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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.

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Training News

The Chinese have a saying that, “nothing in life worthwhile, comes without instruction.” The past few months have given us ample opportunity to check out this theory. We have been audited by the Department of Transportation, had the phone system changed, been introduced to the wonderful world of SAP, and have even implemented a new Safety Program called BST. We have had our capabilities tested, as in “starting up” after a complete power outage, and we have been applauded for our consistent quality. (See the article concerning “Union Carbide” in this issue). It seems like everything is a test, if that is so; then I would say, “we’ve passed.”

The training center has expanded over these months to include a six-station computer center. The SAP implementation team has used it extensively and many of you have had training on cc: Mail, Windows

95, and the SAP/R3 basic course. The center is there to support the introduction of about 40 computers located throughout the Plant that are networked through Corporate. This is all part of the worldwide corporate networking effort and the reason SAP is being implemented. There is significant instruction going on concerning this effort, but as I mentioned earlier it will be worthwhile. Our lives will be a lot easier as a result.

I mentioned that we received a surprise audit by the Department of Transportation. Congratulations to Pat Jamieson and anyone in the Shipping and Receiving Departments. We answered the mail on this one and responded like the well-trained workforce we are.

There is a lot of effort going on right now by the Employee Involvement Committee. They are overseeing a Progress Improvement Team (PIT) on

Chemical Operation Training. The idea is to formalize and write out the training needs of our chemical operators. The knowledge that our senior operators have must be captured and passed down to our new operators if we are to continue the successes we have enjoyed in the past. Our commitment to quality demands nothing less from us.

This may have nothing to do with training but, speaking of quality, congratulations to Mark Labrecque and Karla Phair. Mark is the new Vice President of Local 218 and Karla is the new Secretary/Treasurer. These two outstanding associates will be a welcome help to Dan Cleary, especially during the implementation of BST. Both of these individuals are also on the BST Training Committee with Dan. Let’s give both of them our continuing support.

Getting back to training, some of the associates in the Physical

Testing Lab are participating in weekly sessions in the center. Our neighbors from112 are taking the Lab Technician Course as a refresher training. Eventually everyone in the lab will finish the eight sessions and hopefully suggest improvement. This is the same type of ongoing improvement process that the PIT team on Chemical Operator Training is doing. As we move forward through the first quarter of 1998, let’s remember to commit ourselves to fulfilling our obligatory training needs. Where the system needs improving, lets improve it, like the PIT Team and the associates in 112. Where the system needs changing, lets change it, as in learning to make the SAP implementation work.

Work Safe; Take care of each other out there.

Peter Haines,
Training Manager

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Quality Partnerships Central Theme At 1989 Uniroyal Chemical Quality Symposium

The presentation and speakers at the 1989 Quality Symposium held in Lakeville, CT in October concentrated on the central theme of quality partnerships that are formed by and within Uniroyal Chemical Company. Raw materials suppliers representing five separate companies presented their individual quality partnership programs with emphasis ranging from total quality management to their version of Adopt-A-Customer. Two of Uniroyal Chemical’s customers also made presentations to the group of quality

The structure for improvement and change necessary in today’s markets rests on the involvement of Uniroyal Chemical employees in the improvement process.

managers who reviewed the company’s quality philosophy and requirements of a supplier. According to Keith Baggett, Uniroyal Chemical’s director of Quality Assurance, “the close partnerships with customers and suppliers provide us with the information necessary to focus on the correct steps that ultimately lead to continual improvement in quality and continued growth.” Additionally, Uniroyal Chemical customers requested the company’s partnership with them in the following areas, which were also covered at the symposium: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); European Standards Accreditation (ISO 9000); and customer certification programs.

The structure for improvement and change necessary in today’s markets rests on the involvement of Uniroyal Chemical employees in the improvement process.

Updates by various Quality Managers on the involvement of the people in their plants included: Adopt-A-Customer programs, improvement in maintenance with statistical analysis of equipment vibration, excellence modeling, raw material control and steam quality control.

Other Quality Managers provided case histories of success through teamwork achieved on quality issues worldwide. ■

Mr. E.J. Horning from Phillips 66 Company of Bartlesville, OK covers Total Quality Management within Phillips Petroleum Co. Phillips supplies Sulfate 120 for the Paracril® process.

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Quality Managers representing 16 different Uniroyal Chemical plant locations and eight different countries participated in the 1989 Quality Symposium held in Lakeville, CT.

Pictured are:

BOTTOM ROW, (L. TO R.) Ofni DeSouza, Brazil; Greg Chen, PREMIER CHEMICAL, Taiwan; Joseph Bucciaglia, Middlebury, CT; Chris Nanney, LEFFINGWELL, California; Sergio Chinas, AMEYAL/NOVAQUIM, Mexico.

MIDDLE ROW (L. TO R.) Keith Baggett, Middlebury, CT; Dave Borth, Guelph, Canada; Jose Gottig, PASA, Argentina; Arturo Gonzalez, QOMSA, Mexico; Norm Boisseau, Naugatuck, CT.

TOP ROW (L. TO R.) Frank Powell, Latina, Italy; Abraham Garcia, AMEYAL, Mexico; Jon Painter, Middlebury, CT; Ken Jessop, Elmira, Canada; B.T. Dave, Middlebury, CT; Al Rhone, Painesville, OH; Marcus Keane, RUBICON, Louisiana; Alan Dempsay, GUSTAFSON, Idaho; Lou Coscia, Middlebury, CT; Frank Schlegel, Geismar, LA; Johan Brits, ORCHEM, South Africa; and John Robinson, Gastonia, NC.

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Equality

continued from page 2

The execution of the equal opportunity policy demands the involvement of all management personnel in identifying and attracting minority, female, disabled veteran and Vietnam Era Veteran, and handicapped applicants qualified for consideration in all job classifications, as job openings in such classifications occur. The plant will make monthly audits of its recruiting efforts, hiring, promotional, and termination activities, and the minority, female, disabled veteran and Vietnam Era Veteran, and handicapped situation on the payroll. Additionally, our Affirmative Action Plans are audited on a regular basis by Federal Government and Corporate office Personnel.

J.R. Douglas, Industrial Relations Manager, has appointed C.D. Hilton, Personnel Manager, as the EEO Administrator for the Naugatuck Plant. Feel free to contact them regarding any facet of the EEO policy.

Williams Heads Toastmasters Club

Bob Williams, International Marketing Specialist for Vibrathane and Speciality Chemicals, has been elected President of the Preston Hill Toastmasters Club for 1980.

The club meets every other Friday at Uniroyal’s Preston Hill Inn in Oxford is dedicated to help people improve their communication and leadership skills.

For more information call Bob at 723-3791. Other club members from EMIC and the plant are Joe Calaghan, George Lapp and Jim Marshall.

“On the Road”

By Joe Bucciaglia

The Chemicals and Polymers Sales Force

An important member of the team, but often a “distant” one, is the field sales representative who is “On-the-Road”. I hope to run a series of articles about our Chemicals and Polymers sales group and tell you a little about the people and what they do.

To start with, this sales force is led by a General Sales Manager, Joe Callaghan. Reporting to Joe is a Specialty Chemicals National Sales Manager, governing Specialty Chemicals and three Regional managers covering the Rubber Chemicals and Polymers. Also reporting to Joe are two Operations Managers, Pete Cookson for Polymers, and myself for Chemicals.

The Central Office for the Midwest Region (better known as District 4) is located in Akron, Ohio, “The Rubber Capital of the World”. Out of this office, the Chemicals and Polymers field Sales Force are responsible for selling Rubber and Heavy Chemicals, ROYALENE®, PARACRIL®, Natural Latex and VIBRATHANE® Gums.

The Sales Force in the Midwest is:

Vin Russo	Regional Manager
Bill Galwardy	Sr. Sales Associate with sales responsibilities in parts of Ohio Plus all the major Akron based Rubber Companies.
Wes Curtis	Technical Representative with sales responsibilities in Ohio, West Virginia, and parts of New York and Pennsylvania.
Bill Stephenson	Technical Representative with sales responsibilities in Indiana and half of Michigan.
Wayne Churchill	Technical Representative with sales responsibilities in Illinois and half of Michigan.
Leo Pranitis	Technical Representative with sales responsibilities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

The Akron Office is staffed by Leo Foley and Ruth Hoak.

Next issue, more on the other District Offices and the people staffing them. In the meanwhile, if your interested in anything else about Sales, drop me a line.

Become Hearing Experts

In the photo from left are Eric Johnson, Factory Manager, who presented the certificates; Ann McAllister RN; Patricia Grzywacz RN; and James Loman, Safety Supervisor.

Three members of the Safety and Medical Department have been awarded Certificates of Accreditation by the Council for Accreditation Occupational Hearing Conservation. The accreditation qualifies them to give industrial audiometric tests. As part of its continuing medical program the group wil give hearing tests to all employees to insure proper care of their hearing. Ann and Patricia received their certification from the University of Bridgeport and Jim from Kutztown State University, Pa. Loman is also a Certified First Aid and CPR Instructor while Pat recently received certification as a CPR Instructor.

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Give it a chance to work. To save gasoline. To save lives, too.

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growth.”

Joe Rzeszutek recognized the need to make certain changes in the Contract in order to make the plant competitive with other chemical companies and to help improve its productivity in order to maintain job security in a highly competitive market area.

As a result of this mutual interest, Douglas reported that the parties were able to negotiate contractual changes that will provide potential improvements in productivity, reduced down-time, and cost reductions that can amount to substantial savings per year to the Naugatuck Plant. Both Douglas and Rzeszutek stated that this was the type of joint Company-Union effort that the parties are striving for in order to improve our operations, help secure jobs, and provide growth for the Naugatuck Chemical plant’s future.

Old Timers Corner

A group of “old timers” enjoy a barbecue at the home of Paul Benson in the warm Florida sun. The photo was sent in by George Allen, front row, left, who recently retired from the Industrial Relations Dept. Next to him is Ed Weaving who headed up the Plant Protection Dept. for many years. another picnic is scheduled at the home of Paul Benson on Feb. 17th, 1981.

George Allen who retired from Industrial Relations in 1979 sent this photo of retirees who gathered at the home of Paul Benson for a picnic. Since George retired he and his wife, Kay, have travelled the forty-eight states and now spend the winters in Florida. Seated from left are George Allen, Ed Weaving, Ann (Smey) Rockwood, Anthony Marrello, Andrew Smey, Al Lanouette and John Quint.

Standing from left are Kazys Urbsaitis, Guy Elwood, Vic Stasonis, Dave Rappe, Larry Terra, Ed Bazenas and Paul Benson.

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Professional Excellence

The Parcel Post Department is an example of a group of individuals who have demonstrated Professional Excellence in the performance of their jobs. Jesse DaSilva, Jim Hartnett, Fran Pikula (Group Leader), and Joe Wojtczak (Foreman) have a reputation of expertly preparing and shipping samples of our products to all parts of the U.S. and the world. This function is extremely important in obtaining new business since it is the first impression that our customers receive of our ability to service their needs.

The Group exercises personal responsibility and initiative and demonstrates a positive attitude in “helping others.”

They have a professional expertise in packaging techniques so that the samples arrive safely in all parts of the world.

They display a professional knowledge of Federal regulations regarding the shipping of hazardous materials and the regulations concerning the air shipment of hazardous materials.

Some of the innovations that the members of the Dept. introduced are: Jesse DaSilva instituted the use of cellular styrofoam pellets to be used as a cushion material in packaging samples for rough handling. The pellets, which are salvaged by Mechanical Stores and the Lab, replace the use of a polyethylene bubble film which was purchased to protect the samples in transit. Not only did this suggestion improve our package, but it eliminated the cost of the bubble film.

James Hartnett instituted an inventory system of all materials handled by the Parcel Post Department. This system promptly enables Jim to know if he has approved material needed for the sample shipment.

Jim has also devised with the group a warehousing system for the storage of larger quantities of material that have to be repackaged into smaller units for samples. Both of these systems display the progressiveness of the group by enabling the Parcel Post group to ship material on time and feed back information to the Customer Service group when needed.

Jim also originated a tagging system to enable material to be sent from all points in the plant, including Bethany, to the Parcel Post Department with the necessary information attached to the package to expedite shipment of that package.

Francis Pikula set up a sample book of all necessary Parcel Post paperwork that is needed to go along with any shipment. This has become a learning tool for trainees, and also a guide in the handling of shipments by experienced employees.

Robert Clark, a former Department member, and Francis Pikula, set up a filing system on all orders shipped from the Parcel Post Department. It is arranged alphabetically by customer’s name for expediting and tracking samples.

It is this kind of professionalism and excellence in the performance of our responsibilities that has helped improve our plant’s performance and made it the flagship of the chemical division.

We all appreciate the professional expertise in the Parcel Post Department and offer our thanks.

Eric Johnson
Factory Manager

Tugboat Crew Tows the Fleet

By Russell F. Sant’Angelo

In conjunction with Geismar’s “Showboat” and the plant’s “Flagship” the Rubber and Specialty Chemical Process Development Department in 61 Bldg. has adopted the “Tugboat” as its new symbol to best describe its involvement with both Chemical plants.

A number of major changes in the Chemical Process laboratories have been completed over the past few years and a study of its role in planning and project involvement is now underway with focus on more involvement with Plant projects.

Three Part Involvement

Chemical Process Development’s role in the division’s operations can best be described as a three part involvement. Developing processes for new products from the Research Department is its first and foremost role. Second is the improvement of existing processes to help our products compete in the changing market place. The third area of involvement is to assist both Chemical plants when problems arise in existing processes.

Some of the more recent products that Chemical Process Development
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Tugboat crew pose outside the Process Development Lab where the processes are developed for manufacturing chemicals to be made in the Pilot Plant or Chemical manufacturing units. Sam Molnar, Chemical Maintenance, did the art work on the front of the Bldg.

Steven Brusso checks out the complex tubing used to develop a new process that will improve the production of Celogen blowing agents.

Plant to Close for Two Weeks

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

The shutdown will start on July 2 and end on July 16th. The factory will reopen on Monday, July 16.

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

Project Succeeding

Project Enterprise continued ahead of schedule with year to date savings reaching $1,008,000, against the three month objective of $685,000.

Savings for March were $612,000 or $320,000 over the month’s target.

Two addendum projects were added to Project Enterprises.

These projects recognized savings for manufacturing Omite Tech miticide in excess of the Bldg. 100 budgeted capacity and the production of Flexzone 4L antiozonant in Bldg. 28.

Group Repeats as Patent Winner

All the members of the Chemical Research group with over one year of service received patents for the second successive year. In the group are from left Dr. E. Harry Jancis, Richard A. Gencarelli, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz, Dr. Harold Greenfield, Dr. Edward Wheeler and Frank H. Barrows. Not present at the time of the photo was Russell E. Malz.

For two successive years all of the chemists in the Chemical Research group with more than one year of service received a patent at the recent annual patent dinner held at the Preston Hill Inn.

At this year’s presentation, the award recipients included Franklin H. Barrows, a Senior Technical Assistant in the group.

The Rubber and Specialty Chemicals Research Group, directed by Dr. Edward L. Wheeler, Research Associate, have received patents on a wide variety of inventions. These include Dr. Wheeler and R. A. Gencarelli—antioxidants, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz—flame retardants, Dr. E. Harry Jancis—light stabilizers and acarids, Dr. Bryon A. Hunter and Franklin H. Barrows—blowing agents, Dr. Harold Greenfield and Russell E. Malz Jr.—processes for preparing propellants, intermediates for polyurethanes and fibers with Dr. Robert W. Brown, Section Manager for Rubber Chemicals, co-inventor.

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1978 was a Good Year . . .

You and I know our Company is starting to generate an upward momentum as illustrated by the outstanding performance of the Naugatuck Plant and the Chemical Company in 1978. The Chemical Company profits exceeded all expectations last year and our Plant’s gross operating profit increased 58%.

This outstanding achievement is the result of your efforts whether you are in Manufacturing, Research and Development, Accounting, D&S, the Service Departments, or Marketing.

Our plant’s goal is to have a 30% plant operating profit that would result in a 9% return on sales. This year our objective is to increase the return on sales from 3 to 4.5%.

How do we expect to achieve our profitability objective? The answer to this question is reflected in the achievements of last year.

In the Maintenance Department an outstanding job was performed in reducing equipment downtime from 8.9 to 7.5%. Their 1979 goal is 6% and January was an excellent start with downtime averaging 4.5%.

Manufacturing set productivity records in the production of Rubber Chemicals, Agricultural Chemicals, and Thermoplastics. Omite, LVBI, Tonox, and TPR productivities increased between 20 and 30% while PANA and Naugard 445 improved by 66%. Also a reduction in Roylar changeovers was achieved through better coordination and communications. In addition, Comite, Octamine P, Celogen RA, and Polygard I were successfully produced in the Plant. All these achievements resulted in increasing our plant’s profit by 1.6 million dollars.

Our Industrial Relations Department was reorganized and is more effective in serving our needs. Safety Goals were far exceeded with 1.2 incidence rate and Workmen’s Compensation costs were reduced by $165,000. A new performance appraisal system was initiated and a training session held to help managers conduct performance appraisals with their people.

A Controllers Department was established to perform financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and economic analysis; to expedite approvals of Appropriation Requests; and to identify areas of profit improvement.

The Technical Department now includes all engineering functions: process, project, environmental, and industrial engineering. 2.3 million dollars of profit improvement was realized through developing a team effort with the plant, R & D, and marketing. This year a similar amount is expected through Project Enterprise, the name of our 1979 Profit Improvement Program. Over $300,000 was saved through the work of the Plant’s Energy Committee. Other contributions by the Technical Department included the productivity records set in Rubber Chemicals and Omite as well as the successful production of Comite, Octamine P, Celogen RA, and Polygard I.

In the Material Flow Department transportation credits exceeded budget by $13,000. An additional $532,000 was saved through improved transportation of our finished goods. Shipping and receiving increased productivity by 7% and improved the services on export shipments. The Purchasing Department and Control Center reduced our inventory levels thereby increasing our return on assets. Purchasing savings and cost avoidance programs exceeded expectations by $400,000 dollars.

A major objective is to improve the utilization of our plant by introducing new products in our existing facilities or attracting new manufacturing facilities because our resources are underutilized. For example, we are using only 50% of our steam generation and waste water treatment capacities while Rubber Chemicals is budgeted to operate only between 60-65% of capacity this year. If Rubber Chemical production operated at 90% of capacity, our plant’s operating profit would increase to approximately 27%. On some recent data it appears that a 10% selling price increase would have the same impact as a 30% cost reduction.

1978 was a year of change and accomplishment. We have the reputation of managing our business. Naugatuck seeks change. We are determined to overcome our geographical raw material disadvantage through PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE in every assignment and job that is performed.

In 1979 Naugatuck will be a Better Place To Be and soon the Best Place To Be.

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson
Factory Manager

29,500 Bbls. of Fuel Oil Saved by Energy Program

CUMULATIVE #6 OIL—BARRELS X 1000

[CHART showing declining oil usage from January through December, with lines for BUDGET and ACTUAL usage, ranging from approximately 140 to 0]

#6 OIL BBLS.	DEC.	Y.T.D.
BUDGET	15,410	143,867
ACTUAL	12,689	114,367
SAVINGS	2,721	29,500

by John Gilbert

In 1976, the Plant purchased 145,000 barrels of #6 fuel oil to operate it. As a result of the Steam Conservation Program, only 114,400 barrels were purchased in 1978. This represents a savings of 29,500 barrels of oil and saved $430,000 at 1978 oil costs.

The savings were accomplished by a diverse program under the direction of the Plant Energy Conservation Committee which included:

Burning waste Nonenes and other solvents in the boiler house. During the year 2,000,000 lbs. of waste Nonenes were burned in the boiler house saving the Plant from purchasing a similar amount of fuel oil; Eliminating steam vacuum jets and properly maintaining the jets in service; Eliminating steam leaks; Maintaining steam traps; Monitoring steam usage; and several others.

Energy conservation efforts will be intensified in 1979 in Continued on page 4

“Flagship” for Operation Snow

[PHOTOGRAPH of seven men in business attire standing together]

Eric Johnson, Factory Manager, awards a “flagship” symbol to the Yard department for Operation Snow. From left are Donald Olson, Robert Clark, James Doran, Louis Moniz, Antonio Teixeira, Eric Johnson, Adnell Lee and Stanley Korpusick, Yard Manager.

Eight successive weekends of snow, sleet, ice and rain plus some storms of heavy slush snow in mid week made this an unusual winter; ideal for slips, falls and a lot of injuries.

During the eight weeks the Yard Dept. started their Operation Snow at 2 A.M. and 3 A.M. in the morning and worked 12 to 14 hours a day to remove the snow—oftentimes with no place to put it.

As an acknowledgement for their contribution to the plant’s safety and operation Eric Johnson, the Factory Manager, awarded the department, a “flagship” symbol, for their outstanding achievement in their jobs.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

College Degree Not Enough

[PHOTOGRAPH of four people, three men and one woman, standing together]

Anne Darress and Robert Samaniego are congratulated on completion of the six month Technical Department Training program. From left are Roderick Gaetz, Anne Darress, Robert Samaniego and William Broden.

A college degree is not always enough for an engineering position in the plant especially when working with complicated process equipment and chemicals.

To familiarize the new college recruits with the overall operations of the plant the Technical Department organized a six month program of intensive training in different departments such as Manufacturing, Maintenance, Purchasing, Industrial Relations, Plant Accounting, and Materials Flow.

The training program was set up by William Broden, Process Engineering Manager and Roderick Gaetz, Project Engineering Manager.

The two new employees who participated in the program were Anne Darress and Robert Samaniego. After completing the program they were assigned to the Process and Project Engineering groups respectively.

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96 People Honored for Service

[PHOTO: Group of six men in business attire]

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

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

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

Three Honored for Forty Years Service

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

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

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

25 Years Service

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

30 Years Service

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

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

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

Incidence Rate Drops

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

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

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

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

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

1978 Performance

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

New Managers Named

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harry Francolini has been
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The First Six Months…

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

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

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

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

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

TB Tine Test Given

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

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

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

How it is Used

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

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Students Tour Plant

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

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

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

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

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

Plant…

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

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

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

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

Managers…

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

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

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

Best Dressed Personnel in Conn.

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

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

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

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

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R&D Honors People at Dinner

Dr. Charles McCleary honored members of the Research & Development department at a dinner held at Fortin’s Restaurant. Thirty three members of the department were presented award pins for their service with the division. Twelve new members were inducted into the Twenty-Five Years Service Club at the dinner.

25 Years Service: Seated (L-R): Anna Pakalnis, Mary Farr, Edith Evans, Corrine Guerrera, and Jeannine Labrecque. Standing (L-R) J. Harry Donald, S. M. DiPalma, Frank Semplenski, Eliot Easterbrook, Edward Balanda, Stanley Dibble, Jr., Paul Laurenzi, and Dr. Charles D. McCleary, Director, R & D. Missing from the photo, Fred Frueh.

30 Years Service: From left to right are Joseph Harper, John Gibran, Frederick Mayo, George Diamont, John Painter, and Donald Bates. Not present were Jean Burke, Lawrence Dominiczak, Robert Dowling, Harry Grant and Nicholas Tiscione.

35 Years Service: Seated: (L-R) Harold Royle, Carl Miele, and Theresa Shilinskas. Standing: from left are Carl Bawn, Robert Barnhart, Harold Werner and Cornelius Westerhoff. Not present was Woodrow White.

Safety Seminar on Respirators

A MSA toxicologist demonstrates the type of respirator for potentially hazardous materials. 80 employees attended the two seminars held in TSSC and in Bldg. 18.

The Safety Department recently conducted a seminar on respiratory protection in the Laboratories and other areas where people may be exposed to fumes and contaminants. A forty-five minute slide and tape presentation was given and a demonstration of the safe use of the respirator was given by a Toxicologist of the MSA Corporation.

The slides showed the nature of respiratory hazards and their effect on the human system and how the respiratory tract can be affected by (1) oxygen deficient air and (2) air laden with contaminants.

The seminar also stressed the different types of protective respiratory devices and the responsibility of supervisors to be familiar with them and to insure their use by members of their departments.

EEO Seminars Held

Boomerang, a program in Equal Employment Opportunity, was recently presented to 52 Management and Supervisory personnel at the Naugatuck Chemical Plant.

The program deals with the Executive Orders on Affirmative Action and the major federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

The full day program also included the EEO laws on Age Discrimination; the Rehabilitation Act; and the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act.

Effective January 1, 1979 the Age Discrimination Act will include people up to 70 years of age. The Rehabilitation and Veterans Readjustment Acts require that Vietnam-era veterans and disabled and handicapped persons be afforded equal employment opportunity by government contractors and that Affirmative Action be taken to ensure that equal employment opportunities are provided for them.

Responsibility for Compliance

The sessions impressed the participants with the importance of compliance with the EEO laws and the responsibility of supervisors and managers to implement affirmative action in their departments. Violations of EEO laws are usually the result of insufficient knowledge of them. The Company will be held accountable and this could very possibly result in high legal costs.

Bowling Team Win 1st Place

The Uniroyal Chemical team received the first place trophy in the Industrial Bowling League. It was the first time in fifteen years that the Chemical team won first place. In the photo from left are Leonard Recchia, Howard Slason, Edward Fisher, Robert Enamait, Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi and Daniel Shantz.

It took fifteen years but perseverance won out and the Uniroyal Chemical team finally won 1st place in the Naugatuck Industrial Bowling league.

The 10 pin league consists of companies in the Naugatuck Valley and includes Risdon, Sylvania, Peter Paul and several other companies that have taken the title over the past years.

Some of the top bowlers for the Chemical team were Lynn Mace, Francis Sordi, and Leonard Recchia who had an average in the mid 170’s. The team looks forward to another successful year in 1979.

United…

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Give Where You Work

The philosophy of the United Way is “give where you work.” This method has proved to be the most efficient way to raise the needed money for the agencies in the United Way. It eliminates the administrative costs often spent on the promotion of good causes.

Committee Members

Members of the committee are W. Frankenberger, J. Napiello, R. Roland, D. Persutti, R. Cronin, W. Campbell, R. Henrichs, W. Mariano, J. Hoey, S. Mazur, J. Rzeszutek, J. Wojtczak, T. Yachtis, T. Cunningham, W. Broden, C. Roland, C. Hilton, E. Evans, D. Beauchamp, Linda Henne, J. Pratt, A. Grella, J. Labrecque, R. Tweedie, R. Lak, R. Cranney, J. Ball, D. O’Donnell, P. Morin, L. Smith and M. Upson.

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From the Factory Manager…

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

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

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

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

Achieves 45 Years Service

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

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

FOC Plant Starts Up

[IMAGE: Photograph of a large industrial building]

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

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

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

New Omite Unit Also on Stream

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

Tuition Aid Degree Records

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

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

Prior Approval Required

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

Appointments Announced

Bruce Perkins has been named a Buyer Supervisor for Chemicals.

Madelyn Malone has been named a Materials Receiving Foreman.

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

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

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

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

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

United…

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

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

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

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Group Set Up to Explore New Chemicals and Uses

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

New Chemicals for New Markets

Accordingly, they budgeted for a new Exploratory Research

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

Dr. Lorin Schoene Named Head

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

The Group will:
a) not compete with existing

Chemical or Corporate R&D groups.

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

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

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

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

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

Four Join Group

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

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Plant’s TPR Replaces PVC and Neoprene

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

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

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

Conserve Energy

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

Some Tips on Social Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

Receive 40 Years Service Award

[PHOTO]

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

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Human Relations Course Completed

[PHOTO]

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

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

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

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

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

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Four Retire Recently

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

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

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

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

$180,994 Paid in Tuition Aid

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

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

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

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143 People…

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

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

45 Year Member
J. Hurst (Ret.)

Chemical…

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

Dr. Hunter Receives Seven

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

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

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

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Appointments Announced

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

Stanley Mazanski has been named Chemical Maintenance Trades Foreman.

Charles Ferguson has been appointed Chemical Maintenance Trades Foreman.

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

Anthony Cilfone has been named a Foreman in Chemical Production.

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

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

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

Dr. Alfred Mitlehner has been named Agribusiness Venture Manager.

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

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

Gov. Grasso…

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the Naugatuck Chemical plant in 1968.

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

Social Security Increased

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

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

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

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60 Sign Up for Courses

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

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

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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….

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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…

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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

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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.

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What happened in September?….

[IMAGE: Headshot photo of a man in business attire]

Was it a letdown after the long, hot summer? Was it a relaxation of attitude because of our improved performance over last year? Was it a little anticipation of attaining rewards for goals that have not quite been reached, but were close?

What happened in September? Three lost time accidents in the month —our worst performance this year. Where did we go wrong?

The answer to that question lies not in history, but in the future. What’s done is done, but let us learn from this recent experience and firm up our attitudes on Safety. We must strengthen our resolve to think safe and anticipate the unexpected. And follow rules, procedures, and good common sense to even further levels of accomplishment. We must work closer together, and help each other to solve the accident problem.

The real goal, of course, is not numbers on a board or dollars on a cost report. It is the well being of all our employees. It hurts to have an accident. It hurts in many ways, but the worst hurt of all is that most accidents could have been avoided.

Of course we must not forget that substantial progress has been made this year. We are all proud of this performance. But we have seen in years past a good record take a disastrous turn overnight. A good performance means only that more hard work is needed to keep it that way.

The year is not over yet. I urge all, wage and salary, factory and office, inside and outside, to rebound from our September problems and take on the rest of 1973 in the safest possible manner.

Our 1973 goals are still attainable if we point our eyes and noses in the right direction.

The free lunch program…

The average American is familiar with the expression— “There’s no such things as a free lunch.” Because we are so familiar with the saying, perhaps the full understanding of the thought gets lost and we forget the humbling impact of its true meaning.

Put simply, it means you never get anything for nothing. Even though it may appear that there are free handouts, or that someone has beaten the system, in the long run and when all things are considered, everything has its price.

One of the most flagrant free lunch programs is some of the money Uncle Sam hands out like free lollypops. However, the intelligent home owner, tax payer and average consumer knows, particularly now, that the bill for these goodies comes back to haunt us in the form of higher taxes, and increasing inflation.

The other free lunch program we must be very aware of is our own job situation. Everything our Company provides for us must be paid for by somebody, somewhere. Part of it comes back, when we pay more for the things we have to buy, and part of it comes back when a plant somewhere—anywhere—is shut down because it can no longer support the burden imposed upon it by today’s economic situation.

In order to maintain the comforting benefits provided, the main beneficiaries, namely us, must contribute. Under our product-industrial oriented system, the most reasonable way is to improve productivity. This is by far the best way to generate wealth which subsequently supports our standard of living.

The Company has a commitment to this end by providing the money and management to purchase and properly utilize equipment and facilities. The employees—you and I—have an obligation to properly and fully convert this equipment into products in the most efficient and reasonable manner possible. This is how we pay for our “free lunches.” If wealth is not generated in this way, a deficit is generated. If this deficit is allowed to grow unchecked, it will eventually—to borrow a Russian term—bury our system. Once this occurs, a major adjustment must be made to pay that “due bill” or write it off. In either case the adjustment is painful. The history of man is full of such adjustments and no intelligent man wants to live through such a period. No one wants his children to endure such hardships, either.

We all want reasonable improvements in our standard of living. We also want the improvements to be enjoyed by our children. Therefore, we must balance our benefits and their costs—somewhere, somehow. But we all know where the burden ends up—right on us. If we understand this and know what we are doing, we can better adjust to it and keep our livelihood in a good, healthy balance. We can then honestly say that the “free lunch” has been earned and paid for.

Jim Cronin [signature]

92 Take “Life” Course

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Mario Pazzani, Heart Association instructor observes James Loman treat a heart attack victim with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in one of the 3 sessions attended by 92 people.

One out of every fifteen employees at the Naugatuck Chemical plant is now certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth to mouth breathing. The overwhelming response of employees to the three courses sponsored by the Safety department is one of the highest among industrial plants in Connecticut.

Two recent heart attacks in the plant indicated the need for such a program to train people on the proper action in such emergencies. Besides the demonstrations, each person attending the courses practiced the life-saving techniques on two dummies equipped with inflatable lungs.

Only one session had been planned for the plant but due to the large number of employees who desired to attend the cardiac program, three sessions were held. The cardiopulmonary course was conducted by Mario Pazzani of the American Heart Association. James Loman, of the Safety Dept. who is a certified instructor in First Aid for the Red Cross, demonstrated the mouth to mouth resuscitation techniques.

Local 218 Talks Start

Negotiations between the United Rubber Workers, Local 218, and the Naugatuck plant management began on Wednesday, October 10. The purpose of the sessions is to negotiate a local supplement agreement which will supplement the 3 year master agreement signed on June 11, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio.

Heading the Local 218 union representatives is Joseph Rzeszutek, President of the Local. Jesse Crim, Manager of Industrial Relations, will be in charge of the Naugatuck plant group.

The discussions are being held in Bldg. 81 conference room, and will continue until negotiations are concluded.

Prior Approval For Tuition Aid

The Tuition Aid Program which encourages employees to continue their education requires that prior approval be obtained for a degree program or specific courses from a department supervisor.

Once approved the application authorizes tuition refunds for not more than 2 courses per semester.

Upon satisfactory completion of the courses, reimbursement is obtained by submitting a paid, itemized invoice from the school to the Accounting department.

GIVE THE UNITED WAY

$3500 In Silver Dollars

September Safety Record Poor

The Summer Safety program for the summer months ended on September 30 with over $3500 awarded to employees who worked safely during the July, August and September months when accidents increase.

People who worked without a Lost Time Accident or Serious Injury received a “silver dollar” for each month, unless they were members of a Group in which one person incurred either type of injury.

Extra Award

Each employee also received an extra “silver dollar” if he worked the full 3 months without an injury whether or not a member of his Group suffered one.

Employees who worked during the shutdown without an injury received an extra, special “silver dollar” when the thermometer soared to 98°F every day for one of the hottest summers in years and when accidents are more likely to happen.

As a special offer of the pro-

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A B.S. 20 Years Later

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Jack Tierney, right, is congratulated by Harry Witt, Synthetic Production Superintendent on receiving his B.S. degree in Management from the University of New Haven. Tierney returned to college 20 years after graduation from high school and pursued his degree at night for the past 7 years. According to Tierney, he would not have been able to continue his studies without the financial assistance of the Tuition Aid program.

On the wall in the photo is one of Harry Witt’s paintings, “Autumn Gold.” Witt recently completed a course in Oil Painting, sponsored by the Naugatuck High School Adult Education Program.

57 Return To School

by Victor Anderson

Fifty-seven people registered for the Mechanical Trades Program which will be held at the Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury. The two year course in Basic Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Plumbing, Mechanics and Engineering will be taught by Edwin Schweitzer, an Instructor at the school.

The three hour classes are held from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Tuition and textbook costs are being paid by the plant.

Successful completion of the courses will allow graduates to qualify for second class Piper, Mechanic, and Electricians’ openings when available and in accordance with contract requirements of seniority and qualifications.

In the 1970-72 program thirty-five employees graduated and twenty-three have received positions in the Chemical and Synthetic Mechanical departments.

Local 308 Talks Start

At press time it was learned that URW Local 308 and the Naugatuck Plant management were to begin to negotiate a local supplement agreement of the 3 year master agreement.

Charles Roland, Local 308 President, will head the union representatives and Jesse Crim the plant members.

EPA Chief To Speak

Douglas M. Costle, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection will address the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Elks Club. Costle succeeded Dan Lufkin as the new EPA chief in August.

He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School, J.D.

Golf League Ends

It was youth vs. old age as William Broden and Chester Zawacki won the golf championship.

It was a year that youth took all as the Twilight Golf League completed its third season with William Broden and Chester Zawacki winning the championship cup in a climatic match with George Baktis and Stanley Mazanski at the Lyman Meadow Golf Club.

Last year’s winners Joseph Biernacki and Cyrus Blanchard were eliminated in the early rounds of the tournament and two of the early season favorites, Robert McDermott and Louis Rizzuti, lost their bid to qualify for the golf cup.

Officers for the 1973 season were Stanley Mazur, John Prior, Chester Zawacki, Peter Welch, Edward Rabitor, Howard Kravitz, Thomas Geise, Thomas Ennis and William Broden.

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by 7 BUILDING CREW

BLDG. 14: So far this year we have the $180,000 Octamine Flaker AR approved for 94 Building. It will be installed around March 1974.

FINE ORGANICS PLANT: The new plant that we used to call the Solvent Plant has been redubbed the FINE ORGANICS Plant. This will be a new building similar to 100 Building where 57 Building now stands. Construction will begin next year.

SUNPROOF: A new $4,000 refrigeration unit for our Sunproof operation is scheduled for delivery in several weeks. The new conveyor and bagger for Sunproof is in the plant and is being installed.

TIDBITS: People are still asking about Jim Cravo’s “hernia” operation.

65 and 80 Buildings Obituary

by Tom Harrison

It seems hard to believe, but the old soldiers homes of the Chemical Plant (65 and 80 Buildings) are finally being closed down. These 18 “old Men” with an average seniority of 28 years have done an outstanding job.

The production began with the Clave men, led off on days usually by senior man Larry Gabianelli and George Zitzmann, followed by Matt Chlebowski and Charlie Drapko, and closing out the night shift with Bill Detlefsen and Ray Palmer. These men have produced excellent quality Primary MBT at a high yield of 78% (versus Standard yield of 77%). However, it would have to be agreed to by all that “Gabby” made a better batch of spaghetti than MBT and probably more of them too!

Picking up where the Clave men left off, the Floor Operators kept things going. Despite the loss of one of the autoclaves, constant mechanical breakdowns, several injuries and sickness to many of the operators, as well as an accumulation of two years vacation time per year, these operators in most months made and usually acceded the production schedule.

The biggest achievement of the Floor Operators, Walt Breton, Larry Fortier, Henry Kowalewski, Tom Lee, Frank Maher and John Mancuso was the quality record they attained with Thiazole rejection rate of less than 2%. This could only have been accomplished by the men’s extensive experience in making Thiazoles, as well as willingness by all to use this knowledge in working harmoniously together.

After the MBTS, Delac and OXAF slurry was produced in 65 Building, it was then transferred to 80 Building where it was first washed, then dried and ground and finally packaged out. The high quality standards and production rates established by the 65 Building operators were maintained by the 80 Building Dryer Operators: Joe Abraitis, Wilbur Hugar and John Wawer.

After the material was dried, it was next ground and packaged out by the Mill Operators: Ed Copes, John Miller and Leo Vadnais. Through the extra efforts of these operators, neatly stacked pallets were always found on the first floor of 80 Building. These men also recovered over 100,000 lbs. of Delac fines from the filter boxes to not only improve the Delac yield to 89.4% (Standard 88%) but also to reduce pollution to the Naugatuck River.

Not to be forgotten are the two Pipers, Roland Bergeron and Harry Steele, who serviced these two buildings. By working closely with the operators and doing many maintenance jobs on their own initiative (except on Wednesdays) Junior and Harry aided greatly in the production of Thiazoles.

Last to be mentioned but probably the most important member of this group was Tom Engle who was the guiding influence to keep everyone working together.

Gaetz…

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“Give Where You Work”

The philosophy of the United Givers is to “give where you work” through the payroll deduction plan and not in your home community. This method has proved the most successful, the most effective, and the least wasteful in helping the UG achieve its goal.

Gaetz is Chief Project Engineer for the Naugatuck plant. A graduate of Penn. State College with a B.S. degree in Chem. Eng. he has held a number of positions in the Engineering department, since he joined Uniroyal Chemical in 1951.

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Equality Policy Affirmed

Uniroyal Chemical has a firm commitment to offer equal opportunity to all employees. It is the policy of the plant’s management to support and implement this commitment continually.

The policy requires that all recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, compensation, benefits, and Company-sponsored training, education and tuition assistance, as well as social, recreational and health programs and lay-off and recall practices are followed and carried out without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age.

Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager, is Compliance Officer and has the responsibility for implementing this policy; monitoring the Uniroyal Chemical Affirmative Action Compliance Program; and reporting to management the program’s progress.

Responsibility for the improvement of the program and positive results rests with each manager and supervisor as an integral part of his job.

Trades Courses Offered

A new Trades Program will be offered in cooperation with the Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury. The two year program, scheduled in the fall, is voluntary and open to all Naugatuck Chemical employees.

Courses offered will consist of Basic Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Plumbing, Mechanics and Electricity and will be held one night a week for three hours for 33 sessions.

Successful completion of the program, as judged by the Kaynor Tech instructors, will allow graduates to qualify for second class Piper, Mechanic, and Electrician’s openings when available and in accordance with contractual requirements of seniority and qualifications.

No Cost To Employee

Tuition and textbook costs will be paid by the plant. The (Cont’d on page 2)

Unions Ratify 3 Year Contract

The master labor agreement and other agreements covering wages, pensions, insurance, severance pay, and supplemental unemployment benefits, negotiated by Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers, have been subsequently ratified by the Union. All improved agreements are now in effect with the exception of the master labor agreement which will become effective when local supplemental agreements are negotiated and signed.

The new agreements, covering a 3 year period, were signed on June 11, 1973 after three months of negotiations in Dayton, Ohio.

The contracts provide for wage increases over the 3 year period and improvements in pensions, life insurance, sickness and accident insurance, medical insurance, and supplemental unemployment insurance.

They also include improvements in certain of these areas as they apply to retired employees.

Improvements in the general wage scale were effective on July 2, 1973.

Monthly Pension Increases

The monthly pension allowance was improved. The improvements are progressive over the 3 year period. By 1975, the monthly amount will be computed on the basis of $10.00 per month for every year of service. Disability pensions will be on a double monthly allowance, increasing to $20.00 per month per year of service by 1975.

Early Retirement

The new pension plan provides that an employee with 30 years’ service at and after age 55 can retire at his own option on an unreduced pension amount. For those employees exercising this option in 1974 and thereafter, the plan provides a supplemental allowance until age 65.

SUB Benefits

The supplemental unemployment benefits plan was modified. The company will increase its contribution to the SUB fund. By 1975, contributions will be at $0.10 per hour worked level and maximum funding will be at $750 per employee covered by the plan.

Life Insurance

Life insurance has been increased from $8500 to $9500
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Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President; Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager; and Charles Roland, URW Local 308 President attended the 3 months’ negotiations in Dayton, Ohio.

Plant Tops 1,000,000 Manhours Without A Lost-Time Accident

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Winners of the color TV consoles—each worth $500.00—pose with plant safety personnel and Factory Manager on the occasion of working 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident. From left are James Loman, Safety Supervisor; Gene Reale, Foremen’s winner; Manuel Moniz, Chemical Production; Roman Brzozowski, Reclaim Production; Silvio Spalvieri, Synthetic Materials; Walter Scott, Union-Management Safety Committee; Daniel Volpe, Salary winner; Robert Shortt, Safety Manager; and James Cronin, Factory Manager. Absent from the photo is Henrique Marques, Chemical Production.

Frequency Rate Is 8.93 For 6 Months

It started on March 11 and was reached on June 26, one million manhours worked without a lost time accident. This achievement reflects a greatly improved safety performance over 1972 and has resulted in a 50% reduction in accidents in the plant.

	Lost Time Accidents	Serious Injuries	Total
1972	6	27	33
1973	5	11	16

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Dividend Declared

Uniroyal, Inc. declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock. The dividend is payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 20.

A dividend of $2 a share on the 8 per cent first preferred stock was also declared and is payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 20.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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3 Women Officers Named

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

by Marjorie Lasky

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

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

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

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

28 Patents Awarded Employees

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

by C. Gates and F. Hirtler

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

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

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

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

$6000

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

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

$250 to $1500 Awards

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

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

Booklets Available

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

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

Patents Important

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

3 Requirements

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

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

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

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

New Law Promotes First Aid

by Bob Shortt

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

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

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

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

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

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New Oxford Center Opens

New Stock Plan Offer

A new Stock Purchase Plan will be offered to all employees about August 10.

The offering will be similar in most respects to the 1966 and 1968 Stock Purchase Plans. Approximately 65% of the Naugatuck Chemical employees participated in the ’68 Plan.

The option price will be the median market price of Uniroyal common stock on August 10, 1971.

No later than Sept. 8, 1971, an eligible employee may elect to purchase all or part of the (Cont’d. on page 3)

35 Enroll; 22 Increase Bonds

35 additional employees enrolled and 22 increased their participation in the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds during the campaign recently conducted at the Chemical plant. 504 of 1500 employees, or 33%, now purchase E Bonds through the payroll deduction plan. The E Bonds pay a guaranteed 5½% interest rate if held to maturity, 5 years and 10 months.

Bond purchases can be made any time through the payroll savings plan by contacting Molly Cobbol, Ext. 218.

Facilities Open To Employees

Uniroyal’s new Management and Research Center officially opened on July 12 after nearly 3 years of construction.

Some 400 people moved into the granite and bronze tinted glass structure that is fully carpeted, air conditioned, soundproof, and set scenically on 118 acres of woodlands and farmland

[IMAGE: Sign reading “Polled Herefords THE BIG BOLD BREED” with UNIROYAL, INC. below]

Not far from the Center are the two Uniroyal Farms where polled herefords are raised for prize showings and prime table stock.

[IMAGE: Modern glass and granite building – Administrative Center]

The Administrative Center, a glass and granite structure set in scenic woodlands, is one of industry’s most modern corporate headquarters. It houses a vast computer system and most corporate functions.

acquired by the Company in Middlebury.

The Center is easily accessible from Interstate 84 (Exit 16) and routes 188 and 64.

Two Centers Opened

Recently opened was the Administrative and Computer Center which houses all of the Corporate functions except the advertising, finance, public relations, legal, and certain sales and other corporate departments. These groups will continue to operate from “1230” in New York City. The other facility is the combined Cafeteria, Guest House and Corporate Conference Center.

The Research Center, the largest of the buildings will open about June 1972 and will consolidate the Corporate Research staff in Wayne, N.J. and the

Research and Development facilities of the Consumer, Industrial, and Plastics Products division. The laboratories will have the most modern equipment and finest instrumentation available in the industry.

Ultimately 1500 employees will be located at the Complex.

Uniroyal Farms

Near the site are the two (Cont’d. on page 3)

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The Research Center, which will be completed in 1972, will consolidate Corporate, Consumer, Industrial, and Plastic products research and development.

[IMAGE: Corporate Conference Center building]

Training sessions for employees will be conducted at the Corporate Conference Center. It features a cafeteria, guest house, cocktail lounge and dining facilities which are open to employees and their families.

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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

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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.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

The miracle of the twenty five years of continual growth in the U.S. economy since World War II is something all Americans can be proud of. It has enabled us to become leaders in the world’s markets and to raise our standard of living to the point where we are better off than any people in history.

This miracle didn’t just happen. It was brought about by the tremendous productivity of the people of this country. For twenty years every time wages increased, productivity also increased and our standard of living went up.

In the last five years, however, we have seen a change in this pattern. While wages have increased, productivity has not kept pace with them. This has helped cause inflation and has helped drive the cost of our products up.

In turn, foreign manufacturers have maintained their productivity and are now able to sell their goods in our markets at prices lower than ours. We can see this in Japanese electronics; German and Japanese automobiles; and textile and footwear products from all over the world.

On a smaller scale the same thing is happening at our factory. We are in competition with both foreign and domestic producers. They are competing with us for the same customers and markets, oftentimes at lower prices. Besides this our markets are moving away from the northeast and the increasing cost of rail and truck transportation adds to our problem of doing business competitively.

All of us must realize this and remember that the chemicals we produce are in competition with these domestic and foreign manufacturers. We can only sell what we can produce economically. We can only produce economically with your help and cooperation. Every job in the plant is important. Every person counts in this effort. We all must chip in.

Phil LaJoie

33 Employees Receive $1355

Mechanical Department Submits Most Ideas

Leo Clark, Mechanical dept. received highest single award, $100.

Ed Bazenas received $140 for 2 Ideas.

Gerry Ferguson points to Idea that reduced product loss.

Thirty-three employees received $1355 for Ideas submitted on plant improvements, more efficient equipment operation and cost saving suggestions.

The highest single award, $100, went to Leo Clark for his Idea to install guide rods on the Reclaim tire chute to prevent blockups which affected production.

Ed Bazenas received the highest total amount, $140, for two Ideas. One of his Ideas recommended the redesign of the bag compressor in Bldg. 52 which resulted in improved operations and lower maintenance costs.

Mike Marro’s Idea to machine down discarded teflon seats and reuse them as spacers in ball valves reduced material costs and netted him $50.

Idea man for the January-April period was Jerry Ferguson of the Roylar® plant who turned in 4 Ideas which rewarded him with $135.

For 2 Ideas Charlie LoBalbo received $75.

Four employees—Stanley Dushak, Leo Clark, Natale Vescera and Charlie LoBalbo—received initial awards of $25. Their Ideas
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Blood Drive Big Success

239 people offered to donate blood to the annual Bloodmobile sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical on June 10.

During the 5-hour visit at St. Michael’s Parish House, 214 pints were collected and 25 people were deferred. The Bloodmobile exceeded its goal of 150 by 64 pints, making it a “big success” according to the Naugatuck Red Cross Chapter.

137 Chemical employees, retirees, college students and “walk-ins” and 77 Footwear donors donated blood.

Pin Awards

A 3-gallon pin was awarded to Bob Breton, of Chemical Production, for his 24th contribution of blood.

Bob Cranney, R&D; Walt Gniazdowski, R&D; and Phil Norton, EMIC Sales, received 2-gallon pins.

One gallon pins were presented to Mike Galante, R&D; Henry Hook and Walt Scott, Chemical Production; and Earle Root, Synthetic Production.

In-Plant Organizers

Organizers for the In-Plant canvass were Bob Shortt, Sal Aloise, Adeline Farrar, R.N. and Ann McAllister, R.N. of the Industrial Relations Department.

Uniroyal Chemical employees enjoy sandwiches and coffee after donating blood. Seated from left are John Napiello, Sr., David Boulanger, Walter Campbell, Al Zimmerman, Don Poehailos and Gene Lantieri. Standing from left are Chet Bulka, Walt Scott, Carol Gilbert R.N., and Ted Ciarello. The Red Cross Volunteers served 325 sandwiches and 300 cups of coffee during the 5 hour visit.

Bob Breton, a Chemical Production foreman displays 3 gal. pin he received from Red Cross.

They were assisted by R. Frank, F. Lynch, J. Tierney, G. Allen, S. Gillette, T. Dowling, E. Johnson, L. Coscia, A. Perrella, M. Jasman, D. Poehailos, A. Amador, R. Foltz, B. Daily, J. Callahan, Gary Arndt, J. F. Brown, E. Krauss, E. Philips, A. Nole, and J. Wade.

Plant Joins JOBS ’70

By Milt Makoski

The Chemical plant recently joined the JOBS ’70 consortium organized by the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce. The consortium, or group of businesses, has 15 member industries and a goal of 180 job slots to be filled this year. The Chamber organized the group under a grant from the National Alliance of Businessmen and the Federal Department of Labor.

The JOBS program is aimed at training area people for meaningful employment. The trainees are given work orientation, counseling, total image development, job related education and on-the-job training.

The program participants are grouped into clusters according to the type of training to be received. One cluster of 15 girls, who learned to be clerk-typists and transcriptionists, have already been placed in Uniroyal facilities. Four of the girls are now working at the Chemical plant; and 11 at the Oxford Administrative and Research Center.

In charge of the Chamber’s portion of the program is Gus Maultsby. The Chemical plants’ representative with JOBS ’70 is Milt Makoski and the Uniroyal Corporate representative, Rita Garramone.

Constance Antrum, seated, now working in the Industrial Relations department reviews procedure with Gladys Bradshaw on typing a departmental report.

Local 308 Picnic Set

by Art Calder

URW Local 308 will hold its 4th Annual Picnic for Union members on Sunday, August 8, at Schildgen’s Grove on East Waterbury Road in Union City. The picnic starts at 10 A.M. and ends at 6 P.M.

Chairman for this year’s event is Art Calder, assisted by Committee members Walt Bieleski, Nunzio Pastore, Wes Burns and Jack Muckle. A $2.00 charge will be assessed members for food and refreshments, which includes steaks, hamburgers, clams and corp.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

I’m sure that each of us with a home and family is well aware of how increasingly difficult it is to maintain the standard of living to which we are accustomed, in light of higher overall costs of products and services.

Each month we are faced with regular bills for rent or mortgage, food, fuel, telephone, electricity, gasoline, as well as emergency ones for the doctor, dentist, or automobile repairs. As these costs rise, we do our best to control them by avoiding wasteful use of electricity and water and, in general, by the careful spending of our dollars.

We, at the plant, are faced with similar problems. This year our fuel bill will increase over $600,000; our water bill will increase $35,000; and the cost of electricity will increase $83,000.

We will also have a bill, similar to an emergency one for the doctor, of approximately $3,000,000 for the waste water pretreatment plant.

It will take the fullest cooperation of all employees in order to control and reduce these costs. We must strive to operate in a more efficient manner; prevent accidents and serious injuries; obtain more and higher quality production; avoid waste and off-specification material; and to make suggestions to improve the plant’s overall efficiency.

If each of us uses our time, knowledge, skills and ideas to our fullest capabilities, I’m sure that we will be able to maintain and improve the position of our plant in terms of employment and income.

[Signature: Paul Lyson]

NOW Students Tour Lab.

Dr. Byron Hunter entrances NOW group as he answers question on chemistry. From left are Hunter, Ron Anthony, Ralph Neubig, director, Mike Pittman, Dale Saunders, Mike Davis, Clayt Parker, Trent Saunders, and Nathan Herbert. (M. Makoski photo.)

Young high school students from the North End Opportunity Center in Waterbury saw chemistry in action during a tour of the Research facilities in Bldg. 81 as part of a Boy Scout project to earn their Chemistry Merit Badge. With awed attention and enthusiasm the young chemists watched Dr. Byron Hunter perform miracles with chemical reactions that expanded rubber to twice its normal size. “They asked some sharp questions,” Dr. Hunter commented after the visit.

In the Analytical Control Lab., Anna Radowich demonstrated the methods and techniques used to analyze products manufactured in the plant for quality before being shipped to the customer.

This is the third tour for the NOW group, having visited TSSC and the Agricultural Chemical Research Center previously. According to Ralph Neubig, “informative tours like this interest the students in different careers and pursuing higher education.”

Joe Trangle of the Materials Department transported the group from Waterbury to the plant and returned them home in the plant station wagon.

Six Take Drawing Course

Reviewing an engineering drawing upon completion of the course are from left Dan Cleary, Walt Nystrom, Odell Hines, Ed Bates, Bill Scott, Jim Shea and Bob Smith, instructor for the course.

by Bob Smith

“Reading Engineering Drawings” is much easier for six Chemical Mechanical employees who completed a 21-week course on surfaces and views; dimensions and sectional views; tolerances and finishes; and piping arrangements.

Besides the theory of the textbook, the course was supplemented by drawings of plant buildings, machinery, and processing facilities providing a practical application to the course. Job problems were taken to the classroom for discussion, blackboard work and usually solved.

As a result of the course, greater knowledge of the job brings a fuller sense of satisfaction, individual achievement, and personal responsibility. And usually makes the job easier.

The course was conducted in Bldg. 81 conference room on Wednesday mornings and is the third time it has been given to mechanical department personnel.

$8,900 Awarded

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employees during a one year period. Under the new plan which eliminates obvious suggestions and the $15 award for three suggestions, the amount attests the quality of the Ideas made during the year.

1,000 Ideas Processed

1,000 Ideas were evaluated, processed and answered during the year by Bernie Daily, Mitch Mazur, and the department coordinators. The delays and red tape of prior years have been eliminated. Ideas are now answered within a week and are held up only for extra evaluation to determine a fair award for them.

Iannuzzi, Idea Man of Year

Idea Man for 1970 was Carmine Iannuzzi, of the Mechanical department who submitted 52 Ideas for which he received $195. Dom Polzella turned in 8 Ideas worth $325. The highest award for the year, $849, went to Ann Mannion, widow of Earl Mannion, for his cost saving uniform valve system.

“Team” Wins $545

Putting their heads together, Bill Krayeski and Walt Tabaka earned $545 for the 38 Ideas they submitted as a “team” during the year. As mechanics, they utilized the experience and skill of their jobs and turned in several high winning Ideas on mechanical improvements in the plant. Another high award team is J. Butkus and John A. Painter who recently received $175.

Other Idea Men

Other employees whose ideas contributed to the more efficient operation of the plant were: L. Clark, $177; T. Lee, $100; J. Enamait, $100; K. Ferreira, $95; F. Henriques, $75; F. Surmanek, $75; J. Ferguson, $75; and J. Gallucci, $75. Robert Lestage, W. Anderson, N. Tiscione, E. Cheney, A. Molnar, D. Bedard, J. Shumak, S. Kropcho, J. Sickola, R. Harrison and (con’t on page 4)

Lost Time

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men’s Compensation amounted to $101,293.

But even more costly is the pain, suffering and financial burden endured by the individual and his family.

The loss in pay to the employees amounted to more than $20,000 during the year. Each accident costs the individual 20% of his earnings.

Affects All Employees

These are the obvious costs to the plant, but the hidden costs create greater problems. An experienced skilled person is replaced by one with less experience and knowledge of the job. Production, yields, and quality are hurt and the cost of making the product increased. As a result a department’s efficiency is reduced and the job security of fellow employees affected.

DEPARTMENT BREAKDOWN—1970

Department	Lost Time Accidents	Serious Injuries
Chemical Prod.	3	13
Reclaim Prod.	1	21
Synthetic Prod.	0	7
Materials	1	1
Mechanical	1	18
Res. & Develop.	0	6

Anna Radowich shows group a sample of liquid latex. (M. Makoski photo.)

Walt Tabaka left and Bill Krayeski received $545 for 38 Ideas. The “Idea Team” in the Synthetic Mechanical department discuss an Idea prior to submitting it.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

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

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

[Signature]

John D. Evans

JAROY Returns 10% On $1.00

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

By Jim Brown and Ted Lainas

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

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

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

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

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

Computers Help Keep Customers

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

by Ray Frank

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safety On And Off The Job

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

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Thanksgiving And Us…

Thanksgiving Day seems to have lost much of its significance. Originally it was set aside as a special day of prayer. Today, it is looked upon more as a four day weekend and three games of football on TV.

The people who first came to New England lived a life of far greater poverty than some of the people living in Appalachia today. Their Thanksgiving was one of survival.

By their unity of purpose, and their concern for each other, they laid the groundwork for the many benefits we enjoy in our present society.

When you think ot our progress, no other group of people has achieved such high standards of living.

We at the Chemical Plant, in particular, have much to be thankful for. With unemployment as high as 12-20% in some towns, we have been able to maintain a steady level of employment. We have some of the finest wages and benefits in industry. All of us have great concern for the safety, health, and welfare of each other and a positive attitude toward the improvement of the environment.

I think you will agree with me that these are important things in our lives.

If each one of us does his full share, we will continue to reap the rewards of our efforts and assure, even increase, the many good things we now enjoy for ourselves and our families.

[Signature: Paul Lyons]

Eleven Receive MS Degrees

Dick Krajewski, center, and John Honyotski, right, admire each other’s diplomas as Pat Petti looks on. Krajewski received an MS in Industrial Management; Honyotski, a BS in Business Administration; and Petti will receive a degree in 1972.

by Ed Nunn

Eleven employees received their M.S. degrees in June under the Uniroyal Tuition Aid program: Jim Garrigan, Bill Broden, Terry Mo, and John Gilbert received degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Hartford; Joe Schoen, Temple University; Pete Byra, John Swanson, and Lou Kaiser, University of Hartford; Paul Hinckley, Southern Connecticut; Bob Farrell, University of Connecticut; and Marvin Cramer, University of Bridgeport.

$31,346 in Payments

Tuition Aid during the academic year, Sept. 1, 1970 to Aug. 31, 1971 totaled $31,469 in reimbursements to 82 employees.

12 employees are attending job related courses; 20 are working toward a college degree; and 50 are pursuing postgraduate studies.

Over the past 6 years 36 employees have received degrees under the program with Uniroyal’s reimbursements amounting to $125,022.

All Employees Eligible

The Tuition Aid Program is available to all full-time employees. The Company reimburses you for the full tuition cost and fees for two courses per semester. The courses must be related to your present job or will be of value, as determined by the Company, in future promotional areas. Reimbursement is made only upon successful completion of the course.

BOB’S CAMERA SHOP
Waterbury’s Largest Camera Shop
Film ● Cameras ● Projectors
Developing ● Repairs ● Rentals
21 Grand St. 754-2256

Still Time For
Photo Greeting Cards

Disaster Plan Tested

Bob Shortt, Safety Manager, shows how to extinguish gasoline fire. Behind Shortt are Phil DePasquale, Security Supervisor, and John Starr. Others in photo are Frank Commendatore and Dick Oriente.

Deluge water fog flooded Hortonspheres to control simulated butadiene leak

The 66 Alarm was a simulated butadiene leak in the Synthetic plant Hortonspheres. The leaking vapor was flooded and controlled with water fog from the top and sides of the spheres. According to Harry Francolini who was in charge of the Control Center, “we found a few bugs in the Plan but on the whole it went quite well.” The bugs are being ironed out to make the Plan more effective.

The test was the culmination of weeklong demonstrations during Fire Prevention Week.

It was a quiet Friday afternoon—just a few more hours to the weekend—when at 1 P.M., Alarm “66” sounded 4 times over the plant’s fire alarm system. A quick call to the Watchman in Bldg. 84 and the Disaster Plan was in operation.

Work stopped and designated emergency personnel reported to the Control Center for instructions and others assumed their plant emergency responsibilities to prepare for a shutdown and evacuation of the plant.

Drive Nears

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Four departments, Materials, Accounting, EMIC, and Research and Development exceeded their goals with several other departments close to reaching their quotas.

Still Time To Pledge

There is still time to pledge. If you have misplaced your card, contact the canvasser in your department or call any one and return it to him.

Chemical Team Loses Playoffs

by John Swanson

The Chemical Royals with a 24-8 won-lost record, made the League’s 4 team playoffs. In the best out of 3 championship playoff games, they lost to Fortin’s Restaurant.

Batting the Royals to their victorious season were Pete Byra 545; John Johnson 511; Vin Rooney 495.

Eric Johnson and Al Zimmerman provided the team’s slugging power with “All Star” pitcher, Mike Jasman, doing a superb job on the mound for the Royals.

Other members of the Chemical Royals were Dick Carroll, Tom Casteel, Leon Hartmann, Bill Lawton, John Prior, Dan Shantz, Rudy Valente, and Al Zonas.

Salesmen Review Sales

Frank Morgan, standing, District 11 Sales Manager, discusses sales strategy with salesmen. From left are Kurt Markshausen, Ken Stewart, Kralastic Commodity Manager, Steve Arbuckle, Barry Roos, Ed Brown, Jack Taylor, Pat DePaolo, and Pete Cookson. Missing were Tom Wilson, Henry Alter and Dick Terino.

District 11 salesmen met to review their sales record for the first nine months of 1971.

In the first 9 months, the District achieved 108% of its budget and hopes to hit 110% in the 4th quarter.

An important factor in helping them sell more was an improved “service image” among customers. They pointed out at the meeting that customer demand for good service is a major problem in their contact with customers. If you can’t deliver the product when the customer needs it, he simply buys it from a competitor.

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Employees’ Opinions Polled On Chem-Texts | Unions To Hold Picnics

A poll of 200 employees selected on a random basis from all plant and divisional departments and retired employees revealed that 96% of the employees read CHEM-TEXTS always or often, and that 76% of their families read it. The survey also showed the plant newspaper as a reliable form of communication and indicated employees have a vital concern for news and information on plant activities and operations.

70 employees completed the questionnaire for a 35% return, an exceptionally high response.

70% signed the questionnaire which was voluntary.

Answers to the “open-end” questions have been condensed because of space limitations.

1.) Do you read Chem-Tests?
86% always, 10% often, 3% seldom

2.) Does your family read Chem-Texts?
76% yes, 7% no

3.) What kind of news do you find most informative?
76% preferred news about plant activities: plant products; use of products in the market; new facilities; plant improvement; personnel changes; and economic situations.

60% wanted news about employees; benefits; idea awards; safety; job security; and retirements.

60% indicated a desire for news about Uniroyal, Inc.; other plants; corporate sales; profits; new products and markets.

4.) How did you like the recent article on the Oxford complex?
The majority commented “excellent”, “informative”, “indicative of Uniroyal’s progress”, “knew very little about it until article”.

5.) Do you think the paper uses enough photographs?
80% yes, 18% no

6.) What did you think of the article on pollution?
“Wonderful that something is being done;” “informative on serious national problem;” “good to keep us informed on pollution control efforts;” “shows company is concerned and makes employees concerned;” “all must be aware of their role in pollution control.”

7.) Some time back we did an article on packaging – do you think this type of information is helpful to employees?
Most employees replied yes; pointing out that they as customers always shop for a neat package.

8.) Do you think the paper gives you reliable information on plant operations and activities?
Comments were essentially, yes; and implied, “haven’t gotten any bum steers yet.”

9.) What do you think of the News Bulletins issued weekly?
In general the News Bulletins were considered informative and helpful; but several employees did not see them; a few felt they were fair, should expand coverage and include more news on safety and production.

10.) What suggestions do you have to improve CHEM-TEXTS?
The majority of employees had no recommendations to improve the paper.

Some remarks suggested: do more articles on departments; more about employees’ participation in community; letters to the editor; classified ads; questions and answers from employees.

The survey was the first conducted in the Company on plant newspapers, and employees who participated are thanked for their time in making it a more effective means of communication.

by Charlie Roland

Plans are underway for URW Local 308’s third annual picnic to be held on Sunday, August 9, from 11 A.M. to 6 P.M. at Schildgen’s Grove in Union City. The Grove is located on East Waterbury Road.

Chairman of the event is Art Calder, with Ben Tomaszeski, Nunzio Pastore and John Sullivan assisting in arrangements.

by Frank Commendatore

Local 218 will hold its annual picnic at Schildgen’s Grove on Saturday, August 15. A menu of roast beef, hamburgers, clams, clam broth will be served all day, with steaks served from 2 – 5 P.M. along with hot and cold beverages.

Chairman for the picnic is Frank Commendatore with Tom Ward and Mario Mucci, assistant chairman.

You Get A Chance To Talk To Two Bosses In New Plan

[PHOTO: Two men in discussion at what appears to be an industrial setting]

Bill Broden, left, has an evaluation discussion with Joe Bucciaglia, chief process engineer for chemical production.

[PHOTO: Three men in discussion in an office setting]

Jim Cronin, superintendent of chemical production, Bill’s second boss, is interested in Bill’s question during the contact discussion held between the two.

Do you ever wonder what the boss thinks? Where you stand in your job? Whether you’re doing a good one or not? What progress you’re making in it?

These are questions every employee asks himself and wants to have answered. The new Contact and Evaluation program will help clear up many of these questions.

Purpose of Program

The program sets up a procedure for a meeting and a performance evaluation of salaried personnel by their immediate supervisors. It also arranges for a meeting of salaried personnel by a senior manager at least two levels above the employee.

Dual Appraisal

The employee receives advance notice of the meeting, usually around the anniversary date of his employment. He and his supervisor receive a set of similar forms to fill out before the interview on matters related to his job. The employee and supervisor then meet for a private, uninterrupted discussion, using this information for the basis of their discussion.

A fruitful meeting requires mutually open, and honest, discussion to determine mutually agreed job objectives for future evaluations.

Senior Manager’s Interview

After this meeting, the supervisor arranges for an interview with the employee’s senior manager. The employee may be interviewed by a senior manager in a different function at either his option or the senior manager’s.

The purpose of this interview is to provide the opportunity to discuss in a friendly conversation the general attitudes, understandings, and adjustment of the employee in relationship to his job and objectives.

Plant Coordinator’s Function

All reports are returned to the program coordinator, Bob Krause, of the industrial relations department. His responsibility is to organize the program, schedule the discussions, assure continuation of the plan, and file reports in the employee’s personnel folder.

Information from the program may be used by plant management and the divisional personnel development manager for job rotations and promotions within the plant and the division.

Program Successful

Employees participating in the program have praised it highly for the chance to openly discuss their jobs and to understand more fully the expectations and responsibilities of their job, their status in the department and future opportunities with the company.

As one employee put it, “it’s the first time I really had a chance to open up and discuss things with my boss and his boss freely. At least I know where I stand and what opportunities are open to me.”

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

I’m certain that the vast majority of us know and appreciate the fact that UNIROYAL CHEMICAL is a good place to work. Sure, we all have our gripes and inconveniences but when we really think about it we’ve got it pretty good. As only one example, the other day I was looking at the average earnings for all manufacturing workers in Connecticut and noted that the straight time rate averages $3.31 per hour as compared to $4.00 per hour in our plant. When the effect of premium rates for overtime is considered, the State average is $3.43 per hour and our average is $4.39 per hour.

Beyond pay and the importance of our superior benefit plans, there is the question of what kind of place is it to work? I believe you will agree with me that a very important factor is the “atmosphere” or “climate.” Like productivity, safety, good housekeeping and quality, each of us must bear a responsibility for “climate.” We do this every day by our attitudes, our cooperation and our ability to communicate with each other. To fully face this responsibility each of us must listen, as well as talk. Each of us must recognize that others have problems, as well as ourselves.

Concern for the customer, concern for the fellow employee and yes, concern for the job produces results.

Best regards,

John D. Evans

John D. Evans

Many Apply For Kaynor

[IMAGE: Aerial photograph of industrial/educational facility with parking lot]

Kaynor Tech offers a broad program of excellent trades courses.

More than 45 employees have applied for the training program to qualify candidates for skilled trades openings in the plant. The 2-year trades courses program will cover: Fundamentals of Arithmetic; Measurements; and Engineering Drawing in the first year.

The second year is tentatively planned to cover: Introduction to Pipe Fitting; Electricity; and Construction Trades.

Successful completion of the program as judged by Kaynor Tech’s instructors will give the candidates the chance to qualify for second-class trades openings in accordance with present contractual requirements of seniority and qualifications.

Employees applying for the program are: C. Andrus; F. Ash; D. Bedard; W. Carreiro; R. Chevrier; A. Cifone; T. Douty; J. Dowling; R. Enamait; J. Ferguson; K. Ferreira; F. Gagne; H. Garahan; T. Gladding; T. Griffin; A. Happy; P. Hardt, Sr.; J. Hartnett; M. Hebert; G. Hennessey; J. Iosa; C. Jackson; J. Kenny; R. Kubicki; H. McIsaac; J. Mello; D. Memillo; F. Miller; E. Molnar; R. Morel; J. Morrison; J. Needham, H. Nixon; J. Oliveira; R. Orsini; D. Polzella; J. Poudrier; J. Poveromo; L. Recchia; F. San Angelo; W. Seymour; F. Simasek; F. Sordi; J. Sullivan; B. Tomaszeski; L. Watson and E. Zemeir. Other names were unavailable at press time.

$2,634 Awarded For Ideas

by Bernie Daily

$849, one of the highest awards ever given an employee for a suggestion, was presented to Anne Mannion for her late husband’s suggestion to use Kunkle safety valves and springs as standard equipment in the plant. Her husband, Earl, who suffered a heart attack while they were vacationing in Maine, was a first class piper in the mechanical department.

The Kunkle valves and springs reduced material costs, were easier to install and safer in their operation and are now used throughout the plant.

Other high awards went to Ed Bazenas and Marcel Hebert, who each received $75 for their two suggestions. Fred Miller received $65 for two ideas, Ken Nelson and Stan Dushak were awarded $50 each for their single ideas and R. Lockwood’s three ideas netted him $50.

Al Urban got an initial award of $50 with his idea still under study for a possible higher amount.

$35, $25, $15 Awards

Cash amounts of $35, $25, or $15, were awarded to J. Gandolfo, F. Mayo, W. Gailevege, M. DeSousa, D. Beauchamp, W. Carreiro, R. Cooper, A. Galletta, J. Tully, L. Rizzo, E. Root, J. Rabetski, M. Carey, F. Surmanek, W. Tabaka, W. Krayeski, F. Guerrera, D. Lavorgna, F. Henriques, F. Bendler, H. Piascik, F. Tabone, D. Polzella, J. Enamait, W. Anderson, G. Ravenscroft, J. Banno, O. Huntley, M. Rosa, J. Matcheson, A. DaSilva, C. Mulonet, D. Masone, A. Hanley, L. Clark, T. Lee, A. Moura, C. Roland, R. Pronovost, K. Anderson, J. Hurst, A. Lanouette, W. Parks, F. Maffia, F. Pikula, H. Rich, W. Scott, C. Iannuzzi, N. Tiscione, J. Chasse, R. Lestage, T. Smegelski, J. Cardella, N. Brummett and F. Sordi.

Letters And Mentions

Commendation letters and Honorable Mentions for their ideas and suggestions went to J. Poudrier, C. Wierzbicki, J. Sickola, D. Pratt, A. Kazemekas, E. Molnar, J. Painter, J. Butkus, J. Sullivan, J. Gallucci, J. Iosa, W. Hill, Jr., L. DeLaRosa, E. Rehel, R. Fratangelo, J. Ferguson, L. Taranovich, T. Douty, T. Mo, F. Enamait, F. Engle, R. Malz, Jr., J. Mucha, J. Finke, D. Polzella, T. Hubbell, M. Sweeney, F. Commendatore, F. Rosa, M. Yuchnyk, B. Tomaszeski and C. Zawacki.

Ideas pay from $25 to $1000 and higher and are given immediate attention and prompt action by Bernie Daily, coordinator of the Idea Plan, and by the departmental investigators.

[IMAGE: Three people in office setting]

Bernie Daily, left, Idea Plan Expediter, watches as Al Manzi, Mechanical Department Superintendent, presents check to Mrs. Mannion. Helen Solomita, right, also looks on approvingly.

Lubrication Program Set

by Jan Baclawski & Al Lanouette

The new oil room in the Reclaim Plant is another step in the continuing program of the engineering and mechanical department to upgrade lubrication techniques and service throughout the plant.

Since contamination is the greatest enemy of oil, a clean storage and handling area for lubricants is essential to maintain high quality service. In addition to being a cleaner area than the previous oil room, the new oil room is centrally located in the Reclaim plant and easily accessible for drum deliveries. It is also large enough to store the following equipment: 1. The new lubrication cart which employs modern lubrication equipment. 2. Lubrication records as required by the lubrication schedule for the reclaim plant. 3. A central automatic dispensing station, now being installed for the Farval lubricators used in the mill rooms.

Equipment lubrication is recognized as a critically essential service and serious efforts are being made to maintain a high quality service. A lubrication program is now being developed for the Chemical plant.

[IMAGE: Old oil room equipment]

Old oil room once located in Millroom B.

[IMAGE: Two men working in new oil room]

Ingenuity resulted in new improved oil room, where oilers Sam Mastrosimone, sitting, and Al Zapatka check records.

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Maxi Coats Go Marvinol

[IMAGE: Woman in long maxi coat standing outdoors]

Maxi coats and maxi-chic Eskiloos® with brass trim on their squared-off moc toes and popular high vamps are right in style with today’s with-it fashions. The honey crushed patent vinyl coat has both style and warmth.

The warm, water-repellent Eskiloos are knee-high, with soles and chunky heels that keep you in step with fashion all the way.

Leading women’s clothes manufacturers use the Chemical division’s Marvinol® vinyl

resins for their superior quality and the real leather look they give to clothing. The Eskiloos are made by the C and I division.

Much of the research and development on Marvinol vinyl used in clothing and home furnishings is done at the TSSC here in Naugatuck by a team of qualified technical people: Charlie Buckley, Al Heinrichs, Mary Marques, Phil Morin, Carl Ruggles, Bill Stephenson, Lou Triano, Bob Tyler, and Arnold Werner, manager.

25 Year Club Holds Dinner

The 25 Year Club will hold a dinner at the Waverly Inn in Cheshire on Friday evening, March 20, at 6 P.M.

Employees with 25 years service and more, both active and retired, are invited to attend the dinner as guests of Uniroyal Chemical.

Forty eight new members will be initiated into the 25 Year Club at this year’s dinner. Presently there are 568 members in the club which honors employees for their loyal and long years of service.

Monahan, Marinello Retire

[IMAGE: Elderly couple, man and woman]

OVER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE was the unique distinction Joe Monahan achieved with Uniroyal Chemical. At left is his wife, Iva. Joe, an assistant to Frank Hopkins, vice president, started work at 15 and spent 35 years at the Naugatuck plant.

[IMAGE: Group of men in work setting]

Bill Marinello started work at 13 with the Rubber Regenerating Co. before it was purchased by Uniroyal Chemical. Congratulating Bill on his retirement after 20 years service are from left Charlie Labalbo, Al Pistarelli, foreman, Marinello, Minic Brown and Larry Rinaldi.

1970 Success . . .

(continued from page 1)

The design and construction of the new pretreatment waste water facility as part of the plant’s environmental program to control pollution of the Naugatuck river will be undertaken during 1970.

A plan has been initiated to study the causes of air pollution by buildings to determine methods to control the discharge of dust and odors into the air.

Materials Handling

Redesigned and standardized packages will improve the package appearance of our products. But these improvements will be wasted unless extra caution is taken during the filling, handling and shipping operation to ship neat, clean packages to our customers to stop customer complaints about our packages.

Damaged drums, dirty packages and dented cans can result in returned shipments and costly repackaging which affects our sales and profits.

Warehousing and trucking costs will be studied to give our customers faster and better service.

A clean plant and building is a good place to work and only good housekeeping practices by every person in their work and locker areas can attain this goal.

Purchasing

This group will continue the implementation of chemical and synthetic raw materials’ orders and inventory control by electronic data processing (EDP) to obtain material at the lowest cost and to provide the necessary materials on time for production operations.

The testing program on can liners for agricultural chemicals will be continued to give our customers quality products in the best packages.

Industrial Relations

Training programs will be conducted for foremen and supervisors; and a new orientation program for new employees will be given when they are hired.

Cafeteria and food services throughout the plant will be studied to improve service, particularly the hot food service in the vending machines.

A Contact and Evaluation program for salaried employees has started and every employee will be interviewed on a two level basis.

To keep employees informed on plant news and plans, the plant paper Chem-Texts, and News Bulletins will be issued on a regular basis.

Industrial Engineering

The red tape and delays in reviewing ideas will be eliminated under the new Idea Plan. Prompt attention will be given to all ideas submitted by all employees.

A Year Of Progress

By understanding the whys of your job, the importance of your job, and by showing a real, personal involvement in your job, 1970 will be a year of progress.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

Spring is officially here and every now and then the sunshine gives promise that it will be really here before long. Along with spring comes the housecleaning bug that bites our wives and turns our houses upside down while the cleaning is done and the furniture is moved. When it’s all done, the house really looks great, doesn’t it?

Let’s all catch the bug this spring and pitch in together to clean up the plant this month. In a large operation like ours, spread over many acres, winter takes its toll of housekeeping and when the snow is gone our winter carelessness becomes only too obvious.

I’m counting on everybody to do his part in cleaning up his work area. Remember, good housekeeping goes hand in hand with efficient work, quality performance, safe operation and makes for a much more pleasant place to work.

Best regards.

Sincerely,

John

John D. Evans

Chemical Club Elects Officers

[IMAGE: Group photo of officers at meeting]

Newly elected officers of the Uniroyal Chemical Management Club hold their first meeting. From left are Bob Smith, treasurer; Dick Keenan, secretary; Lou Kaiser, president; and Jim Phelan, vice president.

by Lou Kaiser

The Uniroyal Chemical Management Club elected officers at its monthly meeting. Reelected president for a third term was Lou Kaiser. Jim Phelan was reelected vice president over Steve Alper and Al Murray. Bob Smith was reelected over Brad Swain for treasurer. Dick Keenan topped Dick Mastromatteo in the balloting for secretary. Stan Mazur was nominated from the floor for president but declined the nomination.

The Club’s annual dinner will be held at the Ambassador Restaurant in Hamden on April 15.

John Evans, factory manager, main speaker at the meeting, gave a brief picture of the plant’s business outlook for 1970, and was followed by staff members Bert Scullin, Larry Koth, Harry Witt, Hal Lynch, Bob VanAllen, Fred Wintsch, who spoke for Ron Mitchinson, Jim Cronin and Al Manzi, who summarized their department’s prime goals for the year.

Service Keeps Customer

[IMAGE: Workers loading materials on pallet]

From left loading 451 on pallet in Bldg. 109 are Brony Konavage and Mike Yuchnyk as Bert Frennesson and George Baktis watch.

[IMAGE: Group of workers being congratulated]

Rocco Magnanimo congratulates Bldg. 17 employees for refining 451 and shipping to customer on time. From left are Magnanimo, Ted Clement, Bob Orsini, Jack Cuddy, Joe Antonucci and Jerry Markham.

An order for Antioxidant 451 was recently received from a large customer for delivery on very short notice. 451 is a product that the Sales department has been trying to sell for over a year, but without much progress. The new product was important to the Naugatuck plant’s success because it represented new business.

Used In Tires

The customer tried 451 as a stabilizer in styrene-butadiene rubber, which goes into most of the tires made in the country on a small run. It worked. The customer came back and said, “if you can keep me supplied with 451, I’ll use it in our entire run.”

Service Saves Business

This is where the crews in Bldg. 109 and Bldg. 17 played an important role in saving the business. Through their effort, the 451 was processed and transferred into a tank car, and shipped out of the plant in time to satisfy the customer and keep the business.

Cooperation like this, which involves several departments, gets new customers and keeps them. The more customers the plant gets, the more business it gets. This is what makes our jobs more secure.

Crew Members

Building 109 employees responsible for processing the material were George Baktis, area foreman; Dolph Gabriel, foreman; Larry Bogen, John Booth, Brony Konavage, Harold McIlroy, Joe Owens and Buddy Watts.

Building 17 employees who helped get the product shipped out on time were John Honyotski, area foreman; Rocco Magnanimo, foreman; Eric Storch, process engineer; Bert Frennesson, engineering associate; Joe Antonucci, John Shumak, Thurman Walton, Ben Root, Bob Orsini, Jesse Silva, Frank Bedard, and Ted Clement.

New Degree Offered By College

An associate degree in Industrial Management Technology geared to the needs of foremen and supervisors is offered by the Waterbury State Technical College.

The curriculum includes courses on: cost control, personnel management, accounting, job instruction training, work simplification, safety and hygiene, communications, value analysis, manufacturing processes, quality control, data processing, plant layout, physics, economics and human relations.

Courses are given by the Evening Division in trimester sessions. The cost is $5.00 per course.

Waterbury State also offers courses in civil technology, chemical technology, data processing, electrical technology, fire technology, industrial management and mechanical technology.

For further information on the courses, contact your foreman, supervisor or the Director of Extension Services, Waterbury State Technical College, 1460 West Main Street, Waterbury, Conn. 06708. or phone 756-7035.

When the courses are job related, you can apply for Tuition Aid. Under this program, Uniroyal pays the tuition cost upon satisfactory completion of the course.

Spring Tire Sale Starts

A special spring employee tire sale runs from March 30 through May 29. Employee prices will be substantially below regular prices on passenger, small truck, camper and trailer tires.

The new Uniroyal Master with front and rear tires for better steering and traction, a steel reinforced tread and 40,000 mile guarantee are included in the sale.

Other tires offered are the “Tiger Paw,” wide “Tiger Paw” and the Laredo “Rain Tire.”

This will be the only sale on these tires during the year.

Tire slips can be obtained from the Industrial Relations department; Ann McAllister, R.N., Synthetic plant hospital; Luella Anderson, TSSC; and Janet Nolin and Jack Vergosen, EMIC

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Supervisory Skills Training Program Started For Foremen

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The group listens attentively to Tom Ennis report on solution of a problem. Attending the first SSTP session were from left, Fred Wintsch, Tom Dowling, Ed Smith, George Allen, Dave Rappe, Jack Tierney, Bill Albaitis, Al Enamait, Earl Roller, Tom Engle,

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George Arndt, Gary Arndt, Bob Breton, Chet Bulka, Ennis and Bill Lannon. Missing from photo were Lou Coscia and Frank Lynch. SSTP sessions for supervisors and foremen are being scheduled for future dates.

Globetrotters Sell Pro* Keds On TV

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are entertaining millions of people on TV and helping sell Uniroyal products with their dazzling wizardry and magic on the basketball court. This is part of Uniroyal’s intensive TV program to advertise the company and its products on prime TV shows.

The Globetrotters have used Pro-Keds® in their long career for their long wearing quality and the built-in arch support that helps prevent muscle strain from their heavy schedule all over the world.

Pro-Keds® use several of the rubber chemicals made at the Naugatuck plant. Four accelerators, Delac®NS, Tuex®, Monex® and Pentex® are used to cure the rubber and give it toughness. Without accelerators it would take more than 8 hours for the rubber to harden or cure.

Aminox®, an antioxidant, prevents heat deterioration to the rubber during the manufacturing process.

Uniroyal Chemical is the world’s leading manufacturer of rubber chemicals, with 70% of the chemicals made at the Naugatuck plant.

Only by producing quality chemicals against stiff competition can the plant maintain this position in the footwear industry. Some of the major competitors in the rubber chemical business vying for the same market are DuPont, Monsanto, Vanderbilt, American Cyanamid and Pennwald.

Contract Talks Continue In N.Y.

Negotiation discussions on the contract which expires April 21 at 12:01 A.M., are still underway in New York between management and union officials of the 19 Uniroyal plants represented by the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America.

The sessions started on March 9. Representatives of the Naugatuck Chemical plant attending the meetings are Ron Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager; Joe Rzeszutek, URCLPWA Local 218 President; and Leon Raskauskas, URCLPWA Local 308 president.

by Bob Krause

A group of Uniroyal Chemical foremen and supervisors attended the first of a series of sessions of a Supervisory Skills Training Program (SSTP) at the Holiday Inn in Waterbury.

The program which was initiated at the corporate level gives members in supervisory positions an opportunity to study themselves and determine how they relate to their jobs. The program also introduces some new concepts which help them keep up to date on current trends in supervisory skills.

John Evans, Factory Manager, introduced the program which was organized and presented by Bob Krause of the Industrial Relations Department.

Tom Ward, Uniroyal Manager of Supervisory Development discussed his views with the group and the company’s views concerning the overall program and some of its details.

Additional programs will be scheduled during the year to give more foremen and supervisors the chance to participate in the SSTP sessions.

[BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO CAPTION:]
Harlem Globertrotters help sell Uniroyal products on TV to millions of customers. Indirectly they sell 5 chemicals made at the Naugatuck plant. Watch them on the leading TV shows.

Two Months Without A Lost-Time Accident

by Sal Aloise

In February, no lost time accidents occurred in the plant. This is the second successive month that all of us have worked without a lost time accident. This represents a total of nearly 600,000 manhours worked without a lost time accident, a good improvement in safety compared to 1969 when four lost time accidents took place for the same 2 months.

During February, there were 4 serious injuries: one eye injury in Chemical Production; one work change in Reclaim; one suture of the finger in R&D; and one suture in the elbow in R&D.

With this excellent start, 1970 can be the safest year we ever had.

[RIGHT PHOTO CAPTION:]
Bob Krause, coordinator of the SSTP demonstrates a point on the chart.

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a quarterly dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock payable March 25 to stockholders of record February 24.

Two dividends of $2 each on the Company’s preferred stock were declared: one to be paid March 25 to stockholders of record February 24 and the other payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 25.

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$5,200,000 Spent Or Committed To Improve Air, Water Quality

Trades Courses Offered

by Al Manzi

A training program to qualify candidates for skilled trades openings has been developed in cooperation with Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury. This special program is voluntary and can help improve your job opportunities in the future. The program is open to all employees of Uniroyal Chemical at Naugatuck.

Courses Available

A two-year program has been planned following the normal school year — one night per week — 3 hours per night. The first year will have three 33 hour courses: Fundamentals of Arithmetic; Measurements; and Engineering Drawing.

The second year is tentatively planned for three 33 hour courses covering: Introduction to Pipe Fitting; Electricity; and Construction Trades. Successful completion of this program as judged by Kaynor Tech will allow candidates to qualify for second-class trades openings when available and in accordance with present contractual requirements of seniority and qualifications.

No Cost to Employee

There will be no cost to participants—Uniroyal will pay for tuition and textbooks as necessary. The company will cooperate as much as possible in arranging for participation of people on OFF shifts.

At the present time, training is directed to filling piper, electrician and millwright/mechanic job openings.

In the near future, questionnaires will be distributed to learn of potential candidates and their major interest of trades. The following list shows the potential openings through normal turnover at the Chemical and Synthetic plants during the next seven years.

Chemical Plant
Millwright/Mechanics ….11
Pipers ……………….9
Electricians ………….3

Synthetic Plant
Millwright/Mechanics …..7
Pipers ……………….8
Electricians ………….0

The questionnaires are now being printed and for the present, please wait until questionnaires will become available shortly. The questionnaires will list the people to contact if more information is required.

[IMAGE CAPTION: Conversion of the power plant from coal to oil firing eliminated the discharge of two and one half tons of flyash daily. White plumes in photo are often mistaken as pollutants; in many cases the plumes are steam.]

Since 1958, 35 air and water environmental improvement systems, devices and facilities have been or are being installed, resulting in improved environmental quality. They range in cost from $9,000 to near $3,000,000. These installations have and will contribute significantly to cleaner air and a cleaner Naugatuck River.

Water Pollution Control

The $3,000,000 approved liquid waste pretreatment plant, scheduled for completion in 1972, will control the discharge of chemicals and liquid waste into the Naugatuck River. An agreement was signed on May 15 with the Borough of Naugatuck for secondary treatment of our wastes.

Fiber separators in the Reclaim plant, a major factor in reducing water pollution, collect and bale the fiber removed from discarded solid waste tires. The $750,000 sys-

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1968 Stock Plan Ends July 31

The 1968 stock purchase plan which started August 1, 1968 ends on July 31, 1970. According to the plan, an employee may purchase the stock or withdraw from the plan on or before July 31. Uniroyal also reserves the right to terminate the plan, as stated in the original offer.

If a participant withdraws, he receives the amount contributed to the plan plus 5% interest on the money.

Information affecting the 1968 stock plan will be published in Chem-Texts and the News Bulletins posted on bulletin boards throughout the plant when announced by the Corporate group in charge of the plan.

[IMAGE CAPTION: Inspecting bales of fiber that were formerly discharged into the river are from left, Frank Silva, John Reardon, Don Bell and George Gudauskas. About 34,000 lbs. are removed every other day.]

Bloodmobile Successful

Uniroyal Chemical and EMIC employees generously supported the annual Red Cross blood drive sponsored by the plant.

Details on the successful visit will be published in the next CHEM-TEXTS.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

Dear Fellow Employees:

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

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

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

Best wishes

[Signature]

John D. Evans

Dinkle Gets Scholarship

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

by Phil Paul

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nurse Named President

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

Uniroyal Stores Offer Discounts

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

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

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

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

Oxford Office Nears Completion

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

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

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Brains And Beauty Match Brains And Brawn

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

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

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

No Lost Time Accidents During May

by Sal Aloise

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

Eight Serious Injuries

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

1970 An Improvement

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

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

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

Keds® Grasshoppers.® “Molto Superbe!”

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

Ring Around

Picnics Planned

by Dick Keenan

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

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

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

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

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

The sessions, which are held outsde the plant for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director of the SSTP program is Bob Krause.

The average taxpayer began working for himself on May 9.

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

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

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Plans For Staffing Oxford Underway

by C. Durbin

Uniroyal’s program for creating a new administrative center has been carefully developed to insure that all is ready for the move to Oxford in mid-1971.

People are always the most important part of any program. When present employees in New York City were asked, quite a number told their managers that they do not plan to transfer to Connecticut. The gap between the number needed and the number moving must be filled by local people.

Promotion Policy

Whenever possible, promotion from within is a policy that Uniroyal applies everywhere. In the Oxford case it means that an interested salaried employee, presently in a Chemical Division office position, who is qualified for a position at Oxford that is in a higher skill classification than is available in the Naugatuck offices, will be given consideration for transfer. Other Uniroyal people in this area will have the same opportunity.

Survey By Questionnaire

During the month of July local Chemical Division salaried female office employees are being surveyed by questionnaires to determine those who believe they have skills above the requirements of their present assignments and might be interested in transfer to the Oxford offices.

Replies will be reviewed by responsible managers who will consider work history and skill qualifications to determine who should receive further consideration under the promotion policy.

A similar procedure will be followed later when other salaried position requirements are developed for positions which specify advanced knowledge, skill and considerable experience in specialized functions.

New Food Service For The Plant

by Fred Wintsch

Servomation, Inc. recently assumed operation of plant food services at the Chemical Canteen, Synthetic Cafeteria, EMIC and the vending machines in all buildings.

With headquarters in New Haven, Servomation offers improved food services, fresh foods, more efficient maintenance of the food machines, a better menu with a wider selection of hot meals with an eye on the nutritional value for weight conscious employees.

The Chemical plant was one of the last major firms in the Valley to retain the 10¢ coffee but increased wholesale food prices have forced an increase to 15¢.

Servomation is one of the leading food service organizations in Connecticut serving many firms and schools in the State with their main facilities only an hour from the plant. There should be considerable improvement in food services on all shifts and weekends as a result of the change.

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[IMAGE: Photo of workers in hard hats]

John Honyotski, area foreman, congratulates chemical operators Ivan Aubin and Bill Gaievage of Bldg. 73 for excellent job in getting Dyanap to customers on time. At left is Jim Cravo, Bldg. 73 foreman. On another shift at time of photo were operators Jim Lynch and Frank Guzzardi.

Dyanap Sales Increase

[IMAGE: Photo of men examining soybean field]

George O’Brien, with hat on, R & D product development manager for Dyanap examines field of weed-free soybeans with a group of Chemical division field agronomists and State University weed specialists. Their recommendation of a products affects the sale of a herbicide greatly.

by Everett Barron

Dyanap® the “chemical broom”, stops weeds before they emerge from the ground and “sweeps up” the emerged seedling weeds by contact. Sales of the double action, low cost herbicide that gives the farmer a $195 profit per acre increased 10% – 15% in 1970.

Made in Bldg. 73, Dyanap is a combination of dinitro and Alanap® It controls a wide range of broadleaf weeds and annual grasses that reduce crop yields 20% to 30% in soybeans and peanuts.

16,000,000 Acre Market

Dyanap®is one of 3 herbicides made in the plant; Alanap® and Solo® being the other two. 15,000,000 acres of soybeans and 1,000,000 acres of peanuts are grown in the southeast and the midsouth, a huge potential market for Dyanap sales and additional business for the plant.

Bright Spot In Economy

“Agribusiness” is one of the few bright spots in today’s economy. With most of the chemical industry facing stiff competition and business setbacks, the agricultural chemical business has shown steady growth.

Competition Stiff

The business is a “one month” shot; if quality, packaging, service or delivery is poor, competition gets the business, often for good.

If a grower can’t purchase Dyanap before planting time, he buys his herbicide from one of five major competitors: Amchem, Elanco, Monsanto, Dupont or Shell. Farming today is big business, with many growers planting 2,000 – 5,000 acres and investing $100,000 in herbicides, fertilizer, and machinery.

He shops for the best product at the best price and the best service. His investment is too risky to take chances with poor quality and poor service.

New Products Important

A research and development group at the Bethany Lab of Bob Graham, Adam Soboleski, Everett Barron and Ron Ames (now in Liberia) are continually seeking new types of herbicides to keep us competitive in the market.

Field agronomists are

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

This issue of CHEM-TEXTS announces plans for offering office personnel the opportunity to advance to higher positions at the new Oxford offices. Also discussed, are details on how our new performance review program at the plant works. Last month, CHEM-TEXTS announced plans for the mechanical trades training program to be held at Kaynor Tech. starting in the fall. Applications for this program will soon be available to those interested in preparing themselves for these skills.

Each of these programs, as well as many others such as the tuition aid plan, is part of UNIROYAL’S continuing desire to provide all employees every chance to continue to grow in knowledge and skills and to make the most of their talents and abilities.

UNIROYAL recognizes that its future is dependent on the future of its employees. To build a future together, we must not only do our present job in the best possible way, but we must use our own initiative to improve our job skills. It has been said that “opportunity knocks but once.” I, frankly, doubt this — I think “Opportunity is always waiting just outside the door.”

It’s always waiting for the man who takes the first step to open the door himself.

Best regards,

John D. Evans

John D. Evans

New Drink At Canteen

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
Iced tea and hot coffee is the gourmet’s new drink served at the Canteen. From left, Helen Grabowski credits Helen Burns who credits Helen Pieksza.

The Chemical plant canteen offers a new drink during coffee breaks, a unique concoction of hot coffee and iced tea, a gourmet’s delight.

The origin of the drink is cloaked in mystery. When one of the Helens in the canteen left a large container of iced tea by the coffee urn, another of the three Helens inadvertently poured the iced tea into the hot coffee urn. The third Helen served the new drink to several employees, who sipped the new beverage with relish.

No one took credit for the exotic discovery, claiming that such rare discoveries are not the result of one individual but the combined efforts of the group. It’s the culinary philosophy of the Chemical canteen that makes it such an exciting and enjoyable place to eat.

Red Cross Blood Drive Successful

[IMAGE CAPTION:]
Gallon givers are awarded pins by Red Cross nurse Annette Pariseault R.N. From left are Karen Di Dominzio, Lucille Butnor, Hank DeVries, Fred Wintsch, Annette, Delia Scheithe, Hal Smith, John Gilbert, and unidentified donor. From right, unidentified donor, Al Smith, Len Borg, Walt Campbell, hidden, Milt Makoski and Don Powell hidden. Employees gave generously to the recent Bloodmobile.

Uniroyal Chemical and EMIC employees generously supported the annual Connecticut Red Cross Bloodmobile visit sponsored by the plant. The Connecticut Red Cross has helped hundreds of employees and their families over the years, with one of the best blood programs in the country, the blood itself being free. There is a charge for the Bloodmobile’s expenses and the hospitals’ administrative services. In some states a pint of blood costs $50-$60 plus the additional charges for services.

Gallon Pins Awarded

Gerry Hennessey received a four gallon pin for his thirty second contribution to this worthwhile cause.

Jim Reynolds and Allen Crapo each received a three gallon pin and Joe Finke received a two gallon pin.

One gallon pins were given to Charles Anderson, Roland Morel, Joe Sauvageau and Fred Wintsch.

Donors

Contributing blood — many for the fifth or more time were K. Allen, J. Chapman, Catherine O’Sullivan, L. Owens, L. Koth, W. Gniazdowski, L. Coburn, Ann McAllister, R. Cranney, R. Palizay, B. Pierce, A. Tobias, L. Lombardi, C. Bulka, M. Galante, F. Emmerich, P. Dillon, E. Phillips, M. Chamberland, J. Paige, R. Cornell, R. Mastromatteo, Angenette Grant, M. Sutton, R. Stark, H. Nixon, T. Fitzgerald, E. Nole, D. Williamson, P. Braudis, B. Fisher, Jr., F. Carriero, P. Welch, R. Breton, R. Palmer, K. Hughes, R. Harsch, F. Leary, J. McCarthy, Karen DiDominzio, H. Smith, Lucille Butnor, P. Norton, E. Runowicz, J. Vergosen, J. Hochheiser, M. Makoski, H. Francolini, B. Begin, P. Haas, D. Powell, W. Beerbaum, S. Semonian, A. Smith, J. Chambers, H. DeVries, R. LaClair, L. Borg, F. Mayo, D. Boulanger, F. Sterniak, E. Newell, M. Matos, H. Garahan, S. Molnar, G. Morrisey, W. Campbell, J. Pym, T. Curzi, F. Gagne, J. Loman, F. Tabone, D. Poehailos, K. Searles, L. Brites, R. Hessler, G. Monahan, Marjorie Lasky, T. Basile, W. Stephenson, M. Gransky, W. Scott, E. Bates, J. Slasienski, J. Shea, W. Hudima, H. Hook, R. Tucker, Katherine Dowling, A. Galletta, C. Hiser, H. Mannion. L. Triano, A. Crandall, P. King, E. Root, W. Fruin, V. Alves. F. Sordi, R. Clark, T. Byra, F. Phelan, A. Nole, M. Yuchnyk, R.

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[IMAGE CAPTION:]
Gerry Hennessy receives 4 gallon pin from Sam Gillette for his 32nd. contribution of blood as Matt Mathewson watches.

$35,261 Lost In Five Fires

During 1969 the plant had 20 reportable fires. Five of these fires resulted in estimated losses of $35,261. This high amount represents only the damage caused to the equipment and buildings.

Several of the fires shut down production lines resulting even in higher losses and increased manufacturing costs. The fires also increased the insurance costs to the plant as rates are based on the damage caused by fire.

Chemical Production had 4 fires with no loss. Reclaim Production had 10 fires; 7 with no loss and 3 with an estimated loss of $30,335. Synthetic Production suffered 4 fires; 3 with no loss and one which cost $4,626. Research and Development had 2 fires; one with an estimated loss of $300 in the Chemical pilot plant.

In 1968 the plant was awarded a plaque for its excellent fire prevention record; but 1969 brought several fires, many attributable to poor housekeeping and safety practices.

Fires can be prevented only if everyone shows his fullest concern for good housekeeping and safety practices in his work area. Fires increase the cost of our products, hurt our pocketbooks and affect job security.

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Vol. 4. No. 7 Page 3

KNOW YOUR BENEFITS:

Some Questions And Answers On Uniroyal’s Tuition Aid Program

by Marion Hutt

About seventy-three Uniroyal Chemical employees improved their education and their opportunities for advancement in their jobs by taking job related courses during the 1968-69 academic year with the help of Uniroyal’s Tuition Aid Program. (1969-70 figures were unavailable for this issue)

For those of you who are not familiar with the plan, here is some helpful information on the program which is available to all employees.

Q. What Is It?
A. To encourage self-development and education of all employees, Uniroyal will reimburse you for the full tuition cost and lab fees necessary in any course taken which is related to your current job or will be of value, as determined by the Company, in future promotional areas.

All Employees Eligible

Q. Is the program available to wage and salary personnel?
A. Yes, it is available to all full-time employees.

Q. Do I have to notify the Company of the course I wish to take?

A. Yes, prior approval has to be obtained to qualify.

Q. How many courses can I take?
A. The number of allowed courses per semester cannot exceed two.

Q. Do I take these courses on Uniroyal’s time or my time?
A. Your own time.

Q. I’d like to take a course in mechanical drawing. Am I reimbursed for any instruments I must purchase?
A. No. Books, library fees, instruments and transportation are not reimbursable.

Q. When am I reimbursed?
A. Reimbursement will be made by Uniroyal after satisfactory completion of the course has been documented by the school or institution which administered it.

Q. Is every school or institution offering courses acceptable?

A. Only fully accredited institutions or professionally recognized associations are approved.

Schools In Area

Q. What schools qualify in the area?
A. University of Connecticut (Waterbury Branch), Fairfield University, University of Hartford, University of Bridgeport, Sacred Heart University, Trinity College, Mattatuck Community College, West Connecticut State College, Central Connecticut State College, Southern Connecticut State College, RPI (Hartford Branch), Waterbury State Technical College, Kaynor

Technical, H. C. Wilcox Technical-Vocational School, New Haven College, Quinnipiac College, Post Junior College and other specialized educational institutes.

Q. Do you have any facts about people using this plan?
A. During 67-68, sixty employees were enrolled in degree programs and were reimbursed an average of $275 by Uniroyal. In 69, five employees received M.B.A. degrees. In 1970 about 70 employees attended courses, with several receiving degrees.

Q. Where do I find out the procedure I must follow to qualify?
A. Your foreman or supervisor will be glad to assist you in obtaining and processing the forms for approval. Tuition aid is another of Uniroyal’s programs for the benefit of all employees to assist them in the development of their talents and capabilities.

[IMAGE CAPTION: Marty Cherkus, right, tells Charlie Dierling about course he plans to take under Tuition Aid program.]

Three Story Glass Tube Reduces Water Pollution

[IMAGE CAPTION: Julius Cohen, right, shows Phil De Pasquale new $32,000 liquid-liquid extractor installed in chemical pilot plant as part of the plant’s environmental quality program.]

by Gary Arndt

The Chemical pilot plant recently installed a new $32,000, three story high, liquid-liquid extractor that looks like a giant test tube. The extractor removes small amounts of “oxide” from the process waste water which had been previously discharged into the river. The extractor is probably the only one of its kind in the company.

The new equipment is part of the plant’s environmental quality program to eliminate pollution by installation of new devices and systems with built in pollution control factors.

Environmental Economics

By recovery of the product, a 5% to 10% yield increase will be obtained from former waste material, proving that a sound environmental quality program can be economical as well as improving the quality of the air and water. All new equipment for manufacturing operations will contain pollution control devices and systems to control fumes, odors, and dust.

Collects Pollution Data

With the completion of the cyclohexene oxide program, the huge glass column will be used by process development engineers to collect pollution control data on newly developed processes which will be transferred to the Naugatuck plant for manufacturing.

Zawacki Gets Hole-In-One

No Slip; No Tires

To purchase tires at a Uniroyal store or tire dealer, an employee purchase slip is required. Without the slip for identification, you will not be able to purchase the tires. Slips may be obtained in advance only from the Industrial Relations Department, EMIC, and the Synthetic Plant Hospital.

[IMAGE CAPTION: Chet Zawacki shot a hole-in-one with a Uniroyal golf ball and Uniroyal club.]

Unions Ratify Contracts

URW Local 218 which represents wage employees in the Chemical plant and URW Local 308, which represents wage employees in the Synthetic plant, ratified the 3 year contract between Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers.

The new contract represents a wage and benefit package costing an average of $1.41 an hour, over the 3 year period.

Participating in the 4 months negotiations in New York from our plant were Ron Mitchinson, Industrial Relations Manager; Joe Rzeszutek, President, Local 218; and Leon Raskauskas, President, Local 308.

Other features of the new contract are five weeks vacation after 20 years; one additional holiday decided on a local basis, and improved pension and insurance benefits.

Longer Weekends In 1971

Last year Congress passed the Monday Holidays Law, which assigns certain holidays to specified Mondays, instead of being celebrated on calendar dates. For example, Memorial Day which has traditionally been celebrated on May 30 will now be celebrated on the last Monday in May.

At the plant two holidays will be observed in 1971 on Mondays: Memorial Day, the last Monday in May for chemical and reclaim; and Columbus Day, the 2nd Monday in October for the Synthetic plant.

The basic idea behind the longer weekend is to give “short vacations”; provide more time at home; and planned recreation activities with the family. Perhaps it means more work around the house, fixing and repairing the long list of things to be done.

Long weekends have one somber aspect. Experience has shown that the death rate from accidents on highways and at home hit a high mark of 500–600 deaths. Hopefully, statistics will prove otherwise and more safety will be observed on the roads and at home.

Drivers under 20 years old make up only 10.2% of the driving population, but were involved in 16.9% of all accidents. Drivers age 20-24 had the worst record with 10.7% of the driving population, they were involved in 17.7% of all accidents and 18.9% of fatal accidents.

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 11 – Page 3

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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.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

The season leading up to Christmas is often filled with frantic searching to solve the questions of “what should I give to the wife?” or “what should I give to the kids?” Perhaps in the rush to find the gift, we too often lose sight of the real meaning of the season; perhaps we even lose sight of one gift we could all give to each other, family, friends, as well as those with whom we work. The gift that I’m thinking of is the gift of understanding. The gift of being able to “put ourselves in the other guy’s shoes” to see his problems as he see’s them.

It seems to me that if each of us gave this gift on a year-around basis we would each make a real contribution to solving the economic and social problems facing our nation. I’m sure that we would start to see the “communication gap,” the “generation gap” and, yes, even the “management-labor gap” start to close.

Please accept my most sincere wishes for you and yours for a Most Joyous Christmas and the best of New Year’s in 1970.

Sincerely,

John D. Evans

John D. Evans

Explorers Post Names New Advisors

[IMAGE: Photo of three men]

They attend school two nights a week but still find time to become involved in community and youth activities. Serving as Advisors to the Explorers Post are from left, Terry Mo, Advisor; Pete Gucciardo and Chet Zawacki, Asst. Advisors.

by Bob Smith

The Uniroyal Chemical Explorers Post 103, which is sponsored by the Naugatuck plant, offers students the chance to learn by practical experience about careers in chemistry, science, agriculture, engineering and industry.

The group, supervised by Chemical employees, is part of the plant’s program of involvement in community and youth activities. The Explorers meet on Wednesdays at the TSSC building from 7:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and is open to boys 14 years old, in the 9th grade or higher, or 15 years old, regardless of grade.

High School girls interested in these activities may also affiliate with the Post.

If your son, daughter, or a friend is interested in joining the Emplorers, contact Bob Smith, Ext. 674.

During the year the Explorers visit such interesting places as MIT, Sikorsky Aircraft, Seavill’s, Uniroyal Chemical’s Agricultural Chemicals Research and Development Laboratories and West Point.

[IMAGE: Photo showing people at what appears to be an industrial/laboratory setting]

John Fredericks, center, a Naugatuck High School student plans a career in chemistry. Bob Drzal, right, of Research and Development explains an intricate water determination apparatus to detect water levels of 1% in chemical compounds. Left is Milt Makoski, Uniroyal Chemical’s coordinator of the Job Observation Program.

Naugatuck High School Students Learn About Careers In Plant

by Milt Makoski

Twenty Naugatuck High School students will get the chance to observe the many career opportunities available to them in chemistry, engineering, marketing, sales, computers, research and development, agriculture, industrial relations, library science, and secretarial work through the Job Observation Program.

The students will not only observe the jobs but will actually perform the work in which they are interested under the guidance of Chemical division personnel. Since many students are still undecided and searching for a career in life the Job Observation Program gives them a practical insight into a career not found in books.

The program which lasts for four months is now in its second successful year and is jointly sponsored by the Naugatuck High School, Uniroyal Chemical and other firms. Coordinators of the Program at the High School are Mr. Richard Leonard, Principal; Mrs. Nellie Beatty and Mrs. Florence Anderson, Guidance Advisors. Milt Makoski, Employment Supervisor is the Chemical plant’s representative for the Program.

Other students who will visit the plant are David Evancha, Donald Allard, Rosemary DeCarlo, Joanne Mambrino, and Theresa Rymik.

If your son or daughter is a Junior at Naugatuck High School and interested in the Job Observation Program, they may still enroll in it at the School.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

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Winter Driving Can Be Safe

Regardless how powerful, how many gadgets, or how easily your car handles, it can’t think. You, the driver must do all the thinking, and a safe driver does a lot during the winter months.

Winter driving can be safe, but it requires constant thinking and alertness behind the wheel. It’s a time for defensive driving and expecting the unexpected happening because of road conditions, other drivers, and yourself.

Watch Out For Ice

It’s smart and safe to stay at least three car lengths from the car in front of you. Drive slower on curved roads and be especially watchful for shady spots on the road where ice may still be present after the rest of the road is clear, and be careful of slippery surfaces on bridges and under viaducts.

How To Get Out of Skid

The best way to come out of a skid is to turn your front wheels in the direction the rear of the car is skidding. After that, be ready to turn the wheel in the opposite direction, to help straighten the car out. Straighten your front wheels. This should correct the skid, and then proceed at a reduced speed.

To help in an uncontrollable skid, do not lock or jam on the brakes but pump them gently and rapidly off and on until the vehicle comes to a complete stop. This gives you both stopping and steering control.

Good Tires, Studs Help

You should have a deep tread on your snow tires for better gripping and traction. Studs help considerably on hard packed snow, on hills and starting off. Studs are also useful on icy roads but drive with extreme care, they are not a 100% answer against skidding. Chains are best for real icy conditions.

Other Safety Driving Tips

Keep a scraper, brush, clean rags or paper towels in the car for cleaning front and rear windows. Also carry a small shovel, a pail of sand or traction mats just in case you get stuck.

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 3 No. 10 – Page 2

February 18, 2026January 1, 1969 by OCR SCANNER

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEES:

Have you ever thought about what you are doing to make tomorrow better than today, either for yourself or for others? It seems to me that much of what we will be or will do tomorrow is largely dependent on what we learn today.

No longer can one enjoy for a lifetime the benefits of a formal education. It has often been said that an engineer’s technical knowledge is half obsolete ten years after he graduates. This is true to varying degrees for all of us. Education and learning has become an ongoing lifetime experience.

It is rather strange to realize that while the need for self-improvement and individual growth has never been more clearly recognized, television and other diverse entertainment tempt us into becoming well entertained vegetables. How well will these vegetables grow in tomorrow’s climate of change?

As we pause at this time of the year to give thanks to God for the blessings of the past and present, let’s each take time to plan for our future. For example let’s consider:

What can I do to extend or broaden my knowledge through formal education or by my own reading?
What can I do to prepare myself for a bigger job?
What can I do to better understand our political and economic system?
What can I do to involve myself in the life of my church and my community?
What can I do to better understand who I am, and where am I going?

Sincerely,

[signature]

John D. Evans

Packages Under Study

by Al Manzi

Although we may produce the highest quality products, these products will not be purchased by customers unless the package is delivered in an excellent condition and with a neat, clean appearance. Our agriculture chemical business relies heavily on neat packages displayed in a dealer’s store to help sell the product.

Container failures result in high costs of damages, repackaging and lost customers. We initiated a program of testing with our container suppliers to evaluate and specify the best linings for these chemicals. An area of Building 47 has been caged off for use as a container evaluation laboratory. Samples of containers furnished by suppliers will undergo long range testing with all of our agricultural chemicals. In addition, we will be doing random testing of containers as supplied to inspect the manufacturer’s quality.

The responsibility of clean, properly palleted and stencilled packages still lies with the production groups, materials department, and shipping. When packages are handled by several departments before shipping to a customer, everyone is responsible for the appearance of the package. No matter how well a package is constructed, if it arrives at a customer’s plant torn or dented, he will return it. As a result our production costs increase, the profit on the product is lost, and most important, perhaps we lose a big customer.

Al Manzi holds 5 gallon can for Solo® a new weed killer. The new container has a special lining inside to prevent leaking and a hard paint surface to reduce scratch marks.

Editor’s Note: Before his new assignment as Engineering Superintendent Al Manzi initiated the test program on improving our packages.

$3,235 Awarded Employees For Suggestions

De La Rosa, Iannuzzi, Owens Get Top Amounts

Carmine received more than $200 this year for his suggestions on job improvement and safety.

by Mike Dodd

Since the last issue of Chem-Texts, $3,235 was awarded to employees for their suggestions. Out of the 449 suggestions considered, 218 received a cash award or Honorable Mention for an average of one out of every two employees rewarded with extra cash.

High Awards

Top award winners were Lou De La Rosa with $165; Carmine Iannuzzi with $105 and Norman Owens who also received $105.

Other high cash awards went to J. Dayner, $70; R. Harrison, $70; M. Rosa, $60; R. Lockwood $57.50; W. Fruin, $55; J. Gallucci, $50; and D. LaVorgna, $50.

Synthetic Plant Employee Awards

Synthetic plant employees receiving cash awards of lesser amounts were the following: F. Phelan, F. Miller, J. Sullivan, F. Henriques, W. Stenson, A. Kazemekas, J. Lawton, A. Happy, J. Wojtczak, R. Pilbro, E. Anderson, M. Marro, H. Nixon, E. Root, V. Kloc, F. Merancy, G. Chipko, J. Butkus, H. Slason, Ada Wein, D. Bedard, T. Carr, D. Donato, D. Nelson, R. St. John, J. Mello, L. Raskauskas, F. Surmanek, C. Roland, L. Dumonski, L. Recchia, F. Bedard, R. Manulla, R. Jennings, F. Phillips.

Chemical Plant Employee Awards

Chemical plant cash awards went to J. Gandolfo, B. Zukauskas, F. Ignatowski, A. Cellupica, D. Boyles, H. Rich, D. Polzella, P. DePasquale, A. Urban, N. Tiscione, F. Gagne, M. Yuchnyk, C. Ferguson, A. Krampetz, J. Ciarello, E. Cheney, M. Andrade, O. Gabianelli, W. Anderson, R. Harrison, C. Moruska, P. Hardt, T. Curzi, H. Hedrick, J. Hoey, A. Bilcz, K. Ferreira, D. Mennillo, E. Johnson, Z. Zirdzik, R. Pakalnis, J. Cardella, G. Mitchell, K. Urbsaitis, E. Semaskvich, F. Pikula, F. SanAngelo, B. Pranulis, J. Ferguson, M. Hebert, M. Schultz, L. Schiller, J. Kankel, G. Monahan, R. Ruginis, J. Grabowski, R. Kubick, S. Molnar, T. Ward, N. Vescera, S. Mazan-

Mary Ellen Stinson, left, enviously eyes 11 awards Lou De La Rosa recieved for his suggestions, a total of $165. Shirley Cabral, right, eyes the 7 awards Norm Owens received for a total of $105.

ski, E. Volansky, S. Lantiere, R. Sauvageau, E. Lantieri, J. Enamait, E. Collins, Jr., R. Fratangelo, N. Salinardi, M. Marques, G. Ravenscroft, A. Brodeur, A. Piooli, R. Tucker, C. Moruska, M. Mucci, R. Volz, E. Loeffler, B. Rossi and J. McCarthy.

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions for their suggestions went to A. Happy, J. Wojtczak, F. Miller, R. Lockwood, J. Arbachauskas, J. Painter, D. Powell, J. Sullivan, R. O’Neil, A. Wein, F. Phillips, W. Campbell, R. Gronin, J. Gandolfo, M. Yuchnyk, D. Cormier, S. Lantiere, J. Sickola, Jr., F. SanAngelo, J. Semasko, L. Rinaldi, C. Iannuzzi, W. Ingram, E. Atwood, R. Lydem, C. Parks, D. Pratt, J. Kankel, F. Pikula and M. Smith.

Under the New Idea Plan which becomes effective December 1, 1969, the Honorable Mention awards will be discontinued.

Old Suggestions Will Be Processed

All suggestions submitted under the old suggestion system will be reviewed as quickly as possible and awards made on their merits. Under the new localized administrator plan, the red tape and delay in handling suggestions has been cut out and according to Mike Dodd, the new Idea Plan Expediter, every old suggestion should be processed within the next few months.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

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Synthetic’s “A” Crew Hits 9 Batches Daily

[IMAGE: Group photo of workers in hard hats]

In front left to right are Pete Norman, Joe Maye, and Stan Dushak. Left to right in rear are Al Kazemekas, Gerry Markham, John Marshall and Bill Hill.

[IMAGE: Second group photo of workers]

Other group members are left to right in front, Earl Root, Dutch Witkoski and Steve Matcheson. In rear, left to right are Bill Stinson, Al MacDonald, Bob Curtin and Fred Enamait.

Recently the Synthetic Processing “A” Crew averaged 9 charged batches per day for one full week.

This is a major step towards improving our competitive position by production of a lower cost product. The “B” and “C” crews also played a significant role in the “A” crew’s achievement.

In order to reach the goal of 27 batches a day for the three crews, it requires the full effort of everyone in the Synthetic plant’s operation.

“GIVE WHERE YOU WORK”

$820 Awarded For Suggestions

By W. Kirkendall

[IMAGE: Three men, one handing check to another]

Doug Miller, Plant Engineering Superintendent, left, hands $200 check to Ed Semaskvich, center, for his two suggestions, as Clayt Houseknecht, Mechanical department foreman watches.

Ed. Semaskvich of the Chemical Mechanical department received a total of $200 for two suggestions he submitted recently. One idea which reduced the number of belts required on equipment and cut maintenance costs brought Ed. $150. His other idea, worth $50, reduced the amount of wear on gears and helped save the Company money on maintenance. By utilizing his long experience as a mechanic and applying it to his work Ed obtained a high cash award for his interest in helping the plant’s operations.

Other high awards went to Carmine Iannuzzi, $115; Harry Hedrick, $65; John Hoey, $60; J. DaSilva, $52.50; R. Kubick, $45; Ed Atwood, $40; John Grosso, $37.50; and Orlando Gabianelli, $30.

Cash awards for their suggestions were also received by Walter Campbell, Lyle Bissonnette, Frank Commendatore, Mike Yuchnyk, John Sickola, Dom Persutti, John Dudo, John Slasienski, Art Mencio, and John Wawer.

Total cash awards amounted to $820. Of the 88 persons who submitted suggestions, 39 received cash awards and 6 received honorable mentions, so that one out of every two employees submitting suggestions received an award for their ideas to improve the plant’s efficiency, reduce costs, improve production and provide safer working conditions.

[IMAGE: Man working]

Carmine Iannuzzi received $115 for 7 suggestions which he submitted on safety procedures.

All employees are eligible to submit suggestions. Suggestion blanks are available throughout the plant.

Explorers Start New Season

By Bob Smith

West Point, Sikorsky Aircraft and M.I.T. are just some of the exciting trips that the Explorers made during the year, along with ski trips in the winter months.

The Explorers meet regularly on Monday evenings at the TSSC building and conduct science projects under the supervision of Chemical plant personnel. To join the group a boy must be 14 years old, in the 9th grade or higher, or 15 years old regardless of grade.

Sponsored by the Chemical plant, the Explorers provide students the opportunity to explore the many different types of careers available in science, chemistry and industry.

If your son or a friend is interested in joining the Explorers, contact Bob Smith, EXT. 674.

[IMAGE: Group of young people at table with experiment]

Explorers perform a challenging light ray experiment. Seated, left to right are Armand Pardal and George Louis Jr. In rear are Nat Vescera Jr. left, and Bill Walsh Jr.

Appointments Announced

Kirk Kirkendall named Foreman of Janitorial Services.

Milt Makoski made Employment Manager for plant personnel.

Neil Melore, recently discharged from the Armed Forces, returns as Industrial Relations Supervisor.

Al Mitlehner joined the Agricultural Chemical Sales Department.

Bob McCoy appointed Group Leader, Colloids Product Development group.

B.T. Dave assumes duties of Chief Process Engineer at Synthetic rubber plant.

Ben Smith named Senior Research Scientist with special assignments in the Colloids Product Development group.

Ray Frank assumes the duties of Acting Plant Traffic Manager.

What Do You Want To Know

CHEM-TEXTS is printed to keep you and your family informed on plant activities, benefits, safety and other information on what is happening in the plant and Uniroyal.

To make CHEM-TEXTS interesting and informative to you, it would be helpful to the editor if you submitted your suggestions on what you would like to know.

Send your suggestions to the Editor, CHEM-TEXTS, they will help make it a better newspaper.

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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER

DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE:

All of us are aware of the importance of producing quality products in an efficient and safe manner. We are also aware of the importance of providing service to our customers, for only through the sale of the results of our effort can we be paid for this effort. I am convinced that each of us tries to do his job in the best way.

But how do we see our jobs? Is our particular job over, when we feel that somebody other than ourselves can be blamed for poor performance?

For example, is it justifiable to blame our injury on someone else if, indeed, it was an unsafe act on our part? Or, is it reasonable to blame lost production on the shortage of raw materials if we didn’t do something about it? Maybe we are all too quick to place the blame on someone else, before we accept all of our own responsibilities.

Together, we operate a very complex operation where each employee bears a great deal of responsibility for his personal efforts, and if we are fully successful a great deal of responsibility for the efforts of others.

Sincerely,

[Signature]

John D. Evans

Flood, Disaster Plan Revised

[IMAGE: Black and white photograph showing flooded area with building]

The Naugatuck River became the “mad river” in August 1955 and flooded the plant. Having a plan for action got the plant back into operation in two days.

The purpose of the revised Plan, which has been distributed to involved employees, is to minimize delay and confusion if an unusual or serious incident occurs, such as the August flood of 1955, and to delegate responsibilities to assigned personnel.

If an emergency occurs, the Control Center for operations will be set up in the Industrial Relations office, Bldg. 84, unless circumstances require another location. The Plan outlines the utilization of all equipment in the plant and the specific duties to be carried out by authorized personnel. It also delegates to Ron Mitchinson, Fred Wintsch, Bob Krause, and Bill Lavelle the responsibility and authority, as the plant’s public information representatives, to provide information to the press. All employees should refer requests on information of the emergency to the plant’s public information representatives to prevent damaging rumors and in-

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Explorers Offer Students Career Insight

by Bob Smith

The Explorers offer high school boys, 14 to 18 years old, the opportunity to see and learn about careers in science, chemistry, and industry. The group, sponsored by the Chemical plant, was the first Explorer Post in Uniroyal.

The Explorers conduct laboratory experiments in the plant’s laboratory facilities; take tours of industrial plants in the area to see first hand the manufacturing operation of a large company; and make weekend trips to universities, military installations and other places of interest to high school students. By exploring or seeing scientific operations; observing chemistry in action; and studying the engineering complexity of a synthetic rubber plant, a high school student obtains an actual insight into the type of career to pursue in life.

This year the group visited Scovill’s, Mallory Battery, Sikorsky Aircraft, Uniroyal Chemical’s Agricultural Research Center, the E.M.I.C. Computer Center, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

If your son is interested in a career in science, chemistry or industry, and would like to join the Explorers, Bob Smith, Ext. 674, will be glad to give you more details on the group’s activities.

[IMAGE: Group photograph of committee members]

Committee members discuss plans for future activities. Seated, left to right, are Bruce Fisher, Bob Smith, chairman, and Steve Schwartz. Standing are Harry Jancis, left, and Bert Scullin. Not present were Tom O’Hara, Al Manzi, Ed McCaffrey, Bill Broden, Ken Ferreira, Ben Leach and Dick Savage.

[IMAGE: Group working on science project]

Working on a science project are, left to right, seated, Art Nunes, Dick Adamaitis, and Lou Stephenson. Standing, left to right, are Frank Cravo, George Louis Jr., Armando Pardal, Nat Vescera, and Steve Schwartz, advisor.

Safety Shows Small Improvement Over ’68

by Sal Aloise

The plant’s safety record for the first four months of 1969 shows that 7 lost time accidents and 14 serious injuries took place. Although a slight improvement over 1968, the record indicates that a greater safety awareness by every employee is required to make the plant a safer place to work.

By not taking chances; by stopping unsafe acts; accidents can be prevented and the plant made safer for work. In 1968 we worked 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident. With every employee’s effort, we can reach 1,000,000 manhours again . . . and even 2,000,000!

LOST TIME ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURIES

MONTH	1969 Lost Time	Serious Injuries	Total	1968 Lost Time	Serious Injuries	Total
January	2	2	4	2	2	4
February	2	5	7	3	5	8
March	2	3	5	2	6	8
April	1	4	5	2	6	8
TOTAL	7	14	21	9	19	28

Dividend Declared

Uniroyal declared a dividend of 17½ cents a share on the common stock. A $2 dividend on the 8% first preferred stock was also announced. Both are payable June 25 to stockholders of record May 26.

Dr. Williams Leaves

Dr. Edward E. Williams will leave us as plant physician at the end of May.

Dr. John P. Elser will assume the duties of plant physician on June 1.

Dr. Williams has been associated with the Chemical plant for the past 35 years. He plans to continue his private practice in Naugatuck.

The average American family wastes about 400 lbs. of edible food in a year. The country wastes over 10 million tons of food each year.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 2 No. 4 – Page 3

February 18, 2026January 1, 1968 by OCR SCANNER

CHEM TEXTS

Vol. 2 No. 4 — Page 3

Company Breaks Ground Recently For New Complex In Oxford Area

[IMAGE: Aerial view of architectural model]

Architect’s model shows the present plans for the Companys new Oxford complex to be completed by 1970.

An informal ground-breaking ceremony was held on Sept. 24 for the Company’s new Oxford Complex, making the often discussed plans a reality. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will take place at a later date.

The new complex will serve as an adjunct to the Company’s worldwide headquarters in New York City.

It will eventually bring together some 1500 employes and consolidate research and development activities now scattered countrywide over a number of locations. Greater cohesiveness, increased operating efficiency and an advantageous living and working environment should result from the move, the company said. Estimated cost of the complex runs into eight figures.

Set in a 1500 acre site, the new complex will consist initially of three buildings, two or which, the administration-office building and expanded computer center, and the personnel training center, are scheduled for completion by the summer of 1970. The third facility, which will be ready later, will combine the corporate research staff and the product development facilities of the company’s consumer, industrial and plastics products divisions.

The Uniroyal personnel training center for developing management, merchandising and other skills will provide not only technical training areas, but facilities for lodging training center participants and overnight guests. A large cafeteria and dining area will be a part of this facility, the company said.

According to present plans, the Uniroyal building in New York City, will continue to be the headquarters for corporate officers including finance, advertising, public relations and legal staffs. Certain sales activities and other corporate functions will also be maintained in New York.

Administrative office people of the consumer, industrial and plastics divisions, the plantations division and part of the international division will be transferred to Oxford.

Other corporate departments to be established wholly or in part at Oxford include purchasing, traffic, distributing branches, engineering, accounting, operating services, internal audit, comptroller, taxes and renegotiation, economic analysis, compensation, management development and training and medical staffs.

[IMAGE: Architect’s drawing of building]

Architect’s drawing of the Administration Building.

[IMAGE: Group photo of people at ceremony]

Attending the ground breaking ceremony were from left to right: J. Evans, T. Kwapien, B. McNomee, R. Davidson, E. Phillips, D. Ross, W. Norton, Project Director; N. Husted and A. Nicolai.

Union-Management Safety Committee Concerned Over Employee’s Attitude

At a recent Union-Management Safety Committee meeting, the Committee unanimously agreed that there is a growing indifference to safety in every area of the plant. Committee members, J. Rzeszutek, C. Blanchard, W. Scott, A. Krampetz, H. DeVries, L. Coscia, S. Aloise, H. Scullin, C. Houseknecht, R. Van Allen, and S. Gillette expressed a deep concern over the employee’s attitude to his own safety and the safety of fellow employees.

This poor attitude toward safety is shown by both wage and salaried employees. Lost time accidents and serious injuries along with minor injuries occurring in the plant have shown little improvement for the past 3 years.

Several reasons may be responsible for this poor safety attitude: 1) a lack of ability to get things done; 2) poor communications or misunderstandings; 3) poor judgement; and 4) lack of knowledge.

The Committee believes that it is often difficult for wage and salary employees to face the fact that we are not as safety conscious as we should be. Questions for every employee to ask himself about safety are: Do I always wear my safety glasses? Do I always wear a hard hat? Do I take chances and operate when shutting down would be better? Do I provide or use the proper safeguards — tools, protective equipment etc.? Do I act now or put it off?

What Does An “Accident” Mean

Four different dictionaries define the word “accident” in different ways but end up with the basic meaning; an unexpected happening. These definitions emphasize the necessity to be continually aware of safety on our job, at home, and on the road.

Webster’s Dictionary: An unforeseen or unplanned event. An unexpected happening causing loss or injury.

Pocket Medical Dictionary: An event occurring to an individual without his expectation.

MacMillan’s Modern Dictionary: That which happens unforeseen; unexpected event.

Random House: An event that happens unexpectedly without a deliberate plan or cause.

This means an accident can happen at any time, any place, to anyone. Therefore, we must always be on our guard to protect ourselves from the unexpected.

No matter how much experience a person has on his job, the possibility of the “unexpected happening” always exists. A good example of this was the near serious injury which could have cost several employees loss of their eyesight. A mechanic was using a drill and the bit broke, (an unforeseen or unexpected happening). The broken piece hit his glasses and bounced away (an unexpected event). His glasses protected him from an eye injury. A search of the area within a radius of 20 feet failed to locate the broken bit; this means that anyone in the area was subject to a head or eye injury.

Excuses are often used by some employees such as “I use them in the red area”, or “I wear them when I’m working” or “I wear them when there is danger”. Would these excuses have protected you if the unexpected happened such as in the above case?

Always wear your personal protective equipment and use it correctly.

SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY

Your Vote May Change Elections Vote Nov. 5th.

On Election Day, what’ll happen if you don’t vote or if you feel my one vote doesn’t mean much. It will mean a lot because in this critical election year, every single vote will count in the election of Presidential candidates. By not casting your one vote, you’re letting someone else elect candidates for you.

As a country we have a very poor voting record. In the 1964 Presidential election, only 62% of the eligible voters went to the polls. In the “off-year” of 1966, only 45% of the people voted. In some foreign countries 85% to 92% of the people vote. What’s happened to American democracy?

In 1960, John F. Kennedy’s national plurality was less than one vote per precinct. He defeated V.P. Nixon by less than 120,000 votes. In 1962, the Governor of Maine won by 483 votes; the Minnesota Governor by 91 votes.

The only wasted vote is the uncast vote. Don’t let the other fellow decide for you, who should be President, Senator, Representative or Town official. You elect them.

Be sure to register as a voter now. If you’ll be out of town, obtain an absentee ballot. Be sure to vote on Nov. 5th. on your knowledge of candidates, not gossip; vote with your beliefs, not on the basis of “polls.”

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 2 No. 6 – Page 3

February 18, 2026January 1, 1968 by OCR SCANNER

CHEM-TEXTS

Vol. 2 No. 6 Page 3

Good Packaging (Continued from Page 1)

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

[IMAGE: Packages of “THNX” products stacked]

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

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

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

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

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

Jim Kennedy Retires Recently

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

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

Plant Sponsors H.S. Junior Achievement Company

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Minor Injuries Can Become Serious: Report Them Immediately To Hospital

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

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

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 1968 — ACCIDENTS IN DEPARTMENTS

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

CHEM-TEXTS – Vol. 1 No. 3 – Page 3

February 18, 2026May 5, 1967 by OCR SCANNER

CHEM TEXTS

Vol. 1 No. 3 | Page 3

Materials Department Saves Shoe Leather

Supervisor Frank Lynch is shown below with the first bicycle recently acquired by the Materials department. The vehicle is saving considerable walking and enables the supervisors in the department to save a lot of time in getting around the plant. Since this picture was taken, the department has received two additional bicycles and several other departments have indicated an interest in this method of in-plant travel.

Fireman On The Job 55 Years

On Monday, October 2, a fire in a bale of rubber in Mill Room “C” of the Reclaim production department touched off 3 sprinkler heads. The fire was contained by the sprinkler equipment and extinguished by the fire department with no resulting damage. When the spent heads were replaced one of them was found to have a 1912 date (all sprinkler heads are stamped with their date of manufacture and back in those days were installed the same year they were produced).

Our insurance carrier has suggested that we replace all of the old sprinkler heads in the Reclaim department with modern up-to-date units. This project will get underway soon; meanwhile, the old timers on the job after over 50 years still give us 100% protection.

Old Timers Corner

Approximately 1934 – our Laboratory group – how many do you recognize? First Row: l to r: C.S. Johnson; J. Brandien; G. Gesslander; J. Breachevelt; E. Anderson; H. Reardon; L. Sokoloski; P.H. Watkins; H.C. Miller; A.W. Holmberg. Second Row: R. Evans; C. Durbin; R. Palomski; J. Smey; A. Maine; A. Sears; M. Moriarity; I. Schildgen; E. Deady; P. Jillson; L. Meuser; F. Holbrook; E. Burns; H. Newman; A. Bernard; P. Leaper. Third Row: F. Mikalchus; J. Fairbanks; H. Bassford; J. Titley; H. Monroe; A. Smey; D. Fowler; M. Shepard; A. Anderson; V. Smith; M. Aeschbach; J. Marnuccio; W. Miller; M. Booth; F. Cretella; A. Rau; W. Messer. Fourth Row: D. Valvo; W. Gillich; C. Holt; H. Edmon; T. Lynch; R. Grele; D. Volpe; J. Murtha; E. Weaving; J. Convard; J. Ash; A. Pistarelli; K. Rappe; J. Worrell. Fifth Row: L. Sequenzia; B. Lynch; O. Blomquist; L. Steinle; W.G. Kirby.

PLANT EMPLOYEES EARN DEGREES

Earl Wright | Pat DePaolo | Fred Wintsch

Earl Wright, Pat DePaolo and Fred Wintsch all have something in common – a college degree earned in 1967.

Earl was awarded his BS degree in Industrial Management from Quinnipiac College in New Haven. He came with us in 1946 as a trainee in the Kralac department of Chemical Production. He was made a foreman, 2nd class in 1959, 1st class in 1961 and an area foreman in 1963.

Pat earned his master’s degree in chemistry from Southern Connecticut State College. He was employed in 1963 and worked in the Research and Development department prior to his recent transfer to the Sales Department. He earned his BA degree from Univ. of Mass. in 1963.

Fred was awarded a Master’s Degree in Management from Rensselaer Poly. Inst. branch in Connecticut. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1962 with a BA degree in Industrial Administration. He came with the company in 1963 as a time study man in the Industrial Engineering department. He is presently a supervisor in the Industrial Relations Department.

The degrees were earned under the Company’s tuition aid plan.

SPORTS….

Basketball… Two teams are being formed again this year for entry into the Industrial Council League. Practice sessions have been held at the YMCA and league play began on Wednesday, December 6 at Hillside Junior High School. Anyone interested in joining a team should contact J. Prior at Ext. 575 at Synthetic or Bob Pettigrew, Ext. 692 at Chemical. The two teams were active in the league last year with the Chemical team winning the championship.

Bowling…
Friday Nite Alembic League
With 3 weeks of bowling left before the end of the first round, Chemical Production is enjoying a comfortable lead. The standings:
1. Chem. Prod. – 23-7
2. D & G – 19-11
3. Dust Collectors – 18-12
4. Office – 17-13
5. Syn. “Odds” – 16-14
6. Pipers – 12-18
7. Syn. “Evens” – 10-20
8. Tinners – 5-25

…Tuesday Nite Alembic League

Team Standing	Won	Lost
Office	27	17
Production	25	19
Rubber Testing	22	22
Development	21	23
Bethany Lab	21	23
Hi Fi	21	23
Lab	21	23
Engineers	19	25

A Big Spender

In the last five years the company has invested an average of 80 million dollars a year in expansion and modernization. In addition, we purchase from 17,500 companies, large and small, more than 600 million dollars worth of materials, supplies and services a year. Much of this is spent in communities where the company operates plants. These purchases, added to payrolls, taxes and other payments, pour more than a billion dollars a year into the nation’s economy.

1967 Safety Box Score

10 Months Thru October 31st

	1967	1966
Lost Time Injuries	14	19
Serious Injuries	47	58
Total	61	77

Our on-the-job record of injuries continues at an unsatisfactorily high level. If the present rate continues, 1 out of every 10 workers in the plant will be involved in a serious injury in 1967. We must all decide now to do everything within our power to make Uniroyal Chemical a safer place to work.

This means we must do our jobs in the safest way possible – no shortcuts, no taking chances and no inattention. Each of us must concentrate on performing his part of the operation to the best of his ability while obeying the rules of safety required for the area.

At Press time, three more lost-time accidents have taken place in early November. Only you can stop this record from climbing higher.

Tire Tip

For long tire mileage and safety, our tire engineers recommend checks of tire pressure at least once a month. Such checks should be made after the car has stood for three hours or has been driven less than a mile. By the way, air pressure should not be reduced in a warm tire after a long trip. Air pressure naturally drops as tires cool down.

Garnet Gleam of the Air

Uniroyal Chemical is again sponsoring the high school radio program “Garnet Gleam of the Air”. The program, produced by Naugatuck High School students, is broadcast over radio station WOWW at 1:00 P.M., Sundays.

Four Retire Recently

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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….

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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.

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 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…

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[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-

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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

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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.

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

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Family Picnic Planned

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

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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.

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are being achieved by crews
completely familiar in all oper-
ating procedure and safety
practices.”

“Indeed, these personnel are
normally responsible for the
training and direction of the
regular operators.”

Rzeszutek also said yester-
day that he is considering ask-
ing the membership of Local
218 at their next meeting to no
longer honor withdrawal cards
of personnel who have salaried
positions.

He said the union considers
these people “undesirable for
readmittance to the Local in the
event they are removed from
salary.”