex sponge; Bonding rubber to fabric; and Retarding vulcanization during processing.

Accelerators

Ever since 1844 when Charles Goodyear, in his small plant in Naugatuck, found that heating rubber with sulfur (vulcanization) causes it to change from an almost useless, gummy solid to a strong, resilient material with hundreds of uses, rubber product manufacturers have been looking for ways to do this job faster and better.

Chemicals which speed up this vulcanization reaction are called accelerators.

Delayed Action Accelerators

MBT and its derivatives (MBTS, OXAF, DELAC®-S) are the work horses of the rubber industry. They are used in almost all tires, footwear, wire and cable and in many other products where strength and long life are needed but where there is also a lot of milling and shaping of the rubber before it is finally made into a product.

[IMAGE: Black and white photograph showing workers]

AC-5 PRILLS

LAC-5 PRILLS

Leo Vadnais, left, and Wilbur Hugar, center, Chemical Production operators in Bldg. 80 prepare Delac-S Prills and MBTS accelerators for shipment to customer. At right is Tom Engle, Foreman of the department.

Safety Glasses

(Con’t. from page 3)

in his face and would have burned his eyes if he had not been wearing his safety glasses.

Tony DaSilva, an operator in Chemical Production, was sprayed with sodium MBT when a plugged line broke. The chemical covered his face, arms and chest. His safety glasses averted serious injury to his eyes.

During the first four months of the year, 57 eye injuries took place. Fortunately most employees were wearing safety glasses at the time of the accidents, preventing serious damage to their eyes.

Hats, Glasses

(Con’t. from page 1)

URW Master Agreement which emphasizes a cooperative effort to prevent accidents among employees and to utilize the proper protective equipment as prescribed by local management.

$150,507 Lost In 1970

In 1970 there were 6 lost time accidents and 66 serious injuries. The cost of medical bills and Workmen’s Compensation for the year totalled $150,507, an amount equivalent to $100 per employee.

223 employees suffered eye and head injuries in the same year. Of these, 170 were eye injuries and 53 were head injuries.

For your personal safety, your fellow employees, and for your family’s sake, wear your safety glasses and hard hats on the job in designated areas.

Once an eye is lost, it can never be replaced.

Profits

(Con’t. from page 1)

quarter. But replacement tires lagged behind the same period last year. Replacement sales are expected to improve sharply during the year.

The Footwear business also showed progress during the first quarter.

Chemical Sales Down

“A major trouble spot at the present time,” according to Mr. Vila, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, “is in our domestic chemical operations where severe price erosion in many product lines has resulted in a sharp drop in earnings. This has been caused, in part, by competition from foreign sources, in part by the expiration of certain patents and, in part, by a drop in demand for chemical products generally.”

A Worldwide Competitive Manufacturing Complex

The heavy capital investment made by the Company in recent years now gives it a worldwide manufacturing complex which, for the most part, is modern and fully comparable with competition.

Present manufacturing facilities are sufficient to give the Company sales of about $2 billion, an increase of approximately 20% over present sales levels.

This processing has to be done at a high temperature to make the rubber soft enough to handle, and there is always the danger that it will start to vulcanize before it is finished. For this reason, customers want the accelerators that have some “delayed action”. MBT has a little delayed action; MBTS has more; and DELAC-S has the most.

(To be continued in the next issue of CHEM-TEXTS.)

Phase I

(Con’t. from page 1)

ent materials, which results in a complex waste mixture, difficult to adequately treat.

As State environmental laws and enforcement become more strict, it will be essential to control and reduce the flow of materials into the plant drains.

$4,900,000 Spent, Committed

The new facilities, including the financial commitment to the Borough and the scale model pilot plant tests, will cost $4,900,000, exclusive of the operating costs.

Little of the costs expended to date have been absorbed by increased product prices to customers but have been borne mainly by the plant.

The completion of the facilities is scheduled for December 1972 in compliance with orders from the State Water Resources Commission

Six Retire Recently

[IMAGE: Photograph of three men]

John Hickson, third left, retired from Reclaim after 25 years service. Congratulating him are from left: Pablo Quinones, Lee Thompson, Hickson and Bernie Dunn.

[IMAGE: Photograph of two men]

Bruno Rossi left and George Pohorilak wish each other a happy retirement as Milt Makoski, center, watches. Bruno had 39 years service; George, 30 years.

[IMAGE: Photograph of group of men]

Ovila Fortier, center, retiring after 26 years, receives gift from fellow employees. From left: Tony Galletta, Gene Reale, Fortier, Sal Falcone and Leo Napiello.

[IMAGE: Photograph of three men]

Retiring after 40 years service Andy Smey, center, is congratulated by Harry Witt, and Eric Johnson.

[IMAGE: Photograph of group of men]

Congratulating John Quint on his retirement after 29 years service are from left, Vic Alves, John Painter, Quint, Tim Carr and Ted Clement of the Synthetic Mechanical department.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[LOGO: UNIROYAL]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 5 No. 4 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 5 No. 4

Know Your Products:

Naugatuck® Chemical Antioxidants

by Dr. Bob Brown

(This is the third in a series of articles on the chemicals manufactured in Chemical Production or sold by the Chemical Division.)

If we didn’t have antioxidants and antiozonants, rubber products would fall apart, before we could wear them out.

In fact, most kinds of synthetic rubber can’t even be manufactured without some type of a protective chemical to get them through the drying and storage stages.

Polygard®, for example, is used extensively by the synthetic rubber plants as a stabilizer (antioxidant) during processing and manufacture. It is not only an excellent antioxidant but it does not discolor or stain the rubber, therefore it can be used for white and light colored rubber articles.

If the rubber is to be manufactured into a black or dark colored product (such as tires) the customer may prefer to use BLE® which discolors the rubber, but also carries its protection over into the finished product to a greater extent than Polygard.

New Chemicals Developed For Synthetic Rubbers

The newer types of synthetic rubber required new types of antioxidants to protect them against oxygen and heat degradation.

Antioxidant 451 was especial-

purpose and is used in cis-polybutadiene rubber. Antioxidant 449 was also developed for a new, and different type of synthetic rubber, EPT: Royalene® the crackless rubber, made at the Chemical Division’s Geismar, La. plant.

Chemicals Vary In Color and Protection

In the development of antioxidants there is always the problem that the chemical structure which provides the best protection against oxygen and heat also causes the worst discoloration in the rubber. Generally speaking, all antioxidants cause some degree of discoloration from a very slight yellowing to a very brownish black discoloration. Usually a chemical which discolors only slightly, gives poorer protection.

Antioxidant 431 (VCIU) is such a chemical. It gives the best color but less protection against oxygen and heat.

Naugawhite® Antioxidant 439 and Antioxidant 451 are a little further down the color scale, but are somewhat more effective as antioxidants. These chemicals are used in latex foam, footwear and household products which are usually made from a bright color rubber.

(This series of articles on Rubber Chemicals will be concluded in the next issue of Chem-Texts.)

Plant Safety

(cont’d. from page 1)

and is still in the Intensive Care unit of St. Mary’s Hospital.

Disaster Plan Operates

A few minutes after the explosion members of the Disaster Plan arrived at the plant and assumed their responsibilities during the emergency. One evidence of the Plan’s effectiveness was the swift medical attention provided the injured employee—he was receiving medical care by a team of specialists at St. Mary’s Hospital ten minutes after the accident.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.

Other Accidents In Period

Other injuries during the 8 week period were: one employee suffered partial loss of a finger; an employee cut his hand with a knife requiring ten stitches; another employee dropped a valve on his foot and broke a toe; an employee injured his eye when a flying chip struck his eyeball; two employees suffered severe burns from steaming hot water and a steam hose; and another employee broke an ankle when a ladder slipped and he fell off it backwards.

Where Accidents Occurred, July 10 to Sept. 4

Dept. Lost Time Serious Injuries
Chem. Prod 4 1
Reclaim Prod. 3 2
Syn. Prod. 3 1
Materials 0 1
Mechanical 1 4
Res. & Devel. 1 0
TOTAL 12 9

Two Employees Retire

Bill Pearson, third left, retired from the Industrial Engineering dept. after 21 years. Congratulating him from left are Don Delagrange, Harry Francolini, and Jim Sullivan since transferred to Baton Rouge, La.

Vladas Vaicenas, Materials Department, retired after 20 years service. In photo from left are Joe Goslawski, Paul Guerrera, Stan Korpusik, Vaicenas, Bill Birdsall, Frank Lynch, and Bill Balchunas.

Local 218 Has Picnic

George Lewis, seated center, who recently retired, listens to Flavio Marinello, former Local 218 President and a retiree, reminisce about the “good old days”. Others in the photo are standing from left: Joe Harper (back to camera), Walt Anderson, Jack Hoey, Sam Mastrosimone, and Marinello. Seated from left are Jim Shea, John Holland, Lewis, and John Slensky.

The URW Local 218 of the Chemical plant held its fourth annual picnic at Lake Quassapaug. Sponsored by the Union during the summer, the picnic gave members in different departments of the plant an opportunity to meet new members, people on different shifts and brings back a number of retirees to reminisce about the “good old days”. The success of the affair was attributed to the months of planning by Frank Commendatore, Chairman, and members of the Picnic Committee: Frank Wasilesky and John Lengyel.

Activities started at 1 P.M. with charcoal broiled hamburgers and cold refreshments. Steaks and corn were served at 5 P.M.

Tutors Needed For Program

by Len Lombardi

The Uniroyal Tutoring Program, now in its second year, needs additional tutors to expand its activities to the Puerto Rican young people in Waterbury.

The program provides personal instruction to youngsters to help them become better achievers in school, obtain a High School diploma and continue their education.

Forty eight Uniroyal Chemical employees tutor on Monday evening from 7 to 9 P.M. at the Sisters of Charity’s tenement house on Gilbert St.; and at the Woodrow Wilson School on Tuesdays.

If you are interested in helping these young people, contact Len Lombardi Ext. 296.

GIVE “WHERE YOU WORK”

Smoking Expensive

The average smoker smokes 1 package of cigarettes a day. He pays 57 cents a pack. At the end of a year he or she will have spent $208.

Golf League End Season

by Hank Witkoski

The Uniroyal Synthetic Golf League ended the season with Hank Drummer and Dan Petti taking first place honors with John Muckle and Jack Painter runnerups.

Suffering a sudden death playoff defeat last summer, Drummer and Petti showed fine short iron play, classic drive shots and good putting to take this year’s title.

Enamait Family Thanks Employees

Bob and Joan Enamait extend their sincerest thanks to employees for the $1,271 which was presented to the Enamait family recently.

Bob Enamait was seriously injured in the Chemical Pilot plant when a 20 gallon reactor exploded. He has been hospitalized with third degree burns since Aug. 17 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – 1971-v05-i05-s203

by
Page 203

Page 4 — CHEM-TEXTS — Vol. 5, No. 5

Know Your Products:

Retarders; Blowing Agents; Waxes

by Dr. Bob Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plant Gets Red Cross Award

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

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

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

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

Christmas Special Royal Golf Balls

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

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

987 Join . . .

(Cont’d. from page 1)

shares of Uniroyal common stock.

MIP Stock Plan

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

Enamait Improved

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

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

Safety Sign Installed

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Employees Retire

[IMAGE: Group photo of employees]

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

[IMAGE: Group photo of employees in hard hats]

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

[IMAGE: Two men, one congratulating the other]

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

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 4 No. 10 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 4 No. 10

First A Friend . . . Then A Host

1,100,000 . . .

(Cont’d from page 2)

protecting themselves against unexpected accidents. They not only endanger their own physical protection but expose their families and fellow employees to unnecessary suffering and financial loss. Safety equipment and clothing should always be worn where required to prevent an unexpected accident on the job.

Unique Co.

(Cont’d from page 1)

nomics are simplified by practical application in organizing a company, raising capital through stock, design and research of the product, purchase of raw materials, salaries, insurance, and a return on investment to their stockholders.

Any high school student may join a J.A. Company through their high school and discover for themselves the many interesting career opportunities in business.

Advisors to Unique are Jim Chambers, Mike Jasman, Lou Kaiser and Ron Stark, who provide the technical and financial knowledge to the company.

Chemical Business

(Cont’d from page 3)

equipment; so that we can continue to grow and protect job security.

New Products Promising

The Chemical Division has many promising products for the future. Royalene® is used in practically all white tire sidewalls, and it could become an even bigger factor in tires. Solo®, Dyanap®, and Omite® showed good growth in 1970. Telephones and many of your home appliances are made of Kralastic® ABS plastic. 25% of the houses built today in the United States have Kralastic drain, waste and vent piping.

Although some of these products are made at other Chemical division plants, their sales growth is important to the Naugatuck plant which manufactures many of the chemicals used in these products.

Cooperative Effort Needed

Markets for our products will grow as long as we satisfy our customers; meet our competition; and produce quality products at the lowest possible cost.

The Marketing and Sales Department are constantly seeking new customers and developing new markets for our products. With the continued cooperation of Research & Development; the Plant’s production capabilities and the Sales department, we can stay ahead of competition.

This accident occurred on the Conn. Turnpike. During the holidays when friends visit your home, treat them first as a friend . . . then a host. Their safety is your responsibility.

Joe Lubinskas receives best wishes from Leo Napiello on his retirement after 11 years service. From left are Bob Burns, Ted Lukeski, Lubinskas’ son Jim, Joe, Bob Tucker and Napiello.

Dr. H. Douglas Tate, manager of agricultural chemicals research and development, retired after 24 years service. Dr. Tate played a major role in making Uniroyal Chemical a leader in agricultural chemicals. From left are Dr. Charles McCleary, George O’Brien, Dr. Tate, and Dr. Al Mitlehner.

Matos, David, Marinello, And Dr. Tate Retire Recently

Number 1 in efficiency was the comment made on Maria Matos’ retirement after 28 years in Reclaim. Congratulating her are from left, Maria P. Silva; Balbina Nunes; Linda Oliveira; Larry Terra, foreman; her husband, Dom; Maria; Al Enamait; Hilda Moura; Amelia Francisco; Maria Tavares, and Maria N. P. Silva. Maria never missed a day of work since 1947, twenty three years of service without an absence, a unique achievement.

Luis David retired from Reclaim Production after 16 years. From left are Abraham Vendrell, Waldo Hildreth, David, and Lee Thompson, congratulating him.

First to retire under new Pension Plan for wage employees, Flavo Marinello, center, is congratulated on his retirement after 37 years. From left are Jack Hoey, John Gandolfo, Flavo, Dan Cleary and Jim Lavery.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 4 No. 7 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 — CHEM-TEXTS — Vol. 4. No. 7

Safety Goal Stops At 650,000 Hours

The safety goal of 1,000,000 manhours was stopped at 650,000 manhours. A chemical production operator lost a small portion of his right ring finger when it was caught under the belt on the drive on a crusher machine. Quick action by him prevented a more serious loss to his other fingers and hand.

The accident was the first lost time one in almost 3 months. It was another case of the unexpected happening. As a result of it, the man suffered an unnecessary loss of a finger.

Lost Time Accidents Drop

This was the third lost time accident for six months of 1970, a significant improvement over 1969 when 12 lost time accidents occurred. This improved concern for the safety of ourselves and other people makes the plant a better, safer place to work.

Serious Injuries Up

Although lost time accidents dropped, serious injuries increased from 28 in 1969 to 33 for the six months of 1970. In June there were 4 serious injuries: 2 lacerations; 1 bruised elbow; and a pulled muscle. These injuries could have been lost time accidents but luck helped, and the employees involved escaped greater injury. Serious injuries can be stopped by not taking chances on the job and checking work conditions carefully.

Mower Shoots

(Cont’d. from page 1)

The steel stake, retouched in black, was hidden by the grass.

mower at the time, the steel stake would have gone through his body and fatally injured him.

Unsafe acts—and this was certainly one, because someone carelessly left the stake on the lawn—can result in a fatal injury to a member of your own family at a time when most unexpected.

Wear It Once (Cont’d. from page 1) made with latex. This year’s sales of paper dresses and other nonwoven apparel will hit $35 million.

Disposable paper diapers are a large market for latex with annual sales climbing to over a billion diapers a year by 1975.

Women’s dresses, bathing suits, beach robes, sport jackets, aprons, wedding gowns, and Kleenex tissues make up a large part of the “throw away” disposable market.

Carpets Big Market

Another major use for Naugatex latex is carpets, where the latex is used to hold the tufted yarn firmly to the jute backing and prevent it from tearing and ripping. Foam latex makes an excellent underlay giving the carpet a luxurious feel and longer wear life.

Paper; Other Markets

Magazines and books are coated with latex to hold the ink on the paper, preventing its absorption into the paper. Latex coated paper improves the reproduction of photographs, and gives a sharpness to the printing for easier reading.

When latex is mixed with the paper, it makes a tough cover for books, giving the book longer life. This use is finding wide acceptance in school textbooks.

Competitive Business

The latex business is a highly competitive business where quality, packaging, delivery, and price are important factors in keeping customers.

Whether at home or work, it’s a good practice to wear safety shoes and safety glasses as protection against such incidents.

A lawnmower can pick up stones, pieces of glass or wire, cans or toys and hurl them at speeds as high as 170 miles an hour-bullet speed.

Competing for the same customers are large progressive chemical companies such as Dow, International Latex, Goodyear, Firestone, Goodrich, General, Vanderbilt, Shell and a number of other companies.

Chemicals For Latex

Latex, which consists of tiny particles of rubber suspended in water, requires special chemicals to protect it from oxygen, heat, sunlight, and weather. Without this chemical protection, the latex would deteriorate during processing or discolor from exposure to atmospheric conditions.

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
From left, Marie Yaroshefski, Mary Foy and Wes Burns discuss quality of Naugatex latex to be used on paper.

The latex backed carpet in your home or car probably contains one of the eight chemicals made in Chemical Production— OXAF, Butazate® 50-D, Ethazate® 50-D, Trimene Base, Thiostop N, Thiotop K, Naugawhite,® and AO 436—to improve the quality and wear life of the latex.

Future Growth

A substantial drop in automobile sales, fewer housing starts and an overall economic slack have hurt latex sales, as well as other areas of the plant’s production. Latex sales for the division and the synthetic plant are projected at a fairly substantial growth for the next 5 years.

To keep this business at the Synthetic plant and share in its growth requires producing the highest quality latex at the lowest cost, and giving our customers better service than the competitors.

Sales Up (Cont’d. from page 1)

Chemicals, Plastics Off

Sales and profits of the tire and international operations showed strong gains during the six months. However, these gains were offset by declines in chemicals and plastic products due to lower automotive production.

Long, Laliberte Retire

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
“One of the best in the Lotol business,” Bill Long retired after 44 years service. Congratulating him are, from left, Connie Ranney, John Dayner, George Brockman, Bill, and Joe Biernacki, foreman.

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
Roland Laliberte, center, retired after 21 years from Reclaim Production. Congratulating him from left are Larry Rinaldi, Al Pistarelli, Laliberte, Minic Brown, and Joe Pereira.

SAL LANTIERE retired with 24 years service. Sal held the position of a mill and calender operator in the plastics compounding laboratory at TSSC where he worked on Kralastic® ABS, the steel-like plastic used in automobiles, appliances, boats, and pipe.

ED SLOMCENSKI, retired recently as a mill and calender operator in the rubber compounding laboratory at TSSC where he tested the properties of new types of synthetic rubber developed by the research and development department.

KEN JARRETT who started with Uniroyal Chemical in 1945 as a laboratory assistant in Dispersions research and development, retired after more than 24 years service, all spent at the Naugatuck location.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL U.S. Postage
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL PAID
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770 Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770
RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 4 No. 6 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 4, No. 6

Dust Collectors Overtake The Odds; George Rusnak Retires

Synthetic Bowlers Best D&S Team

[IMAGE: Larry Koth, center, displays winner’s trophy to Al Enamait, left, and Tony Amador.]

Dyanap Sales . . . cont’d., from page 1

constantly testing new chemicals with State universities and commercial growers to find a new herbicide which is safe to use, effective, and low cost.

The critical test for a new herbicide — if it receives U.S.D.A. approval — is the growers’ acceptance of the product.

This year the Advertising department under Ed Shepard and Larry Kebel put on a “hot pocket”, intensive, TV, radio and farm paper ad campaign in concentrated market

[IMAGE: 30 gallon Dyanap drums in warehouse 76 are checked for dents, scratches and labeling by, from left, Jim Nolan, Tony Marques and Tano Sam Angelo, the last three people in the plant to handle a package before it’s shipped to a customer.]

areas to move the product from the dealers’ stores and increase sales.

Produce And Deliver

A big factor in this year’s success of Dyanap was Chemical Production operators Jim Lynch, Ivan Aubin, Frank Guzzardi and Bill Gailevege,

who worked around the clock to supply customers’ demands.

Helping to fill several carloads of orders during the peak season were Bldg. 100 with Orrin Huntley, Joseph Bednarek, Dom Persutti, Bob Anderson, Ed Cheney, Ray Drapeau, Harry Hedrick, Carl Mulonet, Dan Marino, Lyle Bissonnette; and Bldg. 17 with Rocco Magnanimo, John Shumak, Thurmond Walton, Ben Root, Joe Antonucci, Bob Orsini, Gerry Markham, and Ted Clemente, who kept the complex piping system in top condition.

Service Keeps Customers

Production and delivery when wanted required fast handling and expert routing by the Materials Handling department during the critical rush order months. A package is handled 10 times before it ever leaves the plant, and only

by Tom Lee

The Dust Collectors swept under the Synthetic Odds in the roll-off of the Alembic Bowling League in a climactic season-end finish which matched Bob Ruegg, Sam Molnar, Bob Sheldon, Ray Drapeau and Jim Mullen of the Dust Collectors against Clayt Houseknecht, John Butkus, Jack Painter, Joe Jokubaitis, and Don Powell of the Odds. The Collectors also took 1st half honors and the Odds won the 2nd half but met defeat in the roll-off.

Bob Ruegg won the 1st half prize for a high average of 118.6 and the 2nd. half prize for high three with 417.

Others participating in the league, which is sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical, were R. Valentine, A. Pistarelli, E. Roller, M. Perkins, L. Flynn, G. Salokas, R. Magnanimo, W. Beerbaum, S. Falcone, A DaSilva, R. Gogolewski, J. Tully, N. Klesch, H. Litke, M. Mucci, and M. Marinaccio.

New elected officers for the 1970-71 season are Joe Jokubaitis, president; Jim Fenton, vice president; Dick Valentine, treasurer; and Sam Molnar, secretary.

by Shirley Sandora

The Synthetic team of Larry Koth, J. Lizarazo, Doug Ritchie and Ronnie Dierling overpowered the D & S team of Karen DiDominzio, Gladys Bradshaw, Tony Amador, Al Enamait and Tom Carr in the roll-off of the Uniroyal Chemical Handicap League.

Tom Fitzgerald had a great season winning the High Three prize in the first and second halves.

Bowling in the league were C. Calo, L. Taranovich, D. Pape, R. Redline, J. Greco, S. Sandora, D. Boulanger, P. Williams, A. Hanley, C. Shea, S. Schneider, L. Terra, F. Barrows, T. Casteel, S. Andrew, E. Rabitor, M. Yaroshefski, J. Enamait, and F. Guerrera.

Elected officers for 1970-71 were Adrian Hanley, president; Larry Terra, vice-president; Karen DiDominzio, secretary; and Charlie Shea, treasurer.

expert care prevents damage to it. Customers are choosy buyers and on several occasions have returned truckloads of damaged packages, causing a financial loss to the plant.

The “one shot” season is over, but Chemical Shipping

[IMAGE: George Rusnak, center, a pipefitter in the mechanical department is congratulated by Leo Napiello on his retirement after 32 years service. Other department members are from left, Mario Mucci, Napiello, Rusnak, Tom Ward, and Dick Clark.]

Autos, Major Cause Of Air Pollution

by Bob Shortt

Motor vehicles, primarily automobiles, account for approximately 70% of the total estimated tonnage of air pollutants discharged annually into Connecticut air.

20% of the total suspended particulate matter; 98% of the total carbon monoxide; 94% of the total hydrocarbons,

personnel Jim Casey, Bill Creddo, Tony Marques, Jim Nolan and Tano San Angelo played a big role in getting orders to customers on time . . sometimes overnight during the hectic season.

Excellent service, a quality product, and good packaging keeps customers, and in the long run customers keep the plant operating at full

and 39% of the total nitrogen oxides are caused by automobiles and trucks.

Although motor vehicles are the primary cause of air pollution, 70% of the people surveyed in an opinion poll believed that the major cause of air pollution was the chemical industry.

The chemical industry contributes to air pollution but it has been one of the more progressive industries in the fight to improve the environmental quality of air and water against air and water pollution.

capacity every day of the year.

Red Cross cont’d from page 2

Shortt, J. Jokubaitis, E. Fisher, J. Doran, R. Cronin, J. Ascencao, J. Napiello, W. Rek, J. Sullivan, R. Manulla, E. Semaskvich, W. Albaitis, E. Diver, E. Johnson, A. Cross, E. Easterbrook, T. Chmielinski, J. Thompson, J. Mullen, C. Smith, R. Woodfield, A. Ficeto, and C. Gandarillas.

CHEM-TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 4 No. 4 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol 4, No. 1

Prize Cattle Raised at Oxford

per Ernie Scheller

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

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

Beau Perfect, Sire

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

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

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

Top Man In U.S.

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

Friend Of Eisenhower and Senator Gore

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

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

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

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

Raised In Orphanage

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

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

top farms in the Connecticut area.

Reports To New York

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

Jaroy Inc.

Continued from page 2

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

Concerned About Safety Rules

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

Women Officers Run Company

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smerekanych, St. John, Andrew, Harvey Retire

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

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

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

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

He was a member of the 25 Year Club.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 4 No. 3 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 4 No. 3

Social Security Upped 15%

The 15% increase in Social Security benefits affects everything from a retiree’s monthly check to the benefit paid a 40 year-old widow with small children. The extra benefit starts in April with two checks covering all the increases since Jan. 1.

A person who paid the maximum tax and retires at 65 in 1970 gets $190 a month – up form $165. He gets 80% if he retires at 62; 86-2/3% at 63; and 93-1/3% at 64.

His wife, age 65, gets 50% of her husband’s benefits, or $95. She can get $71.25 at 62. When her husband dies, she receives 82½ % of his post 65 benefit, $157 for life.

Applications for social security should be made 3 to 4 months before retirement to receive benefits upon retirement and to avoid delays.

The Social Security office in Waterbury or New Haven will gladly answer questions pertaining to your benefits.

Morrison (continued from page 1) burning Celogen around the motor and averted a serious fire. A short shutdown was required to repair the faulty bearing.

Safety procedures are an important part of safety and fire prevention. Knowledge of operation of the equipment, location of shut-off valves, and the location of fire alarm boxes, showers, eye fountains, and other safety equipment prevents accidents and injuries and makes the plant a safer place to work for all of us.

Better Food Service Promised

At a recent meeting, representatives of Industrial Vendors, Inc. (IVI) who service the plant’s food facilities, stated that every effort would be made to improve the food and vending machine service in the plant.

The meeting stemmed from employee complaints about the condition and quality of food as well as the lack of food in the machines on the night shifts and weekends, and poor servicing of the machines. A lack of variety in Cafeteria menus was another comment often mentioned by employees about the service.

It is a major concern of the plant to assure fresh quality food for employees on all shifts. The meeting should result in improved food services throughout the plant.

$16,900 Invested In Each Employee

Each year Uniroyal increases its investment in new and better equipment to improve production, work conditions and to make jobs easier.

Today each employee is backed by $16,900 in plants, tools and equipment. Ten years ago the figure was $10,400.

During the past year, several millions of dollars were spent on plant improvements, new equipment, new machinery, modernization programs, safety, and new product facilities. This investment helps us remain competitive in the chemical industry by selling our products to customers at a competitive price and protects job security.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Tony Jokubaitis Retires

[IMAGE: Photo showing group of men, one wearing a “DANGER” hard hat]

Congratulating Tony Jokubaitis on his retirement after 25 years with Uniroyal Chemical are from left: John Quint, Don Holmes, Tony, Walter Tabaka, Bill Krayeski, and Larry Pearl.

DEPARTMENT BREAKDOWN FOR 1969 VS. 1968

Department 1969 Lost Time Accidents Days Lost Serious Injuries 1968 Lost Time Accidents Days Lost Serious Injuries
Chem. Prod. 7 397 16 7 403 14
Reclaim Prod. 3 147 8 4 67 11
Mat. Handling 4 135 7 3 250 6
Mech. Dept. 4 114 12 5 298 20
Res. & Dev. 1 109 4 1 24 11
Syn. Prod. 4 198 7 0 0 2
Other 0 0 2 0 0 4
TOTALS 23 1100 56 20 1042 68

NOTE: An additional 2081 days were lost due to occupational accidents in the plant, that happened prior to 1969.

Safety . . . (continued from page 1)

loss of an eye, or the permanent disability to an individual. His family shares his anguish with him, and in the case of total blindness, a severe hardship is placed on the family. His lost earnings affects their livelihood, their opportunities for a college education and the many good things that make life more enjoyable.

Every employee in the plant is hurt by the lost skill and experience of an injured employee. An entire production line may be shut down by his absence. Operating costs are increased and the job security of his fellow employees endangered.

What Can You Do?

Observe every safety rule. Don’t perform unsafe acts. Don’t take “the chance”. Think before you act. Expect the unexpected happening.

These are the things you can do for your safety and the safety of your fellow employee. Often he’s the one who gets hurt by the chance you take.

U.S. Census Now Underway

The nineteenth decennial census will be different in its procedure from any ever taken in the U.S.

Each household will receive a questionnaire in the mail and most will be asked to return it by mail, except in rural areas where a census taker will call for them. •

One out of 5 households will receive a longer form with additional questions about each member in the household and the dwelling.

The success of the new mail system depends in a large degree on the cooperation of the public.

The Census determines the official population figures for the U.S., states, counties, cities, towns and villages.

The Census which is strictly confidential provides data on income, housing, occupations, education, poverty, age, color, sexes and other important information on the U.S. population.

Huge Rubber Tanks Stop Oil Spills

[IMAGE: Photograph showing rubber tanks on water near a tanker ship]

140,000 gallon Uniroyal rubber tanks collect oil from tanker and prevent pollution from spills.

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 5 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 3 No. 5

Technical Team Wins Bowling League

by Shirley Sandora

The Uniroyal Chemical Handicap Bowling League ended its season with the Technical team, first half winner, defeating the Atatics, second half winner, in the roll-off to take first place.

Eight teams, registered with the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, made up the league: Engineering, Atatics, Technical, Synthetic, EMIC, Process Development, Distribution/Scheduling and

Dick Terino, Sales, curves a left hander down the alley. (Photos by Bob Foltz).

Shirley Sandora, R & D, top bowler among the women, shows how to make a strike.

Pilot Plant. The teams bowled 36 games during the season on Wednesday nights, and finished the season with a banquet at Lift-The-Latch Inn on Saturday, May 24, at which prizes and trophies were awarded, to which the Chemical plant makes a donation. A National Bowling Congress “Big 40 Club” went to Karen DiDominzio and a “Big 50 Club” to Dom Pape.

First half awards went to Frank Barrows for Men’s

High Average and High Three; Men’s High Single, Al Lanouette; Women’s High Average and High Three, Kaye Johnson; Women’s High Single, Shirley Sandora; Men’s High No-Mark Game, Ron Redline; Women’s High No-Mark, Ronnie Dierling.

Second half awards went to Adrian Hanley for Men’s High Average and High Three; Women’s High Average and High Three, Kaye Johnson; Women’s High Single, a tie between Shirley Sandora and Ronnie Dierling; Men’s High No-Mark John Stamm; Women’s High No-Mark, Celeste Churchill.

The Most Improved Bowler Patch award went to Karen DiDominzio.

Bowlers participating in the league were Marcella Pape, Dom Pape, Ron Redline, Jo Greco, Shirley Sandora, Dave Boulanger, Paul Williams, Ronnie Dierling,

Unions Set Picnic Dates

by Joe Arbachauskas and Joe Rzeszutek

Local 308 will hold a picnic for members on Sunday, July 13, at Schildgen’s Grove in Union City from 11:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. Chairman of the picnic is Art Calder, with Manny Matos, Jessie Silva and Ben Tomaszeski serving on the committee. Joe Arbachauskas, Local president, and Calder promise that plenty of excellent food and refreshments will be available for an enjoyable day.

Local 218’s picnic is set for Saturday, August 2, at Holiday Hill in Prospect from

11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Union members and their families including children up to 18 years of age are invited. Joe Rzeszutek, Local president, pointed out that retired members are invited to the affair. Chairman Roger Lestage and his committee are preparing a gourmet’s dinner of roast beef and chicken to be served at 4:00 P.M.

Swimming, games and plenty of food and cooling refreshments are included to make it a pleasant day for members and their families.

Canaries Check Unsafe Conditions

For 20 years, canaries have tested enclosed vessels and tanks for oxygen supply and harmful vapors. The four canaries kept at the Synthetic plant have been used by the tank cleaners to assure that a sufficient oxygen supply is in the tanks and that no explosive mixtures exist before they clean them.

Today, the fire inspectors use an oxygen meter and vapor meter to check unsafe conditions, but the canaries are still kept as an extra safety precaution.

Swanson, Gaizutis Retire

Congratulating Carl Swanson, seated, on his retirement after 46 years are left to right: Edna Crycheau, Norm Gibbs, Marcella Pape, Angie Mariano, Julie Curtin and Marie Marrello.

Frank Gaizutis poses in front of High Pressure laboratory he designed with left to right: Jim Donnelly, Bob Smith, Gaizutis, Ernst Krauss and Steve Alper. Frank retired from Engineering after 17 years.

Gladys Bradshaw, Industrial Relations, lets go a strike.

Kaye Johnson, Tom Johnson, Larry Koth, Ken Canham, Bob Foltz, Celeste Churchill, Jean Kelley, Larry Terra, John Stamm, Ann Stamm, Verne Arndt, Gary Arndt, John Sierakowski, Karen DiDominzio, Gladys Bradshaw, Tony Amador, John Enamait, Al Enamait, Tim Carr, Julius Rek, Babe Hanley, Lina Hanley, Marie Yaroshefski, Al Lanouette, Frank Guerrera, Sal Falcone and Ada Falcone.

Officers of the league were Al Lanouette, president; Adrian Hanley, vice-president; Ron Redline, treasurer; Shirley Sandora, secretary.

Marcella Pape, Accounting, shows perfect bowling form.

Fire Inspectors, Ed Curby, left, and John Mello hold canary used to test oxygen supply and vapors in tanks.

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 3 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 3 No. 3

Valentine, Amador, Sears, Spina Retire. Total 138 Years Service.

[PHOTO]

Bert Scullin makes Val Valentine, center, and his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wojtczak Jr. chuckle at retirement dinner honoring Val for his 36 years service. (Kirkendall photo)

[PHOTO]

Manuel Amador, left, is congratulated by Joe Rzeszutek, President URW, Local 218, on his retirement from Reclaim Production. Amador had 41 years service with Uniroyal. (Kirkendall photo)

[PHOTO]

Joe Arbachauskas, URW president, Local 308 congratulates Norm Sears, center, on his retirement after 43 years, as Tom Gambardella watches. Standing are Jack Muckle, left and Bob Curtin.

“That’s The Way We Always Did It”

Have you ever asked why something was done in a certain way, only to be told, “Because that’s the way we always did it”?

Perhaps the classic example of this kind of senseless and stubborn adherence to precedent occurred when Bismark was ambassador to the court of Alexander II. Looking out a window of the Peterhof Palace, in 1860, Bismark noticed a sentry standing watch in the middle of the lawn and idly asked the Czar why the man was there. The Czar asked an aid-decamp. He didn’t know. The general commanding the troops at the palace was summoned. He didn’t know either.

“Then find out why and report to me,” commanded the Czar.

It took three days of intensive investigation, but finally the general came back with the answer.

It seemed that in 1780, on a fine spring morning, Catherine the Great had looked out the window and had seen the first flower thrusting above the frozen grass. She had ordered a sentry posted there to prevent anyone from picking the flower or inadvertently stepping on it. And eighty years later, the sentry was still there. No one had ever asked that simple, one-word question: “Why?”

DOM SPINA RETIRES

Domenic Spina retired from the Synthetic Mechanical department after 18 years service with Uniroyal Chemical.

Safety Glasses Replaced Free, But Not Your Eyesight

[PHOTO]

Kevin Kelley of the Research and Development department, while performing development work in Bldg. 61 laboratory, had a close call when the unexpected happened.

Kevin was using a regular gallon jug in a dry ice and acetone bath to make a 50 percent caustic solution. The temperature differential caused the jug to burst and the contents spilled onto the dry ice and covered the upper portion of his body and his eyes. Fortunately, he was wearing his safety glasses and prevented serious injury to his eyesight.

By being safe at work and wearing the proper protective equipment for the job, serious accidents are avoided. Your unsafe act may not hurt you, but it could seriously injure one of your fellow employees.

Purchase Of 1 Bond And 1 Share Per Employee, Bond Drive Goal

During May employees will have the opportunity to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares conveniently through payroll deductions. The goal for the 1969 drive is the purchase of one Bond and one Share by each employee. Presently 37% of our employees participate in the Payroll Savings Plans for U.S. Bonds, compared to a Uniroyal average of 52%.

The Payroll Savings Plan offers an opportunity for systematic savings to save for a secure future in one of the world’s safest, and most broadly effective, investment programs. Through systematic, easy thrift deductions you watch your savings grow automatically.

Purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds protects against inflation, keeps our economy stable and our dollar sound. Savings Bonds involve you actively in helping the Government stop inflation, a major economic problem facing all of us today.

This safe and economical investment is exempt from state and local income taxes. Payment of federal income tax on E bond interest may be deferred until the bonds are redeemed. 70% of Savings Bonds purchasers do not redeem them until age 65. In this way, the tax liability could be greatly reduced and possibly eliminated.

For only $39 you receive $50. through the purchase of a Series E Bond ($18.75 and redeemable in 7 years) and a Freedom Share ($20.25 and redeemable in 4½ years). By purchase of only one Bond and one Share, you can start a good systematic savings plan for yourself and your family.

Heading this year’s drive as Chairman will be Bill Lavelle of the Industrial Relations Department.

Know Your Benefits . . .

(con’t. from page 3)

4 weeks . . . . . . 8% of earnings
5 weeks . . . . . 10% of earnings
6 weeks . . . . . 12% of earnings

Q. Do I receive any vacation this year if I was hired 2 months ago: e.g. March 1969?
A. No, but you are eligible for vacation pay on your 1st. anniversary of your employment.

Q. If I am eligible for vacation, do I have to take the time off?
A. Yes, employees with 2 weeks vacation eligibility must take the 2 weeks.

Q. Am I allowed to receive vacation pay in lieu of time off?

A. Wage employees eligible for vacation weeks in excess of scheduled plant shutdowns or 2 weeks, whichever is greater, may at their request and with the approval of management, receive vacation pay instead of time off, up to maximum of 2 weeks. Election to receive in lieu of payment must be made no later than September 15 of the year in which taken.

If you have any questions about your vacation time, or pay, your foreman or supervisor will be glad to help you. Or you can consult your Union Contract booklet for fuller details.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: W.F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 4 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 3 No. 4

Room Of Tomorrow Made From Urethane Plastic Foam By Research And Development

The carved panels, rough hewn walls, beams, and the antique chest look like the most expensive, hand-carved woods. But they are made from urethane plastic foam, a unique plastic product developed by Rubicon Chemicals, a joint venture of Uniroyal Chemical and Imperial Chemical Industries of England. The principle materials used in making foam are liquid polyols, an organic isocyanate, catalysts, an emulsifier and a blowing agent.

The basic raw materials, TDI and MDI are marketed by the Chemical division’s sales department, with Walt Cook in charge of sales. Breaking into a new and highly competitive market, sales started slowly but during the past year have shown a steady increase.

The Rubicon research work is done in Building 75 where exciting new uses for this product are being developed to open new markets for Uniroyal Chemical. Urethane foam is a lightweight, yet tough, abrasive-resistant material. It is non-aging, odorless, non-allergenic, non-toxic, mold and mildew proof.

It can be made into soft, springy seat cushions or an impact-absorbing crash pad for automobile instrument panels. With such versatile physical properties, the foam has found uses in many different industries including furniture, automotive, appliance, textile, mattresses, carpeting, construction and packaging.

Group leader of the Rubicon research laboratory, is Tom Haggerty. Other members in the group are Fred Kenyon, from Imperial Chemical Industries of England, Ray Allen, Jim McGinn, Ralph Fusco, Paul Ulrickson and Barry Nelson.

FLOOD DISASTER

(Continued from Page 2)

accurate reports on the situation.

For efficient execution of the Plan, non-authorized employees (those without a silver star on the pass) are requested to remain away from the plant to prevent congestion of the streets with cars and avoid interference with emergency equipment.

Employees should listen to their local radio stations to learn whether they should report to work or not.

A trial run of the Plan will be held in the Synthetic and Chemical plants.

Appointments Announced

Ed Geise has been appointed Director of Marketing for the Chemical Division.

Bob Knapp heads the Research and Development group for Plastics.

Bill Coughlin was appointed Manager of Market Development for the division.

Joe Flannery is now General Product Manager.

Ed Saunders became Distribution/Scheduling Manager for the division.

Alex Nole was made Customer Service Supervisor.

Allan Murray transferred to the Colloids Development section as Senior Research Scientist.

Lou Kaiser joined the plant’s Engineering Pollution Control group.

[IMAGE CAPTION]: Urethane foam for seat cushioning being cut to size in the Rubicon laboratory, Building 75.

[IMAGE CAPTION]: The Room of Tomorrow conceived by the Research and Development department is made from urethane plastic foam. This exciting new material opens new markets for the Chemical Division.

Mal Wilson And Jack Person Retire

[IMAGE CAPTION]: Mal Wilson, center, is congratulated on his retirement from the Materials Flow department after 25 years by left to right, Lucy DiStefano, Michele DeBiase, Lorraine Grant and Jean Kelley.

[IMAGE CAPTION]: Jack Person, left, is congratulated by Bob Van Allen, superintendent of reclaim production on his retirement from the reclaimed rubber group after 22 years’ service.

Long Weekend, Drive Safely

This year, the Fourth of July falls on Friday making it a long weekend. It is estimated that more than 600 people will be killed on highways or other accidents.

When driving, drive defensively, expect the other driver to do something wrong; use your seat belts; drive slowly. Your life and your family’s depend upon your safe driving.

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: W.F. Lavelle

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 6 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS

New “Idea Plan” Offers $1000 Cash Awards

Larry Koth, Idea Plan Administrator, discusses how to cut the red tape with department coordinators. Seated left to right are Sam Gillette, Koth, and Pat Petti. Standing left to right are Ernst Krauss, Bill Albaitis, Milt Makoski and Mike Dodd who will assist Koth with the Plan.

For many years, Uniroyal Chemical has operated a Suggestion System for employees to submit original ideas and receive cash awards for them.

To encourage employees to participate more fully in the plan, and to reward them more for their originality and experience, Uniroyal has initiated a new “Idea Plan.”

The Company has raised the minimum award from $15 to $25 and the maximum at the local plant level to $1,000. If an idea is worth more, it will be submitted to a management committee for consideration for an additional award.

The new Plan will cut out the red tape and eliminate the long delays before a suggestion is acted upon. Employees will be informed as quickly as possible whether or not their ideas have been accepted or rejected.

For effective and immediate handling of submitted ideas, Larry Koth, Industrial Engineering Manager, has been designated the plant’s Idea Plan Administrator. Each department will have an idea coordinator.

Department coordinators selected so far are: Lou Coscia, Research and Development; Larry Mambrino, Control; Pat Petti, Purchasing; Sam Gillette, Chemical Production; Milt Makoski, Industrial Relations; Ernst Krauss, Engineering; Bill Albaitis, Materials.

Employees will be kept fully informed on the details of the new Plan as it is implemented. Now’s the time to start thinking and jot down your ideas on work methods, equipment or supplies, customer service, product quality, new products, safety, waste reduction, production increase, shipping, packaging and many others.

The new Uniroyal Idea Plan provides every employee the opportunity to increase his earnings, simply by jotting down and submitting the hundreds of ideas in his head. $1,000 . . . and even more is worth a try.

Ed Weaving, plant protection supervisor, shows now a gasoline fire can be put out.

830,000 Hours; No Accidents

By Bob Shortt

The plant almost reached the magic 1,000,000 manhours worked without a losttime accident. During July and August, no lost-time accidents occurred.

However, on September 6, after reaching 830,084 manhours, an employee slipped from a ladder and fell backwards into a ditch, fracturing his forearm.

As of August 31 there were 3 less lost-time accidents for the same period in 1968, a slight improvement. There was a decrease of 16 serious injuries for the same period.

Whether at work, home, or on the road, safety is your personal responsibility. Your unsafe act may result in a serious injury to a fellow employee.

The irony of safety is that the person responsible for the accident, often escapes injury.

As the paper went to press another lost time accident was reported on September 11, when a driver stopped to give a ride to an employee walking to work. The station wagon was hit in the rear and the driver suffered from a whiplash, loosing several days of work.

Housekeeping Prevents Fires

The week with October 9 in it – the day of the Great Chicago Fire – has been set aside as Fire Prevention Week to focus attention on the tragic loss of lives and families from fire. Starting October 6, the plant will hold a weeklong series of fire drills, tours and demonstrations on the proper action to take in case of a plant fire and the safety measures to prevent them.

A major cause of fire in the plant is poor housekeeping and only the alertness of safety-minded employees and the quick response of the fire department to alarms has prevented serious damage.

Good housekeeping in your area makes it safer to work in and certainly more enjoyable, as well as a major contribution in fire prevention.

Fire Prevention in our plant is a 52 week a year operation and we feel sure that employees realize this and make it a year-round practice.

Open House Held For Retirees

After a tour of the Reclaim plant, retirees are greeted by R. Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager. In front, left to right are N. Valvo, W. Hayes, R. Finsel, J. Slyzys and Mitchinson. In back are, left to right: J. Napomiceno, V. Maciokas, G. Wooley, C. Vagt, G. Legault and T. Basile.

In front of registration tent are clockwise, G. Sbrocca, C. Carlson, V. Maciokas, H. Schofield, R. Van Allen, E. Johnson, D. Wood, L. Borzino, H. Olson, G. Bertilson and E. Valentine.

150 retired employees attended the “Open House” which included tours of the Chemical, Reclaim and Synthetic plants renewed friendships, and lunch at the Synthetic cafeteria.

Noticeable to the retirees were the many improvements to the plant during the past few years: the new front entrance, the modernization of the Reclaim plant, the new Control Center and other building improvements.

Several commented on the courtesy of the Foremen and Supervisors who conducted the tours and the plant drivers who provided rides.

Fred Wintsch and Milt Makoski were in charge of the program. Molly Cobbol and Marion Hutt served as receptionists.

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770
EDITOR: William F. Lavelle

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 8 – Page 4

by
Page 004

CHEM-TEXTS

Page 4 | Vol. 3 No. 9

Chemical Royals Win Softball Title

[PHOTO: Group photo of softball team members]

Pete Lazaras holds trophies won by Chemical Softball team. In front left to right are Curt Rice, Pete Byra, A. Sardanopoli, Lazaras, Ted Hudzik, and John Zappala. In rear, left to right are Ron Stark, Al Zonas, Vin Rooney, Carl Wehmann, Dan Shantz, Al Zimmermann, John Johnson, and John Swanson, manager of the team. Absent were Brad Swain, Mike Jasman, Jerry Lambiotte and John Shiley.

by J. Swanson and J. Prior

The Chemical Royals took first place in the Naugatuck News Twilight League National Division, winning the first half championship easily but facing a tough task in the second half when they were forced to play a 3-game playoff which they won.

Fighting for the pennant with one of their key players sidelined with an ankle injury, the Royals lost two tough games and their opportunity to take the pennant.

Leading batters for the team were John Johnson, with .595 and Vin Rooney with .509. Dan Shantz led in RBI’s with 53 and Carl Wehmann had 33. Shantz was also the team’s leading slugger with 9 homers. Jerry Lambiotte with a 15-9 pitching record, backed up by the relief pitching of Pete Lazaras with a 5-2 and John Swanson’s with a 4-0 record, helped lead the team to a victorious season.

The Synthetic Cardinals finished the season with a 20-12 record taking second place. Pete LaCharity led the team in batting with .535, followed by John Stamm’s .525 and Charlie Roland with .514. Eric Johnson was the team’s slugger with 12 home-runs. Howard Slason coached the team which consisted of Jim Shea, Joe Wojtczak, Bill Broden, Bill Stinson, Keith Hughes, Fernando Henriques, Vic Kloc, Howard Nixon and John Prior.

CHEM-TEXT Article Promotes Kralon®ABS

1000 reprints of the Kralon® ABS article in CHEM-TEXTS were sent to customers by Rom Rhome, Market Manager for pipe sales. The article discussed the new market potential for Kralon® ABS as underground conduit to replace the unsightly overhead utility poles and wires which mar city streets and the country’s highways.

Joe Bielak, Howard Hogan Retire

[PHOTO: Group of men with retirement cake]

Joe Bielak, seated, D & G foreman shows cake he received on his retirement after 30 years service. Ready to cut the cake are left to right, Tom Carey, Florian Taranovich, George Allen, Joe McKee, Sam Molnar, and Gus Birch.

[PHOTO: Group of men at retirement celebration]

Charlie Roland, URW Local 308 Vice President, congratulates Howard Hogan of the Instrument Dept. after 43 years’ service. Left to right are John Geary, Charlie Roland, Howard Hogan, Fred Simasek, Norm Brummett, and Tom Palmieri.

It Hops, Skips, Jumps and Runs

The new Attex, designed by Uniroyal and the ATV Manufacturing Company does everything but fly. Used for rescue work, hunting, and fishing in almost inaccessible areas, the impact-resistant and steel-like Royalite body is made from Kralastic® ABS, a Chemical division plastic product.

Attex rides on 6 low pressure flotation tires that replace shock absorbers and eliminate the suspension system. The Uniroyal tires feature an exclusive side tread design for extra traction in deep snow and sand; and the deep reverse tread design provides increased maneuverability on water.

The upholstery for the Attex is made from Marvinol® vinyl.

The retail price for the Attex is $1,495.

[PHOTO: Attex vehicle emerging from water in Central Park]

Attex, the newest all – terrain vehicle, climbs out of pond in Central Park, New York with the greatest of ease. The tough, steel-like body is made from Kralastic ABS and contains two plant chemicals. The Research and Development work on Kralastic and Marvinol is done at our Labs and TSSC Bldg.

Employee Benefits Hit $10,826,594

In the first six months of 1969, Uniroyal paid 58,465 claims, totaling $6,218,000 for hospital-surgical bills of Uniroyal employees.

As of March 31, 1969, the Company paid out $4,608,594 in group life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance which covers most employees and retirees in the United States.

The total of these benefits amounted to the staggering sum of $10,826,594.

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 10 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 3 No. 10

Sales Set Record; Profits Drop 10.5%

Sales of Uniroyal, Inc. set new records for the thirty-nine weeks ending September 28, 1969, but profits failed to keep pace with sales, and took a 10.5% drop.

Sales for the nine month period totaled $1,165,502,000, an increase of 9.9% compared with $1,060,659,000 reported for 1968. Profits, however, were $38,184,000, equivalent to $1.33 a share of common stock, 10.5% lower than the $42,650,000 or $1.55 a share for 1968.

The third quarter sales for 1969 were $368,869,000 compared to $341,874,000 for 1968 and net income was $8,292,000 equivalent to 27 cents a common share compared with $12,769,000 or 45 cents a share last year. Third quarter earnings in 1969 were based on a greater number of shares outstanding.

Profits were hurt by increasing inflationary factors, including rising costs for wages and raw materials, as well as higher interest rates on borrowed capital.

The Company also encountered abnormally high production costs for new tire constructions and greater start-up expenses for new and expanded production facilities.

Contact Lenses Are Unsafe

by Bob Shortt

Many employees are not fully aware of the dangers in wearing contact lenses in the plant.

Chemicals and dusts which enter the eye and work their way behind the lens cannot be washed out until the lens is removed. Very often permanent damage to the eye can result before this can be done.

There is a rule which is included in the Laboratory Safety Manual stating, Contact Lenses are not to be worn in the plant. For your own safety and to prevent injury to eyesight, it is extremely important to observe this rule.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on its common stock. It will be payable December 24 to stockholders of record on November 24.

This payment will bring total dividends paid on the stock in 1969 to 70 cents a share.

Approximately 65% of the Naugatuck plant employees are stockholders or participants in the Stock Purchase Plan.

Clergy Visit Parishioners

During a recent plant tour, local clergy had a chance to see their parishioners at work. Taking a coffee break during the tour they chat with Neil Melore, Industrial Relations Supervisor. From left are John Letts YMCA Director, Rev. Clark Kuntz, Rev. Robert Hankins, Rev. James Dahlgren and Melore. With back to camera is Rev. Robert Baker.

Sabia, Buckingham Retire

Frank Sabia center, is congratulated by Kirk Kirkendall upon retirement after 27 years. Left to right are Ed Plocha, Kirkendall, Sabia, Don Fuller, and Mike Santone.

Ralph Buckingham is congratulated on his retirement by Sal Falcone. From left are Gene Reale, foreman, Tony Malone, Buckingham, Falcone, Tony Galletta and Ovila Fortier.

Luggage Ideal Xmas Gift

Smart looking luggage, ideal for Christmas gifts, is made from Kralastic® ABS, a tough impact resistant plastic, a product of the Chemical Division. Manufactured by several quality baggage companies, the cases can withstand the toughest abuse a traveller can give them.

Royalite® which is the Consumer and Industrial Division’s trademark for ABS sheet is only 40% the weight of aluminum and just one-seventh the weight of steel.

The attache case at top is a perfect gift for the businessman. On the wicker stool is a lightweight ladies overnight case. For travellers, the two suiter makes an excellent gift. The gun case on which the pretty model is standing demonstrates how tough this steel-like plastic is.

The Employees’ Salesroom at the Footwear plant carries most of the luggage which is available in a wide range of colors.

[Photo caption]: Model demonstrates the steel-like strength of Kralastic ABS, a plastic made by Uniroyal Chemical.

Latest News Bulletins Issued

To keep employees informed on the latest news in the Plant, in the Division and in Uniroyal, News Bulletins are now being issued weekly or semi-weekly. Watch for them on the Bulletin Boards at the three plant entrances, in the Plant, and in your department.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 11 – Page 3

by
Page 003

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 3 No. 11 | Page 3

Nine Employees Retire With 336 Years’ Of Service

Volpe, Carroll Had 47 Years With Plant

JOE SMEY retired from the Purchasing department after 40 years service. Joe was a buyer-supervisor of packages used in the plant.

AL CUSSON a department shift foreman in Reclaim Production, retired after 33 years service.

CHARLES HOTCHKISS retired from Mechanical Stores after 27 years service.

$132,000 Paid To Employees For Tuition

Tuition Aid is one of the many Company benefits which Uniroyal employees enjoy. It is available to both salary and wage employees.

Uniroyal paid $132,000 in Tuition Aid for employees in the year ending August 1969. A total of 729 employees took job-related courses under the program, designed to help employees gain or increase their job-related skills. A total of 29 college degrees were awarded to Uniroyal employees under the program.

At the Naugatuck location, 73 employees have improved their education by taking graduate and post-graduate job related courses at colleges in the area. Several employees will receive their master degrees in Business, Engineering and Chemistry this year.

[Photo Caption – Top Left]
Larry Volpe, center, General Foreman in the Mechanical department, receives best wishes on his retirement after 47 years. From left are Julius Banno, George Holmes, Volpe, Ted Hubbell, and Bill Mariano.

[Photo Caption – Top Right]
Angie Mariano, seated center, is congratulated by members of the Control department on her retirement after 39 years service. Seated from left are Edna Crycheau, Angie, and Helen Southard. From left, standing are Marie Marrello, Julie Curtin, Theresa Dalton, Jack Dunn, Joyce Lucarelli, and Marcella Pape.

[Photo Caption – Middle Left]
Leo Carroll, Foreman of the Piper department is swarmed with congratulations on his retirement after 47 years. Seated from left are Joe Samoskas, Carroll, and Frank Pat. In rear from left are John Hoey, Ray Gogolowski, Jim Shea and Tony Galletta.

[Photo Caption – Middle Right]
John Geary, Instrument department Foreman with 27 years service, receives best wishes on his retirement, from at left Elmer Anderson, Joe Adamaitis, Bill Lannon, Tom Palmieri, Geary, Carl Steelfox, Norm Brummett.

[Photo Caption – Bottom Left]
Purchasing department congratulates Norv Turner, seated, on retirement after 39 years. From left are Hal Lynch, Lucy Borzencki, Ed Sands, Dick Krajewski, Jim Heagle, John Callahan, Madelyn Malone, Joe Little, Pat Petti, Edith Dalleywater, and George Louis Jr.

[Photo Caption – Bottom Right]
Paul Suba, center, of Vibrathane Research and Development is congratulated on his retirement by Al Zimmermann after 37 years service. From left is Lou Esposito, Rose Wasoka, Suba, Corrine Guerrera, and Zimmermann.

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 2 No. 4 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM TEXTS | Vol. 2 No. 4

Pohl Made Industrial Relations Manager For Baton Rouge Plant

[PHOTO: Group of four men in suits]

Ron Pohl, second from left, was honored by fellow employees and friends at a dinner recently. At left is Ed Alves, President of Local 308, Synthetic Plant. Next to Pohl is Joe Rzesutek, President of Local 218, Chemical plant. At right is Ron Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck plant.

Plant Contributes 148 Pints Of Blood To Bloodmobile Visit

The Connecticut Red Cross Bloodmobile made its annual visit to the Naugatuck plant in August. Usually the visit occurs in June or October when most plant personnel are available. In 1967 the plant contribution dropped to a low 100 pints.

This year’s visit, sponsored when several buildings were closed for repairs and many employees on vacation, brought 148 pints to the Red Cross, a highly commendable response by Naugatuck employees.

184 employees volunteered, but only 166 showed at the Bloodmobile unit. 18 employees were rejected and 22 walk-ins appeared.

A five gallon pin was awarded to Orlando Gabianelli and two gallon pins awarded to Walt Frankenberger and Jack Vergosen. Other employees contributing were: V. Alves, R. Amidon, R. Ashby, D. Beauchamp, B. Begin, J. Bickerdike, A. Bilez, L. Borg, D. Boulanger, P. Brandis, R. Breton, W. Broden, E. Brooks, R. Brown, J. Bucciaglia, C. Bulka, W. Campbell, K. Canham, B. Carr, R. Clark, P. Cookson, R. Cornell, A. Crandall, A. Crapo, J. Cronan, A. Cross, S. Curtis, T. Curzi, B. Daily, R. DeBlasio, D. Delagrange, H. DeVries, P. Dillon, H. Donald, J. Doran, K. Dowling, E. Easterbrook, G. Emond, S. Famiglietti, W. Ferguson, J. Fink, E. Fischer, B. Fisher, T. Fitzgerald, R. Foltz, L. Fortier, H. Francolini, A. Gedraitis, P. Hans, M. Heller, G. Hennessey, C. Herb, J. Hoey, D. Houde, J. Jarvis, J. Johnson, J. Jokubaitis, R. Keenan, L. Koth, A. Krampetz, R. Krause, A. Krivitsky, J. Lawson, P. Lazaras, B. Leach, L. Lombardi, H. Lynch, T. Lyons, W. Madura, F. Maffia, C. Magnuson, R. Manulla, M. Marmaccio, N. Mason, W. Mathewson, M. Matos, F. Mayo, J. McGowan, R. Mitchinson, R. Morel, A. Mukosey, K. Nelson, E. Newell, P. Norton, S. Ostrowski, L. Owens, J. Painter, K. Parikh, P. Petti, R. Quint, A. Radowich, J. Riccardi, L. Roberts, H. Robinson, E. Root, J. Rourk, E. Runowicz, R. Ruris, R. Schultz, S. Schwartz, W. Scott, K. Searles, R. Semeraro, F. Semplenski, P. Sgrillo, J. Shepard, T. Shevzov, A. Smith, N. Smith, W. Smith, M. Stanco, F. Sterniak, J. Sullivan, J.J. Sullivan, M. Sutton, A. Swaan, S. Swan, A. Tidmarsh, L. Triano, S. Tummarello, J. Walsh, T. Ward, C. Wehman, P. Welch, F. Wintsch, J. Wojtczak, and R. Valentine.

Ed Boisvert Retires Recently

[PHOTO: Two men shaking hands]

Ed Boisvert (left) a millwright in the Mechanical Department is congratulated by John Evans upon his retirement after more than 18 years service with the Company.

Synthetic Team Finishes Second In Slo-Pitch League

The Synthetic Cardinals recently completed a very successful campaign in the Naugatuck Daily News Twilight Slo-Pitch Softball League. The team’s season record was 21-10 to give the Cardinals second place in the National Division. A runner-up trophy for the team’s finish in the league will be presented to members of the team and placed in the Control Room at the Synthetic Plant. Members of the Synthetic Cardinals were Pete LaCharity, Charlie Roland, Joe Wojtczak, John Johnson, Bill Broden, Jim Shea, Vic Kloc, Keith Hughes, Jack Prior, Vin Rooney, John Stamm, Chico Henriques, and Don Carey.

The team’s hitting for the season averaged .447, with Pete LaCharity batting a hefty .540; Charlie Roland, .525 and Joe Wojtczak at .510.

Synthetic Production, Synthetic Mechanical Win Sept. Free Coffee

Two departments, Synthetic Production and Synthetic Mechanical worked during September without a lost time accident or serious injury. Free Coffee cards for members of both departments can get their cards from their foremen or supervisors.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

SAFETY SLOGAN

Contest #4

Date:___

Name___

Address___

Dept.___

My suggestions are:

1.___

2.___

3.___

4.___

5.___

Get Your Family To Enter Safety Slogan Contest. Win $25

Safety is not only a job responsibility but even more important a family responsibility. The plant’s Safety Slogan contest which is open to all employees and their families is one way of making your family safety conscious.

For instance over the last Labor Day weekend more than 700 people lost their lives in accidents, a staggering figure and a needless loss of human lives.

Get your family interested in safety by entering the Safety Slogan contest. Send all entries to Safety Dept. Bldg. 84.

The rules for the contest are simple:

  1. Each member of the family may submit as many slogans as they want.
  2. The entry must be 10 words or less.
  3. An entry can be re-submitted in new contests provided it has never won.
  4. The decision of the 3 judges is final.
  5. All employees can enter except the plant staff and members of the joint union-management safety committee.
  6. If you don’t use the form, be sure you include all of the necessary information on your entry.
  7. The contest closes Oct. 31.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM TEXTS

PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT

| UNIROYAL Chemical | U.S. Postage |
| Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770 | PAID |
| | Permit No. 10 |
| RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED | Naugatuck, Conn. 06770 |

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 2 No. 3 – Page 4

by
Page 004

Page 4 | CHEM-TEXTS | Vol. 2 No. 3

DEPARTMENTS TO SCHEDULE SAFETY MEETINGS FOR GROUPS

During the third and fourth quarters of the year each department will hold scheduled meetings on different topics of safety. The meetings are conducted by the foremen with the members of their departments. Discussions center on the problems of safety in the departments, personal protective equipment on the job, housekeeping, eye protection, and ways to improve our safety record and prevent the occurrence of serious and lost time injuries.

At the present this is the schedule, topics and places where the meetings are being held.

RECLAIM PRODUCTION: The 3rd. quarter safety meeting discussed Personal Protective Equipment and were held in each department, except for Millrooms A and C which were held in the Foremen’s Room. A. Enamait met twice on July 15 with the Raw Stock and Tube Sorting group. A. Pistarelli and Cracking met 8/5 and will meet again on 9/9. F. Polonis and Digesting on 8/6, 8/13 and 8/20. W. Booth and Devulcanizing on 8/5, 8/12 and 8/19. D. Rappe met with Millroom A on 8/17, 8/14 and 8/21. H. Piasick and Millroom C will meet 9/3, 9/10 and 9/17. M. Mazur and Dispersions on 9/4.

Procedures and Orderlines will be the topic for 4th. quarter Safety meetings. A. Enamait, Raw Stock and Tube Sorting, will hold 2 meetings on 11/12. A. Pistarelli, Cracking, on 10/7, 11/4, and 12/2. F. Polonis, Digesting, on 11/5, 11/12, and 11/19. W. Booth, Devulcanizing, on 10/7, 10/14, 10/21. D. Rappe, Millroom A. on 10/9, 10/16, 10/23. H. Piasick, Millroom C on 11/16, 11/18, and 11/20. M. Mazur, Dispersions, on 11/27.

PURCHASING: A. Carriero will discuss Housekeeping on Sept. 16 at 9 A.M. with the Mechanical Stores group in the Chemical Mechanical Storeroom. The 4th quarter meeting will center on Personal Protective Equipment and Proper Use of Equipment and is scheduled for Nov. 11, 9 A.M. in the Chemical Mechanical Storeroom.

ENGINEERING: An organized program featuring films and slides on Safety is now being worked out for monthly departmental meetings during the 3rd. and 4th. quarters. A schedule of the foremen, departments, topics, dates, time and place is now being prepared.

SYNTHETIC PRODUCTION: During Sept. each member of the Production Department will attend a scheduled meeting on Eye Protection. Meetings will be held at 3 P.M. in the Synthetic Cafeteria. Specific dates will be determined shortly.

In November, Personal Protective Equipment, (Other than eye and head) will be the Safety topic. Meetings will be scheduled for all members of the Production department in the Synthetic cafeteria at 3 P.M.

MATERIALS HANDLING: Department meetings on Safety are now being arranged for the 3rd. and 4th. quarters for all members of the group. When topics have been selected, members will be notified of the date, time, place and foremen in charge of the meeting.

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION: Safety meetings in Chemical Production have been held for the past 3 months on a regular weekly basis under G. Allen with members of chemical production buildings. Topics have focused on the particular safety problems in each building.

SAFETY SLOGAN

Contest #3

Date:____

Name____

Address____

Dept.____

My suggestions are:

1.____

2.____

3.____

4.____

5.____

Seven Retire From Chemical

[IMAGE: Photo of Anne Mastes with ROYAL RUBBER logo]
Anne Mastes retired recently after 40 years service, mostly as an analyst in control testing. Her future plans include extensive travel and volunteer hospital and civic work.

[IMAGE: Photo of Wellie Begin with ROYAL RUBBER logo]
Wellie Begin, who worked more than 17 years for the Company, retired from the Mechanical Department of the synthetic plant.

[IMAGE: Photo of John Walsh with ROYAL RUBBER logo]
John Walsh, after 22 years of service, retired. He worked in the research and development department of the synthetic rubber pilot plant during most of his career with the Company.

[IMAGE: Photo of Luward Lewonski]
Luward Lewonski who spent most of his career at Naugatuck in the materials department retired after 35 years of service with the Company.

[IMAGE: Photo of Albert Watts]
Albert Watts, of the Chemical Production Department retired after spending 17 years of service with the division. Al hasn’t made any definite plans yet, but looks forward to taking it easy for awhile.

[IMAGE: Photo of George Kuhn]
George Kuhn with more than 25 years of service with the Chemical division retired from the synthetic plant where he worked in the janitor’s department. He plans to move to Greer, South Carolina.

[IMAGE: Photo of Harold Asplund]
Harold Asplund retired from the Plant Protection department after 21 years service with the Company. Future plans include trips to Maine.

Plant Security To Be Improved

In about 6 weeks, a new procedure for entering the plant will become effective. Turnstiles, like those in the New York subways will be installed at the Main, Tire and Synthetic gates. The gates will be locked at all times, but will be opened with a “magnetic key.” This new system will allow only authorized personnel to enter the plant.

Recently all employees signed new employee passes which were collected. The passes will be plastic laminated and redistributed to employees when completed. The passes contain the “magnetic key” required to unlock the turnstiles to enter the plant.

Should an employee forget his pass, he will have to contact the watchman and prove his identification. If he can’t identify himself satisfactorily, he will have to contact his foreman or supervisor to enter the plant.

KOPP AND SCHMELCKE WIN $25 IN SAFETY SLOGAN CONTEST

Betty Kopp and Bill Schmelcke of the Physical Testing Lab. put their heads together and came up with the winning Safety Slogan “Don’t Fight Safety — Join It.” in the latest Safety Slogan Contest. Judges of the Contest were Lou Coscia, Hank De Vries and Al Krampetz.

All employees and members of their families can enter the Contest. The rules are simple; just write a slogan of 10 words or less. You or a member of your family may be the next winner of $25. All entries for Contest 3 must be sent to Hank De Vries, Safety Director, Bldg. 84. by Sept. 30

Other people who submitted slogans were Oscar Anderson, a retired employee; Frank Tussier in Analytical Research; Denise Pratt, who submitted 5 slogans; Caruso Fernandez in Agricultural Chemical Research, another five slogan contestant; Lisa Toman; Marjorie Tasky in the Reclaim Dept.; and John Mello. Synthetic Plant Protection, with five entries.

CHEM TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT

UNIROYAL Chemical
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

Four Retire Recently

by

Page 4 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 9, 1975

Four Retire Recently

[PHOTO]

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

[PHOTO]

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

[PHOTO]

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

[PHOTO]

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. Philip 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.

Further information on Al-Anon may be obtained by contacting: Connecticut Al-Anon, Public Information, P.O. Box 888, New Haven, Conn. 06504. Tel: 787-0115.

94 Honored…

continued from page 3

[PHOTO]

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

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-

[PHOTO]

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

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

Fahnestock & Co.
(Established 1881)

Members New York Stock Exchange
“ON THE VILLAGE GREEN”

| STOCKS | BONDS | MUTUAL FUNDS |

HERITAGE VILLAGE FINANCIAL CENTER
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT 06488 TELEPHONE 264-6511

ARTHUR THOMAS, JR. Manager EDWARD H. MITCHAM, JR.

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.

BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS

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

continued from page 1

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.

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.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY [LOGO]

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP INC. [CAMERA ICON]
WATERBURY’S LEADING CAMERA SHOP
90 South Main St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 754-2256
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors ● Developing ● Rentals

CHEM-TEXTS
PUBLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, NAUGATUCK, CONN. 06770

Equal Opportunity Employer

EDITOR: William F. Lavelle.

[UNIROYAL LOGO]

UNIROYAL CHEMICAL
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Naugatuck, Conn. 06770

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 1, No. 1 – Page 1

by
Page 001

Merry Christmas – Happy New Year

UNIROYAL CHEM-texts

Vol. 1 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 3

QUALITY . . The Most Important Ingredient

(One of the difficulties of modern industry is the loss of quality or pride of workmanship which identified “handmade” products of the past. Mr. D.E. Fowler, manager of Distribution and Scheduling has put down some thoughts on the subject of quality which are well worth considering. Ed.)

Our business depends on our customers wanting to buy our products in preference to buying similar materials from our competitors. Our continued growth, and even our maintaining present business depends on our supplying better products, with more dependable quality and shipping the materials when and how the customer wants them. In short, we must do a superior job with respect to quality and service.

A customer will prefer to buy from the supplier in which he has confidence. Confidence that our product will always perform in his application because its quality is good and does not change, and that we will get the material to him as we have agreed to do and he can depend on continuing his operations. Confidence in us is first built by our Sales organization, but must be maintained by all of us

throughout the organization, and all of us must avoid the many pitfalls that tend to destroy it.

Quality itself is a result of the processing and workmanship and graded by testing and we are always striving for a uniform product, but beyond this the impression that we make on the customer can be injured by poor appearing packages, torn or dirty outer packages, crushed cartons, dented drums, indistinct labeling, accidental inclusion of foreign objects, etc. These throw doubt on the quality of the workmanship on the product itself.

Of equal importance is service, which is getting the product to the customer when he wants it. The fear that a supplier might shut their operation down through failure to deliver is an important consideration. Any failure to supply intensifies this fear and

reduces our chance of continuing as the supplier. It is not necessary to shut him down this time by being a day or so later than we had promised, he worries about the next time and has to decide whether we are or are not as reliable a supplier as he can find. Shipment delays are caused by a number of types of happenings including quality rejections of products that we depended on to ship, sampling delays, testing delays, process difficulties, equipment breakdowns as well as failures of carriers to pickup a shipment as scheduled, carrier breakdown or otherwise detained in transit. Failures to ship the amount requested, or to follow customers requests as to markings, notification of shipment, prompt test reports, or using specified carriers, etc. are annoyances to the customer that lessen our chances of continuing as his supplier.

The best possible job by everyone in our organization to build customer confidence will contribute considerably to our continued business growth.

NEW WAY TO TEST TIRES

[IMAGE: Motorized vehicle with cattle in field]

Besides tending 250 head of cattle, this motorized cowhand is testing our tires at the Laredo, Texas, tire proving ground. In a new program, ranchers who rent part of our land at Laredo are equipped with company tires which are inspected regularly for damage from the rocky terrain and needle-like cactus plants. The test program is part of our continuing effort to find new ways of preventing tire punctures.

LOCAL 308 RATIFIES NEW AGREEMENT

The tentative agreement reached between the Company and Local #308 Union Negotiating Committee on 10-26-67 was ratified unanimously at membership meetings held on 11-8-67. The

provisions of the new supplemental agreement, as well as the improved benefits of the 1967 Company-wide Agreement, including vacations and anniversary pay, have been made effective as of 10-26-67.

Strikes Affect Sales, Earnings During Third Quarter and Nine Month Periods

Strikes at 19 tire, C & I and chemical plants caused sales and profits to decline for the third quarter and first nine months, George R. Vila, chairman and president, announced.

Third quarter sales declined 8.6% to $287,367,000, compared with $314,398,000 last year. Net income was $7,563,000, or 51 cents a share of common stock. This compared with $11,631,000, or 84 cents, in 1966.

Earnings in August and September exceeded the same months in 1966 and, if it had not been for the strike, earnings for the quarter would have been improved over the same period last year.

Sales during the first nine months totaled $924,329,000, 5.8 per cent lower than last year’s $981,448,000. Net income for the nine months

came to $18,663,000, compared with $35,692,000 last year. Earnings were $1.20 a share, compared with $2.59 for the same period of 1966.

Third quarter results also were affected by the vacation shutdowns provided in labor agreements, Mr. Vila said. Time was required to start up the plants after the strikes

and vacations. Product inventories were depleted or out of balance, thus curtailing filling of customer orders. Following agreement on the master labor contract, the company started negotiation of local plant supplements. The Opelika, Ala. tire plant was struck for 37 days ending only in mid-October.

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHT

In 1904, a Danish post office worker conceived the idea of a small stamp for Christmas letters and parcels in order to raise funds to set up a children’s tuberculosis hospital. The stamps sold for a penny each. Three years later a small dwelling used as a tuberculosis hospital in Delaware was about to be closed because of lack of funds. A woman who was interested in the hospital heard about the Danish post office worker and enlisted the aid of a leading Philadelphia newspaper to help put over a similar drive. The paper backed this drive and before Christmas rolled around, $3,000, ten

times the amount needed, had been raised. That was the beginning – today, 63 years later, Christmas seals are still the principal means of support in the fight against tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. We can all help to spread the word by buying Christmas Seals in 1967. Use them in good health.

[IMAGES: Christmas 1967 seals and Greetings 1967 stamps shown]

RETIREMENTS

U.S. RUBBER

[IMAGE: Photo of Mr. Domingos Matos]

Mr. Domingos Matos, Pleasant Avenue, Naugatuck, retired recently with 29 years of Company service from the Reclaim Production department.

[IMAGE: Photo of Silverio Barroqueiro]

Silverio Barroqueiro, recent retiree from Reclaim Production will travel to Portugal after 26 years service.

[IMAGE: Large industrial storage tank being lifted]

ABOVE: One of two, 50,000# storage tanks for cracked stock is being readied for installation in bldg. #17 of the Reclaim plant. When in place, the tank reached from the first floor to a point above the roof. The unit is part of the Reclaim modernization program and will be a feed tank for the fibre separation department. A complete story of the modernization of our Reclaim Production facilities will appear in a later issue of “Chem-Texts”.

US Rubber Proxy Statement – Page 8

by
Page 008

Remuneration of Directors and Officers

Table II below sets forth, as to each director, and each of the three highest paid officers, of the company whose direct aggregate remuneration exceeded $30,000, and as to all directors and officers as a group, all direct remuneration paid by the company and its subsidiaries for the year 1963, on an accrual basis, for services in all capacities and, as to each named director or officer, the amounts proposed to be paid following retirement pursuant to any retirement plan or contract.

TABLE II
Estimated
Name and capacities in Direct annual
which remuneration remuneration retirement
was received (1) allowances (2)
H. E. Humphreys, Jr. (3) $100,000 $27,015
Chairman of the board.
George R. Vila (3) 125,000 55,744
President.
Frank J. McGrath 72,000 12,436
Vice president and treasurer.
John W. McGovern (3) 80,572(4) (4)
Member of executive committee
and director. Former president.
All directors and officers as a group 986,710

Payments in 1963 in respect of participation units awarded for prior years, and stock options granted during the period from January 1, 1963, to January 31, 1964, are described at pages 9-10 below.

(1) “Direct remuneration” includes fees and allowances as well as salary payments, but excludes payments in 1963 in respect of participation units awarded for prior years.

(2) The amounts shown in the column headed “Estimated annual retirement allowances” are the annual amounts which it is estimated will become payable when the respective employees reach normal retirement age. Such amounts are based upon the assumption that Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Vila and Mr. McGrath will continue until age 65 to receive salaries compensation at the respective rates in effect December 31, 1963.

The amount shown for Mr. Humphreys gives effect to a survivorship option heretofore elected by him. The election of such an option, which does not become effective until the employee reaches normal retirement age, results in actuarially reduced payments during the lifetime of the retired employee and, after his death, contingent upon the survival of his designated beneficiary, the continuation of such payments during the lifetime of such beneficiary. Should the option elected by Mr. Humphreys not become effective upon his reaching age 65 (because of a prior revocation of the election of such option or the prior death of the beneficiary designated thereunder), the estimated amount of his annual allowance would be $40,331.

US Rubber Proxy Statement – Page 9

by
Page 009

(3) Under the terms of employment contracts with the company, deferred contingent compensation will become payable to Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Vila, and has become payable to Mr. McGovern, over a period of years, as set forth in their respective contracts, commencing in the case of Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Vila after termination of their service with the company, and in the case of Mr. McGovern in January, 1962. In the case of Mr. Humphreys, the amount of such compensation will be $50,000 for each year of service from January 1, 1952, to December 31, 1961; in the case of Mr. Vila, the amount will be $25,000 for each year of service from January 1, 1961, until such time as his employment under his contract shall be terminated; and in the case of Mr. McGovern, the amount is $25,000 for each year of service from October 10, 1957, to October 31, 1960. As set forth in the respective contracts, payment of such compensation was made conditional upon the officer not leaving the company voluntarily or being discharged for cause and is further subject to forfeiture in the event that after termination of his service he engages in conduct prejudicial to the company or in a competing business. No other director or officer has an employment contract with the company providing for the payment of deferred compensation.

(4) The amount shown for Mr. McGovern in the column headed “Direct remuneration” includes $26,000 paid in 1963 in respect of deferred cash awards granted in prior years under the Management Incentive Plan. At the end of 1963, additional amounts in respect of a prior award under that plan were payable to Mr. McGovern, $15,370 in 1964 and in 1965, subject to forfeiture in the event of his engaging in conduct prejudicial to the company or in a competing business.

Such amount also includes a retirement allowance of $27,966 paid to Mr. McGovern in 1963 under a survivorship option elected by him. If such option had not been elected, his annual allowance would be $33,857.

The Management Incentive Plan provides for awards to employees not only in cash but also in participation units. Each participation unit entitles an employee to receive cash payments equal to the cash dividends payable on one share of the company’s common stock from the date of the award of the participation unit until the death of the employee and, in the event of the employee’s death prior to age 65, entitles his successors in interest to receive such payments until the date when the employee would have attained age 65. Awards of participation units may be accompanied by options for the purchase of shares of the company’s common stock in amounts not to exceed three shares for each participation unit, but participation units so awarded are subject to immediate cancellation pro rata upon the exercise of accompanying stock options.

No awards were made under the Management Incentive Plan for 1963. However, payments were made in 1963 in respect of participation units awarded for prior years, and stock options accompanying participation units awarded for 1962 were granted under the Management Incentive Plan on February 13, 1963. Stock options not related to participation units were granted under the Bonus Plan on January 8, 1964.

Table III below shows for each director and officer named in Table II above, and for all persons who were directors or officers during 1963, the number of participation units awarded under the Management Incentive Plan.

US Rubber Proxy Statement – Page 10

by
Page 010

Management Incentive Plan for services in years prior to 1963 and outstanding on January 31, 1964, the amount of the payments made in 1963 in respect of participation units awarded for prior years, and the number of common shares covered by stock options granted during the period from January 1, 1963, to January 31, 1964.

TABLE III

Participation 1963 Common shares
units out- payments covered by options
standing on in respect Granted Granted
1/31/64 of participa- 2/13/63 1/8/64
tion units

H. E. Humphreys, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,684 $8,105 – –
Chairman of the board.
George R. Vila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,001 6,602 1,080 –
President.
Frank J. McGrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 1,859 405 –
Vice president and treasurer.
John W. McGovern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,446 3,181 – –
Member of executive committee
and director. Former president.
All directors and officers as a group . . . 14,820 32,604 4,293 825

The stock options granted in February of 1963, accompanying participation units awarded for 1962 under the Management Incentive Plan, provide for an option price of $45.0625 per share, the mean between the high and low market prices on the date of grant. No such option may be exercised unless and until the employee continues in employment for at least 18 months after the date of grant or at least 12 months in specified circumstances. All such options granted for 1962 must be exercised, if at all, on or before February 13, 1973, but may not be exercised later than three months after retirement or one year after death.

The stock options awarded in January of 1964, under the Bonus Plan, were granted upon terms generally similar to those applicable to the options awarded under the Management Incentive Plan as described above, except that the option price is $45.625 per share (the closing market price on the day preceding the date of grant) and the expiration date is January 7, 1970.

Except in cases of approved retirement, death, or other circumstances which would render cancellation inequitable, all participation units and stock options expire upon termination of employment. All participation units and stock options are non-assignable and non-transferable by the employee, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

Proposed Continuation of Bonus Plan and Management Incentive Plan

Questions to be Considered

The company has two plans, adopted by the stockholders, providing for awards of incentive compensation based upon the company’s earnings. They are the Bonus Plan adopted in 1929 and the 10

US Rubber Proxy Statement – Page 20

by
Page 020

UNIROYAL CHEM-texts
Vol. 1 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 2

URW STRIKE ENDS AFTER 97 DAYS
PACT IS COSTLIEST IN OUR HISTORY

The longest and costliest strike in the 75-year history of the Company is over. Company and union negotiators reached an accord at 9:30 p.m. on July 26. The agreement between Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers is the largest settlement ever reached by the company. Its total cost including wage increases, pensions, insurance and other benefits is more than 50 cents per hour — a 6 per cent increase each year for a total of 18 per cent over the three-year length of the contract.

Eachstriking employee lost an average of 14 weeks of pay. They also borrowed some of their vacation money in 1968 to pay for the cost, to say nothing of the interest lost on savings accounts or cashing in savings bonds to pay daily expenses.

The company saw its profits disappear in the second quarter of the year because of the fixed costs which continue without the benefit of offsetting production. Second quarter earnings had been at a record $14,309,000 during the strike. This year, because of the strike, they were $15,551,000 less or $12,753,000. Before taxes, the loss was more than $25,000,000. The strike also hit home at the company’s sales force, many of whom were without goods to sell. Salesmen were told good customers would never be able to get their merchandise long and specialized long and seriously on how they were going to get their back once the strike was over.

It is no wonder that the end brought a continuous state of relief which was echoed throughout all plant and branch offices. A tire salesman overheard out of the company’s huge Los Angeles branch put it tersely. “Tell those people back at the plants to get going! I need quality merchandise quickly if I’m going to get back those customers I lost.”

EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION NAMED

The Naugatuck Chemical employee newsletter has a new name – “Chem Texts”. It was selected from over 100 entries by the plant staff with an assist from the Public Relations department. “Chem Texts” was selected as the result of a suggestion made by Sal Lantiere of the Physical Testing Laboratory. It was one of four entries by Sal who received a $25.00 savings bond for his idea.

Second prize of a $15.00 gift certificate at the company store was won by Mary Regan of the Physical Testing Laboratory for her entry — “Chemtext”. Third prize of a $10.00 gift certificate was awarded to Doug Jones of the Rubber Compounding laboratory for his entry — “Chemesyn”.

A second group of the name “Chemesyn” was received from Mary Raby, wife of Harold Raby of the Synthetic Processing Department. However, her entry was dated after the winning entry was selected.

We wish to congratulate the winners and thank everyone who entered the contest.

MR. & MRS. JACK MALA RETIRE

Marie and Jack Mala retired from the company on September 8 with a combined total of 52 years of company service between them. They are the second couple to retire together in a year. Marie retired from the Raw Stock department with 21 and one-half years of service. Jack has been with us for 30 and one half years and retired from the Reclaim Production department.

EMPLOYEES URGED TO JOIN OUR PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN IN SEPTEMBER BOND DRIVE

Employees who are in our payroll savings plan, or who join this year, will be able to purchase new Treasury “Freedom Shares” which earn 4.75 per cent when held to maturity, according to Thomas J. Kiernan, manager of personnel relations at “1230”.
He emphasized that Freedom Shares can be purchased in limited amounts by each plan participant during the “September Bond Drive”.
Savings bonds and Freedom Shares are not only investments that return a high rate of interest but are also of enormous benefit to the country, Mr. Kiernan said. “I urge everyone not enrolled in our payroll savings plan to sign up during our September enrollment drive. Our goal is to have at least 50 per cent of all employees participating in the plan.”
Chemical plant employees will be contacted during the drive and the advantages of buying savings bonds and Freedom Shares under the payroll savings plans will be explained to them.

MARY REGAN
DOUG JONES

Above: Contest winner Sal Lantiere of the Physical Testing Laboratory in #112 building. Sal has spent all of his 22 years with the company in the laboratory section.

ANNUAL BLOODMOBILE VISIT

On August 23 the Red Cross Bloodmobile came to the Chemical plant visit. Vacations and other scheduling problems reduced the number of available donors so we only 122 pints were collected against our 150 pint quota. However, the shortage of donors did not mean we did not wish to postpone the visit any longer. Those of you who were unable to give this time can donate to the Beacon Falls community visit in October or the next June 12 annual visit will give us another chance to regain our ideal 175 pints per visit.

An honor roll of all of those who gave will be posted throughout the plant. We wish to congratulate late Alan Woodruff who received a one-gallon pin and Louis Schuller who received a two-gallon pin and all those new and old who contributed to this visit.

SAL LANTIERE WINS CONTEST

US Rubber Annual Report – 72nd Annual Report – Page 17

by
Page 017

United States Rubber Company and Subsidiary Companies

Liabilities
December 31
1963 1962
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,997,403 $ 55,670,807
Foreign bank loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,674,268 17,992,000
Current maturities of long term debt . . . . . . . 4,762,753 2,332,000
Accrued Federal income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . 11,920,634 12,536,580
Other accrued taxes, including foreign income taxes . 17,882,045 18,439,779
Other accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,534,979 34,620,781
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . 155,772,082 141,591,947

Long Term Debt
2½ % debentures due April 1, 1967 . . . . . . . . 8,000,000 10,500,000
2½ % debentures due May 1, 1976 . . . . . . . . . 21,436,000 24,215,000
3¾ % promissory notes due January 1, 1982 . . . . 50,000,000 50,000,000
3¾ % promissory notes due July 15, 1995 . . . . . 60,000,000 60,000,000
Foreign and domestic subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . 17,839,953 6,215,199
TOTAL LONG TERM DEBT . . . . . . . . . . . 157,275,953 150,930,199

Deferred Federal Income Taxes and Investment Credit . . . 10,207,482 4,174,528

Reserves
Foreign activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,608,187 17,838,255
Retirement allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,172,186 9,908,175
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,723,858 3,800,199
TOTAL RESERVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,504,231 31,546,629

Minority Interests in Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,718,766 11,506,355

Stockholders’ Equity
8% non-cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value:
Authorized and issued — 651,091 shares . . . . 65,109,100 65,109,100
Common stock, $5 par value:
Authorized — 10,000,000 shares
Issued — 5,900,844 shares 1963; 5,899,104 shares 1962 . 29,504,220 29,495,520
Capital surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,358,441 30,272,800
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,930,670 226,816,682
355,902,431 351,694,102

Less: Treasury stock at cost
Preferred stock held for retirement — 9,000 shares 1,413,071 1,413,071
Common stock — 51,591 shares 1963;
62,000 shares 1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,368,705 2,846,614
3,781,776 4,259,685

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY . . . . . . . . 352,120,655 347,434,417

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $715,599,169 $687,184,075

See Financial Notes on pages 19 and 20.